Chapter 278
Moo!
The demon ox roared . The sound wasn't made by Chu Feng but came from the fluctuations of his fist intent . When one reached a certain level of proficiency with the Demon Ox Fist, the fists would erupt with black light and emit a mystical sound . The attack would not only damage the enemy physically but also spiritually .
This fist technique was truly special!
Chu Feng rushed through the air and covered a few kilometers with every step . He chased after the Cat King and bombarded him with attacks .
The Nine-lives Cat's hair all stood on end due to the shock . The enemy's speed was simply too fast . Chu Feng was even faster than himself, a peerless expert with six severed shackles known for his agility .
"Clang!"
He turned around and swiped his large claws, which were like dazzling sharp hooks which illuminated the void . The surging murderous intent it produced was penetrative like brilliant sword lights .
With a bang, an explosion rang out midair like a clap of thunder!
Chu Feng's fist clashed with the giant claw . The fist was like a jet black bull charging upon the enemy .
During this clash, however, the Cat King was badly shaken . His agility was one of the best in the world but strength wasn't his forte . He trembled all over and coughed up a large amount of blood after being attacked by Chu Feng's most familiar technique .
Chu Feng hadn't landed yet . He rushed forth from midair and his second fist came crashing down upon the enemy . This was the Demon Flood Dragon Fist .
It was similarly enclosed in surging black lights . The left fist emitted the cry of a flood dragon, a sound which thoroughly shook one's heart and spirit .
The image of a flood dragon could be seen rolling around this left fist . This was the true form of his fist intent . It erupted with a terrifying aura, poised to grind the Cat King to death .
Pfft!
The Nine-lives Cat raised his claws to defend, however, his body felt as if it was struck by lightning . He was flung away after suffering a strike from the demon ox fist then another from the flood dragon fist, bleeding from his nose and mouth .
As an expert with six severed shackles, the heavy injuries he suffered came as a huge setback .
Swoosh!
The Cat King disappeared . He had used his stealth ability to flee .
Chu Feng frowned . He raised his divine instinct to its fullest extent as hs heart began to emit bright light like a sparkling and radiant sun, emitting large amounts of energy and vitality .
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Chu Feng's heart began to beat like a drum . The sound could be heard clearly even across great distances . Any normal person nearby would surely be stunned in terror .
How could a person's heart be so powerful! It was unimaginable .
His biological functions had reached their maximum capacity . The spiritual energy fused within the blood was also rising rapidly and was being guided by the special breathing technique to circulate furiously along with his blood energy .
"You can't escape . I've found you!" Chu Feng shouted
He had raised his energy levels to their most powerful state with divine splendor pouring out of his pores . He leapt up once again and rushed out to pursue in a certain direction, raising his speed to five and a half times that of sound . The air exploded as he ran, demolishing everything in his path like pulling out dried weeds . All the trees and rocks he brushed past were shattered .
The Cat King turned invisible and hid all traces of himself at the expense of reduced speed .
Boom!
It seemed as if the air had exploded as Chu Feng broke through the sound barrier and arrived before the Cat King in a flash . He blocked off the latter's escape and threw out a barrage of attacks .
"Aou, Moo!"
The roars of two primordial beasts seemingly reverberated across the aeons . The shock caused the void to explode as a black flood dragon and a bull appeared to suppress the region .
Chu Feng's twin fists arrived with a momentum that could suppress the whole mountain ridge . A majestic aura amidst the rolling fist intent caused the earth to crack open, destroying everything in its wake .
The Cat King howled . His fur puffed up and stood on end as he resisted the attack with all his might .
Thump!
His shoulders were bent under the incoming attack . The glow of his sharp claws diminished, and some of them even directly broke apart and fell to the floor amidst metallic clangs .
The Cat King was forced to the ground by a massive force . He was smashed down harshly by Chu Feng like a nail being hammered into the wall .
Boom!
The earth and rocks were blown apart . The Cat King's eyes were frosty . There were numerous traces of blood on his body, but he was still calm and unperturbed . He disappeared once again with a swoosh .
Chu Feng gave chase after sensing a certain weak aura and attacked once again .
