# Chapter 2063: A New Era
The moment the giant sword cleaved through the Azure Dragon's massive body, Ji Shang's physical form completely shattered. A divine soul manifested, exceptionally weak.
"Ji Shang, go!" A Ji Clan expert roared, his speed like lightning as he rushed over. However, the giant sword transformed back into human form. Lin Feng also appeared, turning around and striking out with his palm. Rivers of death surged forward, engulfing Ji Shang's weakened divine soul. Death brands crazily erupted. When the river of death dissipated, Ji Shang's soul had vanished without a trace.
A terrifying palm force struck out, instantly splattering the river of death into droplets of black water that scattered to the ground. The Ji Clan experts' bodies stiffened where they stood. They could no longer see Ji Shang's form. Their faces were pale, their expressions ugly beyond measure.
Ji Shang had fallen.
Their Ji Clan's enfeoffed king, the future hope, had been killed—killed right before their eyes. How could they explain this to their clan?
Thinking back to when Ji Shang was enfeoffed as king, the Holy City Central Continent had been shaken. All the ancient saint clans had come to observe the ceremony. How glorious the Ji Clan had been then. Their future had almost certainly guaranteed another saint emperor. Yet now, he had died at the location of the Emperor's List Questioning Dao Platform.
Not only were the Ji Clan members stunned, but the entire void suddenly fell into an incomparably silent stillness. They truly hadn't expected that this person could actually kill Ji Shang, who had stepped into the great emperor realm. Moreover, this person actually dared to kill Ji Shang.
"Whoosh..." Finally, someone let out a long breath and spoke: "It's been several hundred years since an enfeoffed king has fallen in the Holy City Central Continent."
"Indeed, several hundred years. And this enfeoffed king was killed in a battle across cultivation levels, not by a senior's suppression. This is unprecedented. Who is this person?"
Everyone's hearts were shaken. Their gazes fell upon the figure in tattered black robes. The bamboo hat and veil remained. Everyone wanted to know who had killed Ji Shang.
"Who are you?" A Ji Clan expert stared at Lin Feng in the distance, killing intent surging from his body. This person had challenged their Ji Clan's Ji Shang. The Ji Clan had believed this would be an uncontested battle. Ji Shang had stepped into the great emperor realm. Who among martial emperors could contend with him? They believed no martial emperor could be Ji Shang's opponent. But this person was not only Ji Shang's opponent—he had killed Ji Shang.
Moreover, this person had just used a river of death. This kind of divine ability and dao might had been heard of before. In the Holy City Central Continent, there was a genius who used it.
That person was the Ji Clan's current mortal enemy—Lin Feng.
In the distance, strands of vast aura spread out. Terrifying pressure trembled between heaven and earth, carrying fierce killing intent. However, on the other side, equally terrifying pressure suddenly seeped out. Several figures walked forward and descended beside Lin Feng.
"Slaying Heaven Ancestor." The Ji Clan experts' hearts trembled slightly. Their eyes were bloodshot, their killing intent frenzied and violent. The one who killed Ji Shang was already obvious.
The Ji Clan's saint emperor had arrived. The moment Ji Shang fell, they had already known. Now, strands of terrifying killing intent swept across heaven and earth, rushing toward the veiled figure.
Finally, the person raised a hand to his face, tore off the veil, shed his disguise, and then removed the bamboo hat. When his features were revealed before everyone, the void once again fell into a silence so deep it was suffocating.
"He's back..." After a long while, someone in the distance murmured, as if somewhat dazed. Missing for over a year, some had rumored he was dead. Yet he announced his return in such a manner—killing Ji Clan experts, slaying Ji Shang the king. From this day forward, his name would once again sweep through the Holy City Central Continent. Who in the world would not know him?
"Who is this person?" Someone who had never seen Lin Feng asked weakly. The person beside him rolled his eyes and glared at him, saying: "War King Academy, Lin Feng."
"Lin Feng!" That person's heart trembled, and then he let out a breath. No wonder. Ji Shang had been defeated by Lin Feng's hand again. In the past, when Ji Shang was a high-rank emperor, he had lost to Lin Feng, a mid-rank emperor. Now, Ji Shang, who had stepped into the emperor realm, had been directly killed by Lin Feng, a high-rank emperor.
"No wonder he disguised his identity. Because he is Lin Feng. If the Ji Clan had known earlier, they would have been on high alert and wouldn't have given Lin Feng the chance."
"The Human Emperor's List removed Lin Feng's name from the list, while Ji Shang was ranked second on the Emperor's List. But now, Ji Shang, ranked second on the Emperor's List, had stepped into the emperor realm yet was killed. Lin Feng's strength is too terrifying."
Countless thoughts arose in everyone's minds, but all were filled with shock. The fall of Ji Shang the king left them unable to calm down for a long time.
Terrifying emperor might crazily released, as if wanting to destroy everything. Lin Feng knew that if he truly killed Ji Shang, the Ji Clan's experts would probably go mad. That was why he had already sent a message to the Slaying Heaven Ancestor when he arrived, leading to this current situation.
"Ji Shang was enfeoffed as king at War King Academy. Now that he has died at the hands of War King Academy's Lin Feng, the academy still wants to protect Lin Feng." The Ji Clan's saint emperor's voice was ice-cold.
