When Wang Feng reached the outskirts of the village, he happened to see Su Yuntao.
"Right on time, aren't I?"
Wang Feng looked at Su Yuntao with a beaming smile.
Brother Tao hadn't changed at all. His expression was still indifferent, and he still carried himself with the same air of superiority.
Seeing Wang Feng arrive, and noticing that he seemed much sturdier than he had three months ago, Su Yuntao nodded slightly and said calmly,
"Three months without seeing you, brat, and you've gotten a lot stronger! Is there more to the story afterward? If there is, I'll go a little easier on you later."
In Su Yuntao's eyes,
the idea of this six-year-old brat wanting to fight him was simply... laughable.
He didn't understand what a true Spirit Master was!
If not for that story, Su Yuntao wouldn't have agreed to such an absurd request from this brat.
After all, fighting a child was no different from playing house.
Just wait. I'll let you know what that so-called 'truly terrifying' in Soul Breaking the Firmament means!
Su Yuntao thought to himself.
He quite liked those four words. They sounded really imposing!
"Oh?"
Wang Feng looked at him in surprise. "If you beat me, there'll be more. If you don't beat me, or we end in a draw, then there won't be any more of the story."
"Then what are we waiting for? My time is limited."
Su Yuntao clasped his hands behind his back and spoke calmly.
With that, he walked toward the distance.
Naturally, they couldn't fight at the village entrance.
Wang Feng followed.
Before long, the two of them arrived at an open space.
"Brat, are you going to use a weapon?"
Su Yuntao said calmly. "I suggest you use one. As for me, I'll be fine with my bare hands."
Faced with a brat who had nothing but Innate Full Soul Power, Su Yuntao really felt that even using one hand would be overkill.
"No need."
Wang Feng said with a beaming smile.
"All right, let's begin. I'll let you make the first move."
Su Yuntao spoke with an air of arrogance.
Whoosh!
The instant his words fell,
Wang Feng suddenly charged toward Su Yuntao!
He was fast!
Su Yuntao froze slightly, surprised that the brat was so quick. It seemed he had trained over the past three months.
In just a few blinks, Wang Feng was right in front of Su Yuntao. He turned one foot to the side, and his body paused as though he were gathering strength. His aura suddenly changed. Clenching his right hand into a fist, he threw a punch that carried a faint whoosh through the air, striking Su Yuntao directly in the stomach!
The punch was incredibly fast!
Su Yuntao had been planning to let his opponent make the first move, so he hadn't intended to defend himself at all.
With the physical conditioning he had built up over all these years, what did he have to fear from a mere six-year-old child's punch?
Su Yuntao, what was there to fear...?
However, the next instant,
his expression changed!
Under the force of that punch, his entire body bent into a U.
Su Yuntao's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets!
A fierce pain surged through his abdomen, making him feel as if he'd been smashed hard with a two-hundred-pound Iron Hammer!
His eyes were filled with shock!
Bang!
One punch sent Su Yuntao flying ten meters away!
Fortunately, Su Yuntao adjusted his body in midair in time and barely managed to stop himself. Rather than landing on the ground, he braced himself with one hand against it.
"Ugh..."
Su Yuntao spat out a mouthful of sour fluid, then struggled to his feet and looked at the brat.
His mind was full of question marks.
What was going on?
Could a six-year-old child really hit with that much force?
"Could this be the terror of Innate Full Soul Power?"
Su Yuntao was utterly shocked.
Innate Full Soul Power.
Once in a hundred years!
And yet the physical strength it gave him was this great!
"I underestimated you, brat."
Su Yuntao took a deep breath.
Just now, he hadn't circulated his Soul Power. He had relied solely on his physical strength to take the punch head-on, and it had even made him spit up sour fluid from his stomach. It had been quite a lot to handle.
On top of that, he'd been caught off guard.
"Again!"
A sharp glint flashed through Su Yuntao's eyes.
Now that he knew how strong the brat's body was, Su Yuntao no longer looked down on him at all.
With that, Su Yuntao circulated the Soul Power within his body, pushed off with his foot, and moved as if gliding toward Wang Feng, throwing a side kick.
The tremendous force behind it also stirred up a howling wind.
The kick was incredibly fast. Wang Feng didn't dodge, simply bringing up a hand as if to block it!
Damn, I think I used too much force. Su Yuntao thought to himself.
As the thought crossed his mind, his kick struck the other party's palm!
In an instant,
a numb, aching sensation surged from his foot and spread throughout his body!
Yet the brat remained standing exactly where he was, blocking the kick with his palm!
The next moment,
Wang Feng grabbed his leg. Recalling how the force had rebounded when he'd used an Iron Hammer to strike an Iron Block, and how to borrow that force and turn it back on the opponent, he twisted and shifted his grip, treating Su Yuntao's leg like an Iron Hammer, then hurled him away!
That throw carried tremendous force!
Su Yuntao spun several times through the air before gradually righting himself, finally regaining his balance and landing on a tree branch.
"What kind of move was that just now?"
Su Yuntao was astonished.
It was as if all his strength had been redirected-and then the other party had used even greater force to throw him!
Meanwhile, in the shadows,
two figures, one large and one small, were also watching the fight.
They were Tang Hao and Tang San!
"That was...!"
Tang Hao's gaze sharpened. He said quietly, "Xiao San, did you teach the hammering techniques I passed on to you to that brat Feng?"
