Permanent Martial Arts

by Stayrr

It was a dangerous era. Extraterritorial ferocious beasts occupied 90% of the living space in the world, while humans could only survive in a small space. Fortunately, some of the surviving humans awakened to genetic martial arts! Breaking the shackles of one’s genetics was the foundation of cultivating martial arts. Lin Feng, who was born with congenital disease, could not experie

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Chapter 127 How Dare You!

The Legate descended. He walked over slowly like a deity. Everyone's bodies felt heavy, as if a huge rock was pressing down on them. They even felt a pressure from the depths of their souls.

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Lin Feng understood that this was a suppression of the essence of life!

One or two life transitions was a sublimation of the nature of life. For example, an inhuman expert could easily unleash a bit of aura that could silence ordinary people and instill fear in them.

This was actually the suppression of the essence of life!

For example, right now, this Legate was in the Divine Realm. He had undergone two life transitions, and was similarly suppressing many Metamorphic Realm martial artists in the essence of life! This was an insurmountable gap. No Metamorphic Realm martial artist could resist a Divine Realm martial artist. The disparity between the two could no longer be measured by "quantity", but was one of "quality".

As the Legate arrived, even the Astral Power in the bodies of all the martial artists was completely suppressed and could not be mobilized at all. It was the same for Lin Feng. He felt as if the Astral Power in his body was confined by an invisible force. No matter how he mobilized it, it was futile.

Restraining Astral Power was also one of the suppressive abilities that Divine Realm martial artists had over Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Perhaps it was not a complete suppression. Those Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists might still be able to use some Astral Power, but how much could they mobilize?

Almost all inhuman experts placed their focus on cultivating Astral Power once they broke the genetic lock. Once their Astral Power was confined, their strength would immediately decrease steeply by more than half. How much strength would they have left? Fighting against a Divine Realm expert was even more out of the question.

The moment the Legate arrived, he immediately suppressed everything. None of the dozens of inhuman experts present, from the First Level to the Third Level of the Metamorphic Realm, could contend against it!

This was the first time Lin Feng had felt such a great pressure. Even back when the Invincible Fist Sage had descended, he did not seem to have felt such great pressure. At that time, Lin Feng found it a bit strange.

But now, he understood. Back when the Invincible Fist Sage descended, he did not release his aura at all, nor did he deliberately suppress the martial artists. Otherwise, all the martial artists would probably collapse upon suppression from his aura.

The Legate was doing this on purpose!

All Metamorphic Realm martial artists experienced the power of the Divine Realm. It was rumored that in ancient times, Divine Realm martial artists were true deities. They shaped the power of an entire country, and were worshiped by countless people, manipulating all living things. Many martial artists still thought that this was a little exaggerated, but now they understood. It was actually not an exaggeration at all. Divine Realm experts were deities possessing incredible power, and were unparalleled!

"Lin Feng, do you know your crime?"

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Suddenly, the Legate dressed in pure white spoke and pointed at Lin Feng.

All of a sudden, all the pressure was on Lin Feng. He wanted to speak, but he realized that there seemed to be an invisible force suppressing him, preventing him from even opening his mouth to speak.

He understood that the Legate did not intend to let him speak at all.

The Legate walked towards Lin Feng step by step. Finally, he stopped in the void and looked down from above. He said slowly, "Lin Feng, you deliberately incited martial artists to create a disturbance, and killed an ordinary man in public. You have violated the Inhuman Agreement. You are guilty!"

Lin Feng wanted to say something. The other party's lofty attitude made it seem like he was really a deity. He could convict Lin Feng with a single sentence. Even the Invincible Fist Sage had not been so overbearing back then.

He wanted to shout and break free, but the invisible force around him was suppressing him tightly.

"Three Spiral Forces!"

Lin Feng shouted in his heart. When he was in mortal situations on the frontline and combating dire beasts, he had never been afraid. Now, even facing the Legate now, he would not be afraid either.

Boom.

Lin Feng unleashed all the power in his body. Not being able to mobilize his Astral Power was fine. He was not a martial artist who relied on Astral Power. His strongest power still came from himself.

Hence, as Lin Feng unleashed all his strength, he felt the invisible force around him shatter like a mirror.

Crack.

Lin Feng realized that he could speak. He suddenly lifted his head and stared at the Legate. "I! Am! Innocent!"

It was just three words, but it was as if Lin Feng had used all his strength. With that, he began to pant heavily, as if he was even more exhausted than when he had fought with Captain Xie earlier.

"Huh?"

The Legate was a little surprised to see that Lin Feng could actually break free from his restraints and speak. However, at the same time, his gaze turned cold. No Metamorphic Realm martial artist had ever dared to speak to him in such a manner.

He was the mighty Legate. In ancient times, he would be a deity who could determine the life and death of billions of people with a word, and worshiped by countless people. He would be the heaven and hope to everyone!

Even though modern technology had exploded and there were far more Divine Realm martial artists than in ancient times, he still felt very transcendent. He did not want to go to the battlefield to fight with demons. He had undergone two life transitions after painstaking efforts to become a Divine Realm expert. Why would he want to fight against those barbaric and savage demons?

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After all, even Divine Realm experts might fall on the frontline. He was high and mighty. How could he fall?

Therefore, he had chosen the government faction very early on, precisely because the government faction could give him this extraordinary status and allow him to stay comfortably at the homefront.

Normally, those martial artists, businessmen, and officials were like insignificant ants before him. He did not even need to take them seriously. He maintained a detached mentality.

Just like now, he could easily suppress dozens of inhuman experts. Once he appeared, no one would dare to question him! However, Lin Feng's appearance had made him lose this transcendence. He had heard Lin Feng question him, and he had heard the indignation in Lin Feng's voice. He felt offended.

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Offending a deity was punishable by death! "If I say that you are guilty, you are guilty! The Legate judges life and death. I hereby sentence Lin Feng to death!"

Without any warning, the Legate declared Lin Feng's death penalty. This was beyond everyone's expectations. Didn't Lin Feng have the Hero of Humanity Medal? Lin Feng was a Hero of Humanity. How could he be sentenced to death by the Legate? Even Captain Xie and Captain Liu were slightly stunned. They had received the order from the Legate earlier not to harm Lin Feng, let alone kill him. But why was Lord Legate announcing Lin Feng's death himself now?

The Legate's announcement of Lin Feng's death penalty was so sudden that perhaps no one could guess what the Legate was thinking. He was high and mighty, with an extraordinary status, like a deity. Those who offended a deity deserved to be punished!

It did not matter if Lin Feng was a Hero of Humanity or not. So what if he was? He was the Legate, and had the right to do so. He could kill if he wanted. At most, it would be more troublesome afterwards.

However, offending him was unforgivable. Lin Feng must be killed!

Buzz.

The Legate extended a finger and pointed it at Lin Feng It was just a finger, but it was a finger of a deity. As the Legate attacked, the finger became infinitely huge. It stretched across the void, as if covering the entire sky.

"How dare you!"

Long Duo roared in his heart. All the Metamorphic Realm martial artists in the Dragon Mountain Base were roaring. They were frantically trying to break free. How could the Legate of the stone city dare to do this? "How dare you!"

Lin Feng roared. He looked at the huge finger in the sky, and felt an unprecedented aura of danger from head to toe.

Danger. This was the danger of death. The Legate really wanted to kill him!

Just because he defended himself?

Lin Feng roared at the sky. He only had one thought in his mind at this moment. Resist it. I must resist it!

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Chapter 128 Dragon Rider

Suddenly, the sky turned dark!

A giant finger that could hold up the heavens pressed down from the void, breaking through layers of space. It was as if even the sky was obscured, and the howling wind swept through the entire villa area.

Lin Feng was not the only one who felt despair and suffocation. Even everyone in the villa, be it ordinary people or inhuman experts, had despair in their eyes.

This finger was unstoppable. Even if all of them joined forces, they would still be unable to withstand it. The difference was just too

great!

Long Duo and all the inhuman experts in the Dragon Mountain Base were terrified. They could not just watch Lin Feng die to this finger. They shouted frantically, trying to break through the restraints and mobilize the Astral Power in their bodies.

But no matter how hard they tried, it was all in vain.

Long Duo's eyes were even red. He looked at the sky. He had clearly informed that great being. Why wasn't he here yet?

Roar.

Just as the giant finger pressed down, everyone heard a clear sound, like the roar of a dragon. This sound approached from afar before echoing in their ears like thunder.

A huge dragon had appeared out of nowhere in the void.

This giant dragon was hundreds of meters tall. It looked like a spaceship with a pair of wings on its back that blotted out the sky. With a light flap, a storm raged.

Dragons. These was a dragon from Western mythology.

Actually, dragons truly existed. They were just an extremely powerful type of demons. The powerful ones among dragons were even comparable to Divine Realm experts.

Hence, there had been legends of evil dragons in the West since ancient times. Those evil dragons loved to devour humans and committed all sorts of evil. They might even destroy the world. The power of evil dragons was evident from those myths and legends.

How could it not be shocking that a huge dragon had suddenly appeared at this moment?

Especially when there was a humanoid figure on that enormous dragon.

Seeing this dragon and the figure on its back, Long Duo was overjoyed and filled with excitement.

He had finally arrived. It was the Divine Realm expert of Myriad Academy, Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi!

Although Long Duo was only a mere Chief Commander of Dragon Mountain Base, he had once been fortunate enough to serve under Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi, and was highly recognized for his talent.

After learning that Lin Feng was in trouble and had posted a "challenge letters on the Martial Domain Forum, he reported this matter to Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi, hoping that Hao Shiyi could step in. After all, Stone City was the territory of the government faction, and there was their Legate. How could the Legate not appear after Lin Feng had stirred up such a huge disturbance?

However, Long Duo did not have any confidence in whether a Divine Realm expert would come at his call.

When the Legate arrived and wanted to execute Lin Feng for a word of dissent, Long Duo was almost overwhelmed by fear, and extremely furious. How dared he?

Lin Feng was a genius of the Myriad Academy, and a martial artist of the academic faction. Moreover, he was a hero who had obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal, and had received the praise of the Invincible Fist Sage. How could the guardian of the government faction execute Lin Feng directly?

However, Long Duo was powerless. He could do nothing. He could only watch helplessly as the Legate declared Lin Feng's death and "crushed" Lin Feng with a finger.

Fortunately, Dragon Rider Haoyi had arrived!

Roar.

As the dragon roared, it suddenly spat out a fireball. The fireball whistled as it collided hard with the giant finger in the air.

Boom.

The fireball slammed into the giant finger and exploded with a bang. Shockwaves spread in all directions, as if the invisible restriction in the surroundings had disappeared. Everyone could move freely now.

"Lin Feng, are you all right?"

Long Duo and the inhuman experts from the Dragon Mountain Base rushed to Lin Feng's side immediately.

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

Then, he looked at the giant dragon in the sky, his eyes filled with confusion.

Long Duo explained simply, "Lin Feng, this is the legend of the Myriad Academy, Lord Hao Shiyi the Dragon Rider! I was the one who informed Lord Hao Shiyi before I came. Fortunately, Lord Hao Shiyi arrived in time. That was really close just now."

So, it was Long Duo who had informed Hao Shiyi. Lin Feng was very grateful. But when he looked at the Legate in the air, who was dressed in pure white like a holy deity, he frowned and said, "He really wanted to kill me just now! How dare he?" Long Duo smiled bitterly and said, "Lin Feng, I might know what's going on now. The second life transition is to reach the Divine Realm. In ancient times, they would be high and mighty deities. You've also heard some myths and legends in the West. Deities who are dissatisfied with the sins of the world can send a flood to destroy the world. How can the mentality of those deities be understood by ordinary people?"

"Some martial artists who have reached the Divine Realm still have some mentality of transcendence, and feel that they are high and mighty deities. I believe this Legate is such a person. You resisted just now and defended yourself. In his eyes, that is an unforgivable capital offense."

Lin Feng Shen took a deep breath and said, "There are people like this?"

He had really broadened his horizons. Moreover, the lesson was profound, and he had almost paid with his life. He had almost died just now. Just because of a word of defense?

"That's most likely the reason. You just broke the genetic lock not long ago, so you don't know the overbearingness of some Divine Realm experts. They treat themselves as true deities above all living beings. Hmph, yet they don't dare to go to the battlefield. There are many such martial artists in the government faction. This is also why a lot of martial artists are unhappy with the government faction."

Long Duo had broken the genetic lock for decades after all, so he knew very well what was going on here. "Then, Lord Dragon Rider?"

"Don't worry. Lord Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi is personally guarding a base and often fights with some powerful demons. How can he have that superior mentality? Only a Divine Realm expert like Lord Hao Shiyi is a true martial artist, and not someone who considers themselves a deity!" Indeed, one could tell from the air of Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi and the Legate.

The Dragon Rider stood on the dragon, his entire body emitting a vastly domineering and heroic air. Although he was also very powerful, he did not have that transcendent and holy feeling. He seemed to be made of flesh and blood, and was just a powerful martial artist.

On the other hand, the Legate was different. He had a lofty posture, and his aura was holy and regal. He considered himself a deity.

The two were completely different! "Let's go. We'll retreat behind Lord Hao Shiyi. With Lord Hao Shiyi here, we'll definitely be safe!"

Hence, Long Duo led Lin Feng, Yu Shan, and the others to retreat directly to the space behind Hao Shiyi. The other martial artists who came to support also retreated, leaving out a large area for the two Divine Realm experts.

"Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi!"

Looking at the soaring dragon, the high and mighty Legate frowned in anger for the first time.

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Chapter 129 Fight If You Disagree!

Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi was standing on the back of a huge dragon, carrying a strange broadsword on his back. The broadsword was very long, almost longer than the entire body of the Dragon Rider. It looked extremely bizarre.

The Dragon Rider did not say anything, but the huge dragon under his feet roared suddenly, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, looking extraordinarily mighty.

"Chief Commander, is Lord Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi a match for the Legate?"

Lin Feng was a little hesitant. Both of them were Divine Realm experts, but looking at their "bearings", it seemed like the Legate was a tier above, akin to a deity high above. It was indeed shocking.

Long Duo shook his head and said firmly, "Heh, Lord Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi is a legendary expert of the Myriad Academy. He has been a legend his entire life. Do you know where Lord Hao Shiyi's dragon came from?"

Lin Feng shook his head. This giant dragon looked extraordinary. It's unknown just how powerful it was.

"Lord Hao Shiyi charged into the dragon's lair and subdued dozens of giant dragons by force. In the end, he took a giant dragon by force. Moreover, this giant dragon is comparable in power to the Divine Realm. We do not know how powerful Lord Hao Shiyi is, but this Legate doesn't even dare to go to the battlefield. How can he compare to Lord Hao Shiyi?" Long Duo looked at Hao Shiyi the Dragon Rier in the sky. His expression was full of fanatical fervor.

Even Lin Feng was shocked. Even though he knew that the giant dragon was definitely extraordinary, he did not expect it to be a terrifying greater demon comparable in power to the Divine Realm.

It was a testament to how powerful Hao Shiyi was that he could subdue dozens of dragons, and take a greater demon that was comparable in power to the Divine Realm by force.

Although neither side made a move, the seemingly spotless Legate donned in snow-white seemed to be slightly intimidated. There was a trace of anger in his tone.

"Hao Shiyi, does your academic faction want to interfere with the administrative rights of our government faction?"

The Legate's voice was not very loud, but it echoed clearly in the void.

Hao Shiyi, who was on the dragon's back, said nothing for a long time. He just stared at the Legate the entire time. Suddenly, Hao Shiyi said, "Zhang Zifeng, do you know? I really hate the sissy wimp you act like. I've wanted to fight you since a long, long time ago!" "What?"

The Legate's face suddenly turned red. He was extremely furious. Ever since he became the Legate, he had been a high and mighty deity. Anyone who spoke to him had to be careful. No one had ever spoken so crudely like Hao Shiyi.

"You…"

Legate Zhang Zifeng was so angry that he was shaking. This was actually the first time he had heard such crude words as "sissy" and "wimp".

"You what? Fight if you disagree! Haha, little dragon, let's get to work…"

Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi threw his head back and laughed majestically. He patted the giant dragon beneath him. Immediately, the giant dragon flapped its wings, raising a violent gust of wind that howled as it charged towards Legate Zhang Zifeng.

The robe on Legate Zhang Zifeng's body moved without wind. He was wearing an ancient robe from the East, looking holy and regal. His white hair also fluttered in the wind.

He pointed at the dragon.

"Backlight!"

Boom.

The surrounding white light seemed to have erupted all of a sudden. Whiteness—there was a pure white light everywhere. In the beginning, the white light seemed very holy, regal, and warm.

But now, as Legate Zhang Zifeng pointed with a finger, the white light spun wildly. It was as if the entire world had reversed. A huge ball of white light faintly appeared in the void and slammed towards the giant dragon forcefully.

The ball of light contained a terrifying wringing force. It contained both the innate ability of a Legate and boundless Astral Power. With a single finger, all things in existence would be annihilated, and heaven and earth would rend. It could suppress and kill everything!

Many martial artists below, be they at the First or Third Level of the Metamorphic Realm, all had solemn expressions. As Legate Zhang Zifeng made his move, they felt an overwhelming pressure. Although this pressure did not target them directly, it was already suffocating them.

Moreover, they sensed a powerful Astral Power fluctuation. This Astral Power fluctuation was simply too vast. If the 9,900 strands of Astral Power they condensed was like a drop of water, the Astral Power unleashed by the Legate would be an endless mighty river.

The disparity could not be measured. This was the gap between the Metamorphic Realm and the Divine Realm!

The gigantic ball grew larger and larger. It expanded rapidly and quickly transformed into a terrifying vortex, as if it would shred everything.

Roar.

The massive body of the dragon was actually enveloped as well. The dragon roared furiously.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The dragon struggled violently in the ball. Its powerful body did not seem to fear the wringing force within the ball. Up until now, Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi, who was on the dragon's back, had not made a move. He merely allowed the dragon to struggle. The dragon that was comparable in power to the Divine Realm seemed to be infuriated as well. Its body expanded again.

Finally, the dragon's body, which was more than a hundred meters tall, expanded rapidly to 300 meters. Its entire body was filled with surging power. Its sharp claws made a light grab.

Thump.

The ball shattered, and the huge dragon charged out. Zhang Zifeng, the Legate in pure white like a deity, seemed to turn even paler. "Void Spirit Slash!"

He waved a hand again, and an incomparably huge palm descended from the sky, slashing fiercely at the dragon.

The giant dragon was not to be outdone. It sped up again and swung its huge tail upward fiercely, colliding forcefully with the huge palm.

Instantly, the palm shattered, and a shockwave spread in all directions. The entire villa seemed to be shattered into pieces.

Fortunately, the people here had long left. Otherwise, just the aftershock alone would have killed countless people.

"Do you know that I hate sissies like you the most? Do you really think you're a deity? Haha, get lost."

Hao Shiyi threw his head back and laughed aloud. At the same time, the giant dragon approached Legate Zhang Zifeng. Then, it swung its thick tail forward fiercely.

Thud.

The huge tail contained incredible force. The power of a Divine Realm demon was extraordinary. The huge tail struck Legate Zhang Zifeng. Zhang Zifeng grunted and was smashed down like a falling meteor.

Boom.

It was very surprising. Everyone found it very surprising. Wasn't Legate Zhang Zifeng high up in the air like a deity, looking down on all living things just now? Now, he was smashed to the ground by a tail from the giant dragon. A gigantic pit over a hundred meters in diameter immediately appeared on the ground. There was even a huge crack. It was enough to show how devastating the power from the strike of the giant dragon's tail was. Lin Feng stared. The thousand tons of strength he unleashed with all his might was nothing compared to this. Even a breath from the giant dragon probably contained more power than that. Moreover, dragons were different from martial artists. They used raw physical strength.

So if physical strength reached a certain level, it could be this devastating too!

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Chapter 130 This Is a Divine Battle?

"Hao! Shi! Yi!"

The Legate's incomparably furious voice rang out from the huge pit. He had wanted to kill Lin Feng just for a word of defense, let alone now that he had been reduced to such a sorry state by Hao Shiyi.

Boom.

The huge pit on the ground suddenly exploded, and a figure shot straight into the sky.

"Down you get!" The murderously furious Legate had yet to approach Hao Shiyi when he suddenly saw something. A fist-an incomparably huge fist, flickering with infinite starlight.

Horrifying. It was just too horrifying. He had never seen a fist so terrifying. Moreover, when the fist smashed down, he actually felt as if he was dead.

Dead? Impossible! How could a deity die?

Without breaking the Astral Power of a Divine Realm expert, they would almost be undying. However, his Astral Power was still intact. How could he die?

However, the fist he saw was simply too terrifying. Legate Zhang Zifeng felt the depths of his heart palpitate. He couldn't care less about his anger from earlier, for he had sensed the aura of death.

Astral Power erupted frantically. It was as if a white layer of angelic holy garment had condensed on his body. However, in reality, it was entirely an armor condensed from Astral Power.

Boom.

Once again, the fist smashed down. Legate Zhang Zifeng could not avoid it. He fell straight down like that, smashing a huge pit that was even larger than before on the ground.

"Arrgh, Hao! Shi! Yi! Unforgivable!"

The Legate's voice was shrill, as if it could shatter glass. However, what responded was still a punch.

Boom.

The punch landed in the huge pit. The pit seemed to have become even larger, and the sound inside became much lower in volume.

"What were you howling about? You really are a sissy. Your screams are so shrill and unpleasant too."

Hao Shiyi jumped directly from the back of the giant dragon to the air over the huge pit. His expression was lazy, as if he wasn't engaged in an abnormal battle at all.

This was a battle between Divine Realm entities. In ancient times, it could be considered a divine battle!

In a divine battle, millions would die, heaven and earth would be rent apart, and cities and territories would be destroyed. It was incredibly spectacular.

But now? Hao Shiyi was just there above the huge pit. Whenever there was a movement in the huge pit, he would smash down hard with a fist, and the huge pit would go completely silent.

This was the legendary divine battle? "Why aren't you yelping anymore? Zhang Zifeng, your name is so sissy too. That's so boring. Are you unconvinced? If you're not convinced, fight!"

With that, Hao Shiyi called out to the giant dragon again. Instantly, the giant dragon opened its mouth and spat out a huge fireball, which smashed into the huge pit. Aside from the flames, he giant dragon flapped its wings. Terrifying gusts of storm were also sweeping over, wreaking havoc in the huge pit.

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This was no longer an evenly matched divine battle, but a one-sided trouncing.

At this moment, some people even felt that the Legate was pitiful. He was completely being trampled on, and by a man and a beast at that. That was especially so since the giant dragon was a huge fellow. Be it fireballs or storms, both were very fearsome.

The scene fell silent. There seemed to be no more movement in the huge pit. However, for some reason, the quieter it was, the more everyone's heart palpitated, as if something terrible was about to happen.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

They were like the sound of heartbeats. A series of heartbeats came from the pit. Hao Shiyi, who was originally carefree and unrestrained, seemed to have sensed something as well. His expression froze slightly.

Boom.

Suddenly, the huge pit exploded. A pure white light shot out of the pit like the most terrifying bomb.

The violent quake even caused the entire Stone City to shake violently, as if an earthquake had occurred. As for the villa area, it was instantly reduced to rubble amidst the violent quake.

Such was the devastating power of the Divine Realm!

Legate Zhang Zifeng slowly walked out of the huge pit. However, the current Zhang Zifeng appeared to be in a really sorry state. His hair was disheveled, and his clothes were in tatters. Even his face was stained with some soil.

Moreover, the aura on Zhang Zifeng's body was extremely unstable. It was like an unstable bomb that could explode at any moment.

However, such a huge commotion just now did not injure Hao Shiyi. He had long jumped onto the back of the giant dragon. At this moment, his hand had even touched the strange saber on his back.

"Zhang Zifeng, you've gone overboard!"

Hao Shiyi's face was cold, and there was even a hint of killing intent. Hao Shiyi's actions just now had caused far too much damage to the entire Stone City. There were countless collapsed buildings, let alone people who had been injured or even died from it.

Without counting, there must be more than a hundred of them, or even more.

There was a clear rule in the Inhuman Agreement that no one was allowed to exert their power in dense crowds in the city. This applied even more so for the Divine Realm experts. No matter how fiercely they fought just now, it was actually under control, and they did not exert much power. Just now, Zhang Zifeng had flown into a rage out of humiliation. Clearly, he no longer had regard for anything.

Legate Zhang Zifeng narrowed his eyes slightly. He was indeed infuriated just now, and even wished he could kill Hao Shiyi. After all, Hao Shiyi had humiliated him completely earlier, which was even worse than killing him.

Hence, Zhang Zifeng unleashed his mighty power without regard for anything. It was a power that exceeded the imagination of ordinary people. Even if he unleashed only a tenth of his mighty power, it was enough to cause immense damage to the entire city.

This was already a serious violation of the Inhuman Agreement.

This was especially the case now that Hao Shiyi had actually gripped the handle of his saber. There was even a hint of biting cold killing intent emanating from his body. It made the anger in Zhang Zifeng's heart disappear instantly.

This was no joke. Hao Shiyi was practically a living god of death. He had naturally heard of Hao Shiyi's fame. Previously, it was just a dispute over personal feelings. If they really fought in a life-or-death battle, he wouldn't even be able to withstand three strikes from Hao Shiyi!

At least ten Divine Realm demons had died at Hao Shiyi's hands. Hao Shiyi's name was extremely formidable even among the five major factions. How could he be Hao Shiyi's match?

However, he was in a dilemma now.

"Hao Shiyi, I'm the Legate of Stone City. An inhuman expert violated the Inhuman Agreement and killed an ordinary person without authorization. Lin Feng is guilty. I have the right to arrest him!"

"Were you trying to make an arrest just now? You wanted to kill Lin Feng! All right, I won't argue with you about this anymore. I'll just ask you one thing. Are you going to scram? If not, take three strikes from me!"

Hao Shiyi's eyes turned cold as well. He gripped the handle of his saber, looking murderous.

"You…"

Zhang Zifeng's face was ashen. How could he still be alive after receiving three strikes? It wasn't worth it for a mere Lin Feng!

"All right, Hao Shiyi. I'll report today's matter in its entirety to Lord Sage."

Zhang Zifeng was still afraid in the end. He was afraid that Hao Shiyi would really kill him with three strikes if they disagreed. That would really be not worth it. Although the possibility of this was minuscule, did he dare to take the risk?

At last, Zhang Zifeng snorted coldly and could only leave dejectedly with the law enforcement team.

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Chapter 131 Protect

Swoosh.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng had left, Hao Shiyi also let go of the handle of the saber on his back. He wouldn't use this saber easily. Once it was used, blood would be shed. This saber had already killed countless demons, and even Divine Realm demons. It wouldn't be afraid of Legate Zhang Zifeng at all. Although Legate Zhang Zifeng had left, everyone still didn't dare to move. This was no joke. Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi could "trounce" even Legate Zhang Zifeng. His strength was evident.

Who knew what kind of a temper Hao Shiyi had?

Hao Shiyi glanced at the surroundings, then said in a low voice, "All the inhuman martial artists can leave now. Go back to where you came from."

It was indeed very easy for something to break out with so many inhumans gathered together. Hao Shiyi was too famous. With a glance from him, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes. Hence, many inhumans bade farewell to Lin Feng one by one. Lin Feng expressed his gratitude to each one of them, even exchanging contact information. After all, those who could respond to his call and come to Stone City to assist him were all passionate martial artists. Lin Feng naturally had to treat them with respect. After many people had left, Hao Shiyi looked at Lin Feng.

Whoosh.

The giant dragon flapped its wings and flew directly in front of Lin Feng. The huge head of the dragon was like a small mountain, and even its breaths felt like gusts of strong wind.

If the dragon swiped its claw at Lin Feng, its pure strength would crush Lin Feng into pieces. No matter how strong his regenerative ability was, he could not recover. After all, the undying characteristic did not make him truly undying.

