Not only did the spectators think so, but even Hozuki Xieyue, who was being beaten, believed Ye Feng was wasting his effort.
But several minutes later, Hozuki Xieyue no longer thought that way, because he suddenly discovered that a third of his chakra had vanished for no apparent reason.
Hozuki Xieyue paled in shock and hurriedly examined the flow of his chakra. Only then did he discover a clue.
Every time Ye Feng appeared, he seemed to bring a trace of unusual energy with him, striking Hozuki Xieyue along with his fists and greatly increasing his chakra consumption.
Hozuki Xieyue suspected that Ye Feng had secretly used chakra, yet he could not sense any chakra fluctuations in Ye Feng's fists.
Although Hozuki Xieyue was full of questions, he knew he could not let this continue. Otherwise, his chakra would eventually run too low to sustain the Hydrification Technique, and he would truly become a laughingstock.
At that thought, the mass of water Hozuki Xieyue had become suddenly scattered during Ye Feng's attack, rapidly forming four bodies.
The spectators were unhappy about this and began shouting:
"What's wrong with Xieyue? Why's he chickening out?"
"Exactly! Keep going! I still want to see how long this Konoha ninja can last."
"Don't back down! Show that Konoha ninja what you can do!"
Hearing the comments around them, all four Hozuki Xieyues' faces darkened.
Hozuki Xieyue alone knew his predicament, but he could not say it aloud.
Yet Ye Feng had no intention of letting him off, simply because he had spoken ill of Might Duy. Although Might Duy did not acknowledge a master-disciple relationship between them, he had indeed taught Ye Feng a great deal, helping him out of difficult situations many times.
That was why Ye Feng would not allow anyone