He was one of the strongest experts on the mainland.
He had seen that move of the brat Feng's perfectly clearly.
It was the technique of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer!
He had even used it perfectly in actual combat!
But it was also somewhat different. It differed greatly from his own Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique, and the way he applied force was also quite different.
Still, the technique was similar.
"No, Dad."
Tang San shook his head, then told Tang Hao about the time he'd seen Brother Feng forging iron more than two months ago.
After hearing the story, Tang Hao was stunned.
"That brat Feng..."
Tang Hao looked at Wang Feng, feeling that it was almost unbelievable.
He'd taught himself and figured it out on his own?
He'd independently realized and created the core techniques of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer? That involved every aspect of the body!
Even learning it was difficult, let alone figuring it out on his own without knowing anything about it.
If Tang Hao hadn't watched that brat Feng grow up with his own eyes, he would have suspected that the boy was a Lost Inheritor of the Clear Sky Sect.
This thing might have been something only certain old monsters who had lived for many years could create and comprehend on their own?
You're telling me that a six-year-old brat managed to create and comprehend the Chaotic Cloak Hammer technique in less than three months, and could even apply it perfectly in actual combat?
Tang Hao didn't really believe it.
But the facts before his eyes, along with his son's account, left Tang Hao no choice but to believe it.
"That kid Feng really is a true genius..." Tang Hao could only shake his head and say.
Tang San nodded too.
Brother Feng really did give him that impression. His intelligence and insight were completely beyond what a six-year-old could have.
Sometimes, Tang San even wondered if Brother Feng... could be a transmigrator like him?
But thinking of how lazy Brother Feng had been these past few years, Tang San still shook his head.
Maybe he really was an unparalleled genius?
"Dad, can Brother Feng beat Master Su?" Tang San asked curiously.
He figured that if he didn't hold back, he could beat Su Yuntao with the Hidden Weapon Sleeve Arrows he had made over the past few days, as long as Su Yuntao didn't use his Martial Spirit.
But in a fair fight, that probably wouldn't be possible.
They were too far apart in every respect.
Tang Hao shook his head slightly. "It'll be difficult, Xiao San. You need to understand that when strength reaches its peak, no technique is of any use. As you said, Su Yuntao's Martial Spirit is a Lone Wolf. Once it possesses him, his strength, speed, and other attributes will increase greatly. It would be far too easy for him to beat a six-year-old child."
"Judging by the speed and strength that kid Feng just showed, there's still quite a gap. Besides, he doesn't have a Spirit Ring yet, so he can't fully bring out the power of his Martial Spirit. And, from what you've said, his Martial Spirit is only a flower, so it won't be as useful as the effects brought by this Beast Martial Soul Possession. Su Yuntao also has Soul Skills."
"Unless something unexpected happens, once Su Yuntao uses Martial Soul Possession, that kid Feng will probably get beaten up."
"But this is already quite impressive. For a six-year-old child to force Su Yuntao to use Martial Soul Possession is no small feat."
Tang Hao's analysis was quite accurate.
Tang San nodded too.
Dad had thought of everything. It seemed Dad probably wasn't just an ordinary blacksmith... But Tang San wouldn't ask any more questions.
At the same time, just as expected,
after Su Yuntao's attacks had been deflected again and again by Wang Feng using the techniques he had figured out for borrowing an opponent's force and turning it against him,
he got angry!
He was a dignified Level 27 Soul Grandmaster, trading blows with a six-year-old child.
Wasn't that humiliating?
"Kid, you're impressive! No wonder you have Innate Full Soul Power!"
After being thrown aside once again, Su Yuntao took a deep breath and stood calmly in place.
The next moment!
Awooo!
Two Spirit Rings suddenly rose from around him!
The phantom of a huge, ferocious wolf appeared behind Su Yuntao.
"Lone Wolf! Possession!"
Su Yuntao gave a low shout, and a powerful aura abruptly erupted from his body!
In the next instant, Su Yuntao charged at Wang Feng again!
His speed was incredible!
He moved almost like a phantom!
It was the same kick, but this time, Wang Feng couldn't react!
Thud!
Wang Feng was kicked several meters away. His palm, which had taken the blow, felt a faint ache.
"Just as expected, after Beast Martial Soul Possession, Brother Tao's strength increased by at least a whole level! His physical attributes have all improved greatly!"
Wang Feng got to his feet. "But Brother Tao seems to be injured. So he still hasn't been able to bring all his strength into play..."
Still, Brother Tao was a Level 26 Battle Spirit Master.
He was only six, and with nothing but his physical attributes, he was no match. He would only get crushed.
Unless he used some of his energy.
But Wang Feng didn't want to do that.
"Wait!"
Wang Feng suddenly raised a hand.
"What? Giving up?" Su Yuntao asked with a frown.
"No."
Wang Feng shook his head, then took off his clothes and unfastened the iron weights on his body. Smiling, he said:
"I'm taking a few things off."
With that, Wang Feng removed the steel vest and the iron guards on his arms, calves, and elsewhere.
Then he tossed them onto the ground.
Thud!
Nearly two hundred pounds of steel hit the ground, making it tremble slightly!
It made an extremely muffled sound.
Wang Feng's figure also seemed much smaller, and he looked far more lean and wiry.
At the sight...
"..." Su Yuntao.
"..." Tang Hao.
"..." Tang San.
Three utterly astonished gazes stared at...