Chapter 1507: Utterly Defeated
Zhou Tianruo struggled to his feet, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. The golden sacred armor mixed with crimson blood was glaringly conspicuous.
"Tianbi Mountain Villa, did Zhou Tianruo really fight Lin Feng to a draw?" the crowd wondered. Back when Zhou Tianruo mentioned Tianbi Mountain Villa, he hadn't said a word about Lin Feng, only mentioning someone named Bei Yanyun as quite monstrous. Later, only after that handsome young man brought up Lin Feng did Zhou Tianruo admit to having fought him, claiming it was a draw. Then, goaded by Qiao Chifeng, Zhou Tianruo changed his story, saying if he went all out, he could kill Lin Feng.
At the time, the crowd had their doubts, thinking he was exaggerating. Given Lin Feng's record in the Eight Wastelands, no one really believed Zhou Tianruo could kill him—at best, they thought it might be a draw. But clearly, they had still underestimated Lin Feng's strength. Looking at Zhou Tianruo now, crawling up from the ground, the crowd's eyes held a hint of mockery. So this was the man who could kill Lin Feng? Recalling Zhou Tianruo's earlier words now made them seem utterly ridiculous.
Was Zhou Tianruo in such a miserable state because he hadn't gone all out? Obviously not!
"Lin Feng's strength has grown even more formidable, still as domineering as ever!" the crowd thought. When Lin Feng attacked, there was an aura of crushing heaven and earth; the entire momentum of the world moved with his strikes, carrying the might to shake heaven and earth. Compared to the Assembly of Emperors, he was countless times stronger. Zhou Tianruo, who could annihilate an entire clan, needed no doubt about his own strength, yet he was still battered so miserably. The powerful man now seemed fragile.
"Aren't you supposed to be able to kill me?" Lin Feng said, looking down at Zhou Tianruo below. His voice wasn't loud, but it struck Zhou Tianruo's ears with immense humiliation. At that moment, it felt as if the eyes of the entire world were on him, and he was being ruthlessly shamed. Thinking back to his earlier boasts only intensified the humiliation.
The golden sacred qi roiled, and Zhou Tianruo's eyes showed an unyielding spirit—the unyieldingness of the martial path.
"Boom!" Suddenly, the vast momentum of heaven and earth pressed down from the sky. The terrifying heavy force shattered the ground beneath his feet, sinking his legs into it. At the same time, Lin Feng stepped forward, descending from above. It was still that blunt heavy sword, like a black fortress, growing larger and larger in Zhou Tianruo's pupils.
Unyielding? Then he would use absolute force to smash him until he collapsed, to pressure him into submission!
This terrifying violent force struck the ground, cracking the earth in all directions, forming horrible ravines. The land churned as if an earthquake had struck. Zhou Tianruo, standing between two cracks, coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood.
"Boom!" The golden fist intent blasted open the earth. Zhou Tianruo's body broke through the side wall, and he burrowed into the ground, moving underground.
A cold smile flickered in Lin Feng's eyes. He suddenly stepped forward, heading toward the faint tremor underground. A massive palm print slammed into the earth, causing the veins of the land to quake. Through his Earth Essence, Lin Feng could sense every pulse of the ground.
"Hmph!" Lin Feng sneered, then took step after step. Each step carried a terrifying force of millions of jin. Every footprint left cracks in the ground. Soon, the entire area was a mess, as if a terrible earthquake had struck. Then, a furious roar erupted, and with a loud explosion, Zhou Tianruo, encased in his golden armor, burst out of the ground.
But the moment he broke free, a gale seemed to tear at his eardrums. Zhou Tianruo's face twisted in horror as he saw the pitch-black heavy sword swinging horizontally toward him, carrying a fearsome momentum.
Zhou Tianruo cultivated the Golden Sacred Qi technique, and his gold essence attacks were terrifying. Those who mastered gold essence had devastating offensive power, but Zhou Tianruo's speed was average, far inferior to Lin Feng's. So when he fought Lin Feng, he could only rely on trading blows. If even his attacks were weaker, he was left with nothing but a beating.
The golden sacred qi wrapped around his body. This sacred qi, brimming with powerful offense, now seemed only fit for defense.
The heavy sword slammed into Zhou Tianruo, sending him flying thousands of meters. His golden sacred armor cracked all over, blood streaming everywhere. His internal organs shook violently, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably. A powerful, ominous aura began to emanate from him, as if something terrible was on the verge of being triggered.
