Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Never mind, it's more important to continue the competition."

Shaking his head, Lu Feng immediately looked away and stopped thinking about it.

After all, those who are able to attend the ceremony have always had impressive backgrounds, and most of them come from top sects or powerful families outside the palace.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be the need for three elders to be stationed at Lingtai Peak, and even Vice Dean Xia Xihai would have personally appeared to give them a speech, which shows that they have given these outside forces a lot of face.

However, Lu Feng himself was not very interested in these things.

Because right now he only has one thought: to win, to keep winning, until he gets all the rewards for free!

"Round 38 of the Academy Competition, Number 15, North Campus, Lu Feng!"

"Round 38 of the Academy Competition, Number 15, North Campus, Wu Yunran!"

Just as Lu Feng was waiting for his next opponent, a deep voice announced from the side, which aroused a lot of discussion and curious glances from the audience.

"Wu Yunran? That name sounds familiar..."

"If I remember correctly, this boy seems to come from the Southern Barbarian Lands. He is a member of a local tribe and not a martial artist from the Yuanfeng Realm or the Four Kingdoms of Lingnan."

"So he's just a lowly commoner from the south. No wonder his cultivation is so weak. I wonder what gives this kid the audacity to participate in this year's academy competition. He truly doesn't know his own limitations!"

"Your Excellency is mistaken! It is rumored that this young man not only possesses an innate spiritual body, but was also taken in as a personal disciple by Elder Yin Baili of the Punishment Hall. He is probably not as simple as we imagine..."

The chatter below the arena was incessant, but Wu Yunran ignored the gossip and leaped to the other side of the arena.

"Brother Wu, I never expected my next opponent would be you."

Seeing Wu Yunran leap onto the arena, Lu Feng was also slightly surprised.

After all, the opponent in the past was just a minor Body Refinement Realm martial artist. With such a weak cultivation level, not to mention looking at the entire Falling Star Academy, even in the North Academy where newcomers gathered, he was far from being ranked, and could be considered the bottom of the list.

Therefore, Lu Feng never expected that Wu Yunran, whose strength was considered to be at the bottom of the North Academy, would also participate in this year's academy competition.

What's even more amazing is that the opponent wasn't eliminated in the first round of the draw; instead, they had a burst of good form and won two consecutive matches, and have been holding on until now.

According to the rules of the academy competition, if Wu Yunran wins another match, she will have successfully unlocked three wins and will be able to advance to the next round of free challenges.

It should be noted that even some students from the West Campus could not guarantee a 100% chance of advancing in the academy competition, let alone Wu Yunran, a newcomer from the North Campus whose strength was considered to be at the bottom.

"Brother Lu, I never expected that I would be facing you in the final round of the competition."

Facing the surprised gaze from Lu Feng, Wu Yunran also took a deep breath, then cupped his hands in a salute, "However, I feel extremely honored to be able to spar with you, Brother Lu. Please enlighten me, Brother Lu!"

Although the chances of winning this battle are extremely slim, perhaps less than 10%, Wu Yunran is not willing to give up so easily.

After all, he had already won two consecutive matches, and now he only needed to win one more to advance to the second round of the free challenge. It would be a pity to give up now.

"Brother Wu, there's no need to be so polite. With your talent and comprehension, and the aid of your innate spiritual body, even if Elder Yin Baili hadn't taken you as his disciple, your future achievements would certainly not be low..."

Lu Feng released his Yuanli perception and discovered that Wu Yunran's aura had become much stronger than it had been three months ago, even comparable to a martial artist at the first level of the Opening Meridian Realm. Lu Feng nodded slightly, his face showing emotion.

About three months ago, when he received his mission in the main hall of Bai Qiufeng's academy, he had a chance to meet Wu Yunran, who had only recently broken through to the third level of the Condensation Realm.

Now that they meet again, Wu Yunran's Yuan Power cultivation has actually reached the Opening Meridian Realm!

This clearly demonstrates the immense power of an innate spiritual body; its cultivation efficiency and breakthrough speed are unmatched by ordinary martial artists!

"Brother Wu, make your move."

Composing himself, Lu Feng slightly raised his right hand and gestured towards Wu Yunran opposite him, "You probably understand that I won't hold back in this battle...!"

"Brother Lu, I'm sorry to offend you!"

Seeing this, Wu Yunran stopped talking and immediately leaped towards Lu Feng opposite him, raising his hand to throw a punch straight at the latter's face, clearly showing no intention of holding back.

Whoosh! Bang!

Wu Yunran's fist came flying at once, but Lu Feng easily dodged it by simply turning his body to the side. At the same time, he struck out with a palm from a distance, which immediately sent Wu Yunran flying back dozens of meters.

"Such formidable power...!"

"If I hadn't secretly used the power of the Rock Thousand Blade Body to deflect some of the impact of the palm strike, I would probably have been knocked off the stage by now, or even coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground...!"

His body flew backwards and was about to fall off the stage when Wu Yunran finally managed to stop. His face was deathly pale, and he looked at Lu Feng opposite him with great fear.

After all, the opponent had only casually struck him with a palm, yet he had almost been knocked off the stage!

This shows that Lu Feng's strength far exceeded his imagination!

Moreover, Wu Yunran was also very clear in his heart that Lu Feng had not used his full strength in that palm strike. Otherwise, even with the help of his innate spiritual body, he would definitely not have been able to withstand the opponent's palm strike!

"The speed is not bad, but the power is a little weak. Let's try again!"

With a single palm strike, Lu Feng easily repelled Wu Yunran. He did not pursue the attack, but merely glanced at Wu Yunran indifferently, as if everything was under control and he was not in a hurry to end the battle.