Chapter 44

Compared to Gao Feng's numerous enemies, Bai Chen's reputation in the Longhu Gate was a hundred times better.

However, most people did not have high hopes for the conflict between Bai Chen and Gao Feng.

"Master Bai is in trouble now," a Longhu Gate disciple muttered under his breath, his gaze on Bai Chen filled with sympathy.

"Yes, the other party is a core disciple of Dajialan Mountain, there's no comparison at all."

"Who can deny that? Didn't you see how our Senior Brother was humiliated by Gao Feng a few days ago?"

"Master Bai also lacks the patience to endure. Even if he were to bow his head now, he would only be humiliated. But how can he back down from this deadlock?"

"But Gao Feng is truly arrogant, just because he is a core disciple of Dajialan Mountain, he acts as if he is the best in the world."

"What's the point of saying so much? Who gave him the capital to be proud? Although our Longhu Gate is the largest sect in Qingzhou City, we are still just a branch of Dajialan Mountain. Even a disciple like Gao Feng can boss us around."

The disciples commented on the confrontation between the two, but most of them felt sympathy and regret for Bai Chen, and no one thought he had a chance to win.

Even Long Xing thought so. Although Gao Feng was arrogant, he indeed had the strength to back it up.

Even the three elders in Longhu Gate who were proficient in martial diagrams and formations did not have the cultivation in martial diagrams and formations to match Gao Feng.

Moreover, the "Yanwu Tu" in Gao Feng's hand was passed down by many generations of the Dajialan Mountain sect leaders.

It was said that whoever obtained the "Yanwu Tu" would be the next leader of Dajialan Mountain.

Now that Gao Feng held the "Yanwu Tu," it further demonstrated the sect's favor and trust in him.

"Rat, let me see what your elders have taught you!"

Gao Feng was looking for someone to practice on. In the few days he had been at Longhu Gate, all the disciples had been avoiding him.

Now he had finally met Bai Chen. Although he was annoyed by Bai Chen's attitude, he was secretly pleased to finally encounter a young man who didn't know his place and could help him establish his authority.

"Master Gao, Master Bai didn't mean it, let's not hurt the harmony," Long Xing did not want the two to fall out, as his plan relied on their cooperation. He did not want to see either of them lose.

Moreover, he did not think Bai Chen had a chance to win, especially given Gao Feng's nature, he would not stop at just a point.

But Gao Feng glanced at Long Xing arrogantly, "Harmony? What relationship do I have with him? What if the harmony is hurt? Sect Leader Long, do you think I'm wrong?"

Faced with Gao Feng's aggressive attitude, Long Xing looked bitter and glanced at Bai Chen.

"Master Bai, this..."

"Am I so honest that anyone can bully me?" Bai Chen smiled at Long Xing, though his face was calm, he was already angry inside.

The resentment from last night surged in his heart, his eyes glinting coldly as he stared at Gao Feng, clearly enraged.

Gao Feng kept calling him a rat, even a Buddha would have three points of anger, let alone Bai Chen, who had a short temper.

"Man should know his limits! A mere rat..."

Before Gao Feng could finish his sentence, Bai Chen suddenly threw a punch. This punch was accompanied by a fiery glow, and the palm of his hand was as red as a branding iron.

Gao Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly extended his palm to block, but he still underestimated Bai Chen's strength.

The power of this punch was comparable to that of a先天 (Xiantian) expert, and the unparalleled punch force, combined with the scorching heat, directly pushed Gao Feng back three meters. Gao Feng's hands were numb, and his face was a mix of shock and anger.

"You... You attacked me by surprise!?"

Long Xing drew a sharp breath. Although this punch was not aimed at him, the wind of the punch still made him feel uneasy.

Even with his Xiantian cultivation, he would find it difficult to withstand such a punch.

Seeing Bai Chen's right arm, which was as red as a branding iron, he was even more astonished.

"What kind of martial art is this?"

Although Long Xing knew that Bai Chen's martial arts were not weak, especially after Long Tuxiao had discussed the details of Bai Chen's battle with Yin Wuqing that night, he now realized he had underestimated Bai Chen.

If he had been in Bai Chen's place just now, he would have been hit.

This made Long Xing take Bai Chen more seriously. He had always had a slight contempt for Bai Chen.

Even after Long Tuxiao had analyzed Bai Chen's strength in detail, Long Xing had not paid much attention to Bai Chen's abilities.

But now he realized that the person he had underestimated had the qualifications to stand on equal footing with him.

However, what surprised him even more was Gao Feng. Bai Chen's sudden attack, though powerful, did not harm Gao Feng.

This outstanding disciple of Dajialan Mountain for a thousand years was indeed well-deserved.

Gao Feng raised his arms and looked at the originally snow-white cuffs, now branded with a fist mark.

This was a great humiliation for Gao Feng, who was extremely particular about his appearance.

Gao Feng's face was contorted, and he looked at Bai Chen with a murderous intent, "Looking for death!"

Gao Feng flipped to the first page of the "Yanwu Tu" and tore it, the yellow paper in his hand seemed to carry a killing aura, landing in front of Bai Chen.

"Kill!"

Bai Chen knew the martial diagram formation was unpredictable and did not dare to be careless, retreating two steps.

