"What is this Genius Summit?" Zhao Feng still didn't know what it was.
"You don't know what the Genius Summit is? I even…" Zhao Yufei's mouth was wide open as she stood there shocked.
She was also a bit angry. She had gone to the Qiu family and requested another invitation just for him!
"Sister Yufei, what is the Genius Summit?" Zhao Feng couldn't restrain himself from asking again.
He didn't know how the invitations were arranged. Originally, Zhao Linlong had five recommendations, but he didn't give one to Zhao Feng. Zhao Yufei didn't tell Zhao Feng about this. Instead, she went directly to the Qiu family and procured Zhao Feng a new invitation.
"Hmph, if you don't know, then don't worry about it," Zhao Yufei said, and left Zhao Feng's garden.
Hm?
Zhao Feng felt weird since Zhao Yufei seemed to be angry. This was the first time that he'd seen her angry.
"Genius summit? I'll go and check it out then. I wonder if the most beautiful girl is even prettier than Zhao Yufei?" Zhao Feng finally felt interested.
He opened the letter and on it was written the place and time.
"What!? Not good!"
Zhao Feng's expression changed because the starting time was tonight!
At this time, the sun had already gone down. There was only half an hour left!
"Wait! Yufei, wait for me…!" Zhao Feng screamed as he started to chase after her.
Chapter 46 – The Most Beautiful Girl of Sun Feather City
Within moments, Zhao Feng had caught up to Yufei.
But Zhao Yufei still seemed to be angry since she didn't reply to any of his questions. All she did was go towards their destination, but her crystal eyes would still secretly glance at the youth beside her.
Zhao Feng finally felt that she had calmed down, so he started to ask about the Genius Summit again.
"The Genius Summit is a yearly event, and all the talented youths get an invitation..." Zhao Yufei explained the situation.
It was an event where the youths sparred one another and chose the four great geniuses of Sun Feather City.
Soon, the two arrived at the main gate of the Zhao sect. At the gate stood a few people, including Zhao Linlong, Zhao Chi, and Zhao Han.
"Sister Yufei, we're just waiting for you…" Zhao Linlong smiled and released his aura.
The aura of the sixth rank made the other disciples nearby tremble in fear. Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei walked towards the others.
Apart from the top five inner disciples, Zhao Qin and Zhao Ling were also present.
"Why are you here?" Seeing Zhao Feng here, Zhao Linlong furrowed his brow.
"Why? Does brother Linlong not welcome me?" Zhao Feng was slightly curious.
Why couldn't he come? It should be normal for him to attend the Genius Summit since he was the third strongest.
"Hehe."
Zhao Linlong hid the mockery in his eyes, and he didn't pay Zhao Feng any more attention. Zhao Feng once again had the feeling of being disregarded.
The few disciples that were present such as Zhao Chi and Zhao Qin somewhat knew the reason. There was only a certain number of spots for the Genius Summit, and Zhao Linlong had not given one of them to Zhao Feng.
According to the rules, if Zhao Feng didn't have an invitation, he wouldn't be able to enter.
Zhao Linlong wants to see him lose face…, Zhao Chi and Zhao Han had sympathy in their eyes.
Zhao Feng felt the atmosphere was a bit tense and the way they looked at him was weird.
"Ok, let's go!" Zhao Linlong gave the order.
"The destination is the Yanbo Lake near the Qiu family's place." Zhao Yufei spun around and warned Zhao Feng as if he would get lost.
Soon, a small lake appeared.
On one side of the lake, there was a mountain one thousand meters high. The lake also circled half the mountain. The meeting point was up at the summit of the mountain.
The small group of them used their movement skills and started to run up the mountain.
On the top of the mountain, there were the figures of a few Qiu family disciples. Since the organizer was Qiu Mengyu, this place was obviously also their territory.
"Can you all please show your invitations?" Seven to eight disciples of the Qiu family stood in a line.
These young men were not normal people; they were all talented Qiu family disciples. All of them had reached the fifth rank or higher, and they were all aged twenty to thirty.
The youths all took out their invites and gave them up. Zhao Linlong led the Zhao sect disciples into the checkpoint.
