The palm was enormous — large enough to blot out the sky and sun. It was condensed from golden radiance, yet it bore the lifelike texture of a real hand, complete with visible lines and creases. There was no arm attached; the palm simply materialized out of thin air.
But one had to admit, the power contained within that golden palm was absolutely terrifying. It was the epitome of raw, overwhelming force — far more fearsome than even
"Look! That's
At that moment, someone cried out in shock, letting
But in a situation like this, there was no time for Chu Feng to dwell on it. He redirected his mind, connecting with
"Roar!"
The instant the palm was unleashed, white energy surged violently from his palm, and that white qi then coalesced mid-air, transforming into a white tiger's claw.
It was a genuine tiger's claw. Though formed entirely from white energy, faint black stripes were visible across its surface — lifelike in every detail, right down to the fur that bristled along its edges. Most importantly, this tiger claw was completely different from the ones Chu Feng had summoned before.
The previous tiger claws had been illusory, but this one was far closer to a physical form. The reason for this transformation was simple: in that very moment, Chu Feng had acquired a new level of power — a further advancement of the Bai Hu Slaying Art.
When the White Tiger emerged, who could stand against it? In terms of sheer imposing might, the Bai Hu Slaying Art completely overshadowed the Heaven-Sent Divine Palm. And when the two collided, everyone present witnessed what true peerless offensive power truly looked like.
"Rumble rumble rumble!"
The two palms collided, and even the sky itself trembled. Pitch-black cracks spread across the heavens as though the sky were caving in. But after that deafening boom, the white tiger claw soared upward, piercing through the clouds and punching a tiger-shaped hole right through them. Heaven only knew how far that palm strike had traveled.
As for the golden giant palm, it had already dissolved into golden ripples that scattered uselessly through the air. In the face of the Bai Hu Slaying Art, the so-called Heaven-Sent Divine Palm was nothing but paper.
"What kind of martial art is that? How can it possess such devastating power?"
Staring at the white tiger claw that had left its mark even on the clouds, every person who had witnessed the scene was struck dumb, their eyes filled with utter disbelief.
Even
"Shura." Chu Feng's voice rang out, powerful and resonant.
Having deflected that terrifying attack, Chu Feng was finally able to take stock of the situation. He realized that the demon beasts had already been dealt with — all the disciples had poured into the fortress, and leading them was none other than Dugu Aoyun.
He was surrounded now, but that didn't mean he had no way out. Since he had already been discovered, there was no point in rushing to flee. Instead, he left behind a name — though not his real one.
"Shura? Quite the name. The rest of us have been fighting and bleeding out there, and you snuck in here to ransack all the Mystic Medicine. Not only that, you even killed people from my Lingyun Sect. Don't you think that's rather shameless?"
"If you've got any pride as a man, then show us your face. Let us see just who is capable of such despicable acts." Dugu Aoyun's voice boomed with accusation; he had clearly guessed that Shura was not Chu Feng's real name.
"Senior Brother Dugu is right. We've been risking our lives out there while you stole everything from under our noses. Hand over the Mystic Medicine, and we might leave your body intact."
At that moment, the gathered disciples joined in their condemnation of Chu Feng. After all, they had fought the demon beasts — some had died, others had been wounded — and if it all turned out to have been for nothing, no one was willing to accept that.
"What a joke. The Mystic Medicine here belongs to whoever is strong enough to take it. I never asked you to risk your lives out there. Even without you lot, I could have cleaned this place out just the same."
"Leave my body intact? Which one of you can kill me?" Chu Feng let out a cold laugh and swept his murderous gaze across the crowd.
That one glance was enough. Almost everyone present, Dugu Aoyun aside, involuntarily took a step back, cold sweat streaming down their faces. They could all feel the chilling killing intent radiating from Chu Feng's eyes.
After witnessing that terrifying palm strike of his, no one knew just how deep Chu Feng's strength ran — but they were all certain of one thing: he was a genuinely dangerous individual.
"Dugu Aoyun, do you dare? Come over here and test yourself against me!" Chu Feng threatened.
"You think I don't dare?" Dugu Aoyun said coldly.
"Ha ha ha! If you've got the guts, then come on!"
Chu Feng let out a hearty laugh and launched himself into the air. Then, right there in midair, he simply stopped — standing on nothing, hovering in the sky with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Heavens — he's... he's... he's standing in the air!"
"How is that possible? Could he be... a Heaven Martial realm expert?"
At that moment, watching Chu Feng stand upon empty air with his hands behind his back, no one could remain calm. Though Chu Feng's aura was only at the first level of the Xuan Martial realm, walking on air was a special ability that only a Heaven Martial realm powerhouse could wield.
The Heaven Martial realm — a level of cultivation that didn't even exist anywhere in all of Qingzhou. Could it be that the man before them was truly a Heaven Martial realm expert? If so, didn't that mean they had just provoked an impossibly powerful figure?
"Who exactly are you?!" Dugu Aoyun demanded loudly. Even he had been shaken by Chu Feng's display.
"Remember this: my name is Shura. And that name will one day echo across all Nine Provinces — known to everyone, feared by all!"
With those words spoken, Chu Feng let out a hearty laugh, stepped through the sky, and flew off into the distance, leaving behind a crowd of stunned disciples who could not calm their shaken minds for a long, long time.