The moment Yu Dong saw Chen Feng’s domain unfold, his face instantly changed. He naturally recognized who this person was, but before he could even expand his own domain, he felt as if he had been thrust into a furnace, his entire body engulfed in flames.

"Bang!" A sharp pain struck the center of his chest as an iron fist slammed into it. Simultaneously, a hidden force burrowed into his body along his meridians.

As the hidden force entered, Chen Feng’s Endless Fire Domain retracted just as swiftly as it appeared.

Once a Dou Zun's domain is unleashed, it is guaranteed to attract attention, so Chen Feng prioritized speed, leaving no room for hesitation.

A look of sheer terror immediately washed over Yu Dong’s face: "What did you do to me?"

Chen Feng toyed with a ball of flame between his fingertips and chuckled, "What do you think?" With that, he clenched the flame in his palm!

"Ah…" Even as a first-rank Dou Zun expert, Yu Dong could not withstand the destructive flame Chen Feng had unleashed inside him. He let out a miserable cry, cold sweat pouring from his head.

Chen Feng gazed at the flickering flame in his palm and said coolly, "First, I do not wish to kill anyone, so do not force me to. Second, I do not want my whereabouts known, so you should handle the cleanup." With that, Chen Feng returned the flame to his fingertips.

These two simple sentences carried an undeniable threat. Chen Feng’s directness laid out his stance: cooperate, or you die!

Yu Dong felt the internal fire cease its churning and was instantly gripped by a lingering fear. Cold sweat drenched his warrior uniform.

Just now, when the opponent’s domain enveloped him, it was not just difficult to deploy his own—even moving his body was nearly impossible. It was clear that the youth before him could have ended his life in an instant. Recalling the fact that he had seen this young man instantly kill a third-rank Dou Zun that very morning only intensified his panic.

"Yu Dong, what happened?" Three Dou Zun-level experts flew over from the sky.

Although Chen Feng’s domain was deployed and retracted in a flash, it had still caught their attention.

Among these three newcomers, two were fifth-level Magisters and one was a fourth-rank Dou Zun. This was far beyond what Chen Feng could currently withstand.

Chen Feng discreetly clenched the flame in his palm, shielding it from the trio’s view, and said calmly, "Teacher Yu Dong was just demonstrating the Dou Zun domain to the students!"

The three experts slowly descended. Seeing Yu Dong’s distressed expression, one of them asked curiously, "What’s wrong? Showing off a domain shouldn't make you look like this, should it?"

In their eyes, Chen Feng was merely a ninth-rank Fighter, incapable of deceiving them (Chen Feng had suppressed his actual cultivation level to around that of a ninth-rank Fighter).

Yu Dong glanced at Chen Feng, his eyes filled with jealousy and resentment. He was about to expose the truth when he caught sight of the flame Chen Feng was manipulating in his palm. A chill ran down his spine, and the words poised on his lips were swallowed back. He was utterly convinced that even if these three newly arrived teachers managed to kill the youth, he himself would surely perish at Chen Feng’s hands afterward. After a moment of hesitation, he finally spoke, "Ah, a temporary blockage in my meridians…"

The three experts immediately displayed expressions of disdain. In their view, these newly promoted first-rank Dou Zuns often lacked precise control over their domains, making accidents a common occurrence.

"Is this your student?" The teacher who was a Dou Zun turned his gaze onto Chen Feng, scrutinizing him for a few moments.

Yu Dong nodded. "This is a student I recently accepted!"

"Heh, not bad. Good eye. He looks about seventeen or eighteen and has already reached ninth-rank Fighter. Promising!"

After speaking, the Dou Zun-level teacher addressed Chen Feng directly. "Interested in studying under me? I see you seem to be a Wind attribute Fighter, while Yu Dong is Earth attribute. Your elements seem mismatched, and I happen to be Wind."

Chen Feng was currently controlling his cultivation to that of a ninth-rank Fighter, subtly emitting traces of wind element, making him appear to outsiders as a Wind attribute Fighter.

While instructors vying for students was not uncommon, such blatant poaching—showing no deference to Yu Dong—indicated the Dou Zun clearly held him in low regard.

But then again, a first-rank Dou Zun held little significance in the eyes of a fourth-rank Dou Zun.

Hearing this invitation, Chen Feng bowed deeply and declared with stern righteousness, "Teacher Yu Dong has shown me immense kindness; I cannot betray him to transfer to another teacher!"

Yu Dong, standing nearby, felt his eyelids twitch uncontrollably, and the muscles in his face spasmed twice.

The fourth-rank Dou Zun was taken aback by a ninth-rank Fighter’s refusal, then chuckled. "Well said, well said. A fine student, Yu Dong, you’ve done well. Finding such a loyal student is excellent; be sure to cultivate him properly!"

Hearing this, Yu Dong’s eyelids jumped again. His expression was unreadable, caught between a laugh and a cry. "Naturally!"

