Chapter 7

Behind the hall, there was a stone path several meters wide, winding and twisting its way up to the mountaintop.

The moment Su Ye stepped onto the stone path, he couldn't help but feel excited. The spiritual energy here was indeed very rich, at least three times that of Luoyan Valley. This was just the foot of the mountain; if he reached the summit, the spiritual energy would surely be even more abundant, as the Spirit Condensation Array was located there.

"Whoosh!"

Su Ye moved his steps swiftly, dashing up the stone path toward the mountaintop like an agile leopard, his speed incredibly fast.

Before long, Su Ye had reached the halfway point of the mountain. The increasingly dense spiritual energy made the seventy divine acupoints in his body stir with anticipation.

"Big Brother Su Ye."

A surprised cry suddenly rang out.

Su Ye stopped in his tracks, raising his eyes in surprise to see a robust young man running over from a corner of the stone path.

"Su Wen!"

A smile spread across Su Ye's face.

Generally, after the disciples of the Su, Tang, and Qin families broke through to the Life Seizing Realm, they would leave Luoyan Valley to cultivate on Spirit Concealment Mountain. Su Wen was no exception.

Su Wen leaped to Su Ye's front in a few steps: "Big Brother Su Ye, why are you here?"

Su Ye smiled: "I'm here to keep you company."

"Keep me company? Big Brother Su Ye, are you here to cultivate? That's great..."

Su Wen first grinned happily, but then seemed to think of something, looking at Su Ye with concern, stammering, "Big Brother Su Ye, it's good that you're here to cultivate, but I'm afraid... afraid..."

"Afraid you won't survive, right!"

A cold voice abruptly cut in, and several figures descended the stone path. The one in the lead was Qin Feng, his arms crossed and chin in hand, looking at Su Ye with a mocking expression. "Su Ye, you're really overestimating yourself, daring to come to Spirit Concealment Mountain to cultivate. Do you really think you're still the genius you used to be? I advise you to get off the mountain quickly. Spirit Concealment Mountain isn't a place for any cat or dog who hasn't even broken through to the Life Seizing Realm!"

"Qin Feng, you're spouting nonsense!"

Su Wen flew into a rage. "Spirit Concealment Mountain isn't just your Qin family's. If Big Brother Su Ye wants to come here to cultivate, he can. What's it got to do with you?" Although he didn't know why Su Ye had come here to cultivate or why even Su Xuefeng hadn't stopped him, he couldn't afford to lose face at this moment.

"Your mouth is really foul! Su Wen, it seems you haven't been disciplined enough these days. Do you want to spar again?" Qin Feng sneered at Su Wen, grinning.

"You..."

Su Wen's face turned red with anger.

The incident in Luoyan Valley twenty days ago had greatly embarrassed Qin Feng. Since Su Wen came to Spirit Concealment Mountain, Qin Feng had often found fault with him. Although both were in the early stage of the Life Seizing Realm, Su Wen had just broken through and was slightly weaker in cultivation, suffering a lot at Qin Feng's hands.

In Spirit Concealment Mountain, sparring among the disciples of the three families was allowed as long as it didn't result in serious injury or death. Even if Su Xuefeng knew, he wouldn't interfere. Su Wen, being strong-willed, didn't want to seek help from his fellow clansmen and could only practice hard on his own to surpass Qin Feng.

"Qin Feng, you seem quite pleased with yourself?" Su Ye still had a smile on his face, but his eyes turned cold. "Why don't we spar?"

"What, you want to spar with me?"

Hearing Su Ye's words, not only Qin Feng and the other Qin family disciples were stunned, but Su Wen also stared wide-eyed, almost unable to believe his ears.

Su Ye, who hadn't even broken through to the Life Seizing Realm, wanted to spar with Qin Feng, who had been in the Life Seizing Realm for half a year?

Is this guy crazy?

"Of course!"

Su Ye nodded calmly.

"Big Brother Su Ye, no..."

Su Wen finally came to his senses, grabbing Su Ye's arm and calling out urgently, but before he could finish, Su Ye smiled and said, "Su Wen, if I don't stand up for you, wouldn't all those years of calling me 'Big Brother' be in vain?"

With that, Su Ye's arm shook slightly, freeing himself from Su Wen's grip. Su Wen was stunned; Su Ye's words made the robust young man's eyes well up with tears.

"Very well, since you're so eager to die and stand up for Su Wen, I'll grant your wish."

Qin Feng clenched his fists, grinning viciously.

He had long been annoyed by Su Ye, but there had never been an opportunity. Now that Su Ye had come to him, it was the perfect chance to show him how foolish it was for a cultivator who hadn't broken through to the Life Seizing Realm after ten years to be arrogant in front of a true Life Seizing Realm cultivator.

The other Qin family disciples also laughed with schadenfreude, thinking Su Ye was utterly foolish.

"Qin Feng, let's go!"

Su Ye turned to Qin Feng, his voice low and serious.

"Vajra Fist!"

Qin Feng roared, his body leaping into the air like an eagle diving for its prey, hurtling toward Su Ye, who was several steps below. His right arm swung out almost simultaneously, his clenched fist glowing with a golden hue, the fierce spiritual energy causing intense fluctuations.

"Be careful."

Su Wen's face changed drastically. He hadn't expected Qin Feng to be so ruthless, using an offensive spiritual technique. Although "Vajra Fist" was just a common seventh-grade spiritual technique, Su Ye, who hadn't even broken through to the Life Seizing Realm, would surely suffer broken bones and months of recovery if he were hit by such a punch.

How could Su Wen stand by and watch Su Ye get hurt when he was standing up for him?

Su Wen's right foot stomped the ground hard, and he was about to rush forward, but just as he moved, he felt a tight grip on his arm, pulling him back with a force so strong that even he, a Life Seizing Realm cultivator, felt unable to resist.

"Such strength!" Su Wen looked back in shock, knowing how powerful his initial rush had been, but he hadn't expected Su Ye to hold him back so easily.

"Leave it to your big brother." Su Ye watched the rapidly approaching golden fist, smiling calmly, and then raised his fist, swinging it out.

"Stop!"

At that moment, a startled shout came from above.

"Qin Hao!"

Su Wen looked up, his heart sinking, but neither Su Ye nor Qin Feng paid any attention to the shout. The two fists pierced through the air, creating a thunderous sound, like arrows released from a bow, making it difficult for the onlookers to follow their movements.

Bang! In a flash, the two fists collided.

"Su Ye, get the hell out of here..."

Spiritual energy surged from Qin Feng's fist, and he roared, his face contorted with excitement. The former "super genius" of the Su family was about to be reduced to a rolling ball under his fist, giving him a strange sense of pleasure. The retreat in Luoyan Valley had cost him a lot of face, and he wouldn't stop now that Su Ye had given him this opportunity, even if his brother had shouted at him to stop!

"Ahh!"

However, before he could finish his sentence, a piercing scream erupted from his throat. Qin Feng couldn't believe his eyes; his powerful strike with the "Vajra Fist" seemed to hit an unbreakable steel plate, his arm and fist feeling as if they had exploded.

Not only that, the immense force from Su Ye's fist sent Qin Feng flying backward like a broken kite. He crashed to the ground heavily, then rolled down the stone steps like a gourd, leaving Su Wen and the other Qin family disciples in disbelief.

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