"You're the one who lured those people here?" Kong Moyu had also noticed that there were numerous onlookers watching everything from afar. Realizing that the matter had already been exposed, his face turned pale with fury.
At the same time, his killing intent grew even denser and his attacks more vicious, as he sought to defeat the mysterious figure as quickly as possible and cut him down.
However, the mysterious figure was no pushover either.
A longsword was gripped in his hand, and every sword-based martial technique he wielded was executed to absolute perfection.
Sword light flickered, and blades of energy burst forth one after another.
Despite Kong Moyu's formidable strength, he simply could not gain the upper hand.
"If you don't want people to know, don't do it in the first place. Since you've already done it, are you really afraid of people finding out?" the mysterious figure mocked coldly.
"Even if every living soul under heaven knows, Chu Feng will die today!" Kong Moyu roared in rage and actually launched an attack aimed at both Chu Feng and Wang Qiang.
However, before that attack could even get close to Chu Feng and Wang Qiang, it was immediately neutralized by the mysterious figure.
"Your opponent is me. If you want to hurt them, you'll have to get past me first," the mysterious figure said.
"Damnable!" Kong Moyu gnashed his teeth in fury, yet he found it nearly impossible to break free from the mysterious figure's hold. Left with no choice, he called out to the other two Supreme Elders: "What are you two still dawdling for? Kill Kong Xunlian quickly, then eliminate Chu Feng and Wang Qiang!"
In truth, Kong Xunlian was indeed being put on the defensive in his one-against-two battle.
The only reason he was still holding on was that the other two had not yet committed to a killing blow. Otherwise… Kong Xunlian probably wouldn't have been able to hold out much longer.
"Broth—brother, look… looks like the rumors are true," Wang Qiang said to Chu Feng.
"What rumors?" Chu Feng asked.
"The ru—rumors about your Heavenly Bloodline, that once you step into the True Immortal realm, your power gets sealed," Wang Qiang said.
"That's not just a rumor — it's fact. Otherwise… with True Immortal powerhouses stationed on both sides, if the Kong Heavenly Clan and Zhou Heavenly Clan still possessed the strength of the Heavenly Bloodline, how could they possibly be on equal footing with the Sword Immortal Sect and the Buddha Light Heavenly Temple?" Chu Feng said.
The so-called rumor was that once a Heavenly Bloodline possessor stepped into the True Immortal realm, they would lose the power of their Heavenly Bloodline.
The so-called power, in fact, referred specifically to the Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings, as well as the Thunder Mark formed after the Convergence of Nine Thunders.
The Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings could be called the Heavenly Bloodline's most powerful means.
Why was that? Because once these two abilities were activated, they could directly raise one's cultivation by two full levels.
For example, right now both Kong Moyu and the mysterious figure were first-grade True Immortals.
If Kong Moyu were to use the Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings, his cultivation would instantly rise to the third-grade True Immortal level. At that point, how could this mysterious figure possibly be his match?
The reason Kong Moyu had refrained from using this method for so long was not because he didn't want to, but because he no longer could.
The Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings had already been sealed.
Therefore, this was not mere rumor — it was fact.
In truth, not only were the Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings unusable, but the Thunder Mark was as well.
"Guh—!"
Suddenly, Kong Xunlian sprayed a large mouthful of fresh blood, his right leg pierced clean through.
"Brother Xunlian, it's not too late to turn back now," one of the Supreme Elders said.
"Once I made this decision, I never intended to turn back." As Kong Xunlian spoke, the wound on his right leg healed in the blink of an eye, as if it had never been inflicted at all.
"Then don't blame us for being ruthless." The words had barely left the two Supreme Elders' mouths when a true killing intent finally surged from their bodies for the very first time.
It seemed the two of them had made up their minds — they were truly resolved to kill Kong Xunlian.
They couldn't be blamed for this. From their perspective, eliminating Chu Feng was absolutely imperative.
But Kong Xunlian was using his life-bound treasure to shield Chu Feng and Wang Qiang. Unless they killed Kong Xunlian, there was simply no way for them to break through that treasure.
Seeing this, Chu Feng's gaze grew solemn. He took a step forward, preparing to leave the protection of the treasure and head outside.
"Chu Feng, you'd better think this through carefully. If you use the Evil God Sword, you may not necessarily be able to fight a True Immortal."
"But one thing is certain — if you use the Evil God Sword, you'll very likely be killed by its backlash." Just then, the Queen's voice rang out in his mind.