Chapter 53

At the age of sixteen, possessing the strength of the Fourth Level of the Wheel Meridian, one could say that in the entire Chu Kingdom, this level of talent was absolutely at the top tier. Moreover, Murong Feng's Star Soul was not weak either; his first Star Soul came from the Second Heaven, and his second Star Soul came from the Third Heaven. He was the purest of martial destiny cultivators, only beginning to temper his body after forming his Star Soul. It took him a year and a half to perfect his physical body and step into the Wheel Meridian realm.

This level of talent was already quite rare. After all, not everyone could be like Qin Wentian, using the primordial energy from the Fifth Heaven to temper his body, and having the tyrannical method of a thousand hammerings, which was dozens of times more effective than others.

Murong Feng's words were very clear. Perhaps in the future, Qin Wentian might have the ability to rival him, but now, he did not have the qualifications to be mentioned in the same breath as him. Discussing such a topic was foolish.

Qin Wentian did not look at Murong Feng, of course, not out of fear or apprehension. In fact, he had not known much about Murong Feng before and had no interest in learning. No matter how talented Murong Feng was, what did it have to do with him?

However, now that Murong Feng was representing the Knight Alliance, it was related to him, especially after Fan Le had recently suffered such cruel torture. Therefore, Qin Wentian looked at Fan Le.

"Should I make the decision?" Fan Le looked at Qin Wentian and asked.

"Whatever decision you make, I will be with you," Qin Wentian said with a smile.

"Of course, we fight!" The fat man laughed, then looked at Ruohuan and said, "Senior Sister, since they want to play, let's play along. Let's set the time for one month from now."

"Are you sure?" Ruohuan glanced at Qin Wentian and Fan Le. The two people on the opposite side were quite formidable.

Fan Le shrugged and said with a smile, "Fat man, I don't have that many star meteorites, so I have to use this method to improve my Imperial Star Jade Token level."

The top three people in the Imperial Star Academy could raise their Imperial Star Jade Token level to the third grade.

"Since that's the case, why not raise it to the fourth grade in one go? Let's add two hundred star meteorites from the Second Heaven as the stakes. If you win, you can directly raise it to the fourth grade." Ou Chen said coldly, making the surrounding crowd draw in a breath. Two hundred star meteorites from the Second Heaven was an absolutely terrifying number for freshmen.

One hundred star meteorites from the Second Heaven could raise the Imperial Star Jade Token level to the fourth grade.

Not only for freshmen, but for the Knight Alliance, this was a huge number. However, he was confident that they would win; this was a challenge without any suspense.

Ruohuan's eyes narrowed slightly. This number still put a lot of pressure on the Qingyun Alliance.

"Our Qingyun Alliance can still come up with two hundred star meteorites," the young man beside Ruohuan said with a smile.

Ruohuan nodded and then looked at Ou Chen, saying, "First, I need to make two points clear. One, Qin Wentian and Fan Le are not members of the Qingyun Alliance. We are stepping in purely because we find the Knight Alliance's despicable behavior intolerable. A group of senior students ganging up on two freshmen is truly disgraceful. Two, we accept this bet. If we win, the stakes go to Qin Wentian and Fan Le. If we lose, it counts as the Qingyun Alliance's loss."

"Three, the Qingyun Alliance will never use benefits to lure others to join. Those who join for profit, we never accept, even if they have extraordinary talent," the young man beside Ruohuan added, a faint smile always on his lips.

This was the Qingyun Alliance's philosophy. Their style was completely different from the Knight Alliance.

This world was already one where profit was the driving force. Why bring such a trend to the pure land of the Imperial Star Academy? The Qingyun Alliance always adhered to this belief.

"Stupid." The people from the Knight Alliance, including Ou Chen, also looked down on the Qingyun Alliance. They believed that without profit, what was the basis for cooperation? All trust was built on the foundation of profit.

"In one month, I look forward to it." Ou Chen turned and left with the Knight Alliance members. Murong Feng gave Qin Wentian and Fan Le a deep look, his expression somewhat strange.

"What kind of blind confidence makes you dare to accept the challenge? If the rule that Imperial Star Academy students cannot kill each other in battles changes, it might be better." Du Hao was also puzzled, leaving a voice before he and Murong Feng left.

"Senior Sister, are you the leader of the Qingyun Alliance?" Qin Wentian looked at Ruohuan, somewhat surprised.

However, Ruohuan shook her head and said with a smile, "I handle the affairs of the Qingyun Alliance, and Ou Chen handles the affairs of the Knight Alliance. But the leaders of both alliances are students who have reached the Yuanfu realm and are still in the academy. What do you think?"

