"Force your way in? You've got some nerve saying that."
"Do you have any idea where you are? Do you have any idea who we are?"
"I don't care where you come from, but let me make one thing perfectly clear — this is the Hundred Refinements Field, and we are the Guardian Clan."
"By trespassing here today, you have committed a capital offense. We are well within our rights to execute you on the spot." Huo Xuanyi shouted at Chu Feng with a harsh voice. As he spoke, he released the aura of a ninth-grade Half Ancestor.
The moment that aura erupted, the sky churned and the wind howled, because Elder Huo Xuanyi was not merely a peak Half Ancestor — he also possessed combat power that could fight three grades above his level.
This strength was truly formidable. After all… even within the Hundred Refinements Mortal World, those who possessed heaven-defying combat power were already far from ordinary, let alone someone who could fight a full three grades above.
"Kong Zheng told you to execute me on the spot, and so you're ready to do just that? I'd say you don't look much like a member of the Guardian Clan — you look more like a dog of the Kong Heavenly Clan." Chu Feng mocked.
"Courting death!!!" Seeing Chu Feng dare to humiliate him publicly, Huo Xuanyi flew into a rage. Without another word, he shot toward Chu Feng.
He did not unleash any martial technique. Instead, his fists swung ceaselessly, hammering out one strike after another like a torrential downpour aimed straight at Chu Feng.
"Zzzzap!!!"
But just as Huo Xuanyi was about to close in, lightning flickered in Chu Feng's eyes. At the same time, magnificent lightning wings unfurled from his back, and an imposing suit of lightning armor enveloped his entire body.
In that instant, Chu Feng's cultivation surged upward by two full levels, rising from seventh-grade Half Ancestor all the way to the ninth-grade Half Ancestor realm.
And since Chu Feng also possessed combat power that could fight three grades above his level, at this moment every aspect of his strength matched Huo Xuanyi's exactly.
As a result, despite the ferocity of Huo Xuanyi's assault, Chu Feng dodged every single strike with ease.
"This fellow — he also possesses a Heavenly Bloodline!!!"
The moment they witnessed the exclusive ability of a Heavenly Bloodline manifest, the onlookers were stunned — and even the members of the Guardian Clan found their gazes toward Chu Feng shifting once more.
By now, they were growing ever more certain that Chu Feng's background was anything but ordinary. He was absolutely not someone simple.
"Even so, you will die today without a doubt."
Yet Huo Xuanyi's killing intent only intensified. Even knowing full well that Chu Feng's origins were far from simple, he showed no intention of holding back. On the contrary, he attacked with increasing ferocity, determined to prove himself — determined to defeat Chu Feng with nothing but bare fists and feet.
"Die without a doubt? With these fancy-looking fists of yours?" Chu Feng said with a grin.
"What did you say?" Huo Xuanyi could scarcely believe his ears.
The reason he had dared to press his advantage with close-range combat — even after realizing Chu Feng's strength was no weaker than his own — was precisely because of his confidence.
His hand-to-hand combat was his greatest specialty. Within the Guardian Clan, among his generation, almost no one could match him in close-quarters fighting. This was his forte. This was his pride.
Yet now, the very thing he was most proud of — the hand-to-hand techniques and close-combat tactics that others considered almost miraculous — had been dismissed as nothing more than flashy but empty moves. He simply… could not believe what he had just heard was real.
"I said… you're… just… putting… on… a… show." Chu Feng repeated, enunciating each word with deliberate slowness.
"Court death." Humiliated beyond measure by Chu Feng's words, Huo Xuanyi's fury surged ever higher. His fists and kicks grew faster still, and the sheer force of his attacks alone sent ripple after ripple through the air, generating gusts of violent wind that sent the surrounding spectators tumbling and rolling. Those unlucky enough to be struck directly by the gale were sent flying, gravely injured.
At that moment, the onlookers had no choice but to retreat to a safe distance, terrified of being caught up in the crossfire.
And yet, despite Huo Xuanyi fighting with increasing valor and unleashing every ounce of his strength… he still could not so much as touch a hair on Chu Feng.
What mattered most was that throughout it all, Chu Feng never once counterattacked — he simply kept dodging.