Chapter 1376: His Stone Statue Was Dancing

"I..."

Zhang Xuan quickly nodded.

He wanted to admit right now that he was the boyfriend of the other party's sister.

However, the words still stopped at the tip of his tongue.

Before even revealing himself, he had already thrown the Zhang and Luo families into chaos. If he actually said it, he would surely become a target of public criticism!

He would definitely acknowledge his relationship with Luo Ruoxi, but not now.

First, he needed an open and legitimate identity that could contend with the Zhang family. Only then could Luo Ruoxi give an account to her clan. Otherwise, if others found out that the person she liked was just an ordinary person from a small kingdom... it would not only be unhelpful but would only cause trouble!

Families must be well-matched in social status; otherwise, public opinion could be devastating. He did not want his girlfriend to become the subject of gossip and slander.

"Master Zhang, I know you are very loyal, but I'm not in the mood for jokes right now!"

Seeing the young man nod, Luo Xuanqing waved his hand and looked up at Zhang Feng not far away: "You mean... something that happened half a month ago?"

They had spent nearly twenty days going back and forth to find the Dongxu Gourd. If it happened half a month ago, that meant this incident occurred right after they left the Saint Hall.

No wonder they hadn't heard the news.

"Yes!"

Zhang Feng nodded.

"Master Zhang, I'll leave this guy to you. Give him a beating so he stops talking nonsense. I'll go take a look and be right back!"

His face ashen, Luo Xuanqing stood still for a moment, hesitating, then suddenly his body flickered and he flew straight in one direction. Before his words faded, he had already disappeared from sight.

"Brother Luo..."

Zhang Xuan was anxious, not expecting this man to leave so abruptly.

However, the other's speed was too fast. Even using Traveler Without Bounds, he couldn't catch up. So he suppressed the urge to chase and turned to the Azure Dragon Beast: "Alright, teach him a lesson, but don't kill him..."

"Roar!"

The Azure Dragon Beast nodded and was about to crush the man in its hand into severe injury when a sound rang out again, and the three elders who had been pinned to the ground flew back up.

"Friend, Zhang Feng is the saint of our guild. If you harm him, you are opposing the entire Spirit Awakener Guild. Please think twice before acting!"

One elder gritted his teeth and said: "And most importantly, the saint system was established by the Saint Hall. Openly defying it means opposing the Saint Hall, and you could be expelled from the academy!"

"Expelled?"

"Indeed. Luo Xuanqing is a core member of the Luo family and has reached half-step Cave Void realm. Even if he is expelled, it's no big deal. But you are different. Judging by your age, you probably just enrolled this year. You have a bright future ahead. Don't ruin your life over a moment of anger..."

Another elder said.

"Ruin my life? That's not likely..."

Zhang Xuan shook his head and looked over: "Since he is a saint and it involves the rules of the Saint Hall, I will follow the rules... I am now an eight-star spirit awakener. If I become a saint, he will be replaced. Then no matter how badly I beat him, it won't be a violation, right?"

"Of course! If you can become a saint, even if you kill him, the guild will cover for you..."

The elder nodded.

A saint is the pinnacle of the younger generation in a profession. If someone can truly replace him, then in a conflict between professionals of the same field, they would naturally side with this genius!

Just like now, if Zhang Feng weren't the saint, they wouldn't have rushed out.

After all, neither Luo Xuanqing nor this guy were easy to mess with.

The collapse of the palace was nothing to the Spirit Awakener Guild; they could rebuild it by awakening a few puppets. But if the saint was beaten, it would be a huge loss of face.

"Then it's simple..."

Standing straight, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly: "Trouble you all to tell me how to take the saint assessment. After I beat him, I still have things to do, so I can't afford to waste time!"

His purpose in coming here was to teach Zhang Feng a lesson and replace him as saint. Since it had come to this and there was no avoiding it, let it begin!

After all, he still needed the identity of the Saint Hall Master to find Luo Ruoxi. He didn't want to become a target of public criticism and be feared and hunted by everyone before that.

"Saint assessment?"

The three elders all bristled with anger.

They had seen arrogance, but never such arrogance!

A profession's saint is a genius among geniuses. This one before them had broken countless records to succeed. They had thought he would represent the Saint Hall branch in the headquarters' assessment for the candidate for president... never in their dreams did they expect that not only was he almost beaten to death, but the perpetrator was clamoring to take his place...

Spirit awakeners, though not among the top nine classes, still had a complete inheritance and were one of the continent's top professions. He had just passed the eight-star spirit awakener exam two or three hours ago and was already making wild claims...

The three felt their lungs were about to explode with rage.

They gritted their teeth, wanting to curse and make him understand the difficulty of becoming a saint, but then they saw the Azure Dragon Beast not far away looking at them with whiskers bristling, clearly hostile.

It seemed that if they dared to say anything wrong, it would grab them and tear them apart.

"The saint assessment is simple: awaken the guardian stone statue. If the statue can move farther than the previous record, you win..."

Suppressing his anger, an elder looked over: "Zhang Feng, he wants to challenge your saint status. Do you dare to accept?"