"His resilience is incredible!" Lin Feng thought to himself. With such terrifying attacks, an ordinary Ninth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm cultivator would have been beaten to death. But Zhou Tianruo, using the golden sacred qi to protect himself, hadn't yet reached the point of death. The law-level imperial artifact seemed about to trigger but hadn't been activated yet. This probably meant he wasn't on the brink of death; otherwise, that law force would have erupted to protect him.
The crowd was also stunned by Zhou Tianruo's defense. Being so brutally battered by Lin Feng and still standing was truly monstrous. Poor guy—if he had faced someone with weaker attacks, he might not have been harmed at all!
Lin Feng stepped forward, appearing before Zhou Tianruo in an instant. Zhou Tianruo glared at him, saying coldly, "If you can't kill me, I'll kill you!"
With that, Zhou Tianruo attacked Lin Feng again.
"Boom!" Lin Feng sent Zhou Tianruo flying with a single sword strike. His figure flashed, and then he stomped his foot down hard on Zhou Tianruo's face, driving him from the sky into the ground.
"Die!" Zhou Tianruo seemed to have gone mad. The golden sacred qi churned wildly. Lin Feng stomped hard, pressing Zhou Tianruo's body deep into the earth. He looked down coldly at him. That face was twisted with rage.
"You brought this on yourself!" Lin Feng said calmly, looking at the contorted features. Then he slowly turned and walked back toward the Heavenly Terrace group, ignoring Zhou Tianruo, whose dignity had been trampled. Lin Feng knew that as the fight went on, Zhou Tianruo had been trying to provoke him, hoping to trigger his law treasure. But Lin Feng had no intention of giving him that chance. Each of his attacks was perfectly measured, only humiliating him repeatedly, breaking his spirit.
Of course, Lin Feng wanted to kill Zhou Tianruo, to leave no future threat. But seeing Zhou Tianruo's reckless, unafraid reaction, he knew he couldn't kill him. So he would use absolute force to trample him, leaving a lasting shadow in Zhou Tianruo's heart.
The young men from Holy City Central Continent watched Zhou Tianruo crawl miserably out of the ground. Their usually calm faces showed a flicker of emotion, and their hearts trembled slightly.
This domineering fellow—his seemingly simple attacks contained multiple powerful abilities. The rolling momentum of heaven and earth, a force amplification of five hundred times. When the blunt heavy sword struck, it carried several powerful essences: the heaviness of earth, the thickness and tyranny of demonic power, the weight of death, and more. Lin Feng had mastered multiple essences and fused them into powerful attacks, unleashing such terrifying force.
Lin Feng's cultivation level was low, but his attacks seemed disconnected from his realm. This was all due to his mastery of momentum and his understanding of essence attacks. His strength could no longer be judged by his cultivation level alone.
"The Eight Wastelands, a small world, yet it produces such a figure!" some of them thought, inwardly shocked. Even in the environment they lived in, such a person would be a terrifying genius. But what made some even more uneasy was who had taught Lin Feng to perfectly fuse essences and unleash such fearsome attacks. If he had figured it all out on his own, that was even more astonishing.
By now, Lin Feng had returned to the front of the Heavenly Terrace group. His gaze fell on the group from Holy City Central Continent, and he pointed at Qiao Chifeng, saying, "Not long ago, I heard you say that if people like Kong Ming and Lin Feng appeared before you, they would surely die. Now, I'm standing right in front of you. Come out and fight!"
At Lin Feng's words, the young men from Holy City Central Continent all showed sharp glints in their eyes. After trampling and humiliating Zhou Tianruo, Lin Feng now wanted to fight Qiao Chifeng. Qiao Chifeng had indeed said those words not long ago, and many had heard them. But after witnessing Lin Feng's strength, no one knew if Qiao Chifeng's resolve had wavered.
The Heavenly Terrace people said nothing. The Heavenly Terrace had twelve disciples, all monstrous talents, but many of them were still at lower cultivation levels. Against someone like Zhou Tianruo, they were somewhat lacking. Only a few could truly fight, and Lin Feng was undoubtedly one of them. By weakening the enemy's strength on his own, Lin Feng was doing them a favor.
As for Lin Feng himself, he wasn't just weakening the enemy. He also needed opponents of this caliber. Opponents too weak could no longer satisfy him or stimulate his potential. Yet before a Martial Emperor, he was still utterly outmatched. So he needed these young geniuses from Holy City Central Continent to fight him. It was a form of tempering for himself. He had been stuck at the Sixth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm for quite some time.
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