The King of the Gods
Chapter 117: The Beginning of the Challenge
Princess Yun Mengxiang and Zhao Feng walked back together. On the way, Princess Yun Mengxiang laughed and her attitude changed drastically.
Zhao Feng looked at the Princess strangely.
Ever since they entered the Clan, this Princess had made others feel inferior to her charm, beauty, and identity. He would not see Zhao Feng more than before, but now it was different.
The experience back then made Princess Yun Mengxiang realize that the young man in front of her was probably a genius that she could not miss. He seemed to be seeing the resurrection of the future prodigies, becoming the new star of the pill world.
Being the Cloud Country's Princess, her eyes surpassed those of other outer disciples. He clearly knew what a good pill master meant to the Clan.
If the Clan had many talented pill makers and had sufficient resources, more high-quality pills would be created, which would cause the Clan's strength to increase.
If he could get this pill-making genius in front of him to work for the King, the future was unimaginable.
The only problem was that Zhao Feng maintained a normal attitude, he did not have good feelings towards the Princess, but he did not want to offend her at the same time. After all, the Cloud Country was his home country.
Yun Mengxiang sighed, he knew that his first impression was not good, but he still would not give up just like that since a good pill maker was so important to the King.
Soon, the two returned to the Outer Clan Hall. Many people knew that Zhao Feng's newly-entered disciple was challenging Ji Fengyun today, so they all put down their work and came to watch.
Seeing Zhao Feng and Yun Mengxiang walking together, the nearby disciples, especially the ones who had just entered, were all dumbfounded.
"When did Zhao Feng gather with the Princess?"
Some of the outer disciples felt extraordinary.
Everyone had gotten used to the cold demeanor of the Princesses and aside from the likes of Xiao Sun and Liu Yue'er, she had not really spoken to anyone else.
Zhao Feng soon arrived at the stage where a battle was about to take place. This stage was already near the residence of the substitute inner disciples. The students in the substitutes all had their own pages and they received better care and resources.
Once one became a substitute inner disciple, they did not need to work like other outer disciples.
The stage was made of special pure black stone and its hardness was several times stronger than steel. The Martial Master would be hard pressed even to damage it.
Whenever the substitute inner disciple was challenged, this place would be extremely crowded. Zhao Feng looked at some familiar figures like Xiao Sun, Liu Yue'er, Chen Feng... And the two figures who came in haste, Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan.
Immediately, the challenged one, Ji Fengyun, had also arrived. This kind of battle had always been ignored by Deacon or Vice Deacon and the person who oversaw the battle today was Deacon Qiu.
The new disciples were all familiar with him because Deacon Qiu had led everyone through the test, but it seemed that not only was there one person challenging the substitute inner disciple.
"The first battle, 'Wang Yang, vs. the student in the substitute 'Xia Yundong'."
Deacon Qiu's loud voice resounded over several miles and the crowd calmed down.
Yawl! Yawl!
Two figures that released powerful auras landed on the stage.
On the stage, two young men faced each other.
One was Xiao Yundong, rank 20 and the other was his challenger, Wang Yang.
Both of them had reached the half-step Ascended Realm and their auras were even stronger than the First Guard.
"The Battle of Ascended Realms is half a step!"
Zhao Fengs heart trembled. Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan were both focused on fighting.
Shua! Shua!
Two figures flying in the air created explosions wherever they went.
The energy from the half-step Ascended Realm would tear apart those who were at rank 8 Consolidated Realm.
The martial arts used by the two were all Low-grade Mortal skills, which were equivalent to Sacred martial arts.
The Whistling Sword pierced through the Sky!
The substitute inner disciple, Xia Yundong, pierced with his sword and the wind ripples into blades that enveloped the opponent. At this moment, a sharp whistling sound echoed in the ears of those watching and those ranked 8th and 9th of the Consolidated Realm felt pain.
"Such power can be used in the Consolidated Realm?"
“The difference between the half-step Ascended Realm and the 9th rank is too big.”
The hearts of the outer disciples trembled as they looked at the disciples in surrogates respectfully.
