Although she was astonished that Zou Feng was barely affected, the female Judge was certainly not about to just have a chat with him.
Even after being struck and immobilized by one of Zou Feng’s fingers, she could still open her gaping maw and let out a hysterical roar.
This roar was clearly a powerful sonic Skill. The resulting shockwave spread out, making the entire tomb chamber show signs of imminent collapse.
Fortunately, Zou Feng was prepared. Before the woman could exert more force, he clamped a hand over her mouth and, while he was at it, poured all sorts of Exotic Poisons down her throat.
But this woman was, after all, one of the best among the Judges. Even with her serious injuries, she wouldn’t be so easily overcome by poison.
She struggled with all her might, crashing about as she desperately tried to break free from Zou Feng’s grasp.
Zou Feng, however, held her in a chokehold with all his strength. No matter how she struggled or how much of an impact it had on him, he was determined not to let go.
His mind held only a single word: Lock.
This was an opportunity he couldn’t afford to miss. If he let her escape again, he feared he wouldn’t get another chance to drag her out anytime soon.
Besides, he wasn’t sure how much longer Jiang Wanzhao and Ye Chenhua could hold out against the Tribulation Cultivator reinforcements.
And so, the "bridal chamber" battle between Zou Feng and the female Judge continued in an exceptionally fierce stalemate.
No matter how the Judge screamed or struggled, she couldn’t shake off Zou Feng.
Soon, the "bridal chamber" was being thrashed about so much that it began to collapse. The violent shaking sent the Underworld guests outside the room stumbling all over, unable to even stand firm.
And as the female Judge grew weaker and weaker, these creations of the Illusion Realm could no longer be maintained, and they began to show signs of dissipating.
The guests could barely fend for themselves, so they were naturally in no position to rush in and help the female Judge get free.
This utterly unwatchable duel did not last long.
Gradually, the female Judge’s resistance grew weaker and weaker. It was clear she was at her limit.
Even though he had the element of surprise, he was still utterly exhausted.
He finally held on until his opponent was depleted. Although Zou Feng knew the female Judge still had one last trump card up her sleeve, he let go anyway.
This was, after all, Tribulation Core Formation. Simply performing Refinement on this woman to enhance the power of his Soul-Seizing Blood Eyes was clearly not enough.
He had to drain her completely dry to truly bring this endeavor to a perfect conclusion...
Sure enough, the moment Zou Feng let go, the surrounding scenery changed in a flash.
He was back in the abandoned village where he had started.
The Domain Power that had formed the endless bridal chamber was completely reclaimed by the female Judge.
With this, she now had one last chance.
The next moment, a bizarre red light shot from the female Judge’s eyes as she directly invaded Zou Feng’s sea of consciousness with her Divine Sense.
She actually intended to create another "endless bridal chamber" within Zou Feng’s sea of consciousness.
This was no longer a battle in the physical bridal chamber, but an attempt to drain Zou Feng’s "spirit" dry.
Having been so grievously wounded by Zou Feng, this was her last resort.
However, Zou Feng had been waiting for her to make this exact move.
Based on his current understanding of the Yama Underworld’s Tribulation Cultivators, he knew very well that their kind were almost all extremely skilled in Spiritual Type Skills.
Therefore, Zou Feng was not at all surprised to be hit with a piercing Divine Sense invasion from the dying female Judge before him.
"Welcome, welcome!"
"I was just waiting for you to come in on your own..."
Zou Feng’s gamble had paid off. So what if it was an endless bridal chamber? It could never be more profound than the Dual Cultivation Dao from the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills.
On the contrary, he could even use this opportunity to give his Dual Cultivation Dao a massive boost.
"You... Who on earth are..."
Upon discovering the dense aura of the Ninefold Celestial Court in Zou Feng’s sea of consciousness, the female Judge was utterly dumbfounded.
"Didn’t you always want to dual cultivate with me? Then as you wish!"
With the Dual Cultivation Dao activated, the clash between their Divine Senses was, naturally, Divine Communication.
This was quite suitable for Zou Feng. After all, if it were actual physical dual cultivation, he’d genuinely find this female Judge to be filthy.
But when it came to plundering on the Divine Sense level, he had no such scruples.
To put it bluntly, the Ninefold Celestial Court’s Dual Cultivation Dao was an extremely advanced form of replenishment Skill. There was no such thing as mutual benefit; it was purely one-sided taking.
"No... No—"
This time, the female Judge fell into complete despair.
She thought she had finally found her ideal man, never imagining that his capacity for taking was far beyond what she could bear.
