Chapter 1368: Don't Run, I Can Beat Him

The sky was dark, Fork Ruins Island sat on the sea surface, like a tiny mayfly.

"Little Tree, this round is up to you." Xiao Feng said softly.

In the center of his right palm, the Chaos Tree fused with his body slowly extended a segment.

After continuous cultivation with Immortal Crystal, its size grew a bit more; including the roots, it is now over 40 centimeters long.

"Immortal, are we going to break the Spiritual Barrier?" Little Tree's voice appeared in his mind.

"Hmm, can you do it?"

"Of course, this low-level Spiritual Barrier can be blasted open by a Golden Immortal's cultivation; as a 7th-stage Supreme Treasure, I can do it too." Little Tree gave an affirmative answer.

Good, then let's do it!

Xiao Feng floated forward, gripping the Chaos Tree's trunk with his right hand, and lightly swept it across the Spiritual Barrier.

Pfft

A simple touch, yet like an ice cube on a hot iron, the originally colorful Spiritual Barrier instantly dimmed in one corner, creating a passable gap.

Moreover, this gap expanded in all directions, gradually devouring the entire Spiritual Barrier.

"Huh? Which expert came here? Actually destroying my great formation without even asking!"

An aged voice came from within Fork Ruins Island.

Immediately, a purple light flew over and condensed into a short, stout old man with gray hair and beard, wearing a purple robe.

Xiao Feng checked the opponent's information.

【Zihuo Zhenren】

Level: 1480 (True Immortal stage)

HP: Unknown

Note: It's too late to run now!

"Damn, that level is so high?" Xiao Feng couldn't help but be speechless.

The Golden-winged Great Peng said the "old geezer"'s strength should be about the same as his.

That difference... really isn't much, just 310 levels!

"Nascent Soul?"

Seeing Xiao Feng's level, Zihuo Zhenren felt as if he'd seen a ghost, never expecting that the one who broke his Spiritual Barrier would be a Nascent Soul brat.

But the next second he found the reason!

"This is... the aura of a 7th-stage Supreme Treasure!"

His gaze fell on Xiao Feng's right hand, seeing the Chaos Tree emitting strange fluctuations, and he couldn't help but show a hint of greed.

"A Nascent Soul cultivator shouldn't possess such a treasure; hand it over to me, and I'll let you go." He extended a meaty hand, speaking in an irresistible tone.

Xiao Feng silently put away the Chaos Tree.

This thing isn't for fighting; for real combat, one still needs to rely on an Immortal Sword!

He was preparing to unleash an attack.

Then a voice came from behind: "Run quickly, his realm has greatly increased, he's already broken through to the peak of True Immortal, you're no match for him!"

The Golden-winged Great Peng, far away, also sensed that Zihuo Zhenren's aura was far stronger than expected, and at once wanted to abandon his revenge plan and hurriedly leave.

His mental transmission was discovered by Zihuo Zhenren, who spread his sense and looked far away, then coldly snorted: "So it's you, that stupid bird, who brought this person. Not bad, not bad; I'll take that 7th-stage Supreme Treasure, you can go, I'm too lazy to play chase with you."

The Golden-winged Great Peng's speed is something he can't catch up to; even if he wanted to grab, he couldn't.

But Xiao Feng is different; as a late-stage Nascent Soul adventurer, if you catch him and throw him into an alchemy furnace to refine, the Supreme Treasure on him will fall off—this is a huge profit opportunity!

Zihuo Zhenren flicked his sleeve, a wave of immortal power pressing toward Xiao Feng, trying to capture him.

At that moment, a golden light flashed; the Golden-winged Great Peng suddenly shifted, taking Xiao Feng away.

"Hmph, you came and still want to leave?"

Zihuo Zhenren turned into purple light and gave chase; his speed was also extremely fast, not much slower than the Golden-winged Great Peng before the latter reached full acceleration.

Xiao Feng was just about to draw his sword when the Golden-winged Great Peng suddenly flew him away, almost causing internal injury.

"Lord of Jinpeng Dao, I can fight him!" he explained.

