105: Dethrone the King!

Jun Lintian took a step forward, unleashing the full pressure of his Spirit Transformation First Level cultivation.

Pale purple Lingxiao sword intent surged from his body like a tide, enveloping the entire stone platform.

"Chu Feng, do you know that the gap between Nascent Soul Stage and Soul Transformation Stage is like the difference between clouds and mud?"

Jun Lintian raised his hand, and the pale purple sword intent condensed into a sword shadow in his palm.

"Now that I've entered the Soul Transformation Stage, I can crush Nascent Soul Stage peak cultivators with a mere flick of my hand. Do you really think you're worthy of competing with me for the star immortal pill?"

Everyone's gaze fell on Chu Feng, and they couldn't help but start discussing.

"Even if Chu Feng has Immortal-grade sword moves, he might not be able to withstand the Soul Transformation Stage pressure."

"If Jun Lintian hadn't broken through to the Soul Transformation Stage, the outcome between them would be unpredictable, but now Chu Feng has no chance of winning at all."

"I bet Chu Feng will be defeated within three moves."

The Holy Sword in Chu Feng's hand trembled slightly. He looked up, his gaze calmly meeting Jun Lintian's.

"I've already killed a hundred Soul Transformation Stage like you."

This was no exaggeration; in the palace within the secret realm, he, with one person and one sword, had already shattered a hundred Soul Transformation Stage puppets.

Even without the puppet or Xi Shenyin's help, he had shattered twenty puppets with his own strength.

However, as soon as these words came out, everyone immediately scoffed.

"What?"

"Killed a hundred Soul Transformation Stage cultivators? Chu Feng must be crazy. Is the Spirit Transformation Realm that easy to kill?"

"A Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator could kill him with a single slap."

"Hmph, he's just trying to be sensational. If he could really kill a hundred Soul Transformation Stage cultivators, then we wouldn't need to compete; we'd just give him the immortal pill."

Jun Lintian froze for a moment, then burst into a fit of wild laughter.

Hahahaha... "Chu Feng, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue off with such big talk?"

After a long while, he finally stopped laughing.

"Today, I'll let you witness the power of the Spirit Transformation Realm!"

Before his voice faded, Jun Lintian suddenly raised his hand, and the Spirit Transformation Realm pressure, like a tangible entity, crushed down towards Chu Feng.

The pale purple sword intent condensed into an invisible giant hand, as if to press Chu Feng directly onto the stone platform.

Everyone instantly felt a powerful pressure enveloping them, and they all condensed spiritual power barriers, barely managing to remain standing.

This was only the edge of the pressure. They all looked at Chu Feng, who was at the center of the pressure, waiting for him to fall to his knees.

"It's over, it's over. I can barely breathe under this pressure; Chu Feng definitely can't hold on!"

However, facing this pressure that was enough to make Nascent Soul Stage cultivators kneel, Chu Feng still stood upright, without the slightest change in his expression.

A faint silver light enveloped his body, and the power of the Holy Sword formed an invisible barrier, firmly blocking Jun Lintian's pressure.

"How is that possible!"

Jun Lintian's expression changed, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

His Soul Transformation Stage pressure couldn't even stir a corner of Chu Feng's clothes.

"It seems if I don't get serious, you won't know the true power of the Spirit Transformation Realm!"

Jun Lintian roared, his Qingfeng Sword unsheathed, and the pale purple Lingxiao sword intent surged wildly into the sword body.

A pale purple sword shadow, several zhang long, condensed from the sword body. Dense tribulation clouds swirled around the sword shadow, and purple lightning snakes frantically darted within the tribulation clouds.

"Tribulation Annihilation of the Firmament!"

Jun Lintian swung his sword down, and the pale purple sword shadow, like a man-eating purple giant dragon, slammed towards Chu Feng.

Wherever the sword shadow passed, the air was torn apart, emitting a rapid whistling sound.

Feeling the terrifying sword intent, if it weren't for the desire to compete for that immortal pill, the six people around would have already retreated from the arena.

"This is the second tribulation of the Lingxiao Nine Tribulations Sword. Jun Lintian has actually cultivated this move to such a perfect degree."

Su Wushang's expression changed, and a hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes.

"With the tribulation clouds, this strike is enough to severely injure an early Soul Transformation Stage cultivator."

The others nearby couldn't help but echo.

"If that sword shadow hit me, I'd definitely be split in half."

"If Chu Feng surrenders now, there's still time. He absolutely cannot block this strike."

"Alas, such a prodigy is about to bleed on the spot."

Chu Feng gripped his sword with both hands and plunged it into the arena. Silver light erupted from the Holy Sword, forming a massive light shield.

