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Chapter 129: Qin Feng was Dead Last
Li Yaoyao was surrounded by her peers. They were chatting feverishly.
"Here come the new recruits of the abilities class."
"Is Qin Feng with them?"
"Perhaps. However, despite being an outstanding ancient warrior, he may not be an ability user in equal."
"Yet I heard that his conscious energy level is off the charts. He can even use telekinesis!"
"Is that so? Nonetheless, ability user or not, he would still make a formidable teammate. Our university is going to take the first place for sure this time!"
Lee Yaoyao was looking dejected. 'Too bad we are not in the same year. Or else, I could join him at the Spring Hunting Ground this time and mend our relationship.'
In the middle of the square, the headmaster of Chengbei University, Deng Nian, had once again taken the center stage.
"This evaluation depends greatly on what kind of teammates you manage to recruit. There's only one way to gather strong allies, which is by having considerable strength yourself. Thus, I hope you will give it your best and bring out everything you have learned in the past month. Don't be shy to demonstrate the best of your abilities in front of the crowd!"
"Now, we welcome the first class of the 69th batch to showcase their talent!"
The first class would undoubtedly be the abilities class.
Qin Feng walked down the participant seats and was ushered to the square with the others.
Cheng Chao was standing beside them, and he announced proudly and spiritedly, "Release the runes!"
It was like this had been rehearsed multiple times. The students standing beside Cheng Chao became serious and triggered their strong conscious energy to unleash the runes stored within them.
The released runes covered their masters and beamed in different colors.
Their class rep, Zhao Yu, was the one with the best rune affinity. She scored A in that category, meaning that Zhao Yu was capable of absorbing fifteen runes in ten minutes and ninety runes in an hour. However, restricted by her consciousness, the maximum time Zhao Yu could perform meditation and absorb runes was capped at two hours per day.
Besides, concentrated runes usually came with a hefty cost. The efficacy would plummet further if one were sensing and harvesting runes that dispersed freely in the surrounding.
Even so, Zhao Yu had still attained more than one thousand runes in one-month. She also now possessed three G-tier fire abilities.
Zhao Yu was the student closest to G-tier in the entire class. She was no doubt a destined prodigy.
She would be the sole spotlight of the 69th batch if Qin Feng had not emerged.
Buzz!
The red-colored runes climbed above one meter high and surpassed everyone on the stage. Her red runes were the most eye-catching among the color palette.
She was the undisputable first in her class.
Aside from her, there was another alien among them. Naturally, that would be Qin Feng.
He had not taken part in the class before and knew nothing about the details of this exhibition. Hence, he was one step behind everyone else.
Qin Feng realized what he had to do only when others had already pushed to their limits to ascend their runes.
'I see. So we are asked to demonstrate our runes? I better not reveal too much about my ability.'
Qin Feng would not be shy of flexing his muscles on other occasions but his dark flame would stand out too much amidst the orange-red flames of other students.
As such, Qin Feng only slightly activated the most basic level of fire runes and appeared unpromising.
He was on the other extreme end as compared to Zhao Yu so he ended up with the same amount of attention from the audience.
"Ah, why is Qin Feng's rune so timid in size?"
"I heard that he has a low affinity to begin with. Moreover, he seldom attended class. That explains his subpar ability."
"That's truly unexpected. So he is mediocre after all."
Cheng Chao felt helpless seeing that Qin Feng had become the center of attention.
Qin Feng's affinity was only at G-tier, which was lower than most ability students.
Cheng Chao believed Qin Feng would fare better if he had chosen the path of a gunner or an ancient warrior.
"At ease!"
Though he had such thoughts running through his head, Cheng Chao did not forget that they were in the middle of an exhibition and continued to give out orders.
The students retracted their runes swiftly. It took a toll on their conscious level to materialize the runes. Besides, most of them were overextending their power to impress the audience. To maintain the rune output in such a state for more than half a minute was the best the students could manage.
Qin Feng also quickly put out the rune flames around him. He did not look upset despite the crowd's doubtful stares.
"Qin Feng's ability is unexpectedly underwhelming!"
"Well, ability and rune affinity are not the only things that matter inside the hunting ground. Qin Feng's prowess in martial arts and gunfights is not to be overlooked. He is still a strong first-place candidate there."
"I agree. Even without the talent of an ability user, Qin Feng is still better than a lot of them. Don't forget, he single handedly challenged an F-tier beast king!"
Now that they had witnessed his rune capacity, the audience was curious to find out who Qin Feng would choose to be his teammates next.
Ignoring the murmuring crowd, Cheng Chao continued to give out instructions to the students. The abilities class this term only had thirty students. Five of them took a step forward to demonstrate their unique abilities first.
This was the moment one could tell who was the real deal.
Some could release flames, fogs, gusts, or falling rocks, which were all considered useful. Nevertheless, the brightest spotlight once again belonged to Zhao Yu!
She first released a ball of flame, followed by three simultaneous burning bolus in three separate directions, and she ended her performance with a fiery ring around her. Those attacks hit all rubber dummies prepared by the university and set them on fire.
A lot of ancient warriors and gunners noted her name down mentally and wanted to invite her to their team.
Qin Feng was naturally the last to step up since he had rehearsed nothing.
He did not move a finger after the other four students that shared the stage with him had done their parts.
He could mask his true ability by exhibiting the most basic runic power but any skill of his level now would immediately give out his disguise. Yet, if he were to do nothing, then he would be looked down upon.
He contemplated and finally stepped forward.
In front of the rubber dummy, Qin Feng directly swung his fist and hit the dummy with his inner power. Two countering forces immediately exploded and formed a whirlpool of energy.
Boom!
The loud bang that resulted from Qin Feng's fist landing on the dummy stunned the crowd.
The rubber dummy first twisted in shape, then burst into pieces.
The impact of Qin Feng's fist was as deadly as explosives!
On the grandstand, Deng Nian's mouth slightly curved upward.
'From the looks of it, Qin Feng has once again become stronger. But he is an abilities class student. Why did he use martial arts instead? How is he going to be ranked in this case?'
The training dummy was actually also a measuring tool. It would translate a student's power into a number after it had received the attack from the student. Qin Feng's battle power reached 5,000 points after he shattered the dummy with his bare fist.
"The maximum limit!!"
"So Qin Feng is as powerful as a G9 user now?"
"Wonderful!"
"Indeed, even without fancy ability, Qin Feng is still the strongest!"
Unsurprisingly, Qin Feng was dead last when the final ranking of abilities class came out.
After all, the ranking was based on ability and not martial arts!
His classmates would be infuriated if Qin Feng were ranked top using an unqualified move set.
"I only got 890 points. That's way off compared to Qin Feng's power." Zhao Yu lamented. Her classmates around her quickly gathered and patted her to console her.
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Chapter 130: Chen Ming in One Piece
"Zhao Yu, don't worry about it. You are more than capable of earning the G-tier badge. I am confident that you will be given one if you get a good grade this time. You might not even need to kill a monster."
"Stop worrying about things you can't control."
"Yeah. Don't compare yourself to that physical freak. What he did could hardly be called an ability!"
Zhao Yu was comforted after she heard the reassuring words from her classmates.
It was the ancient warrior class turn next. There were a total of three classes so the evaluation was done on ten students simultaneously. Nevertheless, it still progressed much slower than before.
Zhou Hao was at his usual best. He and Lu Meng had earned a lot during the zombie invasion. He used the credits to resupply chakra pills and strengthening potions to boost his training. As a result, Zhou Hao was now steadily reaching G6-tier.
A few rubber dummies were deformed brutally by Zhou Hao's punch during the test.
The first place in the ancient warrior group belonged to Zhou Hao. His battle power—3,190 points.
After that, those from the gunner class came forth to take the test.
This group was actually more splendid to watch. The better gunner was usually the one who had spent more on their gears. The loaded ones brought out machine guns and plasma bombs, while the poor could only carry cheap handguns. No matter how accurate they were, nobody was bothered to pay the latter any attention.
Qin Feng who was initially daydreaming was suddenly intrigued by something he saw. He took a better look and was utterly dumbstruck.
'Chen Ming! How could it be?'
Qin Feng focused on him and realized that Chen Ming was holding two guns in his hands. The metallic gray weapons were two gorgeous-looking plasma guns.
But what drew Qin Feng's attention was neither the guns nor his accuracy. He was focused on Chen Ming's legs.
Chen Ming was wearing long pants and the pair of legs hidden beneath them seemed absolutely normal.
"Zhou Hao, do you know what happened to Chen Ming? I thought that he missed the application date? How did he get into the university?"
Zhou Hao replied to him through the communicator swiftly, "Since we had parted ways after the day of awakening, I have not contacted him much lately. From what I heard, he fawned over the son of the deputy mayor called Lin Kai and squeezed into the gunner class last minute through that connection. The official statement is that he is to be the companion of Lin Kai."
'Companion? More like a subordinate or pawn!'
Qin Feng did not see this coming.
"Thanks for the info."
"Qin Feng, don't trouble yourself with that guy. The one that abducted us during the reunion was probably set up by him. No matter how good our past relationship was, we can't risk trusting a dishonest person like him anymore. You got me?"
Zhou Hao knew that Qin Feng was always lenient toward Chen Ming. Though they had not been in touch after the awakening, Zhou Hao reckoned it was best to caution Qin Feng once more since he had brought up the subject.
"I know what to do."
After he hung up, his eyes were still fixated on Chen Ming, who was still pompously showing off his skills.
Qin Feng focused on his legs and his frown deepened.
After he cut off Chen Ming's legs, he had burned them to ashes right there and then. There was zero chance he could get those amputated legs reconnected. But no matter how Qin Feng looked at it, his legs were too natural to be prosthetic.
No matter how advanced technology was now, a prosthetic leg would still not bend this naturally like what Chen Ming had just performed.
What was more, it struck Qin Feng at odds that Chen Ming's legs were full of strength and he was even stronger than before.
As a powerful consciousness user, there was no way Qin Feng would be mistaken in assessing Chen Ming, who was a few tiers behind him.
So, what miracle happened to him in such a short time?
Perhaps Qin Feng was looking too hard, or perhaps Chen Ming had long noticed Qin Feng. When Chen Ming went down the stage and glanced through the student seats, his gaze locked straight onto Qin Feng's. A sense of resentment flashed across his face and disappeared rapidly.
Qin Feng stared at him as well. Possibly, this old friend of his had guessed who was the one that had broken off his legs.
That changed nothing, though. They were, after all, already standing on opposite ends from the day Qin Feng had been resurrected.
The gunner course had six classes in total. Two hours had passed when the whole exhibition event finally came to an end.
The abilities class students were growing impatient as they sat through the whole event.
The gunners were ranked first by the weapon-grade, then only by techniques. Chen Ming sat at no. 10, which was not at all a bad placement.
"Qin Feng, let's discuss our party formation. Do you think you can recruit Zhao Yu from your class into our team?" Zhou Hao asked.
"Let me ask her now!" Zhao Yu was sitting right in front of Qin Feng. "Class rep, do you have a team yet?"
Zhao Yu was obviously everyone's target in the abilities class. In a party, there were two ability users allowed while no such restriction was placed on ancient warriors and gunners.
Most of them were not familiar with Qin Feng so naturally everyone would like to team up with the friendlier Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu did not accept the others' invitations hastily because she was hoping to form an alliance with Qin Feng. Cheng Chao had also mentioned that it was best to group the strong students in one team. He promised to match them up during the party formation ceremony later.
Unexpectedly, Qin Feng asked Zhao Yu before Cheng Chao had even said anything.
"Not yet!" Zhao Yu shook her head.
"Then, join our team. What do you think?"
"Sure, Qin Feng! I should thank you for inviting me." Zhao Yu accepted quickly.
Qin Feng grinned and asked for her student ID. "Another confirmed member of the team right now is the top student of the ancient warrior class. We still haven't decided on other members yet."
"You are speaking of Zhou Hao?"
"Yeah!"
"That would surely be a lot of pressure. Both of you are the best of the best!"
Zhao Yu was always the top in her class. That was only true before a monster named Qin Feng showed up. Although she was still ranked first this time, only Qin Feng and Zhou Hao were worthy to be called a genius in her opinion. She still had a lot of respect for Qin Feng even though he was placed last in the class. That did not alter the fact that Qin Feng was the best warrior in their age group.
"Relax. Spring Hunting Ground is nothing too difficult."
Qin Feng called back to Zhou Hao to deliver the good news. "It's settled."
"Great! That means only two more slots left. I think we can ask one of my classmates. He is an ancient warrior with a unique ability."
"How unique?" Qin Feng questioned.
"His inner power could heal internal wounds. He said that he is the descendent of an ancient warrior family that excels in healing. By the way, he is also currently studying medicine part-time."
"Sounds good." Qin Feng answered.
Inside the university, other than the three main courses, there were other subsidiary subjects that were more technical in nature. Anyone could pick up such crash courses without the need of being enrolled in the university.
These crash courses included medicine, cooking, agriculture, etc. These were means to help the general people survive the harsh world outside.
A course like culinary took only three months while plantation only lasted a year.
The entire medicine course was relatively long but it was shorter if only the first aid class was taken. Stuff like emergency treatment and stitching in the wild still required intensive learning and training.
With such a dependable teammate around, Zhou Hao and Zhao Yu would receive better care if they were accidentally wounded during the mission.
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Chapter 131: Lin Kai's Threat
Better be safe than sorry. There were also chances that they might clash with students from other universities.
While they were discussing the next candidate to invite, the ranking of the six gunner classes was finally released.
"Everyone, march to the field!"
Under the teachers' lead, the students left their seats and walked toward the square. The students' sight jumped from one line to the other, apparently searching for their suitable teammates.
"You may team up now. Party with five members should come forth and register with the teachers."
The crowd immediately scattered about after Deng Nian gave the order. A lot of students swarmed around Qin Feng.
Qin Feng hastily clarified, "I already have a team. We only need a gunner with scouting skills now."
This left those from the ancient warrior class in great disappointment. Students from the abilities class also looked at Qin Feng and Zhao Yu enviously.
They understood that it was meant to be. It was only natural for the strong to group together to achieve the best possible result.
Soon, Zhou Hao came and joined them along with the classmate he had mentioned earlier.
He was a gentle-looking teenager wearing a pair of gold-frame spectacles. His shirt was snowy-white while his pants were made of linen. He matched his clothing with a pair of white canvas shoes.
Though it was a common outfit any sixteen year old teenager would have chosen, this guy was too clean to the point where Qin Feng thought that he might be a neat freak.
"Hi! My name is Zhang Tianche. I studied a type of neigong called Revitalization. It could be used to treat an internal wound and replenish lost internal force. Other than that, I have also picked up basic medicine and first aid." The new guy introduced himself.
"My name is Qin Feng. This lady here is Zhao Yu. From now on, we will work as a team," Qin Feng said.
Zhang Tianche nodded. "Both of you are widely well-known throughout the campus. It's nice to finally meet you two in person."
Qin Feng quietly labeled him as a calm and steady person. Though he did not know about his background, Qin Feng guessed that he must be from a prestigious clan.
Honestly, after he had time traveled ten years back, he could hardly get along with his classmates.
After all, Qin Feng was ten years older in age. The thinking and action of his peers at this age were too immature from his perspective.
Qin Feng figured that Zhang Tianche might be different from the rest. He might have finally met someone that shared the same level of maturity as his.
Zhao Yu was slightly embarrassed by their solemnness and giggled beside them. "Stop acting so serious you two. We are going to be friends and comrades in the future. Ease up. We still need to look for another teammate."
"Yes. We better be quick. Or else, we might be left with little option." Zhou Hao chipped in urgently as well.
This was when an arrogant voice approached them. The crowd had consciously made way and opened up a path in the middle.
A greasy-looking teenager walked over to them. He was wearing an expensive outfit and was escorted by several guys, who were obviously his followers.
He did not even attempt to hide his pompous and egoistic behavior.
"So you are the famous Qin Feng?" The teenager measured Qin Feng with an equal sense of scorn and jealousy.
"And this is Zhou Hao? The first of the ancient warrior class I heard? Not bad. Come join my team. But of course, I will be the team captain."
The bystanders were dumbfounded.
If these words were to come out from someone else's mouth, naysayers would definitely step out and rebuke him or her.
However, everyone knew who the bragger was after studying at this university for one month.
He was none other than the infamous son of the deputy mayor.
Lin Kai was his name. He held the highest status among the students of the 69th batch. This was all thanks to his father being an E-tier aptitude user. In other words, he had the backing from one of the top dogs of Chengbei colony and thus no one dared to go against him.
Chen Ming was standing right by his side. He smirked while looking at Qin Feng. He obviously enjoyed watching how his master was making fun of Qin Feng publicly.
Qin Feng stared at them and was undeterred.
'So my little friend over there has found himself a powerful backer. Perhaps I could find more clues about the laboratory on them?'
Qin Feng sneered. No matter how desperate he was in wanting to fish out the next lead, Qin Feng was not going to bow down to them.
On the contrary, Qin Feng was going to show them the consequences of provoking him once they were inside the Spring Hunting Ground.
"My team has four members now. I am afraid we are unable to accommodate you and your gang," Qin Feng replied.
Lin Kai narrowed his eyes and scowled at them. He saw Zhang Tianche and Zhao Yu beside him. He obviously had heard of Zhao Yu so he turned to Zhang Tianche and bellowed, "You, scram!"
Zhang Tianche did not move. He remained calm as if Lin Kai was just an insignificant passerby. He maintained eye contact and smiled back politely despite the latter pointing at him furiously.
Qin Feng scoffed coldly, "Lin Kai, right? Are you deaf? Or are you just daft? Even if my team only has two members, trash like you will still not be welcomed. How dare you point your finger at my comrade? You wish to lose a finger or two?"
Lin Kai's eyes widened in disbelief. The crowd was equally taken aback.
Apparently, Lin Kai had never been humiliated by others this way since the day he was born. His face went red immediately and he burst out in anger.
"What did you just say?! I dare you to say it one more time."
"So, you really are deaf." Qin Feng curled his lips in disdain.
"Qin Feng!" Lin Kai shouted furiously, "Know your place! Who do you think you are, acting so high and mighty? You are just lucky to appear in one of the promotional footages. One order from my father and you are nothing, you piece of sh*t."
Lin Kai did not believe one bit of the propaganda showed. To him, those were just tools used by politicians inside the colony to exert their influence.
Such examples were aplenty. Lin Kai had seen it himself numerous times. Whenever his father wanted to promote someone he favored, he would publicize and exaggerate the contribution made. The person only needed to be slightly packaged and he or she would be given a better position in the government. Even Lin Kai already had a bright future laid down for him by his father.
Qin Feng awakened at the same age as him. How was it possible that he could be that strong?
Those were just sweet lies to please the people.
The people around them were swayed by Lin Kai's words.
"What? So those videos are just for show?"
"It's only logical that way. How is it possible that Qin Feng could become so powerful in such a short time?"
"I thought that Qin Feng has been given the mayoral position at Fengli colony? If so, then why does he need to come back to school? The more I think of it, the more unreal it gets."
Suddenly, the majority of the crowd began to doubt Qin Feng.
Lin Kai was utterly pleased. He looked at Qin Feng conceitedly and thought that Qin Feng would become terrified and beg him not to do it.
Unfortunately, Qin Feng disappointed him.
"Go ahead." Qin Feng was afraid of nothing. "Call the deputy mayor and bring down the propaganda this very moment. Better still, summon the patrol unit and seize me. We shall see who would be mutilated more then."
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Chapter 132: Four-Person Team
"Qin Feng, I am not joking when I say I am going to bring you down!" Lin Kai was fuming with rage.
Qin Feng couldn't care less and glanced back coldly.
'We'll see!'
Perhaps the clamor was too much as the teacher had decided to intervene.
"What's the matter? Why would a simple task of finding your teammates lead to such ruckus??" Cheng Chao frowned when he saw the two bands of people that were involved in the row. 'This is problematic.'
Just as he was looking for a solution, the crowd exclaimed in shock yet another time.
"Headmaster!"
"It's the headmaster!"
Deng Nian had come down from the grandstand!
Though Lin Kai was boastful, he was not that stupid to stand up against someone as powerful as his father. Neither did he want to stay and be lectured. He scowled at Qin Feng one last time before he left.
"Mark my words. If anyone from the gunner class dares to join your team, I'll abandon my surname!" Lin Kai left after leaving those harsh words behind.
His subordinates followed him with their heads held low. They never expected their boss to be intimidated. It was always the other way round.
Chen Ming was exasperated too. Not only did Lin Kai fail to tame Qin Feng, he was even more aloof than before.
"Qin Feng, as a brother that came out from the same orphanage, I have to warn you that Lin Kai is not someone you wish to upset. You would definitely regret today's event."
"Brother? Do you really mean it?" Qin Feng snorted.
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Zhou Hao furrowed his eyebrows hearing Chen Ming's words. "Qin Feng, there's no need to reason with this type of people. I bet he has asked his master to humiliate you this time but too bad, it backfired terribly!"
Chen Ming's face reddened in an instant. Zhou Hao had probably guessed it right.
"Zhou Hao, stop being so full of yourself. You will know the consequences of mocking us soon." Chen Ming diverted his anger toward Zhou Hao.
"Make it quick. I don't have much patience."
As the fight was about to escalate, Deng Nian finally reached them.
"Why are you people gathering around here? Have you all found your teammates? Move!"
The crowd dispersed rapidly thanks to Deng Nian's intrusion.
Deng Nian nodded warmly at Qin Feng and left without saying anything. This was not the right place to hold a conversation.
Qin Feng's communicator vibrated right after that. He glanced at it and realized it was a message sent by his headmaster. He was asked to be present at the headmaster's office after he had finalized the team. That did not surprise Qin Feng.
When he raised his head, he found that Zhou Hao and Zhao Yu were troubled by something. They were frowning out of obvious anger. Zhang Tianche, on the other hand, maintained his usual tranquility.
"What's the matter?"
Zhou Hao told him angrily, "That bastard really went ahead and threatened the students from gunner classes to not join our team!"
"How could he do that!" Zhao Yu felt angry and helpless at the same time.
"Let me try." Qin Feng unlocked his communicator. After the ranking was released, students could directly contact others on the list. There was also a filter option, where one could bar students below a certain rank from contacting them.
Qin Feng had blocked everyone previously. He called up the setting and switched it back on. But most participants knew that Qin Feng's team only lacked a gunner now.
Not a single gunner attempted to contact him.
Qin Feng was unperturbed and proceeded to send an inquiry to several gunners that ranked in the top ten.
He was asking politely whether they had formed a team.
Some outright ignored him while others replied after a while, claiming that they had already found their respective teams.
Was that so?
Of course not. The reason was because one's name would be taken off the list immediately after they had registered their teams.
After ten minutes, not a single gunner had responded to his invitation.
The majority of the students had registered by now.
"No point in waiting further. Let's go." Qin Feng finally gave up.
Zhao Yu was clearly worried as she said, "We will be vulnerable without a gunner. A sniper could easily take us all out."
Gunners were the trump card in a long-range skirmish. No matter how powerful you were, you would not be able to defeat an enemy beyond your reach.
"Have you forgotten that I am a gunner myself?" Qin Feng asked reciprocally.
Zhao Yu was enlightened as she came to the realization. 'That's right, Qin Feng was the one that had outclassed our firearms teacher before!'
"That's right. Qin Feng is extremely good with firearms too. We could gain more points this way. We should really get going." Zhou Hao had grown sick of waiting in the square. He especially couldn't stand it when students around began to look at them sympathetically. Some must be still thinking that Qin Feng was a fraud and was merely an actor used by the government in their propaganda.
'Bunch of idiots.' Zhou Hao did not bother to explain to them. The truth would be out of the bag eventually. These people would know how stupid they were by then.
The four of them reported to Cheng Chao. The latter was slightly surprised but he believed in Qin Feng.
"All the best. Our honor depends on you." Cheng Chao tapped on Qin Feng's shoulder.
"I will do what I can." Qin Feng answered humbly.
After the registration, some teams set off to continue training while some opted to take a rest. The one-month intensive training before this had taken a huge toll on everyone. They had to assemble back here by 8 am the next day and depart to Spring Hunting Ground by mobile.
"Should we undergo some special training?"
Qin Feng shook his head. "Let's have a good rest. I still have something to attend to before we depart."
"Alright, see you all tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
They went their separate ways after saying their goodbyes. Qin Feng headed directly to the headmaster's office.
Inside, Qin Feng sat down on a couch and shared a pot of tea with Deng Nian.
"I was told that you have brought back some refugees from Han Town recently. You even slaughtered an F-tier broodmother by yourself?" Deng Nian asked.
These things would not go unnoticed. Though Han Town was far from Chengbei, communication through the network still existed between the two clusters.
After it was invaded, Han Town had been demanding for more aptitude users to go over and help with the rebuild. Naturally, Qin Feng's heroic performances were leaked out in the process.
"That's true." Qin Feng admitted.
Deng Nian lamented, "That's remarkable. You are going to outdo me soon."
"That's an exaggeration. My achievement is nothing compared to yours."
"There's no need to be humble. I am only speaking the truth. I am glad you are willing to join this mission. I have high hopes for you. Please be other students' example and lead them. We are often the subsidiary in an event like this."
Deng Nian was straight to the point. Chengyang University in the federal city was always the leading institution among the five main universities. They had three times the number of students as compared to other institutions. As a result, they also produced more elites throughout the years.
Who would have thought that a generational talent like Qin Feng would be awakened in Chengbei this year?
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Chapter 133: Chengyang City
"What is your plan after the Spring Hunting Ground? Any plans to remain in the university?" Deng Nian asked.
Qin Feng replied without any hesitation, "Of course, there is still a lot for me to learn!"
However, he would still be playing truant to take care of personal matters.
Deng Nian did not care about those as he was already delighted to have such a reply from Qin Feng.
"If that is the case, I shall not continue to retain you as a student then! Didn't Han Jian give you the title of an Honorary Captain? I shall award you with the title of an Honorary Teacher then!"
Deng Nian giggled and raised his hand, then, a box appeared on top of the table.
"This is a token of appreciation of an Honorary Teacher, and also my support for your journey into the Spring Hunting Ground!"
A token of appreciation?
Qin Feng opened the box and found a glove inside.
It was a red and large glove, and with its luxurious finishing, it could almost cover up to the forearm. There were also sharp nails that covered the fingertips.
It was more like a claw rather than a glove.
There was a red cobblestone-size ability core embedded at the back of the hand, while there were stripes that connected it to every part of the glove.
The extremely sturdy inner part was revealed as the glove was flipped over, and it could even withstand forces from incoming bullets and weaponry.
"Ability rune equipment." Qin Feng was surprised with the ability rune equipment that was glowing in purple light, and all of a sudden, a label on the equipment caught his attention: Scarlet Fire Claw F5!"
