Chapter 277: Phenomenon Stone

This is also why many people sign up to participate in the Martial Way Tournament.

Many martial halls and clans are essentially businesses; martial halls mainly make money by taking in disciples, while clans are often commercial empires passed down through inheritance.

For example, Qin Ziyi's Huichuntang is actually a kind of clan inheritance.

However, the Qin family declined; at Qin Ziyi's place it fell into disarray, leaving her only a pharmacy.

"Mufu Wuda's teachers and students, follow me!"

Not far away, a young and attractive staff member waved at Lu Jing and the others, saying, "I'll take you to the lodging."

The group followed the staff member along the road beside the parking lot, moving forward.

People came and went on the road; many media reporters were already shouldering cameras and conducting interviews everywhere.

Besides Huaguo natives, there were also many blond‑haired, blue‑eyed foreigners; they had all come to watch the annual Martial Way gala.

"Hello, may I interview you for a moment?"

A young man ran over, shouldering an expensive‑looking camera, and looked at the team leader, NieZhenghao.

NieZhenghao was about to refuse, but after glancing at the young man's CCTV work ID, he nodded and agreed, "Sure, go ahead and interview."

"All right, I'll try to be quick and not take up your time," the youth waved his hand and called over the assistant holding the microphone.

"May I ask which martial university you're from?"

"Mufu Wuda."

"Oh, it's the prestigious Mufu Wuda," the youth's eyes lit up as he asked, "Does our school have a student named Lu Jing? Is he here today?"

NieZhenghao chuckled, not expecting Lu Jing to be so famous: "He's here; Lu Jing is our school's ace, and we're sure to get good results this time!"

"Then can we have Lu Jing come out and say a few words?"

The youth reporter's gaze swept over the crowd of Mufu Wuda, looking for Lu Jing's figure.

"Sure, I'll have him come out."

NieZhenghao nodded, squinting his eyes toward the direction of the group.

But the next moment, he frowned and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, where did Lu Jing go?!"

The Mufu Wuda crowd all turned to look, but still couldn't find Lu Jing's trace.

"This kid, I don't know when he slipped away......"

NieZhenghao sighed, apologetically telling the reporter, "Sorry, Lu Jing isn't here; let's interview him next time."

At that moment, Lu Jing had already left the parking lot and was gazing into the distance.

His mental power domain unfolded, taking in the entire Jinghuawudaochang at a glance.

"This place is really nice, backed by mountains and facing water......"

Jinghuawudaochang is located on the mountainside, with the sea below; the scenery is picturesque.

Lu Jing withdrew his mental power and headed toward the summit, where something that interested him awaited.

"Brother, where are you taking me? Climbing this mountain is exhausting!"

On a mountain trail, Feng Zichang and his sister were climbing upward, one ahead of the other.

"Where else can climbing take you? Of course it's the summit," Feng Zichang glanced back at his sister, hands on her hips, panting nonstop, and sighed, "Your physique is just too weak; come on, I'll carry you."

"Great, brother, you're the best!"

The girl excitedly shouted, hopping and jumping to Feng Zichang's back, "Squat down, I want to get on."

Feng Zichang helplessly squatted down and hoisted her onto his back.

"Brother, you've come all this way—why didn't you sign up for the Martial Way Tournament?"

The girl swayed her head on Feng Zichang's back, asking leisurely.

"Actually, I did want to sign up at first—the chance to become famous before a national audience doesn't come often—but I got word that that monster Lu Jing is representing Mufu Wuda in the tournament."

"Oh, I get it—you're afraid of being pressed to the ground and rubbed by Lu Jing again, right?"

"What do you mean by 'again'? Last time at the Ultimate Tower, our gap wasn't that big, was it?"

Feng Zichang spoke stubbornly, trying to regain some face.

"Brother, I think you should still sign up; otherwise, wouldn't this trip be pointless?"

"Definitely not pointless; I came to Jinghuawudaochang mainly to climb the summit and test whether the Phenomenon Stone is really as miraculous as the legends say."

Feng Zichang freed a hand and pointed toward the summit's location.

The girl on his back asked curiously, "What is the Phenomenon Stone? I've never heard of it before."

"The Phenomenon Stone is just a big rock on the summit, but because it's constantly bathed in the essence of the sun and moon, it has produced a strange, wonderful use......"

"As long as a martial artist under thirty sits cross‑legged on the Phenomenon Stone and circulates their Blood Qi, they can evoke a strange phenomenon."

"The grander and more bizarre the phenomenon, the stronger that person's talent and foundation!"

Feng Zichang's eyes lit up; today he wanted to test just how strong his talent and foundation really were.

"What's more, this amazing thing can actually test a martial artist's talent!"

The girl exclaimed, "Brother, can I try it later?"

"Don't bother; if your Blood Qi is too low, you can't evoke a phenomenon at all—you at least need to be a Grandmaster."

"All right......"

The girl wasn't discouraged either, continuing to ask curiously, "Brother, what kind of phenomenon do you think you could evoke, and is there a standard for judging it?"

Feng Zichang thought for a moment, recalling a video he'd watched before: "Generally, those who break through to Grandmaster before thirty count as talents; the ordinary ones might produce a momentary phenomenon, such as their body glowing or displaying some mysterious pattern, but only within a meter of themselves."

"Those with greater talent will see the phenomenon appear farther from the body, rising several meters into the air, with brighter light."

"As for me, your brother, I'm definitely a talent among talents—having the phenomenon rise tens of meters into the sky is no small feat, right?"

"Heh, just keep boasting!"

The girl paid no mind, kicking Feng Zichang's butt with her foot, "Hurry up, I want to see what the Phenomenon Stone looks like!"

Just as the girl urged, a sudden, inexplicable aura rose from the direction of the mountain peak.

In the sky above, the wind suddenly rose and clouds roiled!

Rolling black clouds, layered upon layer, covered the sky for ten miles around!

Within the heavy, ink‑black clouds, it seemed as if a thunder‑blue dragon roared, lightning flashing, terrifying to the extreme.

For a moment, it felt as if the end of the world had arrived; the crushing pressure left everyone gasping, almost suffocating.

Feng Zichang, who had been carrying his sister up the mountain, abruptly halted, lifted his head to stare at the strange phenomenon in the sky, his complexion turning terrified, his demeanor growing uneasy.

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This… could this be someone has activated the Anomaly Stone?!

Feng Zichang swallowed, set his sister down from his back, and carefully shielded her against his chest.

At the far‑off parking lot entrance, NieZhenghao and the students from Mufu Wu University also looked up.

The sky‑filled lightning and the low, nameless creature's roar filled them with a deep fear of the unknown!