# Chapter 2200: Clash with Hua Qingfeng
No one believed that the Merciless Lord was weak. Those who entered the top ten were all formidable; it was just that someone had to be eliminated. If not the Merciless Lord, then it would be someone else.
This time, four of the Nine Heavens' Number Ones had entered the top ten, breaking historical records. Even with the Merciless Lord eliminated, there were still three among the top eight seats—a formidable lineup: Hua Qingfeng, Yu Qing, and Ling Huang.
Chu Chunqiu calmly walked back to his position and sat down with his eyes closed. The remaining opponents were all very strong, and Chu Chunqiu knew this well. Therefore, when there was no need to reveal his strength, he was too lazy to do so. If someone actively challenged him, that would be a different matter.
The space fell silent once more. No one was willing to make a move. Everyone had witnessed the Merciless Lord's fate. From now on, no matter who fought whom, no one had absolute certainty of a complete victory without suffering any injury. Even Hua Qingfeng, who was temporarily ranked first, dared not guarantee that he could defeat an opponent and retreat unscathed.
"Since no one is willing to fight, let's go from the back. The person ranked last, choose your opponent." Hua Qingfeng, seeing the stalemate, spoke calmly, his gaze falling on Lin Feng.
However, Lin Feng only sneered. In this situation, everyone wanted to win without fighting, watching others be eliminated while they themselves remained idle.
The remaining eight were all tough nuts to crack. Judging from the rounds of combat, probably two of the three Nine Heavens' Number Ones were relatively weaker.
Therefore, Lin Feng completely ignored Hua Qingfeng. On this stage, no one needed to listen to anyone else. As Chu Chunqiu had just said, if Hua Qingfeng liked to speak in the tone of the number one, he might as well prove it with strength and issue a challenge directly.
A radiant light shimmered. Above Hua Qingfeng, a heavenly book seemed to materialize, dazzling and brilliant. On the book, ancient characters floated, shining continuously.
"Kill!" Hua Qingfeng spat out a single word. Instantly, sword light pierced through the void, slashing toward Lin Feng like flowing light and lightning. The void howled with swords, leaving a sword scar in the space.
Words became swords. The attack speed was as fast as lightning, as fierce as thunder. As the number one of Shen Xiao City, Hua Qingfeng's strength was beyond doubt, and his attack speed was unquestionable.
Seeing the sword coming toward him, Lin Feng's expression turned cold. With a thought, brilliant array light interwove, and terrifying earth law formed an earth shield. With a loud cracking sound, the earth exploded, and the sword light dissipated.
Beams of light shot forth. Endless sword intent suddenly filled heaven and earth, transforming into infinite sword light slashing toward Lin Feng. The heavenly book floating above Hua Qingfeng's head displayed powerful ancient characters, and sword intent spread from it.
"Confucianism and swordsmanship combined—words become law. Is this Confucian sword technique?" The crowd watched as Hua Qingfeng sat cross-legged without any movement, yet filled the sky with sword howls of terrifying power. His strength was immense.
Lin Feng's expression remained calm. He traced in the void with his finger, containing endless law within it. In an instant, beams of sword light shot out, and the entire space was filled with terrifying array light.
"Such strong array dao ability." The crowd's expressions tightened. This Lin Feng was also skilled in array dao, and its power was formidable, matching Hua Qingfeng's. Both sat there, engaged in battle.
The void clashed for a moment. Finally, both Hua Qingfeng and Lin Feng stopped their actions. Hua Qingfeng looked coldly at Lin Feng and said, "That you've made it this far doesn't seem to be just luck. I hope you can continue."
"If you're not going to fight, don't waste words," Lin Feng replied calmly, causing Hua Qingfeng's eyes to narrow, his cold light intensifying.
"What a boring group of people," the Rebirth Array Master said indifferently at this moment. Then he stood up and stepped toward Ling Huang, saying, "That battle wasn't finished. Let's continue."
"I'm game." Ling Huang's eyes suddenly burst with sharpness. He had fought this Array Master before and naturally knew how terrifying his opponent's strength was. This battle might very well be his last. With a single thought, heaven and earth became a formation. Ling Huang knew the Array Master's terror and that he might very well lose. However, even if he might lose, he would still fight with all his might.
The Rebirth Array Master's eyes shot out a cold light. Instantly, terrifying array beasts tore toward Ling Huang. The entire void began to tremble violently. Ling Huang's colored flames appeared, enveloping his body as he began to move, transforming into a streak of fire that wrapped around him. He stepped forward, charging toward the Rebirth Array Master to attack. To fight against this opponent, he had to get close; otherwise, he would face endless array attacks.
However, the Array Master's strength was immense. A Tai Chi diagram appeared in the void, and countless golden swords shot out from it like golden lightning. At the same time, he stepped forward, and the entire space began to stir up a storm.
