Chapter 189 - 189 186 The Frenzied Lion Lei Zhan
Chapter 189: Chapter 186: The Frenzied Lion Lei Zhan Chapter 189: Chapter 186: The Frenzied Lion Lei Zhan At this moment, no one paid any more attention to Yuan Powang, who Qin Feng had thrown to the ground; even the Golden Core Elders nearby the arena were not concerned about him.
After all, the guy had tough skin and flesh, and since Qin Feng hadn’t struck with lethal intent, he wouldn’t be seriously injured.
At this time, everyone’s gaze was directed toward Qin Feng in the arena.
Qin Feng stood upright, his eyes brimming with confidence and defiance.
Defeating the prodigy disciple from Spiritual Ape Peak face-to-face had given him a full understanding of his own strength.
Although he still felt pain, the defense of the Ruyi Golden Snake was not to be taken lightly.
Other than brute strength, Foundation Establishment Stage’s Great Strength Divine Ape didn’t possess any other particularly powerful divine skills, so Yuan Powang’s attacks only caused him pain and nothing more.
…
The battle just now had greatly boosted his confidence.
He wanted to continue his streak and establish an unbeatable momentum in his heart through subsequent fights, also leaving in the minds of other disciples the thought not to provoke him easily; otherwise, if he kept getting challenged often in the future, it would be incredibly annoying.
“Next!”
With a cold shout from Qin Feng, the crowd below fell silent.
The disciples who had been planning to challenge Qin Feng hesitated.
They knew of Yuan Powang’s abilities; the guy was a combat maniac who, after fighting his way through Spiritual Ape Peak, had repeatedly issued challenges to disciples from other peaks.
Though he had not been at the Foundation Establishment stage for long, he fought with a frenzy, often defeating stronger opponents and vanquishing many veteran Foundation Establishment Disciples.
Since Qin Feng could defeat Yuan Powang, it was clear that Qin Feng’s strength was even stronger by a margin, so the vast majority of disciples who wanted to challenge him extinguished the idea of stepping up to fight.
Of course, some people had different ideas, planning to let Qin Feng fight a few more battles and wait for him to be exhausted before taking advantage of the situation.
Others were apprehensive, feeling that Qin Feng’s current momentum was like a rainbow, his will to fight at its peak, and his essence, energy, and spirit were at their zenith.
Even if they could win against him at this time, they’d likely suffer a great deal of exhaustion, and if that led to missing the chance to enter the Inner Sect, the loss wouldn’t be worth the gain.
However, these disciples were ultimately young and each had their own remarkable abilities.
Even if some didn’t want to step forward and preferred to pick up scraps from the back, there were still others among the crowd who were brave enough to fight.
“I will!”
With a high-pitched voice, a skinny young man jumped onto the stage.
The young man was both skinny and short, unremarkable in appearance, but one could tell from his approach that he was incredibly agile.
“Spiritual Ape Peak disciple Li Chengfeng, please give me guidance.”
“Alright.”
Qin Feng didn’t waste words.
He stepped forward and reached out to grab him.
Li Chengfeng let out a strange laugh, dodged with a flash, and in the blink of an eye, appeared behind Qin Feng, reaching for his back.
Although he and Yuan Powang were both from the same Spiritual Ape Peak lineage, the paths of their cultivation were completely different.
Yuan Powang focused on cultivating the Great Strength Divine Power, a path of Proving Dao with power, with overwhelming force and boundless courage.
Li Chengfeng, on the other hand, practiced with Wind Control, elusive as the wind, his claw attacks as fast as lightning, versatile and unpredictable, leaving opponents unable to defend effectively.
Qin Feng’s speed and agility were already quite impressive, but Li Chengfeng seemed to be even a notch above, nearly getting scratched by the fellow’s claws several times.
However, this guy had one major weakness: his defense was not very robust.
He always relied on his agile movement technique to dodge left and right, not daring to confront Qin Feng head-on.
Especially when Qin Feng’s wings slashed behind him, Li Chengfeng dodged far away.
Qin Feng didn’t want to fight with him for such an extended period, so he deliberately revealed a flaw.
When the man lunged to grab Qin Feng’s shoulder, Qin Feng, regardless of the hits he received on his body, grabbed the man’s slender neck and hoisted him into the air.
“I admit defeat.”
When Li Chengfeng clawed continuously at Qin Feng’s arm and realized he couldn’t break through the Golden Scales, he very straightforwardly uttered those three words.
