Chapter 333: The Fire of Eastern Mausoleum
Opening their mouths, the crowd felt slightly suffocated, their breathing coming to a halt as they simply stared at that dazzling sword strike.
Such a sword strike, unexpectedly unleashed by Lin Feng, a cultivator of the Spirit Martial Realm. Such a sword strike, and they had actually thought Lin Feng was no match for One Arm.
The sword descended, and a miserable howl rang out, shocking to the heart.
This miserable cry naturally came from One Arm's mouth. They watched as his proud single arm slowly fell from the air, flames still attached to it, burning the severed stump.
One Arm now had no arm left. His blade was gone.
"Roar!" A beast-like roar erupted from his mouth, his eyes filled with resentment as he stared fixedly at Lin Feng.
"You said I couldn't withstand your blade, but now your arm has been severed by my sword. Isn't that asking for trouble?" Lin Feng said coldly, looking at One Arm. "I won't kill you. You wanted to use me to prove your strength and pride. This arm is the price you pay."
One Arm had been defeated by Qiong Biluo and wanted to use Lin Feng to reclaim his name. But no one expected that he would instead be used to establish Lin Feng's reputation, at the cost of his own arm.
Now everyone knew that One Arm was not only not the number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy, he couldn't even be considered number two. Lin Feng could easily defeat him, even take his life.
Qiong Biluo and Lin Feng were the same kind of people—the most dazzling geniuses.
Only no one knew who was stronger between Qiong Biluo and Lin Feng, and which of them was truly the number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy.
Originally, the crowd at Heavenly One Academy had already designated Qiong Biluo as the academy's strongest disciple, with no one able to compare to him. After all, the former number one, One Arm, was no match for him. But today's battle undoubtedly overturned their thinking. Being ranked first didn't mean you were formidable, and having higher cultivation didn't mean you were stronger.
The former number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy, One Arm, had now lost two battles in a row. Now he had even lost his only arm to Lin Feng, making him a cripple—and that was with Lin Feng showing mercy.
The battle for the number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy was not yet over.
"Truly an era of rising geniuses," the crowd sighed inwardly. One genius after another was blooming with their brilliance. Qiong Biluo was like this, and Lin Feng was the same.
Those who bore the name of genius but lacked true substance were destined to be replaced. One Arm was like that—not only had his glory faded, but he had become a cripple.
In the clash of geniuses, some would rise while others would inevitably fall. No one knew who the Eight Young Masters of Snow Moon Kingdom would be in the future, and who could become the genius among geniuses, intimidating everyone.
"Get lost." Lin Feng spat out a single word at One Arm, causing One Arm's face to stiffen and a self-mocking smile to appear on his lips.
He had thought himself so formidable. He had regarded Lin Feng as an ant. But now, Lin Feng looked down on him from above, telling him to get lost like an animal.
And One Arm didn't dare not get lost. Although his arm had been severed, he still didn't want to die.
Turning around, One Arm stepped onto his flickering, weakened true essence blade and departed, blood still dripping down. His back was filled with desolation.
Today, he was merely a foil, used to establish Lin Feng's reputation.
After One Arm left, Lin Feng turned around and stepped through the void, his figure disappearing above the crowd. Many people showed expressions of melancholy, and the martial arts arena buzzed with discussion.
After this battle, news quickly spread throughout Heavenly One Academy. Everyone knew that Lin Feng had severed One Arm's arm.
Some had even already rearranged the ranking of the academy's top ten disciples. The most widely accepted result was that Qiong Biluo was the number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy.
Lin Feng was slightly weaker than Qiong Biluo, ranking second.
Wen Aoxue's position remained unshaken, still in third place.
The shock Lin Feng brought to the crowd was great, but they still favored Qiong Biluo. Because Qiong Biluo was a cultivator of the Mysterious Martial Realm, a higher realm than Lin Feng. Moreover, his Biluo Martial Soul was too unique and powerful—Biluo Yellow Springs made it impossible to dodge. Qiong Biluo would have no great difficulty killing One Arm either. With such a terrifyingly strong opponent, it was estimated that Lin Feng of the Spirit Martial Realm would find it very hard to overcome the realm gap and defeat him.
However, most people also generally believed that although Qiong Biluo was currently the number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy, the future was still unknown. After all, Lin Feng was several years younger than Qiong Biluo, and his potential was limitless. At Lin Feng's age, Qiong Biluo was definitely not as strong as Lin Feng was now.
