"Beast Spear Technique? I didn't expect him to know that!" Jimmy was clearly underestimating Jerry's power!

In reality, eighty percent of the knights on the continent didn't even understand spear forms; to them, simply unleashing their Dou Qi was already formidable! Techniques like the spear forms were reserved for the major clans, powerful factions, or reclusive grandmasters!

You'd be lucky to find one knight out of a hundred who knew the Beast Spear Technique, so it was no wonder he was so surprised to encounter one here. Ma En roared, and a surge of purple Dou Qi flared around him, looking from a distance like arcs of lightning encircling his body.

Aware of the power of the Beast Spear Technique despite the lightning-like aura, he stomped his foot and immediately retreated rapidly! With a "Bang!", the ground where he struck was blasted into a crater by the Dou Qi-infused stomp, sending shards of stone and brick tumbling down the hole!

"Ah..." A scream echoed from downstairs; clearly, someone had been struck by the falling debris! For such a large, open hall downstairs to be hit, it could only be said that the person below had reached the absolute peak of bad luck.

How could the Beast Spear Technique be dodged so easily! Ma En retreated fast, but the refined iron long spear was faster; with a "Thwack!", the tip pierced Ma En's shoulder!

"Ah..." Ma En, in agony, his eyes bloodshot, grabbed the shaft of the spear with his right hand and violently wrenched it out. Simultaneously, his Dou Qi surged like a tidal wave along the iron spear toward Jerry!

Jerry felt his entire body go numb. Under the assault of the intense electric-attribute Dou Qi, he trembled uncontrollably!

That single spear thrust had nearly exhausted all the Dou Qi within him. Once struck by the electricity, the hand gripping the spear immediately went limp.

With a "Thud!", he fell straight to the ground and slipped into unconsciousness! His body continued to convulse on the floor!

"Boss Jerry..." Pass shouted and rushed forward, catching the unconscious Jerry. When Jerry unleashed the Beast Spear Technique, everyone assumed he would win.

Instead, the situation reversed so dramatically that everyone stared, wide-eyed and unable to believe what they were seeing! Among the crowd, only Chen Feng had foreseen this turn of events, showing no surprise.

While the spear thrust was indeed potent, this man named Jerry had clearly only just mastered the technique and couldn't exert its full power. Furthermore, Ma En's retreat had caused the opponent's sharpest attack to miss, and he had intentionally taken the blow to exchange it for a perfect opportunity to unleash his own electric-attribute Dou Qi attack!

If he hadn't won after all that, it would have been a miracle! "I win!" Ma En's voice resonated like a thunderclap, humming through the hall.

If the crowd had previously doubted his strength due to his broad shoulders and bulky build, making him seem slow or dull, all those doubts were now gone! What remained was only admiration and respect!

Blood spurted from the wound pierced by the spear tip, making him look like a towering, scarlet giant refusing to fall. Ma En surveyed the room, then lifted the refined iron long spear above his head with both hands.

With a great shout, "Ah!", he brought his hands together in the middle. A sharp "Crack!" sounded—the refined iron spear, as thick as a man's forearm, had been brutally snapped in two!

After breaking the spear, Ma En seemed to have completed a task. He casually tossed the broken shaft aside, and his tall frame leaned backward, crashing heavily onto the floor, falling unconscious!

Although Ma En won this fight, Jerry had only suffered an electric shock and was merely unconscious; he would likely spring back to life soon enough. Ma En, however, was severely wounded and would struggle to recover without several days of rest and the aid of Light-elemental recovery magic!

It could be said that while Ma En achieved victory, the price he paid far exceeded Jerry's. Yet, in a true battle, once Jerry fell unconscious, Ma En would undoubtedly have killed him without mercy.

In that context, Ma En's victory was unquestionable. "Ah, careful..." The moment Ma En's body hit the ground, a cry of alarm came from the edge of the hall—it was Judy.

The broken spear shaft Ma En had tossed away before losing consciousness flew like a released arrow toward one side of the hall! That trajectory pointed directly toward the place where the strange, black-robed figure (Chen Feng) was standing!

Although Ma En had simply tossed the spear carelessly, he had been enveloped in his Dou Qi at the time; even a casual throw carried that residual energy. How could a mere merchant with no cultivation possibly dodge such an attack?

Hearing the alarm, everyone turned to see the sight, but they were all too far from Chen Feng to rush to his aid. Pass, who had been assigned to protect Chen Feng, had already sprinted to the center of the hall upon seeing Jerry collapse; he was now too far away to reach Chen Feng in time either.

Even if they could have reached him in time, they probably wouldn't have intervened! A timid merchant daring to remain present during a duel between fighters—if he died, it could only be attributed to excessive curiosity!

Many faces showed not sympathy, but rather an expression of gleeful schadenfreude. However, that expression was instantly replaced by shock!

The Dou Qi-infused spear shaft shot toward the black-robed figure like lightning. The figure remained perfectly still, as if he hadn't noticed it at all.

Just as everyone assumed his death was certain, the right hand hidden within the black robe suddenly shot up in a casual grab! The whistling spear shaft stopped dead in his open palm!

The timing of that grab was precise—a moment too early would have been rash, a moment too late would have missed. There were no flashy Dou Qi displays, no strange maneuvers, yet this simple grasp made the complexions of everyone nearby change drastically!

Those who had just mocked Chen Feng now wore expressions of utter bewilderment. If a person possessing such control and power could still be called cowardly and useless, what did that make them?

………… Chen Feng gained significant insight from the battle between the two. While a Fighter's skills represented strength, unused techniques, no matter how powerful, were ultimately futile!

It was just like when he previously overexerted himself using the Great Serpent Thrush! The Great Serpent Thrush's power was undeniable, but if a single strike failed to kill or even hit the opponent, and his own Dou Qi was depleted, the result would inevitably be a frenzied retaliation from the enemy!

Jerry’s Beast Spear Technique was far more powerful than the Wild Bite, but it still lost to Ma En, primarily because it lacked the ability to deliver a fatal blow instantly! If Jerry's thrust had targeted Ma En's heart instead of his shoulder, the outcome would certainly be different; Ma En would be dead now!

Therefore, when facing an enemy, one must never hold back; mercy shown to the opponent is cruelty dealt to oneself! Having understood this, a flicker of light ignited in Chen Feng's eyes.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, an urgent voice reached his ear, followed immediately by the sight of a broken spear flying straight toward him! "Sigh," Chen Feng sighed, reaching out his hand as if to swat a fly and catching the incoming spear shaft.

He glanced at the amazed gazes of the surrounding crowd, thinking to himself, "Why are these people astonished by such an utterly ineffective attack?" As he pondered this, a man walked up the stairs behind Jimmy, surveyed the crowd, and loudly cursed, "Which blind fool smashed a hole in the roof? Causing me to get hit like this!" Chen Feng turned to look and saw Benshan standing at the top of the stairs, clutching his head.

Blood dripped steadily from between his fingers onto the floor.