Xuanwu War Sovereign

Along the way, after crossing dozens of mountain peaks, Duanmu Rong personally gathered a group of twelve Martial Arts Strongmen, each of whom had cultivated the Little Cloud Rain Technique to at least the 9th Layer.

Qin Feng discovered with some embarrassment that out of the twelve Martial Arts Strongmen, he was the only one who wasn’t at the Condensing Vein Realm.

The group consisted of nine men and three women, each one striking and dignified, carrying themselves with the grace of dragons and phoenixes.

These Martial Arts Strongmen greeted one another in twos and threes. Their gazes would occasionally sweep over Qin Feng, but their eyes were apathetic, just brushing past him.

Their gazes were cold and appraising, clearly conveying the sentiment that a dragon does not dwell with snakes.

Qin Feng’s eyes remained calm as he focused on the journey. He could tell that these experts didn’t consider him their equal.

After all, there was a heavenly chasm between the Condensing Vein Realm and the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven Realm!

With a calm expression, Qin Feng paid their gazes no mind. In fact, he welcomed the peace and quiet it afforded him.

Several hours later, the group gradually approached the Ziwei Circle, the foremost of the Three Circles.

The Ziwei Circle, as the leader of the Three Circles, gathered the essence of the heavens, the earth, and all the stars.

The terrain here was higher, and the Life Essence Qi was far more concentrated. The land jutted out like a dragon’s spine propping up the heavens, and each mountain peak resembled a great, coiling dragon.

These were Dragon Veins!

Tens of thousands of peaks stood clustered together, their tops like dragon heads. Giant dragons seemed to coil, soar, and intertwine, forming tens of millions of great dragons roaring at the sky, all condensed from the essence of the world.

These peaks possessed their own majesty. Just drawing near made it difficult to breathe, as if approaching the Divine Mountains and Great Peaks of antiquity.

The mountains were full of Ancient Medicines, each one translucent and nurturing a Spiritual Light.

Over countless years, these medicinal herbs had grown here. Even when people harvested them, they were never uprooted. With the passage of time, the herbs had gained spirituality, and any single stalk was now priceless.

’Compared to these Spirit Mountain Blessed Lands,’ Qin Feng thought, ’my Heavenly Red Peak, despite being a High-level Spiritual Mountain, seems as crude as a pigsty.’

Qin Feng resolved that after he returned, he absolutely had to manage Heavenly Red Peak better.

The Medicine King Main Hall was situated on the Seven-Star Platform, deep within the Ziwei Circle.

When Qin Feng and the others arrived, it felt as if they were standing on a great star. A dense, pure stream of Star Essence surged down from above. Taking a single breath made them feel weightless, creating the illusion that their power had soared.

The distant pavilions and nearby mountains all seemed to be submerged beside seven great, ancient stars, exuding an indescribable ethereal and spiritual charm.

Everything was bathed in a pure, flawless silver-white light.

Qin Feng and the others looked up. The sky was as black as ink, with the stars and moon having vanished. They could only see seven ancient stars hanging directly overhead, so immense they blotted out the sky and radiated an unparalleled starlight.

A stir went through the group, and a few of the experts began to discuss in low voices.

"So this is the Seven-Star Platform! Rumor has it this is a rare ’Dragon Lying Land’!"

"Senior Brother Lu, what’s a ’Dragon Lying Land’?"

"It’s a treasured land where several Dragon Veins converge. See how the terrain resembles countless True Dragons? A soaring dragon in the heavens, a hidden dragon in the abyss... There might be a True Dragon Cave or a Myriad Dragon Nest underground..."

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Qin Feng scanned the valley before him, his eyes narrowing slightly. ’This valley truly is a treasured land. This kind of terrain is exceptionally rare, with soaring dragons coiling and True Dragons revealing themselves.’

It used the power of ten thousand mountains for Nurturing, gathering the essence of most of the Spirit Mountain Blessed Lands into this single spot.

An Array had even been set up on the central Jade Platform to draw in the essence of the Seven Stars of heaven and earth.

Qin Feng’s powerful Divine Soul could sense a Chaos Primordial Embryo gestating within the Jade Platform.

Once this Chaos Primordial Embryo developed into a Grotto Heaven, this place would immediately be elevated to a Pure Land, becoming one of the most renowned Holy Lands in the world.

’All Stars Academy really makes some extravagant moves!’ Qin Feng mused. ’Even if I were the one to arrange this place, I couldn’t have done it any better!’

