"Chen, don't push your luck. Brother Fengwu is the strongest of our tribe's younger generation. Defeating you would be child's play for him!" an angry young man from the Phoenix tribe glared at Chen Nan.
Someone added, "If you don't want to die, you'd better apologize to Brother Fengwu immediately."
Fengwu was their pride.
They wouldn't allow anyone to show him the slightest disrespect.
Chen Nan's earlier remark, "How did you know my fists were itching?" was clearly a blatant disregard for Fengwu's dignity.
Fengwu raised his right hand, and the scene instantly quieted. He looked at Chen Nan with a half-smile, "I like arrogant fellows like you. I hope your strength doesn't disappoint me!"
With that said.
He formed a hand seal, and a fiery divine power crossed the void, striking Chen Nan with lightning speed.
The Phoenix tribe practiced a unique cultivation method.
Their divine power was infused with the Phoenix Divine Fire.
Its power was not to be underestimated.
Yet, Chen Nan appeared nonchalant. He extended his palm and clutched the air.
The fiery divine power froze in mid-air.
"You have some skill, but not much," the young man named Fengwu's eyes flashed with brilliance. He then drew a red longsword and slashed at Chen Nan.
He possessed the cultivation of the Upper Divine Venerable realm, his movements as swift as lightning.
Even without considering the present.
He could have dominated all before him even when Ling Xiao had not yet shattered the heavens.
"This is interesting!"
Chen Nan hadn't expected this fellow to be so powerful.
After all, few had ever reached the Upper Divine Venerable realm throughout history.
This was a powerhouse comparable to Yang Jian.
However.
His heart stirred with anticipation.
His fighting spirit was thoroughly ignited.
With his Cold Blade in hand.
He slashed at the void.
There was nothing in front of him.
Yet, a clear and pleasant clanging sound echoed.
Immediately after.
Fengwu's figure bizarrely appeared in the air, sent flying a thousand meters in a disheveled state.
His face was pale.
His hair was disheveled.
He looked utterly wretched.
At this moment.
Fengwu's gaze towards Chen Nan became grave.
He hadn't anticipated that Chen Nan, a cultivator at the Lower Divine Venerable realm, could possess such terrifying power. Even he found it difficult to handle.
The tribesmen of the Phoenix tribe's eyes widened even further.
They found it hard to believe that Fengwu had been repelled by Chen Nan.
"Again!"
Fengwu roared. He formed hand seals with both hands, and terrifying Phoenix True Fire erupted from his longsword.
The surrounding temperature instantly soared to an appalling level.
The Phoenix True Fire on the longsword solidified into nine fiery red swords at this moment, each extraordinarily sharp, inducing a sense of dread.
Ten longswords hovered in the air, pointing at Chen Nan.
"Go!"
Fengwu waved his right hand, controlling the ten longswords to slash at Chen Nan from all directions.
The ten longswords sealed Chen Nan's surroundings, as well as above and below him.
Leaving him with no room to retreat.
"A sword formation?" Chen Nan murmured, but he appeared remarkably calm.
He put away his Cold Blade.
And clenched his fist.
The divine power within him roared like a turbulent ocean, exuding a heart-stopping aura.
He channeled his divine power to his right fist.
Then, he punched the void.
Boom!
Although his punch struck the void.
It was as if he had struck a nodal point in space.
Causing the entire void to emit a deafening roar.
Immediately, small cracks appeared beneath his fist and rapidly spread outwards.
Directly blocking Fengwu's ten longswords.
"What kind of technique is this? It can cause the void to crack?"
The tribesmen of the Phoenix tribe were in an uproar.
They had never heard of such a bizarre move.
The tribal chief, Feng Jiu, wore a solemn expression and whispered, "I never expected this young man to comprehend the Great Dao of Space at such a tender age. Although it is only rudimentary, his talent is undeniable!"
"If he dedicates himself to studying this path, he may very well break through the shackles and reach that legendary realm in the future!"
The tribesmen of the Phoenix tribe were all greatly astonished.
They hadn't expected their chief to give Chen Nan such high praise.
For many people.
Cultivating to the Divine Venerable realm was already their limit.
Very, very few could break through this shackle and enter the Saint Venerable realm.
It was said that only those with great destiny.
Had the hope of reaching that realm.
Even Fengwu, the strongest of the younger generation in the Phoenix tribe.
The chief said he didn't have the fate to break through the shackles, unless he met a noble person to assist him.
"This is getting more and more interesting!"
Fengwu's face was contorted with a manic smile. He put away his longsword, rubbed his hands together, and looked at Chen Nan, "My greatest strength isn't in spells or divine abilities, but in my physical body. Do you dare to engage in close combat with me?"
"..."
Chen Nan's face was etched with embarrassment.
If you were to compete with me in spells and divine abilities, you might last for a brief moment.
But.
You want to compete with me in close combat?
Are you kidding me?
In terms of close combat, who am I afraid of?
He smiled and said, "Alright, then let's have a close combat!"
"Chen Nan, stop dreaming!" a young man from the Phoenix tribe sneered. "Brother Fengwu underwent a baptism of True Phoenix Blood. His physical body is absolutely unrivaled among his peers."
"If you engage in close combat with him, he'll shatter your soul with a single punch."
"Your scrawny frame can't withstand it. I advise you to just surrender!"
"Why so much nonsense? Won't we know if you're a match after fighting?" Chen Nan scoffed impatiently. Although Fengwu had undergone the baptism of True Phoenix Blood.
But...
That didn't negate the fact that he had obtained a drop of True Phoenix essence blood in the Immortal Realm.
And the Nirvana Art, a divine ability of the True Phoenix clan!
This was something he was proud of.
Had he ever bragged about it?
"Then let me see your strength!" Fengwu's eyes blazed with dazzling brilliance. Like a phantom, he appeared before Chen Nan and suddenly threw a punch.
This punch was devastating.
This punch was unstoppable.
This punch was suffocating.
Chen Nan stood there calmly, a smirk of disdain playing on his lips.
However.
In the eyes of others.
He appeared to be stunned into foolishness.
"Fengwu, we are kin after all. Do not be overly brutal!" Feng Jiu's aged voice called out, reminding Fengwu not to strike too harshly.
"Rest assured, Chief. I know my limits!" Fengwu's face held a hint of a sinister grin, but his aura did not diminish in the slightest.
But just as his fist was about to land on Chen Nan's face.
Chen Nan suddenly extended his right hand.
And directly grabbed Fengwu's fist.
"What?"
Fengwu's pupils trembled violently.
He felt an intense pain in his fist, making it unbearable.
He instinctively wanted to retract his fist.
But he was powerless to do so.
Chen Nan's strength was too immense, preventing him from breaking free from his grasp.
"How can his strength be so terrifying?" a tempestuous storm brewed in Fengwu's heart. His physical body was his greatest pride, but now.
He had been defeated in his area of pride.
Before he could react.
Chen Nan kicked him in the abdomen and released his grip.
The next second!
Fengwu, under the dumbfounded gazes of everyone present, spat out blood and was sent flying...