Chapter 331: Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture
Within the Venerable's memories, there were many types of powerful cultivation techniques.
Sword techniques included the Withered Wood Sword Canon, which spoke of the true essence of the withered wood sword, slaughtering the world—a killing technique.
Ice attribute techniques included the technique Ice Seal Infinity, which froze ice true essence, sealing everything.
There was even the Great Dao of Medicine, the Ten Thousand Things Return to Spring Art, a miraculous healing technique that condensed returning spring true essence, capable of healing martial artists' injuries. Few martial artists cultivated such techniques; most who did were alchemists.
Powerful divine doctors who possessed the Return to Spring Art were highly respected, admired and worshipped by countless people. They had wide social circles, and being on good terms with a divine doctor could sometimes save one's life.
After all, everyone could suffer severe injuries, and wounds caused by truly powerful attacks were difficult for martial artists to fully recover from using their own strength alone. Even if the body was unharmed, it could affect their cultivation.
However, Lin Feng was not very interested in the Return to Spring healing technique. He had no desire to heal the world.
The choice of a cultivation technique could potentially determine future achievements, even one's fate. Lin Feng had to be cautious.
The techniques in the Venerable's memories were all of very high grade. Perhaps he would only need to switch to a more powerful technique when he was about to assault the Venerable realm. The Venerable realm, for Lin Feng at present, was very distant—a legendary, powerful existence.
Such powerful beings could collapse mountains and dry up rivers with a wave of their hand.
The sun set and rose again. Above the Eastern Mausoleum of the Imperial City, that slightly lonely figure remained motionless, his eyes even closed.
The scorching sun gradually moved toward the zenith, baking the earth hot. The temperature on the Eastern Mausoleum also rose noticeably. No place could escape the sun's universal radiance or its burning heat.
The sun was the most domineering natural object. Rising and setting, no matter how strong humans were, they could not stop it.
At this moment, Lin Feng's eyes opened, a flash of blazing light passing through. He raised his head, his sharp gaze shooting straight upward toward the scorching sun, not even avoiding its dazzling brilliance.
"You're the one," Lin Feng uttered, his expression solemn.
The Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture: cultivate beneath the scorching sun, devour sunlight, condense solar fire true essence, and incinerate heaven and earth.
Lin Feng decided to abandon other techniques and cultivate the Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture. Although this technique had the lowest starting point, being only a low-grade Earth-level technique, it was the only one that could evolve. The technique's grade depended on how powerful the solar fire true essence became.
The stronger the solar fire true essence, the more domineering the technique. At its peak, like the fire of the sun, it could burn heaven and earth.
This was a technique that grew stronger the further one progressed, but it was also very difficult to cultivate. Absorbing and devouring sunlight and solar flames, roasting and tempering the physical body, condensing solar fire true essence—it required great perseverance to persist.
Having made his decision, Lin Feng hesitated no longer. He sat down cross-legged directly on the Eastern Mausoleum and, following the memories in his mind, began to circulate the technique.
Origin energy surged wildly through his body. Sunlight shone on Lin Feng, and strands of blazing light adhered to his body, then were swallowed into his body, devouring those strands of blazing light.
Before long, Lin Feng's body became extremely dazzling. His body seemed to transform into a mirror, absorbing and devouring the light of the sky. Endless sunlight continuously poured into his body, gradually merging with the true essence within, imbuing that true essence power with a scorching, violent quality.
At the same time, Lin Feng himself endured a terrifying burning force. The sun's burning, while merging with his true essence, also scorched his physical body.
Cultivating the Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture relied on sunlight. Therefore, the fiercer the sun, the more effective the cultivation, but also the more severe the burning on the body. On rainy days and at night, although there was still sunlight, the effect would be much worse—unless he cultivated the Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture to a certain level, where he could draw sunlight down upon himself, continuously providing sunlight for him to devour and cultivate.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Feng had already stayed on the Eastern Mausoleum for three days. Today, three days later, was also the day of Lin Feng's agreed battle with One Arm.
Opening his eyes, a dazzling light like the sun burst forth, incomparably brilliant.
The true essence power flowing through his body now carried some of the sun's burning heat, radiant and dazzling.