First, was Zhao Linlong. Then, Zhao Chi, Zhao Han…
Finally, only Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei were left. At this moment, Zhao Linlong's lips curled into a smile as he looked at Zhao Feng.
"This is my invitation." Zhao Feng took out the letter.
"Yep, that's correct." The cultivator nodded his head and let Zhao Feng in.
This scene made Zhao Linlong's smile freeze. Zhao Chi and Zhao Han were both surprised.
What the heck? How did Zhao Feng get an invitation?
Zhao Feng saw their reactions. He instinctively turned his eyes to look at Zhao Yufei, who dodged his eyes and hurriedly gave up her invitation.
The group of seven successfully entered the place. Zhao Feng was curious as he felt that his invitation was different from the others.
Zhao Yufei smiled, "If you want to know the answer, you have to come in first in the Genius Summit…"
Zhao Feng shook his head and didn't think about it anymore. This scene made Zhao Linlong look coldly at Zhao Feng as if he was warning him. Zhao Feng felt the warning and enmity, but he didn't put it in his heart. He didn't fear Zhao Linlong at all with his current strength.
The Zhao sect disciples soon entered a pavilion where servants would pour tea for them. The pavilion they were in was close to the center of the open area.
There were three pavilions equally close to the center - the Qiu, Xin, and Zhao families, representing the largest powers in Sun Feather City.
Zhao Feng looked at the pavilion on his left, and he found that Xin Tong and Xin Fei were also there. Xin Fei had already reached the peak fourth rank, and Xin Tong had just reached the fifth.
Obviously, their cultivating speed was slower than Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei. Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei's cultivation levels had both reached the fifth rank. At least, that's what it looked like, and they were the youngest fighters present.
"The top genius of the Xin family is called Xin Wuheng, and he is the head of the four great geniuses. At last year's summit, the other three great geniuses weren't even able to block ten of his moves," Zhao Qin said quietly.
Following her eyes, Zhao Feng's eyes locked onto an azure-clothed youth who had his eyes closed. The blue-robed youth was between sixteen and seventeen years old, and he had a normal face.
He was Xin Wuheng, and his cultivation level seemed to be at the peak fifth rank. Facing Xin Wuheng, even the arrogant Zhao Linlong's expression turned solemn.
When Zhao Feng's left eye locked onto Xin Wuheng, he couldn't help but take a deep breath. This person wasn't simple at all…
Facing Zhao Linlong, Zhao Feng didn't feel any pressure at all. But facing this person, he could feel the pressure radiating off him. Zhao Feng's left eye could see what others could not…
As if he felt something, Xin Wuheng's eyes suddenly opened. The second he opened his eyes, Zhao Feng could see his clear pupils, instantly turning the normal face into a handsome one.
"Xin Wuheng!" Zhao Linlong spat out as he looked towards Xin Wuheng.
However, Xin Wuheng didn't look at this so-called number one disciple of the Zhao sect. Instead, his eyes landed on Zhao Feng.
"Not bad. There's finally someone that interests me," Xin Wuheng nodded his head. As soon as he finished, he closed his eyes once more, not even bothering to look at Zhao Linlong.
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bsp; Zhao Linlong forcefully pushed down his anger. No one from the younger generation had the courage to look down on him. But he just couldn't get angry at Xin Wuheng. After all, Xin Wuheng had beaten him in ten moves last year.
"Who is this guy? To be so important to Xin Wuheng?" Many looked at Zhao Feng, Xin Fei and Xin Tong included.
Xin Fei's will to battle was raging, and Xin Tong seemed to be expectant as well. "That kid's cultivation speed is legendary; he's reached the fifth rank as well."
Zhao Linlong felt cheated at how importantly Xin Wuheng looked at Zhao Feng. Xin Wuheng was obviously not putting him in his eyes!
"Xin Wuheng…you'll soon see who'll be your true opponent," Zhao Linlong laughed coldly to himself.
At night fell, more and more people arrived. Inside the pavilions were the talented youths and guests of high status. There were around forty to fifty youths invited, and the spectators reached around a hundred.
Abruptly, the mild chatter and conversation was disrupted -
"Look! Qiu Mengyu is here!"
