Chapter 565 - 341: Mind Body’s Great Sale (2)
I went up and asked, only to find out that everyone in line was there to challenge my Mind Body.
No wonder Immortal Fate kept being credited to my account on the way here.
’Speaking of which, can’t the Battle Sanctum just make a few more Mind Bodies? Then disciples could enter different portals of light and challenge them at the same time.’
Moreover, I noticed that after one challenger came out, the next couldn’t go in right away.
The Battle Sanctum’s Artifact Spirit had to recalibrate the Mind Body’s various states before it could be used again.
Apparently, the Mind Body sustained a certain amount of wear and tear with each use, and it needed time to "reboot."
’It seems Mind Bodies are extremely sophisticated creations. It’s not like they can just be casually mass-produced for simultaneous use by disciples; the amount of data that needs to be processed must be unimaginably vast.’
Looking at the long line before him, Zou Feng felt like he was earning money without lifting a finger.
If this popularity kept up, the challenge fees would be more than just small change; he could make a fortune.
Just as he was thinking this, the previous challenger was teleported out of the portal of light.
Zou Feng recognized him at a glance. It was none other than Chen Ang, the one who had previously cost him three thousand points of Immortal Fate.
Chen Ang, upon being teleported out, clearly wanted to act as if he had defeated the Mind Body. But in the end, he couldn’t keep up the facade. He stumbled and nearly ended up bowing to the disciples in front of him.
Obviously, he hadn’t even managed to defeat the weakened Mind Body.
"If I remember correctly, isn’t this Brother Chen’s third time going in?"
"With Brother Chen’s strength, ranked in the top 100 on the Ascension Rankings, he still hasn’t found a way to win after three tries?"
"It seems the gap between them is truly massive..."
The murmurs from the crowd reached Zou Feng’s ears, making him realize that this was Chen Ang’s way of paying him back.
He had already challenged him three times, which meant he’d already paid back twelve hundred points of Immortal Fate.
Zou Feng could only cheer Chen Ang on in his heart. ’If he challenges me a few more times, I’ll break even on the three thousand points of Immortal Fate that went down the drain.’
But the next challenger in line after Chen Ang had a rather conspicuous getup.
He was dressed in an obviously ill-fitting, oversized Daoist robe and wore a veiled, conical hat, clearly trying to avoid being recognized.
’To be this secretive, his rank on the Ascension Rankings must be high. Higher than mine, most likely.’
’Otherwise, if his rank was lower than mine, there’d be no need to hide. After all, it would be perfectly normal for him to lose.’
’I just wonder who on the Ascension Rankings it could be... Someone in the top twenty, or maybe even the top ten...’
Genuinely curious, Zou Feng decided not to rush off to challenge the Mind Bodies of other prodigies. Instead, he hung around nearby, ready to watch the show.
After all, he could barely get a match with anyone ranked higher than him on the Ascension Rankings these days.
Especially those cowards in the top ten—not a single one would accept his challenge.
Since this shady character’s rank was definitely higher than his, he naturally had to see how things would play out.
This challenge lasted for quite a while.
After nearly a full hour, the person was finally teleported out from the portal of light.
However, his condition was much the same as when he had entered. His oversized Daoist robe and veiled hat were still perfectly neat, without any signs of damage.
Even his stride was steady as he stepped out.
The surrounding crowd immediately erupted in an uproar, with many gasping in admiration.
This was, after all, the first person to emerge in such pristine condition after challenging Zou Feng’s Mind Body since it had been made available.
All the other challengers had emerged in various states of disarray, some more than others.
Had a powerhouse capable of defeating Zou Feng’s Mind Body finally appeared?!
Although everyone was dying of curiosity to know who this was on the Ascension Rankings, the person was clearly hiding their identity, so no one dared to court a rebuff by asking.
Who would dare offend one of the top dogs from the Ascension Rankings?
"Hmph!"
"So that’s all there is to it."
With a cold snort, the veiled Cultivator strode out of the hall.
He had clearly said that on purpose, obviously to confirm the speculation that he had defeated Zou Feng’s Mind Body.
The surrounding onlookers automatically parted to let him through, their praise and admiration unceasing.
Seeing this, Zou Feng’s interest was naturally piqued even further.
’Someone who could defeat my Mind Body... This person isn’t just in the top twenty, they have to be in the top ten.’
