Zhou Hong looked up and saw an old man with graying hair.
"Who are you?" Zhou Hong frowned slightly. Based on his judgment, this person was very strong, but he didn't recognize him.
"Never mind who I am, come with me now." The next second, the old man grabbed Zhou Hong's clothes and instantly disappeared from where he stood.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Hong was brought by the old man to an underground palace.
The old man threw Zhou Hong to the ground and said coldly, "Zhou Hong, do you know your crime?"
Zhou Hong wasn't nervous. If this old man knew Zhou Hong's trump card, he would be the one to be nervous.
"What crime do I know? Who are you?"
"I am the patriarch of the Qingfeng family. My name is Qingfeng Nade."
"Oh, oh." Zhou Hong remembered. Last time in Sunset Forest, he was stopped by a few young disciples of the Qingfeng family, and later Zhou Hong killed one of them.
"Heh heh, you're here because I killed a disciple of your family, right?"
"It's good that you still remember this. Tell me yourself, how do you want to die?" The old man's expression turned cold, as if he wanted to intimidate Zhou Hong with his killing intent.
However, Zhou Hong wasn't scared at all. The old man couldn't help but be puzzled. Why was Zhou Hong completely fearless? The more this was the case, the more certain he was that Zhou Hong must have some great treasure, which was why he was so defiant.
"I want to be scared to death by you. Can that be done?" Zhou Hong asked with a laugh.
"You still dare to be flippant in front of me. It seems you really have an earth-grade or heaven-grade magical artifact on you."
Zhou Hong frowned. He originally thought they had come for him because he killed one of their disciples, but now it seemed to be a misunderstanding.
"What earth-grade or heaven-grade treasure? I don't understand what you're talking about."
"Stop pretending. Last time in the Sunset Mountain Range, you were stopped by more than a dozen disciples from my family, and yet you still escaped. You disappeared from under their noses in an instant. If you didn't have a teleportation artifact, how could a cultivator at the Fusion stage do that?"
Zhou Hong understood. It turned out that his instant entry into his sub-world last time had made the disciples of the Qingfeng family think that Zhou Hong possessed a teleportation treasure.
"Your imagination is too wild. You can think of that."
"Zhou Hong, I'll see how long you can keep pretending. If you don't give me that thing today, I'll kill you."
"Be fiercer, yes, and more intense with your killing intent." Zhou Hong suddenly directed the old man like a director.
The old man became angry and asked inexplicably, "Did you even hear what I said?"
"Yes, you're threatening me, but I don't think your expression is fierce enough, and your killing intent isn't strong enough to scare me to death. I'm guiding you on how to scare me to death."
"It seems you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin." Qingfeng Nade couldn't control himself anymore and struck Zhou Hong with a palm. However, he didn't use his full strength, only intending to scare Zhou Hong.
But in the next second, Qingfeng Nade suddenly found that he had transmigrated and arrived in a bright, sunny sky.
"What's going on? Where is this?" Qingfeng Nade was stunned. He had no idea that when he struck Zhou Hong, Zhou Hong had instantly opened the door to his sub-world and entered it.
"Stop struggling, this is my sub-world." Zhou Hong's figure appeared. Fortunately, the Dark Golden Crow was supporting it, otherwise Zhou Hong's sub-world wouldn't have been able to absorb someone stronger than him. However, even so, if there were a stronger enemy, Zhou Hong wouldn't be able to absorb them.
"What is a sub-world? Is this your magical artifact?"
"Ignorant."
Zhou Hong was about to say more when the Dark Golden Crow quickly said, "Stop talking nonsense, kill him quickly. You only have one minute, or your sub-world will be overloaded and explode."
"Will it still explode even with your help?"
"Nonsense, he's a Nascent Soul stage powerhouse, and you're at the late Fusion stage. If I weren't helping you, you could only absorb people weaker than you. My help to you is only a fraction of a billion."
"Alright, then don't kill him for now. I want to subdue him."
The Dark Golden Crow wasted no more time and instantly entangled Qingfeng Nade, constricting him to the point of suffocation.
Just as the minute was about to pass, Zhou Hong instantly threw Qingfeng Nade out, and they returned to the underground palace. Soshun Novel Network.
Qingfeng Nade gasped for air.
"How was it? Did that feel good? Were you almost choked to death?" Zhou Hong asked with a smile.
"What was that thing you just used? What kind of magical artifact was it?" Qingfeng Nade looked at Zhou Hong in disbelief. He felt it definitely surpassed heaven-grade.
"Magical artifact my foot, that's my sub-world. If you must use a treasure to describe it, then it's something more advanced than an immortal artifact."
"Immortal artifact?"
"Yes, my grandfather in my past life was an Immortal King. How dare you, a mortal, plot against me? You really are tired of living."
"How is that possible?"
