78: Chapter 78 Experiencing the Terror of the Gatekeeper

"Candidate confirmed, single combat."

The Virtual World assistant's broadcast echoed through the corridor, and countless tiny blue light particles enveloped Qin Feng's body.

In the next second, Qin Feng appeared in the city center.

With a thunderous boom, the giant sword embedded in the center vibrated a few times, then gradually shrank, finally transforming into a human figure.

It was Ye Jianxing, dressed in black. His long hair fluttered, his features were handsome, and his black eyes were as still as an ancient well. He emanated a sharp aura on his own, looking like someone who shouldn't be approached.

"It really is!"

Someone exclaimed, because the point they were most concerned about had been confirmed.

Qin Feng was in the ninth stage of the Light Opening Realm, and the Ye Jianxing currently appearing on the field was also in the ninth stage of the Light Opening Realm; there was no difference in Cultivation between the two!

"It's steady." Chen Xing's gaze tightened.

"What, what is steady?" Li Baxian turned his head in surprise, doubting if he had misheard.

"I understand him; getting a high score won't be a problem," Chen Xing said calmly.

"Are you sure? Usually, when the teachers spar with you, they hold back their strength and definitely wouldn't go for the kill, but this is completely different," Li Baxian countered.

Chen Xing didn't speak, staring fixedly into the distance.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as Ye Jianxing drew his sword, a streak of Sword Qi flew out, clean and swift.

Qin Feng dodged to the side, not getting a speck of dust on him.

"Fortunately, I've been sparring with another guy whose speed is freakishly fast for the past two months, so I've developed immunity," he said with a smile, the Dragon Soul gradually emerging on his body.

Seeing this, Ye Jianxing immediately flashed, swinging his sword with the essence of a galaxy, his power immense.

Qin Feng dared not be careless; upon starting, he immediately used the Dragon Claw Hand and Tiger Roar Fist, while applying the Dragon Soul Armor, unleashing Moves one after another.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Yet, after only two or three exchanges, the Tribulation Transformation Realm Sword Intent tore the Dragon Soul Armor to shreds, and a small fragment of the galaxy shook Qin Feng's hand until the webbing between his thumb and index finger split open.

Qin Feng broke out in a cold sweat. In the next second, he felt a chill on his neck and immediately pulled out his Natal Treasure—the Overlord Body Pagoda.

"Dong!"

The pagoda hung in the air, lowering a barrier-like object above Qin Feng's head, deflecting the incoming Sword Qi.

Qin Feng gasped for air; a tiny bloodstain had appeared on his neck. If he had been any slower, he would have been done for.

"Such fast speed!" Many people gasped. Is this the star sword?

"How did he react to that?" Some Ability Users at the first or second stage of the Divine Sea Realm were dumbfounded. With that speed, his neck should have been half-severed; how did he only get a small scrape?

"His reaction time is fast, but still not fast enough," Zhang Zhiyu commented from afar.

"Indeed. Actually, his perception had already reacted, knowing that sword would strike his neck, but his physical strength couldn't keep up with that reaction, lagging by half a beat, which caused him to be cut," Su He whispered.

"His attributes aren't suited for speed; it can't be helped," Chen Xing said.

In fact, the reason Qin Feng could achieve this speed was entirely because he had been forced into it.

There was no helping it; during that time, Qin Feng had been heartbroken, then went crazy, constantly seeking him out for sparring and Cultivation. Those Light-Speed Punches and light-speed whip kicks had forcibly pushed the other party's perception to improve.

"Dong!"

On the field, Qin Feng knew he couldn't win with speed, so he simply relied on overwhelming force, combining with the pagoda.

As for the Dragon Soul Overlord Body, his was actually a bit different from others; others focused on the Dragon Soul, while he focused on the Overlord Body.

Divine Sea Realm, first stage.

Seeing this, Ye Jianxing immediately raised his hand, and Flying Swords flew from his waist, swift as a gale, their traces hard to find.

"A sword-nurturing gourd? This is bad." Su He's eyes narrowed.

