Chapter 387: The Strongest King!
Watching the immense Book Mountain bear down, Ye Feng stood his ground, unmoving. He swept out his hand, and the Wushan Thunder Seal flew directly towards it.
However, as everyone expected, the Wushan Thunder Seal, being of too low a level, crumbled upon contact and finally, with a booming explosion, shattered completely.
Cui Youya watched this and couldn't help but sneer with delight, "To think this meager low-grade magic artifact would dare to contend with my Boundless Book Mountain, is truly to overestimate your own abilities. Hurry up and use your Spear of the Ancestral Dragon, so this genius of the heavens can see what might that spear, from more than two thousand years ago, truly possesses!"
"As you wish!" Ye Feng exclaimed deeply, and with a flourish of his right hand, the Spear of the Ancestral Dragon materialized. His entire being lunged forward with the spear, and as he channeled the frenzied Qi Essence within his body, the Spear of the Ancestral Dragon burst forth with a blinding golden light, producing a spear thrust that seemed almost tangible, like the form of a dragon.
Boom...
In an instant, the heavens roared, the earth shook, and even the array barriers around the edge of the stage trembled continuously, as if they would be shattered by the violent collision.
The previously unstoppable Boundless Book Mountain, under the overwhelming might of the spear thrust, was directly catapulted away. Although it wasn't broken, it wobbled uneasily in midair, and the terrifying impact force nearly caused Cui Youya to lose control of it.
Cui Youya's expression finally changed as he shed his previous disdain and arrogance. He finally understood that this so-called Northern King Ye Feng, who gained so much praise and admiration from the Mortal World, indeed possessed considerable abilities.
Originally, his Boundless Book Mountain was almost capable of contending with those of the Divine Ability Realm Level gods, and now, having been repelled by his opponent, it suggested that Ye Feng's combat power might be comparable to that of a Fifth Realm of the Divine Path, Divine Ability Realm Level great power.
The key point was that Ye Feng was currently at the Martial King Realm in terms of cultivation realm, not even at the Divine Path Realm, and yet his combat power was already so immensely strong, which was utterly incredible!
Of course, Cui Youya couldn't possibly understand this; only a few amongst those present grasped this truth, one being the white-clothed young man from the Bu Family Ancient Clan.
In fact, for those Ancient Daoist Cultivators, today's so-called Martial Arts Study was entirely a misconception. The breakthrough above the Qi Strength Martial King to the Divine Path Realm was merely an alternative, secondary path and not the true Dao of cultivation.
The true Dao involved cultivating the Spirit Essence. In the Martial King Realm, which is equivalently the Foundation Establishment Realm, one ought to cultivate a Golden Core within the Dantian, to embark on the genuine path of the Golden Core Great Dao, rather than the side-door Divine Path.
However, that being said, in today's world, Cultivators were exceptionally rare after all; most were Martial Artists cultivating Qi Force.
Certainly, if a Martial Artist, after reaching the Peak of the Martial King Realm, could keep their ambition at bay from advancing to the Divine Path Realm and instead continuously refine their Qi Force, enhancing its quality to form Qi Essence and even Spirit Essence, then moving towards the Golden Core Great Dao might also be a possibility.
The regrettable fact was that very few were aware of this cultivation method, including Ye Feng, who only truly comprehended it after witnessing Hong Qingyan's cultivation and receiving that ancient Divine Arts echo the Divine Path Heavenly Edict, eventually embarking on this path.
And Zhang Wenyuan was also fortunate, his Nine Turns Reincarnation Method was originally part of an Ancient Daoist Technique, no wonder the old man from the Utility Pavilion held Zhang Wenyuan in such high esteem, obviously not without reason.
Cui Youya's breath suddenly deepened, and then he sprayed a mouthful of essence blood onto the Book Mountain, after which it shone brightly, unleashing an even more ancient and formidable aura.
The white-clothed young man from the Bu Family Ancient Clan saw this and couldn't help but sneer inwardly, "Truly ignorance abounds. A mere Qi Strength Martial Artist, what's so great about the Divine Path Realm? In the presence of an Ancient Half-Cultivator, they're nothing but paper tigers, crumbling at a single blow!"
His words had barely faded when Cui Youya spurred the Book Mountain into a rolling assault towards Ye Feng.
