Tu Lingxi could not help but ask out loud: “What do you mean by his bloodline pissing you off, Big Brother Feng?” The rest nodded in agreement, wanting to know what was going on.

Feng Luotian flatly replied: “His bloodline is a penguin.”

“Pfft. Hahaha!” Sun Wuji burst out in laughter: “I didn’t expect a guy that huge to be a penguin. Hah, that’s adorable. But what’s wrong with that, Brother Feng?”

Feng Luotian explained in an irritating mood, clearly annoyed just thinking about it: “It’s not just any penguin, but a muscular penguin. How dare his bloodline smudge a speck of dirt on the most adorable species amongst the descendants of the phoenix. I don’t care if it’s a war penguin, a backstabber penguin, or whatever. Muscular penguin is simply unacceptable. That’s why I will beat him down until this frustration is all gone.”

The rest of the team gave each other a glance while giggling amongst themselves. They did not expect Feng Luotian to have this side of personality.

After that, they headed home to cultivate, familiarize themselves with their new skills, and think of many strategies to deal with their opponents, wholeheartedly preparing for the upcoming competition.

Remark: This was what Kronos showed him when he looked at Mo Qianqing.

Name: Mo Qianqing

Level: One Talon

Bloodline: Battle Flayer Muscular Penguin

Bloodline Ability: Muscle Burst

Activating the ability will give the user a drastic increase in their next attack. However, for the next ten seconds, the user’s damage output will plummet by 80%.

Within the Alchemy Center, in the Second Elder’s room where he was confined according to the Peacock Lord’s order, a shattering noise sounded. Second Elder was holding pieces of teacup he just broke. With an angry voice, he howled: “I’m going to be able to sleep with my eyes closed if this brat is still running loose like this. Not only did he plant a heart demon onto my son, making him unable to go out and cultivate properly, but he also the reason why I have to be stuck here in his own quarter! And now he humiliated my proudest disciple in public too. You have gone too far, Luotian!”

Second Elder unintentionally burst out his suppressive force, filling the whole room, making all the servants in the room suffocate and drop down to the ground.

“Please spare us, milord!” One of the servants, who had not fallen unconscious yet, pleaded.

Second Elder harshly rebuked as he retracted his suppressive force: “What a weakling! Get out and take these trashes with you as far away as you can! I don’t want any of your presence nearby when I’m talking to my disciple.”

“Yes, milord!” The servant quickly did as ordered and left the room, leaving Second Elder and Mo Qianqing alone.

“What should we do, Master? I’m not so confident in beating God’s Son. Or maybe I shouldn’t have challenged him in the first place.” Mo Qianqing was fidgeting as he asked his master. Even though his body was so large that his head almost touched the room’s ceiling, Mo Qianqing was actually a coward, one of those cultivators who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

Mei Hongyi, of course, knew of this personality of his disciple. Nevertheless, Mo Qianqing’s talent was still there to make him proud. Thus, he suggested: “No, Qing’er. You did right when you tried to reclaim your dignity. Don’t worry too much about the fight. There are still two weeks before the competition. Take this and refine as much as monster cores you need to break through to Two Talons. And don’t let the rumor scare you. Although he did trade a hundred blows with me in the Three Talons clone, the damage I received from the attack was almost negligible. Taking everything into consideration, I can see that the suppressive principle was still there. All he could do was buy time and exhaust my Theríon. If you could finish him fast, he wouldn’t be able to use those tricks. I will also impart a skill that will make you fast enough to follow his speed. When all things are prepared, you will have an absolute chance of winning. As for the bet, it is only eighty thousand contribution points. I will cover it for you if you happen to lose. However, what I cannot recover are your pride and dignity. So, stop thinking about the bet and contribution points and wholly focus on your cultivation. Do you understand, Qing’er?”

Being assured by his master, Mo Qianqing’s eyes finally lit up. He took a spatial ring from Second Elder. There were tons of monster cores inside the ring, enough to refine until he reached Four Talons. The only problem left would be his talent in comprehending his own bloodline. And in that regard, he was pretty confident that he would break through if he tried hard enough. Mo Qianqing respectfully cupped his hands and bowed toward his master: “Thank you very much, Master. I understand now and will do as you suggested.”

Mei Hongyi smiled: “Good, Qing’er! Now, go and train. If there is any question or struggle in your cultivation, let me know. I will help you as much as I can.”

Mo Qianqing bowed again: “Thank you, Master. I’ll take my leave.” He then left and proceeded to his residence.

Two Weeks Later

Feng Luotian woke up with his new stat, ready to fight at any time.

