Chapter 47: Sword Strikes, Life Seizes
Standing quietly, staring at the corpse lying on the ground, the crowd felt as if they were in a dream. With one sword strike, just one, the powerful and domineering Gu Qing was directly obliterated, without even a chance to concede.
"That sword strike... so fast, so venomous." The crowd swallowed hard. They hadn't even been able to clearly see the sword light descending from the sky. There was no sword technique to it, only speed—a speed that annihilated everything.
Only those who had cultivated a martial skill to its utmost limit could make it formless and invisible, moving with the heart's intent. Lin Feng had clearly cultivated a sword technique to that extreme, enabling him to achieve such a feat—a casual strike that killed Gu Qing.
"Freak." Feng Qian looked at Lin Feng speechlessly, putting himself in the position of that sword strike. He found that if he had swapped places with Gu Qing, he too would have been unable to dodge that strike. Even though his state of mind had transformed and his strength had increased after yesterday's events, he was still no match for a single move from Lin Feng.
Gu Qing stood up from the viewing platform, his hair bristling with rage. Staring at Gu Qing's corpse on the ground, he released an intensely cold aura. Gu Qing was dead—the most outstanding junior of the Gu family besides Gu Yan—killed without even blocking a single sword strike. Gu Qing hated this deeply.
"How dare you kill him!" Gu Qing's voice was like the thunderous roar of a god of thunder, pounding heavily on everyone's hearts.
Lin Feng raised his head, looking at the furious Gu Qing on the platform. A cold smile appeared in his pitch-black pupils. "Do you think I should have just stood there and let him kill me?"
Gu Qing was speechless at this. He and Gu Yan both wanted to kill Lin Feng, so how could they forbid Lin Feng from killing Gu Qing? There was no such logic in the world. But because Gu Qing was a member of his Gu family, he felt it was only natural for Gu Qing to kill Lin Feng, while Lin Feng killing Gu Qing was a capital offense.
"You're very good. I'll remember you." Gu Qing's voice was icy cold, filled with a hatred that seeped through his words, his killing intent clearly exposed.
Hearing this, the crowd secretly felt sorry for Lin Feng. Although this guy was very strong, he was too bold. He had directly killed an outstanding junior of the Gu family without leaving any room for negotiation. How could the Gu family possibly let him go?
"My name is Life-Seizer." Lin Feng stared straight at Gu Qing, then turned and walked down from the battle platform. "If any member of the Gu family encounters me, I'll kill one for every one I see."
"Whoosh..." The crowd exhaled at Lin Feng's domineering words. Arrogant, too arrogant—utterly unrivalled in his pride.
An unremarkable young martial artist from Yangzhou City actually dared to threaten the powerful Gu family, and even made such a bold proclamation: kill one for every one he saw. This was undoubtedly challenging the entire Gu family, disregarding all the Gu family juniors participating in the battle.
Sure enough, the Gu family youths immediately erupted in curses. But although they shouted fiercely, many were secretly uneasy in their hearts. They'd better not run into this guy. Even Gu Qing had been killed with a single sword strike. Apart from Gu Yan, who was at the Spirit Martial Realm, probably no one in the Gu family was a match for this guy. They could only hope that this guy would encounter Gu Yan, so Gu Yan could avenge Gu Qing.
As for Gu Yan's strength, they never doubted it. A Spirit Martial Realm expert was not someone Lin Feng could contend with, no matter how strong Lin Feng was.
"If I meet him, I'll make him die a miserable death." Gu Yan stood among several Gu family disciples, his gaze at Lin Feng filled with icy killing intent. This man, he would kill.
It didn't take long for the first round of battles to end. Twenty people were eliminated, leaving twenty. With five battle platforms, each platform only needed two more battles to eliminate another ten.
In this round, Lin Feng did not encounter any member of the Gu family. Instead, he faced an outstanding junior of the City Lord's Mansion's Nalan family, Nalan Chen.
"If you can fight, fight; if you can't, concede." Nalan Feng was still in the center, looking down from on high at Lin Feng and Nalan Chen on the northern battle platform, giving Nalan Chen a warning.
"Alright." Nalan Chen nodded, but a look of eagerness flashed in his eyes. Although his reputation wasn't as loud as Gu Qing's, he was also a Ninth Layer of Qi Martial Realm martial artist. In his view, Gu Qing must have been overrated and caught off guard, which was why Lin Feng killed him with one sword strike. This time, fighting Lin Feng, he was determined to defeat him, so that he, Nalan Chen, could make a name for himself.
Lin Feng's eyes, hidden behind his mask, coldly glanced at Nalan Feng. If you can fight, fight; if you can't, concede? Did she ask if he, Lin Feng, agreed?
