Chapter 854 - 485: You Still Dare to Scheme Against This Seat?!

"No, Nascent Soul Formation will have to wait," Jiang Wanzhao said. "We can’t just walk straight into the lion’s den knowing the danger!"

After Zou Feng achieved his Nascent Soul, Jiang Wanzhao hadn’t stayed by his side, so she had yet to witness the unique aspects of his Nascent Soul Realm capabilities. Furthermore, with the top experts of the Dubhe Divine Domain laying a trap, there was truly no room for even the slightest carelessness. Being too confident was often when the biggest flaws appeared, leading to unexpected and disastrous failures.

Zou Feng walked up to her and said solemnly, "Breaking through to the next Realm requires striking while the iron is hot. Since the time is ripe, how can there be any reason to delay?

"Senior Sister Jiang, you should know very well that if we truly put this off, the next opportunity for your Nascent Soul Formation might never come!"

Hearing this, Jiang Wanzhao immediately fell silent. She knew very well that if she missed this chance, she had no idea how many more years she would have to wait to attempt Nascent Soul Formation again. On top of that, even if she encountered another opportunity to break through, surviving the Celestial Tribulation would be even more troublesome.

After a moment of silence, she still shook her head. "No, it’s still too risky. Even if you can stall the experts from the Dubhe Divine Domain, I won’t be able to face the tribulation with peace of mind!"

"Stall?" Zou Feng raised an eyebrow. "Senior Sister Jiang, I never said I was going to stall them..."

"Then you..." Jiang Wanzhao was taken aback.

"Naturally, I’m going to take this chance to slaughter these two bumbling jackasses who dare to provoke us!"

Zou Feng reasoned that with the Underworld destroyed, the Dubhe Divine Domain would soon be targeted by the Immortal Sect, meaning these guys should have their hands full saving their own skins. Yet, at a time like this, they still dared to show their faces in the Northern Domain specifically to target him. They were absolute fools. He figured he might as well deal with these two Nascent Soul Realm experts now. When the Immortal Sect eventually attacked the Dubhe Divine Domain, they would face much less resistance.

"Anyway, Senior Sister Jiang, you just focus on your tribulation," Zou Feng added. "Don’t overthink it. Leave everything else to me!"

He was brimming with confidence because he had already confirmed through the List of Gods that the Poison of Reincarnation had taken effect. It seemed that even someone at the Nascent Soul Great Late Stage Perfection like Gongyang Jin couldn’t remain immune to the Poison of Reincarnation.

Seeing that Zou Feng was so resolute, Jiang Wanzhao didn’t know how to refute him. Glancing at the others around them, she noticed that none of them looked the least bit surprised by his decision, which spoke volumes in itself. Not one to be overly hesitant, she immediately nodded. "Alright, I’ll leave it to you then!"

In truth, Zou Feng wasn’t doing this entirely to ensure Jiang Wanzhao’s successful tribulation. He felt that since these fools were delivering themselves right to his doorstep, it would be rude not to accept the gift.

"Then... let’s begin!"

The moment Zou Feng’s words fell, the members aboard the Holy Lotus—except for Jiang Wanzhao—immediately understood. What followed was a flurry of activity: some played music, others sang, and of course, there was plenty of dancing brimming with artistic flair. Such a scene didn’t look like they were preparing to face formidable foes at all; it resembled a festive wedding procession beating gongs and drums.

Naturally, Jiang Wanzhao was dumbfounded. Although she had long known that Zou Feng possessed exceptional Dancing Skills that could be used in Magical Combat, she never imagined he had cultivated an entire Jingwu Dance Troupe. She wondered how much use this troupe could possibly be under the siege of Nascent Soul Realm experts.

Just as these doubts flashed through her mind, a sudden change occurred. Countless spatial rifts appeared around the Holy Lotus without any warning. After continuously manifesting, the rifts quickly stabilized, and swarms of black-armored soldiers poured out from within them. In mere moments, the Holy Lotus was surrounded by thousands of these troops.

Such a formation perfectly aligned with the combat style of the Dubhe Divine Domain. Even the experts of the Dubhe Divine Domain Royal Family always preferred sending waves of cannon fodder to the frontlines first. The surrounding black-armored soldiers had almost all been forcibly elevated to the Fake Pill Realm. In the Dubhe Divine Domain, apart from the Royal Family, all other citizens were practically raised as captive Death Warriors. They were brainwashed from a young age and cultivated through extreme, unnatural methods—such as forcefully accelerating their growth or pitting them against one another like Cultivation Gu. Thus, even though these soldiers were only at the Fake Pill Realm, their sheer numbers made them incredibly difficult to deal with when they swarmed or attacked in unison.

