Looting the life force of demons to forge a golden body Martial God-Chapter 350 - 338: I’m Not a Cold-blooded Killer! Recognition from the Number One Martial Artist!
Chapter 350: Chapter 338: I’m Not a Cold-blooded Killer! Recognition from the Number One Martial Artist!
No one was foolhardy enough to challenge him publicly, nor were there any dogged mishaps like a last-minute cancellation of his award qualification; the ceremony was so boring that Chu Feng couldn’t stop yawning.
There were a total of ten recipients of the Xingyun Achievement Award taking the stage, all non-official individuals who had made outstanding contributions in their respective fields.
Chu Feng alone shared similar achievements with the others in the aspect of Composite Techniques.
But on the other hand, his merits were carved out with a sword and knife, achieved through literal killing!
This led to the other nine awardees feeling somewhat uneasy when they gathered backstage and saw him, each appearing timid and apprehensive.
They had all followed the recent news and formed an impression of Chu Feng as someone both righteous and wicked, someone whose killer instinct could erupt without restraint.
This was a killer not to be trifed with, not someone those engaged in scholarly research would want to mess with!
"Why are you looking at me like that? I’m not some sort of nefarious brute who kills indiscriminately! I, Chu Feng, have always only killed those who deserved it," Chu Feng said discontentedly.
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A few of them laughed and responded, one of them getting up hastily with a smile of relief and saying, "It’s my turn, gentlemen, I’ll go ahead!"
After speaking, he slipped backstage with a swish to receive his award.
The remaining eight, resigned to the organizers’ inefficiency, had no choice but to make idle chat with Chu Feng.
However, as they talked, they discovered that Chu Feng wasn’t the savage and willful youth they had imagined—his words and deeds were somewhat flamboyant, but he was still polite and proper.
And when the topic turned to Martial Arts, he displayed an extremely profound understanding of martial discipline; his insights gave them all a profound realization.
As the conversation progressed, their attitudes did a complete one-eighty, everyone’s faces eager, wishing they could engage in a lengthy discussion with him, foot against foot.
It was a pity that it was merely a chance meeting, with no deep connection.
After hearing their names called from the front, they had to go up on stage to receive their awards, reluctant to leave.
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Chu Feng was the last to receive his award, and when he walked onto the stage, everyone’s eyes simultaneously turned to him.
Noticeably, upon seeing him, around half the audience immediately stood up, erupting into fervent applause, congratulating him on winning the Longhua Xingyun Achievement Award!
The onlookers found that these individuals were mostly representatives from the Academy Alliance, the Demon Slayer and Exorcist Forces, stakeholders, as well as many prominent figures who came from humble beginnings and had achieved cross-class success.
They admired Chu Feng greatly and were expressing their support in this manner.
However, the other half of the audience was unmoved, sitting as still as statues, watching Chu Feng coldly without uttering a word, rendering the atmosphere as somber as the cold of deep winter.
The scene instantly became one of stark contrast—on one side, as passionate as a volcanic eruption, and on the other, as indifferent as a millennia-old glacier.
Caught in between were some neutral spectators who were unsure whether to stand or sit, merely lifting their butts slightly in a quasi-seated position, clapping hesitantly.
In their minds, they kept lamenting that they shouldn’t have come today!
To appease one side was to offend the other!
This truly wasn’t a task for mortals!
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One didn’t need to ask to know that the disapproving audience comprised the Martial Noble Family and their closely related representatives of various powers.
These people were extremely dissatisfied with Chu Feng. Unlike the Lin Family, their resentment towards Chu Feng didn’t involve personal grudges, but fundamental conflicts of interest!
And conflicts of interest are often the most irreconcilable contradiction in the world.
Either the east wind prevails over the west, forcing the Noble Clans to accept reality and join those they view as commoners on the same starting line for competition.
This would undoubtedly change the current world order, with many heroes rising from the masses and many families falling back into obscurity.