With that, Zou Feng began using his Dual Cultivation Dao and Divine Soul Dao to perform Refinement on the female Judge’s Divine Soul.
Meanwhile, her physical body would be used to enhance his Soul-Seizing Blood Eyes after its Refinement.
This two-pronged approach, combined with the battle he had just fought, perfectly aligned with the concept of "Tribulation Core Formation"!
After all, without that bowl of soup, Zou Feng truly wouldn’t have been confident in taking down the female Judge, and his own situation would have become quite dire.
In the end, in order to fulfill the "tribulation" aspect, Zou Feng’s choice to charge into the female Judge’s Domain alone was, all things considered, a bit reckless.
Fortunately, the result was quite perfect. Zou Feng had always felt something was missing for his Core Formation, and now, it was finally complete!
After the Refinement continued for some time, Zou Feng once again entered the space behind the Celestial Gate, the place filled with Primordial Chaos Qi.
At this moment, the already spherical mass of qi had begun to rotate violently.
In the process of rotating, the mass of qi continuously compressed and condensed, showing signs that it was about to form a solid entity...
And in Zou Feng’s eyes, this "Golden Core" that was about to take shape would also soon produce the rules exclusive to his own Poison Dao.
Just as every planet has its own unique natural Laws, a Golden Core—a "planet" cultivated within the human body—would naturally give birth to corresponding rules.
The stronger the rules formed during Core Formation, the greater the advantage one would have among fellow Cultivators in the Golden Core Realm.
The reason the female Judge’s "endless bridal chamber" Domain had been so difficult to deal with, nearly trapping Zou Feng, was precisely because the Rule Power it contained was too formidable.
To put it bluntly, the woman’s Domain was equivalent to creating an Alternate Space that she completely controlled, which could also be called a "Sumeru Outer Realm."
’My Poison Dao’s rules...’
’Wouldn’t they just make it easier for my opponents to be poisoned?’
’So a duel between Golden Core Realm Cultivators is, to a large extent, a contest of their respective Rule Powers?’
While Zou Feng was completely immersed in his Core Formation, the situation on the other battlefield was looking quite grim.
The female Judge had been hiding here and had called for reinforcements.
A large number of Tribulation Cultivators from the Yama Underworld had long since charged over in a great torrent.
The only reason Zou Feng had been able to proceed with his Core Formation undisturbed until now was, of course, because Jiang Wanzhao and Ye Chenhua were holding off the Tribulation Cultivators.
As for Su Qingyu, she would be of little use on a battlefield with several Golden Core Realm Tribulation Cultivators, so she sensibly stayed back so as not to cause trouble.
And while Jiang Wanzhao and Ye Chenhua were powerful, they were no match for the sheer number and strength of the attacking Tribulation Cultivators.
Furthermore, there were three Judges among the Tribulation Cultivators, plus dozens of Impermanences who had formed an Array. One could only imagine how difficult they were to deal with.
In fact, if they weren’t acting as Guardians for Zou Feng’s Core Formation, both Jiang Wanzhao and Ye Chenhua would have absolutely turned tail and fled the moment they saw the enemy’s lineup.
But now, with Zou Feng’s Core Formation imminent and the Undying Master having personally assigned them the Guardian mission, Ye Chenhua at least would have definitely bolted otherwise.
CRACK!
Another one of the Magical Treasures Ye Chenhua had deployed was destroyed.
Ye Chenhua was not skilled in close combat; the majority of his fighting strength came from controlling his various Magical Treasures.
By now, a full five of his Magical Treasures had been destroyed, a loss so great his heart was bleeding.
Jiang Wanzhao, on the other hand, didn’t rely on Magical Treasures. She fought head-on with just her physical body and had inevitably accumulated numerous new injuries.
But compared to a few days ago when she was being hunted to the point of near despair, her condition was still much better.
Seeing that Jiang Wanzhao showed no intention of giving up or of telling Zou Feng to flee with them, Ye Chenhua could only sigh to himself and take a small white gourd from his Storage Pouch.
This was Ye Chenhua’s life-bound Magical Treasure. If it were destroyed, he would immediately be gravely injured and start coughing up blood.
But things had come to this, and he had no other choice.
Just as he was about to reluctantly deploy his life-bound Magical Treasure, Ye Chenhua was suddenly struck by an inexplicable wave of dizziness.
The sensation was exactly like the times he had been hit with Mist Smoke back when he was still knocking about the mortal Jianghu, long before he became a Cultivator.
Acting on a hunch, he immediately looked toward the abandoned village where Zou Feng had gone.
He saw a massive, pitch-black tornado rapidly taking shape in the center of the village.
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