Reunion with Xiong Ba

"Leaving?"

Li Chenfeng gave a cold smile as he watched the two men already begin to retreat.

"Isn't it a little late to think about leaving now?"

With a light tap of his foot, a violent gale sprang up from the flat ground. Li Chenfeng merged into the gale itself and howled after the two men in the direction of their escape.

Though he had obtained the Three Absolutes Divine Skill only a few months ago, Li Chenfeng had already nearly mastered Catching Wind and Shadow, the first form of the Wind God Leg. His movement technique and lightness skill had improved tremendously, and when used, they were not the least bit inferior to the future Wind God.

"Seeking Plum Blossoms Through Snow, Sword Shatters the Four Directions!"

Unwilling to waste any more time, Li Chenfeng turned the blade in his hand. In an instant, wild winds surged, his legs transformed into long blades, and together with the divine sword in his hand, they slashed at Hand Dance and Foot Dance with lightning speed.

"Bone-Ripping Claw, Claw Splits Heaven and Earth!"

"Crippling Leg, Leg Shatters Mountains and Rivers!"

Frightened out of their wits by Li Chenfeng, the two hurriedly unleashed their strongest moves to defend themselves.

"Boom!"

A thunderous explosion shook heaven and earth. Sword Qi filling the sky turned into specks of flowing light and drifted through the air, while the techniques the two had barely managed to unleash were completely shattered by Li Chenfeng's strike.

Watching their figures tumble and fly away, Li Chenfeng sheathed his divine sword and stood proudly.

The surroundings fell silent once more. At this moment, only the several-foot-deep ravines carved into the ground silently testified to the earth-shaking battle that had just taken place!

After glancing over the battlefield and at the corpses of Hand Dance and Foot Dance, who had long since died, Li Chenfeng felt no emotion. He leaped onto his fine horse and quickly departed.

About the time it took to drink a cup of tea after Li Chenfeng left, Husband Sings and Wife Follows arrived at the edge of the battlefield, one of them carrying the Longevity Cane.

Seeing the ground crisscrossed by Sword Qi and the two mangled corpses on the ground, as ragged as ruined cotton, their expressions changed drastically. They exchanged a glance, then swiftly headed into the distance.

Ever since killing Hand Dance and Foot Dance, Li Chenfeng had encountered no more experts along the way. Even after entering the World Society's sphere of influence, he met almost no obstruction.

This was due to an order issued from the World Society's main headquarters: none of its members were to rashly provoke Li Chenfeng, and he was to be allowed to reach the World Society's main headquarters without hindrance.

Naturally, Li Chenfeng was happy to see this. He had no desire to waste all his time tangling with these minor lackeys.

Moreover, from the order itself, Li Chenfeng could sense Xiong Ba's intentions. It had to be said that, in some respects, the two of them thought very much alike.

The only pity was that he had no way to use this opportunity to eliminate all the Twelve Fiends of Heavenly Pool. That would have been equivalent to cutting off Xiong Ba's arms. Before Qin Shuang, Yun, and Feng had fully matured, the World Society would probably have had to behave itself for a while.

When Li Chenfeng once again arrived at the World Society's main headquarters on Mount Tianshan, things were different from last time. The moment he openly reached the foot of the mountain, Xiong Ba had already sent his eldest disciple, Qin Shuang, to welcome him.

All signs indicated that Xiong Ba had seemingly guessed the purpose of Li Chenfeng's visit.

So, does that mean I have a tacit understanding with this Chief Xiong...?

As he thought this, Li Chenfeng followed Qin Shuang back to the training ground before First Tower.

Xiong Ba was still dressed in a dragon robe patterned with golden lines. With every glance and gesture, he naturally exuded the domineering air of a king, and his imposing presence was no weaker than before.

It seemed Xiong Ba's injuries had indeed nearly healed.

"Chief Xiong, I trust you have been well."

Li Chenfeng clasped his fists and smiled first.

The many World Society experts behind Xiong Ba looked at Li Chenfeng with hostility. After all, the two sides had fought to the death over the past few months, each suffering more than a thousand casualties. There were inevitably friends and relatives among them, so this enmity could not be resolved.

Although Li Chenfeng was several decades younger than Xiong Ba, his current strength and status were enough to place him on equal footing with the leader of the World Society. Thus, Xiong Ba did not underestimate him because of his age.

"Now I should address you as Villa Master Ao, shouldn't I? To possess such boldness and scheming at such a young age—Sword Worship Villa's rise is just around the corner!"

Xiong Ba said, his eyes blazing as he looked at Li Chenfeng.

Li Chenfeng laughed loudly at Xiong Ba's words. "Is Sword Worship Villa lacking even now?"

A glint flashed through Xiong Ba's eyes. Looking at the confident Li Chenfeng, no one knew what he was thinking.

Sword Worship Villa already possessed strength comparable to the World Society. It had long surpassed the remnants of the Nine Great Sects in the martial world, standing alongside the World Society and Unparalleled City to divide the realm three ways. It was enough to rival the glory of its predecessors.

Thus, after hearing Li Chenfeng's proud words, no one present could think of anything to refute him.

"Then may I ask what brings Villa Master Ao to my World Society?" Xiong Ba asked solemnly, his expression unchanged.

Li Chenfeng clasped his fists. "I have come specifically to ask Chief Xiong for instruction!"

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

Though rumors in the martial world claimed Sword Worship Villa had produced a monstrous young villa master who had broken through to the Xiantian Realm at a young age and entered the ranks of top experts, no one believed he could become a Peerless Master Realm expert capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Xiong Ba in less than four short years!

Though Xiong Ba's expression remained calm, doubts inevitably arose in his heart.

A few months ago, he had indeed been outmaneuvered by Li Chenfeng once, but that was because he had been injured by the Sword Demon. Though he had roughly guessed the purpose of Li Chenfeng's visit, he had not expected the boy to dare challenge him directly.

Does he intend to fight me while my old injuries have yet to heal, using this chance to display his strength to the world?

Xiong Ba pondered inwardly.

But in the next instant, his thoughts turned into a cold sneer. If that is truly the case, then this old man would not mind leaving you on Mount Tianshan!

At that thought, an incomparably tyrannical aura suddenly erupted from Xiong Ba, soaring into the sky.

The many World Society experts standing behind Xiong Ba were forced back again and again by that aura, until they had retreated all the way to the edge of the training ground.

At the same time, a savage sword intent surged into the sky from Li Chenfeng's body. It yielded not in the slightest before that overwhelmingly tyrannical aura and even faintly showed signs of tearing it apart.

Gulp!

Someone could not help swallowing.

The auras displayed by the two men before them had nearly surpassed their understanding. Even from so far away, they still felt that either man could take their lives with a single thought!

Could such monstrously gifted people truly exist in this world?

A youth of merely sixteen was actually stronger than old men like them, who had cultivated bitterly for decades. Every one of them felt that there was no point continuing in the martial world—they might as well go home and raise pigs...