Chapter 140: Get Up Here

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Get Up Here

The next day, while Yi Xiaoyao was still cultivating, Luo Yi suddenly arrived with some news.

"Little Junior Brother, Hua Yunfeng, the star of our Seven Kills Star Hall, is back! He’s at the grand training grounds, sharing his cultivation insights with the other disciples. Let’s go check it out!"

Yi Xiaoyao was surprised to hear the name Hua Yunfeng, as he had seen it on the Hidden Dragon List.

"Hua Yunfeng? The guy ranked tenth on the Hidden Dragon List?" Yi Xiaoyao asked.

Luo Yi’s eyes lit up as she nodded. "That’s right! Star disciples like him are usually away for years at a time. It’s rare for him to come back to the Seven Kills Star Hall. Plus, the cultivation insight he’ll be sharing this time is about understanding ’Momentum.’ I think it will be a huge help to you."

Luo Yi then pulled Yi Xiaoyao out the door.

Yi Xiaoyao didn’t resist. He was also curious to see what kind of person this tenth-ranked prodigy from the Hidden Dragon List, Hua Yunfeng, truly was.

Besides, since Yi Xiaoyao had only just grasped Sword Momentum, he didn’t fully understand it. This was a perfect opportunity to listen to the senior brother’s cultivation insights.

The grand training ground was a sea of people. Countless disciples had come to witness the presence of the tenth-ranked expert on the Hidden Dragon List.

Even elders like Lin Jie had come to hear his cultivation insights. Although they were also in the Golden Core Realm, their strength and talent were far inferior to Hua Yunfeng’s.

Atop a high platform, Hua Yunfeng cupped his fist to the crowd below.

"Everyone, by order of the Hall Master, I am here today to humbly share my insights regarding ’Momentum’."

"As for ’Momentum,’ what each person can comprehend is different. For example: Saber Momentum, Sword Momentum, Spear Momentum, Fist Momentum..."

"Momentum can multiply a Cultivator’s strength several times over. It is divided into three realms: Minor Success, Great Success, and Pinnacle."

"The Minor Success realm doubles your strength. On the current Hidden Dragon List, only ten people have reached this realm."

"The Great Success realm increases your strength fivefold. On the current Hidden Dragon List, only eight people have reached this realm."

"As for the Pinnacle realm, it increases your strength tenfold. On the Hidden Dragon List, only the top two have reached this state."

The crowd below immediately erupted in an uproar. For only twenty people to have comprehended ’Momentum,’ even on a list packed with geniuses like the Hidden Dragon List, showed just how difficult it was.

This made the crowd even more desperate for Hua Yunfeng to teach them how to comprehend Momentum.

Hua Yunfeng seemed to read their thoughts and chuckled. "However, something like Momentum is better experienced than explained. I will now use my Momentum to spar with you, allowing you to experience its mysteries firsthand. Whether or not you can comprehend it will depend on your own aptitude and fortune."

With that, he leaped off the high platform. His gaze swept over the disciples on the training ground. "Who wants to be the first to experience it?"

Yi Xiaoyao, who was in the crowd, was rather surprised to hear all this. ’I had no idea Momentum was so hard to grasp,’ he thought. ’After all, it felt so effortless when I mastered Sword Momentum.’

As for sparring with Hua Yunfeng, Yi Xiaoyao had no intention of participating. ’I’ve already comprehended Sword Momentum,’ he reasoned. ’I should leave the opportunity to others.’

The rest of the disciples fell silent. Finally, one spoke up, "Senior Brother Hua, you’re so powerful. What if you accidentally kill one of us?"

Hua Yunfeng seemed to recall something and quickly added, "When we spar, neither of us will use Spiritual Power. We’ll rely solely on skills like Swordsmanship or Saber Technique."

At this, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief. If Spiritual Power wasn’t used, the gap in their Cultivation levels wouldn’t matter.

"I’ll go!"

A disciple with a long face immediately stepped forward. After cupping his fist toward Hua Yunfeng, he drew his saber and charged.

