# Chapter 2191: Too Late to Escape
Tie Chongyang was the First Lord of Jasper Sky, the last-ranked among the First Lords of the Nine Skies. Moreover, everyone knew that in Jasper Sky Continent, the First Lady of Jasper Sky, Xue Yi, was stronger than him. This was naturally a great loss of face, so he needed a battle to establish his authority. He would never give up on the top ten seats.
Of course, someone also approached Zhou Rongman, a strong cultivator ranked in the twenties. To avoid attracting the attention of those formidable figures, he first needed to do something—kick some of those ranked behind him out of the competition. And the arrogant Zhou Rongman became his first choice.
"There are too many people. Let's clear out some first," Xue Yi said softly at that moment, strolling out and heading in a certain direction. She walked toward a strong cultivator ranked twenty-third, who was none other than the Fourth Demon Young Master.
"Indeed, some cleaning is needed." The Heavenly Soul Saint chuckled eerily, wisps of black mist surging around him, extremely dangerous. Although his current ranking hadn't entered the top ten, everyone knew this person was absolutely a very dangerous figure, quite terrifying. He also walked toward someone ranked further behind.
Chu Chunqiu did the same. The Heavenly Soul Ancient Saint and Chu Chunqiu weren't thinking about simply eliminating people—they wanted to kill if possible.
However, these people seemed to have reached an unspoken agreement: first, deal with those ranked lower, then consider other matters later.
"My name is Zhou Rongman." A voice broke the silence. On Zhou Rongman's side, the battle erupted first. Before the crowd's attention could even shift to him, they suddenly discovered that Zhou Rongman's opponent had already disappeared, appearing on a stone pillar outside that space. Only Zhou Rongman's rather brilliant smile remained in that space.
"What happened?"
"This guy is so lucky. Only someone ranked in the twenties fought him, and he actually defeated him. But I didn't even see clearly what happened in that battle."
Some people didn't know who Zhou Rongman's opponent was. Though somewhat surprised, they weren't too shocked. However, many strong cultivators from Divine Firmament City who knew who Zhou Rongman had just eliminated narrowed their eyes. A voice echoed in their minds: "My name is Zhou Rongman." At this moment, throughout Divine Firmament City, everyone could hear the sounds coming from the battle light screen, including their words, which reverberated across the vast, endless Divine Firmament City.
"Lin Feng, you should get lost." Behind the Fifth Demon Young Master, blood-colored Roc wings emerged. His bloodshot eyes were freezing cold as he stared at Lin Feng and spoke coldly. Last time, so many people had chased him but failed, and he had even been injured by Lin Feng. Fortunately, he possessed various beast bloodlines and was a fused demon body with astonishing recovery power. This time, he would definitely wash away his shame.
"I truly admire your courage," Lin Feng said icily. The myriad sword intents converged once again on his body, endless sword light surging wildly, terrifying beyond measure. Lin Feng's body slowly rose into the air, retreating slightly to leave enough space for battle.
The Fifth Demon Young Master's pupils contracted slightly. This guy actually wanted to defeat him with the same method again? Endless demon blood roared. The Fifth Demon Young Master's blood-colored wings swept out, swift as lightning, as he pounced toward Lin Feng.
"Die!" The Fifth Demon Young Master roared. His sharp claws radiated terrifying blood light as they blasted toward Lin Feng. At this moment, aside from the endless sword intent, Lin Feng's body also exuded overwhelming demonic might, extremely terrifying. Array wings interwove, his gaze pitch-black, seeing through everything. He directly stepped forward, his palm striking out violently in a direct collision. Except for Zhou Rongman, no one had yet defeated him.
Demonic qi and demonic might swept through the void, terrifying beyond measure. The Fifth Demon Young Master's expression turned cold. The power in his opponent's hands was actually extremely formidable.
A sharp screech sounded. The Fifth Demon Young Master spat out a terrifying demonic sound, piercing and harsh, as if it were all killing force.
"Death!" Lin Feng's voice was ice-cold. The curse power in his eyes pierced toward the opponent's mind. In his deep pupils, it seemed as though Nether Spring water appeared, pouring down from the sky, suppressing the demonic qi in the Fifth Demon Young Master's eyes. The violent aura involuntarily weakened by a few points.
Streams of sacred spirit light rushed into the opponent's mind. Demonic sacred spirit, curse sacred spirit, Nether sacred spirit. In an instant, it seemed as though a Demon King appeared in the Fifth Demon Young Master's mind, bearing the Nether on his back, the sole sovereign of heaven and earth, with all who resisted destined to die. This suppressed his demonic qi even more severely. He howled wildly without cease, while both hands seemed to grow scales, madly blasting toward Lin Feng like a madman, as if he could launch thousands of attacks in an instant.
Lin Feng's expression remained pitch-black and ice-cold as before. A Demon King phantom appeared behind him. At this moment, he seemed to truly reveal his sharp fangs. The two clashed in the void, exchanging who knew how many blows in an instant. The meridians in both of the Fifth Demon Young Master's arms seemed to be constantly shattering. He roared in fury, his blood-colored Roc wings flashing rapidly as he retreated. However, how could Lin Feng let him escape? The power invading his mind continued to unleash its force wildly, determined to kill him.
