Martial Arts Overlord

PHEW... It seems I made it just in time."

Luo Feng exhaled lightly, his calm and simple voice echoing in the spacious training ground, disrupting its tranquility.

"It’s Luo Feng—the Luo Family’s Second Young Master! When did he return?"

Within the training ground, everyone looked up at the tall platform, their gazes fixed on the somewhat slender figure of the young man, their expressions tinged with surprise.

Their impression of Luo Feng was even deeper than that of Feng Lingyue.

Word of Luo Feng’s three-year stagnation in cultivation at the Purple Sun School had long spread throughout Panlong City, becoming a common topic of gossip among martial artists during their leisure time.

Whenever his name was mentioned, most people spoke with a hint of disdain and mockery.

The dignified Second Young Master of one of the four great families, the Luo Family, whose cultivation resources far surpassed those of ordinary people, yet his cultivation speed was so glacial!

Of course, a large part of this mockery stemmed from jealousy of Luo Feng’s status.

"I didn’t expect him to come back. I thought he’d hide and not show up, then disappear for a few years like before."

"What’s the point of him showing up now? Does he think he alone can turn the tide?"

Looking at Luo Feng, many martial artists shook their heads. They didn’t believe his appearance would cause any change in the hunting competition, the outcome of which was already considered settled.

Luo Feng stood on the platform, taking in the entire scene within the training ground.

When he saw the smug smile on Li Tianyang’s face, Luo Feng’s eyes flickered. He tapped his foot lightly on the edge of the platform, and his figure shot downwards, landing steadily and with utter composure in front of Steward Li.

HISS...

A collective gasp swept through the training ground. The buzzing chatter from moments before instantly died down.

Everyone was somewhat astonished by the young man who had landed so gracefully in the training ground.

The platform was over thirty meters high. To leap down from such a height and maintain such composure, his Qinggong was undoubtedly extraordinary!

At least, most of the martial artists present couldn’t achieve this.

Some martial artists looked at Luo Feng, their initial disdain now mixed with a flicker of anticipation.

"Luo Family, Luo Feng!"

Luo Feng stood straight, his saber on his back, looking up at Steward Li as he announced himself resolutely.

"Hmph! Luo Feng, I didn’t expect you to have the guts to return! Do you have any idea how many demon beasts we hunted this time?" Li Tianyang, standing nearby, was greatly displeased that Luo Feng had stolen his thunder and couldn’t help but jeer.

Luo Feng cast a sideways glance at Li Tianyang, a hint of a smirk playing on his lips as he raised an eyebrow. "Oh? How many?"

"Two hundred forty-one! That’s nine more than the previous hunting competition record!" Li Tianyang lifted his chin slightly, deliberately raising his voice, his gaze holding a trace of ridicule as he waited for Luo Feng’s astonished reaction.

"Two hundred forty-one..."

Luo Feng touched his nose and nodded. "That is indeed a lot."

"Indeed a lot?" When Li Tianyang heard Luo Feng’s calm voice, he was stunned, his eyes practically blazing with fury. A total of two hundred forty-one surpassed the previous hunting competition’s highest record! Such an outstanding result, and all it got was a mere ’indeed a lot’?

Li Tianyang’s eye twitched. Swallowing his anger, he glanced at Luo Feng and scoffed, "Luo Feng, if two hundred forty-one is ’indeed a lot’ in your eyes, then what about the twenty-four from your Luo Family? Don’t tell me you think you can present materials from more than two hundred forty-one demon beasts?"

"Eh, how did you know? Are you a roundworm in my stomach?" Luo Feng stared at Li Tianyang with wide eyes, feigning surprise.

PFFT...

The group of girls beside Feng Lingyue covered their mouths and giggled, amused by Luo Feng’s exaggerated expression.

"You!"

Li Tianyang felt like his head would explode. Pointing at Luo Feng, he sneered repeatedly, "Fine! Luo Feng, you’re determined to be stubborn to the end! I’d like to see just how many demon beast materials you can produce!"

Steward Li waved his hand, and the crowd immediately quieted down.

"Luo Feng, please present the demon beast materials you’ve hunted."

Luo Feng nodded, glanced at Li Tianyang, and with a sweep of his hand over his storage ring, a small mountain of demon beast materials instantly appeared on the ground before him.

"Gods! These demon beast materials..."

The surrounding people couldn’t tear their eyes away from the demon beast materials Luo Feng had produced.

"Those are the eyeballs of a Flame-Patterned Gold-Pupil Tiger, a top-tier second-rank demon beast! This is the claw of an Iron Claw Mad Lion! It’s a peak existence among top-tier second-rank demon beasts, equivalent in strength to a martial artist at the half-step seventh-tier of the Essence Storage Realm. It’s said that a single swipe of its claw can generate a wind sharp enough to slice through steel! This is..."

People’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as they stared at the pile of demon beast materials.

The former owners of these materials were, without exception, powerful entities from the Black Cloud Mountain Range; some were even top-tier demon beasts from the outermost forests of the range!

Some of these demon beasts would prove challenging even for a peak sixth-tier God Bravery Realm martial artist!

Could he have killed all these beasts by himself?

Recalling the names of these demon beasts and the rumors that Luo Feng had ventured deep into the Black Cloud Mountain Range alone after leaving the team, the crowd gaped at him as if seeing a ghost.