That night, the Nalan family had mobilized many martial artists to ambush and kill him in the middle of the night, wanting his life. Lin Feng had not forgotten. And the origin of all this was simply because he hadn't given up his seat to Nalan Feng.
"I will fight with all my strength, defeat you, and uphold the prestige of my Nalan family." Nalan Chen's gaze fell on Lin Feng, ready to use him as a stepping stone for his rise.
"Then hurry up." Lin Feng sneered. He wanted to see how Nalan Chen would uphold the Nalan family's prestige.
"Martial Soul, Divine Arm." Although Nalan Chen wanted to make a name for himself, he didn't dare to underestimate Lin Feng. He released his martial soul, and behind him appeared a domineering, thick arm, pointing at the sky, as if wanting to hold it up.
"This is the Divine Arm martial soul that only the direct bloodline of the Nalan family possesses. So majestic. It's said that the Divine Arm martial soul can make one's strength incomparably powerful, capable of shattering anything, and a single casual punch can kill an opponent."
With the Divine Arm martial soul released, Nalan Chen's confidence soared. He stepped forward and attacked Lin Feng.
"Overlord Divine Fist."
With a loud shout, Nalan Chen's fist wind arrived before he did. A series of fist shadows broke through the air, roaring as they struck.
"So strong. This is the City Lord's Mansion's ultimate technique, the Overlord Divine Fist. Nalan Chen is only at the Ninth Layer of Qi Martial Realm, yet he already has the momentum of fist force."
The crowd was secretly shocked. They saw that the air around Lin Feng's body had already twisted, with fist shadows filling the sky.
"Seeking death." A voice came from Lin Feng's mouth. Sword shadows flickered, and a brilliant light burst forth. With just one sword strike, thousands of fist shadows were all shattered, vanishing without a trace. Only the dazzling long sword released its glory.
Nalan Chen's expression changed drastically. He continuously blasted out fist winds, retreating rapidly. Fortunately, he had held back some strength.
"Kill."
Lin Feng uttered a single word, piercing into Nalan Chen's heart. The powerful sword light suddenly expanded, shooting out and entering Nalan Chen's throat.
Nalan Chen's retreating figure came to an abrupt halt. His eyes bulged wide. It wasn't just his Nalan family's Overlord Divine Fist that could send fist force breaking out of the body; Lin Feng's sword could do it too.
"The sword is domineering, and the man is even more domineering."
Seeing Nalan Chen's body fall, the crowd felt their bodies tense up. They stared blankly at Lin Feng. Even though he was from the City Lord's Mansion, it was the same—one sword strike, and he was dead.
The City Lord's Mansion people, led by Nalan Xiong, were all stunned, staring fixedly at Lin Feng.
"You have some nerve, daring to kill someone from my Nalan family."
After a moment of silence, Nalan Feng shouted 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 Nalan family people can't? How shameless."
"You..." Nalan Feng's words caught in her throat. She didn't know how to refute.
"Don't let me run into you." Nalan Feng's face turned cold, killing intent flickering in her beautiful eyes.
Lin Feng didn't bother with Nalan Feng. He turned directly and walked down the battle platform, too lazy to waste words.
"Life-Seizer—sword strikes, life seizes. Unrivalled arrogance."
The crowd watched Lin Feng's figure, feeling a surge of emotion. No one dared to underestimate Lin Feng anymore. This man was fearless, terrifying.
And those who hadn't been eliminated yet secretly sighed, hoping they wouldn't run into this guy. Otherwise, they'd be caught in a dilemma. Once he made a move, he would kill, not even giving a chance to concede.
Soon, the second round of battles ended, leaving only ten people.
Ten people, five battle platforms—exactly enough for one more round of matches.
"Rest for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, then enter the third round." The old man walked onto the main battle platform and announced.
The crowd was slightly disappointed, but their anticipation grew even more. 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 was left with only one. The faction with the most remaining members was the unaffiliated scattered cultivators, including Lin Feng and others, who had earned everyone's respect.
"This round should have some strong matchups," someone commented.
"Now their strength is clear. Nalan Feng, Lin Qian, and Wen Jiang should be the three strongest, followed by the Gu family's genius Gu Yan and Qiu Lan, then the Lin family's other Spirit Martial Realm expert Lin Hong. As for the domineering and arrogant Life-Seizer, no one below the Spirit Martial Realm can beat him. He should be ranked seventh. If he's lucky, he might even advance to the next round."
One person expressed his opinion, and others nodded in agreement. This was probably a fairly accurate ranking. For Life-Seizer to be ranked only behind the Spirit Martial Realm experts was already quite remarkable.
PS: These past few days have been really frustrating. Not to mention the fan list—it hasn't moved in days—even the coffee and votes are pitifully few. Honestly, it's demotivating~~~~~~~~~~
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