Qiong Biluo was powerful in strength and was the number one disciple of Heavenly One Academy.
Lin Feng had the highest talent and was the most gifted person in Heavenly One Academy.
However, talent did not determine strength. For example, Qiong Biluo had been low-key and restrained before, but after breaking through to the Mysterious Martial Realm, no one expected him to directly challenge One Arm and easily defeat him, seizing the glory of being the academy's number one. Qiong Biluo seemed to have undergone a transformation. Although Lin Feng had great talent, whether he could catch up to Qiong Biluo remained to be seen.
"If only Qiong Biluo could fight Lin Feng, that would be wonderful."
This was the thought in many people's minds. They felt it was a pity that Lin Feng had stepped out of the cultivation chamber right after Qiong Biluo left that day. If the two had encountered each other, would there have been a thrilling battle?
Qiong Biluo was not originally aware of all the discussions among the crowd. After defeating One Arm and seizing the glory of being the academy's number one, he had gone into seclusion for a period of time to fully consolidate his Mysterious Martial Realm cultivation. It wasn't until today, when he walked through the martial arts arena of Heavenly One Academy and heard all kinds of whispered discussions, that he learned Lin Feng had also defeated One Arm and had severed his only arm, crippling him.
Now, everyone was comparing him to Lin Feng.
Mingling among the crowd, Qiong Biluo took off the bamboo hat he was wearing, a strange curve forming at the corner of his mouth.
"Lin Feng, interesting. But can an ant of the Spirit Martial Realm really overturn the heavens?"
A mocking smile curled at his lips. Qiong Biluo sneered, "One Arm is truly useless, not even as good as someone at the Spirit Martial Realm. If I had known, I would have crippled him that day to save him from disgracing himself."
Some people nearby heard his muttering and turned to look at him, their gazes freezing.
Qiong Biluo. It was actually Qiong Biluo.
Someone exclaimed, and instantly, countless gazes shot toward him. The crowd surrounded Qiong Biluo. Qiong Biluo had really appeared.
Scanning the crowd with his gaze, the pride on Qiong Biluo's face grew stronger. He enjoyed this feeling of being the center of attention. As soon as he appeared, he was the absolute focus, watched and admired by everyone.
Lin Feng could not steal his spotlight. He was not worthy.
"It seems it's a pity that I didn't get to fight Lin Feng that day. Since you're all comparing me to Lin Feng, I'll let you know who is the one and only at Heavenly One Academy. I'll make you clearly understand that the genius you see is still an ant before me. One Arm was like that, and Lin Feng will be the same."
Qiong Biluo said arrogantly, then his body trembled and turned into a streak of light, disappearing. This made the hearts of the crowd tremble slightly, their eyes flashing with sharp light. From Qiong Biluo's meaning, it seemed he wanted to fight Lin Feng, to trample on Lin Feng and ascend to the peak of Heavenly One Academy, becoming the absolute protagonist.
Lin Feng, likewise, was unaware of everything happening at Heavenly One Academy.
Today, in the imperial city, a very strange event occurred. To the east of the city, there was a mausoleum called Eastern Mausoleum, bathed in sunlight all day long. Especially at the peak of Eastern Mausoleum, it was very suitable for watching sunrises and sunsets. The temperature here was usually higher than in other places.
But at this moment, Eastern Mausoleum was enveloped by a scorching heat. The entire mausoleum had actually caught fire, with flames shooting into the sky. This flame light was blazing, intense, carrying a hint of violence, as if it were solar fire.
Around Eastern Mausoleum, many people showed shocked expressions. Someone had actually set the entire Eastern Mausoleum ablaze. It was unknown which powerful fire-attribute martial cultivator had released flames here, igniting Eastern Mausoleum. Or perhaps two powerful martial cultivators had fought a great battle here, and their flame true essence had ignited Eastern Mausoleum.
In either case, the strength of that martial cultivator was certainly extraordinary; otherwise, it would have been impossible to ignite the entire mausoleum.
However, no one noticed that when the fire started at Eastern Mausoleum, a figure, dragging a sweat-soaked, exhausted body, walked with heavy steps, back facing the direction of Eastern Mausoleum, slowly moving away. He didn't even glance back at the flames of Eastern Mausoleum.
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