Although Dai Mubai could forcefully break through the Blue Silver Grass, he had to use his third soul skill to do so. Yet, Xiao Feng shattered the Blue Silver Grass with sheer physical strength without even summoning his martial spirit. Does this mean his strength has already reached the level of a Soul King? But Xiao Feng looks only fifteen or sixteen years old—how could someone so young be a Soul King?
"Puff, puff, puff…"
Just as Xiao Feng broke free from the Blue Silver Grass, vines suddenly sprouted and forcibly bound his body again. These vines were Tang San's second soul skill, "Parasitism," which releases parasitic seeds that rapidly grow and restrict the enemy's movements during an attack.
"Boring!"
As Xiao Feng prepared to exert his strength to shatter the parasitic vines, Tang San suddenly flung several streaks of golden light, aiming for Xiao Feng's vital points.
"Ding, ding, ding…"
To everyone's shock, the streaks of golden light directly pierced through Xiao Feng's head and chest, continuing their trajectory into the floor.
"Boom!!!"
Before the astonished crowd could react, Xiao Feng's body suddenly exploded into countless wind blades, with his true form reappearing several meters away. Xiao Feng glanced at the fine golden needles, and his face turned grim, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.
Those golden needles that pierced his clone were Dragon Beard Needles, ranked eighth in the Hidden Weapons Compendium of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, known for their sharpness and ability to penetrate hard energy shields. The Dragon Beard Needles are naturally formed hidden weapons, which curl and twist muscle tissue after embedding themselves in a body, making them extremely vicious.
According to the original story, Tang San would severely injure Zhao Wuji during Shrek Academy's fourth entrance exam using the Dragon Beard Needles, but unexpectedly, he had now used them early on Xiao Feng. Even though Xiao Feng's body was as strong as a third-tier magical beast, there was no way he could withstand an attack from the Dragon Beard Needles.
"You're asking for death!"
Xiao Feng stomped the ground hard, turning into a blur as he charged toward Tang San, his palm aiming for his head.
Danger!!!
Facing Xiao Feng's furious strike, Tang San had no time to dodge, his face turning deathly pale. Just as Xiao Feng was about to kill Tang San, Tang Hao, who had been hiding in the shadows, could no longer sit still. He instantly released the Killing God Domain, pressing it toward Xiao Feng. Targeted by Tang Hao's malicious intent, Xiao Feng's movements momentarily stalled.
"Whoosh!"
Though Tang San didn't know what had happened, he noticed Xiao Feng's speed had slowed and immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to escape Xiao Feng's attack range. Seeing this, Xiao Feng did not pursue. His face fluctuated between anger and uncertainty as he left without a word.
While the others didn't realize it, Xiao Feng already suspected that Tang Hao had interfered. Given Xiao Feng's current strength, he knew that without using his explosive transformation ability, he couldn't compete with Tang Hao. Moreover, Xiao Feng wasn't confident that even using his trump card would ensure Tang Hao's death. If Tang Hao wasn't killed, Xiao Feng would have to end his simulation prematurely. Xiao Feng had worked hard to get a chance in the Douluo Continent simulation and wasn't willing to end it so soon, so he chose to hold back for now. Of course, Xiao Feng wasn't one to tolerate insults. Since Tang Hao had shamelessly bullied him, Xiao Feng was ready to retaliate dishonorably.
After leaving Shrek Academy, Xiao Feng didn't rush to leave Suotuo City but instead headed for the Spirit Hall. He was curious—could he awaken a martial spirit himself? When the staff at Spirit Hall learned that Xiao Feng was already fifteen and hadn't awakened his martial spirit, they were shocked but still held a free awakening ceremony for him, following their protocols.
The result, however, was even more surprising. Xiao Feng's awakening ceremony failed—he didn't have a martial spirit. As the crowd watched with sympathy, Xiao Feng left the Spirit Hall disappointed.
To be honest, Xiao Feng wasn't entirely surprised. After all, in the worldview of the Douluo Continent, martial spirits are inherited from one's parents. Tang San, although a transmigrator, was reborn as a baby and thus inherited the martial spirits of his parents, Tang Hao and Ah Yin. However, Xiao Feng had crossed over into the Douluo Continent directly in his current form and had no parents in this world, meaning he couldn't inherit any martial spirit.
From a certain perspective, martial spirits could be considered a limitation, and not having one wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Spirit Masters who awakened a martial spirit had to absorb a new spirit ring each time their spirit power reached a bottleneck at level ten. Xiao Feng wasn't sure how his eight-star Dou Fighter level compared to Spirit Masters, but if his Dou Qi were converted to spirit power, it would definitely exceed level ten. Normally, without absorbing a spirit ring, his cultivation would be suppressed at around level ten, but Xiao Feng didn't feel any suppression, which must be the benefit of not having a martial spirit.
After leaving the Spirit Hall, Xiao Feng purchased a map of the Heaven Dou Empire, summoned his Desert Scorpion corpse puppet, and set off toward Notting City at full speed. The distance between Suotuo City and Notting City wasn't far, just over 400 kilometers. Under the relentless control of the corpse-controlling gu, the Desert Scorpion puppet, which could run 200 kilometers per hour, quickly reached the outskirts of Notting City.
Gazing at Nouding City in the distance, Xiao Feng had the Desert Scorpion puppet stop in a nearby forest and then stored it in his spatial ring. "Yu Xiaogang, I've arrived," Xiao Feng muttered with a sly grin, disguising himself before striding boldly into Nouding City. After asking a passerby, Xiao Feng soon found the location of the Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for encountering the storyline character 'Yu Xiaogang.' You have triggered the random projection task—'Fame Across the Continent!']
Xiao Feng silently infiltrated Nouding Academy and quickly located the dejected figure of Yu Xiaogang.
[Ding! Task objective: Help Yu Xiaogang prove to the world that his 'Theory of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Spirits' is correct. Task reward: an additional lottery draw.]
"…."
Looking at the task details on the screen, Xiao Feng was speechless. "Isn't this too difficult for me?"
(End of Chapter)
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