Long Duo hurriedly pulled Lin Feng and bowed to Hao Shiyi. "Greetings, Lord Hao Shiyi."

At any rate, Long Duo was once Hao Shiyi's subordinate. Hence, Hao Shiyi nodded and said, "Long Duo, you haven't improved at all in the past few years. You're still at the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm. You have to work harder in the future and strive to break through to the Third Level of the Metamorphic Realm soon."

"I'll definitely work hard, but I'm just not talented enough."

Long Duo was also very embarrassed. Back when he was under Hao Shiyi's command, he was already at the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm. Now that so many years had passed, he was actually still at the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm.

At this moment, Lin Feng stepped forward and said, "Lin Feng greets Lord Dragon Rider. Thank you for saving me just now, Lord Dragon Rider."

This was truly a life-saving favor. Legate Zhang Zifeng had really wanted to kill him just now. Naturally, he was very grateful to Hao Shiyi.

However, Hao Shiyi did not say anything. Instead, he sized Lin Feng up from head to toe. After a while, he said, "Your temper is a little like mine. You're unwilling to bow down to a Divine Realm expert. However, you don't have to thank me. You'll probably hate me later."

"Huh?"

Lin Feng was a little confused, not knowing why Hao Shiyi would say that. Hao Shiyi's expression turned serious. "Lin Feng, you incited many inhuman experts and killed an ordinary person in public. That is a serious crime. Come with me."

Long Duo panicked. He had invited Hao Shiyi to save Lin Feng. Why was Hao Shiyi trying to capture Lin Feng now?

Hence, he hurriedly said, "Lord Hao Shiyi, there's a reason behind this matter. Moreover, the Legate and the law enforcement team were really going too far. Lin Feng is also the holder of the Hero of Humanity Medal, and he's a genius student of our Myriad Academy!"

Long Duo was really anxious. Who knew what Hao Shiyi was trying to do by taking Lin Feng away?

"Long Duo, this is what the Sage asked! Being guilty means being guilty. How can it possibly be defended?"

Hao Shiyi glared. Even without anger, he exuded an imposing aura, daunting as a sea of corpses and blood. This was especially so, when the battle between Hao Shiyi and the Legate was still vivid in their minds.

Roar.

The massive dragon also seemed to sense a trace of its master's anger, so it roared and stared at Long Duo in an unfriendly manner. "How could Lord Sage…"

Long Duo was stunned. He opened his mouth, but hesitated. The Sage had personally given the order. What could he do?

At this moment, however, Lin Feng smiled and said to Long Duo beside him, "Chief Commander, don't worry. My Hero of Humanity Medal was approved by Lord Sage. I'll make a trip with Lord Dragon Rider. Everything will be fine."

"All right, come on up. I won't resort to violence. Also, Long Duo, you guys will return to Dragonlith City immediately. Don't linger."

"But if people from the government faction use force…"

"With me around, who can hurt Lin Feng?"

Long Duo eventually nodded and led the inhuman experts of the Dragon Mountain Base onto the spaceship, returning to Dragonlith City.

Lin Feng also jumped onto the dragon's back. This was a Divine Realm demon. It was also the first time he's seen such a fearsome demon at such a close distance.

Then, the giant dragon flapped its wings and flew out of the villa, leaving the policemen in the villa looking at each other in dismay.

Now that the villa area had been reduced to rubble, the owners of those villas would definitely cause trouble. When the time came, who would be blamed for this? At the thought of this, Chief Liu felt a headache coming on.

The Imperial Hotel, the top-notch hotel in Stone City, was rather stunned when the giant dragon descended. Fortunately, with the "privileges" of inhuman experts, the Imperial Hotel was long prepared to welcome Hao Shiyi.

Hao Shiyi was not very particular about these ostentatious appearances. He led Lin Feng to the room upstairs.

"Stay here for the time being. Don't go anywhere except the hotel."

"Understood."

Lin Feng nodded, looking calm. Hao Shiyi became a little curious instead. He asked softly, "Aren't you afraid that I've locked you up here?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "I'm very grateful towards Lord Dragon Rider."

"What are you grateful for?"

"Lord Dragon Rider is doing this to protect me, not to put me under house arrest."

Lin Feng's words made Hao Shiyi nod a couple of times. He said with a smile, "You're an interesting lad. So you're not that idiotic after all. However, since you know that I'm doing this to protect you, are you aware of how much trouble you've caused this time?"

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I was just doing what I should do. If Lord Dragon Rider's lifelong comrade also suffered such unjust treatment, I believe Lord Dragon Rider won't stand by and do nothing either."

"That's right. If my lifelong comrade had suffered such an injustice, that Zhang Zifeng wouldn't have been able to leave alive today. Lad, you're not bad. No wonder Lord Sage asked me to come and protect you."

Lin Feng was slightly surprised as well. So Hao Shiyi had not come to Stone City because of Long Duo's request. That made sense. Even if Long Duo was once under Hao Shiyi's command, how could he have persuaded a Divine Realm expert like Hao Shiyi?

So it was because of the Invincible Fist Sage.

"I'm thankful to the Lord Sage. However, I have another question. How long do I need to stay here?"

Although Lin Feng knew that Hao Shiyi was doing this to protect him, staying in the hotel was not a long-term solution. Moreover, he still wanted to go home to take a look.

"Heh, lad, now you know to be scared? Don't worry, you won't need to stay for long. The Nine Sages have already personally convened a meeting because of your matter. Once the Sages have come to a consensus, you will naturally be informed."

With that, Hao Shiyi left of his own accord. Lin Feng smiled helplessly. He had no choice but to wait quietly now.

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Chapter 132 Conference of Sages

After returning to his room, Lin Feng took out his communicator and realized that there were many calls. Some of them were from his parents. The videos of him causing a stir in Stone City might have reached Central Sea for his parents to learn about it.

His parents must be very anxious now, so Lin Feng hurriedly contacted Mr. and Mrs. Lin.

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"Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry. As for how much time it'll take before I can go back, I'm not sure yet. There are still some things I need to take care of."

Lin Feng consoled his parents briefly. He also replied to some of the other calls.

After doing all this, Lin Feng recalled what had happened today. His strength was actually already very strong, and with his various methods, he no longer feared Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

However, if he was facing a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, he was actually still not a match. When he fought with Captain Xie, the other party was not striking to kill. Otherwise, if Captain Xie went all out, Lin Feng might not be his match.

Let alone facing Legate Zhang Zifeng. The difference was just far too enormous. "My strength is still insufficient. Astral Power is indeed worthy of being the power that inhuman experts focus on cultivating. It is indeed very important."

Lin Feng also realized the importance of Astral Power. As long as the Astral Power was not broken, it would be very difficult to kill the other party. Although Lin Feng did not intend to give up on tempering his body, he had to cultivate Astral Power as well.

Moreover, when he practiced the "Astral Swirl" previously, he felt that something was amiss. He had actually condensed 66 strands of Astral Power in a very short period of time. If he continued to cultivate, he wondered what level he would reach.

In any case, with Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi around, it was very safe in this hotel. Lin Feng did not have to worry. Hence, he began to calm his mind and condense Astral Power.

The Supreme Commanders' Department was the actual highest hall of humanity!

Perhaps in the imagination of many people, the Supreme Commanders' Department should be luxurious, dignified, magnificent, and solemn. However, in reality, the Supreme Commanders' Department was just an ordinary-looking small building

There weren't even many people in the building.

However, the exterior of the small building was heavily guarded. Guards were everywhere, and without exception, all of them were inhuman experts!

This was the highest hall of human society, and the meeting place for the Nine Sages to discuss important matters.

At this moment, the Supreme Commanders' Department, which had not been used for a long time, suddenly lit up. The entire Commanders' Department seemed to be lit up.

In the Commanders' Department, there was a huge round table with nine chairs. Above each chair was a screen and a projector.

Buzz.

Suddenly, all nine projectors lit up. A mechanical voice sounded in the empty conference room.

"The Conference of Sages is ready to begin. Greetings to Nine Lord Sages!"

As the mechanical voice sounded, the nine projectors each projected a virtual figure onto the chair.

These nine figures were the pillars of humanity, the Nine Sages of the world!

"How long has it been? The Conference of Sages has finally been held again." "The last time the Conference of Sages was held was 28 years ago, right? At that time, two types of Predator dire beasts appeared, and an Emperor-level greater demon also appeared."

"Tsk tsk, now we're actually holding a Conference of Sages for a little kid in the Metamorphic Realm. This must be a first time." "It'd be a good thing if it's just the trouble caused by the little kid. I'm afraid it won't be so easy this time."

When the Nine Sages appeared, they weren't overbearing or cold. Instead, a few of them started discussing quietly, looking just like ordinary martial artists.

But who could have imagined that they were the top martial artists of human society? They were the mainstay of human society!

The Nine Sages were all stationed in the depths of the Outland to deter those catastrophic demons. Therefore, it was rare for them to gather. Only when a Conference of Sages was held would they "meet" each other through projecting illusory figures on the virtual network.

Every Sage could hold a Sage Conference, but it could only be held when it was a matter concerning major resolutions of humanity. This Conference of Sages was jointly initiated by the three Sages of the academic faction, so it was rather rare.

"All right, all the old friends are here. The three of us are holding this meeting for something that happened in Stone City recently." Seeing that everyone was here, the Invincible Fist Sage was the first to speak. The host of this conference was also the Invincible Fist Sage, so he was the first to speak.

"I believe everyone knows about the matter in Stone City now. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss a procedure. Some rules may have already become unsuited to the times. They must be changed!"

The Invincible Fist Sage's tone was forceful, but in reality, this matter was indeed very important. There could be no mistake, as it concerned an important revolution in human society.

At this moment, the Polar Academy's Sage Bingyu also said, "Back then, our agreement was to give the government faction some autonomy to exercise administrative rights and administer human society, to promote the development of human society. However, from the looks of it now, our decision back then has instead become a utopia for certain unambitious people. Such rules must be changed!"

Sage Bingyu was a female Sage, and the only female among the Nine Sages. However, no one dared to underestimate Sage Bingyu. She had advanced step by step from an ordinary martial artist to a Sage, and she was a legend in and of herself.

This was also how the Polar Academy became one of the top three academies in the world! Although Sage Bingyu was very old, she would not age at all because her life had undergone four transitions. Hence, she only appeared to be in her twenties or thirties, and was very beautiful.

"I also support reforming the government faction."

The one who spoke was Sage Cass from the Sanctuary Academy, one of the three great academies. Sage Cass was also a Westerner. He was dressed elegantly and exuded a regal air like nobility.

In fact, Cass was born a Western noble and eventually became a Sage.

Although the Sanctuary Academy was closely related to the military and government, Sage Cass was not actually a Sage of the military or government faction.

It was only because the Sanctuary Academy had some cooperations with the military and the government. The Sages of the three top academies were on excellent terms with each other. Now that they were all insisting on the reform, they must already have communicated with each other beforehand.

Seeing that the three Sages of the academic faction had all firmly proposed to "reform", all the Sages understood what the main topic of today's meeting was: reform!

"Elder Kang, what do you think?"

The Invincible Fist Sage asked Sage Kang directly.

This Sage Kang was a Sage from the government faction. He looked a little old. Speaking of which, Sage Kang was the first Sage in the entire human race. Back then, he had undergone the fourth life transition when he was very old and became a Sage.

At that time, technology had just exploded, and humans were still discovering whether four life transitions was a possibility. Sage Kang was the one who forged a path for all martial artists.

Hence, all other eight Sages present were even his juniors.

However, Sage Kang was not the strongest among all the Sages. In fact, he was slightly weaker. Yet he was the most respected Sage.

The reform was mainly targeted at the government faction. Moreover, Sage Kang was the first Sage of humanity. His attitude was naturally crucial.

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Chapter 133 Reform

Sage Kang glanced at the other eight Sages, shook his head, and heaved a long sigh. "The times are improving, so the rules have to be changed. Who would have thought that the rules we agreed on back then would actually turn out like this now? Some people are getting too comfortable, so they stop thinking about advancement. If this continues, it will be of no benefit to humanity! Invincible, you guys come up with the rules and regulations. Change it the way it should be changed!"

Hearing that even Sage Kang had agreed, all the Sages smiled.

Although they each represented different factions, and although they had grown to their present state and had some massive interest groups behind them, they were Sages. They stood at the peak of humanity, and they shouldered the heavy responsibility of developing humanity! This was especially the case when the Nine Sages each presided over a region. They deeply understood that the rulers of this world were not humans at all, but those dire beasts.

There were countless dire beasts in those remote mountains, and there were even entities stronger than Sages. It was just that they had never appeared, or perhaps considered setting foot in the human world beneath them.

This world was very dangerous. The reason why humans could now live in peace, and even open up territories to constantly expand the living space of humans, was unity. This was especially true in terms of the unity of the upper echelons of humanity. The Nine Sages had different interest groups behind them, and were even divided into five major factions, so in a sense, they belonged to five major factions.

However, they only argued over minor matters. They were very united when it came to important matters related to the overall development of humanity. Moreover, the Nine Sages actually had a very good relationship in private.

Although Sage Kang was a Sage of the government faction, if some actions of the government faction hindered the development of the overall human race, he would not support it.

The Invincible Fist Sage said with a solemn expression, "This had been brewing for a long time before it finally boiled over. Back when we formulated some of the rights of the five major factions, we thought very highly of the administrative rights of the government. We hoped that martial artists would not domineer over ordinary people, but now, it seems like we were wrong.' "If martial artists don't have some privileges, who would still practice martial arts? If martial artists don't have a way out, who would still practice martial arts? It's fine if it's just ordinary martial artists, but for martial artists who break through to become inhuman experts, not only should their rights not be diminished, the rights should be strengthened. Guidance and publicity must be given to the entire society. These are all the duties of the government."

"Actually, the most important aspect of reform is the problem of going to the frontline. Some of the frontline martial artists risked their lives for a livelihood, while others did so because of the compulsory orders from the four major factions. But no matter what, they are fighting with their lives on the line against the dire beasts. They should be respected and have special privileges. How despicable is it that an ordinary person in Stone City dared to scheme to take the property of an injured and retired martial artist from the frontline? Moreover, the government actually ignored the matter due to ridiculous evidence issues. That is incompetence, degeneracy, and malfeasance!" "The rights of all frontline martial artists must be improved. They must form a special class in the entire society, that is, the community of frontline martial artists. This community must enjoy all kinds of special rights, far surpassing ordinary people. Only by doing so will people envy martial artists who go to the frontline to fight. Only then will they support martial artists who go to the frontline. The overall development of humanity's martial arts will naturally improve greatly." The other Sages all nodded in agreement. Indeed, through the incident in Stone City, they all knew that reform was imperative. The entire human society had been at peace for too long. Many people had even forgotten about the dangers in the Outland, and even more so, the people who allowed them to live in peace and warmth. They were those martial artists who risked their lives at the frontline!

Without martial artists, how could there be any peaceful life?

Some ordinary people still wanted to use the law to restrict martial artists to be like them, but if they were really the same, when everyone in this world no longer envied martial artists, and no one supported martial artists, who would still go to the frontline to risk their lives?

Yu Shan's incident would even happen again and again.

Why was Lin Feng's post on the Martial Domain Forum able to receive so many responses from so many martial artists? It was because they empathized with him. They were afraid that they would become the next Yu Shan!

Therefore, all frontline martial artists had to give special identities, or even superior identities. When martial artists risked their lives at the frontline, obtaining some authority in exchange for protecting the entire human society was true fairness. Only then could it benefit the development of the entire human society.

If not for this, looking at the current state of human society, many people were getting too comfortable. Their will to fight might even be dulled in comfort and pleasure, and they would eventually die in comfort and pleasure.

How could such a human society survive in a world filled with dire beasts?

Just look at the inhuman experts in the government faction. Even those inhuman experts lost themselves in comfort. The inhuman experts in the government faction were generally weaker than the inhuman experts in the other four factions. What was the reason?

It was because the inhuman experts of the government faction were hiding at the back. Their lives were too peaceful and too comfortable. They did not undergo the trials of life-or-death situations. They could have advanced further in martial arts, but they were all delayed by their comfortable lives.

Such inhuman experts had the same right as inhuman experts who risked their lives at the frontline, and even enjoyed comfortable lives at the homefront. How could other inhuman experts find it fair?

Hence, the Invincible Fist Sage continued, "There's another important reform concerning the inhuman experts! In the future, any inhuman expert who breaks the genetic lock must serve at the frontline after signing the Inhuman Agreement, just like the army. Only after accumulating enough merit can they return to the homefront. They can even use merit value to exchange for holidays, and so

on."

"If they resolutely refuse to go to the frontline, all their rights will be deprived, and they will be arrested by the law enforcement team. The five major factions will establish a martial artist court for a joint trial against them!"

"The law enforcement team can also be established through an agreement among the five major factions. The members will be the inhuman experts of the five major factions. Each term will last for a few years. Once their term is up, they must be transferred to the frontline."

The Invincible Fist Sage had clearly discussed this with the other two Sages for a long time beforehand. He even provided the detailed rules and regulations.

The other eight Sages all nodded slightly when they heard this. This was indeed a good solution to the current problem. Although it couldn't be said to be a permanent solution, it could actively mobilize the power of the entire society and allow ordinary people to participate in martial arts more enthusiastically.

From then on, it would be an honor for martial artists to go to the frontline. They could also obtain some necessary life assurances!

With the both honor and material good provided, would people not be eager to practice martial arts?

The restrictions on inhuman experts were also strengthened. If they were forcibly implemented, they would definitely encounter great resistance in the early stages, especially from those inhuman experts in the government faction.

For example, the members of the law enforcement team of the government faction, the Legates, and so on had already enjoyed a comfortable life and various privileges. It would definitely be difficult for them to accept such tough rules now.

However, as long as the Nine Sages were determined and implemented these rules by force, there was no power that could stop them.

"I concur with Invincible's Reform Plan."

"I concur as well."

"The plan is much in line with reality. The rules do need to be changed. We can't let people's will to fight be diminished by peacetime. I concur too."

Almost all the other eight Sages agreed to this reform plan. As for some of the specific measures, they just needed to let the people of the five major factions perfect them.

The Invincible Fist Sage finally revealed a smile. He hadn't discussed this with Sage Bingyu and Sage Cass for so long in vain. "But there's one more matter."

Sage Kang suddenly smiled and asked, "Invincible, that little fellow who wreaked havoc in Stone City is called Lin Feng, right? How should we deal with him?" The others all looked at the Invincible Fist Sage, looking like they were teasing. Actually, this was not a big deal. There was no need to discuss how to deal with Lin Feng at the Conference of Sages.

The Invincible Fist Sage's lips twitched as he said, "That little fellow is the 'hero' whom we jointly awarded the Hero of Humanity Medal to. Even if he's a little rash, his intentions were ultimately good. However, this little fellow's talent is not bad. He also needs to be taught a lesson. How about this? Lin Feng's matter will be handled internally by the academic faction."

As for how "internal handling' is done, the other factions had no right to interfere.

"Invincible, you're always so protective of your own."

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Sage Kang shook his head. The Invincible Fist Sage was famous for protecting his own. If Lin Feng was "internally handled" now, there was no need to expect any real punishment for Lin Feng. None of the Sages paid much attention to it. Hence, they switched off the signal one after another. The illusory images from the projectors also quickly disappeared, and the Conference of Sages came to an end.

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Chapter 134 Breaking the Limit

Lin Feng was bored out of his wits in the hotel, so he spent all his time cultivating his Astral Power. Originally, he wanted to practice the last six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering, but after a skim, he found that the last six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering were also rather complicated. It's not something that could be done in a short period of time. It would be better to increase his Astral Power to the limit first.

In other words, he would reach the peak of the First Level of Metamorphic Realm, condensing 99 strands of Astral Power in his body!

Buzz.

The speed at which the Astral Swirl condensed Astral Power was indeed much faster than ordinary Astral Power cultivation techniques. In particular, continuous cultivation formed a astral vortex around his body.

The infinite power of stars amassed around him continuously. From afar, it looked like a nebula. As the vortex grew larger, the speed at which Astral Power condensed would increase.

For the entire day, Lin Feng did not take a single step out of the hotel room. He even asked the hotel waiter to send his meals into the room. Perhaps it was because he had developed the habit from before. Even though Lin Feng's strange illness had been cured, he still made every second count and did not want to waste any time.

In one day, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body increased by another 30 strands, and the total amount of Astral Power in his body reached 96 strands.

The limit of Astral Power contained in the bodies of basically all First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists was 99 strands. However, Lin Feng found it a little strange. He was almost at his limit, so why didn't he feel anything at all?

Even though Lin Feng was a little confused, this was also the first time he had condensed so much Astral Power. Hence, he continued to cultivate and strove to condense the 99th trace of Astral Power as soon as possible.

Ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine!

"Eh?"

Lin Feng was very surprised. He had reached his limit, just like that? There were clearly already 99 strands of Astral Power in his body, crystalline and containing a mysterious power.

As for the limit? He didn't sense any limit at all.

"Can I actually continue to condense Astral Power?"

Lin Feng was a little tempted, but he was very cautious. He carefully checked the condition of his body again. The 99 strands of Astral Power that had just condensed in his body were very docile. There was nothing wrong with them, and they were completely under his control.

He could not see anything wrong, so he gritted his teeth and continued cultivating the Astral Swirl.

As the Astral Spiral continued to absorb the star power, there was no resistance in Lin Feng's body at all. He condensed another strand of Astral Power. At this point, Lin Feng's body already contained 100 strands of Astral Power, exceeding the limit of the First Level of Metamorphic Realm!

When the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body exceeded the limit of 99 strands, he immediately stopped and carefully checked the conditions of his body. However, after checking, a strange expression appeared on his face again. There was nothing unusual at all! He had condensed 100 strands of Astral Power, but there was no change to his body at all, as if it was something ordinary. He even suspected if he had broken through to the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm.

However, the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm had certain characteristics. Astral Power would increase explosively in a short period of time. For example, 99 strands of Astral Power would increase explosively to more than 100 or 200 strands in an instant.

There was a process of instant increment, but Lin Feng did not undergo this process. The increase from the 99th to the 100th strand went very smoothly. Without a doubt, Lin Feng had not reached the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm. He was at the First Level of Metamorphic Realm.

However, wasn't it only possible to condense 99 strands of Astral Power in the First Level of Metamorphic Realm? With this question in mind, Lin Feng immediately entered the Martial Domain Network and began searching for some knowledge regarding Astral Power.

There were actually many people discussing the limits of the human body and about Astral Power on the Martial Domain Network. Lin Feng naturally found such information easily.

Most martial artists believed that the human body had a limit. The First Level of Metamorphic Realm was that limit, and it could only accommodate 99 strands of Astral Power. Going beyond that, star power could not be condensed into Astral Power at all, and would disintegrate once it entered the body.

At this point, one had to break certain limits and train hard in martial arts, or experience a life-or-death trial.

However, someone came to a conclusion: the stronger the body, the easier it was to advance to the Second or Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. From this, it could be deduced that the strength of the body was somewhat related to Astral Power.

For example, if the body was a metaphoric container, the stronger the body, the more Astral Power it could accommodate, right?

However, this point of view was not approved by other martial artists. The reason was very simple. Humans came with their own limits.

atter how much they trained their bodies, how strong could they become?

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If they spent all their time training their body, they might never be able to obtain a second life transition and advance to the Divine Realm.

Then, how would one advance to the Divine Realm?

Initially, Lin Feng wanted to search for more information, but he realized that there was very little information about the Divine Realm. There was almost none on the forum, and all he could find was some superficial information.

After all, Divine Realm experts were already the high-end combat force. In the government faction, Divine Realm experts were Legates who could oversee a region and govern several or even more than ten cities.

Lin Feng did not find a clear answer, but he knew that after First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists condensed 99 strands of Astral Power in their body, they would clearly sense that their bodies had reached their limit.

As for Lin Feng? Even after condensing 100 strands of Astral Power, he had no sense of having reached his limit at all. This further proved that he was only at the First Level of Metamorphic Realm, and had not increased in cultivation level.

Condensing more than 99 strands of Astral Power in the First Level of Metamorphic Realm? Lin Feng also searched carefully. No martial artist had exceeded this limit. Although he felt that this was somewhat odd, since there was nothing wrong with his body, he would continue to condense Astral Power, and see how much Astral Power he could condense at his limit.

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Hence, Lin Feng let go of the burden and continued practicing Astral Swirl to condense Astral Power.

A hundred and one, a hundred and five, a hundred and ten…

Lin Feng forgot about food and sleep. He was highly focused, and the astral vortex grew larger and larger. Its speed became faster and faster. A large amount of star power gathered beside Lin Feng, which was quickly absorbed and turned into Astral Power.

Ordinary people could not sense the fluctuation of star pwer, but there was another Divine Realm expert in the hotel, Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi!

He opened his eyes and looked in the direction of Lin Feng's room in confusion.

"Such massive Astral Power. He broke through?"

However, Hao Shiyi felt that this was a little impossible. After all, no matter how much of a genius Lin Feng was, how long had it been since he broke the genetic lock? It had only been a few days at most. Could he break through to the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm in just a few days?

That was completely impossible. Not even the Nine Sages could do it! Perhaps it was some special Astral Power cultivation technique. Hao Shiyi did not delve into it. He was just curious. After all, this bit of Astral Power fluctuation was really very mediocre to him.

When a Divine Realm expert absorbed star power at full force, that would be considered a huge fluctuation. Originally, he had already received the "punishment suggestion" from the Invincible Fist Sage, but seeing that Lin Feng was cultivating, he did not disturb him. He even instructed the people in the hotel to not approach Lin Feng's room except for delivering food, so that Lin Feng could focus on cultivating.

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Chapter 135 The Path of Martial Arts

Three days and three nights passed again. Lin Feng's speed of condensing Astral Power also became faster and faster. After three whole days, he condensed another 100 strands of Astral Power.

Added to the original 100 strands of Astral Power, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body had reached a daunting 200 strands!

Moreover, the speed at which Lin Feng condensed Astral Power was still increasing. It increased from 30 strands per day to 40 strands per day. As the astral vortex around Lin Feng became more and more formidable, the speed at which he condensed Astral Power was still increasing.

Two hundred strands of Astral Power was already very formidable, but the key was that Lin Feng still did not feel that he had reached his limit. There was not even any sign of reaching his limit.

However, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body was also very docile. There was no difference between controlling 200 strands of Astral Power and controlling dozens of strands of Astral Power. It was just that the explosive power was stronger. Since he had not reached his limit, Lin Feng continued to cultivate.

One day, two days, three days…

After a total of seven days, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body had actually increased to a total of 500 strands. This was simply unheard of. No one would believe it if they heard it.

Just as Lin Feng was feeling a little uneasy, he finally sensed his limit when he condensed 520 threads of Astral Power. Hence, he slowed down.

Five hundred and twenty-one, five hundred and twenty-two, five hundred and twenty-three… Finally, Lin Feng's limit was reached. Five hundred and twenty-three strands of Astral Power. After he had condensed this amount of Astral Power, it was practically impossible for him to condense even one more trace of Astral Power.

No matter how surging and vast the star power that entered his body was, it would immediately disintegrate. Moreover, there would be a faint stabbing pain in his body.

This was the true limit, and there could be no further improvement unless Lin Feng could reach the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm. However, at the moment, Lin Feng had yet to complete his metamorphosis. There might be martial artists who attained the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm without completing the metamorphosis of their bodies, but Lin Feng had never heard of them.

"Phew…"

Lin Feng let out a long sigh. He stopped using the Astral Swirl Technique, and the astral vortex on his body quickly disappeared and dissipated. There was no longer any fluctuation of star power in the room.

He carefully observed the Astral Power in his body, and realized that this Astral Power was ubiquitous in his body. It could be concentrated and unleashed at will, and was very agile.

Moreover, the existence of Astral Power seemed to be able to stimulate the body, causing Lin Feng's body to become stronger and stronger subtly.

Having more than 500 strands of Astral Power was a wonderful feeling. With a thought from Lin Feng, the Astral Power in his body quickly converged on the surface of his body, forming a layer of Astral Armor.

