Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 561 - 559: Luo Lie, the Killing Star

Three students from the Chongyue School lay on the ground, their eyes wide open in disbelief, as though they couldn’t come to terms with their own deaths.

Black Cloud Domain was ranked first among the Six Southern Domains, and the Chongyue School was the top academy in Black Cloud Domain. They had always looked down on members of other academies and never imagined they would die at the hands of a student from the Flowing Cloud Region.

Luo Feng glanced at the three bodies, a cold smirk on his face.

Those who intended to catch him unawares and send him to his death don’t deserve any sympathy.

After plundering all their valuables, Luo Feng didn’t linger. He used the Teng Dragon’s Step and continued forward.

BUZZ!

After Luo Feng left, from the pitch-black tunnel beside them, the rock wall suddenly twisted bizarrely, revealing a silhouette.

It was a young Martial Artist, about sixteen or seventeen years old, thin, with long, narrow eyes that sparkled with a venomous glow, like a viper’s.

Glancing at the bodies of the three Chongyue School students on the ground, the thin Martial Artist’s gaze flickered, and he sucked in a breath.

To kill three ninth-level Meridian Wheel Realm Martial Artists with a single punch, two of whom were half-step Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists... Luo Feng’s strength is terrifying! Fortunately, I didn’t make a move, otherwise...

The thin Martial Artist paled and gulped hard, seemingly frightened by his own thoughts.

He had arrived at this fork in the path before Luo Feng and had hidden in a nearby cave after hearing noises.

Seeing Luo Feng alone, he had initially planned to ambush him, kill him, and take his treasures.

However, the sudden arrival of the three Chongyue School students made him abandon his plan, and he ended up witnessing everything that transpired.

After calming himself, the thin Martial Artist’s eyes flickered, and he chuckled darkly, To survive a great disaster means future blessings are in store! This Luo Feng is truly courting death, daring to kill people from the Chongyue School. I heard Yuan Jian is a close friend of Xie Xuantong, the ’Black-faced Killer,’ one of the top ten young experts. If I tell him this news, I’ll definitely make a windfall!

Licking his lips, the thin Martial Artist circulated his Yuan Qi, preparing to leave this place of trouble.

"You’ve made some fine calculations. Unfortunately, you won’t live to enjoy this windfall."

Suddenly, a voice echoed from the dark tunnel. The thin Martial Artist turned to look, his heart pounding in terror.

A figure slowly emerged from the tunnel—it was Luo Feng!

"Luo Feng... You... Why are you still here? I clearly..."

The thin Martial Artist’s face turned ghastly pale, cold sweat trickling down his forehead. Seeing Luo Feng was like seeing a ghost.

"Clearly saw I had gone far, so why would I suddenly return?" Luo Feng sneered, interrupting him. Staring at the thin Martial Artist, he said indifferently, "Of course, I came back to find you."

"Find me... How did you know I was here?"

The thin Martial Artist was shocked.

My Qi Concealment Jue can hide my aura, and combined with the Illusion Technique I’ve mastered, even an ordinary first-level Spiritual Rotation Realm expert shouldn’t be able to detect my presence!

"You no longer need to know."

Luo Feng said, his expression blank, his indifferent words laced with a chilling killing intent.

BANG!

He threw a punch. The scorching fist energy transformed into an enraged dragon, enveloping the thin Martial Artist.

"Damn it!"

The thin Martial Artist’s expression changed drastically. Having witnessed the fate of Yuan Jian and the others, how could he dare to receive this punch? He immediately executed his Light Martial Arts, trying to dodge.

"Shadow-Following Steps!"

With a low shout, the thin Martial Artist’s figure gradually became ethereal, transforming into a string of dark afterimages as he instantly moved over a dozen steps away.

BOOM!

The fist aura blasted a large hole in the rock wall, and scorching heatwaves radiated in all directions.

PTOO!

The thin Martial Artist, struck by the shockwave, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his heart filled with even greater horror.

