"Did you bring those people here?" Kong Moyu had also noticed the numerous onlookers watching everything from a distance. Realizing the matter was already exposed, his face turned pale with fury.
At the same time, his killing intent grew even more intense and his attacks grew even fiercer, as he sought to defeat the mysterious man as quickly as possible and cut him down.
However, the mysterious man was no pushover either.
A longsword was gripped in his hand, and he wielded every manner of sword technique with masterful precision.
Sword light flickered, and blades of light sprang forth one after another.
Despite Kong Moyu's formidable strength, he was unable to gain any advantage over him.
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. Since you've already done it, are you really afraid of people finding out?" the mysterious man taunted coldly.
"Even if the whole world knows, Chu Feng dies today!" Kong Moyu roared, and actually launched an attack aimed at Chu Feng and Wang Qiang.
However, before that attack could even get close to Chu Feng and Wang Qiang, the mysterious man immediately neutralized it.
"Your opponent is me. If you want to hurt them, you'll have to get through me first," the mysterious man said.
"Damn it!" Kong Moyu ground his teeth in rage, but he could not shake free of the mysterious man. So he had no choice but to call out to the other two Supreme Elders, "What are you two dawdling for? Kill Kong Shuilian quickly, then take out Chu Feng and Wang Qiang."
In truth, Kong Shuilian was currently fighting one against two and had indeed fallen into a passive position.
The only reason his opponents hadn't delivered a killing blow was because they hadn't committed to it yet — otherwise, Kong Shuilian probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for much longer.
"Brother, look… it looks like the rumors are true," Wang Qiang said to Chu Feng.
"What rumors?" Chu Feng asked.
"Th-the rumor about how once Heavenly Bloodline holders step into the True Immortal realm, their power gets sealed," Wang Qiang said.
"That's not a rumor — it's a fact. Otherwise, with True Immortal powerhouses stationed on both sides, if the Kong Heavenly Clan and the Zhou Heavenly Clan still possessed the strength of the Heavenly Bloodline, how could they possibly be on equal footing with the Sword Immortal Sect and the Buddha Radiance Heavenly Temple?" Chu Feng said.
The so-called rumor was that once a Heavenly Bloodline holder stepped into the True Immortal realm, they lost the power of their Heavenly Bloodline.
The power referred to here specifically meant the Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings, as well as the Thunder Rune formed after the Nine Thunders merge into one.
The Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings could be considered the Heavenly Bloodline's strongest means.
Why was that? Because once these two abilities were activated, they could directly elevate one's cultivation by two full levels.
Take the current situation, for example — both Kong Moyu and the mysterious man were at the first level of True Immortal.
If Kong Moyu used the Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings, his cultivation could instantly rise to the third level of True Immortal. At that point, how could the mysterious man possibly be his match?
But Kong Moyu had refrained from using this power not because he didn't want to, but because he could no longer use it.
Because the Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings had been sealed.
So this was not a rumor — it was the truth.
In fact, not only were the Thunder Armor and Thunder Wings unusable, but even the Thunder Rune could not be employed.
"Ugh—!"
Suddenly, Kong Shuilian coughed up a large mouthful of blood as his right leg was pierced through.
"Brother Shuilian, it's not too late to turn back now," one of the Supreme Elders said.
"Once I made this decision, I never planned on turning back." As Kong Shuilian spoke, the wound on his right leg healed in an instant, as though it had never been injured in the first place.
"Then don't blame us for being ruthless." With those words, the two Supreme Elders finally manifested genuine killing intent for the first time.
It seemed they had made up their minds — they were truly resolved to kill Kong Shuilian.
This couldn't really be blamed on them. From their perspective, killing Chu Feng was imperative.
But Kong Shuilian was using his natal treasure to protect Chu Feng and Wang Qiang. Unless they killed Kong Shuilian first, there was no way for them to break through that treasure.
Seeing this, Chu Feng's gaze grew grave. He took a step forward, preparing to leave the protection of the treasure and head outside.
"Chu Feng, you'd better think this through. If you use the Evil God Sword, you may not necessarily be able to fight a True Immortal."
"But what is certain is that if you use the Evil God Sword, you will very likely die from its backlash." At that moment, the Queen's voice rang out.