Li Tianyang was also startled by the demon beast materials Luo Feng brought out.

Forget the Iron Claw Mad Lion; even if he encountered a Flame-Patterned Gold-Pupil Tiger, he would have had to turn tail and run! Even his elder brother, Li Tianyao, might not be its match.

Were all these killed by Luo Feng?

Li Tianyang looked skeptical but didn’t dwell on it. While the demon beast materials on the ground were alarming, their quantity wasn’t overwhelming, appearing to be from nearly a hundred demon beasts.

You seemed so confident earlier, but this is all you have...

Li Tianyang sneered dismissively. Just then, Luo Feng brushed his storage ring again.

CLATTER...

Another pile of various unsettling demon beast materials appeared on the ground, even larger than the first!

HISS!

The entire training ground echoed with gasps. Some martial artists even leaped from their seats, eyes wide, staring fixedly at the two piles of demon beast materials before Luo Feng.

There must be materials from nearly two hundred demon beasts here! And they’re all powerful beasts renowned for their ferocity in the outer regions of the Black Cloud Mountain Range. Could Luo Feng truly have hunted all of these?

Someone gulped, their expression one of utter astonishment.

"It should be accurate. Steward Li is the supervisor from Dayang City, representing the Dayang City Lord’s Mansion. No one would dare to cheat under his nose."

A young martial artist smacked his lips, though his voice lacked confidence.

The demon beast materials Luo Feng presented were simply too astounding, both in quantity and quality!

"It’s unbelievable that such a dark horse has appeared in this hunting competition! The materials on the ground are from no less than two hundred demon beasts, and that’s before adding those Luo Xiao recorded earlier. Now, the outcome of the contest between the Luo Family and the Li Family is hard to predict..."

The entire training ground erupted. No one had expected such an astonishing turn in a hunting competition that had seemed all but decided. Everyone craned their necks, eagerly awaiting Steward Li’s count of the demon beast materials.

In the stands, Li Yantian, who had been looking quite pleased with himself moments before, was now on pins and needles.

What trick is this brat playing? How could he have hunted so many demon beasts? And all of them such notoriously fierce and powerful ones!

Li Yantian’s tiger-like eyes bored into Luo Feng, as if trying to see right through him. The teacup in his hand had long since been crushed to dust!

Beside him, Luotian was also so stunned by the two small mountains of demon beast materials in the training ground that he could hardly blink.

Gazing at the saber-bearing young man in the training ground, Luotian finally clapped his hands after a long moment. A gust of wind billowed around him, his face slightly flushed with excitement.

"Family Head Luo, it’s truly astonishing that Luo Feng managed to hunt so many powerful demon beasts in a single day! It seems your Luo Family is about to produce a remarkable powerhouse."

Yang Wanyi fixed her beautiful eyes on the saber-bearing young man in the training ground and smiled gracefully at Luotian.

Luotian laughed heartily, the pride and excitement in his eyes nearly impossible to conceal. He looked at Yang Wanyi and said, "Miss Waner, you flatter me. This boy is always full of surprises; I have no idea how he hunted all these demon beasts. Perhaps it was just a flash in the pan, a stroke of luck."

"Really?"

Yang Wanyi’s alluring eyes curved into crescents as she chuckled softly. Her gaze, full of intriguing light, lingered on Luo Feng.

Having learned Luo Feng’s secret from Steward Li, she didn’t quite agree with Luotian’s words.

Meanwhile, in the training ground, Feng Lingyue covered her red lips, her expression one of utter shock as she stared at the two piles of demon beast materials. Her already alluring chest heaved slightly, betraying her inner turmoil.

He hunted two hundred demon beasts all by himself? And all of them powerful second-rank demon beasts? How did he possibly do it?

Gazing at the saber-bearing young man standing resolutely beside her, Feng Lingyue realized for the first time that she couldn’t see through him at all.

Impossible! How could this brat hunt so many demon beasts all by himself?!

Li Tianyang’s face twisted, a silent roar echoing in his heart. His tightly clenched fists were slick with cold sweat.

Good! We haven’t lost yet!

Glancing at the demon beast materials on the ground, Li Tianyang licked his dry lips and inwardly sighed with relief. The materials here are probably from around two hundred beasts. Even adding Luo Xiao’s group’s share, it’s only about two hundred twenty or thirty in total! Still a ways off from our two hundred forty-one.

Letting out a long breath, Li Tianyang raised a sleeve to wipe his forehead, his clothes instantly soaked with cold sweat.

THUMP!

Then, another sound of something heavy hitting the ground.

No way...

Li Tianyang’s heart clenched. His trembling gaze shifted to the side. When he saw what was there, his vision went black, and the world seemed to spin!

Another pile of demon beast materials had appeared beside Luo Feng!

The training ground fell utterly silent. Apart from the soughing of the wind swirling across the grounds, not a single sound could be heard.

Everyone was stunned into silence by the sheer audacity of Luo Feng continuously revealing more demon beast materials.

Although Luo Xiao had been somewhat prepared, his expression still turned a little wry. He looked at Luo Feng and said,

"Second Brother, just how many demon beast materials do you have left? Can’t you take them all out at once? If you keep springing these surprises on us, my heart’s going to explode!"

Feng Lingyue and the others nearby nodded in agreement.

They were finally beginning to understand what it truly meant to be scared to death with no recourse.