Outside Panlong Residence.

Shui Linglong stood on the open ground, clad in a water-blue long dress that shimmered with a faint radiance under the morning sun, like flowing water waves.

"Luo Feng, are you really going out for training?" Upon seeing Luo Feng, Shui Linglong asked.

Luo Feng nodded.

Shui Linglong smiled gently, "Then come with me."

Luo Feng followed at Shui Linglong’s side and asked, "Linglong Sister, what training did the Hall Master arrange for me?"

"You’ll find out soon." Shui Linglong smiled mysteriously.

Seeing Shui Linglong’s smile, Luo Feng felt a tinge of unease.

Moments later, the two left the mountain gate, performing qinggong to fly into the depths of Yao Light Lake, their figures gradually vanishing into a mist of seven-colored clouds.

After traveling several miles, the airflow ahead suddenly became chaotic, accompanied by sharp cries of astonishing piercing force.

"Someone’s here."

Luo Feng looked forward, a mile ahead, where a swirl of seven-colored mysterious light spun in the air, and within it, a slender figure could faintly be seen.

"It’s Yan Feihua, we’ll stay here."

Shui Linglong stopped, not moving closer.

Luo Feng now saw clearly that the swirl of seven-colored mysterious light was formed by fist-sized, Yuan Qi-energized seven-colored lotus flowers, floating around Yan Feihua, slowly rotating, covering a radius of several hundred meters, like a dream.

Suddenly.

At the center, Yan Feihua opened her eyes, a commanding aura spread out, and with a sharp shout from her mouth:

"Destroy!"

The wind and clouds changed suddenly, countless seven-colored lotus flowers exploded in succession, their petals shooting out like thunderfire and lightning, weaving into a seven-colored space in the air.

The next moment!

Boom boom boom boom boom...

Deafening roaring sounds erupted in succession, the lake surface surged up with giant water columns hundreds of meters high, even enveloping Luo Feng and Shui Linglong.

Shui Linglong was prepared, with a wave of her hand, a crimson Yuan Qi barrier enveloped both her and Luo Feng.

"Such strong power."

Luo Feng’s gaze was somewhat astonished; he could feel that each petal’s power just now equaled a full-force strike upon first breaking through the Spiritual Rotation Realm level eight! With his current strength, facing such a strike, it’s likely that he couldn’t retreat unscathed.

Shui Linglong’s eyes were bright, "This is the ’Ten Thousand Lotus Flying Star Technique,’ one of the killing moves in Haoran Golden Lotus Jue, it seems Yan Feihua has started practicing the second volume of Haoran Golden Lotus Jue. Luo Feng, if you want to defeat Lu Xiao Yun, the first person you need to overcome is Yan Feihua. In the last new Dragon List tournament, she fought over a thousand moves against Lu Xiao Yun, finally losing by just one move."

Luo Feng looked at the silhouette in the misty water vapor and nodded slightly.

At this moment, the mist dispersed, and Yan Feihua appeared in front of the two.

Luo Feng said, "Elder Sister."

Yan Feihua smiled slightly, glanced at the two, her gaze fixed on Luo Feng, stunned, "Junior Brother Luo Feng, have you advanced to the late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm level eight?"

"Yes." Luo Feng nodded.

Yan Feihua was slightly startled, feeling unable to see through her junior brother.

This hunting competition yielded many results for many people, and many made significant progress in cultivation.

But within merely two months, to directly break through from the peak of the Spiritual Rotation Realm level seven to the late stage of level eight, this achievement, though not unprecedented, was quite astonishing.

After a deep look at Luo Feng, Yan Feihua said to Shui Linglong, "Second Hall Master, why have you come to Yao Light Lake?"

Shui Linglong’s lips curled into a slight smile, "Luo Feng is heading out for training, elder sister asked me to bring him here to undergo a test."

"A test?"

Yan Feihua’s attractive eyebrows arched, then she suddenly laughed, "Could it be that test."

"Indeed." Shui Linglong smiled, nodding.

Luo Feng listened on the side, confused, and asked, "What test is it?"

"You’ll find out soon enough."

Shui Linglong smiled faintly, flicked her finger, and a jade light shot towards Luo Feng.

Luo Feng caught the jade light in his hand, it was a thumb-sized jade talisman, engraved with various intricate runes, emitting a faint Yuan Qi fluctuation.

"This is the Water Yuan Talisman, it allows you to breathe freely underwater; keep it in your mouth." Shui Linglong said.

Luo Feng furrowed his brow slightly, placing the Water Yuan Talisman in his mouth, immediately feeling a refreshing sensation spreading throughout his body, as if merging with himself.

"Alright, head underwater. The content of this test is for you to stay at a depth of a hundred meters in this lake for three days; if you can’t, you’ll be considered a failure. Additionally, you can’t perform any saber techniques."

"Three days!"

Yan Feihua’s eyebrows arched, smiling at Luo Feng, "Junior brother, good luck."

Luo Feng knew this test wouldn’t be simple, but that’s the point of a test, saying: "Alright, I’ll definitely persist for three days."

Splash!

Water splashed as Luo Feng’s figure vanished beneath the lake surface.

Shui Linglong suddenly said: "Yan Feihua, when you were at the late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm level eight, elder sister also asked you to undergo such a test, right?"

"Yes, but at the time, I only lasted less than two days."

Yan Feihua nodded, looking at the water surface gradually regaining calmness, said: "Why ask Junior Brother Luo Feng to persist for three days? Isn’t that a bit too demanding?"

