Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 696 - 694: Battle!

Looking at the young man standing in the middle of the hall, the surrounding Green Flame Adventure Group Martial Artists were deeply shaken.

The Cold Origin Five Tigers were Lengxiao’s most capable subordinates. All five were Fourth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists. The one with the highest cultivation among them was already at the peak of the Fourth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm, yet four of them had been killed by a single punch.

Even though they had seen it with their own eyes, everyone still found it somewhat hard to believe.

「Elsewhere.」

Lu Qing, having regained his composure, looked at Lanyu in astonishment.

"Lanyu, Feng Luo was in secluded cultivation... Could it be that he..."

Lanyu clenched her fists tightly, her eyes fixed on Luo Feng’s figure with excitement. She nodded and said, "Yes, he was aiming to break through to the Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm. It looks like... he has succeeded!"

"Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing was flabbergasted. He remembered that when he encountered Luo Feng half a month ago, Luo Feng was still in the late Fourth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm. In just half a month, he had broken through to the Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm. This growth speed is simply too fast! Could this be what they call a genius?

"Kid, who are you?"

At this moment, an icy voice sounded. Lengxiao released a powerful aura, his gaze fixed firmly on Luo Feng.

He had initially disregarded Luo Feng due to his youth but was shocked to find that the other party was a Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist.

Luo Feng stood his ground, his expression calm, and said coolly, "I forgot to introduce myself. I am Feng Luo, an Honored Member of the Green Flame Adventure Group."

HUM!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire council hall erupted in an uproar. Lu Qing and the others all stared at Luo Feng, their faces filled with shock.

"Feng Luo... Thank you."

A moment later, Lanyu’s beautiful eyes sparkled. She suddenly sent a mental transmission to Luo Feng, saying, "After what just happened, Lengxiao definitely won’t let this rest. The Green Flame Adventure Group and the Cold Origin Adventure Group are now like fire and water. At a time like this, most people wouldn’t choose to side with the Green Flame Adventure Group and draw trouble upon themselves. Yet you did..."

Luo Feng gave a faint smile but said nothing.

This matter concerns me to some extent, and besides, Lanyu is my friend. How could I just stand by and do nothing? Fortunately, after four days of arduous secluded cultivation, I successfully broke through to the Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm. I’m confident I won’t lose to Lengxiao.

"So that’s how it is."

Lengxiao narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping around before he said coldly, "No wonder you dared to defy me. It turns out you have an expert backing you. It seems you’re trying to seize this opportunity to become one of the four major adventure groups! Unfortunately for you, you’ll never get that chance. Today, I will make the Green Flame Adventure Group disappear from Red Valley City entirely."

"Is that so?"

A cold glint flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes. He lightly tapped his foot on the ground, and his figure soared into the air, hovering as he looked at Lengxiao and said, "If you have the ability, then by all means, try."

Sensing the disdain in Luo Feng’s eyes, Lengxiao’s face flushed with anger. He roared, "Arrogant whelp! I’ll use your blood to christen my spear!"

WHOOSH!

As his words fell, Lengxiao gestured with his hand, and a crimson long spear appeared. The tip of the spear extended a flickering tongue of flame more than a meter long. His figure then followed Luo Feng, exiting the council hall.

Lu Qing and the others also used their Qinggong, leaping out.

Watching the two men confronting each other in mid-air, Lu Qing frowned slightly and asked, "Lanyu, Feng Luo... does he have a chance of winning?"

Lanyu took a deep breath. With a flick of her slender fingers, a longbow as tall as a person and engraved with a Fire Phoenix motif fell into her hand. She looked up at Lengxiao, her tone icy. "What’s the use of saying that now? Lengxiao is determined to destroy our Green Flame Adventure Group. Today, either he dies, or we perish!"

A nearby Green Flame Adventure Group Martial Artist snorted heavily. "Lengxiao actually dared to have designs on Vice-Leader Lanyu! He’s gone too far! We’ll fight them to the death!"