It was a rune equipment made from the fire core of an F5-tier beast general.
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Due to the scarcity of ability cores, the price of ability rune equipment would be higher than rune equipment of the ancient warriors.
However, Deng Nian had now gifted one to Qin Feng.
Furthermore, it was obvious that the glove was meant for a left handed person.
Deng Nian had witnessed Qin Feng's battle where he would handle the Verdant Emperor Saber with his right arm.
"Principal, I shall receive this thoughtful gift from you!" Qin Feng said.
It seemed that Deng Nian had immediately ordered for the glove to be made upon his return as it would usually take half a month to make an ability rune equipment.
Qin Feng felt honoured and respected by such a thoughtful act from Deng Nian.
"Haha, don't worry about it, from now onward, you are one of us!"
Deng Nian guffawed cheerily when he saw that Qin Feng had accepted the gift.
The next day, bustling noise and excitement filled the university as many parents were at the campus.
The Spring Hunting Ground was the students' first journey to risk their lives by going into the wilderness. All the other aptitude users had already been exposed to the dangers of the wilderness earlier on, now, their time had come!
"Feng, please be careful!" Zhou Hao's father urged.
"Uncle, don't worry, we will be fine!"
After the seats had been allocated, there were more than ten vehicles on the move toward the South Gate.
The students were excited for their first journey into the wilderness and chattered incessantly among themselves.
However, all of them remained silent as soon as they arrived in the wilderness.
The skies had become clear and boundless as there were no more high rise buildings around the area.
Zhao Yu looked toward the sky and exclaimed, "All of a sudden, it feels good to be free!"
Indeed, the colony was like a cage!
The boundless freedom could only be felt in the outside world!
However, sacrifices of fresh blood had to be given to obtain such freedom.
Soon, all of them would realize the price to be paid for such freedom when they venture into the horrifying wilderness.
Bam bam bam bam!
The gunshots had alerted the students as they opened their eyes wide and immediately looked around the surroundings.
"There is something in the front that has blocked the road!"
Qin Feng and the others were in a vehicle that was behind others, and they were unaware of what had happened ahead of them. However, many of them extended their head out from the vehicle to look outside, they noticed that there was a wild boar that was rushing toward them; its head was large and its eyes were red as it bared its fangs.
"It is a wild boar!"
Although the wild boar was merely a G6-tier ultra beast, its massive and bulky body structure highly increased its attack power, and it was also covered with thick flesh that could easily handle ordinary bullets.
The wild boar moved at high speed and rushed toward the side of the second vehicle, one of the students that had half of his body extended out from the vehicle immediately moved back into the vehicle. However, the wild boar acted fast with its fangs.
Swoosh!
The fangs of the wild boar swiped across the shoulder of the student, resulting in a whole chunk of his flesh being ripped off with blood splattering everywhere. If there were no guardrails around the bus, the chest of the student would have been pierced through from the attack.
"Argh!!!" The screams from the student could even be heard clearly from a few vehicles away.
Everyone that was there instantly felt fear mounting in them.
It was because of everything that had just happened, the malicious wild boar, the splattered blood, and also the piercing cry from the unfortunate student.
It was fortunate that the number of the wild boars was not that big and the situation was taken care of by the F-tier teachers that were around!
However, the students were stifled by the intense atmosphere.
Some of the female students were even trembling in fear.
"It will be fine!" Zhang Tianche who was silent said calmly, "Have faith in the leader. Furthermore, the three of us are ancient warriors, you will not be required to have close combat with the ultra beasts!"
Zhao Yu who was pale recovered slightly with his words.
"Okay!"
"Believe in your companions, and believe in your own team members!" Qin Feng spoke up. "The wilderness has never been a place to have solo combats."
It was for that same reason that the university put the students in groups.
The journey went smoothly after the short interruption. Shortly after, the city walls of Chengyang City appeared in everyone's eyes.
When seen from afar, the city wall was thirty meters in height, and there were pale light rays that were extending from the top of the wall, the light rays had formed into a pale network.
There was a space stabilizing device placed at the centre of the network, it was similar to the Six Flare Star as radiations were being released in silver light rays.
"City-tier space stabilizing device!"
"Energy network, oh god, what would the daily energy consumption be like to support such a size of energy network!"
"Look, it is a tier 3 energy cannon! Every shot from it would be equivalent to the maximum destructive force from an E-tier aptitude user, and there are so many of them!"
Everyone was amazed by the scene.
The city wall of the Chengyang City was not much higher than Chengbei colony's, it was because excessive heights would restrict the ability of the ability users!
However, the wall definitely had sufficient thickness.
As soon as they got closer, they noticed that they had gone through a tunnel and arrived at the inner parts of Chengyang City.
The surroundings were more spacious and the streets were clean and well maintained, while there were luxurious buildings and greeneries that spread across the area.
It truly depicted the glamorous life of a big city.
Besides, aptitude users were seen everywhere, and there was also the presence of E-tiers. The pinnacle of life seen in Chengbei colony could be seen everywhere in this city.
F-tier aptitude users were a norm here, and G-tiers were also seen everywhere!
This had amazed all of the students that were in the vehicles.
It was as if everyone had just seen a whole new world.
Among all of them, with teachers being excluded, Qin Feng was definitely the only one that remained calm and unbothered!
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Chapter 134: Assembly of Five Major Universities
Before Qin Feng's rebirth, he had even witnessed cities that were larger than Chengyang City.
Suddenly, Qin Feng felt something swiping at his shoulder.
It was Bai Li.
Bai Li had woken up and was staring at the various merchandise along the streets with her little fox eyes that shone like black glass, attracted to everything along the streets!
Chengyang City was assuredly better than Chengbei colony!
"Alright, alright, alright, I'll bring you here for these as soon as the competition is over!"
Qin Feng brushed Bai Li's fur while he assured her using conscious energy.
Bai Li felt satisfied and nodded.
The vehicles soon arrived at the inner parts of Chengyang city where the military base was located. It was like a fort, densely enforced with metal and steel, and the giant square was already heavily crowded.
Students from the other colonies had already arrived.
Students from the Xita colony were in dark-green uniform.
Students from the Dongling University were in sky-blue uniform.
Students from the Hunnan University where in orange uniform.
Those that were from Chengbei colony were in dark-red uniform. Soon after, students from Chengyang University that was the nearest were the last to arrive!
The crowd watched as luxurious vehicles drove into the military base.
They had a sleek body shape that seemed to be fully made from metal, while the front part was inclined and connected with a rounded glass. This feature highlighted a special function when travelling at high speed where the images from the surroundings would be slowed down to prevent dizziness.
Furthermore, it was obvious to the crowd that all of the vehicles that were driving in were hover cars.
Rich and imposing!
Chengyang University had already displayed their strength to the others from their grand entrance.
All four of the other districts were in discomfort when comparing themselves to Chengyang!
Not long after that, students from Chengyang University got off from their vehicles. They were wearing snow-white uniforms combined with golden collars and cuffs. Under the rays of the sun, their uniforms were even emitting a pale-white halation.
"Those uniforms are made from top tier materials from combat fatigues!"
"Chengyang University is too wealthy!"
"This is why they are not afraid to use white color materials!"
The freely distributed uniforms from Chengyang University were combat fatigues that were designed to repel raindrops, sweat, as well as cold and hot temperature. As it came with an expensive price, it could even repel fine dust, or else they would not have chosen white.
Students from the other universities that wore different colored uniforms seemed to belong to an inferior army.
Students from Chengyang University got off with full confidence and looked at the others in disdain.
"Purplish-red color from Chengbei University looks gay!"
"Blue color from Dongling University makes them look like they are waiters!"
"Those that are from Xita look the same as the army from the military."
"Yellowish-orange color? Isn't that too old fashioned?"
Just like that, all four districts were criticised.
All of the other universities were infuriated by the criticisms and planned to teach them a lesson as soon as they cross paths later!
Students from Chengyang University were not bothered by such threats they deemed unworthy of their attention.
After all, they outnumbered the others.
Did they think that it was four against one?
Definitely not.
"Assemble, fall in!"
The teachers gave their instructions while students got into their formations. As soon as the students were lined up accordingly, every university from the east, west, south, and north could see the large number of students from Chengyang University.
There were two thousand of them.
Chengyang University had outnumbered the others by six hundred students even with all four other universities combined!
"Next, I will be announcing the rules!"
An elder took the lead with a deep and thick voice.
Qin Feng was able to sense that the elder was an E9-tier ancient warrior and was getting close to D-tier.
"Rifts in the Spring Hunting Ground are stable and safe, and you may gather any loot and treasures that are filled with spirit aura, and those that you are able to gather would be yours!"
The crowd was delighted by the news and their eyes were wide opened in excitement.
"Of course, there will be ultra beasts that have strong capabilities, and I do not need you to defeat them. The most important thing to do is to avoid them and survive!"
The students instantly became gloomy, while the faces of the students from Chengbei University were pale as they were still terrified by their wild boar encounter.
Any ultra beast would be harmful by nature and they would threaten the lives of those that had yet to obtain G-tier.
"However, your capabilities have definitely increased from past training, and so, there will be a challenge for everyone, and it is known as the Spring Hunting Ground Survival Challenge!"
"Every student will have to remain in the hunting ground for three days and strip off name tags from the others, every name tag obtained will be recorded as one point, while those that had their name tags stripped off will be automatically disqualified by the space expulsion of the Spring Hunting Ground!"
"Now, distribute the name tags, remove your communicators, seal off the space rune equipment!"
The teachers carried out the task as soon as the instructions were given.
"Qin Feng, this is your name tag, remember, pay extra attention to those from Chengyang University!" Cheng Chao said.
"Teacher, don't worry!" Qin Feng nodded and took his name tag.
It was about the size of a palm and had a purple base that was encircled with a golden ring, and it was labelled with the number 21.
Zhao Yu had a similar one that was labelled number 1.
Zhou Hao and Zhang Tianche received their purple-color-base name tag that was encircled with a silver ring.
When looked carefully, there were also others that had black rings that indicated gunners.
Every university was differentiated by the color of the name tags, while the ring would differentiate aptitude users, and numbers would represent rankings.
Furthermore, the name tag was also a spatial passage device in itself, and this essential tool for the Spring Hunting Ground was rarely available.
"Communication would be impossible without the communicator, hence, it would also be difficult to detect if anyone were to cheat!" Zhao Yu felt anxious about the restrictions.
Zhou Hao was also puzzled with the situation.
"Without the communicator, how would the performance be recorded? Would it just be as simple as stripping off name tags from the others? If that were the case, can we also strip off name tags from students that are from our university?"
"It's the wilderness, would it still be fair for everyone?" Qin Feng looked at them and replied calmly, "The teachers have already sealed off the rune space of the gunners to restrict usage of certain giant-sized firearms, or else, all of you would be in a much more dire situation!"
Zhou Hao recalled the moment when Qin Feng battled against the gunner and launched three bombs that covered the entire top part of a hill; if these students were there, they would definitely not be able to make it out alive.
"Alright, students, there is no need to discuss the rules, all you need to do is to adapt to it." Cheng Chao told everyone with an unpleasant expression.
It was unknown how many among these students would not survive through this annual event.
During such a post-apocalyptic time that was filled with uncertainties ahead, the younger generations would have to adapt and grow at a faster rate.
Or else, how would they rise up stronger and protect the colonies?
"Every single one of your backpacks have a bottle of water, a compressed biscuit, a protective helmet and vest, and also a wireless communicator. If you were to face any dangerous situation that is beyond your ability to handle, you can just take off your name tag and you will be automatically excluded from this challenge."
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Chapter 135: Entering the Spring Hunting Ground
"Gear up, and enter the Spring Hunting Ground!"
Everyone lifted their black tactical backpacks and suited up with their protective helmet and vest while the wireless communicator was placed in their ears.
"Zhao Yu, bring this along!" Suddenly, Qin Feng took out a box and passed it over to Zhao Yu.
Inside the box was the F5-tier Fire Scarlet Claw that was given by Deng Nian the day before.
"Ah! This is an ability rune equipment!" Zhao Yu was shocked.
Qin Feng nodded.
Zhao Yu sensed the dominating aura overflowing from the rune equipment and had mixed feelings about it. "It is an F5-tier equipment, and I am not even a G-tier now, it would already be considered decent if I were able to utilize one tenth of its power!"
"Its main attribute is defensive energy!" Qin Feng turned the Scarlet Fire Claw around and showed Zhao Yu the inner steel part that could protect her from bullets or attacks during close combat.
Zhao Yu paused for a short moment and nodded, then she put on the claw.
Fire runes exploded from the purple rune equipment and formed into a glowing flame.
Everyone around the area had also started to put on their own equipment!
With restriction on spatial rune equipment, some of the top tier wealthy gunners were revealing a ridiculous display of firearms. Even ordinary gunner students had also taken out countless sniper guns, riffles, hand grenades, bullets, and more.
Some even required help from ancient warriors in their teams to carry the firearms.
Of course, in the early stages, sufficient firearms would easily secure victory from such battles.
"Voila!"
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Zhou Hao took out a cape and put it around him.
"Do I look handsome in this?" Zhou Hao took out a dagger and placed it on his waist.
Silver light rays that were emitting from the two rune equipment were eye-catching among rune equipment that were releasing blue and purple light rays.
"This cape is… so powerful!" Zhao Yu exclaimed.
After all, it was made from materials from a beast king.
"Haha, this is a sponsor by a psycho friend of mine!" Zhou Hao giggled and replied.
Of course, Zhou Hao still had his inner armor as he did not equip those that were distributed by the university.
On the other hand, there were silver light rays that exploded from a few massive rounded disc bases.
The light rays crossed paths and formed into a network of giant passage that was about twenty meters in width and three meters in height.
"Xita colony is the first to enter!"
The sequence of entry had already been decided by a draw. However, due to the overwhelming number of students, Chengyang University would be separated into two batches and was always placed to enter last.
Students from Xita University took the lead and stepped into the giant passage.
"Chengyang University is well aware of their responsibility as the host and has allowed us to be the first to enter!"
"It must be the arrangement from our principal to allow us to be the first to enter, we can definitely gather more useful items!"
"I wonder if anyone will get Conscious Fruit this year!"
The chatter continued on as all students from the Xita University had completed their entrance!
A teacher continued to alter the space coordinates and released another batch of students for entry.
It was obvious that the location for every university would be different from each other.
"Set off!" Chengbei University was the third batch to enter, Qin Feng followed the footsteps of the other team members and moved forward.
After all four universities had entered, it was Chengyang University's turn!
"All prey have been released, time for the hunters to set off!"
The young guys and girls that were in white and golden colored uniform sneered as they made their move.
This would definitely be a lopsided slaughter!
After Qin Feng and the others had gone into the spatial passage, they immediately arrived at a wide turf.
Even without any careful trimming, the green turf looked smooth and displayed early signs of spring, and also the warmth that came along.
The surroundings were overflowing with greeneries that contradicted the late autumn scenery from the outside. There was a dense forest at a far off distance while a crystal clear stream was flowing down from the left.
"This is magnificent!" Zhao Yu said joyfully.
Compared to the wilderness that was seen when leaving the countryside of Chengbei colony, this place would undoubtedly be classified as a garden.
"Stop focusing on the scenery, let's go!" Qin Feng remarked as he looked at everyone.
Students from Chengbei University were all around them. Now that they had entered the area, all of them would surely not act rashly.
Or else, they might risk leaving without any reward, and would that not be a loss? They might also give themselves a bad title of harming each other.
With that in mind, the crowd immediately spread across the area.
Qin Feng led the three others and slipped into the forest.
The landscape in the Spring Hunting Ground was beautiful, it was like they were on a field trip without any sense of danger from the surroundings!
However, danger would always appear out of nowhere.
Bam!
Qin Feng took out his energy blaster and fired a shot toward the front.
Before the others could react to it, it was as if Qin Feng had blasted onto some vines.
Zhao Yu was still puzzled and wondered what Qin Feng was aiming for.
It was only when they got closer to the vines that had fallen onto the ground that they were shocked as they noticed that it was a snake.
"Jade snake!" Zhao Yu was shocked and inhaled deeply.
It was a low-level viper that could paralyse their nerves with just one bite, and it could even cause death if the victim did not have strong conscious energy.
Qin Feng was able to notice it from a far off distance earlier on.
"Qin Feng, you are amazing, I thought that you were aiming for some vines, it seems that Lin Kai was not telling the truth yesterday!" Zhao Yu said.
Zhou Hao's lips twitched when he heard what Zhao Yu said.
"Zhao Yu, do you really think that Lin Kai was telling the truth? It was not only Qin Feng that had gone to the frontlines! We have already earned ourselves hundreds of thousands from our past solid battles!"
Zhou Hao's ancient warrior ability had indeed increased at a fast pace, and he had benefited a lot as he obtained most of his energy supplies from the battle at Zimu Mountains; or else, without any financial support from his family, how could he afford such an amount of resources?
Zhao Yu felt embarrassed.
"There are people approaching!" Zhang Tianche broke the silence and alerted everyone.
"Could it be students from other universities that have entered earlier?" We should leave now!" Zhao Yu said.
Qin Feng felt the presence of those that were approaching and his expression immediately became solemn, his eyes flashed with a trace of murderous intent.
"Let's go!"
Qin Feng took the lead and went deeper into the forest. What the others did not notice was that while doing so he left small-sized bombs around the area where they were at.
Half a minute later, more than thirty people had arrived at the spot. They were being led by Lin Kai.
"Is this the correct direction? Why haven't we found him yet!"
Lin Kai indignantly barked while anger could be clearly seen from his expression.
"This should be the right location!" Chen Ming replied as he took two more steps forward.
It was at that moment, a red light flashed from the ground.
Tick tick tick!
Immediately after three consecutive flashes from the triggers, a loud explosion was heard!
"Argh!"
The massive shockwave from the explosion impacted Chen Ming and two others that were beside him. They were thrown into the air from the impact.
Chen Ming was the first to react, and he rolled backward. It was as if his legs were filled with a massive jumping force, and it was fortunate that he was able to remain unharmed by the explosion.
Lin Kai was extremely shocked.
"Damn, luckily it didn't get me!"
Chen Ming was obviously infuriated.
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Chapter 136: Ambush
However, Chen Ming was quick to regain composure, hopping back up to his feet and running toward Lin Kai saying, "Young Master Lin, I've got a feeling that Qin Feng went down this road, but now he's burying bombs in the ground to affect our speed and cause some damage to us. I've got a plan. We destroy the weaker teams first, we've got the number and the firepower. After collecting enough points we'll go face off against Qin Feng, this will reduce our energy consumption!"
Chen Ming's words were very reasonable. He had yet to face Qin Feng and he had already lost two of his combat powers, facing off against Qin Feng would result in a bigger loss and by then Lin Kai would not even have the guts to keep up with him.
"Fine. Let's go rob the others first, this time I will definitely be in the top ten!" Lin Kai was not a reckless man even though he did what he wanted. This time he chose to listen to Chen Ming's words.
The top ten could directly obtain a G-tier aptitude certification.
Getting to the top ten was much easier than killing two hundred G-tier beasts![1]
The most important thing was that Lin Kai was actually a little bit afraid.
Qin Feng's ears perked hearing that explosion just now. It must have been set off by someone touching the mines he placed!
Qin Feng let out a frosty laugh, it seemed that Lin Kai had not given up yet! If Lin Kai were to show up again, Qin Feng was definitely not letting him go!
"Go!" Qin Feng patted Bai Li's forehead. Bai Li swooped off Qin Feng's shoulder and rushed into the undergrowth. In such places, it was difficult for Qin Feng and the rest to maneuver around, but for Bai Li it was like a fish in the sea.
Zhou Hao was surprised. "Bai… Uh, why did Xiao Bai leave?"
"To go get the good stuff!" Qin Feng gave a sly smirk. Qin Feng was right, the five major universities would not allow students to bring in spatial rune equipment out of the fear that the students might resort to rampant looting and emptying out the Spring Hunting Grounds.
Bai Li's space however, could not be detected by the people who were invigilating.
The good things would of course be directly taken away by Bai Li. Otherwise, why would Qin Feng have come this time? To face off against the students from the other universities?
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The Spring Hunting Garden was a huge forest but everyone entered from a single point so very quickly Qin Feng's group met their first group of people.
Boom!
The sound of a sniper rifle bullet leaving its muzzle rang out in a deep and resonating noise. Qin Feng had always been in the forefront, that bullet seemed to shriek as it soared toward his chest.
The shot was on point, even if he was wearing a protective vest, Qin Feng would still have been injured.
Only that the strangest thing happened, the bullet stopped a meter in front of Qin Feng's chest. Qin Feng flicked his hand, sending the bullet flying elsewhere about four to five meters away.
Boom!
A blast came ringing in the distance. It turned out that the bullet Qin Feng deflected impacted a landmine.
"Damn!" Zhou Hou let out a string of curse words, getting ready for combat.
Bang bang bang!
A series of bullets poured out. This time it seemed to be a dense volley.
"Take cover!" Qin Feng roared. Zhou Hou and the other two slipped behind a big tree. Only Qin Feng did not stop moving.
The bullets soared past him, none of them actually finding their mark on Qin Feng.
Boom!
Qin Feng swung his leg at a tree, and with one kick the large tree was cut off by the trunk.
Kssh-krunch!
The large tree toppled over, and the people on it naturally came down with it. Such a scene caused the other party to scream out loud.
Qin Feng did not hesitate.
Click!
He put a foot down on his opponent's rifle. What was a gunner without their guns?
Qin Feng's move was the equivalent of cutting off the other one's hand. Not holding back, he suddenly changed his direction.
"No way! That's too fast! I can't even lock on!" The ambushing gunner started to have cold beads of sweat rolling down his brow. The scene where Qin Feng kicked down the tree just now was terrifying!
Boom!
The gunner suddenly felt a great force coming in his direction and was shaken out of the tree!
"Ahh!" With a yell, he immediately face-planted on the ground[2].
"When…" He did not even get to finish his sentence before Qin Feng appeared. Qin Feng jumped off the tree and landed nearby, just as he was about to get rid of the gunner, a wind slash more than a meter long came whizzing by.
Qin Feng frowned and instinctively jumped away.
Snap!
The slash hit a tree, immediately cutting up a gash that was up to five centimeters in depth but was more than a meter long. If it were to hit someone, that would have cut their heads clean off.
Qin Feng looked at the other party with rapt attention.
The person was wearing a dark-green school uniform, a nametag framed with gold was pinned to his chest. On it was number 3.
No wonder they dared to attack Qin Feng, it turned out to be Xita University's ability course's number three.
"Ability class number 21? Only knows ancient martial arts. You must be the lowest rank!" The boy exclaimed.
"Zhang Hou! Slice off one of his legs, how dare he step on my gun!" The gunner who got his gun snapped in half by Qin Feng's kick called out, his face was ashen and full of rage.
Under the person's uniform was a sturdy piece of armor, and the gunner was a local tyrant, probably the child of one of the powerful families within the Xita district. Zhang Hou's eyes flashed with a glare of disgust. He was strong but born into a poor family. This time he joined the other party because he was told that if the team ranked top ten, he would receive one million.
Right now he was being directed to do something and that displeased him greatly.
"Go help the others. Leave this one to me. Just now that team had a number one in the ability class but it's a damn shame they've brought a piece of sh*t!" Zhang Hou called out.
At this time, there were four people attacking Qin Feng with ten others who had split off to go attack the other three. Zhang Hou naturally felt that Qin Feng was not afraid, and letting the others leave was also his method of making sure they did not get in the way.
This ambush was not set up with one team against another. It was three teams against one.
"I kinda feel sorry for you. Who would have known you all would meet me!" Qin Feng let out a frosty chuckle.
A look of disdain flashed across Zhang Hou's eyes and he chuckled, thinking that Qin Feng was all talk. "You talk big, but let's see if you can handle this!"
Zhang Hou urged his consciousness. His power was indeed very strong, not as good as the first or second, but close enough. Everyone had their faith in Zhang Hou.
"Wind Shear Vortex!"
In Zhang Hou's hands, a spiraling sphere manifested. When he pushed his hands out, the huge spiral transformed into gale force winds and rushed toward Qin Feng at a very fast speed.
At this time, Qin Feng raised his hands, palms facing the wind.
Everyone who was watching Qin Feng's movements had one thought floating through their heads.
"He's crazy!"
Would Wind Shear Vortex be that easy to handle? Qin Feng's hands were going to be ruined.
[1] That explains why some G-rank aptitude users are incompetent. No field experience.
[2] The Chinese metaphor used also means 'eating sh*t', which basically means suffering a nasty fall.
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Chapter 137: Dragging People Under
However, as quickly as the thought sprang into these people's minds, the wind spiraled into Qin Feng's palm and a red light burst from his hand.
Boom!
A huge gush of flame rushed forth and the whirlwind collapsed instantaneously. Not to mention the turbulent winds that raised the flames high up as the huge wall of fire rolled toward Zhang Hou. In the next instant, an ashened figure could be seen being sent up to ten meters away before disappearing into the tall grass.
Qin Feng gently withdrew his hand, the several other Xita University students were stunned.
"You can either give me your number tag yourself and just walk away, otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless!"
The remaining three looked at one another and one of them shouted, "Scatter!"
Apparently, they had not given up yet and felt like they could escape!
Qin Feng could not give them the chance as he compressed the flames into three fist-sized balls and sent them shrieking toward their fleeing targets, exploding on impact.
His inspiration came from the whirlwind ability. Firebeam's destructive power was too strong, by condensing the flames into a smaller compact form, then causing an explosion was a much easier and less energy consuming method.
The backs of the three were badly mutilated by the explosion, even the one wearing that rune inner armor from before was blown away.
Nobody could withstand that blow!
Qin Feng approached to pick up their combat backpacks and took away their name tags. With the removal of the name tags, a click sounded as the button connected to their clothing shifted. A spatial passage then swallowed them whole. They would be returned to the military base. Of course, they were deemed failures and were eliminated.
Even the third place of Xita University's ability course? Not at all a challenge to Qin Feng.
"Qin Feng!" Zhou Hao's voice came from the distance, soon the three others appeared within his sight.
"All clear?" Qin Feng asked.
"Of course, these rookies wouldn't ever be able to face me!"
Zhou Hao was a true G6-tier ancient warrior and had faced off and arrested criminals. Those who have not even reached G-tier would find it impossible to be his opponent.
"Great!" Qin Feng gave him a thumbs up, not being stingy with his praise.
Zhou Hao grinned and said, "This group is basically blind, thinking that the only strong one in our group is Zhao Yu. Absolutely nobody came at me, then they got a swift boot to the face!"
