Chapter 43: Killing Intent

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Luo Feng’s statement shocked the crowd.

On the other hand, Duanmu Yu looked at Luo Feng with sharp eyes. “Luo Feng, did you mean what you said?”

It was already difficult for Luo Feng to advance to Essence Boundary in a month’s time, so it was simply impossible for him to be on par with Duanmu Yu.

Everyone would be faced with a bottleneck at the end of every boundary. Without talent or great insight, it was possible for one to be stuck at the bottleneck forever.

Spirit medicine that assisted martial artists in advancing through bottlenecks would not be so valuable if one could do it easily.

“I meant it!”

Luo Feng was determined. “Everyone here’s a witness. I’ll fight you at the gymnasium in a month!”

“Hahaha… It’s a deal!” Duanmu Yu laughed out loud.

‘What an arrogant fella, you brought this upon yourself!’

A sinister look could be seen deep within Duanmu Yu’s eyes.

He initially intended to teach Luo Feng a lesson just to break his spirit. After all, they were at the institution’s entrance, Duanmu Yu was not going to overdo it.

It would be different if they were to fight at the gymnasium.

Everyone was responsible for their own lives there!

Therefore, Duanmu Yu would not be held accountable even if he were to cripple Luo Feng then.

Since this was in Duanmu Yu’s favor, he was willing to wait a month.

I’ll see you at the gymnasium in a month, Luo Feng!

Duanmu Yu sneered, then strode away.

Lin Xiaoxiao followed him and cast a sidelong glance at Luo Feng.

It was a cold and scornful look as if she was looking at a dead man!

Luo Feng’s improvement might have shocked her, but she knew that it was impossible for him to triumph over Duanmu Yu!

Lin Xiaoxiao was aware of how fearsome Duanmu Yu was.

Among the hundreds of people in the Inner Institution, Duanmu Yu could easily be in the top hundred students! Masters in Essence Boundary’s middle phase were no match for him.

…

“Luo Feng, are you really confident about defeating Duanmu Yu?” Bing Ruolan asked Luo Feng when the crowd dispersed.

Bing Ruolan was taken aback when Luo Feng made an appointment with Duanmu Yu.

Duanmu Yu’s strength was one of the best in Inner Institution, and he cultivated a Yellow Rank Supreme Rank martial art, Yang Aura Sword Technique, so his strength was unpredictable.

“Of course.”

Luo Feng smiled confidently and tapped his chest. “Ruolan, don’t forget, I have this now.”

Before this, Luo Feng dared not say that he could defeat Duanmu Yu, but he successfully acquired a precious Grade Three spirit medicine, Jade Iron Juice from Lu Han. It would help him advance through the bottleneck to enter Heroic Boundary!

Once in Heroic Boundary, along with Soaring Dragon Steps and Heaven-crushing Blade Technique, it would be easy for Luo Feng to defeat Duanmu Yu.

Bing Ruolan’s eyes sparkled. “I almost forgot, you really profited from a misfortune.”

“Mm, it’s all thanks to Chen Xin and the others…”

“Oh right, Luo Feng. Qin Luoxue and I are planning to take the Inner Institution Assessment one of these days to enter the Inner Institution. What about you?” Bing Ruolan suddenly asked Luo Feng.

“You can definitely enter the Inner Institution with your strength, how about the three of us do it together?” Qin Luoxue suggested.

“The Inner Institution Assessment…”

Luo Feng was startled. In fact, he previously planned to take the Inner Institution Assessment to enter the Inner Institution. Had Chen Xin and the rest not appeared, he would have been an Inner Institution student already.

“I’ll pass. If I can’t defeat Duanmu Yu, I won’t be able to base myself on the Inner Institution.” Luo Feng shook his head.

Bing Ruolan nodded.

Duanmu Yu was extremely famous in the Inner Institution. Luo Feng would become a public target if he entered.

Thus, Bing Ruolan did not try to persuade him. The three of them then headed back to the institution.

Thump!

As soon as they turned, a figure suddenly zoomed to the institution’s entrance from afar, then landed head first on the ground.

“Who’s that?”

When the three of them looked at the figure, their faces changed right away.

“Mentor!”

The figure on the ground had silky long hair, a hot body, and a beautiful face with a hint of heroic spirit. It was Silver Moon Class’ mentor, Ji Wuyue.

However, Ji Wuyue looked pale at that moment. The armor on her left shoulder was torn and revealed four ghastly wounds.

“Quick, carry Mentor in!”

Bing Ruolan was the first to react, she quickly carried Ji Wuyue who had passed out.

The three of them helped Ji Wuyue into the institution.

“What exactly happened? How did Mentor get so terribly injured…” Bing Ruolan furrowed her brows at Ji Wuyue.

“Could it be a demonic beast? Ji Wuyue has been cultivating at Red Training Mountain Range lately,” Qin Luoxue responded.

Bing Ruolan shook her head. “Judging from her wounds, she was hurt by something sharp, they don’t look like a demonic beast’s doing.”

“Let’s treat her first, our doubts will be cleared when she wakes up.”

