My Brother's the Protagonist? Good Thing I Awakened My System! Chapter 208 Feng Mei Vs Ling Meiyu!

The crowd's anticipation reached a fever pitch as Ling iyu and Feng i stepped into the center of the arena. The air was thick with energy, the spectators on the edge of their seats, waiting for the clash between two of the strongest young talents in the Azure Sky Empire.

The two of them gazed at each other, their eyes locked in a silent battle of wills.

Ling iyu didn't think much about Feng i as there hadn't been much contact between them, though she had heard about her. Since Feng i had also climbed the 17th step on the Pillar of Aptitude, there was no way Ling iyu wasn't aware of her. Moreover, Yuan Ziyan would often talk about Feng i and complain about how she was clingy to Feng Yun, though Ling iyu didn't care much about it. Yuan Ziyan's opinions were always exaggerated, and Ling iyu didn't give much weight to gossip.

On the other hand, Feng i's hatred for Ling iyu could be said to be at the top of her list. The pain of seeing Feng Yun, humiliated three years ago by Ling iyu, still burned in her heart like an unhealed wound.

She clenched her fists, her qi rippling around her like an unsteady tide. This was also the first ti she expressed any emotion on her face, a rare crack in her usually composed deanor.

Feng i broke the silence, her voice sharp and cutting.

"Ling iyu!"

She began, her tone laced with bitterness, her words hanging in the air like a challenge.

"What do you think about the Feng Clan that you once looked down upon? Did you think we could never reach this stage?"

Ling iyu raised an eyebrow, her expression calm but curious about Feng i's hostility.

"Oh?"

She didn't think much about it, as it was to be expected that Feng i, as one of the Feng Clan, would harbor such animosity toward her. Though she didn't think that a calm girl like Feng i would be the one to show this much hostility.

"Indeed! I never thought you or Feng Yun could reach this point in the Dragon and Phoenix Ranking. I have indeed underestimated you all!"

Ling iyu replied, unexpectedly accepting that she had been wrong. Her voice was steady, and there was a flicker of respect in her eyes for the growth of the Feng Clan, though it was brief.

"Hmph!"

Feng i snorted, her expression hardening with disdain.

The referee glanced between them, sensing the tension in the air. Finally, his voice rang out, breaking the silence.

"Are you two ready?"

Ling iyu and Feng i both nodded, their gazes unwavering.

The referee dropped his hand.

"Begin!"

Feng i didn't hold back in the slightest and started with her Peak Grand Qi Condensation Realm power. Her aura flared like a storm, the sheer force of it pushing the air around her.

Feng i unsheathed her sword with a fluid motion. The blade glead with an otherworldly light, its unmistakable pressure sending ripples of qi through the arena, causing a few spectators to instinctively recoil.

"That's not the sword she's been using until now."

"A Top Earth Grade Artifact?!"

"How does the Feng Clan afford to give another Top Earth Grade Artifact to their geniuses? Are Top Earth Grade trees growing on trees for them?!"

…

The crowd couldn't help but be surprised and envious of the Feng Clan, who had shown two Top Earth Grade Artifacts, both of which were wielded by their geniuses.

A treasure so rare that many people might never even get a glimpse of it—two such treasures were now in the hands of the Feng Clan. It was an incredible display of wealth and power. So much so that it made even the Top strongest clan in the capital look like beggar.

Even Ling iyu's eyes flickered with surprise as she studied the blade. She hadn't thought that the Feng Clan would possess two Top Earth Grade Artifacts.

( Just how? )

Ling iyu wondered. Her impression of the Feng Clan kept on changing. How could she not be shocked? She had once believed the Feng Clan was rely using her father as a connection, thinking them weak. Yet now, they were presenting treasures that even the Ling Clan struggled to acquire.

Feng i's expression was calm, her grip steady as she raised the sword, ready to strike. With her Peak Grand Qi Condensation Realm and the sword given by Feng Chen, she was going full power from the start.

["Ghostly Shadow Mirage!"]

Feng i imdiately disappeared and reappeared behind Ling iyu, her blade aid to strike. The speed and precision of her movent were like a phantom's, her figure flickering in and out of existence.

But Ling iyu wasn't an ordinary opponent.

She calmly reacted, almost as if she had anticipated the attack, her body moving with a fluid grace as she blocked Feng i's deadly strike.

"Again!"

Feng i growled as she launched another flurry of attacks.

CLANK! CLANK!

Ling iyu responded and blocked Feng i's relentless strikes, but the force behind each blow was imnse. She was pushed back step by step, the sound of tal ringing through the air.

This was also the first ti Ling iyu had been pushed back throughout the competition.

It was also the only ti it seed like Ling iyu could be defeated.

CLANK! CLANK!

["Heavenly Emperor's Sword!"]