Shui Linglong said, "He wants to venture outside the Canglang Dynasty for training."

"Training outside the Canglang Dynasty!"

Yan Feihua was a bit surprised. She naturally understood what that meant, then, thoughtfully said, "For a Martial Artist, besides talent and comprehension, opportunities are also important. Otherwise, it’s hard to become a top strongman. It seems Junior Brother Luo Feng understands this as well, which is why he’s willing to face danger and train outside the Canglang Dynasty. In this aspect, I am not as good as him."

Shui Linglong said, "However, once you step out of the Canglang Dynasty, you tread a path of life and death, with your life hanging by a thread. This trial is to test whether he has the strength to get through dangers. Secondly, it’s to temper him. If he can endure this challenge, his strength should see some improvement, making it a little safer for him outside."

Yan Feihua nodded, and suddenly said:

"Second Hall Master, I’ ll take my leave now."

"You also wish to venture out for training?" Shui Linglong saw through Yan Feihua’s thoughts and asked.

"Yes."

Yan Feihua looked at the once again calm lake surface and smiled:

"As the Senior Sister, I naturally need to set an example for the Hall’s disciples. Moreover, staying peacefully within the Golden Palace, I’m afraid Junior Brother Luo Feng will soon surpass me. Although I don’t care much for the title of Senior Sister, I also don’t want to admit defeat easily."

Shui Linglong nodded. Yan Feihua was different from Luo Feng. Even if she left the Canglang Dynasty, she had the power to protect herself. Shui Qingcheng always hoped Yan Feihua would venture out for training, but such endeavors must be decided by oneself and cannot be forced by others.

"Very well then, remember the New Dragon Ranking Tournament in three months."

"Mm, thank Junior Brother Luo Feng for me."

Yan Feihua flicked her sleeves, her figure transformed into a seven-colored stream of clouds, darting straight into the sky, quickly disappearing without a trace.

"Alright then, let’s see how long you can last."

Shui Linglong withdrew her gaze, lightly stepped onto the lake surface, and her figure gradually submerged into the water.

...

"Such pressure!"

Upon diving into the lake, Luo Feng immediately felt immense pressure squeezing in from all directions, causing his protective gang energy to shrink somewhat.

Looking around, the lake water in his vision carried threads of seven-colored hues, obviously not ordinary lake water.

As he dove deeper, the pressure of the water increased accordingly. The originally three-meter-wide protective gang energy barrier shrank by twenty percent.

Luo Feng thought for a moment, and immediately withdrew his protective gang energy. At this rate, there’s no way he could last three days; his internal Yuan Qi might be depleted in merely a day.

Whoosh!

The water surged in, the massive pressure causing him to tremble slightly, while the cool lake water entered his mouth and nose.

Strangely, he didn’t feel like he was drowning. It was as if the water was air, allowing him to breathe freely, with a faint refreshing fragrance that soothed his mind.

Luo Feng immediately realized this was due to the Water Yuan Talisman, muttered to himself:

"No wonder Sister Linglong gave me the Water Yuan Talisman, it seems she anticipated this. However, this trial surely doesn’t end here..."

By now, Luo Feng had dived a hundred meters deep. Without a sound, a shadow appeared silently behind him, and in the dim lake water, a row of cold light flickered.

Luo Feng sensed something, and his figure darted outward.

Only a ripping sound was heard, and a large part of his sleeve was torn, with a row of triangular tooth marks appearing on his skin, revealing strands of fresh blood.

Seeing the wound on his arm, Luo Feng felt a chill in his heart.

With his improved Refining Body Realm, even an ordinary sword couldn’t harm him. Those teeth were likely sharper than a first-grade Spirit Weapon.

Whoosh...

A soft water sound rang, and a shadow darted rapidly towards him, as fast as lightning.

This time, Luo Feng saw it clearly — the attacker was a monster fish.

The monster fish had a spindle-shaped body with seven-colored eyes, about two feet long, covered with jet-black scales, and its mouth was lined with rows of dense triangular sharp teeth, gleaming coldly.

"Die!"

Neither retreating nor dodging, Luo Feng thrust out a punch.

Bam!

His fist landed on the monster fish, the two-foot-long body was compressed to half its length, blood gushed from its mouth, but Luo Feng was also knocked back a few steps.

"Such a hard body, and considerable strength too."

Luo Feng was inwardly startled that even with his physique, the impact forced him back. This monster fish’s attack wasn’t inferior to a seventh-layer Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist.

Of course, this didn’t mean the monster fish was truly this strong, but rather the density of the lake water was too great, and he couldn’t deploy protective gang energy or even use his saber technique; he could only exert sixty to seventy percent of his full power.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The rapid sounds of water breaking rang out. Luo Feng turned to see a multitude of identical monster fish approaching from below, densely packed.

"So, this is the trial. It’s not simple at all. Well, it’s perfect to test my current strength with you..."

He put a Yuan Qi recovering pill in his mouth just in case, then stepped with his foot, leaving a clear water wave in his wake.

"The Ruthless Way!"

The water surged; a massive scarlet fist force a dozen meters wide roared out, blasting into the mass of monster fish, spreading out and radiating. In an instant, a group of monster fish was shocked to death.

"Die!"

As if he had eyes on his back, Luo Feng turned and punched.

Bam!

A sneak-attacking monster fish exploded, blood spreading, dyeing the lake water a large swath of red.