Of the outer disciples, the top 20 were elites. Those who challenged the disciples in surrogates had to be at the half-step Ascended Realm to have a chance of winning. There was clearly a person who won with the 9th rank peak. But in the past 2 years, the top 20 were almost at the half-step Ascended Realm.
The substitute inner disciple Xia Yundong always held the advantage and every move he made would force the opponent to retreat. About 40-50 fifty steps later, Wang Yang was finally defeated.
Not many people focused on this battle as the results were not surprising, but after watching this battle, the new outer disciples finally realized how frightening the disciples in the surrogate were.
Xiao Sun's face was pale and when he thought about how he would challenge the substitute inner disciple, cold sweat ran down his face. If he were to face Xia Yundong, he would be defeated in 10 steps, he did not even have the confidence that he could defeat Wang Yang.
"Too strong, Bei Moi was only this strong before he left."
Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan looked at each other and they could not help but worry about Zhao Feng.
That Xia Yundong was only ranked 20th, it was hard to imagine how strong Ji Fengyun, who was ranked 13th, would be.
Thinking up to here, Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan's last hopes for Zhao Feng were extinguished.
The first battle had ended and now, it was the second battle.
Not many people were interested in the first battle because the strength of the two were similar and they were both old disciples so they were familiar with their skills. But the challenger for the second battle was only ranked 8th from the Consolidated Realm.
Challenges like this have not been seen in the last ten years. It could be said that instead of everyone coming to watch the fight, they were here to see how the young man would become a laughingstock.
"Second battle, Zhao Feng challenged the disciple in Ji Fengyun's stead." Deaken Qiu announced.
As soon as his words were done, the crowd below started laughing and whistling.
"Shut up!"
Deacon Qiu gave a cold hmph and the pressure weighed on the outer disciples like an avalanche.
The Ascended Realm was like a mountain that made the outer disciples below feel as if they were ants.
The crowd immediately fell silent.
The group of outer disciples finally understood how powerful they were from the Ascended Realm.
Under the many gazes of the crowd, both figures appeared on the stage.
Ji Fengyun was ranked 13th and her fame was much greater than Xiao Yundong. The difference between each disciple rank in a substitute was not great, but there were 7 places between 13 and 20! This gap should not be ignored!
Seeing the strength of Xiao Yundong, even Nan Gongfan and Yang Qingshan had lost hope for Zhao Feng.
"Children surnamed Zhao, I admire your courage to challenge me."
Ji Fengyun stood on the stage in a carefree manner, but no one thought she was arrogant!
The half-step Ascended Realm could easily crush a cultivator at the 8th rank of the Consolidated Realm with one hand and Zhao Fengs cultivation had not even reached the peak of the 8th rank.
"Brother Zhao ..."
Yang Qingshan's hands were clenched in guilt and helplessness.
Because he was Zhao Feng challenging Ji Fengyun. And at this moment, looking at Zhao Feng under a mocking gaze, he felt pain.
Nan Gongfan also lowered his head. Although he might not be on good terms with Zhao Feng, the enmity between them had subsided by now.
Under the stage, Xiao Sun and his comrades had ridicule and sympathy in their eyes. Even Liu Yue'er who disliked Zhao Feng had aversion and sympathy in her eyes.
"Maybe this was the only way he would walk to the 'right path' and just focus on pill making." Yun Mengxiang thought in his heart.
……..
Onstage.
“It will be very troublesome..”.
Zhao Feng faced the strongest opponent he had faced so far. At this moment, he felt his inner strength and blood circulate better due to the pressure.
“Son, what if I only use one hand and if you can win, then ..” Ji Fengyun stood confidently with a playful smile.
Flowing Wind Position! Smoking Steps Transparent!
In an instant, Zhao Feng had disappeared from Ji Fengyun's sight.
The latter's voice suddenly stopped as he felt a piercing sound coming from behind him. The crowd broke into discussions, most of them did not even see Zhao Feng's figure.
Zhao Fengs Transparent Smoking Step had reached the peak level and after joining the Flowing Wind Position, it had reached an entirely new level.