They hastened back to Ji Wuyue’s room. Luo Feng kept quiet throughout their way back, and his face was extremely dark.

Bing Ruolan and Qin Luoxue began treating Ji Wuyue as soon as they arrived at her courtyard, whereas Luo Feng who was guarding the area paced back and forth anxiously.

Luo Feng was one who paid grace for grace and returned evil for evil. He would help those who were kind to him irrespective of any return, but would also pay those who schemed him back in their own coins.

From gifting him a drug and passing on a martial art to him, to Roaming King Tournament, Ji Wuyue had saved Luo Feng from Li Yuanhao twice!

As such, Luo Feng regarded Ji Wuyue as someone important, hence he was concerned about her being severely injured.

Creak…

An hour later, Bing Ruolan and Qin Luoxue finally came out and were clearly exhausted.

“I’ll report this to the institution’s higher management,” Qin Luoxue mentioned before leaving the courtyard.

“Ruolan, how’s Mentor doing?”

Luo Feng quickly asked.

Bing Ruolan shook her head with a smile. “Don’t worry, her wounds looked bad, but they didn’t affect the vital parts, she just lost too much blood. Besides, Mentor has a strong recovery ability due to her profound strength, she awoke after we applied medicine for her. She’ll make a full recovery soon.”

Luo Feng sighed a breath of relief. He frowned when he thought about the wounds on Ji Wuyue’s left shoulder, and he asked, “Did you find out what happened?”

Bing Ruolan nodded, and whispered, “Mentor was hunting demonic beasts at Red Training Mountain Range, but someone sneaked an attack on her.”

“A sneak attack? Who?” Luo Feng was agitated.

Based on the wounds’ location, the person who sneaked an attack on Ji Wuyue intended to kill her!

Bing Ruolan shook her head. “Mentor only remembers that that person wore a black cloak, and used a claw-like weapon. She doesn’t know who that person is, but that person called her name. The attacker was well-prepared.”

“Doesn’t know who that person is, well-prepared…”

Luo Feng was stunned when a thought crossed his mind.

Bing Ruolan was downcast. She remarked softly, “What a pity, it’s less than ten days to the Golden Halls Assessment, and this is her last chance, yet she got injured during this critical moment…”

Creak…

Right then, Ji Wuyue came out of her room.

“Luo Feng, you’re here too.” Ji Wuyue grinned upon seeing Luo Feng.

“Mentor, you shouldn’t move around too much.” Bing Ruolan immediately assisted Ji Wuyue to her seat.

“These injuries are nothing to me.” Ji Wuyue shook her head lightly. Although her face was still pale, her eyes were lively again.

“Mentor, did you offend anyone lately?” Luo Feng asked.

“Lately?”

Ji Wuyue shook her head, she knew what Luo Feng was going to say. “I’ve been cultivating lately, I didn’t offend anyone.”

“That’s strange. Since the attacker knows your name, and intended to attack your vital parts, he was going to kill you. I’m afraid that he won’t stop until you’re dead…”

Luo Feng frowned as he pondered.

Ji Wuyue was clueless too.

She cultivated in Red Training Mountain Range to advance through her boundary’s bottleneck but was suddenly attacked. Without her familiarity with Red Training Mountain Range’s topography, it would have been tragic.

She clenched her fist when she thought about the black-robed martial artist who attacked her.

The day for Golden Halls Assessment was coming up and it was going to be her final chance. She initially wanted to advance to Essence Boundary, which was why she headed to Red Training Mountain Range, but the awful incident happened.

Bing Ruolan bit her lips, and asked, “Mentor, are you thinking about the Golden Halls Assessment?”

“Mm.”

Ji Wuyue who was at a daze quickly forced a smile upon realizing that Luo Feng and Bing Ruolan were still around.

“Don’t worry about me, I’ll just stay here as a mentor if I can’t make it to a Golden Hall.”

While Ji Wuyue tried very hard to hide her thoughts, they could tell from her tone that she was not resigned to the outcome.

Making it to a Golden Hall and entering a martial arts shrine was every martial artist’s dream.

Nevertheless, Ji Wuyue knew very well that after failing the assessment thrice, her possibility of making it to a Golden Hall was less than thirty percent if she could not advance to Essence Boundary.

The courtyard was oddly quiet, and the atmosphere was rather depressing.

“I’m going back for a while.”

Luo Feng suddenly left the courtyard.

A brief moment later, he returned with a delicate box.

“Mentor, this is for you.” Luo Feng passed it to Ji Wuyue.

“What’s this?”

Ji Wuyue opened the box curiously, and found a dark green drug inside. Her courtyard was instantly filled with rich vitality, and its fragrance lifted her spirit.

“A Grade Three spirit medicine, Spirit-nurturing Pill!”

Ji Wuyue was surprised. She quickly closed the box and returned it to Luo Feng.

“Luo Feng, I can’t take this drug.”

Indeed, Ji Wuyue could advance to Essence Boundary with the help of the Spirit-nurturing Pill.

However, Spirit-nurturing Pill was a Grade Three spirit medicine, which was enough to exchange for a small family’s power! It was priceless.