Chapter 229 Unexpected Visitor

As the sun sets, golden light shines on the training ground of the Soul Master Academy. Qin Feng and his friends finished a day of training and were about to go back to the dormitory to rest. Just as they walked to the door of the dormitory, an unexpected figure appeared in front of them.

"Hey, Qin Feng, you've been very popular recently." A slightly sarcastic voice came, and a young man in a gorgeous robe was seen leaning against the door with his arms folded across his chest, with a disdainful smile on his face.

Qin Feng looked up and frowned: "Du Ming? What are you doing here?"

Du Ming is a student from another soul master academy, and he is known for his arrogance and domineering attitude. The two had fought in the soul master competition before, and although Qin Feng won in the end, Du Ming was still unwilling to give up. Hearing that Du Ming had recently broken through the level of soul master, Qin Feng thought that he was probably here to cause trouble.

"What am I here for? Of course I'm here to visit you, a famous genius." Du Ming smiled warmly, but a hint of hostility flashed in his eyes. "I heard that you have recently captured a few people from the Dark Sect. That's amazing."

Chu Tian stood aside and snorted disdainfully: "It's nothing to capture a few remnants. If it were you, you would have been beaten down long ago."

Du Ming's face darkened, but he soon smiled again: "Oh, Chu Tian is still the same, with such a sharp tongue. But, I'm not here to quarrel today, I'm here to give you a suggestion."

"What suggestions?" Ye Li asked coldly.

Du Ming smiled proudly: "I heard that your academy has a peerless secret book "Nine Styles of Dragon Shadow", which is said to be the unique skills practiced by Qin Feng. How about taking it out and showing it to everyone?"

Qin Feng's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Du Ming had come with bad intentions. He smiled and said, "Du Ming, don't think I don't know what you are up to. This secret book is a treasure of the academy, not for people like you."

Du Ming shrugged, not taking it seriously: "I was just talking casually. If it doesn't work, forget it. But..." He changed the subject, a sly look in his eyes, "I heard that your trial yesterday was very exciting. How about we have another competition? Let's see if you are worthy of the name 'genius'."

"I'm at your service any time." Qin Feng agreed without hesitation.

The two of them quickly arrived at the training ground. When the other students heard that Qin Feng and Du Ming were going to compete, they gathered around and talked excitedly.

"Who do you think will win?" a student asked in a low voice.

"It must be Qin Feng. He is the pride of our college." Another student answered without hesitation.

"Not necessarily. I heard that Du Ming recently broke through to Soul Sect and his strength has greatly increased. Qin Feng may not be able to win easily."

On the field, Qin Feng and Du Ming stood opposite each other. Du Ming's martial spirit was a golden python, which was hovering behind him at the moment, opening its bloody mouth, looking extremely ferocious. Qin Feng summoned the Dragon Shadow Sword, with lightning flashing on the sword, and faced the golden python from a distance.

"Are you ready?" Du Ming asked with a grim smile.

"Come on." Qin Feng gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, his eyes determined.

Du Ming shouted, and the golden python suddenly pounced on Qin Feng. The giant python moved swiftly, like a golden lightning, and rushed towards Qin Feng. Qin Feng did not dodge, and the Dragon Shadow Sword drew a blue arc in the air, facing the giant python head-on.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, the two collided. In a flash, the giant python was knocked back a few steps, but Du Ming laughed.

"You really have some skills, but this is just the beginning!" Du Ming roared, formed seals with his hands, and the giant python pounced again, this time with greater speed and power, bringing up a gust of wind.

Qin Feng knew something was wrong, and immediately used the "Thunder Shadow Breaker" of the Dragon Shadow Nine Styles, and the sword light struck the giant python's head like lightning. The giant python felt pain and let out a shrill roar, then its body shook and turned into a golden light and dissipated.

"I didn't expect your attack to be so powerful." Du Ming licked his lips, a hint of madness flashed in his eyes, "Then let me see your true strength!"

