Free Web NovelChapter 238: Chapter 158: Feixing Society, Flying Star Chart, Mid-stage Flying Star
Li Wen’s heart clenched. He knew the real test had come.
At the same time, the distinct feeling of emptiness within his body told him there was no way he could withstand this even more terrifying assault with his current True Essence.
He could hold back no longer. He had to use his Primordial Spirit Secret Skill.
In an instant, the power of his Primordial Spirit deep within his sea of consciousness was mobilized.
The power of his Primordial Spirit wasn’t used for a direct attack. Instead, like mercury spilling across the ground, it precisely and completely merged with the torrent of True Essence flowing through his body.
BOOM—!
An unimaginably vast power instantly erupted within Li Wen’s body.
His nearly depleted True Essence, the moment it fused with the power of his Primordial Spirit, surged as if a fresh wellspring of life had been poured into it. Its strength and vitality exploded exponentially.
The boost to his combat power from the Primordial Spirit fusion was palpable—a terrifying increase that nearly doubled his strength.
His fatigue vanished. Surging power flooded his entire body.
He faced the surging fifteenth wave of the Demon Race, and among them were even several terrifying beings on the verge of breaking through to the Bright Moon Level.
Instead of showing any sign of fear, a sharp glint ignited in Li Wen’s eyes.
He moved. And this time, it wasn’t just about speed.
With his True Essence—now fused with the power of his Primordial Spirit—fully activated, his speed transcended its previous limit at the Flying Star Level, ascending to an incomprehensible new plane.
His figure seemed to melt into the very fabric of space. Or perhaps, space itself had become a stepping stone for his acceleration.
In a flicker, he appeared directly before the lion-headed greater demon leading the charge, an opponent whose aura indicated it was already halfway to the Bright Moon Level.
SHING! A flash of blade light!
It was more brilliant than ever before, imbued with the unique sharpness and destructive will of his Primordial Spirit’s power.
The lion-headed greater demon didn’t even have time to react. A savage roar was still forming in its throat as a thin, violet-gold line traced its way down from between its eyes.
The next moment, its massive body, still in mid-charge, was cleaved cleanly in two.
Then, Li Wen seemed to split into multiple forms at once, the flashes of his blade weaving a vast net of purple lightning through the demon horde.
A shadow leopard greater demon, a master of stealth, had just poked its head out of the void when a flash of blade light pierced its heart with unerring precision.
The blood-red vortex conjured by a Snake Demon elder attempting to control the Energy Field had just taken form when a devastating arc of blade light descended from the sky and shattered it.
When speed reaches its absolute limit, it becomes the ultimate offense, the ultimate defense, and the ultimate form of control.
Ordinary Flying Star Level demons couldn’t survive a single clash with his blade.
Even the few peak-level greater demons were like elephants trapped in a bog before the absolute speed and power Li Wen wielded after his Primordial Spirit fusion—clumsy and slow.
Their counterattacks couldn’t even graze him, yet his swift blade always found the weak points in their defenses, injecting lethal lightning and Blade Intent into their bodies.
This was no longer a battle. It was a highly efficient slaughter.
In the face of Li Wen—who had fused with the power of his Primordial Spirit and moved with a speed that drove his enemies to despair—the fifteenth wave of demons proved even more fragile than the fourteenth.
Finally, Li Wen pierced the throat of the last demon—a massive, bear-like creature at the Peak of Flying Star Stage. Violet-gold lightning erupted from the wound, incinerating its organs, and not a single demon was left standing.
But Li Wen also clearly felt the power that had just been surging through him vanish in an instant.
His True Essence and Primordial Spirit power were completely spent, and an unprecedented weakness washed over his body.
But the rewards were immense as well. Li Wen could clearly feel his bladework had improved significantly.
This was also an important reason why he came to challenge the Flying Star Chart.
He didn’t attempt to start the next wave, decisively choosing to end the challenge.
His consciousness withdrew.
Inside the virtual hall, the massive stone stele of the Flying Star Chart suddenly erupted with brilliant light!
The name originally at the 100th position silently vanished.
Then, all the names from rank seventy-four and below scrolled down one spot in perfect unison, as if pulled by an invisible hand.
Brilliant light condensed on the seventy-fifth spot.
Two steady, powerful words slowly materialized:
75. Li Wen, Early-stage Flying Star Level
[Blue Star Flying Star Chart]:
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37. Gu Yan, Peak of Flying Star Stage
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57. Wang Yue, Peak of Flying Star Stage
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75. Li Wen, Early-stage Flying Star Level
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Before the light in front of the Flying Star Chart stele had even completely faded, news of Li Wen ranking 75th had already swept through the entire Flying Star community like a wildfire.
A newly-ascended Flying Star Level name, starkly imprinted amidst a sea of names belonging to those at the Peak of Flying Star Stage—the sheer incongruity and shock of it defied description.
This news sent massive shockwaves through the Flying Star Level students at Xinhuo University.
The reaction was strongest among the senior disciples, those at the Peak of Flying Star Stage.
They knew Li Wen was strong, but for him to storm into the top 100 of the Blue Star Flying Star Chart only days after reaching the Flying Star Realm was beyond anything they had anticipated.
Once the news was repeatedly confirmed, their initial shock gave way to a heavy, complex mix of feelings.
The results from the virtual combat space could not be faked; they were a true measure of one’s actual combat power and potential.
Many of them had spent years, even decades, to earn their spot on the list. Yet Li Wen had gone from guiding lightning into his body to reaching the Flying Star Realm, and now to ranking on the chart, in just a year and a half.
Soon, the shockwaves began to spread.
Through word of mouth among the Xinhuo students and circulation on Blue Star’s high-level information networks, the name "Li Wen" began to spread. His legendary cultivation speed and his astounding rank on the Flying Star Chart traveled with it, reaching an ever-wider audience.
Li Wen, the former top scholar, was no longer merely a campus legend. His name was gradually being etched into the Star Map of Blue Star’s most powerful cultivators, heralding the rise of a future titan.
