Xu Zhongyu in particular — upon seeing the state Jie Qingming was in now, he could easily imagine what would happen if he himself fought Chu Feng.
Yet just one year ago, his strength had clearly been far superior to Chu Feng's. After only a year, Chu Feng had left him so far behind. The reality of it was truly crushing.
But even though this truth was hard to swallow, the members of the Spirit World Master Guild were happy for Chu Feng. They were glad.
After all, Chu Feng was still one of their own. For the Guild to produce a genius like him — they could only be pleased.
So the ones most unsettled at this moment were the four sect masters. They had deep grudges against Chu Feng that had long since reached the point of a fight to the death. Chu Feng's monstrous combat strength and terrifying rate of growth were obviously anything but good news for them.
"Hm, I underestimated how tough that Thorn Armor of yours is. Looks like I need to put a bit more force into it." As Chu Feng spoke, he raised his hand once more and brought the axe down again, slamming into Jie Qingming's body and forcing another massive mouthful of blood from his lips.
"Chu Feng, you brat — how dare you be so arrogant! Young Master Jie Qingming is not someone you can lay a hand on!"
At last, the four sect masters made their move. They certainly would not allow Jie Qingming to be killed right in front of them. After all, he had come out with them — if anything happened to him, they would all face dire consequences.
"Boom!" But just then, a vast and overwhelming aura suddenly erupted beside Chu Feng. Blooms of blue flame burst forth from Zhang Tianyi's body.
In the next instant, Zhang Tianyi vaulted forward, appearing before the four sect masters. His mighty pressure shook heaven and earth, forcing all four to their knees, trembling from head to toe, unable to stand.
"When others are fighting, you'd best watch quietly. And here I thought you were all sect masters — don't even know the most basic rules?"
Zhang Tianyi gazed down at the four sect masters beneath his feet with undisguised contempt. Even the old ancestor of Sword God Valley couldn't hold his own against him in a fair fight, let alone these four.
"Zhang Tianyi, you — you — you've cultivated a Forbidden Mystic Art?!"
The four sect masters were no fools. They recognized at a glance that the blue flames on Zhang Tianyi were no ordinary martial art but a forbidden technique. Otherwise, it was impossible for the aura to be this terrifying.
"A Forbidden Mystic Art? Isn't that supposed to be just a legend? Do such techniques really exist?" The younger generation of the Spirit World Master Guild cried out in shock.
Chu Feng was already terrifying enough — but to think Zhang Tianyi was even more frightening, powerful enough to force four sect masters to their knees!
"Senior Brother Zhang, don't waste your breath on them. These people put out arrest warrants and hunted Chu Feng across the land. Today they should finally pay the price."
Just then, Zi Ling walked over slowly, her violet eyes already revealed, purple flames swirling around her entire body.
"Boom!"
Her purple gaze flashed, and the violet flames around her transformed into a ferocious beast that swallowed the sect master of the Yuan Gang Sect whole.
"Uwaahhhhhh~~~~~~~~~~~~"
From within the purple flames came heart-rending screams of the Yuan Gang Sect master. And when those screams finally ceased and the violet flames receded, all that remained of the Yuan Gang Sect master was a blood-soaked skeleton, stripped of all life.
"You — you — you demoness!!!" At this sight, the master of the Fire God Gate, the lord of the Carefree Valley, and the patriarch of the White Hide Sect all panicked. In that blood-drenched skeleton, they could already see their own fate.
"Sister-in-law, anyone who is Chu Feng's enemy is my enemy as well. Leave the rest of them to me."
Zhang Tianyi smiled lightly, and the blue flames wreathing his body spread outward in every direction. In the blink of an eye, they engulfed the three remaining sect masters, along with all the experts of the four major factions and the Jie clan.
The flames surged and churned, and amid a chorus of agonized screams, every last one of these previously arrogant and domineering figures was reduced to nothing by Zhang Tianyi's blue flames — not even ashes left behind.