Translator: CinderTL
Roar!
The True Intent Crimson Tiger soared into the sky, its blood-drenched maw revealing lifelike fangs.
The white-suited man, sent flying backward, trembled, his face contorted in pain. He felt as if he had been struck not by a human fist, but by a speeding train.
Iphia, similarly hurled through a redwood pavilion and hurtling toward Upper City, suppressed the roiling of her Qi and Blood, her gaze hardening. The sapphire-encrusted longsword she gripped vibrated violently. Had she not raised it to block at the last moment, she might have suffered serious injury.
As the True Intent Crimson Tiger lunged relentlessly, Hux roared in fury, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Iphia, help me!"
Hum!
As his voice rang out, Iphia, despite her discomfort, leveled her longsword horizontally, offering Hux a foothold.
Boom!
An invisible pillar of Force erupted. Hux transformed into a white blur, rocketing through the air like a cannonball. His fist slammed into the Crimson Tiger.
Bang!
The Force exploded outward, extinguishing the Crimson Flame.
Hux's face contorted with savage intensity. Without slowing, he stomped the ground, shattering the redwood floor, and charged straight toward Chen Feng, who remained rooted to the spot.
The terrifying aura emanating from him sent a wave of fear through the crowd, their faces paling as his overwhelming Pinnacle Intent raged around them like a destructive Force Field.
Veins of brown Force pulsed across his massive fist as he charged forward like a comet, closing the distance to Chen Feng in an instant, nearly triggering a sonic boom.
"So strong!" Gert muttered, his face paling as he watched the scene unfold from afar.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Iphia, who should have been plummeting toward Upper City, somehow gliding in mid-air. With a surge of energy, she slashed upward, unleashing a seven-to-eight-meter-long blade of blue light.
At this critical moment, just as their coordinated counterattack seemed poised to succeed...
Boom!!!
Ugh!
A spray of blood splattered across the air.
The white comet that was Hux doubled over like a shrimp, recoiling even faster than before.
A colossal crater erupted in Redwood Plaza, spiderweb cracks radiating outward from the impact site.
An ethereal, crystalline blue light enveloped Chen Feng, and the Flying Cars and aircraft parked nearby shook violently, as if caught in a typhoon, teetering on the brink of crashing.
"This..." Gert and Shiva stared wide-eyed, while the diplomatic delegations from other nations stood frozen in place, their faces etched with shock.
Ding!
The next instant, a voice rang out:
"Leave Iphia to me."
Old Leader Zhang sighed inwardly, pinching the crescent-shaped blue sword energy soaring skyward between his fingers and forcibly extinguishing it.
Chen Feng didn't respond, vanishing from his spot in an instant.
Boom!
A sonic boom reverberated, shaking half of the Upper City.
Niduo's nobles and wealthy families awoke in their nearby mansions, rushing to their balconies to gaze in bewildered alarm.
Where the welcoming platform for the delegation had stood moments before, a colossal crater now pierced through both the Upper and Lower Cities. Experts and elites from nations across the East-West Continent stood frozen, their faces etched with shock.
The Force Field Shield protecting them rippled violently, as if struggling to withstand the residual shockwaves.
Amidst the confusion, the eyes of Niduo's nobles darted to track the retreating figure.
Roar!
Crimson Flame erupted, solidifying into a lingering afterimage.
The youth in the black trench coat lunged mid-air like a tiger, hovering beside Hux, who was being hurled skyward with his chest caved in.
Then, before Hux's horrified eyes—
Boom!
Chen Feng's right arm descended like a battle axe, driving Hux's white-suited body straight down toward the Lower City.
"No!"
A hundred meters away, Iphia stood at the edge of Redwood Plaza in the Upper City. Seeing this, her expression darkened as she prepared to intervene.
But—
Whoosh!
A palm wreathed in white Force shot forward with lightning speed. Xing had no choice but to focus her mind and swing her sword.
Clang!
The empty hand clamped down on the crossguard blade. The resulting shockwave and sword qi tore a deep fissure tens of meters long into the ground.
