# Chapter 1736: Battle Erupts
Lin Feng stepped into the space gate, and the scenery before him instantly transformed. This was a vast wilderness, with mountains, rivers, and lakes, and in the distance, a majestic city gate seemed to stand there, towering and magnificent.
Before Lin Feng, there was a jade slip, flickering with a faint light.
"Since there are many participants in this assessment, those entering the assessment battlefield must first eliminate a batch themselves. All of you should see the castle ahead. Only by collecting five jade slips can you enter the castle gate. Additionally, no one is allowed to use any treasures during the assessment, or you will bear the consequences." A voice drifted into everyone's ears, and they all understood—there probably weren't enough people to intercept them, so they had to first make them eliminate a group themselves. Five enter, one advances.
The four academies' assessments valued quality over quantity. Sometimes, only one or two people could pass an assessment, depending on how the person in charge arranged things. If they were ruthless enough and showed no mercy, they could even cause all participants to be wiped out.
After hearing this voice, Lin Feng directly clasped the jade slip in his palm and strode forward.
"Roar..." A heaven-shaking lion's roar vibrated through the world, as if the Lion King was bellowing. Lin Feng immediately understood—Tantai was cultivating the Lion King's power, and this roar was likely his summons.
"The voice of the academy personnel can reach everyone's ears directly. We're probably in a sealed space. Whatever we do, they might be able to see." Lin Feng's eyes flickered. A gust of wind wrapped around him as he flashed toward the direction of the lion's roar.
"Boom!" Suddenly, a terrifying wave of water surged toward him, making Lin Feng's steps falter. Then, a figure stepped across the waves, his fists directly blasting toward Lin Feng. The explosive force rushed at Lin Feng like a flood of wild beasts.
"Manifestation." Lin Feng spat out a cold word. The power of wind law on his body transformed into feathered blades, cutting through the flood waves as if splitting a great river, surging straight toward the opponent.
"Strong physique. You've concealed your cultivation level." The man's expression tightened. He retreated instead of advancing. Lin Feng had used law power and his physical body to withstand his attack, which meant he should be at the late-stage Low-rank Emperor realm, yet he pretended to be at the Venerable Martial realm. Very dangerous. It was better to leave first.
"Leave your jade slip behind." Lin Feng moved like the wind, stepping through the void. The power of space law transformed into strange patterns, allowing his body to leap forward as if skipping through space. With each step, he traversed the void, closing the distance between them in an instant.
The man's face stiffened. This person's speed was also terrifying.
"Celestial River Great Qi." His speed suddenly halted, then he abruptly accelerated toward Lin Feng. The endless Celestial River Great Qi transformed into indestructible blades, causing heaven and earth to tremble as if about to be overturned.
"Such fierce attacks." Lin Feng looked at the surging Celestial River Great Qi. A torrent of sword light erupted from his body, and he roared, "Tribulation Sword, Kill!"
As his words fell, countless Heavenly Demon Tribulation Swords appeared in the void, annihilating everything. With a tearing sound, the Celestial River Great Qi was pierced and torn apart. The terrifying tribulation swords, endless in their slaughter, stabbed toward the opponent.
"Take the jade slip." The man was decisive. Unwilling to continue entangled with Lin Feng, he threw the jade slip directly at Lin Feng while his figure flashed away rapidly. Losing one jade slip didn't matter—he could take another from someone else. Preserving his life was the most important thing.
Lin Feng kept the jade slip and didn't pursue. His figure moved like the wind, continuing toward the direction of the lion's roar.
At this moment, Tantai was also in a fierce battle—a chaotic one. As soon as he entered the assessment space, he let out a lion's roar, attracting several people nearby to intercept him. Tantai fought while retreating. With each punch, endless lion kings charged out, terrifyingly powerful and ferocious.
"Better hand over your jade slip." At this moment, behind Tantai, an indestructible golden palm print blasted toward him. Tantai suddenly turned, stomped heavily, and roared. The lion's roar shook the opponent's will.
"Get lost!" Tantai took a step forward like a majestic lion. His fist, carrying the intent of a heaven-shaking demon lion, exploded outward. With a thunderous boom, heaven and earth trembled. The opponent was sent flying backward by his terrifying force, his golden body armor crumbling. But Tantai felt a chill behind him. A pitch-black demon spear suddenly stabbed toward his heart, lightning-fast, carrying a terrifying demonic law intent.
"Roar!" Tantai roared again, turning and grabbing at the spear with his palm. But the black demon spear, imbued with a strange power, directly pierced through Tantai's palm and stabbed toward his heart.
"Corrosion." Tantai's pupils contracted. He swung his arm violently, pulling the opponent's body off balance. With another roar, he snapped the opponent's law spear in two and retreated several steps, his heavy footsteps shaking the ground.
"Such a vicious attack." A young man nearby watched the black-clad man's spear strike and felt a chill in his heart. That was a killing blow.
