Chapter Thirty-Nine: Entering the Spirit, Battling the Profound Yellow
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When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred.
Even Mu Feng, usually so composed, could barely restrain himself today. His grip tightened around his longsword, and his entire body began to tremble.
He could no longer remember how many times he had imagined cutting Xiao Ruoxin down.
Yet when faced with Mu Feng, Xiao Ruoxin merely wore a cold, contemptuous smile.
With her cultivation at the Profound Yellow Realm, how could she possibly fear Mu Feng, who was only at the Spirit Entrance Realm?
Not to mention that he was merely at the ninth level of the Spirit Entrance Realm.
“Gentlemen, I am the chief examiner for the third round.”
“I am Jiang Wuying of the Sword Sect.”
Jiang Wuying stood smiling atop the elevated platform, looking down at the three of them.
“In the third round, you will face the three Sword Sect disciples behind me. According to the rules, as long as you can withstand them for the time it takes one incense stick to burn, you will pass the examination.”
“However, considering your realms, we will suppress our cultivation to match yours, ensuring that your lives will not be in danger.”
“As for the rewards, not only will you receive the Sword Sect’s gifts, you will also earn the qualification to become outer disciples of the Sword Sect.”
Jiang Wuying spoke with considerable pride.
As the foremost among the Sword Sect’s outer disciples, he had used the word “gifts” when addressing the three of them.
Clearly, in his eyes, even the Primordial Martial Academy was not a particularly powerful institution.
“Do the three of you have any objections?”
Jiang Wuying swept his gaze over them and asked with a smile.
At that moment, Mu Feng suddenly spoke.
“I want to know—if I kill a Sword Sect disciple, what consequences will there be?”
A commotion erupted the instant his words fell.
“Did I hear that correctly? He wants to kill a Sword Sect disciple? What nonsense is he spouting?”
“You don’t know the whole story. Xiao Ruoxin and Mu Feng are both from Origin Continent City, and they have quite a grudge between them.”
“Even so, he’s far too arrogant. How could someone at the Spirit Entrance Realm possibly defeat someone at the Profound Yellow Realm?”
It was not only the spectators below who thought Mu Feng was being outrageously arrogant.
Even Elder Xiong could not help frowning.
At first, he had thought Mu Feng was gifted and had great potential.
He had never expected the young man to openly declare that he would kill a Sword Sect disciple.
“Hahaha.”
Jiang Wuying smiled from atop the platform, a hint of disdain flickering in his eyes.
“Candidate, blades and swords have no eyes. Life and death are normal occurrences on the arena.”
“However, if the Sword Sect happens to make a mistake later, I hope everyone present will view it rationally.”
“Now then, the three of you may choose your opponents.”
Blades and swords have no eyes?
All the better.
A faint smile curved across Mu Feng’s lips.
Seeing this from a short distance away, Xiao Ruoxin felt an inexplicable chill in her heart.
“Why am I afraid? No, I shouldn’t be afraid.”
“He’s only at the Spirit Entrance Realm. There’s no way he could be my match!”
“That’s right. He isn’t my match!”
“Today, I’ll make sure he dies here!”
With that, Xiao Ruoxin gathered her thoughts and followed the other two onto the arena.
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A low hum rang out.
Two extraordinarily powerful auras erupted and collided violently across the arena.
Before the fight had even begun, the confrontation between Xiao Ruoxin and Mu Feng had already reached an astonishing level.
Even so, everyone still felt that Mu Feng was being far too presumptuous.
Anyone capable of entering the Sword Sect could hardly be an ordinary person.
Looking at the murderous intent surging in Mu Feng’s eyes, Xiao Ruoxin smiled faintly.
“I never expected that in a mere three months, you would reach this level. You truly have surprised me.”
“You’ve surprised me as well. I never thought you would be shameless enough to stand before me.”
Mu Feng sneered, his eyes filled with contempt.
Enraged by his mockery, Xiao Ruoxin laughed coldly.
“I hope your strength is as hard as your mouth. Otherwise, you will…”
“Die a miserable death!”
With a ringing hum, her longsword left its sheath and cleaved down toward Mu Feng.
The sudden battle drew everyone’s attention.
“How fast! Is this the strength of the Profound Yellow Realm?”
“But aren’t they supposed to suppress their cultivation according to the rules? Why is Xiao Ruoxin still using the power of the Profound Yellow Realm?”
“This violates the rules!”
The spectators below burst into discussion. Even Elder Xiong’s expression turned grave.
Xiao Ruoxin had completely disregarded the rules.
Should he call a halt to the examination?
Just as Elder Xiong was considering this, Mu Feng moved with the wind, his longsword striking back with explosive force.
Nine streams of sword aura gathered around him and began circling like fierce, surging dragons.
Clang!
The two swords collided, bursting into dazzling sparks.
