"That red aura on the Kong Heavenly Clan junior is off."
"Seems like he used a forbidden medicine."
Even though Kong Ruozeng had gained the upper hand, none of the guests watching were impressed.
Those who were invited as guests to the Kong Heavenly Clan were all people of status and standing, and they naturally had seen their fair share of the world.
As such, they could all tell that Kong Ruozeng's sudden surge in combat power was most likely the result of consuming a forbidden drug. Winning against an opponent by relying on forbidden medicine was rather disgraceful.
At that moment, let alone outsiders, even some within the Kong Heavenly Clan who didn't know the full truth felt that their faces had lost color.
For a time, all manner of discussion rang out, most of it expressing contempt for Kong Ruozeng's behavior.
However, Kong Ruozeng seemed not to hear any of it. He simply looked at Wang Qiang and said in an arrogant tone: "Surrender."
"S-s-surrender?"
"I-I-I'll go f*** your mother."
Not only did Wang Qiang refuse to surrender, he spat out another large mouthful of spit from his mouth.
This time, Kong Ruozeng was caught off guard. He only managed to dodge half of it, and the remaining half landed on his clothes.
"I told you to surrender," Kong Ruozeng said as he twisted the weapon in his hand. A powerful wave of martial force surged through the weapon and into Wang Qiang's body, wreaking havoc inside him.
"Pfft—"
Under the assault of that martial force, Wang Qiang vomited a large mouthful of blood, his face contorted in pain.
"Surrender," Kong Ruozeng said once more.
"I'll surren—I'll surrender you as my grandson. You unfilial grandson, you use forbidden drugs to beat your grandpa and you call that real skill? With just these little tricks of yours, you come looking for a sparring match with your grandpa? You've really got no shame whatsoever," Wang Qiang cursed loudly.
"I'll shut your mouth for you." Kong Ruozeng suddenly swung the half-finished ancestral weapon in his hand. Blood sprayed into the air as Wang Qiang's entire arm was cleanly severed off.
"Th-this... isn't this going too far?"
"Exactly. Winning by forbidden medicine is already dishonorable enough, and now he's being this aggressive on top of it? This is absolutely outrageous."
"Wasn't Young Friend Wang Qiang invited here as an honored guest of the Kong Heavenly Clan? How can anyone treat a guest this way?"
"Is the Kong Heavenly Clan not going to do anything about this?"
Seeing this scene, the guests simply couldn't stand it any longer, and they spoke up one after another to condemn the act.
"Ruozeng, that's enough."
"Ruozeng, stop right now."
…
Even quite a few members of the Kong Heavenly Clan raised their voices in rebuke.
But no one actually stepped in to intervene. After all, Kong Xuanlian and Kong Moyu — two figures of great stature — were present, and since those two hadn't made a move, it was not their place to do so.
"All of you, shut your mouths. When juniors are sparring, what right does it give you to meddle?"
It was then that Kong Moyu suddenly spoke. His tone was stern, and the pressure of a True Immortal emanated faintly from him.
In an instant, everyone present felt a chill run through their bodies. Forget the members of the Kong Heavenly Clan itself — even the guests dared not say another word.
After all, the one who had spoken was Kong Moyu, a Supreme Elder of the Kong Heavenly Clan and a figure of renown throughout the entire Hundred Refinements Mortal World.
Yet Kong Moyu's interjection left the guests seething with discontent deep inside.
A man of Kong Moyu's status, instead of upholding justice, chose to side with his own clansman. It was blatant bullying, plain and simple.
"Are you going to surrender or not? If you don't surrender now, I'll kill you," Kong Ruozeng asked coldly, and genuine killing intent actually flickered to life in his eyes.
The whole reason he had come here was to deal with Chu Feng in the first place. It was only because Wang Qiang had intervened that things had been dragged out this long.
And during his fight with Wang Qiang, he had been humiliated time and again. Unable to best Wang Qiang in verbal sparring, he had long since come to hate Wang Qiang to the bone.
Now, with Supreme Elder Kong Moyu clearly backing him up, he had gained his courage. If Wang Qiang still refused to surrender publicly, he would truly deliver a killing blow.
"Hahahaha…"
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Yet, faced with Kong Ruozeng's murderous threat, Wang Qiang suddenly burst into hearty laughter.