"Master, that cripple is right — it's probably best not to damage the Spirit World Master Guild's facilities."
"Just in case, Master, you should set up a barrier too. I'm worried that cripple's barrier won't hold and I'll end up breaking it."
Chu Feng said this loudly, and his repeated use of "cripple" made the Seven Star Elder's eyebrows shoot upward, teeth bared in fury. But thinking about how his disciple would soon beat Chu Feng senseless on his behalf, he suppressed his anger.
"Fine, have it your way!"
Zhuge Liuyun, who knew Chu Feng reasonably well, naturally understood the hidden meaning behind his words. Without hesitation, he set up three layers of barriers in rapid succession, wrapping Chu Feng and himself from head to toe in a thoroughly tight seal. While it would be difficult for them to fight their way out, it would be just as difficult for anyone to break in.
"Come on, Dog Boy — let me see what empty tricks you've got!" Chu Feng made a beckoning gesture at Yang Zai.
"Don't you call me Dog Boy!" Being addressed that way sent Yang Zai into a rage. He threw a punch straight at Chu Feng, his Yuan Force condensing around his fist.
However, facing the attack, Chu Feng didn't move an inch and didn't even blink. With a mere thought, barrier power surged forth, forming a wall of barrier energy one meter in front of him.
*Boom!* The roar echoed and ripples exploded outward, but Chu Feng wasn't harmed in the slightest. His barrier had easily deflected Yang Zai's attack.
"What exquisite technique — that kid has real promise."
This was a city, and there were plenty of passersby. Seeing two young people sparring naturally drew a crowd of curious onlookers.
Seeing someone so young wield barrier power with such ease drew a chorus of admiration from the crowd.
"Yang Zai, don't hold back — beat him senseless!" Seeing the onlookers praise Chu Feng, the Seven Star Elder's pride took a hit, and he actually shouted without regard for the occasion.
"Brat, let's see how you block this one!"
Yang Zai spread his legs into a horse stance, and as both fists clenched, a fierce surge of Yuan Force churned around his body. The powerful shockwave would have sent sand and stones flying if not contained by the barrier.
He was building up power — not simply charging up, but brewing a powerful martial art. Whatever it was, its rank could not be lower than fifth.
"Heave~~~!" Yang Zai suddenly roared and launched his attack, shouting as he struck: "Heavenly Dog Meteor Fist!!!"
"Awooooooo!"
As this punch unleashed, it shook heaven and earth. Most striking of all was the howling that sounded like a pack of dogs in heat — truly astonishing. So this was the secret of the Heavenly Dog Meteor Fist: battering you with noise like a pack of wild dogs howling at the moon.
While the dog-like howling from this punch could be considered to possess fearsome destructive power, leaving one with no way to defend against it, the true lethal force actually lay in the punch itself.
It streaked toward Chu Feng like a meteor, and the momentum and force behind it were nothing to scoff at. Even a small mountain or a palace would be reduced to ash under this meteor fist.
But his opponent was Chu Feng. Chu Feng still didn't dodge or evade, relying solely on the barrier shielding him to withstand Yang Zai's formidable attack.
"Boom boom boom boom boom" — each fist shadow that made contact with the barrier exploded in brilliant bursts against its surface.
Yet no matter how the ripples spread or how the fist shadows continued to rain down, they couldn't budge the barrier in the slightest. Forget about breaking it — they couldn't even produce a single hairline crack.
"Nothing simple about that. That kid's martial art is at least fifth-rank, and he's bringing out at least ninety percent of its power."