The young man moved with incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived above Kaoshan Town, entering Chu Feng and Zi Ling's field of vision.
He stood treading upon empty air, hands clasped behind his back. First, he sized up Chu Feng and Zi Ling with an expressionless face, then spoke: "Chu Feng, Zi Ling. I've been waiting here for the two of you for quite some time."
"Who are you?" Chu Feng shouted upon seeing this person.
"I imagine you've heard my name. I am a disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect — Zhang Tianyi," Zhang Tianyi said.
"You're Zhang Tianyi? Senior Brother Zhang?!" Upon hearing those words, Chu Feng couldn't help but feel secretly pleased. Zhang Tianyi was a disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect, and everything Chu Feng had done before had been to bring glory to Qingzhou. Logically, he should be on the same side as Chu Feng.
"Senior Brother Zhang? You think you're worthy of calling me that?" But to Chu Feng's surprise, upon hearing his words, Zhang Tianyi's sharp eyebrows shot upward, and a murderous glint surged in his eyes, layer upon layer.
"Senior Brother Zhang, has Chu Feng somehow offended you?" Chu Feng asked in confusion. This was the first time they had ever met — there shouldn't be any grudge between them.
"Hmph! You, Chu Feng, angered the Lingyun Sect and brought my Azure Dragon Sect to ruin. Centuries of our predecessors' legacy — destroyed in an instant! And you still have the nerve to call yourself an Azure Dragon Sect disciple? You still dare to call me Senior Brother?"
"I, Zhang Tianyi, will today cleanse the sect of this disgrace and eliminate a traitorous disciple like you."
As he spoke, the killing intent in Zhang Tianyi's eyes grew even fiercer. His left hand formed the shape of a bow in midair, his right hand drew back an invisible string. Then, with both arms pulled wide, ten thousand streaks of golden light burst forth, blotting out the sky as they bore down on Chu Feng. Zhang Tianyi was using the Azure Dragon Sect's martial art — the Hundred Transformation Bow.
"Rumble rumble rumble."
At the level Chu Feng and the others had reached, the Hundred Transformation Bow was no longer considered a particularly powerful martial art. But when wielded by Zhang Tianyi, it absolutely possessed devastating might.
Ten thousand arrows of light danced through the air. The surrounding space rippled and warped, leaving dark rifts in its wake wherever the arrows passed, as if even the sky itself were about to be pierced. The power was not to be underestimated.
"His strength is actually this terrifying?"
In that moment, Chu Feng — who had also mastered the Hundred Transformation Bow to perfection — couldn't help but perk up, his brow furrowing slightly. He realized that Zhang Tianyi's combat power was truly horrifying. Even a martial art like the Hundred Transformation Bow had become terrifyingly powerful in his hands.
If the Hundred-faced Elder from before, who had been at the third level of Heaven Martial, could already be considered a king among third-level Heaven Martial cultivators, then Zhang Tianyi could be called the king of kings. His combat power was several times greater than that of the Hundred-faced Elder.
"Cleansing the sect? What an arrogant claim. This lady would like to see just what kind of skills you have to back up such bold words."
Right then, Zi Ling made her move. With a turn of her will, a massive blue barrier surged forth like a tide, condensing into several walls of barrier energy high above in the sky, cutting across the horizon.
The barrier walls were a translucent blue, shimmering like crystal under the sunlight — beautifully striking. Most importantly, Zi Ling's blue barrier was no ordinary thing. It radiated an aura of absolute indestructibility.
"Bang bang bang bang!"