Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System - Chapter 97: Poor Shen Feng!
Chapter 97: Poor Shen Feng!
“If I can obtain this secret art, I should be able to unleash the power of the Golden Battle Body far more perfectly.”
A blazing light surged through Li Yun’s eyes. His own body refining art shared the golden attribute, just like Shen Feng’s, which meant this secret art was fully compatible with him. Now that the mission had appeared, urging him to seize Shen Feng’s secret art, there was no reason for him to hesitate.
“I am truly a good person, yet you insist on tempting me into robbing others. What a tragedy.”
Li Yun sighed with shameless sincerity, then his figure burst forward. His movements were fierce and swift, like a wolf pouncing or a tiger leaping, as he activated his high grade mortal rank movement technique, Phantom Gale Steps.
Seeing Li Yun charging toward him at terrifying speed, a powerful sense of danger exploded in Shen Feng’s heart. His pupils shrank sharply, and he did not dare delay for even a moment. Letting out a furious roar, he immediately unleashed the Golden Overlord Seal, which radiated an overwhelming pressure.
Bang.
The Golden Overlord Seal trembled, and the air within dozens of meters shattered completely, turning into a vacuum. It shook once more, gathering torrents of dazzling golden light before surging forward with a thunderous roar.
With no air resistance, the Golden Overlord Seal – the golden mountain accelerated to its absolute limit. Its speed became so extreme that its form could no longer be clearly seen, leaving only a blurred streak of golden light tearing through the sky as it shot straight toward Li Yun.
“The strength of this seal is good but unfortunately, it is still not enough to deal with me.”
Li Yun could not help but praise the power and speed of the technique. Even so, the confidence on his face did not waver in the slightest.
“Dominant Thunder Palm!”
He roared as he struck out with a palm wrapped in crackling purple lightning.
Thunder boomed across the sky, lightning arced wildly, and a massive palm of thunder light, like the hand of a thunder god, condensed in midair. With a sweeping motion of Li Yun’s arm, the thunder palm surged forward, carrying terrifying power as it tore through the air and pressed down with unstoppable force.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
The collision between the purple lightning palm and the golden light seal did not erupt with the earth-shattering force everyone had expected. Instead, the moment they met, the world seemed to fall into a strange stillness. Then the Golden Overlord Seal – the golden mountain began to tremble violently, and a clear, brittle sound shattered the silence.
Under the horrified gazes of the onlookers, terrifying cracks spread rapidly across the surface of the golden mountain. In the span of a single breath, those fissures covered it completely.
“Break.”
Li Yun spoke calmly, his expression unchanged, as the mountain-like Golden Overlord Seal shattered apart.
Bang.
The Golden Overlord Seal exploded in midair, breaking into countless fragments. Fine particles of golden light scattered through the sky, resembling a dazzling rain of gold.
Pfft.
A violent backlash surged toward Shen Feng. Even with his formidable physical body, he could not suppress it. He spat out a mouthful of blood as his body was flung backward, tracing an arc more than twenty meters long before crashing heavily to the ground.
“I won’t lose!”
Shen Feng slammed into the earth, several bones already broken, searing pain spreading through his body. He ignored it completely and roared in disbelief at the cruel outcome, struggling to rise and continue the fight.
“Shen Feng, you have already lost. You are a top expert ranked among the top ten of the New Disciples Ranking, so show some dignity.”
Li Yun had no intention of giving him another chance to fight desperately. His figure flickered, and he appeared in front of Shen Feng, placing a hand on his shoulder. Though the gesture seemed casual, the fierce aura contained within it made Shen Feng freeze instantly, afraid to move.
Seeing this, Li Yun nodded in satisfaction and laughed. “Good. According to the rules, since I defeated you, you should now hand over your contribution points.”
“I admit defeat. There is nothing more to say. Take them.”
Shen Feng clenched his teeth in humiliation and unwillingness, but with his opponent controlling him, resistance was impossible. In the end, he could only throw out his Martial Ascension Gate token in resignation.
“Damn, the Eternal Sky Hunt has barely begun, and this guy already has ten thousand contribution points!”
Li Yun glanced at the Martial Ascension Gate token in his hand and could not hide his astonishment.
The Eternal Sky Hunt had only just started, and demon cores could not yet be exchanged for contribution points. At this stage, the only way to obtain points was by seizing them from others.
Under normal circumstances, almost everyone possessed only a single contribution point. For Shen Feng to have accumulated ten thousand meant that he had plundered points from ten thousand people.
This alone showed just how ruthless he was.
Still, Li Yun showed no hesitation at all. With a relaxed smile, he accepted the ten thousand contribution points without the slightest courtesy.
