Martial Arts Overlord

Luo Feng left the small courtyard and headed straight for the martial arts arena.

By the time he arrived, the entire arena was already buzzing with noisy chatter.

The surrounding viewing stands were packed with people, mostly outer courtyard students. There were also dozens of inner courtyard students, all chatting excitedly.

Luo Feng squeezed through the crowd, going largely unnoticed.

"Luo Feng." Bing Ruolan had arrived early and spotted Luo Feng moving towards her.

"I didn’t expect so many people."

Luo Feng looked around at the viewing stands, touched his nose, his expression slightly surprised.

"This was all arranged by Lin XiaoXiao. Three days ago, she began to leak news about this duel throughout the academy. Now, the entire student body is aware of it."

Bing Ruolan’s pretty little nose wrinkled. She turned her gaze towards the other side of the viewing stands, her deep blue pupils flickering with a touch of anger.

Luo Feng followed Bing Ruolan’s gaze.

There, standing in the crowd, was a long-haired girl. Her face was delicate, her figure graceful, but her haughty gaze significantly detracted from her beauty.

It was Lin XiaoXiao.

Lin XiaoXiao, standing in the crowd, seemed to sense Luo Feng’s gaze. She turned to look in his direction, her expression as proud as a peacock’s, the corners of her mouth curling into a challenging smile.

Luo Feng pursed his lips and averted his gaze, ignoring Lin XiaoXiao’s challenge.

Seeing Luo Feng’s indifference, Lin XiaoXiao’s delicate brows arched slightly, and a touch of annoyance flickered in her bright eyes.

Hmph! I’ll see if you can still be so confident later!

Lin XiaoXiao tightened her lips, snorting disdainfully.

The news of Luo Feng’s duel with Duanmu Yu was spread by her.

For some reason, the stronger Luo Feng became, the more fear she felt deep within her heart.

She wanted to drag Luo Feng back down into the abyss, to turn him back into the worthless person he used to be, someone who could only look up to her in admiration.

So, this time, she wanted Luo Feng to suffer a complete and public humiliation!

Luo Feng withdrew his gaze from Lin XiaoXiao and scanned the crowd on the viewing platforms.

On a raised platform to the south of the stands, the Assessment Elder sat, looking at Luo Feng with anticipation.

Luo Feng nodded at the Assessment Elder. His gaze then fell on a young girl in a purple miniskirt standing beside the elder, and he paused, slightly surprised.

Oh? She actually came.

Luo Feng was somewhat surprised as he looked at the girl, who had her hair in two cute pigtails and was dressed adorably.

The girl standing next to the Assessment Elder was, surprisingly, Zi Yuan—one of last year’s Four New Talents and the top figure on the Hidden Dragon List!

Zi Yuan sensed Luo Feng’s gaze, turned her head, and playfully blinked her large, sparkling eyes at him, looking adorably mischievous.

Luo Feng responded with a smile, but internally he wondered why Zi Yuan would come to watch his match with Duanmu Yu.

"Zi Yuan, aren’t you preparing for the New Talents Convention three months from now?" the Assessment Elder looked at the girl beside him and asked with a smile. "What brings you here? Surely you’re not interested in a duel between these students?"

"I was a little interested, so I came to take a look." Zi Yuan fiddled with her pigtails, smiling sweetly, two charming dimples appearing on her cheeks.

The Assessment Elder glanced in Luo Feng’s direction. "Could it be Luo Feng you’re interested in?"

"Yes."

Zi Yuan nodded and giggled. "I met him once before in the Martial Arts Hall, and this guy didn’t even recognize me! He’s terrible!"

"I heard he’s cultivating the Sky Slayer Saber Technique," she continued. "Nobody has dared to practice this saber technique for over a decade, so I thought it would be interesting to come and see."

"Hehe, if you’re here for the Sky Slayer Saber Technique, you might be disappointed," the Assessment Elder shook his head and chuckled. "This saber technique is extremely dangerous; cultivating it to the fourth stage can drive one mad. Besides, Luo Feng has only been practicing the Sky Slayer Saber Technique for about a month. Logically, he probably hasn’t even reached the third stage yet."

"But, by common sense, he shouldn’t have been able to successfully cultivate the Teng Dragon’s Step either, right?" Zi Yuan said, her hands behind her back, a mischievous smile on her face.

The Assessment Elder paused, then nodded with a smile. "That’s also true."

"Young Master Duanmu has arrived!"

At that moment, the entire martial arts arena suddenly erupted with noise.

A group of people walked in from the southern gate of the arena.

At the forefront was a man with a fair complexion and an arrogant look in his eyes. Although his face wore a smile, he always seemed to keep a certain distance from others, as if no one else was worthy of his attention.

The man was indeed Duanmu Yu.

Seeing Duanmu Yu appear, many people began to cheer loudly, among them the shrill screams of female students.

Duanmu Yu was last year’s Challenge King, a One in Ten Thousand genius!

Moreover, the Duanmu Family was a well-known prestigious family in the Flowing Cloud Region, so he enjoyed a very high reputation throughout the entire academy.

"Duanmu Yu, that Luo Feng, a mere outer courtyard student, is delusional enough to challenge you. You must teach him a lesson later," a student from the inner courtyard near Duanmu Yu chuckled.

"South Brother’s Tutor is right. Such an arrogant person deserves a good lesson. He should realize not just anyone is someone he can offend!"

Duanmu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his chin lifted slightly, looking haughty. He proudly said, "Naturally. Since he dares to challenge me, he should be prepared for this! Today, I will not only defeat him, but I will also break one of his arms! Otherwise, wouldn’t just anyone dare to look down on me?"