As Zhou Hao was wearing a cloak that had an ability to hide its user, after applying internal force into the cloak, the silver light surrounding him made Zhou Hao undetectable by the naked eye.
"There's enough food for all of us!"
After collecting the food from the three teams, the amount would be enough to feed them for three days.
"Looks like it's going to get dark soon, and there are two days left. Let's not rush, there'll definitely be danger at night. We'll rest here, good thing when they set up the ambush they placed beast repellants!"
"Alright!"
"Okay, you're the boss!"
Among them, Qin Feng was considered as the leader.
Technically speaking, these people did not deliberately set up an ambush for Qin Feng. Instead, this was where they were planning to rest. Then the gunner playing sentry spotted Qin Feng. At first glance, Qin Feng was just an ability user ranked twenty-first, thinking that they were the lowest rank, the ambush was set in motion.
Who would have thought Qin Feng was a wall of steel?
The four found shelter and began to eat some biscuits, which merely left their mouths feeling dry.
At this point, a clattering sound came from among the grass. Zhang Tianche and Zhou Hao were immediately alerted.
Very quickly a white blur rushed out of a clump of grass and flew toward Qin Feng
"Be careful!"
The white blur was too fast, but Qin Feng did not make any attempts to retaliate, when the white shadow stopped, they saw that it was just a white Pomeranian.
"Oh, it's just Xiao Bai!" Zhou Hao dropped his defensive stance.
Xiao Bai did not return alone, in its jaws was a fat rabbit much larger than its entire body.
"Looks like we can add something for dinner tonight!" Qin Feng said with a smile.
"Good, good! Some roast rabbit meat!" Zhou Hao was also very happy.
With a fire ability, making a fire was no problem at all. Zhao Yu released a fireball, igniting the collected dry branches. Zhang Tianche's scalpel swished, quickly skinning the rabbit and removing the offal, then he slathered the meat with the juiced sweet berries they found earlier to give it a rich taste.
Soon, the fragrance of roasted rabbit wafted into the air.
Zhao Yu was starting to get a little bit emotional. "I don't think we're here to fight, but for a walk in the park!"
"An outing in the wild, but that still depends on strength!" Zhou Hao chuckled.
Soon the rabbit was roasted, and the sky had turned completely dark. The four surrounded the warm fire, heartily eating their delicious barbeque. While they were comfortable and relaxed, the others were terrified.
The night was when the nocturnal ultra beasts came out one after the other. They had all arrived for their annual carnal feast.
Humans, in their eyes, were food!
"Awoo…"[1] A long howl came from the distance.
"Awoo… Awoo…" One after the other.
"Wolf pack!" Zhao Yu's face paled. "It's not too far away from us!" Qin Feng sat up straight.
The situation did not look good, worst still, it was happening a short distance away from them. The wolf pack was running through the forest, and soon a scream pierced the air.
"Help!"
"Hey! Don't leave me alone, help!"
The sound quickly disappeared. It was unclear whether they were killed by the timber wolves or they removed their name tag in order to get transported out of the Spring Hunting Ground through the spatial passage.
Their faces became solemn as they knew that the sound was coming toward their direction.
Qin Feng and the rest were openly cooking their meat, those gunners were not stupid and would have seen them while they were patrolling.
After meeting the wolf pack, they started sprinting toward Qin Feng and the others. Whether or not they managed to save themselves, they knew that if they dragged more people into this mess there would be a small chance that they could survive.
"Up the tree!" Qin Feng ordered while climbing up a big tree.
Zhou Hao and Zhang Tianche grabbed Zhao Yu and hopped up the tree after him.
Their internal forces and consciousness surged, condensing in their eyes. In the darkness, their eyesight greatly increased and they quickly spotted the figure in the distance.
It was someone wearing a dark-green school uniform, a student from Xita University. This was to be expected, the location they entered was right next to Xita University's. After entering the forest, those that they meet would surely be from that university.
Zhou Hao's face twisted with anger. "They're gonna drag us under! I'm gonna kill them!" He prepared to line up a shot against them.
"Zhou Hao, don't. In this situation, he'll die!" Zhao Yu tried to stop Zhou Hao. However, at the same time, the sound of a gun rang out beside the two.
Bang!
The sniper rifle sounded boomingly.
"Ahh!" The Xita University student who had been running for his life suddenly dropped to the ground.
[1] Translator's Thoughts: I'd never thought I'd reach this stage of my life where this sound has to be taken seriously because of the context. I blame the Internet.
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Chapter 138: Cruelty or Mercy
The shot found its target on the student's thigh.
Zhao Yu and the other two subconsciously looked at the other big tree, also wanting to know just who in the world was the one that fired the shot.
Qin Feng had a sniper rifle in his hands, it had been looted from the Xita students that ambushed them before. He did not bring any firearms when he came, and those that he had were in Xiao Bai's space which would have been an inconvenience to take out.
Guns or not, that was a perfect opportunity, why not seize it?
At this time, Qin Feng's face was calm and seemed to not have a reaction after firing at the other party but Zhao Yu and the rest already knew what the future had in store for that person!
Torn apart by wolves.
This time, another round was fired.
Bang!
From where Qin Feng was looking, a timber wolf had pounced out into his field of vision and was instantly shot at, blood blossoming from its scalp.
"Awoo!"
The wolf howled and collapsed to the ground.
Bang bang bang!
The sound of gunfire kept blaring out and the wolves were killed off one by one.
The Xita University student that was in despair lay on the ground, mouth agape, watching as it went on around him.
There had already been four timber wolves that were shot dead the moment they showed themselves! He suddenly felt a trace of hope.
"This can't be a gunner from our university, right? To have this kind of power in the dark, they must be very strong!"
Despite his leg injury, he started to crawl forward.
Bang!
A bullet was shot right in front of him, dust covering his face. This was a warning shot! Warning him to not move!
At this time, the gunshots sounded again and several more wolves were killed. This time around, there were nine dead wolves, the rest tucked their tails between their legs and ran off.
Food was tempting but life was more important, they did not want the entire pack to get wiped out like that.
The wolves withdrew, and the scent of blood filled the nose of the Xita University student.
Soon, four figures came into the student's view. The moment he saw the four of them, his face twisted into something rather ghastly.
"Are you gonna move yourself, or do I have to hit you first to make you move?" Zhou Hao flexed his wrists..
"I'll go! I'll go!" the student quickly said, then hesitated before adding, "Please thank your gunner for me!"
The student dejectedly took off his nametag and threw it at Zhou Hao's feet, then he was consumed by space runes.
Zhou Hou curled up with laughter, "Qin Feng, you shot him and the result was him thanking you!"
The person did not recognize Qin Feng as the one who shot him, after all the four that appeared were two ability users and two ancient warriors. As for the 'gunner', since they used a sniper rifle, they probably would not reveal themselves!
In the end, the Xita University student did not know who the other person was, only thinking that Chengbei University had such a gunner, a truly impressive person.
"Hurry up and clean up the battlefield, we're changing resting places," Qin Feng said as he ignored Zhou Hao's ridicule.
Zhou Hao nodded and the four quickly gathered their spoils and went in another direction.
This was not destined to be a quiet night.
The Spring Hunting Ground was incredibly peaceful place during the day, but at night it suddenly shifted into what felt like hell*. The wild was truly a dangerous place.
Those who had already stepped into the middle of the Spring Hunting Ground were afraid to step back to the outer circle and some even exited the forest entirely.
At this time, the student remembered the words of the wise.
"I don't need you to beat them, just as long as you can survive and escape!"
Many people thought this to be the truth and faltered in their advances. The first night, the number of people from the five universities were reduced by a thousand for various reasons.
Half a night passed by in the blink of an eye, Qin Feng got up and gave Zhou Hao and Zhang Tianche a pat on the shoulders. "You two get some rest!"
Out of the fear that ultra beasts would attack at night, they had agreed to taking turns in keeping vigil. Zhao Yu was a girl and more importantly an ability user so she needed all the rest she could get, which was why she was not playing sentry.
The first half of the night was Zhou Hao and Zhang Tianche's shift, and now it was Qin Feng's shift.
"Call us if there's something!"
"Yeah, go!"
After the two had left, Qin Feng climbed up a larger tree and his surroundings seemed to become darker.
Ability, Darkness Shroud!
Bai Li jumped off Qin Feng's shoulder and landed on another branch.
Ping!
Bai Li transformed into her human shape, and Qin Feng, whose eyes had become adjusted to the dark, was affected by another kind of assault. Fortunately, out of habit, Bai Li pulled out her clothes and quickly put them on.
Qin Feng waited until after she was done before asking, "How was it?"
"Burp!" Bai Li let out a burp. "Good, there are a lot of fruits!"
Qin Feng was speechless. 'You've eaten so much that you're burping, how much is there exactly?'
"What about conscious fruit?" Qin Feng asked.
"Yours!" Bai Li raised her hand and very quickly a huge fruit fell into Qin Feng's arms. The fruit was about the size of a watermelon, almost twenty five centimeters in diameter, but it had strange lines on its surface, making it pitted.
"I left three back there like you said!" Bai Li said.
The number of fruits produced by the conscious tree varied from year to year, but this year had a full harvest. There were thirty fruits this year and Bai Li only left one tenth of what was supposed to be there, what a pitiful number.
Qin Feng was left with no choice.
"Hopefully the teachers don't find out!"
The conscious fruits were supposed to be the rewards, to have them stolen would make Chengyang's people flip. After all, the students were not particularly strong, they would have only been able to get a few.
"Eat, it's delicious!" Bai Li seemed to highly recommend it. Qin Feng took out the Verdant Emperor Saber and carefully cut open a palm-sized opening. The inside of the fruit was actually liquid, in the translucent liquid there were thin threads floating around, like a bowl of vermicelli soup.
"So this is conscious fruit!"
Before his rebirth, Qin Feng had never seen it. After all, this kind of thing was only meant for ability users, and as an ancient warrior, Qin Feng was not interested. Such things were not normally found in the wild.
Today, he would get a taste of what it was like!
Gulp!
Qin Feng took a long sip from the edge as a sweet milky taste wafted along. Very quickly, the fruit was gulped down by him.
His stomach swelled up and Qin Feng felt a burst of strength converging in his mind. His consciousness was rapidly growing.
His consciousness that had not been promoted in a while rose little by little, soon Qin Feng felt that his consciousness had reached a new height.
F4-tier!
His perception had greatly increased, within one hundred meters, everything was clearly visible. Through gun control, his consciousness could be extended past four kilometers.
"Not only that!"
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Chapter 139: Three Ranks Up
Qin Feng could clearly feel that some things were changing. A clearer mind and sharper perception, far from something that could be brought by the mere ranking up of consciousness.
"It must be talent. I originally had an S-tier consciousness talent, if the rune affinity is the same, I could become an S-tier ability user in the future. Though, now…"
Qin Feng felt that his consciousness talent was probably over S tier by now! However, it was probably nowhere near SS rank at this point.
"One more!" Qin Feng said and Bai Li passed him one more conscious fruit, once more he quickly drained it after a few large gulps. Soon, the conscious fruits were downed one after the other, by the fifth one, Qin Feng felt that his stomach could no longer handle it.
"Ability, Absorb!"
Qin Feng urged his innate ability to consume the energy remaining within his stomach.
Everyone absorbed energy differently, some people absorbed it well, some people had a hard time doing so. To have taken in so much in one go, Qin Feng naturally would have had trouble consuming all of it, but since he had the absorption ability, it was not a problem at all.
A huge wave of energy quickly spread throughout Qin Feng's body. His consciousness had a breakthrough once again!
F5-tier!
Qin Feng's perception increased again! It had now expanded to two hundred meters, and his consciousness control seemed to have reached five kilometers in range.
"Again!" Qin Feng felt that the hidden talent would soon be promoted! The potential of one's consciousness was really huge. The kind of potential that would normally be accumulated over time was triggered by Qin Feng's absorption ability, thus resulting in this rapid advancement.
Bai Li took the fruits out again and Qin Feng ate them one by one. No normal being would be able to absorb anymore. He swallowed fifteen in one single sitting!
F6-tier!
Three hundred meters now, the control was now six kilometers. Not only that, Qin Feng's consciousness finally broke that threshold to become an SS-tier talent.
Qin Feng felt that everything had changed. Yet, he could not specify what had changed.
Only that Zhou Hao and everyone else had suddenly woken up, they looked around and realized that there was no danger then they went back to sleep, scared witless.
The second day came and Zhao Yu's condition did not look any better. She had dark shadows under her eyes and had a spell of listlessness around her.
On the contrary, Zhou Hao who had experienced the Corpse Corps on Zimu Mountains slept soundly despite being on guard the first half of the night, as did Zhang Tianche.
"I'm afraid there are going to be tough battles ahead today," Qin Feng quietly said.
"Maybe we'll meet the students from the other universities, like those from Chengyang University. They would have caught up by now!" Zhou Hao peered around before starting to walk.
"Yeah, maybe we'll have to fight them too!" Zhao Yu slowly nodded.
Zhang Tianche finally spoke, adding, "A person with weak strength would have just spent a night in the outer circle. Everyone in the inner circle is not weak, combine that with being in a team, they can take down any G-tier beast."
If one were not able to handle a G-tier ultra beast, they would not even be in the Spring Hunting Garden in the first place.
"Regardless of all that, let's get moving. This time, I'll take point, everyone try to keep radio contact!"
Previously, Qin Feng had been opening up a path for the team in the front. Last night's ambush would not have happened if Qin Feng did a sweep with his perception ability.
Extending one's consciousness had a limit, and was normally rarely used. Now, Qin Feng had reached F6-tier in consciousness, even if he did not activate his ability he would be able to see everything within three hundred meters in his mind, just like a radar.
In other words, it was a more convenient way to find a path.
The other three knew that they had to be careful. Qin Feng was fifty meters ahead of them, and after a certain distance he would leave marks in order to direct Zhou Hao and the others on where to go.
Being ahead, Qin Feng quickly found himself in a rather special part of the forest.
There was a banana tree here. However, it did not have ordinary fruits. Nowadays, fruits have undergone mild changes in the wild, causing fruits in the colonies to be more expensive than meat products.
"Bully bananas!"
After eating these bananas, a person could increase their weak energy. While they were not as strong as fortification elixirs, they did not have any side effects.
Large aptitude user families in Chengyang City fed their children these bananas as snacks to strengthen the body of the future generation. Therefore, those in an aptitude user family would naturally get stronger and stronger.
Also, there were people here already! Xita University's people.
There were more than thirty of them, two of them were wearing dark-green badges with golden rims which had the number 1 and 2 written on each respectively.
"Hurry up, people are gonna come!"
"You! Draw away those barbarous monkeys!"
"Move it!"
Bully bananas were the favorite food of barbarous monkeys and naturally had become a hindrance to the students. However, due to the large number of people, they had come up with a good plan. Some people would lure the monkeys away while the rest would go and pick the bananas.
If it worked out, there would be a bountiful harvest.
"Guys, move thirty degrees to the right, there's good stuff over there. Lets go get it!"
Qin Feng ignored the Xita University students. At this time, it was better to take advantage of the wild monkeys being drawn away by other people and reap the benefits.
"Right! We'll be there soon!" Zhou Hao's voice crackled from the radio. Within two minutes, the four had gathered together.
This was a large forest, Qin Feng and his team harvesting here would not have them cross paths with the others.
"Bully bananas!" Zhou Hao's eyes lit up. "Sweet!"
Zhou Hao did not want to pay attention to the G-tier monkeys, rushing out to cleanly and quickly sweep them up. Of course, most of the monkeys were being distracted by Xita University students, with only some left to pick them up.
Needless to say, their actions would not escape the eyes of a Xita sniper.
"Damn it, these people from Chengbei University are actually stealing from us!"
"Steal from us?! Kill them!"
"Wait, one of them is from the ability user course. It's number one!"
One of the ability users standing in the crowd raised his brows in interest.
"Number one of Chengbei's ability user class?"
"Yes, Lin Mao, I'm sure. It's a girl!"
The one called Lin Mao was number one in the Xita University ability class. His parents were both F-tier and had a high position within the Xita District. Naturally, he had wanted to be a powerful ability user ever since he was small.
Today, he even participated in the Spring Hunting Garden with grades at the top of his class. It was no doubt that he was one of Xita University's seeded players, a future hope.
Due to him having strength and being rich, five teams had decided to follow him, including the second place, Qian Tao.
This was Xita University's strongest team.
"Since that's the case, why don't we go and take a look. Show them what happens when they steal from us!"
Lin Mao let out a frosty laugh, picked up his pace and walked over.
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Chapter 140: Lowest Rank? Try Me
After the others got rid of the Barbarous Monkeys, they joined up one after the other and even ignored picking the fruit!
Qin Feng naturally felt the movements of these people.
However, they did not try to get a surprise attack on them with their guns, and chose to swagger over instead.
Without Qin Feng having to say anything, Zhou Hao and the rest felt it too, dropping from the tree to stand by Qin Feng. Of course, the three surrounded Zhao Yu to protect her, waiting for the arrival of the others.
Soon, the Xita College students arrived and for that moment, Qin Feng's four-man team felt particularly alone.
Lin Mao took two steps towards the group of four with a trace of contempt in his eyes. "Number one of Chengbei colony's ability class? Just the four of you? What did your gunner die or something? Such power is too weak!"
The Xita College students suddenly burst into laughter.
They had originally thought it was a team of five, they've made the assumption since they didn't see the remaining gunner.
Not only that, because Qin Feng was standing in the front, the number tag on his chest could be seen by everyone.
"Number 21?"
"Isn't that dead last?"
"How many students are in Chengbei College's ability class? About thirty?"
"To think this kind of force is with the top student in class, does Chengbei College not want to get number one this time? Then again, they've been falling off for so many years already, without anyone outstanding popping up."
The group chattered rounds and rounds of ridicule.
Too bad that hardly got a reaction from the other party, as if what they said were entirely untrue.
At this time, Lin Mao let out a frosty laugh, "I won't make fun of you. We duel, how about it? I was thinking about just how strong the power of Chengbei College is!"
Lin Mao was staring at Zhao Yu, trying to coax them out for a fair one on one. He completely ignored the others.
Zhao Yu did not step out, instead Qin Feng did. "Then you'll just have to go through me!"
Zhao Yu didn't have a lot of experience in fighting people and wasn't sure if she could actually beat Lin Mao in her state. Only when Qin Feng stepped out, the other party wasn't very happy.
"Just you small fry, is not worthy to face our class monitor. I'll fight you!" A short, chunky teenager said as he walked out, on his chest was a number tag with his ranking!
13!
There weren't a lot of ability users in Xita College. The position of 13 could have already been considered as a middling achievement!
"Alright! Li Yang, kick his ass!"
"He's dead last, definitely not Li Yang's opponent!"
"Li Yang has a fire ability with a strong attack, won't that person die?"
"Hah!"
The rest sneered and snickered from the sidelines, and Li Yang was also very excited, stepping forward. He wore a pair of gloves over his hands.
Fireclaws Set G1!
Rune Equipment!
It was the kind of equipment worn by beginners. While low level, the buying price was also 53 thousand. Having these gloves also meant that their family wasn't weak either.
Qin Feng stepped forward.
"Let's start! Don't dawdle!" Lin Mao urged from the sidelines, as if waiting for Qin Feng to fail.
"Alright! Here comes the fire!" Li Yang did not hesitate, shrouding his own body in flames and then several fist-sized fireballs condensed in front of him.
"Rapid Embers!"
As the consciousness was urged, the flames swept towards Qin Feng like a volley of bullets from the ambush from before, one after the other.
Looks interesting. Too bad it's too weak.
"Fire!" Qin Feng also urged forward his consciousness.
"Rapid Embers!" The same fist sized fireballs surged forward, but the color was a dark red, hitting Li Yang's fireballs.
"Bang bang bang!" The fireballs exploded in the air and the flames blinded everyone's eyes. Only this time there was a surprised cry from among the crowd of Xita students.
"Li Yang! Look out!
In the flashes of fire, a dark flaming mass flew out and struck Li Yang right in the chest.
"Boom!"
Li Yang was blown out from his spot. Even if he had protective underclothes, Li Yang was blasted until his face was scorched black.
After awakening the human body receives greatly enhanced vitality and resistance to attack, and would not die immediately to such a blow, but Li Yang was still seriously injured.
"How could this be!" Li Yang's eyes widened, coughing up a mouthful of blood, still trying to process what just happened.
Everyone else's gaze began to carry themselves more properly.
Both of them released Rapid Embers, the ability released multiple fireballs. With Li Yang's fire runes and consciousness he could only unleash five. On the other hand, the one with the lowest rank could release up to six and under the bombardment Li Yang lost?
They found this hard to believe, but such was the case.
"I guess I won. Do we continue?" Qin Feng asked casually. This successfully roused the anger of the Xita College students.
"Kid, don't be so arrogant. You only just beat the 13th place!"
The one who hopped forward was number 10.
"Hydration!"
"Water Stamp!"
A water ability surged forward, a huge torrent of water rushed forward with great power.
Qin Feng let out a chuckle.
"Fire ImpactI"
A huge fireball surged forward, at the same time transforming into what seemed like a spiraling dragon as it rushed towards the torrent.
Water and fire collided, causing a huge cloud of mist to rise.
The people of the Xita College nervously looked at the two in the middle.
"Water against fire. Water beats fire. We'll definitely win!"
"Yeah! Take him down! He's too arrogant!"
"Come on…oh!" And they were going to start waving a flag too, but they quickly shut their mouth because the winner had already been decided in the center of that open space.
The huge gout of flame swept the area, evaporating the torrent of water and a wave of heat rolled over.
Boom!
The flames blasted the tenth place away, unclear if they even survived the blast. The Xita College students widened their eyes.
"Next," Qin Feng said.
"Kid. Don't be too arrogant!" Another stood out, this time it was the sixth from the ability class.
Unfortunately, he too was defeated in one move. Qin Feng won again.
Xita College's people's faces had gone pale white.
Know that although their team consisted of thirty people, it did not mean that all of the ability class wanted to follow them. They rejected the lower rank ones and the higher rank ones wanted to get points themselves.
Now that the 6th had been defeated, what chance did they have?
"You're still here? You can come now!" Qin Feng looked to Qian Tao, "After I beat the second, I can challenge the first right?"
Qian Tao and Lin Moa's faces were also pale.
Hidden to the side by his cloak, Zhou Hao was laughing so hard that his stomach hurt, and was still at the side fanning the flames.
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Chapter 141: Got Their Asses Whooped
"Are you guys even trying? You couldn't even lay a finger on the worst student of our ability class. Our batch only has twenty one ability users this term and you are beaten up by the weakest of them all. Yet, you say you want to challenge our top student? Don't make me laugh."
Those who came from Xita University were fuming.
Zhao Yu contained her laugh and followed through. "That's right. You are not worthy of challenging me until you defeat him."
"Bullshit. I don't believe he is the last of your class. You jesters from Chengbei are clearly cheating!" Qian Tao bellowed, "Show them no mercy and annihilate them!"
Qian Tao decided to go all out on them. They had lost enough face along with three of their ability users. There was no need to hold back now.
Lin Mao was the first to attack after Qian Tao lifted the restraint. The cruel look in his eyes showed that he was aiming to kill.
"Giant Woodlock!"
Zap!
The ground rose high up and multiple giant vines subsequently broke through it. The vines came alive and whipped straight at Qin Feng and co.
Zhou Hao and Zhang Tianche dodged reflexively while Zhao Yu summoned her fire ability to protect herself. The vines caught fire when it came into contact with Zhao Yu's flame and rapidly turned into ashes.
Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow!
As the side with the advantage in numbers, it was only natural that the Xita group had several gunners in their team. Bullets showered on Qin Feng and his teammates as soon as the fight erupted.
"I was hoping for fair competition but I guess that's too much to ask for. Since you all were the ones who violated the battle code first, then I no longer need to withhold my power," Qin Feng said emotionlessly but his outgoing attack was extremely hostile.
"Carpet Hellfire!"
Fire runes immediately covered the nearby lands and engulfed every enemy around Qin Feng.
"Argh!"
The students from Xita University groaned in pain.
Their shirts were charred. Their legs were burned. The fire even lit the bomb that they carried.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The chain explosions set off blew them off their feet.
Birds resting in the shrubs were startled and took flight immediately. Other students nearby that heard the explosion were also terrified and consciously distanced themselves from the battlefield.
Qin Feng leisurely raised his hand at the center of the calamity.
"Hellfire, dissipate!" The fire vanished instantly with a poof.
All thirty enemies around him were devastated by the ruthless blaze. They had completely lost their will as well as the ability to fight.
"How brutal! How violent!" Zhou Hao shook his head while stepping on the ground that was still steaming. He checked on the victims and figured all of them had survived the explosions. The teachers must have mitigated the power of the explosives. Otherwise, these people would have been blown into oblivion.
"Off you go!" Zhou Hao snatched a bag from one of the ancient warriors and removed the name tag on his chest.
"Damn you! You are coming down with us!" Some of them tried to retaliate but Zhou Hao easily neutralized their last resort and took their name tags too.
In the process, Zhou Hao's cloak slid open and revealed his identity as the best ancient warrior of his class.
"Damn!" Qian Tao cursed. He was hoping to bring at least one person down with them but unexpectedly, the guy who was hiding beneath the cloak all this while was actually the No.1 ancient warrior student in Chengbei this year.
They thought that they were lucky to bump into a group of lambs but it turned out that they were four ferocious wolves!
"I am leaving by myself." Qian Tao removed his name tag resentfully.
Soon, a spatial passage wrapped around Qian Tao. Before he was sent away, a silver light was seen dropping out of the portal. It was his name tag.
The reason Qian Tao retreated willingly was that he hoped to bring along the name tag out of the hunting ground with him this way. He did not want to benefit Qin Feng, but against his wishes, the examiner had foreseen such foul play and enchanted the name tag with spatial rune beforehand. In other words, nobody could smuggle the name tag out.
"Leave your bag and get out of my sight," Qin Feng ordered the remaining students.
Lin Mao still refused to concede and threatened him, "You can't be the last of your class. I am going to report you for cheating. Just you wait."
"Be my guest. Please remember to spell my name, Qin Feng, correctly when you do that." Qin Feng reached out and snatched Lin Mao's name tag.
He did not care even if he was going to be disqualified. With his capabilities now, it did not even matter even if they were to emerge as champions. After all, he had achieved his main purpose in coming to the Spring Hunting Ground.
The thirty students from Xita University were all done for. Their elimination left Qin Feng's party with more than a hundred name tags. Other than that, they also gained a few bully bananas and other goodies.
"Qin Feng, you are really powerful. We don't even need to move a finger teaming up with you." Zhao Yu lamented. She then remembered something and laughed. "You are really cunning, Qin Feng. You did it on purpose during the exhibition so that you would be ranked last, right?"
