"Speak. What's your name?"
Lena Lin looked at Chu Linfeng, who was following closely behind her, and raised her head to ask.
Chu Linfeng gave a wry smile. He had come to the Yellow-Blade Star-Region in secret, and right now, who knew how many people were watching this duel between the Savage Brotherhood’s young master and himself? If he revealed his real name, wouldn’t that be the same as telling Malcolm Mo that he was right here?
If that happened, Malcolm Mo could just abandon the besieged Heavenwing Dynasty and Lanridge Dynasty legions and come straight for him.
"I'm just a nobody, so you don't need to trouble yourself, young master. It was our fault earlier—we shouldn’t have talked about you behind your back. I apologize now, and I’ll take my leave."
Chu Linfeng nodded as he spoke. After saying this, he prepared to leave—he absolutely couldn’t attract too much attention right now, as that would do him no good at all.
"Not going to say it? Then I'll beat it out of you!"
Whoosh!
Lena Lin’s golden spear quivered, unleashing a burst of powerful Stellar Force straight at Chu Linfeng.
This attack was filled with fighting spirit and provocation, but there was no killing intent. Lena Lin simply felt that Chu Linfeng’s cultivation was too weak, yet he was displaying a momentum that didn’t match his realm—she just wanted to battle him, nothing more.
Seeing the golden spear coming at him, Chu Linfeng almost summoned the Desolate Dragon Saber to fight back, but then he realized—if he used the Desolate Dragon Saber or the Asura Tyrant Saber Art, anyone watching, friend or foe, would instantly know who he was. If he exposed these trump cards, Malcolm Mo and the other three Holy Emperors would be on him in a heartbeat.
Chu Linfeng’s eyes flashed—there was no way to dodge this attack. He gritted his teeth and punched straight at the incoming spear.
Boom!
Chu Linfeng’s fist knocked the golden spear aside, but the force of the blow still left him at a clear disadvantage.
"You dare to block my golden spear with your bare hands? Do you have a death wish?"
Instead of getting angry, Lena Lin was actually pleased. She spun the spear’s tip, and this time unleashed her strongest Stellar Force—behind her, a faint blood-colored lotus phantom appeared, and seated atop the lotus was a blood-red, dazzling demon star.
Chu Linfeng stared at that star, his expression shifting. That aura...
It was another Crimson Demon Star!
Chu Linfeng still didn’t know how strong the stars on the Stellar Ranking really were, but in his Chaos World, aside from the mysterious Big Dipper, the Crimson Demon Star was absolutely the strongest!
Crimson Demon Star was a category name for a certain class of powerful stars—not a specific star. And now, Lena Lin’s Crimson Demon Star and Chu Linfeng’s Crimson Demon Star radiated exactly the same power and aura.
Faced with this, Chu Linfeng didn’t dare get cocky—the opponent was early Saint Venerable, a whole level stronger than him, and the sheer power of her Crimson Demon Star was giving him real pressure. If he didn’t use some tricks, he might actually fall here today.
"Since you insist on fighting me, let’s see who’s stronger! But if you lose, don’t start crying!"
Ten fingers danced, and a star just as dazzling appeared. Lena Lin stared at him, utterly stunned—how was this possible?
"You—you—you… How can you have a star like that? Did you go to that star-region too?"
"That star-region? Doesn’t matter."
Chu Linfeng shook his head—he didn’t even know what star-region Lena Lin was talking about. At this moment, his fighting spirit was ignited. He was determined to win this battle!
He knew perfectly well that even with the same Crimson Demon Star, he was far weaker than Lena Lin—on the surface, he was at a clear disadvantage.
Not counting bare-handed combat, just the suppression from her cultivation alone was enough to overwhelm him. But Chu Linfeng had already decided—not to use any other trump cards. He had a hunch: if he could win this fight, his understanding of Stellar Force might break through to a whole new level…
It wouldn’t raise his cultivation realm, but it could absolutely boost his combat power!
When two cultivators at the same realm fight, besides realm suppression, technique suppression, and weapon suppression, there’s one more thing that can flip the outcome—their comprehension of Stellar Force!
On the surface, Lena Lin’s cultivation was several tiers higher than Chu Linfeng’s, and the power of their Crimson Demon Stars was almost identical. There was no question—the winner should be Lena Lin. This was supposed to be a battle with no suspense.
That’s what Lin Third thought, that’s what the whole Savage Brotherhood army thought, and even the diners downstairs who’d seen the two clash—none of them could figure out why they were fighting, but they all agreed Lena Lin would win.
Among them, the hidden agents from Star-Treasure Pavilion, the four dynasties, and the three apex clans all thought Lena Lin had this in the bag.
But then, the real clash between Lena Lin and Chu Linfeng began. This was the first time Chu Linfeng had ever unleashed the full power of his Crimson Demon Star!
Chu Linfeng was confident—his comprehension of Stellar Force was on a whole other level from Lena Lin’s. After all, he had Chu Lintian, a special Star Soul lifeform, and the Ninefold Stellar Transformation.
Two dazzling, demonic stars blazed high above the nine heavens—the shockwaves from their battle alarmed everyone, and experts from every faction cast their divine sense toward this battlefield.
The scale of Chu Linfeng and Lena Lin’s fight had already surpassed the usual peak Saint Venerable battles—many onlookers were left utterly shocked.
"That girl—isn’t she the Savage Brotherhood’s young master? She’s crazy strong! So young, and already early Saint Venerable!"
"But that guy fighting her seems even scarier… He’s only mid Saint Lord!"
"When did this star-region get another freak like him?"
"He probably didn’t just show up recently. The aura he gives off… feels oddly familiar."
Down below, the crowd was abuzz with speculation. But the one most shaken was Marquis Chen.
He knew most of Lena Lin’s tricks and trump cards—maybe not all, but enough to have a solid estimate of her combat power. But Chu Linfeng…
Marquis Chen didn’t just have one ranking list in his mind—he had several: potential rankings, talent rankings, personal ability rankings, strategy rankings, combat power rankings, and background rankings.
And if he broke it down further, there were even more.
Now, Chu Linfeng—who’d previously ranked near the bottom—was shooting up Marquis Chen’s lists: sixth in combat power, fourth in strategy, third in personal ability, first in potential, first in talent!
The first few weren’t as important—the last two, personal talent and potential, were what really mattered. What did this mean? It meant that as time passed, Chu Linfeng’s combat power and ability would eventually become number one!
Boom, boom, boom! Deafening explosions rang out—the Crimson Demon Stars collided high above the nine heavens, and it seemed the battle was finally decided.