But even then, he still had to perform his duty as her teacher.
“Now the four of you will fight for the three spots.” Lord Guanjun’s eyes scanned the four people present.
Yang Qingshan had the highest talent among them, but was still far off compared to Bei Moi. After him was Nan Gongfan, then Feng Hanyue, and finally Zhao Feng.
The decision was: Yang Qingshan, Nan Gongfan, and Feng Hanyue.
Lord Guanjun made these choices as talent decided how far someone could go, but Zhao Feng still had a chance to challenge someone.
When Bei Moi was still here, Lord Guanjun was going the give the remaining disciples’ chances to challenge someone, but he was disrupted by that unwanted guest.
“I choose to challenge Nan Gongfan.” Zhao Feng said without hesitation. Among the other three, he disliked Nan Gongfan the most.
“You choose to challenge me?” Nan Gongfan was slightly surprised.
Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan had both reached the late stages of the eighth rank. They originally thought that he would challenge Feng Hanyue because he had a higher chance of winning.
Feng Hanyue let out a breath. He was warier of Zhao Feng than Nan Gongfan.
“Start,” Ye Linyun announced.
Lord Guanjun and Ye Linyun were both present and the latter was very expectant of Zhao Feng’s performance, while Lord Guanjun was extremely bored. But everyone understood that Lord Guanjun had lost the disciple he was proudest of.
“Brother Zhao, today we can finally fight with our full strength.” Nan Gongfan had a smile on his lips as he thought about how he should punish Zhao Feng. Last time when they sparred, he lost face when he suppressed his cultivation to Zhao Feng’s level and lost.
Now, they could fight without restrictions.
Godly Suction Force!
Nan Gongfan waved his sleeve and a weird white smoke appeared that swept towards his surroundings.
Hu~
Instantly, the dust on the ground was attracted towards Nan Gonfan. Even cultivators of the ninth rank had to be wary of this move, because it was a Holy Martial Art!
However, the youth facing Nan Gongfan didn’t move at all, it was as if his legs were stuck to the ground.
No movement at all!
The Holy Martial Art Godly Suction Force couldn’t move Zhao Feng, and this was under the situation that Nan Gongfan’s cultivation was higher than Zhao Feng’s!
Ye Linyun, Yang Qingshan, and Feng Hanyue were all stunned. Only Lord Guanjun was calm, and even though surprise flashed in his eyes, he said nothing.
Tornado Stance! Star Finger!
Zhao Feng used his Star Finger of the 6th level that was merged with the Tornado Stance.
Shua-----
Instantly a piercing whistling sound appeared as a streak of azure light flashed through the air like a meteor. The hearts of everyone present jumped as they saw the finger.
What a strong move!
Ye Linyun had the feeling that this move would even threaten cultivators of the ninth rank, while Yang Qingshan and Feng Hanyue felt that the move was unstoppable.
Peewww!
Nan Gongfan’s heart clenched as he watched his Godly Suction Force be pierced by the one finger!
Chapter 103 - Recommendation Confirmed
Zhao Feng’s one finger stunned all those who were watching. The youths had a feeling that it was unstoppable, Yang Qingshan even felt that a 'Bei Moi' had appeared again. A bright light even flashed in Lord Guanjun’s eyes before they returned back to their dim state.
Shua!
Zhao Feng’s lightning-fast finger pierced past Nan Gongfan’s Godly Suction Force and forced the latter to retreat.
In just one move, it was clear who had the advantage.
Suction Force Wind!
Nan Gongfan immediately used his Holy martial art again, not fighting Zhao Feng head on because he found that Zhao Feng’s attack was just way too powerful.
Star Finger was at the sixth level, just one level from the top. This meant that Zhao Feng had trained this half-Holy martial art to almost the peak level. The most terrifying thing was that Zhao Feng had merged the Tornado Stance into it, and he made Star Finger even stronger, which allowed him to win perfectly in one move!
I only merged 50-60% of the Tornado Stance into Star Finger and it already has such power, Zhao Feng was slightly surprised.
After their first exchange, Nan Gongfan immediately used his Suction Force Wind to increase his speed. When did this guy become so strong? He’s even more terrifying than Yang Qingshan.
