The person detained by the Dao Sea disciples was someone Chu Feng recognised.
It was a young man dressed in black clothes, with an extremely ordinary appearance.
He looked so plain that in a crowd, people would glance over him without a second thought, like a typical passerby face.
Yet he was definitely not an ordinary person.
He was the black-clothed youth who, on that day during the strongest junior contest in the Holy Light Heavenly River, defeated a group of geniuses.
If Chu Feng had not been present, the face of the Holy Light Heavenly River’s strongest juniors would have been completely lost because of him.
Even Chu Feng, in their battle that day, had not truly defeated this man.
Although Chu Feng had already gained the upper hand at that time.
But this person clearly still had powerful cards left to play.
He simply did not get the chance to use them before a mysterious figure stopped him.
That mysterious figure possessed terrifying strength, unfathomably deep. From this, one could guess that this black-clothed youth not only had impressive personal power, but his background was also extraordinarily strong.
“Hey, Brother Chu Feng, we meet again.”
When the black-clothed youth saw Chu Feng, he immediately became overjoyed. His delighted expression was exactly like someone seeing a close friend after many years apart.
So he greeted Chu Feng while speaking to the people of Dao Sea, “See, I told you Chu Feng is my friend. Is this how you treat your friend’s friend?”
“Little friend Chu Feng, do you know this person?”
Dao Sea Fairy asked Chu Feng.
She asked this because although the black-clothed youth looked extremely cheerful.
Chu Feng’s gaze toward him was filled with distance and coldness.
“I know him, but… we are not close.”
Chu Feng replied.
“Brother Chu Feng, how can you say that? We got to know each other through fighting, didn’t we?”
The black-clothed youth said.
“Got to know each other through fighting?”
“So you are not friends with Young Hero Chu Feng, but enemies?”
Upon hearing this, the people of Dao Sea immediately drew their weapons and pointed them at the black-clothed youth.
“No, no, not enemies, not enemies at all.”
“Brother Chu Feng, please help explain. Are we enemies?”
The black-clothed youth said to Chu Feng.
“Senior, let him go.”
Chu Feng said to Dao Sea Fairy.
As soon as Chu Feng spoke, Dao Sea Fairy waved her hand. The Dao Sea members who had been restraining the black-clothed youth immediately stepped back, though they still watched him cautiously.
Even with Dao Sea Fairy present, the black-clothed youth remained completely relaxed, always wearing that smiling expression.
Such an attitude could be called good mentality, but in reality it also meant he did not take the people of Dao Sea seriously at all.
Because of this, the looks the Dao Sea members gave him were full of displeasure.
But Chu Feng knew this black-clothed youth had every reason to be confident.
“Brother Chu Feng, you are not being very nice.”
“I thought we were friends.”
After being freed, the black-clothed youth walked toward Chu Feng.
“Friends?”
“I do not even know your name. How does that make us friends?”
Chu Feng asked coldly. His impression of this black-clothed youth was not good.
The reason it was bad was not because the black-clothed youth had humiliated the Holy Light Heavenly River, but because he had also injured Long Xiaoxiao that day.
“Oh dear, sorry Brother Chu Feng, I forgot to introduce myself.”
“My surname is Zhang, my given name is Yingxiong. Zhang Yingxiong, that’s me.”
“Now, are we friends?”
The black-clothed youth said to Chu Feng with a cheeky smile.
“Zhang Yingxiong?”
But as soon as he said this, quite a few people from Dao Sea looked at him with contempt.
Who names themselves “Hero” like that?
“Ladies, please do not look at me like that.”
“As the saying goes, our body and skin come from our parents, but a name is naturally not something I chose myself. It was given by my most respected master.”
“He hoped that I could become a hero, save the world, and be remembered by future generations.”
“So he gave me this name as a constant reminder to always be a hero who eliminates evil for the people, upholds justice, and helps the weak.”
Zhang Yingxiong patted his chest and explained proudly.
“How did you know I was here?”
Chu Feng asked in a deep voice.
“Brother Chu Feng, I do not mean to boast, but finding out where someone is happens to be extremely easy for me.”
“If I want to find you, it is naturally not difficult.”
Zhang Yingxiong said.
“If you do not tell me, I will have to ask you to leave.”
Chu Feng said this on purpose to provoke him.
Chu Feng knew that the person behind Zhang Yingxiong was most likely no weaker than Dao Sea Fairy. That was the reason he could act so fearless here.
If they tried to use force against him, it probably would not work. But since Zhang Yingxiong had come looking for him voluntarily, he must have something to say.
If he kept acting mysterious, fine. But if Chu Feng showed impatience, he would surely speak.
“No, no, no, no…”
“I will tell you, alright?”
Sure enough, as soon as he saw Chu Feng about to drive him away, Zhang Yingxiong hurriedly spoke.
“I will not say how I found this place.”
“But I came to find you because there is something urgent.”
“And it concerns your master.”
Zhang Yingxiong said.
“My master?”
When he heard the word “master”, Chu Feng’s gaze changed.
“Yes, the old Taoist senior.”
Zhang Yingxiong said.
“You know my master?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Of course I know him. Your master and my master are friends.”
“But I only found out about it later.”
Zhang Yingxiong said.
“Then what does my master want with me?”
Chu Feng asked.
“You want to know? That is possible.”
“But our match from last time is not finished yet.”
“I need you to defeat me before I tell you about this matter.”
At this point, Zhang Yingxiong looked toward the people of Dao Sea.
“By the way, do not think about helping him.”
“I have a rather stubborn personality.”
“If you try to help, Brother Chu Feng can forget about learning anything.”
After saying this, Zhang Yingxiong looked back at Chu Feng with a cheeky smile and said,
“Brother Chu Feng, do you dare to accept the challenge?”
In fact, ever since Zhang Yingxiong appeared, Chu Feng had been observing him.
This fellow had a treasure that concealed his cultivation. Chu Feng could not see through his current realm.
But since he knew Chu Feng had come here, he might have even been present during the marriage recruitment event.
That meant he likely knew what cards Chu Feng currently held.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Yingxiong still dared to challenge Chu Feng, which showed that his own cards were equally extraordinary.
But since this concerned his master, Chu Feng naturally could not back down.
“Fine, I accept.”
“But Zhang Yingxiong, you had better not deceive me.”
Chu Feng said.
“Rest assured, Brother Chu Feng. We are friends. How could I deceive a friend?”
“As long as you defeat me, I will definitely tell you about your master.”
As Zhang Yingxiong spoke, he reached into his cosmos sack, then with a sweep of his sleeve.
A loud boom rang out.
An object landed in front of Chu Feng.
It was a stone, not very tall, only about three metres high.
The stone looked ordinary at first glance, but it was covered in extremely complex patterns. Those were profoundly advanced runes. Chu Feng only needed one look to know they formed an incredibly powerful formation, far beyond what he could currently comprehend.
Most importantly, the stone emanated an extremely ancient aura, one that felt even more distant than the ancient era.
At first it seemed nothing special, but upon closer inspection, Chu Feng’s heart trembled. A powerful, sacred sensation began to surge into his mind.
That intense sacred feeling served as a warning.
A warning to Chu Feng not to probe it too deeply.
“That…”
“Could it be?”
At that moment, someone let out a cry of shock.
If it had been anyone else crying out in surprise, it might not have mattered.
But the one who cried out in shock right now was none other than the master of Dao Sea, Dao Sea Fairy herself!!!
