In the Lin family's plaza, the crowd, though initially stunned, quickly recovered. The Lin family patriarch then looked at Wang Batian with hostility, saying, "Patriarch Wang, you've been hiding quite well! Even we didn't know your Wang family possessed such martial arts."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Wang Batian waved his hand. He himself didn't know the Wang family had such martial arts, but that didn't stop him from bluffing. At least it would make the other party wary of the Wang family's strength and dare not act presumptuously. Yun Feng stood aside, watching this peculiar display and a thought arose in his mind: if he could master such martial arts and techniques, his own strength would reach a higher level. It was impossible for him to intervene now; he could only wait until the opponent came to Lingyun Academy.
Chen Tian was still cultivating under the moonlight and starlight. As Lin Feng's vision followed, the scene appeared before him, and the Lin family members burst into laughter: "Haha, this guy still has the mood to cultivate. Doesn't he know he's about to die?"
"Patriarch Wang, it seems your Wang family truly has no fate. Your Wang family disciples are almost wiped out, with only him left, and he's here cultivating while waiting for death."
"It seems your Wang family is destined for ruin."
The Qi family patriarch spoke. Wang Batian clenched his fists, and the elders behind him were filled with anger. If the important figure wasn't here, the three families would have already clashed. They could only endure. None of the three great families could afford to offend Lingyun Academy, so they endured.
This was the sentiment of everyone. They couldn't let their family's foundation be destroyed because of them. In the vision, Chen Tian was cultivating. Yun Feng noticed something peculiar, but he wasn't sure. He needed to keep watching. Yun Feng felt that Chen Tian was even more captivating than Lin Feng. At least, Yun Feng couldn't see through Chen Tian.
Chen Tian was cultivating on the ground. Lin Feng, having broken through numerous traps, arrived before Chen Tian and taunted him, "What's the use of cultivating at this time? Even if you cultivated for so long, the gap in our realms can't be bridged. Die!" Kuaishuge
Lin Feng's clothes were tattered, and his entire body bore some injuries, a testament to how Chen Tian's traps had tormented him. If he went out like this, he'd be a complete beggar. How could Lin Feng possibly endure such humiliation? He decisively struck, unleashing a palm strike with his full strength. He wanted to turn Chen Tian into a pulp with this blow.
As the palm was about to strike Chen Tian, at the last second, Chen Tian opened his eyes. Starlight twinkled within them. He raised his arm, and palm met palm. A shockwave spread, and with a rumble, the surrounding ground and trees shook violently. Chen Tian opened his mouth and said, "Now, let's have a fair fight!"
With a push of his palm, Lin Feng was sent staggering backward, standing unsteadily on the ground. Lin Feng looked at Chen Tian with a mixture of shock and excitement. He was shocked that Chen Tian suddenly possessed strength equal to his own, and excited because he wanted to kill such a genius prodigy to satisfy his own desires.
Lin Feng burst into wild laughter, his entire being like a madman. His aura erupted, and a blood-red aura enveloped the surroundings. A bloody scent emanated from within him, filling a radius of a thousand meters. His excited voice rang out, "I'm so happy, so happy! I can kill a monstrous talent like you, haha! Come on, let me kill you, give me your all!"
He went completely berserk, looking like a madman, which perfectly matched his nickname: Lin the Mad.
Chen Tian's eyes were covered in starlight, and his entire body condensed into a starlight battle armor. After his recent cultivation, the Star Body hadn't condensed yet, but he could control the power of starlight, especially at night when the starlight was boundless. Facing Lin Feng, Chen Tian wasn't worried about losing; they were at best evenly matched.
Chen Tian could condense the Star Body while fighting, so if the battle dragged on, Chen Tian would be the victor. Chen Tian and Lin Feng stepped forward, their fists and palms colliding. They exchanged four or five blows in quick succession. Chen Tian lifted his left leg and kicked out. Seeing Chen Tian's attack, Lin Feng bent backward, evading Chen Tian's left leg. Chen Tian's attack missed, and he recovered his stance, clenching his fist and throwing a blood-red punch. Chen Tian opened his palm.
"Bang! Bang!"
Several sounds rang out as fists and palms collided. Above, they were evenly matched. Chen Tian seized an opportunity, crouched down, and spun his legs on the ground, trying to trip Lin Feng. Lin Feng jumped, evading this treacherous move. Chen Tian unleashed a series of palm strikes. While Lin Feng was in mid-air, his movements were a mere second slower, and a couple of his palms struck Lin Feng's body.
Lin Feng was sent flying backward. His face turned pale for a moment before quickly regaining its rosy hue. The blood-red aura surrounding Lin Feng healed the injuries within his body. This blood-red aura was made up of all the geniuses Lin Feng had killed. The surging energy was killing intent; only killing intent could be so chilling.
Chen Tian couldn't feel it, as he was accustomed to such things. Having seen it all, the Northern Yuan Continent's plane was even lower than the Divine Realm. What hadn't Chen Tian seen?
Chen Tian and Lin Feng's eyes met. Chen Tian attacked first. After the previous exchange, Chen Tian had gained the upper hand. He seized the timing and didn't give his opponent a chance to attack, aiming to crush him directly.