"That's the only way we could lure in some greedy morons. Looking at their dejected faces when they found out the truth greatly amuses me. Haha!" Zhou Hao said with a large grin.
Zhang Tianche collected the loot quietly. He alone was carrying five big backpacks.
"At least I am of some use." Though his medical skills were not needed, Zhang Tianche was happy that he could still contribute as a transporter.
The four of them moved on joyfully under Qin Feng's lead.
The beautiful and usually quiescent Spring Hunting Ground had turned into a deafening battleground following the arrival of twenty thousand students.
"Rawr!" A giant tiger shrieked out in pain.
"Windbreaker Sweep!"
"Jet Palm!"
Zhou Hao and Zhang Tianche's attacks landed on the tiger beast aggressively. It spurted a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground eventually.
It was a G-tier beast general on the verge of becoming a beast king. Yet, the monster was quickly dealt with by the team thanks to Qin Feng's containment.
Other students would be in grave danger if they were to come across such a ferocious creature.
It was the beast's misfortune to cross paths with Qin Feng's party.
"Let's call it a day."
They gained a lot today and could no longer stuff more items into their bags.
The team was slowly closing in toward the center of the hunting ground. They had defeated seven teams from other universities in one day to reach here. These included students from Dongling, Hunnan, and even from their own Chengbei colony.
They were relieved as nightshade had finally fallen.
"Hooray! We are leaving this place tomorrow afternoon. It feels like forever," Zhao Yu said, her face wane.
Though they had earned a lot, it was still extremely unsafe to stay in the wild. The only good thing about this place was perhaps that no rift would occur spontaneously.
"You should rest early tonight," Zhou Hao suggested. It was her first time camping in the wild last night. Hence, she did not sleep well, which in turn lowered her fighting performance today.
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Chapter 142: Competing for the Conscious Fruit
"Yawn. I have no energy left to do otherwise."
Zhao Yu went to sleep quickly. Zhou Hao and Zhang Tianche kept watch for the first half of the night while Qin Feng took over after that. It was a peaceful night.
The next day, they continued to advance at an even greater speed.
The number of students from other universities had lowered dramatically at this point. Only the strongest teams, coupled with some good luck, would be able to make it to the center of the hunting ground.
Take the beast general they met yesterday for example. It would be an instant game over if other students were to face the monster.
They traveled for another hour and finally reached the top of a small hill.
On the other side of the hill was a giant plain covered by fertile greeneries. However, no giant vegetation was spotted within sight other than the meadow. This made the crystalline tree that was standing in the middle of the plain extremely eye-catching.
The trunk of the tree was no different from a crystal while its leaves looked like snowflakes. Ice-like vines were seen dangling on the branches.
Among the branches, three black and bulky fruits highly contrasted the other parts of the tree.
Those were the conscious fruits.
"So this is the consciousness tree?" Zhao Yu gasped. The tree was unlike anything she had ever seen before.
Apparently, a lot of students had arrived earlier than them. But those participants were unable to go any nearer because as soon as anyone entered within a thirty-meter radius of the tree, it would begin to attack ferociously.
The consciousness tree was actually a mutated plant. In other words, it was more like an animal rather than a tree.
At the moment, the tree was visibly ill-tempered. It whipped its vines and launched its snow leaves aggressively to chase away those attempting to approach the fruits.
The consciousness tree was enraged after most of its fruits had been stolen the day before yesterday. It was understandable that the mutated tree would go berserk after more dreadful humans had shown up and were trying to take away its remaining fruits.
"Damn it! I thought that the f*cking tree is quite tame?"
"How are we going to get the fruits when the tree is attacking such a large area?"
"Quick, hold back its attack. We gotta protect our ability users!"
Everyone was clearly flustered by the tree's unusual hostility.
Qin Feng scanned the area and realized that students from all other universities were around, except for Xita University.
That was because those from Xita who could have actually made it here had been eliminated by Qin Feng's party earlier. How unfortunate!
The crowd of more than a hundred students was all elites from Dongling, Hunnan, and Chengyang Universities.
"There's too many of them." Zhang Tianche frowned. Luckily, everyone was staying close with their own party to protect their respective ability users. Hence, some vacant spaces could still be found around the giant consciousness tree.
"Let's go!" Qin Feng was the first to stroll forward. "Don't worry. They are not going to attack us. The battle between universities would only ensue after someone has plucked the conscious fruit."
"True." Zhou Hao quickly followed Qin Feng's footsteps. Zhao Yu and Zhang Tianche also followed suit and soon, they reached the area where everyone was at.
The consciousness tree turned more violent all of a sudden. All its vines struck straight toward Qin Feng. Obviously, the tree recognized the scent of the being that had stolen all its fruits.
Bai Li had plucked twenty-seven fruits from the tree at one go and left only three behind. How shameless of them for showing their faces here again!
No wonder the tree was infuriated.
Qin Feng was focused in the face of the vicious attacks. The consciousness tree must have lived for uncountable years but its attack was still full of vigor. Judging by its moves, the tree was at least an F-tier threat.
Qin Feng did not want to see his comrades being hurt because of him.
He unsheathed the Verdant Emperor Saber for the first time in the Spring Hunting Ground.
"Sword Glare!"
Burning flames immediately wrapped around the saber and extended it by more than a meter long.
Qin Feng swung the saber and dexterously cut off all the incoming vines.
His impenetrable defense was startling but that was not the end of it. He focused and unleashed his conscious energy.
Bang!
One of the conscious fruits that was hanging quietly on the branches a moment ago suddenly dropped to the ground without a moment's notice.
What a sudden turn of events!
The fruits could not be harvested by using brutal force. Since they were growing on the consciousness tree, they could only be picked by using conscious energy alone. Only an F-tier consciousness would be able to detach the fruits from the tree instantly. Of course, the pedicel would also loosen eventually if being attacked by lower-tier consciousness continuously.
That was why the students from the three universities had been attacking it relentlessly. The effort had lasted for almost two hours.
Unexpectedly, the fruit dropped the moment Qin Feng's party arrived.
"Dumb luck!"
"Grab the fruit!"
"It belongs to us!"
All the participants were tensed up and concurrently targeted the fruit.
Zhao Yu made her move as well.
"Up!" Zhao Yu's consciousness was not as great as Qin Feng's. Nonetheless, although she could not immediately break the pedicle, she was still capable of using telekinesis so she aimed for the fruit as soon as it started falling.
Her conscious energy was activated quicker than the rest so the fruit initially flew straight at her.
However, the other ability students were not there as decoration. The conscious fruit stopped short and trembled in midair as several minds tried to control it simultaneously.
Schwaff!
A white cloth suddenly appeared and wrapped around the fruit. The other side of the cloth was in the hands of Zhang Tianche. He grabbed with all his might and pulled the conscious fruit toward him.
The white cloth was actually Zhang Tianche's bandage. Who would have thought that it could be used this way?
The other students were agitated by Zhang Tianche's action.
"The fruit must stay!" The students screamed and jumped hungrily toward Zhang Tianche.
This was when another two loud bangs were heard coming from the tree's direction. The other two fruits had also fallen!
The consciousness tree did not stop brandishing its branches and vines to sweep at those who dared to draw closer.
"Damn!"
Those who were attacking Zhang Tianche instantly switched targets and went over to grab the two newly dropped fruits.
Zhao Yu once again triggered her conscious energy to snatch one of the fruits, while Zhang Tianche was planning to use the same trick again.
However, the other competitors reacted faster this time.
Pow! Pow! Pow!
A barrage of bullets tore Zhang Tianche's bandage in half. The white cloth was just mere fabric after all.
The battle quickly escalated following the series of gunshots.
Qin Feng's party was being mercilessly targeted and numerous bullets rained on them.
"Hmph!" Qin Feng snorted and suddenly, all the bullets that were about to reach them hung awkwardly in midair.
"Reverse!" He infused his consciousness into the bullets and returned them to the opponents.
"Argh!"
"Sh*t!"
"Conscious rebound! How is this possible?!"
The crowd squealed in disbelief.
It was tremendously rare for a student to master such a craft. More importantly, he was doing it on a few hundred bullets. That was scary!
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Chapter 143: Eliminating the Prodigies
What an absurd dominance.
While the others were being attacked by the bullets, Zhao Yu seized the opening and secured one of the fruits. On the other hand, Zhou Hao infused his inner power into the Vampire Cloak and instantly turned himself into a blurry silhouette. With the extreme speed of his Windbreaker style, he successfully weaved around the crowd and grabbed the last fruit.
All three fruits were gathered by Qin Feng's party. That inevitably made them everybody's target.
"Time to go!" Qin Feng yelled.
His teammates did not hesitate and started to flee. They were retreating hastily.
"Go after them!"
"Darn it! Don't let them get away!"
"Put them down!"
Qin Feng's team was chased after by a large group of desperate participants.
Pow!
A cannon was coming fast at them.
"Reverse!"
Once again, Qin Feng used his conscious energy to rebound the cannon back to the assaulter.
"Stop looking down on me!" The gunner bellowed and boosted his consciousness. He intended to push back the cannon.
However, he was instantly defeated earlier on so what difference could he have made now?
Boom!
The returned cannon did not budge and bombarded him along with four other students.
"Stop using your weapon. Can't you see that his skills specifically counter gunners, you morons!!"
"Get them!"
"Ancient warriors, siege them."
Ancient warriors could move rather speedily. In a prolonged chase, Zhao Yu, the slowest in their team, could possibly be caught up by the pursuers.
But Qin Feng would not allow that to happen.
They were now at the edge of the forest. Qin Feng swung his blade and two giant trees instantly plunged to the ground.
Bang!
Following the explosion, the two barks blocking the path were blasted away by a giant fireball.
By that time, the three who possessed the conscious fruits had run far away, and Qin Feng was the only one remaining.
"F*ck!" A guy in snow-white color uniform at the front cursed.
"Boss, let's capture this guy and threaten his teammates. We will kill him if they don't turn back."
"That's right, they must be connected through the communicator."
All the pursuers laid their eyes on Qin Feng. They were a humiliated bunch looking to vex their anger on him.
Qin Feng remained calm despite being surrounded by a few hundred enemies. They might be gifted geniuses in this era and definitely had a bright future ahead of them but unfortunately, their opponent this time was a monstrous being that had traveled back from the future.
"My apologies, folks!"
Qin Feng sheathed his saber and unleashed his inner power the next second.
Carpet Hellfire was an overkill so Qin Feng decided to use a more modest skill to deal with them.
"Asteroid Assimilationmdash;Pull!"
A gale rose around Qin Feng and rapidly turned into a hurricane with Qin Feng at the center.
"Eh?"
"What's this?"
"This is not his ability. I thought he was a fire user?"
The pursuers were baffled and perplexed. Yet they could not do anything about it. Everyone was being dragged in by the unseen force.
In the next moment, Qin Feng promptly changed the force.
"Repel!"
A powerful opposing force arrived straight at their faces. Those being pulled in were suddenly pushed back. The group collided and suffered a great impact as a result of the two polar opposite forces.
Crack.
Someone's limb was heard breaking.
"Argh!!!"
Painful groans filled the empty plain.
Puff!!
Some of them suffered internal injuries and spurted out blood.
Inner force engulfed everyone within sight as Qin Feng took care of the hundreds of enemies single-handedly.
These so-called geniuses were trampled on brutally by Qin Feng.
"I am sorry. I have made my promise to the headmaster. Since you guys came uninvited, I will gladly take your points." Qin Feng acted innocently but he was in fact wicked to the core against the enemies.
"Damn you!" One of them vomited blood again. It was hard to tell whether it was because of the injury or due to the insult.
Although they did not want to admit it, they knew there was no turnaround. Even those from Chengyang University were helpless.
They finally gave up on resisting and removed their tags sullenly. They were soon withdrawn from the field by spatial passages and left behind their name tags.
They acted decisively so because they had gathered multiple spirit herbs throughout the event. They still got to keep the herbs if they were to retreat now.
These prodigies were kicked out from the Spring Hunting Ground by Qin Feng just like that.
"Collect!" Qin Feng gathered everyone's tags and the tags they had collected with telekinesis.
The three groups had amassed a total of four hundred tags. Those tags were enough to fill two big backpacks.
Just as he was wrapping up the fight, Qin Feng's communicator suddenly rang.
"Qin Feng, come quick!"
His facial expression changed after hearing the SOS call. "Turn back!" He called out solemnly.
A series of hushed footsteps and rapid breathing came through the communicator.
"Qin Feng, we met Lin Kai on our way out. They have overwhelming numbers!" Zhao Yu reported urgently.
"Are they still chasing after all of you?" Qin Feng was worried.
"Yes. Zhang Tianche has been injured!"
"Don't panic. It's nothing serious." Zhang Tianche still sounded calm but Qin Feng could tell that they were still fleeing frantically. His gaze turned cold and he instantly launched his feet into a sprint.
His face muscles were taut and he was expressionless. Yet, the suffocating aura around him was telling enough about his killing intent. 'Lin Kai, prepare to die! We will settle our past and present grudge once and for all!'
Qin Feng ran faster than ever before. Zhou Hao and his other teammates had not run off too far away. They were only about three hundred meters away from his position. He located them easily with his consciousness and dashed in their direction swiftly.
Qin Feng maneuvered across the dense forest and reached his friends within a minute.
Zhou Hao and the others were surrounded when he arrived.
"Bastard!" Zhou Hao roared and delivered a fierce kick.
Bang!
Chen Ming met the kick with his own and successfully stopped Zhou Hao's attack. They were on par in terms of strength and the battle was intense.
Notably, Zhou Hao was at G6-tier now and was considered pretty powerful at his age. Yet, he had failed to overcome Chen Ming. Not only that but Chen Ming seemed to be fighting with plenty left in his tank. He was toying with Zhou Hao.
"What's the matter, Zhou Hao? I thought you were the first in your class? Is that all you are capable of?"
The others laughed mockingly.
"Young Master Lin, they must have collected a lot of valuable items coming this deep into the hunting ground."
"So are their points. We would surely claim the top spot after defeating them!"
"That's right! Congratulations, Young Master!"
Lin Kai was overjoyed as he watched Chen Ming battle with great satisfaction.
"My obedient pet is so strong and it doesn't matter even if Qin Feng is here. He probably never expected this to be Chen Ming's true strength!"
Chen Ming's laugh froze in the middle of the fight and a sense of fury appeared in his eyes.
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Chapter 144: Chen Ming's Mutation
Zhou Hao laughed hysterically after hearing what Lin Kai said.
"Hahaha. Chen Ming, what's there to be proud of? No matter how powerful you are, you are no more than a pawn. Lin Kai doesn't even view you as a person!"
Chen Ming was infuriated as Zhou Hao's mockery was dead on the target.
"You are no better. You are one good pet yourself. If not because of Qin Feng, do you think you will reach where you are now?" Chen Ming kicked furiously and sent Zhou Hao flying backward.
"Urgh!" Blood splashed out from Zhou Hao's mouth. If he were not protected by the rat king Chainmail given by Qin Feng, Zhou Hao's internal organs would have been crushed now.
Chen Ming paced toward him slowly. Did Chen Ming ever regret up to this point? If only he had pretended to be Qin Feng's buddy longer, would he be the same as Zhou Hao now? Would he also be supplied with martial arts techniques, carried by Qin Feng to hunt in the wild, and holding onto a beast-king-tier armor?
Who would have foreseen how strong Qin Feng had gotten now?
They started off equally as orphans but ended up in such a huge disparity.
'What makes you so special that you are able to get all the benefits from Qin Feng? I cannot allow you to continue to enjoy things that should be mine!' Thinking as such, Chen Ming raised his foot and stomped down viciously.
He was aiming for the head and Zhou Hao's head would definitely be crushed if Chen Ming were to use his full force. Zhou Hao reflexively raised his elbow to block Chen Ming's foot.
Before he felt the anticipated pain, the person above him suddenly yelped.
Zhou Hao opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.
His savior was not wearing any protective gear and his scarlet uniform remained untouched after the three-day expedition.
The saber on his waist was still glaring to the eyes, though the scabbard had concealed most of its radiance.
It was none other than Qin Feng. He had made it in the nick of time.
"How dare you compare yourself to Zhou Hao?" Qin Feng scoffed coldly at Chen Ming. "Of course, there's a difference. He is my brother while you are just someone's pet. You think too highly of yourself."
Chen Ming was clutching his belly after being kicked by Qin Feng. His whole body was quivering after the impact. But it was Qin Feng's words that had hurt him the most.
"I am not his pawn. Lin Kai is the one thinking too highly of himself. He is nothing more than trash!" Chen Ming bellowed exasperatedly.
Lin Kai's eyes widened in disbelief. He did not expect those words to come out from his pet's mouth.
"Chen Ming, are you insane? I am going to kill you!"
Chen Ming laughed hideously. He then struck rampantly.
"I have been putting up with you for too long now. Die!"
Chen Ming dashed toward Lin Kai and grabbed him. In the process, his fingers suddenly transformed into sharp wolf paws. It was an actual transfiguration and not the usual materialization of inner energy.
Qin Feng and Zhou Hao were startled by the sudden turn of events.
They immediately understood what happened to Chen Ming. After all, they had once hunted down someone with similar capabilitiesmdash;Viper.
"You are a mutant subject?!" Zhou Hao exclaimed. But his exclamation was submerged by a horrible screech.
Blood was spurting out from Lin Kai's neck. His carotid arteries were sliced open by Chen Ming's sharp claws.
"Argh!!!" Lin Kai continued to scream in pain but realized that more blood was coming out through his mouth. He thus stopped shrieking and held his neck with one hand while the other hand was reaching desperately for the first aid kit in his bag.
Chen Ming stepped on his body mercilessly.
"Look, isn't he the epitome of trash? How dare you order me around, huh? The only reason I ever listened to you is because you might have information someone needs. You dare call me your pet and pawn? F*ck off, you disgusting piece of sh*t!"
Everyone was shocked by Chen Ming's abrupt revelation. Qin Feng astutely picked out the key points within his furious babbling.
'What does he mean? Who would have wanted information from Lin Kai, who is nothing more than a spoiled playboy?' He connected some of the dots but there was too little information to make much out of it all.
He did not dwell on the matter much since everything would be clear once he captures Chen Ming.
Meanwhile, the other students could only watch in panic.
"Chen Ming, let him go. Young Master Lin is going to die at this rate."
"That's right. We can talk this out. Don't do this to him!"
They were all of Lin Kai's followers. Though he had not been nice to them, they would be held responsible if anything were to happen to Lin Kai. After all, Lin Kai's father was the deputy mayor.
However, Chen Ming was too hot-headed and could not care less.
"Hehe. He is just rubbish. Die already!" He switched his gaze from Lin Kai to Qin Feng.
"Qin Feng, you are the one at the alley one month ago, right?" His gaze now fell on the Verdant Emperor Saber.
Among them, only Qin Feng understood his question. Chen Ming was clearly referring to the incident where his leg got amputated.
"How about the incident at the gathering? Are you the one behind it?" Qin Feng asked reciprocally.
Chen Ming guffawed. "You figured that out? That's why you have taken my legs. Just because of a peasant? She is nothing more than an ant!"
Qin Feng reprimanded him. "She is our friend! We have been living together since we were six years old. We sat in the same classroom for ten long years! Besides, if I am not at the scene that day, does that mean all of them were going to die? You should be grateful that I didn't take your life after you have done such an unforgivable deed!"
"F*ck them. Qin Feng, you are an ability user yourself. Why are you still holding to that useless and childish sympathy of yours? They are all trash! We are the special ones while those who are without ability are all expandable!"
"Chen Ming, I can't believe you bought those brain-washing bullsh*t the Dark Coalition has been feeding you!" Qin Feng chastised spitefully.
Everyone was getting more and more confused with the ongoing conversation except for Zhou Hao.
"Chen Ming, you were behind the attack last month? Why did you do that? How could you?" Zhou Hao questioned angrily.
A lot of people got injured that day and Yang Qian even lost her lower limb.
"Why?" Chen Ming laughed hysterically. "Because I want more power. I have had enough. I am sick of being looked down upon as an orphan. I will become stronger and surpass each and every one of you!" His eyes displayed nothing but insanity.
"Qin Feng, you have my thanks. If you have not severed my legs, I would not have become what I am today. You will be surprised to see how powerful I am now." As he spoke, his body, especially his legs, began to transfigure rapidly. His pants were ripped apart, exposing the furry beast-like legs beneath it.
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Chapter 145: Qin Feng versus Chen Ming
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It was a pair of hind legs from a beast, covered with greyish-black fur that was robustly sharpened. The shape of his legs had changed while his sport shoes were torn apart as they were unable to withstand the enlargement!
Chen Ming's height had also increased tremendously while the muscles on his body had become bulkier.
The height increase continued until he was two meters tall, and now, none of his body parts had the features of a normal human being.
It was as if he had become a werewolf.
Nonetheless, his horrifying aura was very close to an F-tier beast king.
The presence of his intimidating aura would heavily put pressure on any G-tier aptitude user.
"Ugh… hoo…" Lin Kai could not resist the gigantic force while being stepped on by Chen Ming's foot as he wheezed one final breath before his head drooped limply to the side, all life leaving his body.
Soon after his death, it seemed that the name tag was able to detect the changes in him, there was a spatial passage that appeared immediately and teleported Lin Kai out from the space.
Students that were in the surroundings were shocked and their eyes were wide opened, while fear started to haunt the crowd.
It was unknown who took the lead to step backward, one step, two steps, and soon everyone had started to turn around and run away as fast as they could.
Now, the area was left with only five people.
Although Zhou Hao did not like Chen Ming, he did not expect Chen Ming to be in this state with such a shocking transformation.
"You are mad, you really are!" Zhou Hao said in disbelief.
"Hahahaha!" Chen Ming let out a wicked laugh.
It seemed that the transformation had also changed Chen Ming's voice.
It was huskier and was totally unrecognizable!
"I am mad? I'm not, it's just that I have become more powerful, and all of you will not understand!" Chen Ming laughed coldly. "Qin Feng, you cut off my legs, and wiped out my mercenary unit, however, I was lucky to be tipped off by one of my informants, now, did I surprise you?"
Qin Feng did not falter although the words had slightly caught him off guard.
"And you allowed him to perform the experiment on you? Chen Ming, should I consider you as smart, or should I consider you the opposite? Weren't you trying to catch a subject of experiment by putting all of us in a dire situation? And now you have allowed yourself to be experimented on?"
"How am I the same as all of you, all of you are being deprived, and I am the one who has been strengthened!" Chen Ming burst into laughter.
"You are digging your own grave!" Qin Feng replied in an uninterested tone.
"Save it for yourself, you are only prolonging your time to face your death with your speech. Qin Feng, you are the one who cut off my legs, now, be prepared to face your own demise as I am integrated with the gene of an F-tier wolf king with boosted speed!"
Chen Ming pounced over before completing his sentence.
He had the features of a wolf in his appearance as his face was distorted with a more protruded chin, while saliva was dripping from his mouth and his eyes had turned gradually from blood red to pitch-black colour.
Those were signs that he had lost his mind.
It was not that Chen Ming did not want to continue the argument with Qin Feng, it was that his mind that had slowed down.
Furthermore, it was the best option to get Qin Feng killed.
It was his plan from the beginning.
Bam!
A stomp from the foot had imprinted a huge pit on the ground.
Chen Ming was like a bomb as he rushed toward Qin Feng at high speed.
Wolf claws had turned into blades.
Qin Feng immediately took out his Verdant Emperor Saber.
Bam bam bam!
Both Verdant Emperor Saber and Chen Ming's wolf claws collided with each other and what followed was an insane number of clashes between them.
The clashes dazzled at high speed and the movements were also blurred.
Zhou Hao and the two others around could only capture collisions of faded shadows.
It was too fast!
It was impossible to be captured with the naked eye.
Both of them distanced themselves from each other, and now, Chen Ming had stopped the attacks.
Chen Ming raised his wolf claws and noticed that they were dripping with blood and one of the fingernails had even fallen off from his claw.
He was in disbelief at what he had witnessed.
As he himself would know how sharpened and powerful his fingernails were.
However, they were now being cut off!
The Verdant Emperor Saber was very sharp and it could even cut through fingernails of a beast king. Although Chen Ming might have already integrated with the genes of a beast king, but one would never know whether it was a genuine one!
F-tier beast kings were indeed powerful, Dark-Robed Ripper, Emperor Knight, and Steel-limb Broodmother, any of those should never be belittled.
However, Qin Feng was not the same anymore!
Qin Feng had now achieved F6-tier for both of his physical and conscious energy, equivalent to the level of a beast king that was rich in internal strength that was quadruple of that of a pinnacle F-tier, and could even cope with any ordinary E-tier aptitude user.
It was at that moment where every self-satisfaction and arrogance of Chen Ming had turned into a laughing stock.
"Burning Sword Glare!"
Suddenly, Qin Feng's Verdant Emperor Saber was engulfed in massive flames, and the flame swiftly surrounded Chen Ming.
"Slash!"
Qin Feng drew his saber across Chen Ming's arm and it fell apart within a split second, the wounded part did not bleed and appeared to be roasted.
"Argh!!!"
Chen Ming let out a miserable howl.
"Double hit!"
Qin Feng waved his saber again and took down Chen Ming's remaining arm.
Chen Ming's black pupils slowly reversed to its blood-red colour, while fear and disbelief began to rise in him.
It was not that Chen Ming did not attempt to dodge, however, Qin Feng was moving too fast.
Chen Ming wanted to escape.
However, it was too late for him.
"Triple hit!"
Qin Feng waved his saber again and it was about to hit Chen Ming's waist.
Chen Ming let out a bestial scream.
He lost his legs as soon as the hit landed on his thighs.
He was unable to stand anymore, and fell onto the ground heavily.
Chen Ming, with his limbs all gone, wriggled like a human rod.
He was no longer able to pose as a threat.
Fresh blood gushed out from the scorched wounds and flowed out from all four openings from where his limbs once were, Chen Ming's struggle slowed down, while the greyish fur on his face retracted and revealed his original appearance.
As black colour had faded away, his pupils turned from red to white, and he could barely breath with his weakened body.
A pair of black shoes appeared before his eyes.
Qin Feng squatted down.
"Qin Feng!" Chen Ming gnashed his teeth as he yelled out the name.
"Chen Ming, I still have another question!" Qin Feng asked calmly, "Why do you hate me so much?"
"Why? Don't you think that you are a hateful person? We were both from the orphanage, however, you had better luck, everyone liked you, and in order to survive, I had to be close to you, or else I would be beaten up, extorted, and bullied by others. Since we were young, you were always ahead of me, and it had been my evil obsession to surpass you!"
Qin Feng recalled in his mind when Chen Ming was still five years old, when he was sent to the orphanage as his parents had died all of a sudden. He had led a reclusive life since then, he did not want to talk to the other kids as he was revolted by how dirty they were.
