Chapter 637: Chapter 637: ’He didn’t draw his sword!’

The cloaked figure remained completely silent as he looked intently at the figure currently floating calmly in the storm of his lethal darkness.

Li Feng was finally going to draw his sword.

And after witnessing everything that had happened so far, the cloaked figure had no intention of underestimating him.

Without making a sound, he began activating all the treasures he had brought with him.

One after another, powerful artifacts hidden beneath his cloak quietly awakened.

A protective barrier formed around his body.

A jade pendant hanging around his neck began to glow faintly.

Several talismans hidden inside his sleeves also activated, ready to unleash their power at a moment’s notice.

He did not know what kind of attack Li Feng was about to unleash.

But he knew one thing... It would be dangerous.

Yet despite knowing this, the cloaked figure had never considered fleeing.

Because killing Li Feng was not the only reason he had come here.

His true mission was to gauge Li Feng’s strength.

The higher-ups needed to know exactly how powerful the so-called Righteous Sword really was.

Only then could they decide what to do next.

If Li Feng was merely an unusually talented Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would deal with him one way.

But if he was hiding strength far beyond what anyone had expected...

Then the entire plan would have to change.

The cloaked figure silently assessed the treasures he had activated.

With so many layers of protection, he was confident that he could survive even if things went wrong.

Unless a Nascent Soul Expert personally intervened, he believed he could still escape alive.

After all, the gap between the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms was enormous.

No matter how absurd Li Feng’s strength was, there was simply no way a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator could possess the power of a Nascent Soul Expert.

That was a boundary that could not be crossed so easily.

With this thought, the cloaked figure’s mind finally settled.

’Come... show me your true sword!’

Strangely, a hint of anticipation also welled up inside him.

With that,

He remained where he was, silently waiting for Li Feng to make his move.

"..."

"..."

"...?"

However, after several seconds passed without Li Feng doing anything, the cloaked figure slowly began to feel that something was wrong.

Li Feng was still floating there with one hand wrapped around the hilt of his sword, but for some reason, he had not made a single move.

’What is he doing?’

The cloaked figure narrowed his eyes as he watched carefully.

Could Li Feng be preparing some incredibly powerful sword technique?

Perhaps he was gathering all his strength before unleashing a devastating attack.

The cloaked figure’s expression gradually became more serious.

Thinking so, the cloaked figure continued waiting.

He waited.

And waited.

And waited.

But... several more seconds passed, yet Li Feng still did not move.

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Meanwhile, Li Feng was facing a completely different problem.

’Why won’t this thing come out?!’

Li Feng’s expression remained completely calm on the outside, as if he were merely gathering his strength for some earth-shattering attack.

He secretly pulled on the sword with a little more strength, but nothing happened.

He tried again, this time putting even more strength into his arm.

Still nothing.

He gritted his teeth and pulled with all his strength, but the sword remained firmly inside its sheath without moving even a little.

Until now, Li Feng had always assumed that the auction house’s claim about the sword being impossible to draw was probably just an exaggeration meant to increase its value.

Even if it really couldn’t be drawn normally, he had been quite confident that his strength would be enough to force it out.

But now...

He was pulling with all his strength, and the sword still refused to move.

’...This thing is actually stuck?’

Li Feng’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Even with his powerful raw strength, he couldn’t make the sword budge even slightly.

It remained firmly in place, as if it had been glued inside the sheath.

The cloaked figure watched Li Feng in silence, his expression becoming increasingly serious.

From his perspective, Li Feng had been standing there for quite some time without attacking.

His hand remained firmly wrapped around the hilt, yet the sword had not been drawn.

’Could it be...’

A thought suddenly crossed his mind.

Perhaps Li Feng was not trying to draw the sword at all.

After all, someone capable of defeating a Peak Golden Core cultivator with a single punch surely wouldn’t struggle with something as simple as drawing a sword.

The cloaked figure’s gaze became solemn.

’He’s deliberately keeping it sheathed!’

The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became.

Perhaps Li Feng was waiting for the perfect moment.

Or perhaps there was some profound reason behind keeping the sword inside its sheath.

After all, a true sword master would never reveal his full strength without reason.

The cloaked figure’s grip tightened around his weapon.

’As expected of the Righteous Sword... Even his sword-drawing technique is difficult to comprehend.’

...He had no idea that Li Feng was currently doing everything he could to pull the sword out.

And the sword still hadn’t moved an inch.

The cloaked figure was still trying to figure out what Li Feng was planning when Li Feng’s body suddenly moved.

His heart skipped a beat.

’He’s moving!’

Li Feng’s hand suddenly tightened around the hilt.

The next instant, his figure disappeared.

"...?!"

The cloaked figure’s pupils shrank as he immediately became alert.

He had completely lost track of Li Feng’s presence.

For a moment, he could not even sense where Li Feng had gone.

’So fast...!’

His entire body tensed as he hurriedly activated the defensive treasures around him.

Then, from somewhere behind him, he suddenly felt a terrifying sense of danger.

The cloaked figure’s expression changed.

He spun around—

And his eyes widened.

Li Feng had appeared directly behind him.

Yet what shocked him even more was the sword in Li Feng’s hand.

It was still sheathed.

’...He didn’t even draw it?!’

Before the cloaked figure could react, Li Feng suddenly swung the sheathed sword toward him with both hands.

The movement looked simple, almost like someone swinging a wooden stick, but an overwhelming force exploded from his body as he swung.

BOOOOM!

CRACK!

The surrounding air violently distorted, and even the darkness around them was pushed aside by the sheer power of the attack.

Li Feng, however, shouted with complete seriousness and a solemn face.

"Righteous Sheath Smash!"

"...?!"

The cloaked figure’s expression changed drastically.

He hurriedly raised his weapon and activated all of his defensive treasures at once.

BOOOOOOM!

The moment the sheathed sword struck, a terrifying shockwave erupted through the forest.

The cloaked figure’s defensive barrier shattered instantly like paper.

The jade pendant around his neck cracked.

Several protective talismans burst into flames at the same time.

Even the weapon in his hands was knocked aside by the overwhelming force.

His body was sent flying like a cannonball, tearing through the darkness as he crashed into the distant forest.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Tree after tree was destroyed as his body continued flying.

Yet even as his body was being sent flying and pain coursed through him, one thought remained firmly in his mind.

’He didn’t draw his sword!’

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