"No, he's already a peak True Immortal powerhouse; you're no match for him. This can be discussed later—I've waited ten thousand years, a few more decades won't matter." The Golden-winged Great Peng decided he couldn't beat Zihuo Zhenren and insisted on taking him to flee.

Xiao Feng felt awkward.

He hurriedly explained: "I really can do it! Last month I slew a peak True Immortal's Heaven-opening Sword; now I'm much stronger than last month, definitely no problem!"

"No, no, this is too dangerous!" The Golden-winged Great Peng firmly refused to let his friend take risks.

"What? I... I'm not bragging; I really can kill him! Moreover, even if I retreat ten thousand steps, I'm an adventurer—I won't die, so what's there to fear?" Xiao Feng explained helplessly.

In just a few moments of talking, the Golden-winged Great Peng had accelerated to near its limit—covering almost 2000 kilometers per second—and in the blink of an eye, it had flown far from Fork Ruins Island.

Zihuo Zhenren, skilled and bold, pursued straight away; although he couldn't quite keep up with the Golden-winged Great Peng, he wasn't left far behind.

"Even though you won't die, if he captures you, you might be sealed and refined, a huge loss! You're Da Bai's friend—I can't let you take this risk!" The Golden-winged Great Peng grabbed him and wouldn't let go.

Xiao Feng laughed and cried helplessly: "Running like this isn't a solution; if he's that strong and ends up killing his way to Jinpeng Island, the Purple Astraea Spirit Crane and White Phoenix would be in danger."

"Jinpeng Island has the great formation left by my mother protecting it; even a Golden Immortal wouldn't scare me!"

"Emmm..."

Xiao Feng was completely speechless.

What a great chance to fight a boss, yet he was just forcibly dragged away to flee.

After flying for two hours to reach Fork Ruins Island, had they just run for nothing?

No way! Xiao Feng wouldn't do something meaningless!

Having come all this way, he must defeat a boss before returning!

"Flash Shadow!"

Seeing he couldn't outtalk the Golden-winged Great Peng, Xiao Feng directly activated his wing skill, instantly teleported out of the Golden-winged Great Peng's grasp, appearing several hundred meters away.

In the next instant, the Golden-winged Great Peng flew over a thousand kilometers; by the time he reacted, he had already flown several thousand kilometers due to inertia.

A purple light rushed from the horizon; the Purple Fire True Person also flew at full speed, even using the acceleration Law Secret Technique, and in less than three seconds caught up nearby.

Then he saw the lone Xiao Feng!

The invisibility state granted by the main artifact is useless against true immortals; the Purple Fire True Person rejoiced: "Good kid, you don't cherish the chance to survive, actually staying behind to hold off that stupid bird for me—I'm almost moved by you."

In his view, Xiao Feng had deliberately stayed behind to die so that the Golden-winged Great Peng could escape.

But he didn't know, Xiao Feng had come to kill him!

Clang!

A sword's ringing sound suddenly rang out, the Moon-Breaking Immortal Sword left its sheath!

"Moonlight Dispersed!"

Xiao Feng exploded at the outset, directly using the weapon's special effect, draining all his mana to gain an instant cast of the next skill.

Then he swung the long sword!

... a soul-chasing spear shot forth.

The true immortal's speed is too great; ordinary sword techniques would likely miss, only the sure-hit soul-chasing spear is his trump card!

Whoosh!

The soul-chasing spear flashed and vanished, straight toward the Purple Fire True Person. Although it is not a sword technique and does not receive the 150% sword intent bonus, the soul-chasing spear's own damage is higher than "Breaking Thousand Mountains", not much inferior.

This strike, with a tenfold power boost from the Killing Calamity Sword Sheath and a fivefold attack power from Moonlight Dispersed, can be called the strongest blow for an instant burst upon entering battle!

"Huh? You still dare to strike first?" the Purple Fire True Person snorted coldly.

The soul-chasing spear appeared on his forehead and instantly hit.

He calmly Luck turn immortal power to resist.

Then...... it wasn't blocked!