Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique

Chapter 72: Chapter 72 Genius, you are awake…

“I actually lost…” Xuanyuan Zhan’s face was filled with disbelief, unable to accept this reality.

The phantom of the Ancient Dragon Elephant had already dissipated.

Yet, the shock it brought to everyone was not easily dispelled.

Xuanyuan Zhan had actually been defeated!

“It seems there are some secrets about Lin Feng,” said a senior member of the academy.

Sun Tiantu said, “Which favored son of heaven doesn’t have secrets?”

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Many high-ranking members of the academy nodded in agreement, acknowledging that extraordinary talents who stood out among countless cultivators usually had unique encounters.

“How impressive! Junior Brother Lin is truly amazing!”

“Even Xuanyuan Zhan couldn’t defeat Junior Brother Lin.”

“Senior Brother Lin is mighty…”

The students from Changhe Branch were naturally elated. The myth of Xuanyuan Zhan’s invincibility had been shattered by Lin Feng, which was undoubtedly a glorious moment for Changhe Branch.

Xuanyuan Zhan got up from the ground, his voice ringing strong and clear, “Lin Feng, I will challenge you again.”

With those words, Xuanyuan Zhan leaped off the stage and walked towards the exit of the academy.

Lin Feng squinted as he watched Xuanyuan Zhan’s departing figure, thinking to himself that Xuanyuan Zhan was indeed a straightforward and honorable man.

Lin Feng also jumped off the stage, and naturally, many people came to congratulate him. He humbly responded to them all.

After the battle between Lin Feng and Xuanyuan Zhan ended, ten students challenged the top hundred seeds of the Inner Academy, but only one succeeded, showing how challenging it was to defeat those top talents and enter the top hundred.

Next up was the academy’s point competition, lasting ten days. After the great fight of the four academies, Lin Feng had defeated Bai Yilong and then Xuanyuan Zhan, shining brilliantly.

The only regret was that Gongsun Changge was narrowly defeated by Bai Yilong. Bai Yilong’s victory was far from honorable, but the result could not be changed. According to academy rules, a defeated student couldn’t challenge another top hundred student that year. Thus, Gongsun Changge could only wait for the next great fight of the four academies to challenge other students and re-enter the top hundred of the Inner Academy.

In fact, Gongsun Changge wasn’t very concerned about this honor because he planned to leave Jialan Academy next year. He had been cultivating in Jialan Academy for ten years. When Lin Feng spoke with Gongsun Changge, he revealed that he would go out to gain experience with an elder from his family. This elder was a deacon from an Ancient Sect, and Gongsun Changge’s family hoped he could join that Ancient Sect to advance his cultivation. Therefore, Gongsun Changge wasn’t particularly focused on his ranking at Changhe Branch.

“Here is a reward of a thousand Great Strength Dragon Suppressing Pills.” The Deputy General Director personally awarded Lin Feng, which excited him greatly. A thousand Great Strength Dragon Suppressing Pills could definitely help him make another breakthrough.

Besides the pills, Lin Feng’s benefits within the Inner Academy also increased significantly. Each month, he could collect fifty Great Strength Dragon Suppressing Pills as cultivation resources.

The great competition of the four academies had ended, but discussions continued within the academy. Both the Inner and Outer Courts talked about Lin Feng’s brilliant performance in defeating Bai Yilong and Xuanyuan Zhan. However, Lin Feng’s daily life didn’t change much after the competition; he continued to cultivate diligently every day.

As Elder Tianxuan taught, cultivation is like rowing upstream, you advance or you fall back!

Never relax your demands on yourself; otherwise, you might become stagnant.

“Little Fengzi, are you there?” A pleasant voice came from outside.

“Who is it? So disrespectful! How dare someone talk to Junior Brother Lin like that?” Zhang Qichu ran out, quite indignant.

But soon, he returned dejectedly, a cute, lively girl following him.

“What wind brought Sister Xiaoxian here?” Lin Feng said with a smile.

The visitor was Gongyang Xiaoxian, the granddaughter of Deputy Director Gongyang Ming.

“Tehee, you still remember me, your little sister? I thought you had forgotten about me,” Gongyang Xiaoxian said with a laugh.

“Sister Xiaoxian, such a beautiful woman, I’d never forget you in a lifetime. Your image is deeply imprinted in my soul,” Lin Feng said.

“You sweet talker,” Gongyang Xiaoxian’s mood was clearly good, as everyone likes to hear compliments, and she was no exception.

“I was away from the academy for more than half a year, and when I returned, I heard that you defeated Xuanyuan Zhan during the great competition of the four academies, bringing honor to our Changhe Branch.” Gongyang Xiaoxian expressed her surprise. Evidently, she had never believed that Lin Feng had the strength to defeat Xuanyuan Zhan, even Xiao Yafei might not be Xuanyuan Zhan’s match, but Lin Feng had indeed won.

