Chương 212: Causing an uproar

Following the burly Youth's finger, everyone could clearly see that he was pointing at… Long Feng! Long Feng's expression changed drastically when he realized that the youth's finger was pointing at him.

"Damn it! Why me?" He couldn't help but curse. This Youth's defense was like a thick turtle shell, almost impenetrable to anyone below rank three spirit realm. Long Feng wasn't confident in his chances at all. He was likely to lose if he didn't use his trump card.

"Come up kid. I haven't got all day!" The burly youth growled with obvious impatience. Many people glanced at Long Feng with pity or gloating expressions.

"That kid's going to lose!"

"That's right. His combat power is great, and his concepts are shocking, but his actual cultivation is lacking. He can't win this time""Hmph! Who knows what dog shit luck he stepped into for his concepts to be so high? If not for his good luck, he wouldn't survive three rounds against me!" One of the disqualified youths snorted, his envy almost dripping out of his voice. Long Feng sighed and stood up, jumping into the stage. In his heart, he made a resolve.

"I must defend this spot! Even if I have to use everything I have, push myself to the limit! I can't lose. This is the beginning that can decide my future. Whether I remain mediocre or I soar into the sky… it all rests on the results of this fight. I…can't…lose!"

"Please teach me" He clasped his fists.

"Sure I will. Bring your best shot kid!" The burly youth's loud voice shook the stage as he took his stance and created that very same dark yellow curtain of light that gave Lan yanyue a hard time. Long Feng also didn't say anything more. He took out the Origin Spirit Sword, causing a little uproar. But having a spirit armament wasn't a very shocking thing anymore. Taking deep breaths, Long Feng began with a probing attack.

"First wave demon annihilation!" This time, he channeled the entire demonic energy wave Into the sword and released it as a pitch black sword light that cut the air in its path. BOOM The curtain of light shook slightly but didn't even dim. Not even a dent appeared on it.

"Hahaha! Kid, if this is all you've got, then I must admit I'm very disappointed! Use that technique you used against that rank one guy earlier! That should warm me up!" The burly youth laughed out loud.

"Brother Long Feng…" Yan jian clenched his fist among the group of disqualified youths, his face filled with worry. That youth seemed to be the perfect counter for Long Feng's great offense. Li Yue'er had the same worry as she watched the fight. Long Feng's attacks were his most powerful trait. His speed was next and his defense was simply… But with his attacks, he always defeated his opponents at once without giving them a chance to react. His attacks were fast, overwhelming and decided the victory immediately.

This was his greatest advantage. But that advantage had only been successful always because he never met someone with a great defense. Someone who he couldn't defeat at once. This burly youth was such a person. And his defense wasn't simple great. It was excellent. He has never lost to the attack of someone at the same level as himself before this competition. Even Lan yanyue would have lost if the fight had drawn out, if she hadn't resorted to using a spirit level bow and arrow.

"Second wave demon annihilation!" Long Feng ignored everything and focused his attention on his opponent. Directing the wave Into the sword this time was harder than before, but he still managed it. The sword light was even darker, giving off an eerie sharp aura. The curtain of light shook a bit again but still had no effect. Not a single dent. Many people sighed.

"This kid should have reached the end of his winning streak. But if he plays his cards we'll after this loss, he should be able to rejoin the top ten again." Hua Yao deduced.

"Kid, you're seriously wasting our time. Why not admit defeat? That'll spare us the effort" the burly youth exclaimed. Long Feng paid him no heed as he prepared another attack.

"Demon sword!" He poured the entirety of his demon concept energy with his sword energy, unleashing his strongest demon sword skill yet. The curtain of light finally dimmed a bit under this sword strike, but it quickly regained it glow. Cracks spread out on the stone stage, but the curtain of light merely dimmed a bit. Not a crack appeared. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

"This is ridiculous!" Long Feng spat, feeling speechless. He was suddenly losing confidence in himself. He had never met someone with such a ridiculous defense before, someone who perfectly countered him. This left him feeling at a loss, unsure of what to do.

"I don't believe that I can't even make a crack on this damn turtle shell!" He gritted his teeth and unleashed the strongest skill he had"Third wave demon annihilation!" Before the large demonic being could form, Long Feng immediately tried to channel all of that energy into the sword. This was exceptionally hard and he failed the first time. The manifestation was already beginning to appear.