Nan Gongfan tried to test Zhao Feng out. If that move before was Zhao Feng’s killer move, then he would be able to win, but if that one finger was a normal attack…
Flowing Wind Stance! Smoking Transparent Step!
Zhao Feng’s speed skill suddenly changed and his figure disappeared. Without sound, he flowed with the wind and he was able to use Smoking Transparent Step to a frightening degree. Zhao Feng was even able to use the wind of Nan Gongfan’s Godly Suction Force skill to help his speed skill.
Nan Gongfan was immediately scared, unable to see where Zhao Feng was.
Tornado Stance! Star Finger!
The screeching sound appeared once again and its power was a bit higher than the previous one. A chill appeared in Nan Gongfan’s heart as he urgently used his Holy Martial art to block Zhao Feng’s move.
As the two moves collided, a wave of air was sent outwards.
Shua!
Nan Gongfan felt pain in his arm. There was a hole in his sleeve and blood was dripping out of it.
In just three moves, Nan Gongfan had already been injured and for the next few moves, Zhao Feng still surpassed him in terms of speed and power. Nan Gongfan was so pressured that he couldn’t breathe properly and even though he tried his best, he still wasn’t able to injure Zhao Feng.
“Suction Force Wind Spike!”
Nan Gongfan released his strongest attack while in a desperate situation. Instantly, the white smoke formed spikes which streaked at Zhao Feng. The power of it could even threaten cultivators at the ninth rank.
Silver Air Barrier!
Zhao Feng didn’t move at all as a half-transparent silver glow appeared around him and with a clang, it blocked Nan Gongfan’s most powerful attack.
The Silver Air Barrier wasn’t broken at all. This meant that Nan Gongfan’s strongest attack couldn’t even break through Zhao Feng’s defense.
“What terrifying defense! We wouldn’t be able to break it in a short amount of time even if we all attacked at once,” Yang Qingshan looked at Zhao Feng in disbelief.
“You’re able to train Silver Wall Technique to such a level!” Ye Linyun was extremely excited. He had to admit that he had high expectations towards Zhao Feng, and the latter surpassed what he expected every time.
“Not bad.” The expressionless Lord Guanjun finally spoke up.
At Lord Guanjun’s height, he could see that Zhao Feng merged Holy martial arts into his attacks, but these Holy martial arts were much harder to understand than other Holy martial arts and right now, a genius right before his eyes could merge them into his own moves.
It was obvious that Zhao Feng won, the entire sparring didn’t even last ten moves.
Nan Gongfan looked like he had just lost his soul, the shock was just too big for him. He couldn’t and wouldn’t believe that he had lost to someone with lower cultivation, age, and talent.
But this was reality, even if he didn’t want to believe it, he had to deal with it.
“It’s all right, even Bei Moi lost to him in some aspects,” Yang Qingshan comforted him in a low tone. Hearing him say this, Nan Gongfan felt slightly better.
That’s right, even a super prodigy such as Bei Moi had lost to Zhao Feng in some aspects.
In terms of memory, Bei Moi had lost. During the sparring match, Zhao Feng had broken Bei Moi’s record of 'perfect defense'. Bei Moi’s battle
points were much lower than Zhao Feng’s during the beast horde. Finally, Bei Moi even challenged Zhao Feng to settle it out in the Clan, and the latter had accepted without hesitation.
“That’s right! This guy’s just a monster, but luckily, his talent isn’t that high.” Thinking up to that point, Nan Gongfan’s heart felt better again. Yang Qingshan’s words also made the others consider things.
In terms of talent, Zhao Feng was far away from Bei Moi, he wasn’t even higher than Nan Gongfan. But under this situation, Zhao Feng could still beat Bei Moi in some aspects. Thinking of this, Ye Linyun and Lord Guanjun exchanged glances.
A faint flicker of hope appeared in Lord Guanjun’s eyes, but it was soon extinguished.
It was obvious that he didn’t think that Zhao Feng could replace Bei Moi. Having a Clan background made Lord Guanjun realize how important talent was to cultivators.
