Death of Xiong Dan

"Zhao Jun? Who's that? And a Storage Bag? Don't tell me this guy killed a steward sent down from the Inner Sect!"

"So that's it! Xiong Dan came down this time because of this!"

"That's insane!"

"..."

After hearing Xiong Dan's words, the people standing around Zhou Feng immediately moved away from him.

At the same time, they stared at Zhou Feng in shock.

After all, it was rare for someone from the Inner Sect to come down specifically to cause trouble for someone.

So I was exposed after all! But how did Xiong Dan find me?

Before making a move against Zhao Jun, he had already expected that someone from the Inner Sect would come looking for trouble.

So he was not panicked in the slightest.

Not to mention that he had successfully drawn in qi and reached the Qi Induction Realm. He had even less reason to be afraid now.

The only thing that puzzled him was how Xiong Dan had discovered him.

He had clearly been hiding among the crowd just moments ago.

Yet the instant he arrived, Xiong Dan had spotted him. That was truly strange.

"Not saying anything again? Fine! I'll make you talk properly in a moment!"

Watching the silent Zhou Feng, Xiong Dan slowly clenched his fists.

Strands of blood-colored spiritual power covered both fists.

Xiong Dan was extremely confident when facing Zhou Feng.

A few months ago, Zhou Feng had only just entered the Outer Sect.

No matter how gifted he was, there was no way he could have reached the ninth level of Body Tempering and then successfully drawn in qi, right?

At most, reaching the ninth level of Body Tempering would already make Zhou Feng a genius.

Although Xiong Dan had suffered countless setbacks in the Inner Sect, he was still immensely proud of having climbed there from the Outer Sect.

After all, the number of people who climbed from the Outer Sect into the Inner Sect could be counted on one hand.

Xiong Dan leaped forward, crossing the dozen or so meters between them in the blink of an eye.

His fist, wrapped in spiritual power, chopped downward like a massive axe splitting a mountain.

It was aimed directly at Zhou Feng's head, with no sign that he intended to hold back.

The force of the incoming punch made Zhou Feng instinctively want to retreat.

But he clenched his back teeth, tilted his neck slightly, and gathered spiritual power over his right fist as well.

"What!? Spiritual power? You broke through to the Qi Induction Realm?"

What shocked and enraged Xiong Dan was that this brat had also broken through to the Qi Induction Realm in less than a few months.

What kind of talent was that?

What angered Xiong Dan most was that Zhou Feng had no intention of dodging at all.

He was going to face him head-on, trading punch for punch like a real man!

Under such circumstances, Xiong Dan naturally could not retreat, nor was he allowed to.

Half a second later, Xiong Dan's axe-like fist smashed directly into Zhou Feng's shoulder.

At the same time, Zhou Feng's fist struck Xiong Dan in the stomach.

Both their fists were covered in spiritual power.

Xiong Dan felt as if someone had slammed a hammer into his stomach, nearly making him vomit bile.

But what made Xiong Dan's eyes nearly split with fury was that Zhou Feng seemed completely unharmed.

His body merely dipped slightly before quickly recovering.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

That strike had been overwhelmingly powerful. Zhou Feng could not possibly be completely fine.

In reality, Zhou Feng truly was not badly hurt.

Bone Plating had directly blocked much of that strike.

The defensive passive Bone Plating could reduce a certain amount of damage from the first attack.

That was precisely why Zhou Feng had chosen to clash head-on.

He wanted to seize the initiative.

Although Xiong Dan's strike had been powerful, after Bone Plating reduced the damage, Zhou Feng merely swayed slightly before returning to normal.

"Ha!"

After landing a blow, Zhou Feng did not waste words. He roared and unleashed a Heaven-Opening Kick.

Because he had taken a punch to the stomach head-on, Xiong Dan had no strength to counterattack.

He could only cross his arms over his chest to block.

With a muffled grunt!

Blood seeped from the corner of Xiong Dan's mouth as he was sent flying backward.

What followed was the moment Xiong Dan began to doubt his life.

Zhou Feng still bit down on his lips and said nothing.

He directly scattered a handful of dirt over the fallen Xiong Dan—the same dust he had used many times before.

And this time, there were many hard little stones mixed in with the dirt.

"Ah!!!"

The dirt and pebbles flying into his face made Xiong Dan scream. He instinctively covered his eyes with both hands.

Then Zhou Feng, who had followed after him, viciously kicked Xiong Dan between the legs.

"Ah!!!"

An even higher-pitched scream came from Xiong Dan's mouth.

The onlookers around them all sucked in a breath and instinctively covered their crotches.

That was fucking ruthless! He wasn't giving him any chance to fight back at all!

Even then, Zhou Feng did not stop.

That was simply his nature. When he fought, he said nothing and took his opponent down in one burst.

If he could avoid talking trash, he would avoid it.

Crack! Crack!

Xiong Dan's limbs were snapped in an instant. Only after confirming that Xiong Dan no longer had the ability to stand did Zhou Feng stop.

"Were you sent by Zhao Wu? And how did you find me?"

Zhou Feng squatted beside Xiong Dan and asked.

At that moment, Xiong Dan forced open his reddened, swollen eyes.

"Don't get cocky! Even if you managed to draw in qi in such a short time, you're nothing in the Inner Sect!"

"You have no idea how cruel the Inner Sect truly is! A mud-legged peasant like you is only fit to serve as someone else's foil!"

Faced with Xiong Dan's refusal to cooperate!

Zhou Feng did not say much.

He had encountered similar situations before.

"What about now?"

He swiftly snapped one of Xiong Dan's fingers.

"Hehe~~ It's useless! I'm dead either way. Trading my life for yours is worth it! Young Master Zhao Wu will kill you!"

Even though pain twisted Xiong Dan's face,

he still glared at Zhou Feng with hatred.

To Xiong Dan, Zhou Feng's threats were nothing.

Because the task Zhao Wu had given him had already failed.

And failing that task meant he could no longer obtain more cultivation resources.

Without cultivation resources, he was as good as dead!

Dead sooner or later, he would die anyway! He might as well die at someone's hands rather than be sucked dry alive by the Bloodthirsty Gu.

Besides, his death would not be in vain. Young Master Zhao Wu, who had been humiliated again and again, would definitely take revenge.

Trading his life for Zhou Feng's was absolutely worth it!

You drew in qi in only a few months. Aren't you a genius? Even a genius like you still has to die!

"I hope you can stay this tough in a moment!"

Zhou Feng only said that before turning to glance at the crowd around them.

Those seasoned spectators instantly understood what he meant and scattered like birds and beasts.

Before long, only Xiong Dan and Zhou Feng remained nearby.

Of course, there was also the pile of corpses in the courtyard.

Looking at the bodies scattered around, Zhou Feng felt slightly uncomfortable.

After all, those people had died because of him.

But he did not feel all that guilty, because that was simply the environment of this world.

If you wanted to live longer, there was no choice but to harden your heart.

As he thought, Zhou Feng's gaze turned cold as he looked at Xiong Dan lying on the ground.