"So fast!"
Lei Bao's face drained of color as he watched Fang Zhenyuan suddenly make his move.
He had never expected Fang Zhenyuan to attack on a whim like this — without the slightest hesitation, without any of the dignity befitting a Grandmaster, as if this were the most natural thing in the world.
The speed was impossible to react to, and behind that single punch surged a torrent of momentum, as though an army of thousands were bearing down head-on, utterly unstoppable.
"Bring it!"
Yet even as Fang Zhenyuan's fist shot forward, Shi Feng moved at the exact same instant.
For those who had reached the Grandmaster level, brain activation far surpassed that of ordinary people — their perception of danger exceeded the norm by more than tenfold. One could say that before the body even began to move, the instant the thought of an attack formed in the mind, the perception was already there. This was precisely why Grandmasters inspired such fear.
But fighting a Transcendent Grandmaster from the real world — this was a first for Shi Feng as well.
Facing Fang Zhenyuan's punch, Shi Feng did not retreat a single inch. He threw a punch of his own, heading straight for Fang Zhenyuan's fist.
Simple. No flourishes. Just a standard half-step straight punch.
"You're looking to die!" Fang Mingyu burst out laughing at the sight.
He had sparred with Shi Feng back at the Red Stone Restaurant and knew full well that Shi Feng's strength fell short of his own, let alone his father's.
His father might be advanced in years, but modern technology was extraordinarily advanced — especially the advent of Life Potions, which activated every cell in the body. Even ordinary people could look significantly younger after taking enough of them. For someone like his father, the effects were even greater. Combined with having reached the level of a Transcendent Grandmaster, his combat power had been maintained at its absolute peak. Even twenty years from now, his physical condition would not deteriorate.
Now Shi Feng was choosing to meet force with force. That was practically suicide.
Boom!
The collision of fists was like a powder keg exploding — the air itself seemed to be torn apart, and the floor beneath their feet cracked inch by inch, shaking the entire hall. The violent shockwave forced Bai Qingxue to stumble back.
After the single exchange, both Shi Feng and Fang Zhenyuan took one step back, their feet cratering the ground where they landed.
"How is this possible?!" Fang Mingyu's eyes went wide as he stared at the completely unscathed Shi Feng.
Just over ten days ago, his own strength had edged out Shi Feng's — yet now, facing his father Fang Zhenyuan's punch, Shi Feng had not been disadvantaged in the slightest…
"He blocked it?" Lei Bao, standing nearby, was equally stunned.
He knew Shi Feng had become a Transcendent Grandmaster, but Fang Zhenyuan had held that title for many years. He had surely traveled far down that path, and his physical constitution had long since surpassed the boundaries of a normal human body — not something Shi Feng, who had only just achieved Transcendent Grandmaster status a few days ago, could compare to.
Moreover, Fang Zhenyuan's punch was inhuman in nature. Just being grazed by it, Lei Bao felt, would mean death or crippling injury. If one tried to meet it head-on, even an elephant would be killed.
In truth, Shi Feng was quite surprised himself. He hadn't expected his training in the Tower of Four Gods after becoming a Transcendent Grandmaster to produce such remarkable results — not only had his physical constitution grown at a tremendous rate, but his application of force had improved considerably as well. He was now able to employ some of the deflection techniques from Sword Light Reincarnation, which had allowed him to redirect a portion of Fang Zhenyuan's force into the ground during their collision, thereby withstanding the blow.
If this had been right after he first became a Transcendent Grandmaster, Fang Zhenyuan's punch would likely have injured him.
"So this is the power of a Transcendent Grandmaster?"