Translator: AnubisTL
The entire Carp Mountain was as silent as a tomb, filled with an eerie and terrifying atmosphere, so quiet it was frightening.
Everyone, including Elder Liu and Elder Shi, had their eyes bulging and mouths slightly agape, their minds buzzing. If Gu Feng's previous arrogance had shocked them enough to fit a goose egg in their mouths, now their mouths could fit an entire goose.
Even the dog at the foot of Carp Mountain had its mouth wide open, its eyes filled with disbelief.
This... this—
After a few breaths, sporadic murmurs began to rise.
Wu Qi and others, who had been sent flying by Gu Feng earlier, were the first to react. Along with Tuoba Lei, Chao Yuan, and Guo Renkai, they staggered like zombies towards Gu Feng.
Their eyes flickered as they scrutinized Gu Feng up and down.
"You... are you Gu Feng?" Chao Yuan stammered, his face full of doubt, even reaching out to feel Gu Feng's body.
The other three followed suit, touching his face, arms, or chest...
The Gu Feng they knew was strong, but not this strong. To send Fatty flying hundreds of meters with a single punch was unheard of in the history of the outer sect. Even among the disciples who had entered the inner sect in the previous term, such a feat was impossible.
"What exquisite disguise, not a single flaw can be seen!"
"Who are you? Did Gu Feng hire you as a master?"
"..."
The four surrounded Gu Feng, inspecting him like a finely crafted statue, occasionally exclaiming in genuine surprise and whispering questions.
This was definitely not Gu Feng. Perhaps he had hired a high-priced stand-in to rob Carp Mountain. Only this could explain the shocking scene earlier.
Gu Feng glanced at them, his lips twitching and eyelids fluttering, as he pushed them away. "Don't get in my way. This fatty is strong. If I don't go all out, it will be hard to defeat him!"
Hearing this, Guo Renkai and the others were stunned, standing there like wooden statues, even their breathing seemed to stop.
Gu Feng's voice was soft but carried far, and many people heard it.
Instantly, the entire Carp Mountain erupted in uproar!
"My God, this really is Gu Feng!"
"He's cheating, he's cheating! Gu Feng is so strong he can send Fatty flying!"
"Unbelievable, there's such a fierce person in the outer sect!"
"Gu Feng is clearly the real Gu Feng, but is Fatty really Fatty?"
"..."
In the pavilion, Elder Shen, the chief of the outer sect's Alchemy Hall, who had come specifically to watch the spectacle, heard the discussions below and asked a foolish question.
"Is he Fatty?"
At this, Elder Liu and the others' eyebrows twitched, and they gave Elder Shen a strange look: The disciples have poor judgment and question Fatty's identity, but you are the chief elder in charge of the Alchemy Hall. How can you be as ignorant as those inexperienced disciples?
Fatty is really Fatty, and Gu Feng is really Gu Feng. There is no doubt about their identities!
Elder Liu, who had a rough understanding of Gu Feng's combat power, and Elder Shi, who knew Fatty's combat power, exchanged glances and saw the same question in each other's eyes.
Then, they both took a deep breath and said in unison:
"Gu Feng, this kid is defying the heavens!"
In the previous collision, Fatty was sent flying hundreds of meters, and Gu Feng fell into the ground. On the surface, it seemed like a draw.
But—
Gu Feng was at the foot of the mountain, needing to overcome the downward force while attacking upwards. Fatty had the advantage of terrain, waiting at ease.
Even so, Gu Feng still sent Fatty flying vertically upwards for hundreds of meters. If both were on level ground, Fatty would have suffered greatly in that strike.
This was truly astonishing and shocking. Gu Feng kept redefining their understanding of limits. The once clear distinction between strength and weakness had now become ambiguous.
Even the sharp-eyed elders couldn't determine who was stronger between the two.
The sunset had completely disappeared, and darkness had returned. The sky seemed draped in a black curtain, appearing deep and empty.
At the cave entrance on the peak, A Fei looked at his fist in disbelief, seeing a slight redness. This touch of crimson added a hint of pink to his narrow eyes.
He took a deep breath, his chubby cheeks becoming strangely distorted, as if blood was surging in his eyes.
The next moment, he roared to the sky, and black streams of energy surged from the 108,000 pores on his body, quickly covering him entirely.
The black energy flowed and solidified on his body, turning his flabby flesh as hard as iron, emitting a black glow. His once large belly now transformed into eighteen-pack abs...
In an instant, Fatty had changed from an overly obese youth into a muscular man, his body radiating terrifying spiritual power. His blood-red eyes and ferocious expression sent shivers down everyone's spine.
"You— have angered me!"
"Ahhhh!!!"
His roar was like that of a primordial beast, shaking everyone's spirits. His short hair stood on end like sharp black swords, incredibly sharp.
He leaped down from the peak, landing on the ground with such force that Carp Mountain trembled.
The surrounding people looked on in fear, their necks shrinking as they quickly retreated, making space for the two.
Everyone understood that two of the most outstanding talents in the history of the Sunset Glow Sect's outer sect were about to engage in an earth-shattering battle.
"Step aside!" Gu Feng's expression was grave, his aura rising. A faint white light on his body grew brighter, sending Wu Qi and the others flying hundreds of meters. Then he strode towards A Fei.
His steps were steady and rhythmic, each step the same distance, as if measured with a ruler, without the slightest deviation.
As he moved, a 'dong dong dong' sound echoed. With each step, Gu Feng's aura surged. When he stopped two meters in front of Fatty, his aura had reached its peak.
The two stood facing each other, time seeming to freeze. The only sound around was the gulping of saliva.
Gu Feng and Fatty were both super experts at the pinnacle of the outer sect. Above them was only the sky, behind them was emptiness, leading everyone, including Qi Tingting, by at least two levels.
