Chapter 749 - 433: Building Power Levelers

Zhu Caiwei smiled brightly. For someone trying to foster certain habits in Zou Feng, this was simply a golden opportunity.

Previously, apart from egging on Lu Wu and occasionally dropping subtle hints to the other Demonesses, she had seen very little success. She hadn’t expected Zou Feng to hand her this opportunity on a silver platter.

To Zou Feng’s surprise, this experimental Magical Combat ended up lasting for nearly half an hour.

Logically, it shouldn’t have taken that long. Zhu Caiwei had likely held back intentionally, turning it into a tug-of-war. However, this worked out well—it was the perfect chance to test the Blood Spirit Incarnation’s endurance when utilizing its full strength. Despite his intense curiosity about the battle’s progression, Zou Feng restrained himself from interfering, waiting only for the final outcome.

Once he sensed that the commotion in the area had gradually died down, Zou Feng resumed control over the Blood Spirit Incarnation. A moment later, looking up through the incarnation’s eyes, he saw Zhu Caiwei standing a short distance away with a noticeably grim expression. Judging by her condition, she had clearly been dragged into a bitter struggle.

Zou Feng then examined himself. The Blood Spirit Incarnation had suffered massive exhaustion and sustained severe injuries, unsurprisingly losing this bout of Magical Combat. Fortunately, the injuries weren’t so debilitating that it couldn’t even manage an escape.

On the other side, although Zhu Caiwei had won, if this had been a life-and-death struggle where she had to permanently destroy this incarnation, she probably would have struggled to do so. Zou Feng was quite satisfied with this result, even knowing that Zhu Caiwei hadn’t gone all out from the start.

In reality, once the Blood Spirit Incarnation was sent out into the world, it would never stubbornly fight a Golden Core Realm Cultivator one-on-one like this. Its first instinct would be to flee as far away as possible. Therefore, this Magical Combat was simply a way for Zou Feng to observe how the Blood Spirit Incarnation would perform under extreme conditions.

Opposite him, Zhu Caiwei evidently sensed the arrival of Zou Feng’s true body’s Divine Sense.

"Master, this Outer Body Incarnation of yours is truly far stronger than the Incarnation Technique I use," she said. "Your servant was careless just now and almost... couldn’t bear it..."

Initially, this was a perfectly normal description of the Magical Combat that had just occurred. However, as Zhu Caiwei continued speaking, her face flushed red and her expression grew incredibly bashful, instantly twisting the meaning of her words. Anyone unaware of the context would probably assume that the recent Magical Combat had been highly indecent.

Seeing this, Zou Feng looked down at himself. The Blood Spirit Incarnation’s pants showed no signs of having been removed. Although he felt exhausted, with a sensation of being completely drained, this was to be expected after engaging in Magical Combat for so long.

Clearing his throat, Zou Feng pushed those messy thoughts aside. He certainly knew that Zhu Caiwei had a dual personality, but judging by the state of their surroundings, a fierce bout of Magical Combat had genuinely taken place—not anything of that nature.

Next, Zou Feng casually tossed Zhu Caiwei a few Poison Pills that he had kept on hand, which his true body had personally formulated.

"You did well. That’s enough for now. Go about your business!"

"Thank you, Master!" Zhu Caiwei said, accepting the Poison Pills with heartfelt gratitude. After all, she had been craving these for a long time. The Poison Pills personally prepared by Zou Feng were incredibly effective on other Poison Cultivators, second only to direct physical exchange between Poison Cultivators.

Seeing Zou Feng wave his hand to dismiss her, Zhu Caiwei didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she hesitated for a moment before looking up. "Master, could you... let your servant engage in Magical Combat with your incarnation more often in the future? Your servant truly benefited a lot just now..."

Zou Feng naturally wouldn’t refuse Zhu Caiwei’s request. He was more than eager to conduct a few more experiments like this to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Blood Spirit Incarnation’s strength. Furthermore, he still needed to test the effectiveness of his other Outer Body Incarnation.

It was worth noting that although both were Blood Spirit Incarnations at the Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage and theoretically possessed similar combat power, Zou Feng had focused on different aspects when condensing them. One was primarily centered around Poison Skills and Poison Techniques, prepared specifically for conquering the Outer Realms. The other was primarily focused on the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills, naturally intended to continue hunting in the Northern Domain and refine External Pills to elevate the nine Ascension Skills. Therefore, there was no need to rush; letting the two Blood Spirit Incarnations temper themselves first was a good idea. Thus, Zou Feng readily agreed to Zhu Caiwei’s request.

