Chapter 128: Chapter 126: Channeling the Sword Control Technique, Watch Me Fly

A sense of weightlessness washed over him.

The wind roared in his ears.

The moment he established a Spiritual Link with the Wingsuit, Han Feng felt as if he had truly grown a pair of wings.

He could clearly feel every wisp of air flowing past the Wing Membrane.

He could also perceive the difference in lift caused by the slightest change in his posture.

This sensation was, in essence, identical to the state of Human-Machine Unity he experienced when piloting the "Hunting Falcon" fighter jet.

He didn’t circle clumsily like Wang Meng.

Nor did he glide cautiously like the other students.

His body unfurled in midair.

His movements were as fluid as a fish swimming through water.

With just a simple turn of his body and an adjustment to the angle of his arms, his body carved an exceptionally graceful and smooth arc through the sky.

He aimed precisely for the red circle on the ground.

Everyone present, including Qin Yueyao by the lecture platform, had their eyes drawn to the figure in the air.

Unlike the others, whose movements were tinged with stiffness to varying degrees, Han Feng’s flight posture was filled with a sense of coordination and ease.

He wasn’t fighting the wind.

He was dancing with it.

"Holy shit! That was some cool flying!"

Below the platform, Wang Meng, who had already landed, tilted his head back and couldn’t help but swear.

Several students beside him nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with amazement.

"This guy... How did he do that?"

"His posture control is too perfect, just like the demonstration videos in the textbook!"

As everyone watched in awe, Han Feng’s figure drew closer and closer.

When he was about ten meters from the ground, he slightly contracted his body and rapidly decelerated.

He finally landed lightly on both feet, not kicking up a single speck of dust, and stood steadily in the very center of the red circle.

This precise landing once again elicited a wave of quiet gasps.

Gu Yun pursed his lips and muttered under his breath, "Damn it, he actually looks cooler than me when he flies!"

"Next!"

Qin Yueyao’s voice pulled everyone’s attention back, but the look she gave Han Feng held a hint of approval.

The precision airdrop was the simplest of the three basic exercises.

Everyone present had achieved a "Good" rating in the virtual training.

They all quickly mastered this interference-free training exercise.

Qin Yueyao didn’t waste any time and immediately led the group to begin the second and third training exercises.

Powered ascent and Power Gliding.

"These two exercises test your raw power."

Qin Yueyao stood on a flat grassy field, her voice reaching every person’s ears clearly.

"The explosive power of your running start, the angle of your takeoff, and your technique for utilizing air currents in the sky will all directly determine your results."

"The rules are simple. Run, jump, and fly! Do everything you can to fly higher and farther!"

She gave a simple demonstration.

Although she didn’t use any Inner Qi, she still effortlessly glided for nearly a thousand meters relying solely on the explosive power of her formidable physical body.

It was a sight that captivated everyone.

"Free practice. At four in the afternoon, we’ll have the first assessment, which will count toward your academic credits."

Following Qin Yueyao’s command, the entire training ground immediately burst into activity.

The students were like tigers charging down a mountain, repeatedly sprinting across the grass, leaping, and gliding.

"THUD! THUD! THUD!"

The muffled sound of footsteps and the whoosh of air cutting through the sky rose and fell as everyone gave it their all.

Han Feng quickly identified a problem.

These two assessments were practically tailor-made for students with greater strength and wealthy families.

The higher one’s Martial Arts Cultivation, the more abundant their Qi Blood, and the more terrifying their explosive power during the running start.

The faster their initial velocity, the better their results would naturally be. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

And those students who owned Advanced Wingsuits were like tigers that had grown wings.

They could channel their Qi Blood through the Spiritual Energy Paths within the wingsuit to gain an extra power boost.

Han Feng watched a Meridian Passage Realm student not far away who was wearing a Tier Two Wingsuit.

As he ran, a faint sheen of Inner Qi flowed around his legs, and after jumping, he shot forward like a rocket.

He easily reached an altitude of nearly two hundred meters.

It was a blatant case of being crushed by resources.

Han Feng wasn’t particularly surprised by this.

The academy was a pragmatic institution. With limited resources, it naturally favored those geniuses who were more likely to become powerhouses.

This was called maximizing the return on investment.

’However... you have resources, and I have a cheat.’

The corners of Han Feng’s mouth curled up slightly.

He loosened his limbs and slightly bent his knees.

The Qi Blood in his body began to surge and circulate according to the method of the Sword Control Technique.

[Sword Control Technique·Mastery] activated!

A feeling of power far exceeding his usual level surged up from his feet, as if an invisible force was propping him up.

"BOOM!"

The ground beneath his feet trembled violently, and he shot forward like a cannonball fired from its barrel.

He was so fast that he even kicked up a faint trail of dust behind him.

"That guy..."

Watching this from the side, Li Wei, who had been resting, narrowed his eyes slightly.

The instant his speed peaked, Han Feng abruptly deployed his Wingsuit, his body forming a perfect angle with the ground.

A powerful lift yanked his body violently into the sky!

"WHOOM!"

Empowered by his [Spiritual Vision] Talent, the surrounding air currents transformed into clearly visible lines in his eyes.

He continuously fine-tuned his posture, riding the wind like a true eagle, climbing ever upward.

"One hundred meters... one hundred and ten meters... one hundred and twenty meters!"

Finally, after reaching a height of one hundred and twenty-one meters, his upward momentum slowly began to wane.

