"The compass is a trap."
Everyone realized that the compass had drained Chu Feng's formation power.
It turned out that all of this had been a scheme orchestrated by Kong Tianhui.
"Oh no, this is bad."
At that moment, many people began to worry for Chu Feng.
After all, they all knew that Chu Feng's cultivation had not yet reached the Venerable realm. The only reason he had fought Linghu Hongfei to a draw was through his mastery of formation arts.
Now that his formation power could not be unleashed, Chu Feng's combat strength would be severely limited.
No — there was still a chance. That chance was Chu Feng's world spirit.
After all, Chu Feng's greatest asset was still that world spirit.
It had been that very world spirit that had fought Linghu Hongfei to a deadlocked draw.
But just as people thought Chu Feng still had a sliver of hope, Kong Tianhui spoke up.
"Realizing it only now is too late."
"This compass of mine was designed specifically to counter Spirit World Masters. Not only can Chu Feng no longer wield his formation arts, but even the World Spirit Gate cannot be opened."
"And I know full well that the only reason Chu Feng earned the top ranking among the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars was that world spirit of his from the Asura Spirit World."
"That world spirit is indeed formidable. I am no match for her."
"That is precisely why I lured you onto this compass to fight me."
"Chu Feng, do you now understand why I said you had lost the moment you stepped onto the compass?"
"I'll admit, your talent is not bad. It's just a pity that brains are something you simply don't have."
Kong Tianhui gazed at Chu Feng, his eyes brimming with smug satisfaction.
"Young Master Kong, what you're doing is hardly an honorable victory!" the patriarch of the Chu Heavenly Clan was furious.
He had been courteous toward Kong Tianhui before, but at this moment his tone grew decidedly less polite.
After all, Kong Tianhui had just schemed against the clan member he valued most — Chu Feng.
"As long as I win, that's all that matters. Whether it's honorable or not couldn't care less, Young Master Kong said with complete nonchalance, wearing an expression that was infuriating to behold.
By now, everyone had realized that although Kong Tianhui possessed impressive talent, his character was something else entirely.
He was nothing short of a despicable, shameless villain — shameless to an extreme degree, with skin thicker than a fortress wall.
This Kong Tianhui was nothing like the genius of the Divine Body Royal City they had imagined.
"Young Master Kong, even if you use this compass to defeat young friend Chu Feng, in truth you are still no match for him. Step off this compass, and you would never be able to defeat Chu Feng — you know that yourself. Even if you win today, what meaning does it have? You're only deceiving yourself," Tantai Yinjian said.
And in truth, this was what most people were thinking.
But Kong Tianhui remained utterly unfazed, and said: "As long as I defeat this Chu Feng, that is more than enough."
Looking at this Kong Tianhui, people truly did not know what to say. There was an old saying — when a man is utterly shameless, he becomes invincible. And this Kong Tianhui was shameless to the absolute extreme.
Under these circumstances, the gazes people directed at Chu Feng were filled with sympathy, even a touch of heartache.
If Chu Feng truly could not defeat Kong Tianhui and lost, then so be it.
But to lose in this manner — that was indeed rather unfair.
"Hahaha…"
Yet who would have thought that Chu Feng would suddenly burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at?" Kong Tianhui asked.
"Young Master Kong, my sincerest apologies," Chu Feng said.
"What?" Hearing those words, Kong Tianhui looked even more bewildered.
"What I did earlier was intentional," Chu Feng said.
"Intentional? What do you mean?" The confusion on Kong Tianhui's face deepened further.
It was not just Kong Tianhui — even the others present were somewhat baffled by Chu Feng's sudden words.
"Don't understand? That's fine. You will soon."
Chu Feng wore a peculiar smile, then shifted his body and threw a devastating punch.
Martial power erupted like a tidal wave, and with a deafening boom, the caught-off-guard Kong Tianhui was sent hurtling through the air, blasted thousands of meters off the compass.
"That aura…"