The light shield was covered with intricate star patterns, and a sacred character was engraved in the center.

Clang—

The pale purple sword shadow and the silver light shield collided with a deafening roar.

A terrifying shockwave spread in all directions, rolling like a golden tide, and large swathes of mist in the Starry Cloud Sea were dispersed.

The six prodigies at the edge of the arena circulated their spiritual power for defense, but were still forced back repeatedly by the shockwave, even almost falling out of the arena.

"Hold on!"

When the smoke and dust cleared, everyone looked intently.

Chu Feng still stood in place. Although the light shield rippled faintly, it remained completely intact.

Jun Lintian's sword, on the other hand, slowly dissipated in the collision, leaving only wisps of purple sword intent lingering in the air.

"How is this possible!"

"Chu Feng actually blocked Jun Lintian's Tribulation Annihilation of the Firmament!"

"As expected of the Holy Sword, it can actually withstand a Spirit Transformation Realm strike head-on."

Jun Lintian's face alternated between green and pale. He never expected that his second tribulation would be blocked so easily by Chu Feng.

He gritted his teeth, feigning composure as he sneered.

"That was just a warm-up. I only used sixty percent of my strength."

Jun Lintian roared, and the Soul Transformation Stage spiritual power within his body erupted without reservation.

The pale purple sword intent instantly surged, increasing from several zhang long to over ten zhang.

"Thunder Tribulation Devours the Heavens!"

The spectators below all looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with shock.

Crack—

A massive purple lightning pillar struck down from the tribulation clouds, merging into the sword shadow.

The sword shadow instantly turned purplish-gold, its surface covered with lightning patterns, and the destructive aura it emitted was several times stronger than before.

The surrounding Starry Cloud Sea began to change color. The originally clear starry sky was covered by dark clouds, and countless tiny lightning snakes moved through the clouds.

"This is the third tribulation!"

"I heard that once the third tribulation is unleashed, one can reverse a first-level realm."

"This time, can Chu Feng still block it?"

Jun Lintian gripped his sword with both hands and fiercely slashed down the purplish-gold sword shadow.

The sword shadow, carrying the purplish-gold lightning pillar, crushed towards Chu Feng as if the heavens and earth were overturning. Wherever it passed, space began to distort.

Chu Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. He tightly gripped the Holy Sword in his right hand, while his left hand quickly formed a profound sword seal.

This was the starting stance of the Heavenly Derivation Sword Art, using mental power to communicate with the Holy Artifact's Sword Soul, activating the hidden Heart Sword.

"meteor, awaken!"

Chu Feng let out a low cry, and a silver sword-shaped mark appeared between his eyebrows.

The Holy Sword let out a sword cry that resounded through the heavens and earth. The star patterns on the sword body suddenly lit up, and a translucent silver Sword Soul floated out from the sword.

This was Chu Feng's nurtured 본명 (natal) Sword Soul, which was connected to his mind.

As soon as the Sword Soul appeared, countless faint silver light spots emerged around Chu Feng. These light spots were the embryonic form of his hidden Heart Sword.

With a thought, the light spots quickly converged, forming a circular sword domain.

Within the sword domain, countless sword shadows rotated, and each small sword emitted a faint sacred dao pressure.

"What kind of cultivation method is this?"

"I don't understand it, but I'm greatly shocked!"

"This seems to be the long-lost Heaven-grade cultivation method, Heavenly Derivation Sword Art. Chu Feng has too many trump cards!"

meteor Sword Array!

Chu Feng fiercely swung his sword with his right hand. The sword domain expanded to dozens of zhang wide, and countless sword shadows transformed into silver streams of light, intertwining in front of Chu Feng to form a massive sword array.

Rumble—

The purplish-gold sword shadow and the meteor Sword Array collided with a thunderous roar!

The surrounding Starry Cloud Sea was stirred into a giant vortex, and countless star power gathered from the cloud sea, pouring into the sword array.

"Chu Feng's sword array can actually draw upon star power!"

"What level of sword art is this, to be even more powerful than the Lingxiao Nine Tribulations Sword."

"If this sword array fully unleashes its power, all of us combined wouldn't be enough to contend with it."

Jun Lintian stood outside the sword array, his face growing paler and paler.

He could clearly feel that his Thunder Tribulation Devours the Heavens was being weakened bit by bit by the sword array.

The power of the thunder tribulation in the purplish-gold sword shadow grew weaker and weaker, and the sword shadow also continuously shrank.

He desperately infused spiritual power, but Chu Feng's sword array was like a bottomless pit, constantly absorbing star power, its power showing no signs of weakening.