"The most beautiful girl of Sun Feather City!" the crowd exclaimed and then fell into dead silence.
On the red carpet, there was a girl clothed in azure apparel. Her hair seemed to flow with the air and with her majestic face, she seemed to be made of jade.
Qiu Mengyu was between seventeen and eighteen years old, and every move she made was elegant. Every smile she gave was full of self-assurance, not like Zhao Yufei and Zhao Qin who were both shy.
"No wonder she's rated the most beautiful girl of Sun Feather City."
"Don't forget that Qiu Mengyu is also one of the four great geniuses."
Many of the talented youths were dazed.
Only Zhao Yufei among those present could be compared to her. But Zhao Yufei was younger, only fourteen to fifteen, and her pureness seemed very natural. Therefore, she wasn't as attractive as Qiu Mengyu.
Under the crowd's attention, Qiu Mengyu stepped inside the Qiu family's pavilion.
"Today, I have the honor to host this year's summit where all the talented youths within a one thousand radius are invited…" Qiu Mengyu's voice was like a gentle creek flowing, attracting even more attention.
She was indeed pretty!
Zhao Feng couldn't help but look at Qiu Mengyu a few more times, and Zhao Yufei at his side snorted.
There was also a youth clothed in white within the Qiu families pavilion who had reached the peak of the fifth rank.
"That person is called Qiu Changyi, and he is also one of the four great geniuses," Zhao Qin introduced him.
"This means that two of the four great geniuses are from the Qiu family?" Zhao Feng was slightly stunned.
"Yes, the Qiu family's power in Sun Feather City is strong, and they are enemies of our Zhao family, so we usually have a few fights break out," Zhao Chi added.
At this moment, the four great geniuses of Sun Feather City stood up: Zhao Linlong, Xin Wuheng, Qiu Mengyu, and Qiu Changyi.
Chapter 47 – Showing Their Skills
Last year, the four great geniuses had been ranked, with Xin Wuheng easily coming first. The second was Qiu Mengyu, third Zhao Linlong, and fourth Qiu Changyi.
First was the Xin family, while second and fourth were both the Qiu family competitors. The Zhao family was easily last. But this year, it had all changed!
Not only did Zhao Linlong reach the sixth rank, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yufei had both reached the fifth rank at such young ages.
The families only compared how many of the younger generations had reached the fifth rank or higher.
The Zhao family had five: Zhao Linlong, Zhao Chi, Zhao Feng, Zhao Han, and Zhao Yufei.
The Xin family only had three, including Xin Tong who had just reached the fifth rank.
The Qiu family had four, which included Qiu Mengyu and Qiu Changyi, two of the four great geniuses.
"This year's summit will be intense…" Zhao family's dominance made the other two families feel pressured.
When everyone had arrived, the summit officially started. The summit was mainly for sparring and communicating. According to the rules, anyone could show off their skills or challenge someone.
After they finished sparring, the two would exchange pointers.
On the clear open space in the middle of the summit...
"I've trained a skill named Swiping Cloud Leg, and it has reached the peak level."
A youth kicked out with both legs. Soon, he began to kick even faster. Finally, only an afterimage was left. It was like a chaotic storm of legs.
"Not bad. To be able to train a middle ranked skill to the peak level," the crowd praised. This youth wasn't from the three major families. Instead, he was the top genius from a small family.
After showing off, his fiery hot eyes stared at Qiu Mengyu "I wish to spar with the most beautiful girl of Sun Feather City."
As soon as he finished, he caused an uproar from the crowd.
"Just you? Do you want to spar with Qiu Mengyu? In your dreams!"
"You first have to beat me if you want to challenge Qiu Mengyu!" From the Qiu family, a youth of the fourth rank sprang out.
The two soon clashed together. The person from the Qiu family had cultivated a high ranked martial art. Obviously, the Qiu family disciple won after fifty-some moves.
"Hmph! You still have face to come to the summit with your puny strength?" the Qiu family disciple mocked.
The talented youths from the three big families had better cultivation techniques and skills. Therefore, their strength was much stronger than others on the same level.
This Qiu youth was soon challenged by someone from the Xin family.