Unfortunately for them, Zou Feng was least afraid of sieges that relied on numerical superiority. Narrowing his eyes, he quickly scanned the surroundings. That single glance was enough to place all the black-armored soldiers on the Golden List.

Since they were merely Fake Pill Realm lackeys, their threat level was too low. Even if they harbored killing intent, the List of Gods wouldn’t naturally record them. Otherwise, if every low-level grunt were included, the List of Gods would stretch to an absurd length, becoming impossible to read. But while the List of Gods couldn’t be bothered to record lackeys automatically, Zou Feng could manually add them based on the situation. To prevent these Fake Pill Realm Death Warriors from causing trouble, he naturally had to process them in bulk.

Once they were successfully recorded, Zhu Caiwei tactfully brought over a rattan chair for Zou Feng to sit on. As for why he wanted to sit down, it was obviously because he was ready to watch a good show.

"Start dancing!"

When the Black Armored Death Warriors had first appeared, the singing and dancing on the Holy Lotus had temporarily stopped. Zou Feng was now giving the order for everyone to resume their music and dance. The first to respond was Zhao Feixiong. He had long since become a Dance Fanatic; disregarding the massive army bearing down on them, he began dancing immediately. In fact, to Zhao Feixiong, more enemies simply meant a larger audience. This only excited him further, making him dance with even greater vigor.

With Zhao Feixiong taking the lead, the rest of the Holy Lotus members quickly resumed their respective roles, starting a new round of performances. Only Jiang Wanzhao, who had already prepared herself for a battle to the death, was completely thrown off. She stood frozen in place, unsure of what she was supposed to do. Earlier, the singing and dancing on the Holy Lotus could be understood as a way to boost morale. But now, the Dubhe Divine Domain had indeed sent a highly formidable lineup. The main culprits hadn’t even shown themselves yet, and these Fake Pill Realm Death Warriors alone were enough to give them a massive headache. After all, simply wiping out these Death Warriors would cost them a considerable amount of energy.

Jiang Wanzhao was naturally unaware that Zou Feng’s Xuanwu Poison Domain had now evolved into the Dancing World. Furthermore, because these Black Armored Death Warriors had been added to the list, the influence they fell under would be multiplied exponentially.

"Kill!"

The next moment, seemingly receiving an order, the Black Armored Death Warriors roared wildly and lunged toward the Holy Lotus. From a distance, they looked like a massive swarm of locusts intent on devouring everything in their path.

However, no more than three breaths into their charge, the entire swarm froze in midair. Upon closer inspection, it wasn’t that they had been hit by an Immobilization Spell. Rather, they were deeply captivated by the dancing aboard the Holy Lotus and had stopped of their own accord. Every single one of them wore an obsessed expression, wholly immersed in appreciating the art of dance.

This scene left not only Jiang Wanzhao but also Gongyang Jin and Gongyang Hechuan—who were still hiding in the shadows, waiting to give Zou Feng a deadly surprise—completely dumbfounded. One had to know that while the individual combat strength of the Black Armored Death Warriors wasn’t much to look at, they were, after all, fearless, emotionless killing machines. Such killing machines, possessing little independent consciousness and knowing only to obey orders, were exceedingly difficult to beguile. Mind-affecting Skills would normally have heavily reduced effects on them. Yet now, these very killing machines had fallen for the trick and been enchanted so easily!

But it wasn’t over. Enchanted by the dance and frozen in the distance, the Black Armored Death Warriors soon began to move to the rhythm of the music. With fervent expressions, they eagerly "approved" of the art before them and tried their hardest to imitate the dance moves, as if they had finally found the true meaning of their lives. Before long, thousands of Black Armored Death Warriors were dancing wildly. Orders and the desire to kill all vanished into thin air; their only desperate desire was to immerse themselves in the Dancing Universe.

Achieving such an effect was partly due to the influence of the Dancing World, but Zou Feng directly poisoning the Black Armored Death Warriors en masse via the List of Gods played the most crucial role. Otherwise, there was no way they would have fallen prey to the effect in such a short amount of time.

Thus, what was supposed to be a devastatingly brutal and bloody battle had transformed into a massive musical performance. This left the previously murderous Gongyang Jin and Gongyang Hechuan staring at each other in dismay, finding the entire situation utterly absurd.