Chapter 778 - 448: They Are Dancing?!

Zou Feng had originally been unwilling to participate in Zhao Feixiong’s Dance Battle invitations, which sprang up from time to time like sudden spasms. When facing enemies, he could naturally dance awkwardly without any scruples, but having a Dance Battle with his own people... this would make the level of awkwardness rise exponentially.

So Zou Feng politely declined a few times, but he couldn’t hold out against Zhao Feixiong, who, gaining new insights into his Dancing Skill every little while, would always jump up as if struck by a flash of inspiration and point his hand at Zou Feng once again. Finally, seemingly infected by Zhao Feixiong’s incomparably firm gaze, Zou Feng knew in his heart that if he didn’t cooperate, Zhao Feixiong might start to doubt this art form. After all, he was the one who had taught him these awkward dances; he couldn’t just keep refusing to engage.

Zou Feng finally started to dance. Only then did Zhao Feixiong let out a hearty laugh and begin to dance madly in tandem. His focused expression made it seem as if he wanted to use his Dancing Skill to compete with Zou Feng...

Seeing this, the girls on the Holy Lotus immediately began to chatter among themselves. They were all members of the Xuanwu Dance Troupe and had long since approved of this art form themselves, so watching the two men’s Dance Battle now, they didn’t feel it was awkward at all. Instead, as insiders who knew the ropes, they saw many things that outsiders couldn’t.

"Is Brother Zhao... getting serious!?"

"That can’t be. He’s only learned it for two days, and he wants to suppress Brother Feng in terms of Dancing Skill... He’s overthinking it!"

"Look closely, everyone," said Su Qingyu, who had the strongest Dancing Skill aside from Zou Feng, holding a different view. "Zhao Feixiong’s Dancing Skill... is very strong!

"Although his time practicing dance has been short, his Talent is extremely high. Maybe Brother Feng really will lose..."

Hearing this, Teng County froze for a moment, saying with a face full of disbelief, "Impossible. No matter how much Talent Zhao Feixiong has, it’s impossible for him to rebel against the Celestial Spirit based on just two days of practice!"

Su Qingyu shook her head slightly. "That’s because Zou Feng isn’t taking it seriously. Unlike Zhao Feixiong, who has fully immersed himself in it, Zou Feng can only dance wildly without any distractions when facing an enemy."

Hearing these words, the girls couldn’t help but grow tense. Obviously, even if it was just a sparring match, they didn’t want to see Zou Feng lose.

The scene before her, coupled with the conversation between the girls, left Zhu Caiwei stunned for a long while, her eyes filled with an expression of doubting her entire life. Although she was also a member of the Xuanwu Dance Troupe, due to having a dual personality, one of her personalities had not fully accepted this art form. Watching Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong dance after her personalities had switched, she cringed so hard her curling toes could have excavated a three-bedroom apartment on the Holy Lotus.

However, upon hearing Su Qingyu and the other girls seriously analyzing the "battle situation"—all of them worrying whether Zou Feng would lose this awkward dance—Zhu Caiwei really couldn’t take it anymore. Had it not been for her fear of potential punishment afterward, she would have definitely rushed up immediately and told Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong to stop "fighting."

At this moment, although Zou Feng continued to dance, he felt incomparably shocked in his heart. He truly hadn’t expected Zhao Feixiong’s dance Talent to be this high. Engaging in a Dance Battle with him up to this point, he was actually starting to feel a sense of inadequacy. It wasn’t that he couldn’t keep dancing, but from the bottom of his heart, he began to feel that the other party danced better than he did. For him to evoke such a feeling in Zou Feng, one could imagine just how terrifying Zhao Feixiong’s Talent was.

Originally, he had taught Zhao Feixiong to dance just so he wouldn’t drag everyone down in the Xuanwu Poison Domain. But looking at it now, not only would Zhao Feixiong not drag them down, he could completely elevate the Xuanwu Poison Domain to a whole new level. Of course, Zou Feng hadn’t given his all in this Dance Battle. To put it bluntly, he hadn’t used special effects like Golden Lotus Blooming or Poisonous Fog Spreading.

Just as Zou Feng was considering whether or not to get serious, Zhao Feixiong, who clearly held the upper hand, suddenly stopped. He blanked out for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "It seems you and I will have to wait until next time to determine a winner..."

Zou Feng was instantly on high alert. "Is the Angry Yama approaching?"

***

Somewhere a hundred miles away from the Holy Lotus’s Demon Control, a team of over a dozen people was advancing intermittently through the mountain forest. It looked like they were walking very slowly, but often in just the blink of an eye, this team would flash into the distance like a teleportation.

Looking closely, there were clearly no normal humans in the team. Although their bodies were human, their heads were Bull Heads and horse heads. These Ox-headed and Horse-faced creatures surrounded a burly man with a full beard and an expression of uncontrollable rage. The burly man rode a giant tiger whose body reached over five meters long, its fur fluttering like flames. In fact, as the giant tiger breathed, sparks truly kept shooting out of its mouth.

Needless to say, the burly man was none other than the Angry Yama who was pursuing Zhao Feixiong: Duan Ruohai.

The reason he was so active in hunting down Zhao Feixiong was partly to uphold the reputation of the Yama Underworld, but more importantly, the Dharma Aspect he had previously left in Zhao Feixiong’s sea of consciousness should have already "cooked" Zhao Feixiong into a state highly suitable for his Refinement. The Evil Art of the Yama Underworld shared the same ingenious design as the Ascension Skill of the Ninefold Celestial Court. Once Duan Ruohai completed the Refinement of Zhao Feixiong, not only would he gain tremendous nourishment himself, but he could also forge an extremely formidable External Dharma Aspect.

In fact, when Duan Ruohai had personally recruited Zhao Feixiong into the Yama Underworld back then, he had secretly hoped that Zhao Feixiong would rebel. After all, high-quality talents like Zhao Feixiong were not something one could encounter every day.

At this moment, these "Ox-headed and Horse-faced" figures surrounding Duan Ruohai were the External Dharma Aspects he had undergone Refinement for previously. These things weren’t just used to keep up appearances when he traveled; they were bona fide, powerful combat forces.