The summit had a rule. The sparring at the beginning was only for those at the fourth rank. People of the fifth rank or higher couldn't join in.
Soon, Zhao Qin and Zhao Ling from the Zhao sect went up, both winning and losing some.
As time passed, the strength of those onstage rose.
"I, Zhao Han, want to see how strong you are." Zhao Han stood at the center of the open ground.
His eyes scanned the cultivators of the fifth rank from the Xin and Qiu family. Although the Xin family only had three, their strengths were all strong.
"I'll do it!" Xin Tong slowly stood up and threw off the grass hat on his head. He had sparred with Zhao Han the last time. But because his cultivation level was lower, he had lost.
"Defeated trash!" Zhao Han coldly laughed and attacked first.
"Steel Wall Arm!"
Xin Tong's arm turned to bronze, and the muscles on his arm tightened. Under the circulation of his Inner Strength, it headed straight towards Zhao Han.
Ice Cold Palm!
A weird ice cold Inner Strength radiated from Zhao Han and appeared on his palm.
Pah—-
The two energies clashed heavily together. Zhao Han was knocked back a few steps while Xin Tong felt his arm turn numb from the cold.
The two had their own advantages: Zhao Han's advantage was that his Inner Strength was at the peak fifth rank, while Xin Tong's was that his body strength and defense were higher.
Because Xin Tong had reached the fifth rank, his Inner Strength had also reached this level, and combined with Steel Wall Arm; it had become even more powerful.
The two exchanged tens of blows without seeing an end result.
But as time passed, Zhao Han started to feel tired. Every time they clashed, his arm would turn numb from the rebound.
And since Xin Tong's defense was extremely strong, he didn't get injured easily.
Finally, after one hundred or so moves, Zhao Han started to weaken while Xin Tong started to attack more fiercely.
"The spar ends here," Qiu Mengyu gently smiled and stopped the two.
Next, she analyzed the two's strengths and weaknesses. "Zhao Han, although your Inner Strength is very strong, its foundation isn't very solid. I recommend that you train a body strengthening techniqu
e. As for Xin Tong, although your defense is your specialty and your offense is also powerful, you rely too much on pure power. Your martial arts skills aren't up to scratch…"
Qiu Mengyu's analysis was perfect. There were also others that joined in the discussion. They also decided that Xin Tong had won this match.
"Hehe, who's going to come from the Zhao family? Zhao Linlong? Or Zhao Feng?" Xin Tong had his arms crossed, and he chewed on a piece of grass as he looked at the Zhao family.
There were too many talented people in the Zhao family from this generation, so the other families had teamed up to challenge the Zhao family's geniuses.
Finally, Xin Tong's eyes locked onto Zhao Feng as he didn't have any confidence in beating Zhao Linlong. Zhao Linlong's cultivation had reached the sixth rank, and no one apart from the four great geniuses would have the courage to challenge him.
"You've just had a battle, even if I won it wouldn't be fair." Zhao Feng smiled faintly and stood up.
What he said was true, Xin Tong had just fought fiercely with Zhao Han, and his energy was depleted.
But his words caused the Xin family disciples to feel disgusted.
"Kid! Don't be too arrogant!"
"Hmph! Stop using excuses!"
The main reason was that Zhao Feng wasn't very famous in Sun Feather City and so not many people knew him and only thought of him as a slightly talented youth of the younger generation.
Zhao Feng was only famous within the Zhao family as he almost never left the family grounds.
Only Xin Fei of the Xin family had a solemn look.
Qiu Mengyu gave a suggestion. "Why not let Xin Tong rest a while, and let Zhao Feng spars with others?"
Her clear crystal eyes gave Zhao Feng an interested glance, and then she looked at Zhao Yufei not far away. Zhao Yufei was slightly embarrassed and stuck out her tongue.
Zhao Feng felt slightly weird as if Qiu Mengyu knew him.
"Does anyone want to spar with me?" he asked with a smile.
"Let me go!" A scar-faced youth jumped out from the Xin family's pagoda.
It was Xin Fei. After two months, Xin Fei's cultivation had reached the peak of the fourth rank.
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