Chapter 177: A Man, Why Fear a Battle
Lin Feng's gaze was fixed on that enormous black lotus, which shimmered with a faint, illusory light. His sword was blocked.
However, Lin Feng's expression remained calm, his gray pupils incredibly indifferent. His lips moved slightly, and a voice emerged from his mouth.
"Truly unbreakable?"
As his indifferent words fell, the aura of desolate stillness grew stronger, annihilating everything, withering heaven and earth.
The Extinction Sword Art, a Profound Rank top-tier martial technique. When cultivated to its peak, it could rival an Earth Rank technique.
Lin Feng's eyes closed slightly. His sword actually emitted a humming sound. Gone was the fierce, surging sword momentum, but at this moment, Lin Feng's sword began to tremble, as if undergoing countless minute movements.
"Hm?" Black Demon's eyes flickered with a hint of strangeness as he looked at the sword above the black lotus.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound rang out. A crack appeared on the enormous black lotus, causing Black Demon's gaze to tremble.
"Shatter!"
Lin Feng spat out a single word. The intent of desolation grew even denser. Instantly, the destructive black flames scattered, the black lotus shattered, and Lin Feng's sword pressed forward, unstoppable, slashing toward Black Demon.
Seeing this, the crowd shuddered. Shattered! Black Demon's Extinction Black Lotus had been split open by Lin Feng's sword.
"Such a powerful sword. This is a true sword cultivator—cutting through everything, unstoppable."
Black Demon's heart trembled violently, his expression extremely ugly. He had been arrogantly confident moments ago, but now, his black lotus had been broken by Lin Feng.
"This sword, I cannot dodge."
Looking at that unadorned sword strike, Black Demon instantly knew he couldn't evade it by dodging. His palms trembled, and the endless, icy black flames surged wildly again. Countless tiny black lotuses converged, madly rushing toward Lin Feng.
"Boom!" The sword and black lotus collided, erupting into a dazzling radiance of black and white intertwined. The aura of desolation swept across heaven and earth. The battle platform was filled with terrifying destructive energy.
Both Black Demon and Lin Feng stood still in place, not moving an inch.
The crowd stared wide-eyed, their hearts pounding. In this exchange, who had won and who had lost?
"Crack… boom crack!"
A faint sound emerged. Then, the crowd saw all the clothes on Black Demon's body shatter. On his chest, streaks of blood dripped down, shocking to the eye.
As for Lin Feng, his clothes were tattered, and many black marks appeared on his body.
This exchange had left both sides injured.
"Black Demon truly isn't comparable to Gong Lun and the others," Lin Feng thought to himself. Just now, when the Desolate Sword slashed down, Black Demon knew he couldn't dodge, so he didn't bother trying. Without panic, he simply used overwhelming force to counterattack, injuring Lin Feng even as he himself was wounded.
After a moment of silence, Black Demon's body shifted. He looked at the wounds on his body, then raised his gaze, staring at Lin Feng.
"I admit, I, Black Demon, underestimated you. You have the qualifications to make me go all out."
Black Demon said indifferently, making the crowd tremble. Black Demon was so powerful that even at this point, he hadn't gone all out. How terrifying would he be if he unleashed his full strength?
Lin Feng's eyes flickered. He looked at Black Demon and said coldly, "Can you stop spouting nonsense?"
"From the start of the battle until now, how many times have you said 'qualified'? And yet, where did the wounds on your body come from?"
Lin Feng said coldly. Black Demon's words disgusted him. 'Qualified to make him go all out'? As if Black Demon had been holding back all along. Such words were shameless and nauseating.
"You'll understand what I mean," Black Demon said lightly. He raised his head, and the black flame fire surged wildly again. Countless pitch-black lotuses swirled around Black Demon, slowly beginning to dance.
"Merge," Black Demon said in a low voice. Those black lotuses actually burrowed into Black Demon's body. Instantly, countless black patterns appeared on his skin, dazzling to the eye.
Black Demon. At this moment, the crowd seemed to vaguely understand the meaning of his name.
An immensely powerful aura of destruction emanated from Black Demon's body. The crowd even had the illusion that Black Demon himself was a mass of black, destructive flames, capable of burning everything.
Even more terrifying was that Black Demon's aura was soaring wildly.
"Boom..." A faint tremor rang out, causing the crowd's hearts to twitch violently. Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm! At this moment, Black Demon's aura had actually reached the Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm. This aura was too terrifying.
"So this is Black Demon's true trump card. Devouring the Black Flame Fire and merging with it, his strength has actually reached the Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm. Too terrifying. Lin Feng is truly doomed."
The crowd couldn't describe their shock. A Sixth Layer Spirit Martial Realm Black Demon was already terrifying enough. At the Seventh Layer, they dared not imagine how powerful Black Demon would be. Could Lin Feng still withstand even one of his attacks?
Lin Feng's gaze also froze. What kind of secret technique was this, allowing him to devour the Black Flame Fire and elevate his cultivation?
"Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm," Lin Feng thought to himself. Although he knew that Black Demon's power boost was surely temporary, even in that brief time, a Seventh Layer Spirit Martial Realm Black Demon was too terrifying.
On the viewing platform, Yu Chou's eyes showed a hint of a smile. He said lightly, "Lin Feng, he's dead for sure."
Among the Nie family crowd, the leader's expression shifted slightly. He said, "To have forced Yan'er to such a point, this boy, even if he dies, he can be proud."
At this moment, no one believed Lin Feng had a chance to win. Everyone thought Lin Feng was as good as dead.
Black Demon looked at Lin Feng from a condescending position and said slowly, "Being able to force me to use the Flame Devouring Technique is enough for you to be proud. But still, you will die."
Lin Feng was silent. Everything around him was clearly imprinted in his mind, including Black Demon's powerful aura. Holding his longsword, Lin Feng's body moved again. He thrust out an utterly ordinary sword strike.
"Hmph." Black Demon sneered. The black flame fire turned into a fierce vortex, blocking Lin Feng's sword. Such a sword could be easily blocked. But at that moment, Lin Feng's sword trembled again.
The sword pierced through the black flame vortex, stabbing toward Black Demon's chest. An extremely intense aura of desolate sharpness landed on Black Demon's body.
"Not good..." Black Demon's expression shifted slightly. A terrifying aura erupted from his body. His palm trembled violently, and an immensely powerful oppressive force descended on Lin Feng, causing the flames to dance wildly.
"Shadow Slayer, Kill!"
Lin Feng's expression was solemn. He lightly uttered a few words. Instantly, his body turned into an afterimage. Even over such a short distance, a tangible phantom appeared. Lin Feng's sword advanced again.
"Chi..."
A soft sound rang out. Lin Feng's sword pierced into Black Demon's skin, breaking through like a hot knife through butter, penetrating Black Demon's body.
"Boom!"
The crowd's minds trembled violently. Their gazes froze, almost unable to believe their eyes. How was this possible? How could this be?
Just when Black Demon had raised his cultivation to the Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm, everyone thought Lin Feng was about to be destroyed by Black Demon, that Black Demon could easily kill him. But Lin Feng, still so calm, used his actions to teach everyone an unforgettable lesson—one sword thrust into Black Demon's body.
Yu Chou's gaze also froze. Lin Feng had actually driven his sword into Black Demon's body.
"Yan'er."
The leader of the Nie family stood up, the smile on his face frozen, staring in shock at the scene before him. How could this be? How?
"Roar..."
An inhuman roar erupted from Black Demon's mouth. His pitch-black hair danced wildly. The demonic patterns on his body writhed frantically, and the aura of desolation surged overwhelmingly.
"Die!"
A great shout rang out. A destructive palm strike pressed toward Lin Feng. Lin Feng instantly abandoned his sword and retreated rapidly. But that terrifying palm still landed on his body, leaving a charred hole in his chest, his clothes completely destroyed.
"Pfft!" Blood spurted from Lin Feng's mouth. Black Demon had completely lost control. He stepped forward, instantly reaching Lin Feng, and struck out with another palm. Lin Feng's body flew out again, blood spraying wildly.
"Kill!"
Black Demon was now like a madman. Lin Feng had actually stabbed him. If he hadn't shifted his body at the last moment, that sword would have pierced his heart. Utter humiliation.
Striding forward, Black Demon was now a true demon, intent on slaughtering everything in his path.
But at that moment, an aura of freezing suddenly descended. The chill froze the sky, causing Black Demon's steps to halt. The crowd's gazes also trembled, landing not far behind Lin Feng. There, a holy figure was slowly stepping forward.
"It's her again." The crowd's eyes froze. It seemed she was going to intervene again. Lin Feng, after all, was no match for Black Demon. But this wasn't Lin Feng's fault. Black Demon was simply too powerful. Lin Feng had done so well, even nearly killing Black Demon. He truly deserved to be proud. No one would look down on him.
But what made everyone's gaze freeze was that Lin Feng, half-kneeling on the ground, raised his hand and waved it slightly behind him, saying, "Let me handle this."
Meng Qing's eyes flickered with a hint of strangeness. She wanted to shake her head. How could she watch Lin Feng die?
At this moment, Lin Feng's body stood up again, proudly erect. That lonely silhouette was proud and resilient.
"A man, why fear a battle. If I lose today, I would rather die," Lin Feng said calmly, but it made everyone's hearts tremble. A man, why fear a battle.
With the blade at his throat, fighting with his back to the water.
Closing his eyes, everything around him once again clearly appeared in Lin Feng's mind. The feeling of controlling everything arose once more.
"Heavenly Radiance."
Thinking to himself, Lin Feng felt the world become even clearer. But at that moment, his body trembled violently again. His gaze now saw that Heavenly Book again. Without releasing the Heavenly Radiance Martial Soul, he clearly saw that book. One page was slowly turning.
On this page of the book, a sword hovered there—the Sword of Extinction, the Sword of the War God.