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Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Snake Staff Technique
Snake Staff Technique
At the moment Lin Feng made his move, Bo Nan also moved, his iron staff striking out like a venomous snake capturing its prey.
"My staff technique is a hereditary Five Stars Battle Technique. Even if your combat skills are good, I don’t believe they can surpass the power of my ancestral combat skills!"
Bo Nan’s face showed immense confidence; he had encountered several martial masters of the Sixth and even Seventh Layer before, but all were defeated by his single strike.
Bang!
However, in the next moment, his facial expression froze instantly, transforming from confidence to horror. He barely had time to think before he was thrown back, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood as the starlight around his iron staff dissipated.
Oh!
Bo Nan spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face pale as paper, devoid of any color. Looking at the young man walking towards him, he felt a chilling cold spread all over his body.
"Could it be, you used a Six Stars Battle Technique?"
Lin Feng stopped in front of him, "Staff techniques value skill over strength. As the saying goes, ’Fear the vigorous fist and the cunning wolf staff.’ In unarmed combat, those with greater strength might have an advantage, but it’s different with staff combat. Staff techniques emphasize not clashing directly with power, but rather skill and method, combining both hardness and softness. You are still far behind."
Hearing this, Bo Nan’s face turned utterly terrified, "I... don’t... don’t kill me..."
Lin Feng slightly shook his head, and the next moment, he crushed Bo Nan’s head with a punch. Walking over to the five dying young men, he crushed their hearts beneath his feet, then arranged their bodies in a circle and sat down cross-legged, activating the Demon Dragon Star.
These were all his nutrients. How could Lin Feng possibly miss out?
Six individuals, all of them Sixth Grade Stars, which would be among the top three in the Lin Family. Yet here, it seemed that a combination of Sixth Grade Stars and the Martial Master Fourth Layer was the basic standard.
The stronger ones would be Martial Master Fifth Layer along with Seventh Grade, while the top tier included people like Hao Hai and Xu Leiting, having Eighth Grade Stars and up to the Sixth or even Seventh Layer of cultivation. As for Lin Feng and Yu Wen Tuo, they naturally stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid, although Lin Feng’s cultivation was one layer lower than Yu Wen Tuo.
"After all, these are all individuals who pride themselves on their strength. If their talents were poor, they wouldn’t dare lose face here, or they would have been eliminated in the first round."
Lin Feng pondered inwardly, then started to activate the Demon Dragon Star again.
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Feng opened his eyes and walked towards the cave, leaving behind six mummified corpses arranged in a circle.
Inside the cave, it was very damp, with a constant dripping sound in his ears. Although visibility was low, he could see clearly enough. As he ventured deeper, mica and some strange cave plants appeared around him, and occasionally, palm-sized cave bats flew out.
"Could there be something valuable inside? Otherwise, why would Yu Wen Tuo come here?"
Lin Feng found it strange. Another quarter of an hour passed, and the ground began to show the bodies of Demon Beasts, mostly bats, but unlike the ones Lin Feng initially saw, these were the size of human heads, whole brown and looking extremely ferocious and terrifying. At this time, there were over thirty on the ground, densely packed and emitting a strange smell that wouldn’t dissipate. Additionally, in the corner of the cave, there were two young men with twisted heads, both around fifteen or sixteen years old. Their faces had a strange green color, resembling a layer of moss on their faces.
Lin Feng searched their bodies, which had already been pillaged, and noticed two puncture wounds on their necks, seemingly bitten by these bats.
"Demon Dragon Star, devour!"
Lin Feng was indifferent whether the opponent died from being smashed, burned, or poisoned—a dead person was nourishment for him either way, and he would not waste it.
In an instant, two more Sixth Grade Stars turned into nutrients. Lin Feng could feel that devouring another seven or eight would allow his Demon Dragon Star to break through to Seventh Grade, and he himself would soon step into the Seventh Layer of Cultivation.
At the same time.
Inside the cave, there was a spacious stone chamber. Hanging from above were numerous stalactites, resembling war spears, under which lay a pool of water. This water was incredibly clear yet extremely cold.
On the other side, numerous old tree roots coiled together, each as thick as a human arm, complicatedly intertwined. From a distance, they resembled dark python snakes, sending shivers down one’s spine.
However, standing beneath these roots were a dozen young individuals, all eagerly watching the roots. Specifically, they were fixed on the three golden fruits blossoming on them, each the size of a fist, emitting a faint golden glow.
"Earth Core Fruit! A legendary exotic treasure said to appear only deep underground, a four-star Top Grade item, I never imagined it would be real, and at least five hundred years old!"
Yu Wen Tuo was eager with excitement. As a son of the Royal Family, he had seen all manner of fine things, even ingested more than his share of five-hundred-year-old herbs, but he had never seen a five-hundred-year-old four-star Top Grade!
"With these three fruits, I am certain to ascend to the Eighth Layer!"
Yu Wen Tuo clenched his fists, unable to contain himself, having recently stepped into the Seventh Layer of Cultivation.
"Seventh Prince, this place is eerily quiet. Logically, such a treasure should be guarded by demon beasts, yet we see none," remarked someone standing beside him, looking around nervously.
"Right, my mother used to say that these demon beasts are cunning, they can conceal their forms!" Huang Tie added emphatically.
Yu Wen Tuo scanned the stone chamber, his gaze finally falling on the lake, and sneered, "If I’m not mistaken, if there is a demon beast here, it must be in this lake, and the types of beasts that can live deep in this cave are few. If it hasn’t come out by now, it’s either out hunting or already killed by the Elders guarding the Hunting Garden!"
The others questioned, "But if the Elders killed it, why didn’t they take the Earth Core Fruit?"
Yu Wen Tuo frowned at his own argument falling apart but dismissively waved his hand, "Why worry so much? Who will go and pick that Earth Core Fruit for me? I’ll reward them with five thousand Gold Pearls!"
Upon hearing this, everyone’s hearts leaped, their eyes irresistibly drawn to the Earth Core Fruit. Competing with Yu Wen Tuo wasn’t in their thoughts, but plucking the Earth Core Fruit for five thousand Gold Pearls was a tempting task.
Though they all knew the place likely harbored danger, great rewards embolden the brave.
"Seventh Prince, my movement technique is decent, I’ll go!"
A tall, thin youth suddenly leapt up, lightly tapping his feet few times before soaring high, moving with extreme agility.
When Lin Feng arrived, he witnessed this scene. Seeing Yu Wen Tuo and his group, he chose not to act rashly, instead finding a place to hide and watch how things unfolded.
"Five-hundred-year-old Earth Core Fruit?"
