"Heavens,
At this moment, many people couldn't believe what they were witnessing. If Chu Feng withstanding Gong Luyun's attacks before could be attributed to his extraordinary combat prowess, then the fact that Chu Feng was now clashing head-on with Gong Luyun was simply defying heaven itself.
So many refused to accept this reality. They couldn't fathom how yuan force—which differed from Mystic Force by heaven and earth in quality and couldn't even begin to compare—could now hold its own against Mystic Force without falling behind. After all, this completely defied all logic!
Some even suspected their eyes were playing tricks on them, rubbing them repeatedly. But when they opened their eyes again and looked back at the battlefield, they were struck dumb with shock.
Because they discovered, to their astonishment, that within the arena where Chu Feng and Gong Luyun clashed, yuan force was actually suppressing Mystic Force. With each exchange of blows, Gong Luyun was being driven back while Chu Feng pressed forward triumphantly. Chu Feng had actually gained the upper hand!
"So Xuan Martial Fourth Level is all you've got? It seems that title of yours as the number one disciple is rather unearned."
Even as his yuan force crushed Gong Luyun's Mystic Force and his Yuan Martial cultivation overpowered the Xuan Martial realm, driving his opponent back step by step, Chu Feng didn't forget to mock him.
"You bastard—what exactly did you take to have such bizarre combat power?"
Gong Luyun was utterly frustrated by Chu Feng, and he flatly refused to believe this was Chu Feng's own strength. He suspected Chu Feng had taken some special drug or employed a forbidden technique.
"He's right—what Gong Luyang said makes sense. Chu Feng's combat power right now does defy all reason. It's very likely he took some forbidden drug or used a forbidden technique."
Once Gong Luyun voiced this theory, it quickly resonated with the crowd. They had long felt that Chu Feng's strength was abnormal, and Gong Luyun had just given them a plausible explanation.
"Out with it—did you take a forbidden drug, or use the exclusive forbidden techniques of a Spirit World Master? To beat me, you'd actually resort to such despicable means? You're utterly shameless, completely devoid of all dignity!"
Seeing his guess validated by the crowd, the shameless Gong Luyun grew even bolder, shouting loudly as he pointed the fingers of despicable and shameless conduct squarely at Chu Feng.
"Hmph, do you really think everyone in this world is as shameless as you? Whether I took a forbidden drug or used forbidden techniques—time will reveal the truth."
"But your shameless refusal to honor your own wager after losing has already been witnessed by everyone present." Chu Feng let out a cold snort, clearing his name without even needing to try.
"Chu Feng has a point. Whether it's a forbidden drug or a forbidden technique, while they can indeed dramatically boost one's cultivation in the short term, they come with a strict time limit."
"Once that time expires, not only does all the gained power vanish, but the user suffers severe backlash—at best crippling injuries, at worst total disability and complete loss of cultivation."
"If Chu Feng really had taken a forbidden drug or used a forbidden technique, the truth would eventually come out. He wouldn't be able to keep it up for long. And judging by how confident he looks… could it be that he really didn't use any forbidden means and is relying entirely on his own strength?" Hearing Chu Feng's words, many felt it made perfect sense and couldn't help but nod.
"Hmph, you shameless cheat—even if you used forbidden drugs, so what? I, Gong Luyun, can still kill you with my own true cultivation! Die!"
Growing anxious, Gong Luyun's resolve shifted once more—he was starting to believe Chu Feng really hadn't taken any forbidden drug. He changed his approach, no longer competing with Chu Feng on raw combat power alone, and instead unleashed a powerful martial art.
With the martial art deployed, the true might of Mystic Force was finally brought to bear. Chu Feng's physical attacks were no match for it. But Chu Feng showed no fear. His yuan force surged as wave after wave of Illusory Palm materialized, dazzling the onlookers and making it impossible to distinguish the real from the illusory, once again suppressing Gong Luyun.
"This Chu Feng is truly impressive. It's the first time I've seen anyone bring our Azure Dragon Sect's Illusory Palm to such a level."
Watching Chu Feng's Illusory Palm, the Azure Dragon Sect elders were full of praise. Chu Feng's mastery of the technique was profound—he had completely grasped the essence of this martial art, far surpassing even them.
"Just a mere Third-rank Martial Art, and you dare show off in front of me? Let me show you the most powerful martial art of our Azure Dragon Sect."
Having lost the exchange of Third-rank Martial Arts, Gong Luyun shifted tactics once more and deployed a Fifth-rank Martial Art, hoping to crush Chu Feng with the sheer superiority of a higher-tier technique.
"A Fifth-rank Martial Art? You think you're the only one who has one?"
But how could Chu Feng fear him? The third form of Thunder Three Forms—Thunder surged forth, capable of transforming into all things. Though classified as a Fourth-tier Martial Art, this third form in both form and power was fully comparable to a Fifth-rank Martial Art.
Most importantly, Gong Luyun's so-called most powerful martial art of the Azure Dragon Sect was once again brutally suppressed by Chu Feng's Thunder Three Forms. This pushed Gong Luyun to the brink of despair.
"Chu Feng, you rely on crooked tricks to fight me, and sooner or later you'll reap the consequences. But don't worry—you won't have to suffer the backlash. I'll end your life before that happens!"
Having been suppressed by Chu Feng over and over again, Gong Luyun—a Xuan Martial Fourth Level cultivator who had once defeated the number one disciple of the first-rate Lingyun Sect—felt his face stripped of all dignity. Consumed by fury, he wanted nothing more than to eliminate Chu Feng as quickly as possible.
So he unleashed a movement technique, leaping backward thousands of meters. At the same time, his body began to transform as an incredibly powerful wave of Mystic Force converted within him.
"Chu Feng, let me show you a martial art you've never witnessed before—the pinnacle of Fifth-rank Martial Arts: Ten Thousand Stallions Stampede!"
BOOM!
Suddenly, an overwhelming surge of Mystic Force erupted from Gong Luyun's body. The force soared toward the heavens before crashing back down in the form of invisible tidal waves that rippled outward. Before long, the invisible took shape, and thousands of muscular steeds materialized in the air.
These stallions were lifelike, but their eyes glowed crimson, and sharp horns protruded from their foreheads, radiating a terrifying aura—far beyond what any ordinary horse could possess. Not even common demon beasts carried such a presence.
And most terrifying of all, there were thousands upon thousands of these fearsome stallions. The ground shook and trembled violently beneath their might. Had the Combat Platform not been forged from special materials, the earth in their path would have shattered into countless cracks, and an entire city could have been trampled into nothingness in mere moments.