Cultivation starts from simplifying the exercises

Chapter 2215 Giant Spirit

Amidst the cheers and jubilation, Chen Fei dispersed his Void Reversion Dharma Form, and his physical form reappeared.

Cao Feiyu was the first to rush into the training ground, as she was well aware of the price Chen Fei had paid for using that secret technique.

That was not just a drain on her Yuan Power and soul; a slight misstep could lead to the collapse of her Dao Foundation. She would rather Chen Fei lose the competition than see him take such a risk and put himself in such a dangerous situation.

Chen Fei sensed Cao Feiyu's trembling and fear, and a smile appeared on his face.

"The Heavenly and Earthly Ranks merged into the Dao Domain... Chen Fei actually succeeded, and even used it to defeat Yu Jinsheng!"

"But the price... is too high! He's essentially gambled his entire future on future battles!"

"Yes, he's like walking on the edge of a cliff, with an abyss below. If his Dao Domain is damaged in the slightest, his Heavenly Status will crumble!"

Is it worth it to win?

"But from another perspective, he won! He stepped over Yu Jinsheng to enter the top 40! How many people in the entire Ten Thousand Sects Competition can do that?"

"This boy's decisiveness and ruthlessness towards himself are truly chilling! He will either soar to great heights or be shattered to pieces!"

"He's gambling, gambling that he can walk all the way to the end on this treacherous road!"

Countless complex gazes were focused on Chen Fei.

There was admiration, amazement, regret, worry, and even schadenfreude, all waiting to see him fall from his height.

"Yu Jinsheng... has actually lost."

"To be defeated by a peak Tai Cang Realm cultivator, and to be so utterly crushed..."

"Chen Fei's battle was incredibly high-profile! Yu Jinsheng is no pushover; he's a formidable opponent with the real strength to compete for a top-ten spot!"

"By stepping on Yu Jinsheng to rise to the top, Chen Fei's reputation will reach a whole new level after this battle! No one will dare to underestimate him anymore!"

"Top 40! With the peak of the Tai Cang Realm, he has entered the top 40 of the Ten Thousand Sects Grand Competition!"

"If he can really maintain this level and keep going... I can't even imagine!"

Amid the discussions, more and more people began to take Chen Fei's abilities seriously.

Some people believe that Chen Fei's previous victory over Xu Zhaojie was due to Xu Zhaojie's carelessness or underestimation of his opponent, or simply good luck.

So this battle, in which he directly defeated Yu Jinsheng, who was going all out, and even split his Dharma form in two with a single halberd, forcing him to bow his head and admit defeat, completely dispelled everyone's doubts.

Chen Fei is a true prodigy with combat strength at the top ten level!

His strength no longer needs to be described with words like "dark horse" or "comeback hero." He is the strongman and a strong contender for the championship in this competition!

The entire capital city was abuzz with discussion about the battle between Chen Fei and Yu Jinsheng.

Restaurants and teahouses, streets and alleys, sect residences, aristocratic mansions... wherever you go, you can hear the names Chen Fei, the Heaven-Turning Seal, the Chaos Halberd, and the Returning Void Dharma Image.

"You didn't see what happened back then. Chen Fei's Chaos Dharma Form cleaved Yu Jinsheng's Heaven-Burning Dharma Form in two with a single halberd strike! My goodness, that power was absolutely terrifying!"

"Did you see Yu Jinsheng's last look? Shock, anger, and fear all at once! Hahaha, that was so satisfying! It made him so arrogant all the time!"

"Chen Fei's Dao Domain has undergone a complete transformation after merging with the Heavenly Lord's status! I feel that his control over the rules of heaven and earth is no less than that of those veteran half-step Heavenly Lords!"

"It's a pity it's too risky. This kind of secret technique isn't a long-term solution. What if we encounter a stronger opponent later, and our Dao Domain is destroyed..."

"Pah! Pah! Pah! Chen Fei will definitely keep winning! I believe in him!"

"That's right! If he can beat Yu Jinsheng, he can beat everyone else! Maybe, with his peak Tai Cang Realm strength, he can even take the championship in this competition!"

"Hiss... the leader? This... is too exaggerated! There are still monsters like Zhan Wuji, Yuwen Xuan, and Ling Qingxue behind them!"

"What's with the exaggeration? Chen Fei even beat Yu Jinsheng, so why can't he compete for the championship? I'm rooting for him!"

Discussions about Chen Fei are frequent and remain highly popular.

His fame spread throughout the entire capital at an unprecedented speed, and even began to radiate to more distant places.

While Chen Fei was causing a huge uproar, the competitions in other arenas were still ongoing.

In the Jia-class arena, the duel between Feng Butong and Tang Yin finally came to a conclusion.

Although Feng Butong tried his best to push the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Domain to its limit, and even narrowly escaped Tang Yin's exquisite array traps several times, he was ultimately one step behind.

After nearly five hundred intense exchanges, Tang Yin locked the core of his Dao Domain with a series of trapping formations, and then broke through the defense with a Heavenly Finger, leaving him helplessly defeated and stopping at the top eighty-one.

