Chapter 254: Shocking the Chu Family
After bellowing a curse, the Chu Family's Fourth Elder leaped directly onto the battle stage.
As soon as he landed, he swung his hand, aiming a vicious slap at Chu Feng's head.
From the looks of it, he wouldn't be satisfied until he had crushed Chu Feng's skull.
After all, he was an Elder of the Chu Family, even if he was only ranked fourth.
His position was incredibly prestigious, and most people wouldn't dare to provoke him. No one had ever been as audacious as Chu Feng.
The man was one of a kind—the very first.
A sneer tugged at Chu Feng's lips. "With that speed, you think you can hit me? Dream on. You couldn't land a blow even if I gave you two hundred years!"
With that, Chu Feng made his move.
He thrust his sword forward. Even though the Heaven-Slaying Sword remained sheathed, the force of his lunge sent a dull thud echoing through the air.
Seeing Chu Feng's thrust, the Fourth Elder's face filled with contempt.
"You think that's—" The man had barely started speaking.
BAM!
Somehow, Chu Feng's sword had struck him squarely in the chest.
Fortunately, the blade was still in its scabbard; it was the sheath that made contact. Otherwise, the man would have certainly been killed by that single strike.
Even so, he was far from unscathed.
The blow sent him flying off the training platform, leaving him with no chance to even fight back.
"You dare to show off with such pathetic strength?" Chu Feng scoffed, his voice dripping with disdain.
The man may have been a strong Elder of the Chu Family, but in Chu Feng's eyes, he was nothing special.
Chu Feng's simple move had looked so effortless.
This left the crowd below utterly stunned and dumbfounded.
They never imagined Chu Feng could be so terrifying, sending their Elder flying with a single blow from his sheathed sword.
Their Fourth Elder was a powerful master who had reached the Late-stage Qi Cultivation Realm, ranking among the top few experts in the entire Chu Family.
Yet before Chu Feng, he couldn't even withstand a single move.
And Chu Feng was only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old! The difference in their abilities was just too vast.
"Is this all the Chu Family has? You dare to come up here and show off with such pitiful strength? Doesn't anyone stronger have the guts to face me?" Chu Feng's gaze swept over the crowd as he spoke with blatant arrogance.
His words were so provocative that upon seeing his expression and hearing his tone, the crowd felt a fire of rage ignite in their hearts.
"I'll fight you! I am the Seventh Elder of the Chu Family!" At that moment, the Seventh Elder charged onto the stage.
The man's eyes were sinister, filled with a vicious glint.
He had long found Chu Feng an eyesore, and seeing him act like this made him want to beat him to death with a single punch.
"Bring it on!" Seeing his opponent intended to use fists instead of a sword, Chu Feng plunged his Heaven-Slaying Sword directly into the stage floor.
Without another word, his opponent attacked. He took a single step, his footwork a blur as he moved with incredible speed.
In an instant, he was in front of Chu Feng, striking out with a palm aimed at his face.
WHAM!
The force of the palm strike sent a gust of wind that rustled Chu Feng's hair.
"Heh, you want to compete with me in the Taiqing Palm Skill?" Chu Feng laughed.
'He couldn't believe this old fool actually dared to challenge him in a contest of palm skills.'
"I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice! Now die!" the Seventh Elder, who was clearly well advanced in years, roared ferociously.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
The Seventh Elder attacked relentlessly, one palm strike after another.
He unleashed six consecutive palm strikes, putting his full power into the assault from the very beginning.
Everyone watching held their breath. They were thrilled, eagerly anticipating the Seventh Elder putting Chu Feng in his place.
However, the excited looks on their faces quickly froze.
Chu Feng just let out a cold laugh. "Heh, is that right?"
With that, Chu Feng unhesitatingly unleashed his own palm strikes.
BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! ...
Chu Feng unleashed nine palm strikes in a row. As the nine impacts thundered across the training platform, everyone was left dumbstruck.
BAM!
As the sound of the ninth palm strike faded, the Seventh Elder was sent flying.
He crashed heavily to the ground outside the training platform. The Seventh Elder was also defeated!
"That... that's the ninth strike of the Taiqing Palm Skill!" someone cried out in astonishment.
"Gods, he actually executed all nine strikes... How is that possible!"
Everyone was in utter disbelief. They never expected Chu Feng to be so powerful that he could perform the Taiqing Palm Skill.
The crucial point was that he had executed it in its entirety, right up to the ninth and final strike.
Who could believe that Chu Feng, a young man of only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, had reached this level of Cultivation on his own, with no support from the family?
The Taiqing Palm Skill consisted of nine strikes in total, and with each successive strike, the power increased exponentially!
The ninth strike, in particular, was powerful enough to instantly defeat an opponent of a higher realm!
The Seventh Elder, lying defeated below the stage, was completely stunned. His eyes were wide with utter disbelief.
He couldn't believe that he, an Elder of the Chu Family at the Late-stage Qi Cultivation Realm, had actually lost to Chu Feng!
At this point, even Chu Qingqing was stunned. "Gods, isn't he a little too amazing?" she exclaimed.
She never thought Chu Feng was so strong that not even the family's Elders could defeat him.
"Sister-in-law, is my brother really that incredible?" Chu Hao was also shocked, his face a mask of excitement and delight.
Watching his big brother completely trounce his opponents, Chu Hao felt an incredible sense of vindication.
"Of course he is. Your brother is the best," Su Miaoke said with a smile.
"Miaoke, what level is Chu Feng at now?" Chu Qingqing asked curiously.
"I don't know either, but I have a feeling no one in the Chu Family can beat him." Although Su Miaoke didn't know Chu Feng's specific realm, she knew with certainty that he wouldn't lose.
He never picked a fight he wasn't sure he could win.
"Anyone else?" Chu Feng yelled to the crowd below, his expression still relaxed and carefree.
It seemed that after so many fights, he wasn't the least bit tired. Especially after unleashing those nine palm strikes, Chu Feng looked as if he hadn't exerted himself at all.
Having defeated two Chu Family Elders in a row, Chu Feng had intimidated the rest. They all lowered their heads, and no one else dared to step forward.
None of them could confidently say they would be able to win.
They would likely just end up losing too, perhaps even more miserably.
So, unless the Patriarch or the First and Second Elders made a move, there was no hope.
"Peak of Qi Cultivation?" an Elder exclaimed.
They believed Chu Feng's strength must have reached the Peak of Qi Cultivation. Otherwise, he couldn't possibly be this strong.
Even the Chu Family Patriarch, Chu Wuji, was visibly moved. He stared intently at Chu Feng.
'Such youth, such a high realm, such incredible talent!'
'This is the hope of the Chu Family!'
'With Chu Feng alone, the rise of the Chu Family is practically guaranteed!'
'He is more than enough to lead the Chu Family to greatness and begin its revival!'