Born into a renowned family and possessing outstanding talent, Duanmu Yu had lived under the gaze of others since childhood.

This challenge by Luo Feng was the first such experience in his life!

He had been practicing hard this past month, his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds. He had already entered the Seventh Stage of the Essence Storage Realm and planned to crush Luo Feng underfoot in public today to establish his own prestige.

The few inner courtyard students standing nearby couldn’t help but shiver at the chilling intent in Duanmu Yu’s words; they were all extremely wary of his strength.

Even among themselves, fellow inner courtyard students, they knew they would undoubtedly be defeated within three moves if they fought Duanmu Yu.

When Lin XiaoXiao saw Duanmu Yu, a smile immediately bloomed on her face, and she hurried over to greet him.

"Sir."

Duanmu Yu nodded, his gaze scanning the crowd. "Has Luo Feng arrived?"

"Yes."

Lin XiaoXiao affirmed. Beneath her eyelids, her cool eyes revealed a thoughtful expression, as if she were contemplating something.

"Good that he’s here."

A derisive smile touched Duanmu Yu’s lips. With a light tap of his foot, he leaped and landed on the fighting stage, his hands clasped behind his back. He proclaimed loudly, "Luo Feng, our one-month agreement is due! Get up here and meet your death!"

Below the stage, Bing Ruolan saw Duanmu Yu’s powerful aura and that his cultivation had clearly stabilized at the Seventh Stage of the Essence Storage Realm. She looked worriedly at Luo Feng. "Luo Feng, be careful."

Luo Feng, looking at Duanmu Yu on the stage, gave a faint smile. "Rest assured. Even if I cannot defeat him, I am confident that I will not lose."

WHOOSH!

With a single leap, Luo Feng shot four or five meters into the air, then with a step in mid-air, landed steadily on the fighting stage.

"I’m here," Luo Feng said calmly, standing a few meters away from Duanmu Yu.

"Huh, this Luo Feng actually dares to get on the stage. To make an enemy of Duanmu Yu, he truly isn’t afraid of death."

"Look, he’s already at the late Sixth Stage of the God Bravery Realm! I remember during the last Challenge King competition, he was only at the late Fifth Stage of the Iron Bone Realm. His cultivation speed is too fast!"

"Hmph, progressing quickly is useless. Duanmu Yu is ranked fifty-eighth on the Winged Tiger List, and that was his ranking half a month ago! Now that his cultivation has entered the Seventh Stage of the Essence Storage Realm, he could probably rank in the top fifteen! Few in the inner courtyard are his match, let alone a mere Silver Moon Class student from the outer courtyard."

"This Luo Feng is overestimating himself; he’s probably going to suffer this time."

Discussions rippled through the viewing stands. Most students watched coldly, thinking Luo Feng was overestimating himself.

Only a few Silver Moon Class students who had a good relationship with Luo Feng supported him, but their voices were quickly drowned out.

"Luo Feng, I didn’t expect you would dare to return," Duanmu Yu said calmly, standing with his hands behind his back as he looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng chuckled lightly. "Why wouldn’t I dare? I told you, I will defeat you today."

Duanmu Yu’s brow chilled. He sized Luo Feng up, a flash of surprise in his dark eyes.

"Late Sixth Stage of the God Bravery Realm. No wonder you’re so confident. That you could reach this level in such a short time is indeed surprising. However, I still don’t think much of such meager strength."

"I will defeat you within ten moves!" Duanmu Yu declared arrogantly, his eyes stern.

"Ten moves?"

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow and shook his head. "I’m afraid you don’t have that kind of strength."

"Hmph! We’ll only know after we try."

Duanmu Yu’s face darkened as he prepared to strike. Just then, a sharp, feminine cry rang out.

"Wait!"

Lin XiaoXiao leaped agilely onto the fighting stage. She shot Luo Feng a cold glance, then turned to Duanmu Yu. "Sir, XiaoXiao has a request. Luo Feng crippled my cousin, and I swore to avenge him with my own hands!"

"You want to take my place and duel him?" Duanmu Yu glanced at Luo Feng, a strange smile suddenly playing on his lips.

Lin XiaoXiao nodded.

Luo Feng looked at Lin XiaoXiao, who seemed utterly confident she could defeat him, and sneered coldly, "Lin XiaoXiao, your cousin and I had a fair duel. He wanted to cripple me, but in the end, his strength was insufficient, and I crippled his cultivation. Who is to blame for that? The academy didn’t even hold me responsible. What right do you have to bring this up?"

The volley of questions from Luo Feng left Lin XiaoXiao’s pretty face pale. She had always been cherished by Luo Feng and had never been reprimanded like this before. She took a deep breath and said coldly, "Luo Feng, stop your sophistry! Are you saying you don’t even dare to accept a challenge from a woman? If so, what right do you have to fight Sir Duanmu?"

Luo Feng was furious. Just as he was about to agree and teach this shameless woman a harsh lesson, a light, melodious voice suddenly rang out.

"Lin XiaoXiao, today is the day of the duel between Duanmu Yu and Luo Feng. Isn’t your challenge somewhat inappropriate now? However, if you want to challenge someone, I am willing to take you on."

As everyone watched, a graceful figure leaped onto the fighting stage and landed beside Luo Feng. Her brilliant blue eyes shimmered as she looked calmly at Lin XiaoXiao.

"It’s Bing Ruolan, one of the three most beautiful women in the academy!"

"Strange, she’s actually willing to offend Duanmu Yu to stand up for Luo Feng!"

Seeing the captivating figure on the fighting stage, a burst of gasps erupted from the viewing stands.