Chapter 278: Too Late, That Person Has Already Left

The fear and awe in everyone's hearts erupted uncontrollably, spreading rapidly.

"What the hell, what's happening over on that mountain?"

"I don't know, it probably isn't dangerous, Lu Jing still doesn't know where he ran off to."

"That's the location of the Phenomenon Stone," NieZhenghao, obviously familiar with the Phenomenon Stone, explained: "Someone must have triggered the Phenomenon Stone's phenomenon with heaven-defying talent; I've lived this long and still never seen a phenomenon of this scale......"

"Is this phenomenon triggered by talent?"

"Let's hurry over and take a look!"

"Come on, let's also test it out while we're at it."

The few from the Shogunate Martial University also didn't go back to the dorms, turned direction and ran toward the mountaintop.

The phenomenon in the sky continued, even intensifying.

Those closer to the summit felt it more vividly; the terrifying aura made their bodies almost lose control, collapsing to the ground.

"Brother, why aren't you continuing?"

The girl asked with a strange expression.

Just now, after Feng Zichang calmed down, he brought her all the way up, wanting to witness exactly who that genius on the summit was.

But as they were about to reach the summit, Feng Zichang stopped.

"Little sis, I feel like that person on the summit looks somewhat familiar......"

Feng Zichang stood frozen midway, his mouth wide open.

"Familiar? Let me take a look."

The girl looked toward the summit.

At the highest point of the summit platform lay a gigantic stone flashing with fluorescence.

Upon the stone sat a cross-legged figure.

That figure had a tall, straight posture, exuding a mysterious and hazy aura.

It gave the feeling of a moon in water, a flower in a mirror.

But due to the distance, his face wasn't clear; one could only roughly see that the figure was a young man with a fair complexion, likely not old.

"Brother, he looks about your age; could he be your friend?"

The girl narrowed her eyes, trying to get a clearer look.

Feng Zichang shook his head. "Hold on tight, I'll bring you up to take a look."

Just then, a scorching golden sun slowly rose from behind that figure, spanning the heavens and illuminating all directions.

"What the hell, what phenomenon is this now?"

"Isn't it over yet? It's been going for almost five minutes!"

Everyone's faces drastically changed, they were horrified,

Even NieZhenghao was equally shocked, his face turning grave.

Originally, with Lu Jing this year, we thought the Martial Way Grand Assembly would be a sure win, but now the outcome is still uncertain.

Anyone capable of triggering such a phenomenon is surely Lu Jing's greatest rival!

Although his knowledge of the Phenomenon Stone is limited, he has witnessed dozens, if not hundreds, of such phenomena.

Almost every year, leading a team here, one can see enthusiastic students from all over rushing up to test themselves.

Most of the time it's just a gust of wind, a light the size of a lightbulb.

Only a tiny fraction of geniuses can draw forth genuine heaven-and-earth phenomena, but certainly nothing as terrifying as the sun in the sky right now!

Moreover, this phenomenon seems to be still changing......

Thinking this, NieZhenghao could no longer sit still; his figure vanished instantly as he shot toward the summit.

On the Phenomenon Stone.

Lu Jing sat cross-legged, his expression calm, his eyes deep.

He glanced up at the glowing, scorching solar phenomenon above his head, continuing to stir the Blood Qi within his body.

Soon, the sun rose high, piercing through the layers of dark clouds.

Within the dark clouds, a thunder dragon seemed to gradually form, rolling and weaving through the layers.

Each sweep of the thunder dragon was like a silver-white pair of scissors tearing black fabric, shredding the dark clouds.

Seeing this phenomenon, Lu Jing's heart stirred slightly, a strange expression flashing across his face.

His talent, through relentless daily training aided by high-quality Dan Medicine, had already reached a terrifying Realm.

If before he relied on a special technique to stand out, now Lu Jing, even relying solely on his Martial Way talent, is enough to crush everyone!

Watching the phenomenon in the sky intensify, Lu Jing rose from sitting on the large stone.

With a slight flick of his right hand, the phenomenon in the sky instantly dispersed.

The great sun vanished, the dark clouds receded, the thunder dragon dissipated,

The weather returned to normal, the terrifying aura as if it had never appeared.

Lu Jing glanced at the crowd climbing toward the summit, his figure flickered, and he prepared to leave.

Everyone, upon seeing Lu Jing stand up and wave his hand to dispel the phenomenon, stopped in their tracks, not daring to breathe as they stared at him.

Only the mournful howl of the icy wind sweeping over the peak could be heard.

Only after Lu Jing's figure disappeared from sight did the crowd come to their senses.

The next moment, a discussion erupted like thunder.

"What the hell, this person looks really young, probably under twenty, yet he can trigger such a terrifying phenomenon!"

"This talent is invincible; I don't know which genius he is, but coming to this year's Martial Way Grand Assembly was definitely worth it—we've witnessed a once-in-a-century scene......"

"A century? I'd say it's more like a millennium; by the way, do you guys not know this person?"

In the crowd, a fat man recognized Lu Jing, getting so excited that saliva sprayed out, "It's Lu Jing, Lu Jing of the Shogunate Wu University—aren't you all offline?"

The fat man's eyes lit up, his whole body trembling with excitement, as if uttering Lu Jing's name were a great honor.

"So it's him, I've indeed heard of him before."

"Now I recall, the internet has no memory; it's normal to forget after reading…"

Under a large tree in the distance.

Feng Zichang halted his steps again, his Adam's apple rolling as he swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, his expression complex.

The girl on his back patted his shoulder and whispered, "Brother, she's indeed an acquaintance— isn't that Lu Jing?"

Feng Zichang gave no reply, only silently watching the direction Lu Jing had gone.

After a while, he finally nodded and said softly, "It is him, but it can only be him now…"

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After saying that, Feng Zichang laughed unexpectedly.

He laughed heartily and freely.

The gloom that had been in his heart vanished completely.

"For a monster like this, isn't it normal that I lose to him? What do you think, little sister?"

Soon after, NieZhenghao's figure appeared on the mountaintop.

A large crowd attracted by the anomaly had already gathered on the summit; heads jostled, and the railings meant to protect pedestrians on the peak creaked under the pressure.

"Ah, I'm late; the person who triggered the anomaly has already left!"

"Did any of you see who it was? Was it someone from Wu University or a martial hall or a clan?"

People talked over each other, and those who had actually seen Lu Jing's appearance were already gone, about seven or eight of them left.

"I don't know; someone said it was Wu Tianlei from Taiwu Martial Hall."

"That kid? I heard it was Lu Jing from Shogunate Wu University?"

"Stop shouting, I just saw Cheng Miaomiao of the Cheng family from Pu Province come down from the summit; it must be her."

NieZhenghao heard the words in a cloud of confusion, was jostled by the crowd and grew somewhat irritated, and used hard Qi to forcibly clear space around his body.