Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 260: Chapter 197: A Textbook Answer

The King’s Challenge Tournament has ended, and without any surprises, the audience seemed somewhat disappointed, complaining as they left the Martial Arts Arena one after another.

Overall, this year’s King’s Challenge Tournament was quite exciting. Lin Feng’s return and the demonstration of a precious Clone Soul Skill made it worth the trip.

The ever-troublesome Lin Feng is back, so Red Cloud University is bound to become lively, and Guanglin will follow suit.

”Lin Feng, you five stay a bit longer. Dean Bu and Vice Dean Deng have something to discuss with you.”

Amid the crowd, Lin Feng and his companions were about to leave, but a male instructor called out to them.

”Brother Feng, we’ll wait for you here.”

Gao Hai said, and Lin Feng nodded, not surprised that the big shots wanted to see him.

The National Honor Battle of Colleges and Universities is crucial for the Three Heroic Academies and the Nine Elite Joint Schools.

It’s not just a battle for fame and rankings but also involves the Ministry of Education’s allocation of resources to colleges and universities.

The Three Heroic Academies are getting stronger and stronger, not just because of their fame attracting talents, but mainly because they receive far more resources than other institutions.

Now, Lin Feng is competing for a spot in the National Honor Battle of Colleges and Universities, specifically a spot as one of the five main members, so it’s only natural for the school to be concerned.

Following the instructor’s lead, Lin Feng and the five others soon arrived in front of Bu Zheng and Deng Lun.

Lin Feng was not unfamiliar with the Martial Arts Academy’s Dean Bu Zheng, but this was his first contact with Deng Lun.

Deng Lun, wearing a gray robe, was slightly thin, looking around fifty years old, a bit older than Bu Zheng.

As Vice Dean of the Demon Spirit Master Academy and one of the three giants of Red Cloud, he is a Soul King expert.

And the power of a Soul King is much stronger than that of a Martial King.

”What’s going on with you? You’ve barely returned and already causing trouble!”

Bu Zheng’s expression was somewhat stern at this moment.

Lin Feng shook his head and explained, ”There’s no trouble-making here. Isn’t it normal for students to challenge each other? What’s more, the Red Cloud Team matters are so important. If we lose, we serve as sparring partners; if we win, it proves our challenge was right.”

”Your target should be the next tournament, not this year. Let me remind you, do you know how much Yang Ningbing and the others have sacrificed for a main member’s position? And the forces behind them, how much have they invested? Even if you win, offending these forces brings you no benefits.”

”Martial Artist, fight like there’s no tomorrow!” Lin Feng replied calmly.

This question had been asked and worried about by Yun Kai and the others when Lin Feng informed them of his decision half a month ago.

Currently, the Red Cloud Team’s five main members are not only highly skilled but also have prominent backgrounds. The Yang Race, to which Yang Ningbing belongs, and the Glory Race alone are enough to intimidate.

Lin Feng knew among the five main members, there was a force not weaker than the Yang Race, and its headquarters was in Guanglin.

If they win, they would offend the Five Great Forces at once, cutting people’s futures and creating great enmity. Who could guarantee these forces wouldn’t take revenge in the future?

The National Honor Battle of Colleges and Universities is not a mere contest; it can be deadly!

Not to mention the World Honor Battle of Schools, concerning the distribution of resources and territorial divisions among countries, the battles are fiercer, leaving no room for mercy, and many die each year.

For many, participating in the next tournament seems more assured and safer.

Additionally, they wouldn’t offend these Five Great Forces.

No one knows why Lin Feng is so eager.

Only Lin Feng knows.

In three months, on December 9th, a new dimensional space gate in Guanglin will open.

This gate, named ’Black Domain,’ suppresses those above the Seventh Grade Martial Arts Realm.

Currently, Lin Feng’s Martial Arts strength has reached the Peak of Fifth Grade, just one step away from the Sixth Grade Realm.

Though dimensional space gates are appearing more frequently, not every gate is suitable for him.

Nowadays, low-level dimension gates are rarely seen. The newly appeared dimensional space gates are of increasingly higher levels, and those of too high level are beyond Lin Feng’s qualification to compete.

Therefore, this is his chance.

Missing it would be a lifelong regret.

With only three months left, Lin Feng cannot afford to follow the usual cultivation pace.

He must break through to the Sixth Grade Divine Fist Realm, reaching the Peak of Sixth Grade, and have his Lifebound Demon Spirit grow to the Sixth Grade before the dimensional space gate opens, while absorbing two more Soul Skills.

At this time, Lin Feng’s savings were less than one billion.

In the Demon Spirit Realm, he had relied on a plethora of Demon Spirits to help the Dragon Fish grow to the Second Grade, but after that, its growth was excruciatingly slow.

Low-level Demon Spirits do indeed have pitiful growth speeds.

In two years, living in the dimensional space, Lin Feng would wake up every day to hunt massive numbers of Demon Beasts and absorb Soul Power.

But even so, it took over two billion in resources, purchasing various Treasures of Heaven and Earth that promote Demon Spirit growth and evolution, to advance the Dragon Fish to the Fourth Grade.

He literally threw money at the Dragon Fish to force its advancement.

His third and fourth Soul Skills are of Purple Gold grade. Even with Nightmare’s support, absorbing such high-level Soul Skills cannot guarantee success. Lin Feng failed three times and spent 3.7 billion before succeeding.

Although the Jianghu Martial Arts Club provides one to two billion in income every month, for Lin Feng, this money is a mere drop in the ocean. On his own financial strength, he can no longer advance the Dragon Fish, nor buy more Purple Gold Soul Skills.

Now, only by participating in the National Honor Battle of Colleges and Universities can he rapidly enhance his strength, letting the Dragon Fish advance again and absorb the desired Soul Skills.