Chương 273: I am a swordsman

This sudden change startled everyone. Most people didn't know what happened, all they saw was the youth attacking, them just before his fist connected, he stopped and fainted. But the strong people present clearly sensed that tiny fluctuation that was nearly completely invisible.

"Soul Power!" This soft whisper spread through everyone's ears quickly.

"Soul Power? He's a Soul Cultivator?"

"Incredible. I heard that The soul path is the rarest of all. Only exceptionally gifted geniuses can cultivate their soul power!"

"But I thought only from the soul transformation layer does soul power actually becomes strong? Don't tell her he has reached that layer?"

"What nonsense are you saying? The soul transformation layer is equal to the deity realm. If he has reached that layer, then what is the point of the competition? He would stroll through it without knowing he did!"

"That's right. It's not possible. I think he has some method that increases his soul power beyond normal limits. But I could sense that he is only at the spirit layer."

"What a surprise. It suddenly makes some sense to me. It is said that soul cultivators usually have poor talent in the martial cultivation path. Their cultivation realm is usually low but their soul power makes up for all differences. His true cultivation really is just rank one spirit realm, and it is certainly impossible for anyone to skip an entire realm and a few levels to fight, then he must have defeated Jin Bao with his soul power!" Many people came to the same conclusion, including the overlords.

Jin Bao stood there, frozen a he stared at Long Feng, His face changed between helplessness and shock.

"To think he actually didn't use his soul power against me? And the soul is my greatest weakness. He could have defeated me more easily than he did." He murmured. Then he heard the words of the surrounding geniuses. His expression became gloating as he sneered.

"Go ahead and think that. I hope the other overlords underestimate him as well. Long Feng, since you beat me, then it's only fair that you show no mercy to the others. What a joke. Weak cultivation? Impossible to jump a realm? When did logic apply to this monster? If anything, his low cultivation is his most terrifying weapon!" Jin Bao snorted and closed his eyes, ignoring the discussions around him. Mei Ling stared at Long Feng on the stage with a wide smile on her face.

"This brother is so handsome, I didn't notice him before. Hmm, even that idiot Huang Fang Hao is so much inferior to him." Dong Fang moved his gaze from Long Feng calmly, losing interest.

"Soul path… isn't the correct path. It is at best a side path. A simple soul defensive treasure can render his soul power useless which means he's not a worthy opponent." Lei Jie similarly frowned with a similar thought playing in his mind.

"That can't be. Father told me to be careful of Huang Fang Hao and this Long Feng, he can't see through them both. But, soul power? It's good but it is basically useless before the soul transformation layer. Could father be wrong?" He stared at Long Feng for a long minute before withdrawing his gaze and clearing his mind. The man floating in the sky stared at Long Feng deeply then waved his sleeves, causing a gentle wind that picked up the unconscious youth and moved him out of the stage.

Long Feng also jumped off the stage without any delay, returning to wait for his second fight. The battles slowly continued with the occasional overlord jumping into a stage to display their strength. But most of the time, the opponents admitted defeat without even fighting. Huang Fang Hao especially. He hadn't even stepped into the stages. The moment his token glowed, his opponent would shiver in terror and admit defeat before they jumped into the stage.

At the end, Huang Fang Hao stopped bothering entirely and remained calm with his eyes closed even if his token glowed. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. In an hour, all the geniuses had fought at least once. Huang Fang Hao was the first person or win three times, and all without moving from his spot. He was automatically moved to a higher level and his token would only draw him to the battle stages in those levels.

The entire hundred divisions battle stages had seven levels. The top level has a single battle stage that stood at the top representing the peak of the hundred continent meeting. The second level had two stages, the third level had four, and the remaining levels had eight, sixteen, thirty two and thirty seven stages respectively, making for a total of hundred stages shared across seven levels. The bottom level had the most, with thirty seven stages. This was where the geniuses currently were.

Huang Fang Hao had moved to the thirty two battle stages level, putting him above the others. But soon, more geniuses rose. It wasn't particularly a feat. Three wins wasn't anything to many geniuses, especially when their opponents were mostly the weaker ones. But as they progressed, it would become increasingly challenging. After all, the weaklings would be removed earlier on and leave only the strongest geniuses to face each other.

Even Long Feng easily added two more wins to his tally and progressed to the second level. His final opponent was frightened by his unpredictable soul attacks and didn't dare to fight. After all, it wasn't worth it to risk getting a soul Injury. It was better to concede defeat and wait for his next fight. In the meantime, geniuses were being eliminated completely as well. Most of them were very unlucky, running into strong opponents five times in a row!

That meant elimination as losing five consecutive times was quite… unsightly. But they weren't much eliminations yet. And those eliminated geniuses were mostly the rank seven spirit realm warriors. Long Feng focused his eyes on a battle stage, watching the fight that was currently happening between Li Yue'er and another rank eight spirit realm warrior. Long Feng could tell at a glance that Li Yue'er was even stronger than before.

