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Chapter 719: Pan Feng's Breakthrough
Chapter 719: Pan Feng's Breakthrough
September 25, 2017
Lu HaiKong had opened all the treasure chests and claimed the rewards, and now he seemed to have some free time on his hands.
Initially, Lu HaiKong had planned to return to Northern Sealed City, but after some thought, he decided against it. On one hand, Pan Feng's trial was not yet complete, and Lu HaiKong wanted to stay and observe.
On the other hand, Lu HaiKong still had some matters to attend to at Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress.
More importantly, someone in Northern Sealed City preferred that Lu HaiKong not return for the time being, so he had no choice but to remain at Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress.
The person who could inform Lu HaiKong of this decision was none other than Xi Zhicai, and the other was Wang Jun. This time, it was Xi Zhicai who asked Lu HaiKong not to rush back.
The main reason was his two friends. Lu HaiKong had practically forced them to stay, and Xi Zhicai had found them something to do. Their work wasn't even halfway done yet, and if Lu HaiKong returned now, these two top-tier volunteers would be left with nothing to do.
Xi Zhicai knew his friends well; once they took on a task, they would see it through to the end.
Since Lu HaiKong didn't have any urgent matters to attend to and they could communicate via tokens, he decided to stay at Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress for the time being. Once Xun Clan's uncle and nephew had settled into their new roles, Lu HaiKong could return without any issues.
Lu HaiKong didn't have any objections to this arrangement, as he didn't have anything pressing to do in Northern Sealed City anyway. So, he remained at Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress.
However, Lu HaiKong wasn't idle during his stay at Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress. Pan Feng's trial had been going on for several days without any updates, and Lu HaiKong wasn't going to sit idly by and wait for him.
Over the next few days, Lu HaiKong worked on two tasks simultaneously: collecting the faith of the guardian beast, 'Hunky', and reorganizing the defensive forces of Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress.
The defense of Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress was initially led by Ma Han, who commanded around two thousand elite mountain bandit saber fighters and spear fighters, with some mountain bandit archers in support.
This defensive force was no longer sufficient for the current needs of Flame Yellow City, so Lu HaiKong spent several days restructuring it.
Lu HaiKong's new defensive force for Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress consisted of five thousand troops. He disbanded Ma Han's original force, with some joining the White Tiger Hall and others stationed at the mountain fortress' rear checkpoints.
Out of these five thousand, Lu HaiKong assigned one thousand from the Qin people and recruited three thousand from the residents of Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress. Finally, he added one thousand elite mountain bandit divine archers to form the new defensive force, which he placed under Meng Chao's command.
However, it wasn't entirely appropriate to say that Meng Chao was in command. Among the five thousand, only the one thousand elite mountain bandit divine archers were ready; the remaining four thousand were clearly meant for Meng Chao's training.
After settling Meng Chao with the Qin people, Lu HaiKong directly assigned him to the Fire Battalion, where he was currently learning from Zhang Mancheng.
Although Meng Chao was a descendant of Meng Tian, several hundred years had passed, and their knowledge of military strategy and formations had long been lost. It was already a remarkable feat that their martial skills had been passed down.
As a result, Meng Chao had to start from scratch in terms of military strategy, and despite his exceptional talent, he would likely need more time at Flame Yellow Mountain Fortress. Lu HaiKong took this opportunity to have Meng Chao train this new force.
At the same time, Lu HaiKong established a symbol of the military soul for this legion, and it was none other than the guardian beast named 'Hunky' by Lu HaiKong. The flag of this guardian legion featured the image of this lovable yellow bear.
Making the guardian beast the symbol of a military soul was an easy way to gather faith. If all went well, the guardian beast would grow alongside the legion, collecting belief and faith as it progressed. It was estimated that within a few months, the guardian beast would advance from its juvenile stage to the adult stage.
Once the guardian beast reached adulthood, not only would its range of protection increase, but its skills might also improve, significantly bolstering the fortress' defenses.
Of course, Meng Chao would have to work hard for the creature's growth.
It had been five days since Lu HaiKong restructured the new defensive force.
Pan Feng had been in his trial for five or six days. Initially, Lu HaiKong hadn't paid much attention to the boy's trial.
After all, Pan Feng's strength had peaked at 89 quite some time ago, and his talent was only slightly inferior to the top-tier historical generals. Breaking through to 90 strength shouldn't be too difficult for him.
