Fellow Daoist, I gladly accept this heaven-defying opportunity.

The martial arts training ground outside the secret area.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Holy crap, that kid from the Six Sects of Nanling isn't dead!"

As soon as he said that, many people around turned to look at him.

Since Xu Mofeng fell into the volcano with the fire essence three days ago, most people have assumed that he has died and have long since stopped paying attention.

His sudden appearance, full of energy and vitality, has startled many people.

"Holy crap, he's still alive? How did he survive?"

"He seems even stronger than before; his cultivation has reached the ninth level of the Golden Core stage!"

"That's outrageous! He must be blessed by heaven and have incredible luck to be able to turn danger into safety."

"I've said it before, top geniuses aren't afraid of danger at all. What we see as certain death situations are actually rare opportunities and blessings for them."

"It's just about living towards death, basic stuff. Speaking of which, Xu Mofeng is young, but he's got quite a lot to offer."

"He stole Ren Chongran's opportunity, and Ren Chongran will definitely not swallow this insult. This is going to be interesting."

"Ren Zhongran is a powerhouse ranked twelfth on the list of outstanding talents. He has already achieved the Void Origin Realm and is only one step away from the true Nascent Soul Realm. This kid has truly escaped one danger only to fall into another."

"Hehe, who is the tiger and who is the lamb, that's still uncertain."

……

Within the secret realm.

"Good lad!"

Ren Chongran looked Xu Mofeng up and down, clearly sensing the surging, fiery energy within him. He immediately knew what had happened.

His face instantly turned extremely pale.

"It seems you've obtained the fire spirit... Good, very good!"

Ren Chongran said "Good" twice, and a surge of killing intent suddenly erupted from his body, while a cloud of aura and smoke rose more than ten feet high above his head.

"You stole my opportunity and wasted a precious resource! You deserve to die! You truly deserve to die!"

Before he could finish speaking, the enraged Ren Chongran flashed forward and charged straight at Xu Mofeng.

Xu Mofeng had just undergone a transformative change and was looking for a way to unleash his power. When he saw Ren Chongran charging towards him, he laughed loudly and went straight to meet him without dodging or avoiding him.

"Perfect timing!"

Xu Mofeng met Ren Chongran's attack with a straight punch, the punch was plain and unadorned, without any surge of spiritual power.

"You ignorant fool!"

Ren Chongran's eyes were icy cold, and the illusory purple clouds surrounding his body suddenly swelled, transforming him into a blazing purple sun, with intense pressure spreading outwards.

Compared to Ning Jin, who fought Xu Mofeng before, his Purple Cloud Profound Skill was several levels higher. The purple cloud was almost solidified. Wherever the heat wave passed, the air twisted and hissed. The hard rocks under his feet even showed a molten dark red luster, and the surrounding grass and trees instantly withered and curled up.

The heavy fist, shrouded in purple clouds, collided violently with that ordinary, fair fist.

boom!

The purple clouds surrounding Ren Chongran exploded into shattered pieces, instantly dissipating into nothingness.

He himself shot backward at ten times the speed he had come from, smashing through three or four giant rocks, each over ten feet long, and crashed into a distant earthen slope like a tattered sack, sending dust billowing into the sky.

To onlookers, this scene clearly showed Xu Mofeng smashing a purple sun with a single punch!

At the same time, with a loud "boom", a crimson cloud of energy, tens of feet high, suddenly rose above Xu Mofeng's head. It was shaped like a dragon coiling in the sky, and its crimson light was dazzling.

"??!"

The group of martial artists who were watching the battle from outside the secret realm suddenly froze on the spot, their eyes wide open, as if their eyeballs were about to pop out of their sockets.

"Send Ren Chongran away with a single punch?!"

"Ninth level of Golden Core...and it actually manifested a cloud of energy tens of feet high?!"

"hiss--"

A series of gasps of shock rose and fell, and after a moment of deathly silence, the crowd erupted into chaos.

Although many people guessed that Xu Mofeng's strength would definitely improve by leaps and bounds after absorbing the fire essence, no one expected that the leap would be so outrageous!

It was already astonishing that someone at the ninth level of the Golden Core realm could condense aura and mist, but the scale and momentum of this mist far surpassed that of Ren Chongran, who was at the Void Origin Realm. Its magnificence was truly astonishing.

"What terrifying resources must have been behind this?!"

"This is outrageous! Once he condenses his core, won't he directly attempt to break through to the upper three ranks?!"

"Inconceivable...absolutely unbelievable!"

"By defeating Ren Chongran in a head-on confrontation, Xu Mofeng has officially entered the top twenty of the talent list!"

"To have reached this point at such a young age, if not unprecedented, is certainly unprecedented!"

"This child... is truly terrifying!"

In just a few days, Xu Mofeng accomplished a feat that no one else would even dare to dream of!

From its initial entry into the list of outstanding talents to its breakthrough into the top twenty, its speed was as fast as a rocket, like a comet suddenly streaking across the night sky, appearing out of nowhere and leaving everyone speechless.

