“I underestimated him. Next time, I will spar seriously with Brother Zhao,” Nan Gongfan said as he returned to his seat.
Spar seriously?
Zhao Feng took in the meaning of these two words. If they sparred seriously, it would mean that Nan Gongfan wanted to use his eighth rank cultivation.
Within the room, the disciples didn’t know that the sparring had not gone unnoticed.
“Brother Ye, this Zhao Feng is better than expected. His Silver Wall Technique has reached the peak sixth level and a troublesome skill such as Star Finger has also reached the fifth level. Not only that, he seems to have insights into a Holy martial art…," Third Guard was slightly surprised.
“Haven’t you thought about who brought him here?” Ye Linyun said confidently.
The two had seen the battle between Zhao Feng and Nan Gongfan. Zhao Feng’s performance was better than expected.
“Hm, not bad. It looks like my eyes failed me this time,” a voice sounded in the two’s ears.
“Yes,” Third Guard and Ye Linyun nodded their heads instinctively.
Ah! Wait! No…
The next instant, the two jumped up and exclaimed, “Master!”
Turning around, there was not a single figure around. But Lord Guanjun’s voice definitely sounded in their ears.
The two scanned their surroundings and they found Lord Guanjun sitting cross legged on a tree a couple hundreds of meters away. His aura seemed to be one with the tree, and without paying close attention, it was easy to miss him.
The sparring between the disciples had not only gone into Third Guard and Ye Linyun’s ears, it had also reached Lord Guanjun.
But thinking about it, it was pretty logical as Guanjun Palace was the domain of Lord Guanjun. Everything that went on here wouldn’t escape his mind and these people were his disciples.
“Master’s taking this sparring so seriously.” Third Guard and Ye Linyun glanced at each other and saw the shock in each other’s eyes.
Lord Guanjun’s eyes focused on Bei Moi more. Each and every one of them performed well, with Zhao Feng giving a little surprise. But obviously, Lord Guanjun cared about his core disciple, Bei Moi, the most.
“Bei Moi, we haven’t fought in a long time,” Yang Qingshan suggested.
In terms of strength, Yang Qingshan was slightly stronger than Nan Gongfan and he was placed behind Bei Moi.
Zhao Feng and the others had interested looks too. Bei Moi was a monster in their eyes.
“Solo combat, too boring.” Bei Moi stood up and didn’t reject the notion of fighting.
“You mean…"
The eyebrows of both Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan twitched. Zhao Feng faintly knew what Bei Moi was getting at.
“All five of you can come at once.” Bei Moi’s voice was calm, as if he was just saying a trivial thing.
What! All at once?
The youths present were all shocked. At the same time, expressions of anger appeared on Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan’s faces.
“What? Are you too afraid?” Bei Moi walked slowly in between the five people.
“Fine!” Feng Hanyue walked into the battle circle. Immediately, Yang Qingshan and Nan Gongfan followed and surrounded Bei Moi. Because Zhao Feng and the other two had lower cultivation, they stood a bit further away.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Bei Moi had reached the peak eighth rank, while the other side had two eighth ranks and three seventh ranks.
Is he being too arrogant? Zhao Feng thought.
At this moment, Third Guard and Ye Linyun held their breaths as they focused on the battle.
“Godly Suction Force!”
Nan Gongfan led the attack and thrust out a palm of white air circles towards Bei Moi.
Hu~
A deadly pulling force immediately appeared on Bei Moi’s body, but the latter stood as still as a rock. It was like his two feet were lodged deeply into the ground.
“Avalanche!” Yang Qingshan exclaimed as he sent a powerful palm towards Bei Moi.
He and Nan Gongfan were the main attacks, while the other three were the supporters.
Star Finger!
Illusion of the Broken Moon!
Dance of a Thousand Leaves!
Zhao Feng, Feng Hanyue, and Zhao Yufei attacked from the side. Of the three, Zhao Feng’s move could threaten eight rank, while the attacks of the other two were almost able to.
Immediately, a barrage of attacks went towards Bei Moi.
