21: Level 5

Leading the group from Yueshan City was a woman.

The woman was tall, wearing a long white dress with blue accents. Her long hair was styled into two buns and fell to her waist. She had handsome features and carried a sword in her hand.

The woman spoke to the young man beside her, "Xiao Feng, do not hurt anyone."

"Understood."

Afterward, the woman left with several other seniors from Luo Jiang Academy, heading toward the Main Control Room.

"Wow, that senior sister just now was so cool," Wei Lan said, her eyes sparkling.

Xiao Weiqing nodded. Although the woman was dressed in ancient attire, she wasn't the gentle and elegant type of a traditional young lady; she gave off a very capable impression, though her temperament was a bit cold.

After the group left...

That young man looked toward the direction of Donglin City.

"Yueshan City, Ye Lingfeng."

"It seems Anqiu City and Luohe City have already determined who is superior."

"Donglin City, come on. Let's finish this early, or else it'll be dinner time soon."

A sturdily built young man stepped out from Donglin City.

"As if I'm afraid of you, Ye Lingfeng. So what if you have a Level 5 Extraordinary Talent? Everyone has just stepped into cultivation; I don't believe you're much stronger than me."

As soon as these words were spoken...

A commotion broke out in the hall.

"Did he just say Level 5?"

"Am I hearing this right? Is it really Level 5? I've only heard of it; this is the first time I've seen it."

"I just don't know what his Extraordinary Talent is."

At this moment, Ye Lingfeng drew everyone's gaze.

Ye Lingfeng smiled and said, "Zhang Hai, is it? Come try and you'll find out."

Zhang Hai said, "Hmph, how do we compete? Best of three, or a gauntlet match?"

"It doesn't matter. No matter how we compete, you can't win. In terms of Extraordinary Talent, I am Level 5. In terms of numbers, we have 250, and you have less than 200."

"However, to avoid wasting time, one round will decide the winner."

"Any of you can come up. If one isn't enough, two can come, or even three."

Zhang Hai was furious upon hearing Ye Lingfeng's words, feeling looked down upon.

"This is too much!"

He immediately clenched his fists and rushed forward.

*Thud!*

A dull sound echoed.

Everyone's vision blurred for a moment.

Zhang Hai was sent flying backward.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingfeng simply maintained his posture of having struck forward with his palm.

"This palm carries the power of Level 5. What do you have to block it with?"

"Zhang Hai, are you okay?"

"Cough... cough..."

Zhang Hai spat out two mouthfuls of blood. "I'm fine. Sorry, everyone."

"Why say that? The opponent is Level 5; it's normal to lose. Let's go."

Despite saying that, everyone was still shocked by Ye Lingfeng's strength.

Both were using 'Technique', yet Zhang Hai at Level 4 couldn't even block a single move.

The 200-plus people from Donglin City moved to the back.

Then, Ye Lingfeng came before the group from Anqiu City.

"Your turn."

"Get up quickly, don't dirty our seats."

Qin Sheng gave a cold laugh. "You don't seem to understand what politeness is."

"Oh, you do? Want to try?"

"Let's try then."

Ye Lingfeng said, "Fine, one fight to decide the winner."

Qin Sheng took up a long staff. "Anqiu City, Qin Sheng, Level 4 'Weapon'."

The corner of Ye Lingfeng's mouth curled up. He didn't answer but beckoned Qin Sheng over with his hand.

"Hmph."

A ruthless look flashed in Qin Sheng's eyes. He leaped several meters in one step, turned in mid-air, rotated the long staff 180 degrees, and thrust it out.

Facing Qin Sheng's attack, Ye Lingfeng's expression became serious. He did not underestimate him, turning his palm into a blade to forcibly parry the thrust away.

Qin Sheng followed the momentum to strike again with a horizontal sweep. The long staff whistled through the air as it swept toward Ye Lingfeng's face.

Ye Lingfeng took a step back and kicked out. The powerful force almost made the long staff fly out of Qin Sheng's hands.

Qin Sheng went with the flow, twisting his body as the long staff thrust out again from a bizarre angle, aimed straight for Ye Lingfeng's chest.

"A parting spear thrust?"

Ye Lingfeng was surprised. "So it's not a staff, but a spear."

"But the result is the same."

Watching the rapidly approaching long staff, Ye Lingfeng pressed his palms together, catching the staff with brute force.

"What?"

Qin Sheng was greatly shocked.

He felt as if the long staff had been thrust into steel, unable to move forward even an inch.

"Ha!"

Ye Lingfeng slapped the long staff. The massive force made Qin Sheng's web between thumb and forefinger go numb, and he instantly lost his grip on the long spear.

