Chapter 1732: Chapter 1732: Opening the Eight Gates

The Fourth Elder Shi Huanshan saw Li Feng kneeling on one knee, seemingly at his limit, and couldn’t help but speak words of encouragement. This boy couldn’t falter here.

After all, the Headmaster personally welcomed him. It was just about twenty steps away; could it be that he would fail at this final juncture?

If this boy could reach them without relying on the Nine Layers Stone, he could definitely become the Headmaster’s successor. The old Headmaster might even personally take him as his disciple, considering he hadn’t accepted a disciple for a hundred years.

But clearly, this time, the old Headmaster was moved. After all, a commander is rare, and now with Li Feng’s display of such formidable physique and will, he really stood a chance if he could get there.

Yet, if Li Feng couldn’t rise now, everything he had done would seem lackluster.

The Second Elder, Xia Changhe, was quietly observing Li Feng. If the Fourth Elder could see it, how could he not? The Headmaster had not meddled in worldly affairs for years; only the six cries from the Martial Strategy Hall had alerted him.

If it were just that, it wouldn’t be much.

After all, the old Headmaster was nearing the end of his lifespan. Even though a Golden Core was still just a Golden Core and not a Nascent Soul, with a lifespan of three hundred years compared to the eight hundred of a Nascent Soul.

However, as a result, my disciple Murong Ye unnecessarily complicated matters by trying to make things difficult for Li Feng, which caught the Headmaster’s attention.

Reaching Nine Layers Peak without using the Nine Layers Stone already showed exceptional talent, and paired with the demeanor of a commander, it made him a promising talent that all Elders would compete for.

Moreover, the three-layered steps in front of the hall were indeed a challenge, and this Nine Layers Stone my disciple threw out was disregarded by the other party, who instead stubbornly persisted.

This naturally caught even the old Headmaster’s eye. Honestly, if Murong Ye weren’t my disciple, I would want to make him my personal transmission disciple.

Even if Li Feng came from a humble background, with such talent, his future would be limitless.

If Li Feng was accepted by the old Headmaster, the future dynamics of Nine Layers Mountain were uncertain. Realizing this, Li Feng naturally ended up on Xia Changhe’s blacklist.

Fortunately, Li Feng couldn’t move another step forward, and this anticlimax was an acceptable reality. Otherwise, if this boy kept performing like this, with the Headmaster’s previous evaluation, Li Feng could very well be groomed as the Headmaster’s successor.

Is it still not enough?

Li Feng paid no attention to the external noise; he was at a critical moment. Relying solely on the Burning Technique to burn potential was not enough. After all, climbing to this hall had almost depleted Li Feng’s foundation.

Was this the end of the strong bow?

Li Feng took a deep breath; he still had one last trump card, the Eight Gates Opening.

This was also Li Feng’s last resort, and given his current physique, he should be able to open more than the Four Gates. Except for the Death Gate, which was difficult to open, the other gates could all be opened.

As for what damage this would do to his body, Li Feng couldn’t care less. After all, he was at the final junction of his second Core Formation. If he failed, there could be backlash.

Moreover, he wanted to see just how powerful a Dual Core Golden Core could be.

Life Gate.

Open.

Li Feng once again opened his Life Gate, and instantly, a stream of inexhaustible power flooded into his depleted body.

Centered on Li Feng, Spiritual Energy surged from all directions, even forming a Spiritual Vortex.

This reinforcement gave Li Feng the strength to slowly stand again.

Second Gate, Open Gate, open.

Li Feng opened another gate, making the absorption of Spiritual Energy around him even more terrifying, with the Golden Core in his dantian spinning madly.

Li Feng, trembling, straightened up, and immediately the Third Gate, Rest Gate, opened. Opening one of the Eight Gates can multiply one’s strength, and with three gates open, four times the power exploded within Li Feng, causing the previously hunched body to crackle with the sound of exploding bones.

The previously bent waist suddenly straightened, and Li Feng took another step forward.

Still not enough.

Fourth Gate, Du Gate, Fifth Gate, Jing Gate, open for me.

Instantly.

Li Feng opened two more gates, directly activating five of the Eight Gates. Bear in mind, previously, Li Feng had only managed to open four gates, because the more gates opened, the more power was absorbed.

Outside, where Spiritual Energy isn’t dense, opening this secret skill only allows two or three gates to be opened at most, with more potentially causing self-explosion due to the sudden burst of energy.

But within the Kunlun Secret Realm, where Spiritual Energy is abundant and dense, opening one gate equates to opening two outside, two equates to four.

Without a strong body, opening more gates only becomes more tedious. Last time, Li Feng opened the eight gates, even at the cost of the Death Gate, because back then, he couldn’t open more gates and had to gamble.

Even so, it nearly cost him his life.

But at this moment, the environment was advantageous; the thirtyfold pressure combined with the Overlord Beasts’ presence continuously depleted Li Feng’s multiplied strength. Furthermore, the dual-layered Golden Core in the dantian required massive energy absorption during its Solidifying Pill phase.

With both working simultaneously, after opening five gates, Li Feng didn’t feel overloaded, but rather a bit strained.

He could open more.

Among the eight gates, three are Jis, two are neutral, and three are fierce. Li Feng had opened the first five gates; these five offered low risk. The next ones would be the three fierce gates.

Though risky, at this point, how could he back down?

Moreover, standing there were the senior officials of Nine Layers Mountain, including the Ancestor Dragon War God. If he made a mistake, would they stand by idly?

This rare opportunity, how could Li Feng let it slip?

Give it all.

Sixth Gate, Injury Gate, open.

At this moment, as the Sixth Gate opened, power skyrocketed once more, forming an aura around Li Feng that directly resisted the domineering pressure of the Nine Layers Mountain’s Overlord Beasts, even lifting the oppression of the Gravity Domain.

Li Feng felt suddenly lighter, bones still bursting with sound, as if his height had increased by a few centimeters.

However, upon opening the Injury Gate, the raging strength coursed through his body, straining the meridians. Fortunately, after being tempered by Vermilion Bird Blood, Li Feng’s meridians and blood vessels were incredibly tough, and with the Vermilion Bird Undying Body’s traits, any damaged areas could rapidly heal.

It still felt manageable.

Li Feng assessed and seemed he could continue.

Seventh Gate, Jing Gate, open.

Upon opening the Seventh Gate, the momentum outside Li Feng equaled that of the Nine Layers Mountain’s domineering pressure, causing those onlooking at Nine Layers Mountain to pay attention.

"Hiss, this boy actually had such bottom-line trump cards, unleashing such formidable power all at once, unbelievable."

The Fourth Elder Shi Huanshan exclaimed, eyes glimmering.

The Second Elder frowned slightly. Was Li Feng really from the humble Lower Three Rings, of the Nine Streams? Such an explosion was terrifying, at least needing an Earth-Level Cultivation Technique.

"Oh, Eight Gates Opening Technique, how does this boy know."

But the Headmaster Wei Wu squinted at Li Feng; others might not recognize the technique, but he did. It was an Earth Rank forbidden technique, the Eight Gates Opening. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

This Eight Gates Opening Technique was well-known in Ancestor Dragon City. At its inception, it was ubiquitous, but using it meant fighting to the death in mutual destruction with enemies, a suicidal method.

Thus, once Ancestor Dragon City was stable, this technique was sealed away, known to few today.