"Boom!"
Suddenly, another explosion echoed across the sky, and at the same time, a violent ripple of energy spread outward in a circle, distorting the space wherever it passed.
This kind of booming sound had resounded countless times over these past ten days, but this time, it was especially eye-catching.
Because after this strike, Chu Feng, weakened from exhaustion, couldn't dodge in time. He was caught by the shockwave and plummeted from the sky.
"Chu Feng!!" Seeing this, Jiang Hengyuan quickly leaped up and caught Chu Feng in his arms.
The moment he held Chu Feng, Jiang Hengyuan's expression changed. He could feel just how weak Chu Feng was right now—truly weak to the extreme.
Moreover, the power he had gained from the Imperial Vein Possession Array was rapidly dissipating. Soon, Chu Feng's aura dropped from the eighth stage of Heaven Martial to the second stage.
When the lightning in Chu Feng's eyes faded, his aura fell once more, returning to his true cultivation level: the ninth stage of Xuan Martial.
"Chu Feng, are you alright?" Once Chu Feng landed, everyone gathered around. Their gazes held both concern and heartache, but most of all, gratitude.
Although they were still facing death, during these ten days, they had managed to secretly evacuate Jiang Wushang and the other young royals from the Imperial City. This opportunity had been won entirely by Chu Feng's own efforts.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Although the power of the Imperial Vein Possession Array was gone, Chu Feng's complexion had actually improved considerably. This was because he no longer had to expend vast amounts of energy to stabilize that power.
"Hahaha, so it's just a little brat at the ninth stage of Xuan Martial. You're actually quite capable to have stabilized such immense power with that level of cultivation and fought us for ten days and nights."
"However, what a pity. In the end, you're still young and ignorant. You didn't realize we were deliberately dragging the fight out, waiting for that power which didn't belong to you to vanish. Hahaha..." Suddenly, the triumphant laughter of the Ji ancestor echoed from the sky.
"Oh? Is that so? Do you really think you're guaranteed to win today?" Chu Feng suddenly sneered.
"Little brat, do you think you still have a chance?" The Liu ancestor asked with sarcasm.
"I know perfectly well you were deliberately stalling for time."
"But you never imagined that I was also deliberately stalling for time," Chu Feng retorted coldly.
"You were also stalling? What use is that to you?"
"Oh, I see. You were using this time to move some of the Jiang clan members away."
"Too naive. They're just a bunch of juniors. Did you really think they could escape? If I wanted to wipe them all out, they wouldn't have left the Nine Provinces Continent," the Ji ancestor said, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below as he noticed something was off.
"Wrong. I wasn't stalling for that. I was waiting for reinforcements who can destroy you." Chu Feng smiled.
"Reinforcements?! Who are you trying to scare? On the current Nine Provinces Continent, could there possibly be anyone who can match the two of us?" It had to be said that hearing the word "reinforcements" made the Liu ancestor panic for a moment.