This was immediately followed by a kick, and Qin Sheng fell to the ground with a thud.

"Do you yield?"

The entire hall was silent.

Too strong.

Bare-handed, he had easily defeated two Level 4s in a row.

"Is Level 5 truly this strong? Everyone has just started cultivating; is the gap really this large?"

Qin Sheng returned to the Anqiu City camp. "Sorry."

"It's no big deal, just skipping one meal."

"Let's go."

The people from Anqiu City stood up to leave the sofas.

"Wait."

Ye Lingfeng walked over.

Qin Sheng frowned. "What else do you want?"

"None of your business."

Ye Lingfeng didn't look at Qin Sheng, but instead looked at Wei Lan.

"Beautiful lady, let's get to know each other. Yueshan City, Ye Family, Ye Lingfeng. Level 5 'Technique', Tiangang Palm."

Wei Lan didn't even turn her head. "Sorry, I don't know you. Brother Qing, let's go."

"Don't leave. We know each other now. You don't have to go; I'll give my seat to you."

Ye Lingfeng reached out to block Wei Lan.

The next second...

His wrist was grabbed by a hand.

"Hmm?"

Ye Lingfeng looked at Xiao Weiqing.

Xiao Weiqing was expressionless. "Beat it!"

Ye Lingfeng didn't get angry; instead, he started laughing. This was the first time someone had spoken to him like that.

And...

He discovered that the strength in Xiao Weiqing's hand was not weak.

"Pretending to be an expert?"

He immediately kicked out.

Xiao Weiqing sidestepped to dodge and simultaneously created some distance.

The corner of Ye Lingfeng's mouth quirked. "Interesting."

Without another word, he charged toward Xiao Weiqing.

"Brother Qing, let me do it," Wei Lan whispered, a red light flashing in her eyes.

Xiao Weiqing stood in front of Wei Lan. "No need. I promised Senior Jiang I'd look after you."

In the Main Control Room.

"That bastard."

Jiang Peng was furious. "Ye Hanmei, believe it or not, I'll kill him."

At this moment, a ripple finally appeared on Ye Hanmei's icy face. She frowned slightly. "Sorry."

Then, the group hurried out of the control room.

In the hall...

Ye Lingfeng had already made his move.

Facing Ye Lingfeng's attack, Xiao Weiqing didn't dodge. With flames attached to his hand, he quickly struck out.

*Boom!*

The two palms collided, and Spiritual Qi exploded from between them, forming a terrifying wave of air.

"Kid, I underestimated you."

"pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger? Then I'll turn you into a real pig!"

Spiritual Qi surged around Ye Lingfeng's body, visible to the naked eye.

"Tiangang Divine Palm!"

A palm the size of a millstone condensed instantly and pounced toward Xiao Weiqing.

"Divine Palm?"

Xiao Weiqing didn't dare to be careless. Spiritual Qi gushed out as he extended his palm, his ring finger and pinky curled inward. He released the Qi Fire in his body without reservation.

All 50 strands were unleashed.

"Fire Owl!"

*Boom!*

A pillar of flame erupted from his fingers and palm.

Among all the new Trainees, none except Wei Lan noticed a Golden Owl within the flame pillar. It was lifelike, carrying a murderous gaze as it charged toward Ye Lingfeng.

*Thump!*

Without any resistance, the light pillar instantly pierced through the Spiritual Qi palm and blasted straight toward Ye Lingfeng.

"Holy crap?"

The few people from the Upper Academy who had just come down were stunned by the scene. Jiang Peng directly blurted out a curse.

Ye Hanmei's figure vanished and reappeared in front of Ye Lingfeng, arriving first despite starting later.

With a casual wave of her hand, the flame pillar vanished, but a Golden Owl emerged from within it.

Ye Hanmei's beautiful eyes widened slightly. A white barrier appeared in front of her. The Golden Owl exploded with a bang, and the resulting airwave quickly swept through the hall.

"Damn, that's way too strong."

"Is this a new Trainee?"

"This is freaking Level 3? I wouldn't believe it even if you killed me."

"I'll never believe that all men are equal under Extraordinary Talent again. When the gods bestowed an Extraordinary Talent upon Xiao Weiqing, their hands must have slipped. Talk about favoritism!"

Ye Hanmei's heart was not at peace either. With her strength, she actually felt a sense of palpitation from that Golden Owl just now.

And this boy's strike was so ruthless.

"You struck too hard."

"Were you trying to kill him?"

Xiao Weiqing was stunned upon hearing this, and suddenly felt like laughing. Double standards?