"This kind of killing intent couldn't have been accumulated over just a day or two—it could only belong to someone who had killed countless powerful individuals. Could this be the strongest among all assassins?"
At this moment, even Chu Feng's brows were tightly furrowed, because he could sense that the Hundred-Faced Elder's killing intent was no joke—this old man truly possessed the strength to kill him.
"Since that's the case, I'll oblige you. Let me show you the might of my Asura Ghost Axe."
Chu Feng smiled coldly. With a flash of light in his right hand, the Asura Ghost Axe materialized in his palm. With a sweep of the great axe, a black arc of light shot toward the Hundred-Faced Elder.
The tavern wasn't very large. At such close range, with such a powerful attack, the Hundred-Faced Elder had almost no room to dodge. But he remained calm and unfazed—with a mere thought, a layer of blue barrier emerged from his mind and materialized before him.
*Boom.* A thunderous sound rang out as ripples spread outward. The barrier the Hundred-Faced Elder had condensed actually blocked Chu Feng's black blade of light.
However, at the very moment the Hundred-Faced Elder blocked the attack, Chu Feng had already pivoted. Gripping an offensive talisman, he shattered the elder's barrier array and transformed into a streak of light, flying out of the tavern.
This Hundred-Faced Elder was no simple opponent. With Chu Feng's current strength, fighting him head-on would yield little advantage. Without absolute certainty of victory, it was better to slip away. That was why from the very beginning, Chu Feng had never intended to truly fight the Hundred-Faced Elder—he had planned to escape all along.
"Crap—he set up barrier arrays in advance."
However, the moment he burst out of the tavern, Chu Feng halted in midair. To his shock, he discovered that outside the tavern, there were several more barriers. The Hundred-Faced Elder had actually deployed barrier arrays in advance.
And there wasn't just one or two—there were at least a dozen of them, sealing off the entire city and trapping Chu Feng within.
"What a cunning brat! But having witnessed that terrifying speed of yours, do you really think I'd come to face you without any precautions?" Just then, the Hundred-Faced Elder's laughter echoed once more.
"You've seen me before?" Chu Feng's brows knit tightly. He had the feeling that this Hundred-Faced Elder knew quite a lot about him.
"Ha ha, I won't hide it from you—I am the owner of the Drunken Life, Dreaming Death. Back when you fought Song Qingfeng and the others, I was watching from the sidelines. I already know all your tricks."
"You possess two supreme secret techniques. One is a pale green armor that protects your body, and the other is a pair of white tiger claws that contain devastating offensive power. However, your strength is still too weak to unleash their true might. Your strongest asset right now should be your speed—you've mastered a cyan movement martial art that resembles a dragon."
"That martial art of yours is incredibly fast. I've never seen such an extraordinary movement technique. It must have surpassed the eighth rank—it has to be a ninth-rank movement martial art."
"However, although that martial art is fast, it's only suited for pursuit and escape. In actual combat, it's hard to adapt flexibly—it can't be wielded freely." The Hundred-Faced Elder smiled faintly. He really did know everything about Chu Feng.
"Ha ha, you really do know a lot about me. But since you know how fast I am, tell me—do you think you can catch me in this enclosed space?" Chu Feng said with a slight smile.
"Are you saying that the speed at which I set up barriers can't keep up with your running?" the Hundred-Faced Elder asked with a laugh.
"We'll see about that."
*Whoosh!* Chu Feng let out a sharp shout. The Azure Dragon beneath him shot forward, transforming into a streak of light as it sprinted across the sky at breakneck speed.
At the same time, the Hundred-Faced Elder moved his will, casually setting up barriers in an attempt to envelope Chu Feng. But alas, the speed at which he could deploy barriers truly couldn't match Chu Feng's running speed.
"You are fast enough. But what if I shrink this barrier array that's sealing you in? No matter how fast you run, where will you go?"