Free Web NovelChapter 235: Chapter 234: Life and Death Duel
As for the levels beyond the 6th Layer of the Mixed Element Star Technique, in addition to an absurd number of Points and Merit Points, one also needed special permissions and status.
Qin Feng gave a bitter smile.
After purchasing the second layer of the Mixed Element Star Technique, Qin Feng had very few Points left on him.
Of his five hundred thirty-three Points, he had already spent four hundred on a Soul Refining Pill.
Now, he had just spent another hundred, leaving him with only thirty-three Points.
His twenty Merit Points were also completely gone.
’Points really are spent like water,’ Qin Feng thought to himself, shaking his head as he walked out of the Dharma Transmission Hall.
’At All Stars Academy, you can never have enough Points. It looks like I’ll have to take on some missions to fill my pockets!’
He moved with practiced ease along the wide roads of All Stars Academy, which were flanked by quiet, ancient trees. Students walked in pairs and small groups, many discussing the finer points of the Martial Dao.
Qin Feng saw several Martial Arts Halls where Martial Arts Strongmen from the academy taught powerful Martial Skills, such as Saber Techniques, Sword Skills, or Whip Techniques.
All manner of weaponry was on display.
These halls were bustling with activity.
"Gale Sword Technique is a Middle Tier Human Martial Level Swordsmanship. It excels in dexterity and emphasizes the speed of the draw. Your wrist must be flexible, your footwork must be nimble, and your strikes must be swift..."
On the stage, a Martial Artist at the Condensing Vein Realm was giving a lecture. As he spoke, a longsword danced in his hand, moving like a gust of howling wind.
Many of the new students watched, completely enthralled.
In their spare time from menial duties, many new students would come here to listen to Martial Arts Strongmen lecture on the essentials of the Martial Dao, seeking answers to their questions.
Qin Feng only paused to listen for a moment before moving on. These Martial Arts Halls mostly taught Human Martial Level Martial Skills; to learn more advanced ones, students had to spend Points.
As Qin Feng walked down a smaller path, he looked at all the energetic figures around him and felt as if he were seeing himself in a past life.
Tirelessly striving for better Cultivation Techniques, for immortality in the Martial Dao.
Qin Feng still remembered how he’d struggled to break through to the Condensing Vein Realm. Back then, he had to kill dozens of disciples from a Major Sect in a place they often gathered just to pry the breakthrough method from their lips.
For that, the sect had hunted him for a full century!
Qin Feng was getting ready to leave All Stars Academy.
As he passed the Martial God Arena, he suddenly heard waves of gasps coming from within. Many nearby students were rushing toward it.
Qin Feng’s gaze fell upon the Martial God Arena. It was the place where the geniuses of All Stars Academy tested their Martial Dao.
A Martial Artist had many ways to test themselves, but there was only one that was the most direct.
Combat!
Unleashing one’s potential through combat to achieve a breakthrough.
’Is there a battle between experts happening here?’ Qin Feng wondered.
"Excuse me, miss," Qin Feng asked, "what’s going on at the Martial God Arena? Why is it so crowded?"
Qin Feng gently took the arm of a young woman who was rushing past.
It was a Green-clothed Maiden with a few light freckles. She was initially annoyed at being suddenly stopped.
But when she turned around, her expression froze for a moment.
Qin Feng glanced at the girl, a bit puzzled, then looked down at himself before offering a smile. The youth was handsome in his black robes. His smile instantly melted his normally cold aura, replacing it with a gentle radiance, like the earth coming back to life in spring or the thawing of a harsh winter.
Although he was about the same age as the other students and still had a hint of youthfulness about him, there was a subtle, special quality to him that the others lacked.
The maiden’s pretty face flushed slightly, her annoyance replaced by a touch of shyness.
"Cat got your tongue?" Qin Feng asked, baffled, as he looked at the girl whose face had suddenly turned red and who was now staring at her own chest.
"N-nothing..." the maiden said, flustered and stammering. "Sir, there’s a life-and-death duel at the Martial God Arena!"
A life-and-death duel!
A battle that wouldn’t end until one person was dead!
All Stars Academy forbade students from killing one another. However, if two people had a feud so great it could only end in death, they could jointly apply for a life-and-death duel.