This layer of armor was completely different from Lin Feng's innate ability. Lin Feng's innate armor was almost instinctive, and would not actually consume anything. The layer of Astral Armor that Lin Feng had condensed was completely separate from his body. It was made of star power that Lin Feng had absorbed from the cosmos for his own use.

This feeling was still very clear. Moreover, the consumption of Astral Armor was too great. Just turning Astral Power into armor required at least 300 strands of Astral Power, and every second of maintaining it consumed Astral Power.

If Lin Feng forcibly maintained this Astral Armor, it would probably last for only a minute. If he was engaged in intense battle, the time might even be shorter.

This was also why basically only Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists would condense Astral Armor in battle. It was because the consumption was simply too great. Ordinary First Level and Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists could not afford it at all. As time went on, it would become impossible to maintain. Instead of doing so, it was better for them to unleash Astral Power at full force in battle.

Lin Feng had already experienced the might of erupting Astral Power. Normally, when a First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist unleashed all 99 strands of Astral Power in their body, their strength would increase by four or five times.

Originally, an ordinary First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist with about 100 tons of strength could even reach over 500 tons when 90 strands of Astral Power erupted!

As for Lin Feng, he did not only have 99 strands of Astral Power, but more than 500. Once he unleashed all of it, how devastating would that be?

Not to mention executing three Spiral Forces, in addition to his own physical strength, would make for about 1,400 tons of strength. Based on the metric of erupting 400 tons of strength for 100 strands of Astral Power, he could unleash about 2,000 tons of strength if 500 strands of Astral Power erupted. Added to his original 1,400 tons of strength, that would be about 3,400 tons of strength. Of course, it was basically impossible to unleash Astral Power like this in actual combat.

For ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists, Astral Power concerned their lives. If their Astral Power was not broken, they would almost be undying. Hence, they were very prudent when it came to unleashing Astral Power.

For example, in the battle between Lin Feng and Captain Xie, the amount of Astral Power Captain Xie unleashed should not exceed 200 strands each time. Otherwise, if he went all out and unleashed all 999 strands of Astral Power at once, that would make for over 4,000 tons of devastating strength.

How terrifying was this?

If Captain Xie unleashed his full power, Lin Feng might even be smacked to death. Even if he did not die, he would be severely injured. Hence, it was still unknown if Lin Feng's undying characteristic could withstand it. It was impossible to predict who would have won. However, Captain Xie would not unleash his full strength at all. Although he could also absorb the star power and convert it into Astral Power in battle, the efficiency was just too slow. Once he unleashed all his Astral Power, it would be very dangerous for Metamorphic Realm martial artists without Astral Power.

Back when Long Duo was fighting with those Screwworm Demons in Dragonlith City, he had also used Astral Power very cautiously. Otherwise, how could he have held out for so long? However, for Lin Feng, he could erupt Astral Power completely because he had the undying characteristic. He was not afraid of being injured, and could recover immediately even if he was injured.

Even without Astral Power, he would still be very powerful with his raw physical strength!

At the thought of this, Lin Feng's eyes lit up. He had thought of the best use of Astral Power in his hands. He would continue to condense Astral Power, and at the same time continue his physical training.

In that case, his Astral Power could erupt without restraint, and his strength would increase qualitatively!

"I see, I see. So this is the path I will take…"

Lin Feng was very excited, because he had found the path to take in the Metamorphic Realm. It did not just apply to the Metamorphic Realm. In the future, he could also take this path in the Divine Realm, and that was to increase his Astral Power and his physical body simultaneously!

The reason why no martial artist took this path was also very simple. There were limits to the human body. The human body was very weak to begin with, and was not worth mentioning compared to dire beasts. No matter how much they trained, they could not improve to a level of considerable strength. However, it was different in Lin Feng's case. He had a genetic fusion device that could fuse with the genes of dire beasts, allowing his physical body to become stronger than those dire beasts, or even those demons!

With such an advantage, how could he give up on tempering his body? Hence, increasing his Astral Power and physical body at the same time was the path of martial arts that he would take in the future!

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Chapter 136 Punishment

The more Lin Feng thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible. One had to know that his body was still undergoing metamorphosis. The quality of his body was still improving rapidly. When the metamorphosis ended, his physique would become stronger!

Moreover, Lin Feng also discovered that once Astral Power erupted, it would increase not only strength. To be precise, the eruption of Astral Power increased all aspects of the body, almost comprehensively!

Be it speed, strength, physique, or so on, all of them would be strengthened comprehensively.

Knock. Knock.

Just as Lin Feng was feeling excited and testing the Astral Power in his body, there was a series of knocks at the door. He got up and opened the door, only to find Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi standing outside the door, looking at Lin Feng with a smile.

"Lord Hao Shiyi, please come in."

Lin Feng turned to the side and allowed Hao Shiyi to enter.

Hao Shiyi glanced briefly in the room, then asked with a smile, "The Astral Power around your room has been fluctuating a lot during this period. You're condensing Astral Power, right? Not bad. You can seize every minute and every second of cultivation time. The path of martial arts is long. Only those who are sufficiently hardworking and diligent can attain the peak of martial arts!"

Hao Shiyi was very satisfied with Lin Feng's behavior. He had always looked down on some so-called geniuses. Those geniuses enjoyed their reputation in vain, when in reality, they were all proud and arrogant. How many of them could achieve a second life transition and enter the Divine Realm in the end?

It was rare to see a genius martial artist who was talented and still hardworking like Lin Feng "Lord Hao Shiyi, why are you looking for me?"

Lin Feng did not respond to the comment. Hao Shiyi probably had not noticed the abnormality in the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body. If he had, he would not be so calm. After all, Lin Feng had broken the limit of Astral Power. It was unprecedented to have condensed more than 200 strands of Astral Power at the First Level of Metamorphic Realm.

Astral Power was within the body of a martial artist. As long as it did not erupt and they did not emit obvious fluctuations of Astral Power, even a Sage could not tell.

Since Hao Shiyi had not discovered the abnormality in his body, Lin Feng naturally would not take the initiative to mention it. His current state was very strange. Even he did not know why he could condense so much Astral Power.

However, Lin Feng had a vague feeling that perhaps it was because he had fused the genes of dire beasts. Hence, this matter could not be mentioned to others lightly. It was enough for him to know alone. Some guard against others was necessary. Lin Feng had long understood this point.

Only one day, when he was invincible and no power could threaten him, could he face some of his secrets openly.

Hao Shiyi said with a smile, "The Conference of Sages has already ended. The punishment decision for you has also fallen into my hands. Do you want to know what your punishment is?"

"Punishment? They won't retract my Hero of Humanity Medal, would they?".

Lin Feng actually still cared a lot about the Hero of Humanity Medal. This did not just represent honor, but also all kinds of benefits. Even many Divine Realm experts did not have the Hero of Humanity Medal, which showed how precious this medal was.

"You're not dumb, lad. Why would the Sages take back your medal? All right, I'll officially announce the punishment for you now. Lin Feng, you incited inhuman experts to cause trouble without authorization and killed an ordinary person by force. Although there's a reason behind this, punishment is still necessary."

"Lin Feng's leave is to be canceled immediately. He will be transferred to South Mountain Base as the Chief Commander, and no leave is allowed within one year!"

Hearing this "punishment", Lin Feng was stunned.

Was this a punishment? It was too light, and there might as well be no punishment at all. Actually, Lin Feng was even prepared to be punished severely. No matter what the reason was, he had violated the Inhuman Agreement after all. This was an ironclad truth!

He did not expect the punishment to be so light.

However, ending his leave immediately and transferring him to the position of Chief Commander at the South Mountain Base made Lin Feng even more confused. No matter what, he had just broken the genetic lock, and had not even completed the metamorphosis of his body. Yet he was already made the Chief Commander of a base?

It had to be known that usually, Chief Commanders of bases were basically all Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. For example, Long Duo was also a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist. Furthermore, he had worked hard at the frontline for so many years before he could become the Chief Commander and guard an area.

What had Lin Feng done to deserve guarding an area so soon? Even if he was a Hero of Humanity, it was impossible for him to guard an area so soon. He could even imagine the "chaos" of the entire South Mountain Base after he went to it.

This was not a "promotion" for him, but throwing him into a difficult situation.

"Lord Hao Shiyi, I'd rather accept punishment, but can I not go to the South Mountain Base to be the Chief Commander? I'd rather be an ordinary martial artist. Also, never mind that my leave is canceled, why can't I get any leave for the next year?"

"Lad, you still want to bargain? This is Lord Sage's decision. If you want to bargain, go find Lord Sage."

Lin Feng had no choice. He knew that it was very unlikely for the decided punishment to change. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of this leave to go home and visit his parents and family, so to put his parents completely at ease. However, now that the leave was canceled, he had to rush to the South Mountain Base immediately. He couldn't go back at all.

Moreover, for the next year, he would have to guard the South Mountain Base. He couldn't even go home.

"Lord Hao Shiyi, thank you and Lord Sage. What about my brother Yu Shan?"

Lin Feng was worried about Yu Shan.

"Yu Shan has already broken the genetic lock. He has yet to choose a faction. What do you think?"

"If Yu Shan chooses the academic faction, can I transfer him to the South Mountain Base?"

Lin Feng quickly had an idea. He was going to the South Mountain Base to be the Chief Commander. He could not go alone. If he brought Yu Shan along, it would undoubtedly be easier to handle some matters.

"Haha, you're quite smart, lad. However, you have no authority to mobilize an inhuman expert. Never mind, I'll help you out this time. As long as Yu Shan agrees to join the academic faction, I'll transfer him to the South Mountain Base."

Lin Feng was overjoyed. He was naturally very grateful towards Hao Shiyi.

"Then can I leave the hotel now?"

"Of course you can, but you must set off for the South Mountain Base tomorrow. I'll escort you along the way."

Hao Shiyi did like Lin Feng a lot, and did not mind escorting him.

"Thank you, Lord Hao Shiyi."

Hence, Lin Feng hurriedly bade farewell to Hao Shiyi. He was pressed for time and had to communicate with Yu Shan first.

"What a lucky lad…"

As he watched Lin Feng leave, the corners of Hao Shiyi's lips curled into a slight smile. Although the punishment seemed to be very light, almost as if there was no punishment, he knew very well that this was the result of the Invincible Fist Sage's "protection".

Moreover, as the Invincible Fist Sage's trusted aide, Hao Shiyi even knew some of the content of the Conference of Sages. To a certain extent, Lin Feng had even driven the change of the entire society.

It was just that Lin Feng knew nothing about all of this.

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Chapter 137 Referee

Lin Feng left the hotel. This time, he did not fly. He should still abide by some rules in the city. Hence, he chose the hotel car and got the hotel staff to send him to the sanatorium.

Before leaving the hotel, Lin Feng contacted Yu Shan and learned that he was in the sanatorium. He did not return to the Yu family's villa, but stayed in the sanatorium he had known Chang Xi from back then.

Soon, Lin Feng arrived at the sanatorium. Yu Shan was already waiting outside the sanatorium to welcome Lin Feng. Seeing him and Chang Xi standing outside the door looking exceptionally close, Lin Feng could not help but feel slightly relieved.

"Lin Feng, thank you for your help this time."

Yu Shan's expression was solemn. It was obvious that he was thanking Lin Feng from the bottom of his heart. If not for Lin Feng, even if he had broken through to the inhuman state, Zhang Hui would not have died. If he had killed Zhang Hui suddenly by force, the law enforcement officers of Stone City would have captured him long ago. After all, he was not Lin Feng, who possessed the Hero of Humanity Medal and received so much attention.

"There's no need for thanks between us."

Lin Feng patted Yu Shan's shoulder, and the two of them walked into the sanatorium with a smile.

Looking at the environment of the sanatorium, Lin Feng's nodded and said, "The environment is not bad, but Yu Shan, you can't just keep staying in the sanatorium, right? What are you going to do about Yu Shui?"

From what he learned along the way, Lin Feng already knew that Yu Shan had handed Yu Shui over to the police, which was why he asked.

Yu Shan's expression was a little complicated, but his tone was very calm as he said, "Yu Shui deserves it, but he's my younger brother. At the last moment, he still had a trace of conscience and didn't kill me, so I didn't kill him. However, ultimately, he must pay the price for everything he did. He will be sentenced to life!"

Lin Feng nodded. In reality, this was already the best outcome. He could tell that after this incident, Yu Shan had even given up on the Yu family. Other than the obligatory maintenance, he would no longer have any contact with Mr. and Mrs. Yu.

After all, Mr. and Mrs. Yu also had a huge share of responsibility in Yu Shui's matter. Not only were they ignorant, they also condoned Yu Shui. Otherwise, if they had told Yu Shan earlier, how could such an incident have occurred?

"All right, what are you going to do next?"

Yu Shan looked tenderly at Chang Xi beside him and held Chang Xi's hand tightly. He said with a smile, "I'll marry Chang Xi next. I want to hold a perfect wedding for her. I owe her this."

Chang Xi's face was also flushed, but there was a warm look in her eyes.

Lin Feng was very envious of Yu Shan and Chang Xi. Seeing the two of them working together, a ripple appeared in Lin Feng's heart. There was also a person in the depths of his heart that had always lingered there.

"Lin Feng, I have to ask you to be my marriage witness when I get married. Don't decline."

Lin Feng smiled wanly and shook his head. "I really can't be the witness. I have to leave Stone City tomorrow and report to the South Mountain Base."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Aren't you going to attend my wedding with Chang Xi?"

Yu Shan was also anxious. How could Lin Feng be missing from their wedding?

Lin Feng shrugged and said helplessly, "I want to attend your wedding too, but there's no choice."

Then, he briefly explained the "punishment" he received.

Hearing that Lin had also been punished, Yu Shan felt a little apologetic. However, Lin Feng consoled Yu Shan, "Actually, this isn't much of a punishment. At least I can still be the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base. Have you ever seen such a young Chief Commander?"

"All right, no matter what, this matter has finally started because of me. As for the faction I choose, I will naturally choose the academic faction. When the time comes, I'll apply to transfer to the South Mountain Base. At that time, we can continue to fight alongside each other. How about this? I'll delay the wedding and go to the South Mountain Base with you tomorrow."

Yu Shan was actually going to postpone the wedding just because Lin Feng did not have time to attend the wedding. Lin Feng hurriedly shook his head and said, "Yu Shan, you must not do this. Otherwise, Chang Xi is really going to hate me in the future. Haha, you've just broken the genetic lock, and your body has yet to undergo metamorphosis. It's useless to go to the South Mountain Base with me at this time. Moreover, your current leave is hard to come by. You must treasure this leave and marry Chang Xi properly. It won't be too late to come to the South Mountain Base after your metamorphosis is complete." Lin Feng was not being polite. This was his plan in the first place. He did need help at the South Mountain Base, but Yu Shan had yet to complete his metamorphosis. He had not even practiced any Astral Power cultivation techniques, and his strength was limited. Even if he went to the South Mountain Base, his help to Lin Feng would be very limited.

Thus, it would be better for Yu Shan to take this leave to complete the metamorphosis of his body properly, cultivate his Astral Power, and increase his strength to the standard of an ordinary First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist before coming to the South Mountain Base. Only then would Yu Shan be of help to Lin Feng.

Yu Shan was still a little stubborn, but after Lin Feng's explanation, he gradually calmed down. In the end, he agreed to wait until the leave was over and his body had completely metamorphosized before going to the South Mountain Base.

"But who should I apply to to join the academic faction?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "You were a martial artist from the Dragon Mountain Base before. You can actually apply to Long Duo. However, there's no need to go through so much trouble. I have a more suitable referee. If he refers you, it will also be very beneficial to you."

"Who would that be?"

"Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi!"

Hearing the name Lin Feng had said, Yu Shan was stunned. Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi was a famous Divine Realm expert. Even the insufferably arrogant Legate Zhang Zifeng was "completely trounced" by Hao Shiyi, and was no match for Hao Shiyi at all.

If a Divine State expert referred him to join the academic faction, the significance of it was naturally incomparable to the referrals of ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

Lin Feng had actually learned some of the "inner workings" on the martial arts forum.

Take Lin Feng for instance, although he was referred by Long Duo to join the academic faction, the Invincible Fist Sage had paid close attention to him. This was no small matter. Without the Invincible Fist Sage's attention, Lin Feng would not have been able to obtain so many benefits.

"It would naturally be best if Lord Hao Shiyi can refer me to join the academic faction, but will Lord Hao Shiyi agree to it?"

Yu Shan was a little doubtful. That was a renowned Divine State expert. Moreover, before today, Yu Shan did not know Hao Shiyi at all.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "How would you know if you don't try?"

"All right, let's go to the hotel immediately, then."

Yu Shan was also a little tempted, so he asked Chang Xi to wait in the sanatorium while he returned to the hotel with Lin Feng.

Lin Feng had the same intention. He immediately led Yu Shan back to the hotel and headed straight for Hao Shiyi's room.

"Is Lord Hao Shiyi in?".

"Come in."

Lin Feng brought Yu Shan to Hao Shiyi and said directly, "Lord Hao Shiyi, since you've agreed to help mobilize Yu Shan to the South Mountain Base, why don't you complete the favor? Yu Shan has yet to join the academic faction. Would you be Yu Shan's referee?"

With that, Lin Feng looked at Hao Shiyi with anticipation.

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Chapter 138 Astral Martial Arts

"You brat…"

Hao Shiyi smiled and shook his head. As a Divine Realm expert, he naturally knew the difference between being referred by him and being referred by ordinary martial artists to join the academic faction. There were tangible benefits.

Even if there were no direct benefits, there would be indirect benefits in the future. Hence, Lin Feng was thick-skinned in asking him to be Yu Shan's referee. Actually, referring someone was naturally not a problem for Hao Shiyi. It was just a simple matter. In any case, he thought very highly of Lin Feng, so there was no harm in giving Lin Feng a favor out of respect. "I can refer you, but I have to be clear about some questions."

Hao Shiyi looked at Yu Shan, and his expression became solemn. He asked directly, "Yu Shan, since you've already broken the genetic lock and want to join the academic faction, I have to explain things to you clearly. You're still young, and you broke the genetic lock so early. I believe the various major factions will fight to recruit you."

"The five major factions are divided into the academic faction, the government faction, the military faction, the consortium faction, and the Freelance Cultivators Union. The five major factions each has their own advantages and disadvantages. They will even take the initiative to contact you very soon and offer you generous benefits. Do you need to make a decision after weighing the pros and cons?"

Regarding the five major factions, Lin Feng had also given Yu Shan a brief explanation along the way. Yu Shan had long made his decision as well. Hence, Yu Shan shook his head and said directly, "There's no need to consider it. I apply to join the academic faction."

"Very well. Then, I'll be your referee and refer you to join the academic faction. However, you'll need to wait for a while. I'll escort Lin Feng to the South Mountain Base tomorrow, and can't accompany you. You can give me your contact number. After I submit your application, someone from the academic faction will naturally contact you."

Hearing that Hao Shiyi was willing to be Yu Shan's referee, Yu Shan hurriedly expressed his gratitude. With a Divine Realm expert's recommendation, and the famous Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi at that, Yu Shan knew very well that there would definitely be various benefits once he joined the academic faction. This could even be considered an unspoken rule. After all, how could the recommendation of a Divine Realm expert and an ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artist be comparable?

"All right, little fellow, are you satisfied? Remember, we leave tomorrow morning."

With that, Hao Shiyi turned and left. Lin Feng and Yu Shan looked at each other and smiled. Lin Feng said with a smile, "This Lord Hao Shiyi seems quite easy to get along with." Yu Shan shook his head and said, "That depends on the person. Haven't you realized that Lord Hao Shiyi only views you in a different light? However, I still have to thank you this time. Otherwise, Lord Hao Shiyi definitely wouldn't be my referee."

Yu Shan knew his own limitations. He knew that he had Lin Feng to thank for everything this time.

"There's no need for thanks between us. Moreover, you didn't consider other factions and directly joined the academic faction for the sake of helping me. Haha, no matter what, we'll have a chance to fight alongside each other again."

The two of them were very happy. After chatting for a while, Yu Shan bade farewell and left.

After Yu Shan left, Lin Feng contacted his family to inform his parents about his current situation. When they learned that Lin Feng could not return for the time being, and would not be able to return for the next year, Mr. and Mrs. Lin were a little disappointed. However, hearing from Lin Feng that it was an order from the academy, they gave Lin Feng their encouragements.

As for the matter at home, everything was fine. After learning that Lin Feng had become an inhuman expert and obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal, the Zhao family actually stopped "suppressing" the Lin Corporation.

The Lin Corporation that was originally in difficult straits was immediately revitalized. There were even many consortiums that expressed their goodwill. Currently, the Lin Corporation was developing rapidly and had become one of the leading corporations in Central Sea.

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Lin Feng was not surprised by this. When he broke the genetic lock and became inhuman, the Lin Corporation became a corporation backed by an inhuman expert. Who would actively provoke it?

Moreover, Lin Feng had obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal. The impact of this honor was just too great. When Lin Feng caused a stir in Stone City this time, even the law enforcement team did not dare to attack Lin Feng lightly. What was the reason? It was actually because Lin Feng was a Hero of Humanity, and possessed the Hero of Humanity Medal.

Just Lin Feng alone held a much stronger influence than those Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Would those corporations that the Zhao family had roped in still dare to oppose the Lin Corporation?

Even the Zhao family took the initiative to stop. Perhaps they wouldn't take the initiative to give in, but they wouldn't dare to be at odds with the Lin Corporation anymore. Lin Feng still remembered the Zhao family, especially Zhao Ping. The Lin family had suffered humiliation precisely because there was an inhuman expert in the Zhao family. Initially, the Lin family was the injured party. However, in the end, the Lin family had no choice but to give in, while Zhao Ping did not receive any proper punishment at all.

Lin Feng was not in a hurry. Currently, he had just broken the genetic lock, and was actually just an ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artist. The Zhao family also had an inhuman, so what could he do?

However, his potential was far greater than Zhao Dongsheng's. In the future, when he underwent a second life transition and reached the Divine Realm, it was even possible for him to undergo three life transitions. He was not anxious. Rather, the ones who should be anxious were the Zhao family and Zhao Ping!

After contacting his parents, Lin Feng originally wanted to continue cultivating, but the Astral Power he had condensed had already reached its limit. He could no longer cultivate at all.

As for the last six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering, they required a long time to practice. He wouldn't be able to attain much by practicing during the short amount of time tonight.

Since Nonuple Body Tempering required a long time to practice, Lin Feng thought of Astral martial arts.

As the name suggested, Astral martial arts were martial arts that utilized Astral Power. In fact, after breaking the genetic lock, the focus of martial artists basically concentrated on cultivating Astral Power.

Naturally, how to utilize Astral Power more effectively became a problem. Then, Astral martial arts were born.

However, generally speaking, Astral Power martial arts required a relatively large amount of Astral Power. It was useless for many First level Metamorphic Realm martial artists to learn them. After all, unleashing an Astral martial art once required unleashing dozens of strands of Astral Power at once. How could a First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist use them?

Thus, ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists would only consider practicing Astral martial arts after reaching the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm, and possessing hundreds of strands of Astral Power.

However, this was not the case for Lin Feng. He had broken the limit of a First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist. Although he was only at the First Level of Metamorphic Realm, he possessed more than 500 strands of Astral Power, which was not inferior to the Astral Power possessed by an ordinary Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist.

This meant that only peak Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists whose internal Astral Power had reached the limit possessed more Astral Power than Lin Feng.

Hence, with the current scale of over 500 strands of Astral Power in Lin Feng's body, it was entirely possible for him to practice Astral martial arts. At least, there was no harm in taking a look and trying it out first.

Hence, Lin Feng immediately entered the Martial Domain Network. He found the online shop of the academic faction and searched for Astral martial arts directly.

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Chapter 139 Choice

As soon as Lin Feng searched, a multitude of Astral martial arts appeared, even more than ordinary martial arts.

This was because basically only some Metamorphic Realm martial artists could enter the Martial Domain's online shop. The need for Astral martial arts was naturally huge. On the other hand, ordinary martial arts were only attractive to professional martial artists. For Metamorphic Realm martial artists who had broken the genetic lock, they were much less attractive.

There were very few martial artists like Lin Feng, who continued practicing ordinary martial arts after becoming a Metamorphic Realm martial artist. Metamorphic Realm martial artists mainly cultivated Astral Power, and had a huge need for Astral martial arts. Hence, there were also many types of Astral martial arts.

Lin Feng browsed casually. It was densely packed with basically only Astral martial arts.

However, after seeing the price of Astral martial arts, Lin Feng frowned slightly. These Astral martial arts were too expensive.

Ordinary Astral Power cultivation techniques only cost an average of about 50 merit value. As the "Astral Spin" that Lin Feng was currently cultivating condensed Astral Power slightly faster, it cost an additional ten merit value, which was only 60 merit value.

As for these Astral martial arts?

Lin Feng briefly scanned through them. The price of basically all Astral martial arts was above 150 merit value!

A hundred and fifty merit value! How expensive was this for an ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artist? After all, even commanders like Long Duo could only obtain 10 merit value a year.

If he wanted to obtain more merit, he would have to kill those demons himself, or lead the base to make major contributions. Otherwise, with 10 merit value a year, it would take an indefinably long time before he could purchase a single Astral martial art.

Right now, the number of human martial artists were not that great. Humans were still at a disadvantage in the entirety of the world. When many powerful martial artists were needed officially, Astral martial arts should be cheaper to favor utilization by more people. How could they be so expensive?

Lin Feng was very puzzled. Hence, he checked the Astral martial arts carefully and realized that the signature of the creator was under all these Astral martial arts. Basically every Astral martial art was signed.

Lin Feng investigated these experts slightly and realized that they were all some Meta-divine Realm experts. Only a small portion of the creators of Astral martial arts were Divine Realm experts. This meant that Astral martial arts could basically only be created by a Meta-divine Realm expert, or could barely be created by some extremely powerful Divine Realm experts.

It was understandable that a Divine Realm expert or a Meta-divine Realm expert who spent a huge amount of effort to create an Astral martial art would charge a high merit value. However, there would always be some creators of Astral martial arts who passed for various reasons. Why did the Astral martial arts of these creators still cost high merit values?

This didn't make sense.

In the end, Lin Feng decided to just ask on the Martial Domain Forum. Only then did he understand that this involved complex interests. The Martial Domain Network was jointly established by the five major factions. In reality, individual were basically not permitted to sell Astral martial arts here. They would first be sold to the various major factions, and then evaluated by the major factions to provide a massive amount of merit value, before being sold by the major factions.

The merit value profited in the future would naturally be obtained by the various major factions.

The major factions relied on this method to earn some merit value to reward some of the geniuses or martial artists with contributions in the factions.

Otherwise, how could Lin Feng receive the 1,000 merit value? It would be unfathomable.

This naturally had advantages and disadvantages. Perhaps it was a bit unfair to martial artists who created the martial arts, but in reality, if one could obtain a large amount of merit value at once, they could do many things, and did not need to rely on selling martial arts over a long time to accumulate merit value.

As for people selling martial arts in private, there were naturally strict rules.

In short, many rules and loopholes had been perfected by the five major factions in this segment. It was basically impossible to exploit any loopholes.

The reason why Astral martial arts were so expensive was that the major factions needed to earn a certain amount of profits. As for the promotion of Astral martial arts, it was actually not a problem at all.

As long as every martial artist served for a long time and guarded the frontline, they could receive "loans" from the various major factions and obtain a considerable sum of merit value without any interest. This was enough to purchase an Astral martial art. They only needed to pay it back slowly in the future. Even ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists could repay it in at most 20 years.

Twenty years might seem very long to Lin Feng. After all, he was only 20 years old now. It was actually also very long to ordinary people, who could only live for a few decades.

However, for those experts who had broken the genetic lock, a mere 20 years was nothing. Once they broke the genetic lock, they could live for at least 200 years.