Chi!
However, this time, the Cat King had only feigned a retreat with plans to retaliate . He decided to ambush Chu Feng after seeing that he had raised his attack power but lost the defensive golden bell .
He unpredictably flashed about and suddenly appeared behind Chu Feng as he began to attack . He leapt out of the void and swiped down towards Chu Feng's back .
The Cat tribe's attacks were all quite similar . He had used a standard "black tiger claws at the heart" move from Chu Feng's back .
Clang!
However, he was shocked to find that a golden bell had rapidly appeared around Chu Feng once more and he was still indomitable like before . The Cat King's attack had failed .
In truth, Chu Feng could freely switch between the Xingyi True Forms and his Demon Ox Fist .
The bell tolled pensively as Chu Feng switched back to his Xingyi Form .
The shock and recoil from the strike left the Cat King's claws bleeding . He retreated once again after failing the attack .
"Where do you think you're going?!"
The large bell covered his whole body as he tore through the air to give chase as if he was flying .
The Cat King felt quite distressed—he had never been so passive in battle . His assassination techniques were almost unrivaled in the world and had been successful in every endeavor . It was truly difficult to guard against .
But today, he felt like spitting out blood after being thoroughly restrained by Chu Feng .
"Don't force my hand! I might have to pay the ultimate price, but I'll definitely drag you down with me!" The Cat King growled .
Within a split second, the color of his fur had changed from light yellow to snowy white . There wasn't a single hair of a different color on his body as if it was refined from silver .
Roar...
The cat roared and spat out white light from his mouth, which, akin to sword intent, shot towards Chu Feng . Apparently, the strength of this attack had increased rapidly .
Clang! Clang! Clang...
The golden bell around Chu Feng swayed under the assault and was almost broken through by the white beams .
"This meager ability isn't enough!" Chu Feng growled .
Chu Feng became increasingly fierce . Under the protection of the golden bell which blocked the incoming white beams, he charged out to deliver yet another twin strike . A flood dragon and a bull intertwined and rushed out from his fists .
"Eh?"
The Cat King sensed significant danger . Chu Feng had traded his defensive bell for offensive strength . His hands erupted with black light and formed an impenetrable black wall .
This was the Demon Ox and Demon Flood Dragon Fist combination being performed to an astonishing level .
The Demon Ox Fist fluctuated wildly, causing the Cat King's body to resonate . This terrifying rhythm was magnifying energy almost boundlessly and was poised to shatter its victim .
The Demon Flood Dragon Fist carried with it an unusual helical force which revolved from the inside to tear the Cat King apart .
Chu Feng was most familiar with these two fist techniques and, at present, were the most powerful ones at his disposal . The attack badly wounded the Cat King and tore his body into two, causing blood to spurt out in all directions .
"Meow!"
A terrifying change ensued . Half of the Cat King's white body turned black while the other remained snowy white . It looked rather eerie as if yin and yang, life and death had been separated .
This was especially true for his eyes . One was jet black like the abyss of hell, while the other was snowy white . The bitterness in them was absolutely terrifying .
Cats were considered spiritual and said to be capable of communicating yin and yang . They could supposedly see through life and death . Chu Feng sensed danger from the Nine-lives Cat in his current state .
Boom!
The air exploded as Chu Feng rapidly retreated . He had employed his divine feet to fall back at many times the speed of sound, but he couldn't outrun light no matter how fast he was . The Cat King's eyes each shot out a beam of different color . One of those frightening beams was jet black, while the other a snowy white .
Goosebumps spread throughout Chu Feng's skin . He sensed the power of yin and yang . He felt the rotation of life and death about to engulf him .
He couldn't help but sigh in admiration—truly as expected of the Peacock King's ally who dared do battle at the Pilgrimage Grounds . This opponent had caused even his blood to run cold after going all out .
Dang!
Chu Feng activated the Xingyi True Forms; six true forms materialized around him and rotated rapidly to form a protective golden bell .
The peaceful toll of the bell reverberated throughout the mountain ridge .
The six animals of the Xingyi Fist were carved on the bell's walls which protected Chu Feng within . However, the danger wasn't so easily overcome . The yin-yang beam with its life-death energy actually pierced through the bell, unable to be stopped .