Ye Feng stood with his spear, his gaze intensifying. Suddenly, a third of his acupoints burst into flames, and in that moment, his aura surged, climbing directly to the peak of the Divine Communication Realm of the Fourth Realm of the Divine Path.
The nine elderly martial artists of the Nine Great Sects of Ancient Martial Arts, sitting at the highest stand, all exclaimed, "This is... This is the Sky-burning Great Technique from more than two thousand years ago! Who would have thought this fellow would have also learned it! It seems this youngster is likely to have inherited all of the legacy of that person!"
"This man cannot be allowed to live, he absolutely must not remain! Otherwise, it will bring endless trouble in the future, and the Xuanyuan Nation might yet face a catastrophe from which it cannot recover!"
Almost all elders of the ancient martial sects were outraged; after all, that one from over two thousand years ago had almost eradicated all martial arts studies of the ancient sects. Naturally, they were reluctant to witness history repeat itself.
At this very moment, as the acupoints burned, Ye Feng exuded an intense desire for battle. The Spear of the Ancestral Dragon in his hand emitted majestic golden rays that surged forth. His aura climbed to its peak at this moment, just a thread away from stepping into the Fifth Realm of Divine Powers.
In this instant, Ye Feng, wielding the Spear of the Ancestral Dragon and clad in Emperor's Armor, appeared as if he were an emperor in the mortal world, akin to a celestial god descending to earth!
Cui Youya's complexion couldn't help but change, for he had certainly felt the terrifying aura emanating from Ye Feng. This powerful presence seemed to compress the Qi Force around him, hindering its smooth flow so much that even the Boundless Book Mountain he had unleashed faced immense suppression as if encountering great resistance.
"Kill!" With an aura resolute as ever, Ye Feng pushed off the ground, transformed like a divine dragon on the prowl, and thrust his spear towards the advancing Book Mountain.
Boom!
Suddenly, an earth-shattering explosion resounded. Under the terrifying impact of the Spear of the Ancestral Dragon, the enormous Book Mountain shattered on the spot, causing Cui Youya to stagger, barely able to keep his stance, as he nearly sprayed blood from his mouth.
Since the Book Mountain was his Object of the Divine Path, a treasure cultivated with his life essence, its complete destruction naturally dealt Cui Youya a severe blow. His breath had dwindled to an extreme low, with many of his Eight Extraordinary Meridians broken and his Sea of Qi churning tumultuously.
Ye Feng swept past like a roaming dragon, halting the spear tip at his opponent's brow. However, he promptly arrested the thrust, not letting it penetrate; otherwise, Cui Youya's head would likely have burst on the spot.
"Considering you are a prodigy of this generation and cultivation comes not easy, as long as you admit defeat, I shall spare your life!" Ye Feng, from his commanding position, radiated an emperor's imposing and vast aura, which now rendered the righteousness on Cui Youya's body exceedingly weak.
Struggling not to fall, Cui Youya clenched his teeth tightly, his face painted with deep reluctance. However, he also knew that, despite his unwillingness, the combat power of his opponent was far too superior. Apart from bowing his head, he had no other choice.
Otherwise, according to the rules of the Martial Arts Tournament, Ye Feng was entirely within his rights to slay him!
"I admit defeat!" Finally, Cui Youya lowered his proud head.
Ye Feng withdrew his spear and then, turning around, he leapt off the platform. With the grace of flowing water, he did not look back at Cui Youya again.
In the hushed Vermilion Bird Platform, where nearly ten thousand people were silent, no one spoke; they were obviously shocked. It wasn't until Ye Feng returned to his place that thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue.
"Strong, truly strong, Northern King Ye Feng is indeed powerful, deserving of being the strongest ruler of our Xuanyuan Nation!"
"With Northern King Ye Feng here, our Xuanyuan Nation has nothing to fear!"
"Northern King is mighty, Ye Feng is mighty!"
Instantly, chants at the venue rose wave after wave. In contrast, the expressions of those from the Nine Great Sects of Ancient Martial Arts weren't looking good, and neither were the faces of foreign forces. They were taken aback, clearly, as Ye Feng's displayed combat power had far exceeded their expectations.
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Feeling this in his heart, Ye Feng rejoiced silently to himself, "Good, the prestige of the Emperor's Dao has risen again, and my power should be able to ascend another level!"