Under normal circumstances, it was very normal for a martial artist with one life transition to live for two to three hundred years. If their life underwent a second transition, their lifespan would also increase by a large margin.

As for Sages, they could live for even longer.

These Astral Realm martial arts might seem expensive, but they were actually affordable to Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

After understanding the general knowledge of Astral martial arts, Lin Feng was reassured. He did not need to save for 20 years, nor did he need a "loan". After purchasing the Astral Swirl and six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering the last time, he still had 472 merit value left from the 1,000 merit value. This was already enough for him to purchase an Astral martial art.

Although Lin Feng had merit value, he could not waste them. He knew very well that once these 1,000 merit value were used up, it would be difficult to obtain a large amount of merit value again. Important resources could only be allocated to crucial places.

Astral martial arts were also divided into levels. A hundred and fifty merit value was just the lowest price. It could only purchase some Metamorphic Realm Astral martial arts, Divine Realm martial arts, and Meta-divine martial arts.

As for whether Sages had Astral martial arts, Lin Feng guessed that they should have, but these were not sold on the Martial Domain Network. After all, there were only nine Sages in the entire world.

The biggest difference between Metamorphic Realm martial arts and Divine Realm martial arts was the eruption of Astral Power. The Astral Power unleashed every time with a Divine Realm martial art was unimaginable. It far exceeded the limit of Astral Power in a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist.

Although 9,999 wisps of Astral Power seemed like a lot, to a Divine Realm expert, it might not be enough to maintain the even one eruption of a Divine Realm martial art.

Lin Feng had never thought of purchasing Divine Realm martial arts. In any case, the prices of some profound Divine Realm martial arts were not currently affordable to Lin Feng.

Hence, his gaze landed on the Metamorphic Realm's Astral martial arts. At this stage, the number of Astral martial arts was the greatest, and they were also very comprehensive.

There were defensive martial arts, burst offensive martial arts, martial arts that covered both offense and defense, and so on. There was a dazzling array of them, and it was not that easy to find a martial art with Astral Power that was suitable for himself. He had to search carefully.

However, after searching for an hour or two, Lin Feng still could not find a martial art that satisfied him.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Lin Feng's eyes lit up. This was because he had discovered a very special Astral martial art. Even he could not help but feel tempted.

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Chapter 140 Void Bubble

"Void Bubble".

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. He had searched for astral martial arts for a long time, but none of them satisfied him.

Actually, he also had a self-established rule deep down. The Astral martial arts he needed first excluded defensive martial arts. His undying characteristic was very powerful. At least currently in the Metamorphic Realm, with the undying characteristic, he would almost never encounter any life-threatening danger.

Thus, defensive martial arts were not very useful. He did not need to use Astral Power to protect his life. What was Lin Feng good at?

Without a doubt, it was strength!

In fact, just based on his current physical fitness, be it defense, speed, or strength, it was actually quite strong. However, since he practiced Nonuple Body Tempering and had awakened two strength-related innate abilities, with such a powerful advantage in strength, wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't use it to the fullest?

Therefore, he also had some ideas about the martial arts he would choose in the future. It would be of the strength category, or it would enhance his explosive power and increase the power of his attacks.

When Lin Feng saw this "Void Bubble", he felt a tug inwardly.

Void Bubble was mainly a technique that used Astral Power to form an Astral Bubble, which wrapped around the enemy and restrained the enemy. Then, the bubble would instantly collapse like a star, collapsing to the extreme before erupting with terrifying power.

Cultivating this Astral martial art required at least Second Level Metamorphic Realm, but even among Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists, not many were willing to cultivate it.

This was because the amount of Astral Power required for the Void Bubble was simply too much. How much would it take? A single Astral Bubble required an insane condensation of at least 400 strands of Astral Power before it could take shape.

This Void Bubble could not erupt within the body. It could release Astral Power, restrict, and destroy enemies. However, the amount of Astral Power required was too much. Ordinarily, only Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists were qualified to cultivate it, and it could only release one bubble. The limitations were too great.

Once one used the Void Bubble but failed to kill the enemy, it would only exhaust a large amount of Astral Power. The gains simply did not make up for the losses. Moreover, ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists had to fight with some demons at the frontline. Astral Power was very important. Most would rather choose some Astral martial arts that consumed less, but had stronger sustainability and could last longer.

The Void Bubble was a little extreme. It was purely an extremely offensive martial art.

However, this was exactly what Lin Feng wanted.

He did not need to conserve too much Astral Power, because his physical strength was already comparable to when a Metamorphic Realm martial artist unleashed their Astral Power, or even stronger.

He was not lacking in explosive power either. He could already unleash 1,400 tons of strength on his own. Even if he utilized Astral Power a little crudely and used the simplest method to unleash Astral Power, his strength would still far exceed that of ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

The Void Bubble could be deployed outside the body, and could also restrain opponents. More importantly, it was very powerful. The more Lin Feng looked at it, the more satisfied he was, so he immediately purchased it.

The Void Bubble was created by a Meta-divine Realm expert called "Mongeri". The price was not cheap, requiring a total of 200 merit value, which was 50 value higher than the average price of an Astral martial art.

Although it was a little painful, Lin Feng would not be stingy as long as it was suitable for him.

"Beep. Purchase successful."

Lin Feng spent 200 merit value to purchase the Astral Martial art Void Bubble. The merit value remaining in his account was only a pitiful 272.

Fortunately, he no longer needed to buy anything. These 272 value could stay in the account.

After purchasing the Void Bubble, the cultivation method and mnemonic for this Astral Power martial art were sent to Lin Feng's inbox. Hence, he eagerly checked it.

The Void Bubble stated that he could not impart it to anyone privately. Lin Feng knew this long ago. Any cultivation techniques, martial arts, and so on purchased in the Martial Domain's online shop were basically not allowed for private impartation.

Lin Feng checked the Void Bubble cultivation method carefully. This was the first time he had come into contact with Astral martial arts. When he saw the use of Astral Power for the Void Bubble, he was simply awed by it.

It turned out that the person who created this Astral martial art known as the Void Bubble, Mongeri, was a knowledgeable astrophysics professor. This could be considered unique in the martial arts world.

Even though the eruption of modern technology had fueled the further development of martial arts, giving rise to a scene of prosperity, the knowledge of ordinary martial artists was actually very mediocre. They were definitely far inferior to some professional scientists and scholars, let alone an astrophysics professor.

Through observing the stars in the universe, Mongeri discovered the stellar collapse phenomenon. He had a sudden idea to create an Astral martial art that simulated the collapse of stars.

The result… was naturally failure!

Never mind a Meta-divine martial artist like Professor Mongeri, even a Sage, or even a legendary great entity of an unknown realm that could undergo five life transitions, could forget about simulating stellar collapse.

What would happen once the collapse succeeded? It would form a black hole that could capture and devour even light. Everything in the world would be devoured. How calamitous would that be?

Therefore, Mongeri's attempt naturally failed. However, he had created the martial art known as Void Bubble. On the surface, it simulated the stellar collapse phenomenon, but in actuality, it was countless times inferior to the collapse of a real star.

Moreover, no matter how strong the Void Bubble was, it could not collapse into a black hole.

Although the Void Bubble was a "failed" Astral martial art, this did not detract from its uniqueness. This fascinating idea made Lin Feng sigh inwardly.

The cosmos really was miraculous. The phenomena of the stars from the orbit of celestial bodies could allow the creation a miraculous Astral martial art. If it were possible, he really wanted to go to the cosmos for a look.

Unfortunately, humans could only observe the cosmos through astronomical telescopes. While the mysterious Canopy existed, humans could not break through the barrier of the Canopy and enter the cosmos.

The only way was to break the Canopy, but was that even possible? Even the Nine Sages had never tried to break the Canopy, let alone others. Lin Feng was just fantasizing about it.

Shaking his head, Lin Feng shook off the stray thoughts in his mind. He began to carefully study the cultivation method of the Void Bubble.

It mainly simulated the stellar collapse phenomenon. Although it had failed, this was the original intention of Mongeri for creating this martial art.

Lin Feng did not rush into cultivating it immediately, because he only knew a little about the so-called stellar collapse phenomenon. He had to understand the principles of this Astral martial art clearly. This way, cultivating it after would yield twice the results with half the effort.

This was the meaning of "preparation would not hold back the progress of actual work". Lin Feng just went online to research information about the stellar collapse phenomenon, and began to study it carefully.

He did not need to research it thoroughly. He just needed to understand it.

Three hours later, Lin Feng finally had a rough understanding of the stellar collapse phenomenon. Coupled with the specific cultivation mnemonic for the Void Bubble, he already had a certain understanding of how to cultivate the Void Bubble.

Hence, Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, and the Astral Power in his body began to surge out.

Once this Astral Power left the body, its power would actually become much weaker. Moreover, it would not exist for long. These invisible strands of Astral Power, thinner than hair, began to gradually form a huge bubble under Lin Feng's command.

Buzz.

Suddenly, the space in front of Lin Feng seemed to distort. It was actually just an illusion. After the invisible Astral Power formed a bubble, it actually became tangible.

A translucent bubble completely condensed from Astral Power appeared in front of Lin Feng.

He had succeeded in deploying the Void Bubble!

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Chapter 141 Collapse

The translucent bubble stretched across the void, about a meter in diameter. However, this could be expanded. According to what was written, the smaller the diameter, the greater the power.

Normally, controlling the diameter of the Astral Bubble to three meters was the most suitable. However, Lin Feng was in the room, and an Astral Bubble of three meters was too big. Hence, he only condensed a small Astral Bubble.

"How beautiful!"

Lin Feng looked at the translucent Astral Bubble that stretched across the space. Under the light, there were even traces of flowing light flickering. It was beautiful and mesmerizing

Lin Feng had never seen such a beautiful bubble before.

However, with this distraction, Lin Feng failed to control his Astral Power. The Astral Bubble became extremely unstable, and actually broke.

"I failed…"

Lin Feng felt that it was a pity. However, as this was his first time condensing the Astral Bubble, being able to condense it to take shape was already very good. The Void Bubble itself was not complicated to cultivate. One just needed to understand the principles behind it, and to control their Astral Power What was required was stable Astral Power.

Although the Astral Bubble he condensed the first time had dissipated due to instability, this was not a complete failure. At the very least, Lin Feng already had the experience. He would definitely be able to condense it again next time.

However, the Void Bubble consumed too much Astral Power. Lin Feng had almost gone all out when condensing a single Astral Bubble just now. He spent more than 480 strands of Astral Power, approaching 500 strands of Astral Power, before barely managing to condense it successfully.

Of course, after he became proficient at it, he would definitely be able to increase the efficiency. He would be able to condense an Astral Bubble with only about 400 strands of Astral Power. However, Lin Feng could no longer continue condensing the Astral Bubble at the moment. He had to restore Astral Power first.

Hence, Lin Feng began to cultivate the "Astral Swirl" and rapidly restore the Astral Power in his body.

About two or three hours later, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body was restored. He took a deep breath and mobilized the Astral Power again, condensing an Astral Bubble in the void outside his body.

This time, Lin Feng was familiar with the method. Moreover, he focused all his attention and stabilized the Astral Power.

Finally, a magnificent bubble appeared. It was still about a meter in diameter, and looked abnormally beautiful under the light. Even though this was the second time Lin Feng had seen the Astral Bubble, he was still mesmerized by it.

Fortunately, Lin Feng was experienced and stabilized his Astral Power in time. Hence, the Astral Bubble did not collapse due to instability this time.

"Such a beautiful bubble. Even enemies will be intoxicated by it once it appears, right?"

Lin Feng smiled. The Astral Bubble was not an illusion, nor was it used to confuse enemies. Although it was beautiful, the more beautiful something was, the more terrifying it was.

Lin Feng also wanted to test the power of the Void Bubble. There was a small desk in front of him, only about 1.2 meters in length. Hence, with a thought from Lin Feng, he controlled the Astral Bubble to slightly expand rapidly, and suddenly enveloped the small desk completely.

"Collapse!"

Lin Feng did not hesitate at all. He controlled the Astral Bubble to collapse abruptly.

Buzz.

In less than a second, Lin Feng felt as if he had seen the "stellar collapse" with his own eyes. The small desk enveloped by the Astral Bubble disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

It had truly disappeared, completely turned into ashes.

"This…"

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. The scene just now was too shocking. In less than a second, the Astral Bubble collapsed rapidly, forming a small black dot before disappearing completely.

Nothing was left behind. Just like that, the substantial desk disappeared without a trace.

Lin Feng frowned. The desk couldn't have disappeared for nothing. He leaned in to take a closer look. He smelled a strange scent, like sawdust.

"Wood shavings? Could it be that the desk has already been broken down into the tiniest pieces from the collapsing force of the Astral Bubble, even invisible to the naked eye?"

Lin Feng felt that this was very likely. He simply opened the window. With a gust of wind, the smell of sawdust in the room disappeared.

"Terrifying. It's just too terrifying."

Lin Feng was shocked. The impact of the scene just now was really too shocking.

Was this still within the scope of martial arts? Lin Feng suspected that the "collapse" ability of the Void Bubble was so devastating that it had vaguely exceeded the scope of martial arts.

"I wonder what the limit of collapse for an Astral Bubble condensed from 500 strands of Astral Power is?"

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Lin Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew very well that no matter how powerful the Void Bubble was, there was a limit. It was not like a single Void Bubble could kill a Sage. How was that possible?

Then, there must be a limit to the Void Bubble. Once it exceeded the limit, the Void Bubble might not be of much use.

However, this was only from 500 strands of Astral Power now. What if he deployed the Void Bubble with 5,000 strands of Astral Power in the future?

The larger the Astral Bubble, the more difficult it would be to maintain it. Once there was too much Astral Power, it would become unstable and could collapse at any time. However, condensing an Astral Bubble from 5,000 strands of Astral Power should not be a problem.

At that time, if the Void Bubble was deployed, even a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist might suffer severe injuries or even die directly if they were not careful.

The power of the Void Bubble was too strong and extreme. It could not be utilized casually.

Lin Feng was also very happy. After mastering the Void Bubble, although neither his Astral Power nor his cultivation level had increased, there was no doubt that he had more methods at hand, and his strength had increased by a lot.

Even if he was to go to the South Mountain Base to guard the area, Lin Feng also had some confidence now.

The next day, Lin Feng was a little fatigued. Last night, he was fully focused on cultivating the Void Bubble. He repeated it for a few times, and it actually consumed a lot of energy However, he still woke up very early. After breakfast, Yu Shan came to the hotel to send Lin Feng off.

"Lin Feng, I'll get to the South Mountain Base as soon as possible."

"Haha, stay at home and accompany Chang Xi properly for now. You won't have so much time in the South Mountain Base in the future."

The two of them did not talk much. After this incident, Lin Feng and Yu Shan had already established a deep friendship. It was a friendship that had truly gone through mortal trials.

Roar.

The gigantic dragon had already spread its wings and let out a draconic roar. It seemed to be somewhat displeased with Lin Feng and was urging him to leave as soon as possible.

Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi jumped onto the back of the giant dragon and said calmly, "Lad, let's go. Why are you so talkative? It's not like you're parting forever."

Lin Feng did not say anything else to Yu Shan, and leaped onto the dragon's back with a single leap.

"Let's go."

Hao Shiyi patted the giant dragon gently. Hence, the giant dragon flapped its wings and charged into the clouds in the blink of an eye, disappearing without a trace.

As the dragon flew higher and higher, it almost reached the clouds. Lin Feng looked up at the sky. As usual, it was a vast expanse of white.

His heart skipped a beat as he thought of the Canopy, so he muttered softly, "I wonder what the Canopy looks like?"

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Chapter 142 Shangguan Zhennan

"The Canopy?"

Hao Shiyi glanced at Lin Feng. There seemed to be a hint of confusion in his eyes as well.

"Lord Hao Shiyi, have you ever seen the Canopy? What's in the cosmos beyond the Canopy?"

Actually, Lin Feng wanted to ask if there were any other intelligent lifeforms like them in the cosmos outside the Canopy. This was a question that the scientific world was constantly debating.

Hao Shiyi shook his head and said, "I've never seen the Canopy, but Lord Sages must have. All right, don't bite off more than you can chew. You don't have to think about what lies beyond the Canopy. What you should be thinking about now is the problem after arriving at the South Mountain Base."

"Is there a problem with South Mountain Base?"

Lin Feng asked instead. "Haha, you'll know when you get there." Hao Shiyi did not answer directly, which confused Lin Feng. Could there really be a "daunting mission" awaiting him at the South Mountain Base? However, on careful thought, it seemed impossible. After all, he was a Metamorphic Realm martial artist who had just broken the genetic lock. It would be one thing for him to go to an ordinary base to guard it, but he definitely would not really be sent to a very dangerous base.

The flying speed of the giant dragon was very fast. After all, it was a Divine Realm demon. Even the speed of the spaceship could not compare to this giant dragon. Fortunately, Lin Feng's physical body was very strong, and he was not afraid of the wind at all. Otherwise, ordinary professional martial artists would not even be qualified to ride the giant dragon.

Lin Feng was also very curious about the dragon. He even tried to press down hard on the muscles on the dragon's body, but when the dragon protested by "speeding" in the air, Lin Feng did not dare to move around on the dragon's back anymore.

They flew for about seven or eight hours. The land stretched as far as the eye could see before them, and there was only a lone city in sight.

"We're here. You have to visit the Legate of South Mountain City first."

"There's a Legate in South Mountain City too?"

Lin Feng was a little surprised. As far as he knew, not every city had a Legate. Only very important cities did. At least, there were no Legates in Dragonlith City.

"Of course. The geographical location of South Mountain City is very important. You'll know why there's a Legate when you arrive at the South Mountain Base. Don't worry though, although the Legate of South Mountain City belongs to the government faction, he's different from other Legates of the government faction. He's guarding the frontline and wouldn't mind the matter of you causing a stir in Stone City. Moreover, I saved his life once. He won't make things difficult for you."

Lin Feng's expression was a little embarrassed. It was just a petty thought in his mind. He was afraid that people from the government faction would be at odds with him after the incident in Stone City.

However, he did not expect Hao Shiyi to say it so straightforwardly.

Though, Hao Shiyi's words also put Lin Feng at ease. Hao Shiyi had once saved the Legate's life. Just based on this relationship alone, the Legate definitely would not target Lin Feng specifically. This would also help Lin Feng in guarding the South Mountain Base in the future.

Presumably, Hao Shiyi also had the intention of bringing Lin Feng to "visit" the guardian, with the actual intention of helping Lin Feng. Hence, Lin Feng was very grateful to Hao Shiyi as well.

The giant dragon flapped its wings and quickly flew towards the South Mountain City below. This scene naturally attracted the attention of many people in the South Mountain City.

"Look, what kind of dire beast is that?"

"No, that's not a dire beast. That's a demon, right? What a terrifying demon.

"That's a giant dragon. A giant dragon is actually coming? But there seems to be someone on the back of the giant dragon."

"I remember now. Could it be the mighty Dragon Rider, Lord Hao Shiyi?"

Some inhuman experts in the southern city seemed to be experienced and knowledgeable. They immediately thought of Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi. After all, only Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi could ride a giant dragon and soar through the sky.

Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi was a mighty Divine Realm expert, but he was riding a giant dragon here now. They did not know what had happened. Some martial artists could not help but feel a little worried. Could it be that the frontline bases were under pressure recently, and the Dragon Rider was requested to come to their aid?

The giant dragon descended from the sky and landed in a huge manor.

There were also some guards in the manor, who immediately surrounded it nervously. However, just a random sneeze from the giant dragon could create a whirlwind. These guards were also terrified at the sight and did not dare to approach.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, a figure flew out of the manor and appeared in front of the dragon.

"Hao Shiyi, why are you here?"

This figure exuded a unique aura that made one feel as if they were basking in spring breeze, as if they were very affectionate. It was completely different from the domineering and murderous aura on Hao Shiyi. It was also fundamentally different from the high-and-mighty, deity-like aura on Legate Zhang Zifeng of Stone City.

This was also someone in the Divine Realm, the Legate of South Mountain, Shangguan Zhennan!

Lin Feng had also checked some information regarding the Divine Realm experts on the Martial Domain Forum. Some people said that the aura of every Divine Realm expert was completely distinct, which meant that their path of martial arts were also very different.

The aura of a Divine Realm expert embodied their martial intent!

In the past, Lin Feng did not quite understand what martial intent was, but now that he saw Shangguan Zhennan, he vaguely understood. Back then, Legate Zhang Zifeng of Stone City had a high-and-mighty, deity-like aura,which meant that he was actually cold, selfish, and looked down on everything. His martial intent was definitely the same. Even the martial arts he used seemed to be cold as ice and daunting.

On the other hand, Hao Shiyi was different. Hao Shiyils aura was domineering and dignified. If he attacked, the killing intent would even be monstrous. This kind of martial intent was rather terrifying. It was no wonder that he was able to become one of the peak Divine Realm experts, and had an awe-inspiring reputation!

As for this Shangguan Zhennan, his aura was gentle and made people feel like they were basking in a spring breeze. He should have a strong affinity, and his martial intent should be relatively placid.

If Lin Feng was not wrong, Shangguan Zhennan's path of martial arts should be very placid, and relatively smooth overall. Being able to undergo the second life transition and reach the Divine Realm just by cultivating step by step also meant his talent was rather formidable.

In reality, Lin Feng's guess hit the mark completely. Shangguan Zhennan had been reputed as a prodigy since he was young, and his journey had been smooth-sailing. He had only encountered a life-or-death crisis once and was saved by Hao Shiyi. From then on, he was on excellent terms with Hao Shiyi. Even after becoming the Legate, his heart remained unchanged.

"Shangguan, I've brought you an interesting little fellow this time. He's in charge of guarding the South Mountain Base. You don't have to stand on ceremony. Train him well."

Hao Shiyi said bluntly.

"Lin Feng, right? I've already received the Sage's order. Don't worry, after arriving at the South Mountain Base, you're one of my own. No one can do anything to you."

Shangguan Zhennan said with a smile, calming Lin Feng down. Clearly, he also knew that Lin Feng had caused quite a stir in Stone City.

"Thank you very much, Lord Shangguan."

Lin Feng finally heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed like this Shangguan Zhennan was very easy to get along with. In the future, he could also stay at the South Mountain Base without worries.

"Yes, you can contact me directly if there's anything."

Shangguan Zhennan even gave Lin Feng his contact number, clearly on account of respect for Hao Shiyi.

"All right, I'll send Lin Feng to the South Mountain Base first. When we return, we can have a drink and catch up."

Hao Shiyi did not chat with Shangguan Zhennan for long. He quickly left South Mountain City with Lin Feng.

"Lin Feng? Level One of Metamorphic Realm. He just broke the genetic lock. Can he stabilize the situation in the South Mountain Base?"

Shangguan Zhen'an shook his head. He did not know why the academic faction had sent Lin Feng to guard the South Mountain Base. The current situation in the South Mountain Base was not that good.

However, considering that he was personally brought here by Hao Shiyi, Shangguan Zhennan had to help Lin Feng if necessary.

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Chapter 143 He's the Chief Commander!

In the training ground of the South Mountain Base, a man and a woman were practicing.

Both of them erupted with Astral Power, and every move contained immense power. However, the woman seemed to have gone insane as she attacked in a frenzy, seemingly tireless.

After a long time, both of them were sweating profusely and very tired. However, the woman still had no intention of stopping to rest.

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"Stop, stop now. Xiaoxue, let's rest first."

The man was also exhausted and could no longer hold out. There was barely any Astral Power left in his body.

"No, Lu Wei, have you forgotten how Brother Zhou died?"

Chen Xue shook her head and gestured for Lu Wei to continue.

Lu Wei smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Xiaoxue, of course I haven't forgotten about avenging Chief Commander. However, training insanely the way you do is useless. Our talent is limited. We were lucky to be able to break the genetic lock. At most, we can reach the Second or Third Level of the Metamorphic Realm in the future, but what's the use of that? The Chief Commander was killed by a demon general. We can't avenge him at all."

Lu Wei looked a little agitated. Chen Xue was simply too insane. Zhou Yun was the former Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base. He was kind and valiant in battle, and led the South Mountain Base to successive victories.

However, in a great battle, Zhou Yun was killed by a demon general. If Legate Shangguan Zhennan had not arrived in time, the entire South Mountain Base would have been annihilated.

Lu Wei knew that Chen Xue had always been in love with Zhou Yun, so she could not let this matter go. But what could they do? Only Divine Realm experts could deal with demon generals.

Seeing Chen Xue's stubborn expression, Lu Wei sighed and said, "Xiaoxue, you should apply to transfer. This is a sad place."

"No, I'm not transferring. I'll stay here forever. I won't leave until I avenge Brother Zhou."

Seeing Chen Xue in this state, Lu Wei could do nothing.

In that battle back then, he had tried his best, and was even almost killed. It was Zhou Yun who had saved him. But so what? The South Mountain Base could only guard the frontline and stick here like a nail to hold off the Pangolin Beasts. However, destroying the Pangolin Beasts or even killing that demon general was completely impossible. It was impossible even if all the forces in the South Mountain Base were amassed.

"By the way, didn't we apply to the higher-ups to transfer a powerful martial artist over to be the Chief Commander? I wonder where the new Chief Commander is now. Perhaps the new Chief Commander is very strong and can lead our South Mountain Base to defeat the Pangolin Beasts, and ultimately kill that demon general."

Lu Wei was just saying it casually. If one wanted to kill a general-level demon, they had to be a Divine Realm expert. However, how could there be so many Divine Realm experts in the academic faction?

Almost every Divine Realm expert guarded a region and could not be mobilized easily. As for transferring a Divine State expert to be the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base?

That was even more impossible. It was just a fantasy.

Moreover, that demon general was not weak. Shangguan Zhennan had fought with it a few times, but was still unable to kill that greater demon. From this, its formidable power was evident. How could it be killed so easily?

Lu Wei knew very well that revenge for Zhou Yun was destined to be impossible.

"That's right, there's still the new Chief Commander. He will definitely be able to avenge Brother Zhou!"

Chen Xue believed the words of comfort Lu Wei had casually offered. There was even a trace of anticipation on her face.

Boom.

Suddenly, there was a slight tremor in the South Mountain Base, like an earthquake.

"What's going on? Are the Pangolin Beasts here?"

Lu Wei immediately became nervous. Although the Pangolin Beasts had attacked the South Mountain Base before, the number of times they had attacked could be counted on one hand.

"Captain Chen, Captain Lu, there's a… a giant dragon outside!"

Suddenly, a martial artist rushed in from outside with a slightly thrilled expression.

"A dragon?"

Lu Wei thought that there weren't any giant dragons nearby. After all, that was a famous great demon in the Outland. However, a thought struck him. He immediately blurted out, "Is the Chief Commander here?"

"That's right. The Chief Commander is coming on a giant dragon!"

The martial artist seemed very excited. This was not surprising. How could any martial artist who could come on a giant dragon be an ordinary martial artist?

The giant dragon was a demon general, stronger than many Divine Realm experts. A martial artist who could tame a giant dragon must at least be a Divine State expert. Could it be that the higher-ups had really sent a Divine State expert to be the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base?

Lu Wei and Chen Xue looked at each other. They could see the excitement in each other's eyes. Hence, they immediately rushed out of the training room and towards the square at the base.

As expected, they saw a massive dragon in the square from afar. This dragon was standing on the ground. A slight sneeze from it seemed to be enough to raise a storm. Even the inhuman experts in the base did not dare to approach it lightly.

"It's real. It really is a giant dragon!"

Lu Wei could not believe his eyes. Even though he found it unbelievable that the higher-ups would really send a Divine State expert, the truth was right before his eyes. He had to believe it.

"Brother Zhou, you can be avenged. Someone who can tame a giant dragon must be one of the best martial artists in the Divine Realm. He will definitely be able to avenge you!"

Lu Xue could not help but shed tears. She had waited for this day for too long.

"Come on, let's hurry up and welcome the new Chief Commander."

