Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 185

Chapter 185 Point Straight at the Champion
Three days had passed since they returned from the Black and White Hall. That night, Ye Feng used his true energy to wash the marrow and hair of Kou Chenlong and the others, allowing their strength to instantly reach the peak of the Xiantian realm.

If the Nine Star Alliance did not have the strength to suppress them, they would not be convinced at all. Ye Feng did not have the time to concentrate on cultivating, and only these four people could be trusted.

After their strength had increased, the four of them were completely subdued and respectful towards Ye Feng. It seemed that they were planning to follow Ye Feng wholeheartedly.

Three days later, a melodious bell rang. It was similar to the battle in the outer courtyard, but it was different. There were at most a hundred people fighting in the outer courtyard. There were tens of thousands of inner disciples in the inner courtyard. Those who had given up on the battle would probably be several thousand people.

Not every disciple wanted to participate. Some disciples weren’t very strong and were abused when they went up. It was better to wait until the next time and fight for a good ranking.

Opening his eyes, Ye Feng pushed open the stone door of the immortal’s cave and walked towards the martial arts practice square in the courtyard of Xuan. Because every entrance was led by the hall master, they went to King Xuan Peak together. The arena for the competition was built on this mountain peak.

By the time Ye Feng arrived, there were already hundreds of disciples standing here, rubbing their fists and palms, feeling a little impatient, all of them wishing to participate in the competition as soon as possible.

Not long after, Academy Master Yang Hua led a dozen mentors down from the sky, carrying a powerful aura, but they quickly disappeared.

“It’s the biennial competition again. Are you all ready?”

Yang Hua’s voice was like metal, emitting a clanging sound that echoed in the martial practice arena for a long time.

“Ready!”

All the disciples shouted in unison.

“Alright, I don’t want you to win the championship, but do your best. Don’t lose face in the courtyard!”

Yang Hua lowered his voice, but everyone present could hear him clearly, including Ye Feng.

Everyone didn’t say anything. They quietly listened to Yang Hua’s lecture. Many of them were new disciples. Although they already knew the rules, consolidating them wouldn’t do any harm.

“This time, the inner competition is different from the past. If you obtain a good ranking, the academy will spare no effort to spend a lot of resources to nurture you. Therefore, if you want to stand out, this inner competition will be an excellent opportunity.”

Yang Hua said slowly. The academy attached great importance to the inner competition this time.

“Moreover, this time, the inner competition championship reward is unprecedented. Even the top ten will receive a very large reward. The top sixty will have the chance to enter the illusion world and cultivate. There will be ten more spots than in previous years.”

Yang Hua said again.

As soon as Yang Hua finished speaking, the crowd let out a weng sound. They seemed to be shocked by Yang Hua’s words. The championship reward was unprecedented. This time, there were even rewards in the top ten. In previous years, there were only the top three. More importantly, there were ten more spots to enter the illusion world to cultivate.

“Junior Brother, what’s going on when you enter the illusion world to cultivate?”

Ye Feng did not find the first two things hard to hear. It was because the academy had increased the reward level, and after entering the illusion world to cultivate, Ye Feng did not know, so he asked the disciple beside him.

“Senior Brother Ye, don’t you know about illusions?”

Seeing that it was Ye Feng, this disciple respectfully asked Ye Feng.

“Cough cough!”

Ye Feng rubbed his nose and coughed dryly, dispelling the awkward emotions. He slowly said:

“Junior Brother, please tell me!”

Ye Feng had a black line. He was not a god, so it was impossible for him to know everything.

“Since Senior Brother Ye doesn’t know, let me explain it to you.”

This disciple was very respectful and explained to Ye Feng in a low voice.

“Illusion is a special space-time. There is nothing different from the Divine Martial Continent. The only difference is that it is a world left behind from ancient times. Every two years, the two academies, as well as Veluriyam Valley and Guiyun Fort, and those second-rate academies and sects will send their outstanding disciples into the illusion to cultivate. They may even obtain treasures left behind from ancient times.”

This disciple explained to Ye Feng bit by bit.

“This shouldn’t be the point!”

If he had only gone in to cultivate, he wouldn’t have caused such a great resonance. There must be something strange about it.

“Senior apprentice-brother is indeed amazing. He recognized it so quickly. Of course, entering the illusion is more than that. As long as those who enter the illusion survive, 90% of them will be able to smoothly advance to become direct disciples. This is the most important point. Therefore, every inner competition is extremely intense. Only those ranked high in the rankings will have the chance to enter the illusion.”

“Is there such a thing?”

Ye Feng was very surprised. 99% of the inner sect disciples were at the Xiantian realm. After entering the illusion realm, it would definitely be a huge temptation to become a direct disciple in the future. No wonder these people were very excited.

‘”Senior Brother, I don’t know, because there is a type of Qi called Chaos Zhenqi in the illusion. If you absorb it for a long time, it can increase your physique and change your bones. To put it simply, it can change your physique. Even if an idiot enters, he is still a genius.”

This disciple simplified the matter.

Ye Feng nodded his head. No wonder in ancient times, geniuses overflowed. All sorts of experts appeared in order to resist the invasion of demonic beasts, demons, cats … and other races. They stubbornly survived.

