Zhong Lingling of South Bell was not only unparalleled in song and dance, she was also the only daughter of Zhong Shenjian, the Martial Saint and Manor Master of Famous Sword Manor, making her status incredibly noble.

Even the Emperor of the Great Zhou Demon Country had to obtain her consent to watch her sword dance; he could not forcefully summon her.

Under countless expectant gazes, Zhong Lingling walked to the center of Bilian Hall. Her Profound Qi surged, and seven-colored lotus flowers appeared on her Jade Bamboo.

Zhong Lingling’s cherry lips parted slightly, and a blood-pumping battle song echoed throughout the great hall.

Wisps of Profound Qi mist rose in the great hall as Zhong Lingling moved like a majestic Beauty Sword God, the light of her sword flashing with refined brilliance. Her beautiful and captivating posture, combined with the blood-pumping battle song, created a spectacular audio-visual feast.

When the dance concluded, the entire hall erupted in thunderous applause.

Shu Feng clapped while thinking, ’Impressive! She’s truly worthy of her title as the top performer in the Black Tortoise Realm. If she went to Blue Star, she’d be an international superstar.’

In terms of singing and dancing alone, Zhong Lingling was by far the most outstanding performer Shu Feng had ever seen. In the midst of her dance, her beauty was elevated, becoming even more captivating and stirring the hearts of all who watched.

Zhong Lingling bowed to the crowd and promptly withdrew.

The Purple Mountain Saint Son drained a cup of Spirit Wine. His gaze fell upon a beautiful woman in red standing next to a middle-aged man in the robes of a Sword Demon Sect True Disciple. A hostile air clung to the man.

The seductive beauty in red suddenly smiled, pressing closer to the Sword Demon Sect True Disciple. She whispered, "Young Master, legend says that Huang Pu Lihua of the Bi Yao Demon Sect has a Profound Yin Spirit Body. Han Feng is so lucky. With such a fine Tripod Cauldron, he might even have a chance to become a Martial Saint one day."

"Profound Yin Spirit Body!"

That Sword Demon Sect True Disciple was Dugu Ba, son of the Sword Demon Sect’s Sect Leader. Upon hearing this, his eyes lit up and his breathing quickened.

The Sword Demon Sect also descended from the lineage of the Ancient Demon Sects and possessed countless Secret Techniques. One of them was the Secret Technique of Yin Yang Replenishment, which Dugu Ba happened to cultivate. If he could obtain a beautiful woman with a Profound Yin Spirit Body to use as a Tripod Cauldron, his cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds. He might even have a chance of becoming a Martial Saint in the future.

To cultivate that Yin Yang Replenishment Demon Technique, Dugu Ba had already ruined dozens of beautiful women and had even captured two Inner Sect Disciples from the Bi Yao Demon Sect. If his father weren’t the Sect Leader of the Sword Demon Sect, he would have been killed countless times over by now.

A cold glint flashed in Dugu Ba’s eyes as he stared at Shu Feng. His voice dripped with arrogance. "Han Feng, I am Dugu Ba! I’m sure you know who I am. I’ve taken a fancy to your Female Slave, Huang Pu Lihua. Hand her over. Name your price!"

The Saint Child of the Sword Demon Sect frowned slightly at these words but remained silent. He intensely disliked Dugu Ba, but the man’s father was the Sect Leader, after all. He had only become the Saint Child thanks to the Sect Leader’s support, so he had always turned a blind eye to Dugu Ba’s behavior.

As soon as Dugu Ba spoke, a flurry of mocking gazes fell upon Shu Feng and Huang Pu Lihua.

Shu Feng, in his guise as Han Feng, had always been devoted to his training and had no connections with the disciples from the other Four Great Demon Sects. Naturally, the True Disciples of those sects weren’t about to offend a Demon Lord of Mayhem like Dugu Ba for a stranger.

A flicker of worry crossed Huang Pu Lihua’s beautiful eyes. She hugged Shu Feng’s arm, a hint of Fear flashing in their depths. The backlash from the Love Gu had caused her to see Shu Feng as her entire world. If he were to give her to Dugu Ba, she would have no choice but to submit.

