"Don’t just talk; come and be disrespectful to me if you dare!"

Fang Bai was naturally unfazed by the threat of the Star-Catching Immortal King, smiling as he beckoned with his finger, an obvious provocation.

Even with the best temperament, the Star-Catching Immortal King was infuriated by Fang Bai. His face darkened as if it were shrouded in water, eyes filled with bloodshot lines. He stepped forward, instantly closing the distance between them, standing before the dirt mound where Fang Bai was, and lifted his palm to strike down.

As his palm descended, it expanded several dozen times, heavy like a small mountain.

"Boom!"

A muffled boom sounded, dust filled the air, as the palm strike from the Star-Catching Immortal King landed on the mound where Fang Bai stood, sinking the several-zhang-high and wide mound directly into the ground, creating a pit more than a zhang deep.

"You can’t even withstand a slap from this Immortal King, what arrogance! Haha... hahaha..." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The Star-Catching Immortal King couldn’t help but burst into laughter, but then, he discovered Fang Bai’s face reappearing right in front of him, close enough to reach out and touch, looking at him with a mocking and pitying gaze.

"You..."

The Star-Catching Immortal King’s laughter abruptly stopped, thinking he was seeing things and blinked hard.

"You should take a slap from me too!"

Before the Star-Catching Immortal King could react, Fang Bai’s voice echoed in his ear.

In the next moment, Fang Bai swung his right palm, hitting the Star-Catching Immortal King’s face.

Instantly, the Star-Catching Immortal King’s head spun around his neck several times before flying off like a kite with a broken string.

Decapitation!

A fourth-grade Immortal King Realm expert casually slapping off the head of a fifth-grade Immortal King Realm expert left many immortals on the scene dumbfounded and incredulous.

Members of the Star-Catching Immortal King’s team, dozens of immortals, were also shocked and terrified.

Especially the immortal who had mocked Fang Bai was trembling, his expression full of fear.

His cultivation level was one realm lower than the Star-Catching Immortal King’s. If Fang Bai’s slap could easily decapitate the Star-Catching Immortal King, how effortless it would be to deal with him?

Xia Chenyu felt no sympathy for the fall of the Star-Catching Immortal King, but was extremely surprised by Fang Bai’s sudden display of formidable strength.

"No wonder he dared to call our team a ragtag bunch; turns out he’s a hidden powerhouse!"

Xia Chenyu thought of the immortals in her team earlier, each spirited and full of confidence, thinking they could be unstoppable if they worked together, and the Phoenix Feather was at their fingertips, couldn’t help but find it somewhat laughable.

Fang Bai was just an Immortal King Realm expert, yet with one casual slap, he killed their leader and intimidated all the immortals in their team. Against Immortal Emperor Realm experts, what chance did they have? How could they even participate in the contest for the Phoenix Feather?

Xia Chenyu had an Innate Fire Spirit Root and practiced Fire System Immortal Technique Secrets. Originally, she still held a bit of hope for obtaining the Phoenix Feather, but now she realized the vast gap between her team and true experts, she couldn’t help but feel disillusioned.

There were quite a few immortals in her team who shared Xia Chenyu’s dismay, looking at each other with helplessness reflected in their eyes.

Now, facing the problem of their leader the Star-Catching Immortal King having fallen, the team was leaderless. Should they dissolve the team or elect a new leader?

If they dissolved, the dozens of immortals could choose to join other new teams.

If they elected a new leader, who could take on such a responsibility?

Fang Bai’s slap, having killed the Star-Catching Immortal King, also shattered the confidence of all the immortals in the team, so once they calmed down, none of them were willing to step forward as leader.

"Disband!"

"It’s meaningless now!"

"With so many Immortal Emperor Realm experts vying for the Phoenix Feather, even if we join forces, there’s no hope at all!"

"I want to join a stronger team!"

...

With the fall of the Star-Catching Immortal King, the dozens of immortals in the team had no desire to stay with the team, and so some left, others dispersed, leaving only Xia Chenyu and a few male immortals behind in the blink of an eye.

The few remaining male immortals hadn’t left because they still harbored lingering desires for Xia Chenyu, aiming to become immortal couples with the exquisite female immortal.

"Chenyu Fairy, shall we join that team together? They have an initial-stage Immortal Emperor Realm expert holding the fort, and their overall strength is very strong!"

A male immortal in a black robe suggested to Xia Chenyu.

Another male immortal in a green robe by Xia Chenyu’s side sneered, "Give it up! Our strength is too weak, joining them would just be a burden, and that team won’t take us!"

The black-robed male immortal angrily retorted, "How do you know unless you try? If you don’t want to join, then step aside!"

The green-robed male immortal taunted, "Then go ahead and try!"

"Try I’ll try!"

Unable to resist the provocation, the black-robed male immortal ran to the front of that team to express their wish to join.

But the immortals of that team, whose cultivation was generally above the fifth-grade Immortal King Realm, dismissed a third-grade Immortal King Realm immortal like him, shooing him away like a fly.

The black-robed male immortal returned to Xia Chenyu, face flushed with anger, fuming, "Those immortals are too high-minded... to refuse us! It’s absolutely absurd!"

"Ha ha... I said it wouldn’t work, yet you chose not to believe it! After being humiliated and driven back, are you feeling comfortable now?"

The green-robed male immortal glanced sideways at the black-robed male immortal, mocking him sarcastically.

The black-robed male immortal was furious, raising his hand to strike back.

"Aggrieved and angry, are we?"

The green-robed male immortal sneered, retaliating in the midst of his laugh.

The two sides disagreed verbally and started fighting on the spot.

The surrounding immortals quickly moved aside, making space for them, laughing and watching them fight.

Seeing this, Xia Chenyu sighed lightly, thinking how could impulsive and reckless immortals accomplish anything?

She felt both disappointed and despondent, believing herself to be unrelated to the Phoenix Feather, and prepared to leave Chiyan Mountain.

"Fairy, slow down!"

Seeing Xia Chenyu looking gloomy and heading out of Chiyan Mountain, Fang Bai vanished from his spot, reappearing in front of Xia Chenyu, blocking her path.

"Move aside!"

Even knowing the white-robed male immortal before her was powerful, Xia Chenyu still frowned, not disguising the disgust on her face.

In her eyes, this white-robed male immortal blocking her was surely just like those previous green-robed and black-robed immortals, up to no good, merely wishing to partner up with her and cultivate together.

Since coming to the Immortal Realm, Xia Chenyu had faced various dangers and seen more cutthroat survival of the fittest than the lower realms, long putting life and death aside.

To those immortals coveting her body and looks, no matter how powerful, she would never yield, even if it meant the possibility of falling.