What shocked Chu Feng was that Kong Zheng's palm had already swept across his Universe Bag, and a half-finished Ancestor Weapon had appeared in his hand — slashing straight at Chu Feng.
Swoosh—
Sensing danger, Chu Feng swiftly released his Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings. As his cultivation soared, his body shot backward violently.
"He actually dodged it. As expected, a Spirit World Master's reflexes are nothing to scoff at." Seeing that Chu Feng had evaded the attack, Kong Zheng grinned.
"Kong Zheng, what are you doing?" Chu Feng asked in a cold voice. Even as he spoke, he gripped his own half-finished Ancestor Weapon — the
"Isn't it obvious what I'm doing? You didn't really think I'd take you into the Hundred Refinements, did you?"
"To tell you the truth, I deliberately got close to you and even used a precious treasure my grandfather gifted me — an item that disguises my emotions — all to win your trust. Then, when you least expected it, I would strike you down and stop you from competing with me," Kong Zheng said.
In that moment, Chu Feng finally understood how someone like Kong Zheng had managed to deceive him. It turned out that in order to fool him, Kong Zheng had specifically used a treasure designed to counter a Spirit World Master's observational abilities.
It was a pity, though, that Kong Zheng had ultimately been exposed and discovered by Chu Feng in advance. Otherwise… if he had truly launched his attack while Chu Feng was completely off guard, Chu Feng might very well have already fallen to him.
"I didn't expect someone like you to have such cunning," Chu Feng said.
"I just didn't expect it to fail in the end. If I'd known, I should have struck you from the start. After all, I have every confidence in beating you." The moment those words left Kong Zheng's lips, lightning flashed in his eyes.
In the span of an instant, he released his own Thunder Wings and Thunder Armor, his cultivation surging from sixth-grade Half Ancestor to eighth-grade Half Ancestor in the blink of an eye.
And as his cultivation rose, the half-finished Ancestor Weapon in his hand swung toward Chu Feng once more.
BOOM—
A slash tore through the air, ripping apart even the void itself as it hurtled straight toward Chu Feng.
At that moment, a confident smile still hung on Kong Zheng's lips. In his view, his cultivation was a full grade above Chu Feng's.
Both of them possessed Heavenly Bloodlines, so no matter how strong Chu Feng's combat ability might be, he could not possibly be a match for him.
This strike, though not thrown with his full power, was — in Kong Zheng's estimation — more than enough to force Chu Feng into using a Forbidden Martial Technique. Otherwise, with Chu Feng's strength, there was simply no way he could withstand this slash.
Swoosh—
However, almost at the very instant Kong Zheng struck, the Magma Emperor Sword in Chu Feng's hand swept lightly through the air, and a flame slash shot across the void, streaking straight toward Kong Zheng's attack.
"Hmph, overestimating yourself." Seeing this, Kong Zheng let out a contemptuous snort in his mind.
BOOM—
Yet in the very next moment, the two slashes collided — and the result of the clash was a draw.
"How is that possible?" Kong Zheng's face was filled with shock, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Surprised, aren't you? Hard to believe? You're a sixth-grade Half Ancestor while I'm only a fifth-grade Half Ancestor. You should be able to kill me by lifting a finger. So how is it that an equal exchange failed to so much as scratch me?" Chu Feng said with cutting sarcasm.
"You hid your real cultivation? Are you a sixth-grade Half Ancestor, just like me?" Kong Zheng asked.
He theorized that Chu Feng, as a Palace Armor Spirit World Master, might possess special means — perhaps he had concealed his true level. Otherwise… he simply could not find any explanation for how Chu Feng had matched his strike.
"My real cultivation is fifth-grade Half Ancestor," Chu Feng said.
"I don't believe it. A fifth-grade Half Ancestor — how could you possibly fight me on equal footing? Are you trying to tell me you possess combat power four grades above your level?"