Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

Inside the Cold Cave.

Ling Fei drew a large amount of Cold Qi into his body.

This Cold Qi was very pure. As soon as his spine absorbed it, Cold Chi Dragon Qi was fed back to Ling Fei.

This allowed Ling Fei's cultivation to continue without interruption.

A continuous stream of Cold Qi was absorbed by his spine, which in turn fed Cold Chi Dragon Qi back to Ling Fei.

This formed a virtuous cycle.

As a result, the flow of Cold Chi Dragon Qi within Ling Fei's body never ceased.

Subsequently, the Cold Chi True Qi inside him was continuously generated.

'With the Cold Qi Primordial Vein providing such pure Cold Qi, my cultivation speed is truly fast!' Ling Fei felt a surge of excitement.

His cultivation speed here was a hundred times faster than in a place with ordinary Cold Qi.

This gave him hope of reaching Ninth Layer Body Tempering Perfection and breaking through to the Innate Realm.

This was the difference a Primordial Vein made.

Cold Qi was just Cold Qi.

But the Cold Qi derived from a Primordial Vein was Essence Qi.

It was the purest form of Heaven and Earth Qi.

Therefore, after receiving a massive supply of Essence Qi, his spine naturally fed back an even greater amount of Cold Chi Dragon Qi.

'I must cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Ninth Layer Body Tempering Perfection Realm in one go.' Feeling his cultivation speed, Ling Fei was filled with confidence.

Then, he became completely immersed in his cultivation.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Endless Cold Dao Essence Qi was drawn into Ling Fei's body.

Inside him, his Cold Chi True Qi increased bit by bit.

...

Ling Fei was cultivating diligently.

Meanwhile, at Celestial River Academy, another storm was brewing.

"Tang Qing, what's the deal with that Ling Fei?" Tang Hai asked Tang Qing under a large tree.

"This Ling Fei is no simple character," Tang Qing said with a solemn expression.

"What do you mean, 'no simple character'?" Tang Hai's brows furrowed. Having provoked Ling Fei before, he was now deeply concerned about the latter's true strength.

"He hasn't even reached Ninth Layer Body Tempering Perfection, yet his strength has already hit ten thousand jin. His explosive power is even greater, reaching eighteen thousand jin," Tang Qing said.

"That explosive power... it's almost on par with Pang Fei's!"

Pang Fei...

He was a genius with an Earth Spirit Body who had comprehended the profoundness of Earth's Thickness. The sheer weight behind his punches was something no ordinary person could compare to.

Yet Ling Fei's explosive power was only a thousand jin less than Pang Fei's.

Who would dare to underestimate him?

"That kid... he's actually that strong?" Hearing this, Tang Hai had a bitter look on his face.

He never would have imagined that a disciple from a Humble Family could possess such terrifying talent.

After all, most of the top ten on the Mortal List had already reached the Ninth Layer Body Tempering Perfection Realm.

It was barely acceptable that people like Pang Fei could reach a strength of ten thousand jin.

But for a disciple from a Humble Family who hadn't even reached the Ninth Layer Body Tempering Perfection Realm to achieve this level... the mere thought was frightening.

"He has comprehended the Momentum of Martial Arts. His potential is limitless. It should only be a matter of time before he steps into the Innate Realm," Tang Qing said.

He gave this fellow student an extremely high evaluation.

Seeing this, Tang Hai's expression grew even more sullen.

Offending a genius was clearly not a good thing!

At that moment, many others were also inquiring about Ling Fei.

Everyone wanted to know if the young man who had suddenly shot to the top of the Mortal List truly had the strength to back it up.

Soon, word of what had happened in the Genius Class spread.

"Did you hear? That Ling Fei, number one on the Mortal List, sent Tie Jun flying with a single punch and even injured Pang Cheng! He really showed off his Divine Might!"

"Not only that, Ling Fei's strength reached ten thousand jin, and his explosive power was a full eighteen thousand jin! He's infinitely close to an Innate Realm expert."