Her cultivation was still rank five spirit realm, but her combat power was much more refined, standing at the limit of rank eight. Her Dao concept had also reached the sixth level, increasing her strength. Her full power could now rival a normal rank nine spirit realm warrior. Her opponent wasn't bad as well, but Li Yue'er completely suppressed him from the beginning. At the end, he was forced to admit defeat to prevent the ice from corroding his body.

That was Li Yue'er's third win, and she also rose to the second level. She looked around and met Long Feng's gaze and he smiled at her. She also smiled faintly, but it was hidden under her veil. The battles continued. The second level was also considerably easy and not many geniuses were eliminated yet again. It merely took about two hours for many geniuses to rise to the third level, where only sixteen battle stages stood.

The fights became increasingly exciting and the stronger geniuses finally began to face each other. The weaker ones were still struggling in the first and second levels. One of Long Feng's opponent was a rank one imperial realm genius from the Drifting Clouds Overlord Continent. And the fight drew much attention due to a single detail. As the two of them were about to step into the stage, Lei Jie stared at the Imperial realm youth and smiled.

"He did put on a soul defensive treasure. Let's see how this Long Feng fares now." The youth stood across from Long Feng and stared at him with a smile.

"Overlord Long Feng… Please go easy on me." He lowered his head a bit while releasing his full aura. Long Feng stared at him with a calm expression.

"No problem. Make your move" The youth didn't hesitate anymore. He dashed forward with speed beyond any spirit realm warrior and prepared to throw a fist with his full strength. A powerful wave of soul power suddenly filled the air and surged into the youths head, aiming to attack his soul. But the youth smiled mockingly. He was pushed backwards by a weird impact, but he was completely unharmed. He stared at Long Feng with a smile.

"Long Feng, your soul power is useless. I'm wearing a spirit grade soul defensive necklace" said the youth, pointing at his chest where an ordinary looking necklace hanged.

"Without your soul power, I'll see how you'll face me. To think you're actually called an overlord as well? Such a joke!" He rushed forward again, channelling even more energy into the necklace to strengthen his soul defense. Long Feng watched him with a slight frown. His earlier soul attack was completely useless, as though it had hit a piece of cotton. This was the effect of soul defense treasures? But were they all thinking the soul path was his sole path?

As the youth approached, Long Feng's hand slowly reached for his waist, where his sword sheath always hung. The sword was visible to everyone, but it wasn't weird for a person to dress up as a swordsman and move with a sword while actually knowing nothing about it. Many such people were present. They tied the sword to their waist simply due to the mysterious aura it gave, along with the cool look. And they thought Long Feng was such a person.

Of course, those who actually watched his fight with Jin Bao were currently laughing in mockery at the youth. Jin Bao himself was almost giggling. He remembered when he also dismissed the sword, but when Long Feng used it, he turned into an entirely different person even before unsheathing the sword. He turned into a true Swordsman. The youth's expression became cautious as he noticed Long Feng's move, but he didn't take it to heart. He had already countered Long Feng's 'greatest' strengths, his soul power.

As such, he was probably defenseless against any strong opponent right now. But… The unsheathed sword was gripped firmly by the hilt and Long Feng's robes began to flap. His indifferent gaze seemed to penetrate through the youth's heart, causing his mouth to dry immediately. His instincts warned him to retreat immediately. But it was too late. He steeled his nerves and punched out, unleashing his full power. Then there was a brilliant flash of sword energy that dazzled many people. Even the spectators were shocked.

They had vaguely sensed Long Feng's sword energy from the supreme heaven mystic realm, but it wasn't accurate. There was still the barrier between them. But now, they could tell, his sword Dao was inferior only to Huang Fang Hao but equal to Lei Jie and Dong Fang's. Limit of rank eight sword concept. He grabbed the hilt with his right hand while holding the sheath with his left hand, then slowly pulled. A second later, he pushed the Origin Spirit Sword back into the sheath and turned around to walk away.

"I never said I was a soul cultivator. I am a swordsman." He left these words to echo as he walked away, leaving the rank one imperial realm youth frozen in shock. At first, people were confused. But when the saw the thin line of blood on the youths forehead, they immediately understood. In that second, if Long Feng had wanted to kill the youth, or had failed to control his sword energy well enough, then this youth would've had his sliced open.

The youth was evidently shaken for a while before he sighed and muttered an inaudible thanks. Long Feng had truly gone easy on him as he had requested.

"His sword is a bit faster than before when we fought!" Jin Bao murmured with a frown. The difference was tiny, but he had a deep memory of Long Feng's sword and he could tell that it was faster than before.