Outside, the crowd watched the frenzied collision, their hearts shaken. Every fist seemed capable of piercing through the void, striking madly. The Fifth Demon Young Master wanted to shake off Lin Feng, but discovered that array dao was interweaving, seemingly directly entangling his body. Lin Feng followed like a shadow, leaving him with no choice but to keep resisting.
"Ah..." A miserable scream rang out. His arms were nearly completely shattered, barely able to lift, but he still persisted. Sweat continuously dripped from his forehead. His soul was under death attack, pushing him toward collapse.
"Die, die, die..." Lin Feng shouted three times, his killing intent soaring to the heavens. Death power tore through everything. The Fifth Demon Young Master gritted his teeth. With a booming explosion, one of his arms drooped down. His face was deathly pale, as if he had no strength left to resist. A hint of desolation flashed in his eyes as he prepared to leave.
"When will the great dream end?" A voice pierced into his ears. At this moment, the Fifth Demon Young Master's will was weak. Endless great dream laws suddenly eroded, making him forget everything, about to sink into slumber. Then, a pair of terrifying blood-colored fists pierced toward his head.
"Fifth, get out!" The Third Demon Young Master roared explosively, jolting the Fifth Demon Young Master awake. He opened his eyes and saw pitch black before him, as if he had forgotten everything. With a booming sound of explosion, blood flowed everywhere. His head exploded. The Fifth Demon Young Master, before he could even leave, was obliterated, killed, dying in the duel.
"Fifth!" The Third Demon Young Master roared explosively. Then he saw a sword strike down from the void, completely tearing apart the Fifth Demon Young Master's body. Lin Feng's body was like the wind as he drifted backward. In the space where the Fifth Demon Young Master had fallen, drops of blood continuously dripped downward, about to converge into a blood-colored river. The blood qi was powerful; every drop of blood seemed to contain terrifying aura.
The Third Demon Young Master stood before that pool of demon blood, his eyes completely bloodshot, ugly beyond measure. The Fifth Demon Young Master wasn't just eliminated—he had been killed.
Outside, the few Demon Young Masters who had been eliminated earlier also had grim expressions, ugly to the extreme. The Fifth Demon Young Master had been killed by Lin Feng.
"This guy... is this the power he's truly unleashing? As expected, even if ranked lower, it doesn't necessarily mean he's weak. This person can enter the final top twenty. Lei Dongtian, his death wasn't unjust." In Divine Firmament City, many people were quite shaken. The Fifth Demon Young Master hadn't managed to escape and was killed by Lin Feng. So strong.
But Wu Jue wasn't so fortunate. Although the First Lord of Jasper Sky, Tie Chongyang, was only the last-ranked among the First Lords of the Nine Skies, he still defeated Wu Jue, who voluntarily left.
Chu Chunqiu and the Heavenly Soul Saint both defeated their opponents. Even though their opponents were strong, they were still eliminated, and nearly killed.
The collision between Xue Yi and the Fourth Demon Young Master was the most intense. The violent battle shook heaven and earth. Amid the blood-like setting sun, the crowd saw night and starry skies, and beneath the starry skies were terrifying, sky-covering blood shadows.
"The First Lady of Jasper Sky is indeed stronger than the First Lord. So terrifying. She must have a Star Battle Body, able to summon stars to fight. Incredible strength," the crowd murmured. In the end, Xue Yi defeated the Fourth Demon Young Master. Of the three Demon Young Masters who had entered the top thirty, one was dead and one eliminated—a tragic outcome. The thirteen Demon Young Masters of Azure Night Continent had prepared to shine their most brilliant light at the Sky Meeting, but now two were eliminated, leaving only the Third Demon Young Master. In his fury, the Third Demon Young Master also defeated someone, taking out his anger on that person. At this moment, the battle calmed down once more.
However, among the thirty people in that battle situation, only twenty-two now remained.
"After one round of battle, eight strong cultivators have been eliminated. Twelve more need to be eliminated. It will be even more intense. How will they fight next?" Everyone stared intently at the battle situation. The remaining twenty-two were:
Hua Qingfeng: Ranked first.
Reincarnation Array Artisan: Second.
Wu Ya: Third.
Yu Qing: Fourth.
Chu Chunqiu: Fifth.
Heartless Lord: Sixth.
Ni Cang: Seventh.
Kong Ming: Eighth.
Third Demon Young Master: Ninth.
Spirit Emperor: Tenth.
Xue Yi: Eleventh.
Heavenly Soul Saint: Twelfth.
Cang Xuan: Thirteenth.
Mo Luo: A person with extremely dangerous aura, fourteenth.
Ye Ying: A person from the Nether Mansion, fifteenth seat.
Yi Qingtian: A strong cultivator from Sword Valley, sixteenth seat.
Tie Chongyang: Seventeenth, First Lord of Langxie.
Jing: Eighteenth seat.
Bu Yan: Nineteenth seat, First Lady of Jade Sky.
Feng Chen: Twentieth seat.
Zhou Rongman: Twenty-eighth.
Lin Feng: Thirtieth.
PS: I will post a picture of Zhou Rongman on WeChat later. You'll find this character very vivid, haha. WeChat ID: jngwuhen888.