"No, it's only a small portion. The true body of the gourd hasn't appeared, so the power isn't great," Chen Xing said gravely.

Hearing this, Su He looked stunned.

How do you know the power isn't great? Have you tried it?

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The sword-nurturing gourd flew out, carrying powerful Sword Intent with it. Although Qin Feng was dodging, he was still pierced through the chest by one of the swords.

Just when everyone thought the battle was about to end, a reversal occurred.

Qin Feng pounded his chest. It sounded as if a caged beast inside his body was about to break out, emitting a roar like a dragon's, and his blood energy surged twofold.

"Transformation!"

Immediately after, Qin Feng rapidly approached his opponent. While running, he unleashed the [True Dragon Transformation], manifesting the form of a True Dragon.

In this state, he was no different from a suicide bomber charging over with a load of explosives.

Ye Jianxing took one look and decided there was no need to take it head-on, so he decisively pulled out the sword-nurturing gourd, letting the dozen or so Flying Swords inside all fly out at once.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Qin Feng was like a small fish swimming against the current; the barrage of Flying Swords was like a flood, and the Sword Intent they carried was like mud and rocks, with every strike delivering a massive impact.

Soon, the True Dragon was defeated by the Flying Swords, and he was knocked flying.

"Boom!"

Qin Feng was unwilling to give up and decisively activated his Innate Divine Ability—Overlord Body Origin, raising his Cultivation to the third stage.

"Hum!"

Ye Jianxing pressed his palms together, and his life-bound Flying Sword floated into the air, converging with all the Flying Swords from the sword-nurturing gourd.

Around the Flying Swords, planets circled; they finally merged, transforming into a giant sword.

Feeling the terrifying pressure, that sharp Sword Intent and the vast starry sky were enough to suffocate, and Qin Feng clenched his fists involuntarily.

He held the pagoda in his right hand and condensed the True Dragon in his left, with the Overlord Body and Dragon Soul working in tandem, attempting to shake that giant sword.

"Boom!"

In the end, without any suspense, Qin Feng was killed.

Is this the Concept of a high Realm? No wonder that bunch said there was no chance of winning... Qin Feng thought.

If it were the same level, he wouldn't dare say he would win, but he shouldn't have lost so miserably.

However, just as he was preparing to exit the Virtual World, an accident happened; he actually returned to that corridor, standing beside Chen Xing.

"Huh? I'm not dead?" Qin Feng looked at himself in surprise.

"Challengers will not be directly eliminated; they can form teams with others to continue the challenge after the challenge," the virtual assistant popped up.

"There are eight hours left until the challenge time ends. Please prepare yourselves, contestants."

"Evaluating..."

"Evaluation complete. Challenger [Qin Feng], performance in battle was slightly good, avoided a fatal blow. Score: 2000."

This evaluation directly caused a sensation. Just by avoiding a fatal blow, he got 2000 points? This is too simple!

Seeing this, the people from Niliu Academy were also filled with regret.

"If we had known this, why bother fighting them to the death? It would have been better to just concede and challenge at the end; with the strength of the four of us, we could have gotten a higher team score!" Wu Hang covered his forehead.

"It was us getting distracted by Chen Xing, all thinking about how to take him down, while forgetting the real business... Sigh!" Shangguan Xu sighed.

"Forget it, losing wasn't unjust."

Chu Li, who had been defeated head-on by Chen Xing, didn't have so many thoughts; it was just a pity she couldn't fight against a true powerhouse.

Seeing that points were so easy to get and that there was no elimination upon death, the other side started to get restless.

"It's our turn now." Zhang Zhiyu spoke, immediately dispatching one of his own A-Rank Esper to the field.

"Who's fighting you for it?" Li Baxian was speechless; just a moment ago, he had asked them to go first.

As a result, that A-Rank Esper didn't even avoid the fatal blow and died on the spot.

"Evaluating..."

"Evaluation successful. Challenger Zhou Sheng, performance in battle was very poor, failed to avoid the fatal blow. Score: 250."