The man in black paled upon sensing the terrifying pressure of spiritual energy. He almost instinctively tried to run away, but in the rush, it was too late.
Left with no other choice, the man in black had to gather all his spiritual power and use the power of Saint Venerable to set up layers of defense in the space in front of him.
"Closer!" A cold snort appeared on the forehead of the man in black, his eyes almost fixed on the defensive layer in front of him.
"Click... click... click..."
A series of cracking sounds rang out. The defensive shield that the man in black had hastily set up did not last long and shattered in succession.
"Buzz..."
The man in black hurriedly retreated, but fortunately, the spiritual energy finally stopped in the last ten meters.
"Phew..." The man in black let out a long sigh of relief, a feeling of relief washing over him. "Just who is this kid? How could he have such power with just one punch!"
"Could he be a disciple of some old monster?" The man in black pondered, stroking his chin.
However, he soon discovered something that made him break out in a cold sweat, and his pupils instinctively contracted!
The skinny boy who was just standing not far away has vanished!
Where did they go?
The man in black instinctively turned his head.
His eyes met the thin boy's dark gaze. "What are you looking for?"
The thin, indifferent voice rang out, but it came from above the man in black.
The man in black was almost dizzy. He subconsciously looked up and saw that the thin boy who had just been standing behind him had somehow appeared in the void above his head.
This time, the skinny boy gave him no chance and stomped on him again.
"Buzz..."
A faint golden light flashed across Chen Honghu's body, and then the phantom of an ancient divine beast appeared behind him.
His expression remained unchanged as he stepped on the man in black.
"Boom!"
Ripples suddenly spread through the void. The man in black turned pale. His full-force attack hadn't even affected the void, yet this young man had caused such a commotion with just a single kick?
Danger! Danger! Extreme danger!
The instinct for survival reminded the man in black that if this blow were to land squarely on him, he would be finished!
In desperation, the black-clad man unleashed his full power due to his strong will to survive, and his Early Saint Venerable spiritual energy spread outwards.
Indeed, my cultivation level is higher than this frail youth's; I absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait to die!
"I refuse to believe that, in terms of sheer spiritual power, I could possibly lose to a brat like you!"
"I am Saint Venerable, how could I possibly lose to a mere Saint King!"
The man in black shouted and charged towards Chen Honghu.
"Bang!"
The phantom of the ancient divine beast behind Chen Honghu moved, seemingly lifting its foot slightly.
However, this seemingly small action became far more complicated for the man in black.
With a single strike, the phantom of the ancient divine beast shattered all of the black-clad man's attacks, sending him flying along with it.
"Boom..."
Two violent surges of spiritual energy collided, creating a massive explosion. Chen Honghu frowned slightly, raised his hand, and gently pressed down, actually squeezing and compressing the space around the explosion.
Chen Honghu hadn't forgotten that this was in the forest, and a slight mistake could lead to disaster.
If this level of spiritual energy were to explode, it wouldn't be impossible for it to cause a massive fire.
Chen Honghu wasn't interested in the forest itself, but rather in the potential opportunities within it.
Just as Chen Honghu was compressing space, a streak of light flew out from the explosion, seemingly wanting to fly into the distance.
Chen Honghu shook his head, and a purple-gold alchemy furnace appeared in his hand in the back of his hand.
"Buzz..."
A terrifying force of attraction erupted from inside the alchemy furnace, drawing the streak of light, which had already escaped a thousand miles away, back to its source.
Faced with the alchemy furnace, Liu Guang had no room to struggle and entered it directly.
Inside the alchemy furnace, the flowing light transformed into the appearance of a middle-aged man in black. In his haste, he had only managed to escape with a wisp of his soul, making him no match for this magical artifact.
Chen Honghu coldly lowered his eyes. "I've been following you for so long, I thought you wouldn't come out at all."
"I didn't expect you to lose control so quickly."
Judging from his tone, there was even a hint of sighing and disdain, as if he had encountered this situation many times before, and it was commonplace for him.
However, the man in black heard a completely different story.
He had previously thought that his strength and stealth skills were the reason he hadn't been discovered by Chen Honghu, but little did he know that his hiding skills were completely useless against this kid.
"Could it be that you discovered me a long time ago?" the man in black asked incredulously, his voice echoing within the alchemy furnace.
Chen Honghu didn't bother to answer him, but silently channeled his spiritual energy to start the alchemy furnace.
"Buzz..."
As the temperature inside the alchemy furnace rose, the last wisp of spiritual energy remaining in the black-clad man completely dissipated. He left no last words and vanished from the world in this way.
Chen Honghu sat cross-legged until the alchemy furnace had completely digested the man in black before standing up. His dark eyes remained as deep as a still pool, without any ripples.
The fall of a Saint Venerable expert seemed commonplace to him, nothing special at all.
The impact of fighting the man in black was even less than the impact of Chen Honghu killing the spirit beast earlier. Feeling that his strength had recovered, Chen Honghu turned around and prepared to leave.
However, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the deepest part of the Primordial Space.
A slight flicker finally appeared in those eyes that had been calm and still.
"My intuition tells me that there's a treasure inside that can transform me once again."
"However, with my current cultivation level, I'm still not strong enough to go anywhere! As expected... I'm still too weak!"
"That person I just encountered was only at the Early Saint Venerable. If it were at the Late Saint Venerable, I would have a hard time dealing with them."
"Entering with this level of strength would be tantamount to suicide. It seems I need to speed up my cultivation!"
With this in mind, Chen Honghu rallied his spirits, changed direction, and once again transformed into a streak of light, flying away in that direction.