Chapter 46 - 46
Chapter 46:
When Zhou Feng walked off the ring, Zhou Zhantian's face didn't look good, but he didn't scold him. However, several elders were whispering to each other. Their words were full of accusations. They thought that it was a disgrace for the Zhou family that Zhou Feng gave up without fighting, especially in front of the whole city. They all knew that Zhou Feng had no chance of winning, but they couldn't accept the situation that the disciples of the Zhou family gave up and surrendered. The blaming voices gradually grew louder. Zhou Zhantian coughed heavily, and then the surroundings gradually became quiet. At this time, Zhou Kuang, who had been silent all the time, frowned and shouted angrily, "You gave up without fighting and completely disgraced the Zhou family." As soon as Zhou Kuang spoke, the several elders around him also whispered in agreement, without even looking at Zhou Zhantian's cold face. They didn't care about the dignity and face of the family head at all. Zhou Zhantian was already angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it. Only the corner of his eye twitched slightly, and a cold light flashed. He immediately said, "Zhou Feng, the men of the Zhou family only die in battle, and there are no ones who give up and surrender. Considering your performance today, you will be punished to reflect on your mistakes at the back mountain cliff for three years. Do you have any objections?" Reflect on mistakes at the back mountain cliff for three years? The back mountain cliff is the place where the Zhou family imprisons prisoners. The environment is extremely bad. It's a miracle to survive for three years. Imprisoning Zhou Feng there is undoubtedly sending him to death. Zhou Feng's face didn't change, but his heart was bleeding. He nodded and said, "I'm willing to accept the punishment." "Clan leader, isn't the punishment too severe?" Zhou Peng couldn't stand it. Everyone could predict the result of Zhou Feng's battle with Xiao Rufeng. The elders of the Zhou family ignored Zhou Feng's excellent talent and accused him. Moreover, due to the face of the elders, Zhou Zhantian actually imposed such a heavy punishment. He sneered in his heart. The Zhou family was really completely rotten. As soon as Zhou Peng said this softly, before Zhou Zhantian could speak, Zhou Kuang beside him shouted angrily again, "When is it your turn to speak in the Zhou family?" His two sword - like eyebrows stood up, and his anger rose. A strong killing intent burst out from Zhou Kuang, as if he would kill Zhou Peng as soon as he said one more word. "Enough!" Zhou Zhantian said quietly. The killing intent emitted from Zhou Kuang immediately sank into the sea of mud and slowly dissipated until it disappeared. The momentum at the Tempered Gang realm is much stronger than that at the peak of the Gathering Spirit realm. Zhou Feng turned his head and glanced at Zhou Peng. There was gratitude in his eyes, and he showed a faint smile. Suddenly, Zhou Kuang said, "If there is anyone who gives up and surrenders again, his气功 (qigong) will be abolished and he will be expelled from the Zhou family." These words were obviously meant for Zhou Peng, completely cutting off his retreat. They all saw the hatred in Xiao Rufeng's eyes, and they naturally knew that Zhou Peng and he would fight to the death. Zhou Peng was only at the fourth rank of the Agile realm, while Xiao Rufeng had been at the sixth rank of the Agile realm for more than half a year. No matter what, Zhou Peng couldn't be Xiao Rufeng's opponent. It was best if Zhou Peng died. Zhou Kuang didn't need to do it himself. If Zhou Peng surrendered in the battle, he would not hesitate to take action. Of course, Zhou Peng knew the seriousness of this in his heart. If there wasn't Zhou Zhantian to check and balance Zhou Kuang and Zhou Xiangtian, he might have died in their hands. But in his heart, the two of them must die. Zhou Kuang's warning. Zhou Zhantian didn't say a word, not even a grunt. But his eyes changed. The fifth round ended, and six people remained. Except for Xiao Rufeng, all the others were from the four big families. The sixth round started soon. Zhou Peng, Xiao Rufeng, and Zhao Kong didn't meet each other. The opponents of Zhou Peng and Xiao Rufeng both tacitly gave up as soon as they stepped onto the stage. Only Zhao Kong entered the last round