CHAPTER 475: CHAPTER 263: RADIANT SECRET REALM, STAR PALACE FORCES_2

The mountain gate of Flame Tiger Sect was so familiar. As soon as he got off the vehicle, sounds of surprise and awe continued to resonate.

"Senior Brother!!"

"Senior Brother is back!!"

There was cheering in the voice. Chen Feng went to see his master and Third Uncle in succession.

Both were quite surprised at his return, but upon hearing the details, they both frowned.

"Star Palace..."

Li Tong, in his red-patterned white robe, pondered for a moment. He hadn’t heard of it.

Third Uncle Yan Chong was similar.

It wasn’t unexpected. Chen Feng then returned to his own small courtyard.

The fence and wooden wall surrounded it, with trees lining the pond’s edge.

A few goldfish roamed within; the ancient red yard was sealed by the small house’s door.

....

"Someone really did come to kill him."

Nanjiang, atop the branch building of Jade Biotechnology.

A young man in a black-purple suit sat in the office, with a few securities and secretaries standing in front of a redwood desk.

"Tsk tsk, another Martial Arts Extreme Realm practitioner, quite interesting."

"Chen Wu, pull up the surveillance images."

"Yes."

In response, a typical thirty-year-old man nodded and brought up a virtual light screen.

Soon, he attempted access and encountered obstruction.

"Boss, the Association prohibits access."

"Use my privilege."

"Yes!"

With the words spoken, a City Association council member account logged in, entering the appropriate backend.

Before long, a very short image appeared.

A black-clad youth was unstoppable, repeatedly punching to seize the attack, eventually killing the elder in the black trench coat.

Streetlamp poles, the ground, mall walls....

Many places showed signs of damage. People slightly frowned, wanting to see other angles more clearly, but found the surveillance equipment there destroyed in the aftershock, already defunct.

"Can you tell, is he really in the Extreme Realm?"

asked the young man in the black-purple suit.

Many in the mechanical martial arts frowned in thought, and someone spoke after pondering.

"The strongest Grandmaster is only Fourth Rank, that’s a martial arts world ironclad rule."

"But I’ve heard people say that some have very high potential, even if not in the Extreme Realm, can surpass Grandmaster, constantly digging into human potential, until reaching the limit."

"So?"

"He may not be entirely in the Extreme Realm yet."

The previous speaker offered a hypothesis.

"Oh?"

"His strength should have increased somewhat from when he killed Onite."

"Though not too much, this indicates he hadn’t reached his limit before."

Xu Heng, in the black-purple suit, frowned upon hearing this.

This implies the person could potentially become even stronger?

"What about the others around Cousin?"

"Currently, they are not a threat."

"Though he’s contacted several old associates of Chairman Lin, not everyone is willing to take risks; only this Master Chen seems hard to read."

With the words spoken, Xu Heng’s brow furrowed more.

He hated uncertain matters, especially those concerning enemies.

Buzz buzz!

Just then, a message suddenly came through on the phone.

"Zhong Yan?"

Opening it revealed just one short sentence.

But.

His frown relaxed, and Xu Heng felt much relieved.

"Young Master Xu?"

Several core security personnel were puzzled.

"That fellow, though strong, is unfortunately a bit foolish."

"He likes taking sides so much, huh, even dares to meddle in the affairs of those two...."

His eyes flashed, Xu Heng shook his head.

He understood that since that person decided to intervene in the matter.

He himself need not be distracted anymore.

.....

A day later.

Chen Feng looked pale, his gaze dim.

The Black Tide creatures of Qinggang City’s Dream Realm were too formidable. He attempted to activate Green Armor Superlimit State and work with the Holy Shield Giant to tackle the Sixth Order One-eyed Magma Giant.

But unfortunately, his opponent’s teammates appeared too timely, causing him to fail to kill them.

Moreover.

"There are actually several Sixth Order creatures."

"Are they hidden elsewhere in Qinggang City, or did they come from beyond the collapsed high walls?"

He thought to himself, having suffered heavy injuries inside and was forced to exit the Dream Realm again.

Even after a nap, he still felt considerable exhaustion and hadn’t fully recovered.

Shaking his head, he shook off the heavy fatigue.

He looked at the panel in front of him.

[Strength: 63.2→63.5]

[Agility: 50.1→50.5]

[Constitution: 66.4→66.7]

[Will: 68.4]

Ten Attribute Light Groups, Chen Feng was unsure if the Blood Moon had discovered his pattern of entering the Dream Realm.