’And since he defeated my Mind Body, he must have a strategy and the confidence to match. He wouldn’t dare refuse a real match with me, would he?’
So Zou Feng immediately stepped forward and blocked the man’s path.
"You... Zou Feng?" The man had been about to tell him to get out of the way, but from under his veil, he quickly recognized him. The real Zou Feng was here.
Zou Feng didn’t waste any words. He cupped his hands and said, "Since you were able to defeat my Mind Body, how about we have a proper match for real?"
After sizing Zou Feng up for a moment, the man said impatiently, "No need. I’m not interested anymore!"
With that, he walked around Zou Feng and continued on his way.
’What kind of answer is that... If you’re not interested, why go through all the trouble of hiding your identity to issue a challenge?’
’Shouldn’t you be more interested in the real thing...’
’But this is the Battle Sanctum. I can’t just stop him by force; that would be a violation of the sect rules.’
So, Zou Feng simply shouted a taunt at the man’s retreating back, "I suppose you didn’t actually defeat my Mind Body, did you? Otherwise, why wouldn’t you dare to have a friendly spar with me?"
He expected his taunt to make the man stop in his tracks, flush with anger and shame.
But unexpectedly, the man only faltered for a split second before picking up his pace and hurrying away even faster.
’He can even tolerate that?!’
Zou Feng shook his head helplessly. There was nothing more to be done.
But just as he turned around, a retching sound, "BLECH," came from outside the hall’s entrance.
’He threw up?!’
Dashing outside the hall in a single bound, he saw it was true. The man clearly couldn’t hold it in any longer and was leaning against a wall, vomiting his guts out.
Naturally, a crowd of onlookers quickly gathered around him again.
Intimidated by the man’s presumed status, no one dared to mock him out loud, but one look at their faces told you they were all itching to call him out for putting on an act.
He had been so convincing, too, making everyone really believe he had won.
In the end, who knew how long he’d been holding back that mouthful of blood, or how much pain he must have been in.
As for the man in the veiled hat, he felt much better now that he had finally coughed up that mouthful of blood.
But the searing gazes of the crowd made him feel as if he were sitting on pins and needles in a completely different way.
"What are you looking at? I just had a little mishap during my Cultivation!"
"For Cultivators like us, coughing up some blood is no big deal! Ridiculous!"
After making a few feeble arguments, he leaped away and vanished without a trace.
However, in his flustered defense, the man had made a critical mistake: he had spoken in his real, undisguised voice.
Zou Feng himself didn’t recognize the voice, but with so many disciples around, someone was bound to.
"Uh, that guy’s voice just now... didn’t it sound a lot like... Brother Xiao?"
"You’re saying he’s Xiao Weiyang?"
"No, I didn’t say that! I just thought the voice sounded a little similar, that’s all..."
Zou Feng had some recollection of the name Xiao Weiyang.
After all, Zou Feng had looked over the profiles of everyone ranked higher than him on the Ascension Rankings.
And that Xiao Weiyang was ranked twelfth on the Ascension Rankings.
This confirmed Zou Feng’s earlier suspicion.
’There’s no point in challenging anyone below the top ten. They can’t even beat my Mind Body.’
And it was a known fact that a Mind Body was weaker than the original.
Under normal circumstances, it possessed at most seventy to eighty percent of the original’s strength.
Yet even now, the top ten were still leaving his challenges on read.
Zou Feng shrugged helplessly, returned to the main hall of the Battle Sanctum, and chose a high-level portal of light—one specifically for challenging the Mind Bodies of prodigies from the past.
Once again in the chaotic space, the voice of the Battle Sanctum’s Artifact Spirit rang out, asking whose Mind Body he wished to challenge.
Since this was his first time, Zou Feng wanted to test the waters. He decided against challenging Liu Chenyu for now and instead gave the name of Lu Guanghua.
Although he had hastened Lu Guanghua’s downfall before, the Lu Guanghua he faced then had just been an Outer Body Incarnation on its last legs.
It had appeared to possess the strength of the Dao Foundation Realm, but it was completely unable to unleash its full power.
Besides, no matter how much of a letdown Lu Guanghua was, he was still a True Disciple. His Mind Body from his time in the Spiritual Energy Realm should be perfect for a warm-up.