Boom boom boom boom boom.
In the blink of an eye, that Venerable Forbidden Martial Technique had already struck right in front of Chu Feng.
But when the ripples dissipated, people were stunned to discover that Chu Feng was completely unharmed.
Those countless golden martial power long spears stopped right in front of Chu Feng.
They did not miss entirely, but what they hit was only martial power.
A layer of martial power had transformed into a massive sphere, like a barrier, completely protecting Chu Feng within it.
Although those golden long spears had pierced through that martial power layer, they did not fully penetrate. They were trapped inside.
“Martial power barrier.”
“Just a martial power barrier managed to block a Venerable Forbidden Martial Technique?”
For a moment, gasps of amazement rang out one after another. The way people looked at Chu Feng began to change.
A martial power barrier was not an advanced technique at all. Yet precisely because it was so basic, the fact that it could block this attack made it hard for people to believe.
“What is this of yours?”
Xia Ran asked.
“Everyone else recognised it. It is a martial power barrier. Are you the only one who cannot recognise it?”
Chu Feng looked at Xia Ran with mockery.
“Nonsense. How could a martial power barrier possibly block my first-level Venerable Forbidden technique?”
Xia Ran looked completely unconvinced.
“Under normal circumstances, indeed it cannot.”
“But if the gap in combat power is too large, then it can.”
“It is like this. If a rat bites hard, on another rat it will definitely hurt.”
“But if that same hard bite from a rat lands on an elephant, do you think the elephant would feel any pain?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Are you calling me a rat?”
“Damn it, I will let you know who the real rat is.”
After saying this, Xia Ran began to launch attacks at Chu Feng again.
Boom boom boom boom boom.
In an instant, explosions rang out continuously, and ripples spread everywhere.
He unleashed his martial techniques with increasing strength. Second-level Venerable Forbidden, third-level Venerable Forbidden, fourth-level Venerable Forbidden, one after another.
Although toward the end, Chu Feng’s martial power barrier could no longer fully block Xia Ran’s attacks.
But in the end, Chu Feng only needed a first-level Venerable Forbidden technique to withstand Xia Ran’s fourth-level Venerable Forbidden technique.
Two martial techniques that were clearly not on the same level could actually block each other.
This left the onlookers in awe, while Xia Ran felt deeply humiliated.
Because this… was indeed a gap in combat power.
And it was an enormous gap.
“You dare to look down on me, Xia Ran? I will let you know the difference between us.”
Unwilling to accept defeat, Xia Ran tossed a golden medicinal pill into his mouth.
Hah!
Immediately after, Xia Ran let out a loud shout. Golden clouds surged in the void above.
Golden radiance also surged from Xia Ran’s body.
Xia Ran’s cultivation rose from Sixth Rank Venerable to Seventh Rank Venerable.
“Heaven-Bestowed Divine Power?”
“To actually need a pill to release it. A guy like you really is…”
“Not worth wasting my time on.”
“Let us end this.”
Chu Feng said.
“What is that guy saying?”
“Is he admitting defeat?”
Chu Feng’s words reached everyone’s ears. For a moment, people could not understand what he meant.
Because no matter how they looked at it, Chu Feng did not seem like someone about to admit defeat.
If he was not admitting defeat, that meant Chu Feng could also raise his cultivation by one rank.
If he really could raise his cultivation by one rank, that would be far too shocking.
After all… he was just a new disciple who had recently joined Lying Dragon Martial Sect.
Since the founding of Lying Dragon Martial Sect, there had never been such a powerful new disciple.
Crackle crackle.
However, while people were guessing, a bolt of lightning suddenly streaked between Chu Feng and Xia Ran.
When the lightning vanished, everyone could not help but gasp in shock.
Chu Feng had already appeared right in front of Xia Ran. One of his hands was tightly gripping Xia Ran’s throat.
The previously arrogant Xia Ran was now being lifted up by Chu Feng like a little chick.
Chu Feng’s cultivation had also risen from Sixth Rank Venerable to Seventh Rank Venerable.
Most importantly, on Chu Feng’s forehead was not an ordinary lightning pattern, but the divine character lightning pattern.
“Divine Punishment Mysterious Technique. He actually cultivated the legendary Divine Punishment Mysterious Technique.”
“What exactly is his background?”
“This guy was definitely not an ordinary figure even back in the Holy Light Heavenly River, right?”
Seeing Chu Feng like this, even the disciples from Donglong Academy and Xihu Academy could not help but let out sounds of admiration.
As for Hua Xu, who had always regarded Chu Feng as a strong rival, his expression became extremely complicated.
“Junior Sister Tu, how is this Chu Feng so strong?”
