Goddess Painting

boom--!

This was ten times more explosive than the retreat of twenty people from the peak just now!

The entire foot of the mountain erupted in chaos!

"Miss Li...the eldest daughter of the Li family?!"

"A top-grade spiritual root?! The young lady from the Li family who was just cured a few days ago?!"

"Has she gone mad? Giving up a perfectly good life as a young lady to go and suffer in that wretched place, Tian Shu Peak?"

"My God! The Li family has staked everything on Qin Feng?! They're going to fight the Lin family and Elder Wang to the death!"

Li Qingtian's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his beard trembled violently, and his finger pointing at his daughter was shaking.

"Daughter...daughter?! When did you sign this contract of servitude?!"

"Why didn't you talk to your father about it?!"

Li Qingtian felt like the sky was about to collapse. How could his precious daughter have been kidnapped by that brat Qin Feng?

Elder Zhou Tong was also quite taken aback by this sudden turn of events. He took the contract, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and nodded with a complex expression:

"The contract is valid."

"Li Wanqing is indeed a disciple of Tian Shu Peak."

The situation reversed in an instant!

A top-grade spiritual root!

This is too heavy!

Wang Tianyi's smile froze on his face, his expression as if he had swallowed a dead fly, his face twitching wildly.

But he was a cunning old fox after all, and his mind worked incredibly fast; he instantly found another loophole.

He jumped up suddenly and roared:

"So what if Li Wanqing is involved?!"

"A top-grade spiritual root is equivalent to ten mid-grade ones!"

"Still a long way to go!!"

"Qin Feng! You still lost!! You still couldn't gather enough people!!"

Lin Zhengnan also came to his senses and echoed through gritted teeth:

"That's right! Can't you do math? If it's not enough, it's not enough!"

"Even if Miss Li were blind to have chosen you, you couldn't change the outcome!"

"You can't open this Tian Shu Peak!!"

Faced with the two's desperate struggle.

Qin Feng actually smiled this time.

His smile was tinged with helplessness and mockery.

"As I just said, your premise... is wrong."

He stepped forward, his aura concealed yet powerful, his gaze piercing as he stared directly at Elder Zhou Tong:

"Who told you...?"

"I, Qin Feng, am merely a high-grade spiritual root?"

What?!

This sentence was like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

"Not top-grade? Or is it some kind of superb grade?!"

"impossible!"

Lin Zhengnan shouted without thinking, his face flushed red:

"Everyone was present during the initial test! You were the top-tier eight-shot winner!!"

"In just one month, you think you can mutate into a top-grade spiritual root? Dream on!!"

"Exactly! Bluffing! Creating a false sense of mystery!"

Wang Tianyi looked at him with disdain, not believing it at all.

Qin Feng didn't bother with these two clowns at all. He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Elder Zhou Tong, his voice strong and resonant:

"Disciple Qin Feng humbly requests the Elder's permission..."

"We're bringing back the Golden Bell Award!!"

"This disciple requests... a retest of my spiritual root!!"

crazy!

This kid is absolutely insane!

Retesting spiritual roots?

There's no precedent for this!

That golden bell is a precious artifact of the sect; how can it be opened lightly?

Elder Zhou Tong frowned, somewhat hesitant:

"Qin Feng, summoning the Golden Bell is no child's play. If you are merely toying with me, or trying to stall for time..."

"This disciple is willing to make this vow!"

Qin Feng interrupted him, his eyes filled with terrifying confidence, as if victory was already assured:

"If no result can be obtained, this disciple is willing to endure the punishment of lightning, have his cultivation abolished, and be expelled from the sect!"

That's too harsh!

While Zhou Tong was still weighing his options, a slightly immature voice, yet tinged with tears and resolute determination, suddenly burst forth from the crowd:

"I can prove it!!"

"My brother-in-law... he really isn't just a top-grade spiritual root!!"

Everyone turned around in astonishment.

Lin Yi, the "prodigy" of the Lin family who had been elevated to a pedestal and regarded as the future hope of the Lin family, stumbled and rushed to the front of the stage!

His face was streaked with tears, but his eyes were more determined than ever before.

"You unfilial son! What are you doing?!"

Lin Zhengnan was shocked and tried to pull him away, but he was too late.

Lin Yi stood in front of Qin Feng, arms outstretched, like a chick protecting its chicks, blocking Qin Feng and the Lin family.

He looked at his father, then at his sister, tears streaming down his face, his voice hoarse:

"Father! Sister! Stop being so stubborn!!"

"We're family! Why are you putting my brother-in-law through this?!"

"Do you know how much my brother-in-law has sacrificed for this family, for me?!"

He wiped away his tears, abruptly turned around, and facing the thousands of cultivators present, roared out with all his might the secret that had been buried deep in his heart for a whole month, a secret that had been suffocating him:

"A month ago! The one who caused the extraordinary phenomena of heaven and earth! The one who rang the golden bell fifteen times..."

"That's not me at all!!"

"It's my brother-in-law!!"

"It's Qin Feng!!!"

Boom! ...

These words were like a bolt of lightning from the heavens, striking everyone squarely on the head!

Everyone's mind went blank, their ears were ringing, and they even forgot to breathe.

"Wh...what?!"

"Not Lin Yi?! It's Qin Feng?!"

"A Saint-grade spiritual root...it's Qin Feng, the son-in-law who was jilted at the altar?!"