“Now that you have taken all my contribution points, you should let me go,” Shen Feng said coldly.
“No rush. No rush at all.”
Li Yun grinned as he replied, “That secret art you just used, the Golden Overlord Seal, was quite impressive. Hand over its secret manual. And while you are at it, bring out any Heaven and Earth Treasures you are carrying as well.”
Li Yun clearly intended to strip Shen Feng clean.
Of course, if their positions had been reversed, Shen Feng would have done exactly the same. Because of that, Li Yun felt not the slightest guilt in plundering him.
“You want to steal my secret art and my Heaven and Earth Treasures? Do not push things too far!”
Shen Feng’s expression twisted with anger the moment he heard those words. Being forced to surrender all his contribution points was already humiliating enough. Now this brat even wanted to take the secret art and the precious treasures he had worked so hard to obtain. Even restrained, he felt his fury rising uncontrollably.
“Too far?” Li Yun let out a cold laugh. “When you robbed others of their contribution points and Heaven and Earth Treasures, did you ever think you were going too far? Now that it is your turn, you suddenly find it excessive. That kind of thinking is childish and laughable.”
His smile faded as a sharp glint appeared in his eyes. “I have no interest in wasting words with you. You have only two choices. Either you hand everything over obediently, or I will take them myself. If I have to do it personally, you will not enjoy the process.”
“Hmph, I will not give them. I do not believe you would dare to kill me,” Shen Feng snorted, forcing a show of defiance.
“Kill you?” Li Yun chuckled softly. “I certainly would not dare. The leaders of the Four Peaks are watching over the entire Eternal Sky Secret Realm, and I have no intention of openly defying them. However, the rules only forbid killing. They say nothing about crippling someone. If I shatter every bone in your body, even if you manage to recover, it will take at least two or three months. By the time you heal, the assessment will likely already be over.”
His tone was light, almost casual, but every word struck like a hammer.
“You…” Shen Feng’s expression changed instantly.
Li Yun’s smile appeared gentle, yet in Shen Feng’s eyes, it was the smile of a demon. A chill crept up his spine. He knew with absolute certainty that if he refused even once more, the hand resting on his shoulder would move, and his bones would be crushed without mercy.
Do not be deceived by this man’s refined appearance. When it came to ruthlessness, Shen Feng realized that he might even fall short of Li Yun.
Li Yun was not joking.
If his bones were truly shattered, he would need at least three months to recover. The assessment, however, lasted only two months. That meant he would almost certainly be eliminated before he could even stand again.
Compared to the chance of entering Martial Ascension Gate, what were a few treasures and a secret art worth?
Besides, even if he refused to hand them over, would Li Yun truly be unable to take them? Everything he owned was stored in his storage pouch.
Rather than being beaten half to death and then robbed anyway, it was far wiser to surrender them willingly now. A wise man knew when to yield.
“You are truly ruthless.”
Shen Feng shot Li Yun a furious glare, then, with a look of deep frustration, reached into his storage pouch. One by one, he took out his treasures along with the secret art and handed them over.
“Golden Spirit Flower, Jadeite Fruit, Three Profound Fire Grass…” Li Yun murmured as he examined them, his eyes lighting up at once. “These are all excellent spirit medicines. With these, together with the Nine Extremes Magnetic Origin Fruit, it should be enough for me to step into the Half Step Xiantian Realm.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yun stored every item away, including the secret manual for cultivating the Golden Overlord Seal.
“Shen Feng, thank you very much. We will meet again,” Li Yun said with a broad, satisfied laugh.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he rose into the air, his figure turning into a streak of light that shot toward the distant horizon and vanished in an instant.
“What is your name?” Shen Feng roared after him. Being defeated was humiliating enough, but being defeated without even knowing the opponent’s name was far worse.
“Li Yun.”
The name drifted back faintly from the distance.
“Li Yun, is it? Just you wait. I, Shen Feng, will not let this end…” Shen Feng shouted, though his voice lacked conviction.
Only after Li Yun’s presence had completely disappeared did Shen Feng dare to utter such harsh words. In truth, they were nothing more than empty bravado. After that clash, he understood all too clearly how terrifying Li Yun was. Revenge never truly crossed his mind, or rather, he simply did not dare to seek it.
With a heavy heart, Shen Feng turned and left the medicinal garden.
He had come intending to seize the Nine Extremes Magnetic Origin Fruit, yet not only did he fail to obtain it, he was stripped of everything he carried.
It was the perfect example of trying to rob another, only to be robbed himself.
The bitterness in Shen Feng’s heart was indescribable.
