Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 728: Dark Horse

Chapter 728: Chapter 728: Dark Horse

At the past Snow Lotus Conferences, there had been instances where the weak overcame the strong.

But none were as exaggerated as Chen Feng’s case.

At most, a Xuan Rank Middle Stage master, relying on a strong foundation or a magical treasure, would defeat a Xuan Rank Late Stage master.

Someone like Chen Feng, who skipped two sub-ranks and defeated a Xuan Rank Perfection master, had never happened before.

This was definitely the first time in the history of the Snow Lotus Conference!

This truly shocked everyone!

And while everyone was in shock.

On the ranking board, which was sorted by the number of tokens, as well as on the Genius List, Chen Feng’s position leapt from the last to surpass Su Can, who was ranked first, making him the new leader.

Su Can, on the other hand, was squeezed into second place by Chen Feng.

This scene left everyone stunned again, their faces somewhat numb.

As for those who previously treated Chen Feng as a joke, their faces were now even redder with embarrassment.

Chen Feng had slapped them all resoundingly with his actions.

At this moment, one term surfaced in everyone’s minds!

Dark horse!

Chen Feng was definitely a major dark horse at this Snow Lotus Conference!

Before this, no one thought that he, a Xuan Rank Middle Stage fighter, could make anything of himself, and he might have been eliminated soon.

But now?

Chen Feng wasn’t eliminated but had soared to the top of both the token ranking board and the Genius List.

Such stunning, unexpected behavior could only be described as that of a dark horse.

At that moment, the entire plaza fell silent, the atmosphere turning somewhat eerie.

Everyone’s eyes were wide with shock, their gazes filled with nothing but astonishment.

A long while passed in this manner.

Then, a disciple from the Leisurely Sect’s team sneered disdainfully, "Cut it out, this Chen Feng just got lucky and temporarily jumped to the top of the ranking board. In front of my brother Su Can, he’s still nothing. Just wait and see, when he faces my brother Su Can, my brother will make things crystal clear to him, showing him what a real gap in strength looks like!"

As soon as this was said, everyone turned to look.

However, nobody seemed inclined to argue.

On the contrary, they all felt that the disciple from the Leisurely Sect had a point.

It was well-known that Su Can was an Earth Rank Early Stage master.

Although Chen Feng had defeated Jin Liehuo, a Xuan Rank Perfection master, with his Xuan Rank Middle Stage abilities,

That was, after all, a battle within the Xuan Rank.

The gulf between the Xuan Rank and the Earth Rank was an insurmountable chasm.

Such a gap couldn’t be bridged by one or two cultivation techniques or magical treasures.

Besides, in terms of foundation and depth, could Su Can from the Leisurely Sect possibly be lacking?

It was known that the Leisurely Sect was considered a prestigious sect in the Ancient Martial World, and its strength was no less than that of the Heavenly Mountain Snow Sect.

Therefore, even though Chen Feng’s earlier performance had been spectacular, everyone still didn’t believe that Chen Feng could compete with Su Can.

And being temporarily first in the Snow Lotus Conference clearly meant nothing.

Who could have the last laugh was the key.

Everyone felt that the one who would have the last laugh would definitely be Su Can, or perhaps Tang Long and Ming Yan.

As for Chen Feng, even if he was a very dark horse, he was merely a fleeting wonder; he simply didn’t have the strength or foundation to contend with Su Can and the others.

"Indeed, our Flying Dragon Sect’s Brother Tang Long will also teach him what cruelty means!"

A disciple of the Flying Dragon Sect spoke with a disdainful face.

"Our Purple Flame Hall’s Brother Ming Yan won’t let him last till the end either; watch, this kid is going to be in trouble soon!"

A disciple from the Purple Flame Hall sneered and followed up.

When the disciples of the three major sects spoke, all the others nodded in agreement.

Clearly, with these three monstrous talents present, Chen Feng, this dark horse, was likely going to be in trouble.

...

Snow Lotus Mountain, Cold Ice Forest.

After the battleground was cleared, Chen Feng walked over to the Fire Cloud Stick that had been sent flying, looking at its surface now full of cracks, and felt somewhat heartbroken.

After all, he had only acquired this Fire Cloud Stick a few hours ago and hadn’t expected it to be nearly scrapped so soon.

This made Chen Feng sigh softly. With a thought, he then stored the Fire Cloud Stick back into the Space Ring.

"Brother Chen, where shall we go next?"

Wang Cheng stepped forward, released his map projection, and asked Chen Feng while looking at him.

Hearing this, Chen Feng glanced at the map, pointed at a valley, and said, "Let’s head there!"

"Oh?"

Wang Cheng followed Chen Feng’s pointing finger and noted on the map that there were seven Xuan Rank Late Stage experts in that valley.

It looked like these seven Xuan Rank Late Stage experts had probably formed an alliance.

As the competition progressed, the odds of surviving alone diminished, so banding together was a very good choice.

"Brother Chen means... are we going to make a move on them?"

Wang Cheng took a deep breath, looking at Chen Feng somewhat excitedly.

Taking action against seven Xuan Rank Late Stage experts at the same time was something he hadn’t even dared to think about before.

Now that Chen Feng had suggested it, Wang Cheng was quite thrilled.

If he hadn’t witnessed Chen Feng’s strength before, he would have thought Chen Feng was insane.

But now, he had no doubt about Chen Feng’s strength.

As long as Chen Feng wanted, he was definitely capable of overpowering these seven experts!

"The hunt begins now!"

Chen Feng’s lips curved into a slight smile and then he immediately set off toward the valley on the map.

Seeing this, Wang Cheng grinned, quickly packed up the map, and followed...

The moment Chen Feng and Wang Cheng set off.

Snow Lotus Mountain, an unknown cliff edge.

A young man, holding a folding fan and wearing a white robe, stood alone by the cliff.

The young man held one hand behind his back, the other hand slowly waving the folding fan, his long hair fluttering with the wind.

A faint smile always lingered at the corner of his mouth, exuding a refined and elegant aura.

Anyone seeing this young man for the first time would think he was a gentle and elegant beautiful man.

However, just a few minutes ago, he had just sent a Xuan Rank Late Stage expert flying with a single palm strike, seizing all his tokens.

This young man was none other than Su Can, the monstrous talent from Leisurely Sect, who was the favorite to win this year’s Snow Lotus Conference!

With the strength of the Earth Rank Early Stage, he had become an unstoppable force upon entering the competition, leading far ahead of other contestants and ranking first on both lists, unmatched by anyone.