Chapter 76 - Meng Chuan's Turn

Translator: CKtalon  Editor: CKtalon

Meng Chuan was also impressed by Chu Yong. It was no wonder he was so famous. He was indeed very strong!

After Chu Yong executed his slash, he calmly retracted his saber and turned around to leave. A new genius stepped forward and pierced through the 32nd layer with his sword.

One by one, geniuses executed one move. Each one of them was extremely attentive whenever it was their turn to attack the light barriers.

“Next Yan Feng from Yuan State,” shouted the goateed man.

No one present really cared about him.

Yan Feng was tall and handsome; he had a unique pair of blood-red eyebrows. He was a man, but had the feminine name “Feng,” meaning phoenix.

As he held his black spear, the red tassels on its grip fluttered.

“Break!” Yan Feng suddenly charged forward. After three steps, he thrust his spear forward.

The spear shot out like a dragon! It transformed into a wyrm that pierced through the light barriers, creating a huge hole. His result was very close to Chu Yong, causing everyone present to be shocked.

“182 layers!” The goateed man’s voice was high-pitched as he carefully observed the red-browed man.

“Yan Feng?”

“Yuan State’s Yan Feng? Where did he come from? Why is he so strong?”

“Over 70 geniuses have attacked the light barriers, but only two—Chu Yong and Yan Feng—can break a hundred light barriers. The former cleaved through 191 layers, and the latter pierced through 182 layers. They are much stronger than the others.” Many people were speechless.

Even the Godfiends found it unbelievable.

“Brother Gongsun, your Yuan State was too secretive. There are very few records of this Yan Feng on Archean Mountain. He was treated as an ordinary genius,” said a Godfiend with a laugh as he looked at the dossier. When they came to watch the competition, they received a dossier. It recorded every geniuses’—that were present—information.

“I really didn’t know.” Gongsun Qi laughed as well. “You might not believe me, but according to what I know, Yan Feng is from an ordinary mortal family and not from a Godfiend family clan. When he was twelve years old, his hometown was invaded by demons, and his parents died. From then on, he wandered the world… He’s nineteen this year. When he returned to his hometown, he displayed his strength and came to participate in Archean Mountain’s entrance examination.”

“How can a mortal from an ordinary family produce such strength? His Godfiend body is comparable to Chu Yong’s. The Chu family used eight precious treasures to nurture Chu Yong.”

Everyone discussed.

Marquis Southcloud laughed. “I remember that 3000 years ago, Godfiend Kou Cheng had consumed Undying Grass when he was a youth, and his eyebrows turned blood-red. Yan Feng’s eyebrows are also blood-red. Could it be that he has also consumed Undying Grass?”

“Undying Grass? A single portion of Undying Grass is indeed capable of forging an incomparably robust Godfiend foundation.” King East River nodded.

“To have Undying Grass directly consumed by a mortal is quite a waste. It only allows for 30% of its medicinal effects to be utilized.”

“Yan Feng’s strike is quite extraordinary. He’s already reached the peak of Spear Force and is only a step away from gaining insights into Spear Intent. It wouldn’t be a waste for him to consume the Undying Grass.” These powerful Godfiends casually commented. Most of them were Marquis Godfiends. They were here to watch the competition only because they had to escort the geniuses from their respective states.

They didn’t care about ordinary geniuses. They hoped that a truly peerless genius would appear and fight alongside them in the future.

…

After Yan Feng, seven more people went up before it was finally Meng Chuan’s turn.

“33rd layer. Next one, Wu State’s Meng Chuan,” the goateed man shouted. Many gazes landed on Meng Chuan.

In the eyes of some people, Meng Chuan was one of the top ten youths at this year’s entrance examination. There was only one well-known achievement to his name: Killing two demon commanders in a row with one strike each!

Marquis Southcloud sat and watched from afar.

Chuan’er. Meng Dajiang watched nervously.

Meng Chuan calmly walked forward.

This was the Archean Mountain entrance examination, so he naturally had to go all out. Other than not using the Power of the Soul, he didn’t hold back at all.

I’ve waited twelve years for this day. In an instant, he merged his body and mind completely.

He had been pushing his limits all these years, and his meridians were extremely resilient and wide. His Quintessential Essence instantly increased fifteen-fold to the normal volume. After his Saber Force merged with his Quintessential Essence, he used some of the secrets to Five Lightning Descent. Lightning began to snake around his body and became denser as time passed.

Whoosh.

An aqueous saber beam lit up and cleaved through the light barriers. Following that, the saber beam disappeared, and he sheathed his saber. The drawing and sheathing of his saber happened so quickly it was as if he hadn’t even moved.

