Chapter 172: Seizing Control
One sword. Gong Lun, just one sword, and he was killed by Lin Feng, without any chance to fight back, a sword straight through the heart.
They hadn't even seen clearly how this sword was executed. It was too fast, and there was no outward release of aura. But how could such an unadorned, simple sword instantly kill Gong Lun?
"Such terrifying strength!"
The crowd watched as Lin Feng pulled out his longsword, and Gong Lun's body fell. A Spirit Martial Realm, Sixth Layer expert, someone who could easily defeat Ke Cheng and Zu Ning, was now lying there quietly.
They naturally wouldn't think that Lin Feng's sword strike was truly ordinary. In battles between experts, there are no coincidences. They didn't even have the qualifications to understand the mystery of that sword.
The three people beside Gong Lun trembled slightly, their steps unconsciously retreating. Earlier, they had also stood with Gong Lun, ready to deal with Lin Feng. But now, Lin Feng had killed Gong Lun with a single sword, filling them with fear. If that sword hadn't been aimed at Gong Lun, but at them, could they have dodged it?
The answer was clearly no. Among the four of them, Gong Lun was the strongest. If Gong Lun couldn't withstand a single sword, neither could they.
But at that moment, Lin Feng's eyes slowly turned, landing on the three of them, causing their hearts to tremble as well.
"Your rules are the same as his, I suppose," Lin Feng said coldly.
The eyes of the three men froze. One of them forced a smile and said, "Not at all. Friend, I have no ill intentions towards you. If you need a cultivation room, feel free to choose one."
"Friend?" A hint of mockery appeared in Lin Feng's eyes. "If my eyes aren't blind, just now, you were standing with him, weren't you? Since you've already done it, why be so hesitant and cowardly? It only invites ridicule."
The men's faces stiffened. That's right. Their simple action just now had clearly shown their stance. They had stood with Gong Lun, representing their agreement to Yu Jiao. Lin Feng's eyes weren't blind; how could he not see it? Even if they tried to back down now, it was useless.
"Friend, if you need Origin Stones, just say the word. You can also use the cultivation rooms on the third floor of this training tower as you wish," another person spoke up. Since they couldn't avoid it, they had to face it.
"First of all, I don't lack Origin Stones. Secondly, of course I can use the cultivation rooms on the third floor as I wish. Do I need you to state the obvious?" Lin Feng said indifferently, causing the man's gaze to freeze. "Then what do you want?"
"Scatter your own cultivation," Lin Feng's cold words made the three of them shudder, a chill running down their spines. Scatter their own cultivation. If they did that, they would be cripples, open to bullying by anyone. Moreover, as martial artists, who hadn't offended someone? If their cultivation was destroyed, death might be waiting for them.
The eyes of the crowd also froze. Scattering one's own cultivation—how was that different from death? However, if they were in Lin Feng's position, they would do the same. Just now, these people had wanted to kill Lin Feng. Now that Lin Feng had the upper hand, it was only natural for him to retaliate.
"I can give you another choice. Whoever cripples her first can be spared from scattering their own cultivation." Lin Feng pointed at Yu Jiao and said lightly, causing Yu Jiao's heart to tremble. Just now, she had told the four of them to kill Lin Feng, promising to sleep with whoever did it. Now, Lin Feng was telling those three to cripple her.
As Lin Feng's words fell, the three men's gazes all landed on Yu Jiao, their intentions malicious. At the same time, they were also wary of each other.
"I'll give you ten breaths. If you don't do it, my previous words are void," Lin Feng added.
Immediately, a powerful aura erupted from the three men's bodies simultaneously, and they moved at the same time.
When it came to themselves, Yu Jiao was certainly expendable.
Attacked by three people stronger than herself at once, Yu Jiao's face turned deathly pale. From the moment Lin Feng's words fell, her fate was sealed.
Or rather, from the moment she looked down on Lin Feng and decided to deal with him, her destiny was set.
A scream rang out. Lin Feng didn't even glance in that direction. He said calmly, "Take her and these three corpses away. From now on, don't appear on the third floor."
The three men's eyes narrowed, and then, as if granted amnesty, they carried Yu Jiao and the bodies of Gong Lun and the others away. As they left, they glared coldly at the Yu Jiao in their grasp. This woman had almost gotten them crippled. Luckily, they hadn't ended up like Gong Lun, or they would be the ones dead.
Now that this woman's cultivation was destroyed, she was theirs to toy with.
Lin Feng paid them no attention. He stepped forward, walked to a cultivation stone room, and looked at the forbidden characters and name engraved on the stone door. A cold smile curled on his lips.
"Since there are rules, then today, I'll establish some rules of my own," Lin Feng murmured.
His palm trembled, landing on the name. The engraved characters were forcibly erased by Lin Feng.
Then, Lin Feng extended his finger. Light flickered and swirled on his fingertip before landing on the stone door. In an instant, a clear character, "Lin," was branded onto the stone door.
After that, Lin Feng walked to the other seven cultivation stone rooms and branded the character "Lin" on all of them. The entire third floor of the training tower was now completely occupied by Lin Feng.
The crowd stood in the middle, staring blankly at Lin Feng's actions, speechless.
This guy was so domineering.
But without Lin Feng, these cultivation rooms wouldn't have been available to them anyway. Only those with strength had the right to be domineering, to speak of rules, and to establish them.
The weak had no say at all.
Lin Feng, with his Spirit Martial Realm, Fifth Layer cultivation, had easily killed a Spirit Martial Realm, Sixth Layer expert and made other Sixth Layer experts cower. He had the qualifications to be arrogant.
"From today onward, these cultivation rooms belong to me, Lin Feng, until I personally erase my name. Only then may others enter. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."
Leaving behind this incredibly domineering statement, Lin Feng stepped into the cultivation room that had belonged to Gong Lun. With a rumbling sound, the stone door closed, and the light of Origin Energy swirled on its surface.
Judging by the intensity of the light, it was clear that Gong Lun had placed a considerable number of Origin Stones in the slots. Lin Feng wouldn't need to spend any of his own Origin Stones to cultivate for a while.
At least, it would be enough until the day of his agreed battle with Black Demon.
Inside the cultivation room on the third floor, the density of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy was even stronger. As soon as Lin Feng stepped inside, he felt as if all the pores on his body had opened up, a feeling of immense comfort. His body felt a kind of thirst, eager to devour this rich Origin Energy.
Sitting down cross-legged, Lin Feng activated his Heavenly Radiance Martial Soul and immediately entered a state of cultivation.
He began to circulate the Pure Origin Technique. Streams of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy flowed into his body through his limbs and bones, circulating through his blood vessels and tendons. His blood vessels and tendons slowly and imperceptibly grew stronger, while the Origin Energy within his body gradually became purer and purer.
Cultivation knew no time. The days passed slowly, and Lin Feng was completely unaware. Outside, in the Heavenly One Academy, his reputation grew louder and louder. At the same time, the day of his agreed battle with Black Demon was drawing closer and closer.