If it was now, it would be very difficult for humans to resist. Fortunately, the ancestors had formed the current structure of the Divine Martial Continent, allowing humans to continue to reproduce.

Without fighting, life was easy. Cultivating was naturally different from before. Although the Divine Martial Continent still believed in the survival of the fittest and the strong eating the weak, compared to the ancient times, it was insignificant.

At that time, not only must they guard against humans, but also demonic beasts, demons, ghosts, races, and humans had to live in fear every day. They had to work hard to cultivate and fight against these things.

As he spoke, Yang Hua raised his voice and interrupted the conversation between Ye Feng and this disciple.

“You all understand the specific rules. In a duel by drawing lots, two identical numbers are your opponents. Have you all remembered them?”

Yang Hua had just explained the rules of the duel. In any case, Ye Feng was devoted to two things. He chatted with this disciple here, and there was no delay there. He basically understood the rules of the duel.

The rules did not differ much from the outer court. In the form of drawing lots, if one thousand disciples participated, two thousand bamboo lots would be set up. One to one thousand would be the opponent. After the first round, lots would be drawn again.

This time, there were a total of 200 inner court disciples participating in the inner court competition. They came from open source foreign court disciples. Apart from Ye Feng, Kou Chenlong and the other four also participated. This was Ye Feng’s intention. Strength alone was not enough. Ye Feng was unable to impart battle techniques to them, so he needed them to comprehend them by themselves.

Regardless of whether the four of them got good grades or not, since they had participated, there would definitely be gains. Ye Feng told them to give up on the other ten people and cultivate in peace. If Ye Feng became a core disciple, he would help them increase their strength. After all, Ye Feng came from an outer courtyard, so he could take care of them more accordingly.

Actually, Ye Feng could increase the strength of the eighteen of them at once. However, Ye Feng absolutely could not do that. Let a portion of them taste the sweetness first. The others would naturally envy him. After giving him some benefits, they would definitely follow behind him wholeheartedly in the future.

If it made them feel that the benefits were too simple, they wouldn’t be able to sense the difficulty of improving their strength.

The lecture lasted for an entire incense stick of time before Yang Hua announced the end.

“Let’s start now!”

Yang Hua shouted loudly, and the disciples slowly left the training ground under the lead of the ten instructors.

“Ye Feng, wait a moment!”

Just as Ye Feng was about to leave, he realized that someone was shouting at him. He turned around and found that the disciples did not know that this was a Qi Condensation sound transmission. The sound was wrapped in Yuan Qi and transmitted to the other party’s ears.

He had no choice but to stand still. When the disciples were almost gone, Yang Hua slowly walked towards Ye Feng. Some of the disciples couldn’t help but look back.

“Greetings, Hall Master!”

Just now, there were only a few people left in the large training ground. Yang Hua walked to Ye Feng’s side, and the latter hurriedly bowed.

“There’s no need to be so courteous. I’ve been looking for you all this time. It seems that you’ve been busy cultivating. That’s why I’ve waited until now to make time.”

When Ye Feng returned, Yang Hua already knew. However, Ye Feng had been busy cultivating, so he didn’t have much time until the competition started.

“Courtyard Master, you’re too polite!”

Ye Feng said respectfully. He had always seen Yang Hua’s care for him.

“I left you here because I have something to tell you. I’m sure you can guess!”

Yang Hua looked at Ye Feng with a smile.

“Disciple is stupid, please show me!”

Although Ye Feng could guess a little, he was probably hoping that he could get good results, but he still pretended to be modest.

Yang Hua smiled. Seeing Ye Feng’s humble appearance, he nodded in satisfaction, proving that Ye Feng was not anxious or impatient. He absolutely did not dare to make a rash judgment on things that he did not dare to confirm!

“I hope you can win the championship. Even I can’t see through your strength right now. It shouldn’t be difficult to win the championship.”

Yang Hua was straightforward. Even Ye Feng did not expect Yang Hua to be so straightforward and direct at the champion.

“Inner sect disciples are hiding their dragons and crouching tigers. It’s not easy to win the championship!”

Ye Feng smiled bitterly. Qi Ruomei had already reached the Earth Martial Realm. It was estimated that the top inner sect disciples at the entrance of the hall had also almost entered the Earth Martial Realm. Although Ye Feng could defeat the Earth Martial Realm, which of these senior brothers could not surpass the Earth Martial Realm?

‘”You’re too modest. I know your strength. You can defeat Li Tianqiong. These inner sect eldest senior brothers are no match for you. The better you perform, the more attention the academy will pay to you. It will be more conducive to your future development.”

Yang Hua actually knew about what happened three days ago. Although he didn’t fight Li Tianqiong to the death at that time, he was only fighting on probation. However, anyone who had the intention to do so could tell that Ye Feng’s strength was definitely not this strong.

“Since the Academy Master has already said so, then this disciple will definitely go all out.”

Ye Feng didn’t want to say anything else, he wanted to get a good ranking and bring Teacher Li back to the inner courtyard.

“Your words are enough. If you can win the championship, the outer court will also be honored. In the coming year, you will also receive more support from the inner court. Even your family will rise in rank and status.”

Hearing Ye Feng’s words, Yang Hua felt relieved.