“Good! Ripple of Destruction…"
Bei Moi stood still and suddenly opened his arms. As he did so, ripples of Inner Strength swept towards his surroundings.
Craaaack…boom…
The attacks of Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan were immediately dissolved, and another ripple sent them flying.
"Wah!" Nan Gongfan immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, while Yang Qingshan turned pale and sustained internal injuries.
Baam…baam…baam…
Another ripple immediately dissolved Zhao Yufei, Feng Hanyue, and Zhao Feng attacks and it sent the first two flying.
Shua~
The remaining energy sent up a layer of dust, which blocked the scene…
Chapter 90 – Beast Horde
Cough-cough!
The dust even blew into Third Guard and Ye Linyun’s faces. The two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other’s eyes.
The power of the six great prodigies was on the same level as cultivators of the ninth rank. At this moment, a smile appeared on Lord Guanjun’s face as he stared at the dust zone.
At the center of the dust wave, Bei Moi stood there with his feet sunk a centimeter into the ground, everything within sight destroyed.
Around him, there were a few pale-faced youths, Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan receiving internal injuries. On the other side, Feng Hanyue and Zhao Yufei had been slightly injured, too. There was only one exception. In the outer edges of the dust zone, there was one person standing there uninjured with a solemn expression.
This guy’s strength is stronger than most cultivators of the ninth rank…, Zhao Feng stared at Bei Moi.
Ever since he had entered the main Zhao family and the Province City, he had never met a genius so talented. Maybe only Xin Wuheng would be able to fight with him.
As the dust settled, the situation was seen.
Bei Moi stood expressionlessly and said casually, “I only used sixty percent of my strength just then.”
Sixty percent! The geniuses present wanted to say something, but nothing came out.
Was this his true strength?
A bitter smile appeared on Feng Hanyue’s face, he had finally realized why Bei Moi could become Lord Guanjun’s one and only core disciple, whereas he could only become an outer disciple. He hadn’t realized that the difference between them was so large.
“In just a month's time, Brother Bei Moi’s strength is almost the same as mine now,” Ye Linyun sighed.
In the building, the bunch of youths opened their mouths, but nothing came out.
Dead silence.
On the tree far away, a smile appeared on Lord Guanjun’s face. “Soon, it will be time…”
“Aye, Brother Bei Moi, you’re too strong.” Yang Qingshan said helplessly while jealously flashed in Nan Gongfan’s eyes.
It was only Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei who were calm, because the difference in cultivation between them was large.
“Brother Zhao Feng,” Bei Moi turned to face Zhao Feng suddenly.
Hmm? Zhao Feng stiffened, what was it? The gazes of the youths landed on him.
“Did you fire that finger just then?” Bei Moi stared at him and waved his sleeve.
The youths squinted and saw that there was a tiny hole on Bei Moi’s sleeve. Obviously, this was just limited to Bei Moi’s sleeve. His arm didn’t have a mark on it.
How did he do it?
Even then the others wer
e surprised. When they had exchanged moves, Bei Moi had used a wide range attack that had even reduced Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan’s attacks to nothing before they even got close to him.
Under their shocked gazes, Zhao Feng gave a faint smile, “Maybe I was just lucky.”
Lucky? Suspicion rose in Yang Qingshan’s eyes. Only Zhao Feng wasn’t injured. Not only that, his finger attack had pierced through the flaw on Bei Moi’s move and left a tiny hole there.
If he accomplished only one of them, then it might’ve been luck. But if the two points were added together, the chances of it being luck were extremely low.
“Hm!”
Third Guard and Ye Linyun were slightly shocked. The scene before was too chaotic and they hadn't noticed it.
It was Lord Guanjun on the tree who murmured, “What unbelievable perception, to be able to catch Bei Moi’s flaw in a blink and attack it in the chaos.”
The only one that knew the truth apart from Zhao Feng and Bei Moi was Lord Guanjun. Lord Guanjun had analyzed what had happened, he also hadn't noticed it before.