Although Li Chengfeng knew they were on the Outer Sect Competition arena and Qin Feng likely wouldn’t kill, at that moment, as he saw the battle frenzy in Qin Feng’s eyes, he truly feared that Qin Feng might get carried away and twist his neck with too much force.
With a forceful swing of his arm, Qin Feng flung Li Chengfeng’s body, which weighed at most 80 catties, more than ten meters away.
Li Chengfeng shouted strangely from his mouth as his body flipped several times in the air before lightly landing off the platform.
Compared to how Yuan Powang was previously slammed to the ground, Li Chengfeng’s demeanor was much more composed.
“Next!”
Qin Feng’s cool voice rang out again.
“Don’t be arrogant; let me have a try at you.”
With a shout from below the stage, a man with disheveled hair and beard, even shorter than Li Chengfeng but with a waist girth at least four or five times thicker, swiftly leaped up.
“Lei Zhan of Mad Lion Peak, here to learn from you.”
Qin Feng glanced downward and saw the man who was less than five feet tall with a waist nearly matching his height.
He couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Forget it.
The Outer Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were numerous, and it was only natural to have a few unusual talents emerge.
He had heard of this Lei Zhan before; while not striking in appearance, he was battle-crazy, known as the Short Lion, and held a similar status to Yuan Powang on Mad Lion Peak, both considered to be thorny individuals.
“Please enlighten me.”
Qin Feng gave a slight bow and, without further ado or summoning other Spiritual Beasts, stepped forward himself and threw a punch directly at Lei Zhan’s head.
He actually wanted to show some respect by aiming for the chest, but the man’s short stature meant that even aiming for his head required Qin Feng to slightly bend down.
Although he had the Divine Skills of Big and Small Changes and could have shrunk to Lei Zhan’s height, he had some self-respect and did not want to be the butt of a joke in front of so many people.
After all, the sight of two short men fighting on stage would be laughable.
However, despite his short stature, Lei Zhan’s strength was astonishing.
His robust body was like a large stump, standing steadfast on the ground like a mountain, meeting Qin Feng’s punch head-on without dodging.
Afterwards, Lei Zhan’s figure barely swayed before regaining his stance, whereas Qin Feng was blasted several steps backward by that single punch.
“Hehe, come at me again.”
Lei Zhan took a step forward.
Though short and stubby, he covered the ground to stand right before Qin Feng and punched out.
At that moment, Qin Feng felt somewhat relieved, thankful that his own height was just above average.
Otherwise, if he had been taller, Lei Zhan’s punch wouldn’t have been aimed at his abdomen.
But watching the man unrelentingly chase after him, Qin Feng couldn’t help but sneer internally.
Did he really think he had Qin Feng completely figured out?
In the previous battles, Qin Feng hadn’t used all his methods, especially in the fight with Yuan Powang.
While it appeared intense to onlookers, Qin Feng was aware that the only reason for his prolonged, head-on confrontation with Yuan Powang was to use his opponent to temper his own Cultivation.
Now that his bottleneck had loosened, there was no need to continue fighting with these guys, and Lei Zhan actually took himself for a close-combat kind of cultivator.
What a brainless fellow, he’s asking for a beating, and he can’t blame me for it!
With these thoughts in his mind, his movements didn’t slow down in the slightest.
In an instant, he gathered the Ruyi Golden Light on his fist, forming the shape of an iron lotus.
Bang!
Their fists collided fiercely.
“Ah…”
A painful cry rang out as Lei Zhan retreated while clutching his fist.
Looking at his right hand again, it was already bloody and his finger bones were broken.
“You…”
Lei Zhan glared at Qin Feng, his roar thunderous, “Despicable!”
Qin Feng steadied his stance and chuckled, “Brother, I can’t agree with what you said.
In the arena, we show our abilities, and I frankly used the divine skills of my Lifebound Spiritual Beast.
How can that be called despicable?”
Lei Zhan knew Qin Feng spoke the truth; it was his own carelessness.
Qin Feng’s performance in previous battles had made him misjudge Qin Feng’s capabilities, thinking that he, like himself, preferred close combat.
It wasn’t until he had suffered a disadvantage that he remembered the disciples of Spiritual Snake Peak were different from them of Mad Lion Peak—a few liked to engage in close combat, most preferred to attack with various spells.
Qin Feng said with a smile, “Brother, your hand bones are injured.
You’d better go down and get treated quickly, lest delaying for too long makes it difficult for the bones to heal.”
“Humph, even if you took a bit of an advantage, it doesn’t necessarily mean you can win against me.”
