Chapter 635: The End of the Second Round
Lin Feng was somewhat surprised. How could Jun Moxi be so certain that the eleventh person to walk out would be Qing Mengxin?
"How can you be so sure?" Lin Feng asked Jun Moxi.
"Because Qing Mengxin, like me, has cultivated the Thousand Shadows Like Dream technique. This eleventh person might still be due to Qing Mengxin not going all out," Tang Youyou spoke before Jun Moxi could answer.
"Thousand Shadows Like Dream!"
A trace of surprise flickered in Lin Feng's eyes. Indeed, he had seen a woman beside Lan Jiao use the Thousand Shadows Like Dream technique back in Tianluo Ancient City. This Thousand Shadows Like Dream was not a unique ability of the Tang Clan; people from the Star Dream Pavilion seemed to possess it as well.
"What's the difference between the Thousand Shadows technique you just used and the Thousand Shadows Like Dream?" Lin Feng asked Tang Youyou.
Generally speaking, inquiring about another's techniques and divine abilities was not a polite thing to do, especially on the stage of the Snow Domain Grand Competition. He and Tang Youyou might even become opponents later on. After all, one could know a person's face but not their heart. However, when Lin Feng asked, his gaze was very frank, clean, and clear, as if he hadn't realized this impoliteness at all. Or rather, Lin Feng simply didn't care about those rules.
When Lin Feng didn't care about these formalities, it undoubtedly proved that he already regarded Tang Youyou as a friend, someone he could trust.
"Thousand Shadows Like Dream is a movement technique. It can transform the body into phantoms, filling the space with afterimages, making it impossible to tell which is real and which is fake. As for Thousand Shadows, it is the true body transforming into thousands of forms, each body being real. The myriad shadows are formed from soul power. It is a unique skill of my Tang Clan, and only those who possess the bloodline martial soul of the Tang Clan can use it."
Tang Youyou said softly, not hiding anything from Lin Feng. But her words made Lin Feng's gaze freeze, and an inexplicable bitterness welled up in his heart.
"In other words, when you use Thousand Shadows, if a shadow is destroyed, you are actually injured—your soul is injured," Lin Feng said in a low voice.
Just now, Tang Youyou had already used Thousand Shadows to reach the Flood Dragon Bridge, but because of him, she had delayed her own exit from the Flood Dragon Cavern's entrance and had to use the Thousand Shadows technique again, even abandoning those shadows formed from soul power. Every shadow destroyed would injure Tang Youyou's soul.
Tang Youyou was silent for a moment, not answering Lin Feng's words. This silence was an admission.
"Then you still say you're fine. With a soul injury, I'm afraid that even if your wine has healing properties, it won't be so easy to recover," Lin Feng said, his voice carrying a hint of reproach.
Jun Moxi's eyes flickered as he watched the two of them. Then he said, "You two, what did you do?"
"Uh..."
Lin Feng looked at Jun Moxi speechlessly. This guy.
"Blood Soul Grass!"
Looking at Jun Moxi, Lin Feng suddenly thought of something. With a thought, a plant with a completely blood-red body appeared in his hand—Blood Soul Grass, which has a great effect on a person's soul.
"Oh?" Jun Moxi was stunned when he saw the Blood Soul Grass. The first time he met Lin Feng, it was when his female guard was fighting Lin Feng over this very Blood Soul Grass.
Many others also turned their gazes this way. In Lin Feng's hand... that was Blood Soul Grass. It indeed contained soul power. If consumed, it would definitely be a great tonic for the soul, wouldn't it? Many people's eyes flashed with a hint of greed. Such precious medicinal herbs were not common.
"What are you doing?" Tang Youyou looked at Lin Feng. Of course, she also recognized what was in Lin Feng's hand.
"This Blood Soul Grass should be able to help heal your injuries a bit." Lin Feng broke off half the stalk of Blood Soul Grass and handed it to Tang Youyou. "I still have use for this Blood Soul Grass, so I can't give you all of it. Try this half first."
Tang Youyou's gaze flickered. She was silent for a moment, but then Jun Moxi said, "If he's giving it to you, just take it."
Her jade-like hand reached out, and Tang Youyou took the half stalk of Blood Soul Grass. Her beautiful eyes glanced at Lin Feng. Then, she put the Blood Soul Grass into her mouth, chewed it directly, and swallowed it into her stomach. Instantly, a feeling of comfort spread from her soul. This Blood Soul Grass mainly acted on the bloodline and soul, nourishing blood and soothing the soul!
"You really got this Blood Soul Grass?"