"This is utterly absurd!!"

Lin Zhengnan swayed, almost losing his balance. His finger, pointing at Lin Yi, trembled violently, and his face turned from red to white, then from white to green.

"You...you unfilial son! What nonsense are you spouting?! Are you insane?! How can you say such things?!"

Lin Yuyan was deathly pale, and she retreated repeatedly, her eyes filled with terror and resistance.

"Impossible... Absolutely impossible..."

"That piece of trash... how could it possibly be a sacred item..."

"If it's true... then... wouldn't I be...?"

Wouldn't that become the biggest joke in the world?!

Abandoning a true masterpiece for a fake genius?!

That's enough.

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control.

In mid-air, the stunningly beautiful figure who had remained silent finally spoke.

Su Qinghan took a step forward, her robes fluttering, and instantly landed on the mountain peak.

Her cool, clear eyes swept across the entire room, and all the noise instantly vanished.

Finally, her gaze settled on Qin Feng, her eyes flashing with a complex mix of emotions: a hint of inquiry, and a touch of... anticipation that even she couldn't quite explain.

"Whether it's true or false, a test will tell."

She waved her hand lightly, her movements elegant and casual.

"clang--!"

In the distance, inside the main hall, the ancient and heavy testing bell, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms, was actually summoned by her from afar and landed heavily in the center of the square with a whistling sound!

The earth trembled slightly!

"Test!"

Su Qinghan only said one word.

It was like an imperial edict, and no one dared to disobey it!

Lin Yi glanced at Qin Feng, who nodded at him and gave him an encouraging look.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, stepped forward, and placed his trembling hand on the golden bell.

"Clang! Clang! Clang..."

Eight shots!

Only eight shots!

Although he possesses a superior spiritual root and is a rare genius, he is still a far cry from the legendary fifteen-shot Saint-grade!

"this……"

Lin Zhengnan stared at the motionless golden bell, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.

Really...

What my son said is true...

The Lin family's prized prodigy is a fake...

Then... then Qin Feng is...

Under the spotlight.

Qin Feng stepped forward slowly.

He made no unnecessary movements or fancy preparations.

He simply reached out calmly, as if stroking an old friend, and gently patted the golden bell.

"Buzz—"

This time, Jin Zhong didn't even make a sound.

Instead, it unleashed a dazzling pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and earth!

Within that beam of light, there was not only gold, but also red, blue, cyan, and purple colors flowing around!

Water and fire intertwine, and wood poison is generated!

The four-colored divine light is extraordinary!

Followed by.

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang..."

The tolling of the bells was like a violent storm, continuous and unending!

One shot... ten shots!

Twelve shots!

Fifteen shots!

It didn't stop!

"when!!"

The sixteenth shot!

"when!!"

The seventeenth shot!

The bells stopped abruptly.

"Snap!"

The golden bell, which had withstood countless tests, actually developed a tiny crack on its surface because it couldn't withstand the terrifying impact of the energy!

The entire audience...

Deathly silence!

Even the wind has stopped!

Everyone was like a duck with its neck choked, mouths agape, but unable to utter a sound.

A super-powerful item with seventeen shots?!

"Thump!"

Wang Tianyi's eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backward, foaming at the mouth and convulsing all over.

Finished!

It's all over!

He has offended a peerless prodigy who is capable of leading the sect to glory and may even become the next sect leader... to the point of death!

He's lived his life to the fullest...

Lin Zhengnan seemed to have his spine removed, collapsing to the ground and muttering to himself:

"Karma...karma..."

"My Lin family... could have possessed a true dragon..."

"I pushed him away with my own hands..."

"I must have been blind!!"

regret!

Endless regret, like billions of poisonous insects, frantically gnawed at his internal organs!

Lin Yuyan's face was deathly pale. Looking at that radiant, god-like figure, she felt dizzy and disoriented.

The man she broke off the engagement with, the man she looked down on, the man she called "good-for-nothing" over and over again...

Is he a god who reigns above all living beings?

And what...did she do?!

What did she miss out on in her life?!

"Brother-in-law..."

Lin Yi knelt on the ground, crying like a child:

"I'm sorry... our family has wronged you..."

"We're all family..."

"The Lin family deserves to die!!"

Su Qinghan watched this scene. Although she had expected it, witnessing the miracle of the seventeen rings still deeply shocked her.

Her gaze toward the Lin family was filled with disgust and indifference.

But when her gaze fell on Lin Yi, her expression softened somewhat.

"The Lin family's deception of the sect is an unforgivable crime."

"But considering that Lin Yi realized his mistake, put aside his own family for the greater good, and was of pure heart..."

"The death penalty can be waived!"

"The Lin family...you'd better watch yourselves!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhengnan felt as if he had been given a second chance at life, and could only frantically kowtow to express his gratitude, until his forehead was bleeding from the kowtow.

Qi Ying, who was in the crowd, was already terrified and cowered in a corner, trembling and not daring to breathe.

"Seventeen shots..."

"This is...this is on that list, at least in the top three...no! Number one!!"

"I actually wanted to kill him?! I actually wanted to kill this monster?!"

The light dissipated.

Qin Feng withdrew his hand, his expression remaining calm.

He slowly turned around, looked at Elder Zhou Tong whose mouth was agape enough to fit an egg, and a faint smile appeared on his lips:

Elder Zhou.

"This is the second test for me..."

"Is it considered a pass?"