Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 The Might of a Punch
Ye Feng retracted his fist and stood up. His expression darkened. He was cultivating his fist technique, but he was interrupted by someone. All of his previous comprehension disappeared. If he continued cultivating, he could even catch the shadow of Da Cheng.
He pushed open the courtyard and saw more than ten youths standing outside the courtyard. Another youth’s arm was tied with white cloth and fell on his neck. It was precisely Yun Shishan, whose arm had been shattered by Ye Feng a few days ago.
“Who are you? Why are you shouting outside my courtyard!”
Ye Feng’s tone was filled with anger and displeasure.
“You are Ye Feng?”
A seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth standing at the front spoke with a questioning tone, but his tone was filled with indifference.
“Exactly!”
Ye Feng did not deny it. He did not seem to know who this youth was. After all, the Heavenly Spirit Academy had thousands of disciples. It was impossible for everyone to recognize him.
“Then you are the one who injured Cloud Stone Mountain.”
The youth pointed at Yun Shishan, who was standing behind him. His entire body was filled with killing intent, and those who came were unkind.
“That’s right, I injured him!”
Ye Feng did not explain. His tone was still very calm. The youth in front of him wore the clothing of an inner sect disciple and was at the fifth level of the Houtian realm. He looked a little arrogant.
“You injured our Yun Clan disciples, how should we settle this debt!”
When the youth saw Ye Feng admit it, his tone suddenly turned cold. This youth was also a disciple of the Yun Clan, his name was Yun Hao, and he also had some prestige in the inner sect.
“Very good. Keep your Yun Clan away from me in the future and there won’t be any injuries to your Yun Clan disciples.”
Ye Feng’s tone made the surrounding youths look incredulous. Why had this Ye Feng changed? An outer sect disciple actually spoke to an inner sect disciple like this.
“Alright, alright, alright. Your mouth is sharp. Since that’s the case, then take a punch from me.”
Yun Hao was extremely furious. Originally, there were still people around who wanted to say something nice for Ye Feng. Forget it, apologize for this matter. After all, you are an outer sect disciple, and you have not advanced an inch after three years of cultivation. Why would you offend an inner sect disciple?
But what Ye Feng said just now was dead, so Yun Hao took action. It was not surprising that a duel would be held every day in the Heavenly Spiritual Academy.
“Humph!”
Seeing Yun Hao’s fist arrive, Ye Feng only snorted coldly. It was only at the early Houtian 5th layer, yet he was actually so arrogant and domineering, looking down on no one.
Without using any martial skill, Ye Feng relied on the strength of his physical body to punch in the air. The strength of thirty bulls was displayed. The fist let out a burst of thunderous sound. Just now, he absorbed the energy of the Vermillion Fruit and his physical body expanded greatly. Ye Feng intended to test it out.
The two of them were only a few steps away from each other. In the blink of an eye, the two fists collided, creating a wave of air and a miserable scream.
“Ah!”
As soon as the sound of his fist fell, Yun Hao, who was wearing a long robe, was sent flying. He did not have the strength to retaliate, nor did he rely on his true qi. Ye Feng relied on his physical strength to defeat the Houtian 5th layer.
The eyes of the disciples standing around watching the fun shrank. The sudden change made them feel a little uncomfortable. Yun Hao, who was at the fifth level of the Houtian realm, was actually not Ye Feng’s match for a single punch. How was this possible?
“You’re overestimating yourself. How dare you come to your door and find fault with this little bit of strength!”
Ye Feng sneered. He closed the courtyard and returned to his room. He ignored the people outside and continued to cultivate.
As for the discussions outside, Ye Feng did not know. He had already entered a state of cultivation. The Purple Jade Technique quickly circulated. After breaking through to the fifth level of the Houtian realm, the Purple Jade Technique had already reached the fifth level.
Yun Hao was carried away, and Ye Feng’s name slowly spread in a very small area.
“Do you think this Ye Feng has eaten some miraculous pill? He can even defeat the Houtian 5th layer with a single punch?”
The matter of Ye Feng defeating Yun Hao had become the topic of discussion among some outer sect disciples after their leisure time. After all, it was not unusual for them to obtain any spirit medicine to break through their cultivation.
‘”It’s just relying on external forces. I’ve heard about it. This time, the Yun Clan was enraged to learn that their clan disciples had been injured by Ye Feng repeatedly. There are quite a few elite disciples in the Yun Clan. I’m afraid this Ye Feng won’t be able to live well in the future.”
