Crash.
The lightning fist smashed into Chu Feng’s heavenly thunder and actually scattered it.
Seeing the danger, Chu Feng swiftly retreated, only just avoiding the power of that punch.
“Chu Feng, why are you running away? Don’t run!”
“Weren’t you the one who claimed no one else could match you, that you were invincible under the heavens?”
“You’re the man who mastered Heavenly Thunder Soul in three days, aren’t you?”
“What are you afraid of? Keep fighting!”
Seeing Chu Feng pull back, Yu Hong shouted loudly, his words dripping with mockery.
From the very start of the duel between Yu Lie and Chu Feng, Yu Lie had been at a disadvantage, which had left Yu Hong and the others deeply frustrated.
Now that Yu Lie had finally seized the upper hand, Yu Hong and the others naturally wanted to take the chance to ridicule Chu Feng.
Yet to their surprise, Chu Feng ignored Yu Hong completely. Instead, he looked at Yu Lie and smiled faintly.
“Brother Yu Lie, don’t hold back. Use your full strength.”
Chu Feng said this because he had already seen that Yu Lie’s previous strike had been restrained.
“Brother Chu Feng, you are a rare genius. In my view, no one in the entire Sacred Light Heaven River possesses talent greater than yours.”
“I do not wish to harm you. As long as you are willing to return my Yu Heavenly Clan’s Venerable Taboo martial skills, this duel can end right now.”
Yu Lie said to Chu Feng.
“Brother Yu Lie, I already told you. Use your full strength.”
Chu Feng repeated.
Hearing this, Yu Lie let out a helpless sigh. Then a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes.
“Since that is the case, brother Chu Feng, I, Yu Lie, must offend you.”
Rumble rumble.
The moment the words left his mouth, the thunder soul attacked again.
The speed and power of this punch far exceeded the previous one.
Chu Feng had not been wrong. Yu Lie had indeed been holding back earlier.
But now, he was unleashing everything he had.
Most shocking of all, faced with Yu Lie’s renewed assault, Chu Feng showed no intention of dodging. Instead, he released more heavenly thunder and counter-attacked.
“Is he insane?”
“Yu Lie wasn’t even using full strength before, and he still shattered Chu Feng’s thunder.”
“Now that the power has increased dramatically, Chu Feng still wants to meet it with thunder again?”
“Isn’t this like throwing an egg against a rock?”
At this moment, many people broke into a cold sweat for Chu Feng, unable to comprehend his actions.
Rumble rumble.
A deafening explosion rang out, and the sky darkened.
Yu Lie’s all-out strike collided once more with Chu Feng’s heavenly thunder.
Yet this time, Chu Feng’s thunder did not disperse.
Everyone looked closely and felt their hearts quake.
In the centre of that heavenly thunder stood a tiny humanoid figure.
It was a figure formed entirely of lightning, blocking that enormous and ferocious punch.
It was none other than the profound mystery of Heavenly Thunder Soul, the Thunder Soul itself!
“Chu Feng… he has also mastered the profound mystery of Heavenly Thunder Soul?”
Everyone stared at the lightning figure, their hearts unable to calm down.
Especially when that lightning figure began to expand rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, it grew from a tiny body only a few inches tall into a ten-thousand-metre giant that rivalled Yu Lie’s thunder soul in size. At that point, no one could deny the truth even if they wanted to.
Chu Feng had truly mastered the profound mystery of Heavenly Thunder Soul.
Even Yu Lie’s eyes were filled with shock.
“Brother Chu Feng, I, Yu Lie, still underestimated you.”
“But today, I must win this battle.”
Suddenly, Yu Lie’s gaze changed. His eyes became exceptionally sharp.
Immediately afterwards, he formed another hand seal.
Sizzle sizzle.
Large swathes of blue heavenly thunder burst from his body once more.
Soon, the thunder began to shift. Faintly, another lightning humanoid started to take shape.
“Two thunder souls!”
