Liu Shizhen lay on the ground, his heart filled with terror and fury.
He had never imagined that anyone from the Yuan Chen Sword Sect would dare attack him. More importantly, he had been utterly powerless to resist.
Before coming, Liu Shizhen had deliberately investigated them. The strongest member of the Yuan Chen Sword Sect was at the early Joint Aperture Realm and was currently absent from their encampment. None of the others had even reached the peak Aperture Refining Realm.
Liu Shizhen would never dare clash head-on with a Joint Aperture Realm cultivator, even with a father at the mid Joint Aperture Realm. But he had never intended a direct confrontation. He had simply taken advantage of the other party's absence.
Yet now, someone had pierced through his mind in a single strike, and Liu Shizhen had not even understood what had happened.
Liu Shizhen rolled across the ground several times before struggling to his feet.
He had no intention of spouting threats. All he wanted now was to leave as quickly as possible. His life was his own; when danger struck, running came first. As for what followed, his father would decide once Liu Shizhen reported everything to him.
Tap!
A footstep sounded beside Liu Shizhen's ear. He instinctively looked up and met Chen Fei's eyes.
The next instant, Liu Shizhen's gaze turned vacant. His mind trembled slightly, only to be forcibly suppressed by a surge of power.
The terror and anger on his face relaxed. Then he left as though nothing had happened, disappearing from the Yuan Chen Sword Sect's encampment.
Everyone from the Yuan Chen Sword Sect watched his retreating figure disappear in astonishment, then turned toward Chen Fei, their eyes full of wonder.
Everything had happened so quickly that many had failed to react. Mostly,