"You will follow my control! Enter!" His veins popped out on his head as he forcefully gathered the huge energy of the third wave into a single sword strike. This strike was his strongest yet, coming close to surpassing all rank two spirit realm attacks! The dark sword light that seemed to devour light collided against the curtain of light. The stone stage instantly shook and more cracks spread out. When the dust settled, a large crack was visible on the curtain of light which had dimmed drastically.

Many people's expressions changed.

"So strong! This kid hadn't been going all out all this while?"

"It's so unfortunate that he met this guy with u reasonable defense. If it was anyone else at rank two spirit realm, this kid could have won!" Some people couldn't help but sigh.

"Hahaha! Kid, you really didn't disappoint me! That almost pierced through my defense! Is that your best?" The burly youth laughed out loud, inwardly feeling shocked at Long Feng's raw offensive strength. Long Feng sighed.

"Looks like I have to use my trump card to win this. Fine." He slowly lowered his hand and tightened his grip on his sword. His aura slowly receded into his body and his energy vanished completely. This sudden calmness startled everyone.

"Has he given up?"

"I don't blame the kid if he does. This big guy is really a confidence killer!" Some people thought that Long Feng was going to give up. They weren't too surprised, just a bit disappointed.

"What is going on? This energy…" The Misty Mountain's Master suddenly opened his eyes and sat upright, how expression serious. Within the tower, the young master who was looking bored while eating some grapes suddenly blinked and sat up as he turned his sights to the square, to Long Feng's still figure.

"This kid… what is he doing? To emit this kind of aura?" He murmured.

"Young master, the kid suddenly gives me a peculiar feeling, similar to when someone uses a Dao skill!" One of the two ladies behind the young man spoke up.

"That's right. And for this kid to emit such aura, he must be about to use a particularly high ranked Dao skill!" The other lady exclaimed. They couldn't conceal their shock. A Dao skill! From the name, one could already tell that it wasn't something to be underestimated. Even in the mainland, Dao skills weren't cabbages to be found everywhere. They were the heirloom of some forces.

Even this young master only had one low ranked Dao skill, yet it was enough for him to beat all rank five and below imperial realm masters who didn't have a Dao skill while using his rank one imperial realm Cultivation! And he could tell that Long Feng was about to use a Dao skill that was much higher than his.

"Impossible! Where could a country bumpkin like him get a Dao skill from?" The young man frowned. At the same time, a faint greed appeared in his heart. Back on the battle stage, Long Feng suddenly looked up. His still figure exploded with an even stronger sword energy than before. At this moment, his sword concept actually broke through the tiny barrier and reached the next level, rank seven sword concept! The top figures in the continent all had serious expressions on their faces. Rank seven sword concept!

That was a level that was close to the peak sword concept, after which one could begin to comprehend that mythical level, Intent! Sword intent! A level beyond their understanding. According to rumors, sword intent could allow one to kill imperial realm masters with just their sword aura! Only deities could defend against sword intent. Not just sword intent. Every Dao intent was unparalleled below the deity realm!

"Amazing! This kid… his comprehension can equal those of high ranked continent's geniuses! His chances of becoming an outer Disciple of the main sect just increased to thirty percent!" The Misty Mountain's Master smiled faintly.

"Firmament Sword Art! Earth Firmament!" Long Feng slowly raised his sword, mirroring the actions of the Firmament Sword Saint in his mind. Then he slowly swung the sword down. At this moment, all sounds seemed to fade away. A solitary sword light appeared in the world, causing even light to fade a bit. The power of the sword itself was nothing to these hotshots who were present, but the profoundness contained in it… Was enough to drown them! Everyone was entranced, regardless of their realm.

The mysterious young master, the two ladies behind him, the imperial masters of the continent, the top five sect masters… they all were entranced by the sheer profoundness of this sword strike. The curtain of light could as well be non-existent before this sword strike. It didn't just shatter, it quietly faded away. The sword strike continued on towards the burly youth who seemed to be frozen in fear. Try as he might, he couldn't move a muscle. He could only watch as the sword light came closer and closer to him.

