CHAPTER 140: CHAPTER 140: LIE DOWN!

On the ring, Luo Feng faced off against Li Yun.

Everyone watching the battle held their breath, their eyes focused on the two.

One was Luo Feng, the ’dark horse’ who had recently risen to prominence, while the other was Li Yun, ranked first on the Winged Tiger List!

There wasn’t much suspense about the outcome of this battle, but the spectators were still buzzing with excitement.

Li Yun stood ten meters in front of Luo Feng, hands clasped behind his back, squinting. "Luo Feng, I didn’t expect you to make it this far. It’s somewhat surprising."

"What will truly surprise you is yet to come. Soon, you’ll learn who the real frog in the well is," Luo Feng said with a faint smile, glancing briefly at Li Yun. A flash of cold light flickered deep within his pupils and vanished.

His statement left the spectators around the ring dumbfounded. Li Yun was ranked first on the Winged Tiger List; for Luo Feng, ranked fifty-eighth, to say such a thing was undoubtedly an act of extreme arrogance!

"Oh, really? It seems you still don’t comprehend your situation."

Li Yun snorted coldly, a sneer touching his lips.

Although Luo Feng’s strength had surprised him slightly, he didn’t believe his opponent could surpass him.

WHOOSH...

As he spoke, Li Yun’s clothes suddenly fluttered as if stirred by an invisible wind. His aura escalated rapidly, a transparent Gang Qi shimmering around him. The intense pressure made everyone feel as if a massive stone was crushing their chests.

"What potent Gang Qi! Li Yun’s Cultivation has undoubtedly reached the initial limit of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm. It’s only a matter of time before he advances to the middle stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm!"

From the viewing platforms, some couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

The oppressive feeling emanating from Li Yun was simply too astonishing!

A student with insufficient Cultivation might not even be able to move when faced with such a powerful aura!

"It seems Li Yun has grown considerably during his year of training outside," Dean Zi Hongyuan remarked with a smile and a nod.

The other instructors beside him nodded in agreement.

Li Yun had just turned sixteen. To possess such power at his age was already exceptionally rare.

"Luo Feng, you will undoubtedly lose within ten moves!"

Li Yun condescendingly swept his gaze over Luo Feng, his voice merging with his Gang Qi, making his aura even more formidable.

Ten moves?

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow, remaining outwardly calm. "You can try."

Luo Feng’s dismissive attitude irked Li Yun. He said coldly, "I’d like to see what you’re truly capable of!"

As he spoke, Li Yun’s figure suddenly vanished from the ring.

SWISH!

A faint sound of rushing air came from behind. Before anyone realized, Li Yun had appeared behind Luo Feng, his powerful palm strike descending fiercely!

Trying to ambush me?

Luo Feng’s eyebrows twitched slightly, a cold sneer tugging at the corner of his mouth. Without even looking, he threw a punch backward.

BOOM!

The force of the fist and the energy of the palm collided head-on, forcing both to retreat simultaneously.

"What just happened?!"

"I don’t know! I didn’t see how Senior Brother Li Yun got behind Luo Feng at all. His Qinggong is terrifying! No wonder he’s renowned as the ’Cloud Eagle’!"

"It’s also remarkable that Luo Feng managed to block this incredibly unpredictable attack!"

"It was probably just luck."

Everything had happened in a split second. Many students only reacted after the two separated, staring speechlessly at them on the ring.

"The first move..."

On the ring, Luo Feng looked at Li Yun opposite him, clapped his hands lightly, and offered a faint smile.

Li Yun’s face turned ashen, his brow twitching visibly.

He had thought Luo Feng would be utterly unable to resist his sneak attack, but he hadn’t expected his opponent to emerge unharmed!

"Let’s see how many of my moves you can block!"

Suppressing the fury in his heart, Li Yun shouted coldly. His attacks suddenly became ferocious. His figure continuously flashed across the ring, a sky full of palm shadows attacking Luo Feng from all sorts of bizarre angles.

"Thinking of competing with me in Qinggong?"

A smile flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes. As he spoke, eight Qi Dragons rose from beneath his feet, roaring and soaring.

SWISH!

His figure instantly vanished from the ring.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Violent sonic booms echoed continuously. On the ring, all that could be seen were constant distortions in the air and the appearance of chilling cracks in the stage!

The two moved so quickly that the crowd could only catch fleeting afterimages when they clashed.

"This... What realm have their Qinggong skills reached?! This is too bizarre; I can’t even see their figures!"

Someone couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Senior Brother Li Yun’s Ling Falcon Step has reached Great Accomplishment, yet Luo Feng can actually block his attacks. He’s truly remarkable! It seems he was hiding his strength before. Amazing!"

"Senior Brother Li Yun must also be holding back some of his strength."

"Regardless, after this battle, Luo Feng will certainly make a name for himself! Senior Brother Li Yun’s Qinggong ranks in the top three at the academy! It’s already quite impressive that Luo Feng can be on par with him."

Many students from the academy marveled.

At this moment, Li Yun was also profoundly shocked.

His Ling Falcon Step was a Yellow Grade High-Rank Martial Art, and he had already reached Great Accomplishment. In terms of pure Qinggong, he had never lost before!

How can he be so fast?!

Anger roared in Li Yun’s heart. This was the first time he had encountered someone whose Qinggong Cultivation could threaten his own.

"Wrath of the Four Oceans!"

With a thunderous shout, Li Yun’s hands whipped up gales, unleashing more than ten palm strikes in a single breath. The stage filled with palm winds, and deafening, thunder-like sounds reverberated continuously. The momentum was terrifying.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The force of the palms struck the stage, sending debris flying and leaving shocking palm prints everywhere, yet Luo Feng was nowhere to be seen.