after a fierce battle. Zhao Kong's performance in the sixth - round battle was very difficult. It seemed that he entered the last round only by a bit of luck. He had some minor injuries in different parts of his body. Only one thing, there was no change in the expression on his face. In the seventh round, there were only three of them. Zhou Peng's target was Xiao Rufeng, but he had to be on guard against Zhao Kong's feigning weakness to entrap others. Judging from his acting skills, it was not simple. He became more cautious in his heart. Zhao Kong was called a dark horse. This was the first time he represented the Zhao family to participate in the family invitational tournament. He had never been heard of before. It could be seen that Zhao Wudi had hidden him deeply. In the seventh round, there were only three people, and one of them must have a bye. There were three notes in the box. If you drew a blank note, you would have a bye and directly enter the next round. The first person to draw the note was Zhao Kong. After drawing, he handed it to the referee. The referee opened the note. It was blank. "Bye." "So lucky." At this time, Zhou Peng was more sure that Zhao Kong's strength was definitely not simple. Looking at his calm appearance, he secretly guessed that his strength was not weaker than Xiao Rufeng. It seemed that the Zhao family originally planned to use him to deal with Xiao Rufeng, but only changed the plan temporarily because of his appearance. Want to be a mantis stalking the cicada? Zhou Peng sneered in his heart, "You want to be a mantis stalking the cicada? Sorry, I'm the hunter." Since Zhao Kong had a bye, Zhou Peng and Xiao Rufeng naturally didn't need to draw again. Xiao Rufeng couldn't wait to step onto the ring and stared at Zhou Peng with full disdain. Zhou Peng walked towards the ring unhurriedly. Their eyes met. Xiao Rufeng said coldly, "You defeated me here five years ago. Five years later, I will kill you here to prove to the world that I'm the number one genius in Qinghe City." "Five years ago, you lost. I gave you a chance to start anew. You didn't want it. Since you don't want to be a human, then go to be a ghost." Zhou Peng snorted and retorted. Before they started fighting, hatred sparked. The square suddenly became quiet. The competition for the number one genius in Qinghe City would be decided today. Five years ago, it was Zhou Peng. In the past five years, it was Xiao Rufeng. And today, the winner would be decided. Everyone was looking forward to the ownership of the number one genius in Qinghe City. On the ring, the fighting spirit soared. The buzzing sound of the long sword beside Xiao Rufeng spread out one after another. For some disciples with low cultivation, it was like a thunderclap in their eardrums, unbearable. They kept retreating. A powerful pressure was released. The pressure was twice as strong as that released on the street last time, like a surging sea, sweeping in. The surging pressure, like a sharp sword penetrating the clouds, directly attacked Zhou Peng. The strong wind rose everywhere in the air. The ring was like a cloudy sky, and the atmosphere was very depressing. "Pressure again!" Zhou Peng sneered coldly. The Dragon Elephant Taixu Sutra in his body was activated suddenly. Facing the powerful pressure released by Xiao Rufeng, he was relaxed and had a faint smile on his face, with contempt and disdain in the smile. "A little progress." Xiao Rufeng shouted coldly. The pressure suddenly increased. The long sword suspended in the air beside him trembled rapidly. Then it made a sound and shuttled out, directly stabbing at Zhou Peng's vital point... At the sixth rank of the Agile realm, with profound (qigong), the formed pressure was like a sharp spear, extremely sharp. After the pressure, the sharp sword shuttled quickly, as fast as lightning. Zhou Peng pushed out with one hand. Suddenly, a strong wind blew around his body. The strong wind around him continued to intensify and formed a small whirlwind. Then he stepped out, and the whirlwind quickly shot out... The pressure produced substantial strong qi? Impossible. Zhou Peng was only at the fourth rank of the Agile realm. How could his (qigong) be so profound? Xiao Rufeng couldn't believe it. He shouted angrily and rushed out at the same time! "Boom..." A series of dull impact sounds came from the ring...