When they had grown up, Chen Ming was provided with monthly allowance, and he cried in grief when he was robbed by some gangsters; it was Qin Feng that had risked his life in a fight and retrieved the money back, since then, the gangsters had never gotten in their way ever again.
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Chapter 146: Traces of Z
In Chen Ming's point of view, was everything that happened merely his way of compromise in order to obtain what he wanted?
Qin Feng thought that he and Chen Ming had developed true friendship, however, it seemed that it was merely his own assumption!
Qin Feng felt even more tranquil and calm than he ever was.
He maintained a calm expression and was about to find out what he had wished to know all these while!
"Since you have already obtained such an ability, why would you still get close to Lin Kai?"
Chen Ming knew that he was about to die, and he replied with a sneer, "Why would I tell you! I will never satisfy your curiosity."
Surprisingly, Qin Feng nodded and replied, "True, if you do tell me, I might even explore further to find out, as the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat."
Chen Ming was unbothered by the reply.
Qin Feng continued, "Since you are in contact with the superior of the organisation, would that also mean that he has sent you over to spy on Deputy Mayor Lin? Did they assume that it was Deputy Mayor Lin that has taken away the experiment findings from the destroyed laboratory? Or perhaps the materials?"
Chen Ming, who was originally nonchalant, suddenly looked at Qin Feng.
"How did you know?"
Qin Feng started to laugh.
Chen Ming's reaction had affirmed Qin Feng's assumption!
"It is because I was the one… who destroyed the laboratory!" Qin Feng moved closer to Chen Ming and lowered his voice with internal strength, and only allowed Chen Ming to capture his words.
Chen Ming's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Ha…haha…ugh ugh ugh…" Chen Ming spitted out blood from his mouth.
Chen Ming did not think that this would be his end!
Chen Ming did not give up even after he had lost his legs to Qin Feng, he even knew that Lin Kai was the cause of the experiment on those people that were being captured.
Therefore, after Chen Ming had volunteered himself to be strengthened via the experiment, he was assigned by the superiors to spy on Lin Kai and find out whether he had any information regarding the experiments, and also to revert back on the information obtained.
However, Chen Ming did not know that he was wrong from the beginning!
It was Qin Feng, and not Lin Zheng, that had destroyed the laboratory.
"Qin Feng, I can never understand you, why would you know about these? Furthermore, why would you destroy the laboratory, was it revenge for the students?" Chen Ming questioned.
Qin Feng would not answer that.
He would keep the secret of his rebirth forever!
"Therefore, I am aware of the secret, and I also want to destroy it, just assume that I am meddling in other people's business, who is your superior? Do you really not want to let me know?"
"Would you find him, and kill him?" Chen Ming let out a mocking laugh.
"I will!" Qin Feng replied without any hesitation!
Suddenly, Chen Ming felt a sense of anticipation.
Many have said that before one dies, the final words the person leaves behind would be good ones.
Chen Ming was different.
Chen Ming looked forward to Qin Feng paving his own path toward death by going after his superior.
"His name is Liang Kan! I still have his contact saved in my communicator!" Chen Ming suddenly burst out in laughter, "Qin Feng, you have to keep your promise to look for him!"
Liang Kan was an E-tier and had strong experimental genes that had dramatically boosted his combat power.
Qin Feng could never go up against him with his capabilities now.
Chen Ming laughed till his final breath took him away!
Qin Feng witnessed the mixed feelings of hatred and satisfaction from Chen Ming's expression, however, he remained unbothered by it and released the flames.
Chen Ming was immediately devoured by the flames, and even if the spatial passage had teleported him outside, there would only be ashes left from his body.
It would be best to keep Chen Ming's mutation as a secret from the others as the implications were wider than anyone would expect.
Qin Feng stood up and there were no traces left on the ground.
The remaining three people were looking at Qin Feng.
"Let's clean up the battlefield!" Qin Feng gave his order.
"Okay!" Zhou Hao nodded solemnly.
Zhao Yu felt anxious and thought that there might be some alarming secret that had yet to be revealed but she kept it to herself.
"How's your wound?" Qin Feng looked at Zhan Tianche.
"It will be easily taken care of once we are safe!" Zhan Tianche nodded. There was an arrow pierced through his shoulder, obviously, it was caused by a crossbow.
Most of the time, for aptitude users, hidden weapons were more threatening when compared to ordinary firearms.
"I am sorry, it was all because of my incapability!" Zhao Yu felt guilty.
Zhan Tianche wounded himself when he was protecting Zhao Yu during their retreat. Although he might not be highly skilled, being ranked twenty first in their course was no easy feat, he could have easily protected himself from such attacks.
"We are in the same team, don't you feel bad about this!" Qin Feng calmed Zhao Yu down, "Go and get the name tags, I will take care of Zhang Tianche's wound."
Qin Feng was quite experienced in first aid treatment, combined with Zhang Tianche's remaining arm that was unharmed, both of them took care of the wound swiftly and Zhang Tianche managed to recover to a better state by tuning his neigong.
Zhou Hao and Zhao Yu returned with their loot.
Indeed, the loot was in abundance.
Most of the students remained at the outer ring during their first day, while the inner ring was mostly dominated by capable students that were after the conscious fruits. However, with the presence of Chen Ming, none of the students were capable of going up against him.
Therefore, Chen Ming led Lin Kai and the others on an annihilation streak along the way and obtained more than three hundred name tags.
With the four hundred name tags that were obtained by Qin Feng, and two hundred name tags that were obtained during the battles from the past two days, Qin Feng and the others had accumulated more than nine hundred name tags that had been fully fitted into five backpacks.
There were also about six backpacks that were filled with all sorts of spirit herbs and fruits, the amount was indeed overwhelming!
"The Spring Hunting Ground is about to end, let's take a rest here!"
There were about three thousand participants that participated in the battle, and they had already obtained more than nine hundred names tags in the elimination round; therefore, it was obvious that they had the highest chance of being the winner.
Soon, the survival in the wilderness for three days and two nights finally ended at noon sharp.
Suddenly, a giant spatial passage appeared in the sky and silver light rays that shone from it enveloped everyone on the ground.
Students that were still in the Spring Hunting Ground were all wrapped by spatial runes and disappeared from where they stood.
There were only three hundred students that had survived the annual Spring Hunting Ground, it was equivalent to one tenth of the total number of students.
There were two crucial factors that had contributed to the scenario, it was Chen Ming that had been active in the outer ring, and also Qin Feng that had looted the conscious fruits.
Qin Feng's team aside, the remaining teams were just lucky to have survived as none of them were even able to meet half of the expected requirements of a competitive team.
All top tier teams from the four major universities of Hunnan, Xita, Dongling, and Chenyang were eliminated.
Hence, as soon as Qin Feng returned from the hunting ground, he was aware of the hateful glares from the surroundings.
It was at that moment, there were students that spoke up with anger.
"Principal, I would like to make a report, it was them, they were way beyond our league, I suspect that Chengbei University has committed fraud by allowing the use of their senior students!" A student from Chengyang Colony that was wearing a white-gold uniform stared furiously at Qin Feng.
"Yes, it was them!"
"He had even worn a number 21 name tag as disguise and duped us with this false impression!"
"It was all his fault!"
The crowd that was pointing their fingers at Qin Feng were all wrapped up in bandages and supported by plaster casts, it was obvious that they were the elites from the three major universities that were attacked by Qin Feng's Asteroid Assimilation earlier.
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Chapter 147: Taking down number 1
However, the elites ended up in a pathetic state.
Frankly speaking, the results from the Spring Hunting Ground were out of everyone's expectations as every core team that had high hopes placed on them were eliminated.
Those that had survived were the unusual ones that had not been under the spotlight.
Of course, the teachers and principals could not interfere with the results if all the teams were eliminated.
However, there was a team that seemed to stand out among the others, and the dissatisfaction toward them had escalated quickly.
"What had actually happened?"
Qu Kun, the principal of Chengyang University, asked in a deep voice.
It was the same person that had declared the rules of the Spring Hunting Ground before their entry to the grounds, he was an E9-tier ancient warrior.
"That's right, Principal Deng, shouldn't you give us an explanation!"
"All of our students were wounded by internal strength, this student must be an ancient warrior!"
Many among the crowd that were also dissatisfied questioned openly.
The pressure from the crowd had escalated quickly as their dissatisfaction had risen higher.
Deng Nian did not care about the crowd as he was extremely satisfied with Qin Feng's harvest, as well as his accomplishment of eliminating students from other universities!
"I can't help it, as I can't stop the students from performing well, however, it is true that he had just been injected with an awakening potion earlier this year, all of you should have heard his name before!" Deng Nian smiled as he said, "His name is Qin Feng!"
"You are Qin Feng?" Qu Kun frowned and focused on Qin Feng, "The current mayor of Fengli Colony?"
There were a few ambitious E-tier aptitude users from Chengyang City who wanted to advance so they went to the war against the Corpse Corps in hopes that they could emerge victorious and lead a new colony. However, the opportunity was taken by another youngster.
Furthermore, the outstanding achievement in eliminating the zombies single-handedly that made him stood out from the crowd had caught the attention of the higher-ups.
They acknowledged Qin Feng's F-tier capabilities, and he could even achieve E-tier in the near future.
Qin Feng heard Qu Kun speak to him, and he replied.
"Yes, I am, it's my pleasure to meet you, Principal Qu!" Qin Feng reacted neither haughtily nor humbly as his identity as the head of a colony had been discovered, he was no longer an ordinary student!
"So it was you, but I have never heard about you being an ability user!" Qu Kun replied with a slight hesitation in him.
Qin Feng's capabilities had exceeded everyone's expectation, therefore, their curiosity had driven them to find out more about Qin Feng.
Qin Feng replied, "There's nothing significant about my ability, and my results are not good during the test, I was able to take down the rubber dummy by using ancient warrior skills. Therefore, I was numbered as twenty first by the teachers!"
Lin Mao and the others who were staring at Qin Feng were all infuriated.
"He is lying, how could that be insignificant, his ability was definitely overpowered! All twenty of us were defeated by a single hit of his fire ability that covered the radius of more than ten meters, he is trying to fool us!"
Zhou Hao sneered unintentionally at the side.
"Although you are telling the truth, I do feel that it would be better to not diminish your own pride and acknowledge the achievements of the others, just keep it to yourself!"
Lin Mao was instantly enraged and hatred was reflected on his reddish face.
It was as if Lin Mao was advocating Qin Feng's powerful ability while degrading his own status!
The Principal of Xita Colony was solemn.
"Forget about it, students were ranked to help them in finding a better team, while Qin Feng might be ranked as number 21, you should never underestimate your enemies, honour them, and it goes the same to your own life, never belittle anyone!"
Qu Kun ended the dispute with those words.
Subsequently, everyone started to record the number of name tags that were obtained as it would represent their accumulated points.
Without a doubt, Qin Feng and the others who had absolute competitive edge secured the champion title.
"Top ten teams of the Spring Hunting Ground would be automatically entitled a G-tier aptitude user badge"
"First place will be entitled for a G-tier purple ray rune equipment, a choice from a selection of secret manuals ranging from martial arts knowledge, ability knowledge, conscious energy practice, or firearm practice, and also an additional scholarship of 100,000!"
"First and second runner-up will be entitled a blue ray rune equipment, a choice from a selection of secret manuals ranging from martial arts knowledge, ability knowledge, conscious energy practice, or firearm practice, and also an additional scholarship of 50,000!"
"Fourth to tenth place will be awarded with a set of T3 combat fatigues, a choice from a selection of secret manuals ranging from martial arts knowledge, ability knowledge, conscious energy practice, or firearm practice, and also an additional scholarship of 10,000!"
Those who were awarded would definitely cheer for themselves, however, those that were not were not frustrated as they had obtained quite a lot of herbs in the Spring Hunting Ground, and it might even be more rewarding than the awards given.
Communicators were returned by the teachers, and Qin Feng purposely approached the class of gunners and explained Chen Ming's situation.
"Just leave it to me, and I hope that I can have Chen Ming's communicator!"
The teacher who was merely an F-tier became indecisive when standing before Qin Feng who had revealed his true capabilities with his performance earlier, his identity of being the mayor of Fengli colony was also taken into consideration.
"Let me put it this way, I'll give you the communicator, however, you will have to inform Principal Deng about this, as the mutant experiment is quite a significant issue. Furthermore…" The teacher frowned and became worried. "Furthermore, this is related to Deputy Mayor Lin!"
The teacher was aware of the death of Lin Kai and his body that was teleported out, and he also knew that something big was about to happen!
"Hmm, I will inform Principal Deng personally!" Qin Fen nodded.
The battle that lasted for three days had finally ended, some were heavily wounded, while some were extremely exhausted. However, they would still need to return to their colonies immediately.
For those who were ranked within top ten, they could pick their rewards directly from their communicators. Qin Feng immediately picked a pair of G-tier purple ray rune boots and gave it to Zhou Hao as it was not useful for him.
However, he browsed through the secret manuals of motion arts and found a secret manual of Spectre Motion Steps.
"Spectre Motion Steps was improvised by the later generations into a powerful motion arts, such as, the Phantom Motion, Spooky Phantom Motion and others."
"Adding on to that, with the Brahma Sword being the prerequisite, there would be more opportunities to integrate cultivation methods with runes."
"Spectre Motion Steps is the exact match for Dark Runes, it will then explain the usage of my dark abilities!"
"This is it!"
Qin Feng confirmed his selection and immediately obtained the cultivation method.
"Qin Feng, thanks to your contribution!" Deng Nian had a big smile on his face as he was satisfied with Qin Feng's performance in eliminating the other four major universities and also earning respect for Chengbei University!
"It was an easy task for me, however, I do have a favor that I need from you, Principal Deng!" Qin Feng explained the case of Chen Ming, and there was also the presence of the others that had witnessed how Chen Ming had killed Lin Kai!
However, Lin Zheng might put the blame onto Qin Feng as he was the one that had killed Chen Ming.
Even if this had not happened, Lin Zheng would still have hatred for him, and now, the hatred would be multiplied by ten times!
Deng Nian became worried when he heard about Chen Ming.
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Chapter 148: Chaos and Confusion
"In regards to this matter, Lin Zheng's definitely gonna find a way to get back at you. However, Chen Ming's mutation must have something to do with Lin Zheng. Whatever filth that's in there, you really have no choice but to continue the investigation. I'm just saying that there's a chance that the situation's gonna get out of control. If that happens, we're gonna be in deep trouble!" Deng Nian said.
Qin Feng responded with a serious nod.
"We've gotta investigate this issue!"
This case did not just involve a dark organisation out to harm innocent people. No, it went deeper than that.
Before his rebirth, the fate of being born as a genius was completely upended and turned into a life full of misery, hardship and anguish—who could understand his struggle?
The higher Qin Feng strived, the more his hatred toward the Z Organisation grew.
Now that he finally had strength that he could call his own, he would continuously build up his powers, up to the point where no one would be able to defeat him. And then, he would wipe out the Z Organisation from the face of this earth, once and for all.
He could not afford to allow such a group to continue existing.
This belief alone was the driving force for Qin Feng to continue growing.
"If you're thinking about it this way, then by all means, go ahead. I'll lend you my strength to block off Lin Zheng!" said Deng Nian.
Qin Feng nodded, appreciating Deng Nian's intentions.
"I'll remain at Chengyang for a few days. You guys go back first!"
"Aye, aye!"
Of course, Qin Feng still climbed into the car and left with them as a group.
"Qin Feng, we've got a lot this time around, don't ya think? How should we divvy up the loot?" asked Zhou Hao.
Qin Feng was truly holding the reins of this entire situation. After all, the group's main efforts were centered around his strength. Still, Zhao Yu and Zhang Tianche were too embarrassed to ask so Zhou Hao was the one to step up and bite the bullet!
"We'll divide it equally!" Qin Feng replied.
"No, no, this isn't right!" Zhao Yu rebutted. "If not for you, we wouldn't have obtained so many items. Not to mention the fact that a great deal of the rewards are ranked."
It was Zhang Tianche's turn to step in. "Qin Feng takes forty percent, we'll get twenty each!"
"Agreed!" Zhou Hao said as he nodded in agreement.
Qin Feng smiled and nodded in unison. They had finally reached a consensus on the allocation of rewards for the time being.
However, in the next moment, Qin Feng sent a message to Zhou Hao. "You can have my share of the rewards. I want each of you to have a conscious fruit!"
Zhou Hao stared wide-eyed at Qing Feng. Through the communicator, he wrote, "But you're an ability user! If it were up to me, I want you to have two conscious fruits then leave the final one for Zhao Yu. It's not a big deal to her that she gets less spirit herbs, or at the very least, it won't negatively hamper her abilities. After all, it's not like you need those things now, right?"
"Even the best ancient warriors need a bit of conscious energy. While it isn't the most important unit of their total power, it can mean either life or death at the most crucial moment. Also, do you really think that a consciousness tree is only able to bear three conscious fruits at once?"
Zhou Hao made a troubled expression.
Qin Feng picked up Xiao Bai and held her near his chest while brushing her soft fur with affection.
At that moment, there was a slight change in Zhou Hao's facial expression that reflected his sudden awareness of something.
It became apparent that his mind had returned to the incident at the Greenhill copper mine.
Back then when Xiao Bai left, she went to steal the conscious fruits!
His thoughts then turned to the bare consciousness tree of today. In remembrance of the principal of Chengyang University, Zhou Hao mentally lit up a row of candles.
How unfortunate!
The exchange between them stopped then and there. Try as they might they simply could not think of anything to say to each other. Even the records on their communicators had been wiped clean.
It was only after they had cleared the gates of the military base did Qin Feng get off the vehicle at a relatively busy street. As he did so, a great number of students looked up at him, eyes full of admiration. This was partly also because it was their first time coming to Chengyang City. Needless to say, just going around this bustling city once was enough for them to learn much more than they would elsewhere.
However, most of these students would not be able to afford to stay around here for too long!
On the other hand, Qin Feng had no such worries.
After all, the huge amount of raw materials brought over from Han Town had not even been processed yet! Qin Feng managed to locate a relatively secluded corner and subsequently, set up a Dark Shroud around its perimeter to prevent prying eyes from looking in.
Bai Li hopped down from his shoulder and morphed into her human form. She then put on some clothes, a cap as well as a pair of dark sunglasses.
"Ah, how stuffy!"
Bai Li had grown to dislike staying in her bestial form now as she could not fiddle with the communicator, nor was she able to wear pretty clothes in that form, boring her out of her mind.
Qin Feng poked at her cute tiny nose. "Alright, after I'm done resting, let's go buy a new outfit for you!"
"Hubby's the best!"
Bai Li wrapped her arms around Qin Feng and licked his cheeks playfully, disregarding the fact that he had not washed himself for the past few days.
They quickly looked for a random hotel to check into. One in which Qin Feng was able to take a nice, long bath. After thoroughly scrubbing himself clean, he threw on a fresh, casual outfit for the first time in what seemed like ages.
Qin Feng, who was not wearing his school uniform but was sporting a casual outfit, appeared sharp nonetheless. Apart from that, due to his height and toned muscles, nobody was able to make out that he was in fact, only a teenager.
On the contrary, most people whose eyes met his would immediately be intimidated by his threatening presence.
An F6-tier ancient warrior.
After waving down a taxi, he brought Bai Li to a marketplace where she was given total freedom to pick whichever item she wanted. It was then that Qin Feng picked up Chen Ming's communicator.
However, there was a password set on the communicator. Luckily, Qin Feng understood Chen Ming inside-out, and after three failed attempts, he unlocked it on his fourth try.
"Liang Kan!"
It did not take long for Qin Feng to find this name.
However, to avoid alerting said person, he refrained from immediately dialling his number and instead, quickly noted down the number.
Qin Feng switched on his own communicator and connected to the battle net, on which he looked for a secret web page.
"Secret door!"
Secret door was a special intelligence agency who, given the right price, would be more than willing to sell any information that you were looking for. They also kept their secrets well-guarded, making them more secure than any other agency.
Qin Feng handed them Liang Kan's name and the number of his communicator. He then stated that he needed a simple overview on the individual before paying forth a million yuan.
To buy such information with one million yuan was way overkill. In fact, so long as the person remained in Chengyang, Qin Feng could discover way more information about Liang Kan for free if he were to put in a small bit of effort.
However, he did not wish to go down a rabbit hole which he felt was inevitable and what was more, he did not have too much time to spare at the moment.
After merely half an hour, the information he seeked was sent over.
"Liang Kan—28 years old—E-tier ancient warrior—Second-in-command of the external patrol unit of Chengyang colony!"
"Liang Kan's photo!"
"Joined Chengyang colony three years ago…"
More and more information about the man appeared below but Qin Feng's eyes were locked onto one of the photos provided.
It showed a close-up of Liang Kan posing during a training session. It must have been a scorching day when the photo was taken as glistening sweat could be seen covering his body. The sweat however, had made the weird tattoos around his neck even more obvious.
Qin Feng stared at these tattoos for a while.
"They look so familiar. I must have seen it somewhere in the past!"
Qin Feng shut his eyes and went searching through his memories. His consciousness was spinning rapidly, like the gears on a train. Memories flashed through his mind like a film reel, moving at near light speed but everything appeared to him, as clear as crystal.
Finally, a scene floated into Qin Feng's mind.
It was before his rebirth, when he was around eighteen years old. At that time, he had already reached F5-tier as an aptitude user. He was wandering around Fu City when he encountered the infamous Black Python Organization.
Of course, back then, the organisation was in its infancy stage with only around a hundred members or so. They were made up completely by mutants, none were aptitude users.
They mainly operated by ransacking caravans and robbing logistic convoys. By sheer coincidence, Qin Feng was working as a guard for one of the targeted caravans. After receiving return fire from the caravan, they retreated back where they came from. One of the guys who went for Qin Feng's position was killed on the spot and had tattoos that looked just like the one in the photo right now.
Obviously that man was not Liang Kan.
"Still, could it be possible that there's a connection between them?"
Somehow, Qin Feng felt that this was merely the tip of a colossal iceberg; he would be facing more chaos and confusion in the near future.
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Chapter 149: The Good For Nothing Child of the Xin Family
"Still, this is good news innit?"
At least Qin Feng would not be as clueless as he was in the past, when he did not even have an inkling of an idea about the Z Organisation.
Qin Feng smiled unwittingly at the thought of this.
This smile however, did not last long.
"Hey pretty one, seems like you're really into these clothes. If you like it, why not buy 'em up?" A man's teasing interrupted his thoughts. Raising his head, Qin Feng saw a grimy-looking fellow standing too close for comfort to Bai Li.
Bai Li was completely oblivious as to the man's intentions. She innocently nodded in response to the man's words. "Of course, I'll buy them all!"
Bai Li had tried on quite a number of clothes and all of them looked pretty on her. The only thing left for her to do was to pay up at the counter.
The man who had just entered this place however, boldly assumed that Bai Li would not be able to afford these clothes. He thought that she was just here to try them out and lied about her intention to purchase the outfits.
The one who was truly oblivious here though, was the man. He was unaware of Bai Li's abilities, which were skilfully disguised to make her appear as your average, meek little girl. The only thing that set her apart from any other girl on the street was the color of her hair and her pupils. Still, it was not impossible to get her hair color as hair dyes did exist in their world.
Some people seeked novelty. Her white hair and silver eyes could be included as such. Not to mention the fact that she had an alluring face too!
"The tab's on me then! Name's Xin Jiasheng. I wonder what's the name of m'lady?" Xin Jiasheng asked with a devious smile.
Bai Li glanced at this Xin Jiasheng with a weird look and responded with a simple "oh".
"You're trying to hook up with me? Buy me new clothes, stuff my belly with food? Are you what they call a "rich man's son" on TV? The evil-villain antagonist type?" Bai Li's eyes lit up, followed by a cheeky laugh. "It's my first time seeing such a character in person!"
Xin Jiasheng's smile turned stiff. Still, the exchange made him realise how innocent Bai Li was. She did not show despise for him as regular girls would. Instead, she was just a playful but innocent girl with no underlying intentions. At least that seemed to be the case for him.
A thought arose in Xin Jiasheng's head.
This girl must have been raised in an abnormal family. Given the current state of life for ordinary people, even a twelve year old child, let alone a girl her age, would have already learned many harsh lessons in life!
"Were you raised in captivity at a slave farm? Or are you an artificially raised subject from a laboratory? Your eyes aren't real are they?" Xin Jiasheng felt an urge to stretch his arms out and grab Bai Li's waist and so, he inched closer to her.
Xin Jiasheng's ability had already reached the tier of F6 hence his eyes and ears were sharper than ever. He had only noticed Bai Li's beauty just now but upon closer inspection, he had come to realise that she was not wearing any colored lenses nor were there stains on her hair typically found on people with dyed hair.
Despite her peculiarity, Xin Jiasheng could not help but reach out his grubby hands. Obviously, he was trying to take advantage of the situation. There was something erotic about Bai Li's child-like innocence which caused his hand to itch. An itch which could only be cured by physical contact with the seemingly defenseless girl.
Since aptitude users were infamous in their unscrupulous mannerisms, no one at the scene was willing to chase him away, no one dared to speak up for the innocent young lady.
It was when Xin Jiasheng was about to reach out that Bai Li's innocent gaze turned freezing cold, prompting his arm to jump back as if he had touched a piece of glowing hot iron.
This was because Bai Li had sensed a malicious vibe coming off of Xin Jiasheng's body.
Moments ago, Xin Jiasheng had only planned to flirt with the pretty young lady, perhaps he was drooling over her, perhaps his mind had wandered off into dirty thoughts but none of them were about hurting Bai Li.
But now, the situation was not the same as before!
If not for the location right now, Bai Li would have already struck at him with her claws immediately after detecting the malicious vibe.
It was then that Qin Feng walked over, sullen-faced.
It did not cross his mind that there would be some creep closing in on Bai Li just after a few minutes of him not looking!
"Apologies mister but my girlfriend here is a bit awkward around strangers. If she has accidentally said anything that offended you, please don't take it to heart." Qin Feng apologised in an attempt to defuse the tense situation. His cautious eyes then shifted down toward Xin Jiasheng's sweaty hands. "However, I sincerely hope you don't make any unsound decisions. Decisions which, when made, will result in consequences you may not be able to face!"
Xin Jiasheng smirked.
A G-tier aptitude user spewing nonsense in his face? This was outrageous.
"Who do ya' think you are? Get outta my face!"
Xin Jiasheng raised his arm, planning to shove Qin Feng aside and to grab at the grand prize hiding behind his back.
Well, he did shove Qin Feng, it was just that the person in front of him did not budge as he had expected he would.
