She wasn't bathing — she appeared to be healing her injuries. She was seated in a cross-legged position at the bottom of the water, surrounded by barrier formations, her eyes tightly shut. Only her long eyelashes trembled ever so slightly.
Whoosh— But in that very instant, the woman's tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open. The moment she saw Chu Feng, a look of shock instantly flooded her gaze.
Clearly, she had been startled — but before long, her terror and surprise gave way to a surging wave of murderous intent.
"Die!!!"
Upon seeing Chu Feng, the woman threw a punch straight at him. Within a ten-meter range, the attack arrived in the blink of an eye.
First level Half Ancestor — this woman appeared to be roughly Chu Feng's age, yet she possessed the cultivation of a First level Half Ancestor. Her strength was truly not to be underestimated.
What was more, she wielded fighting power that could surpass two full levels. In other words, though she was only a First level Half Ancestor, she commanded the strength of a Third level Half Ancestor.
However, while such power was formidable among her peers, it amounted to nothing before Chu Feng.
At the very least, she was nowhere close to being able to wound him.
Whoosh— With a mere thought, Chu Feng neutralized the full force of the incoming punch.
"I didn't do it on purpose," Chu Feng said. With that, he shot upward, breaking through the surface of the lake.
Chu Feng had intended to simply leave, but something didn't feel right about it. Regardless of anything else, he had seen the body of a young, untouched woman. Whether intentional or not, an apology was only proper. So Chu Feng hovered above the lake's surface, waiting for the woman to appear.
Hum— Sure enough, before long, that radiant glow began flowing inward toward the lake, and soon it vanished entirely.
Splash— Right after, a towering column of water erupted skyward, and a figure appeared before Chu Feng.
It was the woman — though she was now fully dressed. A pale green gown draped over her figure, making her look like some sort of woodland spirit.
Yet for some reason, despite the dress she now wore, Chu Feng's mind couldn't help but conjure images of what she had looked like underneath.
Clang— Suddenly, a sharp sword materialized in the woman's palm. The blade was only three feet long and likewise pale green, but the moment it appeared, a tremendous aura of power swept outward. This was no ordinary sword — it was a Half Ancestral Armament.
"Even with a Half Ancestral Armament, you still can't beat me. Why don't we settle this peacefully?" Chu Feng said.
"Damned pervert — state your name!" The woman thrust her sword at Chu Feng, her voice sharp with fury.
"Pervert? You've got the wrong idea. I didn't deliberately look at you."
"Besides, if I really were a pervert, would I have run? Your strength is no match for mine. I could have simply had my way with you right then and there — why would I bother just taking a glance?" Chu Feng said.
"You—!" The woman's face flushed red with rage upon hearing this, but she also couldn't deny that what Chu Feng said seemed to make a certain amount of sense.
"Stop twisting words — if you weren't trying to look at me, then why were you there in the first place?" the woman demanded.
"I was resting in the forest when you shook the whole mountainside. I thought something had happened, so I flew up to investigate."
"I saw waves of radiant glow and thought something was off, so I went to check it out," Chu Feng explained.
"You could see the radiant glow?" the woman asked.
"I could." Chu Feng nodded.
"Then how did you break through that layer of radiant glow?" the woman asked.
"Break through? There was no obstruction at all — what do you mean, break through?" Chu Feng asked.