Chapter 528: Chapter 528: The Challenge from Bai Chunfeng, Mo Ying’s Swift Sword
Upon the arrival of Bai Chunfeng, Ye Feng expressed his joy.
He walked to the edge of the cliff, dispersed the fog, and looked across the void at Bai Chunfeng at the foot of the mountain.
“It’s Sect Master Ye!”
Noticing the dissipating fog, Bai Chunfeng quickly caught sight of Ye Feng standing on the peak’s edge, his face immediately adopting a solemn and respectful expression as he bent at the waist to bow from afar.
“Come up!”
Ye Feng said, his voice calm.
Yet these words struck Bai Chunfeng like thunder, causing him not to dare to even breathe heavily.
“Rumors say that Sect Master Ye’s cultivation was completely lost, but in my view, there seems to be an irresistible force within him that cannot be faced directly, making one dare not to be an enemy.”
Bai Chunfeng marveled to himself.
Soon, he arrived at the peak.
“Sect Leader, this is his challenge letter.” Fox Da Hong handed the challenge letter to Ye Feng and then ran off with a duck leg in his mouth.
Ye Feng opened the challenge letter.
“I hear you have recently broken through to the seventh layer of the Element Gathering Realm, challenged and won against the number eighteen ranked prodigy on the Heavenly Pride List, and taken their place,” Ye Feng remarked indifferently.
This information had been collected by Gong Qingqiu.
Even without anyone collecting this, Ye Feng could use the Eye of Insight to see Bai Chunfeng’s recent condition.
“I was fortunate to win,” Bai Chunfeng replied with a clasped hand.
Ye Feng smiled and said, “There’s no luck involved in the battles between the prodigies on the list, only a comparison of true strengths, and your victory depends on strength… However, I am curious, you, being ranked eighteenth on the Heavenly Pride List, why would you actively challenge Mo Ying, who is ranked forty-fifth?”
When the Heavenly Pride List was created, Mo Ying’s ranking was not very high to begin with.
After all, her cultivation level was very low at that time.
Her current rank of forty-five resulted from recently challenging a prodigy she found disagreeable, pushing her rank upwards.
Otherwise, with Mo Ying’s laid-back attitude, she probably would not even bother to participate in challenges.
“I believe that Fellow Daoist Mo Ying’s strength cannot just be in the forty-fifth place. The last time she challenged a certain prodigy, I happened to be nearby and could tell she used only a fraction of her strength,” Bai Chunfeng explained.
In his opinion, Mo Ying’s strength was undoubtedly not weaker than his own.
So why not challenge such an opponent, seeking improvement through battle?
“Mo Ying!”
Holding the challenge letter, Ye Feng turned his head and called out toward the Spirit Lake beside the Spirit Gathering Tower.
Soon, Mo Ying reached the peak.
After glancing at Bai Chunfeng’s challenge letter, she looked at Ye Feng with a calm face and asked, “Sect Leader, do we accept or not?”
“Accept,” Ye Feng agreed immediately.
How could they not accept?
Did he no longer care about his prestige points?
Ye Feng thought to himself.
His words caused Mo Ying to blink in surprise, but she still nodded lightly and said, “Since the Sect Leader agrees, then let’s have the fight today in Fuyun Gloomy Forest!”
At the sound of this, Ye Feng’s gaze flickered.
The prestige points of Whitefloat City had been virtually ‘squeezed dry’; even if Mo Ying defeated Bai Chunfeng in one move, it wouldn’t mean much.
On the other hand, there was still a lot of room for development in Divine Wind City.
Ye Feng immediately said, “Since Bai Chunfeng is the challenger, it’s more appropriate to have the fight in Divine Wind City.”
“Huh?”
Bai Chunfeng and Mo Ying were both stunned.
A fight in Divine Wind City?
They didn’t understand why it had to be so, but since Ye Feng said so, neither of them opposed.
It didn’t make much difference where they fought.
Looking at the sky, Ye Feng said, “Let’s fight tomorrow at noon.”
“Huh?”
The two of them were stunned again.
Shouldn’t this kind of spar start immediately today?
“Since it’s a sparring match on the Heavenly Pride List, naturally it needs to be more formal. Plus, the Divine Wind City area is beautiful and the scenery is pleasant; it is most suitable for a duel. So it’s settled, we’ll start tomorrow!”
With that, Ye Feng did not give them a chance to ask for an explanation, retreated into the Sect Leader’s Great Hall, and closed the door.
Mo Ying and Bai Chunfeng looked at each other, both staying silent.