However, Lu HaiKong never expected that the guy had been undergoing trials for five consecutive days without any signs of progress. This situation left Lu HaiKong slightly perplexed, wondering if the trial's difficulty was truly that challenging. Could the guy have died inside?
Fortunately, Lu HaiKong was well aware that the worst outcome of this trial for Pan Feng was merely failure, and there was no way it would pose any life-threatening danger. This realization allowed Lu HaiKong to finally relax.
Just as Lu HaiKong was slightly concerned about Pan Feng, Pan Feng was currently undergoing his final trial.
This so-called final trial was a battle against someone whose face he couldn't see, the same person he had encountered in the pure white space before.
This battle had begun two days ago, and they had been fighting for two days straight. During this time, Pan Feng had lost count of how many times he had been defeated and slain by his opponent.
Each time he was defeated, he quickly revived with full health. Even when his opponent split him in half, he could regenerate within a few breaths.
Such a battle was demoralizing, and it was the kind of fight that Pan Feng disliked the most—being repeatedly tormented by someone stronger than himself.
However, when facing Lu HaiKong and Dian Wei, he didn't feel the same dislike because he knew they had no intention of killing him. Therefore, Pan Feng wouldn't risk his life trying to slay them. But the enemy before him was different; this enemy genuinely wanted him dead and had already killed him countless times.
Confronted with such an enemy, Pan Feng couldn't and wouldn't retreat. He displayed unprecedented madness in his battle against his opponent.
Even if he died, it didn't matter; the enemy before him must be slain!
This was Pan Feng's belief and, at that moment, his obsession. In this state, Pan Feng's fighting style became increasingly frenzied as the two-day battle progressed, completely different from his previous style.
Despite the vast gap in strength between Pan Feng and his opponent, the pressure Pan Feng exerted on his adversary was incomparable to what it had been two days ago.
As he reached this point, Pan Feng could be considered to have passed the test, but he still held his breath, determined to slay his opponent.
He wanted to kill his opponent, even if it was just once, even if it meant sacrificing his life!
With this obsession, Pan Feng not only experienced a significant change in his martial arts but also witnessed an incredible transformation in one of his general traits during those two days.
In the 1619th chapter, he saw it without mistake!
Although Pan Feng was aware of this change, he had never utilized it before. He was waiting for the right moment to use this new general trait.
During his wait, Pan Feng faced defeat after defeat. Finally, when his opponent severed his left arm once again, preparing to finish him off with a backhand axe strike, Pan Feng knew his one and only chance had arrived!
In that instant, Pan Feng unleashed a roar of fury after being slain dozens of times. His eyes, the size of copper bells, lit up instantly.
[Unparalleled General]
A silent cry echoed, and a massive shadow holding an axe appeared behind Pan Feng.
Simultaneously, a force surged from Pan Feng's heart: "Now's the time! I'll kill you, damn it!"
With a roar, Pan Feng's axe transformed into a thunderclap, wielding unparalleled might. With a single strike, he split his opponent, who had slain him countless times, diagonally in half!
Gazing at his opponent finally lying beneath his axe, Pan Feng's coarse face broke into a slightly sinister smile.
"I told you I'd chop you to death sooner or later!"
"Then congratulations! You've passed the trial!"
The familiar deep voice Pan Feng knew resonated, but before he could comprehend what was happening, the space before him shattered once more.
At that moment, a vast force poured into his body, accompanied by a surge of information.
Pan Feng was unaware of the nature of the power and information he had acquired. Over the two days, he had been slain countless times, and despite reviving with full health each time, mental exhaustion was inevitable.
As he completed the trial and the power surged into him, Pan Feng collapsed.
The instant Pan Feng fell, he reappeared in the training ground where he had entered the trial space. Simultaneously, Lu HaiKong received several system notifications.
[Your subordinate, Pan Feng, has successfully completed the [Top General Trial] and obtained the special skill inheritance, [Heavenly Firmament Thirty-Six Axes]!]
[Your subordinate, Pan Feng, has successfully broken through the strength level of 90, and you have received a legendary treasure chest as a reward!]
Lu HaiKong, who had been chatting with Li Xiong, was momentarily stunned by the consecutive system notifications, but a smile soon spread across his lips.
"That kid didn't disappoint me after all!"
(End of Chapter)
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