Everyone’s gaze shifted to Lu Changsheng.
The Ancient Feng Family genius, Feng Mu, ranked second on the Qilin Ranking, was almost a prodigy among prodigies, with expectations of becoming one of humanity’s Great Experts.
Such an extraordinary genius, proactively suggesting a spar, and to find another genius daring to accept the challenge, was indeed rare.
The Holy Maiden of Taishi, the Banished Sword Immortal, and other top ten geniuses on the Qilin Ranking, most had been defeated by Feng Mu.
Powerful individuals like the Yaochi Holy Mother, the Primordial Saint Lord, the Chongxu Daoist, and the Linglan Fairy were also observing Lu Changsheng’s reaction.
Especially the Guanghan Palace Master, Li Heng, and the Li Family Ancestor were keen to see the strength of Xia Ningxue’s Dao companion.
If Lu Changsheng could defeat Feng Mu, he would take his place as the second on the Qilin Ranking.
Second on the Qilin Ranking was fully qualified to match any Holy Maiden from any Holy Land.
“Why not?”
Lu Changsheng also planned on challenging Feng Mu, wanting to make a name for the Tai Hua Holy Land.
The Tai Hua Holy Land hadn’t seen a genius in the top five of the Qilin Ranking for a long time, with the highest achievement being sixth by the Qingyang Immortal Emperor, the primary disciple of Lin Xuantong.
Murmurs rose amongst the crowd.
Lu Changsheng had actually accepted the challenge!
“Since both of you intend to spar, then do it within the Cloud Realm,” said Yaochi Holy Mother as she activated the Dao Artifact “Plain-Color Cloud Realm Flag,” creating the Cloud Realm and sending Lu Changsheng and Feng Mu inside, allowing them to fight without any reservations.
Feng Mu, with a longsword on his back and hands crossed in front of his chest, had a sharp gaze and exuded a piercing aura, like a sword ready to be unsheathed.
Defeating his contemporaries one after another had brought Feng Mu’s confidence to a peak.
In his eyes, Lu Changsheng was still an opponent he could easily defeat.
Lu Changsheng’s expression was unusually serious.
This opponent was extraordinary.
The top three on the Qilin Ranking were a cut above the rest of their peers.
Defeating Feng Mu would allow him to take his place and become the second on the Qilin Ranking.
“I will defeat you with the force of thunder, to let you see the gap between geniuses, greater than that between man and dog,” Feng Mu boasted as he circulated his cultivation technique, a terrifying aura spreading forth.
In a moment, the wind howled, and thunder roared.
Boom…
Soon, the Cloud Realm filled with thunderclouds, Chaos Divine Thunder exploded, creating the semblance of an endless thunder prison.
Feng Mu’s Daoist robe fluttered wildly in the storm, as he commanded the lightning, appearing like the descent of the Thunder God.
“Immortal Emperor Third Realm!”
“Feng Mu is indeed the number one genius of the Ancient Feng Family, having cultivated for such a short period of time to already be at the Immortal Emperor Third Realm!”
Everyone was shocked by Feng Mu’s aura.
Some cultivators present had been practicing longer than Feng Mu, yet their realms were not as advanced, inevitably feeling inferior.
“I heard that Feng Mu is of the Thunder God Emperor Body, capable of controlling the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. Once fully developed, he can even harness the Great Dao Gold Thunder, and for him, the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation becomes an opportunity to enhance his strength. The outlook is not optimistic for the Tai Hua Holy Son.”
Even Guanghan Palace Master Li Heng was impressed by the talent Feng Mu showcased.
Given a million years of cultivation, most of the powerful individuals present wouldn’t necessarily be a match for Feng Mu.
“This child’s constitution is extremely formidable; tempering his body with divine thunder and possessing a strong physique, the Tai Hua Holy Son’s chances of victory are not high.”
The Li Family Ancestor wasn’t very optimistic about Lu Changsheng’s chances.
Feng Mu, having cultivated for less than five hundred thousand years to reach the Immortal Emperor Third Realm and possessing the special Thunder God Emperor Body, such a peerless genius hadn’t been seen in Guanghan Palace for a long time.
A genius of Feng Mu’s caliber would be cherished and nurtured as a prized treasure by any Holy Land or Prestigious Family, lavished with all manners of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
“This person’s reputation is well-deserved; his talent is indeed exceptional, it will be difficult for Changsheng to defeat him,” Lin Xuantong remarked, not entirely confident in Lu Changsheng this time.
Feng Mu’s reputation was too great, and the talent he had shown was extremely terrifying.
As Lu Changsheng was still at the Immortal Emperor Second Realm, defeating Feng Mu, who was at the Third Realm, would be extremely difficult.
“Junior brother, you must give it your all,” Lin Qinghan couldn’t help but worry for Lu Changsheng.
Liu Mufeng, Liu Yue’er, Feng Qing’er, Yaochi Holy Mother, Sword Saint Wuji, White Immortal Emperor, Chongxu Daoist and other masters were all paying attention to this contest.
“Since today is the grand Yaochi gathering, to add to the fun for Yaochi Holy Mother, why don’t we place bets on who will win? If you trust me, Yan Zhiqiu, I’ll run the books. Come on, let’s open the bets. To prevent arbitrage, everyone can only bet on one side,” said Kunlun’s Holy Son Yan Zhiqiu.
The many cultivators looked at each other, wondering how the Holy Son from the Purple Void Palace could be so shrewd.
Even Chongxu Daoist from the Purple Void Palace couldn’t help but frown.
This disciple lacked any semblance of Immortal Qi, looking rather carefree and irresponsible, but Yan Zhiqiu had high potential. As long as he practiced diligently at Kunlun Mountains, the Chongxu Daoist didn’t ask for much more.
Encouraged by Yan Zhiqiu’s shouting, some cultivators began betting Immortal Pills and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Ninety percent of the cultivators bet on Feng Mu, while only ten percent bet on Lu Changsheng, and this ten percent only did so because of the ninefold return on a dark horse win.
After all, with Feng Mu’s fame and ranking, most would favor the second-ranked prodigy on the Qilin Ranking.
So far, Feng Mu had only lost to the monstrous talent ranked first on the Qilin Ranking.
But that monster, to speak truthfully, didn’t belong to any Holy Land, Prestigious Family, or Sect; even if Feng Mu lost to that person, he would still be the prime candidate of this era within prestigious families and holy lands.
“My brother stands above ten thousand, second to one. Lu Changsheng is no match for my brother!” declared Feng Chen, who placed three seventeen-grade Immortal Pills on Feng Mu’s side.