Chapter 1855 - 1883: Ye Feng’s Sword Intent
However, Ye Feng was merely a Martial Artist at the early Proof of Dao stage, yet he so effortlessly defeated Zhuang Yu, who was at the mid-stage of Proof of Dao. The entire square fell into silence, completely exceeding everyone’s expectations.
Ye Feng still looked impatiently at Zhuang Yu: "You’ve been noisy in my ear the whole time. Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Everyone was shocked, unable to accept it: "How is this possible? Senior Brother Zhuang Yu is at the mid-stage of Proof of Dao in the Dao Sect!"
"Everyone quiet down! So what if he’s in the Dao Sect?" Ye Feng angrily shouted. He was quite annoyed; he was just at a critical moment of comprehension, his Sword Intent was about to make some breakthrough, but was suddenly interrupted by Zhuang Yu, making Ye Feng very unhappy.
"Boom!" In an instant, Ye Feng’s True Essence exploded, his presence expanded, pressure descended, and Dao Patterns appeared on his forehead.
The powerful pressure directly descended on everyone, while Ye Feng emitted an eight-colored glow from his body.
"Daoist Lord!" Everyone was shocked upon witnessing this scene, looking at Ye Feng as if dreaming. They never imagined Ye Feng would be a genius at the Daoist Lord level. But it wasn’t surprising, since a Daoist Lord could naturally defeat Zhuang Yu.
"When did our Green Lotus Sword Sect get another Daoist Lord level genius?" Everyone looked at Ye Feng.
Seeing the remarkable expressions on everyone’s faces, Long Yu felt especially amused. Their expressions were the same as his when he first learned Ye Feng was a Daoist Lord. Watching their shocked and surprised faces, Long Yu didn’t know why, but he felt much more comfortable inside, and much more balanced.
"Senior Brother Long Yu, this senior brother seems to have come with you. Who is he?" Everyone asked Long Yu curiously.
Almost simultaneously, everyone’s eyes focused on Long Yu. Long Yu gave a slight smile: "His name is Feng Ye. He’s not from our Green Lotus Sword Sect. He’s here to join us today, but he doesn’t have an Elder’s recommendation and missed our recruitment ceremony, so he chose to draw a sword from the Sword Pool!"
"What!" After hearing Long Yu’s words, everyone felt extremely shocked, thinking Ye Feng must be crazy.
"The Sword Pool is so dangerous, and yet he chose to draw a sword?" Everyone looked at Ye Feng with very strange eyes.
It’s known that Ye Feng is a Daoist Lord level genius; if Long Yu had informed the elders of the Green Lotus Sword Sect, then among the seven elders of the sect, surely someone would be willing to take Ye Feng as a disciple. There was no need to risk entering the Sword Pool.
Everyone looked at Ye Feng with strange eyes, then shifted those eyes to Long Yu.
Long Yu looked innocent and quickly explained: "Don’t look at me. I’ve already told him, and informed Elder Qinghuo. Qinghuo Sword Sect is willing to recommend Feng Ye to other elders for them to take Ye Feng as a disciple, but Ye Feng refused and insisted on coming to the Sword Pool!" Long Yu naturally knew what everyone was thinking, thinking Long Yu was jealous of Ye Feng’s talent.
So he didn’t tell Ye Feng, but deliberately led Ye Feng to the Sword Pool, wanting Ye Feng to fail and leave.
After hearing Long Yu’s words, everyone became even more shocked. Clearly, with Ye Feng’s talent, he could easily join the Green Lotus Sword Sect, yet he chose to enter the Sword Pool. Everyone was baffled by Ye Feng’s decision.
At the same time, everyone understood why Ye Feng blatantly walked straight to the entrance of the Sword Pool earlier.
And entered their territory; everyone thought Ye Feng was here to seize territory or provoke them.
But now they knew they were mistaken. Ye Feng intended to enter the Sword Pool.
At this moment, Ye Feng took out the Elder Token belonging to Elder Qinghuo and directly embedded it into the Defensive Array, causing the Sword Pool’s Defensive Array to tremble. Shortly thereafter, a passage appeared in the Sword Pool’s entrance, just big enough for one person to enter. Suddenly, the entrance exploded with a surge of astonishing Sword Intent.
That Sword Intent surged like a torrent, instantly flooding over everyone, suppressing them to the point of discomfort.
Breathing seemed to become difficult, as if they were about to be sliced by invisible swords.
However, Ye Feng remained relaxed, inwardly full of anticipation. It was precisely because he felt such intense Sword Intent that Ye Feng was filled with expectation; he believed that if he entered the Sword Pool, his Sword Intent would surely improve.
Without any hesitation, Ye Feng walked straight towards the Sword Pool, while everyone’s eyes showed anticipation, speculating: "Which layer of the Sword Pool do you think Feng Ye can reach?"
"I think at most the sixth layer. After all, Sword Pool isn’t about talent but Sword Intent strength; the stronger the Sword Intent, the more it can resist the pressure in the Sword Pool. Although he’s a Daoist Lord expert, his Sword Intent is not terrifying!"
Everyone nodded; they all thought Ye Feng could not venture far in the Sword Pool.
Before long, Ye Feng entered the Sword Pool, while disciples on the Martial Arts Square stopped their cultivation, gathered around, watching whether Ye Feng could pull out a sword from the Sword Pool.
More and more disciples gathered around; initially, they were those from the Asking stage, Proof of Dao early and middle stages. Later, people with higher cultivation levels and stronger abilities came, including experts at the Great Perfection stage of Proof of Dao.
After all, the Sword Pool might not open for hundreds of years, and with someone entering it now, they wanted to join the excitement, see what kind of person entered the Sword Pool.
Ye Feng stopped on a lotus leaf after entering the Sword Pool, and immediately felt boundless Sword Intent assaulting him like a torrential rainstorm, and Ye Feng couldn’t dodge at all.
If one wanted to resist the pressure created by the Sword Intent in the Sword Pool, one could only rely on their own Sword Intent to oppose it.
"Boom~" In an instant, Ye Feng’s whole body shook, a wave of energy surged out, his Sword Intent erupted instantly.
The endless energy wave directly impacted the surroundings, Ye Feng’s Sword Intent broke through the Sword Intent, and various Sword Intents rushed towards him, greatly reducing his pressure.