On the dueling stage, it was kill or be killed. The fight would only end in death!
It was the bloodiest type of battle!
’These life-and-death duels are exceptionally rare. Who would be so adamant about fighting to the death?’
Lost in thought for a moment, a flicker of doubt in his eyes, Qin Feng turned and hurried toward the Martial God Arena.
By now, the area around the Martial God Arena was packed so tightly you couldn’t squeeze a drop of water through. A sea of people had gathered.
It was crammed with Martial Artists from All Stars Academy, all there to watch the fight.
As Qin Feng approached, he overheard some of the youths in the front row murmuring among themselves.
"The gap is too wide. This is just a one-sided slaughter!"
"That new student must be insane, challenging Ao Shen, who’s at the Peak of the Martial Arts Sixth Realm, while only being in the Martial Arts Fifth Layer Heaven Realm himself!"
"It’s brutal. That Ao Shen is deliberately torturing him!"
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Meanwhile, in the crowd, a few figures were anxiously watching the stage in the Martial God Arena. Their eyes darted around nervously until, a moment later, their expressions suddenly lit up with a mixture of surprise and joy.
"Elder Qin Feng!"
"And you are?" Qin Feng asked, looking at the unfamiliar young men. He paused, having no memory of them.
Qin Feng’s gaze swept over their robes. From their attire, they looked like disciples of the Tutu Institute.
The Tutu Institute was the place in All Stars Academy where Fierce Beasts were butchered.
"Elder Qin Feng, you have to do something to help Li Zhuang! Junior Brother Li is about to be killed!" the young man in the lead said anxiously.
"Elder?"
The surrounding students were startled. One by one, they turned to look at the approaching black-robed youth.
"It’s Qin Feng, the new Elder of Cyan Dragon Academy!" someone exclaimed, their face a mask of astonishment as they cleared a path. freewebnoveℓ.com
Thanks to his connection with the Ice Glacier Celestial Maiden, Lu Qingxue, Qin Feng’s fame had skyrocketed.
"What’s going on?" In a flash, Qin Feng appeared before them, his brow furrowed. Li Zhuang was one of the few friends he had at All Stars Academy.
During the Snowfield Trial, when Qin Feng had become enemies with Liu Qinghe and Liu Canyang, everyone else had kept their distance from him, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire. Only this young man had remained by his side.
In fact, Qin Feng had even pulled some strings to help Li Zhuang get into the Tutu Institute.
"It’s Ao Shen! Ao Shen knew that Junior Brother Li had a crush on Yu Ke’Er, but he deliberately got close to her and repeatedly insulted Junior Brother Li in public. And that bitch, Yu Ke’Er! She knew how infatuated Junior Brother Li was with her, but she still conspired with Ao Shen to trick him into this life-and-death duel!" the lead youth from the Tutu Institute spat hatefully.
"Ao Shen?"
Qin Feng sensed a conspiracy afoot. "This Ao Shen," he asked, "is he a member of the Cloud Water Empire’s Royal Family?"
"You have sharp eyes, Elder Qin Feng. That’s right, this Ao Shen is from the Ao Family, the Royal Family of the Cloud Water Empire. That bitch Yu Ke’Er is just a social climber who’s only interested in Ao Shen’s royal status. They’re deliberately trying to get Junior Brother Li killed!"
The young men from the Tutu Institute were fuming with indignation.
Suddenly, a gasp rippled through the crowd. Qin Feng looked up just in time to see Li Zhuang’s slight figure get kicked high into the air on the Martial God Martial Arts Arena stage. He landed with a sickening THUD. Li Zhuang defiantly raised his head and violently spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
A youth in yellow robes watched Li Zhuang coldly, his eyes filled with malice and triumph. His gaze lifted and paused for a second as he seemed to spot Qin Feng in the crowd. The next moment, the corner of his mouth twisted into an icy smirk.
’A provocation?’
Qin Feng frowned. No one was allowed to interfere in a life-and-death duel. Forcibly intervening would draw the ire of the academy’s experts, who were authorized to kill anyone who broke the rules.
Qin Feng’s expression darkened. ’Can I really do nothing but watch Li Zhuang be defeated and killed?’