Zhou Hong snorted coldly, "The world you saw just now was a world created by my grandfather in my past life. He miniaturized it within my body. I could have killed you instantly just now, but I spared you, with one condition."
"What condition?"
"From now on, you will be my subordinate."
"You...!" Qingfeng Nade was instantly enraged.
"What, do you think it's humiliating? Let me tell you something, the ten fierce beasts of the Sunset Mountain Range have all been subdued by me."
Qingfeng Nade's face changed. The ten fierce beasts of the Sunset Mountain Range were each as strong as him.
"Believe it or not, it seems it's better to send you on your way." Zhou Hong immediately prepared to act.
"No, don't kill me." Qingfeng Nade hurriedly begged for mercy. Although he found it hard to believe, the scene of almost being killed just now flashed through his mind.
"I'll ask you one more time, do you want to die or be my subordinate? Of course, being my subordinate doesn't mean you have to stay by my side all the time, nor do you need to call me master. You just need to appear immediately when I summon you."
"Alright, I'm willing." Qingfeng Nade nodded.
"Extend your head." Zhou Hong placed his hand on Qingfeng Nade's head, and in the next second, he established a soul connection with him.
"From now on, no matter how far apart we are, I can call you through our souls, and you can reply to me in your mind. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Qingfeng Nade was shocked. What kind of technique was this? He had never heard of it. It seemed that this Zhou Hong was truly not simple.
"Then what are you waiting for? Take me out."
"Please follow me."
A few minutes later, Zhou Hong arrived at the ground.
"Where is this place?" Zhou Hong asked, looking at the buildings on the ground.
"This is the backyard of my family."
Just then, a group of people suddenly ran over from not far away. Zhou Hong's eyes recognized them as the dozen or so youths who had surrounded him in the Sunset Mountain Range last time.
"Patriarch, have you captured Zhou Hong?" One of the youths saw Zhou Hong and laughed excitedly.
Zhou Hong stood there calmly, saying nothing.
The dozen or so youths immediately surrounded Zhou Hong.
"Zhou Hong, last time you killed a disciple of my family. Today, you will pay for it with your blood." The leading youth said through gritted teeth.
"Patriarch, does Zhou Hong really have an earth-grade or heaven-grade magical artifact on him?" another youth asked.
At this moment, Qingfeng Nade's face was ugly. He didn't know how to act in front of these family disciples. If they knew he was Zhou Hong's subordinate, what would they think?
"Tianshui, Debao, you two quickly retreat." Qingfeng Nade immediately commanded.
"Patriarch, we want to witness you punishing this bastard with our own eyes."
"Yes, Patriarch, we want to see how this bastard begs for mercy with our own eyes."
The dozen or so youths seemed unwilling to retreat.
At this moment, Zhou Hong lost his patience and shouted, "Qingfeng Nade, kneel down."
Zhou Hong's shout exploded in Qingfeng Nade's mind. Instantly, Nade Qingfeng felt as if his head was about to explode. This was why Zhou Hong wanted to establish a soul connection with him, because he could also punish Qingfeng Nade, such as now, Zhou Hong could instantly seize his soul.
"Still not kneeling?" Zhou Hong said coldly.
The dozen or so disciples of the Qingfeng family looked completely bewildered.
"Zhou Hong, how dare you speak to my family patriarch like that?" one of the disciples said angrily.
Zhou Hong ignored the dozen or so people and warned Qingfeng Nade again, "Kneel down."
This time, Qingfeng Nade felt that if he didn't obey Zhou Hong's command, his head would likely explode. So, regardless of anything else, he immediately knelt down in front of Zhou Hong.
"Ah, Patriarch?" The dozen or so Qingfeng family disciples saw their family patriarch actually kneeling in front of Zhou Hong, and they felt it was unbelievable.
"Qingfeng Nade, properly discipline these disciples of your family. If they dare to be arrogant in front of me again, I will kill them all."
"Yes, yes, yes, don't worry, they won't offend you again."
"Hmph!" Zhou Hong snorted and turned to leave.
After Zhou Hong left, the dozen or so Qingfeng family disciples hurriedly asked why.
Qingfeng Nade had no choice but to tell the truth: "Everyone, Zhou Hong's strength is greater than mine. Even the king of the Zi Xiao Empire is no match for him."
"What?" Hearing Qingfeng Nade's words, the dozen or so disciples were stunned. Stronger than the king of the Zi Xiao Empire? The king of the Zi Xiao Empire was among the top ten cultivators on the Zi Xiao Continent!
"From now on, when you see Zhou Hong, go around him. He is no longer someone we can afford to offend."
"Yes, Patriarch." The dozen or so Qingfeng family disciples were unwilling in their hearts, but they could only nod. They were filled with doubt as to how Zhou Hong could be so powerful.