At least, the six animals couldn't completely stop it and only served to weaken the two beams .
Boom!
At this dangerous moment, Chu Feng drew in large mouthfuls of free energy from the surroundings and circulated the breathing technique which Yellow Ox had taught him . All his pores spewed out blinding lights as he exchanged energy with the whole of the heaven and earth .
Suddenly, his body erupted with vitality . Even his spiritual energy was boiling .
He didn't use any fist technique and was only following a certain instinct . He extended his body and crossed his arms before pushing out rapidly .
At this moment, boundless radiance burst forth .
It was as if a sea of golden colors had erupted from him to engulf everything .
Pfft!
In the end, Chu Feng's arms were both torn by the black and white beams and he became drenched in blood . His body, on the other hand, remained relatively unharmed . It seemed he had successfully defended against that energy .
In addition, the golden energy waves which burst out from his arms smashed into the Cat King's body . The attack inflicted grievous wounds, distorting the latter's body and breaking numerous bones .
"Huh?!" Chu Feng was astonished . He felt the vitality in his arms declining rapidly . The rotating life and death energies were consuming the essence energy from his flesh and blood, turning them into death energy .
Thump!
Chu Feng madly circulated his mysterious breathing technique . Soon, his arms spurted out black and white radiance as he forced them out of his wounds . Only then did the wound begin to wiggle and close up .
Chu Feng couldn't help but feel frightened at the Nine-lives Cat's excessive power . Any other person would die without a doubt . Even he had almost encountered a calamity .
The Cat King's body had begun to change colors once again . His skin and fur were rapidly drying up, and his blood energy was withering as if he had suddenly aged a hundred years .
Apparently, the backlash from using this yin-yang energy was also disastrous .
"Die!"
Chu Feng raised his fist and launched a barrage of attacks .
"Aou..."
In another battlefield, the Manchurian Tiger was incomparably miserable . He was drenched in blood after being tormented by the Golden Crow . He was truly not the latter's match and had come close to being killed on many occasions .
The Golden Crow's strength was terrifying . He also possessed extraordinary intuition which allowed him to detect surrounding danger . He pounced upon them to launch a few attacks and then retreated soon afterward .
Otherwise, the Manchurian Tiger would be in grave danger .
The black yak gritted his teeth . He had wanted to activate the Buddhist Staff on many occasions but the Golden Crow only advanced momentarily before retreating . His instincts were indeed terrifying . But it was also fortunate that he had the Buddhist Staff to secretly intimidate the Golden Crow, otherwise, the Manchurian Tiger might've fallen into deep trouble .
"Dammit, you're just bullying me because I only recently obtained a breathing technique and haven't achieved proficiency! Come back in a month if you dare and I'll pluck all your crow feathers clean!" The Manchurian Tiger loudly cursed .
But, he had to shut up momentarily because a huge wave of golden feathers were flying towards him . He had to run frantically under what seemed like a rain of arrows .
Boom!
The Golden Crow abandoned the Manchurian Tiger and made his way to Chu Feng . Amidst raging flames, he opened his large claws and grabbed at Chu Feng's skull .
The grass and trees in the vicinity were reduced to ashes while rocks melted away, turning the earth into a land of scarlet magma .
It was as if the legendary divine bird had come into being in order to immolate the nine heavens and ten realms .
Boom!
Chu Feng threw a fist into the air to forcefully defend against the incoming attack while another fist was aimed towards the Cat King to take his life .
Thump!
The Cat King extended a gigantic claw to block but was still reduced to a mess of blood and flesh . Chu Feng's attack broke numerous bones and pierced through his chest before activating the spiral force of the Flood Dragon Fist which ground his feline heart into pieces .
The Cat King roared in terror!
The Golden Crow let out a long cry midair as his feathers began to glow . He couldn't wait to tear Chu Feng apart .
Boom!
Chu Feng knocked away the Golden Crow's claws with one hand . He withdrew his hand from within the Cat King's chest before reaching for his neck and immediately snapping it .
He was battling alone against two peerless experts!