Chapter 323: An Unfair Battle

As Ye Feng and the others had expected, three days passed in no time. The Grand Elder’s combat awareness had fully recovered, and now he was no longer acting on instinct alone. Clearly, the illusions created by the Lost Scent had reached their deepest level.

After three days of fighting, Wu Kuang was also gradually running out of strength. He had never been a match for the Grand Elder, and now that the latter had regained his peak strength, it was already quite remarkable that Wu Kuang could hold his own.

Seeing that Wu Kuang could no longer continue, Ye Feng calmly extended his mental energy into the Void Realm.

“Half-God Puppet: Each use consumes 10 million domain points, with a usage period of three days each time.”

“Buy twice!” Ye Feng wasn’t worried about running out of domain points. Just by recovering the thousands of useless items from the Liuluan Pavilion, he could obtain hundreds of millions of third-tier domain points, allowing him to rent the Half-God Puppet dozens of times.

“Buying twice will cost 20 million third-tier domain points!”

“The maximum remaining number of purchases: eight!” The sudden appearance of this dialog box in the Void Realm surprised Ye Feng.

“What does ‘remaining number of purchases’ mean?”

“Similar to using Domain Refinement, the Half-God Puppet is one of the highest-tier items in the Third Domain, so there is a limit on its usage. The maximum number of uses is ten!” This was said by Yu Huang. “Of course, if you can buy it before using it ten times, then you can use it as much as you want afterward.”

“It seems I need to use it carefully from now on. This thing is life-saving!” Ye Feng thought to himself. “It’s good that I’m only using it twice this time. If it can save the Life-Destiny Nether Butterfly and people like Yi Fan, it’s worth it.”

After purchasing the puppet, Ye Feng didn’t hesitate and immediately used it, swapping it with his own body. His divine armor and gloves were also put on the puppet.

Wu Tian and the others felt Ye Feng’s aura suddenly become extremely powerful—far beyond what they could compare to. With that imposing aura, the Grand Elder and Wu Kuang, who were still fighting, clearly hesitated in their movements.

Wu Kuang, looking at Ye Feng, showed surprise. Though he didn’t know what had happened, he knew he could take a short rest. The Grand Elder, on the other hand, had a solemn expression. Clearly, from Ye Feng’s current aura, he could tell that the other man’s cultivation was at the peak of the Half-God level, already half a step into the Divine Realm—comparable to himself in strength.

“Brother Wu Kuang, take a short rest first. Leave the rest to me!” With just one step, Ye Feng seemed to shorten the distance between them, appearing between Wu Kuang and the Grand Elder and blocking Wu Kuang behind him. The Second Elder and the others didn’t even have time to react before they noticed that the fighting in the sky had stopped. No one knew when Ye Feng had disappeared; he suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

“Then I’ll leave it to you, brother,” Wu Kuang said without asking further. Though he was puzzled, he knew now wasn’t the time. “The Grand Elder’s cultivation is beyond my reach. Although I wasn’t severely injured, my vital energy has been exhausted, and it will take some time to recover. It will be at least six days before the clan leader and the others return. Brother Dao Feng, do your best—there’s no need to hold back.”

“I know. I haven’t even married yet, so I’m not willing to die! Don’t worry!” Ye Feng turned around with a smile, looking completely relaxed, showing no signs of tension despite the imminent threat.

“Then I’ll retire for now. I’ll recover my vital energy while observing your battle. I’m sure I’ll gain a lot from this.” Though Wu Kuang still felt uneasy, he knew he could only rely on Ye Feng at this moment.

The Grand Elder stared intently at this unexpected intruder. His aura remained intense, seemingly serving as a warning, but the intruder’s aura was no weaker than his own, easily countering his pressure and preventing him from taking action. Even when the intruder turned to speak to his previous opponent, he showed no signs of weakness—this was truly a terrifying foe.

However, the moment Wu Kuang left the battlefield, the Grand Elder finally moved. He stepped into the void, and in an instant, he appeared in front of Ye Feng. With a powerful punch, he shattered the sky above Ye Feng’s head and hurled it straight at his dantian.

“Dodge!” Wu Kuang’s eyes were filled with horror. Such a fierce punch—if he were hit, he would likely be killed instantly. Only then did he realize that the Grand Elder had been holding back not only to find Ye Feng’s weakness but also to gather strength for a decisive strike.

But before his shout could reach the others, an even more astonishing scene unfolded—Ye Feng caught the Grand Elder’s punch with one hand, remaining completely motionless.