“Lucky?” Bei Moi didn’t question him further, but he was slightly irritated. He had wanted to defeat all six geniuses in one hit with a perfect ending. Not only did that not happen, he had also received a finger-sized hole in his sleeve.
This was the only mark that tarnished him. Ever since he had been taken in by Lord Guanjun as a core disciple, he hadn’t lost to anyone in any aspect among his generation. Zhao Feng was the first person to do something like this. First, he was defeated in terms of memorization and now, a mark had appeared on his clothes.
The sparring between the disciples ended here.
Lord Guanjun, Third Guard and Ye Linyun all left. Every outer disciple had gained something and so, they all quickly went back to their houses to cultivate.
On the way back, the image of Bei Moi’s move surfaced in Zhao Feng’s mind.
Way too strong!
Zhao Feng couldn’t find any way to fight him straight on and Bei Moi had only used sixty percent of his strength just then. Zhao Feng opened his left eye and he found that Bei Moi’s cultivation was extremely close to the ninth rank and Mo's Inner Strength was even better than his own Returning Breath Technique.
After analyzing the fight, Zhao Feng could confirm that Bei Moi had trained at least three or four Holy martial arts. In the midst of it, the Rippling Skill was stronger than most Holy martial arts and it made Zhao Feng realize there were differences among Holy martial arts, too. Soon, he recalled some contents he had memorized in the library.
“The Holy Martial arts are split into low grade, medium grade, high grade, and peak grade. The skills I saw that day at the Treasury Hall should be all low grade.”
Inside Zhao Feng’s mind, there was a huge amount of knowledge. Two days ago, he had copied a massive amount of knowledge into his mind, most of which hadn’t been digested yet.
Returning back to his place, Zhao Feng started to gain insights on what he had learned today. The essence of Flowing Wind Stance had been taken in by him. Apart from that, he had also gained some insights into Tornado Stance.
Hu!
Zhao Feng circulated Returning Breath Technique and around him came the sound of whistling air.
Star Finger!
Zhao Feng stabbed out and the simple finger caused the surrounding wind to blow in that direction.
It’s like this, Flowing Wind Stance helps speed skills while Tornado Stance helps offensive skills and creates wide range attacks, Zhao Feng gained more insights.
The four stances were Flowing Wind Stance, Tornado Stance, Partial Wind Stance, and Burning Wind Stance with each stance getting more profound and stronger. Up until now, Zhao Feng had learned fifty to sixty percent of Tornado Stance. If he was right, Burning Wind Stance and Partial Wind Stance were both offensive skills.
For a few more days, Zhao Feng stayed in his room.
A certain day...
Zhao Feng opened his eyes.
“Young master Zhao, Master Ye Linyun tells you to go to him, there’s an important meeting," a servant called out.
Usually, the servant wouldn’t disrupt him unless something was urgent. Zhao Feng walked out of his room and he asked for directions.
The gathering point was the Sky Guards Battalion.
Soon, Zhao Feng arrived at the middle of the field. When he arrived, there were many people there already and the two sitting at the head seat were Third Guard and Ye Linyun, respectively. The rest were all of Lord Guanjun’s outer disciples and the new Ten Sky Guards.
When everyone had arrived...
“Sir Third Guard, what has happened?” a youth asked.
Third Guard responded, “This mission has a few connections with the previous killing mission.”
Killing mission?
Zhao Feng was slightly surprised; didn’t they slaughter all the bandits before?
The other youths present were also curious. Zhao Feng then thought, if this was just another killing mission, why would Bei Moi, the core disciple, show up?
“It’s like this. After we left the bandit zone, large amounts of wild and deadly beasts started to attack the nearby villages and they have formed a beast horde with the intention of destroying Guanjun Province City,” Ye Linyun explained calmly.
Beast horde? The youths were all shocked. Why would the bandit zone have a random beast horde?
Zhao Feng couldn’t help but think of the scene when he had pursued the Wolf Leader. At that time, Zhao Feng saw a hooded figure and a few high tier deadly beasts.
