Chapter 171: Rules
Lin Feng killing Ke Cheng could perhaps be excused as Ke Cheng being careless and underestimating his opponent, still contending with Zu Ning while dealing with Lin Feng.
But now, Zu Ning had personally witnessed Ke Cheng's death. Naturally, he could no longer be careless and would go all out. The facts proved this as well—Zu Ning released his Eagle Eye Martial Soul the moment he made his move. Yet Lin Feng still openly and honorably obliterated Zu Ning. Relying on his Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm cultivation, Lin Feng suppressed Zu Ning until he had no power to fight back, ultimately killing him completely without any tricks.
"This person is incredibly strong. Even Zu Ning was killed. Why haven't I seen him before?"
At this moment, on the open ground of the third floor of the cultivation tower, quite a few people had gathered, whispering among themselves. They had just witnessed how Lin Feng killed Zu Ning with a single sword strike.
"Heh, you don't even recognize him? Lately, he's the most famous person in our Heavenly One Academy."
"The most famous person?" The person who had just spoken narrowed his eyes and said, "Could it be Lin Feng, the one who has a battle appointment with Black Demon?"
"Lin Feng!"
Yu Jiao's heart trembled. Young, around sixteen or seventeen, skilled with the sword, arrogant and confident—thinking of those descriptions of Lin Feng, Yu Jiao's heart quivered.
"Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm cultivation, yet he killed Zu Ning and Ke Cheng, and I've never seen him before. This person is definitely Lin Feng."
A trace of retreat arose in her heart. Yu Jiao's strength was the same as Ke Cheng and Zu Ning's—all at the Sixth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm. If it came to a fight, she was even inferior to those two. Since Lin Feng had killed both Zu Ning and Ke Cheng, if he wanted to kill her, he could do the same.
Lin Feng held his longsword and pointed it at Yu Jiao, causing her heart to tighten. Her eyes flickered unceasingly.
"You and I have no grievances. If you want the cultivation chamber, I'll give it to you. Why bother arguing with a weak woman like me?"
A smile appeared in Yu Jiao's eyes, carrying a hint of seduction. Lin Feng sneered inwardly. This woman could still put on such a smile at a time like this—her scheming was too deep and terrifying.
"Originally, you and I indeed had no grievances. But just now, if my strength had been weaker, the one lying on the ground right now would probably be me. Now you say, why should I bother arguing with a weak woman like you? Don't you find that ridiculous?" Lin Feng said coldly, still stepping forward.
"Then what do you want?" Yu Jiao asked.
"To cripple your cultivation," Lin Feng said indifferently. Keeping this woman alive would only bring harm to others.
Cripple her cultivation!
Yu Jiao's heart trembled. She had worked so hard to cultivate to the Sixth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm—how could she let it be crippled?
"Is there no other way?" Yu Jiao asked again.
"No," Lin Feng's voice was calm but carried an undeniable tone.
Yu Jiao's expression stiffened, and she gritted her teeth. "You're forcing me."
With that, Yu Jiao's body trembled, and in an instant, she leaped over the crowd to the other side of the cultivation chambers. She directly slammed her fists violently against the stone doors of the chambers, hitting each one once. Four booming sounds echoed through the space.
The crowd all dodged out of the way, clearing the open space in the middle. Lin Feng stepped forward, and then he heard the rumbling sounds from the four cultivation stone chambers ahead. Four figures emerged from the chambers. On the third floor, there were eight cultivation chambers in total. Two had already been vacant. With Ke Cheng and Zu Ning killed, and these four stepping out, all eight chambers on the third floor were now empty.
But at this moment, no one dared to seize them. For many, the first three floors were forbidden grounds—only those who had reached a certain level of strength could set foot there.
"Yu Jiao, what is the meaning of this?"
One person saw Yu Jiao standing outside the chambers and frowned, asking.
"Someone wants to kill me," Yu Jiao said to them.
"Kill you?" The four who came out showed a hint of surprise in their eyes. So someone was actually willing to destroy a flower so ruthlessly, and a thorny one at that.
"Someone wants to kill you—what does that have to do with us?" One of them had a playful look in his eyes and said with a smile.
"Gong Lun, your words are really heartless." Yu Jiao smiled at the speaker and threw him a flirtatious glance, laughing. "If I die, who will play with you?"
"Play?" Gong Lun's eyes flashed with a lecherous smile as he scanned Yu Jiao's body. "You haven't died, and I haven't played with you yet either."
Yu Jiao tossed Gong Lun another flirtatious look and said with a smile, "If you really want that, do me a favor."
"Oh?" Gong Lun's eyes showed a hint of slyness. "Don't expect me to do something impossible for you."
