# Chapter 1645: Slaying Yan Feng
Many people revealed interesting expressions upon hearing Yan Feng's challenge to Lin Feng. Clearly, Yan Feng was extremely unwilling to accept that Lin Feng had taken the championship seat in the artifact refining competition, and now wanted to use another method to crush Lin Feng. The crowd's gazes involuntarily turned to Lin Feng. Lin Feng and Mu Linxue's cultivation levels were also at the Ninth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm, the same as Yan Feng. If he didn't accept the challenge, it would seem somewhat cowardly. However, accepting it would be playing right into Yan Feng's hands.
After all, even among those at the Ninth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm, strength could vary greatly.
Lin Feng turned his head, revealing a brilliant smile on his face as he looked at Yan Feng. The corners of his mouth curled slightly into an arc as he said indifferently with a faint smile: "I generally don't like sparring much. Battle is battle — no responsibility for injuries or deaths."
"Oh?" Lin Feng's words made the void even quieter, and then many people revealed interested expressions. This was getting more and more interesting. Lin Feng wasn't just accepting the challenge — he said he wouldn't spar, only fight, with no responsibility for injuries or deaths. Did he mean he wanted to kill Yan Feng?
The top ten seats of this artifact refining competition were all under the protection of the Flame Gold Tower. However, if they mutually challenged each other, and in front of all the Flame Gold Tower artifact refiners at that, the Flame Gold Tower couldn't really say anything about it.
"Of course, it doesn't need to be the two of us. You think too highly of yourself." Lin Feng added with a smile, causing Yan Feng's eyes to narrow slightly. Lin Feng had agreed too readily, which instead weakened his confidence somewhat. Especially the hint of mockery in the corners of Lin Feng's mouth at this moment, as if he had Yan Feng completely figured out.
"It seems the initiative has shifted to Lin Feng instead." The crowd thought to themselves as they watched the scene before them. Just now, Yan Feng had challenged Lin Feng, holding the dominant position and looking at Lin Feng with contempt. But now, the two seemed to have switched roles — I won't spar with you, but fight. Will you accept?
"If you don't dare, then don't come howling in front of me anymore, lest you make a fool of yourself." Lin Feng spoke again when he saw Yan Feng silent, seemingly trying to provoke Yan Feng. Since Yan Feng had initiated the battle invitation, how could he not let the other party have his wish?
Mu Linxue looked at Lin Feng, this guy... Before, she only knew that Lin Feng was formidable at engraving formations, but as for Lin Feng's actual strength, she really wasn't too clear. She only knew that Lin Feng was quite skilled in Earth Essence and had already mastered the power of Limit Essence. Besides that, Lin Feng had also displayed the power of Immortality and Flame.
Mu Qingying also looked at Lin Feng in the void. As she learned the truth, the shame in her heart made her more and more curious about Lin Feng. This person's formation engraving ability was terrifying — just how strong was he really?
Since Yan Feng had actively challenged Lin Feng, how could he tolerate Lin Feng provoking him like this? With a step, his body descended into the void, staring at Lin Feng from afar, and roared angrily: "Come up!"
Seeing Yan Feng's action, a hint of killing intent flashed in the corners of Lin Feng's mouth. Earlier, Yan Feng had sent people to assassinate him. Now, as the second-place holder of this artifact refining competition, he had entered the Flame Gold Tower together with Mu Linxue. He would definitely threaten Mu Linxue in the future. Since he had such a good opportunity, he should settle this once and for all.
Turning his gaze, Lin Feng looked at the ninth-level artifact refining master in the purple-gold long robe and said: "Senior, Yan Feng and I are challenging each other. If I die in battle, it's because Lin Feng's skills are inferior, not because the Flame Gold Tower failed to protect me."
"En." The ninth-level artifact refining master nodded slightly at Lin Feng's words. The Flame Gold Tower had promised to protect those who obtained the top ten seats in the artifact refining competition, but now that Lin Feng and Yan Feng were mutually challenging each other, it was a different matter. Lin Feng took the initiative to say this to prevent the Flame Gold Tower from being criticized.
"Yan Feng, have you thought it through clearly?" The artifact refining master in the purple-gold long robe looked up and asked Yan Feng.
