"Chu Feng, before this, Dugu Jianxu and the Wine-and-Meat Monk provoked you, and you had Zhao Hong kill them — I can let that slide."
"But I, Zhou Fukong, haven't done anything to you. Are you truly going to let this demon girl kill me?"
"You've already made enemies of the Kong Heavenly Clan, the Sword Command Sect, and the Radiant Buddha Temple."
"If you kill me, you'll be making an enemy of the Zhou Heavenly Clan as well, and then you'll really be—" When Zhou Fukong saw that threats weren't working, he tried softer words, hoping to persuade Chu Feng further.
*Swoosh—*
However, before Zhou Fukong could finish, the ancient battle axe suspended in the sky came slashing down, boring straight through his body.
"Guaaah!"
In that instant, Zhou Fukong let out a heart-rending scream, and his entire being fell into utter despair.
The ancient battle axe had pierced through his physical body, and he felt an incredibly powerful force pressing down upon him.
That oppressive force naturally came from the ancient battle axe.
If the Zhou Fukong from moments ago could barely hold his own against Chu Feng,
Then now, with the ancient battle axe driven through his body, he had completely lost the ability to fight Chu Feng.
Forget Chu Feng — anyone present at this moment could easily take his life.
"You'd best not move recklessly. Otherwise, this ancient battle axe just needs to drop a little further, and it'll split you in half. When that happens... when the Zhou Heavenly Clan comes to collect your body, they won't even find enough pieces to put together." Chu Feng said to Zhou Fukong.
"You—!"
Zhou Fukong was so furious he felt like his organs were about to explode. Chu Feng's meaning was as clear as day — today, Zhou Fukong was going to die, no question about it.
In truth, Zhou Fukong's fate was indeed sealed here, because that bloodthirsty demon girl Zhao Hong was already closing in.
"Zhao Hong, do it." Chu Feng said to Zhao Hong.
Zhao Hong didn't hesitate. She raised her palm, ready to take Zhou Fukong's life.
"STOP!!!"
But just then, a furious shout suddenly rang out.
The moment that voice sounded, the void itself trembled. Even the sky-pressing might emanating from Chu Feng quivered in response.
"This aura — is that a True Immortal?" The onlookers were all shocked. They could already sense that the newcomer was a True Immortal.
"Haha! Come on! Kill me! That's Elder Zhou Yuluo of my Zhou Heavenly Clan!!!"
At this moment, Zhou Fukong burst into ecstatic laughter, his grin brimming with smug triumph and provocation.
Because he knew his life could be saved today.
Not only would he survive, but these two who had tormented him so miserably were about to suffer terribly.
"A True Immortal?"
At this moment, Chu Feng too had sensed the True Immortal's aura, and a murmur of concern rose within him.
Based on the True Immortals he had encountered before, he could tell that this newcomer was merely a first-grade True Immortal.
But even if they were only a first-grade True Immortal, the opponent's aura still decisively surpassed his own.
It didn't matter that he possessed a Heaven-level Bloodline, or that he had Divine Markings, or that the ancient battle axe boosted his combat strength.
Even though he had already surpassed everyone in the Martial Ancestor Realm at this point,
When facing a first-grade True Immortal, Chu Feng could still deeply feel that he was inferior.
A True Immortal was a True Immortal — it was a realm that no Martial Ancestor, no matter how powerful, could contend with.
This chasm was one that even a Heaven-level Bloodline holder could not cross.
When Chu Feng was at the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, he could use his Heaven-level Bloodline to temporarily elevate his cultivation to the Half-Ancestor Realm.
But now, at the peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm — even though the power of his Heaven-level Bloodline still remained, even though he had mastered more heaven-defying means,
He still could not, by any method, elevate his cultivation to the True Immortal Realm.
This was the true power of a True Immortal. Unless you genuinely cultivated to that realm, no trick or technique would allow you to become one.
So no matter how strong Chu Feng was at this moment, no matter how heaven-defying his combat power, he was still in the Martial Ancestor Realm.
And as long as he remained a Martial Ancestor, he could not contend with a True Immortal.