“Tyrant Body, Xu Batian, Candidate Holy Son, chief disciple of Primordial Void Peak.”
Looking at the tall and robust man, a cold light flickered in Chu Feng’s eyes.
In the original novel, this man had openly represented the forces of Primordial Void Peak while secretly supporting Su Fan against him.
Xu Batian’s own talent was terrifying.
Born with the Tyrant Body and accompanied by a Qilin Phenomenon, he had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm at just over thirty years old, shocking the entire Azure Cloud Immortal Sect.
In the sect’s history, and even across the entire Ancient Immortal Continent, such achievement was exceedingly rare.
In the past, the position of Holy Son would have almost certainly belonged to Xu Batian.
But in this golden era, geniuses emerged in endless waves.
Compared to Chu Feng, who had reached the peak of the Divine Core Realm in his early twenties and had now broken into the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm, Xu Batian appeared somewhat dimmed.
Even among the Candidate Holy Sons, Xu Batian ranked only third.
On the surface, however, Xu Batian had always acted generous and humble toward Chu Feng. He repeatedly claimed he cared only for cultivation and had no intention of competing for the Holy Son position.
The original Chu Feng had found this very pleasing, and their relationship had appeared harmonious.
In the original novel, until Chu Feng’s death, his arrogance had prevented him from ever realizing that Xu Batian had been targeting him in secret all along.
“A hypocrite.”
The moment Xu Batian entered and saw Ying Hong kneeling on the ground, Chu Feng caught a flash of gloom in his eyes. It vanished quickly, replaced by a hearty smile.
“Hahaha, Senior Brother Xu, it truly has been a long time.”
Chu Feng laughed openly as well. “A cup of wine is naturally no problem. Someone, grant Chief Batian a seat.”
Grant.
A trace of anger flickered in Xu Batian’s eyes before disappearing.
Both were chief disciples of main peaks and Candidate Holy Sons. On what grounds did Chu Feng speak of granting him a seat?
Still, this was not the first time he had experienced Chu Feng’s arrogance. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
“Senior Brother, although Xu Batian claims to be training outside, in reality he has been moving around within the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect these past two years, recruiting forces to oppose our Heavenly Summit Peak,” Liu Mei transmitted quietly to Chu Feng.
“This time, when Ye Tongyao helped Su Fan escape, he was involved behind the scenes.”
Her voice was filled with killing intent.
She was not foolish. Xu Batian’s appearance was far too coincidental.
Behind Ying Hong’s provocation this time, Xu Batian must have had a hand.
Their master Liu Wudao had told them to wait for his command before eliminating Xu Batian, but Liu Mei could no longer endure it.
If not for Senior Brother’s decisive handling, at best they would have lost face, at worst they might have pushed the entire Heavenly Phoenix Empire into opposition.
Repeated schemes against Senior Brother could not be tolerated.
Sensing Liu Mei’s intense killing intent, Chu Feng frowned slightly and glanced at her.
In the original novel, Liu Mei had schemed against Xu Batian for his sake and ultimately died at the hands of the protagonist, Su Fan.
But originally, that event occurred after Su Fan had broken through to the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm. Now Su Fan had only just reached the Divine Core Realm and had just been crippled by him. Even with protagonist luck, it would take at least a year or more to fully recover and break through.
Had the butterfly effect of his transmigration advanced events?
He would have to closely monitor Liu Mei’s actions.
He would never allow her to die at Xu Batian’s hands.
Xu Batian was too patient and cunning. Liu Mei was still too young to match him.
At that moment, Xu Batian, who had just taken his seat, seemed to glance casually at the kneeling Ying Hong and said with a smile, “Junior Brother Chu Feng, I have been a guest at the Crown Prince’s residence recently. This Ying Hong visited twice. He is the Crown Prince’s half-brother. Of course, to you he is merely insignificant. For my sake, perhaps you could let him off this once?”
His tone sounded casual.
While flattering Chu Feng, he belittled Ying Hong as though he were a mere ant.
He understood Chu Feng’s temperament well. Proud to the extreme, Chu Feng rarely placed anyone in his eyes.
Speaking this way, he believed Chu Feng would grant him face.
That was precisely why he had come.
He wanted to save Ying Hong, yet did not wish to tear relations with Chu Feng openly.
But at this moment, Chu Feng’s expression shifted slightly as he asked coolly, “Is Ying Hong acting under the Crown Prince’s orders to deal with me?” This chapter was copied from novelping dot com without permission.
He then looked coldly at Xu Batian. “Or is it that Senior Brother Xu has joined hands with the Crown Prince to scheme against me?”
At that instant, everyone could feel the chill radiating from Chu Feng.
The atmosphere sank immediately. Faces changed across the hall.
No one expected Chu Feng to give Xu Batian no face at all and question him directly.
“Junior Brother Chu, what are you implying?”
Xu Batian’s expression darkened slightly, but he soon burst into hearty laughter. “Junior Brother Chu, you underestimate me too much. Even if I wished to compete for the Holy Son position, I would challenge you openly in battle at the same realm.
“You know I devote myself entirely to cultivation and have no interest in power. I merely mentioned this for the Crown Prince’s sake. You are being overly suspicious.
“We cultivators pursue the Dao. Why resort to petty schemes?”
Xu Batian appeared righteous and magnanimous, yet inwardly he cursed.
When had this arrogant fool Chu Feng become so perceptive, capable of seeing through such twists?
Still, Xu Batian did not suspect much. Perhaps it was merely Chu Feng’s impulsive imagination. It fit his personality to question directly without concealment.
“Shameless,” Liu Mei muttered under her breath.
Others might not know, but she, having handled many dark matters for Liu Wudao, knew well how ruthless Xu Batian truly was.
Within Primordial Void Peak, no fewer than ten disciples had been killed by him for opportunities, their corpses destroyed without a trace.
Just this time, he had secretly helped Ye Tongyao release Su Fan, allowing hundreds of members of the Ye Family to bear the blame, yet he said not a word. That alone showed his cruelty.
“I agree,” Chu Feng nodded seriously, as though endorsing Xu Batian’s words.
Xu Batian exhaled quietly, already thinking how to persuade Chu Feng to spare Ying Hong.
Then Chu Feng suddenly said, “Senior Brother Xu speaks well. We cultivators repay kindness and vengeance swiftly. How can we tolerate others provoking us and disturbing our Dao heart?
“This Ying Hong provoked me. His crime is unforgivable. Guards, drag him down. On the city walls of the royal city, slice him one hundred thousand times.”