"’Cloud Eagle’ Li Yun, your Qinggong Cultivation is merely so-so..."

Luo Feng’s voice echoed from behind Li Yun.

Stepping forward to stand before Li Yun, Luo Feng said calmly, "That’s nine moves. One more to go."

"Presumptuous! Take this palm! Overturning Rivers and Seas!"

Li Yun’s eyes stared fiercely at Luo Feng, his eyebrows twitching. He roared, his palms bursting with Gang Qi. Amidst a violent sonic boom, the air compressed into a seemingly solid force that squeezed towards Luo Feng.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The palm energy rolled forward ferociously, sending shivers down the spines of many students around the ring.

With muffled sonic booms, Li Yun’s palms, like colossal waves, struck mercilessly towards Luo Feng.

With his Cultivation at the peak of the initial stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm, this full-force strike could even make Martial Artists at the middle stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm shudder in fear!

Yet Luo Feng remained steadfast.

"A Yellow Grade Supreme Martial Art, ’Splashing Wave Palm Technique’! Bring it on!"

Luo Feng uttered a light shout, his eyes flashing like electricity as he stimulated his Gang Qi.

ROAR!

Roars of a tiger resounded over the stage as Luo Feng punched out.

"Has Luo Feng gone mad?! He’s daring to face Senior Brother Li Yun head-on!"

Seeing Luo Feng neither dodge nor retreat, the students of the inner courtyard around the ring all widened their eyes.

"Hehe, knowing full well that Senior Brother Li Yun is performing the Yellow Grade High-Rank Martial Art, ’Splashing Wave Palm,’ yet he doesn’t use his Qinggong to dodge. He dares to meet it head-on! He’s courting death!"

Zhou Jian, seeing Luo Feng about to clash directly with Li Yun, grinned, a cold glint in his eyes.

RUMBLE!

On the stage, the two figures brutally collided. In that instant, a sound like a clap of thunder erupted, and the violent Gang Qi tore the stage into countless pieces!

THUD! THUD! THUD!

One figure retreated explosively, step after step.

Huh?

A collective gasp of surprise echoed through the entire training arena, followed by an eerie silence.

Those watching Ring Number One had expressions of shock on their faces, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Because the figure retreating in disarray was none other than Li Yun!

"How is that possible?! He actually repelled Senior Brother Li Yun!"

Everyone was stunned, including Zhou Tong and Nan Xiao, two students on the Hidden Dragon List.

Those with keen eyes could see that Li Yun’s Cultivation had not only reached the peak of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm, but his Yellow Grade Supreme Martial Art, Splashing Wave Palm, had also reached the Small Success realm!

Li Yun’s all-out strike was powerful enough to easily shatter steel; even Martial Artists at the middle stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm would have to evade its brunt!

No one could have imagined that Li Yun would be repelled head-on by Luo Feng!

Li Yun retreated several meters before he managed to steady himself. His eyes, fixed on Luo Feng, were chillingly dark.

His hands, hidden within his sleeves, still trembled slightly, a faint numbing sensation lingering. The tremendous force transmitted through his hands from that previous strike had almost caused him to cough up blood.

"Impossible! How could I lose to you?!"

Li Yun gritted his teeth, his face filled with unwillingness.

"Hehe, Li Yun, do you want to know why?"

Luo Feng glanced calmly at Li Yun, smiled faintly, and took a step forward. No longer concealing his Cultivation, he released a profound and heavy aura.

This aura was nothing like that of a Martial Artist who had just stepped into the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm; it even surpassed Li Yun’s!

Luo Feng possessed eighteen Meridian Wheels, twice the number of an ordinary person. Although his Cultivation was still at the initial stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm, the Yuan Qi in his body had already surpassed that of Martial Artists at the middle stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm!

"He too is at the peak of the initial stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm!"

By now, most eyes in the entire training arena were focused on Ring Number One. Witnessing this, many were left speechless.

"Such profound Yuan Qi! I almost thought his Cultivation was at the middle stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm!"

On the viewing platform, Dean Zi Hongyuan’s calm face showed a hint of astonishment for the first time.

"The Tiger Roar Fist, cultivated to the Transformation Realm, its power is not inferior to ordinary Yellow Grade Supreme Martial Arts. Coupled with his abundant Yuan Qi, Li Yun is indeed no match," a middle-aged instructor beside him commented with a nod.

"Haha... a fifteen-year-old Martial Artist at the initial stage of the seventh level of the Essence storage Realm who has cultivated the Tiger Roar Fist to the Transformation Realm! This boy has truly made a stunning debut. He reminds me of Lu Xiao Yun from three years ago," another square-faced instructor laughed heartily.

"Hehe, even if he can’t compare to Lu Xiao Yun, he is definitely a One in Ten Thousand genius! For our Purple Sun School to have a student with such potential emerge is a great fortune!"

Zi Hongyuan nodded gently, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

On the ring, Luo Feng walked step by step towards Li Yun, his obsidian-like eyes flashing with a sharp glint.

"Li Yun, ten moves have passed. Do you have anything else to say?"

"I, Li Yun, have spent the past year venturing into deep mountains and braving perilous forests; my footprints have covered the entire Flowing Cloud Region! I personally slew dozens of infamous bandits, endured countless perils, and had numerous brushes with death! I endured all this to make a name for myself at the New Hero Conference. How can I be defeated by a brat like you today?! This is impossible!"

A savage expression contorted Li Yun’s face. He furiously channeled his Yuan Qi, let out a long howl, and once again lunged towards Luo Feng.

Luo Feng’s eyelids lifted. He shot forward abruptly. Amidst the roar of a tiger, a seemingly tangible tiger’s head materialized around his fist.

"Lie down!"