Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"The Starfall Secret Realm?"

Leng Ying's beautiful eyes flickered, a hint of surprise appearing on her face as well. She seemed not to quite understand the meaning behind Lu Feng's words. On the other hand, Xia Zhenhu's expression turned slightly stern and he suddenly became solemn.

"Brother Xia, what's wrong?"

Noticing the unusual expression on Xia Zhenhu's face, Lu Feng looked over again, his tone tentative.

"Uh, it's nothing!"

Xia Zhenhu waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, then slowly said, "I just suddenly remembered a rumor..."

"About a thousand years ago, a catastrophic star suddenly fell on Cangmang Mountain. Its power was so terrifying that it not only destroyed most of Yuanfeng Realm, but also left behind a desolate, lifeless area."

"The reason why the founder of Falling Star Academy chose Cangmang Mountain as the school site was not simply because he valued the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained in the mountain range, but also to suppress the calamity star from outer space...!"

"However, even I'm not entirely sure whether this rumor is true or false...!"

Xia Zhenhu spoke solemnly, while Leng Ying and Lu Feng exchanged bewildered glances, seemingly hearing such a rumor for the first time.

"An extraterrestrial calamity?"

"This name sounds familiar..."

Lu Feng touched his chin again.

"Heh, I never expected that an extraterrestrial star would be hidden beneath the surface of this mountain range. You've really struck gold this time!"

Just as Lu Feng was pondering, Gu Canyang's faint laughter slowly came from the depths of the Treasure Basin, as if he had finally awakened and emerged from seclusion.

"Extraterrestrial stars, celestial calamities..."

Hearing this, Lu Feng finally understood, "So that's how it is! The founder of Sunset Star Academy originally planned to devour extraterrestrial stars to increase his strength, but he ultimately failed..."

"To prevent the extraterrestrial star from falling into the hands of others, the founder of Falling Star Academy suppressed it beneath the Cangmang Mountains. However, the legends about the extraterrestrial star have continued to circulate..."

"clever."

Gu Canyang grinned again and then said, "Although I don't know the specifics, it's probably pretty much what you guessed."

"After all, every extraterrestrial star contains immense power beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even a mere mortal can ascend to heaven overnight if they successfully devour an extraterrestrial star!"

"The Falling Star Academy, located on an extraterrestrial star, truly lives up to its reputation..."

Lu Feng also sighed inwardly, "Unfortunately, with my current abilities, even if I knew the whereabouts of the extraterrestrial stars, I would still find it difficult to control this power..."

After all, the alien stars have a very strong rejection reaction to the human body. Ordinary martial artists can hardly control this power, and if they are not careful, they will be devoured by the power of the alien stars and die suddenly!

Only those with strong soul power and powerful physical bodies have a slight chance to control the power of extraterrestrial stars!

Lu Feng's physical body is indeed not weak at present, comparable to a ninth-grade spiritual treasure, but his soul power realm is only at the third level, equivalent to a third-grade alchemist in the outside world, and he is completely unable to resist the backlash from the extraterrestrial stars.

"Brother Lu, are you alright?"

Seeing Lu Feng standing there speechless for a long time, Xia Zhenhu, who was standing to the side, also cast a curious glance at him.

"It's alright. Since neither of you knows anything about the rumors surrounding the Starfall Secret Realm, I won't ask any further..."

"Miss Leng, Brother Xia, until we meet again!"

Coming to his senses, Lu Feng cupped his hands in greeting to the two people before turning and leaving the martial arts arena.

As Lu Feng left, the students in the training ground all cast admiring glances at him, and a murmur of discussion arose.

"Lu Feng's strength is too monstrous! Not only did he easily defeat Shen Tianzhong and kill Cheng Xuyuan, but now he doesn't even put Xu Tianlong, the leader of the Five Spirits Society, in his eyes...!"

"That's not all. Just now, Xu Tianlong was about to kill Lu Feng, but Elder Liu and others intervened to protect him. I've never seen such special treatment before..."

"From this day forward, Falling Star Academy is likely to undergo a major transformation..."

Although Lu Feng was just a newcomer to the North Academy, his record was simply too outrageous. Not only did he not suffer a single defeat throughout the entire academy competition, but he also defeated a group of strong opponents such as Shen Tianzhong. He was truly a man of few words, but when he did speak, he made a name for himself!

However, Lu Feng himself didn't care much about these empty honors.

Right now, all he cares about is his college ranking and the rewards for the upcoming competition.

"Fourth in the Southern Academy? Not bad!"

After leaving the training ground, Lu Feng looked at the latest rankings on the Vast Token in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

With Cheng Xuyuan's death, the opposing academy's ranking was taken over by him.

According to the rules of the academy's grand competition, in addition to improving his ranking, Lu Feng can also be promoted to the South Academy, get rid of his status as a newcomer in the North Academy, and receive a higher student stipend.

After all, students in the South Academy receive 3,000 contribution points per month just for their stipend, while new students in the North Academy only receive a pitiful 100 contribution points. There is simply no comparison between the two!

With Lu Feng's departure, this year's academy competition was drawing to a close, and the once incredibly lively Lingtai Peak gradually returned to calm.

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Lingtai Peak, on a certain high platform

"Old drug addict, even if you watch it a thousand times, you can't change the outcome. A loss is a loss. You have to accept the consequences of your gamble, hehe..."

Seeing Dao Butong staring intently at Lu Feng's departing figure not far away, Li Dazui stepped forward, patted his large stomach, and said in a teasing tone.

"Hmph, this time it's just that you, old man, got lucky. What's there to be so smug about!"

Faced with Li Dazui's mockery, Dao Butong merely snorted coldly, then tossed out a black iron token, saying, "Whoever holds this token may freely enter and exit the Pill Hall from now on. As for the pills I refine, you old codger, feel free to take them!"

He had originally bet that Lu Feng couldn't beat Shen Tianzhong at all. However, he never expected that Lu Feng would not only beat Shen Tianzhong, but also kill Cheng Xuyuan, who was at the fourth level of the Spirit Soul Realm. This was far beyond his expectations.

Therefore, even though he was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to reluctantly give up the pills he had painstakingly refined to Li Dazui, who had won the bet against him.

"Hehe, old drug addict, you're actually quite trustworthy. I thought you were going to renege on your debt."

Li Dazui grinned as he accepted the black iron token, then said, "However, right now, we have more important matters to attend to than the bet: the winner of this year's academy competition and the special prize..."

"Oh? Could it be that you want to...."

Upon hearing this, Dao Butong raised an eyebrow and then twirled his goatee. "However, given this kid's talent and aptitude, it's not entirely impossible..."

"It seems that the two senior brothers already have their best choice in mind..."

At this moment, Liu Lanyu stepped forward as well, and said in a meaningful tone, "And my thoughts are the same as yours, my two senior brothers."

"Although it pains me somewhat, if this child can become a useful person in the future, then my carefully crafted Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill will not have been wasted...!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dao Butong flipped his hand over and took out a perfectly round, fragrant red pill from his pocket. At this moment, his gaze was still fixed on Lu Feng's departing figure not far away.

"Old Medicine Maniac, Junior Sister Liu, if we don't hurry, that little brat surnamed Lu might disappear without a trace..."

With another chuckle, Li Dazui's figure flickered and vanished in an instant, while Liu Lanyu and Dao Butong also turned into wisps of green smoke and disappeared from the spot.