Shameless Wei Changqing
Wei Changqing swore that this claw would eliminate the hidden threat once and for all!
However, the instant his claw descended, Jiang Feng, before his eyes, suddenly turned back. With mockery on his face, he punched him right in the palm.
A powerful force surged from Jiang Feng's fist, actually knocking Wei Changqing backward through the air.
Wei Changqing flew back over ten feet, landed, and his face filled with terror.
At the same time, Jiang Feng also retreated several steps in a row, only stopping when he reached the edge of the arena.
"What?" everyone cried out in shock. "Jiang Feng actually... actually knocked back Wei Changqing, who has a fifth-level Black Martial Realm cultivation!!?"
"How is that possible!" Even Nie Hu could not help letting out a cry of shock.
Wei Changqing's heart shook. Although he had not used his full strength just now because he was trying to cover up his intentions, that claw still should not have been something a Yellow Martial Realm martial artist could withstand.
Yet Jiang Feng had not only withstood that claw, he had even knocked him back!
Moreover, Wei Changqing's actions just now had, more or less, carried the nature of a sneak attack.
Jiang Feng had actually blocked a sneak attack from behind by a fifth-level Black Martial Realm expert!!
With Wei Changqing's strength, if he launched a sneak attack, even Nie Hu would have to be somewhat wary, let alone Jiang Feng!
Jiang Feng lifted his head and looked toward Wei Changqing, a smile of success showing on his face. "You finally couldn't hold back and decided to do it yourself?"
His voice was clear, and with everyone around them stunned into silence, Jiang Feng's words fell into the ears of every single person around the arena.
"What did he say?"
"He... could it be that he deliberately revealed killing intent toward Yu Feng just to lure Wei Changqing into attacking him?"
"Could it be... could it be that this kid's real target is Wei Changqing?"
"Good heavens, he's mad. Completely mad!"
"He—just what is his cultivation?"
Nie Hu stared dumbfounded at Jiang Feng on the arena. At this moment, he sensed a powerful aura rising inside Jiang Feng's body!
"Fifth-level Yellow Martial Realm... seventh-level... ninth-level..."
"Black Martial Realm!!" Nie Hu was utterly terrified. "It's actually the Black Martial Realm!!"
That was right. It was not only him—Wei Changqing, the Dragon Tower Master, and the other experts all sensed it too—
At this moment, the aura emanating from Jiang Feng was actually that of the Black Martial Realm!!
"You..." Wei Changqing looked at Jiang Feng in terror. "You're actually in the Black Martial Realm!!"
Jiang Feng smiled lightly. "Is it that surprising?"
"What? He's a Black Martial Realm expert?" Below the stage, those who heard Wei Changqing and Jiang Feng's exchange cried out in shock.
"Good heavens, we actually dared to look down on him before!" The youths were incomparably terrified.
"A fourteen-year-old Black Martial Realm expert—what is wrong with this world?"
Fourteen years old. When most people of outstanding talent, at fourteen, were still exhausting every ounce of effort to become martial artists who could enjoy the empire's stipend, this monstrous youth before them already possessed Black Martial Realm cultivation!
Lin Xian looked at Jiang Feng on the stage and, for some reason, trembled all over. Earlier, when she had learned that Jiang Feng had already become a martial artist, she had only felt that her defeat was one she could accept wholeheartedly. But now, she only felt herself to have been foolish to the extreme! She had actually been bold enough to exchange blows with a Black Martial Realm expert!
Nie Xiaoyue seemed to abruptly awaken from a boundless emptiness. "What? He's in the Black Martial Realm?! Hahahaha... he's actually in the Black Martial Realm, the Black Martial Realm! I actually... laughable, utterly laughable!"
Nie Xiaoyue, who had already been close to the verge of mental collapse, gradually came back to herself at this moment.
Yu Feng's face was ashen. Only now did he understand that Jiang Feng had truly shown mercy just now! If Jiang Feng had really wanted to kill him, how could there have been time to wait for Wei Changqing to save him?
That was right. Jiang Feng had never intended to kill Yu Feng at all. Though Yu Feng was hateful, to Jiang Feng, killing him or not killing him made little difference. He had deliberately revealed powerful killing intent precisely to lure Wei Changqing into making a move.
Because today, he was going to defeat Wei Changqing in front of everyone and expose Wei Changqing's vicious face from three years ago!
Before coming to take part in the Zhushan Arena Tournament, Jiang Feng had already gained a firm foothold in the Black Martial Realm. The current him possessed first-level Black Martial Realm cultivation. Because of the Golden Body of the Wisdom King, his qi strength and brute force were one, allowing him to strike with sixty thousand jin of force.
As for Wei Changqing, his cultivation was at the fifth level of the Black Martial Realm, and his body-tempering method was ordinary. Even he could only barely strike with sixty thousand jin of force.
In terms of strength alone, Jiang Feng did not lose to Wei Changqing in the slightest right now!
