"It really is strange, but he gives off the feeling of a second grade Half God."
"Could he be deliberately deceiving me?"
Feng Jiuyue's delicate brows furrowed. She was truly at a loss.
The two of them had both activated their own movement techniques.
Their speed was tremendous over a short period, but as time wore on, it would gradually decline.
Chu Feng, however, was different. He maintained his blistering pace without any sign of slowing down. At this rate, the gap between them would only grow wider.
Seeing this, a flash of resolve appeared in Feng Jiuyue's eyes.
With a flick of her wrist, a red pill materialized. She popped it straight into her mouth.
In the next instant, crimson aura erupted around her entire body. Her barrier combat power surged, and her speed increased dramatically.
Under these circumstances, the distance she had lost began to close once more.
Meanwhile, Feng Jiuyue was secretly arranging a formation with her right hand — a capturing formation. She intended to close the distance and then use it to snag Chu Feng directly.
"Don't bother. That formation of yours can't catch me."
But to her surprise, Chu Feng suddenly turned his head to look back at Feng Jiuyue, his eyes filled with provocation.
Hearing this, Feng Jiuyue's expression shifted slightly. She hadn't expected that the formation she had been setting up in secret had been discovered by Chu Feng as well.
Feng Jiuyue said nothing. The more Chu Feng behaved like this, the more determined she became to capture him — and this might be her best chance.
Ssssss—
But suddenly, lightning erupted around Chu Feng's body, and a suit of Thunder Armor materialized.
At that moment, Chu Feng's cultivation was revealed — third grade Half God.
This confirmed that Feng Jiuyue's earlier sensing had been correct. Chu Feng really was a second grade Half God. It was only after donning the Thunder Armor that his cultivation had risen to the third grade.
But here was the catch — once Chu Feng elevated his cultivation to the third grade Half God, his speed became truly terrifying, completely surpassing Feng Jiuyue's.
It was an entirely different level.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Feng vanished from Feng Jiuyue's sight.
Seeing this, Feng Jiuyue understood that she had already lost this chase. There was no possibility of catching up to Chu Feng now. Though she was deeply reluctant, she had no choice but to stop.
She first circulated her cultivation technique to force out the residual medicinal power in her body, then produced another pill and placed it in her mouth.
The red pill she had taken earlier was a forbidden drug that enhanced barrier combat power.
Though its effects were potent, it came with significant backlash.
Now that capturing Chu Feng was clearly impossible, it was best to minimize that backlash as much as possible.
Before long, Feng Tiansheng caught up to her.
"He really is a second grade Half God?"
"Then how was he running so fast?"
Though Feng Tiansheng had fallen behind, he had still been able to see Chu Feng. So he too now knew that Chu Feng's true cultivation was that of a second grade Half God.
"I get the feeling he might have some kind of special treasure on him." Feng Jiuyue gazed in the direction Chu Feng had vanished, speculating.
"There's no need to guess — that kid definitely has a treasure."
"But man, that thing is insane. At second grade Half God, he was faster than us, and at third grade, he vanished like a puff of smoke."
"This kid really does have a lot of secrets."
"Sis, I say we shouldn't have bothered talking to him. We should've just restrained him outright."
"Once we're done with things here, we just kill him."
"Behind him, he's only got the Totem Dragon Clan backing him up. It's not like we're afraid of the Totem Dragon Clan," Feng Tiansheng said.
"You're being incredibly foolish."
"Someone with that level of talent, carrying a treasure like that — you think no one has his back?" Feng Jiuyue replied.
"He… has someone backing him?"
"Who?"
"The strongest forces in the vast Martial Cultivation World are just the usual handful."
"He clearly doesn't belong to any of them. Who could possibly be backing him?" Feng Tiansheng said.
"The vast Martial Cultivation World is full of hidden talents. There are powerful experts who dislike being tied down and don't serve under any of the major factions."
"But their strength is something even those major factions wouldn't want to offend lightly."
"This Chu Feng — for all we know, he might be the disciple of some hidden master." Feng Jiuyue said.
"Sis, how many hidden masters do you think are really out there? I think you're just being too cautious." But Feng Tiansheng still refused to believe it.