Swish—
With a wave of Lord Shoujian’s sleeve, the raging ripples instantly dissipated.
Now, everyone could see Chu Feng standing in place, unmoved.
Nangong Yifan, however, was only a few dozen meters away from Chu Feng.
But while Chu Feng’s clothes were intact and he was unscathed, Nangong Yifan was sprawled on the ground, covered in wounds.
He was extremely weak, lacking even the strength to stand.
These weren’t just superficial injuries—his soul had been severely damaged.
“He won! Chu Feng won!”
“Chu Feng actually used an Immortal Forbidden Martial Skill to defeat a Ninth Rank Immortal Technique?”
“Unbelievable, simply unbelievable.”
After a brief silence, the heavens erupted. The Ancestral Martial Starfield’s juniors began to celebrate wildly.
If the earlier exchanges between Chu Feng and Nangong Yifan were more like sparring, this was a true duel, especially now, with Nangong Yifan clearly unable to fight.
Chu Feng had won decisively.
While the Ancestral Martial Starfield’s juniors cheered like it was a festival, the All-Heaven Starfield’s juniors wore grave expressions.
“Yifan!”
The All-Heaven Starfield juniors rushed to Nangong Yifan’s side, helping him up and feeding him healing pills.
But many also cast dagger-like glares at Chu Feng.
“Chu Feng, it was just a spar. Why strike so ruthlessly?”
“Don’t you know to hold back?”
Beiyang Luo and other juniors angrily accused Chu Feng.
“You’re blind, aren’t you? I only broke his Ninth Rank Immortal Technique, causing some superficial wounds. I didn’t harm his soul.”
“His current state is due to the backlash of that forbidden pill, not me,” Chu Feng said.
“Young friend Chu Feng speaks reasonably. For fairness, I’ve been closely watching this duel. If Chu Feng had struck maliciously, I would’ve intervened.”
“Nangong Yifan’s injuries indeed have little to do with Chu Feng,” Lord Shoujian said.
“Are you All-Heaven Starfield folks sore losers? Even we can see Nangong Yifan’s suffering is from the forbidden pill’s backlash. Can’t you see it?”
“Hmph, is this the caliber of the All-Heaven Starfield?”
“Using a forbidden pill is one thing, but blaming its backlash on someone else? I’ve never seen such shamelessness.”
“In past years, when you beat us, we didn’t make excuses.”
“Now that you’ve lost, you’ve got all these excuses. Can’t handle defeat, huh? Shameless.”
The Ancestral Martial Starfield’s juniors, led by Kong Tianhui and Wuming Yuanzhi, mocked relentlessly.
“Shameless?”
“If anyone’s shameless, it’s you.”
“You knew Chu Feng only has Lightning Mark and Lightning Armor, two cultivation-boosting techniques. In a fair fight, he’s no match for Nangong Yifan.”
“So you deliberately sent Wuming Yuanzhi and the others to wear Yifan down, forcing him to use the Crimson Flame Soul Armor’s power against them.”
“Only when Yifan’s Crimson Flame Soul Armor weakened did Chu Feng step up.”
“Chu Feng, ask yourself, is your victory honorable?”
“You dare blame Yifan for using a forbidden pill?”
“Yes, Yifan used a forbidden pill, but no matter how strong it is, can it compare to a one-rank cultivation boost?”
“Even with your impressive techniques, so what? Yifan can boost three ranks, while you can only boost two.”
“If Yifan’s Crimson Flame Soul Armor was still active, giving him another rank boost, ask yourself, could you have won?”
“Chu Feng, you’re despicable, your victory is dishonorable.”
Beiyang Luo and the All-Heaven Starfield juniors berated Chu Feng.
They refused to acknowledge Nangong Yifan’s defeat, believing Chu Feng used underhanded tactics.
“The Crimson Flame Soul Armor is a treasure, but my brother Chu Feng’s Lightning Mark and Lightning Armor are his own bloodline powers. That’s true skill.”
“Compared to bloodline power, what’s so great about using a treasure to boost cultivation?” Kong Tianhui said disdainfully.
“Hmph, what’s wrong with a treasure? Using a treasure to boost cultivation is a skill. Why does your sister have a treasure to boost her cultivation, but you don’t? Is it because Divine Body King City lacks such powerful treasures, or because you can’t subdue one?” Beiyang Luo mocked.
Kong Tianhui, unwilling to back down, kept retorting.
Soon, the Ancestral Martial Starfield and All-Heaven Starfield juniors were arguing fiercely.
The All-Heaven Starfield insisted Chu Feng’s victory was dishonorable, while the Ancestral Martial Starfield called them sore losers.
Though they argued fiercely, the Ancestral Martial Starfield juniors, including the most vocal Kong Tianhui and Wuming Yuanzhi, were inwardly uneasy.
They felt Beiyang Luo had a point.
At equal cultivation, Chu Feng indeed had the upper hand. This was with Nangong Yifan using a forbidden pill. Without it, he likely couldn’t have contended with Chu Feng.
But Nangong Yifan’s Crimson Flame Soul Armor had indeed lost its power.
If it were active, Nangong Yifan’s cultivation would be a full rank above Chu Feng’s.
The gap in realms was insurmountable. No matter how strong Chu Feng’s combat power or techniques, he couldn’t win.
They worried that once Nangong Yifan recovered from the pill’s backlash and his Crimson Flame Soul Armor’s power returned, he could challenge Chu Feng again.
If that happened, Chu Feng would likely lose.
Though Chu Feng had a spirit backing him, spirit power wasn’t the same as a martial cultivator’s direct combat.
They were deeply concerned for Chu Feng.
He had won now, but once Nangong Yifan recovered and challenged him again, what would he do?
“I knew you’d say that,” Chu Feng’s voice suddenly rang out.
Facing the All-Heaven Starfield juniors’ accusations and insults, Chu Feng showed no anger. Instead, his expression almost seemed amused.
As if their taunts were laughable.
“Chu Feng, have you finally realized your victory was dishonorable?” Beiyang Luo mocked.
Hearing this, Chu Feng smiled faintly, then asked, “Take a good look. Was my victory really dishonorable?”
Whoosh—
As soon as he spoke, a powerful aura swept out from his body.
Since Beiyang Luo and the others were close, they were blown back, some tumbling.
Chu Feng’s appearance hadn’t changed. Beyond the Lightning Mark and Lightning Armor, no other power emerged. Yet, his cultivation had risen from Fourth Rank Venerable to Fifth Rank Venerable.