One flew back to the Divine Wind Sword Sect, while the other returned to the Spirit Gathering Tower to continue pushing his realm.
That day, news spread throughout Divine Wind City.
Bai Chunfeng, ranked eighteenth on the Heavenly Pride List, would challenge Mo Ying, who ranked forty-fifth.
Time, tomorrow at noon.
The place, Divine Wind City.
The news sent shockwaves through various factions.
“Eighteen challengers against forty-five?”
“Are you sure there hasn’t been a mistake?”
Cultivators from all forces expressed their surprise.
However, many were still drawn by the reputation to Divine Wind City, waiting for the noon duel of the two great prodigies the next day.
The disciples of the Misty Sect also made their way to the site in succession.
Divine Wind City.
Mu Ruxue, having heard the news, was also curious.
The next day, at noon.
The sparring battle was about to begin.
On an open field outside Divine Wind City.
A blue flying beast with a wingspan of tens of meters flapped its wings, hovering a hundred meters above the ground.
Atop its head stood a young man in white, holding a sword, with his arms crossed and his long hair fluttering in the wind.
“That’s Bai Chunfeng, and his mount, the Golden Crowned Azure Bird.”
The crowd recognized them.
Slash!
At that moment, a sharp sword light flew from the distance and transformed into a figure in a black long dress, wearing a black veil and hat.
“It’s Mo Ying!”
“She has arrived too.”
The numerous spectators all stood up.
The crowd watching the battle was massive, with hundreds of thousands of cultivators from Divine Wind City, hundred thousand disciples of the Divine Wind Sword Sect, and countless others from the surrounding areas.
Atop a white cloud.
Ye Feng and the Sect Master of the Divine Wind Sword Sect sat in front of a tea table, with Hu Feifei, Gong Qingqiu, and others seated around them.
“Sect Master Ye, who do you think will win?”
The Sect Master of the Divine Wind Sword Sect was very polite in his speech.
Although both were leaders of Two-Star Rank forces, Ye Feng’s status was comparable to that of a Four-Star Level force leader, so he did not dare to act rashly.
“It’s hard to say, let’s see their strengths!”
Ye Feng said this outwardly, but inwardly, he hoped for Mo Ying’s victory as only that could cause his Prestige Points to skyrocket.
In the high sky.
Mo Ying drew her Middle Grade Spirit Sword.
Her Sword Momentum, in that instant, soared several times.
Clang!
Bai Chunfeng leaped into action, drawing his sword as well. His fierce Sword Qi soared into the sky, colliding with Mo Ying’s aura above.
“Mo Ying has actually reached the Peak of the Six Layers of the Element Gathering Realm!”
“Bai Chunfeng is even stronger, at the Seventh Layer of Element Gathering Realm!”
“No wonder Bai Chunfeng claimed Mo Ying had the strength of the top twenty on the prodigy list. It seems it’s true!”
As the two of them unleashed their aura, people finally realized their true cultivation levels and couldn’t help exclaiming in surprise.
“Sword Like Soaring Clouds!”
Bai Chunfeng was the first to make a move.
This was a Third Grade Spell, and as he thrusted his sword forward, a swath of Sword Qi turned into wispy white clouds, vanished in an instant, and then reappeared beside Mo Ying, wrapping around her.
He had used this move in his challenge against Mu Ruxue.
“Useless!”
Mo Ying whispered, lifting her hand and swinging her sword, easily cutting through the Sword Qi clouds, then with a flicker, she appeared behind Bai Chunfeng.
“Not good!”
Bai Chunfeng’s face suddenly turned pale.
He quickly changed his sword technique, as a dazzling sword light erupted, turning into three figures, all wielding swords. Including Bai Chunfeng himself, a total of four men surrounded Mo Ying.
This was the Fifth Grade Magic “Sword Momentum Incarnation”!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
All four Bai Chunfengs attacked simultaneously, thrusting at Mo Ying.
But with Mo Ying’s Swift Sword Intent, her speed was simply too fast. She dodged the quartet’s successive stabs in an instant and with a casual strike, she shattered the three Sword Momentum Incarnations.
With another sword strike, she exceeded Bai Chunfeng’s reaction limit and cut off a lock of his hair.
After that, the cold tip of her sword hovered just an inch away from Bai Chunfeng’s forehead.
The chilling momentum rendered Bai Chunfeng immobile.
Mo Ying’s sword was too fast!
He had no chance to react at all.
“Hiss!”
The faces of the powerhouses from various forces drastically changed, and some people gasped in shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.