Chapter 58: The Heavenly Fortune Has Shifted

Afternoon. The Finals.

No one had expected that the final champion would actually come from within the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect.

Naturally, the two contestants became the center of everyone’s attention.

One was Chu Feng, who somehow kept winning despite the odds.

The other was Lin Ruo, who defeated every opponent with sheer strength.

The audience was eagerly looking forward to this match.

When Chu Feng learned he’d be facing Lin Ruo, he had mentally prepared himself.

As the protagonist, Lin Ruo was naturally unmatched among peers of the same rank. He was always destined to make it to the final round.

What Chu Feng hadn’t expected… was that he’d make it this far himself.

Holding Little Bai in his hand, Chu Feng locked eyes with Lin Ruo.

To say he wasn’t feeling any pressure would be a lie. Facing the protagonist, even someone stronger than him might not win….let alone someone like Chu Feng, who had barely started cultivating.

Without hesitation, he took out a pearl and activated it instantly. In the next moment, a faint light shield enveloped his entire body.

Lin Ruo held a trident tightly, his fierce gaze fixed on Chu Feng.

The two were ready. All that remained was for someone to call, “Begin.”

Moments later—

“This official declares…the duel begins!”

Whoosh—

The moment the words fell—

Chu Feng unleashed a slash of sword energy without hesitation.

But to his surprise, Lin Ruo didn’t dodge. Instead, he clenched his fist and struck forward.

Boom—

The sword energy shattered.

The onlookers’ eyelids twitched. What terrifying physical strength.

A probing attack had been completely neutralized. But that was within Chu Feng’s expectations.

If something that simple had worked, Lin Ruo wouldn’t be the protagonist.

Staring at Chu Feng and the glowing shield that covered him, Lin Ruo let out a vicious laugh.

“Chu Feng, today, not only will I take your artifact, your sword will be mine too!”

Chu Feng narrowed his eyes and looked straight at Lin Ruo. His voice turned cold.

“That depends… on whether you’ve got what it takes.”

With a flip of his palm, a blue Azure Needle Talisman appeared between his fingers.

Against Lin Ruo, there was no room for delay. It had to be fast, swift and decisive!

Buzz—

Countless azure needles formed and hovered around Chu Feng.

He took a step forward, and the needles moved with him like a swarm.

Seeing this, Lin Ruo’s rage erupted. In a blink, he burst forward. His figure started flashing as he closed the distance in an instant.

Wielding his trident, Lin Ruo swung with a roar.

A sound like crashing waves echoed through the air, and behind him, a faint mirage of surging tides appeared.

Spectators in the stands clicked their tongues in amazement.

Neither of the weapons in the two fighters’ hands were ordinary. This was a clash between true treasures.

Noticing Lin Ruo’s incoming strike, Chu Feng didn’t meet it head-on. Instead, he relied on his movements to evade the attack with agility.

“Haaah!”

Closing the gap, Chu Feng didn’t hesitate for a moment. He channeled all of the azure needles into Little Bai, his sword.

Not only that, he also poured all his internal energy into it.

Three-Breath Sword Draw to end the fight!

With the added power of the Azure Needle Talisman, this was undoubtedly Chu Feng’s strongest move yet.

Boom!

A powerful burst of sword energy carved a deep gash into the platform.

That strike…let alone a second-rank cultivator, even a third-rank one wouldn’t dare take it head-on.

“Hiss—”

Gasps rippled through the crowd. No one had expected that the boy who kept winning with outrageous luck… actually possessed such strength!

Those who had previously envied Chu Feng’s “good fortune” were now speechless.

After all, the guy clearly had real power to back it up.

“Ha—ha—”

Chu Feng panted heavily, then immediately swallowed the pill that Senior Sister Yuyan had given him before the match.

His internal energy instantly recovered by sixty to seventy percent.

He could still deliver another strike, but his body likely wouldn’t be able to withstand it for long.

As the dust finally settled, Lin Ruo’s figure emerged.

As expected… he was still standing.

Chu Feng’s expression turned serious as he gripped Little Bai tightly.

But Lin Ruo hadn’t come out unscathed either. Without a protective artifact to defend him, he had taken Chu Feng’s strongest blow at close range.

His clothes were tattered, and his body bore numerous wounds. Some from sword energy, others from the Azure Needles.

***

Seated high above.

At that moment, Prime Minister Zhao Shoucheng stood trembling to the side, not daring to make a sound.