"Impossible, how could you possibly block my Thunder Tribulation Devours the Heavens!"

Jun Lintian shrieked frantically, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had cultivated the Lingxiao Nine Tribulations Sword for decades, and no one had ever been so calm when he unleashed the third tribulation.

Within the meteor Sword Array, Chu Feng's eyes were calm. His mind was closely connected to the Sword Soul, controlling the sword array to constantly change.

He possessed the Dao Fruit of the Sword Dao, allowing him to clearly perceive the weaknesses of the purplish-gold sword shadow.

Although the power of the thunder tribulation was strong, it was too violent and unsustainable.

"Meteor Chasing the Moon!"

The Sword Soul within Chu Feng's sword array transformed into a silver meteor, shooting towards the weak point of the purplish-gold sword shadow.

The meteor, carrying the might of stars chasing the moon, instantly pierced through the defense of the purplish-gold sword shadow, striking the core origin of the thunder tribulation within the sword shadow.

Crack—

The purplish-gold sword shadow let out a crisp sound, shattering like glass.

The purple lightning within the sword shadow instantly lost control, scattering everywhere.

The power of the thunder tribulation dissipated, leaving only the constantly trembling Qingfeng Sword in Jun Lintian's hand.

Chu Feng stood in place, his clothes barely stirring, his aura still stable, as if that previous sword strike was merely a warm-up for him.

Jun Lintian retreated more than ten steps, his face as pale as paper, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth. The blade of the Qingfeng Sword in his hand was covered with intricate cracks.

"Blocked... blocked it! Chu Feng actually blocked Thunder Tribulation Devours the Heavens again!"

"Not only did he block Jun Lintian's third tribulation, but he also injured Jun Lintian."

"I knew Chu Feng could win!"

Jun Lintian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, the killing intent in his eyes impossible to conceal.

He tightly gripped the Qingfeng Sword in his hand. The cracks on the blade grew larger and larger, yet he still refused to believe that he would lose.

"Impossible, how did you do it?"

Chu Feng didn't answer, merely looking at him calmly.

"Your sword is too wild, too impetuous. Forcibly breaking through by shattering your Dao heart has caused your sword intent to lose its foundation.

Like this, even with Soul Transformation Stage cultivation, you cannot defeat me."

"No! I haven't lost!"

Jun Lintian's Soul Transformation Stage spiritual power surged again, but due to his previous excessive consumption, it became chaotic and unstable.

His Dao heart already had flaws, and two consecutive failures caused those flaws to grow larger, making his surrounding sword intent unstable.

Everyone looked at Jun Lintian's appearance and shook their heads.

"This is a premonition of qi deviation!"

“What a pity, he was originally the most top-tier prodigy in Zhongzhou, but now he has become like this…”

“I didn’t expect that Jun Lintian, who is in the Hua Shen Stage, would not be Chu Feng’s opponent.”

“It seems we have no hope of competing for that star immortal pill.”

Chu Feng looked at Jun Lintian, with no pity in his eyes.

In this cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, strength and a determined Dao Heart are both indispensable. Jun Lintian resorted to unscrupulous means for power, and ultimately met such a fate, which he brought upon himself.

He turned his head to look at the illusory image of the star immortal pill in the center of the stone platform, and said coldly,

“You should concede.”

At this moment, only one thought remained in Jun Lintian’s mind.

“I cannot lose, the star immortal pill is mine!”

With this thought, he took out a golden talisman from his storage ring.

That was his last trump card, the tongtian talisman!

“Do you think you can defeat me?”

Seeing that talisman, everyone gasped.

“That’s the tongtian talisman!”

“The legendary treasure that can borrow power from one’s future self, I actually forgot that Jun Lintian had this talisman!”

“Now Jun Lintian is already in the Hua Shen Stage, who knows what realm he will have broken through to five hundred years from now.”

Jun Lintian revealed a ferocious smile, forming hand seals, and Hua Shen spiritual power frantically poured into the tongtian talisman.

The talisman instantly erupted with dazzling golden light, and the shadowy figure in the center of the runes became clear.

That was a middle-aged man dressed in Lingxiao Sword Sect attire, surrounded by terrifying sword intent, precisely Jun Lintian five hundred years in the future.

“Tongtian Talisman, open!”

Jun Lintian roared, pressing the tongtian talisman to his forehead.

Golden light instantly enveloped his entire body, and the illusory image of future Jun Lintian slowly merged into his body.

A terrifying aura erupted from Jun Lintian’s body, and his cultivation began to soar madly.