STATUS

Name: Feng Luotian

Level: Nine Fangs (30%)

Skill 1: Pinnacle Flash Lightning Level 4 (1,341/4,000)

Wrap the user’s body in lightning. Speed +500% (+99)%. Lightning resistance +50% (+28)%. Attack +60% (+36)%. Defense +40% (+81)%. Reflect incoming damage (lightning-element) +10%.

Skill 2: Underworld Physique Level 5 (2,829/3,200)

Multiply the weight of the user’s body by 200 upon activation., as long as the skill is still active, bodyweight +10% per every soul collected by the user during the skill activation.

Skill 3: Ranger of Wind Level 2 (124/1,000)

Sub-skill 1: Whirlwind Armor

Wrap the user’s body with the whirlwind. Movement speed +100% (+12)%. Range attack dodge rate +10%.

Sub-skill 2: Ferocious Gale (Requirement: Talon Realm)

Create a mighty wind that pushes any object within 24 meters radius away from the user, dealing 240% of attack damage.

Sub-skill 3: Tempest Shot (Requirement: Talon Realm, Weapon Requirement: Bow)

Augment the arrow with the wind. Attack +200%. Area of effect +100%.

Skill 4: Apparition of Ice Level 2 (343/1,200)

Sub-skill 1: Chilling Touch

Imbue the user’s next attack with the ice attribute. Attack +40%. Slow the target’s movement speed and casting speed by 5.5% (+0.5)% (Max 5 stacks).

Sub-skill 2: Ice Imprisonment (Requirement: Talon Realm)

Trap the target within the ice, preventing them from using their ability and skill for 3.2 seconds.

Sub-skill 3: Glacial Blast (Requirement: Wing Realm)

Form a sphere of extreme ice, hitting the target causing 400% of attack damage. A successful hit can instantly shatter a cultivator with one level above the user to a thousand pieces of ice.

Ability 1: Last Dance Curse Level 9

Increase the user’s power level by 1 for 13 (+16) minutes. However, the user has to collect 10 souls within 13 (+16) minutes. Otherwise, the user’s level will be decreased by 2.

Ability 2: Momentum Eyes Level 9

The user can see the momentum and projectile of every object within 60 (+69) meters.

Ability 3: Evil Cyclone Level 9

Every time the user’s melee attack hits the target, one cyclone will be generated and can be used to either attack or heal the user’s injury at a maximum of 9 Evil Cyclones at a time.

Feng Luotian stretched his tensed muscles, threw a few buns in his mouth, then went out to meet his friends before going together to a specific place, where everyone in the Peacock School will be today. Although the place was not as grand as the city hall, they could see the building from a mile away. This building was called the Colosseum.

The Colosseum was in a circular shape stadium made of white stone and marble. Its span was about a few acres and could fill in ten thousand people. Despite that, although everyone in the Peacock School was participating in this event, the number could only make up to a couple thousand, resulting in the place not being too crowded and easier to breathe.

There stood an arena at the center of the Colosseum, covered in magical runes of white light that emitted a faint yet overwhelming aura. One could tell that the arena was within an extraordinary formation. Of course, those who had joined the competition in its previous years knew about what it was. As for the new students, they needed to ask their seniors about it.

The moment Feng Luotian saw the formation, he recognized it instantly while inwardly commenting: “Ultimate Battle Formation, huh? I wonder who placed this formation here in this school. There is no way anyone in this city could execute this level of formation. Is it Father?”

Sun Wuji noticed Feng Luotian’s complexion. The guy himself had already told him that he had the memory of an immortal, so Feng Luotian must know about this formation, so he asked: “Do you know about this formation, Brother Feng? Can you tell us about it?”

Feng Luotian smiled: “What’s a hurry? Uncle Mei will explain it soon. Let’s find our seats first before talking.”

“Che!” Sun Wuji clicked his tongue in a dissatisfying manner.

After Feng Luotian and his friends found some seats to settle, they began to talk about many things because they had been training on their own for two weeks. Each of them wished to know how far their friends had progressed in their cultivation and whether they uncovered new things while they were cultivating, except Feng Luotian, who already knew everything about their cultivation.

As a matter of fact, Feng Luotian alone had been visiting everyone in the past two weeks to make sure that they were training correctly, giving them a few tips on how to fight with their bloodline abilities and skills. Five days ago, he helped He Chen breakthrough to Seven Fangs. As for Mei Yue’er, Sun Wuji, and Tu Lingxi, Feng Luotian helped them refine some monster cores until they were at the late stage of their current levels. With a little more energy, Feng Luotian could help them advance to the next level like before.

While they were chatting, a figure … no, ten identical figures approached them from the back: “Can I sit with you guys?”