Chapter 588: Chapter 370: Blood Coral
[Yuan Wu: Demon King Ninth Layer, Demon King of the Qilin Ape Race, countless kills]
[Kill him to gain 100,000 years of Ordinary Power, 900 years of Martial King’s Power]
[Yuan Rong: Demon King Ninth Layer, Demon King of the Qilin Ape Race, countless kills]
[Kill him to gain 100,000 years of Ordinary Power, 900 years of Martial King’s Power]
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Wei Fan’s gaze shifted away from Duan Qingfeng and swept towards the four people who appeared alongside You Qingfeng, discovering that the panel also reacted.
"The people around him are all Demon Kings!" Wei Fan transmitted his voice.
The look in Feng Hua’s eyes slightly condensed. She used the Qi Observation and Demon Identification Technique to look over but saw no difference: "Let’s wait and see!"
Duan Qingfeng strode in from outside, then stood in the middle of the hall and cupped his hands, saying, "Fellow Daoists, it is my disrespect."
He appeared to be very straightforward; if it weren’t for the panel indicating that Duan Qingfeng had already colluded with the Demon Fiends, one would assume he was a gallant hero of the Jianghu.
"Brother Duan is late, he must have been preparing a birthday gift for the Patriarch."
Someone spoke up, "I wonder what gift Brother Duan prepared for the Patriarch?"
"The gift Brother Duan prepared is certainly not something as common as what we brought!"
Duan Qingfeng laughed heartily, "You guessed right, I was indeed delayed because I went to prepare a gift."
Duan Xingnian showed a gratifying smile, "My son, I’m just glad you returned!"
"What gift did Brother Duan prepare, bring it out and let us see." someone heckled.
It wasn’t really heckling, as Duan Qingfeng was a Peak Martial King, and with the tone implying his prepared gift was precious, how could they not be curious?
At this moment, Duan Qingfeng flipped his wrist, and a coral, blood-red like diamond, appeared in his hand, with a main branch as thick as an arm, on which six slightly smaller branches grew.
"Six-thousand-year-old Blood Coral!" someone couldn’t help but gasp.
Six-thousand-year-old Blood Coral is considered a supreme treasure. Although failing to break through to the Martial Saint and suffering backlash is almost irreparable, some supreme treasures can restore a portion of the lost Origin and Qi Blood.
This Blood Coral is one of them. A six-thousand-year-old Blood Coral can allow a Martial King, who failed the breakthrough, to live two or three hundred years longer.
It is said that if one could find a ten-thousand-year-old Blood Coral, even if it couldn’t restore the peak state, it gives a chance to attempt the Martial Saint Realm again, thus allowing the surviving Martial King after failure to live up to eighteen hundred years, with strength not far behind the pinnacle.
"Father, this is the birthday present I prepared for you. I wish you happiness as vast as the East Sea and longevity as eternal as South Mountain."
Duan Qingfeng knelt, raising the Blood Coral.
"My son is thoughtful!" The resolute-faced Duan Xingnian was so pleased his mouth nearly split to his ears. With such a son, what more could he ask for?
He reached out with both hands to take the Blood Coral from his son Duan Qingfeng to examine it closely. The next moment, a sudden change occurred.
As Duan Xingnian received the Blood Coral, Duan Qingfeng, kneeling, suddenly stood up like thunder and punched Duan Xingnian’s chest.
The cracking sound of bone breaking echoed, Duan Xingnian’s chest caved in, blood spewed from his mouth, and the recently received Blood Coral was flung high, his body involuntarily flying horizontally.
Everyone was stunned. What was just a scene of fatherly kindness and filial piety suddenly turned into a scene of a son harming his father; even Wei Fan and Feng Hua were dumbfounded, not expecting Duan Qingfeng to suddenly attack his father Duan Xingnian.
"Boom!"
Duan Xingnian, who flew out, smashed a hole in the wall, and the violent force immediately shook the building to collapse.
Duan Qingfeng extended five fingers to catch the flung Blood Coral in his hand, his previously straightforward expression now twisted.
"Why did Duan Qingfeng attack the Patriarch?"
"What happened?"
"How did the Patriarch fly out?"
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Many people were still bewildered. Some with less cultivation didn’t even see Duan Qingfeng attack Duan Xingnian.
"Duan Qingfeng, what are you doing, you beast?"
"Patriarch..."
"This beast is rebelling!"
The expressions of the Duan family disciples changed dramatically, some chastised Duan Qingfeng, while others rushed over to help Duan Xingnian up from the rubble.
Suffering backlash from the failed attempt to break through to the Martial Saint Realm, barely surviving, and then being sneak-attacked by his Peak Martial King son, he was now nearly at death’s door, his aura chaotic, relying on two Duan family disciples to stand up from the ground.
"You beast, have you gone mad?"
Duan Xingnian’s hair was disheveled, his face ashen, and he almost ground his teeth as he uttered these words. Even now, he couldn’t figure out why Duan Qingfeng attacked him.
"Father, I’m not mad. I’ve never been clearer than I am now."
Duan Qingfeng’s face was fierce, and suddenly a Big Banner appeared in his hand. As the banner unfurled, the entire Duan Family’s residence and even Pan Yang City trembled, the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi surged, and a massive light shield covered the entire sky.
Duan Xingnian’s expression changed dramatically: "You beast, when did you steal the Array Banner?"
