Chapter 71: Chapter 71: A Steady Playstyle

Wang Dashan looked dejected.

He knew that facts speak louder than words, so he didn’t waste any time and quickly arranged for everyone to enter the observation room and take their respective seats.

Then, together with Zhengxing School, he granted access to Ling Feng and Kang Ning, allowing their consciousness to be projected into the Star Realm’s Alien Race Plane.

The chosen plane was the Catfish Demon Plane.

As soon as their consciousness entered the Star Realm, before they could gather their thoughts in the matching space, the scene before them underwent a drastic change the next moment.

Ling Feng appeared in a foul-smelling sewer.

The stench here was the preferred living aura of the Catfish Demons.

There were also various radioactive materials present.

Why is it said that only an Elemental Martial Artist can be immune to radiation in the Great Radiation Zone? Because once an Elemental Martial Artist’s combat power reaches 20.0, both life force and recovery ability undergo significant changes.

Ordinary radioactive materials cannot affect their organ development.

However, in such a simulated environment, Ling Feng felt that even if his physical fitness reached 1.5, he might not be able to withstand it.

He felt dizzy and light-headed.

It was clear that if he were in such an environment in reality, his body would need time to adjust, and the initial dizziness would be unavoidable.

Unless his physical fitness exceeded 2.0, or even higher.

“This is simply not a place for humans to stay.”

Ling Feng didn’t see any sign of Kang Ning for the time being; they were placed in different locations, with Kang Ning at the other end of the sewer.

Both were at the ends of the sewer and needed to advance toward the middle, continuously slaying the Catfish Demons appearing within the sewer, and meet at the center for a final showdown.

Both were aware of this rule before entering the Star Realm.

Thus, after descending, they both moved in opposite directions.

Before long, they encountered their first Catfish Demon.

Both had reached the Elemental Martial Artist level, so the matched Catfish Demons were naturally of this tier.

The Catfish Demon that appeared before Kang Ning had a combat power of 20.7.

“Pfft!”

Kang Ning’s hand rose and fell, slaying the Catfish Demon with a single saber strike. As an Elemental Martial Artist awakened to the power of nine oxen and two tigers, his combat power was even stronger than Liu Qing’s estimated 22.2, having already reached 23.1.

Against a Catfish Demon with only a combat power of 20.7, he could completely obliterate it.

“Not bad!”

Everyone in the observation room looked pleased. As a martial arts student from Outer Ring City, Kang Ning’s potential awakening was itself a miracle, and his combat power greatly surpassing Ye Xuan was even more unexpected.

His combat power had always been a secret of Zhengxing School; today, as he and Ling Feng participated in the simulated test, everyone wanted to see exactly what Kang Ning’s combat power was.

“Pfft!”

Ling Feng pierced through the chest of the Catfish Demon with a spear. The Catfish Demon before him also had a combat power of 20.7. Unlike Kang Ning, who cut through the Catfish Demon decisively and quickly, Ling Feng first blocked a few attacks before finally thrusting through the Catfish Demon’s chest.

As someone with a Coasting Along Fate, Ling Feng preferred the least effortful way of killing. He resolved to eliminate the Catfish Demon without exerting too much effort, to avoid unnecessary depletion of his strength.

The initial blocks were to expose the Catfish Demon’s weaknesses, allowing him to take it down with a more effortless strike later.

If not for his combat power of 25.1 and small-level mastery of skill transformation ability, he could have, like Kang Ning, ended the Catfish Demon with a single move.

Perhaps even more quickly and gracefully.

But that approach consumed a lot of energy.

Thus, in the eyes of those in the observation room, the difference between Ling Feng and Kang Ning was unmistakable.

They continued to move forward.

Kang Ning was moving at a brisk pace and soon encountered his second Catfish Demon, with a combat power of 21.0.

“Howl!”

The Demon-Slaying Saber Technique erupted.

Once again, a quick and precise strike decapitated the Catfish Demon.

The representative from Zhengxing School looked thrilled, as Kang Ning’s saber technique was not only swift and fierce but also executed with elegance and decisiveness.

Moments later, it was Ling Feng’s turn.

He faced a Catfish Demon with the same combat power of 21.0.

“Clang!”

Ling Feng blocked and retreated, taking four steps back until he noticed a clear flaw in his opponent’s defense.

Pfft!

A thrust pierced through the Catfish Demon’s chest, smoothly ending the fight.

Ling Feng shook the blood from his long spear and continued forward.

The same 21.0 combat power Catfish Demon, yet Ling Feng’s approach took noticeably more time, and his progress was slower. Ye Xuan, feeling uneasy, had a combat power of 20.6, relying on speed potential with electric sparks, able to unleash a combat power of 21.0.

If the Catfish Demons in the sewer were her, wouldn’t she get slain by Ling Feng in just a few moves? This was more brutal than recent days, when she fought Ling Feng in the tunnel.

At least she had suppressed Ling Feng back then.

She finally concluded it was because the Catfish Demon had no speed potential and intermediate sword skills. Although the combat power was similar, the effects differed.

If it were her, even if she couldn’t defeat Ling Feng, she definitely wouldn’t be slain in just a few moves.

Sitting in another row, Wang Dashan also frowned. Ling Feng seemed to be progressing slowly, but his attacks and defenses were very appropriate, allowing him to eliminate the Catfish Demon without expending much energy.

In a moment, Ling Feng’s strength also seemed to have grown.

“Strange!”

In the Inner Ring City Observation Room, Marquis Zhuge also frowned. As a master of the spear technique, he felt that Ling Feng’s spear skills showed a fresh mastery of control.

According to Wang Dashan’s latest report, Ling Feng had experienced an epiphany a few days ago, with a marked increase in strength. It was unlikely to grow again in such a short time.

This left him puzzled as he watched Ling Feng’s every action with great scrutiny.

“Howl!”

Kang Ning encountered his third Catfish Demon, combat power reaching 21.5, though only 1.6 apart, making it no longer easy to continue with instant killings. Thus, he ended the battle within three saber strikes.

Then continued forward.

His performance was truly impressive, causing admiration from Ye Xuan and Chen Duling, considering Kang Ning was an Outer Ring City martial arts student with fewer resources and conditions compared to the two of them.

Five minutes later.

Ling Feng also encountered a Catfish Demon with a combat power of 21.5 in the sewer.

“Gah!”

The Catfish Demon let out a hair-raising cry.

Like a humanoid wolf, it lunged swiftly at Ling Feng.

Based on Ling Feng’s previous encounter with Ye Xuan, Wang Dashan knew that Ling Feng’s combat power was around 21.5, and despite relying on skill transformation ability to kill the Catfish Demon, the process was very risky.

He worried that at the current matching speed, Ling Feng might not meet Kang Ning in the sewer and may die at the hands of a Catfish Demon prematurely.

However, if that were the case, Ling Feng would likely be feeling ashamed, as the main purpose of this simulated test was for him and Kang Ning to compete, even if it meant being instantly defeated by Kang Ning, it was still better than dying to a Catfish Demon.

For this reason, Wang Dashan broke into a cold sweat, feeling some regret over arranging such a test, fearing that the blow might be too much and leave Ling Feng demoralized to the point of no return, thus having the opposite effect.

“Clang!”

Then, people saw Ling Feng facing the 21.5 combat power Catfish Demon, continuing to retreat step by step, and after taking seven steps back, he thrust his spear.

Directly piercing through the Catfish Demon’s chest.

In the Inner Ring City Observation Room, Marquis Zhuge’s eyes widened.

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