The same formula, the same taste.
Pu Buqi, just like last time, slammed heavily onto the ground, swallowing a mouthful of dirt.
Damn it!
Pu Buqi almost jumped up to curse.
The first blow landed on his left cheek, and this time, it was also the left cheek. His entire face was swollen on one side. Couldn't they switch sides so both cheeks would be equally swollen?
Zhuo Tiangou still hadn't moved. This time, Pu Buqi had come prepared, yet he was still sent flying by Xia Feng's palm strike.
The fact proved that Xia Feng's strength was not on the same level as theirs.
To act now would only result in more slaps. Zhuo Tiangou suppressed the urge to make a move, deciding to observe for a while longer to see if Pu Buqi would dare to attack again.
Before Pu Buqi could make his move, Xia Feng spoke first, "Become my servants, and I will spare your lives."
Xia Feng never intended to kill these two. His purpose in taking them as servants was to understand what the God Realm was like.
Furthermore, if he were to go to the God Realm in the future, he would have his own people, ensuring he wouldn't get lost.
The most important reason was that Xia Feng planned to leave his mark on them before sending them back to the God Realm. This would allow the Eastern Emperor Bell to take him directly to the God Realm.
With these three reasons, these two individuals were bound to survive.
"Impossible! We are from the God Realm. You, a person from the lower realm, dare to dream of making us your servants. You're delusional," Zhuo Tiangou refused sternly.
"Haha… Kid, what does it matter even if you're powerful? Our strength is merely suppressed in the lower realm," Pu Buqi chuckled, completely unfazed. He continued,
"I don't mind telling you, even if we stand here, you can't kill us. Because we possess divine sparks. Only by stripping us of our divine sparks can you truly kill us. Otherwise, we can revive at any time."
Pu Buqi appeared calm. What if Xia Feng was strong?
They wouldn't die. Could a mortal from the lower realm like Xia Feng strip them of their divine sparks?
"Then how can one strip our divine sparks?" Xia Feng inquired further.
"Do you think we're fools?" Zhuo Tiangou chuckled with indignation.
"Isn't it enough to possess divine power to strip them?" Xia Feng could guess this without even needing to ask.
"How do you know that?" Pu Buqi shouted.
Zhuo Tiangou glanced at Pu Buqi and cursed, "You truly are an idiot."
Pu Buqi realized he had said too much and gave an awkward smile. "It doesn't matter if he knows. Where would divine power come from in this lower realm? We don't even have it ourselves, let alone him?"
Hearing this, Zhuo Tiangou finally nodded with peace of mind, smiling. "That's true. I was too sensitive. How could there be divine power here?"
While the two were bragging, Xia Feng ignored them and directly summoned the Xuanyuan Sword, asking, "Can you strip the divine sparks of these two?"
"Master, yes. Why are there two people with divine sparks?" The Xuanyuan Sword gave a positive reply before asking.
"They descended from the God Realm," Xia Feng replied.
The moment Xia Feng summoned the Xuanyuan Sword, Pu Buqi and Zhuo Tiangou's eyes widened. Their mouths agape, they stammered, "Divi... Divine Artifact?"
"Either die, or kneel and acknowledge me as your master," Xia Feng said, holding the Xuanyuan Sword and hovering in the air, looking at them with supreme arrogance.
Pu Buqi and Zhuo Tiangou exchanged glances. They could feel divine power emanating from the Xuanyuan Sword. Stripping divine sparks from someone would be effortless with it.
The bragging they had just done was instantly proven false.
Zhuo Tiangou glared at Pu Buqi with blame, conveying the message: It's all your fault for talking nonsense, you imbecile.
Pu Buqi also felt helpless. Who would have expected a divine artifact to exist here?
They now highly suspected that Xia Feng was not from Earth at all.
"Then die," Xia Feng said, seeing their hesitation, and swung his sword.
The two immediately knelt, shouting, "Greetings, Master."
Damn it, it's just shouting a slogan. Let's yield for now. When we return to the God Realm, who will care who you are?
Seeing this, Xia Feng sheathed the Xuanyuan Sword and summoned the Fuxi Qin, saying, "Little Qin, make them acknowledge me as their master."
The Fuxi Qin possessed skills to bewilder minds and capture souls. Stealing their souls to acknowledge him as master was child's play.
Unless their divine souls were exceptionally powerful, they could not be captured. Unfortunately, their divine souls were suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. Even if they were incredibly powerful, they could only obey orders now.
"Yes, Master," the Fuxi Qin's voice responded.
Pu Buqi: ...
Zhuo Tiangou: ...
Seeing Xia Feng summon another divine artifact, the two were utterly dumbfounded.
Why? They both mingled in the God Realm, yet they didn't possess any divine artifacts, while a person from the lower realm had two such powerful divine artifacts?
They strongly suspected that they were the ones living in the lower realm.
With disbelief in their eyes, they watched as their divine souls were captured by the Fuxi Qin. After the process was complete, their eyes suddenly showed a look of adoration and respect, a reverence for Xia Feng from the depths of their souls, promising never to betray him.
They couldn't even muster a single thought of betrayal. This kind of control, reaching into their very souls, had completely changed them.
"Greetings, Master."
The two knelt again, this time sincerely, from the bottom of their hearts.
"Why were you looking for the Qilin and the small world?" Xia Feng took out the crystal ball and began to question them.
"Master, our former master unintentionally heard of this small world's existence. He stole it from Qilin Island. When he left, he also stole a newly born little Qilin. Fearing discovery, he injected the small world into Earth for nurturing, intending to retrieve it when his strength was sufficient," Zhuo Tiangou explained in general terms. The meaning was that this small world did not belong to their former master, but was stolen.
"Then has your former master's strength become sufficient now?" Xia Feng asked.
"His current strength can only be considered upper-tier in the God Realm. He's still no match for the Qilin clan," Pu Buqi explained.
"Then why did he send you down to retrieve the small world?" Xia Feng was confused.
Wouldn't they be hunted by the Qilin clan if they took it back?
"Because the Qilin clan disappeared for a hundred thousand years, vanishing without a trace, that's why we descended to retrieve the small world. This crystal ball is the sphere that originally contained the small world," Zhuo Tiangou continued to enlighten Xia Feng.
"I understand, roughly," Xia Feng nodded.
As for the purpose of this small world, they didn't know. Their former master certainly didn't know either. He had stolen it, injected it into Earth, and hidden it, so he naturally couldn't study it.
Regardless, Xia Feng was certain of one thing: this small world was incredibly powerful.
"Are there any people from our Earth in the God Realm?" Xia Feng suddenly remembered this matter.
After all, wasn't Susanoo's sister one of them who went to the God Realm?
She was also a person who ascended from Earth.
"Yes, Zhang Sanfeng is a representative figure among them," Zhuo Tiangou replied upon hearing this, naming Zhang Sanfeng.
Xia Feng was stunned. Zhang Sanfeng?
This was a household name.