Chapter 1659: Chapter 1659: The Gap in Strength

"No, you must be hiding your true strength! Your realm can’t just be the Heavenly Rank Early Stage, right? You must be at the Heavenly Rank Late Stage Peak, or even higher, am I right?"

The man in the black robe looked at Chen Feng with disbelief and asked.

"I am indeed at the Heavenly Rank Early Stage. With your perception, you should be able to clearly sense it. I have no reason to hide it!"

Chen Feng shrugged, saying with a look of helplessness.

"I don’t believe it. How could someone at the Heavenly Rank Early Stage possibly withstand my attack from a moment ago? That’s simply not a power an Early Stage cultivator could possess. You’re shameless, you must be hiding your true realm to make me look foolish, isn’t that right?"

The man in the black robe still couldn’t believe it.

"Damn!"

Chen Feng was suddenly speechless, and then he looked at the man in the black robe and said, "It is indeed true that I’m at the Heavenly Rank Early Stage. I have no reason to lie about this, but I can tell you clearly, if you treat me like an ordinary Early Stage cultivator, you would be gravely mistaken!"

"Hmph, I don’t care whether you’re ordinary or not. I don’t care about whether you’re actually at the Early Stage either. Since you’ve crossed me today, I definitely won’t let you leave alive!"

The man in the black robe snorted coldly, then stretched his neck, and said coldly to Chen Feng, "I’ll tell you some bad news; I’m going to start taking this seriously now!"

With those words.

The man in the black robe stood up from the ground.

Suddenly, his aura increased significantly, and his oppressive force multiplied several times over.

Clearly, at this moment.

The man in the black robe, a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert, was pushed to the edge by Chen Feng and decided to get serious.

Seeing this.

Chen Feng squinted, loosening up his muscles.

Previously.

The man in the black robe had never taken him seriously and wasn’t using his full strength at all.

This made Chen Feng feel bored and left him with no fighting spirit.

But now.

The man in the black robe was finally serious.

Chen Feng not only didn’t retreat or fear, but was also filled with excitement.

Because this was the moment he had been waiting for.

He wanted to have a serious battle with a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert.

He also wanted to see just how much distance there was between him and a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert.

"Come on, give it your all, and let me truly see just how far I am from a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert!"

Chen Feng grinned at the man in the black robe who stood before him.

"Ha, how far? Far enough to send you flying! I will show you with absolute strength the sheer size of the gap between people sometimes!"

The man in the black robe sneered.

With those words.

He transformed into an afterimage and charged at Chen Feng.

Seeing this.

Chen Feng quickly engaged the Five Elements Reincarnation Technique to its fullest.

Facing a serious Heavenly Rank Perfection expert.

He didn’t dare to hold back at all and had to give it his all.

The man in the black robe truly was a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert.

His speed was just too fast.

Even for Chen Feng, it was extremely difficult to track the man in the black robe’s figure.

A black shadow flashed by.

The next moment.

The man in the black robe was in front of Chen Feng, striking down towards his head with his right fist.

This punch, although it wasn’t any sophisticated martial art nor did it use True Qi.

But it was filled with utterly terrifying power.

This was the terrifying aspect of a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert.

The power of the physical body alone could rival Martial Arts.

And the punch from the man in the black robe might not even be caught by a Heavenly Rank Late Stage Peak expert.

It was clear from this.

This time, the man in the black robe was really serious!

Facing a destruction-level punch.

Chen Feng’s pupils shrank sharply. He dared not be careless, immediately channeling his True Qi, and unleashed his most potent martial art, the Five Elements Eight Diagram Palm!

This was one of his trump cards.

And at this moment.

Chen Feng could only play this card.

There’s no choice; the gap between him and a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert was just too vast—an undeniable fact.

So, every attack from a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert.

He had to handle with all his might.

To hold back would be counterproductive!

Having executed the Five Elements Eight Diagram Palm countless times.

As for the execution path.

Chen Feng was very familiar, able to perform it seamlessly.

And so, in a flash.

Chen Feng executed the Five Elements Eight Diagram Palm.

Instantly.

A multi-colored brilliance enveloped Chen Feng entirely, making him appear like a Heavenly God descending to earth.

Concurrently, a Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map materialized before Chen Feng.

He dared not delay, combining his palms and pushing the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map to meet the man in the black robe’s fist.

Seeing this.

The man in the black robe’s eyes showed disdain, smirking, "Do you really think you can meet me head-on? You’re courting death!" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

With those words.

The man in the black robe’s fist struck violently onto the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map.

"Boom!"

A tremendous boom echoed.

The entire cave shook as if awakened.

A terrifying shockwave spread from the two towards the surroundings.

Causing a cascade of stones to fall.

Fortunately, this cave had been reinforced by the man in the black robe, rendering it incredibly sturdy.

Otherwise, an ordinary cave would have collapsed long ago.

And looking at the two after the clash.

The man in the black robe remained unfazed.

In contrast, looking at Chen Feng.

Though he withstood the man in the black robe’s punch.

His complexion was somewhat pale at the moment.

Before him, the Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map was covered with cracks, seemingly on the verge of shattering.

There’s just no getting around it.

The gap in pure strength was still considerable.

It’s something that no other means could bridge.

Even though at this moment Chen Feng deployed one of his mightiest attack moves.

It was incredibly challenging to withstand the physical strength punch from the black-robed man.

Heavenly Rank Perfection was truly terrifying.

Undoubtedly in the Ancient Martial World, it stands at the top of the pyramid.

Nevertheless.

Chen Feng wasn’t one to give up easily.

He quickly channeled his Five Elements True Qi into his Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map, mending the cracks.

Simultaneously, he unleashed his cultivation technique to the extreme.

In an instant.

The Tai Chi Eight Diagram Map emitted the five colors of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, its momentum increasing significantly, showing signs of counterattack.

Seeing this.

The man in the black robe’s eyes flickered with a trace of surprise.

He hadn’t anticipated that Chen Feng, just an Early Stage cultivator, could hold on to this point!

If it were an ordinary Heavenly Rank Late Stage Peak expert, they would have already become a corpse under his punch.

Yet Chen Feng resisted his punch, and was now even seeking to counterattack!

It made the man in the black robe find it somewhat unbelievable!