Nan Haofei had not successfully challenged the first level of the nine-tier Battle Pavilion, always losing to the Iron-faced Man. However, this did not prevent him from being a true genius.
Otherwise, he would not have been exceptionally accepted as an inner disciple by the Peak Master of the strictest Law Enforcement Peak among the thirty-six peaks when he was only in the Transcendence Realm.
He practiced the “Cold Moon Divine Blade Decision”, the blade light and cold shadow were very popular in group battles. Moreover, the physical cultivation method he practiced was also very strong.
This was why he could go so far in the Beast Collection. Unfortunately, in the nine-tier Battle Pavilion, his cultivation method was not as popular as Li Hengsheng’s Overlord Immortal Spear.
Nan Haofei always considered himself the first person in the Transcendence Realm, and he was about to break through to the Postnatal Realm recently. He would break through as soon as he returned from his mission.
When he first heard that Li Hengsheng had become the first on the Mortal Realm List, Nan Haofei was also very surprised. But when he heard that Li Hengsheng was practicing the “Overlord Immortal Spear”, Nan Haofei didn’t think much of it, because the “Overlord Immortal Spear” was recognized as the strongest spear technique for single combat.
Good at bursting, not good at group attacks, not good at protracted battles, those who practice the Overlord Immortal Spear usually don’t end well.
So Nan Haofei didn’t think it was a big deal even if he was overtaken by Li Hengsheng. Who knew that he had just returned to the sect yesterday and heard that Li Hengsheng had challenged the tenth island.
Today he was going to challenge the eleventh island. This surprised Nan Haofei a bit. In his opinion, it was already very impressive for Li Hengsheng to pass the eighth island.
Who knew that he was almost catching up with his own record. So today Nan Haofei came in person. He wanted to see for himself how far Li Hengsheng could go.
“Brother Li is here.” At this time, someone shouted. All eyes turned to the distance, where they saw Li Hengsheng, carrying the Chasing Immortal Spear, walking towards the Reflecting Heart Lake.
Today’s Li Hengsheng was different from yesterday’s. He carried a faint sense of battle on his body. This aura made many people feel a bit of awe.
Li Hengsheng didn’t pay attention to anyone. He walked towards the Reflecting Heart Lake, wanting to try today’s eleventh island.
However, as soon as he reached the lake, he suddenly felt a gaze full of battle intent looking at him. Li Hengsheng followed the direction of the gaze and found a teenager in the ninth level of the Transcendence Realm staring at him in the crowd.
Li Hengsheng was a bit curious. Who was this person, and why did he have such battle intent towards him?
“Brother Li.” At this time, a familiar voice appeared in Li Hengsheng’s ear, saying with a smile, “That person is Nan Haofei from the Law Enforcement Peak. He used to be the first among the disciples in the Transcendence Realm in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land.” Li Hengsheng turned his head and saw a smiling face.
It was Wu Santong.
“Junior Brother Wu, you’re here too.” Li Hengsheng smiled, “It’s been a while since we last met.”
“I’ve been down the mountain on a mission recently. I just got back. When I heard that Brother was here to challenge the Beast Collection, I hurried over to join in the fun.” Wu Santong also smiled, “I won’t delay Brother’s time. Go ahead and challenge. Nan Haofei must be jealous of you. You should break his record to show him.” Hearing this, Li Hengsheng also gave a bitter smile.
Nan Haofei’s record was not easy to break. Ignoring others, Li Hengsheng went straight into the Reflecting Heart Lake, into the Beast Collection.
The eleventh island. Familiar scent, familiar sea breeze, and… an even stronger killing intent than before!
With a stern expression, Li Hengsheng found that a swarm of giant mantises were flying towards him. The Wind Blade Mantis! The mantis’s double blades were particularly sharp, each mantis was over two meters tall, and the blade seemed to be able to cut everything in half when it swung.
Li Hengsheng stomped his foot, narrowly avoiding a mantis’s blade, while his Chasing Immortal Spear also struck out.
But the mantis was too fast, and Li Hengsheng’s spear only hit a phantom. The next moment, several more killing intents were rushing towards him from behind.
Li Hengsheng leaped up, quickly dodging, while at the same time, the Nine True Spear Technique rained down like a meteor shower.
Puff puff puff! Several Wind Blade Mantises were hit by Li Hengsheng’s Chasing Immortal Spear. But apart from one that was killed on the spot by a blow to the head, the others were only injured, not fatally.
At this moment, the Wind Blade Mantises in the sky had surrounded Li Hengsheng. The murderous intent, along with the ferocious blades, swept over Li Hengsheng!
“Break!” Li Hengsheng roared, resisting desperately with his Chasing Immortal Spear. Despite this, Li Hengsheng was still knocked back, his body covered in dozens of wounds, some of which were already bleeding.
