Chapter 1739: Heaven-Destroying Primordial War Qi
As Shan Meng swept his gaze over the crowd, his eyes landed on two individuals. He said, "Bai Qi, you've just entered the academy, so it's fitting for you to accompany me on this training exercise. Qiu Ming, you will also come with me for the first interception."
Bai Qi revealed a slightly startled expression, then a faint smile curled at the corners of his mouth. The young man in the map below—he recognized him. It was Lin Feng.
"Let's go," Shan Meng said. With Bai Qi and Qiu Ming overseeing things, there should be no problem. The three of them stepped together into the world depicted on the map.
Within the assessment world, everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Feng's side. Their hearts still stirred with slight ripples. Lin Feng had killed Young Master Hua and told Princess Yuwen to get lost.
"Kill!" A thunderous roar erupted. Tantai's Mad Lion King Fist crushed forward, aiming to blow apart Shang Yu's head.
But almost at the same time, a massive palm imprint of Void Shattering Force suddenly appeared, striking directly behind Tantai. It was as fast as lightning, as fierce as thunder.
"Watch out!" Seeing this, Lin Feng's expression tightened sharply. He shouted a warning to Tantai, and at the same time, a pitch-black Tribulation Sword slashed out from his hand, hurtling straight toward the figure that had appeared.
"Roar!" Tantai bellowed, whirling around abruptly to strike directly at the attacker. A thunderous explosion rang out. The Void Shattering Force crushed the space, blasting apart the Lion King's power. The palm landed squarely on Tantai's shoulder, forcing him to stumble back several steps before he could steady himself, leaving deep imprints on the ground.
Shan Meng's body soared into the air after his single strike. With a few bounds, he landed in the distance, looking at the crowd with a smile. "You may continue."
"Assessment personnel." The crowd's pupils contracted slightly. These people seemed to have appeared early, hadn't they? Wasn't it said that they would first undergo self-elimination and enter the castle? Why were they already intercepting now? No... perhaps this couldn't even be called an interception. Everyone was gathered here. The three of them—who could they possibly intercept?
"What do you mean by this?" Tantai's gaze turned cold. His massive eyes fixed on Shan Meng as he spoke icily.
"From the moment you stepped into War King Academy, the assessment has already begun. What do you think I mean?" Shan Meng replied calmly. Lin Feng, however, looked at Bai Qi. This man had also come from Sky-Gazing Ancient Capital to Holy City Central Continent and had entered War King Academy. Being able to get into the academy meant Bai Qi was no simple person either.
"Tantai, you all continue. I'll watch your backs." Lin Feng's body flickered as he stood shoulder to shoulder with Tantai and the others. His gaze, however, was fixed on Shan Meng as he said calmly, "Since this is an assessment, let's proceed as usual. We'll just deal with the test."
Tantai glanced at Lin Feng and nodded. "Alright. You watch our backs; we'll kill people."
"Watch your backs?" Beside Yuwen Jing, a figure stepped forward. This person had been guarding Yuwen Jing all along. Hearing Lin Feng's disrespectful words, his expression turned icy cold. A sharp, fierce aura erupted from him, as if it would transform into a terrifying battle intent.
"Showing disrespect to Princess Yuwen—you deserve death." A cold sound emerged from this man's mouth. Instantly, the battle intent within him seemed to explode outward, causing battle light to swirl around his body, terrifying in its intensity.
"This guy has offended Yuwen Jing. It seems things won't go well for him. This Ye Wen has formidable cultivation and is one of the most promising candidates to pass the assessment. He cultivates Heaven-Destroying Primordial War Qi, merging essence, energy, and spirit into war qi. When unleashed, it's incredibly sharp, carrying supreme battle intent that can subdue others without a fight!" The crowd's hearts trembled. Lin Feng had spoken insolently to Yuwen Jing, so someone was bound to deal with him.
Moreover, they had heard that the person in charge of this academy's assessment was Yuwen Hou, a member of the Yuwen family. It was likely that Shan Meng and the others had appeared on Yuwen Hou's orders. Ostensibly, they were here to intercept the assessment, but in reality, they were helping Yuwen Jing and Shang Yu. Shang Yu's elder brother, Shang Jun, was also a figure in War King Academy.
Since the assessment was run by people, it was inevitable that personal feelings would interfere. Lin Feng had run into this—he could only blame his bad luck. Of all people to offend, he had to pick Yuwen Jing.
Shan Meng watched the scene with a cold smile. Under the deterrence of Shan Meng and his two companions, Tantai and Great Pest couldn't deal with Shang Yu either. This made Shang Yu sneer repeatedly. Even if he didn't pass the War King Academy assessment this time, it didn't matter. His strength was still somewhat insufficient anyway. But even so, he wouldn't let Lin Feng and the others succeed.
"Princess Yuwen, please enter the city first," Ye Wen said to Yuwen Jing. Yuwen Jing's expression was cold. She swept a contemptuous glance at Lin Feng, then said to Ye Wen, "I'll leave this to you."
With that, her figure flickered, heading toward the castle. With Ye Wen's strength, dealing with Lin Feng shouldn't be a problem. She was no longer needed here. It was better to pass the War King Academy assessment as quickly as possible.
"Bai Qi, Qiu Ming, who are you two planning to choose as your opponents?" Shan Meng asked the two beside him.
"I'm here to assess these people, not to fight a group battle. I'll pass," Bai Qi said calmly. Then his body surged forward, and in an instant, a vast killing aura erupted from him, rolling toward one of the people as he attacked. This was the assessment he needed. If they couldn't pass his test, they wouldn't need to enter the castle.