"Don't just focus on finding students; hurry up and search for that red-haired boy," one Magister interjected, then turned to the other two. "Let's go!"

The remaining two nodded and flew toward the sky.

Once the two had flown far off, Yu Dong finally managed to catch his breath. The pressure exerted by Chen Feng and the other two had nearly broken him.

"...Now you are my teacher. As for the matter with those other students, take care of it immediately!" Chen Feng said, but just as he was about to leave, he stopped suddenly. "Oh, right, help me get a student identification card. Otherwise, I’m unregistered, which wouldn't be good for you either..."

Yu Dong was drenched in sweat. He, a dignified Dou Zun master, was being coerced by a student into becoming his 'teacher'… and then having to clean up the student's messes.

Why did I ever listen to that Jacob fellow and wade into this mess…

………………………………………………………………………………

Chen Feng successfully obtained his student ID and sauntered out of the academy gates.

As Yu Dong's student, he naturally qualified as a high-ranking student, and high-ranking students were permitted to leave the grounds to search for the "red-haired youth."

Outside Tianfeng Academy, Chen Feng hailed a carriage. Within the boundaries of Tianfeng Town, free flight was still prohibited. If he were discovered by the academy teachers, his unfortunate days would quickly begin.

Chen Feng was not so arrogant as to believe he could take on the entire Tianfeng Academy alone, so he could only temporarily lay low, even though his desire to see Xiao Hu was urgent.

The carriage traveled until nightfall before leaving the bounds of Tianfeng Town. Seeing the sun sink, Chen Feng directed the carriage to turn back, and he unfolded his Wu Kong Shu (Sky Dancing Art), taking to the air.

Dou Zuns could fly in the sky, but they had to utilize their domain power. For safety, Chen Feng still used the Wu Kong Shu to reduce internal energy fluctuations, preventing his location from being tracked.

After flying for less than two hours, he reached the periphery of Dragon Map Mountain. Chen Feng focused his mind and hovered in the air.

"Xiao Hu, I’m at the outskirts of Dragon Map Mountain. Where are you now?"

"Boss, I’m still inside Dragon Map Mountain. Wait for me, I’ll be right there!" Xiao Hu’s voice sounded anxious.

Chen Feng located Xiao Hu’s direction through their contract, expanded his Wu Kong Shu to its maximum, and charged forward like the wind.

His reckless flight above Dragon Map Mountain immediately agitated numerous magical beasts. However, upon sensing his powerful aura, these beasts dared not approach or impede his progress. Occasionally, a few high-level beasts, reckless enough to surround him, were met with Chen Feng unleashing his domain and smashing them into pâté with a single combo.

Having reached the Dou Zun level, Chen Feng had automatically comprehended numerous Infinite Combo skills. The combo techniques belonging to figures like Iori Yagami, Terry Bogard, Kyo Kusanagi, and Yamazaki Ryuji had also formed in his mind.

Friends familiar with The King of Fighters know that Infinite Combos utilize specific moves from the game, chaining them together into devastating sequences that leave the opponent no chance to counter. Against a high-level KOF player, one successful connection could drain your entire health bar.

While real-life Infinite Combos could not perfectly replicate the game, they shared a similar spirit: executing a storm of moves in an instant to inflict maximum damage upon the opponent. It was precisely with such a combo that Chen Feng had killed that third-rank Dou Zun teacher earlier.

As he flew, Chen Feng deployed his domain. Flying using the domain proved fundamentally different from the Wu Kong Shu. The Wu Kong Shu involved special circulation of internal Dou Qi to generate specific airflow for flight, whereas domain flight was entirely different—it utilized the inherent spatial levitation advantage of the domain itself to navigate the air; it was essentially steering the domain. If domain flight was an airplane, Wu Kong Shu was a hot air balloon—no basis for comparison.

After flying for a while, Chen Feng attempted to integrate the Wu Kong Shu with domain flight while continuing forward. To his delight, combining the two resulted in a doubling of his aerial speed! This sudden surge in velocity was unexpected. The Wu Kong Shu, devised by someone who hadn't even reached the Fighter Master level, produced an astonishing effect when first merged with the domain!

"Whoosh…"

Like a gust of wind, Chen Feng swept through the air. Even if a beast below dared to challenge him, by the time it lunged upward, Chen Feng was already far gone…

He flew for nearly seven or eight hours. Dawn was beginning to break again. Chen Feng felt Xiao Hu’s aura growing stronger, so he stopped, landing on a hill to await its arrival.

"Boss…" Xiao Hu, sensing Chen Feng’s location, instantly rushed over.

"Xiao Hu…" Chen Feng smiled as two shadows shot out from the jungle like lightning.

"Roar…" Xiao Hu took the lead, its massive tiger head letting out a roar as it leaped forward in an arrow-like trajectory.

When Chen Feng’s eyes landed on the shadow following behind it, his face immediately registered shock, and he murmured aloud, "You… you aren't dead either?"

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