Quietly watching the body lying on the ground, the crowd felt a sense of unreality. With just one sword, the powerful and domineering Gu Qing was directly eliminated, without even a chance to admit defeat.
"That sword, so fast, so deadly." The crowd swallowed their saliva; they couldn't even see the sword light that descended from the sky. There was no discernible sword technique, only speed, a speed that obliterated everything.
Only those who had honed their martial skills to the extreme could make them invisible and formless, moving at will. And Lin Feng, clearly, had honed a sword technique to the extreme, allowing him to achieve such a feat. With a casual swing of his sword, he killed Gu Qing.
"Pervert." Feng Qian looked at Lin Feng speechlessly. Putting himself in the position of that sword, he realized that if he were in Gu Qing's place, he wouldn't have been able to avoid that sword either. Even though his mindset had changed and his strength had increased after yesterday's events, he still wouldn't be a match for Lin Feng in one move.
Gu Qing stood up from the viewing platform, his hair flying in rage. Looking at Gu Qing's body on the ground, a cold and ruthless aura emanated from him. Gu Qing, the most outstanding young talent of the Gu family after Gu Yan, had been killed with just one sword. Gu Qing was filled with hatred.
"You dare to kill him." Gu Qing's voice was like a thunderous roar, striking heavily in everyone's hearts.
Lin Feng raised his head and looked at the enraged Gu Qing on the platform. A cold smile appeared in his dark pupils: "Do you think I should have stood there and let him kill me?"
Gu Qing was speechless at these words. Both he and Gu Qing wanted to kill Lin Feng, so how could they not allow Lin Feng to kill Gu Qing? There was no such logic in the world. However, since Gu Qing was part of the Gu family, he felt it was natural for Gu Qing to kill Lin Feng, while Lin Feng killing Gu Qing was a capital offense.
"You are very good, I will remember you." Gu Qing's voice was icy, filled with hatred, and his words were laced with murderous intent.
The crowd, hearing these words, felt secretly sorry for Lin Feng. Although he was very strong, he was too bold. Killing the Gu family's outstanding young talent without leaving any room for mercy, how could the Gu family let him go?
"My name is Deathbringer." Lin Feng looked straight at Gu Qing, then turned and walked down from the platform: "Anyone from the Gu family who meets me, I will kill them one by one."
"Whoosh..." The crowd exhaled, amazed by Lin Feng's arrogance. It was simply over the top.
A young martial cultivator from Yangzhou City dared to threaten the powerful Gu family and even declared that he would kill anyone he met from the Gu family. This was a direct challenge to the entire Gu family, disregarding all the participating young talents.
Sure enough, the young members of the Gu family immediately began to curse upon hearing these words. Although they were loud in their words, many of them were secretly worried. They hoped not to encounter this guy. Even Gu Qing was killed with one sword, and apart from the Spirit Martial Realm's Gu Yan, no one in the Gu family could be his match. They hoped this guy would meet Gu Yan so that Gu Yan could avenge Gu Qing.
They never doubted Gu Yan's strength. A Spirit Martial Realm expert was not someone Lin Feng could match, even if Lin Feng was very strong.
"If I meet him, I will make him die a miserable death." Gu Yan stood among several disciples of the Gu family, his eyes filled with icy killing intent. This person, he must kill.
The first round of battles ended quickly. Twenty people were eliminated, leaving twenty. On the five battle platforms, only two more matches were needed to eliminate ten more.
In this round, Lin Feng did not face anyone from the Gu family but instead faced an outstanding young talent from the City Lord's Mansion, the Nalan family, Nalan Chen.
"Fight if you can, admit defeat if you can't." Nalan Feng was still in the center, looking down from above at Lin Feng and Nalan Chen on the northern platform, giving Nalan Chen a reminder.
"Understood." Nalan Chen nodded, but his eyes showed a look of eagerness. Although his reputation was not as loud as Gu Qing's, he was also a Ninth Rank Qi Martial Realm cultivator. In his view, Gu Qing was overrated and had been killed by Lin Feng due to underestimation. This time, he would defeat Lin Feng and make a name for himself.
Lin Feng's eyes behind the mask coldly glanced at Nalan Feng. Fight if you can, admit defeat if you can't? Did he ask Lin Feng if he agreed?
That night, the Nalan family sent many martial cultivators to attack him in the middle of the night, trying to kill him. Lin Feng had not forgotten this. And the root of all this was just because he didn't give Nalan Feng a seat.
