Zhu Yan said coldly, "If I were to give you the Semi-Divine Artifact, the [Purification Spear], I’m afraid everyone in my clan would be slaughtered!"

"You really are stubborn! Fine. I’ll kill Shu Feng first to avoid any complications! Shu Feng of the Mobile Corps is a major criminal with a bounty on his head from both the Ghost-devouring Demon and Ghost Demon clans. His head alone is enough for me to advance to Void Demon Duke!!"

You Guangmu smiled faintly. With a wave of his hand, a White Bone Battle Spear appeared in his grasp and shot toward Shu Feng like a meteor.

’The Crystal Seven-Colored Rainbow Fruit was delicious!’

Zhu Chenyu bit her lip. Thinking of the two Crystal Seven-Colored Rainbow Fruits, a look of brilliant resolve flashed in her beautiful eyes. She mustered the last of her strength, gave Shu Feng a radiant smile, and threw herself at him.

"Honestly, you silly girl! Your husband is invincible. How could a mere poison possibly stop me?"

A calm voice, yet one filled with boundless arrogance, echoed through the grand hall. A flicker of emotion crossed Shu Feng’s eyes as he caught Zhu Chenyu in an embrace and reached out with his left hand.

He snatched the White Bone Battle Spear, which radiated an Evil Aura, right out of the air. With a casual squeeze, he crushed it, sending countless bone fragments scattering in all directions.

"You’re okay!! You jerk, you tricked me!!"

A flash of delight appeared in Zhu Chenyu’s beautiful eyes, which was quickly replaced by an embarrassed, annoyed glare at Shu Feng.

’He wasn’t poisoned after all!! What’s going on?’

Zhu Yan was first overjoyed, but then a thread of doubt immediately arose in his heart.

"He’s fine!!"

"Shu Feng isn’t poisoned!!"

"..."

One delighted gaze after another fell upon Shu Feng, filled with excitement and hope.

"You’re not poisoned?"

You Guangmu’s expression changed several times. His body abruptly transformed into a streak of black light and fled into the distance. Shu Feng himself wasn’t strong, but the Summoned Beasts he possessed were unbelievably tyrannical. Even a few Void Demon Dukes had met a miserable end at Shu Feng’s hands.

You Guangmu was no fool. Seeing that the situation had turned against him, he naturally chose to escape.

Dugu Hai cried out in despair, "Marquis You Guangmu, my lord, you can’t just abandon me!!"

"Such a strong will to live! Too bad you’re already a dead man."

Shu Feng let out a cold laugh and summoned the Famous Gun Beast, [Illusion Dragon].

Countless mysterious runes appeared on the Famous Gun Beast, [Illusion Dragon], and a colorless, transparent beam of light blasted directly toward Marquis You Guangmu.

In an instant, a mysterious and unfathomable King You, radiating a terrifying aura and whose true face could not be seen, suddenly appeared before You Guangmu.

"Your Majesty, King You! I pay my respects, Your Majesty!!"

You Guangmu’s face changed drastically. His mind reeled as he dropped to his knees, his voice filled with heartfelt reverence.

The brilliant, transparent beam of light instantly slammed into the Half-Saint, You Guangmu, and vaporized his entire upper body.

Zhu Yan gasped. ’So powerful!! That’s Shu Feng’s Summoned Beast? It can kill a Void Demon Marquis in a single blow! Without a Sacred Artifact or a Semi-Divine Artifact, even I couldn’t block that attack!’

Shu Feng reached out. A large hand made of Spiritual Qi appeared, grabbing at the void and easily snatching the transparent net. He then called out, "Guards! There’s an assassin!"

Within a dozen breaths, a hundred Spirit Sect Level experts from the Zhu Clan appeared and quickly surrounded Zhu Yan, eyeing Shu Feng with wary expressions.

Zhu Yan said in a deep voice, "It was Shu Feng who saved us! The assassin has already been killed by him. There’s no need to panic!"

Hearing this, the experts of the Zhu Clan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Before long, a Top Level Antidote Master trained by the Zhu Clan came to perform a thorough examination. After letting Zhu Yan and the others rest for a while, their scattered Spiritual Power quickly returned to normal.

The mixed poison, created from the Crystal Seven-Colored Rainbow Fruit and the Magic Orchid Fragrance, actually only caused one’s Spiritual Power to become disordered for a period of time. Afterward, it was even beneficial to the body.

If not for this, Zhu Yan’s powerful Spiritual Sense would not have been so easily deceived.

The Void Demon Clan had plenty of deadly poisons that could have deceived Zhu Yan and killed a person instantly, but such toxins were extremely precious. They were not something a mere Void Demon Marquis like You Guangmu could easily obtain.

「Inside the Zhu Mansion, in a pavilion on a picturesque lake.」

Zhu Yan sighed faintly. "Shu Feng, my clan has suffered a misfortune. I’ve made a fool of myself in front of you."

Shu Feng chuckled. "The Void Demon’s corruption is pervasive; it gets in everywhere. You don’t need to blame yourself."

Spies from the Void Demon Clan had already infiltrated deep within Blue Star, and traces of Void Demons could be found inside many powerful factions. Even the Four Extremes Spirit Saint Wu Zhongchao had been the target of an assassination attempt. While incidents like the one at the Zhu Mansion were not common, they were not unheard of.

Several Clans in the Qianyuan Republic had been torn apart by internal strife and mutual destruction, instigated by the Void Demons, and were ultimately erased. By comparison, the Zhu Clan was quite fortunate.

Shu Feng said, "If you feel you owe me a debt of gratitude, then just give me a Semi-Divine Artifact!"

Zhu Yan shot Shu Feng a look. "A Semi-Divine Artifact? You’ve really got some nerve! Every single Semi-Divine Artifact is a foundational treasure that underpins an entire Clan. Even if you saved my life, I couldn’t possibly give you one."

Shu Feng said, "Then let me pick a few treasures from the Zhu Clan’s Treasure Vault. That should be acceptable, right?"

Zhu Yan pondered for a moment before nodding. "That, I can agree to! Follow me!!"

The Zhu Clan had a deep foundation and had produced more than one Spirit Saint. When those Spirit Saints traveled to other worlds, they had also obtained many treasures.

After passing through numerous corridors, the two of them arrived before an incredibly smooth mountain wall.

On that smooth mountain wall grew an ancient tree, a hundred meters tall with dense foliage, that was inscribed with the pattern of an azure dragon.

Zhu Yan said, "Grandpa Azure Dragon Wood, please open the door to the Treasure Vault."

The ancient tree inscribed with the azure dragon pattern opened its eyes, and the terrifying aura of a Peak Semi-Saint emanated from its body. "Ah, it’s little Zhu Yan. I’ll open the door for you right now!"

A beam of emerald light shot out from the ancient tree and landed on the smooth mountain wall, where a large door suddenly appeared.

Zhu Yan led Shu Feng directly into the Treasure Vault.

As soon as he stepped into the Treasure Vault, all sorts of Treasures of Heaven and Earth, rarely seen in the outside world, appeared before Shu Feng’s eyes.

Zhu Yan glanced at Shu Feng and said, "You can choose five—no, three treasures from in here!"

’This isn’t bad! It’s the remains of a Semi-Divine Artifact!’

Shu Feng’s eyes lit up. He picked up a shield, of which only a third remained. Feedback from his Base Space indicated that the shattered shield contained a trace of Divinity.

’There are also three Famous Guns! But for me, increasing my own strength is the most urgent matter.’

Shu Feng’s gaze swept past the three Famous Guns and landed on two dark stone bowls. His eyes lit up again as he grabbed the two dark stone bowls. "I’ll take these three treasures."