Seeing Chen Xue's tears, Lu Wei naturally knew what Chen Xue was thinking.

Thus, the two of them rushed to the square.

At this moment, the square was already packed with people. Almost all the martial artists from the South Mountain Base had rushed to the square. They surrounded the giant dragon densely, but did not dare to approach it.

After Lu Wei and Chen Xue arrived, they joined some other inhuman experts in the base.

"That must be the new Chief Commander, right?"

"Riding a giant dragon… Why do I find that a little familiar?"

"Doesn't our academic faction have a famous Divine State expert who rides a giant dragon?"

"Are you talking about Lord Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi?"

"That's right, it's Lord Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi. He's a famous top entity even among Divine Realm experts!"

Someone finally recognized Hao Shiyi, or rather, speculated. After all, Hao Shiyi was the only martial artist who could ride a giant dragon!

Roar.

Feeling everyone's eyes on it, the giant dragon seemed to be somewhat discontent. Hence, it gave a loud roar towards the sky. The loud dragon roar also gave everyone a huge shock.

"Who's the person in charge of South Mountain Base?"

Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi asked coldly.

Lu Wei immediately stepped forward and replied, "Lord Dragon Rider, I am the Acting Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base. Since Lord Dragon Rider has arrived, Lord Dragon Rider is naturally the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base!"

"Greetings, Chief Commander!"

All the martial artists were excited from the bottom of their hearts. How could they not be happy that the reputed Dragon Rider was the Chief Commander of the base?

"Uh…"

Lin Feng was a little embarrassed, while Hao Shiyi frowned. These people seemed to be mistaken.

Hence, he pointed at Lin Feng, who was almost ignored beside him. "You must be mistaken. I'm not your Chief Commander. He's your new Chief Commander!"

"What?"

Everyone was stunned. The square gradually fell silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive.

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Chapter 144 South Mountain Base

"He's the Chief Commander?"

Everyone was a little confused. Actually, when they saw the giant dragon descend, they naturally noticed the imposing Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi at first glance. Who would pay attention to Lin Feng?

They had originally thought that Hao Shiyi would become their base's Chief Commander, but now, they had made a huge mistake, making the situation very awkward. The unremarkable young man next to Hao Shiyi was the Chief Commander of their base instead!

Lin Feng also couldn't do anything. Who would have thought that asking Hao Shiyi to send him here would result in such an awkward situation?

Hao Shiyi shook his head as well, a hint of bemusement appearing in his eyes.

"All right, I've sent you to the South Mountain Base. In the future, if anything happens at the South Mountain Base, just contact Shangguan Zhennan directly. If you encounter anything that can't be resolved on your own, you can contact me if necessary."

With that, Hao Shiyi gave Lin Feng his personal contact number. It seemed like he was still very pleased with Lin Feng, and at least got along with him.

"By the way, as the guardian of the South Mountain Base, I receive merit value, right? How much is it?"

"Of course there is. As the Chief Commander standing guard, you get ten merit value a year. Mm, due to your punishment, you won't get any merit value for the first year."

"None for the first year…"

Lin Feng was a little speechless. It turned out that he was "obligated" to guard the base this year, and would not even get a mere ten merit value.

"I'm a martial artist from the academic faction. If anything happens, who should I contact?"

What Lin Feng meant was with whom from the academic faction he should contact directly. After all, Shangguan Zhennan was the Legate of the government faction. Finding him for certain things was not very convenient.

"Haha, you're quite smart, lad. You can contact me directly, or you can enter the Martial Domain Network's academic faction panel. You will naturally find contact information there. Either is fine."

"Understood."

Lin Feng nodded. He no longer had any problems. He took another look at everyone in the South Mountain Base. These people were unfamiliar to him, but he would have to stay here for at least a year, or even longer.

"All right, take your time to familiarize yourself. I'm leaving."

Hao Shiyi kicked Lin Feng off the dragon. Then, the dragon spread its wings and flew directly into the sky, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the disappointed expressions of many people, Lin Feng sighed inwardly. He really shouldn't have let Hao Shiyi escort him to the South Mountain Base. However, he had already arrived at the South Mountain Base. It was pointless to think about anything else. At least he had to understand the situation at the South Mountain Base first.

"Everyone, please ask the inhuman experts of the base to come to the conference room."

Lin Feng said loudly. Then, he found an ordinary martial artist from the base and asked him to lead the way to the conference room.

Seeing Lin Feng leave, the numerous inhuman experts looked at each other in dismay.

"Let's go to the conference room!"

Lu Wei's expression was a little embarrassed as well. He had thought that the new Chief Commander was Hao Shiyi, a Divine Realm expert. However, he never expected that the higher-ups would send such a young martial artist to be the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base.

Lin Feng was so young. How strong could he possibly be?

Thinking of this, even Lu Wei was vaguely discontent. The other martial artists were the same.

"To the conference room!"

Chen Xue bit her lips, her face ashen. She was very disappointed. If Hao Shiyi were the Chief Commander, he might be able to avenge Zhou Yun, but could Lin Feng avenge him?

He might not even be stronger than herself. Chen Xue was very disappointed for a moment.

However, no matter how discontent and disappointed they were, Lin Feng was still the new Chief Commander. They had to respect their Chief Commander. Hence, many martial artists dispersed, leaving only all the inhuman experts rushing towards the conference room.

Lin Feng sat at the seat of honor in the conference room. Many inhuman experts also rushed over in succession in the conference room. Lin Feng swept his gaze and realized that there were actually 21 inhuman experts in the conference room apart from him.

This was more than the number of inhuman experts in Dragon Mountain Base. In a sense, the number of inhuman experts in the base actually represented how "important" the duty of this base was.

There were at least 21 inhuman experts in the South Mountain Base, so their mission would definitely be more difficult than the Dragon Mountain Base's. Of course, the sudden appearance of the Screwworms in the Dragon Mountain Base could be considered an accident.

Seeing that basically everyone had arrived, Lin Feng realized that there was only one woman among the 21 inhuman experts. Sitting a little beside him was a martial artist with a solemn expression.

"Let me introduce myself to everyone. My name is Lin Feng. From today onwards, I'll be the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base. Can anyone give me an overview of the basic situation at the South Mountain Base?"

Lin Feng swept his gaze across the many martial artists. In the end, it was the solemn-looking martial artist beside him who stood up.

"P.

"Chief Commander, my name is Lu Wei. I was the Acting Chief Commander previously. Allow me to make the introduction. There are a total of 36 battalions in the South Mountain Base. Each battalion consists of 300 people, and there are a total of 10,800 combatants."

"With the addition of other personnel in succession, the total is about over 12,000 people. Every battalion has a battalion leader, who must be a Metamorphic Realm martial artist who broke the genetic lock. However, the previous battalion leaders were heavily injured in the battle with the dire beasts last time. Not only was the former Chief Commander killed in battle, of the 36 battalion leaders, there are only 21 left now. We have already applied to the higher-ups to fill the spots of the remaining 15 battalion leaders, but no inhuman experts have been deployed to the positions up until now."

Hearing Lu Wei's simple introduction, Lin Feng felt that it was somewhat beyond his expectations. Not only was the South Mountain Base not peaceful, it was clearly in troublesome straits.

It had actually suffered such heavy losses before. Out of the 36 Metamorphic Realm martial artists, only 21 of them were left now. A loss of almost more than half could really be considered a heavy loss.

Even the former Chief Commander had died in battle. The situation was far more dire than Lin Feng had imagined.

"Captain Lu Wei, I have a rough understanding of the situation now. How are the dire beasts currently? Is the South Mountain Base in danger?"

"Chief Commander, the purpose of our South Mountain Base is to resist Pangolin Beasts. These Pangolin Beasts are extremely intelligent and are adept at burrowing. They have established a massive lair underground. It's almost impossible for us to completely destroy them. However, as the Pangolin Beasts suffered heavy losses in the last great battle as well, our base shouldn't be in any danger for the time being."

So there was no danger at the South Mountain Base for the time being. Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, the female martial artist seemed to be somewhat impatient. She asked in a low voice, "Chief Commander, when will you take us to lay siege on those Pangolin Beasts to avenge Brother Zhou and all those martial artists who died?"

"Chen Xue!"

Lu Wei hurriedly berated. Lin Feng had just arrived, and Chen Xue was already so eager to make difficult requests for Lin Feng. She was too hasty, and it would easily incur Lin Feng's displeasure.

Lin Feng did not expect there would be someone so eager for revenge like Chen Xue. In frontline bases, casualties were inevitable. Every base had casualties, but there was no one who really had to take revenge.

There was no right or wrong in the battle between two parties in the first place.

However, Lin Feng was new here, so he replied, "I've just arrived at the South Mountain Base. I haven't fully understood the situation yet. I'll make a decision after I understand the situation. All right, everyone, dismissed."

Lin Feng dismissed the meeting. Lu Wei also called a martial artist over and brought Lin Feng to the residence of the Chief Commander to rest.

"Chen Xue, the Chief Commander has just arrived. Endure for a while longer."

Seeing that everyone had left the conference room, Lu Wei couldn't help but advise Chen Xue.

"Endure, endure, endure. How long have we been enduring? When the Chief Commander didn't come, you told me to endure, but now that he's here, you're telling me to endure again. I think you guys never thought of avenging Brother Zhou at all!"

With that, Chen Xue turned around abruptly. She ignored Lu Wei and left in a huff.

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Chapter 145 Thoughtful Considerations

"Ah…"

Seeing Chen Xue like this, Lu Wei also shook his head helplessly. In the past, Chen Xue would never act unreasonably. It also pained him deeply to see a mighty inhuman expert like her fall into such a state.

However, after experiencing the painful lesson from last time, he had to be strong. This was what former Chief Commander Zhou Yun had entrusted him with before dying. No matter what, he could not let the tragedy from last time repeat itself.

Lin Feng returned to the residence of the Chief Commander. The South Mountain Base was huge, two or three times larger than the Dragon Mountain Base. Hence, there was no lack of residences. As the Chief Commander, he naturally had some privileges. In reality, all inhuman experts had privileges.

The place where Lin Feng lived was a standalone villa. It had already been cleaned up, and there were even guards who needed to be notified for entrance. Thanks to the technological boom, martial artists who fought at the frontline had very good living necessities. The conditions did not feel "arduous".

However, the battles with dire beasts from time to time made every martial artist on the frontline tense.

Lin Feng had just arrived at the South Mountain Base. Even with a simple introduction from Lu Wei, he was still clueless. Actually, he did not know much about the actual situation.

He was mainly concerned about a few things. The first was the dire beasts. Information regarding the strength of the dire beasts was the most crucial thing.

For example, if it were the Screwworms, it would be rather troublesome. The Screwworms with the undying characteristic were very difficult to kill. Lin Feng knew that the South Mountain Base mainly resisted the Pangolin Beasts.

This type of dire beast was also introduced in the Martial Domain Network. It was an extremely powerful dire beast. The skin on its entire body was hard as rocks. Moreover, its movements were agile, and it possessed boundless strength. It was a kind of dire beast that was very difficult to deal with.

Moreover, although they did not have terrifying regenerative ability or the undying characteristic, they had the ability of "burrowing", allowing them to tunnel underground in an extremely short period of time.

This was also why it was difficult to completely annihilate the Pangolin Beasts. As long as they burrowed into the ground, it would be very difficult for martial artists to kill them all, unless martial artists dared to pursue them into the underground lair.

However, the underground lair was the base of the Pangolin Beasts. The advantages of the Pangolin Beasts were too great underground. If martial artists entered the underground lair rashly, they were likely to suffer a crushing defeat.

After reading through them, Lin Feng finally had a more direct understanding of the Pangolin Beasts. These Pangolin Beasts were indeed difficult to deal with. To a certain extent, they were even more troublesome than the Screwworms.

Just as Lin Feng was continuing to learn about the Pangolin Beasts in the Martial Domain Network, the guard outside the door announced that Captain Lu Wei had come to visit.

"Lu Wei? Invite him in."

Lin Feng was a little confused. Lu Wei should have a lot of prestige in the South Mountain Base. Otherwise, after the death of the previous Chief Commander, Zhou Yun, he wouldn't have taken the position of Acting Chief Commander.

Why was Lu Wei looking for him alone now?

Lin Feng exited the martial arts network and received Lu Wei in the living room.

"Chief Commander, there are still some things I hadn't explained clearly previously. Chief Commander, please forgive me for my spontaneous visit."

Lu Wei appeared very polite and humble, making one very comfortable.

Lin Feng was not an overbearing person either, so he shook his head and said, "There's no need to stand on ceremony. If there's anything on, you can come to me at any time. What would you like to explain this time, Chief Lu?"

Lu Wei took a deep breath and said with a weak smile, "I'm apologizing to the Chief Commander on Chen Xue's behalf. Chen Xue was disrespectful and impetuous earlier. Actually, she didn't mean it. There's just a reason behind it."

Lin Feng also thought of that rather "sharp" female martial artist. He shook his head and said, "It's fine, but Captain Chen Xue is too hasty."

"That's right. Chen Xue wasn't like this in the past. When Commander Zhou Yun led us to fight the Pangolin Beasts last time, due to our carelessness, not only was Commander Zhou Yun killed, the troops in the South Mountain Base suffered heavy losses as well. Ever since then, Chen Xue has been thinking of ways to avenge Commander Zhou Yun. No one could persuade her."

Lin Feng already understood a little. Chen Xue must have had a close relationship with Zhou Yun before. It was even very likely that they were lovers. Zhou Yun had died in battle, so Chen Xue naturally could not let it go for the

time.

"By the way, how did Chief Commander Zhou Yun die in battle?"

Lin Feng felt that the strength of the South Mountain Base was considerable. All 36 battalion leaders were inhuman experts. Coupled with Zhou Yun, they should not have suffered such heavy losses.

"Chief Commander, I came here today to explain in detail."

"Chief Commander Zhou Yun is a peak Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, and at that time, the South Mountain Base was also very powerful. Everyone was preparing for a decisive battle to completely eliminate the threat of the Pangolin Beasts. Chief Commander Zhou Yun even invited Legate Shangguan Zhennan to oversee the battle against that demon general."

Hearing this, Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. "There are demon generals among the Pangolin Beasts?"

Lin Feng was no longer a martial artist who had just broken the genetic lock and had little common knowledge. He had also learned a lot of things on the Martial Domain Forum. He knew that demons were divided into ordinary demons, general-level demons, king-level demons, and the legendary emperor-level demons.

They corresponded to Metamorphic Realm martial artists, Divine Realm martial artists, Meta-divine Realm martial artists, and Sages respectively!

Therefore, demon generals were generally comparable to Divine Realm martial artists. In fact, they were even stronger in certain aspects. For example, Lord Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi's giant dragon was actually a demon general.

"There was a demon general among the Pangolin Beasts, and it was very powerful! It's just that it almost never appeared in the past and was lurking in the depths of the underground lair. In order to prepare for this decisive battle, Commander Zhou Yun invited Legate Shangguan Zhennan, to prepare to deal with the demon general. Everything was originally going smoothly, but we underestimated the Pangolin Beasts and the demon general among the Pangolin Beasts."

"Countless Pangolin Beasts surged out from underground. They were densely packed and tunneled all the way into the base. Then, the entire base fell to the Pangolin Beasts. In the end, it was only thanks to the Northern Mountain Base rushed over in time to assist us and Legate Shangguan Zhennan taking action that the situation was stabilized."

"However, Commander Zhou Yun was still killed by a demon general. The entire South Mountain Base suffered heavy losses as well."

After listening to Lu Wei's detailed account, Lin Feng's heart slowly sank.

It was a devastating battle. He could almost imagine how brutal that battle was. Zhou Yun fell in battle, and 15 battalion leaders fell in battle as well. The South Mountain Base still had not recovered in power up until now.

The intensity of the battle was not inferior to the war against the Screwworms outside Dragonlith City. If Shangguan Zhennan was defeated, would the Pangolin Beasts be able to charge straight into the South Mountain City?

If that really happened, the consequences would be unthinkable!

"Captain Lu Wei, I've already understood the basic situation. You didn't come here in such a hurry just to introduce these situations to me, did you?"

Lin Feng knew that Lu Wei had other motives.

Lu Wei was not embarrassed, but said straightforwardly, "I'm just explaining the situation at the South Mountain Base in detail. Actually, I hope that Chief Commander will not act impulsively, let alone launch an attack on those Pangolin Beasts rashly after listening to Chen Xue's words. Our South Mountain Base can no longer withstand a second heavy blow."

Lin Feng was silent for a long time. He understood Lu Wei's thoughtful considerations.

"I understand. Thank you for introducing these situations to me, Captain Lu Wei."

"It's my duty."

With that, Lu Wei did not disturb Lin Feng and bade farewell.

Looking at Lu Wei's departing figure, Lin Feng heaved a long sigh. "What thoughtful considerations. The situation at the South Mountain Base is complicated. Fortunately, there's Lu Wei. Otherwise, there's no knowing what the South Mountain Base would be like now. It might not even be able to hold out." Lin Feng shook his head. He even felt that Lu Wei was more fitting for the position of Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base than Zhou Yun. Although his strength was a little lacking, he considered matters very thoroughly.

Unfortunately, Lu Wei was not the Chief Commander, and he could not persuade Zhou Yun. That was why they had suffered such a crushing defeat at the South Mountain Base last time.

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Chapter 146 Inaction

Lin Feng arrived at the South Mountain Base. For the first three days, he spent almost every day learning about the situation from the 36 battalions in the South Mountain Base. Twenty-five of the battalions had lost their battalion leaders, and there were no inhuman experts.

According to the nominations in each battalion, Lin Feng temporarily promoted the martial artist with the most supporters to Acting Battalion Leader. It was only the post of Acting Battalion Leader, but the competition was still intense. If the number of supporters were about the same, the Acting Battalion Leader would be determined through combat.

As for being promoted to the official leader, that would require breaking the genetic lock and becoming an inhuman.

Although this was Lin Feng's only move in three days, he quickly grasped the power of 15 battalions in his hands. This also made the other 21 battalion leaders assess him in a different light.

For the 21 inhuman experts of the South Mountain Base, they were not afraid of Lin Feng being domineering or seizing authority. In reality, how much authority could a mere South Mountain Base have?

They were only afraid that Lin Feng would not be domineering, or that Lin Feng did not care about the South Mountain Base. After all, the South Mountain Base had just suffered heavy losses. If there was a Chief Commander who did not care about the South Mountain Base and did not do anything, it would be a disaster for the entire South Mountain Base.

Inaction meant mediocrity, and mediocrity was the greatest sin in a dangerous frontline base!

At this moment, the South Mountain Base hoped that a strong Chief Commander would appear and lead them to fend off the Pangolin Beasts. Lin Feng's actions gradually stabilized the morale of the South Mountain Base.

However, it was only for three days.

Three days later, Lin Feng stopped "inspecting". He basically stopped being involved in the affairs of the South Mountain Base and stayed in his residence, not meeting anyone.

Ten days, twenty days…

Lin Feng seemed to have disappeared. His presence in the South Mountain Base was already very low. For a moment, everyone was very disappointed. Was such an inactive Chief Commander in the South Mountain Base capable of resisting the savage Pangolin Beasts?

At this moment, Lin Feng, who everyone was talking about, heaved a long sigh in the room.

"The fourth level of Nonuple Body Tempering really has high standards for physique. Even with my current physique, I almost couldn't withstand it."

Lin Feng opened his eyes. He clenched his hands gently, as if he could feel the surging power in his body.

He had come to the South Mountain Base for a month. In the past three days, he had "inspected" 36 battalions and supported 15 new battalion leaders. For the remaining 27 days, he stayed in his villa.

The villa of the Chief Commander had a secret chamber specially used for training. For a month, Lin Feng had actually been practicing the fourth level of Nonuple Body Tempering. The physique requirements for Nonuple Body Tempering were already very high. Now that he had reached the fourth level, it could even be considered "perverse".

Fortunately, Lin Feng's body was very strong. He had finally mastered the fourth level.

The fourth level of Nonuple Body Tempering was almost completely different from the first three levels. It displayed the effect of "body tempering"

All along, Nonuple Body Tempering had appeared to be a combat technique, and not a body tempering martial art. However, only now did Lin Feng realize that he was wrong.

It turned out the true Nonuple Body Tempering started from the fourth level. Not only could it unleash powerful attacks, it could also be used to temper the body. However, this kind of body tempering was not something ordinary people could practice, because it concerned a kind of "shock force".

Yes, it was a "shock force". Every day, Lin Feng would practice the fourth level of Nonuple Body Tempering. All the muscles and bones in his body would shake. This was "shock force". Using this "shock force", one could slowly improve their physique.

However, this method had very high requirements for one's physique, and it was very extreme. This was because the shock force could injure one's body accidentally, and it was very troublesome to recover.

Therefore, although Nonuple Body Tempering had the effect of body tempering, not many martial artists were willing to practice it. Basically, martial artists who could persist in practicing above the fourth level were few and far between

Most martial artists would rather focus fully on cultivating Astral Power given the time and energy for this. The effects would also be much better.

However, to Lin Feng, the "shock force" was practically tailor-made for him. He had the undying characteristic, and his restorative ability was astonishing. A minor injury was nothing. He could recover in a breath's time.

Hence, he could even maintain "shock force" at all times. This way, his physique would also improve at every moment. Even after his body completed its metamorphosis, his physique could still improve.

In the future, it might even be possible for Lin Feng to master the fifth, sixth, seventh, and even the eighth and ninth levels in a short period of time.

"Quadruple strength…"

Lin Feng was very satisfied. He had now unleashed the fourth level of Nonuple Body Tempering and condensed four Spiral Forces. Just unleashing four Spiral Forces would give him 1,400 tons of strength. If he added his original physical strength, that would be more than 1,750 tons of strength.

Just the thought of it was terrifying. If he erupted Astral Power on top of it, an explosive force of more than 2,000 tons could be unleashed at ease.

However, Lin Feng could only master the fourth level of Nonuple Body Tempering for the time being. His physique was still somewhat below the fifth level. According to the effects of shock force and the metamorphosis of his body, it would take about a month before he could master the fifth level of Nonuple Body Tempering.

"Chief Commander, Captain Chen Xue is here again."

Suddenly, a guard came to report outside the secret chamber.

"Turn her away."

Lin Feng shook his head. This woman was really "persistent". In the past month, she had already looked for Lin Feng more than ten times. She came once every two days, and Lin Feng was extremely annoyed.

"Lin Feng, why aren't you coming out? You're the Chief Commander. You can't keep hiding and not seeing anyone. Hmph, I'll continue coming tomorrow."

Chen Xue's voice came from outside again. Lin Feng could hear her even in the secret chamber.

Lin Feng's expression was a little annoyed. Ever since he heard Lu Wei's "explanation", he naturally knew about Chen Xue's situation. However, Chen Xue had "harassed" him time and time again. Did she really think that his title as the Chief Commander was just for show?

Chen Xue was indeed worthy of sympathy. She had also been fighting at the frontline, but Zhou Yun's death had almost driven this woman insane. If her inner demons were not resolved, her path of martial arts would be severed from here on out, and she could forget about advancing any further.

Lin Feng ignored Chen Xue. He had more important matters to attend to. In reality, Lin Feng really did not pay much attention to the "management" of the South Mountain Base. He did not need these authorities. What he valued more was his own strength.

If one was strong enough, with strength at the level of Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi, mere Pangolin Beasts would be nothing.

He could even go and destroy the Pangolin Beasts alone. Even if there were demon generals among the Pangolin Beasts, they would still die if they encountered Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi.

Hence, he did not agree to Chen Xue's request to take the initiative to attack the Pangolin Beasts. Attacking the Pangolin Beasts forcefully without the power to do so would only bring a devastating blow to the entire South Mountain Base.

After a month of preparation, Lin Feng felt that it was time. During this period of time, apart from cultivating Nonuple Body Tempering, he had also learned about some of the connections between the three levels of the Metamorphic Realm.

How should he break through?

Lin Feng felt that he had more or less understood everything, and he was also somewhat confident. Hence, he would not waste such important time. He had to continue cultivating.

And this time, he was prepared to break through to the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm!

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Chapter 147 A New Era

During this period of time, Lin Feng had been collecting some detailed information regarding the cultivation levels of Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

Hence, Lin Feng also learned some things.

The First, Second, and Third Levels of the Metamorphic Realm were not life transitions, nor were there any fundamental differences. The essences of life of Metamorphic Realm martial artists were actually the same, and were not inferior or superior to each other.

The reason why there was such an obvious distinction between the three minor realms of Metamorphic Realm martial artists was actually due to Astral Power.

After Metamorphic Realm martial artists broke the genetic lock, they could accommodate the power of the stars in the cosmos and convert it into Astral Power. From then on, Astral Power became the key to continued metamorphosis and eventual transition of life for Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

Astral Power was the key, but there was a limit to the capacity of Astral Power in the human body. Perhaps strengthening the physique could allow one to accommodate more Astral Power, but this was just Lin Feng's own hypothesis.

Among so many martial artists, it was hard to say that none of them had stronger physiques. Why were they still unable to break through the limit? They still had only 99 strands of Astral Power at the First Level of the Metamorphic Realm.

This was basically the case for all martial artists. Lin Feng was just an exception. This meant that continuing to strengthen his physique to accommodate more Astral Power would not work. Lin Feng was only in a very special situation and could not extend it to all martial artists.

Then, what should he do to accommodate more Astral Power?

The martial artists naturally thought of a solution, and that was compression! Astral Power was ethereal, and every strand was thinner than a strand of hair. It could not even be seen with the naked eye. If they continued to compress Astral Power and make room, they would naturally be able to accommodate more Astral Power.

This was a method that martial artists had thought of a long time ago. And the facts proved that this method was indeed feasible. Once the Astral Power in the body reached the limit, one could compress it with strong mental will, and compress it constantly. In theory, even compressing billions of strands of Astral Power would make for less mass than a drop of water.

Astral Power could be compressed nigh infinitely, but the key was how one's mental will could compress Astral Power.

Some martial artists had always stayed at the First Level of the Metamorphic Realm after breaking the genetic lock. This was because their mental wills were not strong enough to compress Astral Power.

Mental will was abstract and almost useless at the level of a professional martial artist. However, after breaking the genetic lock, mental will became extremely important.

There were many ways to train one's mental will, but the most effective was undoubtedly life-or-death pressure and mortal battles. Life-or-death battles were the ones that tempered one's mental will the most. If one wanted a mental will sharp like a blade, they would have to experience countless life-or-death battles.

This was also why most of the Metamorphic Realm martial artists in the government faction were at the First Level of the Metamorphic Realm, and even fewer were at the Second Level. As for those Legates who had undergone two life transitions, they had also gone to the battlefield to fight back when they were Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to undergo the second transition of life.

However, after attaining Divine Realm, they did not want to go to the battlefield anymore, so they retreated to the homefront.

Was Lin Feng's mental will strong enough?

Actually, Lin Feng himself did not know either, but he estimated that his mental will should be quite strong. After all, he had been tormented by illness since he was young. Later on, he had fused the genes of dire beasts and was affected by the genes of dire beasts, so he had to completely eliminate that influence. These all required a strong mental will.

Hence, Lin Feng's mental will should be quite strong. This was also why Lin Feng had decided to compress his Astral Power and break through now.

Lin Feng had only broken the genetic lock for a month or two, but he was already preparing to break through and reach the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm. This was unheard of. Even a Sage would not have such a fast cultivation speed.

After all, it had only been a month or two, and his body had yet to complete its metamorphosis. Ordinary martial artists could not possibly condense their Astral Power to the limit of 99 strands. But as for Lin Feng?

Whether Lin Feng's body metamorphosed or not did not actually matter. This was because even if the Astral Power compression failed, his body would definitely be able to withstand the impact of the Astral Power with his physique. There was no need to wait until his body had completed metamorphosis.

As for his limit? Lin Feng had already condensed 523 strands of Astral Power. The Astral Power in his body had long reached its limit. He was perfectly ready to compress Astral Power and attempt to break through.