After saying that, Du Ming clasped his hands together, and a golden light condensed in his hands, instantly forming a golden long sword. He swung the sword forward, and a dazzling golden sword energy rushed straight towards Qin Feng.

"Such a strong sword energy!" Chu Tian exclaimed on the sidelines.

Qin Feng took a deep breath, and the Dragon Shadow Sword came forward. The sword light and the golden sword energy collided in the air, making a deafening explosion. The strong shock wave spread in all directions, forcing the students who were watching to retreat.

The field was filled with smoke and dust, and no one could see clearly what was going on inside. When the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, everyone saw that Qin Feng and Du Ming were still standing there, confronting each other, and neither of them gave in.

Du Ming put away his sword and smiled: "You really didn't disappoint me, Qin Feng. It seems that I still have a lot to learn from you."

Qin Feng also put away the Dragon Shadow Sword and smiled slightly: "You are also very strong, but I won't be so relaxed next time."

Du Ming nodded, walked forward and held out his hand: "It was a pleasant competition today. I hope we can have a chance to compete again in the future."

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Du Ming to say that. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with Du Ming: "You are welcome anytime."

Du Ming smiled, turned around and left, disappearing outside the training ground. Looking at his back, Ye Li walked to Qin Feng and whispered, "This Du Ming is really a strange person. He was so arrogant at the beginning, but he turned out to be so friendly in the end."

"Maybe he just wants to prove his strength." Qin Feng replied with a smile, "Anyway, today's competition is over, let's go back."

Just as Qin Feng and his team were about to leave the training ground, a student ran over in a hurry, panting and saying, "Oh no! There's someone outside who wants to see Qin Feng!"

"Who?" Qin Feng asked.

The student shook his head: "I don't know him, he seems to be a stranger. He said he has something important to discuss with you."

Qin Feng frowned and looked at his companions: "Let's go and take a look."

They walked quickly to the entrance of the academy, and saw a man in a black cloak standing there, with a mask on his face, so his features could not be seen clearly. Seeing Qin Feng approaching, he bowed slightly and said in a low voice: "Mr. Qin Feng, I have been entrusted by someone to give you something."

As he said this, he took out a small box from his arms and handed it to Qin Feng. Qin Feng took the box in confusion and opened it. He saw a golden jade pendant inside. There was an ancient symbol engraved on the jade pendant, which looked mysterious and ancient.

"What... is this?" Qin Feng raised his head and was about to ask, but found that the man in front of him had disappeared.

"Where are the others?" Chu Tian asked in surprise.

"It was here just now, how come it suddenly disappeared?" Zhang Meng also looked around.

Qin Feng frowned and looked at the jade pendant in his hand, with doubts in his heart. He felt vaguely that this jade pendant was related to the dark sect they had encountered before. But now there were no clues, and he had no way to investigate.

Ye Li came over and looked at the jade pendant carefully: "I seem to have seen this symbol in an ancient book."

"It seems we have to check it out." Qin Feng nodded, feeling a little uneasy. The events that happened today made him realize that the situation outside the academy seemed to be more complicated than he had imagined.

"Everyone go back and have a rest first. We will go to the library to look up information tomorrow morning." Qin Feng put away the jade pendant, turned around and said to his companions.

"Okay!" Chu Tian and Zhang Meng agreed in unison.

Ye Li nodded and said softly: "No matter what happens, we will face it together."

Qin Feng smiled, and felt a little relieved. No matter how many unknown dangers there are in the future, he believes that with these partners by his side, they will be able to overcome all difficulties.

"Let's go and have a big meal today!" Qin Feng suggested loudly and walked towards the cafeteria with his friends.

The setting sun gradually disappeared below the horizon, and as night fell, the lights of the academy gradually lit up, illuminating the backs of Qin Feng and his team. New challenges were approaching, but their hearts were still full of hope and courage.