"Of course not. As long as you kill him for me, I'll sleep with you." Yu Jiao giggled, her eyes as seductive as silk. The crowd felt a surge of lust rise within them—Yu Jiao was truly a temptress.
"The same goes for you three. Whoever kills him, I'll sleep with him." Yu Jiao glanced at the other three as well, pointing at Lin Feng.
A strange look flashed in the eyes of Gong Lun and the other three. This condition was indeed very tempting.
"If I'm not mistaken, Ke Cheng and Zu Ning died at his hands, right? You want us to kill him—aren't you just harming us? Besides, the cultivation tower doesn't allow killing," one of them said, looking at Yu Jiao with a half-smile.
"They did indeed die at his hands. This person is at the Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm and has mastered Sword Momentum. Relying on his strength, he bullied me and wanted to seize my cultivation chamber. How could I agree to that? So I had Ke Cheng and Zu Ning deal with him. But those two wastes started fighting among themselves. Ke Cheng was killed with one sword strike, and Zu Ning, alone, also died under his sword."
"Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm cultivation, mastering Sword Momentum?" Gong Lun was somewhat skeptical, as he hadn't seen Lin Feng make his move.
"If his strength were any greater, he would be on the second floor. You can ask about that," Yu Jiao knew what Gong Lun meant. Gong Lun's gaze shifted and landed on the crowd.
But at this moment, Lin Feng looked at this group and said coldly, "Are you done with your nonsense?"
"Hmm?" Gong Lun frowned, staring at Lin Feng.
"If you're done, get out of the way." A chill radiated from Lin Feng's body, and a powerful killing intent from his sword surged forth. Gong Lun's gaze tightened, but soon a smile appeared on his face. Sure enough, it was the Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm. With Sword Momentum, he could handle ordinary Sixth Layer Spirit Martial Realm cultivators. But Zu Ning and Ke Cheng were truly useless to have been killed.
"Don't you think you're being a bit too arrogant?" Gong Lun sneered. "To be honest, the Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm isn't weak, but in our eyes, it's nothing special. As for Ke Cheng and Zu Ning, if you think killing them qualifies you to act tough here, then let me tell you how foolish you are. Zu Ning wasn't even worthy of being in our company."
"Are you done?" Lin Feng seemed not to have heard Gong Lun's words at all, speaking indifferently, causing Gong Lun's eyes to narrow and a cold light to flash. This guy was actually so disrespectful to him.
"I'm done. Now get lost."
Lin Feng stepped forward, and the chill intensified.
"Ungrateful fool," Gong Lun said coldly. "Yu Jiao, I accept. Remember what you said."
"Hehe, as long as you kill him, I'll sleep with you tonight. I promise you'll be satisfied."
Yu Jiao laughed and then looked at the other three. "The same goes for you. Whoever lands the final blow and kills him, I'll sleep with him."
A strange look appeared in the eyes of the three. They slowly stepped forward, looking at Lin Feng with ill intent. Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm—even if he was strong, he couldn't be stronger than the four of them together, could he?
"You don't know the rules, you bastard. You dare to seize cultivation chambers and even kill people here. If I kill you, I'm just cleaning up the academy's trash." Gong Lun stared at Lin Feng, his expression cold.
"Don't know the rules? Just because you carved a 'forbidden' character outside the cultivation chambers, you don't use them and won't let others use them either—that's your rule? And they wanted to kill me, but ended up being killed by me—is that also not knowing the rules? Let me ask you, who set your rules?" Lin Feng said coldly.
"Strength," Gong Lun sneered. "Only those with strength have the right to set rules. Those with strength carve 'forbidden' outside the chambers, so you, of course, are not allowed in. As for those two wastes, they deserved to die for being killed. But now, if I kill you, you also deserve to die. That's called rules."
"I understand."
Lin Feng smiled faintly, took a step forward, his body like a phantom, and thrust out his sword.
This sword strike was plain and unremarkable, not even accompanied by a fierce Sword Momentum. But in an instant, it reached Gong Lun.
Gong Lun sneered, waiting for Lin Feng's sword to arrive. Suddenly, an overwhelmingly powerful aura of destruction descended upon him, causing his heart to jolt. Staring at the thrusting longsword, he dodged to avoid it. But the next moment, a pain shot through his heart. Lowering his head, the smile on Gong Lun's face had long vanished, replaced only by twisted agony.
In his heart, a longsword was embedded there.
He, Gong Lun, was killed in one strike.
"The rules you wanted—I give them to you." Lin Feng's indifferent voice vibrated in the ears of the crowd, making their hearts pound wildly. This was the rule.