It wasn’t so apparent when I was just watching from the side. But now, facing Luo Feng directly, I feel that the power of his fist technique is even more terrifying than I imagined.

So fast...

Luo Feng watched the thin Martial Artist, a hint of surprise in his eyes; he hadn’t expected the other to be able to dodge his punch.

The thin Martial Artist wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, glared at Luo Feng, and suddenly let out a grim smile. "Luo Feng, I’ll remember that punch. Once I leave this place, I will tell everyone how you murdered Yuan Jian and the others. Just you wait for the experts from Chongyue School to hunt you down!"

"Die!"

Luo Feng, wasting no words, threw another punch.

"Thousand Shadows Traceless Step!"

The thin Martial Artist grinned. His figure was instantly shattered by the fist aura and vanished—it was an afterimage.

Simultaneously, over a dozen figures fled separately into four different tunnels, their speed like lightning. Their forms flickered between illusion and reality, making it impossible to tell which was genuine.

"Luo Feng, you want to kill me, Hengying, the ’Thousand Shadow Guest’? I’m afraid you’re still too green! Just obediently wait for your death!"

The thin Martial Artist’s voice echoed, its origin impossible to pinpoint, filled with smug triumph.

"Do you really think I can’t kill you?"

Luo Feng sneered, his Yuan Qi surging like a tide throughout his body, his aura flaring to its peak.

"Great Wilderness Flame Explosion!"

Clenching his right fist, scarlet Fire Gang erupted around Luo Feng as he threw a simple punch towards the ground.

This punch seemed ordinary, but the moment it struck the ground, a terrifying aura enveloped a radius of about a hundred feet. Visible rings of scorching airwaves radiated outwards.

The next moment!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of massive explosions thundered. Scarlet flames erupted from all four tunnels simultaneously. Those incredibly realistic figures proved fragile, shattering one after another.

THUD!

In a tunnel to the left, a dark figure was struck by the fiery wave. It screamed, spat out a large mouthful of blood, and slammed hard against the rock wall. It was the thin Martial Artist.

Now, his clothes were in tatters, and his entire right arm hung limply by his side, twisted at an unnatural angle, clearly crippled.

"It seems your Qinggong isn’t so impressive after all," Luo Feng remarked, looking at the revealed thin Martial Artist with an indifferent expression.

Meeting Luo Feng’s gaze, the thin Martial Artist trembled all over. Clutching his broken arm, he pleaded in a quavering voice, "Luo Feng, please spare my life! I swear I won’t tell anyone about what happened today! No, I didn’t see anything just now..."

CRUNCH!

Before he could finish, a scarlet fist aura whistled through the air, caving in his entire chest.

"You..."

The thin Martial Artist’s lips trembled. He stared at Luo Feng, then his neck lolled to one side, and he breathed his last.

Luo Feng looked at the corpse on the ground and said quietly, "If you had known it would end like this, why did you act as you did?"

Shaking his head, Luo Feng searched the thin Martial Artist’s belongings, finding among them a blue, palm-sized Token intricately carved with a landscape of mountains and rivers.

So, he was a student from Xiushui Domain’s Mirror Moon School. No wonder his Illusion Technique and Qinggong were so exceptional.

Luo Feng looked at the Token and nodded.

Students of the Mirror Moon School in Xiushui Domain were known for excelling in Qinggong and Illusion Techniques; many were highly skilled assassins.

Luo Feng had also heard of the name Hengying, the "Thousand Shadow Guest."

This person was the top student of the Mirror Moon School. The Phantom Mirage Step he cultivated was a Profound Level, mid-grade Light Martial Art that allowed him to create illusory duplicates of himself, making him very formidable.

Moreover, Hengying was one of the favored candidates for the Martial Champion title in the current Twelve Golden Palaces assessment.

Shaking his head again, Luo Feng indifferently tossed the Token onto the corpse.

His Soul Power was strong. When he had killed the three Chongyue School students, he had released his Soul Power to scan the surroundings and discovered Hengying hiding nearby.