Overjoyed, Zhu Caiwei bowed once more and turned to leave. However, not long after she walked away and could no longer sense Zou Feng’s gaze, she couldn’t hold it in any longer. The corners of her mouth stretched into an absurdly wide grin.

Meanwhile, Zou Feng controlled the Blood Spirit Incarnation to sit down on the spot, taking out some Elixirs to consume. As long as the injuries weren’t too critical, the Blood Spirit Incarnation could heal through quiet meditation and taking Elixirs. Moreover, Zou Feng was very curious to see if the Blood Spirit Incarnation would continue to grow stronger after recovering from that bitter battle.

Two months slipped by during his research and training of the Blood Spirit Incarnations. Over these two months, Zhu Caiwei served as the primary sparring partner for the Blood Spirit Incarnation, though the other Demonesses and Su Qingyu occasionally joined in as well. Through various trials, Zou Feng had long confirmed that the Blood Spirit Incarnation did indeed grow stronger. While it wasn’t absurd enough to cultivate its way into the Golden Core Realm on its own, it was significantly more powerful than when it was first born. This was especially true after adapting to the methods of a Golden Core Great Demon like Zhu Caiwei; if it encountered other Golden Core Realm Cultivators in the future, its chances of successfully escaping would be greatly increased.

Over these two months, Zou Feng’s own strength didn’t seem to have noticeably improved, but the effort he poured into the Blood Spirit Incarnations certainly wouldn’t go to waste. He only needed to wait for the right moment to fuse the Blood Spirit Incarnations back into his true body, and his strength would immediately skyrocket. According to his estimates, he should be able to seamlessly advance to the Golden Core Realm Late Stage at that time.

Early one morning, Zou Feng received a notification from Undying Master, informing him that an Outer Realm suitable for his Blood Spirit Incarnation to conquer had been prepared. Of course, even though he was being sent there to reap the benefits, conquering an Outer Realm was no trifling matter. An Outer Body Incarnation only at the Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage could never be allowed to take the lead. The team would actually be led by three True Disciples. One of them was Wang Tianhu—the very same man who had nearly been beaten into despair by Gongyang Wuji in the Northern Domain before Zou Feng arrived to save him. Wang Tianhu had always been endlessly grateful to Zou Feng for saving his life, and with him there, he could provide the maximum possible protection for Zou Feng’s Blood Spirit Incarnation. Wang Tianhu’s presence in this expeditionary force was clearly no coincidence; it was obviously a deliberate arrangement by Undying Master.

Not only that, but preliminary exploration of the Outer Realm selected for Zou Feng’s Outer Body Incarnation revealed it to be a place teeming with all sorts of bizarre poisonous creatures. An Outer Realm filled with toxins, combined with current intelligence indicating its danger level was relatively low, meant this place was practically tailor-made for Zou Feng. Such special treatment proved that he was already being groomed as a prospective Direct Disciple.

Upon learning this, Zou Feng naturally didn’t hesitate. He immediately sent the Blood Spirit Incarnation specializing in Poison Skills and Poison Techniques to join the expeditionary force. He also personally paid a visit to Wang Tianhu’s residence to give him a heads-up beforehand.

As for the other Blood Spirit Incarnation specializing in the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills, there was no longer any need to continue its training. Zou Feng immediately dispatched it to the Northern Domain. It certainly wouldn’t venture too deep into the Northern Domain; instead, it would head to the ruins of the Celestial Hearing Tower to hunt targets using stealth and assassinations.

Based on the current state of the war, although the main battlefield had pushed deep into the Northern Domain, the fall of the Celestial Hearing Tower had allowed far too many Tribulation Cultivators and cultivators from the Dubhe Divine Domain to infiltrate the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm from all directions. They were causing chaos everywhere, not only to plunder resources but to stretch the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s forces thin, exhausting the Immortal Sect’s cultivators by forcing them to constantly provide backup. Naturally, it was impossible to simply turn a blind eye. If the Tribulation Cultivators were allowed to run amok, the originally resource-rich Eastern Earth Immortal Realm would soon be left devastated and in ruins. For Zou Feng, allowing the Blood Spirit Incarnation to hunt Tribulation Cultivators relatively safely without needing to plunge deep into the Northern Domain was naturally an ideal outcome.