When the twelve of them reached the entrance to the valley, they were stopped by two men built like Demon Gods.

"Wait here for a moment. I’ll go announce our arrival," Duanmu Rong said, glancing at the group before flashing past the two guards and entering the valley.

The group stepped back, each finding a rock to either meditate on or simply stand beside.

Leaning against a rock, Qin Feng’s gaze drifted subtly toward the Battle Armor worn by the two experts at the valley entrance.

They were both silver-white Battle Armors!

The silver-white Battle Armor was exceptionally magnificent, making the two men’s faces appear sharp and chiseled, like a pair of Divine Generals guarding the Celestial Palace.

Clearly, both of them were Silver Star Generals.

’A Celestial Serpent Star General and a Scorpio Star General!’ A moment later, a glint appeared in Qin Feng’s eyes as he sensed their guardian stars.

The Seven-Star Platform had summoned seven ancient stars from the Nine Heavens Star River to guard this place. These Seven Stars were the Celestial Serpent Star, Scorpio Star, Celestial Dragon Star, Pegasus Star, Heavenly Dog Star, Lyra Star, and Dark Star.

The starlight the two men emanated resonated strongly with the Celestial Serpent Star and Scorpio Star in the sky.

They were two of the seven great Silver Star Generals who guarded the Seven-Star Platform.

One of the young women recognized the two men and walked forward with a radiant smile. "Senior Brother Tian Ying, Senior Brother Zheng Long, what a surprise! Is it your turn to be on duty at the Seven-Star Platform today?"

The Celestial Serpent Star General, Zheng Long, looked at the young woman, and his eyes lit up.

"Junior Sister Long Ling, so it’s you!" he said.

The two of them seemed rather intimate, almost like lovers.

"Who are Tian Ying and Zheng Long? Why do they seem so familiar with Senior Sister Long Ling?"

Qin Feng followed the sound of the voice and saw a young man in white brocade asking another youth nearby, his face filled with jealousy.

"Zheng Long is the fourth-year Elder of Cyan Dragon Academy and the Guardian of the Celestial Serpent Star Battle Armor. I’d advise you not to provoke him. As for Senior Brother Tian Ying, he’s the fourth-year Elder of Xuanwu Academy and the Guardian of the Scorpio Star Battle Armor. He’s a tough character, too!"

"You should just give up. Do you know who Senior Sister Long Ling is? She’s one of the ten great beauties of our All Stars Academy, with countless suitors. Guys like you and me shouldn’t even dream of punching that far above our weight!"

The white-robed young man’s face darkened with displeasure. He glanced at Long Ling, then lowered his head and gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on Zheng Long, burning with jealousy. Long Ling was his childhood sweetheart and fiancée.

Standing his ground, Qin Feng sized up Zheng Long and Tian Ying, but his gaze was primarily focused on the Battle Armor they wore.

The initial rank of all Star Battle Armor was Black Iron, but the armor would slowly evolve as its master absorbed Star Essence.

Evidently, the Silver Battle Armor had already evolved twice, from Black Iron to Bronze, and then to Silver.

Qin Feng’s powerful Divine Soul sensed that the two men in their Silver Battle Armor were like Star Demon Gods, constantly devouring a massive amount of starlight.

This ability to devour Primordial Qi was several times stronger than that of an ordinary Sea of Reincarnation Strongman.

In other words, one year of their cultivation was equivalent to four or five years for an ordinary Sea of Reincarnation Strongman.

It was a terrifying enhancement.

A fiery glint appeared in Qin Feng’s eyes. This Battle Armor was a treasure that integrated cultivation, defense, and offense all in one.

’It seems I’ll have to find a way to compete on that Hidden Dragon Points Ranking!’ Qin Feng sighed to himself.

There were far too few of these Battle Armors to go around.

Zheng Long seemed to sense the persistent gaze and followed it to its source, a young man in a black robe.

’Late Stage of the Ten Realms of Martial Arts?’

Zheng Long looked surprised. Almost everyone present was at the Condensing Vein Realm or higher.

Zheng Long shook his head and thought to himself, ’This Duanmu Rong is getting a bit careless. Why did he bring along a kid at the Tenth Level of Martial Arts? What use is someone like that? If that Elder finds out, Duanmu Rong is sure to get a scolding!’

Just then, Duanmu Rong hurried out from the valley.

"Everyone, follow me!" Duanmu Rong called out, leading the group into the valley.