However, surprise was just surprise.

The black-robed man would never allow Chen Feng to launch a counterattack against him.

For someone of his Heavenly Rank Perfection strength, that was an insult!

"Brat, I have to admit, you’ve given me way, way too many surprises. I thought I could kill you with any casual move, but I didn’t expect you to be like some cockroach I can’t crush to death, hanging on all the way till now. The last shred of this lord’s patience has already been used up by you, so next... go die for me!"

The black-robed man glared at Chen Feng, his face full of killing intent as he spoke.

As his words fell.

He drew back his right fist, willed his mind, and prepared to directly unleash a Martial Arts technique to kill Chen Feng!

To be honest.

He was very unwilling in his heart to use a Martial Arts technique.

Because for him, a dignified Heavenly Rank Perfection, to deal with a Heavenly Rank Early Stage and still have to use Martial Arts...

If this spread out, it would be a complete joke.

And in his heart, he also felt this was a kind of humiliation to himself.

After all, as a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert, he cared a lot about his face and dignity.

That was why earlier he’d been trying to use extremely casual moves to kill Chen Feng.

But as the facts proved, those casual moves.

Whether it was True Qi, or raw physical strength.

None of them could neatly and cleanly kill Chen Feng.

Chen Feng had survived all the way till now.

Helpless.

The black-robed man could only resort to Martial Arts.

Although it was a bit embarrassing.

But if he still couldn’t kill Chen Feng for a long time, that would be even more humiliating.

Thus, in this instant.

The black-robed man hardened his heart, grit his teeth, and directly unleashed one of the Martial Arts he was more proficient with.

"Nether Flame Soul Devouring Palm!"

With a furious shout from the black-robed man.

Large amounts of purple-black True Qi surged out of his body.

Immediately, with a stir of his mind.

That purple-black True Qi began to gather toward his right palm, wrapping around it at an extremely fast speed.

And in that very instant.

The surface of the black-robed man’s right palm ignited with purple-black flames.

A terrifying might surged out from his right palm.

That terrifying fluctuation.

Made Chen Feng, standing opposite him, feel his scalp go numb, and his heart tremble in shock.

So this was the true strength of Heavenly Rank Perfection?

A seemingly ordinary Martial Arts technique could unleash such a formidable power in his hands.

It was truly terrifying.

Immediately.

Chen Feng didn’t dare to be careless; he directly ran the Five Elements Reincarnation Technique to its limit.

Massive amounts of Five Elements True Qi poured out of Chen Feng’s body.

Chen Feng poured it all into the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map in front of him.

In an instant, the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map radiated brilliant light, emanating the Five Elements Radiant Light.

A powerful aura spread out from the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map.

And this was already the strongest form of the Five Elements Eight Diagram Palm that Chen Feng could unleash!

Whether he could block it or not would all depend on this move.

And just as the strongest form of Chen Feng’s Five Elements Eight Diagram Palm took shape.

The black-robed man’s Nether Flame Soul Devouring Palm was also fully prepared.

Because of the intense killing intent in his heart toward Chen Feng.

The black-robed man didn’t hesitate in the slightest. Without another word, he raised his right palm and slammed it viciously toward the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map in front of Chen Feng.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the two Martial Arts techniques smashed into each other violently.

The fierce clash of the two great Martial Arts generated an extremely terrifying shockwave.

The entire cave trembled violently, as if an earthquake had struck.

Large chunks of rock fell from the ceiling, dust billowed.

In an instant, the dust shrouded both of their figures.

Hiding at the cave entrance, Liu Yulan stared at this scene, her eyes filled with shock.

What is a battle between Immortals?

This was what a true battle between Immortals looked like!

Both of them were too strong.

Though you couldn’t call them evenly matched, each had their own strength.

If Chen Feng didn’t have a certain level of strength, could he have fought the black robe to this extent?

That was clearly impossible!

Liu Yulan took a deep breath and hurriedly retreated further outside.

She was afraid that as the fight grew more and more intense, if the aftermath reached her, she’d be completely dead meat!

"Buzz!"

The terrifying shockwaves kept sweeping outward in all directions.

With shockwaves of such intensity, destroying this cave wouldn’t be a problem at all.

However, when those shockwaves slammed into the cave walls.

The walls emitted a faint purple-black glow and did not collapse.

And this was all because of the Array the black-robed man had set up in the cave.

After all, before this, he had chosen this cave as his closed-door cultivation spot.

And every move a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert made carried terrifying might.

How could an ordinary cave possibly withstand that?

So he set up an Array inside the cave, making this cave exceptionally sturdy.

Otherwise.

Under the repeated violent clashes between him and Chen Feng.

The cave would have collapsed long ago, burying the two of them inside.

Gradually.

The terrifying shockwaves finally began to weaken.

The billowing dust also slowly settled to the ground.

The figures of Chen Feng and the black-robed man emerged from within.

The two still maintained their previous postures.

Chen Feng’s two palms were pushing the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map.

The black-robed man’s single palm was pressed against the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map.

Only now.

The Five Elements Radiant Light on Chen Feng’s Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map had completely dimmed.

And the purple-black flames on the black-robed man’s right palm had likewise weakened significantly.

"Crack!"

However, at this moment.

A crisp sound rang out.

The surface of Chen Feng’s Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map was instantly covered with cracks, and then it shattered inch by inch.

Then, with a loud "bang".

Chen Feng’s Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map exploded entirely, turning into a sky full of fragments.

And the moment the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map shattered.

Chen Feng’s face instantly turned deathly pale, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and his whole body staggered back more than ten steps before slamming into the cave wall, finally coming to a stop.

By contrast, the black-robed man stood where he was, unmoving, his expression unchanged.

However, the purple-black flames on his right palm also completely went out at the moment the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map shattered.

Clearly, he had exhausted his Energy as well.

But judging from the current situation.

The black-robed man had obviously taken the absolute upper hand.

And in this clash, Chen Feng was completely and utterly defeated.

"Looks like the gap in strength is still a bit too big..."

Leaning against the cave wall, Chen Feng let out a helpless smile at the corner of his mouth, his face pale as he spoke.

At this moment, his blood and Qi were already surging chaotically inside him.

In that previous clash.

Not only had he lost to the black-robed man, he’d also taken a heavy injury.

If his body’s toughness wasn’t already far beyond ordinary people’s.

He would probably be done for from that one exchange.

Fortunately, he still had the Tianqi Holy Pearl.

So, Chen Feng hurriedly issued a healing command to the Tianqi Holy Pearl, helping him suppress his surging blood and Qi, and helping him recover the True Qi he’d expended.