"Chu Feng, you... you... what kind of sorcery did you use?!" Kong Zheng was trembling with rage, still unable to accept the fact that Chu Feng was stronger than him.
"Say whatever you want, but the fact remains — what I can do, you can't."
"Even if I used some so-called sorcery, so what? Everything I know, you still don't. Simply put, you're just not on my level." Chu Feng knew Kong Zheng had an enormous ego, so he showed no mercy, ruthlessly striking at the man's pride.
"You—!!!" Sure enough, after being humiliated by Chu Feng, Kong Zheng couldn't find any words to retort. He stumbled backward several steps, his face turned pale, and with a "pfft" sound, he spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.
He had actually been angered into coughing up blood by Chu Feng!
"Hsss~~~"
Watching everything unfold before them, the onlookers couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.
They were astonished to discover that this Chu Feng not only had extraordinary strength but was also a formidable speaker — capable of literally angering someone into vomiting blood. It was something none of them had ever witnessed before.
"Hahaha... hahahaha..."
Yet after coughing up blood, Kong Zheng let out an eerie burst of laughter.
This laugh left everyone bewildered and confused, unable to figure out what Kong Zheng was playing at.
The situation had been thoroughly humiliating for Kong Zheng — surely there was no reason for him to laugh like that?
"Chu Feng, so what if you can shake the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone? Don't forget that on the way here, you were beaten so badly by this young master that you fled in a panic." Kong Zheng said to Chu Feng.
"What? Chu Feng was beaten into fleeing by Kong Zheng?" Upon hearing this, everyone's first reaction was shock, because they hadn't believed Chu Feng would lose to Kong Zheng.
"Heh..." Chu Feng simply let out a faint chuckle at Kong Zheng's words.
"What are you laughing at? Am I wrong? Didn't you flee in a panic?" Kong Zheng pressed further, growing increasingly agitated, because he was desperate to salvage his reputation.
"Sure, I ran. So what?" Chu Feng wore a faint smile, remaining as calm as still water.
"No way — Chu Feng really was beaten into fleeing by Kong Zheng? Could it be that Kong Zheng's strength is actually above Chu Feng's?"
Chu Feng's admission sent a massive shockwave through the crowd. After everything that had happened before, they had all believed Chu Feng was the stronger one between the two.
But now, to their astonishment, their assumption appeared to be wrong.
After all, even Chu Feng himself had admitted that he had been beaten into fleeing by Kong Zheng.
The sense of deflation among the crowd was enormous.
"Good, at least you admit it." Kong Zheng, with ears attuned to every whisper, caught the murmuring of the crowd. The pallor on his face finally regained a touch of color.
He felt that among the crowd, the face he had lost earlier was finally being restored — at least a little.
And next, he intended to continue reclaiming his dignity by crushing Chu Feng beneath his feet, proving once and for all that he was the true genius.
"I've admitted it, but I'm curious — what exactly are you planning to do?" Chu Feng asked Kong Zheng with a playful smile. Despite the question, his composed demeanor made it seem as though he had already seen through every move Kong Zheng could make.
"What I plan to do? Isn't it obvious to you?"
"Fine, then I'll tell you. Even if I can't shake the Hundred-Refined Jade Stone, I still won this contest. All I have to do is defeat you and drag you back." Kong Zheng declared.
"So that's how it is. If that's your plan, I'm afraid I have to disappoint you." Chu Feng shook his head with a smile — a blatant mockery, ridiculing Kong Zheng's ignorance.
"Disappoint me? Why?" Kong Zheng was momentarily stunned, not understanding what Chu Feng meant.