A thick wave of raw internal power came from his core, crashing down on Qin Feng's body.
Of course, Qin Feng would never head into a situation unprepared.
His internal power swelled up in an instant, releasing four times the amount of energy of an F9 user.
The power of both users clashed, resulting in Xin Jiasheng being sent flying backward through the air.
Xin Jiasheng was royally pissed.
Who would have thought that this guy would contain so much power. Though, Xin Jiasheng had not exerted his full strength in his previous attack so he deduced that he could still take down Qin Feng with no problems!
Also, Qin Feng had revealed to his enemy the extent of his abilities, which was up to F6-tier.
Xin Jiasheng cackled. "Oh ho, so your plan is to make me back off with an initial show of force? Do you genuinely think that this is enough to defeat me? I can make a single call and you'll be completely surrounded! You won't make it outta here even if you had wings on yer' back! Now, hand over that little missy behind you!"
Qin Feng's eyes were as cold as ice. "And what if I don't?"
"Then you shall die here today!"
Xin Jiasheng announced as he was about to unleash yet another attack.
His move however, was interrupted by the arrival of yet another aptitude user lurking in the luxury goods shop.
This aptitude user was of F1-tier. It seemed that many forget that the people running such shops were not your average aptitude users. This one wore a formal suit, and pinned on his chest was a label with the words "manager".
"Master Xin, how about giving face to the Cheng family? If you want to teach the ignorant one a lesson, best do it in a combat pit rather than here. Fight proudly in front of everyone while abiding by a fair set of rules!"
Within Chengyang City, especially in such areas where business was conducted, fighting was strictly forbidden unless done in specified areas.
The patrol unit focused their efforts on making this place as secure as possible to facilitate the growth of local businesses. If anything out of the ordinary were to happen, they would arrive at the scene at a moment's notice.
Apart from that, the Cheng family was of significant status in the city. They were not people you would want to mess around with.
With a single sentence from the manager, Qin Feng now knew the name of the man he was facing off against as well as the powers they possessed.
Chengyang was a massive city. Although the strongest man here was the mayor, Bai Tianyang, a D8-tier user, there were also families who had a lineage of aptitude users stretching back generations.
Pu, He, Xin and Cheng, the four great families.
He realised that the two men in front of him were members of said families.
The four great families had fates that intertwined in Chengyang City. The power that they commanded was hard to grasp. It could be said that whoever crossed Xin Jiasheng, even if they were members of his own family, that person would meet his demise shortly after.
But the man that crossed him was Qin Feng.
Upon hearing what the manager had to say, Xin Jiasheng retreated angrily. At least the man was intelligent enough to hold back his fists.
He shot a toxic glare at Qin Feng before leaving.
"Boy, I'll give you two options. One, you and me fight at the combat pit, two, your corpse will be lying on the streets rotting away as soon as you step out from this shop. The choice is yours!"
Xin Jiasheng was not planning to fight here. He also was not planning to let Qin Feng go.
From his perspective, either choice would end with the same result—Qin Feng's death. Xin Jiasheng was a new generation in his family that had exceptional potential for growth, hence the strength he possessed was to an extent, unrivalled. Still, he hoped that Qin Feng would choose the former.
Xin Jiasheng wanted everyone in the city to witness firsthand Qin Feng's humiliating defeat.
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Chapter 150: Combat Pit of Chengyang
"Combat pit? Even if only one of us is going to walk out alive at the end of the day?" Qin Feng scoffed.
Xin Jiasheng was even more agitated after seeing Qin Feng's haughty attitude.
"That's right! Only one will remain standing!"
"Very well. We'll settle the score there!"
Qin Feng was fearless in the face of his opponent.
"Manager, allow me to pay for my girlfriend's items!"
"Yes Sir, right away!"
Hoping that these two muscle-headed men would leave his shop as soon as possible, he hurriedly completed their transaction.
"There is no need for you to pay. From today onward, I will be the one paying for that lass behind you. These things that you bought, I'll throw 'em all away!"
Qin Feng chuckled.
"You've got a pretty vivid imagination, don't you?"
Qin Feng raised his arms and stored everything that they had just bought into his own spatial rune equipment before exiting the store.
Xin Jiasheng too, left the place but in contrast, he climbed onto a rather luxurious roadster waiting for him outside.
It was also another form of a hover tank.
Qin Feng stood on the curb and it looked quite obvious that he did not possess a car, which gave Xin Jiasheng a chance to sneer at him. "What's that? You don't even have a…"
Halfway through his sentence, Xin Jiasheng was interrupted by Qin Feng raising his arm. With a simple wave, a hover car materialised out of thin air in front of his eyes.
Xin Jiasheng had no choice but to take back his words, which almost made him choke on his own spit.
The most important thing here was not how badass Qin Feng's car was. No, it was the fact that he had a spatial rune equipment!
How much did a spatial rune equipment eight square meters in size cost, you may ask?
Well, it far exceeded the price of a hover tank itself. It was something that even Xin Jiasheng could not afford!
"You lead the way!" Qin Feng said nonchalantly, as if ordering a small child to do something.
Xin Jiasheng was reaching his boiling point!
"God damn this man! Why the hell is he so c*cky!? I'll show you, regardless of whether it's your girl or your possessions, they'll all become mine!" A greedy look appeared in Xin Jiasheng's eyes.
The hover tank floated into the air before moving forward at a jaw-dropping speed.
Qin Feng followed closely on Xin Jiasheng's six. Despite where they were headed toward, he was focused more on the question of "how to maximise my gains from this fight".
The combat pit of Chengyang City!
What an exciting turnout of events!
Like the underground arena of Chengbei Colony, the combat pit of Chengyang City was a place for aptitude users to slug it out. However, unlike the former which was seen as illegal hence the "underground" in its name, the latter was a place where the rich and wealthy came to entertain themselves as the people below fought for their opponent's blood.
Here, fighting was done more formally. It was a place where the abilities of aptitude users were tested to its full extent! Thus, its official name was the Chengyang Colosseum!
While the place did not reek of irony blood, the death rate of its participants surged higher by the day.
This combat pit was where internal conflict was settled. In fact, the four big families would allow their young ones to slay each other right here every year. This ensured that the men above would remain untouched, thus allowing them to focus on reaping new benefits by engaging in deals with each other.
To settle disputes would be less ideal in other places due to a variety of factors so most people would think of the combat pit, which provided a sense of certainty, whenever instances such as the one Qin Feng was facing right now arose.
For the past few weeks, Qin Feng had been facing a wall which stopped him from further growing his internal strength. Who would have thought that the solution to his problem would conveniently present itself in front of him today?
Sitting beside Qin Feng in the vehicle, Bai Li pouted. "Why are you guys getting into a fight!?"
Qin Feng laughed. "Why, of course it's because of you!"
Bai Li would not have understood what Qin Feng meant by that but because it was not exactly her first time facing this sort of situation, she was able to grasp what had actually happened.
"Are you two fighting over who gets to mate with me? I'm not even mature enough to breed!"
Qin Feng's hand froze, which almost caused the vehicle to smash into a nearby skyscraper. Luckily, his reflexes were quick enough to steer the vehicle back on course. Immediately after that, he activated the auto-pilot system built into the vehicle to free up his hands, which he used to stroke Bai Li's white, flowing hair.
"You're still young yes, but you seem to know a whole lot about other things, don't you?"
Bai Li sulked. "You're going to that combat pit place. Judging from its name, I know that it's a place for fighting. We, silver foxes, remain monogamous throughout the rest of our lives so we pick only the strongest mate to produce the best offsprings. Fighting to the death and all, how could I not know about that!?"
Bai Li wore a Missus know-it-all expression on her face, which left Qin Feng speechless.
Was Bai Li really too young?
With a little bit more time, this smart-alec would develop an ability for cheekiness!
"Alright alright, you understand everything!" Qin Feng said in defeat. He had a complete grasp on where Bai Li triumphed!
To be thinking about mating at this age, it was utterly devilish!
Xin Jiasheng was riding on a roadster in front. Looking back through the rear-view mirror, he observed the duo in the vehicle behind him, conversing and laughing as if they were having a good time. The scene sparked a bonfire within him, prompting him to step mercilessly on the gas pedal.
Driving at such speeds, it was not too long before they arrived at the colosseum.
"I want to observe firsthand, just how much power you can come up with! When we're in the fight, best don't kneel down and beg for mercy!"
Qin Feng was too lazy to think of a comeback. Instead, his eyes studied the structure of the combat pit.
The arena was a vast space with an open-air design.
The total width of the arena was nearly two hundred meters, and there were many stages for sparring matches within. The smallest ones were around ten meters across while mid-range ones were about twice as wide. The biggest however, was a great forty meters wide. Surrounding each stage were platforms for observers, so looking from afar, these stages would appear as little craters that dotted the entire arena's floor. Of course, there were also rooms that were level with the stage itself, reserved for private bookings from wealthy people of Chengyang.
With Xin Jiasheng in the lead, Qin Feng went to the designated counter for the registration of participants.
The facilities here were not at all inferior to the Aptitude User's Verification Hall. In fact, it appeared to be much more comprehensive.
The rule here was that there would be rewards for every victor. However, to prevent people from hiding their true abilities and to promote fair fights, each aptitude user would be tested accurately in terms of their consciousness, their raw muscle strength, their internal powers, etc.
Luckily they did not test their rune abilities, or else Qin Feng would refuse to come here!
Also to prevent fraudulent matches where the combatants would collaborate with each other prior to the match, no rewards would be provided in such matches if the scheme were revealed. Apart from that, each participant must pay ten thousand yuan up front and would be given only half an hour to end their match.
However, ten thousand yuan to regular aptitude users was considered a small change.
Xin Jiasheng was evidently not your average Joe in Chengyang. As soon as he had arrived, the manager of the place hurried over to greet him respectfully.
"Young Master Xin, I see you have time to spare today. You're here to play a match or two, right?"
Xin Jiasheng was not in the mood for small talk. Using his communicator, he picked a battle serial number and with a cold voice, he announced, "There's an ignorant fool who's sent himself here to die today! I've no choice but to teach him a once-in-a-lifetime lesson!"
"Ha!" The manager did not hesitate to kiss the man's ass. "I can't believe someone can be so ignorant. From what I've seen, no one can defeat Young Master Xin! Please give me a moment, Young Master Xin, I'll quickly arrange for you a ring to fight in!"
The manager hurriedly set off to do his task. In just a short moment, a crowd had already formed around the two rivals. These people knew who Xin Jiasheng was, or at least, heard of him, so they all came together to witness his strength.
Suddenly, Xin Jiasheng was caught under a spotlight.
On the other hand, the observers scanned Qin Feng and Bai Li from head to toe with sympathetic eyes. There were however, some that smiled sadistically, thinking that they were about to meet their demise.
"Young Master Xin? So the one you're gonna teach a lesson to is this kid? He's got balls, don't he? Calling you out to the floor and all."
"A G-tier? How can this piece of shit even compare with Master Xin? I bet I can take him down with one arm tied!"
"Bah! I can take him down with both arms tied! One kick's enough to cripple this fella!"
"Haha!"
Xin Jiasheng looked at the people throwing shade at his opponent arrogantly, which actually disgusted him to the point of gagging.
"He's no G-tier! His strength is a force to be reckoned with!" Xin Jiasheng declared, shutting the crowd up. "But so what about it? I will beat him down from the stage regardless!"
It would appear that these words alone were enough to prop his confidence up.
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Chapter 151: The Invincible Hero
The sound of the hooligans cheering for Xin Jiasheng erupted in the hall.
Qin Feng remained unyielding despite the lack of support.
His lack of reaction backfired on Xin Jiasheng, who was already nearing his limits. It felt to him as if he had smashed his fists into a pile of soft cotton, doing zero damage to his opponent.
"What's the matter? Are you pulling out now? Your battle numbers are nowhere to be seen. Chickening out I suppose?"
Xin Jiasheng proudly displayed his battle number which quantified his raw strength, internal strength and other specifications. As arrogant as he might be, his stats clearly stated that he was a "talent-class" challenger, meaning he was quite the capable fighter.
His title was not given to himself which was kind of surprising given his narcissistic personality. It was obtained via a unique test available only in this combat pit. The different classes of fighters were, respectively from the bottom, average-class, elite-class, talent-class, hero-class and lastly, the invincible-class.
One could say that for Xin Jiasheng's current abilities, the chance of advancing into an E-tier user in the near future was pretty high. Should that day come, he would undoubtedly consolidate his position in Chengyang City.
Qin Feng was not chickening out. It was just that he did not have a battle number.
After all, it was his first time coming to such a place.
Qin Feng switched on his communicator and linked up with the public network.
"Welcome to the Chengyang Colosseum. Our Colosseum proudly uses state-of-the…"
The voice sounded warm and welcoming. It must have been officially recorded using professional equipment specifically for the combat pit. The voice thoroughly explained to the newcomer the requirements of entering the combat pit.
Xin Jiasheng and his goons were speechless.
"He's a first-timer?"
"Hey, maybe he ain't from Chengyang!"
After coming back to his senses, Xin Jiasheng's anger only grew larger.
For a member of the great Xin family to be casually challenged on the streets by a literal nobody! This was an outright assault on his pride!
"Country bumpkin! I guess you're new to Chengyang Colony huh? No wonder you're challenging me! I'll make sure you die in the most agonizing way possible!"
As the saying goes, even the strongest dragon cannot defeat a mere snake that knows his surroundings. Qin Feng, being the outsider that offended Xin Jiasheng, was no doubt, heading toward his own death!
The people standing around could already foresee what was about to unfold!
"Son, you don't need to listen to every word this thing says. There's a machine over there that gauges aptitude users' abilities. It'll scan your entire body once you stand on it. You'll get your own battle number and it'll be announced when it's time for you to get on the battle stage. You'll be initiating the fight with Young Master Xin, so you just need to confirm that the number called matches yours!"
Hearing the man's words saved Qin Feng quite a significant amount of time. Without hesitation, he stepped onto the equipment placed within the great hall.
It was just like what the man had said. A beam of light from the machine scanned Qin Feng from head to toe.
In the next moment, a series of beeping noises echoed across the hall.
[Bone age test: 16 years old]
[Raw muscle strength: Hero-class]
Hero-class. He was a dragon among men, a challenger chosen by the heavens!
What was more was that Qin Feng was only sixteen! At most, it must have been only three months since his powers had awakened.
Without allowing these people time to react, the machine read out loud.
[Consciousness waves detected.]
[Consciousness: Hero-class]
"What?"
The onlookers started questioning if the machine had been busted!
This was because the raw muscle strength that the machine calculated represented one's overall physical strength. For Qin Feng to possess such levels of power, they were sure that he was an ancient warrior.
And yet, it was hard to imagine that his consciousness was hero-class. The men could not believe their ears.
On the other side of the hall, a stunned expression surfaced on Xin Jiasheng's face.
He had been constantly provided with an endless amount of resources since young and it was only due to this that his abilities were able to advance into the tier of F6, the capability of a "talent-class" fighter. This came as no easy feat, even for him.
It was precisely because of his achievement that Xin Jiasheng acted the way he did, looking down on Qin Feng as if he was nothing but a bug on the ground.
No one else should be able to reach his level, let alone surpass him.
However, right at this moment, all the confidence he had built up was shattered into a million pieces in the face of Qin Feng.
Just what kind of a monster was he? Could a mere sixteen year old be able to command powers that matched his own?
It was not over yet!
[Ancient Warrior Disposition Detected.]
[Internal Strength: Invincible-class.]
This was the pebble that would result in a thousand waves!
Invincible-class!
Who would have come to expect that someone from the Invincible-class to be standing right before them?
If a parallel was drawn between the five classes of fighters and the ultra beasts, then a monster standing shoulder-to-shoulder with an Invincible-class fighter would be a beast king!
Only a D-tier user would be able to possess such a title. The human form of a beast king—it was an utterly terrifying entity.
Cold sweat started pouring out of Xin Jiasheng's pores.
[Analysis Complete.]
The machine announced.
The information had completed installation of itself into Qin Feng's communicator and subsequently, a new combat pit account was created under his name; all the paperwork needed before a match was complete.
Qin Feng stepped down from the machine to find Xin Jiasheng's face as white as a sheet of paper.
"Let's start this thing!"
Qin Feng kept his words concise. However, these words sounded in Xin Jiasheng's ears like the devil's curse itself.
'Let's start this thing?'
'What is there to start?'
'Start my slow march toward demise?'
Xin Jiasheng could no longer keep up his composure. The opponent was Invincible-class in terms of both internal strength and consciousness while his raw muscle strength was Talent-class. Did he really have a choice to refuse when someone this strong was challenging him?
"Son, looks like you're in luck. Just you wait and see, you won't be able to defeat me with your powers alone. Insulting me and my family will only spell disaster for you later on!" Xin Jiasheng bellowed.
Qin Feng's facial expression had finally changed.
"What? Did you swallow your own words? I thought you and I were supposed to see this through till the end, where either one of us will remain standing!? Are you chickening out?"
Qin Feng's attitude reflected just how irrelevant his opponent was in his eyes!
Xin Jiasheng, who was blinded with rage, almost responded to his provocation but stopped midway.
He was too afraid of the consequences!
He feared what would result if he were to clash with Qin Feng. There was no way to go around it, he was chickening out at the last minute.
Feeling that he had already lost all the dignity he had, Xin Jiasheng uttered random words that came into his mind.
"Stay here if you have balls!" These words echoed clearly through the hall but Xin Jiasheng turned and walked away immediately after saying that, as if he was running away from a tidal wave.
Xin Jiasheng had run away. The people who initially cheered for the coward wore awkward looks on their faces—none of them dared to look Qin Feng in the eye.
Despite them trying to hide mentally from the challenger, Qin Feng pointed his finger toward a random hooligan.
"You! Didn't you say that you could take me down with a single hand?"
Being pointed out so suddenly, the man desperately tried to save himself from humiliation.
"No no no, my class is miles lower than yours. There's no point fighting me!"
Qin Feng sneered and just like Xin Jiasheng from moments ago, the man started running for his life.
Qin Feng then shifted his gaze to another man.
"You. Wanna have a match? Both hands tied right? One kick would take me down right?"
Beads of sweat decorated his forehead.
This man appeared to be of a higher tier than Qin Feng, at F7. However, his raw muscle strength was just that of a regular person. So what if his level was higher than Qin Feng? In an actual combat situation, he would be decimated within the first minute!
"Ah, I gotta go take a shit! Owh, it hurts! I gotta go to the loo!"
That man ran off with his tail between his legs!
Most of the people there knew that rationally, this was the best choice to make. Pride did not matter when one's concern was that of survival.
"Is there anyone here that would like to step up to the challenge? I, a COUNTRY BUMPKIN, came here from a humble village and would like to learn a trick or two from you masters by way of the fist!"
Qin Feng emphasised on the words country bumpkin.
None of them believed that Qin Feng was a country bumpkin anymore!
At such a young age, with such powers, even if Qin Feng were to say that he hailed from the one-and-only Emperor Dragon City of the Eastern Mainland, they would all eat it up like the idiots they were.
"Hehe, I think I left the stove on at home!"
"Ah, my favorite TV show is premiering live right now!"
"Hello? Wifey? Ah, you're going into labour? I'll be there in a sec!"
Within a matter of moments, these people acted as if they did not even know who Xin Jiasheng was, nor sneered at Qin Feng just minutes ago. All of them, at the same time, had matters to tend to elsewhere and after giving extremely lame reasons, they scattered off like rats when a cat enters the barn.
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Chapter 152: Don't Let Him Leave The Arena Alive
Qin Feng sneered in disgust at the cowardly bunch but made no effort to stop them from leaving.
Right around then, the manager who went off to make arrangements for their match returned, only to realise that Xin Jiasheng, one of the fighters, had vanished.
It was not just him that had disappeared but the rest of his goons too, leaving Qin Feng standing by himself in the middle of the hall.
The manager who was famous for sucking up to members of the Xin family wore a troubled look on his face. He looked over at Qin Feng in contempt. "Where's Young Master Xin?"
"He ran off!" replied Qin Feng.
The manager couldn't understand why the young master would do such a thing. Though, it did not take long for him to come up with a plausible explanation using his imagination. "Is it because of your crappy stats? You're scared out of your wits right now, I presume? I bet you pulled out of the fight with Young Master Xin at the last minute."
"Hoho!"
Qin Feng ignored the manager's disrespectful words. Since he was already here, why not fight a few matches before leaving?
Qin Feng had been running short on liquid assets recently, so with his abilities, he should be able to get a sizable amount of reward by the end of the day.
With this in mind, Qin Feng submitted his application.
Ding-Dong!
[Your battle number has been logged into the combat pit. Currently selecting an opponent fighter!]
Since the manager had completed the arrangements for their match, an empty stage had been reserved and was ready to be used. Coincidentally, an opponent was matched with Qin Feng not too long after he put forth his submission for a new match.
[Your class is F6-tier. Ability rating, Hero-class. Your opponent is also an F6-tier participant with four consecutive wins. Your enemy's battle number is XXXX. Each victory will grant you 1 point. Reward for the first match is set at 5,000 yuan. Your assigned stage, number three!]
The reward was mediocre. In fact, it might even result in a net loss for Qin Feng. He still had to pay for occupying the stage. No matter how long or how short their match was, the participants still had to fork out 10,000 yuan for using it.
Even if Qin Feng were to win the match, he would face a loss of 5,000 yuan.
Leaving the great hall, Qin Feng, with Bai Li trailing behind, walked over to stage number three. Perhaps because of the special treatment of Xin Jiasheng by the manager, the first ten stages were the type that was twenty meters wide.
Qin Feng did not have to wait long for his opponent to arrive.
He was a burly-looking man with a grim look on his face. Clutched in his veiny hand was a giant axe that shone with a purple hue under the arena's lighting.
Just a glance was enough for Qin Feng to deduce that his opponent was an ancient warrior who engaged in parallel training.
However, his opponent's raw strength remained unknown. Still, Qin Feng took note of the fact that the man already had four consecutive wins under his belt. One more victory and he would be able to challenge higher tier fighters and thus, reap greater rewards!
Too bad, his opponent of today was Qin Feng.
"Engaging!"
"After you!"
Qin Feng unveiled his own blend of ancient warrior combat tactics.
With just a few swift steps, he dodged a wide-arcing attack of his opponent.
Qin Feng's speed in the ring was exceptional, owing to his absorption ability, which boosted all of his stats equally.
Dodging the attack, Qin Feng went straight for his opponent's exposed sides.
Raising his hand, a fist then travelled through the air with such speed that a sonic boom could be heard as it barrelled toward the opponent's waist.
The sudden attack startled the man, who underestimated how nimble of a fighter Qin Feng was. He quickly withdrew his arm and, drawing out his internal strength, he focused on increasing his own speed. In just a split-second, the face of his giant axe came down to block the attack.
Clang!
The axe that was struck by Qin Feng's fist rang out like a metallic drum. The formidable internal strength of both fighters clashed, resulting in ripples forming around the area of impact.
The burly man could physically feel a massive wave of energy surge into him through his axe, almost overwhelming him. His hands, which could not withstand the entire force from the impact tossed aside the axe.
"Such a powerful force!"
"C'mon, let's go again!" Qin Feng said with a slight grin.
After crushing a series of rookies for the past few days, he had finally stumbled upon an opponent that could take all of his force, an opponent that was worthy of his powers. The opponent, Qin Feng, started releasing, bit by bit, the powers contained within his body.
He was desperately thirsting for some exercise to warm-up his body.
It soon became clear after the battle had started, that the match was entirely a one-sided fight. Qin Feng threw ten or more punches, all of which were taken without resistance by the man.
Qin Feng had not even reached twenty moves when the man was beaten out of breath.
"I give up!" He shouted.
He knew that Qin Feng held back his punches. If not for that, he would have been dead after the first blow. Still, if he had allowed the match to continue, even the softened blows could result in internal injuries that might potentially cause his death.
As such, it was a wise choice to tap out. The man could only take this loss as a sign of him having a bad day.
[Congratulations on your victory. You can pay ten thousand yuan to continue reserving this stage for the next thirty minutes. Would you like to continue with a new fighter?]
Without any hesitation, Qin Feng accepted.
Ding-Dong!
[Your battle number has been logged into the combat pit. Currently selecting an opponent fighter!]
Although the combat pit was a popular spot in Chengyang, it did not mean that anyone on the streets was eligible to participate in fights at the arena. Qin Feng still had to wait for an opponent that possessed strength that was on par with his.
It was then that the manager's call got through to Xin Jiasheng.
"Young Master Xin, the brat that you wanted to teach a lesson to is now on stage. Would you like me to teach him a lesson?"
As the manager was not present when the incident unfolded, he thought that Qin Feng was the one who backed out of the challenge and that Young Master Xin saw no meaning in fighting such a "weak" challenger. Now that the brat was on stage, the manager thought that this was the perfect chance to show how dedicated he was to Xin Jiasheng.
Xin Jiasheng was already in his vehicle, ready to head home when the call came. Hearing what the manager had said, his nose wrinkled out of anger.
He was not exactly going to walk away from the challenge and forget about the whole matter as if it did not happen. No, he was just performing a tactical retreat which would allow him time to coordinate a plan using his family's power in order to fight Qin Feng from the shadows.
It did not, however, cross his mind that Qin Feng would have the balls to not run, but stay on and fight more matches in the combat pit.
This alone inflicted the greatest damage to Xin Jiasheng's pride.
Within the span of a second, feelings of humiliation and rage swelled up in his heart.
'However, a new opportunity has finally presented itself!' thought Xin Jiasheng.
'Since you're so adamant on staying there, then don't even think of leaving this place alive.'
"Find someone, make sure he's dead by today! Don't let him leave the stage alive! I'm coming back! Arrange a private observation room for me!"
"No problem! Enjoy the show, Young Master Xin!"
After saying that, the manager shifted his focus onto Qin Feng. A new plan floated into his mind. This time, he would arrange for a higher tier fighter to face off with Qin Feng, one that was powerful enough to kill him with a single blow!
By then, a new fighter had been selected by the system as Qin Feng's opponent. Looking up at who this opponent was, the manager's jaw dropped.
"What the hell!? Why was he matched with Zhang Tian!?"
This Zhang Tian man was a freak for fighting. He was a frequent visitor of the colosseum as a participant, which was why his face was so familiar to the manager.
However, for Qin Feng to face off with Zhang Tian, that must mean that the brat was an F6-tier aptitude user!
"This man's an F6-tier user?" The manager doubted his own eyes. The situation was not as simple as he had initially thought. As such, he quickly checked Qin Feng's battle number.
From what was displayed, Qin Feng's abilities reached the tier of F6 and it did not just end there. All his stats from the machine's analysis were Hero-class and above, which caused the manager to break out in a cold sweat.