"I'll die!" This thought suddenly appeared in the youth's mind. He had this terrifying feeling of death approaching. If this attack reached him, he was toast! But it never reached him. Hua Yao quickly regained his senses and his expression changed as he vanished from his seat, reappearing on the stage. His peak spirit real aura surged out of his body into his palm which he pressed down on the sword light.

"Break!" He shouted. The sword light finally stopped and slowly dimmed till it vanished. Calm was finally restored to the square, which was currently so silent that a pin drop falling would be very loud. The burly youth broke this silence with his laboured breathing. His expression was filled with terror as he stared at Long Feng. Long Feng was also breathing heavily. This attack drained him of all his energy, but the power of it surprised him a bit.

Back when he used it against the Jianhai Clan's Chief, it was strong, but it wasn't this strong. After a bit of thought, he understood the reason why.

"I always try to deepen my understanding of the Earth Firmament at every opportunity I have. My skill with it has increased compared to back than, and I can use more of it's power." It looked like his efforts weren't in vain after all. Back then when he used the sword strike, he actually wasn't even truly using it. He was just copying the aura of the Firmament Sword Saint in his memory. And what he managed to achieve was one two hundredth of the skill's might.

But now, he could be considered to have really used the Earth Firmament, not just copying. He had just used a hundredth of it's might. Although it was still trash compared to the Firmament Sword Saint, it actually towered above all skills below Dao skills. Even among Dao skills, it was in a league of it's own! This was just the Earth Firmament Sword skill, the weakest among the Firmament Sword Art!

"Long Feng!" Hua Yao's voice woke Long Feng from his thoughts. Looking at Hua Yao's serious expression, the shock and respect in the eyes of the crowd and the tattered state of the stone stage and the burly youth, Long Feng knew he had caused a big uproar. How was he to know that the Firmament Sword Art was so much stronger than before? Or more precisely, the profoundness in it was clearer than before, granting it more power.

"Senior Hua" he quickly clasped his fists apologetically.

"You won this match. But next time, refrain from using that sword skill. You can't control it yet and can kill someone by accident" Hua Yao's expression softened as he spoke.

"Yes senior. This junior was reckless" Long Feng didn't dare to refute.

"Hmm. It's good that you know" Hua Yao nodded and returned to his seat. As he sat down, he tried to suppress the roiling shock in his heart. Looking at his palm, there was actually a cut on it! Long Feng's sword strike was much stronger than it appeared. He had to use his full power to stop it and it still manage to cause a wound on his palm! It must be known that he was a peak spirit realm warrior while Long Feng was just a rank seven Yang realm cultivator!

"His sword skill must be very high ranked. It is probably one of those legendary Dao skills! How shocking. This kid has so much secrets!" The burly youth gave Long Feng a complicated look before he left the stage without a word. All of his earlier arrogance was nowhere to be found.

"Phew! No matter what, I won. I did it!" Long Feng clenched his fist excitedly as he return to his seat under the many looks of respect and wariness. Even the top three, Gongsun Hao, Ming Dao and Li Hu couldn't help but give him a few more glances, feeling wary in their hearts. Only Gongsun Hao was confident in blocking that skill with minor injuries. The other two could also block it, but they would risk sustaining serious Injuries and might even lose entirely.

Long Feng was very pleased with the effects of his strength. Now no one would rashly challenge him again or think of him as weak.

"It was worth using my trump card!" He thought. But… was it really worth it? Within the tower. The young man took a deep breath and relaxed his facial expression.

"That kid. I want him after this competition." He spoke loud enough for the people standing behind him to hear. The continent rulers grimaced but didn't dare to refute him. The imperial realm master used voice transmission to relay the young man's orders to somewhere in the clan. At the same time, Hua Yao received another voice transmission that made his expression change.

"The guest elder wants to see this Long Feng after this? Hmmm. This kid… what could the guest Elder want with him." A thought made his shock to increase, "could the guest Elder want to take him as a disciple? After all, I heard rumors that the guest Elder is a powerful swordsman who has touched upon sword intent!" Hua Yao slowly calmed down. Regardless of what it was, he knew it had nothing to do with him. So he wouldn't waste his time trying to guess what it was.