"Although Ji Shang was enfeoffed as king at our academy, the enmity between him and Lin Feng has a long history. The two fought an open and honorable battle, and Ji Shang's cultivation level was higher than Lin Feng's. Since he died in battle, War King Academy naturally has nothing to say. If Lin Feng had died in battle, we would not have blamed Ji Shang in the slightest. Why must every conflict between juniors involve saint emperors coming out?"
The Slaying Heaven Ancestor spoke coldly, causing the Ji Clan's saint emperor's expression to turn extremely frigid. The Ji Clan wouldn't normally interfere in conflicts between juniors. But this was Ji Shang. And he had fallen at Lin Feng's hands. This would be the Ji Clan's greatest loss in a century. Their clan had finally produced an enfeoffed king prodigy, yet he had died here. How could they not be enraged? How could they not go mad?
"With just one sentence from you, you expect me to let this go?" The Ji Clan member's voice was filled with killing intent.
"I never expected you to let it go. If your Ji Clan has a peer who can kill Lin Feng, that's a grudge between you. War King Academy will absolutely not interfere. If Lin Feng falls at the hands of your Ji Clan's experts in the future, setting aside Senior Ten-Absolute Old Immortal for now, War King Academy states here and now that it will make destroying the Ji Clan its academy's purpose." The Slaying Heaven Ancestor said indifferently. You kill mine, I kill yours—that's all normal. The Ji Clan wanting to kill Lin Feng to avenge Ji Shang was also reasonable. But you can take revenge, and War King Academy can also take revenge. Then it comes down to who is stronger.
"Let it go? Ji Shang—this is only the beginning." Lin Feng's gaze revealed cold indifference. He had never thought of letting it go. This was only the beginning. Between him and the Ji Clan, there was still a long way to go.
"Ancestor, let's go." Lin Feng said calmly, as if nothing had happened. The Slaying Heaven Ancestor nodded slightly and walked away together with Lin Feng. Killing Ji Shang—so what.
Watching the people of War King Academy leave with Lin Feng, the Ji Clan's saint emperor erupted with terrifying, sky-shaking killing intent. Then he stomped heavily, causing the ground to explode wildly, stones flying everywhere.
"Lin Feng!" A roar spread through the void. Everyone understood that the Ji Clan would no longer hold back. They would want Lin Feng dead. Lin Feng had already sworn to destroy their Ji Clan. Either Lin Feng died, or their Ji Clan was destroyed.
"In the past, Qi Tian Holy Capital couldn't take his life. Now, he has indeed become a calamity. With Ten-Absolute Old Immortal's words first, and now War King Academy protecting Lin Feng to the death, no force will join forces with us." A Ji Clan expert's fists made cracking sounds. Killing intent swept through the void around him. In this situation, the others in the Holy City Central Continent would only be spectators. Who would offend a rising genius? Who would offend Ten-Absolute Old Immortal? Even the Yu Wen Clan, which had grudges with Lin Feng, had begun to retreat and would not add new enmity to old grudges. After all, Lin Feng's current target was the Ji Clan. Those grudges with the Yu Wen Clan should gradually fade away.
This battle shook the Holy City. Ji Shang had achieved the great emperor realm and should have shaken the world with his fame. Yet his emperor might only served to establish the reputation of another genius—Lin Feng.
Lin Feng, missing for over a year, and Ji Shang, who had returned after stepping into the great emperor realm—two top geniuses of the Holy City clashed. In the end, Lin Feng, a high-rank emperor, killed Ji Shang, who had entered the emperor realm. For a time, Lin Feng's name seemed to rival Chu Chunqiu's.
Chu Chunqiu had killed a great emperor. Lin Feng had also killed a great emperor today. Although the great emperor Lin Feng killed was Ji Shang, who had just entered the emperor realm, Ji Shang was an enfeoffed king genius.
The dispute over the Emperor's List rankings swept through the Holy City Central Continent. Many discussed: now, if Chu Chunqiu and Lin Feng fought, who would be stronger?
Thus, countless speculations emerged.
In the end, the Human Emperor Palace released a new Emperor's List. Lin Feng still occupied the second position. After all, he had not fought Chu Chunqiu directly, and Chu Chunqiu had always been in first place. Some wanted to know Lin Feng's thoughts, but War King Academy spread word that Lin Feng simply scorned the Human Emperor Palace's Emperor's List. To him, even being removed from the list didn't matter. The Human Emperor Palace's Emperor's List perhaps held no place in Lin Feng's heart at all.
From this battle onward, the era of Ying Cheng and Ji Shang finally became the past. The new topics of the Holy City Central Continent shifted from Ying Cheng and Ji Shang to Chu Chunqiu and Lin Feng. They became the new focal points. Coincidentally, Chu Chunqiu, like Ying Cheng, was from the Heavenly God Academy. They both happened to be first on the Emperor's List. Lin Feng, like Ji Shang, was from War King Academy. They both happened to be from War King Academy.
But one thing was certain: everyone unanimously agreed that Chu Chunqiu and Lin Feng's talent was only stronger than the two former geniuses, Ying Cheng and Ji Shang. This was an even fiercer rivalry. Lin Feng had killed Ji Shang before the world's eyes—how unrestrained was that!