"I... I'll... I'll... never... augh... give up...

for... sure!!!"

"Meditate and slowly absorb its energy, allowing the energy wave to spread throughout your body!"

Suddenly, a mysterious voice that he had not heard for a long time sounded again to help Zheng-Fu subdue the overwhelming energy within his realm.

Huh...?

"That sound is...?"

Hearing that mysterious sound, Zheng-Fu immediately recognized it as the voice that had saved him many times when he was a child but had disappeared so long that he almost forgot he had heard it. However, although he had not heard in a long time, Zheng-Fu agreed to comply because every time he heard this mysterious sound and followed it, he always overcame obstacles and succeeded.

Aaaaaaah!!!

Flap!!!

Thinking that, Zheng-Fu pushed himself up to sit with difficulty before meditating and following the words of the mysterious voice by controlling the surging energy in his realm to move to various pulses throughout his body. That caused those pulse points to enlarge, and at the same time, his flesh and bones were changing as well.

The energy from Emperor Peach was so great that Zheng-Fu had to think hard. If he was a normal person, he would have died. But Zheng-Fu was fortunate to have a larger force realm size than the others, making it a slower replenishment, but it was not much slower.

Whooosh!!!

Boooom!!!

At that moment, an explosion sounded within him. It was the signal of the next level of advancement. After leveling up, his realm area had also enlarged. But soon, it was filled with the energy of the peach again.

Now that Zheng-Fu was at the ninth level of the Immortal stage, there was only one more step left for him to enter the Immortal Soul stage as he intended. However, there was still a lot of energy inside his body. And it did not seem like it was going to run out.

Two shichens had passed...

Whooosh!!!

Boooom!!!!!

The first level of the Immortal Soul stage!!!

Zheng-Fu was finally able to break through the first level of the Immortal Soul stage in just two minutes. In just a short time, even a great martial master would find it difficult to achieve, but Zheng-Fu could. And if someone saw his leveling up, they would probably be heartbroken with envy.

Whoooosh!!!

Whoooosh!!!

Unlike when they erupted madly just now, the energy waves within his realm had calmed somewhat. And once it calmed down, it made it easier to swirl and absorb energy. Zheng-Fu quickly absorbed the energy and calmed it down as much as possible.

Inside the Emperor Peach Tree…

"Impossible... It's impossible! How can that bastard do that? Actually, he must explode and die. Why is he still in a good state? And does his energy level keep increasing?

How is it possible?" The elder, who had been watching Zheng-Fu from a distance, not out of concern but rather to wait for Zheng-Fu to die, had a disappointed expression on his face, repeatedly exclaiming that he could not believe it.

Because at first, he had been sure that Zheng-Fu would definitely not be able to withstand the immense energy of Emperor Peach. For those who had an energy level like Zheng-Fu, only one bite of it would be enough to not be able to resist. But he ate it whole, so he should not be able to bear it, thought the old man.

But the result that happened to him made the elder's thinking change. Not only did Zheng-Fu not die, but his power level was also constantly increasing and becoming more and more stable. Based on the old man's guess, if Zheng-Fu had finished absorbing the energy, he might even have advanced to the Divine Emperor stage.

Whoooosh!!!

The absorption continued slowly; it was not known how long it had passed. At this moment, Zheng-Fu had progressed to the fourth level of the Immortal Soul stage and would soon break through to the next stage. As for Jin-Tian and Black Lotus, after they saw Zheng-Fu getting better, they let out a joyful expression, wagging their tails and moving closer to protect him.

Three days had passed...

Boooom!!!

Aaaaaaah!!

Finally, Zheng-Fu burst out a loud cry, along with the aura of immense energy being released as well. The sound of the explosion just now was the sound of his energy level being moved for the last time before the waves in his realm had calmed down and returned to normal.

In other words, the effect of Emperor Peach had expired. Now Zheng-Fu was cultivated at the intermediate level of the ninth level of the Immortal Soul stage. By comparison, the three dragons he had encountered earlier were no longer his opponents.

"This is not true. Why did that kid stop there? Why didn't he advance to the Divine Emperor stage?" The old man was dazed and very suspicious of Zheng-Fu's energy level, which had only stopped at the ninth level of the Immortal Soul stage instead of the Divine Emperor stage.

Because Emperor Peach was as powerful as its name suggested, it could make someone advance to the Divine Emperor stage in a short amount of time. They just had to be able to withstand such a strong force of its energy. But still, Zheng-Fu stopped at the Immortal Soul stage, so he was very suspicious.

"How large is this kid's power realm to be able to level up so much and so quickly?"

