# Chapter 2144: The Number One Youth of the Alchemist King Clan
The atmosphere in the space suddenly became tense. Lin Feng and the people of the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City were locked in a standoff. Although the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City had already lost considerable face today, Lin Feng's domineering attitude would undoubtedly force Wang Sheng and the others to do something unpredictable, such as mobilizing the power of the Alchemist King Clan's experts to kill him.
This Lin Feng, insisting that Wang Sheng slap himself, was somewhat audacious. After all, Wang Sheng was not wrong—this was Shen Xiao City, and their Alchemist King Clan was far stronger than him. Moreover, Dan Xiao Continent was on another continent entirely.
"Let's go." Rufeng stepped forward, and the others quickly moved to Lin Feng's side, worried that he might suffer a loss.
"Brother Wang Sheng, you agreed to the bet. Do you want to go back on your word now? And you want to use the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City to pressure us? If you do that, it won't just be Brother Wang Sheng who loses face. The entire Alchemist King Clan will be humiliated."
A distant voice sounded somewhat innocent, but it caused the hearts of the Alchemist King Clan members to tremble slightly. If they broke the bet and attacked Lin Feng instead, the Alchemist King Clan's reputation would indeed be tarnished.
Either way, they would lose face, because they had lost too miserably.
"Wang Sheng." At that moment, a rolling voice came from afar, seemingly vibrating directly in everyone's hearts. Wang Sheng's heart trembled as well.
The crowd suddenly turned their gazes toward the direction of the voice. They saw a tall, slender figure wearing an alchemist's robe walking leisurely toward them. Upon seeing this person, many people's pupils contracted slightly, and Wang Sheng's eyes froze in place.
"Wang Shi."
"He actually came. I wonder how he will handle this matter."
Wang Shi stood in the void, his robes fluttering. His gaze fell on Wang Sheng, his expression calm and unruffled. He said flatly, "Wang Sheng, since you made a bet with him and lost, then fulfill the bet."
His calm voice seemed so natural. Wang Sheng's face instantly turned ashen, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. He wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
"This person's cultivation is also at the peak Martial Emperor Realm, but his status seems much higher than Wang Sheng's. His indifferent tone sounds almost like an order." Lin Feng looked at the young man before him. Just one glance was enough to sense his strength—far beyond the likes of the flashy Wang Sheng.
"Yes." Wang Sheng, who held considerable status among the younger generation of the Alchemist King Clan, did not dare utter a single word of doubt after the other spoke. He simply nodded slightly, then turned his eyes to Lin Feng and the others, a cold, murderous intent flashing in his gaze.
"Slap!" A crisp sound rang out as Wang Sheng slapped himself hard. His face instantly turned red, as if blood had rushed to it. Whether it was because he had struck too hard or because the humiliation had caused his face to flush, Wang Sheng, in front of everyone, was slapping himself.
Then came the second slap, and the third. Afterward, his cold eyes fixed on Lin Feng for a moment before he looked up at Wang Shi in the void, a hint of resentment deep in his gaze.
"Do you resent me?" Wang Shi's voice remained indifferent. Wang Sheng replied, "You are the number one youth of the clan. How dare I resent you? This is what I deserve."
"You made a bet with someone else and lost the face of our Alchemist King Clan. Three slaps, and you can't bear it?" A faint, cold smile flickered in Wang Shi's eyes. Seeing that smile, Wang Sheng's heart trembled violently, and a trace of regret surged within him. The person before him was Wang Shi. How could he have spoken to him like that?
At this moment, Wang Sheng's heart was trembling, as if he was waiting for the judgment that was about to come. The young man standing before him always appeared calm, but Wang Sheng knew how cold he could be—even ruthless. He had once personally killed his own uncle.
"From today onward, you are no longer a member of the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City. I will have your clan tablet removed. When the day comes that you surpass me in either strength or alchemy, you may return, take my place, and even remove my clan tablet."
Wang Shi's calm voice caused Wang Sheng's heart to tremble violently. His body, suspended in the void, seemed unable to steady itself. His face was deathly pale.
"Do you have any objections?" Wang Shi asked calmly. But by now, Wang Sheng was numb. His hands trembled slightly as he looked up at Wang Shi, his eyes bloodshot. Still, he replied, "No objections."
"Good." Wang Shi nodded. Everything seemed so peaceful, as if he had just done something utterly ordinary. Yet the surrounding crowd was left speechless. That was Wang Sheng—one of the top few among the Martial Emperor Realm youths of the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City. Because of Wang Sheng's words, he had slapped himself three times. And because of Wang Sheng's words, he had been expelled from the Alchemist King Clan.
Yet no one in the Alchemist King Clan thought this was wrong. Wang Shi's words were absolute authority among the younger generation of the Alchemist King Clan.