"This is not a big deal. Anyway, from today on, my first wish in the Imperial Star Academy is to make the Knight Alliance disappear completely from the academy," Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with a cold light. He would work hard to achieve this goal.

"Right, it doesn't matter whether you join the Qingyun Alliance or not. However, you should make good use of the next month," Ruohuan said with a gentle smile. The pressure to defeat the top three students in one month was significant.

"The fat man should also work hard," Fan Le squinted his eyes and then said with a smile, "Senior Sister, Big Brother, I'm going back to practice."

Qin Wentian watched the fat man leave, feeling somewhat moved. The events in Tianmeng Forest today clearly had a significant impact on the fat man. Even if not for himself, for the fat man, he had to improve his strength within the next month.

In one month, he should be able to reach the Second Level of the Wheel Meridian. To further enhance his combat power, he would need to rely on the Heaven Sealing Diagram to condense divine essence and the Earth-level divine skill Thousand Hands Seal. For this, he needed a large number of star meteorites to support his cultivation.

"Looks like I need to visit the Divine Armament Pavilion," Qin Wentian muttered to himself and then looked at Ruohuan, "Senior Sister, can I go out anytime?"

Ruohuan naturally understood what Qin Wentian was asking. Now, Qin Wentian had offended the Ye family and the Ou family. He was safe within the Imperial Star Academy, but outside, was he safe?

"Be careful," Ruohuan smiled, "Try not to give anyone a chance to assassinate you. If someone wants to deal with you, they still need to consider the Imperial Star Academy."

Ruohuan believed that from the day Qin Wentian entered the academy, he had been placed on the academy's key list. Anyone who wanted to move against Qin Wentian would have to consider the Imperial Star Academy behind him.

"Right," Qin Wentian nodded. He also understood that being cautious was always right. Even Ou Chen would want to kill him immediately, but he couldn't do it within the Imperial Star Academy.

"Work hard, little junior brother. I have high hopes for you," Ruohuan patted Qin Wentian's head, making him laugh bitterly. The little rascal appeared out of nowhere, jumped onto Ruohuan's shoulder, and rubbed against her face.

"Perverted dog, let's go," Qin Wentian smiled, then turned and left. The little rascal jumped down and followed Qin Wentian out.

The human and the beast strolled through the academy. The young man tilted his head slightly, and the sunlight fell on his face. A faint smile appeared on his lips. No matter how thick the clouds, they could not block the brilliant light.

Ruohuan watched Qin Wentian's back, the smile in her beautiful eyes growing more intense. Her two junior brothers made her look forward to the future. When would he also shine like the sun?

Many people in the Imperial Star Academy watched Qin Wentian leave, thinking about whether, in one month, this first freshman in the academy's history to kill in the freshman ranking battle could defeat the top freshman, Murong Feng?

...

Qin Wentian went to the Divine Armament Pavilion and found Feng Ping. Feng Ping brought Qin Wentian two very good pieces of news. The three divine weapons he left behind were auctioned off at regular intervals, causing a wave of auctions.

The divine patterns Qin Wentian engraved, named 'Return to Origin' divine patterns, not only enhanced power but also had the function of storing essence. They could save lives in dangerous situations. Many weapon refiners wanted to figure out these divine patterns, so they joined the competition for the divine weapons, causing each auction at the Divine Armament Pavilion to create a significant stir.

The second piece of good news was that after being promoted, Feng Ping could now access the second-grade divine patterns within the Divine Armament Pavilion. He had officially entered the second-grade weapon refiner realm, his status rising even higher.

This was indeed very good news for Qin Wentian. As long as he continued to study the 'Return to Origin' divine patterns and used better refining materials to create second-grade mid-level divine weapons, their value would be even higher. Then, raising his Imperial Star Jade Token to the fifth grade would not be difficult, allowing him to access extremely powerful Earth-level divine skills.

Qin Wentian first refined a few divine weapons with Feng Ping, then gave them to the Divine Armament Pavilion, receiving some star meteorites in advance to support his cultivation while continuing to study the 'Return to Origin' divine patterns.

Half a month later, Qin Wentian and Feng Ping finally used the 'Return to Origin' divine patterns to refine second-grade mid-level divine weapons, which they handed over to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen was very excited and immediately began to build momentum, causing a significant stir. The auction was set to begin in three days.

As for Qin Wentian, he entered a critical period of cultivation. The opening of the meridians and acupoints in his body had reached a limit, meaning that he was just one step away from entering the Second Level of the Wheel Meridian.