Lei Zhan wiped his injured right hand with his left, immediately stopping the bleeding with a spell.
Then with his messy hair moving without wind, a ferocious momentum surged from him, and suddenly he took a deep breath, with his chest and abdomen swelling.
“Not good!”
Seeing this, Qin Feng’s heart skipped a beat.
As a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, how could he not know that spiritual beasts like lions and tigers were adept at sonic attacks?
Dragon Roar, Lion Roar—these were very famous Divine Skills within the Beast Taming Sect.
Even now, he still remembered the power of the sonic Divine Skills performed by Li Miaozhen in the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm.
Although Li Miaozhen hadn’t, like Lei Zhan, taken a breath to swell her chest so significantly, even just a casual roar from her had sent several Taiyi Mountain Sword Cultivators’ Flying Swords into disarray, rendering their attacks ineffective, and even causing some to suffer severe injuries because of her roar.
Qin Feng knew he couldn’t prevent Lei Zhan from unleashing the Lion Roar, since this kind of Divine Skill could be roared out with an open mouth, and someone like Lei Zhan who inhaled in advance to build up would obviously be more powerful.
Without a second word, he immediately retreated to increase the distance from Lei Zhan as much as possible, while launching several spells in succession, attempting to interrupt Lei Zhan’s buildup.
“Roar…”
A huge roar echoed in all directions.
The disciples watching from nearby peaks were all startled, not to mention Qin Feng who was closest.
He keenly sensed Lei Zhan’s Lion Roar turning into waves of sound coming at him, and he quickly circulated his True Yuan to protect himself.
Meanwhile, the wings on his back cut through the waves of sound one after the other, yet he was still shaken to the point of ear pain, and darkness clouded his vision, his steps staggering backward.
Qin Feng knew the situation was bad; if he were attacked up close by Lei Zhan in this state, he would be at a great disadvantage.
Moreover, not far behind him was the edge of the platform, and if he retreated any further, he would have to step off the platform.
With that thought, he quickly extended his wings and flew high into the sky.
If he couldn’t retreat, then he would fly upwards.
After all, the rule was not to leave the platform and fall outside, so flying upwards wasn’t against the rules.
Lei Zhan’s roaring came to an abrupt halt.
It wasn’t that he ran out of breath, but rather that Qin Feng was too crafty, having shot three hundred meters into the sky, far beyond the range of his Lion Roar, and to continue roaring would have no effect.
He turned his thick, short neck to look up, with eyes full of coldness: “Do you think that by ascending to the sky, I can’t do anything to you?”
With a cold snort, he stomped viciously on the platform with his thick legs like wooden stakes, leaping high into the air like a cannonball.
Of course, with his current strength, it wasn’t enough to let him jump three hundred meters high, but as a cultivator who excelled in close combat, he wasn’t without long-range attacking methods.
Just as his strength was about to be exhausted, he flipped his hand and took out two Bronze Hammers the size of watermelons and hurled them towards Qin Feng.
These were his Spiritual Artifacts, the Earth Shattering Hammers.
As a cultivator who loved close combat, he had them specially made to suit himself, significantly increasing his combat strength compared with fighting barehanded.
If he hadn’t been careless earlier and had taken out the Earth Shattering Hammers at the beginning, his fist wouldn’t have been injured by Qin Feng.
After releasing the hammers, Lei Zhan summoned an Iron Feathered Eagle to carry him towards Qin Feng.
Qin Feng, seeing those two huge hammers growing closer and increasing in size from watermelons to millstones, aimed at him from both sides, didn’t dare to take the hit head-on, and his form plummeted, dodging the combined strike of the two hammers.
“Boom…”
The two hammers collided fiercely, sparks flying everywhere, and the sound of metal clashing could be heard far away.
Qin Feng, upside down, fell rapidly.
While Lei Zhan’s hammers had not yet returned, it was only fair to defeat him quickly.
His hands shone brilliantly as he concentrated the Ruyi Golden Light into a Long Sword, slashing down at Lei Zhan.
With a thud, Lei Zhan crossed his arms and blocked upward, forcibly stopping the sword strike, but the Iron Feathered Eagle beneath him couldn’t withstand the force of their clash and let out a mournful cry; its bones fractured in a few places where Lei Zhan’s feet had trampled.
Lei Zhan, unwilling to let his Spiritual Beast suffer, waved it away, his form also rapidly descending due to Qin Feng’s pressure.
He quickly summoned his hammers to return and was about to attack Qin Feng when he found that Qin Feng had already preemptively landed, leisurely preparing to deliver him a heavy blow.