A tremendous shockwave swept outward. Martial artists whose cultivation was even slightly lower were left numb all over by the razor-sharp force.
Even the contestants fighting on the other two arenas repeatedly glanced toward Mu Feng.
“This fellow actually possesses such formidable combat ability. I truly underestimated him earlier.”
Jiang Wuying’s brows knitted tightly.
Then, little by little, they relaxed.
“Still, he is merely making a final desperate effort. No matter how powerful someone at the Spirit Entrance Realm may be, they are still only at the Spirit Entrance Realm. There is a fundamental difference between that realm and the Profound Yellow Realm.”
Those in the Profound Yellow Realm could draw upon spiritual energy and release it beyond their bodies.
That alone was enough to crush Mu Feng.
Whoosh!
In the next instant, the two fighters became locked in close combat once more.
Their speed was so great that the eye could barely follow them.
First Sword!
Countless streams of sword aura converged upon the blade. The slender longsword suddenly seemed far heavier than before.
Mu Feng gripped the hilt with both hands and hurled it heavily toward Xiao Ruoxin.
“Hmph. Crude swordsmanship.”
Xiao Ruoxin sneered coldly and raised her sword to block.
But in the next instant, her expression changed drastically.
“How is this possible?”
Boom!
An immense force came crashing toward her, pressing down upon her like Mount Tai descending from above.
In merely a moment, the longsword flew from her hand and shot backward, embedding itself firmly in the arena floor.
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“How is this possible? He actually knocked Xiao Ruoxin’s weapon away!”
“For someone at the Spirit Entrance Realm to accomplish this is terrifying!”
Everyone’s eyes were filled with astonishment.
In a martial artist’s duel, one’s weapon was of immense importance.
Now that Xiao Ruoxin had been disarmed, she would have already been declared defeated if she were not at the Profound Yellow Realm.
But precisely because she was at the Profound Yellow Realm, Mu Feng’s expression remained grave.
For someone at that level, a weapon was not the most important thing.
Sure enough, in the next instant, terrifying spiritual energy blasted toward Mu Feng. It moved so quickly that it reached his brow in the blink of an eye.
“Spirit Sword Art!”
A low shout rang out. Countless streams of spiritual energy gathered into a sword and shot straight toward the vulnerable parts of Mu Feng’s body.
It was clearly meant to kill him outright.
Mu Feng spun around.
Eight layers of sword aura gathered beside him as the Whirling Sword Technique unfolded in perfect succession.
A rapid series of metallic clashes rang out. Every sword formed from spiritual energy was knocked back by Mu Feng.
The Whirling Sword Technique, now fused with the sword aura he had refined through the Sword Technique, had risen to an entirely new level of power. It was not at all inferior to Xiao Ruoxin’s assault.
But in the next instant—
The sword embedded in the arena floor began to tremble.
It flew swiftly back into Xiao Ruoxin’s palm.
Countless streams of spiritual energy poured into it. Endless sword aura condensed along the blade, transforming into a colossal sword that seemed to reach the heavens.
“That—that’s a spirit weapon!”
“I can’t believe Xiao Ruoxin is willing to use a spirit weapon just to deal with Mu Feng! Isn’t that going too far?”
Elder Xiong’s expression also became ugly. He turned toward Jiang Wuying and shouted,
“Jiang Wuying! An attack of this magnitude is already beyond the scope of an examination. Call a halt immediately!”
Call a halt?
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Wuying’s mouth.
“Elder Xiong, the candidate himself hasn’t admitted defeat. Why must you spoil everyone’s enjoyment?”
“Besides, blades and swords have no eyes. You know that as well as I do. Who can guarantee that everyone will leave here unharmed?”
“You!”
Seeing Jiang Wuying’s resolute expression, Elder Xiong was furious.
Yet the man was not wrong. Since Mu Feng had not admitted defeat, the examination had to continue. Even if Elder Xiong wished to intervene, there was nothing he could do.
By then, the massive sword had finished gathering its power.
Xiao Ruoxin smiled coldly and murmured,
“Spirit Sword Art: Heaven-Shattering Strike!”
Boom!
As her voice fell, the ferocious giant sword descended upon Mu Feng, determined to annihilate him completely.
Xiao Ruoxin was certain that this strike, formed from all her spiritual energy, would be enough to defeat Mu Feng.
At the sight of this, a trace of despair appeared in everyone’s eyes.
So this was the strength of the Profound Yellow Realm?
Before such a technique, someone at the Spirit Entrance Realm was no more than a helpless, insignificant ant.
Mu Feng was facing almost certain death.
Yet at the instant the giant sword descended, two streaks of violet flame burst from behind Mu Feng and shot into the heavens, meeting the enormous sword head-on.
Jiang Wuying’s pupils contracted violently.
“That’s… the Voidfire Violet Flame!”
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