Seeing the second lightning figure condensing, shocked exclamations rose throughout the heavens and earth.
One thunder soul was already extraordinary.
No one had ever imagined that Yu Lie could actually condense a second thunder soul.
This was simply not something a junior should be capable of!
“Yu Lie, no! Stop at once!”
Seeing this, the Yu Heavenly Clan Chief hurriedly shouted to stop him.
At first, people did not understand why the Clan Chief was trying to intervene.
But when they looked carefully at Yu Lie, they realised that blood was now flowing from all seven orifices.
From that sight, everyone understood.
Condensing this second thunder soul placed an enormous burden on Yu Lie.
“Argh!”
Yet Yu Lie ignored his Clan Chief’s warning. Instead, he roared loudly.
Now it was no longer just bleeding from the seven orifices. Blood sprayed from them, and cracks even began to appear across his physical body.
Everyone could see that if Yu Lie continued, he would at best suffer severe injuries, and at worst his soul could be scattered and he would perish.
To condense this second thunder soul, Yu Lie had truly wagered his life.
“Brother Yu Lie, stop.”
Suddenly, Chu Feng’s voice rang out.
When he spoke, everyone’s attention immediately shifted back to him.
At first they were curious why Chu Feng would suddenly say such a thing.
Could it be that, seeing Yu Lie could condense a second thunder soul, he knew he was outmatched and wanted to admit defeat?
Yet when they looked carefully, they understood everything.
Because at that moment, on both the left and right sides of Chu Feng’s enormous thunder soul, two more thunder souls had appeared.
Although those two thunder souls had not yet begun to enlarge, they had already fully formed.
There was no longer any need for Yu Lie to continue condensing his second thunder soul.
Because Chu Feng could condense three thunder souls!
And all three had already successfully formed!
Crash.
Suddenly, the heavenly thunder filling the sky shattered like broken mirror fragments and danced around Yu Lie’s body.
Everything dispersed.
Not only did the incomplete second thunder soul vanish, even the first thunder soul dissolved.
Yu Lie had dismissed the heavenly thunder himself.
Yu Lie had conceded. He knew he could no longer defeat Chu Feng.
“Brother Chu Feng, I, Yu Lie, have lost. My life is yours to take.”
Although Yu Lie’s voice was weak, there was no trace of cowardice. He did not beg for mercy, and he did not seem afraid of death.
“Since my life is yours to dispose of, then live well.”
Chu Feng said.
“What?”
Hearing these words, Yu Lie was stunned.
The entire Yu Heavenly Clan was stunned.
Even Yu Hong and Yu Yin looked at Chu Feng with changed expressions.
None of them had expected that Chu Feng, who had always been so domineering, would choose to spare Yu Lie.
“Brother Chu Feng, you truly won’t kill me?”
Yu Lie asked.
“Why would I kill you?”
Chu Feng countered.
“Then why did you agree to fight me and accept the life-and-death wager?”
Yu Lie voiced the doubt in his heart.
“I heard of your deeds and simply wanted to cross swords with you. That is all.”
“From the very beginning, I never intended to take your life.”
“However, rules are rules. Since I won, everything inside that cosmos sack now belongs to me.”
Chu Feng said.
To these words, Yu Lie gave no reply. He did not know how to respond.
“My Yu Heavenly Clan is not so petty that we cannot accept defeat.”
“That cosmos sack is yours. Whether you keep it or sell its contents, the Yu Heavenly Clan will not interfere, nor will we cause you trouble over it.”
The voice of the Yu Heavenly Clan Chief suddenly rang out.
By the time he spoke, he was already beside Yu Lie, supporting him.
The man who was usually so overbearing now looked at Yu Lie with eyes full of heartache.
“Clan Chief, I…”
Yu Lie felt ashamed.
“Yu Lie, it’s all right. We all know you did your best.”
The Yu Heavenly Clan Chief comforted him. There was not a hint of blame in his voice, only tenderness and pain.