Back to Zheng-Fu. After opening his eyes, he began to examine his own body first. He was afraid that any part of his body might have changed, especially the leg in the middle of him. Was it still in good condition or not?

Phew!!!

"Still as good and big as ever, my son!" Zheng-Fu let out a happy voice after he found that it was still the same size and then continued to examine the rest of his body.

Ten minutes had passed...

"Is this the effect of Emperor Peach!?"

After examining the body completely, Zheng-Fu also praised the result of the Emperor Peach fruit that he ate. But he secretly cursed quite a bit because it almost cost him his life. If not for that mysterious voice, he would have died, and thanks to the mysterious voice, he survived.

"With this level of energy, a body that can control breathing like this, even if the three dragons came together, I wouldn't be afraid. And the next time I see them, I'll take them back, so I'll just wait and see... Qi-Er, wait for me!" Zheng-Fu said, thinking about the three dragons that hurt him that time, and he promised to pay them out.

But now Zheng-Fu thought he should clear the surrounding area first as it seemed to be very messed up because of his previous explosion of energy. But fortunately, it did not damage the Immortal Caves or his Heavenly Flora Garden.

Grrrrrrrr!!!

Huh...?

"Why are you guys sleeping here?" Jin-Tian's soft moan sounded before Zheng-Fu turned around and saw it and Black Lotus lying next to him, wagging their tails.

Awoooooo!!!

"Alright, I have to leave the area first. I don't know how much time has been spent. You guys stay here and take good care of that oldy and don't destroy my herb garden; otherwise...!"

Grrrrrrr!!!

Awoooooo!!!

Having finished speaking, Zheng-Fu's figure disappeared immediately before emerging into the monster forest where he had been before. The surrounding area was still the same as previously; all that had changed was the bright sky because, before Zheng-Fu entered his secret space, it was nighttime.

Whoooosh!!!

"My psychic is much better than before, and it can go even further!" Zheng-Fu immediately extended his psychic to examine his surroundings, and he found that it was both sharper and farther than before. With this result, he was smiling so happily that his mouth almost tore. But at that moment...

"Huh... A group of people?"

Suddenly, Zheng-Fu could feel a group of people dozens of miles away in the forest in front of him. Those people were walking towards a deeper part. From what Zheng-Fu could feel, their energy stream was not like the villagers' and seemed gloomy and filled with a touch of death.

"I have to see what they're doing for a little bit!"

Whoosh!!!

As soon as he made his decision, Zheng-Fu immediately used his Figure Hiding and Energy Camouflage skills and headed towards the position of that group to see who they were and why they were headed into the depths of the forest. With Zheng-Fu's energy level at this moment, he could reach the point where they were in just a few breaths.

Also, his camouflage skill was greatly improved. If those people were not at the Divine Emperor stage, they would not be able to sense his presence. Therefore, sneaking up close to this group of people would be as easy as crushing an ant.

Hundreds of miles away, at the point where the group of people that Zheng-Fu sensed were walking...

"Hurry up, walk quickly. Otherwise, we won't reach the strait in time. It's getting dark before we get there!" A shout sounded from a man wearing a purple robe with a scorpion embroidered on his back, ordering everyone in the group to speed up their paces to reach their destination.

"Yes, sir!!!"

Whip!!!

"Hurry up, you bastards!" And at that moment, a whipping sound with a shout of command rang out after the purple-robed man had finished speaking.

Boo-hoo!!! Boo-hoo!!!

"Let us go... We're just ordinary villagers!"

"Father! Mother! I'm scared!"

"Ooooouch!!! Let us go, please, Master!"

Later, miserable moans rang out from the group of people who had their hands bound. They were old people, children, and middle-aged men as well as women, in total, more than a hundred people. These people were all ordinary villagers who were not martial cultivators.

Everyone's condition did not look very good. Some had many wounds, and some were close to death due to torture. All the villagers were begging for their lives. But they had to be whipped and forced to continue their journey.

As for Zheng-Fu, he had already arrived and saw what was happening right now.

Crack!!!

"You bastards!!!" Zheng-Fu immediately burst into a rage when he saw the whipping scene in front of him. Looking at the purple-robed man and seeing a sign on his back, Zheng-Fu immediately knew who they were.

Therefore, he did not need to be nice to these people. And this group's average energy level was at only the intermediate to the late level of the Nascent Soul stage. So, it was very easy for him to kill all of them without them even realizing it.

Whoosh!!!

Zing!!! Slash!!!! Chop!!!!

With just the gentle breeze that softly touched their necks, dozens of purple-robed figures who were standing around the group of villagers all had their heads cut off and rolled down to the ground with their eyes still open, seeing their figures standing arrogantly before everything was extinguished.

"Wh… what… what happened!!?"

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