Lin Feng seemed to have met all the requirements, regardless of aspect.

Since he had already met the conditions for advancement, Lin Feng would not deliberately delay it. If he could break through sooner, he would break sooner. After what happened in Stone City, he understood that his current strength was insignificant. He was far from the point where he could lay back.

"Then I'll begin."

Lin Feng took a deep breath and prepared to compress his Astral Power.

Just as Lin Feng was trying his best to compress his Astral Power and attempt to break through to the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm, a huge commotion had already broken out in the South Mountain Base and even the entire world.

The reason was that the Nine Sages and the five major factions had issued a "reform opinion".

It improved the status and benefits of martial artists on the frontline in all aspects of society. Be it the inhuman experts or professional martial artists on the frontline, their status and benefits were greatly improved.

If martial artists on the frontline had committed a crime, they could only be tried in a Martial Artist Court jointly established by the five major factions, completely depriving the government faction of jurisdiction and administrative rights over martial artists.

Anyone who committed crimes against martial artists would be severely punished. Moreover, the punishment authority would be transferred to the Martial Artist Court formed by the five major factions.

More importantly, all the inhuman experts of the government faction must undergo compulsory military service and fight with the dire beasts at the frontline. They were no different from the inhuman experts of the other four factions.

Inhuman experts had to undergo compulsory military service. If they disobeyed, the law enforcement team formed by the five major factions would capture them and hand them over to the Martial Artist Court for punishment.

The position of Legates of the government faction was stripped from the government. The five major factions would agree on sending Divine Realm experts from the five major factions to be the Legates of all important cities. They were no longer in charge of the civilian affairs and only dealt with matters related to martial artists.

It is not compulsory for ordinary professional martial artists to go to the frontline. They are only encouraged to go to the frontline. All professional martial artists at the frontline received generous subsidies.

It was a shock. The entire world was shocked. This news was simply too shocking.

Everyone knew what this meant. This meant that a new era had arrived, an era dominated by martial artists!

The five major factions raised the status of martial artists and completely formed a martial artist class that exceeded the ordinary class. If this rule was carried out, in less than three to five years, the entire society would undergo a complete change, forming a zeitgeist that favored martial arts.

As for the various privileges that martial artists received, some were supportive, while others opposed.

Those who were supportive felt that human society had been at peace for too long. Ordinary people even felt that martial artists were insignificant, but in reality, humans were in deep danger. The entire world still belonged to the dire beasts, and humans did not dominate. They had to advocate martial arts and raise the social status of martial artists.

Those who opposed it felt that most humans were ordinary people, and everyone was equal. No one should rise above ordinary people. They even went on mass protests for this.

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However, no matter how much they objected or went on mass protests, it was useless. This had been agreed upon by the Nine Sages and the five major factions. Currently, human society was itself dominated by the five major factions.

The five major factions did not just include martial artists. There were also some scholars, high-ranking government officials, and so on. With the support of the legendary Nine Sages, these rules were quickly established by legislation and officially implemented.

All the martial artists at the frontline were jubilant and excited. Some martial artists even had tears streaming down their faces. They could finally be completely assured when risking their lives on the frontline.

Even if they died in battle, they did not need to worry about their family's future livelihood.

As for the martial artists from the government faction, their faces were ashen. Even the Legates flew into a rage.

But what could it do?

A Legate who publicly violated the rule was even executed by experts sent by the government faction itself. After this incident, everyone knew that the government faction was also determined to support this rule.

Thus, no one dared to object to it openly anymore.

However, a name gradually spread in the martial artist circle: Lin Feng!

It was rumored that it was precisely because Lin Feng had wreaked havoc in Stone City that he had attracted the attention of the Nine Sages. In the end, they held a Conference of Sages to discuss this resolution.

Lin Feng could be considered the initiator of the new era! He was remembered by many martial artists. No matter what Lin Feng's achievements were in the future, his name would not be forgotten.

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Chapter 148 Compressing Astral Power

In the South Mountain Base, the morale of the martial artists had been very high recently. They could even hear people discussing the "new policy for martial artists" everywhere.

The "new policy for martial artists" had opened the curtains to a new era. All the martial artists were jubilant. Naturally, the martial artists in the South Mountain Base were the same. They knew very well that once the new policy was implemented, their social status, welfare, and so on would receive comprehensive improvements.

In particular, there was a name circulating among the martial artists-Lin Feng!

It was rumored that there the new policy for martial artists was established because Lin Feng caused a stir in Stone City.

As for Lin Feng-wasn't their new Chief Commander also called Lin Feng?

Some people were well-informed and quickly obtained the latest news. The Lin Feng at South Mountain Base was indeed Lin Feng, who had caused a stir in Stone City. At this moment, all the martial artists in the South Mountain Base had a new level of respect for Lin Feng, and even a trace of reverence.

Lin Feng had been very "low-key" ever since he came to the South Mountain Base. Some people even felt that Lin Feng was not doing anything, but when they learned that the new policy for martial artists was closely related to Lin Feng, no one felt that Lin Feng was not doing anything anymore, and no one dared to disrespect Lin Feng, because that would incur the hostility of all the martial artists in the South Mountain Base.

Without even doing anything, Lin Feng's prestige in the South Mountain Base had reached an unprecedented level. Even the previous Chief Commander, Zhou Yun, did not have as much prestige as Lin Feng now in the South Mountain Base.

Lu Wei and the other inhuman experts also gathered. They also discussed the new policy for martial artists, but they were discussing more about the "legendary feats" of Lin Feng.

They were all inhuman experts, so their information channels were naturally not comparable to ordinary martial artists'. Hence, they had long learned about the news of Lin Feng suppressing 30 Screwworm demons in Dragonlith City and obtaining the Hero of Humanity Medal.

Then, they learned about how he caused a stir in Stone City for their lifelong friend. Only then did they realize that their new Chief Commander had experienced so many things, and every single one of them was an earth-shattering event.

"Lu, I didn't expect the Chief Commander to be such an influential figure. It's the Hero of Humanity Medal. I wouldn't even dare to dream of it."

"Haha, look at the video of our Chief Commander in Dragonlith City. He's simply so powerful. He could suppress 30 demons alone. Isn't this comparable to a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist?"

"We don't know how strong the Chief Commander is, but I believe everyone knows how much potential he has. In the future, even if the Chief Commander attains the Divine Realm, it wouldn't be that surprising."

"The thought of our Chief Commander possibly becoming a Divine Realm expert is just thrilling."

The 21 battalion leaders were all discussing Lin Feng excitedly, all the gloom from the past month swept away.

Lu Wei also kept nodding as he watched. He was genuinely happy. He had come to the South Mountain Base a long time ago, even earlier than Zhou Yun, and had long treated the South Mountain Base as his home.

Zhou Yun was a rather radical person. Lu Wei actually did not agree with Zhou Yun's decision to take such a risk. In the end, his judgment was also proven very true. Zhou Yun died in battle, and South Mountain Base suffered heavy losses.

From then on, the entire South Mountain Base seemed to have fallen into a gloom. It was unlike now, when ordinary martial artists and inhuman experts were all genuinely excited.

Lu Wei was happy to see this thriving atmosphere. And who was the reason for all this? Lu Wei knew very well that all of this was brought about by Lin Feng.

Hence, even from this point of view, he was very grateful for the changes Lin Feng had brought to the South Mountain Base, even though Lin Feng had actually done nothing after coming to the South Mountain Base.

However, there were still people who were unhappy.

Chen Xue snorted coldly and said, "I think you've all forgotten about avenging Brother Zhou! No matter how capable that Lin Feng is, he ca only hide in the house. Has he gone out to hunt Pangolin Beasts even once after coming to the South Mountain Base for so long?"

"Chen Xue, you've gone overboard."

The faces of other inhuman experts sank, and there was faint anger in their voices.

Who among them did not know about Chen Xue's issue? They even knew that Chen Xue had practically gone insane due to her obsession with avenging Zhou Yun. What did the new Chief Commander have to do with Zhou Yun? Why was he obligated to avenge Zhou Yun?

Moreover, there were some things that these inhuman experts did not say out loud. If Zhou Yun had not been rash and tried to forcefully enter the Pangolin Beasts' lair to besiege those Pangolin Beasts, the South Mountain Base would not have suffered such heavy losses.

They did not say these words because they hoped that Chen Xue could see it for herself.

But now, Chen Xue was getting more and more overboard, causing many inhuman experts to feel discontent.

"I went overboard? Good, good, good. Looks like you've really forgotten about avenge Brother Zhou. Hmph, if you won't avenge him, I'll do it myself!"

With that, Chen Xue turned around abruptly and prepared to leave the training room.

"Chen Xue, did you forget the order? All martial artists in the South Mountain Base are not allowed to leave the base without permission, let alone kill the Pangolin Beasts."

Lu Wei stood up and could not help but berate Chen Xue loudly. He was the one who gave the order. It sounded a little cowardly. They were here to stop the Pangolin Beasts, yet they did not dare to approach the beasts.

However, in reality, this order was very necessary. Pangolin Beasts lived in hordes. Once a Pangolin Beast was killed, a horde of Pangolin Beasts would immediately swarm over.

The South Mountain Base had just suffered heavy losses, and it was far from recovered. At this time, they could only keep a low profile and recuperate. They absolutely could not provoke those Pangolin beasts.

Otherwise, it would not be toughness, but meaningless suicide.

Chen Xue paused for a moment. She turned around and glanced coldly at Lu Wei. In the end, she didn't say anything and left resolutely.

Lu Wei heaved a long sigh inwardly. The way Chen Xue was, she really could not stay in the South Mountain Base anymore. Otherwise, something would go amiss sooner or later. It seemed like he had to find a time to ask Lin Feng to transfer Chen Xue away from the South Mountain Base.

Lu Wei knew Chen Xue's temper very well. He was really afraid that Chen Xue would leave the base without permission. Therefore, he paid close attention to Chen Xue's movements for the next three days.

Fortunately, Chen Xue seemed to be speaking out of anger and did not leave the base. This was a relief to Lu Wei.

"Compress."

In the secret chamber, Lin Feng suddenly mobilized all the Astral Power with his mental will.

In order to compress Astral Power, all of it had to be compressed together, because it was too difficult to completely compress Astral Power into a "fixed state". No matter how much strength one had, after the Astral Power was compressed, it would immediately return to its original state.

Hence, all the Astral Power had to be compressed together before circulating the Astral Swirl Technique, converting star power to Astral Power. Only then could one complete the breakthrough

Otherwise, it would be impossible to compress Astral Power one strand at a time. Once the pressure was gone, the Astral Power would return to its original state. He had to seize the moment when all the Astral Power was compressed to condense new Astral Power and break the limit of his body, before he could break through to the second level of the Metamorphic Realm.

This was also why breaking through realms was very difficult for many Metamorphic Realm martial artists. It was indeed not easy to compress 99 strands of Astral Power.

However, if it was not easy for ordinary martial artists, it was even harder for Lin Feng. An ordinary martial artist's body had the limit of only 99 strands of Astral Power, while Lin Feng's body had a limit of 523 strands of Astral Power. It was almost five times that of an ordinary First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist.

If Lin Feng wanted to break through to the Second Level of the Metamorphic Realm, instantly compressing 523 strands of Astral Power in his body would also be a difficult challenge for Lin Feng!

From a certain perspective, the difficulty of Lin Feng's breakthrough was actually more than five times that of other Metamorphic Realm martial artists!

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Chapter 149 Breakthrough

How strong would Lin Feng need to be to compress all 523 strands of Astral Power at once? Even if Lin Feng's willpower was strong, it was impossible for him to have absolute confidence in it. He could only try his best.

"Compress!"

Lin Feng's will bellowed. All 523 strands of Astral Power in his body suddenly flared.

Boom.

Lin Feng felt as if his mental will was shaking all of a sudden. He had to compress all 523 strands of Astral Power. How terrifying would the rebound be?

The Astral Power was devastatingly strong. If it rebounded, that would be the eruption of 523 strands of Astral Power. Lin Feng's body would probably be instantly blasted into pieces.

He had been careless. Lin Feng had really been careless. He had originally thought that while it would be difficult to compress 523 strands of Astral Power, even if he failed, it wouldn't be a big deal. At most, he would try again next time.

But now, he knew that things were not that simple. Once the 523 strands of Astral Power rebounded, how terrible would that power be? Even about 99 strands of Astral Power could unleash 400 tons of strength. If 523 strands of Astral Power erupted at once, the result would be disastrous.

It would mean more than 2,000 tons of strength, erupting all at once from the inside out. At that time, Lin Feng would be severely injured, if not dead. Moreover, with 2,000 tons of strength erupting from the inside of his body, it was hard for Lin Feng to be certain that his undying characteristic could withstand the impact.

If he could not withstand it, he could only await death.

Lin Feng's face was ashen, and even his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had really been careless this time. Measuring himself against ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists was in itself the greatest mistake. Even if 99 strands of Astral Power rebounded, it wouldn't be a big deal.

However, Lin Feng did not dare to gamble against a rebound of 523 strands of Astral Power. If he could not withstand it, he would be hopelessly doomed.

"Hold out. I must hold out!"

Lin Feng could not do anything. He had really doomed himself this time. This attempt to compress the Astral Power was not going to be easy at all. Moreover, there was no second chance. Lin Feng did not dare to take the risk. He had to succeed!

The 523 strands of Astral Power were like strands of hair, thinner than hairs, even. Under Lin Feng's will, they began to compress.

However, the rebound of the Astral Power was also very powerful. The rebounds time and time again struck against Lin Feng's will like waves. Fortunately, his will was firm, and like a rock, he allowed the waves to lash at him again and again.

Lin Feng gritted his teeth. Gradually, he felt the 523 traces of Astral Power were compressed tinier and tinier. At the same time, the rebound force became stronger and stronger. He was almost at his limit.

Finally, Lin Feng grasped the opportunity and immediately circulated the Astral Swirl technique. A vast amount of star power was attracted and absorbed into his body by the Astral Swirl Technique.

Boom.

A rumble sounded in Lin Feng's mind like a clap of thunder. At the same time, the 524th trace of Astral Power finally took shape. With the appearance of the 524th trace of Astral Power, the Astral Swirl technique seemed to become even more violent. A huge vortex appeared around Lin Feng, frantically absorbing the star power that descended from the cosmos.

At this point, Lin Feng felt a wonderful feeling. He had truly broken the limit. With the appearance of the 524th trace of Astral Power, the Astral Power in his body felt as if it was about to explode.

There was simply too much new Astral Power, and the number grew exponentially.

One hundred strands, two hundred strands, three hundred strands…

Almost every once in a while, a large amount of Astral Power would emerge in Lin Feng's body. The speed was so fast that it far exceeded Lin Feng's imagination. However, Lin Feng was not too surprised, because this was a very normal phenomenon. Normally, when a First level Metamorphic Realm martial artist broke through to the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm, the Astral Power in their body would increase explosively.

This would last for a period of time. There was no need to panic at all.

Hence, Lin Feng allowed the Astral Swirl cultivation technique to operate and absorb a large amount of star power. He would condense as much Astral Power as he could, and not interfere at all.

From the moment he condensed the 524th trace of Astral Power, Lin Feng had officially become a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist!

"What? Captain Chen Xue is missing?"

Lu Wei's face was ashen. He had been keeping an eye on Chen Xue during this period of time precisely because he was afraid that Chen Xue would get impulsive. Originally, there had been no movement from Chen Xue for the past few days, so Lu Wei had let his guard down.

Unexpectedly, when he asked about her today, Chen Xue had long disappeared.

Lu Wei had a bad premonition. He immediately mobilized the base's surveillance and realized that Chen Xue had left the base yesterday. Even though the guards did not allow Chen Xue to go out, Chen Xue was the battalion leader and an inhuman expert. If she insisted on going out, no one could stop her.

"Why didn't you report to me?"

Lu Wei's expression was a little dark as he asked the base guard sternly.

"Captain Lu, you're no longer the Acting Chief Commander. You requested us not to report to you if anything happens, and to report to the new Chief Commander instead. We did report to the Chief Commander, but he seemed to be busy cultivating and ignored

US."

Lu Wei remembered. In order to avoid a conflict of power, and also in all sincerity, he wanted to give the authority of the base to Lin Feng. Hence, ever since Lin Feng came, he did not grasp the authority of the base at all, but handed it all to Lin Feng.

Hence, when Chen Xue left the base without permission, the guards did not report to him. Lin Feng was cultivating and ignored it as well. He even suspected that Lin Feng's guards never thought of reporting the matter to Lin Feng at all.

"Pay close attention to Captain Chen Xue. Let me know if anything happens."

Lu Wei's mood was a little terrible. He blamed Chen Xue for being rash, but he was also worried about Chen Xue's safety.

Hence, Lu Wei immediately dialed Chen Xue's communicator, only to realize that Chen Xue had switched it off.

This made Lu Wei even more anxious.

"Captain Lu, Captain Chen Xue is back." Suddenly, a guard reported to Lu Wei.

"You're back?"

Lu Wei was slightly stunned and heaved a sigh of relief. However, his expression was also very dark. He immediately said, "Where? Take me there."

Soon, Lu Wei saw Chen Xue at the base's entrance.

Chen Xue was unscathed, but she was carrying a massive Pangolin Beast on her shoulder.

Lu Wei was all too familiar with Pangolin Beasts. That massive body, skin hard as rocks, pointed snout, and sharp claws…

Its tail was gone, and there was a fatal wound at its chest where the heart was.

This was not an ordinary Pangolin Beast, but a demon!

"Chen Xue, what are you doing?"

Lu Wei rushed in front of Chen Xue and watched the Pangolin Beast she had killed. This was a demon! It didn't matter if a Pangolin Beast died, but if a demon died, god knew how many more Pangolin Beasts would go berserk.

Chen Xue's rash action was likely to put the entire South Mountain Base in danger.

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Chapter 150 Second Level of Metamorphic Realm

"Lu Wei, you came at the right time. Help me move this Pangolin Beast."

Chen Xue, on the other hand, looked completely uncaring.

Lu Wei stepped forward, grabbed the Pangolin Beast's corpse, and tossed it to the ground.

"Chen Xue, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Chen Xue also sneered and said, "If you guys aren't going to avenge Brother Zhou, I will! This Pangolin Beast was alone. It took me a lot of effort to kill it."

"Alone?"

"That's right. Do you think I'm so foolish as to really charge into the lair of Pangolin Beasts and fight them to the death?"

"But even if it was alone, don't you know that Pangolin Beasts live in hordes? Do you think it's just a coincidence that a lone Pangolin Beast is a demon? It could be a patrolling demon."

Having stayed in the South Mountain Base for so many years, Lu Wei knew the Pangolin Beasts too well. These Pangolin Beasts were very territorial. As long as they were within the territory, they would even send Pangolin Beasts to patrol like humans.

If a patrolling Pangolin Beast disappeared, it would be troublesome. Those Pangolin Beasts would definitely riot.

"How can there be such a coincidence? I didn't even approach the lair of the Pangolin Beasts before discovering this Pangolin Beast not far from our base."

Chen Xue seemed to be very happy. Killing an Pangolin Beast abated a lot of her anger.

"Chen Xue, you're too rash. I'll report this matter to the Chief Commander. I'm not sure if the Chief Commander will punish you when the time comes."

"Whatever."

Chen Xue carried the Pangolin Beast and left. A Pangolin Beast demon was still very valuable, especially since it could be exchanged for merit value.

In the South Mountain Base, the merit value obtained by the inhuman experts on a single guard mission was really too little. For example, Lin Feng, the Chief Commander, could only obtain 10 merit value per year for a guard mission. As for ordinary inhuman experts, they could only obtain five merit value per year.

If they relied on just five merit value, they'd have to wait forever to earn enough merit value to purchase things like martial arts, cultivation techniques, and equipment they needed from the Martial Domain's online

shop.

Those were very expensive.

Thus, the best way to obtain merit value was to hunt down those dire beasts or demons. For example, for the Pangolin Beasts, a dire beast king was only worth a little merit value, while ordinary dire beasts gave no merit at all.

Killing or capturing an ordinary demon alive would earn them five merit value. If it was a demon general, that would be a different story. They could obtain 50 merit value at once.

Of course, it was extremely difficult to kill a demon general. Even ordinary demons were very difficult to kill. Although Chen Xue said it was easy, she must have undertaken a tough battle with the demon to kill it in the end.

Seeing Chen Xue leave on her own, Lu Wei opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"If Chen Xue continues to do whatever she wants, sooner or later, she'll doom herself and the entire South Mountain Base. She can't stay in the South Mountain Base anymore."

Lu Wei thought for a while, but finally made up his mind and rushed towards Lin Feng's residence.

"Success!"

In the secret chamber, Lin Feng sensed the surging Astral Power in his body. It was not a strand or two strands of Astral Power, nor was it the original 523 strands.

It was a total of 2,600 strands of Astral Power!

Normally, when martial artists ascended from the First Level of Metamorphic Realm to the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm, their Astral Power would increase explosively for an instant. It was the same for Lin Feng. He originally had more than 500 strands of Astral Power, and now, it had increased to 2,600 strands in an instant. It was simply incredible.

Normally, the limit for a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist was only 999 strands of Astral Power. However, Lin Feng had already exceeded the limit of an ordinary Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, and even had over twice the Astral Power of peak Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

Moreover, this was not Lin Feng's limit. His Astral Power could still continue to increase, and even reach more than 5,000 strands eventually.

Although Lin Feng had expected such a huge amount of Astral Power, he was still somewhat shocked that so much Astral Power had really appeared at once.

With 2,600 threads of Astral Power, even when he deployed the Void Bubble, at full force, he would be able to deploy six Astral Bubbles at once. Even if he had to deal with multiple enemies, Lin Feng wouldn't be afraid anymore.

Moreover, the power of Astral Bubble could increase with Astral Power. For example, condensing the most basic Astral Bubble costs Lin Feng 400 strands. However, if he used 2,600 strands of Astral Power to condense a single Astral Bubble, how powerful would it be?

Lin Feng had never tried it before, but he could roughly guess that a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist would definitely not be able to resist it. After all, the difference in Astral Power alone was too great.

Currently, Lin Feng had already broken through to the second level of the Metamorphic Realm. He was in a good mood. In the future, he could slowly condense this Astral Power, and there was no rush.

As for the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm, after Lin Feng experienced such a dangerous process of breaking through this time, the next time, he certainly would not dare to attempt a reckless breakthrough again if he did not have absolute confidence in breaking through.

It seemed like in the following period of time, apart from condensing Astral Power and increasing his strength, he would also need to focus on tempering his mental will. Otherwise, the next time he wanted to break through, it wouldn't be as simple as facing 500 strands of Astral Power, but more than 5,000 strands of Astral Power.

If his mental will was insufficient, not only would he be unable to break through, his life would also be in danger after he failed to break through

"Chief Commander, Captain Lu Wei requests an audience. He says that he has an urgent matter to report to the Chief Commander."

The guard outside the door came to report again. Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. Why was Lu Wei here?

Hearing that Lu Wei was here, Lin Feng remembered Chen Xue, who often came to look for him some time ago. Why was there suddenly no movement? It seemed like she had not "harassed" him for a few days.

This was quite strange. Chen Xue was very persistent and would not give up easily, yet she had not come for a few days in a row. Could something have happened to the base?

At this thought, Lin Feng stood up and opened the secret chamber, preparing to meet Lu Wei.

When he arrived in the living room, Lu Wei was already waiting. "Captain Lu, what's the emergency?"

Lin Feng asked calmly.

"Chief Commander, please apply to the higher-ups to transfer Captain Chen Xue away."

When Lu Wei saw Lin Feng, he said directly, and his tone and attitude were very sincere.

"You want me to transfer Chen Xue away?"

Lin Feng was a little surprised. He could tell that Lu Wei was actually the one who truly cared about Chen Xue and was close with her in the South Mountain Base. Why did Lu Wei ask to transfer Chen Xue away instead?

"Chief Commander, Chen Xue is too rash. She violated the ban I issued previously and left the base without permission to hunt the Pangolin Beasts. If she continues to stay in the South Mountain Base when she's so unrestrained, I'm afraid not only will she be in danger, the entire South Mountain Base will be in danger as well."

Lu Wei briefly explained how Chen Xue left the South Mountain Base without permission. Lin Feng also gradually understood how dangerous Chen Xue's actions were to the base.

Lin Feng frowned. Lu Wei did not rush him and waited quietly.

After a long while, Lin Feng stood up and said calmly, "Let's go and meet Captain Chen

Xue."

Lu Wei's gaze was a little confused. He did not know why Lin Feng was going to see Chen Xue at this time, but he still nodded and led the way for Lin Feng.

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Chapter 151 Two Slaps

In the square of the South Mountain Base, the sudden appearance of a massive Pangolin Beast corpse attracted many martial artists in the base.

"Isn't that the corpse of a Pangolin Beast? It doesn't look like an ordinary Pangolin Beast."

"Of course it's not an ordinary Pangolin Beast. Have you ever seen an ordinary Pangolin Beast so massive? If I'm not wrong, it's a demon!"

"What, a demon? Didn't the base order us not to provoke and hunt Pangolin Beasts at will anymore?"

"I heard that Captain Chen Xue personally hunted and killed it…"

Discussions abounded among numerous martial artists. The corpse of a Pangolin Beast, and a demon at that, was enough of a topic. The fact that it was related to Chen Xue was only more attention-grabbing.

Everyone knew that Chen Xue was a "war advocate" in the base, and she was rather insane about it. Although most people did not agree with Chen Xue's idea, there were also some who were willing to follow her.

Therefore, Chen Xue still had a certain degree of influence in the South Mountain Base.

Actually, it wasn't just the ordinary martial artists. Many inhuman experts were also attracted by Chen Xue's action. They all frowned. What was Chen Xue trying to do?

She was so high-profile and had violated Lu Wei's order from back then. Although there was a new Chief Commander now, with the new Chief Commander not abolishing this order, Chen Xue was violating the base's order by doing so.

The consequences were dire!

Chen Xue suddenly jumped onto the Pangolin Beast's corpse and said to the surrounding martial artists, "Some people think that the Pangolin Beasts are very powerful, and that we can't defeat them. But what is this corpse now? It's a Pangolin Beast, and a demon at that! Is it very powerful? I've already killed it. How strong can Pangolin Beasts be?"

"Some people were scared out of their wits by the previous defeat and felt that we cannot defeat the Pangolin Beasts. However, didn't those Pangolin Beasts suffer heavy losses the last time as well? As long as we work harder and kill more Pangolin Beasts, we might be able to completely eradicate those Pangolin Beasts. Isn't this the purpose of our South Mountain Base?"

"Commander Zhou Yun led us into the lair of the Pangolin Beasts precisely for this goal. We were just a little bit away from success. Everyone, don't be frightened of the Pangolin Beasts. They're not frightening!"

With Chen Xue's loud "call to arms", the passion of many martial artists surged for a time. Gradually, some supporters for Chen Xue appeared.

"Chen Xue, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, a loud shout sounded out from afar, and it was obviously filled with suppressed rage.

It was Lu Wei. Beside him was Lin Feng, the new Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base!

Many martial artists in the South Mountain Base had already heard of Lin Feng's name. The appearance of the new policy for martial artists was inextricably linked to Lin Feng.

However, after Lin Feng arrived at the South Mountain Base, apart from the inspection for the first three days , he had spent the rest of his time in seclusion. Many martial artists in the base had not even seen Lin Feng.

At this moment, Lin Feng had finally appeared. This also made many people curious.

Lu Wei, on the other hand, was furious. He came before the corpse of the Pangolin Beast and shouted, "Chen Xue, are you insane? Get down quickly!" Chen Xue's words just now were completely against the base's orders.

Lin Feng frowned as well. Initially, he had felt some sympathy for Chen Xue's plight. However, he was a little impatient now. He was even considering Lu Wei's suggestion. Should he really transfer Chen Xue away?