Most of the rumors in the outside world were that Ye Feng had obtained some kind of spirit fruit, because Ye Feng had a faint fragrance on his body.
After consuming the Vermilion Beauty Fruit, the fragrance did not dissipate. It was emitted through the pores. Therefore, these people’s speculations were not unreasonable.
After cultivating in the courtyard for three days, Ye Feng’s body was clean and slippery, and his cultivation speed slowed down. Helplessly, he could only walk towards the Merit Hall.
Although absorbing blood essence could increase his strength, Ye Feng also found a problem. Every time, he couldn’t absorb too much. Once he exceeded the limits of his body’s tolerance, he would be easily devoured by the demonic energy. He planned to go to the Merit Hall to receive some missions in exchange for spirit stones to cultivate.
Spirit stones were the most common cultivation resources for martial artists. Every month, the Heavenly Spiritual Academy would also give out some. However, they were extremely rare and were basically not enough for martial artists to cultivate.
Therefore, there was only one way to obtain a large amount of spirit stones, to help Heavenly Spirit Academy complete its missions, so that they could exchange for spirit stones.
After walking for an incense stick of time, Ye Feng quickly arrived at the Virtue Hall. The walls inside were covered with various task labels. There were missions from outside the sect, missions from elite disciples, and even missions from mentors.
The mission was divided into three levels, corresponding to outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples, and elite disciples.
It was divided into ordinary missions, intermediate missions, and high-level missions. The higher the level, the more difficult it was. Ordinary missions were left to outer sect disciples, and inner sect disciples did the most of them. As for high-level missions, they were extremely rare. Only elite disciples could complete each of them, and some inner sect disciples with strong talent were not excluded.
Ye Feng wasn’t in a hurry either. He walked to the bottom of the ordinary missions first. He looked at the missions issued from above. There were escort missions, hunting demonic beasts, helping to find some materials, and so on.
These Ye Feng did not have much interest, because the reward was very low. The best reward was only fifty spirit stones. Ye Feng’s nine dantian required nine times more spirit stones than normal people. He had to find more spirit stones for missions.
He walked to the bottom of the Intermediate Mission. There were obviously a lot fewer tags. There were only about a hundred tags. He roughly glanced at them before finally fixing his gaze on one of the missions.
“A Level 6 Demonic Beast Inner Pill, you must obtain an adult Soaring Snake Inner Pill. The reward is three hundred spirit stones!”
Only this was the highest reward for an Intermediate Mission. It seemed that an elite disciple needed this type of inner core and did not have time to go hunting. Therefore, he would be able to issue a mission. At that time, he would just take out spirit stones to exchange for it.
Without hesitation, he tore off the label. Ye Feng originally wanted to take a look at the high-level quest, but in the end, he gave up. The high-level quest required at least the Houtian 7th layer. Right now, he could only face the Houtian 6th layer at most, exceeding the 6th layer was very difficult to complete.
After leaving the Virtue Hall, Ye Feng directly walked towards the Hengduan Mountain Range. This Soaring Snake Ye Feng had seen from the Desolate Beast Chronicles, it was a kind of monster similar to a dragon. Rumor had it that it was the descendant of a divine dragon, but there was no longer a divine dragon’s bloodline in its body.
This kind of demonic beast liked to live in dark and humid places. After entering the Hengduan Mountain Range, Ye Feng looked for dark places. Only in these places did Soaring Snake like to roam.
“Eh, there are human footprints here, and they are very clear. It seems that they have only just passed by!”
Seeing the footprints on the ground, Ye Feng gathered his spirits. There were endless incidents of killing and seizing treasures in the Hengduan Mountain Range. Even if it was an academy, it was normal for them to fight each other.
The footprints quickly disappeared. It seemed that the direction had changed. Ye Feng could only continue searching for the Soaring Snake. Soon, he found a ravine. It was about a few inches deep. It was the mark left by the Soaring Snake when it swam.
He didn’t dare to be careless. Ye Feng mobilized his True Qi. Looking at this ravine, this Soaring Snake was at least an adult, and its strength wasn’t low.
“Shasha …”
A rustling sound could be heard from a distance of a hundred meters. It was as if something was swimming inside. Ye Feng came to his senses. His body shot out and landed on a large tree. He looked down and saw the back of the Soaring Snake.
“It’s you!”