“So you deliberately came here to cause trouble?”
“Or did you originally intend to snatch this spirit beast for yourself?”
Zhao Yuzhuo’s gaze turned hostile as he stared at the spirit beast in Chu Feng’s hand.
“I have no interest in wasting words with you. Release her, and the spirit beast is yours.”
Chu Feng said.
“You release the spirit beast first, then we’ll release her.”
Zhao Yuzhuo replied.
“Don’t try to bargain with me.”
“Release her first, then the spirit beast.”
Chu Feng said.
As he finished speaking, his palm tightened. The spirit beast’s cries grew even more wretched.
“You bastard!”
“Who do you think you are?”
“How dare you threaten us?”
“You must be tired of living!!!”
Seeing Chu Feng act so arrogantly, Zhao Batian finally lost control and pointed at him, roaring in fury.
Yet Chu Feng paid Zhao Batian no attention at all. His expression showed not the slightest fear, and the spirit beast in his grip only wailed more pitifully.
“Brother, let the girl go.”
At that moment, Zhao Yuzhuo’s brows knitted tightly. In the end, he compromised.
His compromise shocked everyone.
Those who knew him understood that Zhao Yuzhuo was also an overbearing and unreasonable person.
He had always been the one threatening others. No one had ever seen him threatened, let alone forced to back down.
Yet people also understood why he yielded.
The reason Zhao Yuzhuo wanted this spirit beast so badly was that it was favoured by the princess of the Nine Souls Sacred Clan.
As long as he could please Her Highness, he was willing to suffer a little grievance.
“Get lost, you stinking brat.”
Since Zhao Yuzhuo had spoken, Zhao Batian released Long Xiaoxiao, however reluctantly.
At that, Long Xiaoxiao hurriedly flew to Chu Feng’s side.
“I’m sorry, I…”
Long Xiaoxiao looked at Chu Feng, not daring to raise her head.
She felt deeply ashamed. She knew why she had been caught.
She had been careless, and she had not listened to Chu Feng.
If she had obeyed him and left immediately, she would never have encountered Zhao Batian, nor been captured.
“Are you hurt?”
Chu Feng looked at Long Xiaoxiao with eyes full of concern, not a trace of blame.
Feeling his gaze, Long Xiaoxiao could not hold back. Tears began streaming down her face.
She said nothing, because she dared not speak. If she opened her mouth now, she would sob. She did not want Chu Feng to see her cry.
So she simply shook her head, indicating she was fine.
“Good, as long as you’re alright.”
“Leave the rest to me.”
Chu Feng gently stroked Long Xiaoxiao’s hair. His manner was extremely doting.
“So she’s your little lover. No wonder you dared come out to save her.”
Zhao Batian said with a cold laugh.
“Time to honour your promise.”
Zhao Yuzhuo urged.
“Here.”
Chu Feng flung his arm, and the spirit beast flew towards Zhao Yuzhuo.
Though moments earlier he had appeared to threaten the beast’s life by gripping its vital point, it had all been an illusion created by Chu Feng’s boundary power.
The spirit beast was now lively and unharmed.
Seeing it was fine, Zhao Yuzhuo nodded in satisfaction. Only then did anger finally surface on his face.
“Big Brother.”
Zhao Yuzhuo looked at Zhao Batian.
Boom—
The next instant, a tyrannical pressure sealed off that part of the sky.
It also blocked Chu Feng’s path of retreat.
It was the pressure of a rank seven Sovereign.
It came from Zhao Batian!!!
The pressure did not merely seal the heavens. Like an invisible ferocious beast, it surged towards Chu Feng.
There was no holding back. He clearly intended to take Chu Feng’s life.
“What?”
Yet in the next moment, not only the onlookers, but even Zhao Batian and Zhao Yuzhuo changed their expressions when they looked at Chu Feng.
Because at that instant, a divine lightning mark had appeared on Chu Feng’s forehead, and lightning armour surged around his body.
Although Chu Feng’s cultivation was rank five Sovereign, the moment he unleashed both the divine lightning mark and the lightning armour, his cultivation instantly rose from rank five Sovereign to rank seven Sovereign.
That was why he could withstand Zhao Batian’s pressure attack.
And that was precisely the reason for everyone’s shock.
Divine lightning marks were already extremely rare.
But to possess not only a divine lightning mark but also the ability to manifest lightning armour, such power should never appear in a cultivator of this realm.
“No wonder he’s so arrogant. He does have some skill.”
“Which Heavenly Clan are you from?”
Zhao Yuzhuo asked Chu Feng.
“Where I come from is none of your concern.”
“I’ll only give you one piece of advice. I am in a very bad mood today.”
“Don’t stand in my way, or your lives may be forfeit.”
Chu Feng said to Zhao Batian.
“Lives forfeit?”
“Indeed, someone’s life will be forfeit today.”
“But it won’t be mine. It will be you two adulterers.”
Boom—
As Zhao Batian roared, blue flames burst from his body.
At the same time, strange phenomena appeared in the void above.
Blue flames merged with the clouds, blotting out the sky and covering the heavens.
It was a Heaven-granted divine power. The moment it emerged, Zhao Batian’s cultivation rose from rank seven Sovereign to rank eight Sovereign.
“Now what will you do?”
“Shall your woman fight me again?”
Zhao Batian looked at Chu Feng with smug triumph.
He had already fought Long Xiaoxiao once and knew her strength.
Though he had defeated her, he also recognised that she was not to be underestimated.
As for Chu Feng, despite revealing such methods, his base cultivation was only rank five Sovereign. Zhao Batian knew that once his own cultivation reached rank eight Sovereign, Chu Feng would be no match for him.
Now his opponent had changed to Long Xiaoxiao.
Since he could defeat her once, he could defeat her again.
He feared nothing.
“Your opponent is me.”
Chu Feng said.
“Young benefactor, be careful. He possesses special techniques.”
Long Xiaoxiao secretly transmitted to Chu Feng.
“It’s fine.”
Chu Feng replied to her.
At that moment, Zhao Batian’s voice rang out again, dripping with mockery.
“You want to fight me? With what?”
“You’re just a measly rank five Sovereign.”
“Even now, you’re only rank seven Sovereign. What makes you think you can fight me?”
In truth, not only Zhao Batian looked down on Chu Feng.
All those who did not know him were questioning him as well.
Rank seven Sovereign truly could not contend with rank eight Sovereign. Everyone wanted to know where this young man, who had appeared from who-knows-where, found the confidence.
To dare challenge Zhao Batian, who had reached rank eight Sovereign, with only rank seven Sovereign cultivation.
Yet faced with everyone’s doubts, Chu Feng merely gave a cold laugh.
“With what will I fight you?”
“Let me be clear. I don’t just look down on you. Trash like you couldn’t harm a single hair on my body.”
Chu Feng said to Zhao Batian.