Or the west wind prevails over the east, if not by abolishing the Composite Techniques then by forcing Chu Feng to add layers of restrictions to their proliferation, along with high barriers, making them inaccessible to most people.
Best if they could gain control over these techniques and let the major powers decide who could cultivate them and who could not.
It’s about using barriers to filter sycophants and workers, Chu Feng understood, everyone understood.
If you want the Composite Technique, no problem, here, sign this contract.
They didn’t ask for much, just serve us for fifty years...
Would Chu Feng agree?
Of course not. Why would he bother with these old curios that were about to be abandoned by the times?
Not even worth a glance!
He raised his hand nonchalantly, waving with a smile at the Academy Alliance faction, nodding to show his gratitude for their support.
It wasn’t until the sweat-drenched host picked up the microphone to start his speech that the Academy Alliance faction slowly lowered their banners and silenced their drums.
After the host quickly rattled off a neutral, verbose speech and immediately fled the scene, he passed the stage over to the already risen Long Minghai.
Long Minghai’s Dharma Body Incarnation, holding the badge of the Longhua Xingyun Achievement Award, approached Chu Feng, and seeing his curious gaze, laughed and said, "Curious?
"Actually, there’s no need to be, I have a premonition that you’ll soon reach the point where I stand."
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The audience below was stunned upon hearing this, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets!
Could it be that Long Minghai held Chu Feng in such high regard?
Could he actually declare in public that Chu Feng would soon catch up to him?
The Dragon Speaker has given his imperial endorsement, Chu Feng possesses the visage of a Dharma Aspect Demigod!
With those words, people’s attitudes toward Chu Feng began to further shift.
Many from the Academy Alliance and the ranks of the Demon Slayer and Exorcist Forces didn’t genuinely believe the media hype—such as Chu Feng having the presence of a Martial God—which seemed like nothing more than empty words.
Those were merely publicity stunts and buzzwords with little credibility.
Only the achievements that he had already made were believable.
But after Long Minghai’s words, they immediately changed their minds.
Long Minghai was acknowledged as the foremost person in Longhua Martial Arts today, no one dared claim to have more foresight or a better understanding of the truth.
If he dared to say so, he certainly saw some potential.
It could very well be the immense potential that Chu Feng possessed!
This meant that Chu Feng could very likely become the second person in Longhua Martial Arts, or even stand shoulder to shoulder with Long Minghai?
The crowd immediately took out their information terminals and sent out this message.
The assessment and predictions for Chu Feng’s potential had to be completely overturned!
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On the other side, the representatives of the Martial Noble Families, while maintaining silence on the surface, appeared to have difficulty accepting this outcome.
However, their hearts were stirred with surges of emotion, and they too took out their information terminals to spread the news.
Many Family representatives began to weigh their options internally, considering Chu Feng’s strong potential, was it really necessary to oppose him to the bitter end?
Maybe... it was better to try to win him over?
The temptations of the world were nothing more than wealth, beauty, wine, and lavishness, and these Noble Clans lacked none of these.
Chu Feng was just a young boy—there must be something he liked, right?
Only at the front of the audience, the Lin Family representative sat with a darkened face, clenching his teeth in anger, glaring hatefully at both Long Minghai and Chu Feng.
With Long Minghai’s remark, the Lin Family representative could already picture their Family being abandoned by the other Noble Clans!
A future second person of Longhua indeed!
How many families would have the courage to walk into the darkness with the Lin Family and eventually face the repercussions from the opposing side?
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As for Chu Feng, his pupils contracted sharply, and every hair on his body stood on end.
When Long Minghai’s gaze swept over him, he immediately felt as if his entire body had been stripped bare and then thrown into the public eye.
Once Long Minghai’s words laced with a smile were uttered, Chu Feng instantly understood:
Long Minghai had seen right through him, knowing that he had already opened all of his major acupoints!
The realm he had strenuously concealed was completely exposed in front of Long Minghai!