After beating Nan Gongfan, Zhao Feng now had a spot. The others even thought that he was even stronger than Yang Qingshan.
Zhao Feng’s left eye caught the change in Lord Guanjun’s expression, but even though his performance was great, it didn’t seem like he could replace the super prodigy Bei Moi.
After Nan Gongfan lost, he still had a chance to challenge someone.
“I choose Feng Hanyue.” Nan Gongfan was calmer than expected. He knew that he couldn’t beat Zhao Feng and he would lose more than he won when fighting Yang Qingshan, therefore he could only challenge Feng Hanyue.
He surpassed Feng Hanyue in cultivation, talent. and had better martial arts.
Soon, the battle took place on the field.
Nan Gongfan and Feng Hanyue fought up to fifty moves before Feng Hanyue lost, even though he had tried his best. The difference between the two was just too great.
“Ok, the three recommendations are now confirmed. Feng Hanyue, don’t be disappointed, I still hope that you will become my successor,” Lord Guanjun’s voice was calm. No matter what had happened before, he had received a small surprise.
After confirming their spots, Zhao Feng, Yang Qingshan, and Nan Gongfan would enter the examination in twenty days.
The disciples left one after another.
“Zhao Feng stay behind,” Lord Guanjun kept him behind alone.
Spiritual Martial Hall, inside a room...
There was only Zhao Feng and Lord Guanjun left behind.
“Your Master’s name is Xu Ran and I entered the Broken Moon Clan long ago, but I was unable to reach the Ascended Realm before the age of 30. After that, I became in charge of the duties of the mortal world in Guanjun Province City…,” Lord Guanjun described his past.
Zhao Feng realized that even though Lord Guanjun had reached the Ascended Realm, which was also the Holy Martial Path, he still wasn’t able to become a core member of the Clan.
Lord Guanjun had entered the Clan at a young age and he had created a feud with a talented youth. The other student had humiliated him and even took away the woman he loved.
Lord Guanjun always kept this in his heart and he trained harder than ever, but he was still unable to catch up to that youth. On the contrary, the gap between them became bigger and bigger.
Lord Guanjun was unwilling to give up and so he used his forces to find geniuses across the country.
“Because I can’t complete this wish of mine, I had to rely on younger generation geniuses because the older generation will pass away and the future will be filled with those of the younger generation. If my disciple would be able to defeat that person, it would be satisfactory,” Lord Guanjun finally told the entire story.
Zhao Feng knew that the youth Lord Guanjun talked about was Hai Yun Master.
“Why did Master just keep me behind and tell me this?” Zhao Feng asked.
“Because I’ve seen too many surprises from you, and you can beat Bei Moi in some aspects. Maybe you will have a ten percent chance to settle it out with Bei Moi one day,” Lord Guanjun said smiling.
Ten percent chance?
Zhao Feng didn’t think so. Even though Bei Moi’s talent was extremely high and he felt extremely pressured, he didn’t think that he only had a ten percent chance.
“If I didn’t see incorrectly your Silver Wall Technique has reached the eighth level. In terms of body strengthening, you're stronger than Bei Moi. If you’re able to get the Nine Twist Golden Wall Technique after entering the Broken Moon Clan, you’ll have a much higher chance…”
Expectation flashed in Lord Guanjun’s eyes.
Nine Twist Golden Wall Technique?
Zhao Feng couldn’t help, but click his tongue, it seemed like this Nine Twist Golden Wall Technique was the final evolution of the Silver Wall Technique.
The Silver Wall Technique was already a Holy martial art, how strong could the Nine Twist Golden Wall Technique be?
“Obviously, it’s very hard to get the Nine Twist Golden Wall Technique. It is an extremely famous skill of the Broken Moon Clan, some inner disciples aren’t even allowed to train it.” Lord Guanjun shook his head.
Hearing him say this, Zhao Feng knew that it was going to be really hard to get that skill, but he still made the decision to get that skill no matter what, even if it meant stealing it.
“Master, can I test out my potential again with the crystal ball?” Zhao Feng suddenly asked.
Last time, Zhao Feng’s score was five and a half circles, which meant that he was a half Spiritual body.