Hua Yunfeng showed no reaction. Just as the long-faced disciple closed in, Hua Yunfeng’s gaze flickered, and he suddenly unleashed a powerful aura.

The long-faced disciple was about to swing his saber at Hua Yunfeng, but in the next instant, he felt an overwhelming pressure, as if ten thousand blades of Saber Qi were slashing down on him. His legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees with a THUD.

Seeing this disciple’s pathetic display, the crowd let out a chorus of jeers, causing the long-faced disciple to flee back into the throng, his face burning with shame.

"Quiet down! The aura Hua Yunfeng just released was Saber Momentum. It’s perfectly normal for an ordinary disciple to be unable to withstand it."

An elder barked at the disciples. He then stepped forward, intending to spar with Hua Yunfeng himself.

The disciples immediately fell silent, watching with great anticipation to see who would win: the elder or Hua Yunfeng.

Seeing the elder step forward, Hua Yunfeng’s expression remained placid. He immediately unleashed his Saber Momentum and clashed with his opponent.

Although neither of them used Spiritual Power, Hua Yunfeng, empowered by his Saber Momentum, sent the elder stumbling backward with a single, overwhelmingly powerful strike.

"Thank you for the match," Hua Yunfeng said, cupping his fist to the elder. "Were you able to feel the mystery of Momentum, Elder?"

The elder’s wrist was still numb from that single strike. He sighed. "I felt a glimmer of it, but my aptitude is insufficient. I’m afraid I cannot grasp it. I’ve made a fool of myself."

Hua Yunfeng shook his head. "I have already reached the Great Success realm in Saber Momentum, which boosts my strength fivefold. It is only natural that you were at a disadvantage, Elder. Please don’t take it to heart."

In the exchanges that followed, Hua Yunfeng effortlessly defeated several more disciples one by one.

Yi Xiaoyao watched the entire process, and his understanding of Sword Momentum deepened considerably. He had gained a great deal from the demonstration.

Finally, Hua Yunfeng looked impatiently into the crowd, his gaze zeroing in on Yi Xiaoyao.

He was here on the Hall Master’s orders, specifically for Yi Xiaoyao. The fact that Yi Xiaoyao hadn’t voluntarily stepped forward to spar yet left him deeply dissatisfied.

"You must be Yi Xiaoyao!" Hua Yunfeng called out. "So many disciples have come to spar with me. Why do you dare not step up?"

Yi Xiaoyao was stunned. He never imagined Hua Yunfeng would call him out by name.

"Senior Brother Hua, I’ve already comprehended Sword Momentum. This opportunity to spar with you should go to someone else," Yi Xiaoyao replied with a smile.

When the crowd heard this, they burst into derisive laughter.

"As if Sword Momentum is that easy to comprehend! Senior Brother Hua just said that even among the experts on the Hidden Dragon List, very few have grasped it. And Yi Xiaoyao dares to claim he’s done it? Only an idiot would believe that!"

Hua Yunfeng frowned as well. His opinion of Yi Xiaoyao plummeted. He couldn’t believe the Hall Master wanted him to help someone so arrogant.

"Yi Xiaoyao, you’re obviously just afraid of the embarrassment of losing to me, so you’re spouting such a ridiculous lie."

"But the entire reason I came back was because the Hall Master ordered me to guide you in comprehending Sword Momentum. So even if you’re afraid of being embarrassed, you *will* get up here!"

In Hua Yunfeng’s eyes, Yi Xiaoyao was absurdly vain.

After all, Hua Yunfeng himself had only comprehended Saber Momentum when he was at the Golden Core Ninth Realm. This Yi Xiaoyao fellow was merely at the Golden Core First Realm—it was absolutely impossible for him to have comprehended Sword Momentum.

"Get up here, now!"

Hua Yunfeng shouted at Yi Xiaoyao again. Since the Hall Master had told him to knock the kid’s arrogance down a peg, he might as well thoroughly embarrass him today.

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