Chapter One Hundred and Five: Chu Feng's Performance

After Yuwen Feng stepped onto the contest platform and underwent spiritual transformation, the four luminous screens displayed: Sky Division Camp, Yuwen Feng, Thunder Spirit Body, early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior, cultivation art "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Art"; opponent, late fifth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior.

Yuwen Feng's appearance caused quite a stir. He had entered the Sky Division Camp for barely more than a year, yet he was already a sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior. That alone was astonishing.

Even more shocking was the fact that he possessed a Thunder Spirit Body. In legend, those who bore a Thunder Spirit Body were called the kings of battle, and among those of the same rank, their combat strength was absolutely unrivaled.

Yuwen Feng did not disappoint. He held on for two full quarters of an hour before falling into the disadvantageous position. For a student who had not been in the Sky Division Camp very long, this was already an extremely remarkable achievement.

Though he had cultivated for only a short time and his secret techniques and martial skills were still not especially refined, his true combat power was indeed formidable.

Everyone could sense that although Yuwen Feng was an early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior, his battle strength was already approaching that of a mid-sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior.

On the platform, Yuwen Feng fought with all his might, constantly comprehending his opponent's techniques. At last, under pressure, he erupted, and his cultivation advanced further, reaching the mid-sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior level.

This result left too many people sighing in admiration. The King of Battle truly was extraordinary. Given time, he would certainly become a prodigy capable of rivaling, or even surpassing, people like Mo Xuan and the others.

That timely breakthrough raised Yuwen Feng's battle power once more, allowing him to endure for a little over another quarter of an hour.

The progression from the late fifth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior stage to the early sixth-rank stage was not instantaneous, but before the white-haired Yuwen Feng's cultivation had truly risen to the early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior level, he was already defeated. Clearly, there was still a considerable gap between him and the King of Battle in its perfect state.

This also gave everyone a profound understanding of the King of Battle's strength. They could not help but click their tongues in wonder. In perfect condition, the King of Battle at the same rank could fully rival an ordinary late-stage opponent even in the early stage.

When Yuwen Feng returned, the arrogance on his face grew even more pronounced. He cast a cold smile toward Chu Feng, as if to say, "I have already surpassed you completely. Next time, I will surely trample you underfoot!"

Chu Feng remained calm, but seeing Yuwen Feng's smug expression, Sun Xuan and the others felt quite displeased.

The trials continued. Those in the rookie camp who had obtained qualification for the Holy Trial had, after all, cultivated for only a short time. Though their cultivation levels were high, their ability to fully display their cultivation arts, secret techniques, and martial skills was indeed limited. To last for two quarters of an hour was already not bad. In fact, the newest batch of students who had gained the Holy Trial qualification generally lasted only about one quarter of an hour.

At last, it was Chu Feng's turn.

"Big Brother Chu, go for it! Put that Yuwen Feng back in his place!" Sun Xuan and the others said.

"Heh, don't worry," Chu Feng replied with a smile, then walked toward the platform.

Yuwen Feng sat beside Mo Chen, watching Chu Feng's departing figure and sneering, "I refuse to believe that someone who cannot undergo spiritual transformation can put on any kind of impressive showing in the Holy Trial."

Mo Chen looked at Chu Feng's back, his expression extremely complicated. At present, he truly could not judge Chu Feng's strength and potential. He knew all too well that this was the man who had survived the encirclement and killing of the East King's many soldiers and returned alive.

After Chu Feng ascended the platform, he stood there with sword in hand, making no excessive movement.

"What is going on? Why isn't he transforming?" the crowd wondered. After all, most people still did not know that Chu Feng was unable to undergo spiritual transformation.

After a moment, the white-haired Chu Feng appeared, likewise holding a long sword. This time, the four luminous screens displayed: Sky Division Camp, Chu Feng, not yet spiritually transformed, early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior; opponent, late fifth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior.

Because Chu Feng could not undergo spiritual transformation, the platform could not probe his cultivation through a spirit body. However, Chu Feng was a man who had broken through the First Extreme Realm, and powerful energy was contained in his flesh and blood. Based on that, the platform judged him to be an early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior, which happened to match Chu Feng's own assessment at the time.

At this moment, not only the students, but even many human experts were astonished. A youth who could not undergo spiritual transformation was actually being judged an early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior. This was truly unbelievable.

Even figures such as Mo Xuan and Duan Yi, the pinnacle talents of the Sky Division Camp, showed strange expressions as they looked at Chu Feng on the platform.

"No wonder he was able to return alive," Mo Chen thought to himself.

As for Yuwen Feng, his face darkened at once. Over the past year, his cultivation had advanced at a tremendous pace, overwhelming the other talents of his generation. He had originally thought he had already left Chu Feng far behind, yet Chu Feng was immediately judged an early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior as soon as he stepped up.

Naturally, the East King's expression was not very pleasant either.

The great battle began at once. Chu Feng swung his long sword and fought with his opponent.

This white-haired Chu Feng also wielded sword techniques to resist, and his swordsmanship was quite good as well.

However, compared with Chu Feng, the gap in swordsmanship was far too great. Chu Feng completely suppressed his opponent without the slightest pressure.

"This is no fun," Chu Feng said with a sigh.

Others used themselves as opponents because they still had too many shortcomings. But Chu Feng's own swordsmanship had already reached perfection, and he believed that even the Holy Trial Grounds might not be able to bring out such swordsmanship.

Immediately, Chu Feng struck with razor-sharp speed. Sword light flashed, and the white-haired Chu Feng was beheaded. The battle ended in an instant.