When news of Feng Butong's defeat arrived, the atmosphere at Danchen Sect was heavy.

Although I was mentally prepared, it was still hard to accept when the moment actually arrived.

Thus, among the disciples of Danchen Sect who participated in the Grand Competition of Ten Thousand Sects, Feng Butong, Xu Ziqian, and Cao Feiyu have all been eliminated.

Chen Fei is the only one left on the field.

This outcome was completely unexpected not only by the Dan Chen Sect itself, but also by other forces that were paying attention to the Dan Chen Sect.

Who could have imagined that a peak disciple of the Tai Cang Realm, initially positioned as a training ground, would be able to overcome all obstacles, defeat powerful enemies, and ultimately become the sole representative of the Dan Chen Sect in the Ten Thousand Sects Grand Competition?

Moreover, this lone survivor is not one who advanced by luck, but one who just defeated a top-ten level expert head-on!

"Feng Butong was defeated, Xu Ziqian was ruined, and Chen Fei, who was least favored, became the greatest hope."

"Life is unpredictable..."

"I wonder how far Chen Fei, this only son, can go? Can he continue to create miracles?"

Of the top 40 in the Grand Tournament of Ten Thousand Sects, apart from Chen Fei, the other 39 were all half-step Heavenly Monarchs! Moreover, they were all the best among the half-step Heavenly Monarchs, true elites who had fought their way out from countless geniuses!

Chen Fei is the only one among the top forty to reach the peak of the Tai Cang Realm!

This fact has left countless people speechless, and has made the name Chen Fei even more dazzling and legendary.

A peak Tai Cang Realm cultivator actually managed to squeeze into the battlefield of half-step Heavenly Monarchs, and not at the bottom!

"If he can really break into the top ten with his peak Tai Cang Realm strength... that's simply unimaginable!"

"Don't be too ambitious. Let's see who his next opponent is. What if he runs into Zhan Wuji or Yuwen Xuan..."

"No matter who his opponent is, Chen Fei has already proven himself! He is the biggest surprise of this competition!"

"I bet he can make the top ten! Anyone want to bet with me?"

Countless gazes were focused on the Dan Chen Sect's headquarters, and on that figure in green robes.

For many prodigies who have expended a great deal of energy, a short period of rest is invaluable.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The golden guiding light descended once more, landing on Chen Fei.

"In the T-shaped arena, Chen Fei of the Danchen Sect will face off against Zhang Jianzhou of the Juling Sect!"

As the new round of match information was displayed on the screen, countless eyes instantly focused on the Dingzi Martial Arts Arena.

Everyone wanted to know just how far Chen Fei could go.

His opponent was Zhang Jianzhou, a half-step Heavenly Monarch from the Giant Spirit Sect. Zhang Jianzhou wielded a heavy hammer with unparalleled ferocity and astonishing strength. He was also a powerful figure who had fought his way into the top forty after several rounds of fierce battles.

Chen Fei slowly stood up, and Cao Feiyu squeezed his hand tightly, her eyes full of worry.

Chen Fei nodded to her, revealing a reassuring smile, and then his figure disappeared from the spot, enveloped in golden light.

Inside the T-shaped martial arts arena, just as Chen Fei's figure solidified, a towering figure appeared opposite him.

It was a giant man who was over ten feet tall and had a deep bronze complexion.

He held a terrifyingly heavy hammer that seemed enormous compared to his size, and with just a casual stomp on the ground, it pressed several fine cracks into the hard earth.

It was Zhang Jianzhou, a true disciple of the Giant Spirit Sect.

Zhang Jianzhou's gaze fell on Chen Fei, filled with unprecedented solemnity and vigilance.

Unlike his previous opponents, he didn't make sarcastic remarks. He had seen clearly what happened between Chen Fei and Yu Jinsheng.

This cultivator, who appears to be only at the peak of the Tai Cang Realm, possesses terrifying power within him, and his bizarre secret technique that integrates his Heavenly and Earthly status into his Dao Domain is incredibly dangerous and troublesome.

He knew that his strength was far inferior to Yu Jinsheng's. Even Yu Jinsheng had been defeated by Chen Fei, and defeated so thoroughly. If he wasn't careful, his fate would likely be even worse.

But he had no intention of admitting defeat.

Those who make it to the top 40 are all determined and battle-hardened individuals.

Zhang Jianzhou was well aware of his strength: power!

The Giant Spirit Mountain Suppressing Technique he cultivates is best at crushing all defenses with absolute power!

Although Chen Fei's Dao Domain was strange, it was essentially a combination of defense and domain.

If he could forcefully tear open a crack in that Dao Domain with even greater power, even just a tiny fissure, Chen Fei's Dao Domain, which had merged with the Heavenly and Earthly Realms, might experience a chain reaction of collapse!

At that time, Chen Fei's secret technique will backfire, causing his cultivation level to drop, and he will be able to easily achieve victory!