Li Hengsheng didn’t expect the eleventh island to be so strong. The many disciples watching the leaderboard outside saw that after the time for a cup of tea had passed, Li Hengsheng had only killed two Wind Blade Mantises on the eleventh island, and they all showed disappointed expressions.
It seemed that Li Hengsheng would not be able to clear the eleventh island today. Nan Haofei watched the leaderboard with a calm expression. He was different from the others. While others were disappointed, Nan Haofei was somewhat shocked.
He was shocked because there were hundreds of Wind Blade Mantises on the eleventh island, and he had exerted his “Cold Moon Divine Blade Decision” to the extreme when he was inside!
Back then, he had desperately unleashed his strongest blade ten times, killing dozens of Wind Blade Mantises, and then was dismembered by the blade light of the Wind Blade Mantis.
The fight was over in a flash, but Li Hengsheng was able to hold on for so long.
How did he survive? But looking at the speed at which Li Hengsheng was killing enemies, he knew that Li Hengsheng would not be able to pass the eleventh island today.
Just as Nan Haofei was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a disciple suddenly shouted, “It’s strange, Brother Li’s speed has increased!” Nan Haofei looked back in shock and found that Li Hengsheng’s speed of killing enemies was increasing.
In the blink of an eye, he had already killed more than forty.
“What’s going on!” Nan Haofei stepped forward in surprise, “Could it be that Li Hengsheng has broken through to the Postnatal Realm?”
“No, he’s still in the ninth level of the Transcendence Realm! But what’s going on!” Nan Haofei stared hard at Li Hengsheng’s name. His realm hadn’t changed, but his speed of killing enemies had become so fast. What had happened?Could it be that Li Hengsheng… Nan Haofei had an incredible thought in his heart. At this moment, Li Hengsheng was already bathed in blood on the eleventh island!
However, he did not fall. The strength of his physical body did not allow Li Hengsheng to die so easily, but the current Li Hengsheng was completely different from before.
The speed of his spear thrusts was getting faster and faster, so fast that it was impossible to see the shadow! Not only was it fast, but it was also incredibly accurate. Those Wind Blade Mantises that approached were all pierced through the skull by Li Hengsheng’s spear!
Incredibly precise. It was as if Li Hengsheng had memorized the position of each Wind Blade Mantis’s skull. If anyone could see Li Hengsheng’s battle, they would be even more shocked to see that Li Hengsheng was fighting with his eyes closed.
Li Hengsheng did not use his eyes to see. In recent days, Li Hengsheng had been trying to practice with his Divine Soul every day, using his Chasing Immortal Spear to pierce leaves, imitating Xu Muhai’s style, but the progress was not fast.
Although Li Hengsheng had learned to observe his enemies with his Divine Soul, the coordination between his spear thrusts and his Divine Soul had not reached the level of tacit understanding that Xu Muhai had.
He could never reach the same frequency. Either the speed of his spear thrusts was too slow, or it was too fast, piercing the leaves before they fell.
Unexpectedly, just between life and death, Li Hengsheng gradually became familiar with the coordination of his Divine Soul and his body. At this moment, his spear and his Divine Soul had reached a mysterious tacit understanding.
Li Hengsheng indeed felt it. Whether it was his own attack or the opponent’s attack, he had a stronger and faster prediction.
The speed of his spear thrusts was both fast and accurate. Was this the realm of the spear following the heart’s movement? At this moment, Li Hengsheng completely transformed into a killing god. No matter how fast the Wind Blade Mantis’s blade was, Li Hengsheng could accurately dodge it, and then a backhand spear would kill one.
A move called “Starry Rain” instantly killed several Wind Blade Mantises. Therefore, the speed at which Li Hengsheng killed his enemies was getting faster and faster. The Wind Blade Mantises were killed by Li Hengsheng in just a dozen breaths.
Everyone outside was dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening. When Li Hengsheng’s ranking was updated again, his ranking had already reached the 165th place.
The twelfth island!
“How is this possible!” Nan Haofei was stunned at this moment. He couldn’t believe how Li Hengsheng had suddenly stepped onto the twelfth island.
How did he kill the Wind Blade Mantis? Could it be that Li Hengsheng had really comprehended that realm?
How could it be possible? He was only in the Transcendence Realm! At this moment, the first place in the Transcendence Realm was completely Li Hengsheng’s.
In the end, Li Hengsheng killed all the way to the thirteenth island and killed sixty-two Spirit Beasts before failing. Although Li Hengsheng had understood the realm of the spear following the heart’s movement.
But in the face of absolute strength, he was still crushed. Moreover, this realm of the spear following the heart’s movement was just beginning to take shape, and had not yet reached the point where he could do whatever he wanted. He still needed a lot of practice.