Suddenly, the air around him seemed to solidify. Before Bai Chen could think more, countless sword tips had already formed in the air, pointing at him.

Long Xing's pupils contracted sharply, and the Longhu Gate disciples drew a sharp breath, whispering to each other.

"Killing Formation! This is a Killing Formation!"

"What a ruthless method."

Martial diagram formations were roughly divided into two schools: the unpredictable Illusion Formation and the ruthless Killing Formation.

The name itself revealed its nature. The purpose of the Killing Formation was to kill, and each Killing Formation represented a cruel method of killing.

The Longhu Gate mainly practiced the Illusion Formation, so they were shocked by the Killing Formation.

However, Long Xing had the broadest perspective. He not only recognized it as a Killing Formation but also identified it as the Ten Thousand Sword Decision, one of the most powerful Killing Formations.

Although the Ten Thousand Sword Decision Gao Feng used had a limited range, it was one of the most formidable Killing Formations.

The opponent surrounded by the Ten Thousand Sword Decision would either die or be injured, and would suffer the pain of being pierced by ten thousand swords.

"Master Gao, you are too..."

"Sect Leader Long, this rat attacked me first. Should I just endure it? If you say another word, you will be an enemy of Dajialan Mountain!" Gao Feng glared at Long Xing without any courtesy.

For a moment, Long Xing was speechless, his face turning iron gray as he looked at Gao Feng.

Gao Feng ignored Long Xing, pointed his right hand into the Killing Formation, and manipulated the ten thousand swords. With a light flick of his fingers, the swords immediately converged and rushed toward Bai Chen.

Bai Chen was also shocked, but he was not panicked. He let out a light shout, and the temperature around him suddenly rose.

Every inch of his skin was like a branding iron, as if he were a demon from hell, burning with hellfire.

The ten thousand swords pierced Bai Chen's body at the same time, but each sword only sparked on his body, leaving him unharmed.

Sigh—

All the Longhu Gate disciples stared with wide eyes, unable to believe what they saw.

They had never seen such a strange martial art, and some disciples even doubted whether it was within the realm of martial arts.

Bai Chen's fire branding iron shirt was a mid-level external martial art. For disciples who might never see an external martial art in their lifetime, a mid-level external martial art was like a legend.

Long Xing's eyes were bright, as if he had thought of something, but he found it hard to believe.

This was definitely not a low-level martial art!

Even in the top sects, few junior disciples could access mid-level martial arts, unless they were specially cultivated geniuses.

Only the disciples privately cultivated by the elders or leaders of those major sects, intended to succeed them, could obtain such high-level martial arts.

This made Long Xing worry about the relationship between Longhu Gate and the sect behind Bai Chen if he fell out with Gao Feng.

Gao Feng was also stunned. He did not expect Bai Chen to break his Killing Formation so easily, and in such an unimaginable way.

This made him look down at the "Yanwu Tu," his hand paused in the air as he opened the second page, his eyes showing hesitation.

Bai Chen had already sensed that the Ten Thousand Sword Decision posed little threat to him, so he let loose, charging at Gao Feng like an unstoppable wild horse.

Gao Feng's face changed, and he immediately increased the distance between himself and Bai Chen. Without hesitation, he tore the second page of the martial diagram and threw it at Bai Chen.

The paper turned in mid-air and suddenly transformed into a three-meter-long white tiger. The white tiger had eyes like copper bells, a body as large as a truck, and claws as sharp as swords, leaving marks on the ground.

The white tiger let out a long roar, and its mane stood up. A pair of fangs in its blood-red mouth glinted with a bloodthirsty silver light.

"Tiger Yin!" Long Xing's face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted to the surrounding disciples, "Back! All of you, back!"

But Long Xing's warning was too late. The white tiger swiped its claws, and a Longhu Gate disciple was torn to pieces.

This frightened the Longhu Gate disciples. They had never seen such a fierce beast.

The white tiger's roar made two disciples so scared that their legs turned to jelly, and they stood less than a meter in front of the white tiger.

"Damn it!" Long Xing's anger was evident, "Gao Feng, control this beast!"

Gao Feng was in a difficult position. He had already used up most of his internal energy to activate the Tiger Yin Formation, and he had no strength left to control the white tiger.

The Tiger Yin Formation was given to him by his master for self-defense. Even Xiantian experts would avoid it.

He had acted on impulse and used the Tiger Yin Formation without considering the consequences.

The white tiger, sealed in the martial diagram, was already bloodthirsty. Without control, it became even more ferocious.

"Quickly, retreat a hundred meters!" Long Xing shouted. Except for the two frightened disciples, the others had already fled.

This was the range of the Tiger Yin Formation. The white tiger could not leave this range.

But for those two disciples, Long Xing sighed and could only abandon them.

Even he, facing this fierce beast, could not do anything. To save them from the tiger's mouth was like a dream.

The white tiger raised its right front paw and swiped at the two disciples.

Suddenly, a wave of heat rushed toward the white tiger. Sensing the threat, the white tiger immediately retreated two steps.

Bai Chen had already blocked the two disciples, not knowing how fierce the white tiger was, but he could not stand by and do nothing.

"You two, run!" Bai Chen growled, turning his head to stare at the white tiger, his chest heaving slightly.