Hua Shen Second Level, Hua Shen Third Level, Hua Shen Fourth Level… Hua Shen Seventh Level!

Although his figure did not change, the purple sword intent around him turned deep purple, and the destructive aura it contained was more than ten times stronger than before.

At the same time, countless insights into the Lingxiao Nine Tribulations Sword flooded into his mind.

Five hundred years later, he had already cultivated this technique to the grand completion stage.

“Hua Shen Seventh Level, Jun Lintian five hundred years later has actually broken through to Hua Shen Seventh Level!”

“The gap between the Nascent Soul Stage and Hua Shen First Level might still be bridged with external objects, but the gap with Hua Shen Seventh Level cannot be bridged by any external object.”

“With the tongtian talisman out, who can still contend with Jun Lintian? Even if Chu Feng has immortal-grade sword moves, he is absolutely no match!”

Su Wushang shook his head, his eyes full of regret.

He had originally wanted to reap the benefits, but now it seemed Jun Lintian had already secured the victory.

Jun Lintian slowly opened his eyes, a cold killing intent flashing through his deep purple pupils.

He felt the surging power within his body and the insights in his mind, and he smiled.

“Chu Feng, I stand before you, how much of me do you see from before?”

He suddenly raised his hand, and the pressure of the Hua Shen Seventh Level crushed towards Chu Feng like a tsunami.

The surrounding starry cloud sea completely boiled, and countless lightning snakes struck down from the clouds, landing on the stone platform, blasting deep pits into the surface.

However, facing this pressure, which was ten times stronger than before, Chu Feng remained unfazed.

“Shenyin.”

As soon as his voice fell, a light blue barrier condensed around him, firmly blocking the pressure.

A hint of surprise flashed in Jun Lintian’s eyes.

“Still able to block it?”

Immediately, that trace of surprise was replaced by madness, and he burst into a crazed laugh.

“Today, I shall let you witness my grand completion Lingxiao Nine Tribulations Sword in advance, Nine Heavens Tribulation Dragon Annihilation!”

Jun Lintian gripped his sword with both hands, and deep purple sword intent frantically poured into the sword body.

A gigantic purple tribulation dragon emerged in the sword shadow, with countless lightning pillars entanglement around its body.

Roar—

The purple tribulation dragon let out a deafening roar, flying out from the sword shadow and pouncing towards Chu Feng with a crash.

Wherever the tribulation dragon passed, space completely shattered, forming black spatial rifts.

At this moment, everyone’s jaws dropped in shock.

“The Ninth Tribulation, it’s actually the Ninth Tribulation!”

“With this move, the entire Heavenly Dao Duel Platform will be destroyed.”

“Chu Feng… is finished.”

Chu Feng looked at the pouncing purple tribulation dragon, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

He knew that with his current strength alone, he could not block this move.

The next moment, Xi Shenyin’s soul power surged into Chu Feng’s body.

At the same time, Chu Feng’s aura began to soar madly, quickly breaking through to Hua Shen First Level.

However, that power did not stop there.

Hua Shen Second Level, Hua Shen Third Level, Hua Shen Fourth Level… all the way to Hua Shen Sixth Level!

“The familiar feeling is back.”

Chu Feng felt the abundant power, finding it incredibly wonderful.

At this moment, the surroundings fell into a dead silence, everyone staring at Chu Feng as if he were a monster.

Jun Lintian was able to break through to Hua Shen Seventh Level because of the tongtian talisman.

But how did Chu Feng do it?

“What exactly is going on?”

“Chu Feng has also broken through to the Hua Shen Stage!”

“He only increased his cultivation, can he block the sword Dao of Jun Lintian five hundred years later?”

At this moment, Jun Lintian appeared like a puppet in Chu Feng’s eyes.

“Heaven and Earth in a Single Line!”

Chu Feng slashed with his sword, the sword light like a ray of dawn cutting through heaven and earth, ignoring the spatial rifts, and directly striking towards the purple tribulation dragon.

Wherever the sword light passed, the tribulation clouds were instantly cut open.

Boom—

The sword light and the purple tribulation dragon collided with a crash, a blinding flash of light spanning heaven and earth, and the purple tribulation dragon was cut in half by a single sword strike.

Soon, Jun Lintian’s screams reached everyone’s ears.

The sword light pierced through Jun Lintian’s body, and he flew backward, directly falling off the duel platform.

At this moment, his body was covered in fine wounds, and the deep purple sword intent completely dissipated.

He struggled to raise his head, looking at Chu Feng, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

“Why?”

After speaking, he blacked out and fainted.

Silence!

The six people around him widened their eyes, as if they had seen a ghost.

