"You're arrogant and overconfident. I'll make sure you die."
The insult to the Heavenly Bloodline enraged Kong Sheng all over again.
Kong Sheng let out a furious shout, and bolts of lightning erupted from within his body. Nine-colored lightning intertwined, forming a dazzling suit of Thunder Armor across his frame and blooming into imposing Thunder Wings at his back.
These Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings were the hallmarks of a Heavenly Bloodline bearer. Once manifested, they could instantly boost one's cultivation by two full ranks.
In that instant, Kong Sheng's aura was no longer that of a First Rank Martial Ancestor — it had surged to the Third Rank. Combined with his combat power that defied four ranks, he could now contend with an ordinary Seventh Rank Martial Ancestor.
"You trash, you dare look down on our Heavenly Bloodline? Now do you see how powerful it truly is?"
"You really thought that just because your cultivation matches my Big Brother Kong Sheng's, you could actually stand against him?"
"Know your place. The Heavenly Bloodline is the noblest bloodline in all the world. Even at the same cultivation level, you're nothing but an ant before a Heavenly Bloodline bearer — utterly beneath contempt."
Before Kong Sheng could even speak, a youth of the Kong Heavenly Clan whose cultivation reached the Sixth Rank Half Ancestor was already bellowing triumphantly.
At that moment, everyone who had been knocked back by Zhao Hong earlier wore a smug, satisfied grin.
Even though Zhao Hong had thrashed them like a tiger mauling rabbits, they knew she was bound to lose against Kong Sheng — the gap between them was simply too vast.
"Scum like you don't even need me to lift a finger."
But just as the opposition was gloating, convinced victory was in hand, a Spirit World Gate suddenly opened before Zhao Hong. Moments later, two colossal figures stepped through from within.
They were two Spirit World beings from the Spirit World, each radiating an ethereal, celestial aura like celestial guards. They stood imposingly before Zhao Hong, shielding her behind them.
The moment these two spirit world beings appeared, not only did the onlookers react — even Chu Feng's expression shifted.
He had sparred with Zhao Hong before, and at that time she had released a single spirit world being — a Third Rank Martial Ancestor.
But these two spirit world beings she now summoned were not the same one from that day.
The pair consisted of one male and one female, seemingly a couple, and well-matched at that.
What's more, both of these spirit world beings possessed the cultivation of Fourth Rank Martial Ancestor. With combat power that defied three ranks, each of them could contend with an ordinary Seventh Rank Martial Ancestor.
"This guy… actually has such powerful spirit world beings?"
"Who on earth are they?"
The smug youths who had been gloating moments ago were now filled with panic, because the auras of these two spirit world beings were overwhelming — neither was any weaker than Kong Sheng himself.
"Teach this ignorant fool a proper lesson. Let him see what real power looks like," Zhao Hong commanded.
"As you command." The two Spirit World beings obeyed without hesitation. The instant their words fell, each drew a long whip and charged at Kong Sheng.
"Don't underestimate me!" Kong Sheng refused to be outdone. He twisted his wrist and produced a half-finished Ancestral Armament, then lunged at the two spirit world beings in a counterattack.
Boom boom boom boom boom—
In an instant, thunderous explosions erupted in all directions. Overwhelming pressure filled the air as three tremendously powerful Martial Ancestors clashed in battle.
The two spirit world beings worked in seamless tandem, fighting as a pair against one. Their coordination was nothing short of flawless.
Kong Sheng, meanwhile, relied on the power of his half-finished Ancestral Armament, unleashing one powerful martial art after another to hold his own against the two spirit world beings.
Although Kong Sheng was already a Martial Ancestor, the half-finished Ancestral Armament could still amplify his combat power. The reason he had drawn it from the very start was precisely to leverage its strength and suppress the two spirit world beings.
Yet he never expected that their power was truly extraordinary. They commanded numerous devastating offensive techniques, and even with the half-finished Ancestral Armament bolstering his strength, Kong Sheng still could not overpower them — at best, he could fight to a stalemate.
"Chu Feng, ask whatever you need to ask. That Kong Sheng is mine," Zhao Hong said to Chu Feng.
At that moment, Chu Feng once again turned his gaze toward the man named Zhao Yu.