"I will fight with all my strength and defeat you, bringing glory to the Nalan family." Nalan Chen's eyes focused on Lin Feng, preparing to use him as a stepping stone for his rise.
"Then hurry up." Lin Feng sneered, wanting to see how Nalan Chen would bring glory to the Nalan family.
"War Soul, Divine Arm." Nalan Chen, although eager to make a name, did not dare to underestimate Lin Feng. His War Soul was released, and behind him appeared a powerful and domineering arm, pointing to the sky, as if trying to support it.
"This is the Divine Arm War Soul, possessed only by the direct descendants of the Nalan family. It is very imposing. It is said that the Divine Arm War Soul can make one's strength incredibly powerful, capable of destroying anything with a single punch."
With the Divine Arm War Soul released, Nalan Chen's confidence increased. He took a step forward and attacked Lin Feng.
"Overbearing Fist."
With a loud shout, Nalan Chen's body had not yet reached Lin Feng, but the fist wind had already arrived. Fist shadows broke through the air, whistling and striking.
"So strong, this is the City Lord's Mansion's ultimate technique, Overbearing Fist. Nalan Chen, at only the Ninth Rank Qi Martial Realm, already has the momentum of a fist aura."
The crowd was secretly amazed. They saw the air around Lin Feng's body already distorted, with fist shadows everywhere.
"Looking for death." Lin Feng's voice rang out. Sword shadows flickered, and the light grew bright. With just one sword, all the fist shadows were obliterated, leaving only the brilliant long sword shining.
Nalan Chen's face changed drastically. Fist winds continued to strike, and his body retreated. Fortunately, he had left some room for himself.
"Kill."
Lin Feng's single word pierced Nalan Chen's heart. The powerful sword light suddenly burst forth, piercing Nalan Chen's throat.
Nalan Chen's retreating figure suddenly stopped, his eyes wide open. It wasn't just the Nalan family's Overbearing Fist that could make a fist aura break through the body; Lin Feng's sword could do it too.
"Sword is overbearing, the person is even more overbearing."
Seeing Nalan Chen's body fall, the crowd felt their bodies tense up, staring at Lin Feng in shock. Even the people from the City Lord's Mansion were the same. One sword, and he killed.
The people from the City Lord's Mansion, led by Nalan Xiong, were all stunned, staring at Lin Feng.
"You have a lot of nerve to kill someone from the Nalan family."
After a moment of silence, Nalan Feng roared, angrily rebuking Lin Feng.
Raising his head, Lin Feng glanced at Nalan Feng and sneered: "The rules were set by your City Lord's Mansion. Others can die, but your people can't. How shameless."
"You..." Nalan Feng's words faltered, not knowing how to respond.
"Don't let me meet you." Nalan Feng's face was cold, and murderous intent flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Lin Feng ignored Nalan Feng, turned around, and walked down from the platform, not bothering to argue.
"Deathbringer, sword out, death follows, unparalleled."
The crowd, seeing Lin Feng's figure, felt a sense of awe. No one dared to underestimate Lin Feng anymore. This person was fearless and terrifying.
And those who had not yet been eliminated also secretly hoped not to meet this guy. Otherwise, they would be in a dilemma. As soon as they made a move, this guy would kill them, leaving no chance for them to admit defeat.
The second round of battles ended quickly, leaving only ten people.
Ten people, five battle platforms, just one match was needed.
"Rest for a moment, then enter the third round of matches." An old man walked onto the main platform and announced.
The crowd was slightly disappointed but became even more excited. Among the remaining ten, the City Lord's Mansion, the Wen family, and the Lin family each had two people left, while the Gu family had only one. The most numerous were the independent cultivators like Lin Feng, who were now looked upon with new respect.
"This round should have some strong matches." Someone commented.
"Now their strengths are clear. Nalan Feng, Lin Qian, and Wen Jiang are the strongest three. Next are the Gu family's genius Gu Yan and Qiu Lan, followed by the Lin family's other Spirit Martial Realm expert, Lin Hong. As for the overbearing and arrogant Deathbringer, no one below the Spirit Martial Realm can defeat him. He should be ranked seventh. If he has good luck, he might even advance further."
One person expressed his thoughts, and the others nodded in agreement. This should be a relatively accurate ranking. For Deathbringer to be ranked just behind the Spirit Martial Realm experts was very impressive.
PS: These past few days have been really frustrating. The fan list hasn't moved for many days, and even the coffee and support have been scarce. It's really disheartening.