And it wasn’t just him. The officials of the Great Yan Empire around him all kept their heads lowered, not daring to even breathe too loudly.

“Prime Minister Zhao. This is the match… you wanted us to see?”

In Ji Yuhuang’s phoenix-like eyes, a cold glint surged, radiating an icy aura.

At the same time, her delicate hand hidden in the sleeve of her robe was clenched tightly into a fist.

Lin Ruo…

Memories from her past life surged into her mind, and Ji Yuhuang wished she could personally step in and kill Lin Ruo.

However, with her current cultivation, she could sense that Lin Ruo couldn’t be killed just yet. He was still under the protection of the Heavenly fortune.

“Your Majesty, please spare me! This old minister… I truly didn’t expect things to turn out this way.”

Zhao Shoucheng was so frightened that he immediately dropped to his knees.

In fact, after learning the result, Zhao Shoucheng had even secretly sent assassins to eliminate Lin Ruo before the duel began.

But the assassination attempt failed.

Ji Yuhuang paid him no attention and instead fixed her gaze on Chu Feng.

Her husband seemed to carry traces of the Heavenly fortune as well. What was going on?

Though faint, Ji Yuhuang could clearly sense it.

In her past life, she hadn’t been able to detect it. But after being reborn, she discovered she could sense the Heavenly fortune.

Then, when Ji Yuhuang saw Chu Feng take out the pearl and Azure Needle Talisman, she remembered….weren’t those Lin Ruo’s belongings? Why were they in her husband’s hands?

That’s right. Perhaps the Heavenly fortune now surrounding her husband had originally belonged to Lin Ruo.

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuhuang decided to keep watching the match. Otherwise, she would have already declared Chu Feng the winner.

***

“Junior brother…”

Bai Yuyan’s rosy lips were pressed tightly together as she watched the duel on the high platform with concern.

Then, her beautiful eyes turned toward the high seat; she sensed a familiar aura. Ji Yuhuang had arrived!

Still, what mattered most now was her junior brother’s match.

In fact, Bai Yuyan had also noticed that when her junior brother activated the artifact, a faint trace of Heavenly fortune appeared on him as well.

Could it be… that the Heavenly fortune could be seized by her little junior brother?!

***

Chu Feng activated the Azure Needle Talisman once more, and countless green needles materialized.

However, this time, the needles appeared a bit lighter in color.

Lin Ruo spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Chu Feng. “Not bad.”

Chu Feng’s rapid growth made even Lin Ruo’s eyelids twitch. Back at the Martial Arts Pavilion not long ago, Lin Ruo had held the upper hand. Yet in such a short time, Chu Feng had improved this much!

With his sword angled toward the ground, Chu Feng tilted his head slightly and said, “We’re not done yet.”

The next moment, Chu Feng’s figure vanished. When he reappeared, his sword blade was already aiming straight for Lin Ruo’s throat.

Beneath Chu Feng’s feet, a talisman fell. It was a Teleportation Talisman.

Seeing this, Lin Ruo immediately pulled back to widen the distance.

But despite Lin Ruo retreating, Chu Feng didn’t change his attack. Instead, his blade slashed directly into the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Ruo felt a jolt of unease.

Chu Feng grinned. According to the duel’s rules, victory could be achieved in one of two ways. Either the opponent lost the ability to fight, or they were forced off the high platform.

It would be difficult for Chu Feng to completely deprive Lin Ruo of his ability to fight, but forcing Lin Ruo off the platform? That was still within reach.

The reason Chu Feng took the initiative to attack was precisely to push Lin Ruo toward the edge of the platform.

That’s right. Just like how Chu Feng had won his very first match.

In the next moment, Chu Feng channeled his internal true qi. Along with the Azure Needles, he slashed diagonally at the ground beneath Lin Ruo’s feet on the platform.

Boom—

No one had expected someone to try to win like this….not by defeating the opponent directly, but by destroying the platform itself!?

Up in the high seat, Zhao Shoucheng’s face lit up with delight at the sight. He immediately stood and announced, “Lin Ruo is out of bounds. I declare. Chu Feng wins!”

As Zhao Shoucheng’s words fell, a wisp of Heavenly fortune shifted from Lin Ruo to Chu Feng.

Hearing the announcement, Chu Feng let out a sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground.

“Hehe, I really am pretty clever, huh?”