No. If he lost today, there would be no "after." No "what ifs."
His talent was inferior. His resources were inferior. What could he possibly use to catch up in cultivation?
Roooar— His Mental Power, like a savage beast, began emitting ear-piercing roars.
To defeat Jie Tianran, Chu Feng began releasing his Mental Power without regard for the cost — trading quantity for quality.
But as Chu Feng's Mental Power grew stronger, Jie Tianran's Mental Power grew stronger in turn.
Jie Tianran had employed the same method as Chu Feng.
Chu Feng was already holding nothing back. Under these circumstances, there was nothing more he could do — it would come down to whose Mental Power was more vast.
Whose foundation ran deeper.
"Chu Feng, you're nothing more than this."
Jie Tianran suddenly spoke, his tone dripping with mockery.
Chu Feng sneered in disdain. "I never claimed I, Chu Feng, was all that remarkable. But beating the juniors of your Seven Realms Sacred Palace? That's more than enough for me."
"As for you, Palace Master of the Seven Realms… tsk, tsk… you're practically six feet under, and you still can't beat a junior like me."
"I really don't know how you have the nerve to talk about me."
"I, Chu Feng, may not be all that — but from where I'm standing, the Seven Realms Sacred Palace is even less impressive."
"After all, even you as Palace Master are nothing more than this."
"Going by this, it seems the only true genius in the Seven Realms Sacred Palace was my mother. Everyone else is all reputation and no substance," Chu Feng said.
"Chu Feng, spare me your verbal gymnastics."
"Right now, this old man is in your Ancestral Martial Star River. Do you dare show your face?"
"Bullying a junior and making it sound so righteous and justified — have you truly no shame?"
"Besides, weren't you the one who started using words to try and shake my composure? Now you turn around and bite me?"
"All those years and you've only grown thicker-skinned, haven't you?"
"My mother really was unlucky to have ended up with a father like you. And my grandmother must have had poor eyesight to pick a dried-up old bark like you."
"I'd bet both of them regret it deeply," Chu Feng continued.
"You—"
Jie Tianran's eyes bulged with fury. If not for the restrictions here, he would have slapped Chu Feng into dust without hesitation.
Jie Tianran was always a man who cared deeply about his pride.
Having been a genius since childhood, he was raised on a pedestal, surrounded by flattery from a young age. Almost no one dared speak to him this way.
Chu Feng was the first — not only the first, but he had said things that were far too harsh to stomach.
Most critically, his intentions had been seen through by Chu Feng. He had indeed been trying to affect Chu Feng's state of mind through words.
But clearly, this approach was no longer working. Chu Feng called him thick-skinned, and it stung to hear.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng seemed impervious — nothing he said had the slightest effect.
So he simply shut his mouth and stopped engaging Chu Feng in conversation.
In the blink of an eye, half a shichen passed.
The battle between the two still had no winner.
"He's this powerful?"
Though Chu Feng maintained his composure on the outside, he was beginning to panic inside.
At this level of intense consumption, even he couldn't hold on much longer.
He had already reached his limit. In truth, managing to last this long had cost Chu Feng an enormous price.
But soon, Chu Feng's worries dissipated.
Jie Tianran couldn't hold on either — his Mental Power was weakening too.
"Heh…"
"Jie Tianran, looks like you're going to miss this opportunity," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"Damn you — how did you even get in here?" Jie Tianran asked furiously.
To break open the gate, he had used an extremely precious treasure — one that could only be used once. It was only with that treasure's help that he had been able to enter.
But how had Chu Feng gotten in?
He truly couldn't figure it out.
"How I got in? I actually have you to thank for that — your treasure worked like a charm," Chu Feng said.
"You're here too?"