"The Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture... cultivation is a bit slow," Lin Feng murmured softly.
The Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture was very domineering and had very strong effects, but Lin Feng still found the cultivation slow. In truth, if it were anyone else, they could never cultivate as fast as he had.
In just two short days, the true essence flowing through his body already carried sunlight.
Standing up, Lin Feng glanced at the sun hanging high in the sky, a dazzling light flashing in his eyes. One day, he, Lin Feng, would be as dazzling as the sun. Wherever the Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture descended, heaven and earth would tremble.
His body trembled, and Lin Feng flickered down from the Eastern Mausoleum. In just an instant, he disappeared, descending the Eastern Mausoleum and striding with large steps toward the direction of Heavenly One Academy.
After Lin Feng left, two figures flickered onto the Eastern Mausoleum, arriving at the place where Lin Feng had been cultivating. Looking at his cultivation spot, they both drew in a cold breath, shock appearing in their eyes.
"What technique is this?" one of them murmured, his gaze shaken. On the Eastern Mausoleum, the ground where Lin Feng had been sitting had turned into a patch of scorched earth. The ground had been burned cleanly, carrying a desolate aura. Even now, wisps of smoke still rose from it.
Just sitting on the ground to cultivate could produce such an effect. Clearly, the technique that person had been cultivating was extremely terrifying.
However, Lin Feng did not know what happened after he left. He had not even noticed that the place where he sat had been completely burned into scorched earth by the blazing heat.
At Heavenly One Academy, on the central martial arts arena, outside the cultivation tower, many people had already arrived to wait.
No one had forgotten that today was the day Lin Feng had agreed to fight One Arm.
That day, Qiong Bili had defeated One Arm, dazzling everyone, and was considered by all to be the number one of Heavenly One Academy.
But the former number one, One Arm, had become a foil, a stepping stone for Qiong Bili. Naturally, he was unwilling to accept this. He had asked Lin Feng whether martial souls were powerful or not, and Lin Feng had replied that it was not the martial soul's fault, but the person's. This had undoubtedly angered One Arm, who insulted and threatened Lin Feng, leading to today's battle.
This scene was strikingly similar to Lin Feng's agreed battle with Black Demon back then. That time was the first time the people of Heavenly One Academy had come to know Lin Feng, that unrestrained youth.
Now, so much time had passed, and Lin Feng had become much more mature. But his opponent was no longer Black Demon, who ranked last among the top ten disciples, but One Arm, who had originally ranked first and had now stepped into the Mysterious Martial Realm.
Today's battle was worth everyone's anticipation. It would certainly be very exciting.
One Arm had declared that although Lin Feng had blocked his first sword back then, he might not be able to block his second sword. Soon, everything would be revealed.
Suddenly, in the space, a violent blade intent surged into the sky, extremely sharp, enveloping the surrounding heaven and earth. This blade intent chilled people's hearts, as if it were very oppressive.
Looking up, the crowd saw One Arm standing on a illusory true essence great blade, whistling through the air, majestic and imposing.
At this moment, One Arm had shed the dejection of his defeat to Qiong Bili. He had regained his confidence and pride, but there was a bit more ruthlessness in his eyes. Today, he would use Lin Feng to wash away the humiliation he had suffered that day. Even if he was no longer the number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy, he could not let his dignity suffer too much damage.
In a moment, One Arm arrived in front of the cultivation tower, above the crowd.
His domineering, cold gaze swept over the crowd, and One Arm sneered, "He's not even here. So Lin Feng is just a coward who only dares to talk. It seems I overestimated him before. A big mistake."
The crowd looked around, whispering among themselves. Lin Feng was indeed not there. Could it be, as One Arm said, that Lin Feng was just a coward?
Last time, when Qiong Bili challenged him, he avoided the battle. This time, he actively challenged One Arm, yet he still hadn't shown up.
"Your cultivation is really poor. No wonder you were easily defeated," a cold voice came from behind One Arm, making his gaze tremble. Turning around, he was shocked to find a figure standing on top of the cultivation tower, sneering at him. "I've been here all along, and you couldn't even detect me. Yet you dare to call others arrogant and ignorant. You are the one who is arrogant and ignorant. Losing the title of number one of Heavenly One Academy is not surprising at all."