Feng i showed no rcy, her attacks growing fiercer as she enhanced them with the Heavenly Emperor's Sword Technique. Each strike was like a thunderclap, shaking the very ground beneath them.

CLANK!

Each strike sent a vibration through Ling iyu's body, making it difficult for her to maintain her stance.

SLASH!

Feng i's sword cut through the air with precision, its edge shimring with powerful qi. In a swift and calculated strike, she broke through Ling iyu's fiery defense.

A thin red line appeared on Ling iyu's arm, a shallow but visible wound. Blood trickled down, staining her sleeve, though the injury was surface-level.

The crowd erupted in astonished murmurs.

"She broke through Ling iyu's defense!"

"Damn! Could it be that Ling iyu is going to be defeated?"

"Noooo! I bet thousands of Gold on her. She can't lose!"

…

With how Ling iyu had been faring against Feng i, it was no wonder that people began to think that Ling iyu would lose.

Ling iyu glanced at her arm, her expression remaining composed despite the minor setback. Her lips curled into a faint smile, her eyes gleaming with renewed focus. There wasn't a speck of fear or anxiety on her face.

"Not bad!"

She said, her tone steady.

"But don't celebrate too fast!"

The arena buzzed with tension as Ling iyu, unfazed by the shallow wound on her arm, took a deliberate step back.

She sheathed her current sword with a calm motion, her expression unreadable, and stored it in her storage ring.

Ling iyu raised her hand, and with a faint shimr of light, a new sword appeared in her grasp.

The mont it materialized, an overwhelming pressure swept through the arena, silencing the crowd. The air seed to crackle with energy, as if the very atmosphere had been altered by the presence of the weapon.

The blade glead with an ethereal brilliance, its surface etched with intricate runes that pulsed with fiery energy, its aura radiating with an ancient power.

"That's the Blazing Star Sword!"

"The Ling Clan's legendary Top Earth Grade Artifact!"

"I can't believe they entrusted it to Ling iyu!"

"Well, she is the number one genius of the Ling Clan. If anyone deserves it, it's her!"

"Still, two Top Earth Grade Artifacts appearing in the sa match? This is unheard of!"

…

Ling iyu held the Blazing Star Sword with natural confidence, its flas seeming to respond to her will as they grew brighter, dancing along the blade's edge like living fire.

Moreover, Ling iyu no longer suppressed her cultivation and raised it to Peak Grand Qi Condensation Realm, matching that of Feng i.

Not many were surprised by her Peak Grand Qi Condensation Realm cultivation, as many had expected it. Ling iyu was a prodigy, and her strength had always been evident.

She swung the sword once, and a wave of heat surged forward, the ground beneath her scorching with every step.

"Let's see how your sword fares against mine!"

Without wasting another mont, Ling iyu surged forward, her sword blazing with fiery energy, the flas roaring like a tempest.

The ground beneath her scorched with every step, leaving a trail of embers in her wake.

["Nine Heavens Severing Slash!"]

A massive wave of fiery qi shot toward Feng i, cutting through the air with terrifying force. The flas surged like a roaring dragon, leaving a trail of scorched earth in its wake.

The sheer pressure from the strike made the arena tremble, and the crowd gasped in awe at the overwhelming might of the attack.

So people recognized the technique as the Heavenly Grade Sword Technique of the Ling Clan.

Feng i's eyes narrowed, and without hesitation, she raised her sword, channeling her own power.

Her expression was focused, her movents calm despite the intensity of Ling iyu's assault.

["Heavenly Emperor's Sword!"]

With a decisive motion, Feng i unleashed her counterattack, a blade of qi that erupted from her sword, eting Ling iyu's fiery slash head-on.

BANG!

The two forces collided in a brilliant explosion of light and energy, creating a shockwave that sent ripples through the air, forcing the spectators to shield their eyes.

For a mont, everything seed to stand still, the air thick with tension as the two attacks clashed.

Then, the shockwave dissipated, and the crowd's eyes widened in disbelief.

While they were focused on the clash between the techniques, Ling iyu and Feng i had already moved to confront each other.

From the stands, Feng Chen, watching intently, couldn't help but nod in approval.

"Impressive," he murmured to himself.

"To be able to grasp the Heavenly Emperor's Sword technique to such a level... Feng i has truly surpassed my expectations."

Although he could see her cultivation and all that, he couldn't see much progress in their understanding of their techniques.

However, Feng i was able to master or was almost on the verge of mastering the technique, seeing how she was capable of using the Heavenly Emperor's Sword Technique to such a level.

However the sa could be said about Ling iyu.

Nine Heavens Severing Slash was also a Heavenly Grade Technique, and it took years before it could be used like Ling iyu.

Two such geniuses were locked in battle, and it seed the fight was far from over, with neither of them willing to yield.