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Chapter 148: Martial Examination Begins
Whoosh...
A middle-aged man at the peak of Fate Realization, dressed in luxurious attire, rushed forward. His appearance bore some resemblance to Thunder Sword. He was likely a descendant of Old Master Lei.
He was the first to charge in, wielding a long sword engulfed in flames. As he swung the sword, the Flame Tongue opened its massive jaws and lunged toward the Guan Family.
In response to this strike, the Guan Family did not summon any magical artifacts. Instead, they stood still and composed.
The fearless middle-aged man closed in on the Guan Family, his Fire-colored Longsword pressed closely against the enormous Flame Tongue, preparing for a powerful follow-up attack.
As the Flame Tongue approached, the Guan Family finally raised her Delicate Hand. With a slight movement of her wrist, she waved her hand as if fanning the air, causing the Fire Serpent to dissipate into thin air.
At the moment the Fire Serpent vanished, the Fire-colored Longsword lunged forward.
The Guan Family executed a Sword Point maneuver, lightly tapping the tip of the incoming Fire-colored Longsword. The sword changed direction and aimed toward her right side.
The fiery blade could only pass in front of the Guan Family. She continued to tap five times with her Sword Point on the Fire-colored Longsword. With each crisp clang, the sword shattered into five pieces.
At that moment, many disciples rushed forward. The Guan Family remained resolute, waving her long sleeves before placing her hands behind her back.
As she waved her sleeves, a vast surge of Vital Energy formed into a gust of wind. This gentle breeze sent all those rushing forward flying away. They landed several miles away, tumbling on the ground but sustaining no injuries.
Who else could approach a Grandmaster besides those at the Enlightenment Realm?
Two early-stage Enlightenment Realm practitioners from the Lei Family took action.
They burned their own Vital Energy, merging their manifestations into their long swords and unleashing their most desperate and powerful strikes.
The two men resembled two blazing meteors as they shot toward the Guan Family from behind.
The Guan Family did not turn around; she simply lifted her jade foot and gently stomped on the ground.
The shattered Shard flew away, colliding with the two meteors.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
Dozens of sharp sounds pierced the air.
Ahh...
Two cries of agony echoed.
The two meteors had just taken off when they were struck by the Shard, like birds pierced by arrows, plummeting uncontrollably to the ground.
"You still possess such abundant Vital Energy," Old Master Lei said, astonished as he looked at the Guan Family. Their performance exceeded his understanding of Master Realm Walkers.
"Have you already transcended?" Old Master Lei inquired. If they had stepped beyond the peak of Enlightenment Realm and possessed such astonishing strength, he could accept it and lose with a bit more grace.
The Guan Family replied, "I have advanced; your Enlightenment came a bit late. Age has its limitations."
"I see."
Old Master Lei sighed deeply. What else could he do? If he sent everyone up again, the Guan Family might not hold back. He turned to the crowd, filled with fear yet eager to try, and said, "Everyone stop attacking. Clear a path to escort Master Guan."
As soon as Old Master Lei finished speaking, the Peixian Youths parted to create a passage.
At that moment, Lin Feng opened his eyes. The Guan Family asked, "How do you feel?"
Lin Feng sensed an abundance of energy within him, especially in his Sea of Consciousness. A golden twilight had appeared there; it indicated that his Metallic Spiritual Root had reached perfection.
From now on, he could unleash metallic Manifestation of Divine Powers. Even if Lin Feng did not cultivate the Sword Heart Technique, he could still perform the Desolate Smoke in the Desert Manifestation of Divine Powers from Solitary Moon City. In fact, any sect's metallic Manifestation of Divine Powers could be cultivated and executed as long as Lin Feng mastered the Martial Arts Technique.
Moreover, Lin Feng's Foundation had finally broken through from early Fate to mid Fate.
"Feeling great," Lin Feng replied.
Old Master Lei looked at Lin Feng, somewhat astonished. His understanding of the Golden Spirit Seed was unmatched by anyone else. These Golden Spirit Seeds were only sufficient for one Fate Realization cultivator with a fire attribute Spiritual Root to reach perfection.
However, even a slight leak could lead to an incomplete fire attribute Spiritual Root. There were serious implications involved. After cultivating various attribute Spiritual Roots through ancient methods, one could not use the current sect's Martial Arts Techniques to solidify or enhance them. Moreover, the corresponding sect's Martial Arts Techniques for that attribute Spiritual Root could not be practiced.
This would mean that the fire attribute Spiritual Root was destined to remain incomplete unless one could find a second Golden Spirit Seed to supplement and refine it. Yet, how precious and rare was this Golden Spirit Seed?
Even the Guan Family from the Nine Provinces Tycoon sought to seize it from the Lei Family, highlighting its scarcity.
Yet, Lin Feng's physical body had completely absorbed the Golden Spirit Seed. There was no sign of a Foundation strong cultivator assisting him in the absorption process. Just how terrifying must his physical body be? How did he manage to absorb it? Or perhaps, how extraordinary was his absorption ability?
These shocking questions could only be buried deep in Old Master Lei's heart; after all, one had to maintain face. Especially for someone of his Master Realm strength.
"Let's go back."
Lin Feng and Bamboo Elder followed behind the Guan Family as they made their way home.
The final competition of the Jiuzhou Gathering Conference, the Martial Examination, commenced as scheduled. All disciples gathered at the Azure Cloud Sect's Training Ground.
