At the thought of an attack from a Peak Joint Aperture Realm expert, Chen Fei's scalp tingled. Forget Peak Joint Aperture Realm—even a Late Joint Aperture Realm opponent was more than he could withstand.
No matter how fated this Spirit Treasure was with him, he still needed the ability to catch it.
With so many eyes watching, wherever the Spirit Treasure went, everyone's gaze would follow. Taking a step back, even if Chen Fei could seize the Spirit Treasure, how he would safely leave afterward was an enormous problem.
This was not a matter that would end simply because someone obtained the Spirit Treasure.
If the Spirit Treasure fell into the hands of another Peak Joint Aperture Realm cultivator, and that person successfully broke out of the encirclement, then the matter would more or less end there.
With the power of the Peak Joint Aperture Realm, along with a refined Spirit Treasure in hand—even a damaged one—the boost to their strength would certainly be considerable.
Under such circumstances, that Peak Joint Aperture Realm cultivator would fundamentally pull ahead of everyone else. Even if the Peak Joint Aperture Realm cultivators of other factions were unwilling to accept it, they could only hold their noses and swallow it in the end.
But if this Spirit Treasure fell into Chen Fei's hands, a mere Early Joint Aperture Realm cultivator could not possibly be boosted all the way to the level of the Peak Joint Aperture Realm, no matter how great the Spirit Treasure's enhancement was.
With no powerful faction backing him either, if the Spirit Treasure truly fell into Chen Fei's hands, it would mark the beginning of a bloody slaughter.
Chen Fei's movement technique might have been among the best at the Early Joint Aperture Realm, but in the eyes of a