Seeing that Dongfang Chi could still erupt with Killing Aura, Jiang Feng was a little surprised.

This guy looks all talk, but he really can take a beating.

And as Dongfang Chi pointed straight at Jiang Feng, that one simple motion, as if he'd drilled it tens of millions of times, suddenly burst forth with a terrifying aura!

The air solidified, time and space froze.

That fierce aura even stirred up a howling gale.

The wind was razor‑sharp, slashing like knives!

"Flying Divine Ruler!!!"

Blood hung at the corner of Dongfang Chi's mouth as he let out a beast‑like roar, man and fan becoming one as he shot straight at Jiang Feng!

"You little bastard, come die!!!!"

Dongfang Chi's eyes were already splitting at the corners!

The pent‑up frustration in his chest had already ignited into towering rage!

That damned Jiang Feng, why the hell is he this strong?!

If he didn't use his bottom‑of‑the‑box trump card today, he might really end up buried here!

And that was a result he absolutely could not accept!

This strike—if it doesn't succeed, I die!!

"Little bastard, even if I die I won't let you live!!"

As he charged in viciously, Dongfang Chi's eyes were about to pop out, the Cultivation Technique in his body spinning madly!

Overloaded Inner Strength surged crazily into his Dantian!

"Pua!!!"

As streams of Inner Strength beyond his limits poured in, Dongfang Chi spewed blood like a fountain, his expression twisted like an Evil Ghost!

He seemed to be enduring unimaginable pain; the flesh all over his body began to squirm, veins bulging out like green serpents, hideously crawling to the surface.

But it was precisely the emergence of those veins that made his aura skyrocket at a terrifying pace!

"So scary!"

"Th‑this… what the hell is going on?"

"Lord Dongfang's momentum is actually skyrocketing again!"

The old men on the Lian Family's side, watching as laymen, had already lost count of how many times their hearts had leapt to their throats.

The clash between Dongfang Chi and Jiang Feng had been twist after twist; was it finally Dongfang Chi's turn to launch a fierce assault again?!

And this time, different from the first two, Dongfang Chi was clearly attacking after breaking through his Realm's shackles, pressing forward with no thought of retreat!!

"Hm?"

Seeing Dongfang Chi throw everything away and fly at him, Jiang Feng immediately saw through it.

This guy must have used some kind of Secret Technique to forcibly boost his strength, wanting to go for mutual destruction!

And a temporary breakthrough from the Absolute Peak Eighth Level—that was the Ninth Level!!! 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"Interesting. Looks like you people, even with death right on your necks, still insist on thrashing around a bit. What kind of cornered‑dog Skill is this?"

Facing Dongfang Chi's sky‑covering offensive, Jiang Feng remained unmoved, instead asking with amused interest.

"Cornered dog?! This laozi's using the Soul Burning Technique!! A secret personally passed down by my foster father from the Eighteen Hells!!!"

Dongfang Chi was about to explode. This Jiang Feng was way too much—there should be a limit to looking down on everyone, right?!

But his arrogance was finally about to end!

Under the Soul Burning Technique, Dongfang Chi's own strength really could temporarily rise to the Absolute Peak Ninth Level!

This Absolute Peak Ninth Level is a height countless Martial Artists can't reach in their entire lives!

Using it to slaughter Jiang Feng was more than enough!!

"Die!!!

With all his veins linked as one, Dongfang Chi finally rushed up to Jiang Feng; his whole body was like a sharp flying sword, unstoppable, his closed Folding Fan stabbing straight at Jiang Feng's chest, aiming for a vital spot!

Who knew that at the instant this sure‑kill strike was about to land, Jiang Feng still neither dodged nor retreated, instead stepping forward!

Boom!!!

The ground beneath his feet seemed to quake from the stomp; his footprint sank deep, spiderweb cracks exploding outward!

He punched out, crushing everything in its path, meeting the charging, man‑and‑fan‑as‑one Dongfang Chi head‑on!

Before they even met, their auras collided!

A resounding blast shook the surroundings!

The world went eerily quiet for a moment, then erupted in madness.

The entire ground split open.

Cracks snaked out, weaving together into a complex net!

The Absolute Peak Ninth Level that Dongfang Chi had climbed to by condensing all his Blood Power shattered instantly and exploded back!

Pupupupu!

His whole body turned into a sieve full of holes, blood spraying, his figure slamming back in utter misery; when he crashed heavily to the ground, his whole body fell apart on the spot!

The venue fell deathly silent!

This… this was way too fucking ridiculous, right?!

Dongfang Chi's near‑demented sure‑kill strike had actually been blocked by Jiang Feng again?!

No—not blocked. He'd been directly blasted back by Jiang Feng?!

That Folding Fan that symbolized Dongfang Chi's dignity and face had been blown to dust!

As for Dongfang Chi himself…

He barely even looked human now!

He was more pitiful than a blood‑soaked gourd!

"Why… why is it like this?!"

Collapsed on the ground, with no strength left to move, Dongfang Chi stared up at the sky, his face blank, not knowing whether he was confusedly questioning the heavens or despairingly questioning himself.

He couldn't believe it—he'd fought to this point, even used the Soul Burning Technique his foster father personally passed down, so why wasn't he even able to last a single exchange against Jiang Feng!

Strong—couldn't there be a limit?!

Defying the heavens—couldn't there be some damn reason to it?!

Jiang Feng was only a little over twenty. Looking across the whole country, who could surpass him?!

So why did he, of all people, have to run into such a freak?!

If he'd known, he'd never have put on this act and come out for the Lian Family.

Showing off really gets you killed!

Just as Dongfang Chi was drowning in regret, he suddenly heard that "familiar" sound of footsteps again, unhurriedly walking towards him.

But this time, Dongfang Chi truly didn't even have the strength to twitch.

Out of the corner of his eye he watched Jiang Feng approach step by step, and for the first time a bone‑deep terror showed on his face. "D‑don't… don't kill me…"

He wanted to struggle, wanted to repent, but it was useless!

It was like watching the Judge who reaps lives slowly closing in!

Finally, Jiang Feng's feet stopped less than half a meter from Dongfang Chi.

Looking down from above at Dongfang Chi, whose breath was faint and face bloodless, he smiled and asked, "Now do you understand you're just trash?"

"Spare me…" Dongfang Chi was on the verge of tears. "I beg you, have mercy. I… I don't want to die yet…"

"Too late."

Jiang Feng spoke the two words flatly, then raised one foot.

"N‑no… don't…" Dongfang Chi was scared to collapse, and in a last flash of life he shouted threateningly, "Jiang Feng, you can't kill me! I'm with the Eighteen Hells now—if you kill me, you'll be making an enemy of the Eighteen Hells! My foster father won't let you go, and the Eighteen Hells won't let you go either—they'll hunt you to the ends of the earth, and then…"

"And then, you won't be around to see it."

As he spoke, Jiang Feng's raised foot came stomping down, landing squarely on Dongfang Chi's chest.

In an instant, Dongfang Chi's body curled like a shrimp, his eyes bulging, his eyeballs almost bursting out!

Then he fell flat on his back, dead with eyes wide open!