Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

Fearing that the two would be implicated, Fu Ming led Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong to retreat further and further, while Wei Xiao also led Gu Feng to move elsewhere.

But Wei Xiao's thinking was simple: after all, the venue had just been cleaned up, and if it were damaged, it would have to be cleaned up all over again, which would be too much of a hassle.

Unable to launch a surprise attack on Li Youan, Gu Feng could only be pushed along by Wei Xiao, moving the battlefield until they finally arrived at the lake.

Gu Feng looked at the lake water at his feet and chuckled softly.

"What? You don't want to hurt them? You actually chose to fight me on my home turf. Just because you broke through to the ninth level of the Opening Origin Realm, you think you're so arrogant."

Wei Xiao did not respond to Gu Feng verbally, but instead raised the machete in his hand, pointing the blade at Gu Feng, clearly asking for a fight.

puff.

It was Fu Ming who couldn't hold back first. Seeing Fu Ming laughing out loud, Dongfang Jinghong and Li Youan exchanged a glance and both saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

But Fu Ming didn't explain the reason; he just told them to watch the battle.

"Gu Feng is as funny as ever. Watch this clash of two fighting styles."

Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong nodded, then focused their attention on the battlefield.

Gu Feng's cultivation technique must be very good at water combat, as he can no longer be seen on the lake surface.

But Wei Xiao was not affected in the slightest, still holding the knife in his right hand, and even closed his eyes.

Puff puff.

In an instant, water blades appeared from Wei Xiao's front, left, right, and rear, rushing towards him.

Looking at the direction of the water blades, Li Youan murmured to himself.

"It can't be something as simple as 'three out of four,' can it?"

Li Youan thought Wei Xiao would move at least a little, but Wei Xiao simply raised his long sword and slashed around, and several sword beams rushed towards the water blade.

Thump thump thump,

After the water blade and the sword light collided, they disintegrated completely, but the resulting water droplets shot out in all directions.

The water droplets aimed at Wei Xiao and Fu Ming were all blocked by an invisible barrier, and the water flowed slowly down the barrier.

But Wei Xiao had no intention of letting Gu Feng off so easily. He raised his machete and slashed it down at the water in front of him.

"The Broken Peak Blade Manual: Mountain-Splitting Blade".

Sure enough, in front of the path of the blade's light, Gu Feng burst out of the water and dodged to the side.

However, Gu Feng was still very fast. With the help of his technique and the terrain, he was like a nimble snake, launching attacks on Wei Xiao from all sides from time to time.

The sword's edge and the blade's aura collided continuously in the air and water, and the shockwaves generated by the explosion of vital energy, as well as the splashing water, filled the entire lake surface and the area around the small lake.

However, even after such a long battle, Wei Xiao remained as immovable as a boulder.

No matter which direction Gu Feng launched his attack from, he was able to defend against it and would occasionally wield his machete to launch a counterattack.

Gu Feng's teammates did not come forward to help, so Fu Ming did not need to worry too much. He simply protected Li Youan and the other person and occasionally deflected some of the incoming attacks.

Li Youan had never seen a battle of this level before. The most he had ever seen was when Feng Zi pinned him in the air, but that didn't even qualify as a fight.

Watching the battle between Wei Xiao and Gu Feng, if Wei Xiao hadn't remained stationary, he wouldn't have been able to track their movements at all.

Even so, it took Li You'an all his energy to barely make out the two people's movements.

Through their battle, Li Youan learned a lot of techniques. Wei Xiao's steadiness and Gu Feng's speed were completely different fighting styles, both of which greatly inspired Li Youan.

Previously, Li Youan relied on his own skills or the techniques he had comprehended, along with his massive Yuan Qi, to overwhelm his opponents. However, he didn't have as many options when facing stronger enemies.

Even after learning formations and sparring with Dongfang Jinghong, which improved my skills, it wasn't as significant as seeing high-level battles now.

"The application of vital energy is still too crude."

Previously, Li Youan's use of Yuan Qi was not very refined, and he did not cherish it. But now, Wei Xiao and Gu Feng have extremely refined control over their own Yuan Qi, and they waste very little Yuan Qi in battle.

"This experience was gained from numerous life-or-death battles with demonic beasts. Although Gu Feng isn't the best, he's only not the best for an outpost. He would be outstanding in other places."

Seeing that Gu Feng was engrossed in the fierce battle, Fu Ming spared some attention to explain to Li Youan, who was standing to the side.

Today, when Fu Ming returned from the alchemy room, he heard the other team members say that the two new members were very talented.

Having just witnessed Li Youan's sneak attack on Gu Feng, which was indeed extremely outstanding among his peers, Fu Ming couldn't help but offer some pointers.

"Junior brother, your hidden formation and the golden giant bird you just used truly demonstrate your exceptional talent in both cultivation and formation techniques. You are indeed worthy of being Master Wei's chosen disciple."

"However, junior's habit of resorting to violence at the slightest disagreement is indeed quite useful in general combat, as it can give you the upper hand."

Fu Ming paused for a moment, then continued.

"But during our patrols, we still need to be clear about the situation. Many monsters live in groups, so we can only avoid them and not alert them to cause a conflict."

Hearing this, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong both nodded. After all, the two of them had little experience in this area. Apart from assessments, they had almost never fought against monsters in the wild. What their senior said must have some merit.

As the group was talking, Wei Xiao and Gu Feng on the lake gradually got into a real fight, no longer testing each other. The energy around them increased, and their moves became more and more powerful.

But Wei Xiao stood motionless on the lake like a mountain peak, no matter how Gu Feng attacked, he did not move an inch, not even turning around.

"Why isn't Senior Wei Xiao fighting back? He looks so relaxed, like he's not under any pressure."

After watching for a while, Li Youan noticed that Wei Xiao mostly focused on defense and rarely took the initiative to attack.

"Because Zheng Xuan said before that she would deal with Gu Feng herself. Unless there are special circumstances, our team usually just teases Gu Feng, so your senior has been holding back."

"Wei Xiao, even before he broke through to the ninth level of the Kaiyuan Realm, he was already able to fight Gu Feng to a standstill. Now they're really just toying with him."

After Fu Ming explained, Wei Xiao and Gu Feng fought for another dozen or so moves, but the situation did not change. Wei Xiao stood still, waiting for Gu Feng to attack.

Now, as an observer, Li Youan understands even more clearly how angry the three of them were that night after he had run away from Pingyu and his companions all night. This feeling of being unable to use his strength is so similar to Gu Feng's current situation.

After exchanging a few more blows, Wei Xiao felt a bit bored. He cleaved Gu Feng in two with a single strike and stood on the lake, watching Gu Feng fly backward.

"That's enough for today. You're no match for me."

Gu Feng, panting heavily, looked at Wei Xiao, who was standing there looking bored, and veins bulged on his forehead.

"Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson."

"Mystic Ice Sword Technique - Ice Soul Sword".