"That’s right! Now that our Green Flame Adventure Group also has a Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist, what do we have to fear from them?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The surrounding high-ranking members of the Green Flame Adventure Group were all indignant. Lengxiao’s repeated provocations had long since enraged them.

"Well said!"

Lu Qing’s thick brows rose, and a savage, cold sneer touched his lips. He took the gold-ringed broadsword from his back and declared boldly, "Feng Luo is fighting for us; we can’t just stand by and watch! Pass down the order: all who can fight, equip yourselves and gather outside the encampment immediately!"

"Yes!"

Several high-ranking members of the Green Flame Adventure Group departed one after another.

A moment later, the Green Flame Adventure Group’s encampment resounded with impassioned cries of anger. Squads of Martial Artists charged out, the sound of their footsteps deafening, their momentum fierce as a tiger’s.

"What’s happening?"

Martial Artists passing by on the street were shocked to see the aggressive Green Flame Adventure Group members.

"Look over there!" someone pointed to the sky and exclaimed, "That looks like Lengxiao, the leader of the Cold Origin Adventure Group! Who’s that young man confronting him?"

"Huh, that looks like the young man who embarrassed Lengxiao a few days ago. He must be from the Green Flame Adventure Group. Judging by this formation, are the Green Flame Adventure Group and the Cold Origin Adventure Group about to go to war?"

"The Green Flame Adventure Group and the Cold Origin Adventure Group, go to war? That’s impossible, right? Lengxiao alone could probably wipe out the entire Green Flame Adventure Group. Would Lu Qing and his people dig their own graves?"

"It’s not impossible. Lengxiao is inherently cruel. Last time he lost face in public, he even killed his own mount. He’s probably here for revenge today. Lu Qing and the others likely have no choice but to fight."

"That makes sense."

"Two major adventure groups going to war, this is big news! Quick, go back and inform the Group Leader!"

Everyone stared wide-eyed, discussing animatedly. Some people slipped into the crowd and disappeared.

「On the other side of the street,」

A tall, slender woman in cyan robes, with a treasured sword at her waist, was looking at Luo Feng. She took a shallow breath.

It’s him...

Beside the cyan-robed woman, a female swordsman in blue asked, "Captain Qing Mei, do you know this person?"

Qing Mei nodded slightly. Her hand went to the Mysterious Hawk Sword at her waist as she frowned and said, "Remember I mentioned the person who sold me the Mysterious Hawk Sword? That’s him."

"Oh? That youngster is not so simple." The blue-clad female swordsman’s Daimei rose slightly. Qing Mei’s Mysterious Hawk Sword is a masterpiece among First-Grade Spirit Weapons, and she envies it greatly. The price of three hundred Second-Grade Yuan Stones was an absolute steal.

"However, how did he manage to offend Lengxiao..." Qing Mei’s brows furrowed slightly.

The blue-clad female swordsman looked at Qing Mei. "Do you want to help him?"

"I owe him a favor." Qing Mei glanced at the Mysterious Hawk Sword in her hand and gave a wry smile. "But even ten of me would be no match for Lengxiao."

"There’s still another way."

"What way?" Qing Mei asked quickly.

"You could ask our Group Leader to intervene. Right now, our Flying Feather Adventure Group’s biggest threat is the Cold Origin Adventure Group. This is an opportunity to weaken our rival. Plus, with you—the Group Leader’s favorite—making the request, the Group Leader definitely won’t stand idly by," the blue-clad woman chuckled.

Qing Mei’s eyes lit up with realization. "How could I forget about that! I’ll go and be right back!"

As her words fell, Qing Mei’s figure turned into a streak of light and vanished from the street.

The blue-clad female swordsman smiled faintly, watching the two figures in the sky, and murmured, "I fear Red Valley City is in for a major upheaval today..."

「In the sky,」

Luo Feng and Lengxiao faced each other, a hundred meters apart.