"His Dao Domain is his strongest spear, and also his most vulnerable shield!"

Zhang Jianzhou gripped the giant hammer tightly. "As long as I can break through his Dao Domain, victory will be mine!"

Outside the training ground, the crowd was huge and completely silent.

Everyone held their breath and stared wide-eyed at the two people facing off in the center of the arena.

This battle was not only a personal contest between Chen Fei and Zhang Jianzhou, but also a touchstone to test whether Chen Fei's innate personality, integrated with the Dao Domain's secret techniques, was reliable when facing a purely power-based expert.

"Do you think Chen Fei can win?"

"It's hard to say. Zhang Jianzhou's strength ranks among the top in the top forty! His Mountain-Shattering Hammer is truly invincible!"

"Although Chen Fei's Dao Domain is strange, it was forcibly enhanced using secret techniques, and its foundation is unstable. If it were to be attacked by pure power like Zhang Jianzhou, cracks might appear!"

"But Chen Fei's Void Returning Dharma Form is no pushover either! The power he cleaved through Yu Jinsheng's Dharma Form with a single halberd strike was equally terrifying!"

"Let's see if Chen Fei's Dao Domain will give way first, or if Zhang Jianzhou will be defeated by Chen Fei first!"

"This battle could very well determine Chen Fei's future trajectory! If he wins, his momentum will be unstoppable, and he might actually be able to break into the top ten! If he loses... the consequences of damaging his Dao Domain would be unimaginable!"

Countless eyes were fixed intently on the scene.

"The competition begins!"

The moment the verdict was announced, Zhang Jianzhou was the first to move!

He knew the strangeness of Chen Fei's Dao Domain and could not give the opponent a chance to unfold it at his own pace. What he had to do was to force Chen Fei to face him head-on in the fastest and most direct way, and drag the battlefield into a clash of power that he was best at!

The Dharma of the giant spirit!

Zhang Jianzhou let out a deafening roar, and the earth-yellow Yuan energy around him erupted like a volcano. The void behind him twisted and expanded violently, and a terrifying Dharma image, whose entire body was woven from earth-yellow rocks and muscle textures, descended with a bang.

In Faxiang's hand, there was also a phantom of a giant hammer that matched his size!

Zhang Jianzhou knew very well that only in the Dharma Aspect state would Chen Fei be forced to manifest the Dao Domain and combine it with the Dharma, thus unleashing the terrifying combat power that combined the Heavenly and Earthly Realms.

Only under these circumstances would he have the opportunity to directly attack Chen Fei's Dao Domain and search for any possible weaknesses!

Shattering Stars that Shatter Mountains!

Zhang Jianzhou's giant spirit avatar gripped the illusory, earthen-yellow hammer with both hands, raised it high, and then, with a terrifying force capable of shattering stars and cracking the earth, smashed it down on Chen Fei's head!

This hammer blow embodies all of Zhang Jianzhou's cultivation and power, as well as his ultimate understanding of the Great Dao of Power!

Before the hammer even arrived, the terrifying force of the wind had already caused the ground of the training ground to cave in, and the space emitted a piercing explosion.

Facing Zhang Jianzhou's all-out hammer blow, Chen Fei's eyes, as deep as a chaotic abyss, remained completely calm.

He neither dodged nor retreated. His Void Reversion Dharma Form manifested, and he gripped the Chaos Halberd with both hands. The power of the Void Reversion and the power of spacetime distortion converged and compressed wildly on the halberd blade.

Then, facing the falling earthen-yellow giant hammer, he cleaved it upwards with his halberd!

This halberd strike lacked the earth-shattering power of Yu Jinsheng's battle, and lacked the decisive and domineering force that could cleave everything in its path.

However, at the moment when the halberd blade and the giant hammer collided with a thunderous crash.

"clang!"

A deafening roar, far more muffled and terrifying than imagined, suddenly erupted, and a violent energy shockwave swept in all directions like a tsunami, plowing the ground of the training ground once again!

Under the gaze of countless horrified eyes, Zhang Jianzhou's giant hammer phantom, imbued with the power to shatter mountains and split the earth, was actually cleaved open with a huge gash the moment it came into contact with the Chaos Halberd.

Immediately afterwards, the entire phantom of the giant hammer began to disintegrate and dissipate rapidly from the crack!

Chen Fei's Returning to Nothingness Dharma Form didn't even tremble!

On the contrary, Zhang Jianzhou's Giant Spirit Dharma Form trembled violently, his hammer-wielding arms shattered, and his massive body was forced back more than ten steps by the recoil, finally crashing heavily into the protective light shield at the edge of the martial arts arena.

Sit down!

Zhang Jianzhou's power was indeed astonishing, but compared to Yu Jinsheng's domineering power that had been fused with the Heaven-Burning Flame, it was still a level below!

Chen Fei could even cleave Yu Jinsheng's Heaven-Burning Giant Axe in two, so why would he fear this giant hammer? (End of Chapter)