“It was just luck,” Lin Feng said humbly.

“Tehee, quite modest. I’ve decided to take you under my wing,” Gongyang Xiaoxian said cheerfully.

Lin Feng rolled his eyes and glanced at Gongyang Xiaoxian’s quite enticing figure, saying, “If there’s a reward involved, I might agree.”

“What reward do you want?” Gongyang Xiaoxian asked.

“Like a chance for a sweet kiss,” Lin Feng said bluntly. His courage had grown along with his cultivation.

“Hmph, I didn’t realize you were such a pervert.” Gongyang Xiaoxian snorted proudly, her pretty face blushing slightly, but she wasn’t angry, merely a bit shy. If it were someone else, given Gongyang Xiaoxian’s fiery temperament, she would’ve punched them immediately, but facing Lin Feng, Gongyang Xiaoxian felt a bashful sensation that threw her heart into disarray.

“A fair lady is a gentleman’s true love,” Lin Feng said with a smile.

“Humph, humph.” Gongyang Xiaoxian pouted and then said, “Actually, I came to find you because the old man sent me to call you over.”

“The Deputy General Director is looking for me? Alright, I’ll see what it’s about.” Lin Feng nodded.

Lin Feng arrived at the main hall of the Changhe Branch.

Inside the main hall, not only was Deputy General Director Gongyang Ming present, but also Elder Tianxuan from the Scripture Storage Pavilion, as well as Dean Sun Tiantu.

“Disciple Lin Feng greets all the elders,” Lin Feng bowed to the three of them.

“Haha, we’re all family here, no need for formalities,” Gongyang Ming said with a laugh.

Elder Tianxuan also smiled and said, “Lin Feng, the reason we called you here is because Elder Sun wants to test your soul power.”

“Test my soul power?” Lin Feng wondered.

Elder Tianxuan continued, “Testing your soul power can determine whether you have the talent to learn spirit arrays.”

Hearing Elder Tianxuan’s words, Lin Feng became immediately excited.

Spirit Array Masters were incredibly rare.

And Spirit Array Masters possessed many unimaginable abilities.

A Spirit Array Master was a guest of honor in any power.

Becoming a Spirit Array Master was no easy feat.

Lin Feng naturally wanted to become a Spirit Array Master, but without guidance from a “strong Spirit Array Master,” blindly cultivating on his own would make it impossible to become a Spirit Array Master.

Sun Tiantu took out a crystal light ball and said, “This is the soul-testing crystal ball. Place your hand on it, then communicate with the crystal ball. If the crystal ball resonates and changes, you have the talent to learn spirit arrays.”

“Yes sir.”

Lin Feng stepped forward, took a deep breath, and placed his hand on the soul-testing crystal ball, then closed his eyes, intently sensing the crystal ball.

Sun Tiantu, Gongyang Ming, and Elder Tianxuan watched the soul-testing crystal ball with great tension. Among millions of cultivators, there might not be even one with the talent for spirit arrays. They naturally hoped Lin Feng would have such a talent, but they also knew the probability was very low, almost minuscule.

However, the expressions of the three elder quickly turned to shock as, after just a few seconds, the crystal ball emitted fluctuations.

“It moved!” Elder Tianxuan exclaimed.

“So quickly, he connected with the soul-testing crystal ball? Lin Feng definitely possesses the talent for cultivating as a Spirit Array Master, but it remains to be seen at which level,” Gongyang Ming said, full of anticipation.

The talent for cultivating spirit arrays was closely linked to one’s spiritual attributes and the soul power.

Spiritual attributes were easy to understand—confidence, strength, or perhaps inferiority.

However, soul power was formed innately, unchangeable unless one cultivated to the Yin Yang Realm. Before reaching the Yin Yang Realm, soul power cannot be enhanced.

The soul power of cultivators was categorized into ten colors—white, silver-white, cyan, deep cyan, dark gold, gold, dark purple, purple, purple-gold, orange—the deeper the color, the stronger the innate soul power, and the greater a cultivator’s natural talent for spirit arrays.

“Look, the crystal light ball is starting to change,” Elder Tianxuan said.

Sun Tiantu, Gongyang Ming, and Elder Tianxuan watched the crystal ball unblinkingly as its color changed from white, to silver-white, to cyan, to deep cyan, continuing to dark purple without stopping. Sun Tiantu, Gongyang Ming, and Elder Tianxuan gasped, but the color of the crystal ball continued to evolve, changing from dark purple to purple, then to purple-gold, and finally to orange before stopping.

“Orange, the highest level in transmission—orange.”

The three men’s faces were filled with sheer astonishment.

Lin Feng opened his eyes.

Sun Tiantu looked at Lin Feng, thrilled, and said, “Genius, you’re awake…”