What was he supposed to do now?
He had just guaranteed to Xin Jiasheng that this brat would be dead by the end of the day. He definitely did not expect Qin Feng to turn out to be such a strong fighter.
The manager had definitely screwed up big time.
Gritting his teeth, the manager hurriedly dialled up a handful of veteran fighters of the colosseum.
"Big K, I need you to fight a match at the combat pit. I'll make sure that you're well-compensated after this!"
"Door God[1, you resting today? There's this pretty good fighter that I need you to take care of!"
"Rat man, hurry up and come over to the combat pit!"
A series of phone calls had successfully summoned veteran fighters to the arena. Some of them liked fighting just for the sake of it while some enjoyed the challenge of triumphing over a worthy opponent.
Only after hanging up the final phone call could the manager sigh in relief.
[1] Door God is a reference to Menshen, divine protectors in Chinese mythology. Look it up on Wikipedia, there's a pretty interesting story behind it.
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Chapter 153: Insane Win Streak
Soon, Xin Jiasheng returned to the combat arena and entered the private room. When focusing the internal force in his eyes, the wide area of the private room allowed him to see Qin Feng in the ring below.
Of course, if someone did not want to use their internal force, there was also a large screen in the private room that allowed the user to switch to whichever combat platform at any time.
Qin Feng was on stage number three which was not small, and it was surrounded by quite a number of spectators. Qin Feng easily defeated his third competitor, and the spectators grew ever more excited while those who were lower rank aptitude users drew close, hoping to learn some combat techniques.
The colosseum's biggest benefit came from its expensive ticket prices, many lower rank aptitude users could use combat competitions like these as a good learning platform.
This was the essence of the big city.
"Three consecutive wins!"
"Amazing!"
"Those moves and reactions, that's inhuman!"
"His stance seems to be the Spectre Motion Steps, how is it so strong? Isn't the Spectre Motion Steps only a stance with E tier potential?"
"Maybe it depends on who's using it!"
People were discussing amongst themselves, Qin Feng proceeded to challenge his next opponent. After facing three people, he had yet to face a strong opponent and only had been warming up.
Within the private room, Xin Jiasheng sullenly said, "These were the people you looked for, nothing as good as me! A pile of waste!"
With cold sweat dripping down his forehead, the manager quickly said, "Fret not Young Master Xin, even you know that this person's strength is not bad. Nobody in the same rank as him could face him, but since he's winning so easily he definitely will take the rank bypass challenge. Then, we will send someone in to stop him, this is completely justified!"
Xin Jiasheng's expression did not improve, but instead his bad mood seemed to have gotten worse!
How could the manager not, at this time, understand that Xin Jiasheng had realized that this person was too strong so he escaped! Now that the other party was getting stronger, how could he not feel jealousy and anger?
This really was a hot potato.
On the third ring, Qin Feng surmounted all of the obstacles, every fight lasted no longer than five minutes. The remaining two F6-tier fighters were both defeated by him!
[Congratulations on your five match win streak, double your rewards, double your points and continue to challenge!]
To win five matches in a row, the rewards were five thousand, ten thousand, fifteen thousand, twenty thousand and twenty five thousand. It just so happened to be a reward of one hundred thousand.
"Continue!" Qin Feng did not hesitate about his choice.
At the same time, the broadcast around the arena had also garnered more publicity.
[Dingdong! The Third Ring has achieved a five match win streak! Rank bypass challenge incoming!]
There were announcements like this everyday, but whenever there was the call for a rank bypass challenge, people would pay extra attention to it.
The audience were attracted one after the other, checking the news update on the third ring and seeing that those defeated ones were F6 aptitude users, which made them all excited.
The largest form of income for the colosseum was the tickets which were worth five thousand yuan each. It was not cheap and most of the audience were aptitude users who had come to watch and learn from the experience of their seniors.
Now, there were more and more people spectating Qin Feng's ring and his prize money had increased tenfold.
The sixth match started with fifty thousand, then one hundred thousand, then a hundred fifty thousand, two hundred thousand and five hundred thousand!
[Ding Dong! Your battle serial number has been inserted into the ring…]
After seeing that Qin Feng was continuing on with the challenge, the manager was extremely excited.
"Big K! Get him!"
The manager had already made preparations and rigged the battle serial number to match the new challenger's serial number.
Qin Feng very quickly welcomed his new opponent.
"Boy! Prepare to die!" This person's attacks were fierce. It was as if he really did want to kill Qin Feng as the battle started to get intense.
Qin Feng also got pretty angry, "It seems that you really do want to kill me." He let out a frosty laugh as he approached his opponent while using a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Big K grinned. "Who asked you to offend someone you should not have offended?"
Qin Feng was enlightened by his words. He seemed to be Xin Jiasheng's people.
Perfect timing. At that moment, Qin Feng gave the man a smile.
In Big K's eyes, that smile made his heart get this weird feeling and a chill ran down his spine. It was as if he was being stared down by a massive feral beast.
"Murderer, murderers will be killed!" Qin Feng violently struck out.
"Asteroid Assimilation!"
Before, Qin Feng had been holding back, he did not want to use Asteroid Assimilation but since this person wanted to kill him, Qin Feng decided that he was going to be merciless.
The move burst out, and a large wave of absorption power came out from Qin Feng's hands, pulling at Big K's body, making the man feel as if he was getting electrocuted, trembling and shaking with no power to resist against it at all.
His internal force was under the control of Asteroid Assimilation, and his limbs could not be controlled, only bending to the other's will.
"Argh!" Big K screamed in horror, his internal force had been drained away! It was too late!
Qin Feng relentlessly absorbed the other party's internal force, the F7-tier Big K had seven groups of internal force mist and each one was very solid!
This kind of solid energy also allowed Qin Feng's own force mist to increase rapidly.
"Repulsion!"
After the absorption was completed, Qin Feng did not hold back and killed Big K.
"Puh!" Big K spat out a bit of blood, let out a gasp and collapsed onto the ground looking very much dead. The attendants around the ring quickly rushed up to drag Big K's body off the ring.
In the private room, both the manager and Xin Jiasheng felt a chill run down their spines and a cold hand grasping their hearts.
Qin Feng continued the challenge.
Sixth match, win!
Seventh match, win!
Tenth match, win!
All the matches were won by Qin Feng. Among them, Qin Feng would compare notes and battle tactics with those randomly matched against him, but once he learned that someone had entered with the intent of killing him, he would not hold back.
Therefore, everyone that the manager dispatched to kill Qin Feng were all killed by their target!
"Find someone else!" Xin Jiasheng said with a fierce expression. Qin Feng's strength made Xin Jiasheng extremely wary. Such a force was to be reckoned with and should be smothered early before it could cause future problems.
"Yes, yes!" The manager wiped sweat off his face and found another group of people. This time they were F8-tier combatants.
Actually, within the colosseum, there were not that many people like that. Only with the manager and Xin Jiasheng's intervention, Qin Feng's battles kept on going.
After killing several people, Qin Feng's body was full of internal force. His opponents' energy was all absorbed away by his ability, recovering his body to a state of full strength and not feeling even the tiniest bit of exhaustion!
The eleventh match!
Qin Feng's body was like that of a beast king's, his internal strength was invincible and four times stronger than the average F9-tier aptitude user. It was just that mechanical estimation had its limits, Qin Feng's invincibility was not just within the F6-tier. F8-tier challengers were no match against him.
While his opponents were indeed getting stronger and stronger, Qin Feng seemed to be getting more and more carefree!
"Victory!"
"Another victory!"
"Fifteen consecutive wins!"
The group of people spectating was pleasantly surprised. It seemed that the ticket they bought this time really was money well spent! Qin Feng's skills and resilience really astounded them!
Now, Qin Feng's prize money had reached up to 11.1 million!
"Challenge Round 16!"
This time his opponent was F9-tier. For him, there was no difference between someone in F8 or F9-tier, his opponent was taken down and killed without a moment of hesitation.
First!
Second!
Third!
Qin Feng once again won three matches in a row, advancing forward.
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Chapter 154: The Elder of the Xin Family Makes A Move
When it reached the fourth round, time dragged on but the next challenger was nowhere to be seen!
The manager was drenched in cold sweat and looking like he was about to cry. Some of these people were gold medalists in the combat pit and some were personally invited by him.
Unexpectedly, Qin Feng did not hold back and had managed to kill off all of them!
His huge network of people, all of it for this Xin family, had folded in on itself! He was regretting his move.
"Young Master Xin, there's nobody left! I have… I have nobody left!" The manager said with a trembling voice.
It looked as if Xia Jiasheng had gone mad.
"Elder Tao!" Xin Jiasheng gritted his teeth before angrily calling out.
The manager was confused, but in the next moment, a person suddenly appeared in the private room.
Tao Shichang, the honored elder of the Xin family, was a servant of the Xin family during his early years and was favored by the family. Now, he had gained the title of an honored elder, albeit still doing what he did when he was a servant.
He was assigned to protect Xin Jiasheng, the most promising member of the current generation of the Xin family.
"Elder Tao! This person must not continue on!" Xin Jiasheng was actually fretting deep down, he was unsure if Tao Shichang would take action because of a trivial thing like this.
However, Xin Jiasheng felt an unprecedented sense of danger. This opponent was too strong, his potential was too great.
Seemingly indifferent, Tao Shichang who had always been in the dark, also felt the same way!
"Young Master, be rest assured. This old one will take action."
After saying that, Tao Shichang suddenly pulled a leather mask over his face, turning his face into that of a middle-aged person's. He was a senior citizen and had a special status, for him to face off against Qin Feng was too unreasonable!
The rank-bypass challenge was not too difficult to achieve, some children of the rich families could do it. However, for the F6-tiers and other weaker tiers, three rank-bypass challenges was unheard of. Not only that, Qin Feng went through the rank-bypass challenges in one fell swoop.
Eighteen consecutive wins was shocking enough.
Even the top-ranking people of Chengyang City had taken notice. They were using various image projecting devices to keep track of the situation in the colosseum.
Not only that, there were still some people trickling over to watch.
Qin Feng had been sitting in the ring for twenty minutes, and after looking at his watch he realized that it was nearly eight o'clock. He had not eaten dinner yet! If nobody were to show up, he was going to just leave.
At that moment, a short and thin figure appeared in front of Qin Feng.
The man had a very ordinary looking face. When thrown into a crowd, he would be easily lost. However, he had a pair of eyes that gave off a chilly aura.
This was probably an expert killer!
Qin Feng's face finally became serious.
"Finally, someone that looks promising!" Qin Feng stood up.
"Your potential is incredible, what a shame…" The person said, "The tallest trees would be toppled by gale force winds!"
Qin Feng chuckled. Someone had told him something like that before. Now, he did not feel like saying anything back!
"Come at me then!"
Tao Shichang nodded, and in the next moment his body became an afterimage, and what felt like a strong gust of wind suddenly appeared. With the gust of wind came the cold glint of a poniard, rapidly approaching Qin Feng's neck.
Qin Feng was shocked, it was too fast to defend against it!
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out! A huge burst of flame rose into the air, runes were flying about as the shockwave pushed the two apart.
It was Qin Feng's fire ability. The Spring Hunting Ground was not without its benefits. Qin Feng's consciousness level had increased exponentially, to the point where he was able to remember every single thing he had seen. Once a power had been released by someone, as long as he could see it, he could mimic its properties and do the same.
This move was indeed the Fire Impact ability.
Whoosh!
Tao Shichang was flung out, bouncing across the ring a few times before reaching the edge of the ring, avoiding the huge runes.
There were surprised shouts from the stands!
"An ability!"
"How!? Isn't he an ancient warrior?"
"A double cultivation of ancient martial arts and abilities!"
Everyone cried out in excitement. "Wow, that's seriously amazing!"
Tao Shichang had been following Xin Jiasheng the entire time and knew all that Qin Feng had tested. Although consciousness could also be used by gunners, to reach the level of hero-class, that was something only ability users could achieve.
As such, he remained guarded whenever around Qin Feng.
Qin Feng also put on a serious expression. "It seems like this time, I need to get serious!"
He looked at the silver glint of his opponent's poniard and raised his hand. The Verdant Emperor Saber appeared in his hand.
Those people before were not worthy of the Verdant Emperor Saber, but now he really did have to get serious. After all, those people fought like they were trying to take down an enemy. Tao Shichang fought like he wanted to kill.
The situation was incredibly dangerous!
After seeing Qin Feng pull out the Verdant Emperor Saber which looked like a similar silvery rune equipment that seemed to be giving off a faint golden light, Tao Shichang's eyes narrowed and he was more alert.
The two of them were staring closely at one another, as if trying to find the other's flaws.
In the next moment, the two moved at the same time.
Whizz!
The two flashed toward each other. There was no sound of weapons clashing, and they both reappeared at the edge of the ring.
Qin Feng's bangs seemed to be blown aside by his breath, lightly fluttering to the ground.
Rip!
There was the sound of fabric tearing and a scratch had appeared on Tao Shichang's waist. His clothes had been damaged, revealing the silver inner armor underneath, and the armor seemed to have been damaged as well.
The corner of Tao Shichang's mouth twitched, and because of the human skin mask, the movement seemed very unnatural.
The cheering crowd went pin-drop silent and quietly looked at the two people in the ring, feeling that the tension in the air had gotten so thick that they had to hold their breath. The murderous atmosphere made it extremely hard to breathe.
Qin Feng carried himself even more seriously now in the ring as the two launched another assault.
Clang clang!
The dual sounds of weapons clashing reverberated throughout the pit, slashing at one another as the bodies wielding them shifted and rapidly struck out.
The two of them were getting faster and faster.
Qin Feng felt as if his entire person was in a moment of extreme crisis, but his muscle perfection exercise allowed him to surpass his previous offensive methods and achieve one-hundred percent of his combat ability.
It was like dancing on the tip of the saber of death.
Gradually, the recently learned moves of the Spectre Motion Steps became more and more familiar. Not only that, Qin Feng's body seemed to be slowly shrouded in a dark shadow, causing his aura to pulse.
Even his murderous intent began to converge.
Tao Shichang's pupils dilated. The killer and target had suddenly swapped places, originally he had been chasing Qin Feng but it was now Qin Feng who was chasing him. His sight could not keep up with Qin Feng's speed. The situation was getting too dangerous.
"Stab!"
Tao Shichang's body was once again wounded. While the wound was not fatal, it severely damaged Tao Shichang's spine.
With this thought, Tao Shichang suddenly became fiercer. In his other hand, a black device was revealed.
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Chapter 155: Victory, Next Challenge
Tao Shichang was a person that hid in the dark, assassination was his strong suit. Fighting in the ring meant that he was at a disadvantage.
"I didn't want to use this, but… there is no other way, you have to die!"
Tao Shichang suddenly poured his internal force into the device, aimed it at Qin Feng and pulled the trigger.
The moment Qin Feng saw what he was holding, his body became highly alert.
"Fescue Needles!"
A concealed weapon!
Among ancient warriors, there were some special magical armors as well as weapons that brought great harm. In particular, when these weapons were injected with internal force, the effects would be horrifying. These were all rune weapons, not something that could be compared to ordinary firearms.
Qin Feng had been around for quite some time before his rebirth, how could he not know the power of such things.
At the moment, the release mechanism was activated, Qin Feng called upon his consciousness. Then, a dark drizzle was sprayed toward him.
"Asteroid Assimilation!"
Qin Feng pushed forward all of his internal energy This internal force combined with the previous absorptions meant that its mass was at least a hundred times bigger, nine times the number of the other party's.
"Repulsion!"
The huge wave of force was sent out, curling wildly toward the fescue needles.
The tiny, hair-like needles were used to break the internal energy's protection on the body, but Qin Feng's Asteroid Assimilation was able to absorb existing internal force. The internal force within the needles were swept up and sent back to its sender.
Poof poof poof!
Tao Shichang's face was then covered in tiny red pockmarks. When he looked closely, he realized that they were pinholes made by the fescue needles.
His aura had been extinguished, Qin Feng's absorption ability began to activate and devour the other party's internal force and strength!
Tao Shichang died with his eyes still open!
It was not until Tao Shichang was killed that the audience around him started to breathe heavily, as if someone had been strangling their necks.
Qin Feng sat cross legged without hesitation in the face of many onlookers and adjusted his aura. His inner power was out of balance, his face was pale and he seemed to have exhausted a lot of energy, his forehead was covered with sweat.
Everyone else also thought that he had used a lot of his energy.
In actual fact, while he had exhausted a lot of his energy, the harvest gained was even bigger. Since Qin Feng's meridians had been engulfed by the internal force he had previously absorbed, the recovery speed was extremely fast. The originally exhausted internal force was restored, with the addition of Tao Shichang's internal force, Qin Feng's dantian felt like it was boiling.
Maybe it was when he was in G-tier, he trained himself well, combined with the forty solid mist groups from before, Qin Feng's dantian was able to keep itself stable!
At this time the dantian was filled with mist. A quick scan and one might realize that there were now seventy four new clusters in the newly added mist group.
"Ability, absorb!"
Qin Feng called on his ability and frantically devoured the internal force. Soon, a part of the internal force expanded his meridians and the other part was returned to the dantian.
After such a long period of use, Qin Feng knew that after each absorption the return was about a quarter or a third. This time the weakest challengers were still elite F-tier ancient warriors. The internal force that was returned was more than thirty clusters.
The internal force of a standard F-tier in their peak was only ten clusters. Qin Feng's was now seven times that!
Not only that, with so many people slain, especially Tao Shichang being the last one, Qin Feng's body had also begun to experience changes.
"F7 tier!"
The audience erupted into uproarious applause and cheering.
An on-spot tier-up! Everyone that was around were extremely impressed!
While it seemed that it was easy for Qin Feng, in the eyes of the others it was an extremely difficult task.
Moreover, every step of the climb took time and effort, unlike Qin Feng, who, within a few hours of combat matches, had tiered-up in one fell swoop!
Of course, the tier-up would not affect Qin Feng's winning streak or raise the requirements. According to the rules of the combat pit, Qin Feng could even take a day off after five matches and then continue the next time. As such, being able to tier up within a week was normal, otherwise having to fight fifteen people in a row would be extremely exhausting.
Qin Feng exhaled. He opened his eyes, the surrounding audience watched him with eager faces as if waiting for him to continue on with the next challenge.
What they did not know was that in that period of time, there was a hidden silver light floating around the area. Bai Li had created a space around Qin Feng that separated him from his surroundings, if anyone were to enter that space they would be decimated.
It was a good thing nobody approached him.
"Will he continue?" Everyone was asking the same question deep down.
It was at this time that Qin Feng's communicator made a beeping notification noise.
[Serial number XXXX challenges you! Rank: F9, can be added to win streak!]
At this time, a figure was already standing at the side of the ring.
"Qin Feng, how are you? I'm Cheng Zhou, an ability user. I was wondering if I could spar with you? Of course, I will try my best to interrupt your streak. I hope you would not mind!"
The voice of the person beside the ring naturally came into Qin Feng's ear. He looked to the side at the other person, realizing that this person's aura was slightly cold, the way he spoke was also very stiff and his pupils were a dark-iron like color.
Not waiting for Qin Feng's reaction, the people around suddenly screamed.
"Cheng Zhou!"
"The Cheng family's youngest generation prodigy!"
"He's already reached F9-tier at twenty years of age!"
An ability user who was on the cusp of becoming E tier.
It was known that combat was usually carried out among ancient warriors. The number of ability users was low and they were a rare breed. They were also not good at close quarters combat skills.
Gunners facing off against each other would also use a lot of bullets, and their battles were too destructive. This required large venues as the local tyrants liked to play sniper, but it was all for entertainment. In the words of the poor, it was like using money to light fireworks.
As such, gunners were banned from combat pits and ability users would not participate in them. It was just that Qin Feng's eighteen consecutive victories had caused a stir in Chengyang City. Of course, after killing Tao Shichang, it was already nineteen!
After seeing Qin Feng release his ability, Cheng Zhou wanted to compete with him.
Qin Feng also understood the meaning behind Cheng Zhou's eyes. This person probably was not sent by Xin Jiasheng to embarrass him. If so, then Cheng Zhou could directly match up with him whenever he wanted to.
Thinking of this, Qin Feng simply nodded.
"Sure!" Qin Feng pressed the 'Confirm' button on his communicator. Cheng Zhou, outside the platform, finally had the right to step into the ring!
"I will apply for a venue, a place like this is too small for us!" Cheng Zhou said.
Qin Feng also had no objection.
Qin Feng's effective range was within three hundred meters, meaning that Qin Feng's abilities could be extended to that far of a range!
In the beginning, he could only use his Hellfire Carpet to cover a small street, which was spectacular enough. Now, what he could do was three times that of a school's track-and-field runway!
The two ability users' attacks would not be intentionally huge and exhaustive, which was a wasteful use of their consciousness, but it was definitely not something the current combat pit could accommodate!
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Chapter 156: Versus Cheng Zhou
The audience in the stands felt a slight quake and the stands began to recede back. Steel plates on the ground layered on top of each other as the ring quickly expanded by an extra one hundred meters.
The battles on the other rings had already stopped, everyone's eyes now fell on the two of them in the ring.
Nobody had expected to see a battle between two big shot ability users.
In the private room, Xin Jiasheng saw that Cheng Zhou had stepped into the ring and his face became pale. Tao Shichang was dead, Xin Jiasheng was already at a loss for words, and now Cheng Zhou had arrived.
Qin Feng looked like an arrow at the end of its flight, at least to everyone that was watching.
Cheng Zhou would definitely win. After all, he also had a Hero-class consciousness. He was a true genius among the four major families. Younger and stronger than Xin Jiasheng. How could something like this not make him uncomfortable?
Now, even if Cheng Zhou were to defeat Qin Feng, Xin Jiasheng would not be happy. This would become Cheng Zhou's prestige and it would have nothing to do with Xin Jiasheng making his reappearance!
No matter what, Xin Jiasheng felt suffocated, even with the wide ring, the distance between Qin Feng and Xin Jiasheng was incredibly short.
"It would be best to give me your all. Of course, I hope that you will use your abilities to face off with mine, I'm pretty sure yours are not weak!" Cheng Zhou said as a large glove appeared beside him.
The gloves could almost wrap around the entire arm. Under the control of his consciousness, it levitated in the air. After Cheng Zhou put on the glove, the red crystal on the back of his hand shimmered with a ray of light.
Metal rune!
F9 Steel Torrent, a silver light rune equipment.
Qin Feng sheathed his blade, hanging the Verdant Emperor Saber at his waist. "You have a metal based ability, in this case, you might lose!" Qin Feng said, raising his hand to summon the Scarlet Fire Claw!
Easier said than done, in reality, Qin Feng had to stay vigilant. Ability users hardly dueled, their destructive powers were terrifying, one false move or a misstep and the results could be yards of devastation.
Qin Feng equipped the Scarlet Fire Claw on his left arm and his entire body ignited with flames.
Cheng Zhou seemed to be well-informed.
"Your flame seems to be a mutated version. In that case, it is indeed stronger. Still, my strength is stronger than yours so we're evenly matched!"
Qin Feng nodded, and since the other party did not mind, the battle could begin!
Both of them immediately backed away from one another, jumping back about fifty meters. With the confirmation that the battle had started, the two of them raised their hands.
Fire runes and steel runes lept from their arms and began to condense. The shimmering images were more than three meters high!
"Steel Cannon!"
Black steel quickly condensed and was shot at in Qin Feng's direction.
"Fire Impact!"
A large burst of flames exploded from Qin Feng's hand, forming a straight line of fire.
The attacks collided against one another with a loud bang. Looking closely it seemed that the two abilities were comparable in strength.
Sparks floated down to the ground, burning the steel and the ground was splashed with layers of molten metal.
"Condense. spear!" Cheng Zhou's consciousness shifted, and so did the molten steel on the ground as it rushed toward Qin Feng.
Qin Feng took a step and instantly hopped in another direction. The large, roaring Steel Cannon was like a massive dragon snaking its way toward him. Not only that, the spear that was made out of molten metal was nailed where Qin Feng originally stood.
"Hellfire Carpet!"
To not reciprocate was against etiquette, Qin Feng sent a wave of hellfire rushing toward Cheng Zhou.
The hellfire's area of effect was very big, Cheng Zhou wanted to dash out but he would end up eating a full brunt of the attack. The ability user's body was weak, so that meant that he would definitely get injured.
Cheng Zhou was a genius ability user, maybe it was because of age, or strength, or combat experience, he thought of a way in an instant, pressing his hands to the ground.
Suddenly, an iron pillar erupted from the ground, shielding him from the fire attack.
Qin Feng's consciousness was also very fast, as the flame wrapped around the pillar like it was a large fire snake, rushing toward Cheng Zhou as if trying to swallow him in a single bite
"Condense!"
Cheng Zhou quickly formed a meter long metal disc near him and stepped on it, he swiftly evaded the attack with the flight of the disc!
Qin Feng let out a laugh as his consciousness surged. There was an ability that allowed gunners and ability users to snatch objects out of the air so the ability users could control anything that was in flight, even people.
The fatal flaw was that if the opponent's consciousness was higher than his own, he would be robbed of the control over the object.
Just like the time when the four major universities were fighting over the conscious fruits, no one could be his opponent.
Cheng Zhou knew that Qin Feng was strong but he thought that Qin Feng's consciousness would not be able to match his own, which was why he flew up.
But was Qin Feng really unable to match that?
Cheng Zhou's consciousness may be of the Hero-class, Qin Feng's talent potential was already at the SS tier, and was able to have more acute control.
"Fall!"
Qin Feng's consciousness struck out, instantly striking that metal disc.
Cheng Zhou was stunned and rolled off. Fortunately, he was only two meters above the ground, and he even rolled to break his fall so that he would not suffer much damage.
He had also left the effective range of the Hellfire Carpet!
"Copper Wall, Iron Bastion!"
With one wave of Cheng Zhou's hand, a two meter high wall was erected in front of him, and at this time Qin Feng happened to send out his fire beam. The beam impacted against the wall and if Cheng Zhou had done it any second later he would have been hit!
"Such a pity!"
Qin Feng smiled, he did not mind much. He could see Cheng Zhou's position clearly because of his perception and the flames condensed again!
In an instant, the flames fell from the sky and surrounded Cheng Zhou!
Cheng Zhou raised his hand, and the previous steel wall immediately extended horizontally over him to intercept the fire above his head.
This time Cheng Zhou was completely safe, but he also felt like a tortoise retreating into his shell.
The battle of ability users was a dazzling mess for the eyes, but it was a dazzle that you could not peel your eyes away from. Not only that, the battle confirmed one thing. The lethality of the ability users was tremendous, one man who could take a hundred was not an exaggeration.
