“This little brat, he couldn’t have gone mad, could he?”
“Does he really think he can defeat Gongsun Yuntian?”
Although Chu Feng accepting the challenge was exactly what the World Spiritists of the Nine Souls Heavenly River had been hoping for, when Chu Feng actually stepped forward to fight, people still found it hard to believe.
Quite a few even began to suspect that something must have gone wrong with Chu Feng’s mind.
“Chu Feng, you mustn’t act rashly.”
Xia Yan hurriedly spoke up to dissuade him.
Even though she knew Chu Feng’s capabilities, she still did not want him to face Gongsun Yuntian.
Because she understood very clearly that Gongsun Yuntian was no ordinary person.
“Don’t worry.”
Chu Feng gave Xia Yan a reassuring hand gesture, signalling her to relax.
Then, with a sweep of his sleeve, a vortex of a barrier appeared in front of him, spinning and surging. Very soon, a World Spirit gate emerged at that spot.
When the crowd saw this move, everyone became extremely curious about what Chu Feng intended to do.
“Chu Feng, are you actually planning to fight me with a World Spirit?”
Gongsun Yuntian asked directly.
“You guessed correctly. I am going to spar with you using my World Spirit.”
“Gongsun Yuntian, don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”
“Today I will not make a move myself. If you can defeat my World Spirit, then this duel will count as my, Chu Feng’s, defeat.”
Chu Feng declared.
“He’s gone mad, actually using a World Spirit?”
“Could it be that his World Spirit possesses strength comparable to a Martial Venerable?”
“He’s lost it, completely lost it. He’s started spouting unrealistic nonsense.”
Many people felt that Chu Feng was talking complete rubbish.
The reason they thought so was simple: they all knew that World Spirits normally only submit to World Spiritists who are stronger than themselves.
Therefore, in most cases, a World Spirit’s strength would not surpass that of its master. Even if the World Spirit was powerful, it would at best be roughly equal to the World Spiritist’s own cultivation.
“Is this little brat deliberately putting on a show of force?”
“He probably isn’t Gongsun Yuntian’s match, so he’s trying to confuse things, hoping to intimidate Gongsun Yuntian with sheer bravado and make him back down.”
“This little brat is truly despicable.”
Unable to understand the situation, people began to make such guesses, deciding that Chu Feng was merely bluffing.
“Yuntian, this brat is just posturing. Don’t be afraid of him. Teach him a proper lesson and let him see how formidable the younger generation of Nine Souls Heavenly River World Spiritists really is.”
So those people began to urge Gongsun Yuntian, encouraging him to attack Chu Feng directly.
Whoosh.
The very next moment, however, Gongsun Yuntian’s figure suddenly vanished. When he reappeared, he had already landed on the battle platform.
The instant he touched down, an aura of a true powerhouse burst forth from his body.
“Chu Feng, I don’t care what nonsense you spout or what outrageous things you do.”
“Right now I only want to ask you one thing. Have you, Chu Feng, accepted my, Gongsun Yuntian’s, challenge?”
Gongsun Yuntian asked Chu Feng.
“Yes, I, Chu Feng, accept your challenge.”
Chu Feng replied.
Whoosh.
The moment Chu Feng finished speaking, Gongsun Yuntian launched forward, charging straight at him.
He wasted no more words. Having already hated Chu Feng to the bone, he wanted nothing more than to kill him on the spot.
Moreover, his speed was astonishing. With his cultivation, Chu Feng had no chance of dodging.
After all, he had unleashed the barrier power of Dragon Transformation Fifth Level, a force equivalent to a First Rank Martial Venerable.
Although Chu Feng could not clearly see Gongsun Yuntian’s attack, the experts watching from the stands could see it perfectly.
As Gongsun Yuntian moved in, Chu Feng’s face showed absolutely no reaction, the clear sign of a weaker fighter facing an opponent far beyond their level, unable to even respond in time.
So many people revealed satisfied smiles.
They had known all along that Chu Feng’s strength probably peaked at Dragon Transformation Fourth Level. There was no way he could defeat Gongsun Yuntian.
They felt they had guessed correctly.
Whether it was his earlier boasting or the later opening of the World Spirit gate, it had all been nothing more than empty posturing.
This duel had only just begun, yet it was already over.
Roar.
But who could have expected that, just as Gongsun Yuntian was about to reach Chu Feng, a strange, eerie howl suddenly rang out.
At the same time, a surge of black flames burst from inside the World Spirit gate, shooting straight towards Gongsun Yuntian.
Gongsun Yuntian snorted coldly and threw a punch.
This was no ordinary punch. His body contained barrier formations, and this strike carried the full power of those formations.
Boom.
Yet, contrary to expectation, although the black flames appeared ethereal, they were actually incredibly solid.
Gongsun Yuntian’s formation-powered punch could do nothing against those black flames.
Roar.
The howls within the black flames grew even more piercing. The black flames twisted bizarrely, and then countless sharp black claws extended from within the flames, clawing straight towards Gongsun Yuntian.
Those claws were ferocious beyond measure, tearing visible cracks into the very void.
Gongsun Yuntian also sensed that something was wrong. He no longer tried to meet the black flames head-on. Instead, he retreated and dodged while clenching his hand. A barrier longsword instantly formed and he swung it fiercely at the black flame claws.
Clang clang clang.
Every collision between the barrier longsword and the black flame claws produced ear-piercing metallic sounds, along with showers of sparks.
This was no mere flame. It was clearly solid weaponry.
“Asura World Spirit, this aura… it’s an Asura World Spirit.”
“So he wasn’t just bluffing. His World Spirit really can fight Gongsun Yuntian on equal terms.”
“But how on earth did he manage to make such a powerful World Spirit submit to him?”
At that moment, the viewing stands erupted once again.
If blocking Gongsun Yuntian earlier might have been a fluke, then the current intense clash between the black flames and Gongsun Yuntian was undeniable proof of true strength.
Moreover, everyone could clearly sense that the aura emanating from within those black flames belonged to a First Rank Martial Venerable.
Although it seemed unbelievable, Chu Feng truly possessed a First Rank Martial Venerable realm World Spirit.
And it was an Asura World Spirit, no less.
Among the Seven Spirit Worlds, the Asura Spirit World was the most arrogant and proud.
For such an arrogant existence to willingly submit to Chu Feng, a master weaker than itself, was something people simply could not comprehend.
“Chu Feng, you really are something. To think you actually have such a formidable World Spirit serving you.”
“I was even worried about you earlier. Turns out you were hiding such a trump card all along.”
Xia Yan shouted loudly. The previous tension had completely vanished, replaced by hearty laughter. Chu Feng had once again given her a huge surprise.
“Calm down, calm down. This is nothing.”
Chu Feng grinned and waved casually at Xia Yan. Then, to everyone’s astonishment, he bent his body and plopped down on the ground.
That posture was utterly relaxed.
He looked exactly like a spectator watching the show.
“Gongsun Yuntian, you’d better step it up. You represent the Nine Souls Heavenly River. If you can’t even defeat my World Spirit, how are you going to hold your head up in the Nine Souls Heavenly River in the future? And how will the Gongsun family keep its face in the Nine Souls Heavenly River?”
“Are you going to have to find some hole to crawl into and never show your face again?”
After sitting down so leisurely, Chu Feng actually started shouting at Gongsun Yuntian again. The words sounded like encouragement on the surface, but in reality they were pure mockery directed at Gongsun Yuntian and the entire Gongsun family behind him.
“This damned bastard.”
Watching Chu Feng’s smug, arrogant behaviour, the members of the Gongsun family were so furious that their eyes practically bled and their noses twisted in rage.
