Chapter 120: Battle Again! Violently Beating Feng Ruyun!

Chapter 120: Battle Anew! A Complete Thrashing of Feng Ruyun!

The discussion forum for senior veterans and top-tier experts.

The bullet commentary in this section appeared far more professional, calm, and weighted with gravity.

Those posting were almost exclusively powerhouses ranked within the top one thousand of the senior year; even a few of the most prominent figures who shared equal renown with Feng Ruyun made rare appearances to comment.

[Li Daoyi]: "Interesting. For Feng Ruyun to actually accept a public challenge from a newly advanced senior junior, it seems that young Sun He has been whispering in his ear and thoroughly riled him up."

[Zhao Wuji]: "Heh, that fellow Ruyun remains unchanged, valuing face above all else. Still, it serves a purpose. It happens to afford us a glimpse into just how much substance this 'Rookie King' truly possesses, given how miraculously he has been rumored."

"There is no real suspense. I admit Qin Feng is a genius chosen from ten thousand, but time is a chasm that cannot be leaped. Feng Ruyun's 'Blazing Blade' and 'Iron Wall Fist Technique' have both reached perfection. Coupled with his movement technique, his offense and defense form a single entity with no flaws whatsoever. His combat experience, moreover, has been honed through over a thousand high-intensity battles. What does Qin Feng have to win with?"

"Indeed. Qin Feng's advantage lies in his terrifying rate of growth and potential. Yet potential does not equal strength. In this battle, the best outcome he can hope for is to suffer a decent defeat at Feng Ruyun's hands. To win? Absolutely impossible."

[Sun He]: "..."

Sun He was also online, but he merely sent a string of ellipses and spoke no further.

For he knew that any words would ring hollow before absolute facts.

He only hoped that this battle would allow his good brother to truly wake up.

The instructors' viewing area.

Within an encrypted instructor channel closed to ordinary students, Gu Yue, Wu Shangfeng, Lin Yue, and others were impressively seated.

[Wu Shangfeng]: "Heh, this kid causes such a massive stir the moment he returns. It seems being on the battlefield had him thoroughly suffocated."

[Gu Yue]: "Reckless. Feng Ruyun is a powerhouse who has braved a hundred battles; his mind is already as unyielding as rock. Qin Feng's action will not only fail to make him retreat in the face of difficulty, but will instead provoke an even stronger fighting intent and competitiveness within him."

[Lin Yue]: "No matter. Whether it is a mule or a horse, it must be pulled out for a stroll eventually. It is just as well to let him know how deep the waters of Qiming First High truly run. Besides, you all must have misunderstood Qin Feng; this kid does not possess a show-off personality. It should be at Sun He's request, since Sun He and Feng Ruyun share a decent relationship. It is likely an attempt to get Feng Ruyun to go for the special recruitment, rather than wasting another year."

...

Amidst this atmosphere of universal attention and intense discussion across the three realms, upon the arena stage, the cold system prompt finally echoed.

[Duel Countdown]

[10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1!]

[Battle Start!]

The precise instant the word "Start" materialized, the attribute panels of both sides were clearly projected onto the screens of all spectators.

[Name: Feng Ruyun]

[Grade: Senior Year, Class One]

[Vitality Index: 30.13]

[Killing Methods: 'Blazing Blade' (Perfection), 'Iron Wall Fist Technique' (Perfection), 'Raging Wave Blade Technique' (Great Accomplishment)]

[Name: Qin Feng]

[Grade: Senior Year, Class Seven]

[Vitality Index: 30.02]

[Killing Methods: 'Thousand Army Spear' (Mastery), 'Fierce Bird Fist Technique' (Mastery)]

Upon witnessing Qin Feng's unmistakably clear vitality index of "30.02," the entire viewing channel instantly erupted into a mountain-shaking, ocean-tsunami-like roar of astonishment!

"30.02!! Tell me my eyes are not deceiving me! Senior Qin Feng's vitality index has reached 30 as well?!"

"Heavens! Has he not only been enrolled for a little over a year? How... how was this accomplished?!"

"A monster! An absolute monster! Just how on earth did he cultivate during this past year!"

Meanwhile, the powerhouses of the senior year noticed another term that caused their scalps to go thoroughly numb—"Mastery"!

"Dual... dual Mastery?! What kind of joke is this!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How long has he even been cultivating? How could he possibly have raised two killing methods to the realm of 'Mastery'?!"

Feng Ruyun, naturally, also beheld Qin Feng's panel.

His pupils contracted violently! The supremely confident expression upon his face cracked for the very first time!

A vitality index of 30.02!

A killing method realm of dual Mastery!

This... how could this be?!

Stormy waves tossed violently within his heart. Yet the arrow was on the string and had to be loosed!

As one of the foremost powerhouses of the senior year, he possessed his own pride!

"Let me test just what substance this Mastery realm amounts to!"

Feng Ruyun roared furiously, suppressing the shock in his heart.

Taking the initiative to strike, he stamped his foot violently against the ground, his entire form hurtling forward like a cannonball freshly discharged from its barrel. The horse-chopping blade in his hand, bearing a scorching blade-light, went straight for Qin Feng!