The Spirit Beasts on the thirteenth island were incredibly fast, and their strength was formidable. Li Hengsheng’s physical body was already strong enough, but after being hit more than a dozen times in a row, he was still killed.
In the end, Li Hengsheng ranked 151st on the Beast List with a score of sixty-two on the thirteenth island.
Such a result can be said to be a historic achievement in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land. Looking at the entire history of the Dao Mountain Ancient Land, which disciple in the Transcendence Realm could achieve such a result as Li Hengsheng.
When Li Hengsheng woke up by the side of the Reflecting Heart Lake, many people rushed up, but Li Hengsheng ignored them, waved his hand, and closed his eyes directly.
He entered the Reflecting Heart Lake again. The people around were very surprised. What was Li Hengsheng doing? Was he going to challenge again?
Could it be the Ninefold Battle Pavilion? Everyone was stunned. Did Li Hengsheng want to challenge the Scholar? Everyone waited for a while, and Li Hengsheng woke up from that state. Li Hengsheng showed a bitter smile.
He had thought that by understanding the realm of the spear following the heart’s movement, he might be able to defeat the Scholar, but he still underestimated the Scholar.
Although he was not instantly killed by the Scholar this time and had a few exchanges, he still couldn’t dodge the Scholar’s sword in the end. The Scholar’s realm of the sword following the heart’s movement far surpassed his own, and he was not comparable to the current him.
It was as if he had just understood addition, but the Scholar could already freely calculate subtraction.
It seemed that he still needed to hone his skills. At this time, Nan Haofei came up and came to Li Hengsheng’s face. Li Hengsheng looked at the young man full of fighting spirit in front of him, but he was not afraid, and asked, “What’s the matter?”
“Let’s compare during the Ghost Devil trial, how about it?” Nan Haofei’s fighting spirit was burning, and he said, “Let’s see who performs better in the Ghost Devil trial.”
“I don’t know if I can be selected to participate in the Ghost Devil trial.” Li Hengsheng shook his head. This was not certain yet.
“As long as you break through the Postnatal Realm, you definitely can. You are a direct disciple. As long as you talk to your master, there is hope. I just ask you if you dare!” Nan Haofei stared into Li Hengsheng’s eyes and said.
“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Li Hengsheng was also a young man. When someone provoked him, why wouldn’t he dare?
At this moment, Li Hengsheng was no longer the menial disciple of the Peak of Ten Thousand Slaughters who could only swallow his anger and was self-abased.
He was now a direct disciple! He was now a genius of the Dao Mountain Ancient Land! He was the first person in the Transcendence Realm! The two looked at each other, the atmosphere was tense, and their gazes seemed to spark in mid-air.
“Good!” Nan Haofei said loudly, “But we can’t just compare like this, we have to bet on something! I propose that whoever loses has to go to the place where the menial disciples of the Peak of Ten Thousand Slaughters practice, chop a hundred loads of firewood every day, and endure such humiliation for a full month. Do you dare to accept the challenge?”
“Huh?” Li Hengsheng was stunned. What was this kid talking about? What was there to be afraid of? Going to the Peak of Ten Thousand Slaughters to chop firewood, he had been chopping for several years, right?
Was this a big deal for him? How did it become a great humiliation?
“No problem.” Li Hengsheng was stunned for a moment, and then directly agreed.
“You’re a real man.” Nan Haofei was surprised, “You dare to accept such a punishment, then okay, see you at the Ghost Devil trial!” After saying that, Nan Haofei turned around and left.”What’s going on? Is there something wrong with this kid’s head?” Li Hengsheng asked Wu Santong beside him.
“Hehe.” Wu Santong chuckled, “Brother, you don’t need to bother about him.”
“Nan Haofei is actually of no ordinary status. He is the crown prince of the Wangdu Dynasty.” Wu Santong explained, “The Wangdu Dynasty is a small kingdom, not very powerful. But Nan Haofei is the most beloved son of the emperor and also the most talented. They went to great lengths to send him to the Dao Mountain Ancient Land.”
“Given his prominent status, he naturally suffers from the disease of wealth and honor, considering himself superior to others. The people he despises the most are the menial disciples of the Peak of Ten Thousand Slaughters. In his view, even a casual stroll around the Peak of Ten Thousand Slaughters would tarnish his status and dirty his shoes. So for him, going to the Peak of Ten Thousand Slaughters to chop wood would be a great humiliation, wouldn’t it?” Upon hearing Wu Santong’s words, Li Hengsheng was speechless.
He hadn’t expected Nan Haofei to be a crown prince. Li Hengsheng couldn’t be bothered with him. He hurried back to Qingyu Mountain to consolidate his cultivation. He had just grasped the realm of the spear moving with the heart. It was time to practice the spear to remember this feeling, then adjust his state, take the pill, and break through to the Postnatal Realm.