"Boy, today, all these people will die because of you." Lengxiao glanced at the Green Flame Adventure Group members below. An overwhelmingly strong aura erupted from him, and the red long spear in his hand extended a ten-meter long flame. His gaze, fixed on Luo Feng, was as sharp as a sword.

Luo Feng didn’t draw his saber. He simply responded coldly, "You’ve spoken too soon. The one who will die today... will be you."

Lengxiao’s face stiffened. He snorted heavily, and his immense aura blasted apart the clouds within a thousand-meter radius. "You overestimate yourself! I will kill you as easily as slaughtering chickens or dogs!"

"Die!"

As his words fell, Lengxiao gripped his spear, his entire body igniting with raging flames that shone brilliantly. He thrust his spear forward.

SSSHK!

A piercing shriek tore through the air as a searing spear energy shot out, enveloping Luo Feng. Wherever it passed, the air twisted and roiled as if it would ignite at any moment.

Luo Feng’s expression remained calm as he threw a punch.

"Break!"

A colossal pillar of red fire, several meters thick, shot out—it was precisely the Eight Wildernesses Dominating Flame Fist.

BOOM!

Two vastly different forces collided, and a dazzling flare of light erupted, so blinding that no one could look directly at it. Within the light, a figure retreated continuously.

When the retreating figure became clear, everyone on the street was stunned. The one retreating was actually Lengxiao!

"Unbelievable! In a direct confrontation, Lengxiao was actually forced back!" After a moment of stunned silence, one Martial Artist finally couldn’t contain his shock and exclaimed.

"We all misjudged! This young man is also an early Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist!"

"Heavens! How old is he to have such cultivation!"

"This person definitely isn’t some unknown. Does anyone recognize him?"

"He looks a bit familiar, but I can’t recall where I’ve seen him..."

The onlookers were all Martial Artists from various adventure groups in Red Valley City. Seeing Lengxiao forced back by Luo Feng, their shock was beyond words.

The most shocked among them, however, were Lanyu and Lu Qing.

"Lanyu. When did Feng Luo make his breakthrough?" Lu Qing asked in astonishment, looking at the miserably retreating Lengxiao.

Lanyu knew why Lu Qing was so surprised. She exhaled softly and said, "It must have been just now, less than an hour ago."

"An hour..." Lu Qing’s mouth twitched. He gave a wry smile and said, "He hasn’t even started practicing a Cultivation Method, yet he managed to push back Lengxiao with a single punch. Unbelievable..."

Lanyu gazed at the young man standing proudly in the sky, her beautiful eyes sparkling. She slowly nodded and said, "Indeed, he is an incredible person."

She had initially worried that Luo Feng, having just stepped into the Fifth Stage Spiritual Rotation Realm, would be no match for Lengxiao. She had even planned to find an opportunity to ambush Lengxiao and lend Luo Feng a hand. Now, it seemed her worries were needless.

"Damn it! Kid, if I don’t kill you with my own hands today, I swear I’m not a man!" This was the first time in Lengxiao’s life he had been so humiliated. Shame and fury surged through him, the veins on his forehead throbbing visibly.

HUM!

With a furious shout, Lengxiao’s body trembled, and flames erupted from him, surging seven or eight meters high.

"Explosive Star of the Underworld!"

His aura surged to its peak. Killing intent blazed in Lengxiao’s eyes, like a wildfire raging across desolate plains, as he pointed his crimson long spear at Luo Feng.

PCHEW! PCHEW! PCHEW! PCHEW! PCHEW! PCHEW! PCHEW! PCHEW!

In an instant, a terrifying aura emanated from the spear tip, sweeping in all directions like a charging army of armored cavalry. Countless searing spear images, like a summer torrential rain, whistled out, completely obscuring the entire sky.

At this moment, everyone on the street below involuntarily held their breath.

Luo Feng’s expression was impassive. Behind him, in the void, six golden suns appeared, shining brilliantly.

"Cut!"

As his eyes flashed, a sharp glint—like lightning piercing the void—flickered within them. Luo Feng formed his hand into a blade and chopped down through the air.