As Lin Feng, Lin Miaomiao, and Magenta entered the Training Ground, they saw an arena crafted from refined iron. The refined iron was inscribed with an Array Formation designed to create a powerful barrier to prevent Fate Realization strong cultivators' formidable Divine Abilities from damaging many structures within the Azure Cloud Sect.
The Refined Iron Arena was square-shaped, each side measuring over thirty zhang. In the vast Training Ground, there were six such arenas scattered like stars.
Lin Feng and Lin Miaomiao bid farewell and rushed toward their respective arenas.
"Solitary Moon City’s Lin Feng versus Loose Cultivator Ro Lie from the Luo Family."
Lin Feng soared into the Refined Iron Arena just as Ro Lie appeared in the arena as well. Compared to Lin Feng, Ro Lie was robust and rugged in appearance.
Ro Lie clasped his fists in salute and said, "Ro Lie from the Luo Family seeks your guidance."
Lin Feng also returned the gesture and replied, "Lin Feng from Solitary Moon City, please guide me."
At the moment Lin Feng clasped his fists and spoke, a flash of dark light appeared, and a fierce, sharp blade of light slashed through the air. The blade was over ten feet long, and its most terrifying point was right above Lin Feng's head.
This dark blade of light split the void, launching a surprise attack with an unexpected ferocity, marking the beginning of battle.
"This..."
"It seems polite, yet hides a knife behind a smile. Shameless."
"War is deception; victors are kings and losers are bandits. What is there to be ashamed of?"
A chorus of voices rose among the spectators. Some looked down on Ro Lie's tactics, feeling that misleading others under the guise of courtesy before launching a sneak attack was contemptible.
However, a few believed that any means of victory had no right or wrong.
"Bang!"
In a flash of light, just as the blade descended in a split second, a crimson aura erupted from Lin Feng's body, forming a wall that stood between him and the blade.
The fierce blade struck against the blood-red wall, creating a tremendous sound but only eliciting a faint ripple of power; it could not break through the crimson barrier.
"Hmph. You think you can stop me?"
The sneak attack failed and was instead blocked by Lin Feng. Ro Lie felt some surprise inside but maintained an air of disdain on his face. He sneered and waved his right hand, causing an apparition to unfold behind him.
An Ancient Beast appeared behind him, and then Ro Lie's figure dove into the beast's body. The beast gripped the blade once more and unleashed an even more powerful slash.
Lin Feng completely ignored the power contained within this strike. Now that he had entered the mid-stage of Fate Realization, facing a late-stage Fate Realization Walker like Ro Lie—unless he possessed a rare constitution like He Rongsheng—victory would be as easy as reaching into his pocket.
Lin Feng retracted the blood-red wall and extended both hands toward the massive shadow of the blade.
"Seeking death."
Seeing this scene, Ro Lie's face twisted with anger and delight. He never expected Lin Feng to underestimate him so much; instead of retaliating with Manifestation of Divine Powers, he attempted to catch his blade with bare hands. Ro Lie felt triumphant, believing that this would lead Lin Feng to certain doom.
"What is he doing?"
"Does he really think his physical body is stronger than a defensive treasure?"
Amidst the confusion of the crowd, Lin Feng used his powerful Divine Consciousness to sense the true blade hidden within the dark light. His hands passed through the dark blade's glow.
"Damn, his hands actually passed through such a powerful blade light without shattering."
"Could it be that his physical body is truly as strong as a treasure?"
After passing through the dark light, Lin Feng accurately grasped the true blade.
From a distance, Lin Feng floated in the air. Opposite him was a gigantic ferocious beast towering over ten zhang. Lin Feng's hands clutched a black blade.
"It can end now."
As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, he swung the blade sharply to the left. Ro Lie felt an unprecedented force surge toward him, lifting him off the ground and sending him flying out of the Refined Iron Arena.
"First match, Lin Feng wins."
After his victory, Lin Feng did not linger but hurried to the arena where Lin Miaomiao was. From afar, he spotted Magenta. As he approached, he asked, "How is it going?"
Magenta pointed to the stage and said, "It's about to end."
Following Magenta's direction, Lin Feng saw that Lin Miaomiao had not even drawn her Purple Twilight Sword. Her opponent was also a Fate Realization cultivator. With a difference of one boundary in their Foundation, the outcome was predictable.
"First match, Lin Miaomiao wins."
Watching Lin Miaomiao step down from the arena, Lin Feng smiled and greeted her, "Congratulations on your victory."
"Just an ordinary opponent," she replied. "There’s still another match today. After this one, there will be twenty-five disciples left. In the afternoon's competition, there's a high chance I'll face a peak Fate Realization disciple." Lin Miaomiao analyzed.
"That's only a matter of time," Lin Feng responded and then asked, "Miaomiao, you’re not going to get a bye again, are you?"
As soon as the words were spoken, both of them recalled the time during the competition in Solitary Moon City when Lin Miaomiao had miraculously advanced to the finals without fighting a single match.
"I actually wish I could skip rounds too. When it comes to fighting, I'd prefer to avoid it if possible," Lin Miaomiao said with a smile.
In the afternoon's competition, Lin Miaomiao indeed had a bye. Meanwhile, Lin Feng's opponent was Jiang Rufeng, the top disciple of Fire Departure Sect, at the peak of Fate Realization.
With plenty of time before the afternoon matches, Lin Feng took Miaomiao away from Azure Cloud Sect to find an inn for a meal and some rest.
"Fire Departure Sect..."
Lin Feng pondered over those three words, feeling a surge of anger and killing intent rising within him. (To be continued...)
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