Chapter 12: Lin Feng's Martial Soul
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In Yangzhou City, within the Lin Clan, a simple and clean room. Lin Hai stared blankly at a portrait.
The portrait depicted a woman, exceptionally beautiful, with autumn-water eyes carrying a hint of liveliness. What was astonishing was that on this beautiful woman's shoulder lay a demon beast, crouching there. This beast resembled a snake but was not quite a snake, faintly bearing the appearance of a divine dragon. It was very peculiar, unforgettable at a single glance.
"Menghe, Xiao Feng has finally grown up. He has inherited your martial soul. Perhaps now he doesn't know what this martial soul means, but when he undergoes his innate awakening, he will understand how powerful a talent his mother passed down to him."
"When a waste martial soul becomes an unparalleled twin martial soul, what a shocking impact it will bring."
Lin Hai stood before the portrait, murmuring to himself, a trace of deep affection in his eyes.
"They might all think I've forgotten, but I have never forgotten. When Xiao Feng's martial soul undergoes its innate awakening, I will tell him everything. One day, I will make him step into the Imperial City."
Lin Hai's gaze revealed a strong obsession. He had also hesitated before. If Lin Feng had remained as cowardly as before, he would have let Lin Feng live as an ordinary person, spending his life that way. But now, he saw hope in Lin Feng. He believed that with the obsession visible in Lin Feng's eyes, he would surely be able to awaken his martial soul innately.
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Lin Feng naturally did not know about his mother's matters. Even in the memories he inherited, there was no information about his mother. Lin Hai had never spoken to him about it, so he had no way of knowing what kind of martial soul that little snake was.
After crippling Lin Heng, Lin Feng suddenly felt an extraordinary lightness in his heart, as if a knot within him had been untied. Perhaps this was because a lingering obsession from the previous 'Lin Feng' had disappeared. After all, that previous 'Lin Feng' had been killed by Lin Heng.
Not immediately leaving, Lin Feng planned to train in the Wind Cloud Gorge for a while. Everyone who entered the Wind Cloud Gorge came for battle. Even if he didn't actively provoke others, he believed someone would come to fight him.
"It's you." Just as he thought this, a cold voice immediately came from nearby. Lin Feng looked toward the sound and saw a graceful figure. Although he couldn't see her face, her figure alone was captivating.
Lin Feng was a bit puzzled. This person wore a mask, so he couldn't see her true face. He didn't know many people in the Cloud Sea Sect. Those he was familiar with should be only Han Man, Qing Yi, and Jing Yun. This woman was clearly neither Han Man nor Qing Yi, and Jing Yun's figure wasn't this alluring.
"You escaped last time. Let's see where you run this time." The woman sneered, taking a bow and arrow from her back. Lin Feng's gaze sharpened. He remembered one person: Liu Fei, the woman from the One Line Sky hot spring. Lin Feng had firmly remembered that name. Liu Fei's arrow had nearly taken his life.
Perhaps knowing that Lin Feng's strength was not weak, Liu Fei directly activated her martial soul this time. Lin Feng immediately felt a sense of being locked on, targeted by her arrow martial soul.
"Arrows have long-range power but are hard to use up close. I need to get close to her." Lin Feng's thoughts raced. He lifted his foot and, without any hesitation, ran toward Liu Fei's direction.
"Trying to attack up close?" Liu Fei sneered. The drawn bowstring released with a fierce whistle, the bowstring humming with a vibrating sound.
"Clang!" With a light sound, the longsword on Lin Feng's back left its sheath.
"Ninefold Wave, Thunderclap Sword." He shouted softly. With his left hand, he unleashed the Ninefold Wave, surging forward. The arrow's power was weakened, and the Thunderclap Sword, swift as thunder, directly split the arrow apart.
"Floating Light Passing Shadow."
Without pausing for a moment, Lin Feng rushed forward, his movements fluid and seamless, as if he had practiced them countless times.
However, Liu Fei was not just a pretty face. Her strength was also astonishing, ranking eighth among the outer disciples.