The man's expression stiffened. He hadn't expected this person to suddenly strike at him. Hastily, he raised his power to resist.
"Kill!" Bai Qi roared. The rolling slaughter swept across heaven and earth. The vast killing aura annihilated the flesh, and the surging killing intent ravaged the will, sweeping away all obstacles.
The crowd was quite startled by this scene, then sneered inwardly. It seemed Bai Qi understood what he should be doing much better than Shan Meng.
Lin Feng was also somewhat surprised. It seemed that when discussing heroes from Sky-Gazing Ancient Capital, they had somewhat underestimated Bai Qi.
"Disobeying orders." Shan Meng's gaze locked onto Bai Qi. He felt as if he had been humiliated. Bai Qi had publicly ignored him.
Turning his gaze, Shan Meng looked at Qiu Ming. But Qiu Ming just smiled and said, "The two of you are dealing with two opponents. That works out perfectly."
With that, Qiu Ming stepped forward, just like Bai Qi, conducting the assessment according to his own will. This made Shan Meng's expression grow even uglier.
"This is outrageous!" Shan Meng's fists emitted cracking sounds. But Tantai burst into laughter and said, "It seems not everyone who enters War King Academy is as despicable as you."
Lin Feng also revealed a faint smile. Generally speaking, those with great talent were unruly, proud, and arrogant. Some, like Yuwen Jing, looked down on everyone. Others, like Bai Qi and Qiu Ming, were also proud individuals. How could they be commanded by Shan Meng? They acted according to their own will, conducting the assessment as they saw fit. As for Shan Meng, if he wanted to fight, he could do it himself.
By now, Shan Meng naturally realized that these people were not easy to control. Indeed, those who were not part of his Ji Sect could not be of one mind. His cold gaze swept over Bai Qi and Qiu Ming, and Shan Meng sneered inwardly: "This time, our Ji Sect is in charge of the assessment, yet some dare to disobey orders. From now on, you two will find it difficult to move an inch in War King Academy, constrained at every turn. You will learn that the Ji Sect cannot be defied."
"Great Pest, you deal with Shang Yu. I'll handle this despicable bastard. Let's do it—screw whether they're assessment personnel or not. We'll kill them all the same." Tantai's vast Lion King intent rolled toward the void. His body stomped forward, charging straight at Shan Meng.
"Let's do it." Great Pest's surging Azure Dragon intent surged violently as he attacked Shang Yu.
"A rabble trying to form a force?" Ye Wen's voice was cold. Terrifying battle intent crushed down overwhelmingly, pressing on Lin Feng. The Heaven-Destroying Primordial War Qi erupted violently, and centered on him, a terrifying battle light screen seemed to burst forth.
"So strong! Ye Wen's Heaven-Destroying Primordial War Qi is indeed powerful. It condenses a surging battle intent that can crush others with will alone."
"War!" A roar burst from Ye Wen's mouth, pressing down from the sky like rolling thunder. The terrifying battle intent sought to crush Lin Feng's will, to make him kneel. Even a single word—a huge "War" character—shot toward Lin Feng, crushing down on him.
Lin Feng's pupils were icy cold. Pitch-black Heavenly Demon Tribulation light swirled around him. In his eyes, a monstrous demonic will seemed to surge.
"Boom!" From Lin Feng's body, another huge character rolled out—a "Demon" character, formed from rolling Heavenly Demon Tribulation Force. It collided with the "War" character, and both collapsed together.
"Boundless war qi—who dares contend?" Ye Wen stepped downward. The overwhelming battle intent crushed down, as if a battle gale was pressing down from the void. The Heaven-Destroying Primordial War Qi rolled endlessly.
Lin Feng raised one hand to the sky. His palm continuously trembled in the void, causing infinite Heavenly Demon Tribulation Force to swirl, like terrifying heavenly tribulations, containing supreme power.
"Derive!" Lin Feng's divine consciousness surged outward. The Heavenly Demon Tribulation Force moved with his mind, evolving into a terrifying demonic diagram that shattered heaven and earth. On the diagram, waves of terrifying Heavenly Demon Tribulation might surged against the sky. The boundless war qi all collapsed without a trace, and the battle gale scattered with the wind.
"What kind of power is this?" The crowd's pupils suddenly contracted. Their expressions stiffened. Such a strong destructive force—it seemed to pierce the heavens, slaughtering everything.
"Thump!" A vibrating sound echoed in the hearts of the crowd. Lin Feng supported the sky with one hand and roared, "Kill!"
As his voice fell, surging Heavenly Demon Tribulation descended from below, rising against the sky. It slashed upward, transforming into tens of millions of destructive tribulations, annihilating everything.
Ye Wen's expression changed drastically. The endless Heavenly Demon Tribulation light surging upward was like a demonic tribulation, striking in an instant, causing all his battle intent to collapse without a trace.
"War Soul!" Ye Wen roared. His war soul attached to his body, and an even stronger battle intent crushed down. He refused to believe that the Heaven-Destroying Primordial War Qi, combined with his war soul, could lose to someone of the same cultivation level. Although Lin Feng was at the Honored Martial Realm, his law power was probably around the third or fourth layer—much weaker than his own.
"Die!" Lin Feng's palm swept again. The annihilating Heavenly Demon Tribulation was like a heavenly calamity. The surging demonic light drowned everything, covering Ye Wen's body. The crowd saw an illusory war soul struggling, seeming to show unwillingness, but then it vanished like smoke, dissipating without a trace, annihilated under the tribulation.
Ye Wen was killed. Naturally, all the jade slips he had obtained were collected by Lin Feng.