Chapter 2137: Chapter 2134: Trial
The Stone Man narrowed his eyes. "So youāre the Trialist that vicious woman mentioned, huh? Hmph, weak strength, big mouth! Yeah, itās true she planted a Prohibition inside my body, but you think that alone is enough to make me submit to you? Thatās pure delusion!"
"Even if I die, I will never yield!" The Stone Giant slapped his own chest and roared, "In this world, no one can conquer me! Back then that vicious woman couldnāt do it, and youāre so much weaker than her, itās even more impossible!"
Ling Feng stared into the Stone Manās eyes and said calmly, "What are you afraid of?"
"Afraid? What a joke, Iād be afraid?" The Stone Man sneered.
Ling Feng chuckled. "If youāre not afraid, then why are you so agitated? Why do you keep repeating that youāll never submit? Shan Ling, stop lying to your own heart. You donāt want to die. As the Shan Ling of Unyielding Mountain, youāve existed for who knows how long. Are you really willing to die so suffocated and wronged?"
The Stone Manās gaze flickered a bit. Ling Feng saw through his bluff at a glance, but he still refused to yield. Back then, even though Yu Rujiao refined the entire planet, she still failed to completely conquer the Shan Ling. Now this Ling Feng was far inferior to Yu Rujiao, so it looked down on him even more.
"Your strength is very great, Iām well aware. You might look down on my power!" Ling Feng said lightly. "But I can tell you this: standing before you is the future War God. If you donāt want to be annihilated and instead want to share supreme glory with me, then submit. Iāll take you to an even higher Peak."
"War God? Hahahaha, do you even know who the War God is? Thatās one of the Twelve Main Gods, and one of the strongest among the Twelve Main Gods. And you..."
The Stone Manās words were full of disdain toward Ling Feng, but Ling Feng didnāt get angry, because right now he truly was far from the War God.
Ling Feng calmly looked at the Stone Man and said, "The War God is dead. A new War God is about to appear! If you can only see my current strength, then I have to reconsider whether I should even bother subduing you. After all, a short-sighted guy isnāt worthy of fighting the world at my side!"
"What? You dare say that Iām short-sighted?" The Stone Man was furious.
Ling Feng sneered. "Am I wrong? Was the War God born a Main God? Do you know what a War God is? You think the War God is just about unrivaled power? Then I have to say, youāre truly ignorant!"
The Shan Ling was enraged. It roared, "I donāt know, but does a little brat who hasnāt even reached the Immortal Realm know?"
Ling Feng said proudly, "Of course. At the very least, I understand it deeper than you! The War God is not only a symbol of power, but also a symbol of spirit and will! As long as life continues, the battle never stops! Even if body and soul are destroyed, that obsession in the heart still charges forward!"
"Back then, after the War God died, even his lingering will did not forget to battle!" Ling Feng said solemnly. "That is the true War God. Even when his remnant will had almost no power left, in my heart, that is the real War God!"
"And you? You only recognize strength, and you still dare say you have vision, still dare to act presumptuous before me?" Ling Feng said with contempt. "Youāre just at the Immortal Realm level of Cultivation, so what? How many years have you cultivated? Iāve used less than a hundred years to rise from an utterly ordinary mortal among the masses to reach where I am now! What right do you have to act proud in front of me?"
"In the next hundred years, Iāll keep moving forward. Iāll hack my way through thorns. Even if I die on the War Godās Path, Iāll still be worthy of the identity of a challenger of the War Godās Path! If youāre afraid, then just rot here in suffocation!"
"Iāll tell Yu Rujiao to spare you, because youāre not worthy of being subdued by me!" Ling Feng said lightly, then turned to leave!
The Stone Man roared, "Hold it. What do you know, to deny me so easily? Fine, Iāll give you a chance. If you can pass my trial, then Iāll acknowledge you and submit to you. How about it?"
Ling Feng, with his back to the Shan Ling, curled his lips into a faint smile. He turned around and said flatly, "Trial me?"
The Shan Ling said proudly, "Thatās right. Your words sound pretty, but I need to see if your actions match them. Iāll see whether you truly have the qualifications and potential to become the War God. If you donāt meet my standards, then take your pretty words and get out!"
"Fine!" Ling Feng nodded. "Since you put it that way, Iāll accept your trial. Iāll let you know: never underestimate the heart of someone who aims to become the War God!"
The Stone Man came up to Ling Feng and stared at him. "My trial is very simple. If you can defeat the Mountain God Guardian, then Iāll acknowledge you! And my Mountain God Guardians are these six Stone Giants!"
"They each represent one of the six powers of the Element of Earth. Only by defeating them one by one can you earn my recognition! So, you may begin. But if you happen to die during the challenge, donāt blame me!"
Ling Feng smiled. "Since itās a challenge, life and death are naturally on the line! Iāve long been mentally prepared! Then letās begin right now!"
As he spoke, Ling Fengās body in midair gradually expanded, then crashed down with a boom, growing to about the same size as the Stone Giants.
"First Mountain God Protector!" As the words fell, the eyes of a nearby Stone Giant suddenly lit up, and it roared as it charged at Ling Feng.
"Good timing!" Ling Feng shouted and rushed straight to meet it.
Boom! The two enormous figures smashed into each other, and the violent impact sent shockwaves rippling out. Both the Stone Giant and Ling Feng were forced to stagger back dozens of steps, each step leaving deep footprints in the ground.
"Such powerful strength!" A trace of surprise flashed in Ling Fengās eyes. It seemed this Guardianās characteristic was raw power.
The Shan Ling was also a bit surprised. It hadnāt expected Ling Fengās strength to be on par with its Guardian. That was already very rare.
"Again!" Ling Feng growled low, then charged forward once more.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Ling Feng and the Stone Man traded punches in a brutal brawl. Every punch carried terrifying force, every clash exploding like a blast.
The aftershocks from this alone would probably be something even a Later Stage of the Firmament Realm Peak expert couldnāt withstand.
For a full day, the battle between Ling Feng and the Stone Giant grew ever more intense.
In the end, Ling Feng seized an opening, flipped the Stone Man to the ground, locked all four of its limbs, then channeled his whole bodyās strength and unleashed Soft Technique.
Ling Feng himself hadnāt expected that one day heād actually use Soft Technique.