What was more, Jiang Feng also had a powerful soul as a safeguard, allowing his speed and reactions to be extremely fast. The Golden Body of the Wisdom King also possessed extremely strong defense. He reckoned that even a full-force punch from Wei Changqing would not be able to seriously injure him. And if worse came to worst, he could still erupt with fivefold power and possess three hundred thousand jin of force for a short time. With such immense strength, one punch would be enough to instantly kill Wei Changqing!
Therefore, with all these safeguards in place, Jiang Feng decided to lure Wei Changqing into taking the initiative to attack him, and by doing so, avenge himself and wipe away his hatred!
He had advanced step by step, luring Wei Changqing into being determined to strangle him to death, all so that Wei Changqing would now stand upon the arena with no way to retreat.
At this moment, Wei Changqing had clearly also seen through Jiang Feng's thoughts, but now, he already had no path of retreat.
"Wei Changqing, this Yu Feng broke the rules first and launched a sneak attack on me, yet you did not stop him. Now that I wanted to kill him to vent my hatred, you jumped out to obstruct me, even going so far as to launch a sneak attack yourself. How truly shameless. If I had been powerless to resist that claw just now, I'm afraid you would already have succeeded, turning me into a cripple and eliminating the hidden threat in your heart, wouldn't you?"
In front of everyone, Jiang Feng directly tore open Wei Changqing's hypocritical mask.
Wei Changqing let out a cold snort. "No need to talk of anything else. You painstakingly hid your strength for no reason other than to lure me into attacking. Now that I'm standing here, isn't this exactly what you hoped for?"
Jiang Feng gave a cold snort. Once this shameless man tore away his face, the strength of his nerve was simply outrageous.
"Fine. Then I'll lay it all out for you!"
"Three years ago, you colluded with the Qi Family and framed my father, causing my parents to be reduced to slaves and me to wander the streets, begging and suffering the utmost humiliation of the mortal world. Today, all the grudges between your Wei Family and my Jiang Family will be settled at once!"
Looking at Wei Changqing, Jiang Feng revealed a murderous glint for the first time!
"Haha!" Wei Changqing burst into loud laughter. Everyone in town knew he had framed Jiang Yunhai; it was only that no one had said it outright. Now that Jiang Feng had spoken it aloud, he was too lazy to deny it.
In this world, only the words of the biggest fist carried weight. Once he killed Jiang Feng, the matter of Jiang Yunhai would once again be forgotten by everyone. When that time came, he, Wei Changqing, would still be the Guard Captain the townspeople could not do without, still enjoying their awe and fear!
"To think you achieved so much at such a young age. A fourteen-year-old boy of the Black Martial Realm—how enviable. Given time, you would surely accomplish extraordinary things. But you will never have a future."
"Do you truly think that with the Black Martial Realm cultivation you only just reached, you can make an enemy of me? A joke. A heaven-sized joke!"
After his shock, Wei Changqing indeed still did not take Jiang Feng seriously.
"Captain Wei, think twice!" On the viewing platform, the Dragon Tower Master rose and slowly spoke. "This child is extraordinary. He is surely a future talent of the Empire."
The meaning behind his words was very clear. The talent and strength Jiang Feng had displayed were enough to shake the Empire's Imperial Family. If Wei Changqing wanted to kill Jiang Feng, he would be making an enemy of the Empire's Imperial Family. When the time came, the wrath of the Empire's Imperial Family would descend from the heavens, and no one could withstand it.
Wei Changqing snorted coldly, turning his head to look at the Dragon Tower Master. "Tower Master, if I remember correctly, the Dragon Tower is not allowed to interfere in struggles over power and interests, is it? After all, most of the Empire's future talents are nurtured through slaughter and tempering within the various dynasties and vassal states. My battle with him today can also be considered part of his tempering, can it not?"
The Dragon Tower Master's brows furrowed. Though Wei Changqing's words had the flavor of forcing logic where none belonged, they did indeed hold up. As the Dragon Tower Master of a small town like this, to tell the truth, he held no real status with the Empire's Imperial Family. If Wei Changqing truly insisted on killing Jiang Feng by force, whether he should fall out with him over it was something he genuinely had to consider carefully.
The Dragon Tower Master looked toward Jiang Feng. "Jiang Feng, have you thought this through? If you insist on fighting Captain Wei, I cannot protect you."
Jiang Feng raised his head to look at the Dragon Tower Master and smiled. "Tower Master, Wei Changqing's head is mine to take today! I only hope the Tower Master can serve as witness!"
The crowd broke into discussion:
"Jiang Feng is still young and hot-blooded after all!"
"That's right. His heart is too eager for revenge, and he doesn't know how to endure."
"With his aptitude, in less than ten years, he could probably reach the Earth Martial Realm. At that time, if he wanted to kill Wei Changqing and take revenge, he wouldn't even need to do it personally. Why rush for this single moment?"
"What a pity. Zhushan Town finally produced such a heaven-defying monster, yet I fear he will die young today!"
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