Chapter 21

Amidst the flames that enveloped Little Spot from all sides, including above his head, leaving no way out, Little Spot wailed, "You're a bad person, I won't go with you!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator frowned and said, "A wild child from the village, not knowing what's good for him. The Blazing Fire Sword Sect taking him in is his fortune, yet he still makes things unclear here, truly annoying."

"Zhang Nan, give him a lesson now, teach him some manners, so he won't cause a commotion when we return to the sect, which would be embarrassing."

Zhang Nan, the young man in red robes who first encountered Little Spot, responded and walked towards the fire enclosure. Looking at Little Spot, Zhang Nan sneered inwardly, "Brat, you will eventually fall into my hands." Initially, being outwitted by Little Spot in the mountains had left him extremely displeased.

Now, seeing Elder Li decide to take Little Spot as a disciple upon their first meeting, Zhang Nan felt even more uncomfortable. He had been a renowned genius in his hometown, yet it had taken great effort to join the Blazing Fire Sword Sect.

This brat who had toyed with him was easily taken as a disciple, which made the already narrow-minded Zhang Nan both jealous and resentful.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator deliberately opened a gap in the fire enclosure to allow Zhang Nan to enter. As soon as he saw the gap, Little Spot immediately darted forward, trying to escape.

Zhang Nan had been waiting for this moment. He stepped forward, blocking Little Spot's path, and Little Spot urgently said, "Get out of the way!"

"Stay inside obediently," Zhang Nan sneered, pushing a palm towards Little Spot's chest.

With limited space at the gap, Little Spot had no choice but to counterattack, pushing a palm towards Zhang Nan.

Zhang Nan sneered inwardly, seeing that although Little Spot's escape techniques were excellent, he only had the cultivation of the Fourth Level of Qi Practice. Clashing with Zhang Nan, who was at the Sixth Level of Qi Practice, was asking for trouble.

Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Nan suddenly saw Little Spot flip his palm and grab his wrist. It turned out that Little Spot's forward push was a feint. After grabbing Zhang Nan, Little Spot's extraordinary physical strength burst forth.

Before Zhang Nan could react, Little Spot threw him over his head like a hammer, slamming him heavily onto the ground.

All the Blazing Fire Sword Sect cultivators were stunned; none had expected Little Spot to be so fierce.

Seeing Little Spot about to escape through the gap after throwing Zhang Nan, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who set up the fire enclosure felt his face lose color. He coldly snorted, and his powerful mana immediately pressed Little Spot to the ground.

Little Spot struggled on the ground, though young, his physical strength was extremely powerful. In his frenzy, he growled continuously, like a young fierce beast.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator's face turned ashen. He had not intended to kill, but he felt he was struggling to control Little Spot.

Zhang Nan, now recovered, heard the laughter of his fellow disciples outside the fire enclosure, his face turning red with anger. He leaped up, pouncing on Little Spot and slapping him, causing Little Spot's head to hit the ground.

Zhang Nan cursed, "Little beast, today I will teach you some manners!" He continued to slap Little Spot, one after another.

Little Spot felt a burning pain all over his body, but he did not cry or scream, remaining silent. This was because his master had once told him, "When you are at a disadvantage, the more you admit defeat, the happier your enemy will be, and the more they will bully you. No matter what, do not lose your spirit. Be strong and find a way to turn the tide!"

Seeing that Little Spot not only did not submit but struggled even harder, Zhang Nan's vicious nature was aroused. He increased his strength to the maximum and struck Little Spot's back of the neck with a palm.

"Stop right there!"

As Lin Feng arrived, he saw the scene that made his blood boil. He immediately shouted, his voice like a thunderclap.

With the shout, a brilliant Northern Polar Magnetic Light shot towards the fire enclosure, the violent lightning tearing it apart, turning it into flying flames.

The lightning did not stop there, striking the stunned Zhang Nan.

On the Blazing Fire Sword Sect side, Elder Li's eyes flashed with divine light, and he coldly snorted, "A petty trick, and you dare to show off?" He pointed his hand, and a crimson sword light shot out.

By a hair's breadth, the crimson sword light intercepted the Northern Polar Magnetic Light, shattering the lightning in mid-air.

Lin Feng's pupils contracted sharply, "Golden Core stage!"

The Northern Polar Magnetic Light was the strongest attack of the Foundation Establishment level Northern Polar Magnetic Sword, which Lin Feng could not activate with his own cultivation. He had to rely on the Heavenly Thunder Jade to use it, equivalent to the full power of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, his strongest trump card.

