"Even having seen it with my own eyes, I still wouldn't have believed that someone could truly reach this level," the cloth-robed elder monk remarked with a sigh.
"Then I suppose I can announce the result," Immortal Golden Crane said.
"Hold on a moment," the cloth-robed elder monk said.
"What is it?" Immortal Golden Crane asked.
"Look at Chu Feng," the cloth-robed elder monk said.
Hearing this, Immortal Golden Crane also turned his gaze toward Chu Feng.
"What is that?"
Upon seeing this, the cloth-robed elder monk's eyes also filled with surprise.
Hum—
Right at that moment, Chu Feng's palm trembled once more, and a wisp of light shot out from it.
After the light emerged, it began to condense and transform, eventually taking the shape of a single object — the Pillar of Profound Meaning.
Though the Pillar of Profound Meaning was now only a single centimeter long, it was undeniably the Pillar of Profound Meaning.
After Chu Feng had completely refined it, he had actually condensed it once more.
"What is the meaning of this?" Young Master Dawn furrowed his brow slightly, his gaze unfriendly as he asked.
"Don't think I'm deliberately going easy on you. I'm merely respecting my opponent."
"Your cultivation is stronger than mine. For the sake of absolute fairness, Immortal Golden Crane set up this formation."
"Since this duel is to be conducted under fair conditions, naturally I must also honor that agreement," Chu Feng said.
"Truly a noble heart," the cloth-robed elder monk sighed in admiration.
"Indeed. He's already won, yet he still insists on continuing this duel with Dawn. That's not a decision just anyone could make."
"After all, his opponent is Dawn. Even if Chu Feng's potential surpasses Dawn's, a duel at equal strength — the outcome is still far from certain," Immortal Golden Crane said.
"Isn't that even better? We get to watch another fine show," the cloth-robed elder monk said.
"That's right. Today, Chu Feng has truly given us quite a few surprises," Immortal Golden Crane said with a meaningful smile.
After all, today Chu Feng had not only shocked him with his potential, but his character and magnanimity had also caught him off guard.
"Still, Dawn is proud and arrogant. Will he even accept Chu Feng going easy on him like this?" the cloth-robed elder monk asked.
"Dawn is indeed proud and arrogant, but the fact that he came to ask for my help this time tells me that the matter is very important to him."
"So he will accept it," Immortal Golden Crane said.
"This is your own decision. If you lose, don't you dare complain," Young Master Dawn said to Chu Feng.
Sure enough, even though he knew full well that Chu Feng was deliberately going easy on him — and was, in fact, a bit irritated by it — he still chose to continue the duel.
"Rest assured, I, Chu Feng, always honor my bets. But that's only if you can actually defeat me," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"I'll make sure you get what you wish for."
Whoosh—
The instant those words left Young Master Dawn's lips, his figure shot forward like an arrow loosed from its bow, its speed surpassing even a bolt of lightning. Carrying a powerful aura, he hurtled straight toward Chu Feng.
That was right — his target was Chu Feng himself, not the Pillar of Profound Meaning behind him.
His strategy was clear: he intended to defeat Chu Feng first, then seize the Pillar of Profound Meaning.
Whoosh—
And almost at the very instant Young Master Dawn surged toward Chu Feng, Chu Feng also launched himself into motion, transforming into a streak of golden light as he shot straight at Young Master Dawn.
"Take this!!!"
In the blink of an eye, the two had closed to within striking distance. Young Master Dawn's fists rained down upon Chu Feng in a dense, relentless barrage like a torrential downpour.