Even the old eunuch beside the carriage kept glancing sideways and occasionally whispering a few words into the carriage curtain. No one knew what the important person inside the carriage was thinking.

"Useless, as thin as a piece of paper, it will crumble at the slightest touch."

Xu Mofeng strode over to the unconscious Ren Chongran, took off the storage ring from his hand, and put it into his pouch.

He hadn't even used his full strength just now, yet his foundation was now more profound than anyone could imagine. He could manifest a cloud of energy dozens of feet long simply by relying on his physical strength. If his divine sense and spiritual power were to erupt together, the scene would be incredibly shocking.

Ren Chongran was only seriously injured and unconscious, but still had some life left.

Xu Mofeng pondered for a moment but did not kill him.

The reason for killing Cheng Zhixia and Lu Qi was that they came from the Seven Sects of Beiling. The two sects were mortal enemies, so killing them was a no-brainer.

Ren Chongran was different. Although he was not afraid of making enemies, he would save himself unnecessary trouble by avoiding offending a sect.

After storing his items in his storage ring, Xu Mofeng flashed to the red-robed youth's side, raising an eyebrow and saying, "You brat, you're still here? Waiting for me, perhaps?"

The young man in the red robe stiffened his neck and retorted defiantly, "Who, who was waiting for you! I'd like to stay here a few more days, what's it to you!"

Xu Mofeng's expression was strange. He had switched this kid's opportunities three times in a row. Anyone else would probably be itching to get revenge and wishing for their own misfortune. But when this kid was watching the battle just now, there was a clear hint of worry in his eyes.

Could it be some kind of Stockholm syndrome?

Is it masochistic addiction?

"what!"

Just then, the boy in the red robe suddenly screamed, covering his face and turning his head away abruptly, both ashamed and furious: "You...you're not wearing any clothes! You're a pervert!"

Xu Mofeng frowned and said irritably, "What are you yelling for? Don't you have any? You're making a racket like a sissy."

One sentence left the red-robed youth speechless, his face turning bright red. He turned away, sulking and refusing to speak.

It wasn't good to always be naked, so Xu Mofeng took out a brand new white martial arts robe from his storage ring and changed into it.

After glancing again at the red-robed youth whose ears were bright red, he was basically convinced that this guy was a sissy with masochistic tendencies, and might even be homosexual.

Of course, he wouldn't discriminate against the other party; after all, this was his "lucky star," a veritable treasure-giving boy.

"What's your name?"

Xu Mofeng asked casually.

The young man in the red robe stammered for a long time before whispering, "My name is... Ying, Ying Yunying."

Xu Mofeng slightly raised his eyelids. The surname Ying was the royal surname of the Jin and Liang dynasties.

This kid's surname is Ying. Could he be related to the royal families of Jin and Liang?

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense. This secret realm was originally passed down by the Jin-Liang royal family. If he were a member of the royal family, he could have entered through the back door and possess information on a bunch of opportunities and treasure locations, which would make perfect sense.

Having figured things out, Xu Mofeng said, "I'm about to leave, do you want to come with me?"

Ying Yunying spat at him, her face full of disgust: "Who wants to travel with you! Even if I jump off this volcano and am devoured by monsters until there's not a bone left, I'd rather die than go with you!"

"OK."

Xu Mofeng didn't press the matter, waved his hand and said, "Then I'll be going now, see you again if fate allows."

Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed and he had already darted dozens of feet away, becoming nothing more than a blurry dot in the blink of an eye.

"What a joke! I never want to see you again!"

Ying Yunying angrily shouted at his back, took out the animal skin map and looked down to check the next marked point. As she looked, she suddenly felt a little guilty.

What if... what if we run into this guy again at the next opportune moment?

Xu Mofeng moved like a ghost, riding the wind.

Stopping midway and looking back, one could see that the restrictive light at the edge of the secret realm was shrinking towards the center, having advanced a considerable distance since entering, and its movement speed was constantly increasing.

This is clearly forcing all the trial participants in the secret realm to converge on the central area.

While he was pondering, Xu Mofeng suddenly detected a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy.

After his divine sense underwent a transformation, he became extremely perceptive of changes in the surrounding spiritual energy, able to detect even the slightest variations from dozens of miles away.

"That's the direction."

Xu Mofeng moved swiftly, rushing towards the source of the fluctuations.

After traveling for dozens of miles, dark clouds suddenly appeared on the horizon ahead, a dark and eerie sight, as if they had appeared out of nowhere.

Lightning snakes darted through the dark clouds, their purple rays flickering erratically.

boom……

A thunderous roar erupted, and a bolt of purple lightning crashed down!

Then came the second, third, and fourth rounds!

The four bolts of lightning grew thicker and thicker with each subsequent bolt, their power increasing with each strike.

As the lightning tribulation subsided and the dark clouds slowly dispersed, an extremely dense pillar of spiritual energy suddenly descended from the heavens and earth, landing precisely where the lightning had struck.