Strength really isn’t my forte. Meng Chuan sighed inwardly and turned to leave.

“79 layers. Next is Archean City’s Qi Chou,” the goateed man shouted. A new genius came forward to attack.

The Godfiends were all puzzled as they flipped through their dossiers.

“Only 79 layers? Brother Southcloud, isn’t it said that he killed demon commanders with a single strike? He even killed two of them in a row. He did that with such strength?” asked a Godfiend.

“Demon commanders have tenacious bodies, and although Meng Chuan’s saber art is considered not bad among human geniuses, he will take a few dozen strikes to kill a demon commander. One strike? I’m afraid he’s not powerful enough to do that.”

They had sharp eyes.

“He only managed to kill two demon commanders in a row in order to save Liu Qiyue.” Marquis Southcloud smiled. “He’s normally not that strong.”

“I see.”

“He unleashed greater strength while saving others?” All of the Godfiends were somewhat disappointed. They wanted to find a peerless genius among the three hundred-plus geniuses. Meng Chuan—who was a promising candidate—was weaker than they had expected.

…

Soon, it was Yan Jin’s turn.

“26 layers. Next, Wu State’s Yan Jin.”

“137 layers!” A slightly high-pitched voice rang out. He was the third person who had passed 100 layers.

Yan Jin also walked over.

“Yan Jin, not bad. You’re stronger than me,” said Meng Chuan via voice transmission.

“But I’ve lost to you every time we spar.” Yan Jin’s lips curled, and he stood at the end of the line.

Meng Chuan still did his best for the Archean Mountain entrance examination. After all, many people had placed their hopes on him! However, he knew that his strongest point was speed due to having cultivated a lightning body. Without using the Power of the Soul, his strength was ordinary. For him to cleave through 79 barriers was a testament of his robust Godfiend foundation and his Saber Force.

There were many types of Godfiend bodies. Some excelled at enhancing strength, some enhanced speed, while others enhanced one’s vitality…

For example, Yan Jin’s Godfiend foundation was on par with Meng Chuan’s. His sword arts were slightly weaker than Meng Chuan’s, but his strength was much greater. He had broken through 137 layers.

After all, one had to accept the disadvantages that came from choosing the Lightning Divine Body.

There are three segments to the preliminaries. The second segment is a test of speed. I excel when it comes to speed. Meng Chuan had to suppress his desire to unleash his full potential.

One genius after another appeared.

Every genius had their own expertise. This was also the reason why Archean Mountain had set a demarcating line. As long as one could break through twenty light barriers, they could continue the test.

As more and more geniuses appeared, they displayed their techniques one after another, causing everyone to be even more astonished.

Geniuses who could break through a hundred layers also appeared one after another.

However, only three people had managed to tear through the 150th layer. They were Chu Yong, Yan Feng, and Dong Fang. Dong Fang’s result of the 185th layer with his axe shocked everyone. The thirteen-year-old Yan Chitong—who was known as the number one genius in Archean City—had also attacked the light barriers. He pierced through the 73rd layer with his spear. It was quite amazing.

“Last person, Ji Yuantong of Archean City!” the goateed man shouted. It was the last genius for the first segment of the assessment.

Ji Yuantong was thin and small, but he held a huge hammer in each hand. His eyes were cold.

“Ji Yuantong was previously acknowledged as the number one genius of Archean City! However, Yan Chitong had comprehended Force at the age of thirteen, and snatched the title of number one genius from him.”

“He amazed everyone three years ago and almost never stepped out again. It’s unknown how far his cultivation has brought him.” Many people were discussing him. After all, Archean City was the number one city in the Great Zhou Dynasty. To formerly hold the title of the top genius of Archean City naturally attracted people’s attention. He was also one of the top ten hot favorites in this batch.

Wearing a cold expression, Ji Yuantong held a hammer in each hand. When he stepped forward, he suddenly struck. As he attacked, his body glowed black. His hammer transformed into a blur as it smashed into the light barriers.

The sloppy man—who was in charge of controlling the light barriers—had a change in expression. With a thought, new light barriers appeared behind the original two hundred barriers, totaling 300 light barrier layers.

Boom! The terrifying hammer smashed through the light barriers, leaving only one barrier behind.

The goateed man opened his mouth and took a deep breath before shouting, “299 layers!”

Everyone fell silent.

The other geniuses were astounded. 299 layers? There were such monsters among mortals? As for the Godfiends, their eyes lit up as they stared at Ji Yuantong.