“The size of the beast horde is extremely large. There are a large amount of low tier deadly beasts and a few high tier deadly beasts who have already destroyed a few villages, and they have started to threaten Guanjun Province City,” Ye Linyun said solemnly.
High tier deadly beasts?
The hearts of the youths clenched. There were many rumors about high tier deadly beasts.
Zhao Feng had personally experienced how powerful the Two Winged Sword Teeth Tiger was, any one of them would be able to destroy a village and even threaten some small cities.
“Guanjun Province City has already sent troops, but it’s still not enough. The beast horde this time is also a chance for you. Lord Guanjun has ordered you all to defend it,” Third Guard said.
Defend? The youths all let out a breath.
“Only through battle will your potential be ignited., Zhao Feng’s attitude was on the bright side.
Just as the people were discussing, a piercing scream sounded above Guanjun Province City.
Roar~~~~~~~~~~~
“What’s the situation? Has the beast horde already arrived at Guanjun Province City?” Zhao Feng’s heart jumped.
He opened his left eye and saw that there was an enormous golden bird in the sky. The aura it released was even stronger than that of the Two Winged Sword Teeth Tiger.
Chapter 91 – Beast Horde, Part Two
Qiu~~~~~
That piercing scream echoed all over Guanjun Province City.
Plop! Plop…
Those that weren’t cultivators immediately fainted. Zhao Feng used his enhanced vision and he saw an enormous golden bird nearly thirty kilometers away. The golden eagle was similar to the Metal Beak Eagle he had seen in Sky Cloud Forest, but many times larger. Just the wingspan alone reached ten meters.
“Not good! That’s the famous Golden Beak Eagle King from the Sky Cloud Forest who rules the skies!” A few cultivators in the city recognized the golden bird.
A Golden Beak Eagle was a high tier deadly beast which could rival cultivators of the ninth rank.
Hu~
The Golden Beak Eagle King swept towards the city wall in a flash.
“Ah…"
Instantly, seven human cultivators were ripped into shreds. The strongest cultivator of the seven that had been killed had reached the seventh rank and he didn’t even see the Golden Beak Eagle King
coming.
Qiu! Qiu Qiu…
At this time, a cloud of golden light came from the far away. That cloud of golden light was made up of thousands of Golden Beak Eagles, each comparable to human Martial Artists.
“Defend!”
“The beast horde is here, go report this to the Guanjun Palace!”
The Guanjun Province City erupted in chaos as everyone started shouting and screaming.
Sky Guards Battalion...
The youths all heard that heart-piercing scream, but they didn’t have Zhao Feng’s enhanced vision and therefore, they couldn’t see the scene thirty kilometers out.
“It looks like there’s a high tier deadly beast near here,” Ye Linyun seemed to sense something and glanced in that direction.
“Long story short, from now on, you will all help defend against the beast horde and there will be battle points awarded for how many beasts you kill. For regular beasts, every one you kill will get you 1 point, while a high tier deadly beast gives you 20…,” Third Guard announced.
After telling them what to do, Third Guard and Ye Linyun led the young warriors out.
When the group reached the city walls they were shocked. In sight was the horde of wild and deadly beasts in the sky and ground. Just deadly beasts alone, there were a few thousand, and there were hundreds of thousands of wild beasts.
“So fast! The beasts are already here,” Ye Linyun took in a deep breath.
It was good that the Martial Artists and troops had already arrived here and started to kill some of the attacking beasts, but the problem was the Golden Beak Eagles in the sky. They were similar to the Metal Beak Eagles, but were much stronger, as even normal arrows wouldn’t be able to break their defense. It could be said that the Golden Beak Eagle was an evolved version of the Metal Beak Eagle.
Ding… Ding… Ding…
A rain of arrows landed on the Golden Beak Eagles and gave off the sound of clashing metal. But the arrows shot by Martial Learners weren’t even able to break the defense of the Golden Beak Eagles.
Sou!
Zhao Feng took his Golden Stairs bow out and shot down two Golden Beak Eagles with one arrow.
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