Chen Xue glanced at Lu Wei before finally turning her gaze to Lin Feng. She said coldly, "Chief Commander, so you're finally willing to come out. You've never seen a Pangolin Beast before, have you? Actually, it's not as terrifying as you imagine. Look, didn't I just kill a Pangolin Beast with ease?"

Seeing that Lin Feng remained silent, Chen Xue continued, "Chief Commander, I think we can take advantage of this moment to try attacking the Pangolin Beasts. We might have suffered heavy losses last time, but didn't those Pangolin Beasts suffer heavy losses as well? As long as we take the initiative to attack, we'll definitely be able to completely destroy the nest of the Pangolin Beasts!"

Everyone looked at Lin Feng. Even though Lu Wei was very anxious, while Lin Feng had not expressed a stand, he could only hold it in.

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. For the first time, he asked, "Captain Chen Xue, you advocate taking the initiative to attack. Do you know the exact number of Pangolin Beasts? How many demons are there in the Pangolin Beasts' Lair? What if that demon general in the Pangolin Beast's lair attacks again? Have you considered all of this?"

The sharp, consecutive questions from Lin Feng made Chen Xue's gaze slightly flustered.

"That demon general was injured last time and didn't dare to come out at all. Moreover, so what if there are many Pangolin Beasts? There are so many martial artists in our South Mountain Base. Why should we be afraid of those Pangolin Beasts? As for how many demons there are in the Pangolin Beasts' lair, that's not a big deal at all. Last time, Brother Zhou led people into the lair and dealt those demons a heavy blow. We have a very good chance this time. We'll definitely be able to annihilate the remaining Pangolin Beasts once and for all."

Lin Feng's gaze turned cold. He also felt that this woman had gone insane.

"But Zhou Yun failed the last time!"

"No, who said that Brother Zhou failed? Brother Zhou dealt those Pangolin Beasts a heavy blow. He's created an opportunity for us. It's just that you're all too timid and cowardly. If you won't go, I'll go myself!"

When Chen Xue heard Lin Feng mention Zhou Yun's failure, it was as if she immediately went insane. Even the Astral Power in her body was a little unstable.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, before anyone could see clearly, a figure appeared in front of Chen Xue abruptly. Like a phantom, its speed was incredible.

Slap.

A crisp sound rang out clearly in everyone's ears.

Many martial artists took a longer look and realized that it was Lin Feng. He had stretched out his palm and slapped Chen Xue hard across the face. For a moment, everyone seemed to be in a daze, stunned on the spot.

"You…"

Chen Xue also seemed to be in disbelief. She had actually been slapped in public, and by the new Chief Commander no less. Lin Feng, who was timid and cowardly in her eyes, had slapped her.

This was a great humiliation!

Boom.

Chen Xue erupted. At this moment, she had thoroughly lost her mind. The 99 strands of Astral Power in her body erupted completely. She went completely berserk like a dire beast.

"What right do you have to hit me? Even Brother Zhou couldn't bear to hit me. What right do you have to hit me?!"

Slap.

Another crisp sound rang out. Chen Xue, who had unleashed 99 strands of Astral Power, seemed to be stunned.

She had been struck again, and it was another slap. The 99 traces of Astral Power in her body completely erupted, but it seemed to be useless in front of Lin Feng. Lin Feng's palm still passed through the Astral Power and landed hard on her face.

For a moment, even the inhuman experts at the base gasped, as if they could not believe the reality before their eyes.

Lin Feng had actually slapped Chen Xue twice in a row?

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Chapter 152 Wake-up Beating

Lu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly. Lin Feng's speed was too fast just now. It was like a phantom. Even he could not see Lin Feng's figure clearly. Then, Lin Feng gave Chen Xue two slaps.

The strength that Lin Feng displayed was very shocking

Chen Xue was only a First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, but she had also condensed 99 strands of Astral Power. No matter how fast he was, she should be able to react. However, as for Lin Feng? Chen Xue could not resist the two slaps from him at all.

At this moment, all the inhuman experts, including Lu Wei, re-evaluated Lin Feng's strength in their hearts. Judging from some videos of Dragonlith City and some information about Stone City alone, they seemed to have underestimated Lin Feng.

In reality, Lin Feng's speed was also very fast. It was just that compared to his strength, his speed was much inferior. Even so, his speed still far exceeded that of ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists, let alone when he unleashed his Astral Power just now.

Lin Feng could no longer tolerate Chen Xue. This insane woman seemed more like a crazy shrew than a Metamorphic Realm martial artist. Perhaps Chen Xue had already gone insane once Zhou Yun had died. It was one thing if she just wanted to die, and another to try to drag everyone in the South Mountain Base to die alongside herself.

Hence, Lin Feng gave Chen Xue two slaps. It was impossible to wake her up if he did not use force.

After suffering two consecutive slaps, Chen Xue's face convulsed. She had never been "humiliated" like this in public before. More over, she was a dignified inhuman expert herself!

Boom.

Ninety-nine strands of Astral Power erupted. Chen Xue used all she had to unleash her power. The innate talent she had awakened was also a very ordinary fire innate talent. In reality, talents like fire, water, storm, and so on were the most common innate talents, and the easiest innate talents to awaken.

Chen Xue's entire body was engulfed in flames. In addition, the eruption of the Astral Power in her body was indeed very shocking. She had already lost her mind, and even developed killing intent towards Lin Feng.

After all, no Metamorphic Realm martial artist could withstand the "humiliation" of being slapped.

"Stop it, Chen Xue. Are you crazy?"

Lu Wei's heart clenched when he saw Chen Xue erupt. He was not afraid that Chen Xue would kill Lin Feng. Judging from the strength Lin Feng had displayed just now, he far surpassed Chen Xue. However, he was afraid that Chen Xue's insanity would completely anger Lin Feng, and Lin Feng would accidentally injure Chen Xue.

However, before Lu Wei could even make a move, the aura erupting from Chen Xue's body came to a sudden halt.

Bang.

Lin Feng's expression turned hard. He merely lifted his leg and landed a kick directly on Chen Xue. The Astral Power that Chen Xue had just unleashed could not withstand the power of Lin Feng's kick at all.

Chen Xue was sent flying and landed heavily on the ground.

However, this was not the end. Lin Feng continued to chase up to Chen Xue, and gave her another hard slap to the face.

Slap.

The crisp sounds were incessant. With every slap, Lin Feng would give a reason.

"Chen Xue, as an inhuman expert guarding the South Mountain Base, you ignored the base's order and left the base. You deserve to be beaten!"

"Chen Xue, you disobeyed your superiors and attacked the Chief Commander. You deserve to be beaten!"

"Chen Xue, you incited the martial artists in the base and affected the unity of the base. You deserve to be beaten!"

"Chen Xue, I can't find a reason anymore, but I just want to hit you and wake you up!"

Lin Feng spared Chen Xue mercy at all. With one slap after another, Chen Xue no longer had any Astral Power to protect her body. Hence, her face was already swollen, and she looked even more miserable.

"If you're so strong, why don't you go kill the Pangolin Beasts? You can only deal with a woman like myself!" "Now you remember that you're a woman? When you left the base without permission earlier, did you remember that you're a woman? When you incited all the martial artists to kill the Pangolin Beasts, did you remember there are women among those martial artists?"

"I can tell you clearly that you are very ignorant. What you have done will have disastrous consequences for the South Mountain Base."

"Perhaps no one has ever dared to mention Zhou Yun before you. Then, let me tell you today. Your Brother Zhou—the former Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base, Zhou Yun-if he hadn't died in battle, he would have been tried at court!"

"It's because of his radicalism, his recklessness, and his insanity that the South Mountain Base suffered heavy losses. Fifteen inhuman experts and countless ordinary martial artists were killed, and even the South Mountain Base itself was almost breached. Zhou Yun was a complete failure. He was the one who doomed the South Mountain Base! He's guilty!"

Lin Feng's last sentence made Chen Xue bellow like she was mad, "No, no, Brother Zhou is a hero. How can he guilty? I won't allow you to slander Brother Zhou. You have no right!"

Chen Xue's teeth gnashed so hard that she almost bled. She gritted her teeth, wishing she could devour Lin Feng alive. She would never allow anyone to slander Zhou Yun!

"I'm slandering Zhou Yun? That's just as well. I'll let you see the truth today. Look at the people around you. They are all martial artists at the South Mountain Base. See if they think Zhou Yun is a hero."

Lin Feng grabbed Chen Xue and tossed her to the ground.

Chen Xue lifted her head. Her disheveled appearance seemed particularly vicious. She looked at the surrounding martial artists and shouted, "All of you, tell the truth. Brother Zhou isn't guilty, he isn't!"

The surroundings fell silent all of a sudden. No one dared to step forward to speak. However, Lin Feng did not interfere and only looked at Chen Xue coldly.

Chen Xue's gaze became even more insane. There was even a trace of pleading in her eyes. "You tell Lin Feng, tell him that Brother Zhou isn't guilty. He's not! Brother Zhou is a hero. Have you all forgotten? It was Brother Zhou who led you to defeat the Pangolin Beasts. Brother Zhou even died in battle. He's not guilty!"

Chen Xue shouted hysterically. Even her voice was a little hoarse, but still no one spoke. There was only silence, a horrible silence. Chen Xue saw the "truth" reflected in the gaze of the surrounding martial artists.

She cried. She cried terribly. The mighty inhuman expert was crying. The omnipotent and nigh perfect Brother Zhou in her heart was only a hero to her alone. The martial artists of the South Mountain Base might not hate Zhou Yun, but no one thought that he was a hero.

Zhou Yun was the reason so many martial artists were killed, and the entire South Mountain Base was almost been destroyed. How could martial artists at the base think Zhou Yun was a hero?

That disaster had been completely avoidable, and was entirely the severe consequences brought about by Zhou Yun's obstinacy.

However, no one had ever dared to say this to Chen Xue, not even Lu Wei.

Today, Lin Feng said it. Although he had not been in the South Mountain Base for long, and usually lived in seclusion aside from the inspection in the first three days, from the inspection during those three days, Lin Feng discovered that the 15 battalions which had suffered the heaviest losses were actually filled with discontent towards Zhou Yun.

The 15 battalions were almost crippled, and even their leaders were killed in battle. All of this was due to Zhou Yun's rashness. It was only because Zhou Yun was dead that no one pursued the matter.

"Chen Xue, it's about time you wake up…"

Lu Wei went forward and helped Chen Xue up. Chen Xue had been taught a hard lesson by Lin Feng today and lost all her dignity. However, he knew that Chen Xue was more concerned about what Lin Feng had just said.

Lin Feng's words shattered the pride in Chen Xue's heart and shattered her conviction. It was even very likely that Chen Xue would never recover from this setback.

However, Lu Wei could not blame Lin Feng. After all, if Lin Feng did not give Chen Xue a "wake-up beating", it might be the greatest hidden hazard to the South Mountain Base.

"This is bad. The Pangolin Beasts are here. There are lots of them!"

Suddenly, the martial artist in charge of guarding the base hurriedly came in front of Lin Feng to report to Lin Feng and the various battalion leaders.

The Pangolin Beasts were here again!

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Chapter 153 Pangolin Beasts

The South Mountain Base became busy again. It had been a while since the base had experienced war. Now, war was undoubtedly imminent.

Pangolin Beasts. A massive amount of Pangolin Beasts had appeared in front of the base.

When Lin Feng arrived at the fortress walls of the base, he realized that there were Pangolin Beasts everywhere in front of the base. Tens of thousands of densely-packed Pangolin Beasts were growling.

Lin Feng looked over and realized that there were a few large holes in the ground behind the Pangolin Beasts. Pangolin Beasts were still surging out of the holes continuously. These Pangolin Beasts must have dug more than ten tunnels underground and gathered in front of the base.

"These Pangolin Beasts are good at digging tunnels. Will they dig their way into the base?"

Lin Feng was not too familiar with the South Mountain Base after all.

Lu Wei explained, "We're already prepared for it. The entire base is built from the toughest steel. It's simply harder than any fortress of war. Even the foundation is filled with the toughest steel. No matter how sharp the claws of those Pangolin Beasts are, they can't break through it."

"If that's the case, why did the base suffer such heavy losses last time?"

Lu Wei naturally knew that Lin Feng was referring to the unforeseen event which occurred when Zhou Yun was the Chief Commander.

Hence, he explained with a bitter smile, "We suffered such heavy losses last time because Commander Zhou Yun insisted on charging into the lair of the Pangolin Beasts. The defense at the base was weak, and since it had to receive many martial artists who fled back, it left those Pangolin Beasts an opening to strike."

Lin Feng nodded. It seemed like this was really Zhou Yun's fault. He had to take the blame.

"There are so many Pangolin Beasts gathered in front of the base. If we ignore them, will we be in danger?"

"Yes. If we ignore so many Pangolin Beasts, more and more Pangolin Beasts will gather. They will dig slowly, bit by bit, or simply attack the base by force. That will be very dangerous. At least, if those Pangolin Beast demons want to jump into the base, it wouldn't be a problem for them at all."

Lin Feng understood now. It seemed like having so many Pangolin Beasts was indeed troublesome. Even if he ignored them, as time went on, the Pangolin Beasts might even breach the base.

The skin of the Pangolin Beasts was hard like rocks. They were not huge, but they were about the size of an adult crocodile. However, the demons among the Pangolin Beasts were abnormally huge, about four or five times the size of ordinary Pangolin Beasts.

Moreover, Lin Feng saw about 40-odd Pangolin Beast demons at a glance.

"Why did they suddenly gather outside the base?"

For some reason, Lin Feng felt that these Pangolin Beasts seemed to be very "angry". They were just gathered outside the base and did not attack immediately, as if they were expressing their "anger".

Lu Wei fell silent. He had been in the South Mountain Base for many years, and had also studied these Pangolin Beasts for many years. In terms of the understanding of Pangolin Beasts, no one in the entire South Mountain Base could compare to Lu Wei.

"The Pangolin Beasts are actually not violent in temperament. They can even be considered gentle among the many dire beasts. Under normal circumstances, they are unwilling to fight with other dire beasts. Similarly, the Pangolin Beasts are also unwilling to fight with us humans. This area was originally the territory of the Pangolin Beasts. However, when we humans wanted to expand, we built a city here and set up frontline bases. After a few major battles, those Pangolin Beasts have actually already given up a lot of territory."

"Although the Pangolin Beasts have relatively mild temperaments, they are dire beasts that live in hordes and have very close connections. Once a Pangolin Beast is killed, it will usually attract a large horde of Pangolin Beasts."

Also, the reason so many Pangolin Beasts have appeared now is most likely the Pangolin Beast demon that Chen Xue had killed. Moreover, that Pangolin Beast probably wasn't just a demon. Perhaps its identity is somewhat special among Pangolin Beasts.

Understood. Lin Feng completely understood now. This entire situation was caused by Chen Xue. At this thought, Lin Feng frowned.

"So, they can track the dead Pangolin Beast?"

"Yes, they have an extremely sensitive sense of smell. They must have smelled it."

Actually, this was also why Lu Wei was so angry when he saw Chen Xue carrying a Pangolin Beast demon back to the base. It would clearly attract a large amount of Pangolin Beasts.

"This should be common knowledge. In that case, Chen Xue brought the Pangolin Beast's corpse into the base on purpose?"

Lu Wei did not speak, but Lin Feng already knew the answer. Initially, Lin Feng only felt that Chen Xue was a little pitiful. Perhaps Zhou Yun's death had caused Chen Xue to go a little insane.

However, from the looks of it, Chen Xue was not just insane, but audacious. Moreover, deliberately attracting the Pangolin Beasts to attack the South Mountain Base was enough for Chen Xue to be tried in court.

"After this crisis, I will send Chen Xue to the Martial Artist Court!"

Lin Feng also knew about the new policy for martial artists. Right now, his prestige in the South Mountain Base was very high. Sending Chen Xue to the martial artist court was easily achievable for him. Moreover, Chen Xue's crime was indeed serious. Once she was sent to the Martial Artist Court, no one could guarantee what kind of severe punishment Chen Xue would receive.

After all, such a thing was too heinous. It basically doomed the entire base.

However, sending Chen Xue into the martial artist court was a matter for the future. Lin Feng had to consider how to deal with the current situation. He had only been in the South Mountain Base for a month, but he had already encountered such a huge crisis. If he did not handle it well, the entire South Mountain Base might be in danger of being destroyed.

"There are already 46 demons, and there's no knowing if more demons will appear later."

Looking at the Pangolin Beasts that emerged from the underground tunnels, Lin Feng's frown deepened. The demons among the Pangolin Beasts were actually very easy to identify. After all, they were much larger than ordinary Pangolin Beasts, and could be recognized at a glance.

These Pangolin Beasts were expressing their anger. No matter how gentle these Pangolin Beasts were, Lin Feng knew that they could not possibly coexist with the Pangolin Beasts in peace.

This was a battle for survival between two species. There was no room for negotiation, let alone distinction of right or wrong.

With so many Pangolin Beasts surrounding the base, he had to defeat these Pangolin Beasts.

"Out of the 46 demons, each of you should be able to hold off two demons temporarily, right? Twenty-one, no, it should be twenty. Excluding Chen Xue, you can hold off forty demons for the time being. I'll deal with the remaining six."

Lin Feng seemed to be calculating how to deal with those Pangolin Beasts. Lu Wei's expression changed slightly. Was Lin Feng planning to fight the Pangolin Beasts head-on?

The last time, Zhou Yun had fought them head-on. In the end, the South Mountain Base was almost breached by the Pangolin Beasts. Even Zhou Yun himself was killed in battle. He did not want to experience that kind of disaster again.

He had thought that Lin Feng was "level-headed" enough and would not be so rash. He did not expect Lin Feng to be so reckless as well.

Just as Lu Wei was about to persuade Lin Feng, the martial artists behind him became faintly restless.

"Why is Chen Xue here?"

Lin Feng turned around and saw the disheveled Chen Xue. There was no knowing when she had also arrived at the fortress tower. Many martial artists' expressions revealed anger as they looked at Chen Xue.

When all those Pangolin Beasts suddenly appeared outside the base, the martial artists at the base naturally knew that the reason likely had to do with the Pangolin Beast Chen Xue had killed. How could they possibly look at Chen Xue without anger?

However, Chen Xue was very calm. She only stopped when she came before Lin Feng.

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Chapter 154 Changes in Innate Abilities (1)

Now that Chen Xue had arrived, the atmosphere appeared slightly frosty. Lin Feng pointed at the dense horde of Pangolin Beasts outside the base and said coldly, "Captain Chen Xue, there are already 46 Pangolin Beasts. Is this what you mean by they were dealt a severe blow? That we can defeat them completely once and for all?".

Chen Xue had a complicated look in her eyes. The dense horde of Pangolin Beasts outside the base looked very "impressive". However, the more "impressive" it was, the more dangerous it was for the South Mountain Base.

Moreover, there were 46 demons. Who knew how many more demons were in the lair of the Pangolin Beasts? She was so consumed by her desire for revenge that she almost doomed the entire South Mountain Base.

"Count me in."

Chen Xue suddenly said.

Seeing Lin Feng's expressionless face, Chen Xue said again, "At least count me in before I go to the Martial Artist Court!"

It seemed like Chen Xue also knew how heinous her previous actions were. It was almost certain that she would be tried at the Martial Artist Court, and no one could change this.

Everyone looked at Lin Feng. He was the Chief Commander. In such a critical situation, only Lin Feng could make the decision!

"All right, we'll count you in. According to what I said just now, the 21 of you will hold off 42 demons. Leave the remaining four demons to me!"

Every word Lin Feng said seemed to strike the hearts of all the martial artists. All the martial artists fell silent. They were not afraid of death, but they had unforgettable and tragic memories.

Chief Commander Zhou Yun seemed to have said the same thing the last time. However, in the end, Zhou Yun died in battle, while South Mountain Base suffered heavy losses and was almost destroyed.

"No, I object! Chief Commander, we can't make the same mistake again. Last time, Chief Commander Zhou Yun took the initiative to attack. What happened in the end? Our South Mountain Base was almost destroyed. Once South Mountain Base is destroyed, the South Mountain City behind will be in danger!"

Lu Wei was the first to step forward. He had to object. Failing to object the last time was something he would regret for the rest of his life. This time, he had to step forward and make the objection, no matter what.

Many martial artists nodded one after another. Their last failure was just too hard. Thinking back to the last time, it had practically been a narrow escape from death. They did not want to make the same mistake again.

Moreover, they had suffered such heavy losses the last time. Hadn't Lin Feng learned the lesson?

Lin Feng glanced at the numerous Pangolin Beasts below and said calmly, "Do we still have a choice now? This time is different from the last time. Last time, Chief Commander Zhou Yun took the initiative to attack, and even charged into the lair of the Pangolin Beasts. This time, we only want to repel these Pangolin Beasts. If we don't repel them first, what can you do to make them retreat?"

"We can ask for assistance from Legate Shangguan Zhennan."

"The Legate needs to guard the South Mountain City. What if the Pangolin Beasts misdirect us and attack the South Mountain City instead? That's not impossible. The Legate cannot leave the South Mountain City lightly."

Lin Feng's words made Lu Wei fall silent as well. That was indeed the case. The Legate definitely would not leave South Mountain City lightly. It was very difficult to completely block the Pangolin Beasts outside the base with the South Mountain Base alone. If the Pangolin Beasts bypassed the base and opened up an underground tunnel to attack the South Mountain City, without the Legate, what kind of danger would South Mountain City be in?

Even if the possibility was one in ten thousand, the Legate could never take the risk.

The South Mountain Base was just a nail. Originally, they wanted to keep the Pangolin Beasts occupied and constantly weaken them. However, after the brutal defeat the last time, the South Mountain Base no longer had the ability to do so. They could only hide in the base, and were unable to leave the base to stop those Pangolin Beasts.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Lin Feng continued, "Just do as I said. We have no choice this time. We can only fight with all we have! Fortunately, here with the base behind us, we have enough of an advantage. Remember, we just need to repel these Pangolin Beasts. Do not pursue them!"

"Chief Commander, this is too risky. It's too dangerous for you to deal with four Pangolin Beasts alone. Moreover, those Pangolin Beasts are not so easy to stall. If everyone can't stall two of them, there will be trouble."

Lin Feng's tone gradually turned cold. "If we don't hold them off, we will fight to the death. Since we're at the frontline and on the battlefield, we have to be prepared to sacrifice ourselves at any time! I've already gone through a life-or-death battle in Dragonlith City. There's nothing to be afraid of. We can either fight or die! However, we can't let these Pangolin Beasts enter the base, even at the cost of our lives."

"Moreover, you do not have to worry about my safety at all. I believe you all know a little about my innate abilities. With the restorative ability, I'm tougher to kill than any of you. It won't be so easy to kill me! Watch carefully, I'll go down and buy you some time first, haha!"

With that, Lin Feng actually leaped off the fortress tower and flew towards the middle of the group of Pangolin Beasts outside the base.

"Chief Commander!"

Lu Wei and the rest turned pale with shock. Even Chen Xue's eyes revealed a trace of surprise.

Lin Feng was not afraid at all at the critical moment!

Lin Feng leaped down from the fortress tower. The Pangolin Beasts also seemed to have seen Lin Feng, and their gazes turned menacing. There were tens of thousands of Pangolin Beasts here.

As soon as Lin Feng landed, countless Pangolin Beasts surged over.

Even though they were all ordinary Pangolin Beasts, there were too many of them. Even inhuman experts would need to use Astral Power to protect themselves. Once their Astral Power was exhausted, only death awaited them.

There were also many inhuman experts who were surrounded and killed by ordinary Pangolin Beasts. Many inhuman experts who followed Zhou Yun into the lair of the Pangolin Beasts were surrounded and killed by ordinary Pangolin Beasts this way.

Lin Feng took a deep breath. Ever since the battle in Dragonlith City, he had not fought with dire beasts to his heart's content. Even in Stone City, there were no life-or-death battles. Everyone was restrained, and did not fight to kill.

But now?

Faced with tens of thousands of dire beasts, Pangolin Beasts that wished they could tear Lin Feng into pieces, this was the true battle!

"Armor."

Lin Feng did not intend to use Astral Power to protect himself. He did not need Astral Power to protect himself at all. He had the defensive armor and the undying characteristic. Why would he need Astral Power to protect himself?

Immediately, a layer of cuticle covered Lin Feng's body. Densely packed, it gradually formed a mighty and extraordinary armor that draped over Lin Feng's body.

At the same time, hard black bone spikes appeared on Lin Feng's shoulders, wrists, ankles, and joints. They looked especially sinister and fearsome.

Moreover, the change was not over. Unknowingly, strange "tumors" had appeared on Lin Feng's back. They were soft, and something seemed to be squirming inside.

Lin Feng was very surprised. He remembered that the last time he used the defensive armor, there did not seem to be such a change. Why did he feel that there seemed to be a huge change in his innate ability of armor now?

"Could it be that as my body underwent metamorphosis recently, my physique continued to improve, and my innate ability also changed?"

Lin Feng did not know if this was the reason, but the "tumors" on his back were bulging. Moreover, they felt numb and a little itchy.

Lin Feng had a vague feeling that as long as he willed it, the "tumors" on his back would break!

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Chapter 156 Devastating

Without a doubt, the pressure brought by the four Pangolin Beasts was very strong. Even Lin Feng felt as if he was suffocating. The four Pangolin Beasts were as massive as small mountains. They surrounded Lin Feng from four directions and compressed his mobility step by step. This was just like how humans used joint attacks to deal with their enemies. The intelligence of these Pangolin Beast demons was considerable.

"Come at me."

A trace of coldness flashed through Lin Feng's eyes. The two innate strength abilities in his body erupted with a bang. This time, Lin Feng also felt something strange. It seemed like even his strength had increased by quite a bit.

Originally, his raw physical strength could reach about 350 tons, but now, Lin Feng estimated that it was at least 360 tons, or even 370 tons.

His strength was clearly much stronger than before.

"Looks like the metamorphosis of my body has improved my physique during this period of time. How about testing the defense of these Pangolin Beasts?"

Lin Feng clenched his fists tightly. Sharp Horns appeared densely on the surface of his fists, and he suddenly stomped on the ground with one foot.

"Wild Bovine's Tread!"

Boom.

It had been a long time since Lin Feng had used the martial technique Wild Bovine's Tread, but he did not feel any unfamiliarity at all. This was the martial technique he had used for the longest time.

The current Lin Feng had already broken the genetic lock, and his body had undergone metamorphosis. After one life transition, he was no longer what he used to be. Hence, the effect of using Wild Bovine's Tread was incomparable to what it was before.

With this step, the entire ground seemed to be shaking, as if an earthquake had occurred. Immediately after, a huge crack appeared and extended rapidly. The few Pangolin Beasts shook incessantly from the impact, and a gap even appeared in the encirclement between them.

Now was the best time!

Lin Feng's figure flashed like a shadow as he charged towards one of the smaller Pangolin Beast demons.

"Three Spiral Forces!"

Lin Feng threw a punch, and a surging power erupted instantly. More than 1,400 tons of force smashed into the Pangolin Beasts like a violent wave.

Bang.

Lin Feng clearly heard a muffled sound. He felt as if his fist had struck a hard rock. Immediately after, the Pangolin Beast demon cried out in pain and was sent flying by Lin Feng, before landing heavily on the ground.

"Its defense is this strong?"

Lin Feng was a little surprised. Such a strong defense. The 1,400 tons of strength he unleashed was concrete strength. Against it, even a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist would be directly blasted apart without the protection of Astral Power.

Even against the fleshworm dire beast demons from back then, this punch could easily crush them.

However, against the Pangolin Beast demon, Lin Feng's punch had only sent it flying. Perhaps it had severely injured his opponent, but it had not completely killed the Pangolin Beast. As expected of a dire beast with skin as hard as rock and specializing in defense.

Although the Pangolin Beast demon was not dead, it was definitely not in a good state. Lin Feng's 1,400 tons of force, in addition to the abnormal power of the Sharp Horn, had long blasted the Pangolin Beast demon's body into a mess. It could only keep wailing in misery as it fell to the ground.