He was the Patriarch of the Duan Family and also the City Lord of Pan Yang City, and the Array Banner controlling the City Defense Array should have been in his hands, but now it appeared in Duan Qingfeng’s hands.
"No, this Grand Array has been modified."
Duan Xingnian suddenly looked up and saw that within the light shield, something resembling blood threads was swiftly spreading, emitting an evil aura.
"This is a Demon Demon Formation; beast, what are you up to?"
Upon hearing "Demon Demon Formation," everyone present had their expressions change. Duan Qingfeng evidently wasn’t trying to kill his father to seize power; as the most outstanding member of the current Duan Family, he had no need to. As long as he survived breaking through to the Martial Saint, the position of Patriarch would be his sooner or later.
"To be precise, this is a Celestial Demon Devouring Array, used to refine the Celestial Demon Devouring Pill. You and this Blood Coral are among the Great Medicines I’ve prepared."
Duan Qingfeng, with a ferocious face, corrected Duan Xingnian’s misunderstanding: "Once the Great Medicine is refined, I can become a saint on the spot and become the Duan Family’s first Martial Saint, father, does this birthday gift satisfy you?"
He intended to use the group of Martial Kings from the Duan Family and the citizens of Pan Yang City to refine a batch of incredibly effective Great Medicine to help him break through to the Martial Saint.
In an instant, everyone looked grim and started cursing at Duan Qingfeng.
"Curse all you want; I’m going to refine you anyway, so you might as well curse."
Duan Qingfeng was indifferent to the curses of others. He controlled the Grand Array, and the only Ninth-layer Powerhouse present, Duan Xingnian, had already been injured by his sneak attack. These people were caught in a jar.
"You beast, why are you so heartless?"
Duan Xingnian was perplexed. Even if Duan Qingfeng had fallen and sought to refine the Celestial Demon Devouring Pill, he could have chosen another place. Why choose Pan Yang City, where his family was, and refine his own clan members?
Ordinary people, even if they fell into evil, would only harm others. But his son, Duan Qingfeng, was the first to set his sights on his own family.
"It’s all because of you!"
Duan Qingfeng suddenly showed an angry expression: "Ever since that damned Duan Qingshan was killed, you’ve exhausted the Duan Family’s resources fighting the demons for revenge. He’s your son, am I not also your son? Did the death of one son not make you afraid of losing another?
All these years, I’ve risked my life against the Demon Fiends just to please you. I’ve come close to death several times. Have you ever considered me? Have you ever thought about whether I want to risk my life for Duan Qingshan?"
His face was menacing, filled with anger: "No matter how hard I try, Duan Qingshan is always the most outstanding in your heart. He’s always the best. For a dead person, you risk my life. Every time I return from the outside, you only care about how many Demon Fiends I’ve killed, never about whether I was in danger."
"You beast, isn’t it natural to avenge your brother?" Duan Xingnian roared: "So, just because of these things, you chose to fall, to patricide, to kill all your family and friends?"
Duan Qingfeng shook his head: "Three years ago, I was tricked by the Demon Fiends, captured and tortured for half a month. I couldn’t endure the torment and agreed to cooperate with them.
I returned home full of guilt and covered in wounds, and the first thing you asked was how many Demon Fiends I had killed.
Do you know how much that hurt? At that moment, I knew that no matter what I did, I was merely your tool for avenging Duan Qingshan."
These words didn’t resonate with others, but Duan Xingnian’s angry expression finally vanished, and his body trembled slightly.
"Spineless, haven’t I treated you well all these years? I was strict with you because I wanted you to excel and lead the Duan Family to glory."
But he still rebuked Duan Qingfeng with the tone of a stern father.
Duan Qingfeng shook his head: "It’s all irrelevant now. The fact that I’ve colluded with Demon Fiends has been detected by the Demon Hunter Organization. It’s only a matter of time before the Duan Family faces extermination. In that case, I’d rather personally make you the perfect ingredient for my Great Medicine."
The Celestial Demon Devouring Pill, when using close relatives as the ingredient, has extraordinary effects.
Feng Hua and Wei Fan exchanged a glance. Duan Qingfeng had already realized he was being watched by the Demon Hunter Organization, but what he didn’t know was that the organization considered the Duan Family’s contributions and didn’t plan to exterminate them entirely.
"Is this your brain at work? With so many compatriots present, even if you severely injured me, do you think you can succeed? You hate that in my heart, the most outstanding is always Qingshan. That’s correct. If Qingshan were captured, even if tortured for a century, his spirit wouldn’t break. That’s the difference between you and him."
Duan Xingnian finally gave up hope on this son. Not only did he cause trouble for his family without feeling guilty, but he also thought that rather than letting others do it, he might as well use his family’s blood and flesh himself. What a beast.
Duan Qingfeng was somewhat emotionally broken, his expression crazed: "Who said I was alone? Brother Yuan, come out and meet my family and friends."
"Boom... "
A terrifying Demon Qi erupted, and to everyone’s horror, the men who followed Duan Qingfeng in all turned into Demon Fiends, grinning viciously as they scanned the crowd.
Someone screamed: "Four Ninth-Layer Demon Kings!"
Even with a single Peak Martial King like Duan Qingfeng, they might not stand a chance, let alone with four Ninth-Layer Demon Kings. They had no hope of survival.
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