Ling Huang's expression stiffened. This narrow space was even more disadvantageous for his combat. The entire void could become the Array Master's battlefield, all turning into formations. He couldn't constantly change the battlefield.
The Array Master waved his hand, and brilliant array patterns shimmered. Endless killing intent filled the void, shocking the entire crowd in Shen Xiao City.
"This is a true array dao master—a formation with a single thought, a formation with a wave of the hand, even a glance can become an array attack. So strong." The crowd's gazes froze. No wonder no one had dared to challenge him. This person's strength was extremely terrifying. Alone, he was like a thousand troops and ten thousand horses, fighting simultaneously with countless powerful warriors. Even a formidable army of experts couldn't get close to him.
"Before this person's array dao, the array dao masters of Shen Xiao City are nothing. If he joined the Refining Gold Mountain, he could probably assist a terrifying artifact refining master in forging powerful imperial weapons."
Ling Huang's colored flames merged together, their terrifying power reaching its peak. Then he channeled them back into his body, transforming into a flame warrior charging forward. All the arrays seemed to be pierced and shattered before him.
"Hmph!" The Array Master snorted coldly. He waved his hand, and before him, a terrifying spear-killing formation condensed. With a palm strike, countless spears shot forward crazily. At the same time, void array patterns appeared beneath his feet. Ling Huang broke through everything, but the Array Master's body moved with the void, unpredictable and impossible to pursue. Only endless attacks continuously struck Ling Huang.
"At this rate, Ling Huang will definitely lose. He's burning his own body to become a flame war god, but he can't get close to the Array Master. He can only endure constant attacks. This fighting style is extremely disadvantageous for him. Ling Huang's strongest attacks require close combat, but he can't get close. There's no way. Defeat is probably only a matter of time."
Just as the crowd had guessed, Ling Huang ultimately lost. His momentum grew weaker and weaker, while the Array Master's formations interwove into terrifying grand arrays of immense power. Ling Huang's defeat was already determined from the way they fought.
The eighth seat was decided: Ling Huang, the Number One of Dan Xiao. Moreover, this battle made everyone see even more clearly the Array Master's terrifying array dao strength. This person was likely a strong contender for the top three seats.
After defeating Ling Huang, the Array Master didn't stop. His gaze fell on Yu Qing, the Number One of Yu Xiao, and he said, "Since you won't make a move, I'll invite you to. Will you fight me, or someone else?"
Yu Qing frowned slightly upon hearing the Array Master's words. He had witnessed the Array Master's strength just now. Fighting him was very dangerous. Even if he could win, it would be a brutal victory, and the possibility of losing was even greater. Yu Qing wouldn't take such a risk. It was better to first eliminate some of the weaker ones.
"No need to rush. We'll meet eventually," Yu Qing said to the Array Master, causing the latter to reveal a cold smile and retreat to his position. Everyone wanted to wait for others to fight—how could it be that easy?
Yu Qing's gaze swept over the other few. A pressure filled the air. This battle was difficult, he understood. The further it went, the harder it would be. Looking at anyone, he felt he had no absolute certainty of victory. Probably the most suitable person to eliminate now was him...
Thinking this, Yu Qing's gaze fell on Lin Feng.
"Now that the tenth, ninth, and eighth seats have been decided, even if you're eliminated now, you'll still be in seventh place. Making it this far is already quite remarkable." Yu Qing looked at Lin Feng and said calmly. In his view, the two with the greatest certainty were Zhou Rongman and Lin Feng. However, he still hadn't seen through Zhou Rongman. As for Lin Feng, although he had defeated Ni Cang with powerful curse force and the Nine Nether Demon Melody, Yu Qing believed his own abilities could suppress Lin Feng.
Lin Feng looked up at Yu Qing. Yu Qing, the Number One of Yu Xiao, was skilled in the Seven Orifices Killing Art. His seven orifices could communicate with heaven and earth, unleashing terrifying divine abilities. His strength was formidable.
The people of Shen Xiao City, seeing Yu Qing challenge Lin Feng, said, "It seems the seventh seat is reserved for Lin Feng. Next will be the top six seats. Then it'll be Zhou Rongman's turn. That arrogant fellow should be reaching his end."
"Yes, for the top five seats, although the exact ranking can't be predicted, it should be the five of them: Hua Qingfeng, that array dao master, Chu Chunqiu, Kong Ming, and Yu Qing. Lin Feng was invited to fight before Zhou Rongman, so his ranking will be behind Zhou Rongman, eliminated."
"Exactly. The top five seats, if nothing unexpected happens, should be these five."
This ranking was what many people thought. Lin Feng was also very strong, but reaching seventh place was already extremely rare. After all, too many powerful experts had been eliminated, including terrifying figures like Ling Huang and the Merciless Lord, as well as the Peak King Body. Lin Feng's path had reached its end!