"If I die in battle, it also has nothing to do with the Flame Gold Tower's protection. I sought this battle myself — life and death are determined by strength." Yan Feng stood in the void and declared loudly, causing the Yan Family members to frown slightly. Even though Yan Feng's strength was formidable, they still felt somewhat uneasy at this moment. Lin Feng was too confident — confident enough to push the battle between the two toward a life-and-death struggle step by step, as if one of them was destined to die.
"Good, since you both insist on this, I won't say more." The artifact refining master in the purple-gold long robe said indifferently, not intending to interfere in the battle between Lin Feng and Yan Feng.
The three crimson-gold artifact refining masters and the seven purple-robed artifact refining masters all looked at the two in the void with surprise. Such impulsive fellows — but of course, they had courage.
Yan Feng looked at the figure descending before him and extended his hand. Immediately, a violent flame danced in his palm, its aura terrifying. At the same time, he released a dreadful killing intent. Even if Lin Feng had really concealed his strength, so what? He would definitely slay Lin Feng.
"Pfft!" Yan Feng spat out a mouthful of essence blood, spraying it onto his flame. Instantly, the flame shot up violently, scorching the void red.
"Roar!" A roar came from behind Yan Feng. Three illusory flames floated behind him, and with him as the center, the void turned into a sea of fire.
"Nirvana Flame!" Yan Feng's hand trembled violently. The flame in his palm merged with the surrounding flames. A terrible flame law force burned vigorously. Yan Feng's entire body was bathed in flames. With a thought, the flame danced between his palms again, like a flame deity.
"So strong." Many people's expressions tightened. The Yan Family truly was a family that played with fire. Yan Feng's martial soul was flame, his law power was flame, and he also controlled beast fire. Now that the flames had merged together, they became even more terrifying.
"I didn't expect Feng'er's Nirvana Flame Scripture had already been cultivated to this level. It seems my worries were unnecessary. In this battle, Feng'er will definitely slay Lin Feng." The Yan Family Head thought to himself as he watched the scene before him, a hint of smile appearing in his sharp eyes.
Mu Linxue's eyes were filled with deep worry. This Yan Feng's strength was indeed terrifying. If purely in terms of attack power, he could probably threaten a Martial Emperor. And in this battle, if Yan Feng had the chance, he would definitely kill Lin Feng. How could she not be worried?
Lin Feng himself, however, appeared quite calm. He looked at Yan Feng with some surprise. If this kind of flame struck him, it could indeed kill him.
"You're seeking death, and I'll grant your wish." Yan Feng stepped forward, the flame moving with his steps. A ball of fire burned wildly in the void, extremely dazzling.
"Kill!" Yan Feng roared explosively. Three fist beams carrying flame law power tore through the air, transforming into three fire dragons that howled ferociously as they surged toward Lin Feng to devour him.
Lin Feng didn't meet them head-on. The power of Yan Feng's Nirvana Flame Scripture merged with the flame born from the Martial Emperor was very strong and could threaten his life. However, Lin Feng's speed was extremely fast. A residual wind swept past, and the three fire dragons engulfed the void, but Lin Feng's figure was already gone.
"So fast." The crowd's expressions tightened. It seemed it wouldn't be so easy for Yan Feng to kill Lin Feng. From the speed Lin Feng had just displayed, he was much faster than Yan Feng. He must be skilled in Wind power.
Yan Feng also noticed this. His figure flickered, and carrying a sky-full of flames, he madly pounced toward Lin Feng. A flame of annihilation flooded the world like a sea of fire, rushing toward Lin Feng. But Yan Feng saw another wind residual image appear ahead, and Lin Feng disappeared again.
"Boom!" Yan Feng's flame arm fiercely swung in the direction where Lin Feng had disappeared. The residual image appeared again. In the void, that ball of flame madly chased after Lin Feng but couldn't touch him at all.
In the blink of an eye, the entire void was filled with a sea of fire. Yan Feng's body stopped, and he stared coldly at Lin Feng's figure ahead, angrily shouting: "Is this what you call battle — so cowardly?"
"Yan Feng's flame itself is terrifying, and if I can't kill him with one strike, the Yan Family will definitely intervene. Then it won't be so easy to find another opportunity to eliminate this threat." Lin Feng looked at Yan Feng and thought to himself. Then his eyes gradually turned pitch black — demonic and strange, devoid of any emotion, like a Demon King.
