Battle Against Wei Changqing

No one was optimistic about the battle between Jiang Feng and Wei Changqing.

After all, Wei Changqing had immersed himself in the Black Martial Realm for more than ten years, held the post of guard captain, and fought Magic Beasts year-round. In terms of combat experience and technique, ordinary martial artists were no match for him.

Even the town mayor, Nie Hu, whose cultivation was two levels higher than Wei Changqing's, could not say he could take Wei Changqing in hand as easily as he pleased.

Jiang Feng was merely a wet-behind-the-ears youth who had just entered the Black Martial Realm. Setting aside the huge gap in cultivation between him and Wei Changqing, in combat experience and technique alone, even whipping his horse, he could not catch up to Wei Changqing.

So, in the eyes of outsiders, Jiang Feng challenging Wei Changqing was no different from seeking death!

"Captain Wei, as a senior, is this how you treat a junior?" From within the crowd, one person stepped out and questioned him. "Unfair law enforcement, harboring selfish motives—utterly sickening."

Jiang Feng was truly surprised beyond measure. Under circumstances like these, someone had actually stepped out to offend Wei Changqing and speak on his behalf.

He turned to look, and the person speaking was actually Xiang Pang.

Jiang Feng had quite a good impression of Xiang Pang. Though he had the ambition to rise, he did not seek it blindly; he knew how to grasp the proper measure and when to advance or retreat. Moreover, with his talent, if he were nurtured, he would not be the slightest bit inferior to Nie Xiaoyue.

"That's right. Captain Wei's conduct chills our hearts!" Immediately afterward, Zhuang Yan also stepped out.

"If Captain Wei intends to harm Jiang Feng today, then even if the two of us have only our meager strength to risk, we will stop him."

Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan exchanged a glance, leaped onto the arena, and stood to Jiang Feng's left and right.

"Everyone, are you really just going to watch this man surnamed Wei do whatever he wants?" Xiang Pang turned and looked at the people below the stage.

However, the crowd whispered among themselves, but no one else stepped forward.

In Zhushan Town, what did offending Wei Changqing mean? They knew very clearly.

Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan both came from poor families. Perhaps they could let go of everything, but the others could not.

"Haha!" Wei Changqing threw back his head and laughed. "I never thought there would actually be people speaking up against injustice for you. Unexpected. Truly unexpected."

Jiang Feng was also quite grateful in his heart. He had thought that today, he was destined to stand alone and abandoned. He had not expected anyone to step out and help him.

Over all these years, he had long since grown used to forbearance and loneliness.

"Brother Xiang, Brother Zhuang, I, Jiang Feng, accept your goodwill, but there's no need for you to wade into these muddy waters," Jiang Feng said.

"Jiang Feng, you need not be polite. Today, the two of us will live or die with you. If you live, we live. If you die, the two of us will die with you. To be able to fight alongside a heaven-defying monster like you—for us, even death would be glorious!"

When Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan chose to step out, they had never thought of retreating.

"Good. I, Jiang Feng, acknowledge you two as brothers!" Jiang Feng laughed aloud. "Once I slaughter this Wei dog, the three of us brothers will go drink!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

Wei Changqing's face was livid. This Jiang Feng actually dared to disregard him to such a degree. Fury had already attacked his heart, and he let out a booming roar. "Xiang Pang, Zhuang Yan, since you two want to die together with Jiang Feng, then this captain will grant your wish!"

With that said, Wei Changqing actually made the first move.

"Hand over your lives!"

His figure flashed, and Wei Changqing instantly seized the initiative and arrived before Xiang Pang. He wanted to kill Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan first, establish his authority, and let everyone see the outcome of making an enemy of him and standing with Jiang Feng. He wanted to see who would still dare stand on the same line as Jiang Feng.

The fifth level of the Black Martial Realm was worthy of being the fifth level of the Black Martial Realm. The moment he attacked, that momentum blanketed the heavens and covered the earth, utterly incomparable to the earlier battles between the youths.

With Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan's cultivation, they simply could not see Wei Changqing's movements clearly before they felt a heaven-covering, earth-shrouding pressure rushing straight at their faces.

"Foolish. These two are truly foolish!" The people below the stage discussed animatedly.

"Exactly. They actually helped Jiang Feng offend Wei Changqing. Sigh, their integrity is moving, but I fear their hot blood will be spilled in vain across the arena."

Jiang Feng's eyes narrowed. Others could not see Wei Changqing's movements clearly, but he saw them with perfect clarity. With his current soul strength, let alone Wei Changqing, even the every move of an Earth Martial Realm expert could not escape his sight.

"With me here, how could I let you have your way!"

Jiang Feng gave a cold snort. Wanting to kill Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan right in front of him was absolutely impossible!

With one step, Jiang Feng shot out and instantly blocked Wei Changqing's path.

Wei Changqing's face changed drastically—so fast, such incredible speed!

"Jiang Feng is indeed surprising, but today, he must die!" While Wei Changqing's heart shook, his offensive shifted and pointed straight at Jiang Feng.

Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan had not yet reacted to what was happening when they saw Jiang Feng and Wei Changqing collide. They had no idea that just now, they had already taken a trip through the gates of hell.

