Chapter 825 Fusion
Zhou Zeyao had already guessed what Venerable Xuantian was planning to do, but his mind was not on the other party's methods. He cared more about how powerful an individual the other party could unleash.
A mortal cultivator! Absolutely impossible to unleash such immense power!
But the aura emanating from Venerable Xuantian showed no change. His internal energy spoke volumes; Venerable Xuantian was indeed a mortal cultivator.
Zhou Zeyao's gaze shifted upwards, as if piercing through the veil of Venerable Xuantian and looking directly into the sky.
"A loophole?"
Just as Zhou Zeyao was pondering, a voice in his ear pulled him back to reality.
Seeing the martial artists collapsing one by one, Zhou Zeyao's heart clenched.
Mortal cultivators are ants.
Zhou Zeyao had once envisioned such a scenario in his mind, but that was in his previous life.
After the fusion, the brand-new Zhou Zeyao could absolutely not accept such a turn of events.
These were all living beings!
Perhaps a remnant soul left behind by the former Zhou Zeyao was stimulated by this scene. Zhou Zeyao immediately exclaimed, "Stop!"
However, after uttering these words, Zhou Zeyao's gaze immediately turned to Chen Yang, his eyes filled with nervousness and conflict.
He did not wish to damage his relationship with Chen Yang, but this scene...
Chen Yang, of course, heard everything clearly. But he said nothing, only looking coldly at Venerable Xuantian.
Chen Yang had not forgotten the blood feud between himself and the Zhou family.
Regarding the Zhou family, Chen Yang had indeed longed to kill them all.
But Chen Yang knew very well that what he truly needed to resolve were the individuals from the Zhou family in that past era!
The Zhou family had developed rapidly over the years, and many people had joined it.
Should he kill all these people?
Chen Yang had asked himself this question, but the final answer made it clear to him: he could not do it.
As a practitioner of medicine, Chen Yang possessed a fundamental principle: never to kill the innocent indiscriminately.
The people before him were members of the Zhou family, and today, they had directly attacked Yangyangyang Company. Chen Yang had witnessed all of this.
They deserved to die, but not in such a horrific manner!
This Venerable Xuanfeng of the Xuantian Cave Mansion had lost all semblance of human decency.
As for Zhou Zeyao's outburst, Chen Yang was not surprised at all.
Zhou Zeyao's mental state had always been problematic. At first, Chen Yang thought it was due to an unsuccessful fusion.
But later, upon closer observation, Chen Yang realized it was not due to an unsuccessful fusion, but rather too successful.
The main soul of Zhou Zeyao was incredibly powerful. Even after thousands of years of depletion, its strength still dominated.
And the Zhou Zeyao of the Zhou family had already died, his soul scattered to the point of near dissipation.
The divine soul from the tree mound, in order to perfectly fuse with Zhou Zeyao's body, ultimately chose to merge with Zhou Zeyao's remnant soul.
Everything had been exceptionally successful, but behind this perfect success lay a terrible problem.
That is, the resulting individual was a newborn existence.
Chen Yang had discussed this issue with Zhou Zeyao at the time. Zhou Zeyao understood the nature of his existence, but he did not go mad. Instead, he stabilized his soul and truly integrated into this world.
All of this was due to Chen Yang's help.
The current Zhou Zeyao's actions towards Chen Yang were precisely because of this matter.
However, when the many Grandmasters of the Zhou family met such tragic deaths before his eyes, the sliver of remnant soul within Zhou Zeyao was suddenly activated.
When Chen Yang and Zhou Zeyao's eyes met, Chen Yang was astonished to discover this situation.
He had seen those eyes the first time he encountered Zhou Zeyao in the forest behind the mine.
At that time, Zhou Zeyao had even wanted to take Chen Yang as his disciple.
Seeing the shocked expression on Chen Yang's face, Zhou Zeyao understood that Chen Yang could see everything.
"Young Chen, I didn't know of your existence before. I know the hatred in your heart. Everything is retribution for us."
A hint of solemnity appeared on Chen Yang's face. He did not understand why this sliver of remnant soul of Zhou Zeyao had suddenly taken control of this body.
Seeing Chen Yang's silence, Zhou Zeyao said no more. Instead, he looked at Venerable Xuantian with a ferocious expression and exclaimed, "Xuantian Cave Mansion, as a legendary sect, should be a sanctuary for martial artists. Yet, you slaughter martial artists like this!"
"This world may tolerate you, but I, Zhou Zeyao, will not!"
As Zhou Zeyao spoke, an extremely ancient and primordial power erupted from his entire being.
This power, as if traversing time and space, descended upon Zhou Zeyao.
Upon witnessing this, Xuanfeng Venerable's complexion changed drastically. He had never felt such a power before.
As a martial artist of the Xuantian Cave Mansion, Xuanfeng Venerable had encountered many peculiar beings and knew many secrets of this world.
However, he had never sensed such a peculiar power before.
Xuanfeng Venerable roared at Zhou Zeyao, "Who exactly are you! The Zhou family could never produce a martial artist like you. You are not from the Zhou family!"
Xuanfeng Venerable's heart was already filled with unease. If this incident were to spread, it would be a colossal blow not only to him but to the entire Xuantian Cave Mansion.
The martial artists of the world would not tolerate his frenzied actions, nor would other sects permit such an event to occur within the Xuantian Cave Mansion.
Not to mention the presence of two War Gods before him.
Xuanfeng Venerable had intended to suppress everyone present, but now, not only had a mysterious woman appeared, but someone so peculiar had suddenly emerged from the Zhou family.
Everything he had meticulously planned had suddenly slipped out of his control!
This left Xuanfeng Venerable feeling utterly unprepared.
Zhou Qingming's eyes widened as he looked at Zhou Zeyao, his heart filled with immense shock.
Zhou Zeyao had only recently broken through to the peak of Grandmaster. Logically, his strength should have been somewhat inferior to his own.
But the power he was now unleashing had managed to withstand Venerable Xuantian's might.
Zhou Qingming suddenly recalled how the family head had repeatedly mentioned something was amiss with Zhou Zeyao.
Coupled with the subtle changes in Zhou Zeyao after his return.
A terrifying thought then surfaced in Zhou Qingming's mind.
"Could it be that everything the family head spoke of was true?"
However, upon hearing the screams nearby, Zhou Qingming immediately came to his senses. This was not the time to dwell on such thoughts; the Zhou family members needed to escape!
The Yangyangyang Company was protected by the mysterious woman, but the Zhou family had no such protection!
All hope now rested on Zhou Zeyao.
"Zhou Zeyao! Tear open a path first and let everyone escape."
But in response to Zhou Qingming's roar, Zhou Zeyao replied without turning his head, "I am not doing this for the Zhou family. The people of the Zhou family deserve to die!"