She knew Lin Feng wanted to attack up close. After firing one arrow, she immediately retreated using her movement technique. As someone skilled in archery, she had naturally also cultivated an advanced movement technique. So by the time Lin Feng split the first arrow, her bowstring was already drawn again, and this time, there were three arrows on the string.
"See you later." Lin Feng's figure suddenly veered off, charging toward the forest on the left. Liu Fei's movement technique was very strong, not much inferior to his. Although he could close the distance, it would take time, and during that time, Liu Fei could fire several volleys of arrows. Three arrows at once, and multiple volleys of three arrows would pose a significant threat to him.
Therefore, when Lin Feng saw three arrows nocked on Liu Fei's bowstring, he changed his plan and entered the forest. This would greatly hinder Liu Fei's performance, while in an open area with a long distance between them, an arrow martial soul wielder like Liu Fei could definitely unleash her strongest combat power.
"It seems I underestimated cultivators at the Ninth Layer of Qi Martial Realm. They aren't so easy to deal with." Lin Feng thought to himself. But he didn't consider that Liu Fei's own strength was formidable even among Ninth Layer Qi Martial Realm cultivators. An arrow martial soul that could lock onto an aura, combined with a bow, was absolutely terrifying at long range.
However, Lin Feng was not discouraged. He believed that as long as Liu Fei dared to follow him into the forest, he would be the one to win.
"Hmph." Behind him, Liu Fei sneered. She shouted softly, drawing the bow to a full crescent. The humming sound grew even stronger.
A strong sense of crisis spread. Lin Feng understood that Liu Fei's arrow was about to be fired. He gripped his sword tightly. He needed only two more breaths to enter the forest.
"Stay right there." A domineering voice rang out. Sword energy surged. An extreme sense of danger came over him. Lin Feng forcibly stopped his forward steps and leaped backward.
"Boom." Dust flew. The ground in front of Lin Feng exploded, leaving a deep sword scar trench. If Lin Feng had continued forward just now, that sword strike would have landed on him.
Raising his gaze, Lin Feng looked at the person in the tree. He wore white clothes and held a longsword. It was he who had just unleashed that sword strike.
"Sister Liu Fei, how has this person offended you? Do you want me to take care of him for you?" The person in the tree looked down from above, casting a contemptuous glance at Lin Feng, speaking casually. In his eyes, Lin Feng was nothing but an ant, something he could crush whenever he wanted. As long as Liu Fei nodded, he could kill Lin Feng immediately, even if the sect forbade it. It didn't matter, because Lin Feng's status was far beneath his.
"Inner disciple." Lin Feng saw the inner disciple emblem on the other's clothes. His heart turned cold. What a fine inner disciple, attacking without a second thought. If he had reacted even a little slower, he would have been killed on the spot.
"Yu Hao, my affairs are none of your business." Liu Fei did not release her arrow. It wasn't out of mercy to spare Lin Feng, but because Yu Hao was pursuing her, and she had no interest in him. So she didn't act, because she didn't want to owe Yu Hao anything.
Putting away her martial soul, Liu Fei hung her bowstring over her shoulder and said to Lin Feng, "You got lucky this time. Next time, you'd better not run into me, or you won't be as fortunate as today."
With that, Liu Fei turned and left without a moment's pause.
"Liu Fei, why must you be like this?" Yu Hao shook his head, then also leaped away, not even glancing at Lin Feng.
"Boom." Another explosive sound rang out. A deep sword scar appeared in front of Lin Feng.
"You got lucky, kid. If I see you angering Liu Fei again, I will definitely kill you." Yu Hao's voice came from afar.
Lin Feng stood still, not moving. Even when that fierce sword energy exploded in front of him, he didn't furrow his brow.
Liu Fei, thinking herself powerful, wanted to kill him just because he had stayed for a moment in the One Line Sky hot spring. Yu Hao, an inner disciple with great strength, had no reason at all and nearly killed him outright. In the short time he had been in this world, Lin Feng had fully experienced what it meant to honor the strong.
"Yu Hao, the moment I step into the Spirit Martial Realm, I will use you to consecrate my sword." Lin Feng took a deep look at the two sword scars on the ground. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. Then he turned and left. He believed that with his talent, that day would not be far off.
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