Suddenly, Fatty bared his teeth and threw a punch at Gu Feng. Gu Feng responded calmly, and the two fists met. There was no loud sound, no intense spiritual power fluctuation, creating a strange and quiet scene.
"What's going on? Are they performing a pre-battle ritual?"
"Perhaps this is mutual respect between masters?"
"They are fighting in their minds. The seemingly calm scene is actually extremely dangerous. They have already engaged in hundreds of rounds of fierce combat."
"Get out of here! You've read too many novels. What the hell is mind combat?"
"..."
Just as everyone was puzzled by this bizarre scene, whispering among themselves, a faint 'sizzle' sound came from the field, as if a small bolt of lightning had leaked from between their fists, sweeping across the ground.
At the same time, a mixture of soil and gravel flew out from the ground between them, accompanied by a rumbling sound.
Everyone looked closely and was dumbfounded.
On the ground between Gu Feng and A Fei, there was a crack about an inch wide, straight as if cut by a sharp sword.
The rumbling grew louder, and the crack rapidly extended to both sides. The mixture of soil and gravel ejected from the ground formed a barrier several meters high. Yet, the two stood straight, letting the soil and gravel fall on them without moving an inch, not even blinking.
The crack stopped after extending for dozens of meters. After a few breaths, the ejected mixture of soil and gravel fell back to the ground.
When the last piece of gravel hit the ground with a 'clack,' a strange light burst between the two fists, like a small ball of black and white light.
Boom—
The light ball exploded, and vast spiritual power swept in all directions. A hurricane centered on the two, instantly sending soil and gravel flying like bullets.
The disciples at the foot of Carp Mountain looked on in horror, dodging the flying gravel in panic.
Elder Liu and the others in the pavilion also looked on in shock, swallowing hard before murmuring.
"Has one of them comprehended the fist intent?"
"No, neither has comprehended the fist intent. It's just that their strength is so great, interacting together, they produced the fist intent."
"Unbelievable, their strength has reached such a terrifying level!"
"..."
Chu Youhuan, standing nearby, was completely stunned. Her mouth slightly agape, her beautiful eyes flickering, she couldn't utter a word.
Even with her knowledge, she couldn't understand what kind of monsters these two were, able to produce a martial intent that only Innate Realm disciples could comprehend.
Heavens! One of them is at the Postnatal Realm's second level, and the other is only at the peak of Qi Refinement!
What is happening to this world?
Am I going mad, or is it the world, that such an absurd scene has occurred!
Just as Chu Youhuan felt the world was unreal, Gu Feng and A Fei began their fierce collision.
Both were strength-type cultivators, with absolute confidence in their strength and defense.
Their methods of attack had no technique, even looking somewhat laughable, yet they were incredibly shocking and thrilling.
The two were like wooden stakes, never moving from their spots, mechanically throwing punches at each other.
"Boom boom boom—"
Every moment, there were countless collisions. The loud roars sounded like countless demon beasts fiercely clashing. The dazzling spiritual light was as brilliant as fireworks—
A Fei was burly, two heads taller than Gu Feng, his body covered in black spiritual power. From a distance, he looked like a black vajra, violently attacking the thin human before him.
Gu Feng's eyes were sharp, his aura grand. His thick black hair was dense and crystalline, like an indomitable warrior, bravely facing the terrifying giant!
This was a contest of strength against strength, muscle against muscle, and a test of both defense and will.
The two high-frequency outputs lasted for the time it takes to burn an incense stick. The residual spiritual power waves had scraped off a thick layer of the ground within a ten-meter radius.
Their bodies gradually sank, soon completely submerged in the ground. Everyone could only see the flying soil and gravel, and the rumbling sounds echoing through Carp Mountain.
Moreover, the rumbling grew deeper, indicating the two had gone deep underground.
"Do they want to punch through the ground?" A cultivator said in disbelief. He had never seen such a simple and brutal method of attack.
"Gu Feng and Fatty are both the same type of cultivators, but for it to come to this is beyond expectation!"
"Too brutal, too rough, too thrilling, too blood-boiling!"
"Will Gu Feng achieve the feat of punching through Carp Mountain in a day, or will Fatty continue his invincible myth..."
"..."
Some bold disciples approached the deep pit, wanting to see the current state of Gu Feng and Fatty.
However, they couldn't get close. The spiritual power pouring out of the pit was incredibly strong, like a hurricane, sending them flying.
After an unknown amount of time, a thunderous roar came from underground, seemingly Gu Feng's voice. Then, Gu Feng, dressed in plain clothes, burst out of the ground, his face filled with anger.
"You fatty, you actually broke the rules and used a weapon!"
At this, everyone was in an uproar.
Fatty had used a weapon? This was something that could never happen, even if the sun rose from the west!
Even Elder Shi, the chief of Carp Mountain, and everyone else, were learning for the first time that Fatty actually had a weapon.
After Gu Feng emerged from the ground, A Fei also came to the surface.
At this moment, his face was bruised, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his chest slightly caved in. Clearly, he had been at a disadvantage in the strength contest with Gu Feng.
'How is this possible?' The words echoed in everyone's minds, fiercely attacking their brains.
Before they could recover, A Fei, with a murderous aura, his face ferocious, his eyes completely blood-red, breathing heavily, charged at Gu Feng.
He had completely lost his mind, unleashing his full combat power.
Sharp-eyed disciples noticed that A Fei now held a weapon over a meter long, as thick as a thumb, resembling a black whip, covered in rust, with no runes shining, looking like a mundane weapon picked up from the roadside, very inconspicuous.
Yet, it was this inconspicuous weapon that made Gu Feng, who had dared to clash with spirit artifacts, look grave, dodging left and right, not daring to confront it head-on!
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