Chapter 281 - 280: Flawless True Power

"Shameless bastard!"

Xuelian’s cheeks flushed red. She bit her lip, desperately suppressing the urge to fly into a rage. For some reason, the image of that detestable black-robed youth kept flashing before her eyes.

Her chest heaved, and she had the sudden impulse to give the black-robed youth a savage beating.

His clothes had been blasted to shreds!

Seeing Xuelian’s furious and flustered expression, Qin Feng was jolted back to reality as if waking from a dream. No wonder he felt a draft. He hurriedly retrieved a spare set of clothes from his Blue Sea and Heaven.

"Ahem!"

A moment later, Qin Feng gave a dry laugh.

Xuelian turned back around. Her beautiful eyes glared viciously at the sheepishly grinning black-robed youth, and she was about to strike.

Qin Feng quickly stopped her. "Senior Sister Xuelian, wait! I have something to say!"

Xuelian’s pretty face was frosty. Her raised arm froze in mid-air. She bit her pink lip and huffed angrily, "You scoundrel, what else could you possibly have to say for yourself!"

Xuelian stared coldly at the black-robed youth, but a myriad of thoughts raced through her mind.

’Ever since I saw his body last time, I’ve had this incredibly complicated feeling.’

’My first instinct was, of course, to teach this kid a lesson. That’s why I’ve been looking for Qin Feng ever since I found out he was participating in the Hidden Dragon Points Competition.’

’But I never expected to see him again under these circumstances.’

’And his strength... it’s completely shocked me.’

Just six months ago, Qin Feng’s strength had only been at the Martial Arts Seventh Layer Heaven.

Back then, he had felt like a little ant to her.

Now, however, he gave off an exceptionally powerful aura. He was faintly able to stand on equal footing with her, holding his own.

Xuelian’s gaze fell upon the black-robed youth. She knew a few Secret Techniques that could see through a Martial Artist’s true state, and she silently activated one.

But when she used the Secret Technique to probe Qin Feng, she felt as if he were a terrifying primordial star within a galaxy. The light he emitted was like a vast, surging Star River. His power was immense and turbulent, like the waves of a boundless ocean, striking fear into her heart.

That surging Star True Power was like a raging torrent.

’How can he possess such tyrannical True Power!’ Though her face remained impassive, Xuelian’s heart was trembling violently.

’What’s going on? He’s clearly only at the Martial Arts Thirteenth Heavens Realm, so how can he have such tyrannical Star True Power? Even I can’t quite match this terrifying level of True Power!’

Xuelian knew full well how many fortunate encounters she had experienced to attain her current True Power. She cultivated a top-tier Martial Arts Foundation Establishment Technique and had also broken through to the Condensing Vein Realm from the Thirteen Layers of Heaven.

Furthermore, she had even encountered the Spring of Life this time, which had increased her Star True Power by three or four times. The quality of her True Power had been cleansed by the Water of Life, improving it dramatically. And yet, even with such terrifying True Power, she still couldn’t compare to Qin Feng, who was at the Martial Arts Thirteenth Heavens Realm.

’This Senior Sister Xuelian seems to have had her own share of fortuitous encounters! Her strength is truly tyrannical, far greater than Long Ling’Er or Senior Sister Ye. She’s not the least bit inferior to me!’

While Xuelian was sizing up Qin Feng, he was also using a Secret Technique to probe her true state.

In Qin Feng’s eyes, Xuelian was like a cold, proud star. An extremely dense Life Force flowed through her, and her entire body seemed to be forged from Life Essence itself.

Her True Power was pure and flawless, having reached the very peak of the Upper Grade.

Ordinary True Power could never achieve such quality.

If the quality of True Power were divided into tiers, they could be classified from lowest to highest as Subordinate, Common, Pure, Flawless, and Celestial Dao.

This Senior Sister Xuelian’s True Power quality had definitely reached the peak of the Flawless tier. Her True Power flowed without a single trace of impurity, as pure as ice and snow. With a single thought, her power moved like a Vajra True Dragon.

Qin Feng guessed this was likely related to the Spring of Life.

Having been cleansed by the Life Spirit Spring, the quality of her True Power had risen to its absolute limit.

It was on the verge of breaking through to the level of a Celestial Dao Skill.

