High in the sky, dark clouds gathered, covering the entire horizon in the blink of an eye.
Looking up, all one could see were the roiling black clouds and nothing else.
Was this really a phenomenon?
Wasn't this just a patch of dark clouds covering a larger area?
This clearly didn't match the strength of the two of them.
Before this, Jie Zhou had stood here and sparred with other juniors.
And the phenomena triggered on that occasion had been quite remarkable.
That was precisely why people had been looking forward to this.
So why had the phenomena this time turned out like this?
Could it be that one of them truly had inflated talent?
That obviously wasn't Jie Zhou.
Jie Zhou had already proven himself.
And so, everyone shifted their gaze to Chu Feng.
Those who had witnessed Chu Feng's strength in the Hidden Grounds were present.
Even they began to wonder whether Chu Feng had been wronged, since his previous performance hadn't seemed like an act.
But now, the phenomenon hadn't delivered the spectacle they'd expected.
This made them think the problem might lie with Chu Feng.
They couldn't help but suspect whether Chu Feng had truly used special means.
Otherwise… why would the phenomena triggered by the two of them be so underwhelming?!!!
"No, wait — Chu Feng's combat power is remarkably stable."
"Though it hasn't reached the level of a Golden Dragon Divine Robe, it absolutely rivals that of a Purple Dragon Divine Robe."
After observing carefully, the crowd grew even more astonished.
Everyone knew that a Golden Dragon Divine Robe was comparable to a Fifth-rank Half God.
A Purple Dragon Divine Robe was comparable to a Fourth-rank Half God, and Jie Zhou wore a Purple Dragon Divine Robe.
Chu Feng wore a Blue Dragon Divine Robe, which was comparable to a Third-rank Half God.
However, back in the Hidden Grounds, the formation Chu Feng had deployed gave the impression of surpassing a Purple Dragon Divine Robe.
Of course, there was a difference between array-breaking formations and barrier combat power.
Array-breaking formations were designed to counter barrier arrays.
Barrier combat power, on the other hand, was similar to martial arts — it could be used to directly engage opponents with full control and represented fixed fighting strength.
But Spirit World Masters were different from martial cultivators. A Spirit World Master's combat power was more rigid, with very few possessing heaven-defying strength.
Anyone who could wield heaven-defying combat power was an extraordinarily remarkable individual.
Even a genius like Jie Zhou didn't possess such ability.
But Chu Feng did!
Right now, Chu Feng was undeniably using his Blue Dragon Divine Robe cultivation to unleash combat power on par with a Fourth-rank Half God.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him, at the Blue Dragon Divine Robe level, to fight Jie Zhou — who wore a Purple Dragon Divine Robe — to a dead heat.
This raised the question: what kind of pill could allow a Spirit World Master to boost their combat power so dramatically?
They had never heard of such a thing.
Even if one truly existed, it certainly couldn't be without side effects.
So if Chu Feng had truly gained his current strength through other means, it wouldn't be long before the truth was exposed.
The answer was simple.
Whether Chu Feng was the real deal or not, time would tell.
But compared to the still-suspicious crowd, Jie Zhou had his brows tightly knitted, his heart uneasy.
Unlike everyone else, he knew that Chu Feng hadn't used any pills.
That was nothing more than a fabrication he and Lord Shuangyu had spread to smear Chu Feng's reputation.
But he himself had used a special treasure — the Primordial Divine Water.
Ling Xiao had been able to enhance his barrier combat power thanks to the Primordial Divine Water.
This Primordial Divine Water was extraordinarily rare; it was only because of Lord Nianqing's special status that he had managed to obtain some.
This was his first time using it. Due to the small quantity and lack of refinement, he couldn't replicate Ling Xiao's ability to transcend his own realm.
Still, it had significantly boosted his combat power.
That was the reason he dared to face Chu Feng in battle.
But what he hadn't anticipated was that even with the Primordial Divine Water, he still struggled to overcome Chu Feng.
Chu Feng was clearly only at the Blue Dragon Divine Robe level, yet his barrier combat power wasn't merely on par with a Purple Dragon Divine Robe.
His barrier strength within the Purple Dragon Divine Robe tier was terrifyingly high — at the very least far surpassing Jie Zhou's own natural ability.
Furthermore, Chu Feng's mastery of barrier techniques was extremely refined.
If Chu Feng was truly relying on his own abilities, then the longer this dragged on, the sooner Jie Zhou would inevitably lose.
After all, his supply of Primordial Divine Water was limited. Once its power faded, he would have absolutely no way to contend with a Chu Feng like this.
However, after another exchange of blows, he noticed that Chu Feng's combat power was beginning to weaken.
And pain was starting to show on Chu Feng's face.
The previously balanced battle immediately began to tip.
"It's weakening — Chu Feng's combat power seems to be weakening."
At this, the others noticed it too, which only reinforced their belief that Chu Feng had perhaps truly used special means to boost his strength.