He intended to utilize his strongest 'Blazing Blade' to secure victory in the very first instant!

However, this time, Qin Feng did not resort to passive defense as he had a year ago.

The moment Feng Ruyun moved, he moved as well!

The long spear in his grasp seemed to transform into a bolt of black lightning, devoid of the slightest hesitation, meeting the assault head-on with an even swifter, even more domineering posture!

An uncompromising clash of hard against hard!

"Well met!"

Feng Ruyun's heart sank slightly.

The next second.

Under the gaze of ten thousand pairs of eyes, the spear and the blade collided fiercely with one another!

"Clang—!!!!"

An unprecedented metallic explosion, sounding as though it would shatter the entire private domain space, resounded through the skies!

Yet, the anticipated scene of Qin Feng being sent flying by a single blade strike did not occur. At the instant the weapons clashed, Feng Ruyun's countenance shifted abruptly and drastically!

He felt only an unmatched, terrifying force—one that shouldn't belong to a human being, akin to the wrath of a behemoth from the starry skies—transmit itself down the shaft of the opponent's spear!

That force was so pure, so vast, so... utterly unreasonable!

The strength amplification brought by the perfection realm of his 'Blazing Blade' was like paper before that absolute might, collapsed and routed in an instant!

"Pfft—!"

Feng Ruyun felt a sweetness at the back of his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood nearly sprayed out directly.

The web between his thumb and forefinger holding the blade tore instantly, dripping with fresh blood!

His entire body, moreover, was shaken by this massive force into an uncontrollable retreat of seven or eight steps before he barely managed to stabilize his posture!

In stark contrast, Qin Feng on the opposite side merely swayed his body slightly, discharging all the force, without his footsteps having shifted by even half a fraction!

With a single strike, the superior and inferior were instantly distinguished!

Across the entire viewing channel, those tens of thousands of bullet commentaries seemed, at this very moment, to have been struck by a magic spell of frozen time, coming to a complete and total standstill.

Everyone stared at this scene, their minds utterly blank.

What... just happened?

Feng Ruyun... had been knocked back in a pure contest of strength?!

On the arena, Feng Ruyun's heart churned with a storm fiercer than anyone else's!

"Impossible... this is absolutely impossible!"

His mind roared in frenzy.

His life force index was clearly a notch higher than his opponent's!

Why... why was he so thoroughly crushed in power?!

He had no time to think further, because Qin Feng's attack was already upon him!

The moment he sent Feng Ruyun reeling, Qin Feng pressed his advantage without mercy, activating the 【Fierce Bird Body Technique】 beneath his feet, his entire form blurring into a vague afterimage, clinging to his foe like a shadow!

His speed was more than a cut above Feng Ruyun's, who was renowned for his agility!

Feng Ruyun was horrified, trying to create distance and regroup.

But he discovered in despair that no matter how he dodged or retreated, Qin Feng stuck to him like his own shadow, glued to his front, leaving him not a single moment to catch his breath!

Then began a "crushing" beating that would be etched into the memories of every spectator forever.

The long spear in Qin Feng's hands had completely shed any trace of the 《Thousand Army Spear》 or the 《Fierce Bird Fist Technique》.

His moves became utterly simple, utterly pure.

Just the basics—thrust, lift, parry, sweep, entangle!

Yet these simplest of moves, in his hands, seemed to embody the very principles of heaven, brimming with infinite variations.

A straightforward thrust could seal off all of Feng Ruyun's escape routes, forcing him to meet it head-on.

A casual sweep carried the overwhelming momentum of a thousand troops, making him feel as if he were fighting an entire army.

Feng Ruyun was completely suppressed.

His proud, perfected 《Blazing Flame Blade》 and 《Iron Wall Fist Technique》 appeared clumsy and laughable before Qin Feng's seamless, flawless assault.

He could only react wearily, blocking in desperation.

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"

On the arena, nothing remained but the relentless, storm-like clash of metal.

Everyone saw that Feng Ruyun, the top elite of the senior class, was now like a child just learning to walk, being ruthlessly "taught" by an adult in the simplest way.

Cold sweat poured down Feng Ruyun's forehead, soaking his hair.

The battle lasted one minute.

For Feng Ruyun, that minute stretched longer than a century.

Finally, as his spirit and stamina teetered on the brink of collapse, Qin Feng's assault paused for a fleeting moment.

But it was not a flaw.

It was the prelude to his defeat.

Qin Feng, with a thrust so basic it could not be simpler—a straight stab—slowly drove his spear toward Feng Ruyun's chest, where a gap had appeared from his relentless blocking.

This thrust was neither fast nor heavy.

Yet Feng Ruyun realized in despair that he could not dodge it.

Nor could he block it.

"Pfft."

A soft sound.

The spearpoint pierced Feng Ruyun's chest without resistance.

He had not even used a single killing move.

Feng Ruyun's body slowly stiffened.

He looked down at the spear in his chest, his eyes filled with endless bewilderment and bitterness.

Then his form dissolved into countless specks of light, vanishing completely.

【Qin Feng, wins!】

When the system notification sounded, the entire viewing channel fell into dead silence.

(End of chapter)