"Whoosh!" A figure moved like the wind. Seeing the golden palm print attacker strike Tantai from behind, he stepped forward, gathering a terrifying immortal power in his hand.
"Immortal Slaughter." His palm trembled, and a torrent of slaughter force transformed into immortal power, twisting toward the opponent. The man retreated, but the immortal slaughter qi was like an endless river, tearing apart his golden palm.
"Hand over the jade slip." The immortal youth pressed forward, his expression cold. The man snorted, threw out his jade slip, and then flashed away. He was equally decisive, knowing that time couldn't be wasted. If he couldn't win and couldn't escape, there was no point in fighting to the death. Winning would drain him too much, and losing would be even worse. Neither outcome was good.
After seizing one jade slip, the immortal youth didn't leave. Instead, he continued watching the battle between Tantai and the vicious young man, observing coldly from the sidelines.
"Hmph." The vicious young man glanced at the immortal youth. This guy wanted to reap the benefits without effort—it wouldn't be that simple. The assessment had just begun; it wasn't worth fighting with all his strength. Spears trembled as he stabbed toward Tantai, while his body retreated rapidly, leaving the area.
The immortal youth didn't pursue him. Instead, he looked at Tantai and said, "Give me your jade slip."
"Damn, I didn't expect the assessment to be like this. You helped me earlier, so I'll accept it. Take it." Tantai threw his jade slip to the immortal youth.
"Get out of here quickly. Your roar attracted people to intercept you. You can handle one, but what about five or six?" The immortal youth left a message, then sped away, disappearing in an instant.
Tantai understood his words. He stomped forward, heading toward the castle. The other was right—since there were many participants, they were already eliminating themselves. It was dangerous. He needed to be careful. Lin Feng had said not to worry about him.
Many people passed by here. Seeing no one around, they continued forward. Whether they won or lost their battles, everyone was heading in the same direction—toward the castle. If they didn't have jade slips, they could snatch them there.
When Lin Feng arrived at Tantai's location, Tantai had already left. His eyes flickered as he scanned the surroundings. The roar should have been here. There were even a few drops of blood on the ground, which made him frown. Was Tantai injured?
His figure moved like the wind, advancing forward, lightning-fast, crossing mountains and rivers.
"Tantai!" Lin Feng's figure slowly rose into the air, and he roared. The rolling sound waves spread across the sky, shaking heaven and earth. Many people looked up at Lin Feng in the void, their eyes like lightning. They thought to themselves, this guy has some nerve, flying in the void. He was asking for death.
"Whoosh, whoosh!" After Lin Feng flew in the void, two more figures rose into the air from distant places, stepping through the void. The crowd's hearts trembled. What audacity! These few were clearly very confident in their own strength; otherwise, they wouldn't dare to be so conspicuous.
"Princess Yuwen, she's also flying in the void." The crowd stared at a graceful figure. It was none other than Princess Yuwen, Yuwen Jing.
"Lin Feng!" At this moment, a roar came from afar. Lin Feng's speed suddenly increased, and soon he saw Tantai's figure. Tantai's aura was slightly fluctuating. Lin Feng descended beside him and asked, "You're injured?"
"Some guy cultivated demonic law and corrosion law power. He caught me off guard. I tried to use my physical body to smash his demonic spear, but the corrosion power pierced through." Tantai said gloomily. His arm was still very uncomfortable, with corrosion law lingering inside.
"Let me see." Lin Feng placed his hand on Tantai's. Life law power seeped out, and the vast life qi, like spring water, nourished Tantai's dried and corroded muscles and bones. Tantai's eyes showed a hint of surprise. This Lin Feng was indeed extraordinary. His Venerable Martial realm cultivation was probably just a facade.
"Although it's not as good as your tribe's medicinal treatment, it can at least expel the corrosion law." Lin Feng said with a smile. The life law restored the corroded cells.
"Lin Feng, you're even bolder than me. I didn't dare to fly in the void." Tantai grinned. "Come on, let's get out of here first."
"Alright, let's continue. We'll go directly to the castle. There will naturally be jade slip snatching there." Lin Feng said. But at that moment, a figure appeared before them, staring at Lin Feng and Tantai. Seeing the two of them, he hesitated.
"Let's go." Lin Feng and Tantai advanced, not paying any attention to the person ahead. In fact, Lin Feng's speed suddenly increased. Wind law wrapped around his body, making him like a tearing gale as he closed in on the opponent.
"What an arrogant guy." The man's bones trembled all over, erupting with terrifying energy. Then his body shook violently as he charged straight at the approaching Lin Feng.
"Boom!" His terrifying physical body was indestructible. But as their fists collided, Lin Feng felt as if his bones were about to shatter. A strange light appeared in his eyes, and suddenly, a terrifying killing aura surged from his gaze.