Yet Old Leader Zhang remained completely unscathed, even sighing at her.
"Why do you people insist on making things so difficult for yourselves?"
Boom!
A deafening rumble shook the sky.
Cars screeched to a halt beneath the crowded concrete buildings, pedestrians froze in their tracks, and Niduo people craned their necks in confusion.
At the highest point of the Lower City, where neon projections flickered beneath fixed spotlights, the crimson dome that served as the city's artificial sky had been ripped open, leaving a gaping hole. Nearby, a white streak plummeted through the air, shattering through layers of holographic displays.
"What was that?"
"How should I know?"
"Did the Upper City just crack open?"
Amidst the bewildered chatter, vehicles at traffic lights ground to a halt.
Until finally—
Boom!
A white streak plummeted from the sky, tearing through the air and slamming into the asphalt road.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sidewalk shattered, leaving a gaping crater at the center of the intersection.
The crowd stared, frozen in stunned silence.
A heartbeat later...
Boom!
A black figure landed, Chen Feng in his trench coat crushing the pavement beneath his feet.
The usually bustling streets of the Lower City fell deathly silent, broken only by the relentless crackling of spreading fissures.
One second. Two seconds. Three seconds.
Only when Chen Feng slowly straightened, his knees bending, did the surrounding crowd snap out of their daze. Their widened eyes were filled with panic and terror.
"Ahhh!"
"Run! Get out of here!"
"It's a monster!"
The crowd erupted in fear, screams tearing through the air as they scattered in chaotic flight. Traffic instantly gridlocked, cars colliding in their frantic attempts to escape.
At the intersection, a little girl stood motionless, perhaps lost in thought, her hand slipping from the string of her helium balloon, letting it float skyward.
Cough! Cough!
A sudden noise came from the crater, sending debris flying.
The girl's mother finally spotted her, rushed forward, and hurriedly carried her away from the intersection.
Chen Feng watched silently as the crowd dispersed, leaving him alone.
He observed Hux, his white suit torn and stained with blood, stagger out of the deep crater.
"Interesting," Chen Feng murmured.
His gaze sharpened, and Crimson Flame surged within him. He sensed Hux's extraordinary strength. Even though he had held back, Hux had survived a direct punch, clearly nearing the peak of the Fifth-Tier. His defensive capabilities, in particular, felt akin to a Pseudo Sixth-Tier.
"Cough, cough..."
Hux didn't reply. He stood at the crater's edge, shaking his head. Specks of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his wavy brown hair disheveled and matted with blood.
A visible inch-deep dent marred his chest, and his skin was flushed an abnormal shade of crimson, swollen with internal injuries threatening to burst through his pores. The impact of a Sixth-Tier punch on his physical body was far more devastating than falling from a hundred-meter height.
"Y-you're not at the Pinnacle Realm?" Hux muttered hoarsely, bloodshot eyes flickering with lingering disbelief. In just a few exchanges, he had been utterly defeated, his defenses shattered and his body ravaged.
This surpassed the Fifth-Tier and completely contradicted Chen Feng's description.
A Pseudo Sixth-Tier?
Impossible!
Hux shook his head violently, refusing to believe it, too terrified to accept such a reality.
A Pseudo Sixth-Tier was the pinnacle of their aspirations, an unconventional form of Limit Breaking. He had assumed that was the extent of Chen Feng's power.
Oblivious to Hux's thoughts, Chen Feng strode forward slowly, advancing toward him.
His glass-like crystal armor reflected the sunlight, while crimson flames gathered behind him, coalescing into a towering Flame Tiger and several Meteor Blazing Suns.
Sensing the chilling aura emanating from Chen Feng, Hux gritted his teeth and, disregarding his injuries, immediately stimulated his Qi and Blood.
The hollow in his chest gradually healed, and his previously waning momentum surged rapidly, surpassing even its initial peak.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The cracking of bones echoed as veins bulged and muscles coiled into knots. His white suit tore completely, and his physique swelled, becoming even more massive.
"Oh?" Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, sensing that Hux was precisely controlling his body through the Pinnacle Intent of Ascension, employing some secret technique.