Once he struck, he couldn't give Yan Feng even the slightest chance to struggle.
Scorching heat rushed toward him. Yan Feng, carrying terrifying flames, pounced toward Lin Feng. Lin Feng's constant dodging made him very uncomfortable — he had all this strength but nowhere to use it.
"Oh?" At this moment, a dazzling cold light flashed in Yan Feng's eyes, because he found that Lin Feng's steps were stepping toward him. This time, Lin Feng wasn't dodging anymore.
"Opportunity!" Yan Feng thought to himself: "Nirvana Flame!"
As his words fell, waves of terrifying flame began to converge at the center of his right palm, forming a terrible flame vortex. This attack — even if an ordinary Low-rank Emperor was hit, they would either die or be half-crippled. If Lin Feng was hit, he would definitely die.
"Stop!" A cold sound came from Lin Feng's mouth. A thousandfold momentum suddenly descended upon Yan Feng, causing his body to stiffen. He felt a surging force pressing down on his body, making his movements extremely sluggish, as if he had fallen into a dead end.
"A thousandfold momentum — this bastard actually mastered a thousandfold momentum and held back." Yan Feng's expression froze, and his heart trembled slightly. When he looked up at Lin Feng, he saw a pair of demonic pupils that were cold to the extreme.
"Death!" Lin Feng spat out two words. The demonic will contained in his demonic eyes and the power of the Death Curse pierced through Yan Feng's looking eyes, causing Yan Feng's face to instantly turn pitch black, filled with death intent. Moreover, the flame suddenly seemed to weaken a lot.
Lin Feng's hand trembled, and a Ruin Sacred Mark condensed in the void. Then he wrapped it around his hand and struck forward.
"Explode!" With an angry roar, a terrifying Earth Void Light Wave carrying the Ruin Light Mark struck toward Yan Feng, killing intent radiating from it. This attack was enough to shatter Yan Feng.
"Not good." The Yan Family members' expressions changed drastically when they saw this. This Lin Feng had actually mastered a thousandfold momentum power and was only now using it.
"Yan Feng!" The Yan Family Head roared explosively, as if trying to wake Yan Feng up. At the same time, his steps moved, as fast as lightning. Not only him, but many Yan Family experts also moved. No matter what, they had to save Yan Feng's life first.
"This is their mutual challenge." Mu Linxue's master smiled coldly and stepped forward to block the Yan Family Head.
"Bastard!" Yan Feng's master's face turned cold. That old fellow actually wanted to let Lin Feng kill Yan Feng, going to stop the Yan Family Head from acting.
"Go." The Mu Family Head shouted. A group of figures stepped forward simultaneously to intercept the Yan Family members. With Mu Linxue winning the championship seat, the Mu Family had essentially become opposed to the Yan Family. From now on, the Mu Family would have to face everything that followed forcefully.
The Yan Family Head's loud shout woke Yan Feng up somewhat. Seeing the terrifying Earth Fissure Light Wave crushing toward him, his expression changed drastically. The sky-covering flame transformed into a huge fire shield blocking in front. With a booming sound, the flame was torn open by a terrifying gap, exploding in all directions. The terrifying crushing and exploding force made Yan Feng feel pain all over his body.
Looking up, he saw Lin Feng appearing above him. Those cold eyes stared at him, and the terrifying demonic power once again pierced through his pupils.
"No..." Yan Feng's will struggled madly, resisting the invasion of demonic will and curse power.
"No one can save you today." Lin Feng's voice came out. Even his words seemed to be infused with curse power, trying to shatter Yan Feng's will, making Yan Feng feel like he was collapsing. Then another force that shattered everything crushed down from above, the terrifying explosive force tearing open the sky.
The crowd in the distance watched this scene, their hearts trembling violently. This seemingly gentle young man, when fighting, was actually so crazy and ruthless — directly trying to kill Yan Feng, giving Yan Feng no chance to live, determined to kill him!
PS: There's something I must say. Some people always question why Martial Emperors aren't worth much anymore, why there are so many Imperial Artifacts, and similar topics. Does this need explanation? For example, it's like a country person arriving in a big city and being full of confusion — how come there are so many rich people (strong experts)? How come luxury cars (Imperial Artifacts) aren't worth much anymore and are everywhere on the streets? This is so fake, unscientific!