The Black Tide Creatures that gathered were getting stronger, with several Sixth Order creatures surrounding him, causing dangerous situations and slightly lowering the efficiency of searching for the Light Groups.

Thinking of this, he finally allocated the Breakthrough points he absorbed to the Extreme Fighting Fist.

He had the key secrets of Sunfall Great Success, enhancing it to the extreme limit of this level, which could greatly increase the power of Extreme Fighting Fist again.

As for the Life Seed Awakening Method, he had a better way to improve it that didn’t require Breakthrough.

Buzz!

[Extreme Fighting Fist: Sunfall (39%)]

Immediately, the Breakthrough consumed, and the progress of Extreme Fighting Fist increased again.

After a quick glance, Chen Feng picked up his phone.

It turned out Zhou Wuren acted faster than he imagined, having sent him several messages last night.

[Zhou Wuren: I asked, and Old Zhang the leader told me, the Star Palace is a special force.]

[Its initial purpose was to find a path to break through the Extreme Realm, so it widely invited martial arts experts from all around Earth Star....]

[Only Extreme Realm experts can secure the Twelve Main Positions, although they’re never fully occupied, every main position is held by a big figure in the martial arts world of Earth Star, such as that Mountain Ancestor from Suluo might be one of them.]

[Due to technological backwardness in some areas, martial arts prevailed, so the influence of Star Palace isn’t limited to the martial arts world, especially in certain war-torn developing countries, it can sway some situations.....]

The messages were long, sent by Zhou Wuren late at night, perhaps worried he’d slept and intentionally sent as text.

Chen Feng kept a serious expression, reading the last messages.

[Zhou Wuren: However, Old Zhang also mentioned another situation.]

[Although the Star Palace is powerful, the Twelve Main Positions are not united, everyone has their own interests and conflicts.]

[Also, each main position wants to surpass the Extreme Realm, to go beyond in martial arts, so unless it’s related to that, they’re rarely willing to join forces....]

Indeed.

Chen Feng shook his head, which matched closely with his previous guesses.

The Star Palace truly holds a superb place in the martial arts world, but it’s constrained by the martial arts’ limits; it’s not unconquerable.

However, he was a bit puzzled as to why Old Zhang the leader knew so much.

"Could it be... he is one of Star Palace’s main positions?"

This suspicion inexplicably appeared, and Chen Feng felt it wasn’t impossible.

Though if this were true, then why would they need the Shenwu Alliance Leader to invite Liu Duanyun, rather than having the person guide directly?

He shook his head, deciding not to delve deeper.

Old Zhou’s message informed him about some higher level secrets.

Of course, he realized this could also be Old Zhang the leader selling him favors, easing relations between him and the Holy Sect.

[Thanks.]

Replying with two words, Chen Feng then put down his phone and pushed open the small courtyard door.

At the end of winter, beginning of spring, the sharp breeze still held a hint of chill.

The bamboo forest swayed, ripples spread across the pond.

Outside the small courtyard, someone was already waiting, soon nodding and instructing, someone promptly delivered breakfast.

"Senior brother."

In a blue-patterned ancient robe, Zhao Tingxiao concluded his morning exercise and walked over.

By the stone table were some stone benches, he inquired about the critical points of breaking through True Intent.

"Oh?" Chen Feng raised his eyebrow slightly, sensing for a moment.

Then he noticed, unknowingly, Zhao Tingxiao had already reached Entering Force Triple, practicing Red Tiger Strength to perfection, just a sliver away from breaking through Red Tiger.

Not too surprising, the other party was highly talented.

During this period, Flame Tiger Sect flourished with abundant secret medicine resources, naturally bringing significant benefits to the other party.

"Breaking through is like eating and drinking, flowing naturally."

"If you can’t condense True Intent, it’s naturally because there’s still a slight gap in your Power, not yet perfect, so you cannot visualize concretely and achieve True Intent."

Chen Feng stated calmly, possessing the insights beyond a Grandmaster, thus seeing some minor issues.

Zhao Tingxiao was slightly stunned, wanting to ask more.

But then, Chen Feng’s gaze sharpened.

A scene emerged in his mind, observed by the small stone statue left in the Snake Spirit Secret Realm.

Contemplating, he patted Zhao Tingxiao’s shoulder.

The nutrients needed by the Holy Flame Awakening Method, an opportunity from the Holy City.

Just perfect, achieving two goals with one move.