This result left many of the surrounding Body Tempering Realm students dumbfounded.

"Holy shit, over one hundred and twenty meters? How did he do that?"

"That explosive power is terrifying. Is he really at the Body Tempering Tenth Layer?"

Even Wang Meng and Gu Yun wore looks of utter disbelief.

They had given it their all and had only just managed to break the one-hundred-meter mark.

Only a few of the Meridian Passage Realm students could definitively outperform Han Feng.

The explosive power he displayed was already comparable to that of veteran B Level Students who had one foot in the Meridian Passage Realm.

Han Feng’s performance, naturally, did not escape the notice of Instructor Qin Yueyao.

Looking at Han Feng’s results displayed on the light screen, a trace of surprise appeared on her cool face.

For someone in the Body Tempering Realm to reach such a height was nothing short of astonishing.

This completely ignited the competitive spirit of all the Body Tempering Realm students.

They couldn’t compete with the senior students who had already opened their meridians, but among their fellow Body Tempering Realm peers, no one was willing to admit defeat!

"Again!"

"Dammit, I refuse to believe this!"

The atmosphere of the entire training ground became white-hot.

Everyone was gritting their teeth, challenging their own limits, and trying to fly higher and farther.

At four in the afternoon, the first practical assessment officially began.

The content of the assessment was the three exercises they had trained on today.

First, the precision airdrop.

This exercise tested not only precision, but also airtime.

The longer the airtime and the higher the precision, the higher the score.

Relying on his Microscopic Perception of the air currents, Han Feng’s movements were impeccable.

He glided in the air for an extremely long time before landing precisely, easily earning a "Superior" rating and scoring 7 points.

This result even surpassed some of the students who had just entered the Meridian Passage Realm, surprising quite a few people.

Second, the powered ascent.

Han Feng once again pushed his Sword Control Technique to its limits, erupting with astonishing initial velocity.

His final result was fixed at 125 meters.

[Rating: Excellent]

This result was still a considerable distance from the 150 meters required for a "Superior" rating, so he only received 4 points.

Third, Power Gliding.

[Rating: Excellent]

His final gliding distance was 1180 meters, also an "Excellent" rating, but a far cry from the 1500 meters needed for the "Superior" grade.

He only received 4 points for this as well.

"Han Feng, your composite score for this assessment is 5 points."

Qin Yueyao announced his final average score.

(7+4+4)/3 = 5 points.

This score was already top-tier among the B Level Students.

"Wang Meng, 3.78 points."

"Gu Yun, 3.8 points."

Both of them received "Good" ratings for all three assessments, just barely scraping by with an average score over 3 points.

Hearing his score, Gu Yun dejectedly kicked a stone on the ground.

"Damn it! If I had been using my ’White Queen,’ I definitely would’ve gotten an ’Excellent’ rating!"

Wang Meng, on the other hand, was more laid-back. He clapped Han Feng on the shoulder and grinned. "Not bad, kid! Five points on your first try, that’s awesome!"

The assessment continued.

Soon, the gap between cultivation realms became apparent.

The A Level Students in the Meridian Passage Realm achieved scores that were a whole tier higher.

The squad captain, Zhang Hao, a veteran powerhouse at the Meridian Passage Realm Third Layer, achieved "Superior" ratings in all three assessments.

His composite score was a high of 8 points, placing him at the top of the leaderboard.

When the assessment ended, the scoreboard was projected onto the light screen.

With his score of 5 points, Han Feng ranked first among all Body Tempering Realm students and fifth on the overall leaderboard.

This result caused many people who didn’t know Han Feng before to look at him with astonishment.

A no-name guy could actually beat out long-established elites like Gu Yun and Li Wei?

’Looks like I have to get my hands on an Advanced Wingsuit,’ Han Feng mused to himself as he looked at the scoreboard. ’Today was just the first assessment; there are several more to come. A good set of equipment could boost my score by at least one or two points. Over time, that difference will become huge. If I want to redeem a Top Grade item like the [Space-Breaking Talisman], every single point is crucial.’

After the training session was dismissed, the members of the Sharp Sword Squad gathered together.

"Han Feng, you’ve been hiding your strength well!"

Wang Meng slung an arm around Han Feng’s neck, a look of amazement on his face.

"This level of strength... are you really at the Body Tempering Tenth Layer?"

"Just got lucky," Han Feng said modestly.

"Next time, I’ll wear my ’White Queen,’ and I’ll definitely beat you!"

Gu Yun said indignantly from the side.

His personal wingsuit, the ’White Queen,’ was a Tier One Upper Grade model with performance far superior to the academy’s standard-issue equipment.

"Han Feng, if you want to improve your score, you really do need a better wingsuit," squad captain Zhang Hao said in a serious tone.

"The standard-issue wingsuit is limiting your performance."

"I’d like to, but they’re too expensive," Han Feng said with a wry smile.

A Tier Two Wingsuit could easily cost hundreds of thousands of Contribution Points, which he couldn’t afford right now.

"You don’t have to buy a new one," Zhang Hao suggested.

"We’re only going to the Suspended Mountain Secret Realm this one time. You could consider buying a second-hand one."

"It won’t be too late to upgrade to a better one after you come back from the Secret Realm with some gains."

’A second-hand wingsuit?’

An idea sparked in Han Feng’s mind. That was actually a great suggestion.

He immediately thought of someone.

His shrewd and well-connected former roommate, Gao Fei.