"I accept!" Zhang Feng gritted his teeth and nodded.

Being beaten for no reason, even if it was Luo Xuanqing's doing, this guy was still involved... Since this guy was asking for trouble, he would teach him a lesson and use his own expertise in spirit awakening to make him understand what a true expert was!

"Very well, please release Zhang Feng!"

The elder pointed forward: "In front of the hall, there are two stone statues. Each of you choose one and awaken it. Whoever's statue walks farther wins and becomes the saint."

Following his finger, they saw two guardian stone statues, though tilted, still standing not far away, undamaged.

Hearing that the rules were so simple, Zhang Xuan relaxed and waved his hand casually.

The Azure Dragon Beast nodded its huge head, released Zhang Feng, and still looked warily at the other three, as if it would charge at them and crush them into meat patties if they dared to harm its master.

Glaring viciously at Zhang Xuan and the Azure Dragon Beast, Zhang Feng's eyes flashed with cruelty. He flickered and arrived in front of one stone statue, waving his hand: "Let's begin!"

"Good!"

Ignoring the other, Zhang Xuan came to the other stone statue.

He had observed the stone statues before and knew that awakening them wasn't easy. However, after reading the eight-star books, he had a deeper understanding of spirit awakening, so succeeding wouldn't be as difficult.

"Ready, begin!"

With the elder's shout, Zhang Xuan felt a fluctuation of spiritual energy nearby, and then saw Zhang Feng's primordial spirit leap out from between his brows, flicker, and enter the stone statue.

"As expected of the Spirit Awakener Guild's saint, his primordial spirit is indeed powerful!"

Zhang Xuan sensed it and sighed in admiration.

The other's primordial spirit, though not as enormous as his own, was still extremely powerful and gave a strong sense of pressure.

Spirit awakening is related to the power of the primordial spirit; the stronger it is, the easier the awakening.

Although Zhang Feng's cultivation was inferior to Luo Xuanqing and Zhang Chun, his primordial spirit power was probably much stronger than both of them.

Zizi!

As soon as the primordial spirit entered the guardian stone statue, a special force spread out from within, and the statue's surface gained a luster, as if it were about to come to life.

Seeing him begin to ignite the flame of awakening, Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry. Instead, he let his Principle of Clarity Eye squirm and observed carefully.

It had to be said that although Zhang Feng's character was not good, his spirit awakening skills were indeed impressive. The primordial spirit inside the statue displayed various techniques, perfectly showcasing the abilities of an eight-star spirit awakener, giving a sense of beauty and power.

"I'll start too..."

Seeing the other getting faster and smoother, Zhang Xuan no longer hesitated and placed his hand on the stone statue.

Zizi!

As soon as his consciousness entered, it felt like falling into boundless darkness. He activated the spirit awakening technique and pointed forward.

Flames immediately ignited and spread outward continuously.

"Open up..."

Raising his brows, the flames in his hand in an instant formed a sea of fire, spreading out.

Although the light of the flames was swallowed by the stone statue, its volume was too large, illuminating the surroundings as if completely dispelling the darkness.

"Not too difficult..."

Seeing that the awakening was successful, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Drawing water with a bamboo basket can still fill it if the rinsing speed is fast enough.

After learning the eight-star Heavenly Dao spirit awakening technique, his awakening speed was much faster than before, enough to keep up with the statue's absorption speed and still have some left.

Turning to look at Zhang Feng on the other side, he saw that the other was also nearing completion.

Smiling lightly, he flicked his finger, and a thought flew over. Just as he finished, a voice sounded in the air.

"Elder, I succeeded..."

Then they saw a primordial spirit fly out from the stone statue, hovering in midair, eyes full of excitement and joy.

"Good, make it walk. See how many steps it can take... Can it break your previous record!"

The elder nodded and said.

"Yes!"

Zhang Feng's primordial spirit nodded and pointed forward with his hand.

Clatter!

The stone statue that had been standing still suddenly opened its eyes, let out a loud rumble, and stood up.

Thump, thump, thump, thump!

Its huge feet stomped on the ground, shaking the surroundings, and it moved forward slowly.

The spirituality within it continuously dissipated, decreasing with each step, but it was indeed moving forward.

"One step, two steps, three steps..."

The elder in the air counted continuously, the light in his eyes growing brighter.

Thump, thump, thump, thump!

The stone statue continued forward, soon reaching the seventh step. Zhang Feng's primordial spirit in the air was excited, his fists clenched, as if waiting for the other to break his previous record.

Boom!

With a rumble, the stone statue finally stopped. Zhang Feng turned to look, his eyes flashing, and sneered.

"My awakened stone statue walked a total of seven and a half steps. Please make your stone statue move now!"

"Good!"

Zhang Xuan snapped his fingers.

Clatter!

The stone statue stood up, but after shaking for a while, it did not move forward.

"His stone statue didn't move. It looks like he's going to lose..." an elder frowned. Before he could finish, he saw the elder beside him trembling uncontrollably, and an incredulous voice came out of his mouth, somewhat shrill.

"It didn't not move... it's... it's dancing!"