Having lost an Pangolin Beast demon, the other three demons were also completely enraged. Two of the Pangolin Beasts in particular were significantly larger. Their sharp claws swiped at Lin Feng.

The wind from the force rushed towards him. Lin Feng did not even have time to dodge. After all, he was surrounded by the Pangolin Beasts, and the range of his mobility was very small.

Swish.

Lin Feng felt the armor on his arm completely torn apart by the grab. The cuticle armor could not withstand the full force of the Pangolin Beast.

"Four Spiral Forces!"

Lin Feng advanced instead of retreating, a trace of ruthlessness in his eyes. At this moment, he had no intention of holding back. Even if this arm was crippled, with the eruption of four Spiral Forces and about 1,800 tons of strength, he could still severely injure or even blast this Pangolin Beast demon to death.

After all, 1,800 tons of strength, if calculated purely by the eruption of strength, was equivalent to an eruption of more than 400 strands of Astral Power, almost the eruption of half the Astral Power in a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist.

Bang.

Lin Feng punched through the Pangolin Beast demon's skin. A violent force exploded within its body. The Pangolin Beast demon the size of a small mountain cried out in pain, before crashing to the ground.

Dead. Lin Feng had blasted apart an Pangolin Beast demon with a single punch. It had to be known that this Pangolin Beast demon was massive, even far larger than half of the Pangolin Beast demons. Lin Feng suspected that it might even be comparable to a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist.

However, with Lin Feng unleashing his full strength at such a close proximity, and the Sharp Horn tearing through its toughest defensive skin. Its fate was naturally destined.

However, Lin Feng was not happy at all, for he was injured. One of his arms was crushed by a single claw from the Pangolin Beast. Only a little flesh dangling on his shoulder was left of his entire arm.

It was devastating! Devastating without compare!

This might be the most devastating battle Lin Feng had experienced since the decisive battle in Dragonlith City. Losing an arm was something that even a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist could do nothing about.

"Chief Commander!"

Of course, some people were paying attention to Lin Feng's situation. After seeing Lin Feng send a Pangolin Beast demon flying with a single punch, the other inhuman experts were initially rather happy. Their Chief Commander was so powerful, so he might really be able to survive this crisis.

However, immediately after, the massive Pangolin Beast shattered Lin Feng's arm with a claw. Although Lin Feng had also killed the Pangolin Beast, how devastating was the cost?

It was a completely internecine. A martial artist who lost an arm would lose more than half of their strength. Even their future path of martial arts would be very difficult.

Unless he underwent a second life transition and became a Divine Realm expert, it was impossible to restore his arm to its original state.

Lin Feng had only been in the South Mountain Base for a month. He was a genius martial artist with boundless prospects, who had obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal. How could he lose an arm right after coming to the South Mountain Base?

Lu Wei was furious. The Astral Power in his body erupted in a frenzy, repelling the two Pangolin Beasts in an instant. However, before he could leave, he was surrounded by the dense horde of dire beasts.

The other inhuman experts were in a similar situation. Some inhuman experts who were slightly weaker were even having a harder time. No one could come to rescue Lin Feng.

Previously, according to the plan, they would each hold off Pangolin Beast demons. However, how could two Pangolin Beast demons be ordinary? They could not kill the demons either, and could only rely on the eruption of Astral Power to hold them off. However, they could not hold them off for long either.

Lin Feng, on the other hand, had to deal with four Pangolin Beasts. Now that one had lost its ability to fight and another had been killed, there were still two more charging towards Lin Feng in a rage.

How could Lin Feng resist them after he's lost an arm?

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Chapter 157 Counter

Having lost an arm, Lin Feng's expression turned very somber.

After he attacked two Pangolin Beasts just now, one was killed, and the other was severely injured. It seemed like the outcome of the battle was good, but in reality? Apart from Astral Power, Lin Feng had almost unleashed his full strength.

According to the effects after the attack he made just now, three Spiral Forces combined with the Sharp Horn could seriously injure a Pangolin Beast demon. If four Spiral Forces were combined with the Sharp Horn, it could even blast a Pangolin Beast demon to death directly.

This made Lin Feng evaluate the Pangolin Beast more seriously. The Pangolin Beast's defense was extremely powerful, especially its skin. It could even become "petrified", turning as hard as rock.

This was completely different from the Proboscis Beasts. Proboscis Beasts relied entirely on their tough skin and thick flesh to "resist" attacks. That was a natural "flesh bag" that could withstand very strong impacts.

However, in terms of defense, these Pangolin Beasts were actually superior. If not for Lin Feng's indestructible Sharp Horn, even if he unleashed four Spiral Forces, he might not be able to tear through the petrified skin of the Pangolin Beasts.

This kind of innate ability was just too overpowered. Moreover, the strength of the Pangolin Beast was also considerable. Hence, martial artists could not get any advantage over it in one-on-one situations.

"My genetic capacity has only reached 48%. Can I consider fusing another type of dire beast genes? This Pangolin Beast seems to be quite promising."

Lin Feng looked at the Pangolin Beasts around him and was faintly tempted.

Ever since he broke the genetic lock, the genetic fusion device's genetic capacity had decreased again. This meant that he could fuse with dire beast genes again. However, after so long, he had not been able to find suitable dire beast genes.

Right now, the Pangolin Beast was a rather good choice. If Lin Feng could fuse its genes, it would definitely be very helpful in improving his strength.

However, Lin Feng also had some understanding of the genetic fusion device. It was hard to say what abilities he could obtain from fusing the Pangolin Beast genes, or whether there were any innate abilities.

Moreover, Lin Feng had yet to complete his metamorphosis. There was still a lot of room for improvement for his physique. There was no urgent need for him improve his physique for the time being, so there was no need to be so hasty in fusing the genes of dire beasts.

More importantly, Lin Feng vaguely suspected that the fundamental reason he could break his limit and possess Astral Power which far exceeded the number of martial artists of the same level was that he had fused with dire beast genes, causing his physique to improve greatly, and even undergo a qualitative change.

Right now, he was at the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm. If he reached the limit, he might have more than 5,000 strands of Astral Power, which would be 10 times more than that at the First Level of Metamorphic Realm.

Lin Feng could not compress all 5,000 or so strands of Astral Power even now. He had to hone his mental will. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to break through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm.

However, if he fused with dire beast genes now, and broke his limit again, his Astral Power would continue to increase, reaching more than 6,000 or even 7,000 strands, which would be a disaster for Lin Feng's breakthrough

Hence, Lin Feng was not in a hurry to fuse dire beast genes. He would at least have to wait until he broke through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm before fusing with dire beast genes. That way, no matter how much Astral Power he had, it would not cause Lin Feng any trouble. This was because at that time, Lin Feng would be facing the challenge of a second life transition, which was far more difficult than compressing Astral Power.

Seeing the two Pangolin Beast demons charge over, a cold smile appeared on Lin Feng's lips. He lowered his head to look at his left arm. At this moment, there was somehow no blood flowing from his left arm. Moreover, it was growing at a visible speed.

Pain. It was very painful! How intense was the pain when his arm was torn apart and his cells constantly divided?

However, with Lin Feng's will, he could look upon this pain with ease. In the blink of an eye, more than half of Lin Feng's arm had grown. By the time the two Pangolin Beast demons charged upon Lin Feng, his arm had already recovered to its original state.

This recovery speed was so fast that it even exceeded Lin Feng's expectations. His previous restorative ability was also very strong, but injuries at the level of broken arms and legs also required some time to recover.

But now?

Had it taken ten seconds? Perhaps not even five seconds. In just a few breaths, his arm had recovered to its original state. This recovery speed was at least 30% stronger than before.

"As expected, be it the Sharp Horn, the defensive armor, or the undying characteristic, my innate abilities have improved comprehensively."

Lin Feng was now certain that his various innate abilities had all improved by a certain extent.

Shock! Bewilderment! Disbelief!

Everyone who saw Lin Feng's "instantly" regrowing his arm had their mouths agape, looking dumbstruck.

Only then did they remember that Lin Feng's restorative ability was very good, but was this just good restorative ability?

Even if the innate ability awakened by some inhuman experts had the effect of "restoration", if the restorative effect was so strong that it could even heal broken limbs rapidly, could it still be considered a simple restorative ability?

Not only could these Metamorphic Realm martial artists not understand it, even those Divine Realm experts were probably couldn't. "Four Spiral Forces!"

Ner

A cold glint flashed across Lin Feng's eyes. They were just two Pangolin Beasts. He suddenly threw out his hands, and a cracking sound rang out. Te powerful force blasted through the air to produce an detonative sound.

Lin Feng could not help but release Astral Power. A total of 200 strands of Astral Power erupted on each of his hands.

A hundred strands of Astral Power was 400 tons of strength. Lin Feng unleashed four Spiral Forces at full force. In addition to the strength of his body, he had more than 2,000 tons of strength.

With such a terrifying strength, so what if he was facing two Pangolin Beast demons at once?

Boom.

The ground was shaking. The auras were exploding. Ear-piercing sounds came from the bodies of the two Pangolin Beasts. They were the sounds of bones shattering and flesh splattering apart. The two Pangolin Beast demons were sent flying by Lin Feng. When they landed on the ground, they were already a mess of blood and flesh, and could not be any more dead.

However, Lin Feng's entire body was in a terrible state. How powerful was the impact when the two Pangolin Beasts ran at full speed? Lin Feng felt as if he had been struck by two mountains. Moreover, the claws of the Pangolin Beasts had ripped his arms and abdomen at one go, and his entire body was covered in blood.

This was too devastating. His way of fighting was gambling his life for kills. If it were any other Metamorphic Realm martial artist, even if they were at the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm and had a large amount of Astral Power protecting them, this kind of fighting style would definitely get them killed.

However, Lin Feng was still alive. The injuries on his body healed at a visible speed, and his broken arm regrew in an extremely short period of time.

Even the martial artists in the South Mountain Base felt their hearts palpitate when they saw this. How else could this battle go down? Lin Feng could not be killed at all. Using injuries to exchange for injuries and gambling their lives for kills had always been the fortes of the Pangolin Beasts. Relying on their powerful defenses, they always appeared like they were gambling their lives for kills in a frenzy, yet they won every time. This time, the Pangolin Beast had undoubtedly encountered its nemesis. Lin Feng's undying characteristic ability completely countered the Pangolin Beast!

"No wonder the Chief Commander could suppress 30 demons in Dragonlith City at such a young age, when he had just broken the genetic lock. Back then, I wondered if there was some luck involved. Now, it looks like it's entirely due to his formidable regenerative ability…"

Lu Wei's eyes lit up slightly. If Lin Feng had such an impressive regenerative ability, then this time, they had a very good chance of repelling the Pangolin Beasts.

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Chapter 158 Beautiful Bubbles

Up until now, although the battle seemed very devastating, not much time had actually passed. It had only been a few minutes at most.

However, in just a few minutes, the situation on the field had already undergone a major reverse.

Lin Feng killed three Pangolin Beasts by himself and severely injured a Pangolin Beast. Of the 46 Pangolin Beasts, only 42 still had combat ability left.

The balance on the battlefield was completely broken. Lin Feng only needed to go over and converge with the other Metamorphic Realm martial artists one by one, and join forces to kill more Pangolin Beasts. Then, he could liberate more Metamorphic Realm martial artists and continue to expand the advantage.

It could be said that the battle had only lasted for a few minutes, but the suspense had already been lost. The scales of victory were already rapidly tipping towards the South Mountain Base.

Chen Xue saw Lin Feng unleash his prowess. His entire body was covered in blood. Although he was in a sorry state, he had killed four Pangolin Beasts and changed the entire battlefield almost single-handedly.

Her expression was very complicated. Back then, Brother Zhou was the same. Usually, at the critical moment, it was Zhou Yun who unleashed his prowess and changed the situation. However, in the end, Zhou Yun almost destroyed the South Mountain Base. The Brother Zhou in her heart might still be an indomitable hero, but in the eyes of other martial artists, Zhou Yun was even a guilty

man.

Lin Feng used this opportunity to catch his breath and rest for a while to recover from his injuries. Although his physique was very strong and his physical strength was astonishing, it was actually very tiring to unleash four Spiral Forces at full force continuously. Lin Feng could see the situation on the battlefield at a glance. There were a few Metamorphic Realm martial artists who were in some danger. They were all First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists, and had very little Astral Power in their bodies. Holding off two Pangolin Beasts for a few minutes was already their limit.

If too much time passed and their Astral Power was exhausted, their lives might even be in danger.

Among them, Chen Xue was in the most difficult situation. She was very "ferocious". Every time her Astral Power erupted, she would clash head-on with the Pangolin Beasts. However, she lost every time. If this continued, sooner or later, she would be torn to pieces by the two Pangolin Beasts.

Just as Lin Feng was about to aid those martial artists in dire straits, the ground suddenly seemed to be shaking. A large number of Pangolin Beasts surged out from the underground tunnels not far away.

Lin Feng's expression was solemn. He stared intently at the Pangolin Beasts. Ordinary Pangolin Beasts were one thing, but what he was most concerned about were those Pangolin Beast demons. Could there be more Pangolin Beast demons in the underground lair?

One, two, three…

When the massive Pangolin Beast demons appeared one after another, Lin Feng grimaced. About nine more Pangolin Beasts crawled out from the ground, and all of them were about the same size as the two largest Pangolin Beasts that Lin Feng had killed previously.

Even among the Pangolin Beast demons, they must all be rather powerful.

As soon as the nine Pangolin Beast demons appeared, they let out roars, as if expressing their anger. As the nine Pangolin Beast demons roared, all the Pangolin Beasts that were fighting seemed to go berserk. Their eyes became bloodshot, and the rock-like skin on their bodies actually gradually showed some patterns, with a faint blood-colored glow flickering.

They had strengthened again. The defense of these Pangolin Beasts seemed to have increased again! Moreover, all of them fought fiercely without regard for their lives, as if they were afraid of something.

"Something is wrong. These nine Pangolin Beasts must have unusual identities. They're passing on orders!"

Lin Feng's mind analyzed it rapidly. The Pangolin Beasts were dire beasts that lived in hordes. There was one characteristic about dire beasts that lived in hordes, and it was that they had very strict hierarchies. Moreover, they had a common leader. The fact that these nine Pangolin Beasts could even berate some smaller Pangolin Beasts meant that their status was definitely extraordinary.

If they were all just conveying orders, whose orders would they be conveying? Probably only orders from the demon general among the Pangolin Beasts. That demon general was equivalent to the supreme "king" among the Pangolin Beasts, and could command all the Pangolin Beasts.

If that was the case, the situation would be terrible. Perhaps so many Pangolin Beasts had shown up here due to personal commands from the demon general.

As the nine Pangolin Beasts appeared, all the Pangolin Beasts went berserk. Even the 42 Pangolin Beast demons seemed to disregard their lives and began to attack the Metamorphic Realm martial artists in a frenzy.

Hence, the pressure on all the martial artists increased steeply, and many martial artists were even killed because of it.

"This won't do. If this continues, we'll definitely suffer a crushing defeat!"

Lin Feng saw it very clearly. The overall strength of the South Mountain Base was far inferior to these Pangolin Beasts. If he had not dealt with those four Pangolin Beasts, the situation would not have turned around at all.

Now, with the appearance of the Nine Pangolin Beast demons, the situation had returned to being advantageous for the Pangolin Beasts.

Lin Feng wanted to rescue the other martial artists, but he realized that the nine Pangolin Beasts which newly appeared had already set their sights on him.

"Escape?"

Lin Feng thought of dodging immediately. With his speed, it would be easy for him to escape. However, if he fled, and the nine Pangolin Beasts charged around recklessly, how many martial artists would die brutally as a result?

There was probably no one who could stop these nine Pangolin Beasts.

"Nine Pangolin Beast demons. That's too many."

Lin Feng frowned. Even though he had the undying characteristic, it was actually still very dangerous for him to face off the nine Pangolin Beast demons. He was not truly undying. If his injuries were too severe, and he was torn to pieces by the Pangolin Beasts, he would still die.

"Retreat. Everyone, retreat. The 21 battalion leaders, cover the retreat!"

Lin Feng suddenly shouted. At the same time, he also issued an order to retreat to all the martial artists with the authority of the Chief Commander through the communicators. Under such circumstances, they had no choice but to retreat.

However, the inhuman experts could not retreat. If the inhuman experts could not cover the retreat and were pursued into the base by the Pangolin Beasts, the entire South Mountain Base would be destroyed.

The 21 inhuman experts naturally knew how dangerous it would be for them to stay behind and cover the retreat. They might even die! However, none of them were discontent. The day they went to the frontline, they were already mentally prepared.

The martial artists began to retreat. The 21 inhuman experts and Lin Feng continued to hold the line in front. As there were still at least two Pangolin Beast demons attacking in a frenzy, some martial artists could not hold out anymore and began to suffer injuries.

Among them, Chen Xue's injuries were the most severe.

Rumble.

The nine Pangolin Beasts had already begun to run wildly, heading straight for Lin Feng. At this moment, Lin Feng could not retreat. He could only resist them head-on. With the undying characteristic, the defensive armor, and his powerful physique, he could only resist them head-on!

Bang

A Pangolin Beast slammed into Chen Xue. Without the protection of Astral Power, Chen Xue was sent flying. Her arms hung weakly, and they were already a mess of flesh and blood.

She no longer had any Astral Power, and Metamorphic Realm martial artists without Astral Power were just ordinary martial artists that were slightly stronger.

"Chen Xue!"

Lu Wei wanted to save Chen Xue, but he couldn't. He couldn't even protect himself.

Other than Lu Wei, who else would be concerned for Chen Xue's life?

"Heh."

Chen Xue looked around. She glanced at the anxious Lu Wei, and then at Lin Feng, who was solemn as he faced off formidable enemies. She smiled.

"Brother Zhou, I'm coming to accompany

you…"

Chen Xue closed her eyes and recalled the scene when she first arrived at the South Mountain Base. Back then, Zhou Yun was a hero, the Chief Commander of the base, and was admired by everyone.

However, in the blink of an eye, Zhou Yun was dead, and the pillar of support in her heart seemed to have collapsed.

She knew that no matter the outcome, she would go to the Martial Artist Court. As long as she survived, she would be punished. Since this was the case, she would stop struggling. She was willing to die on the battlefield.

That was where she belonged, and this was what she dreamed of. She could go and find Zhou Yun…

Thump.

The two Pangolin Beasts hurtled past. Their massive bodies crushed Chen Xue's body. In the blink of an eye, Chen Xue's entire body was turned into a pulp, and she became a cooling corpse. "Incoming!"

Chen Xue was dead. Lin Feng did not feel any sorrow. He did not even pay much attention to Chen Xue. There were bound to be sacrifices in war. Chen Xue was just a pitiful and foolish woman.

Chen Xue choosing to die in battle was probably the best outcome.

However, although Chen Xue was dead, the situation on the battlefield still did not change. In fact, the situation on the battlefield became even worse. The two Pangolin Beasts that killed Chen Xue hurtled towards the other martial artists again.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng had to face the approaching nine Pangolin Beast demons.

Lin Feng took a deep breath. He could see the insanity, excitement, and bloodlust in the eyes of the nine Pangolin Beasts. He could hear the deep roars of the nine Pangolin Beasts. He could even feel how powerful the blood surging through their bodies were.

At this moment, Lin Feng was also facing a formidable enemy. It was as if he was back in Dragonlith City, in the midst of that life-or-death battle.

But now, he was stronger. He was not a weakling!

Boom.

Lin Feng unleashed all the Astral Power in his body. He had unleashed 200 strands of Astral Power previously, and now, the remaining 2,400 strands of Astral Power in his body were all unleashed.

"Void Bubble!"

Immediately, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body surged out of his body in a torrent. By condensing each Astral Bubble with 400 strands of Astral Power, six translucent Astral Bubbles immediately appeared in the void.

The six Astral Bubbles were mesmerizingly beautiful. Under the sunlight, they emitted a variety of colors. Streaming light and iridescent colors flowed on the bubbles, and there were even glimmers of a rainbow, ethereal.

"What are those?"

"How beautiful."

"I've never seen anything so magical…"

Many martial artists saw the six air bubbles in the void. Even though they were still on the brutal battlefield, they could not help but be attracted by the beautiful bubbles, and be deeply mesmerized by their beauty.

It wasn't just the martial artists. Even six of the nine Pangolin Beast demons were unknowingly enveloped by the six bubbles. They did not even struggle much. Instead, their gazes revealed a trace of intoxication and confusion.

Compared to martial artists with strong wills, these dire beasts were more easily intoxicated by the dream-like beauty of in the Astral Bubbles.

The beautiful bubbles emitted streaming light and iridescent colors. They might be the most beautiful thing in the world, but they could also entail a lethal threat!

"Collapse!"

Before such beautiful bubbles, Lin Feng's voice was daunting as perennial ice.

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Chapter 159 Retreat

The beautiful bubbles were mesmerizing and dream-like. Many people stared blankly at the six bubbles that enveloped the six Pangolin Beasts. No one seemed surprised, as if it was only natural.

This Void Bubble also seemed to have an illusionary effect. Back when Lin Feng first saw the Astral Bubble, even he was almost mesmerized by it.

However, no matter how beautiful the bubbles were, eventually, they would burst.

"Collapse!"

As Lin Feng's cold voice sounded, the six magnificent Astral Bubbles began to collapse and shrink rapidly. In just an instant, the six bubbles disappeared.

The moment the six bubbles collapsed, the six Pangolin Beasts in the six bubbles finally jolted awake and let out pained screams. However, this only lasted for an instant before the six beasts could no longer make any more sounds.

They had already turned into a pool of flesh and blood that splattered to the ground.

No matter how strong the defenses of their skin were, no matter how enormous their bodies were, these were all useless before the collapse of Astral Bubbles.

When the bubbles collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, they were all reduced to a pool of flesh and blood. They did not even have the chance to struggle or resist.

The battlefield seemed to have fallen silent all of a sudden. All the imageries seemed to have frozen at this scene.

The beautiful bubble actually possessed such a formidable destructive power. It was simply the most dreadful means of killing, beautiful and palpitating. "Roar…"

However, no matter how strong Lin Feng was, he could only maintain six Astral Bubble with his current Astral Power. Now that his Astral Power was exhausted, there were still three more Pangolin Beasts charging towards him.

They were just too fast. He could not dodge, and could only resist them head-on!

"Hold!"

Boom.

This was a complete head-on clash. Lin Feng mobilized his defensive armor and focused all his strength on his body. This time, he had to resist. He had to resist no matter what.

If he couldn't resist, he might very well die!

The three Pangolin Beasts charged with hatred. How frightening was such a strength? The strength of the Pangolin Beasts was already very strong. The strength of each Pangolin Beast demon was at least over 800 tons, or even 1,000 tons.

These three Pangolin Beast demons were clearly stronger. Each of them had at least 1,500 tons of strength.

Coupled with the fearsome impact of the charge, even Lin Feng did not have any confidence in withstanding such a dreaded force head-on. However, he had no other choice now. He could only resist it head-on.

Almost at the same time that Lin Feng unleashed six Astral Bubbles and was struck by the three Pangolin Beasts, some ordinary martial artists and Metamorphic Realm martial artists who were fighting valiantly, and were still exclaiming at the terrifying killing intent concealed behind the beautiful six bubbles, realized that Lin Feng was already in danger.

"No…"

"Chief Commander!"

"Impossible, the Chief Commander won't die!"

The beautiful foam shattered in an instant. Lin Feng was sent flying like a kite with a broken string. He felt as if all his bones had shattered, but the regenerative ability of the undying characteristic was frantically healing the injuries in his body.

However, this was not the end. One of the Pangolin Beasts shattered his sternum, and the second Pangolin Beast used its sharp claws to slash at Lin Feng's head.

Lin Feng narrowly dodged the strike at his head, but the part below his shoulder was instantly torn apart.

This was only the second one. There was also the third Pangolin Beast demon. This Pangolin Beast demon was extremely cunning. It actually stomped on Lin Feng's leg hard, crushing it instantly.

Pain. Unparalleled pain. There was almost no part of Lin Feng's body that did not hurt, but he had to endure no matter how intense the pain was. Lin Feng endured it. He was not dead. However, the three Pangolin Beasts were still around. They would continue to attack.

Hence, the current Lin Feng had to flee. He must escape first and wait for his injuries to recover.

Whoosh.

Lin Feng endured the intense pain in his entire body and flew into the sky at once. He was still a Metamorphic Realm martial artist, and could fly into the sky. Once he flew into the sky, those Pangolin beasts that could not fly would be unable to do anything. They could only keep roaring on the ground.

"Chief Commander is fine now."

"Fortunately. Fortunately, he's fine."

"We must hold out now. Then we can retreat orderly."

Seeing that Lin Feng was fine, many martial artists heaved a sigh of relief. Lin Feng's situation just now was really dangerous to the extreme. He missed death by a hair's breadth.

Being crushed and charged by the three Pangolin Beasts continuously, Lin Feng would not be able to recover, no matter how strong his undying characteristic was.

This encounter was even more dangerous than in Dragonlith City.

Lin Feng flew into the air. His current appearance was also very dismal. He had lost an arm and shoulder, as well as a thigh. His sternum had collapsed, and he looked as harrowing as a person possibly could.

If an ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artist had suffered such heavy injuries, they would probably be long dead. Just the collapse of his sternum alone had severely injured Lin Feng's heart, and even his heart had stopped beating. This was a fatal injury.

However, Lin Feng was not dead. He could even clearly observe his body now.

In fact, Lin Feng always only had a vague understanding of the undying characteristic. Even he himself did not know it very well. A heavy blow to the heart was a fatal wound. Why was he fine?

At this moment, he carefully sensed his body and realized that there was an exuberant vitality in his body. It seemed to be restoring all the injuries on his body. This vitality also came from the depths of his genes, as if it was instinctual.

"That's right, vitality, or rather, life force! The fleshworm dire beasts possess extremely formidable life force, and I've also inherited the life force of the fleshworm dire beast, or even stronger! Just like Astral Power, as long as the Astral Power isn't exhausted, martial artists would not die. And as long as my life force isn't exhausted, I would not die either!"

Lin Feng vaguely understood the source of his undying characteristic. It stemmed from life force. In fact, if his undying characteristic continued to strengthen in the future, and his life force reached an extreme, would he be able to recover even with only a drop of blood left?

Lin Feng did not know. After all, he was far from attaining that level yet.

On the battlefield, the martial artists of the South Mountain Base were retreating in an orderly manner. As Lin Feng's injuries gradually improved, Lin Feng could also "launch a sneak attack" from time to time. Although he did not kill any more Pangolin Beast demons, it helped those Metamorphic Realm martial artists at a disadvantage to turn the tide.

Although the martial artists were retreating, they were not at a disadvantage on the battlefield.

"Let's go."

Finally, Lin Feng covered the retreat with the 20 Metamorphic Realm martial artists for a period of time, before immediately flying up to the fortress tower. No matter how the Pangolin Beasts roared, it was in futility.

"We are safe for the time being."

Many martial artists heaved a long sigh of relief. The battlefield just now was too intense. If not for Lin Feng's outstanding performance, they would have been in danger.

However, they were only temporarily out of danger. If these Pangolin Beasts continued to attack, the South Mountain Base might not be able to hold out.

However, Lin Feng had his own plans. He planned to recover his Astral Power as soon as possible. When the time came, he would go down and charge and kill more of them. He did not believe that these Pangolin Beast demons could keep appearing infinitely.

If this repeated for a few times, how would these Pangolin Beasts still be able to continue laying siege on the South Mountain Base?

However, before Lin Feng could recover all his Astral Power, a deep roar suddenly sounded from underground. This roar sounded very majestic. The entire ground appeared to be shaking

Se

When all the Pangolin Beasts heard this sound, they immediately retreated like the tide, before eventually disappearing without a trace.

If not for the fact that so many Pangolin Beast corpses left outside the base, Lin Feng would even suspect that the battle just now was an illusion.

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