The next day, the atmosphere in Starfall Main Arena reached an unprecedented peak.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators had entered early, their roaring cheers echoing through the vast circular space as though they had substance.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the sole, largest final-stage platform raised at the center of the venue.
Today, the ultimate champion of this year's Jiangnan Province martial examination would be decided here!
Lin Feng and Qin Wushuang stood at opposite ends of the platform, a hundred meters apart.
Lin Feng wore a dark combat uniform, standing tall and straight. His black hair moved without wind, while purple-black wind and thunder aura faintly circulated around him. Lightning glimmered in his left eye and starlight rose and fell in his right. His presence was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, brimming with destructive force.
Qin Wushuang was still dressed in spotless white, his handsome face wearing a faint smile, as if he had merged with the entire starry backdrop.
Simply standing there, he gave off a feeling of unfathomable depth and absolute control over the situation.
"The final begins!"
The referee's voice spread through the entire arena via the amplification array.
The instant his words fell, both men moved at once!
There was no probing, no holding back. Their very first move was all-out!
"Star Domain, open!"
Qin Wushuang gave a soft cry, forming seals with both hands as the starlight around him surged!
Centered on him, the platform within a hundred-meter radius suddenly dimmed, as if it had instantly transformed into an independent cosmic starfield!
Countless phantom stars rose and fell within it, flowing and turning, radiating a vast, heavy aura that seemed capable of imprisoning everything!
Lin Feng immediately felt his entire body sink, as though he had fallen into an invisible swamp. His movements slowed, and even the circulation of Wind and Thunder True Qi within him was suppressed!
This "Star Domain" was actually similar to the embryonic form of a Martial Master's "field." Though its range was not large, its effect was astonishing!
"Within my Star Domain, I am the ruler."
Qin Wushuang's voice was calm. Taking one step forward, he appeared at Lin Feng's left side as if teleporting. He held two fingers together like a sword, a point of brilliant starlight condensed at his fingertips as he aimed it at Lin Feng's temple!
Where the finger wind passed, even space rippled!
"Wind-Thunder Tremor!"
Lin Feng growled. Purple-black lightning erupted around him, forcibly shaking off the Star Domain's restraints. At the same time, his right fist, wrapped in violent wind and thunder power, crashed fiercely toward that point of starlight!
Boom!
Fist and fingers collided, erupting with a dull thunderous blast!
Lin Feng felt a condensed star power, sharp as a drill and heavy as a mountain, bore through his body. It shook his blood and qi into turmoil, sending him stumbling back three steps with a series of heavy footfalls!
Qin Wushuang merely swayed slightly before steadying himself.
The difference in strength was obvious at a glance!
What terrifying power! Lin Feng's heart tightened.
Qin Wushuang's star power was not only of extraordinarily high quality, but also carried a unique "weight," as though every strike bore the weight of a star!
"Star Palm!"
Qin Wushuang pressed his advantage without mercy. His palm technique unfolded as though he commanded the stars themselves. Every palm strike carried a vast momentum capable of crushing all things, its palm wind blanketing the surroundings and sealing off every route of retreat for Lin Feng!
Lin Feng pushed his Wind and Thunder Flash movement technique to its limit, dodging with difficulty within the cramped Star Domain. At the same time, his fists struck out in rapid succession, Thunderclap Break and Wind-Thunder Strike used alternately. Purple-black fist force collided continuously with dazzling star-palm power, unleashing an endless series of energy roars!
On the platform, starlight and lightning intertwined and flashed as energy storms raged!
The two fought fast with fast, their figures blurred. Every collision made the energy barrier below violently ripple!
The spectators watched with dazzled eyes and surging hearts.
"So strong! This is what a true battle between geniuses looks like!"
"Qin Wushuang's Star Domain is too broken! Lin Feng is completely suppressed!"
"Lin Feng's wind and thunder power is terrifying too. He can actually withstand Star Palm head-on!"
However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lin Feng was at an absolute disadvantage.
Within Qin Wushuang's Star Domain, he was like a man carrying mountains on his back. His expenditure far exceeded his opponent's, while Qin Wushuang's star power seemed endless, each wave of attacks stronger than the last!
Pfft!
Lin Feng failed to dodge in time and was grazed on the shoulder by a Star Palm imprint. His flesh split open, and even his bones gave a faint cracking sound. He was sent flying, coughing up a mouthful of blood before he even hit the ground.
"It's over."
Qin Wushuang's eyes were indifferent. He did not pursue, merely raising his right hand slowly. Countless rays of starlight gathered in his palm, forming an incomparably solid star spear wreathed in runes!
The spearhead locked onto Lin Feng, exuding a terrifying aura that seemed capable of piercing through everything!
"Spear of Starfall!"
He hurled it forward with a savage motion of his arm!
Whoosh—!
The star spear became a streak of light that tore through the Star Domain, crossing space in an instant as it stabbed straight toward Lin Feng's heart!