Seeing the mana fluctuations of the fire enclosure from a distance, he knew it was the work of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. To save Little Spot, he had to break the fire enclosure first, so he used his strongest move. Indeed, it broke the fire enclosure in one strike.

But now, the Northern Polar Magnetic Light was casually shattered by the red-haired old man, and Lin Feng's heart sank to the bottom.

Each major realm was a vast divide, a nearly insurmountable chasm. Even if Lin Feng successfully reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he would still be no match for Elder Li, a Golden Core cultivator.

Such a huge gap could not be bridged, and the vast difference in strength allowed Elder Li to ignore all tactics and directly crush Lin Feng.

Facing the menacing Blazing Fire Sword Sect cultivators, Lin Feng's back was drenched in cold sweat.

"Master!" Lin Feng's previous attack was not entirely ineffective. The aftereffects of the collision between the crimson sword light and the Northern Polar Magnetic Light directly knocked Zhang Nan off Little Spot. Little Spot struggled to his feet and ran towards Lin Feng.

But after just two steps, his body suddenly froze, and he was thrown backward, landing in Elder Li's hand, who held him by the collar in mid-air.

Held by the old man, Little Spot felt powerless, unable to use his mana or his powerful physical strength.

Little Spot struggled helplessly in the air, "Let me go, let me go! You bad old man! Master, Master, save me, Master!"

Lin Feng's mouth felt bitter, and he forced himself to maintain a dignified demeanor, coldly looking at the Blazing Fire Sword Sect cultivators, "The prestigious Blazing Fire Sword Sect, one of the Nine Heavens Sword Alliance, actually bullying a child?"

Elder Li coldly laughed, "Just a mere wandering cultivator, with only peak Foundation Establishment cultivation, do you think you can talk back to me?"

"This child has outstanding talent, and learning from you would be a waste of his potential. I am taking him into my sect to ensure his talent is not wasted, which is his fortune and luck. As for you..."

Elder Li disdainfully sneered, "Today I have a good disciple, and I am in a good mood, so I won't hold it against you. Get as far away as possible, and never appear before me again, or I will cut you down with one sword, and we'll see who dares to say anything against me!"

He casually glanced at Lin Feng, only because of the Northern Polar Magnetic Light Lin Feng had used earlier. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have bothered to look at him.

But that one glance made Lin Feng feel as if he were in a ten-thousand-year ice cave, a sense of mortal danger he had never felt so strongly before suddenly surfacing in his heart.

He had never felt so close to death, his life withering, his soul shattered.

The pressure from a Golden Core cultivator on a Seventh Level Qi Practice cultivator was so intense that it almost crushed him to pieces.

Lin Feng's fingers twitched, and he had the urge to clench his fists, but he immediately restrained himself and relaxed.

At this moment, Lin Feng was in a fierce internal struggle: "What should I do? Should I endure it? The gap in strength is too great. If I fight, I will definitely be killed by this old man."

Failing to complete the system task within a year and not gathering four disciples would result in his elimination by the system, but if he did not back down today, he might die immediately.

"A gentleman avenges a wrong in ten years. I will endure it today, and when my cultivation is higher, I will make this old man pay double. Knowing you are not a match for the opponent and still charging in is not bravery, it's foolishness..." Lin Feng kept convincing himself, but when he met Little Spot's clear gaze, he suddenly could not continue.

In the eyes of the four-year-old child, there was no fear, no worry, only endless hope. It was as if he never doubted that his master could not handle the enemy and never thought his master would abandon him.

Lin Feng's fists suddenly clenched, and he roared in his heart, "To hell with it, if I'm a fool, then I'm a fool. I didn't come to this world to be a pushover. What's the point of living if I live such a miserable life?"

Life is short, and death is certain, but living is eternal. It was just one word.

Fight!

Lin Feng's clenched fists were noticed by Elder Li, who sneered, "It seems you are seeking your own death. I will grant you your wish!"

Holding Little Spot with one hand, he pointed the other hand like a sword, and a brilliant crimson sword light began to form at his fingertips.

Unlike his juniors who controlled flying swords, Elder Li had completely refined his flying sword into a Blazing Fire Sword Light, achieving a unity of man and sword, a completely different level of power.

The sword light burned like a leaping flame, not yet released but already emitting a terrifying aura.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, all the grass and trees had withered, and the moisture had been evaporated.

Standing in place, Lin Feng felt the air in his lungs burning, and the intense heat made him dizzy, a sign of dehydration.

He could even see a large amount of steam rising from the surface of the nearby lake, like a mist.

This was the terrifying power of a Golden Core cultivator. Elder Li's sword, once released, could level the area around the lake in the north of the city!

Lin Feng licked his dry, cracked lips. Now, he was the direct target of this sword.

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