Chapter 622: A Simple Duel

Long before arriving at the Chaotic Star Sea, Ye Feng had already thought of how to deal with crises that exceeded his capabilities. After all, his own cultivation level was only at the Star Sea stage. After several moments of sudden enlightenment, his strength was now only sufficient to match late-stage Star Universe level fighters, but it was difficult for him to kill them, let alone peak Star Universe level fighters or Pseudo-Void level fighters.

After some thought, he remembered a method he had used before—using puppets.

In the Sixth Domain, the most suitable puppet for Ye Feng was the Physical Puppet. It was extremely simple to use. Once bonded to its master, all that was needed was to infuse it with soul energy, and within three breaths, it would fully merge with the user’s body. The strongest Physical Puppets could reach peak Star Universe level. Once merged, they would possess everything a peak Star Universe level fighter had, including energy strength, the strength and range of their domains, and the power of their supernatural abilities…

In short, when using a peak Star Universe level Physical Puppet, Ye Feng’s combat strength would be equivalent to his own having reached that level. Originally, Ye Feng’s Star Sea level strength was already enough to match late-stage Star Universe level fighters. If he could reach peak Star Universe level, one could imagine just how formidable his combat strength would be.

Of course, Ye Feng didn’t forget to conduct relevant tests. After obtaining that peak Star Universe level Physical Puppet through a free privilege in the Void Domain, he immediately put it to use and tested it against Jin Wen. The result was simple: he utterly defeated Jin Wen, leaving him frustrated. This made Jin Wen resolve to retreat and train hard before fighting again.

Of course, Ye Feng wasn’t satisfied with such results. After defeating Jin Wen, he challenged Luo Yan, who had reached peak True Void level. Without Luo Yan’s golden eyes activated, Ye Feng still had a slight advantage. But once Luo Yan activated his golden eyes and his combat strength increased, Ye Feng was completely outmatched. At least, this confirmed that his combat strength when using a Physical Puppet was on par with that of a peak True Void level fighter. This was also why Ye Feng was confident enough to believe he could defeat Yu Hong.

The reason Ye Feng wanted to directly pass through the territory of that peak Pseudo-Empty-level warrior was not just to save time. After learning that the man was a villain who often robbed others, Ye Feng’s first thought was that he must be extremely wealthy. His second thought was to rob him—after all, it was ill-gotten gains! His third thought was that he would rob such a guy whenever he encountered him in the future. That’s why Ye Feng was determined to cross that dangerous area.

Ye Feng placed the physical puppet in his storage ring. Merging it was extremely simple, and no one would notice. In just three breaths, the physical puppet had been fully merged. In Yu Hong’s eyes, however, he only saw Ye Feng’s energy level rising steadily until it approached the peak of the Star Universe level before stopping. He became even more convinced of his guess—that this kid indeed had the cultivation level of the peak Star Universe level.

Although it was just a sparring match, Yu Hong wasn’t planning to hold back. He wanted to fully demonstrate his strength to make Ye Feng understand the gap between a Star Universe-level warrior and a Pseudo-Empty-level warrior, so that Ye Feng would willingly follow his path and avoid provoking that villain with peak Pseudo-Empty-level cultivation.

With a flick of his hand, a long sword slowly formed in his right hand. Its sharp energy also began to surge rapidly. In just a couple of breaths, it already surpassed Ye Feng’s in power.

“A peak-grade spiritual treasure…” Ye Feng immediately recognized the rank of the long sword in Yu Hong’s hand and guessed that the ultimate spiritual treasure Yu Hong wanted must be a sword.

With his energy suppressed, Ye Feng immediately took action. Five spiral lightning forces carrying destructive energy were shot out like arrows. Wherever they passed, space was torn in half, as if scissors had cut through paper—only the cuts weren’t as neat.

With just this one move, Yu Hong saw Ye Feng’s attack power. Even if he used his full strength with a single sword, he could only achieve such results, yet Ye Feng had created five of them effortlessly. But he wasn’t planning to admit defeat. He shifted the long sword from his right hand to his left, placed his left hand on the back of the sword, took a deep breath, and then raised the sword in an instant. Five consecutive sword swings appeared like a single motion to Ye Feng, completing the attack in an instant, which also made Ye Feng widen his eyes in shock.

After delivering those five sword strikes, Yu Hong quickly dodged.

The five sword energies and Ye Feng’s lightning forces collided soon after. Those sword energies lasted only for a moment before shattering like glass. The lightning forces slowed slightly but still pursued Yu Hong.

“The destructive powers of the thunder-based techniques are truly terrifying…” Yu Hong thought to himself in awe, while considering his next moves. With just one attack from Ye Feng, Yu Hong already realized he was inferior to him, but he refused to accept defeat so easily. After two quick dodges, Yu Hong finally realized that Ye Feng’s attacks were like persistent pests—no matter where he fled, they would chase after him. With no other choice, he used his second tactic: he activated his domain, gripped his sword with both hands, and swung downward. Within the domain, each swing created strange illusions, giving the impression of multiple slashes at once. Before Ye Feng could react, he found that one of the five thunder forces had already been dealt with by Yu Hong. “As expected of a sword master—really impressive,” Ye Feng couldn’t help but exclaim. Although he hadn’t used his full strength, his attack was already on par with that of a peak Pseudo-Void-level warrior. Yet even so, his attack was still shattered. Yu Hong didn’t have time to worry about what Ye Feng was thinking, as although he had dealt with one of the thunder forces, four more were still chasing him. After making that swing, he disappeared immediately, activated his domain again, delivered another slash, created more afterimages, and then his attack collided with Ye Feng’s thunder forces, causing another one to vanish. … Yu Hong repeated this five times, finally neutralizing all the attacks. Then he immediately stopped Ye Feng, who was about to attack again. “Enough! Enough! You’re really strange—your cultivation level is only at the Star Universe stage, so why is your attack so powerful?” “The divine technique I practice is of a high rank,” Ye Feng replied simply. “How did you neutralize my attack just now?” “My domain is special; it allows me to enhance my attack power in a unique way.” Yu Hong didn’t go into too much detail, as such secrets usually belonged to personal techniques that no one would share. “Since you call it a stop, then I guess I won this spar?” Ye Feng said with a smile. “Alright, let’s just pass through that area…” Yu Hong reluctantly agreed to compromise.