Eli Shan and Lin Feng engaged in a relentless exchange of blows, their fists colliding with thunderous force. The intensity of their punches echoed through the arena, sending the waves with each punch. After a prolonged exchange, they instinctively created distance, both warriors eyeing each other with a newfound respect.

With a confident grin, Lin Feng addressed Eli Shan, "You are truly a formidable opponent. Now, let me show you my full power too."

With that, a surge of power emanated from Lin Feng, revealing his full cultivation.

"Peak stage of Zun realm!" someone in the audience exclaimed, his voice carrying a mix of awe and surprise.

"No, he's on the verge of entering the origin realm!" another spectator corrected him.

"What are you talking about? He's already stepped into the half-stage of the origin realm!" declared an elderly figure, a veteran among the spectators.

Hearing about this sent shockwaves through the onlookers. Everyone knew that Lin Feng was strong, but to think he was already at the half step of the origin realm? This was something hard to believe.

On the stage, Eli Shan, undeterred, unleashed the power of his seventh stage of the Zun realm. Looking at the difference between their realm, everyone thought that Eli Shan had no chance against Lin Feng.

Feeling the overwhelming cultivation of Lin Feng, even Eli Shan's headmaster was uncertain about the outcome and advised him, "Little Eli, Just do your best, don't overdo it."

Eli Shan acknowledged the advice with a nod, his gaze fixed on Lin Feng. "Your pure qi is transforming into origin qi, isn't it? Looks like you're going to be even more entertaining than I imagined."

This origin qi far surpassed the strength and purity of pure qi, creating a disparity that even powerful techniques struggled to bridge. That's why cultivators below the origin realm couldn't fight against someone who was at the origin realm. To cultivators above this realm, everyone below seemed nothing more than ants in comparison."

Lin Feng grinned and cast a gaze at him with lust, "Hahaha, I love your fighting spirit. I can see that you're not your average person. Let's continue to enjoy ourselves!"

Eli Shan felt weird by his gaze and instinctively created more distance, asking, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Lin Feng thought of something and shouted in embarrassment, "Don't you dare think something strange!"

Eli Shan nodded with a serious expression.

Lin Feng jumped in his place, clearly irritated. "Why so serious? I'm not that kind of man!"

Eli Shan, grinning, played along, "Just kidding, just kidding." With a lighthearted response, he dismissed the thought and charged towards Lin Feng, condensing strength into a powerful punch.

Without backing down, Lin Feng also moved forward and met Eli Shan head-on, throwing a punch in response.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

In an instant, hundreds of punches collided. Eli Shan used wind intent to move fast and condensed sword qi around his fist, relentlessly striking towards Lin Feng.

Lin Feng, undeterred, enveloped the origin qi around his fist and met Eli Shan's blows head-on.

Their fists continued to clash, but no one was at a disadvantage. Even though Lin Feng had the advantage over the cultivation realm, but Eli Shan's body was not a joke either. His constitution was already eighty times stronger than the average person, making the confrontation evenly matched.

Both of them grinned like madmen and continued to exchange punches. This wasn't a spectacle of flashy and impressive skills; if one didn't sense the pressure, one might even mistake it for two kids playfully brawling. This was a raw, unbridled test of strength—a true man's fight. They absorbed each other's punches with their bodies, only to hurl another powerful strike back at their opponent.

But each of their punches carried enough force to obliterate the entire arena if it weren't for the protective array formation.

With every single punch, dust clouds flew around, and the impact of their punches sent a wave through the entire arena, causing even those inside the protective array to sense the pressure.

As onlookers observed the fighters closely, their minds filled with bewilderment. "They are smiling? In this intense battle, they are actually laughing? Are they crazy?"

No one could understand what they were thinking except for a few old veterans who were observing the battle. A subtle smile graced their faces as they lost themselves in thoughts of the days when they too were young and hot-blooded.

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On the stage, Lin Feng continued to throw relentless punches at Eli Shan and praised, "Eli Shan, your body is not simple. To think you can keep up with my punch and strength, which have already reached the half-step of origin realm."

Eli Shan grinned. "Don't worry; there are more surprises in store for you to be shocked."

Suddenly, the wind intent that had been aiding Eli Shan's swift movements changed its shape, transforming into a sharp sword that surrounded Lin Feng from all directions.

Lin Feng observed them and swiftly took out a sword from his space ring, effortlessly cutting through the altered wind intent. His gaze fixed on Eli Shan as he dashed forward with his sword.

His lightning speed was so fast that none of the audience members could follow his movements with their eyes. In an instant, he appeared before Eli Shan, and just as he was about to cut him with his sword, he suddenly felt something within his heart and backed away at double speed.

When the audience saw Lin Feng backing down, they looked at him with bewilderment. "Why did he move back? I thought he was about to end the fight with his sword strike."

