Chapter 79: Crushing the Enemy

Upon hearing this, Xue Wuwei stared at Gu Feng in shock. This matter had been stirred up by Gu Feng, so naturally, it was up to him to decide.

Gu Feng smiled faintly and said, "What’s there to fear? The Grand Elder just acquired a high-grade spiritual weapon, so it’s a perfect chance to get used to it. Isn't that right, Grand Elder?"

Xue Lin shot Gu Feng a glare. "Did you plan all this in advance?"

Gu Feng chuckled slyly. "How could I? Am I that kind of person? But I won't take advantage of you, Xue Lin. Here, let me give you this pill."

As she gazed at the pill Gu Feng handed over, Xue Lin trembled, astonished. "Spirit Enhancement Pill."

It was the experience pill Gu Feng had painstakingly formed by spending five hundred low-grade spirit stones. With the system’s help, the pill was exceptionally pure, and after taking it, its effects would manifest instantly, with no side effects.

In truth, the Spirit Enhancement Pill was just an experience pill, but this particular pill was refined using spirit stones and certain spiritual herbs, which typically came with side effects due to the medicinal ingredients. Moreover, the process to refine such a pill was incredibly difficult—hence Xue Lin’s loss of composure.

Gu Feng chose to give Xue Lin the Spirit Enhancement Pill because he noticed she was at the peak of the seventh level of Spiritual Master. He believed that consuming this pill would help her break through, making their confrontation with the Feng family and the City Lord’s Mansion much more secure.

Xue Lin dared not accept it; the pill was simply too precious.

Gu Feng, bold as ever, stepped closer. Amid the shocked faces of those around, he pinched Xue Lin’s mouth open and fed her the pill directly.

The pill melted instantly upon entering her mouth, and Xue Lin felt a torrent of energy surge into her dantian.

She shot Gu Feng another glare, hurriedly sat cross-legged, and activated her cultivation technique.

Seeing this, Gu Feng knew she’d need some time to digest the pill. He turned to the others and said, "Come, let’s go meet the Feng family."

Upon hearing this, Xue Wuwei and Xue Wusheng looked at Xue Lin. Without the Grand Elder to hold the fort, they felt no confidence at all.

Gu Feng paid them no mind, leaving on his own.

Gu Yan and the other three women quickly followed, as did the two matriarchs, Dou Ying and the others.

Just as they stepped out of the treasury, they saw more than a dozen figures from the Xue family shoot towards them, pausing in the air above the Xue residence.

Gu Feng soared upward, facing the group and, feigning ignorance, called out, "And who are you, daring to cause trouble in my Xue family?"

Xue Wuwei, following behind, nearly stumbled when he heard Gu Feng claim to be from the Xue family.

A Feng family expert locked onto Gu Feng and demanded, "Who are you? Where is your master?"

Gu Feng spun a tale: "My master said that the Feng family in White Spirit City was too arrogant, daring to cause trouble in the Upper Central City. So he’s taken a few juniors who aren't yet strong enough to teach the Feng family a lesson."

Pfft!

Gu Feng's words nearly made Xue Wuwei cough up blood. He was dragging the Xue family right into the fray, leaving no room for retreat.

Every member of the Feng family trembled with rage. One man signaled to their weakest first-level Spiritual Master, who understood and boldly flew toward Gu Feng.

Gu Feng appeared to be a youth barely past ten, and being able to fly at that age was proof of remarkable talent, though surely not enough to be truly formidable.

Thus, the Spiritual Master didn’t take Gu Feng seriously. In his mind, he could crush Gu Feng with a single finger, being a full-fledged Spiritual Master.

Seeing the swaggering fool approach, Gu Feng called out, "Son, where’s your mother?"

The man paused, then realized Gu Feng was insulting him.

He bellowed viciously, "You dare insult me? Excellent, very good. I was going to kill you with a single finger, but I’ve changed my mind. I’ll tear off your limbs and roast them for the dogs!"

Gu Feng smiled serenely. "Son, had I known you’d be so unfilial, I should have left you on the wall when your mother gave birth."

"You’re courting death!"

He erupted, lunging at Gu Feng. He expected Gu Feng to soon wail and beg for mercy.

Gu Feng raised his leg.

The man wondered what Gu Feng was up to. Was he going to kick him? He sneered inwardly at Gu Feng’s naivety.

He reached for Gu Feng’s left arm, intent on tearing it off.

Gu Feng suddenly burst forth with a speed the man couldn’t follow, driving his right foot mercilessly into the man’s groin, shouting, "Get lost!"

Whoosh!

The man shot back at a speed several times faster than he had approached.

"Ah!"

Only now did his earth-shattering screams echo across the Upper Central City.

Enduring intense pain, he clutched his crotch, rolling in midair, feeling his testicles had shattered. He reached into his trousers and pulled out something—his own testicle.

"Ah!"

A howl of grief and rage—he could not accept the outcome and finally fainted.

Fortunately, a clansman flew over and caught him; otherwise, he might have become the first Spiritual Master to die from a fall.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The Feng family finally realized they’d been deceived by Gu Feng’s youth, the price being one of their own left childless for life.

They were also deeply shocked. Who was this youth, possessing strength beyond that of an ordinary Spiritual Master at so young an age?

"Could he be from another empire, not the Great Qin Empire?"

The more they considered it, the more plausible it seemed.

Regardless, Gu Feng had offended the Feng family. No matter where he was from, he would have to pay the price.

At that moment, a terrifying aura burst forth from the Xue family treasury, sweeping outward and enveloping five or six dozen miles.

The Feng family paled in terror—that was the aura of an eighth-level Spiritual Master. They could hardly imagine a small, second-rate city like Xue family could have an eighth-level Spiritual Master.

Among Spiritual Masters, after reaching the fifth level, each subsequent level was a major threshold, and the difference in combat strength between levels was enormous.

Having just broken through, Xue Lin had no time to consolidate her cultivation. Worried for Gu Feng, she emerged from the treasury, rose into the air, and landed beside him, facing the Feng family. "Leave immediately, and I’ll pretend you were never here."

The Feng family was stunned.

Their strongest, also an eighth-level Spiritual Master, looked at Xue Lin with disdain. "Just broke through to eighth level and you’re already so confident? Perhaps today will be your death day."

Xue Lin’s gaze grew cold. Seeing the confusion on the Feng family’s faces, she turned to Gu Feng. "You were right. Today, not only will I get used to my weapon, I’ll stretch my muscles as well."

As she spoke, Xue Lin unleashed the full aura befitting an eighth-level Spiritual Master.

The Feng family understood her words perfectly. One sixth-level Spiritual Master sneered, "Nearly in the coffin and still boasting, aren’t you afraid you’ll fall apart?"

The Feng family’s eighth-level expert shouted confidently, "Let me send you on your way!" As he spoke, he brought out his prized weapon, a mid-grade spiritual spear: the Tyrannosaurus Lance.

"Give me your life! Tyrannosaurus Strike!"

He thrust his spear, sending a blast of spear energy toward Xue Lin like a cannonball.

This was the Tyrannosaurus Strike—after hitting its target, it would explode, causing secondary damage. Even if blocked, unless at a distance, it would still inflict a second attack.

Xue Lin calmly drew her own bow.

Facing an equal, there was no need to waste her high-grade spiritual weapon.

She drew the bow; the spiritual weapon transformed into an arrow. Loosing it, with a sharp hiss, the arrow forged from spiritual energy pierced through the Tyrannosaurus Strike, shooting toward the Feng family’s sixth-level Spiritual Master before the spear attack could explode.

Boom! Only then did the Tyrannosaurus Strike detonate.