Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along-Chapter 539 - 158: Instant Kill! Instant Kill! Instant Kill! Instant Kill!
"Zhang Lingfeng!"
"Ling Feng!"
...
The entire venue was in an uproar, with everyone’s expressions differing.
"Why are you here?"
Wang Defa couldn’t help but ask.
Recently, Zhang Lingfeng’s name was well-known in the Academy. Not only did he enter the Academy with the second-highest score in the National Martial Arts Examination, but he was also rescued from a Demon God through the Qin Family’s use of the South Heaven Gate Array.
Moreover, he followed the strong figures of the Hidden Kill Department, personally took down the Demon God Giant Axe, found the Black Wind Demon Lotus, and his Dantian Qi Sea Value exceeded 90.0. Each of these feats made him impossible to ignore.
Yet he still came to participate in the Continental Martial Arts Student Selection Competition. Could it be that he awakened his Spiritual Root and became a Realm Traveler?
But awakening a Spiritual Root in such a short period isn’t a good thing.
Some were happy, while others were worried.
Qin Qianyu was both surprised and joyful, but there was also a hint of fear in his heart. However, the thought of Zhang Lingfeng being able to fight alongside him was something he had long been looking forward to. He had experienced Zhang Lingfeng’s Spiritual Demon Realm, which was already in tune with the world. If he awakened his Spiritual Root, Zhang Lingfeng’s Heaven and Earth Harmony Index would definitely be high.
He just wondered what level of Spiritual Root he would awaken.
Qin Qianyu was concerned that he had placed too much pressure on Zhang Lingfeng, causing him to rush awakening his Spiritual Root. Thus, his feelings were complex, being both happy and worried.
"Teacher Wang, I’m here to participate in the Continental Martial Arts Student Selection Competition. What, are you not welcoming me?"
Zhang Lingfeng grinned.
He waved at Qin Qianyu, signaling him not to worry.
"Brother Jin, Brother Qiang, Brother Yu, hello."
Immediately, Zhang Lingfeng waved at Jin Yifei, Qiang, and Yu.
When the three saw him flying in on the wind, their expressions froze for a moment, then turned into mush, glaring at him with dark faces.
They never expected Zhang Lingfeng to suddenly appear and come flying in on the wind, successfully awakening his Spiritual Root.
As fellow Realm Travelers, although they couldn’t determine Zhang Lingfeng’s Spiritual Root Level, they were able to detect the energy waves from his Wind Flight. It was evident that Zhang Lingfeng had successfully awakened his Spiritual Root and became a genuine Realm Traveler.
Reflecting on the past forty days, with all their efforts to disrupt Zhang Lingfeng’s serious cultivation and awakening of his Spiritual Root, even employing technicians to bathe, massage, perform stand-up comedy, and skits for him, and occasionally sending him valuable resources and baskets of demon beast jerky, it was all in vain.
Despite all this, they couldn’t prevent him from awakening his Spiritual Root, becoming a Realm Traveler, and opposing them.
The three felt completely played by Zhang Lingfeng.
They were deeply frustrated and angry inside and felt like asking Zhang Lingfeng if it was absolutely necessary to awaken his Spiritual Root now; could he not wait another year?
But in the venue, the ones most upset weren’t the trio of Jin Yifei, but instead, Jiang Nan, the Sect Leader of the Divine Sect, and Wu Chunsui, the teacher of the Divine Thought Class.
"Zhang Lingfeng!"
"Boom!"
Both of them nearly simultaneously launched themselves to the center of the venue, and the moment their feet hit the ground, the whole venue seemed to tremble.
Especially the oppressive energy brought by Jiang Nan caused Qin Qianyu to stagger backward, feeling as if his throat was being choked, with his life and death controlled by Jiang Nan’s hands, leaving him breathless.
"Qi Refining Realm, how powerful!"
Qin Qianyu’s expression changed drastically.
He knew Jiang Nan was not only a Qi Refining Realm cultivator but also a Divine Thought Master. His father, Qin Cangqiong, even said that Jiang Nan might find the last Origin Power more easily than him, becoming a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator before the age of forty.
A person with a Dantian Qi Sea at one hundred percent, coupled with having Divine Thought, is someone even the Qin Family needs to handle with care.
"Who allowed you to awaken your Spiritual Root?"
Wu Chunsui demanded.
"Why?"
Jiang Nan was furious. She stayed in the Academy solely to find a successor to whom she would eventually pass the Divine Sect, allowing her to search for the power of the Third Major Cultivation System with peace of mind.
Zhang Lingfeng was thought to be the best successor.
But instead, this guy, for a moment of exhilaration, prematurely awakened his Spiritual Root. With this level of Spiritual Root, how could he take over the Divine Sect in the future? Successful Foundation Establishment would be impossible, not to mention finding various Origin Powers.
Both with a Dantian Qi Sea at one hundred percent and as a Divine Thought Master, Jiang Nan was very aware that the critical moment for Spiritual Root awakening should definitely not be now.
Zhang Lingfeng’s premature awakening of his Spiritual Root equated to foundational damage, with unforeseeable losses in the future.
"I... well, I... it was an awakening that happened naturally."
Zhang Lingfeng explained.
He didn’t expect that upon his Spiritual Root awakening, Jiang Nan and Wu Chunsui would react so intensely, as if they wanted to devour him.
"Was it your Qin Family that made him awaken his Spiritual Root early?"
Jiang Nan looked at Qin Qianyu.
Qin Qianyu felt a light of Divine Thought condensed into a Sword Aura pressing against his chest. He understood that if his answer didn’t satisfy Jiang Nan, she wouldn’t let things slide easily, even if his father was Qin Cangqiong.
But he still truthfully said, "I did express my hope that he would fight alongside me, but I never forced him, and I spoke to him about the importance of nurturing a Spiritual Root."
"Teacher Jiang, Teacher Wu, the time for the Continental Martial Arts Student Selection Competition has arrived, so please step back for the moment."
Wang Defa said trembling.
The oppressive Divine Thought of Jiang Nan and Wu Chunsui was too overpowering. Even as a Divine Realm expert who had found Origin Power, he felt like a lone boat on a vast sea, ready to be swallowed at any moment.
Jiang Nan closed her eyes.
She was unwilling to even use Divine Thought to check Zhang Lingfeng’s Spiritual Root Level. As a Divine Thought Master and the Divine Sect Leader, she knew exactly when Zhang Lingfeng was supposed to achieve one hundred percent Dantian Qi Sea.