Yuan Xian’er’s gaze fell upon Huang Pu Lihua, and she frowned delicately. ’The backlash from a Love Gu is truly terrifying! Huang Pu Lihua was once one of the most outstanding Inner Sect Disciples. It’s a shame that after the backlash, she has to live by reading a man’s expressions. I will absolutely never end up like that!’

Hua Shilei’s eyebrows arched, and she sent a direct mental transmission, "Han Feng, Dugu Ba is the son of the Sword Demon Sect’s Sect Leader! He has the disposition of a Demon Lord of Mayhem and is incredibly vindictive. Be careful."

Many people loathed this Demon Lord of Mayhem, Dugu Ba. But there was nothing they could do, as he had a powerful father. The Sect Leader of the Sword Demon Sect was a Martial Saint Level expert. He and the Sword Demon, the tenth-ranked expert in the world, were sworn brothers who had gone through hell and back together.

Back on the Void Demon Battlefield, if the Sword Demon Sect Leader hadn’t dragged the Sword Demon off the field by force, the Sword Demon would have become a pile of bones long ago.

It was for this very reason that the Sword Demon, the tenth-ranked expert in the world, had willingly relinquished the position of Sect Leader to his sworn brother.

The Sword Demon Sect Leader had only one son, Dugu Ba, whom he had always doted on, granting his every wish. The only time he ever refused Dugu Ba was when he declined to make him the Saint Child.

After all, Dugu Ba only possessed a Grandmaster Level cultivation, and a worthless one at that, artificially inflated with Spirit Pills. If he became the Saint Child of the Sword Demon Sect, he would be utterly incapable of shouldering the sect’s future.

With two powerhouses like the Sword Demon Sect Leader and the Sword Demon—the tenth-ranked expert in the world—behind him, Dugu Ba’s backing was simply too formidable. Within the Great Zhou Demon Country, not even the Crown Prince of Great Zhou was willing to offend him.

Shu Feng wrapped his arm around Huang Pu Lihua and looked down on Dugu Ba as if he were an ant. He smiled faintly, his voice ice-cold. "Dugu Ba, so you’re that infamous good-for-nothing from the Sword Demon Sect? I heard your father, the Sect Leader, moved heaven and earth, using all sorts of Spirit Pills just to stuff you into the Martial Arts Realm."

"Trash like you shouldn’t even qualify to be an Inner Sect Disciple! But for your sake, your father made the Sword Demon Sect break its own rules just to make you a True Disciple."

"Rumor has it that because of you, the current Sect Leader has thrown all shame to the wind. They’re calling him the worst Sect Leader in the history of the Sword Demon Sect."

"A pathetic embarrassment like you, what right do you have to keep living? Why don’t you just crawl away and die?"

A flicker of immense excitement flashed in the Purple Mountain Saint Son’s eyes. A delighted smile spread across his face. "Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! For him to dare say something like that... this is just perfect! Haha!"

"Now we’ve got a show to watch!"

"Han Feng actually dared to speak the plain truth and hit Dugu Ba right where it hurts! Now this is going to be a good show!"

...

Gaze after gaze, filled with excitement and anticipation, fell upon Dugu Ba and Shu Feng.

The color drained from Hua Shilei’s face. ’That bastard!’ she thought, despairing. ’He’s so reckless, how dare he say something like that!’ She could already predict how Dugu Ba would react.

Dugu Ba’s face flushed crimson, and his body trembled with rage. He gritted his teeth and roared, "Gu Xing, Han Feng dares to disrespect the Sect Leader! Get over here and kill him! Do you want to keep your title as Saint Child or not?!"

A grim look flashed across the eyes of the Sword Demon Sect’s Saint Child. Dugu Ba was berating him like a servant, which filled him with displeasure. However, he was indebted to both the Sect Leader and the Sword Demon—the two Martial Saints—so he had no choice but to step forward.