Panic. All of those young generation members of the Kong Heavenly Clan who had come to trouble Chu Feng were panicking.
They truly hadn't expected that Chu Feng not only possessed genuine talent — indeed a genius in both martial cultivation and spirit techniques — but that his demeanor would be so composed and seasoned.
They were clearly on the Kong Heavenly Clan's own turf, yet he had managed to suppress them in presence and bearing. This kind of composure spoke volumes about two things.
First, Chu Feng was absolutely no ordinary young cultivator. He was someone who had seen the wider world, otherwise he would never have been so calm.
Second, Chu Feng's mental fortitude was extraordinary. Setting aside talent, in terms of sheer wisdom and boldness, he was already a cut above them all — so much so that they couldn't help but feel inferior.
In that moment, these young members of the Kong Heavenly Clan truly didn't know what to do. Left with no other option, every last one of them turned their gaze toward Kong Ruozeng.
The pressure on Kong Ruozeng in that instant was immense.
"Big Brother Ruozeng, maybe we should just give it up. Otherwise, when the elders arrive, I'm afraid we'll all be punished," someone urged in a panic, trying to convince Kong Ruozeng to back down.
"Punishment? Do you know where we are? This is the Kong Heavenly Clan! Who would dare punish me?" Kong Ruozeng said with great confidence.
He was considered a top-tier genius within the Kong Heavenly Clan and had been doted on by the clan since childhood. Never mind his own parents — even several Supreme Elders and the Kong Heavenly Clan's Clan Chief had been extremely fond of him.
From the time he was little, he had practically never been scolded by anyone. Even when he made mistakes, he would never be punished but would instead be shielded and excused. In short, he was a true chosen son of heaven, spoiled from cradle to grave.
"That's right — Big Brother Ruozeng is nothing like us. Even the Supreme Elders wouldn't punish him, let alone ordinary elders, who wouldn't dare punish him at all."
In that moment, the young cultivators suddenly came to a realization. If not for Kong Ruozeng's special status, they never could have barged in here to provoke Chu Feng in the first place.
After all, Chu Feng's residence was guarded by members of the Kong Heavenly Clan.
And when they had arrived, the guards had not failed to try to stop them — it was just that once Kong Ruozeng lost his temper, even those elders had backed away.
"Ha ha ha ha ha…" Thinking of this, Kong Ruozeng felt his confidence return. The embarrassment on his face vanished completely as he threw his head back and laughed out loud.
"What are you laughing about?" Chu Feng's expression shifted slightly as he asked in an even tone.
"What am I laughing about? I'm laughing at your stupidity. Don't you even know where you are?" Kong Ruozeng asked Chu Feng.
"This place is naturally the Kong Heavenly Clan," Chu Feng replied.
"Since you know this is the Kong Heavenly Clan, don't you find what you said earlier rather laughable?" Kong Ruozeng said.
"How so?" Chu Feng asked.
"You don't understand? Then let me tell you."
"Today, I came here specifically to use my rank nine Half Ancestor cultivation to bully your rank seven Half Ancestor cultivation — and what can you do about it?"
Kong Ruozeng pointed at Chu Feng, enunciating each word. Compared to before, he now brimmed with confidence, feeling not the slightest shame about this — on the contrary, he considered it perfectly justified.
"So you're admitting you're a shameless person?" Chu Feng said.
"So what if I'm shameless? Nobody here is going to laugh at me, and nobody here is going to punish me — because this is the Kong Heavenly Clan. This is my, Kong Ruozeng's, territory." Kong Ruozeng thumped his chest as he spoke.
"You know full well what you're doing is wrong, and yet you persist. If the Kong Heavenly Clan continues to let you run wild, then I, Chu Feng, truly have nothing more to say." Chu Feng smiled and gave a casual shrug.
Yet it was this simple, almost offhand gesture that completely ignited Kong Ruozeng's fury.
In his eyes, Chu Feng truly did not take him seriously at all — otherwise, how could he possibly show such blatant disdain?
"Since you've gone this far, today I really have no choice but to teach you a lesson."
The moment these words left Kong Ruozeng's mouth, he threw a thunderous punch. The pressure of a rank nine Half Ancestor surged forward like an invisible, ferocious beast, bearing down on Chu Feng.
Facing this onslaught, the corner of Chu Feng's lips curled upward. He didn't even activate his Lightning Armor or Lightning Wings. He didn't move from where he stood — not a single step — with no intention of dodging whatsoever.
It wasn't that he underestimated Kong Ruozeng or thought that punch couldn't harm him. It was that Chu Feng was utterly confident — confident that the force of that punch would never even come close to reaching him.