The Grand Elder was even more horrified. In that brief moment of distraction, Ye Feng’s punch struck him squarely, sending him flying backward.
“Amazing… so powerful…” Wu Kuang stared at Ye Feng, who stood tall in mid-air, somewhat dazed.
“Boom… boom…” The Grand Elder continued to fall diagonally downward, piercing through several houses before finally falling silent.
“Dad, what happened?” Wu Tian and the others couldn’t see what had just occurred. They only saw the Grand Elder vanish suddenly, while Ye Feng remained standing motionless as if he hadn’t struck at all. Yet the roaring noises and collapsing houses clearly indicated that a fight had taken place.
“The Grand Elder was blown away!” Wu Kuang took a deep breath.
“What?” The Second Elder and the others could hardly believe their ears.
“Blade Edge is stronger than I imagined!” Wu Kuang looked up at the figure in the sky, his eyes filled with eager fighting spirit.
Ye Feng clearly sensed Wu Kuang’s reaction. He glanced back at him, a approving smile on his lips. “I’ll fight you, but not now. After I leave the Wu clan, let’s meet again!”
Wu Kuang’s fighting spirit grew even stronger as he nodded excitedly.
“Dad, you’d better rest and recover!” Wu Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that his father’s provocation might lead Blade Edge to attack him. After all, showing such fighting intent toward someone else is usually seen as a provocation, unless they are close friends. But from Blade Edge’s reaction, it seemed he regarded his father as a friend. It was the first time Wu Tian had seen his father so full of fighting spirit—this clearly meant he had encountered someone worthy of challenging, which also meant the opponent was stronger than his father.
Wu Tian looked up at the sky. “Mr. Blade Edge, just how strong are you?”
At that moment, the Grand Elder rose from the ruins, his face filled with uncontrollable rage. With another push from his feet, a loud sonic boom echoed in the air as he vanished once again.

The Grand Elder’s punches and kicks came like a storm. Ye Feng was also somewhat surprised because he noticed that aside from a set of low-grade divine weapon armor, the Grand Elder didn’t possess any weapons at all. This made Ye Feng feel a bit ashamed, as he himself was fully armed—wearing a set of mid-grade divine weapon armor, gloves comparable to high-grade divine weapons, plus a demi-god puppet that wouldn’t be affected even if severely damaged…

“The bodies of those Witch Clan members can actually rival divine weapons… But right now, I am already in an invincible position.” Ye Feng then remembered that Wu Kuang too had only low-grade divine weapon armor earlier. The fight between him and the Grand Elder was a close-quarters battle, which was truly astonishing. “But if this body were hit directly by my gloves, it might be killed…”

At that moment, Wu Kuang seemed to have realized this as well. He stared at Ye Feng’s purple gloves, unable to discern their grade—something he had never encountered before. “Could those gloves be high-grade divine weapons?” Yet, he had already identified that Ye Feng’s armor was indeed one grade higher than that of the others.

“The Grand Elder can’t beat him!” Wu Kuang muttered despondently to himself.

“Dad, their fight has just begun, right?” Wu Tian asked his father in confusion, while the Second and Third Elders also looked forward to hearing why Wu Kuang said that.

“Although our Black Witch Clan also has divine weapons, they are all low-grade,” Wu Kuang explained. “In fact, we Black Witches don’t really need divine weapons for assistance, as our bodies are already the best weapons and defenses. But this puts us at a disadvantage when facing opponents with equal strength but better equipment.”

“Dao Feng’s armor is mid-grade divine weapon, making it very difficult for the Grand Elder to break through his defenses. Moreover, the grade of those gloves on Dao Feng’s hands is extremely high—I’ve never seen anything like them before. They could very well be high-grade divine weapons,” Wu Kuang continued. “Just now, Dao Feng sent the Grand Elder flying with a casual punch. Now that he knows the Grand Elder has no weapons, he’s deliberately avoiding hitting vital areas to prevent causing serious damage.”

At this moment, Ye Feng frowned slightly. As Wu Kuang had said, he was indeed a bit worried that he might accidentally kill the Grand Elder. After all, he hadn’t even exerted much strength in that punch earlier, yet it still left fine cracks on the Grand Elder’s armor. The gloves in his hands were not even on the same level as the opponent’s armor. The difference between lower-grade divine artifacts and higher-grade divine artifacts is like the difference between paper and steel. And the gloves in his hands were at least on par with higher-grade divine artifacts. Even if the Grand Elder’s body was as strong as that of a lower-grade divine artifact, he would still be killed by him. Moreover, this was the first time he had used these gloves, and he might not even be able to control the force properly. He already seemed hesitant as he prepared to strike.