In truth, even if Chu Feng won after the demoness had gone so easy on him, it would hardly be an honorable victory.
But this was Chu Feng's only chance to defeat the demoness for the time being, so he had to seize it.
"Ha!" With that thought, Chu Feng hesitated no more. He let out a mighty shout, and a vast aura surged from within his body.
At that moment, the demoness's eyes lit up, a trace of excitement curling at the corners of her lips.
But the instant Chu Feng's shout ended and his mouth closed, it snapped open again. With a splatter, a torrent of crimson blood sprayed from his mouth like a geyser.
Seeing this, the demoness was struck dumb, clearly startled by Chu Feng's sudden vomiting of blood.
However, this was only the beginning.
After that massive gout of blood, blood began trickling from the corners of Chu Feng's eyes, his nose, and his ears.
At that moment, Chu Feng's complexion turned ghastly pale, his aura began to weaken, and his entire body grew increasingly unstable.
It was as though he were bearing some enormous pressure, on the verge of exploding at any moment.
"Hey, what's going on with you?"
Even the demoness could no longer remain composed, because Chu Feng looked nothing like he was performing some technique — this was clearly self-harm.
"Girl, don't let your guard down." Suddenly, the Immortal Spirit Realm spirit that accompanied the demoness cried out in warning.
And in the next instant, Chu Feng's robes began to billow, and at the same time, energy entities emerged from his body.
Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.
They stood before Chu Feng like celestial soldiers and divine generals.
They were none other than the Golden Immortal Ultimate Art, the Wood Immortal Ultimate Art, the Water Immortal Ultimate Art, the Fire Immortal Ultimate Art, and the Earth Immortal Ultimate Art.
"Are those… Secret Techniques?"
When the demoness saw the Secret Techniques, shock surfaced in her eyes. After all, each one now possessed the cultivation of a 6th-rank Martial Ancestor.
"Now this is going to be a bit troublesome." After witnessing them, the Immortal Spirit Realm spirit let out a sigh.
"How is it? Can you handle them?" the demoness asked.
"They're troublesome, but that doesn't mean they can't be dealt with."
Whoosh—
As the spirit finished speaking, it spread its hands wide, and two gleaming golden whips appeared in its grasp.
Crack, crack, crack—
Immediately after, the two golden whips soared through the sky like a pair of golden dragons, whirling and coiling.
Despite the fact that all five entities now possessed the cultivation of a 6th-rank Martial Ancestor, they found themselves unable to advance a single step against those two golden whips.
They were bound.
"This isn't good. The demoness's spirit is even stronger than I anticipated — I'm no match for it." Seeing the tide turning against him, Chu Feng considered stepping in personally to deal with the demoness.
For if the demoness were subdued, her spirit would naturally have to surrender as well.
Pfft—
But the moment Chu Feng took a single step, he felt his blood churn, and another massive mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.
In that instant, Chu Feng felt the world spin and his vision blur. Forget fighting — even taking a single step felt impossibly difficult.
"Damn it."
Chu Feng gritted his teeth in frustration. He had never imagined that casting the Secret Techniques would place such an enormous burden on his body.
"It seems you paid quite a heavy price to cast those Secret Techniques."
"Right now, you have no chance of defeating me. Even though I've been restrained by the Demon-Subduing Spring Water, you still can't beat me." The demoness smiled at Chu Feng.
Hearing the demoness's words, Chu Feng's frown deepened. This demoness was not only formidable in strength but also remarkably perceptive — it seemed she had seen through his intentions before he even moved.
"I have a question. Why are you so determined to kill me? I don't recall having any grudge against you," the demoness said.
"You killed my brother. Of course I'm going to avenge him," Chu Feng said.
"I've killed far too many people, but few have left a deep impression on me. Your brother must have been no ordinary person, was he?" the demoness asked. Clearly, she was beginning to see Chu Feng in a new light, growing more and more interested in him.