A voice came, and Qing Mengxin also arrived beside Lin Feng. The last time Lin Feng set up a stall in the Star Pavilion, he had met her and obtained the Celestial Spirit Mushroom, one of the three main ingredients for the Luo Shen Pill. Later, following her guidance, he went to the Star Hall and obtained this Blood Soul Grass.
Qing Mengxin's words undoubtedly told Lin Feng that she knew he was that Lin Feng.
"Yes, I haven't thanked you yet." Lin Feng smiled at Qing Mengxin. This woman, like Tang Youyou, was stunningly outstanding.
"You actually gave the main ingredient for refining that pill to her. Tsk tsk." Qing Mengxin glanced at Tang Youyou and said, "I'm a bit envious of Miss Tang now."
Qing Mengxin's words carried a different kind of charm, as if she were joking. After hearing her words, Tang Youyou looked at Lin Feng and asked, "What pill are you trying to refine?"
"The Luo Shen Pill. I need it to save a friend. But this half stalk of Blood Soul Grass is already enough. It won't have any effect," Lin Feng shook his head.
"The Luo Shen Pill, saving someone!"
Tang Youyou was stunned. Lin Feng's Blood Soul Grass was used to refine the Luo Shen Pill to save someone.
Lowering her head, Tang Youyou remained silent.
Qing Mengxin, however, walked over to them and sat down, asking, "Which jade keys did you each get?"
Lin Feng opened his hand, letting Qing Mengxin see the jade key in his palm. Qing Mengxin's gaze immediately froze. The first one—Lin Feng had gotten the first one.
"This jade key should have belonged to Youyou. She gave it to me, and she took the second one herself," Lin Feng said, which stunned Qing Mengxin once again.
Lin Feng got the first one, and Tang Youyou got the second one?
This result truly surprised her, very much so.
"The Thousand Shadows technique of the Tang Clan is indeed extraordinary," she murmured. Then she looked at Jun Moxi.
"I got the fifth one!" Jun Moxi said with a faint smile.
Qing Mengxin's eyes became exceptionally bright. First, second, fifth—and Duan Wudao was definitely in the top few as well. This result was very impressive.
"Don't look for me," Qing Mengxin said with a crisp laugh, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a different light.
As for the eight geniuses from the four great empires of the Snow Domain, she naturally didn't want to face them so early. Tang Youyou was also someone she didn't want to face. As for Lin Feng, he surprised Qing Mengxin too much. When she saw him before, he was still so unremarkable. Although Lin Feng still seemed unremarkable now, he had obtained the number one jade key.
Having truly passed through the Flood Dragon Cavern, Qing Mengxin didn't think Lin Feng's first place was all luck. No matter how good the luck, without sufficient personal foundation, it was impossible to get the first jade key.
"Perhaps Lin Feng will bring even more surprises," Qing Mengxin thought to herself. In every Snow Domain Grand Competition, dark horses would appear. This time, Lin Feng was very likely one of them.
So, she also didn't want to face Lin Feng so early.
As time slowly passed, more and more people came out of the Flood Dragon Cavern's exit. The first thing the crowd did when they came out was to carefully scan those who had already come out, memorizing them. If they had to fight them, they would need to be especially cautious.
Lin Feng also paid special attention to the order of some people's emergence. Yue Tianming obtained the twenty-first ranking jade key, which was quite good. The First Envoy of the Tian Feng Kingdom, Nie Yun, was eighteenth. As for the other two from the Tian Feng Kingdom, they were both in the forties or fifties, not even attracting Lin Feng's attention.
Jian Chen obtained the twenty-fourth ranking jade key.
What left Lin Feng speechless was that guy Yun Feiyang, who actually sauntered out slowly until the fiftieth place. And this guy didn't even have a shred of shame. After coming out, he wandered over to Lin Feng's side, sat down directly, and started drinking, exceptionally carefree, leaving Lin Feng utterly speechless.
Finally, after the sixty-fourth strong practitioner stepped out, no more figures came out of the Flood Dragon Cavern.
The other four people had been killed in the friction within the Flood Dragon Cavern, forever remaining inside. Of the one hundred and forty-four geniuses, only sixty-four remained. Eighty had died!
This undoubtedly made the crowd feel a bit of sorrow. Of course, this sorrow was quickly replaced by excitement. The final decisive battle of the Snow Domain Grand Competition was about to begin. Unlike the previous two rounds, this time they would be able to witness the battles of these geniuses with their own eyes and see how powerful their strength truly was!
PS: Eleventh update! Asking for everything!