“Is he really one of the juniors from our Holy Light Heavenly River?”
Hua Xu came to Tu Yuanyuan’s side and asked quietly.
“You have been in seclusion for too long. You do not know what happened in Holy Light Heavenly River.”
“This Chu Feng not only has an extremely powerful background, but his talent is also outstanding beyond measure.”
“I will tell you secretly. You must not tell anyone else.”
“Actually, Chu Feng is currently the strongest junior in the entire Holy Light Heavenly River.”
Tu Yuanyuan transmitted her voice secretly to Hua Xu.
“The strongest junior?”
Although Hua Xu already knew Chu Feng was not simple, the word “strongest” was still hard for him to accept.
“Yes, the strongest junior. Otherwise, do you think I would have been so excited when I saw him that day?”
“It is only because we met him in Lying Dragon Martial Sect. If it were in Holy Light Heavenly River, someone like Chu Feng would not be someone we could even approach.”
Tu Yuanyuan said.
“But…”
Hua Xu still found it hard to accept.
“I know what you want to say. But let me tell you, Chu Feng has not even used his full strength yet. This is not his true power at all.”
“Hua Xu, we are both disciples of Donglong Academy. Let me give you some advice.”
“Find a time to apologise to Chu Feng.”
“A person like Chu Feng is not someone we can afford to provoke.”
Tu Yuanyuan said to Hua Xu.
Hua Xu said nothing more. He fell silent.
But while he was silent, he subconsciously looked toward Chu Feng.
His gaze became complicated.
As for Tu Yuanyuan, seeing Hua Xu’s conflicted expression, the corner of her mouth curved into a smug smile.
She had deliberately told Hua Xu these things. After all, Hua Xu still had a powerful senior in Donglong Academy.
If Hua Xu could recognise the difficulty and back off, not clashing with Chu Feng, then for Chu Feng, it might also be a good thing.
Because right now, Chu Feng was still somewhat weak within Lying Dragon Martial Sect.
“Bastard, let me go.”
“If you have the guts, let me go. Let us fight properly.”
“Using such despicable methods, what kind of skill is that?”
During this time, Xia Ran desperately tried to break free.
But the more he struggled, the more embarrassing he looked.
Because in Chu Feng’s hand, he was just like a little chick. No matter how hard he flailed, he could not break free at all.
With his actual actions, he once again proved to everyone just how vast the gap between him and Chu Feng really was.
The reason was that Chu Feng had poured martial power into Xia Ran’s body, sealing his strength. Now Xia Ran could no longer release any martial techniques.
Unable to use martial techniques and with such a huge disparity in combat power, Xia Ran naturally could not resist Chu Feng.
“Chu Feng, forget it. Please let Senior Brother Xia go.”
Bi Jingjing stepped forward to plead for Xia Ran.
“Senior Sister Bi, for your sake, I can let go of the fact that he used a fake testing stone to trick me just now.”
“But if I release him and he still keeps coming at me endlessly, then do not blame me for not being polite to him.”
After Chu Feng finished speaking, he really did release Xia Ran.
Once freed by Chu Feng, Xia Ran collapsed to the ground, coughing violently and gasping for breath.
Seeing this, all the disciples from Nanque Academy rushed over, anxiously tending to Xia Ran’s injuries.
But the onlookers from Donglong Academy and Xihu Academy were discussing fervently.
This scene was quite dramatic.
Clearly Xia Ran had come looking for trouble with Chu Feng.
In the end, he himself ended up in such a miserable state.
But they also knew that Chu Feng truly had the strength. At this moment, almost everyone began to look at Chu Feng with new respect.
They even started to suspect whether Chu Feng’s earlier test result had really been tampered with by Xia Ran.
With Chu Feng’s level of strength, how could he possibly only have inferior talent?
At the same time, the few remaining Beixuan Academy disciples on Tianfeng, such as Wang Ziying, Hei Yao and the others, also flew down.
Seeing that Chu Feng could defeat Xia Ran, they no longer had any reservations.
“Junior Brother Chu Feng, you are so strong. I never imagined Xia Ran would be so powerless in front of you.”
Wang Ziying walked to Chu Feng’s side and praised him.
But her praise was only transmitted secretly. She did not dare praise him openly, afraid that Xia Ran and the others would hear.
Chu Feng had long known what kind of person Wang Ziying was, so he paid her no attention at all. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the light emerging from the ground.
At this moment, the light released from the earth had already changed. The outline of a palace was gradually taking shape.
“Could it really be the Xueyu Divine Palace?”
“But is not the Xueyu Divine Palace supposed to appear only once every thousand years?”
Seeing this outline, people became even more convinced that this was the legendary Xueyu Divine Palace.