"That level of strength is already comparable to an ordinary Innate Realm expert. What a genius!"

"I wonder who's stronger between him, Liu Ming, Zhou Feng, and Pang Fei?"

"Ling Fei has this much power without even reaching the Ninth Layer Body Tempering Perfection Realm. In my opinion, he could completely crush the other three geniuses."

At this point, the students of the academy were full of expectations for Ling Fei, and it seemed no one questioned his status as a genius anymore.

"Not necessarily. Liu Ming is very young; he might not have used his full strength during the test. His potential is immense."

"Those three are incredibly talented and could step into the Innate Realm at any moment. If Ling Fei is too slow, he might be left in the dust, unable to ever catch up. You have to remember, on the path of cultivation, being one step ahead means being every step ahead. It's not so easy for those who fall behind to catch up!"

However, some people still favored Pang Fei, Zhou Feng, and Liu Ming.

"That's true. In my opinion, it all comes down to who steps into the Innate Realm first."

The discussions continued, and soon, everyone's focus was locked on the Innate Realm.

It was considered a major threshold.

Whoever crossed it first would gain the upper hand.

Of course, those who followed still had a chance.

In any case, the crowd was becoming more and more interested in the geniuses among the new students.

And Ling Fei had become the center of attention at Celestial River Academy.

...

Tang Hai immediately relayed the news to Liu Yuan and the others.

"What? That Ling Fei actually has such immense power?"

"And he's comprehended the Momentum of Martial Arts?" After hearing this news, Liu Yuan's expression darkened.

"It's absolutely true. Pang Cheng was no match for Ling Fei," Tang Hai said.

"No wonder that kid wasn't afraid when I tried to suppress him with my aura." Liu Yuan's eyes showed a flash of understanding.

Only now did he understand why Ling Fei, a mere disciple from a Humble Family, was so bold as to openly oppose him.

"Brother Yuan, that kid is already this formidable in the Body Tempering Realm. If he breaks through to the Innate Realm, won't he be able to look down on everyone?"

"That's right. If that happens, we'll probably be in trouble too." The other young men beside him all had grim expressions.

They had, after all, joined Liu Yuan in mocking Ling Fei before!

"What's the rush? Look at you spineless fools. Hasn't he failed to reach the Innate Realm yet?" Liu Yuan snorted coldly.

"Well..." Tang Hai and the others shrank back, but they continued to stare at Liu Yuan with expectant faces.

From the looks on their faces, it was clear they were waiting for Liu Yuan to come up with a good way to suppress Ling Fei.

"I told you to investigate Ling Fei's background. Have you found anything yet?" Liu Yuan suddenly asked.

"We have," a young man beside him quickly replied.

This was a man from the Liu Clan named Liu He.

"Oh? Any important information?" Liu Yuan inquired.

"This Ling Fei is from Ling's Medical Clinic in Longtan Town. He was frail and sickly since childhood..." Liu He began to explain.

"Someone who was frail and sickly grew to be this powerful?" Hearing the beginning of the report, Liu Yuan and the others looked astonished.

"Just three months ago, he broke through to the Ninth Layer of Body Tempering. Afterward, he turned a genius from the Qin Mansion—one at the Late Stage of Body Tempering Ninth Layer Realm—into an ice sculpture. That person was Qin Ming's younger brother. Later, Qin Ming and his uncle went to get revenge, but they were instantly killed by Ling Fei's adoptive father..."

Liu He recounted the events in Longtan Town in detail.

"So, this Ling Fei really is no simple character!"

"Instantly killed? His adoptive father must be an expert." Hearing this, Liu Yuan, Tang Hai, and the others all had wary expressions.

"His adoptive father is indeed an expert, but it's said that he has also been seriously ill for many years," Liu He said.

'Looks like it's a severely injured expert who went into seclusion in a small town.' Hearing this, Liu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If it had been some powerful and influential figure, he would have had to be more cautious.

Tang Hai and the others wore looks of apprehension.