On the fighting stage, Lin Feng, for the first time, looked at Eli Shan with a look of horror. "I was about to die? What was that feeling?"

Eli Shan looked at Lin Feng and chuckled, "So you noticed, huh?"

With that, Eli Shan took one step forward, and a burst of black sword aura erupted from him.

Boom!

With every step, the aura became more condensed and sharper.

Outside the stage, everyone felt an immense pressure that they found it hard to breathe, and array masters worked tirelessly to stabilize the array because it was getting broken from one place to another.

Undeterred, Lin Feng didn't back down. His origin aura erupted, attempting to counter Eli Shan's sword aura. However, to his shock, as soon as the two auras collided, Lin Feng's was instantly destroyed.

"So strong," Lin Feng acknowledged Eli Shan's strength. "I don't think there is another person stronger than you in our age."

Even the king, looking at the sword aura emanating from Eli Shan, thought to himself that he must take this technique.

This sword aura was so strong that whatever came into contact with it vanished instantly. Even the formation around the fighting stage, which helped the audience watch the fight for many years safely, came into contact with his sword aura and was destroyed in an instant. When the formation master saw this scene, they couldn't help but vomit blood in shock and disbelief.

At the corner of the stage, Lin Feng persisted in his struggle against the formidable sword aura. He wielded his special-grade sword, surrounded by his origin qi, to cut through the dark aura enveloping the whole fight stage.

Observing Lin Feng's sword, Eli Shan's eyes lit up. "That's not your ordinary sword. Right now I am not strong enough to destroy it. Looks like I will have to use 'that' to win against him."

Eli Shan extended his hand towards Lin Feng, pointing a finger in his direction. Suddenly, the sword aura that had enveloped the entire fighting stage compressed instantly, only to condense around Eli Shan's finger in the next moment.

Sensing the immense power of this technique, Lin Feng's expression turned solemn. He, too, concentrated his origin qi and sword qi around his blade, channeling his maximum strength. With determination, he rushed forward and slashed toward Eli Shan.

The dark aura and white sword collided, shattering the protection array like a glass and completely destroying the fighting stage into pieces.

Boom!!!

The collision was so strong that, even though both of them kept it under control, everyone in the audience felt as though they were about to be cut into millions of pieces.

Yet, no one in the crowd wanted to miss a single moment of the fight. Soon, as the dust settled, they witnessed the entire arena shrouded in complete darkness. However, there was something distinctly different about it. This dark aura was not merely the manifestation of sword aura; it contained sword qi, wind intent, and an amalgamation of other powerful forces.

Merely glancing at this dark aura, born from the fusion of these potent forces, sent a shiver down their spines—let alone being in the midst of it and engaging in a battle.

Soon, the dark aura dissipated and everyone finally saw Lin Feng covered in blood. His face still bore a smile, his body on his knees and bleeding profusely from all of his spores.

Using every bit of his strength, Lin Feng locked eyes with Eli Shan and, with the last reserves of his energy, he grinned at the standing opponent. "You are a real monster."

Eli Shan smiled back, his eyes filled with respect. "You are not someone ordinary too. It was really a good fight. Just meeting with you makes this long and boring trip of mine worthwhile."

Lin Feng shook his head. "Haah, look at me. I am kneeling down, bleeding from every part of my body. And there's you, still standing tall. It's me who is glad to meet a monster like you."

Eli Shan stepped forward, extending his hand towards Lin Feng. "Stand up and stand tall with me," Eli Shan smiled with respect.

Looking at Eli Shan's helping hand, Lin Feng smiled, grasping it and standing up next to him.

Observing the two friends standing together, the crowd erupted into cheers and celebration. "What an incredible duo!" some thought, while others couldn't help but feel inspired by the display of friendship and strength.

"They are the strongest teenagers I have ever seen," someone shouted.

"Yeah, right? And guess what? They are now friends! I wonder what would happen if they were to fight together against someone!" another person looked at them with excitement.

At the resting place, the headmaster, who was looking at the arena, could not believe his eyes. "Hey, Feng Qiang, did we really win? Is our school ranked first?"

Feng Qiang replied with a smile of relief, "Yes." Her eyes fixed on Eli Shan.

Lin Feng, still holding Eli Shan's hand, raised it toward the sky and shouted, "Brother Eli Shan, you won!"

Eli Shan smiled and nodded, "Yeah, we won."

Eli Shan's parents cried tears of joy in the audience, exclaiming, "Our son really won, he has truly become an adult now! We don't need to worry about him anymore."

The host, filled with happiness, approached the stage and announced, "Eli Shan is the winner of the contest. With this, the competition has concluded, and the top three schools are Holy School, Earth Dragon School, and Great Heaven School."

The host then turned to Eli Shan and continued, "Our top three students are Eli Shan, Lin Feng, and Zhang Wei. All top three students will receive rewards presented by the king himself."