From the beginning, the battle between the two people only had Cheng Zhou attacking once and was forced into retreat by Qin Feng. There were only so many available runes, before mobilizing them again they would have to take their runes back, then launch another assault. Things like this took time.
However, those with many runes in their hands could unleash tens of abilities and had no need to recycle them, making it difficult for people to fight back.
The battle had only gone on for ten minutes. Even people who did not understand could see the difference between the two.
"Qin Feng is actually pushing Cheng Zhou back!"
"He's got more runes that Cheng Zhou!"
"How can this be?!"
They could not believe what they were seeing. With how talented Cheng Zhou was, who would have expected such a twist?
The battle raged on and both of them had reached the battle's climax but Cheng Zhou's forehead had begun to sweat.
He had expended too much energy.
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Chapter 157: I Only Need One Cut To End You
Qin Feng's face had also turned a little pale but there was still energy left in him. It was entirely possible that the other party's abilities could be avoided with the use of ancient martial arts. Before fighting, Qin Feng did not exactly promise that he would not use some ancient martial arts at all, otherwise, he would have had a lot of chances to defeat his opponent!
"Huff!" Cheng Zhou suddenly called back his consciousness and his ability had even stopped moving!
"I admit defeat!" Cheng Zhou said, leaving everyone bewildered.
Admit defeat?
Qin Feng had already expected this. If they were to continue fighting, Cheng Zhou would have had to pull out his trump card but since there were too many people around them, he did not want to do that. There was no grudge between the two so there was no reason to fight to the death.
"I accept your admission to defeat!" Qin Feng said.
"I hope there will be a chance in the future where we can learn from each other again!" Cheng Zhou went over, taking off his rune equipment and reaching out to shake hands with Qin Feng.
Qin Feng's right hand was not wearing any rune equipment, he directly extended his hand and shook hands with the other party. "It would be my pleasure!"
The two of them had smiles on their faces, battle was one way of getting to know each other!
Cheng Zhou confirmed his failure on his communicator, then he exchanged communication numbers with Qin Feng.
At the same time, a loud voice was broadcasted in their surroundings.
[Ding Dong! Ring No. 3 achieved 20 consecutive victories! ]
During the broadcast, there was a cheerful sound effect as well.
Qin Feng had actually won twenty matches in the blink of an eye! After having followed him closely for so long, the crowd of onlookers gave him a standing ovation. The battle really was fantastic.
Not only that, they felt as if they had witnessed the birth of a miracle.
Twenty matches in a row. In this colosseum, this rarely ever happened!
Qin Feng became famous after his first battles.
[Do you wish to continue?]
Qin Feng raised his hand to choose 'No'. After all, if he were to challenge again, he would have to face off against an E-tier aptitude user. Even if that were possible, no E-tier aptitude user would show up in this combat pit right now!
It was at this time that a group of people began to rudely shove through the crowd until they had reached the edge of the ring. Not only that, they even began to surround it.
These were all F-tier ability users! They were being led by an E-tier ancient warrior but Qin Feng did not recognize the person, he did notice that the other person next to the E-tier was none other than Xin Jiasheng.
Qin Feng furrowed his brows.
"Qin Feng, the head of Fengli colony?" The E-tier person said, looking directly at Qin Feng with fierce eyes.
"Shouldn't you introduce yourself first before asking people their names?" Qin Feng asked coldly.
The man suddenly sneered, "Looks like I'm talking to a village idiot. There aren't a lot of people in Chengyang City who don't know who I am!"
At this time, the manager of the combat pit looked at Qin Feng with a fearful gaze that had a trace of anger. After all, Qin Feng had killed many of his men and severed the connections he so painstakingly built up, how could he not be angry?
"Qin Feng, this is Xin Guang, the sixth son of the Xin family in Chengyang!"
"Oh!" Qin Feng nodded, then said, "Nope, no idea who that is!"
Of course, Qin Feng did not know him, and before his rebirth, Qin Feng's path was not in Chengyang City. During that time, Chengyang was just a small city. The ups and downs here did not have much to do with him, there was no mention of a Xin family in the previous world either.
Even if he ranked sixth in the family he was nothing more than Xin Jiasheng's uncle, and he did not seem to have any title nor hold any sort of power within the city.
They had done some digging on Qin Feng's background. The Xin family was a brainy bunch, they would not send anyone with real power over, otherwise it would turn into a scandal. Qin Feng, being the mayor of his colony, was acknowledged by the mayor of Chengyang after all!
Xin Guang was indeed not a famous person. He was said to be the Sixth Lord, but that was just a respectable title. His strength was marked as the sixth in the Xin family but he was not part of the main one. He had no power, and had to do all of the hard and dirty work that fell on him. He was instead infamous!
The death of Tao Shichang, a F9-tier aptitude user, was a huge deal for the Xin family. Even if the general public did not know who Tao Shichang was, that did not mean that the family did not.
If such a thing were not handled and their honor not protected, then would that not mean that any random ruffian from the streets would be able to bully the Xin family?
Qin Feng had to be killed. The chicken must be killed to warn the monkeys* so that the rest would remember the prestige of the Xin family.
It was just that none of them had expected Qin Feng to respond the way he did.
"You are just the mayor of an up and coming colony, and yet you dare diss the Xin family. If I don't teach you a lesson, that would mean disregarding the prestige of the Xin family." Xin Guang's eyes exuded a strong murderous intent.
Qin Feng then understood that this person was here for revenge for the other person that had the fescue needles!
"The prestige of the Xin family has nothing to do with me. If I don't recognize you that means that I don't give a damn. What great honor your family has."
The others in the audience were dead silent but they thought that Qin Feng was not wrong.
In fact, the Xin family gave people the feeling that they were too domineering.
"You know what I mean!" Xin Guang said with a growl. Of course, he could not say that the person that had been killed was a part of his family, if not they would become a joke to the people around them.
"What do I know? Your young master acted obscenely toward my girlfriend, challenged me in the combat pit, ran away with his tail between his legs, and then sent a large group of people here to try and kill me. I don't know anything!"
Qin Feng looked at Xin Jiasheng with a disdainful look.
Xin Jiasheng looked flushed, but he was furious now.
"Qin Feng, don't be so smug. Didn't you want to fight in the combat pit? You can keep going, my sixth uncle will fight you. I wanna see if you have the stuffing for it or not!"
"Sorry, I'm tired, but if you still want to fight, please be early tomorrow!" Qin Feng said as he wanted to step off the ring.
Yet in the next moment, the light dome on the ring was removed for a split second and Xin Guang leapt into the ring! Obviously this was the handiwork of the manager!
"You think you have a say in this?" Xin Guang sneered.
Qin Feng was expressionless, but everyone close to him knew that he was extremely angry. He turned on his communicator and chose to continue the challenge.
"Alright, perfect timing too, one more challenge and I'd get to go home with 100 million!" In fact, after twenty consecutive wins, Qin Feng's prize money was 111.1 million!
The twenty-first round began with 100 million and after five rounds it went up to 1 billion! It was just that there were not many people that had managed to reach this far before, especially when one had to jump over such a big hurdle!
"Oh?" Xin Guang let out a frosty laugh, "Do you really think that you can still win?"
Qin Feng replied, "It's my business whether I win or not. You can challenge me, otherwise I can cancel my fight with you. I am the head of a district and I don't like dealing with unknown people!"
Xin Guang was suddenly flushed with anger. What Xin Guang said before had only been smack talk. He did not have special treatment for others and did not care much about someone like Qin Feng.
Now, he was actually truly angry!
Xin Guang quickly grabbed his communicator and punched in his serial number to enter the ranks of the challenge.
Qin Feng heard the prompt and grabbed the Verdant Emperor Saber to unsheathe it.
"I only need one cut to end you!"
Translator's Note: This is a Chinese idiom (杀鸡儆猴) used to describe 'to punish an individual as an example to others', the saying in English would have been derived from the French saying 'pour encourager les autres'
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Chapter 158: The Almighty Blaze
Xin Guang laughed sardonically. He reckoned Qin Feng was only bragging but the latter had swiftly unsheathed his saber.
Qin Feng's motion was nothing spectacular but the saber was overflowing with internal power. An unseen force of conscious energy had quietly locked on Xin Guang.
In the next instance, blinding radiance emanated vibrantly from Qin Feng's Verdant Emperor Saber.
The fire from the saber soared to the sky ceaselessly.
Sky Burning Sword Style—Blazing Sky!
The flame escalated by more than twenty meters. The suffocating aura coming from the sword style shrouded the entire arena.
The heat from the flame struck the audience without any reserve. Even the audience could clearly sense the killing intent hidden within this looming strike.
It terrified them greatly. None of the audience dared to move an inch closer as the scorching flame might incinerate them instantly.
Qin Feng did not hold back on this one.
He came to the arena because he wanted to do so but he could not tolerate being cornered like this.
"It disgusts me the most when I am being forced to do something against my free will!"
It was just like when he was saving people during the Han Town tragedy. He could be ruthless when it came to people that were not worth saving.
This guy was asking for it. He had had enough tonight but these people just would not let him be.
Blazing Sky was an otherworldly skill that demanded a lot of energy. Its power was enough to exterminate an F-tier beast king.
In comparison, an E-tier aptitude user might not necessarily be able to defeat a beast king single-handedly.
Thus, it was not difficult to guess the outcome of Xin Guang after he was hit directly by the Blazing Sky.
As the flame slowly dispersed, grey ashes seemed to be carried upward by the dissipating heatwave. The crowd soon realized what had happened when they saw that Qin Feng was alone on the battle stage.
Those ashes were Xin Guang!
Just like Qin Feng had claimed, he only needed a single strike!
"Anyone else?" Qin Feng raised his eyebrows and looked imposingly toward the crowd.
None of them dared to meet his eyes.
Even Xin Jiasheng was trembling as he looked at Qin Feng in horror. He cowardly bowed down his head when Qin Feng turned toward him.
Qin Feng sneered. 'No one else?' He walked down the stage and ended the challenge. His bank credit instantly increased by 200 million.
"Alright. I got my twenty straight wins. I believe the points I have collected are enough to exchange for an E-tier beast king core, right?!"
Qin Feng's gaze fell on the perspiring manager.
The manager almost stumbled. His mouth was twitching as he answered reluctantly, "Ye… Yes, you may."
"Then get me one. Remember, fire-type," Qin Feng commanded.
"Yes, mister. As you wish. Please come this way."
After Qin Feng left the scene, the crowd slowly recollected themselves from the startling encounter. Lingering terror could be seen in most of their eyes.
They had gathered to watch Qin Feng because he was currently owning a colony.
The colony, despite still being small in scale, was a gold mine with great monetary potential due to its proximity to Chengyang City.
It was not surprising for an F-tier colony leader to die accidentally in this tumultuous era.
But now they know that it would never happen to Qin Feng. No chance at all.
Qin Feng was capable of instantly killing an E-tier aptitude user. Such terrifying strength!
Qin Feng left immediately after he collected the money and the most valuable piece, an E-tier beast king energy core owned by the arena.
He knew he was being followed by two men after he had left the arena. However, they did not say anything and showed no hostility. Even so, Qin Feng did not like being followed.
He did not mind killing a few more daredevils. He actually admired their courage to still do this after he had demonstrated what he was capable of.
Qing Feng held Bai Li's waist and boarded the hovercar with her. He did not start the engine immediately.
After a while, the stalkers hesitated and walked toward the car.
They were wearing the uniform of the patrol unit. One of them knocked on the window.
"Mr. Qin, this is your first time here in Chengyang. To ensure your safety, I and my partner will be your guide in your subsequent tour around the city. Is that okay with you?"
Qin Feng glanced at them. Apparently, the superiors of Chengyang had noticed him.
Nonetheless, he welcomed such an arrangement. There was not much bureaucracy left in the authorities after doomsday had taken place. After all, the position you were holding today could easily be replaced by a stronger candidate at any moment. The limited resources in today's world would always go to the one with the bigger fist.
The two members from the patrol unit were not exactly here only as Qin Feng's guide. They were more like pacifiers.
First and foremost, they were around to protect Qin Feng from being harassed. At the same time, they were also tasked to keep an eye on Qin Feng so he would not go killing randomly again. Lastly, they were there to warn the Xin family that had offended Qin Feng not to do anything reckless.
It was killing three birds with one stone!
Qin Feng had no reason to reject it.
"Alright. First, lead me to the marketplace under the Wanzong Organization."
"Sure."
They reached the marketplace faster than expected being convoyed by the patrol unit. Qin Feng contacted Sun Yu and asked him to recommend a manager from the auction house.
Sun Yu was pleased to help but at the same time, he was a little dejected. The shops in Chengbei were too small for Qin Feng after all. Qin Feng's power had grown exponentially by the days and the items inside Chengbei could no longer satiate his appetite.
On the 25th floor of Wanzong auction house.
"Mr. Qin, welcome. My name is An Zhengwei. I am happy to be at your service."
"Good day, Mr. An."
Qin Feng shook hands with the middle-aged man while the patrol unit members stood guard outside. It was a private conversation and Qin Feng did not wish to be overheard. He went straight to the point and made his request, "I have some materials to let go and would like to order a few types of equipment."
"Let us go through the materials for your equipment first. I heard that Mr. Qin has gathered a lot of materials from Han Town during your last trip. It will take us some time to check all of them. Thus, I suggest we start with those for your equipment so that it could be processed and delivered to you as soon as possible."
Qin Feng smiled and was amazed by Wanzong's intel network. He delayed no further and nodded to Bai Li. She proceeded to take out the packed materials. It was the Steel Broodmother's eight giant legs and its silk sac.
Everything found in and out of the Broodmother was valuable materials, including its blood. But Qin Feng did not want to attract too much attention, thus he burned away everything.
Nevertheless, the size and abundance of the remaining materials collected by Qin Feng were still pretty astonishing.
"Steel legs from the Broodmother, and the silk sac!" The manager was obviously amazed.
Qin Feng nodded. "The steel legs are to be melted and mended into armor. For the silk sac, please use it to make a net gun. Please knit the remaining silk into a dress. Here are the designs for the dress."
A white color frock appeared on Qin Feng's communicator. It had nothing to do with battle but it looked gorgeous. The dress would be even more stunning after being decorated by the silver silk.
Qin Feng wanted to give it to Bai Li. He not only wanted Bai Li to wear a human gown but also planned to let her obtain tier certification since she was no different from a human now.
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Chapter 159: Xiao Bai's Promotion
Still, the making of battle costumes for Xiao Bai came first.
Though An Zhengwei was taken aback by Qin Feng's decision to waste the valuable materials on the gown, he abided by the customer's desire. This was not the first time he had seen a man spending generously to please his lady.
They finalized the design of the remaining equipment and moved on to other materials Qin Feng wished to lay off. The variety of cores and materials Qin Feng had collected from Han Town were valued at 300 million per market price.
"After deducting the 100 million expense on equipment production, you may opt to use the rest on F-tier beast king cores."
On top of that, Qin Feng added another 200 million to purchase a total of six beast king cores.
"Prioritize my order. I wish to see it done within two days."
"Please don't worry. We will have our best smith on it. It will be perfected in no time."
Qin Feng nodded and left the auction house very much satisfied.
In the next two days, Qin Feng and Bai Li did not take another step outside of their hotel room. They did not even go out for meals and ordered food through room service.
All the F-tier cores had been given to Bai Li while Qin Feng saved the E-tier core for himself. He won it from the arena.
Absorb!
Qin Feng gripped the crystal core tightly and energy within the core flowed into Qin Feng rapidly.
Cores would usually disappear instantly as soon as Qin Feng had triggered his ability. But this time the core shrunk at an observable speed. The mass runes merged steadily with Qin Feng's conscious realm.
Qin Feng was prepared for it and hastily fused the incoming rune into his gem of darkness.
The gem promptly stained the runes and transformed them into mutated Hellfire. Those were then imprinted on Qin Feng's own diamond core.
The influx of runes created radiating stripes on the core. The entire process lasted until Qin Feng had absorbed about a hundred thousand fire runes. Throughout the process, Qin Feng's consciousness was also strengthened continuously by the incoming energy.
His conscious energy had made a huge leap thanks to the E-tier beast king core. He reached the next stage with ease.
F7 tier, then transitioned smoothly to F8. Without any delay, it burst right through the F9-tier barrier.
It stopped right in front of the E-tier gate. His journey to Chengyang and the battle experience he gained through the Spring Hunting Ground had no doubt accelerated his conscious energy way past his physical strength.
Bai Li had assimilated three beast king cores by the time Qin Feng arose from his meditation. He stopped her from feasting on the rest. He would not forget the overpowering aura she released when she first attained the F-tier status. It was best not to alert anyone while they were still here in Chengyang.
Two days later, the Wanzong organization had delivered the equipment as promised.
Qin Feng had tailored made himself a battle suit. It was silver in color and looked no different from a normal outfit. However, it would only deceive the eyes of a low-ranked monster. An aptitude user or an intelligent beast could instantly tell how luxurious the suit was with the number of runes emanating from it.
The suit came in a full set encompassing the shirt, gloves, belt, pants, and boots.
Runic equipment were usually made in the form of inner wears like vests or leggings—a compromise between maximum protection and least material usage. However, since Qin Feng had more than enough to spare, he converted them into a complete battle suit. Moreover, there were two extra inner vests, which Qin Feng intended to give to Zhou Hao and Wang Chen.
Wang Chen was no doubt a commendable subordinate.
Qin Feng planned to mold him into one of the major leaders of Fengli in the future. He envisioned that he would at least become a general.
Qin Feng finally decided to leave Chengyang after he had spent the last two days being confined in the hotel room. The two patrols that followed him were equally excited too. Qin Feng's departure meant that they had accomplished their mission. There was too much uncertainty in guarding Qin Feng. Anything could have happened if Qin Feng were to suddenly act out of the blue, or those from the Xin family were to come to take revenge.
The hovercar left the city and went up the highway quickly. After Chengyang city was out of sight, Qin Feng took a sharp turn and disappeared into the woods.
Dark fogs began to rise around them. Nobody could see the hovercar now as it had been shrouded by the mist.
"Alright, you can consume the core now." Qin Feng said to Bai Li. She was on the verge of promotion. Since there was no safe place for her to absorb the core in Chengbei as well, it was best to just wrap it up here.
Bai Li wasted no time and absorbed the remaining cores.
At the same time, twenty kilometers away from Qin Feng's hover car, three E-tier aptitude users were hiding at the side of the main road.
"Why is there no sign of him? Has Qin Feng figured out our plan beforehand?"
"I don't think so. Stay alert."
"I wonder whether he is as strong as the rumors say."
"He left the arena immediately after he killed Xin Guang. That skill was indeed powerful but it must have taken a toll on him. Otherwise, why would he hide inside the hotel for the last few days?"
"Just be careful!"
The three of them dared not take Qin Feng lightly.
One of them was an honorable elder of the Xin family. His position was like that of Tao Shichang but had an even higher reputation and final says in the family.
The other two were mercenaries hired by the Xin family with a huge bounty on Qin Feng's head. If they manage to kill Qin Feng, 100 million would be awarded. Even if they were to fail, the Xin family had promised to compensate them for their effort with 10 million.
They happily took the offer because sometimes it was easier to kill a man than a beast.
No matter how powerful Qin Feng might be, he would not be able to take on three E-tier aptitude users at the same time. After all, Qin Feng was only at F-tier. They believed that Qin Feng would not survive their concerted assault.
Unfortunately, Qin Feng did not show up as expected after twenty minutes.
Just when they thought that their hidden ambush had ended in vain, a terrifying aura befell them from afar. The pressure from a beast king spread across the atmosphere and destabilized spacetime. Some small spatial rifts began to emerge around them.
Their faces turned pale instantly.
"E-tier beast king!" Even one hundred E-tier aptitude users would be wiped out in an instant by such a horrendous beast.
The three of them were restless.
"Qin Feng must have fled. There's no point waiting any longer. We should head back." The elder from the Xin family was clearly terrified.
The other two had no reason to object and they headed back to Chengyang at once.
In the wild, no matter how hard Xiao Bai tried to contain her power, the emperor aura still leaked out profusely and startled the beasts around them. Moving creatures near them had all fled for their lives.
"Alright. Let's get back on the road." Qin Feng turned back to the road and dispelled the dark runes.
The car sped up steadily on the empty road. Qin Feng did not even realize it when he passed by a car from the opposite direction.
However, those three in the car had noticed Qin Feng.
"The car just now!"
"It's Qin Feng!"
"Turn around and follow him!"
The elder braked hard, made a u-turn, and stomped hard on the accelerator to chase after Qin Feng.
Qin Feng, who was driving leisurely up to that point, noticed the pursuer immediately and scanned the car with his conscious energy. His face turned wicked. 'You have a death wish? I will grant you that!'
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Chapter 160: F-tier Aptitude User Test
Qin Feng stopped his hover car abruptly.
The three men behind him did not understand why he did not run for his life instead. They did not hesitate for long and quickly surrounded the car.
Qin Feng came down from the car confidently. Bai Li had come down from the other side as well.
Unexplainably, the three pursuers suddenly felt a sense of chill as if a giant beast had just laid eyes on them.
"Give them what they came here for. Be careful not to taint the car," Qin Feng said lightly.
The three men did not understand why Qin Feng had said so. They were expecting him to plead for his life.
Before they could make sense of what had just happened, a silver radiance flashed in front of their eyes.
In the next moment, they could no longer feel their legs and they crumbled to the ground.
"Argh!!!" The three of them shrieked in pain and could not believe what had just happened.
'How is this possible!'
Their limbs had been detached in an instant. They did not even know who the assaulter was.
Qin Feng sneered and paced slowly toward them. "I did not expect someone to bring me such a great present as a parting gift. Three E-tier ancient warriors, not bad!"
Qin Feng raised his hand and placed it on one of the ancient warrior's dantian.
Asteroid Assimilation
The victim's internal power was being sucked out rapidly.
"My internal force!" The Xin elder rounded his eyes in shock.
The disappearing internal force was hard-earned through his forty years of endless training. But even with his internal force intact, he would be no different from a wasted man with his limbs torn off.
Qin Feng showed no mercy and snapped his throat after he was done with him.
Die!
He killed the other two the same way.
"Burn now!"
Hellfire appeared out of thin air and burned the corpses down. Qin Feng spared the spatial runes and took it as a windfall.
"Let's move!" Qin Feng got back into the car. Bai Li followed suit and acted serenely as if she was not the one who had just cruelly torn off three people's limbs.
She had used her spatial ability just now. Actually this could be defended if the opponent was prepared for it. But who would have thought the fragile-looking beauty was actually an E-tier humanoid beast?!
Qin Feng set the car on autopilot and entered meditation. He added another ten internal power mists into his dantian.
"I have eighty-three mists now and I need another seventeen to reach E-tier if the ten-fold rule still applies."
Qin Feng contemplated where he could get these seventeen forces next.
He could buy some Chakra Pills to boost his internal power but this item was usually restricted for military use. He might not get sufficient supply since he was not on the frontlines at the moment.
More importantly, Zheng Yang would be keeping a close watch on him for sure. On the surface, Qin Feng was an ancient warrior that had reached F7-tier and was entering E-tier soon. He was growing into a huge threat to Zheng Yang at this rate.
As such, he probably could not get his hands on Chakra Pills at Chengbei now.
'Then I have only one place to go to!' Qin Feng had the next destination in his mind.
Fu City, the Dark Mercenaries. It was the corps where the person Qin Feng had contacted came from.
The car entered Chengbei colony and Qin Feng noticed that the billboard of the skyscraper had changed into a new objective.
Reclaim Han Town!
Qin Feng was intrigued and slowed down his car. He read the information carefully.
Though Han Town was under Fu City, it was not too far away from Chengbei colony. Such a huge war was usually accompanied by great rewards and ample resources to loot for.
Besides, there would be plenty of beasts around and it was a suitable place to achieve promotional missions. The government had even brought down the mission quota to encourage more soldiers to head to the war.
Before this, the quota was three hundred G-tier beasts in three days. Now, only two hundred forty insectoids would suffice.
'It's worth a visit.'
Indeed, no other news was bigger than this in recent months. The effort to reclaim Han Town had become the hottest topic among the aptitude and ability users nowadays.
After he had attained E-tier, Qin Feng would need to go further if he wished to continue strengthening himself through the absorption ability.
Fu City would be an ideal location.
After he had made up his mind, he steered his hover car toward the aptitude certification hall.
His grand battle suit and the gorgeous dress on Bai Li attracted a lot of attention.
The onlookers bowed down as soon as they had a glimpse of the person walking by.
"Qin Feng!"
"He is the mayor of Fengli colony!"
"Why is he here?"
"Why else? He must be here to get certification!"
They were paying Qin Feng a lot of respect.
F-tier was equivalent to a troop leader in Chengbei and possessed substantial power around here. Not only that, Qin Feng was an admirable mayor now.
More so, some of them paled in comparison to Qin Feng's achievement. A month ago, these people attempted to invite Qin Feng into their teams when Qin Feng had obtained his G-tier certification. Some of the large company leaders had even stayed in this hall for several years at the same level.
Nobody could have foreseen such a huge improvement in Qin Feng in just one month.
"F-tier certification for me, she is taking the examination to obtain an F-tier badge directly…"
Qin Feng was communicating with the counter staff. It turned out that this was not the first time someone had skipped the G-tier certification and went straight for F-tier.
The staff confirmed their identities and directed them to the examination room.
"Attack power test. No. 413, please step up."
It was Qin Feng's turn.
The candidate of F-tier certification should know how to use their internal strength by now. They would pass the test if the attack power exceeded 5,000 points.
Qin Feng punched the instrument.
5,001!
The number stopped there precisely. Qin Feng passed the test unquestionably.
He did not use his internal force at all. The number would be much higher if he were to unleash his full force.
It was Bai Li's turn after Qin Feng.
"Xiao Bai. Come. Remember not to hit too hard," Qin Feng instructed.
"Okay!" Bai Li nodded. She poked the instrument lightly since Qin Feng said so.
The surface of the test instrument sank rapidly. Bai Li's "light" force almost penetrated the machine.
The number on the machine increased rapidly.
Attack power: 10,040!
Ten thousand?
The examiner and other candidates in the room exclaimed out of astonishment.
Such attack power was close to F9-tier.
Some rubbed their eyes and could not believe the outcome. "This is the power of that skinny girl?? All she did was give it a casual poke!"
Qin Feng could hardly hold back his smile and ushered Bai Li to the next examination room.
Unlike Qin Feng who had reserved his power, Bai Li had no idea what the numbers stand for. Qin Feng was initially afraid that Bai Li might not be able to pass the test if she were to use too little force.
His worry was proven unnecessary. As an E-tier beast king, her strength was off the charts even with just a slight push.
That day, the news that Qin Feng had brought along a mighty female warrior to the certification center naturally spread through the colony like wildfire.
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