Chapter 104 - True Talent
Zhao Feng’s request made Lord Guanjun shake his head. “Everyone’s talent is determined when they are born, it’s almost impossible to change it later on…”
But under his disciple’s expectant gaze, Lord Guanjun still took a crystal ball out. Zhao Feng had a Half-Spiritual Body last time which slightly disappointed Lord Guanjun, so he didn’t have that much hope this time.
The talents of normal people were usually Mortal Bodies, which was split into four tiers: Low, Middle, High, and Peak. A Half-Spiritual Body meant that it had already surpassed a large amount of people, but it was nothing when compared to a true genius.
Zhao Feng took the crystal ball, took a deep breath and focused his mental energy into it.
Weng~~~~
A circle of white air appeared from within the crystal.
One circle… one and a half circles…two circles…two and a half circles…
When it reached two circles, the progressing speed started to slow down. When it had reached two and a half circles, it virtually stopped, but Zhao Feng was quite happy. Last time, he had put in all his effort and it had stopped at around one and a half circles, under the same situation, there was now one more circle.
Peh! Peh!
Just as the white glow stopped, it suddenly stretched out again because the talent testing was for the entire body and the first two and a half circles didn’t include the mysterious left eye. Now that the left eye’s 'talent' had been included, the result had changed.
Two and a half circles…three circles…three and a half…four circles!
The white circles immediately reached the limits of a Mortal Body, and didn’t show any signs of stopping. At this moment, even Lord Guanjun was entirely focused.
Four circles…four and a half…five…five and a half circles!
The result was one entire circle more than the previous result. Last time, Zhao Feng had barely managed to reach the fifth circle and at that time, the circle wasn’t completely white, therefore he was only counted as a half-Spiritual body.
If it fully formed on the fifth circle, it meant that he had a spiritual body. Now, Zhao Feng’s result was between a low and middle tier Spiritual Body. This result was comparable with Feng Hanyue and Nan Gongfan.
“Incredible! Your result this time is far better than the previous one. This situation is even rare in the Clan; it looks like your potential is one of the rumored Changeable Bodies!” Lord Guanjun was stunned and overjoyed at the same time.
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sp; Hope finally appeared again in his eyes.
“Master, what is a Changeable Body?” Zhao Feng asked.
“A Changeable Body is a special type of body and when tested, the results wouldn’t be accurate. This is even quite rare in the Clan and there have been examples of youths with Low Tier Bodies, but their final achievements even surpassed High Tier Spiritual Bodies," Lord Guanjun explained quickly.
No wonder. Zhao Feng somewhat understood what a Changeable Body meant, but his talent came from his left eye, which was evolving and perfecting his body at every moment.
Without the merging of the left eye, my talent wouldn’t exceed a Middle Tier Mortal Body, it might even be a Low Tier Mortal Body.
Zhao Feng knew his limits. Before the merging of the eye, his talent was extremely normal. Don’t even talk about comparing with Nan Gongfan and Bei Moi, it couldn’t even be compared to Zhao Linlong.
Confirming Zhao Feng’s true talent, Lord Guanjun was expectant and happy. A Changeable Body meant that one’s talent wouldn’t be accurate when measured, so Zhao Feng’s talent might be even higher than what was tested.
But no matter what was said, Zhao Feng’s talent was higher than before, so his future outcome would only be greater.
“Test again a few times.” Lord Guanjun said hopefully.
“Ok.”
Zhao Feng nodded his head as he concentrated and put his mental energy into the crystal ball once more.
But the result was still the same: five and a half circles.
“Five and half circles, there’s still quite a big difference between you and Bei Moi. When he tested his talent, it was near eight and a half circles. You have to know that eight circles means a Maximum Tier Spiritual Body,” Lord Guanjun sighed.
The first four circles meant the four tiers of a Mortal Body. The fifth to eighth circles stood for the four tiers of the Spiritual Body, and Bei Moi’s talent reached eight and a half.
“Could there be any talents better than Spiritual Bodies?” Zhao Feng had a feeling that there were.
“That’s right! Bei Moi was only half a step away from the legendary Earth and Sky Spiritual Bodies.” Lord Guanjun took in a deep breath.
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