"Third one!" Yang Feilong's voice rang out.
The uproar from the crowd did not stir any sense of pride or arrogance in him.
Since leaving the mountains, he had fought countless battles in the past six months. He had seen these kinds of gazes too many times to be fazed by them.
Hearing Yang Feilong call out names as if he were in a bathhouse, everyone's expressions turned strange, tinged with a sense of absurdity.
This guy...
Whoosh!
The next moment, a figure ascended the stairs. It was Xiao Tengfei's father, Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo looked at Yang Feilong with a smile, "Before was the warm-up and deep warm-up. When I spar with you, what do you consider this? A formal match?"
"Uh, I'd call this a heavy warm-up!" Yang Feilong chose his words carefully.
...
After all this, it was still a warm-up? Your target isn't perhaps one of the two Venerable Martial realm experts in our family, is it?
Xiao Mo's expression stiffened slightly, then he chuckled, "If that's the case, your strength is truly not low!"
"It's alright. Just a few days ago, I slew a cultivator at the peak of the Hegemonic Martial realm." Yang Feilong nodded.
...
This statement caused an uproar.
No wonder this guy wanted to increase the difficulty from the start. He had such a fearsome record. If he had said this earlier, Xiao Tengwu and Xiao Jinghui exchanged glances, both feeling helpless. Why would we have gone up to embarrass ourselves if you had said this sooner?
"You actually have such a record!" Xiao Mo took a deep breath. He had initially thought Yang Feilong was only at the initial stage of the Hegemonic Martial realm. Now, it seemed his strength might not be inferior to his own, especially since he himself had no such impressive victories.
Because killing an opponent of the same level in a fierce battle was extremely difficult, and he might have even fallen in such encounters.
"Since that's the case, I will treat this with utmost seriousness!" Xiao Mo took a deep breath and summoned a greatsword into his hand.
He also wielded a sword, but it was a greatsword.
"Come on!" Yang Feilong adopted his starting stance. Although it was still a warm-up, this opponent was different from the previous ones; this one was a genuine threat to him.
Therefore, even though he called it a heavy warm-up, he wouldn't be careless!
Boom boom!
The next moment, the two of them charged at each other like cannonballs, the battle igniting instantly!
As it turned out, Xiao Mo was no weaker than Si Tong, the demon he had killed earlier. Of course, even if he was stronger, the difference wasn't significant. Compared to Yang Feilong when he had just broken through his water and fire abilities, Xiao Mo was slightly inferior. Now? The gap was even wider because Yang Feilong's water and fire abilities had improved after days of cultivation and dual cultivation with Ouyang Yixue.
This was the foundation of Yang Feilong's confidence in challenging cultivators at the early Hegemonic Martial realm!
Thus, before long, Xiao Mo was sent flying off the stage. Moreover, everyone could see that Yang Feilong appeared to be handling the duel with Xiao Mo with ease from beginning to end.
This indicated that he had not used his full strength!
"Not yet twenty, his combat power rivals that of a Venerable Martial realm cultivator!"
"No wonder he wanted to increase the difficulty from the start! Look, only the Family Head and the Old Ancestor have a chance of defeating him!"
When she saw Yang Feilong defeat her sixth uncle, Xiao Jingwen was incredibly excited. Now that he had defeated her grandfather, she felt a bit embarrassed. She knew she had passed her trial, but she couldn't show too much excitement, lest her grandfather feel dejected.
Sixth Uncle Xiao Tengwu: "???"
Am I not your elder? Aren't you afraid of me being sad? Don't I care about my reputation?
"Impressive!" Although Xiao Mo was defeated, there was no trace of dejection or anger on his face. He looked at Yang Feilong with deep satisfaction. If his granddaughter had to marry, why not choose an impeccable young talent?
Yang Feilong, in his eyes, was extremely outstanding!
He had seen countless young prodigies, but compared to Yang Feilong, they were nothing!
Even some heavenly talents in the Spirit Realm were more powerful than Yang Feilong, but in his opinion, that was merely due to their favorable cultivation environment. If they had cultivated in the mortal world all along, could they have reached such a height? Clearly not!
Cultivating in the mortal world had certain advantages, such as a very solid foundation. This wasn't to say that cultivation in the Spirit Realm lacked a solid foundation.
It was like comparing someone who worked hard manual labor in a poor rural area, building a strong physique, to someone who lived a pampered life in a big city, never doing heavy work, and thus having a less robust physique.
While everyone was still immersed in the shock of Yang Feilong defeating Xiao Mo.
"Uncle, are you willing to spar with me now?" Yang Feilong looked at Xiao Tengfei.
"You have already completed the assessment. You still want to challenge me?" Xiao Tengfei looked at Yang Feilong and said sternly, "According to your own words, if you can't defeat me, then your engagement with Jingwen will be called off!"
In fact, Yang Feilong's displayed strength was already enough for the Xiao family to reject the Yang family. Yang Feilong's performance was too dazzling; even in the Spirit Realm, he would be considered a heavenly talent.
Not yet twenty, with combat power comparable to a Venerable Martial realm cultivator. Only some powerful cultivation families could nurture such a formidable genius.
Of course, in the Spirit Realm, Yang Feilong's cultivation level wasn't eye-catching, but this was not the Spirit Realm!
"I just want to face some pressure." Yang Feilong met Xiao Tengfei's gaze, "I don't want you to go easy on me!"
Xiao Tengfei looked at Yang Feilong deeply, "Since you insist, I will grant your wish!"
The next moment, Xiao Tengfei leaped onto the stage. The man who had seemed gentle and refined before now unleashed an aura like a human-shaped Tyrannosaurus Rex, exuding an incredibly terrifying pressure!
Yang Feilong had never sparred with a Venerable Martial realm expert before. He had thought that even if there was a gap between himself and cultivators of this level, it wouldn't be too large. But now, he realized he was wrong; the gap between the Venerable Martial realm and the Hegemonic Martial realm was indeed immense.
At this moment, Xiao Tengfei felt like an insurmountable mountain range!
Whoosh whoosh~~~
Yang Feilong took a deep breath, holding his sword, and said, "Uncle, please!"
"Please!" Xiao Tengfei drew his own sword, his expression solemn. He certainly wouldn't hold back.
He could also vaguely discern Yang Feilong's intention. The young man seemed to be at the verge of a breakthrough, hoping to receive enough pressure from him to advance to the next realm!
"Breaking through from the peak of Hegemonic Martial realm to Venerable Martial realm? I wonder if you will break through under my pressure and defeat me, or if I will suppress you. I hope it's the former!" Xiao Tengfei's eyes flickered as he mused inwardly.
A Venerable Martial realm prodigy under twenty years old. The thought alone was terrifying. In a few years, he might be able to break through to the Innate realm!
An Innate realm cultivator in his early twenties would cause a sensation even in the Spirit Realm.