Wang Shi's gaze slowly shifted to Lin Feng and the others. First, his eyes landed on Lin Feng.
"You killed Wang Zhan?"
Lin Feng looked at Wang Shi. From the calmness in the other's eyes, he could see an unparalleled pride. From the whispered conversations of the crowd, he already knew that this man was the undisputed number one among the younger generation of the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City—both in alchemy and combat. His confidence was evident from his words to Wang Sheng: as long as Wang Sheng surpassed him in either aspect, he could return and expel him from the clan.
Lin Feng nodded. Then, the next moment, he saw Wang Shi's body disappear, turning into a blur. A terrifying sense of crisis surged through Lin Feng. He hastily raised his fist and threw a punch. But even as his fist rose, the other's figure had already arrived. A finger pierced directly into Lin Feng's powerful fist, sending his body flying backward. It wasn't that Lin Feng's strength was inferior, but that a terrifying stream of flame energy surged into his fist from that finger, rampaging through the meridians of his arm. In an instant, the sleeve of his arm was burned away, and his arm turned red.
His arm trembled violently. A terrifying law force surged into his arm, his blood roared, and the power of the Law of Life nourished his arm. Soon, his arm returned to normal. But in his heart, he was amazed. Such a strange flame energy—truly terrifying.
"He actually came out unscathed from Wang Shi's attack?" The crowd's pupils contracted, all showing expressions of surprise. The Alchemist King Clan was a second-tier force in Shen Xiao City, immensely powerful. Wang Shi was the strongest among its younger generation. How strong he was, few knew. But he was definitely one of those who would make a name for himself in the upcoming Xiao Gathering.
Yet Wang Shi's attack had not only failed to kill Lin Feng but had not even injured him. How could this not be surprising?
The moment he struck out with that finger, Wang Shi's figure had retreated like a ghost back to his original position. He glanced at Lin Feng with some surprise. He had felt an extremely fierce and domineering force being thrown at him, so he had hastily pointed a finger, letting the flame Dao force surge into Lin Feng's fist while he retreated. But his flame Dao force had drilled into Lin Feng's arm without destroying it. That alone was enough to make him think more highly of Lin Feng.
"Not bad strength. No wonder you could kill Wang Zhan." Wang Shi said calmly. Then he looked at Yao Yao, who had walked over to Lin Feng's side, and asked, "Are you the descendant of the Alchemist King of Dan Xiao Continent?"
"So what if I am?" Yao Yao raised her head, looking at Wang Shi with hostility.
"I am the bloodline inheritor of the Alchemist King of Shen Xiao City. Your opponent should be me. How about we have a match? The loser hands over their flame. What do you say?" Wang Shi said calmly. But Lin Feng sneered, looking up at Wang Shi and saying flatly, "You attacked me without warning, and now you want to challenge a younger girl, calling it a contest between Alchemist King descendants. Is this the caliber of the number one youth of the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City?"
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Wang Shi showed an amused expression and said with a smile, "It seems that my earlier attack didn't teach you to know your limits."
"It seems that you are no different from Wang Sheng." Lin Feng's voice was equally calm, his indifferent eyes fixed on the other. This made the corners of Wang Shi's mouth curl into a cold smile. "If I kill you, others will say our Alchemist King Clan is petty."
With that, he looked at Yao Yao again and said, "You are younger than me. I can give you half the time. That way, no one will say that the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City is bullying the Alchemist King descendant of Dan Xiao Continent."
Lin Feng snorted coldly. This man was far more arrogant than Wang Sheng. A faint, cold light flickered in his eyes. He was about to step forward when, at that moment, another rolling voice came from afar: "The Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City—how ridiculous."
"Oh?" The members of the Alchemist King Clan of Shen Xiao City looked into the distance. They saw a figure walking out from behind the crowd. This person had black hair flying in the wind, eyes as dark as night, yet their luster was as bright as stars.
"What is so ridiculous?" Wang Shi looked at the newcomer and asked calmly. He seemed to sense that this person shared some commonality with him.
The newcomer smiled faintly, looking calmly at Wang Shi. "What is so ridiculous? Let the world judge. Now, whether you want to refine pills or fight, I will accompany you."
The calm voice echoed through the void, causing everyone's hearts to tremble. Shen Xiao City was filled with countless experts. No one denied that there were those stronger than Wang Shi—for example, the number one lord of Shen Xiao. But to dare say they would match Wang Shi in both combat and alchemy—who could have such bold words? They couldn't imagine who had come.
Wang Shi was also surprised. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes as he stared at the other and asked, "Who are you?"
"You should be able to guess." The person opposite said calmly. Hearing this, Wang Shi's eyes showed no ripple. Then he smiled and said softly, "The number one lord of Dan Xiao, Ling Huang!"