Since they were each minding their own business, Luo Feng hadn’t originally intended to bother Hengying. He had feigned departure and hidden nearby to see what Hengying would do.

Who would have thought Hengying harbored such malicious intent, planning to inform the Chongyue School and thereby seal Luo Feng’s doom!

You reap what you sow. If you hadn’t harbored such evil thoughts, you wouldn’t have met this fate.

Letting out a breath, Luo Feng knew this was no place to linger. He immediately circulated his Yuan Qi, activated the Teng Dragon’s Step, and rushed into the tunnel.

「In the deep tunnel.」

Stone puppets continuously leaped out from the rock walls, killing anyone they saw.

Luo Feng activated the Teng Dragon’s Step, his feet barely touching the ground as he sped through the tunnel, swift as a phantom. Any stone puppets that sensed his presence were quickly left far behind.

"Huh? Did you feel something just pass by?"

Inside the tunnel, a young swordsman felt a cold gust of wind. He looked up and around, but the passage was empty.

Another Martial Artist beside him sneered, "Ha, you must be scared silly by the stone puppets. What could possibly be here?"

"AAH!"

The words had barely left his mouth when the wall beside them suddenly shattered. A stone puppet leaped out, sending the sneering Martial Artist flying, spitting blood. At that moment, Luo Feng’s figure had just vanished at the far end of the tunnel.

As he pressed on, the tunnel gradually widened. More students from various academies began to appear, while the stone puppets became scarce.

「A moment later,」

Luo Feng emerged from the tunnel into a vast hall.

The hall was over three hundred feet high, and nearly a thousand feet in both length and width. Within it stood a colossal stone door, grand and imposing.

Various ancient, ferocious beasts were carved onto the stone door, emanating a terrifyingly malevolent aura. Currently, the stone door was tightly shut, its destination unknown.

Nearly a hundred people had already gathered in the great hall. They wore diverse attire with different emblems embroidered on their chests, clearly hailing from various factions, all resting here. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Luo Feng scanned his surroundings, his gaze sharpening slightly.

So many young experts!

Among the nearly one hundred people, the majority were eighth-level Meridian Wheel Realm experts, and over thirty percent were ninth-level Meridian Wheel Realm experts. Only three individuals emanated an exceptionally powerful aura; they were clearly Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists.

"A student from the Flowing Cloud Region!"

Although there were many students in the hall, none were from the Flowing Cloud Region. Luo Feng’s appearance immediately drew considerable attention.

"A student from the Flowing Cloud Region actually managed to get here so quickly. I wonder what kind of dumb luck he had," a square-faced Martial Artist sneered, arms crossed, chuckling derisively.

"Shh! Watch your mouth! Don’t underestimate him. That’s Luo Feng from Purple Sun School!" his companion warned nervously.

The square-faced Martial Artist’s thick eyebrows twitched. "Luo Feng? The one rumored to have defeated Xue Fei, the Stone Man?"

"Yes. And it’s no rumor. I saw him defeat Xue Fei with my own eyes, and it only took him two moves!" the companion replied, drawing a sharp breath.

"Two moves!"

Hearing this, the square-faced Martial Artist’s expression stiffened. He hastily averted his gaze from Luo Feng, his heart still pounding with residual fear.

He was only at the half-step Spiritual Rotation Realm. Forget defeating Xue Fei in two moves; Xue Fei could defeat *him* in two moves!

"Look! Luo Lie, the ’Killing Star’ from Chongyue School, is here!"

Suddenly, everyone in the hall turned their gaze in one direction.

Luo Lie, the Killing Star...

His interest piqued, Luo Feng followed their line of sight.

About thirty paces to the north stood a tall young man who was particularly eye-catching.

He wore the black uniform of Chongyue School, his complexion was fiery red, and the scarlet long spear in his hand reflected a chilling light. A heavy, murderous aura emanated from him, making him seem like a ferocious beast ready to pounce and devour its prey at any moment.