"Chu Feng, it's bad—run! Forget about us!"
Suddenly, Zi Xunyi screamed.
"B-Brother, quick—quick, run!" Even Wang Qiang echoed her words.
In truth, many in the allied army's ranks were urging Chu Feng to flee at this very moment.
The only difference was that some shouted it openly, while others transmitted the warning secretly.
It wasn't that they looked down on Chu Feng.
On the contrary, the fact that Chu Feng, at the cultivation of a first-grade True Immortal, had been able to suppress the Soul Infant Sect Master to such an extent was already astonishing.
In their hearts, Chu Feng's reputation as a genius was absolutely well-deserved—he was already the strongest among them all.
But right now, the Soul Infant Sect Master had used some unknown method to evolve to this level.
The current Soul Infant Sect Master was far too powerful. In their eyes, Chu Feng simply stood no chance against this version of the Soul Infant Sect Master.
Hummm— However, at that very moment, the Soul Infant Sect Master shifted his will, and a tremendous wave of pressure engulfed the entire region, rendering everyone unable to move a single inch.
"You want to flee? Today, all of you will die here—die at my hands. Not a single one of you will escape," the Soul Infant Sect Master declared.
"Who told you I was running?" Yet at that moment, Chu Feng spoke up, his voice calm and unhurried.
Not only was his tone composed, but his expression was without the slightest ripple of emotion. On the contrary, his gaze toward the Soul Infant Sect Master was tinged with a hint of mockery.
"This Chu Feng—how can he be so confident? Could it be… he still has a means to rival the Soul Infant Sect Master?" Chu Yue asked.
"I'm not sure. It's just that this Chu Feng's background is no ordinary thing. He might well be a genius from some upper realm here to gain experience. If that's the case, then he should still have methods capable of rivaling the Soul Infant Sect Master."
"No—not 'should,' but 'definitely.' This Chu Feng certainly still has trump cards he hasn't used," Chu Huai said with certainty.
"But his cultivation is only that of a first-grade True Immortal, and he's already used a half-completed immortal weapon. What other methods could he possibly have? Could it be… he'll resort to a forbidden drug as well?" Chu Yue asked.
In Chu Yue's view, aside from consuming a forbidden drug, Chu Feng likely had no means left to stand against the Soul Infant Sect Master.
"Not necessarily. If he truly comes from a heavenly clan of some upper realm, then anyone daring to come here alone for experience would absolutely carry a powerful supreme treasure on their person."
"That kind of supreme treasure—never mind this Soul Infant Sect Master, even someone far more powerful would be obliterated by it," Chu Huai said.
"I have heard of such supreme treasures, but anyone who carries one for protection must be a genius from an upper realm," Chu Yue said.
"He's so young, yet already possesses this level of cultivation. Surely this Chu Feng qualifies as a genius?" Chu Huai asked.
"He… well…" Chu Yue hesitated for a moment. She couldn't exactly find a reason to argue, but she still wasn't fully convinced, so she could only nod reluctantly. "I suppose that counts…"
"Look—the Soul Infant Sect Master is about to strike!" Chu Huai suddenly exclaimed.
Hearing this, Chu Yue shifted her gaze to the Soul Infant Sect Master and saw that he had condensed his martial power into an enormous sword.
The giant sword spanned a thousand meters in length. It was not a martial technique—merely power shaped into form.
Yet the aura emanating from this colossal blade was far more formidable than the Soul Infant Demon Sword the Soul Infant Sect Master had unleashed earlier.
The reason was simple: the current Soul Infant Sect Master was simply that powerful.
Although he had not truly become a third-grade True Immortal, his aura had already drawn infinitely close to that level.
In short, he could no longer be measured by the standards of an ordinary second-grade True Immortal.
"Chu Feng, I acknowledge that you are a rare genius. Had you continued to grow, your future accomplishments would have been immeasurable. The Hundred Refinements Ordinary World cannot contain you."
"But why today of all days did you choose to stand against me?"
"You walked the wrong path. You should never have opposed me, but there's no turning back for you now."
"Because you have thoroughly enraged me, and I will kill you."
"I will personally strangle a genius like you in my own hands." The Soul Infant Sect Master's words were ground out through clenched teeth.
It was clear—he truly hated Chu Feng to the bone.
And who could blame him? He had been driven by Chu Feng to consume so many forbidden drugs that he had nearly lost his very life. How could he not despise him?
"That should be your final gambit, shouldn't it?"
"Relying on consuming massive quantities of forbidden drugs to gain power, to the point where your very soul will dissipate the moment the effects wear off."
"To kill me, you really have stopped at nothing. But there is one thing I should tell you," Chu Feng said.
"What?" The Soul Infant Sect Master furrowed his brow and asked impatiently.