One had to understand that only powerhouses who had forged an Extreme Dao Heaven and Earth Seed could condense True Power of this quality after breaking through to the Condensing Vein Realm.

At the same level, having a higher quality of True Power was undoubtedly a huge advantage.

If Xuelian’s True Power were only of the Pure quality right now, Qin Feng could have completely suppressed her with a single strike.

A lower quality True Power was fragile before one of a higher quality, like paper facing a diamond fist; it could be easily pierced through.

Evidently, Xuelian had also realized this. She was extremely wary of Qin Feng, which was why she hesitated to act. Otherwise, she would have already taught him a lesson.

While using his Secret Technique to probe her, Qin Feng smiled and said, "Senior Sister Xuelian, this is all a misunderstanding. I came here with Senior Sister Ye Qinghua, tracking your aura because we were worried about your safety. I just didn’t realize you were bathing here when I entered. My intrusion was rash, but it was a completely unintentional mistake!"

"Junior Sister Ye Qinghua is here too?"

Xuelian’s expression flickered, and for the moment, she chose to believe Qin Feng’s excuse.

’Of course, if Qin Feng’s strength were too low, I wouldn’t mind beating him up first and talking later.’

’But now his strength is too great. I might not gain any advantage in a fight. If I really insist, I might even be the one taken advantage of by him.’

"Of course. Senior Sister Ye is just outside the Stone Forest. You are welcome to verify it, Senior Sister!"

As Qin Feng spoke, his gaze fell upon the Spring of Life. This Spring of Life was a fantastic treasure. Not only could it purify the physical body and nourish one’s Life Force, but it could also cleanse one’s constitution and improve the quality of their True Power.

Xuelian followed his gaze, and her eyes shifted. "Junior Brother Qin Feng, don’t tell me you’ve also taken a liking to this Spiritual Spring?"

"However, this item already belongs to me. You’d best not get any funny ideas, Junior Brother!"

"I must disagree, Senior Sister. Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are born of heaven and earth. They are Innate and ownerless; they belong to the virtuous!" Qin Feng shook his head and retorted. "Besides, this Spiritual Spring is rooted to this spot. You can’t move it, you can’t carry it away, you can’t even collect it. How can you claim it as yours?"

Xuelian sneered. "Junior Brother, now you’re just twisting words to suit your needs. It’s true that they belong to the virtuous, but there’s also the principle of first come, first served! I, your senior sister, have been cultivating here for more than half a month. I discovered this item first, so naturally, it belongs to me!"

"As for your other point, that’s just nonsense. This Spiritual Spring is rooted in the Earth Veins, nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth, and forged into this pool. How could it possibly be moved!"

Qin Feng chuckled slyly. "We’ll see about that, Senior Sister!" After a glance at Xuelian, his eyes darted mischievously. "Senior Sister, why don’t we make a bet? If I can move this Spiritual Spring, it becomes mine. How about it?"

Xuelian sneered. "And if you can’t move it?"

Qin Feng said, "If I can’t move it, I’ll leave immediately!"

Xuelian gave Qin Feng a suspicious look. She was a bit hesitant; Qin Feng seemed far too calm.

He looked so confident!

’Could there be a trick?’

But her instincts told her it was impossible. Although this Spiritual Spring appeared to be within the Earth Veins, it was actually a creation of heaven and earth, rooted deep within Space itself.

The pool in the center of this Stone Forest was merely a reflection; the actual Life Spirit Spring was hidden in the depths of Space.

Even if Qin Feng could use Divine Abilities to excavate and section off this entire piece of land, he still wouldn’t be able to move the spring.

’But this kid is so treacherous, there’s probably a catch.’ Xuelian really didn’t want to make the bet, but Qin Feng was overwhelmingly powerful. If she refused, he probably wouldn’t let the matter rest.

After thinking it over, Xuelian still felt it was impossible for Qin Feng to move the Spiritual Spring.

She immediately nodded and said, "Fine. I accept your terms!"

Qin Feng was overjoyed. "Excellent! Then it’s a deal!"

A smile spread across Qin Feng’s face, like a little fox that had just stolen a chicken.

Seeing the cunning smile on Qin Feng’s face, Xuelian was overcome with a very bad feeling.

(My hand hurts from writing so much. My speed has slowed down. The sixth update will be around midnight.)