The stone door slowly opened, and Long Chen walked out.
Elder Huang looked at Long Chen with a peculiar gaze. Even though he had already witnessed Long Chen’s terrifying absorption rate of Superior Spirit Stones, he was still shocked. In just the past few days, Long Chen had used nearly 500,000 of them. For anyone else, that amount would have been enough to last an entire year, but for Long Chen, it had only been seven days.
"Is something the matter, Elder Huang?" Long Chen asked, sensing the elder’s gaze.
"After seven days of closed-door cultivation, I wonder how much your strength has improved?" Elder Huang asked.
"Not much. I only advanced two minor realms, and it’s all thanks to your care, Elder Huang," Long Chen replied openly.
Elder Huang’s face filled with surprise, then he shook his head with a smile. This kid is truly terrifying. To think he spent so many Superior Spirit Stones just to break through two minor realms.
"Thank you for your care, Elder Huang," Long Chen said. "I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now."
After bidding farewell to Elder Huang, Long Chen left the Training Room.
Just then, a man approached Elder Huang and reported, "Elder Huang, we found many Human Martial Beads inside the stone chamber."
Elder Huang immediately understood. He gazed after Long Chen’s departing figure with profound eyes. This kid is getting more and more interesting.
On the way back to the Deacon House, Long Chen happened to pass two Disciples of Martial Sect.
"I can’t believe that guy from the Human Institute, Lin Feng, is bold enough to directly challenge Wang Huayu from our Earth Institute."
"Everyone wants to reach the sky in a single bound, but they never stop to consider their own strength."
"Exactly! Our Earth Institute’s Wang Huayu is ranked sixty-first on the Spirit List, while that Lin Feng is only ninety-first. That’s a full thirty ranks apart!"
"Let’s hurry. The Spirit List challenge is starting in five minutes. We can’t miss the spectacular sight of Lin Feng from the Human Institute getting utterly crushed."
Their conversation reached Long Chen’s ears, every word crystal clear.
A Spirit List challenge? Perfect!
At that thought, Long Chen immediately followed the two men.
Soon, he arrived at a plaza. A large platform stood in its center, surrounded by many Disciples of Martial Sect who had already gathered to watch the challenge begin.
Long Chen found a place to sit and waited for the event to start.
"Lin Feng of the Human Institute, ranked ninety-first on the Spirit List, has come to challenge Wang Huayu of the Earth Institute, ranked sixty-first!" a voice suddenly rang out.
A moment later, a shadow flashed before everyone’s eyes, materializing on the platform.
The crowd buzzed with discussion.
"Is that Lin Feng?"
"He’s merely ninety-first on the Spirit List, yet he dares to challenge an expert ranked sixty-first? This guy really doesn’t know his own limits!"
"Normally, only the genius Second-class Disciples from each institute would dare to challenge someone so many ranks higher. But I’ve never heard of this Lin Feng from the Human Institute. He’s completely unremarkable. Where on earth did he get this courage?"
Even the disciples from the Human Institute were not optimistic about Lin Feng’s chances. After all, many disciples in their institute were far stronger than him, yet even they wouldn’t dare to be so aggressive. But he...
"You guys must not have heard," one person explained. "The main reason Lin Feng is being so reckless is that Wang Huayu from the Earth Institute stole his woman. Lin Feng couldn’t take the humiliation, so now he wants to defeat him in front of everyone..."
Hearing this, the Disciples of Martial Sect who had been in the dark suddenly understood.
So, the guy was cuckolded.
SWOOSH!
A figure flashed onto the stage.
Wang Huayu stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking down indifferently at Lin Feng. "Merely ninety-first on the Spirit List, and you dare challenge me directly? Could it be that you’ve had some great fortuitous encounter recently? Is that what’s giving you such confidence?"