“Chu Feng actually won?”

“Is he a human or a ghost!”

“I concede, I concede.”

Chu Feng suddenly turned his head, and Su Wushang immediately jumped off the duel platform, conceding on the spot.

The other five saw this and couldn’t help but cast a deep glance at the illusory immortal pill.

Although they were all full of reluctance, they also clearly knew that even if the five of them joined forces, they would absolutely not be Chu Feng’s opponent.

“We also concede.”

Soon, the five of them simultaneously withdrew from the duel platform.

Buzz—

A huge light pillar, ten zhang in diameter, shot into the sky, enveloping the entire duel platform.

Chu Feng’s figure gradually became transparent within the light pillar, and then his figure completely disappeared into the light pillar.

Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

Xuanjizi looked at Chu Feng, who had disappeared into the light screen, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

“What a Chu Feng, what a Heaven and Earth in a Single Line!”

Liu Qingyan stood beside him, frowning slightly, her tone carrying a hint of disapproval.

“He merely defeated a pseudo-Hua Shen whose Dao Heart had crumbled, Master, why such praise?”

Xuanjizi turned to look at her, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

“Jun Lintian used the tongtian talisman, yet Chu Feng was still able to defeat him. In Zhongzhou, no more than three people can achieve this.”

After speaking, he couldn’t help but continue to exclaim,

“Using a saint-grade sword spirit as the core, and drawing upon the power of the stars of heaven and earth, Chu Feng has truly grasped the essence of the Tian Yan Jian Jue.”

Liu Qingyan pouted, turning her face to look at the sea of clouds outside the hall.

“What if his sword Dao attainment is high, it’s merely some unorthodox methods.

Jun Lintian is not even considered top-tier among the prodigies of the Four Great Immortal Sects. What is there to be proud of in Chu Feng defeating him?”

Xuanjizi shook his head helplessly, sweeping his whisk lightly, and the light screen switched to the scene of Chu Feng cutting off one-third of the yunxing boulder with a single sword strike on the Strength Dao Platform.

“The yunxing boulder was forged from the core of an ancient yunxing, and the Heavenly Dao runes repel all external forces, yet Chu Feng was able to directly cut it with an immortal-grade sword strike.

Not to mention his composure when he saw through the illusion on the Dao Heart Platform; this mental fortitude is far stronger than those prodigies who only know how to rely on their sect’s heritage.”

“Sect heritage is also a part of strength.” A hint of defiance flashed in Liu Qingyan’s eyes, “The Four Great Immortal Sects have a long heritage, and prodigies emerge in droves. The Holy Son of Tianxing Hall, Xing Jue, has already reached Hua Shen Grand Completion at a young age. Chu Feng is like an ant in front of him.”

“Xing Jue is indeed a good prospect.” Xuanjizi changed the subject, “I have already found out that Chu Feng has come step by step from the Eastern Region’s Servant Yard to today. When he transforms into a dragon in the future, I fear he will be incomparable to Xing Jue.”

Liu Qingyan was silent for a moment before letting out a cold snort.

“Even if he is stronger than Jun Lintian, he does not catch my eye.

My Dao companion must at least be someone who can steadily suppress the prodigies of the Four Great Immortal Sects. Chu Feng has only just defeated an unremarkable Jun Lintian; he is still far from it.”

Xuanjizi looked at her arrogant demeanor and sighed.

“Then, in your opinion, to what extent must Chu Feng achieve to catch your eye?”

Liu Qingyan raised her chin, a hint of challenge flashing in her eyes.

“When he can defeat the Holy Son of Tianxing Hall, Xing Jue, and then bring the star immortal pill to Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to seek an audience, perhaps I will consider giving him a chance to see me.”

Xuanjizi heard this, a profound look flashed in his eyes, and he did not refute further, merely raising his hand to close the light screen.

“Perhaps it won’t be long before everything you said becomes reality.”

Liu Qingyan did not speak, merely walked to the railing by the hall and gazed at the distant sea of clouds.

Though she spoke disdainfully, the image of Chu Feng brandishing his sword to break the tribulation on the duel platform involuntarily appeared in her mind.

That sword light was indeed more dazzling than many prodigies she had seen.

However, as the Saintess of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, arrogant as she was, how could she easily admit that a country bumpkin from the Eastern Region was better than herself?

The Star Gazing Platform returned to its quietude. Xuanjizi looked at Liu Qingyan’s back, feeling a sense of premonition.

He knew that Liu Qingyan’s arrogance would sooner or later be shattered by Chu Feng’s strength.

However, by then, it would probably be too late for Liu Qingyan to regret it.