"But his methods are far from clean."
"This Red Soul Sect turns out to be a heretical demon cult."
The Divine Body Heavenly Palace Master spoke.
He could see it clearly — inside the Red Soul Sect Master's crimson aura, those hideous phantom figures that resembled souls were in fact living, breathing souls.
"So that's why I couldn't strip that crimson aura away."
"So you can elevate your cultivation level."
"A technique forged by refining the souls of others, then. The Red Soul Sect is nothing more than a demon cult."
Chu Feng said with contempt.
"In the world of martial cultivation, the strong are supreme."
"So what if it's a demon cult, so what if it's the righteous path — isn't it always the case that whoever is stronger is in the right?"
"Chu Feng, I can elevate my cultivation from First-tier Heavenly God to Second-tier Heavenly God."
"Can you raise the power inside those tokens to Second-tier Heavenly God?"
"Forget about having twenty tokens — even if you had two hundred, even two thousand, what difference would it make?"
The Red Soul Sect Master's voice rumbled through the void, far mightier than any peal of thunder.
"Old man, enough with the talk."
"I'm standing right here. If you've got the ability, come and take this power from me, then step onto the platform and open the path ahead."
"If you don't have the ability, just admit defeat. I might consider going easy on you." Chu Feng said.
"Very well, Chu Feng. You really do have a stubborn mouth."
"Then let me see just how long you can keep it up."
As the Red Soul Sect Master spoke, he swung the great blade in his hand, and a massive wave of martial force hurtled toward Chu Feng with a tearing, sky-rending force.
But Chu Feng subtly shifted his technique, and a surge of water crashed out, cleaving the incoming strike in two.
"Blocked it?"
"Didn't he already elevate his cultivation?"
"How can Chu Feng's token power still hold it back?" The crowd murmured in confusion.
"Haha." Chu Feng laughed out loud: "I see it now. You can elevate your cultivation, but the boost isn't complete — you can barely even move. You can only stand in place. Defense only, no offense. All show and no substance."
"Defense only, no offense? Then let me show you whether that's truly the case."
The Red Soul Sect Master gripped the divine-grade great blade with both hands and simultaneously formed a technique.
BOOM— AOWUU— The next instant, the crimson aura around his body rapidly expanded, and the piercing shrieks grew ever more terrifying, because as the aura swelled, more and more soul entities appeared within it.
Then a mass of crimson aura surged outward, hurtling straight toward Chu Feng.
This power hadn't reached the level of Second-tier Heavenly God, but it was far stronger than his previous attacks.
Chu Feng didn't dare hesitate. He quickly shifted his technique, and a tremendous torrent of water erupted from a token, forming a wall.
The wall managed to block the incoming attack, but that very token cracked apart and shattered.
AOWUU— Yet the wailing continued. Before long, the Red Soul Sect Master launched a second attack — and this one was even more ferocious than the last.
Chu Feng activated a Frost Qi token to form another ice wall. The result was the same.
Although it blocked the attack, the Frost Qi token was completely drained and split apart.
But immediately after, the Red Soul Sect Master struck again, and Chu Feng had no choice but to keep activating tokens to defend.
The outcome was identical each time — every block required expending the full power of a token to hold.
"Chu Feng is going to lose."
"Even though the Red Soul Sect Master's elevated cultivation has flaws — he can't move, and he only possesses Second-tier Heavenly God strength while on the defensive."
"His offensive power, however, is far beyond an ordinary First-tier Heavenly God."
"Chu Feng's tokens are limited, but that man's power comes from within himself."
"Based on what we're seeing, he can hold out far longer than Chu Feng."
The Divine Body Heavenly Palace Master frowned and sighed.
And so, Chu Feng's tokens were consumed at a rapid pace. In the blink of an eye, of his twenty tokens only seven remained.
The junior disciples could only feel the overwhelming pressure without seeing the details, but they had heard the Divine Body Heavenly Palace Master's words.
They finally understood just how dire the situation had become.
All they could do was pray — pray that the Red Soul Sect Master's power also had a time limit, otherwise Chu Feng's defeat was all but certain.
But just as the Red Soul Sect Master was about to unleash yet another attack, Chu Feng suddenly raised his hand: "Wait."
"What's this, are you going to concede? You lost that chance long ago," the Red Soul Sect Master said.
"Concede?"
"I, Chu Feng, would never concede to you."
"It's just that I took a careful look, and the soul entities within your aura are rather peculiar. Their aura is quite similar to that of your Red Soul Sect members, and their souls are red as well."
"I'm guessing — the people you refined aren't contemporary cultivators at all, but members of your own clan, are they?"
"Using the lives of your own clansmen to boost your cultivation. Your Red Soul Sect really is utterly devoid of conscience."
Chu Feng said.
The Red Soul Sect Master did not answer directly: "Spouting such nonsense — trying to buy time? I won't give you the chance."
With that, the Red Soul Sect Master launched another attack.
A wall of flames appeared, and through a fierce clash, it managed to block this strike as well.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh— But as the Red Soul Sect Master's power receded, six pillars of water appeared and shot straight toward him.
At first they were mere water columns, but soon eyes, scales, and claws emerged from within, and they transformed into six enormous water dragons.