The Almighty Ring

ew hundred kilometers away by escorting Jiang Fei’s parents, Ma Xuantong still felt pressured despite him not coming to the Soaring Cloud Sect with Phoenix.

From Jiang Fei’s conversation with Phoenix, Ma Xuantong overheard Jiang Fei calling the golden-haired lady his senior disciple.
Therefore, Ma Xuantong naturally associated Phoenix as a disciple to Zhuge Shanzhen as well.
If the Soaring Cloud Sect’s elder could not defeat Zhuge Shanzhen’s disciple, how could they possibly defend themselves if Zhuge Shanzhen came in person?

Shuffle! Shuffle! Right then, two beams of light came to a halt in front of Jiang Fei and the rest.

“Hehe, dolly, you mutants sure have some interesting powers.
I respect that!” Soaring Cloud Sect’s elder said as he laughed.

“Yep.” Phoenix nodded gently without saying anything else.
Having been modified, her personality had changed drastically.
She had become rather cold and distant, and therefore could not care less about making small talk.

Jiang Fei looked from one person to the next and discovered that neither of them had been injured.
In fact, they had barely scratched each other.
It seemed like the battle had ended with a tie.

“Dolly, you and I are both unable to harm each other.
Shall I propose we call it a day?” The Soaring Cloud Sect’s elder suggested.

Phoenix did not agree instantly when she heard his question.
Instead, she turned to look at Jiang Fei.
After all, she had appeared this time due to Jiang Fei’s request.
Naturally, she had to take into account his opinion as well.

“Call it a day? The Soaring Cloud Sect kidnapped my parents.
How could we just let that slide? That’s out of the question!” Jiang Fei snorted coolly.
Since he had taken on a fake persona, he could not back down even if he was facing a strong martial artist.

“Young fellow! How dare you speak so rudely?” Dissatisfied by how a young man had spoken disrespectfully to him, the Soaring Cloud Sect’s elder became angered instantly.

“Please calm down, elder!” Ma Xuantong hurried over to the elder and whispered into his ears.

“Eh?” Indeed, after Ma Xuantong had finished his sentence, the Soaring Cloud Sect’s elder started frowning.

“Zhuge Shanzhen? I, Feng Tianqi, have been on this path for over two hundred years.
Yet, I have never heard of this name before.” The Soaring Cloud Sect’s elder mumbled to himself.

“What? Feng Tianqi? Hadn’t this old fellow died already?”

“Feng Baldie is still alive?”

“Shh! Do you want to die? He is a Level 5 expert now.
If he hears you calling him by his nickname, do you think he would let you live?”

“I can’t believe it! Soaring Cloud Sect kept the secret really well!”

…

The Soaring Cloud Sect’s elder’s words stirred up a conversation among the martial artists from other sects.
Unlike the Zhuge Shanzhen made up by Jiang Fei, Feng Tianqi was a famous figure in the China Martial Art Alliance back in the day.

When the fellow first started his martial arts training, he used to train by pouring oil over his head.
Therefore, he had never been able to keep any hair on his head, which also explained why people called him Feng Baldie.
After he became stronger, he managed to grow some hair at last.
However, the nickname still stuck.
Therefore, although he was not happy about it, there was not much he could do about it.

After the fellow reached a hundred years old, he gradually moved out of the limelight and kept things lowkey.
Most people thought he had died of old age.
However, nobody expected him to breakthrough to the Level 5 state and even become the Soaring Cloud Sect’s guardian.

Right then, Feng Tianqi was feeling equally surprised.
He had never heard of anyone named Zhuge Shanzhen in the past.
Despite that, Ma Xuantong had only just informed him that the golden-haired lady was merely Zhuge Shanzhen’s disciple.
Zhuge Shanzhen, according to Ma Xuantong, was capable of flying on a sword and emptying an entire mining area with a single wave of his hand.
Such capabilities were incredible even to Feng Tianqi who had the powers of a Level 5 Metahuman.

“Flying on a sword isn’t difficult.
I can fly even without a sword.
The sword could either be his weapon or merely a prop.
That’s not extraordinary.
However, emptying an entire mining area with a single wave of his hand? That doesn’t sound like something a Level 5 Metahuman should be capable of.” Feng Tianqi felt chills going down his spine as he pondered further.