Hux's rising momentum relentlessly pushed against the threshold of the Sixth-Tier. At that very moment, a piercing whistle shattered the sky.
Aircraft and helicopters belonging to the Niduo Military raced from Upper City, and someone tried broadcasting a warning through their communication modules, urging Chen Feng to stop.
"Mr. Chen, please..."
Whoosh!
Before the words could fully register, an ear-splitting whistle tore through the air once more.
Boom!
The ground cratered, and a circular blast of white energy erupted from the impact site.
Hux, struck with tremendous force, slid dozens of meters, smashing through several utility poles and a roadside autonomous vehicle.
His partially unleashed aura abruptly shattered. He slammed into the wall of a concrete building, vomiting blood profusely.
In stark contrast, Chen Feng, who had vanished from his original position, now stood at the edge of the newly formed crater, occupying Hux's former spot.
His crystalline armor remained flawless. He even glanced up at the approaching aircraft and helicopters that had barely managed to arrive.
"You intend to stop me?" he asked indifferently, his gaze shifting skyward.
The members of the Niduo Military felt their hearts pound, inexplicably overwhelmed by a sense of dread and awe, as if facing the Lion King himself.
"No, Mr. Chen," one of them hastily replied. "As the organizers of this exchange, we simply hope everyone can set aside their grievances for the duration of the event."
Suddenly, a hatch opened on one of the aircraft, revealing a young woman who appeared to be in her mid-twenties. Her eyes were deep brown, and her demeanor exuded nobility.
A badge emblazoned with a circular crown, the emblem of the Niduo Royal Family, adorned her golden silk gown.
"Mr. Hux's actions were certainly reckless," the Royal Family member said, her voice firm but conciliatory. "However, he is our guest, and if something were to happen to him here, it would be deeply embarrassing for us and difficult to explain to the Platinum Federation's delegation."
"Moreover, I assure you on behalf of the Royal Family that we will never allow him to act so rashly again."
She continued to plead, flanked by several towering cyborg guards in black suits. A faint Flying General-level Magnetic Field pulsed in the vicinity.
Chen Feng glanced at her briefly before turning his gaze to the distance. Through his Perception, he could see that the battle in the Upper City had concluded. Iphia stood with the Platinum Federation's delegation, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth where Old Leader Zhang had struck her, her expression grim.
A Niduo Military officer had arrived to mediate, offering apologies and attempting to smooth things over.
Shifting his attention back to the scene before him, Chen Feng found himself facing the stunned gazes of the Niduo people. Within the collapsed concrete skyscraper, Hux lay half-conscious, his barely healed chest caved in once more. Most of his bones were shattered, his breathing shallow and labored, and his bloodshot eyes stared blankly ahead in pain.
He had indeed held back at the last moment. Their feud was minor; they had never even met before. He had no desire to escalate the situation into a massacre, permanently souring relations with Niduo and jeopardizing his opportunity to lure out the Divine Martial Alliance Leader and eliminate future threats.
But...
"Sending a woman to face me?" Chen Feng glanced at the royal woman standing at the open hatch of the aircraft hovering above. Behind him, a Red Kingdom Military aircraft slowly descended.
"If you want to test me, send the Lion King himself."
Thud!
Before his words had even faded, he had turned and strode into the Red Kingdom Military aircraft.
The aircraft's roaring engines stirred up dust and debris as its crimson maple leaf insignia and gray-black cylindrical hull rose steadily into the air, ascending through the gaping hole in the Redwood Plaza and back toward the Upper City.
"Your Highness..." A cyborg bristled at Chen Feng's dismissive attitude, while many Niduo people in the Lower City swallowed nervously, overwhelmed by the day's unforgettable spectacle.
The royal woman in her golden silk gown remained silent for a moment before shaking her head. Her gaze fell upon the critically injured Hux, and she waved for her subordinates to administer aid, a flicker of concern darkening her deep brown eyes.
A martial artist so confident and powerful...
Does Uncle truly intend to make an enemy of him?
(End of the Chapter)
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