This clone was not his main body. He could have killed the opponent with one hand. If he was careless, he himself would perish.
Strike first to gain the advantage!
Seeing Chen Tian's attack, Lin Feng was ecstatic, a sinister smile appearing on his lips. Then, the two figures engaged in countless rounds of combat within the forest. Lin Feng, fighting more and more fiercely, seemed to be getting stronger as his excitement grew.
Chen Tian refused to be outdone. Lin Feng's attacks were all parried by Chen Tian.
Outside, the onlookers from the three families stared with their mouths agape, asking themselves:
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing right now!
Were they dreaming? Someone was actually fighting Lin the Mad to a standstill. That was Lin the Mad!
"Gulp, Patriarch Wang, your Wang family's genius is unfortunately about to perish."
"Hmph, you should worry about your own madman."
Wang Batian retorted, neither wanting their own genius to perish. The battle continued.
Yun Feng watched the entire fight. He always felt that Chen Tian's eyes were very familiar, as if a certain physique explained those eyes. What was that physique? He couldn't recall.
"Never mind, I'll forget it. Maybe I'll remember it after watching for a while."
Yun Feng stopped thinking and continued to watch the battle. At this moment, Chen Tian and Lin Feng arrived at the edge of the forest. Their eyes met. Chen Tian flickered, and countless afterimages appeared, moving step by step towards Lin Feng. Lin Feng produced a long saber. He knew he was no match for Chen Tian in close combat.
From their previous exchanges, Lin Feng realized he was inferior in close combat. Naturally, Chen Tian's combat experience far surpassed Lin Feng's. In a close combat clash, who would be at a disadvantage? It was obviously Lin Feng.
As Lin Feng watched Chen Tian approach, he swung his long saber. The saber's sharp edge threatened Chen Tian. Chen Tian had no weapon and dared not confront it directly, as his body couldn't withstand it. He flickered, and the saber grazed Chen Tian's cheek, leaving a gash.
Chen Tian wiped away the blood. Lin Feng's long saber glowed, and he moved again. A saber energy slashed out. Chen Tian jumped back, the ground exploding, and debris flying everywhere. Chen Tian steadied himself, clenched his hands, and the surrounding vines and tendrils converged in his hands. He wielded a pair of twin blades made of vines.
This clone was Chen Tian, inheriting Chen Tian's affinity for dual blades. After all, Chen Tian himself preferred dual blades, and as they were split from the same origin, their preferences and characteristics couldn't change.
"What strange means. But do you think vines can resist my ninth-grade long saber?"
In Lin Feng's eyes, how strong could vine-made twin blades be? His ninth-grade weapon could cleave those twin blades in half with a single strike.
Chen Tian curved his lips and said, "You can try!"
The two faced off, took a step forward, and their weapons collided – the long saber and the twin blades.
Chen Tian felt the immense power transmitted from the long saber and dared not be careless. He raised both arms, forcefully repelling the long saber. The twin blades attacked with a tricky maneuver, spinning towards Lin Feng. Lin Feng felt a sense of danger and retreated. The saber strike grazed Lin Feng's waist, leaving only a slight trace.
Lin Feng saw he was injured and became excited. The more powerful the opponent, the more he yearned to kill Chen Tian.
His injuries healed under the blood-red aura, and the surrounding blood-red aura diminished. Chen Tian seemed unfazed, as if he had expected this.
After all, Chen Tian understood the strengths of blood path cultivators too well. As long as their blood energy wasn't depleted, injuries could be healed instantaneously. This was the blood path.
There were countless cultivation methods in the myriad realms, and the blood method was one of them. As long as one engaged in slaughter, blood energy would envelop them, and their strength would increase, their cultivation advancing faster. The downside was the risk of qi deviation. Lin Feng's erratic behavior was a testament to this. It was only because Lin Feng had a firm will that he hadn't been consumed by the blood path energy.
Chen Tian's expression grew solemn. To kill Lin Feng, he needed to deplete his blood energy. Thus, it became a battle of attrition – who would run out of energy first.
Starlight only existed at night. It was late at night, and only a little time remained until sunrise. Chen Tian had to condense the Star Body before sunrise or kill Lin Feng. When the starlight faded, it would be Chen Tian's demise.
After all, the Star Body required starlight to condense. Where could he find starlight during the day? Stars didn't appear during the day.
Chen Tian's plan was to finish the battle quickly. He charged towards Lin Feng. Lin Feng gripped his long saber, but this time his aura was even more powerful than before.
Yun Feng watched the scene and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He trembled, his heart filled with excitement. "This, this, this is the Starlight Body! I remember now. Those eyes are Star Eyes. The Starling Body! No, I absolutely cannot let this guy perish here. He might be someone the Dean is looking for."
Yun Feng watched the battle between Chen Tian and Lin Feng. Lin Feng's long saber swept in broad arcs, while Chen Tian jumped to evade the saber attacks, his twin blades chopping continuously, attacking from both sides, multitasking.
Just as Chen Tian's twin blades were about to make contact with Lin Feng's long saber, a voice rang out: "You two, stop! You both are qualified to enter my Lingyun Academy. Why must you fight to the death here?"
This voice made both Chen Tian and Lin Feng halt their attacks simultaneously.