Seeing Jiang Feng and Wei Changqing crash together, the two knew that with their cultivation, they could not help and would only cause trouble, so they immediately retreated. The reason they had stepped out was not because they intended to help Jiang Feng fight Wei Changqing, but because they wanted to rally people and build momentum for Jiang Feng. But they had failed. Aside from the two of them, not a single person was willing to step out and support Jiang Feng.

"Sigh, we wanted to lend him a hand, but who would have thought..." The two felt regret in their hearts, and at the same time, they completely lost hope in this small town.

On the arena, Jiang Feng and Wei Changqing's fists and feet collided, sending waves of energy rolling outward. Both of them displayed their strength without holding anything back. Every punch and kick, combined with their moves, carried force exceeding sixty thousand jin. Such powerful force shook the air, and the sounds of explosive blasts continuously trembled and spread.

"How is he this strong?" After several collisions, everyone discovered that facing Wei Changqing, Jiang Feng actually dared to contend head-on.

"Wei Changqing is at the fifth level of the Black Martial Realm. His energy force and brute strength have fused into one, and his power can reach sixty thousand jin. How can this boy contend with him head-on? Could he have also reached the fifth level of the Black Martial Realm?!"

"Fourteen years old, fifth level of the Black Martial Realm? This..." Everyone's understanding was refreshed by Jiang Feng again and again.

First, he was a fourteen-year-old martial artist. Then, he was a fourteen-year-old Black Martial Realm expert. And immediately after that, he was actually at the fifth level of the Black Martial Realm!

This Jiang Feng—just how much shock and surprise was he still going to bring them?

"No wonder, no wonder he dared challenge Wei Changqing. Relying on this cultivation, he indeed has the capital to be arrogant!"

"Look, he's actually faintly overwhelming Wei Changqing's aura." The crowd cried out in shock!

Sure enough, on the stage at that moment, Wei Changqing was being forced back again and again by Jiang Feng's modified set of Evergreen Fist.

At that moment, Wei Changqing's expression was shaken, his heart filled with alarm: He actually has this kind of strength. He can actually contend with me head-on. Today, no matter what, I can't let him leave alive!

"You dare let your mind wander while fighting me!" Jiang Feng roared.

While Wei Changqing was still reeling, Jiang Feng's fist, wrapped in powerful force, had already pierced through the defense of his two fists and was hurtling straight toward his chest. This punch was extraordinarily imposing, the fist shaking the air until it exploded.

This punch had ridden the momentum as it struck, and its power was probably already pressing close to one hundred thousand jin!

"What a powerful punch. I have to block it!"

Wei Changqing drew his hands together, wanting to seize Jiang Feng's fist. But his hands had only just touched Jiang Feng's fist when they were forcibly blasted apart by a mighty force!

Immediately after, the fist landed on Wei Changqing's chest, and its tremendous power actually snapped one of his ribs outright.

Under everyone's eyes, Wei Changqing flew backward and fell to the edge of the stage, forcing down a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"This..." The crowd stared with their mouths agape in shock. "In their first exchange, Wei Changqing was actually no match for him and was driven back by one punch!!"

"Could Wei Changqing really be defeated by Jiang Feng?"

"Impossible. What Wei Changqing is truly formidable in isn't fist techniques. His set of Burning Passion Spear Technique was inherited from a transcendent expert. Although he didn't obtain its essence, in a small place like this, it's still enough to make his mighty name spread far and wide."

In his earlier years, Wei Changqing had by chance encountered a transcendent senior in Magic Beast Mountain and received verbal guidance from that senior in spear technique. From then on, the power of his spear technique had greatly increased, which was what helped him gain his current strength and status.

Below the stage, Yu Feng and Nie Xiaoyue stood supporting each other. The two exchanged a glance, each seeing self-mockery in the other's eyes.

Thinking about it, Jiang Feng could even drive back Wei Changqing. What regret was there in their defeat at Jiang Feng's hands?

At the edge of the stage, Xiang Pang and Zhuang Yan also exchanged a glance. Both saw shock and relief in the other's eyes. From the look of it, Jiang Feng had clearly planned and prepared for this battle long ago! Jiang Feng was not some rash, hot-blooded youth!

Wei Changqing was short of breath for a moment, his face flushed red from holding it in.

"Good, Jiang Feng. You actually... you actually can threaten me!"

"He saw through the Evergreen Fist from Wang Song and even improved it. That punch just now had an impact force pressing close to one hundred thousand jin. With our cultivation levels equal, if I want to beat him with Evergreen Fist, it's absolutely impossible. If not for my rich combat experience, making me retreat quickly to dissolve the fist force, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on already."

"Right, I can't fight him with fists and feet. When he fought Nie Xiaoyue just now, he stated clearly that he wouldn't use weapons, so I'll attack him with a weapon. Hmph, Jiang Feng, to be able to force me to use a weapon to kill you, your death will be worth it!"

Since things had come to this, Wei Changqing had long since stopped caring about face. Without realizing it, he had already come to regard Jiang Feng as a threat to his life, no longer as that wet-behind-the-ears brat.