After Xia Yun'er's spear attack formation was shattered.
Silence fell over the area, both inside and outside.
Everyone stood frozen, unable to find the right words.
No one had anticipated that the blue-haired woman would be so terrifyingly powerful.
Xia Yun'er had already defeated three disciples of the Nine Profound Sect in succession, yet against this blue-haired woman, she clearly didn't even have the strength to put up a fight.
After a moment of silence, it was the blue-haired woman who broke it first.
"Next round — you defend, I attack," the blue-haired woman said.
"No need." But Xia Yun'er shook her head. "I'm no match for you. I concede."
With that, Xia Yun'er walked back and retreated behind Elder Xingyi, to Chu Feng's side.
At such close range, Chu Feng could see that Xia Yun'er's complexion was poor — she looked like she had taken a blow.
That was only natural…
No matter how well Xia Yun'er usually masked her emotions, as the Holy Maiden of the Starfall Sacred Ground, she still possessed a proud heart beneath it all.
Both were Dragon Mark level Celestial Cloak Spirit World Masters, yet there was such an enormous gap between her and her opponent. It shook Xia Yun'er's proud heart to its core.
"Miss Xia, it's all right. I'm here."
At that moment, Zhao Kun of Asura stepped up to Xia Yun'er's side, wearing an expression that said, "There's nothing to worry about — after all, I'm here."
"Then I'll trouble Young Master Zhao."
Xia Yun'er had always disliked Zhao Kun of Asura quite a bit, but now that even she had been defeated, the only person who could salvage the Starfall Sacred Ground's reputation was Zhao Kun.
It wasn't that Xia Yun'er looked down on Chu Feng. If she had, she wouldn't have invited him in the first place.
It was just that, from their earlier exchange, Xia Yun'er could feel just how powerful the blue-haired woman was.
Although both she and the woman were Dragon Mark level Celestial Cloak Spirit World Masters, they were clearly not on the same level.
That was why she believed that if even she couldn't defeat the blue-haired woman, Chu Feng would have no chance either.
Against such an existence, within the same realm, the woman seemed simply unbeatable.
And if there was anyone who could still defeat the blue-haired woman, it would have to be Zhao Kun of Asura.
So even though Xia Yun'er didn't particularly like Zhao Kun, she did acknowledge his Spirit World techniques.
In truth, the fact that Zhao Kun's reputation had spread throughout the Great Upper Realm was proof enough that he was no ordinary individual.
Xia Yun'er wasn't the only one who thought this way — nearly everyone from the Starfall Sacred Ground shared the same sentiment. Even Elder Xingyi was now watching Zhao Kun with an expectant gaze.
At this moment, Zhao Kun carried the hopes of every person from the Starfall Sacred Ground upon his shoulders.
Under the weight of all those gazes, Zhao Kun grew even more pleased with himself. He shot Chu Feng a disdainful look, then patted Chu Feng on the shoulder before speaking: "Don't worry, brother. With me, Zhao Kun of Asura, stepping in, there'll be no need for you to go out there and embarrass yourself."
At Zhao Kun's mockery, Chu Feng merely shrugged it off with a calm smile.
In Chu Feng's eyes, Zhao Kun was nothing more than a jumping clown — there was no need to waste words on someone like that.
Seeing that Chu Feng hadn't gotten angry but instead smiled, Zhao Kun grew rather irritated. He shot Chu Feng a vicious glare, then leapt forward and landed across from the woman.
This Zhao Kun of Asura truly was arrogant. Even though the blue-haired woman had already demonstrated her power, Zhao Kun still didn't take her seriously, his eyes filled with nothing but contempt.
"I attack, you defend — how does that sound?" Zhao Kun said.
"Fine."
As the blue-haired woman spoke, she swept her wide sleeve, and a barrier formation enveloped her.
It was the same defensive formation she had used to shatter Xia Yun'er's spear attack formation earlier.
"To think she could deploy such a powerful formation so effortlessly — twice in a row, no less. That's just too terrifying."
The two younger disciples from the Starfall Sacred Ground couldn't sit still any longer.
After her battle with Xia Yun'er, they already knew just how formidable the woman was.
But they had assumed that deploying such a powerful formation a second time would cost her more barrier power and time.
They never expected her to cast it again as though it were nothing.
It was simply too easy for her — and it was precisely that ease that highlighted the true terror of her Spirit World techniques.
Yet while everyone else was struck with shock, Zhao Kun of Asura remained utterly unfazed.
"Miss, allow me to give you a piece of advice."
"You're facing me, Zhao Kun of Asura, now. If you continue to underestimate your opponent like that, you're going to lose miserably."
"So I have to ask — is this really all you've got? Won't you enhance that formation a bit more?" Zhao Kun asked.