Chapter 131: Reward
Liu Feng knocked the middle-aged man back, yet his expression remained utterly composed.
“What formidable strength for one so young. No wonder you dared injure my disciple. But I cannot stand by while you use your strength to bully the weak.”
After saying this, the middle-aged man exchanged a glance with another man in white.
The man in white nodded in understanding and strode toward Liu Feng.
“Oh? It seems the two of you intend to attack me together.” Liu Feng looked at the men in blue and white, his expression calm.
“For people like you, who have no regard for reason, we have no need to follow rules either. Old Yang, let us join forces and seize this brat.”
As he spoke, the man in blue thrust out a palm toward Liu Feng.
The man in white moved as swiftly as lightning as well. He extended his hand and reached for Liu Feng’s arm.
“Liu Feng, I’ll hold one of them off.” Seeing the two middle-aged men attack together, Zhao Bochao moved forward to help.
Liu Feng waved a hand, his expression relaxed. “Don’t worry, Bochao. I’m more than enough to deal with them alone.”
With that, he drove both fists forward with tremendous force.
His golden fists carried an overwhelming might. Like thunder descending from the heavens, they hammered toward the palms of the two middle-aged men.
Bang! Bang!
Two explosive crashes rang out. Both middle-aged men shuddered and staggered backward, while Liu Feng remained where he stood, looking entirely at ease.
“How is this possible? We are both at the seventh level of the Yin-Yang Realm, yet we cannot even break through his defenses.”
The two middle-aged men exchanged a glance, shock written across their faces.
“It seems we can only combine our attacks.”
After a brief exchange, they extended their palms at the same time and struck forward.
One released a stream of true energy as gentle as water, while the other unleashed true energy as fierce as fire. The two forces converged in midair, winding around each other. Moments later, they transformed into a sphere of light that was half red and half white.
As soon as it appeared, Liu Feng felt the surrounding air being drawn toward it. The red-and-white sphere seemed to have become the enormous maw of a demon.
“Yin-Yang Combined Strike!”
The two middle-aged men shouted together. Urging their true energy forward, they sent the red-and-white sphere streaking toward Liu Feng at lightning speed.
“Flawless Domain!”
With a shout, Liu Feng summoned a spherical golden shield of energy around his body. The red-and-white sphere shot toward him and slammed directly into the Flawless Domain.
With a sharp hiss, the sphere struck the domain and was instantly deflected.
“Go back!”
Seeing the red-and-white sphere rebound from the Flawless Domain, Liu Feng swung his right fist. A fierce golden fist aura smashed into the sphere.
Propelled by Liu Feng’s force, the red-and-white sphere shot back toward the two middle-aged men at lightning speed.
“How is this possible? He actually blocked our combined attack! Wait—he’s reflected the Yin-Yang Combined Strike back at us!”
Amid their cries of astonishment, the red-and-white sphere, carrying a violent force, crashed heavily into them.
Bang! Bang!
The two middle-aged men were sent flying through the air. They smashed through a wall on the second floor and, amid their screams, tumbled down to the floor below.
“Master!”
The two men whom Liu Feng had disciplined watched their masters fall from the building. They cried out and leaped through the hole in the wall after them.
“Liu Feng, you should have taught those two a proper lesson. Why did you let them go?” Zhao Jun asked in confusion.
“They must have been deliberately sent here to spread rumors. The person behind them is the truly despicable one. Besides, I already taught them a lesson last time. Let them go this time.”
Liu Feng’s expression remained indifferent.
“Since you’ve chosen not to pursue the matter, we have nothing more to say.” After hearing Liu Feng’s explanation, Zhao Jun fell silent.
“Come, let us continue.” Liu Feng raised his cup toward Zhao Jun and the others.
“Good! Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
Liu Feng, Zhao Jun, and the others continued eating and drinking.
Two hours later, Liu Feng called over a waiter and settled the bill. The group left amid laughter and conversation.
“Don’t forget to attend the award ceremony at the martial arena tomorrow,” Zhang Liang said drunkenly.
“Haha! You don’t need to remind me of that.” Zhao Jun laughed. “Goodbye.”
Liu Feng and the other two parted ways with Zhang Liang and his companions before returning to the Litia Pavilion Inn. They collapsed onto their beds and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Liu Feng and the others rose early. After breakfast, they hurried to the martial arena.
“It’s much quieter here today.” Zhao Jun looked at the stands, where there were far fewer spectators than before, and sighed.
“That’s only natural. The Four Kingdoms Alliance Tournament has already ended. Today is merely the ceremony for awarding prizes to the contestants.” Liu Feng spoke calmly.
“Liu Feng, Zhao Jun, Bochao—you’re finally here.” Zhang Liang ran over and greeted them. Wang Xing followed close behind.
“I wonder when the City Lord will arrive.”
“What’s the hurry? Just wait,” Liu Feng said.
The group sat in the stands, chatting while they waited for the prizes to be distributed.
An hour later, Liu Feng saw the City Lord of Litia City arrive. Even the Emperor of the Qingyu Kingdom had come in person.
“The prizes will be presented by His Majesty, the Emperor of the Qingyu Kingdom,” the City Lord of Litia City announced loudly.
“Wonderful!”
The assembled martial artists rose and cheered in unison.
“Very well. This year’s prizes will be awarded to one hundred contestants. The awards will be presented from the lowest rank upward. Contestants ranked from one hundredth to fiftieth may now come forward to receive their prizes.”
At once, the contestants ranked from fiftieth to one hundredth began making their way onto the stage.
“This is yours. And this is yours…”
The emperor shook hands with each contestant and presented them with their prizes.
“Haha! I didn’t expect the rewards to be this generous.”
After Zhang Liang, Wang Xing, and Zhao Jun collected their prizes and returned from the stage, all three were beaming as they examined what they had received.
“Oh? What did you get?” Zhao Bochao asked.
“Two hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones, one supreme-grade weapon suited to the Yin-Yang Realm, and one hundred high-grade Primordial Qi Pills,” Zhao Jun replied.
“Those rewards really are quite substantial.” Zhao Bochao sounded envious.
“Alas, you were unlucky enough to run into someone overwhelmingly powerful. It’s a shame you ultimately failed to make the top one hundred,” Zhao Jun said regretfully.
“All right. I still gained quite a bit this time. Although I received no prize, my cultivation advanced by two levels.” Zhao Bochao’s expression soon returned to its usual calm.
While Liu Feng and the others spoke, the awards ceremony continued on the stage.
An hour later, the Emperor of the Qingyu Kingdom announced, “First place, Liu Feng, please come forward to receive your prize.”
Liu Feng rose and walked onto the stage, his heart filled with excitement.
“This is a spirit-stone card containing ten million mid-grade spirit stones. In addition, you will receive the second-level weapon Azure Radiance Sword, as well as two Nirvana Pills.”
The emperor handed the items to Liu Feng.