It was faster than thought!
The shadow of death instantly enveloped Lin Feng!
His pupils contracted sharply, and every hair on his body stood on end!
He could not dodge!
He could not block it!
At this life-or-death moment, a flash of lightning, the final scene of his battle with Zhao Feng flashed through his mind. Qin Wushuang's words from yesterday flashed through his mind. So did the stellar origin contained within that drop of Star Origin Spiritual Milk...
All sorts of insights erupted under the utmost pressure, merging together!
The lightning and starlight in his left and right eyes spun and drew closer at an unprecedented speed, until at last... they completely fused!
They turned into a chaotic color, within which a scene of heaven and earth being born seemed to evolve!
At the same time, within the purple-black wind-and-thunder vortex core in his dantian, a point of pure starlight suddenly lit up. It rapidly spread, blending with the wind and thunder power as seamlessly as milk and water!
System! Deduce with all your power! Fuse the power of wind, thunder, and stars! Generate the strongest strike! he screamed madly in his heart.
[Command received! Consuming all stored energy, forced deduction in progress... Fusion rate 10%... 30%... 60%...] [Warning! Energy structure is extremely unstable! Risk of collapse!] [Deduction complete! Temporary combat template generated: Wind-Thunder Star Strike!]
A brand-new, majestic power that surpassed wind and thunder awakened from within Lin Feng!
Points of brilliant starlight began to burst forth from the purple-black radiance around him!
Facing the star spear already before his eyes, Lin Feng neither dodged nor retreated. Instead, he extended the index finger of his right hand.
At his fingertip, the three powers of wind, thunder, and stars intertwined and compressed with unprecedented harmony, eventually condensing into a tiny point of chaotic light that seemed to contain the birth and destruction of the entire universe!
"Wind! Thunder! Star! Strike!"
He lightly pointed toward the spearhead of destruction.
Fingertip and spearhead collided without a sound.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
The next instant—
There was no sound, no explosion.
The Spear of Starfall, condensed from Qin Wushuang's powerful star power, began from its tip to crumble and disperse inch by inch, like strokes erased by a rubber. It became particles of the purest starlight, all of which were devoured by the chaotic point of light at Lin Feng's fingertip!
The light point did not slow. As if it ignored the distance of space, it instantly struck Qin Wushuang's chest.
The composure and indifference on Qin Wushuang's face instantly froze, replaced by unprecedented shock and horror!
He felt an incomprehensible, irresistible power of annihilation enter his body. It did not damage his flesh, but directly acted upon the core of his Star Domain and his stellar origin!
Crack...
Something seemed to shatter within him.
The vast Star Domain around him collapsed and vanished with a crash, like shattered glass!
He gave a muffled groan. His face instantly turned deathly pale, and his aura rapidly withered like a deflated ball. He staggered back more than a dozen steps before barely steadying himself, his gaze toward Lin Feng filled with disbelief.
"You... you actually..." He opened his mouth, yet did not know what to say.
His Star Domain, the thing he took the greatest pride in, had actually been shattered by a single strike!
Moreover, his opponent's power contained a trace of stellar intent even purer and more fundamental than his own!
The entire arena fell dead silent!
Everyone was stunned by this complete reversal!
Lin Feng slowly withdrew his finger. The chaotic radiance around him gradually receded, and his fused eyes returned to normal. Yet his face was equally pale, and his aura weak.
Forcibly activating Wind-Thunder Star Strike, which surpassed his own realm, had placed an enormous burden on him.
Looking at Qin Wushuang, whose aura had withered and whose Star Domain had been broken, he spoke calmly. "Now, it's my turn."
Qin Wushuang looked at Lin Feng approaching step by step, and for the first time, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
His Star Domain had been broken and his origin injured. He no longer had the strength to fight.
He let out a long sigh and raised his hand. "I concede."
Those three words echoed clearly through the silent arena.
The referee stood stunned for a moment before drawing a deep breath and announcing at the top of his lungs:
"The final is over! The victor, Jiangnan City—Lin Feng!"
"The champion of this year's Jiangnan Province martial examination—Lin Feng!"
Boom—!!!
After the brief silence came a tidal wave of celebration and shouts powerful enough to overturn the entire Starfall Arena!
"Lin Feng! Champion!"
"Thunder Demon! Invincible!"
Countless spectators were so excited that tears filled their eyes as they frantically shouted Lin Feng's name!
On the high platform, the Star River Martial King looked at the young man below who had created a miracle. An unprecedented brilliance burst from his eyes as he clapped in admiration. "Wind and thunder as the foundation, stars as the guide... this boy shall be humanity's Kirin!"
Lin Feng stood at the center of the platform, bathed in countless rays of starlight and cheers, slowly clenching his fist.
The provincial examination championship was only the beginning.
His gaze had already turned toward a broader world.
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