Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 257 - 175: Your Eyes Are Almost Melting

Chapter 257: Chapter 175: Your Eyes Are Almost Melting

Bang!

A muffled boom once again echoed through the forest.

Chilling palms bloomed, umbrella blades spiraled, and wherever Heavenly Ruined Finger passed, it left holes the size of knuckles; anyone slow to react would likely be ruthlessly pierced through.

"Rainy Pear Blossom Needle!"

Staring intently, the thick Spiritual Energy showed no signs of depletion, madly infusing into the Magic Treasure in his palm, the dense Golden Needles, each carrying a whistling sound, assaulted the face.

Both hands parted, the youth immersed himself entirely within the profound Sword Intent, and the three-foot green peak in his hand instantly suspended and spun rapidly, shielding all golden needles like a wall.

But that was not all.

Another finger pointed towards the youth, this time it was not the index finger from earlier, but the stoutest and strongest thumb.

A fierce light flashed in the youth’s eyes too, who had always been holding the Water Technique in his hands, now finally changed.

"Thunderbolt Technique!"

Thunder belongs to wood among the Five Elements and is the most offensive spell among them; his two fingers infused Spiritual Energy into the Longsword, which burst forth with cyan thunder light and slashed directly towards the incoming Heavenly Ruined Finger!

The bamboo forest collapsed, leaving scorched earth everywhere.

Plum blossoms trickled down his left arm, scars left by the head of the Vajra Umbrella from just before, marking the first time he had been injured since entering the mountains, breathing rapidly, his chest heaving like a bellows, apparently due to being tense for too long, he could clearly feel some cramps in his calves.

From here, one could see the difference between Yan Fengchun and other cultivators, which is also why Jiang Feng believed him to be the strongest of the six Core Formation Stage masters.

Possessing a family heritage, exceptional cultivation techniques, and Daoist skills, even able to gain the upper hand in combat, demonstrates his strength and foundation.

But this was also what Jiang Feng pursued.

He suddenly could understand why his senior sister, who is often out hunting evil, seemed to enjoy those arduous tasks.

"No wonder my senior sister took a liking to me...no, I should say she led me astray."

A hint of a smile couldn’t help but curl up at the corner of his mouth, yet the young gentleman nearby, also young in appearance, merely stepped back continuously to increase the distance, slowly lifting the Vajra Umbrella held in front of him.

His breathing was somewhat rapid, but his appearance seemed not at all disheveled, one hand behind his back, the other supporting the umbrella, elegant and graceful.

"Mr. Jiang, you possess extraordinary strength; among those who have reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, you can be considered a standout. Both your physique and sophisticated Daoist skills are enough to let you look down upon anyone else at the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"It’s just a pity that these are not quite effective in front of Yan—there’s a world of difference between Foundation Establishment and Core Formation. It’s nothing but a pipe dream for you to think of defeating me, let alone injuring me."

"Now that your defeat is certain, Yan won’t make it hard for you. Just hand over half of your token to me, considering the time of day, there are probably only the two of us left in the whole mountain."

"The area is likely filled with many senior brothers and sisters from the Purple Cloud Palace watching us; Mr. Jiang, you don’t need to be too concerned about the token. While this item is important, strength and potential are what truly matter."

"Since you’ve already shown sufficient potential, even without a token, entering the Purple Cloud Immortal Sect would not be difficult for you."

Wearing a confident smile, the supervising elder brothers and sisters around stealthily nodding, you can see this young man is not only young and strong, but even his demeanor embodies the style of a great family.

Being under thirty and at Core Formation, they all think they should find ways to get closer to this young man named Yan Fengchun, preferably letting him enter their own Mountain Gate.

At first glance, it really seems to be the case, advising kindly rather than ridiculing or pursuing victory after defeating his opponent.

Even though he won, he only took half of the token; Yan Fengchun knew that with Jiang Feng’s ability, even if he handed over half, he would have at least fifty tokens to start with.

But...

"Sigh~ Buddy, you act better than me."

Some shameless person just pinched a Fire Technique, whose power could only be described as pitiful; hidden among the spectators who didn’t understand, but under their astonished gaze.

Sss—

Directly cauterized the wound with high temperature.

Even Yan Fengchun couldn’t help but frown, but his expression still carried a bit of hardly noticeable arrogance, seemingly seeing the battle situation as decided.

Jiang Feng didn’t approach either, instead, every acupoint throughout his body was crazily absorbing Spiritual Energy, while casually wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"You probably don’t understand the concept of insulators and conductors."

"I noticed during our exchange, your Vajra Umbrella is entirely made of precious metal. It can resist water and fire, and also withstand blades, but once it comes across the Thunder Technique, it might not work so well."

"Especially since both my strikes first broke your Protective Spirit Energy before I executed the Thunder Technique to directly collide with your Vajra Umbrella, that thunder power will definitely follow the shaft and force itself into your body."

"Moreover, I did really give you two strikes, whether or not I could injure you, I still have a count in my heart; and you looked like you were advising, but when we fought earlier, you showed no mercy."

"As you said, this is a chance to showcase strength; you didn’t take me down while I was catching my breath but instead advised me kindly, giving me a chance to recover my Spiritual Energy."

"If I didn’t guess wrong... your entire right arm has been completely numbed, hasn’t it? Not only that, but your Spiritual Energy has also bottomed out?"

Yan Fengchun’s initially confident expression froze in a moment.

Although it’s said that those involved are too close to see clearly while observers see more, can others really know someone’s physical condition?

Eyes slightly narrowed, the smile completely vanished.

He had known before the battle that Jiang Feng was not easy to deal with. Over three days, he encountered many cultivators at the peak of Foundation Establishment, among them not lacking nobility-born disciples like himself, yet they still all lost.