At this, everyone could not help but freeze. They knew that the Holy Trial had another rule: once an opponent was slain, one could challenge any other type of opponent at will.

But generally, no one would do this, because perfecting oneself was what mattered most.

There was no doubt that Chu Feng's beheading of his opponent meant that he plainly no longer wished to use a swordsman as his opponent.

At that moment, the white-haired Chu Feng whose head had been severed quickly recovered. Looking at Chu Feng, he spoke coldly, "What type do you wish to challenge?"

"The King of Battle," Chu Feng said.

At this, the students were stunned. Some were shocked, but more simply sneered in disdain, thinking Chu Feng far too reckless and ignorant of his place to dare challenge the King of Battle, whose combat strength was unmatched among those of the same rank.

"As you wish," the white-haired Chu Feng replied, his voice devoid of all emotion.

Then the Thunder Spirit Body appeared above the white-haired Chu Feng's head, though his cultivation still remained at the late fifth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior stage.

The battle resumed. In an instant, lightning raged across the platform as the white-haired Chu Feng launched a powerful offensive.

To everyone's shock, the King of Battle fell at once into a disadvantage as soon as the fight began, being pressed down and struck repeatedly by Chu Feng.

Some even had the feeling that Chu Feng had the ability to kill his opponent outright.

"This Chu Feng clearly cannot undergo spiritual transformation. Why is he this strong? Even with thunder power enveloping him, it still cannot injure him." The crowd was filled with confusion.

Among everyone present, only Long Yue, Hall Master Jin, Xiao Yue, and the five elders knew what path Chu Feng was walking.

"Not bad, not bad. His strength has improved quickly over the past year or so!" Hall Master Jin nodded in praise. The five elders also nodded quietly.

Yet Hall Master Jin's praise caused the East King's heart to sink. He could see that Chu Feng actually knew Hall Master Jin, and the five elders also seemed to pay special attention to Chu Feng. For the East King, that was anything but good news.

Two quarters of an hour later, the battle still continued. The crowd discovered that although the King of Battle's cultivation remained at the late fifth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior stage, the battle power he displayed at this moment was fully comparable to an ordinary early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior. Yet he still could not reverse the situation of being suppressed by Chu Feng.

At this point, Yuwen Feng's face had grown even darker. He had already been close to his limit at this same stage; without a breakthrough, defeat would have been certain.

"I don't believe you can hold out for half an hour!" he thought bitterly.

The white-haired Chu Feng's battle power had nearly been pushed to its limit, already comparable to an ordinary mid-sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior. Only then was he able to stand against Chu Feng without falling into the disadvantage.

At this time, Chu Feng's swordsmanship had also reached its peak, though he still had not allowed the sword blade to be endowed with that mysterious power.

In the eyes of the crowd, Chu Feng's swordsmanship was nothing short of astonishing. Even the Saint Spirit Warriors present could not help but be moved, feeling that Chu Feng's close combat was simply too terrifying.

The people in the arena were all talking at once, feeling that Chu Feng's strength was indeed formidable, but that it was already nearing its end.

To them, Chu Feng had already achieved what amounted to a miracle. Now that half an hour was almost up, once the white-haired Chu Feng's cultivation rose again, his battle power would reach the level of a late sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior.

"With such a powerful body and such exquisite swordsmanship, and he has only just broken through the First Extreme Realm, he is already this close to the King of Battle. If he continues along the path of martial cultivation, he will sooner or later surpass the King of Battle," Hall Master Jin sighed inwardly.

Though Chu Feng was strong, after all, his opponent's cultivation was still only at the mid-fifth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior stage. Though they were now evenly matched, in terms of battle strength at the same level, Chu Feng was still somewhat inferior to the King of Battle.

Very soon, the half hour arrived, and the white-haired Chu Feng's cultivation began to rise continuously.

Chu Feng gradually found it somewhat taxing to deal with him. Before the white-haired Chu Feng's cultivation had even risen to the early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior level, Chu Feng was already showing signs of defeat, though he did not collapse all at once the way Yuwen Feng had.

Compared with his opponent, what Chu Feng lacked was power, not martial skill.

"The real battle begins now!" Chu Feng grinned, then released his spiritual consciousness, calmed his heart, and entered a wondrous state of comprehension.

Just when everyone thought Chu Feng was about to be defeated, in the blink of an eye, the blade of the Town Domain Sword was suddenly wrapped in dense spiritual energy.

Everyone discovered an astonishing fact: the white-haired Chu Feng had already risen to the early sixth-rank Earth Spirit Warrior level, yet Chu Feng had actually reversed the tide of defeat and was now completely equal to his opponent.

At this moment, everyone found it difficult to express the shock in their hearts. Could it be that this Chu Feng was already capable of rivaling the King of Battle in perfect condition at the same rank? What a terrifying fact that was!

It was truly hard to imagine that the King of Battle, renowned as unmatched among those of the same rank, had actually been caught up to by a student who could not undergo spiritual transformation.

"Impossible!" At this moment, Yuwen Feng clenched both fists, his face filled with disbelief. To him, this was an insult he could not accept, yet had no choice but to accept.

The upper echelons of the human race on the scene also revealed puzzled expressions. Even Saint Spirit Warriors found it hard to understand this situation. If he truly could not undergo spiritual transformation, why had such dense spiritual energy suddenly appeared on the sword blade?

Among the human upper echelon, only the five elders widened their eyes; they could hardly believe such a thing was happening.

"How is this possible? Has he already set foot on the path of heaven?" the Fifth Elder cried out in shock.