# Chapter 854: Ruthlessly Torturing a Genius
Lin Feng put away the Demon Sealing Stele, then looked at the crowd and slowly spoke, "Now, the time of one incense stick has passed. Fortunately, everyone showed mercy, and I did obtain some powerful divine abilities in the secret realm, which allowed me to barely hold on."
Lin Feng's polite words caused many people's eyes to freeze. This fellow certainly knew how to speak. He said that the various inheritors had shown him mercy, and then mentioned that he had obtained powerful divine abilities in the secret realm, which was why he had this strength and could hold on against everyone. It wasn't that the inheritors' strength was lacking.
This undoubtedly gave face to the inheritors of the various peaks, and thus gave face to the main peaks as well.
Heavenly Lake was, after all, a unified whole. Only with unity could Heavenly Lake be strong. Now that he was the inheritor of the Heavenly Xuan Peak lineage, even a leader, he could not act too willfully or arrogantly.
"Everyone here is indeed worthy of being inheritors of the main peaks. Even when the battle reached its climax, even when you gave me an advantage, you were unwilling to release your suppression of strength to deal with me. Your broad-mindedness makes me, Lin Feng, admire you. In the future, if there is an opportunity, I will certainly seek advice from all of you talented individuals again, to progress together and make Heavenly Lake stronger and stronger."
Lin Feng continued, giving the other party enough face, which instead made those few people feel a bit embarrassed. They had been following the rules set by the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets to suppress their cultivation, so naturally they wouldn't release the suppression to deal with Lin Feng. But when Lin Feng said they were broad-minded, they felt it made sense. Otherwise, why hadn't they released the suppression when they were losing? Instantly, they no longer had any ill feelings toward Lin Feng.
The three venerables of Heavenly Xuan Peak exchanged glances, a smile appearing in their eyes. Lin Feng's ability to handle this conflict so calmly at this moment made them feel gratified. Even the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets had a flash of surprise in his eyes. Yu Tianji had told him that the Heavenly Xuan lineage had produced a genius named Lin Feng, whose talent was even stronger than his own. Therefore, the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets had actually known about Lin Feng for a long time.
"However..." At this moment, Lin Feng's tone shifted, and his gaze turned, landing on Zi Yunqing.
"Every major force always has some scum. I don't know if it's due to the teachings of their elders, but they are despicable and shameless. They promised to suppress their cultivation and fight me, so I accepted the trial. Yet when the battle reached its later stages, they completely ignored the suppression of their cultivation, and even relied on the power of their elders. I feel ashamed that such scum exists in the same Heavenly Lake as me."
Lin Feng's voice changed, carrying a hint of coldness, spoken extremely clearly. The Heavenly Pivot Peak lineage was utterly shameless. The relationship between the two sides could no longer be repaired, and Lin Feng didn't want to repair it. When dealing with enemies, one must suppress them ruthlessly, leaving them no chance to rise again.
Zi Yunqing and the crowd of the Heavenly Pivot Peak lineage felt their faces burning with shame. However, everything Lin Feng said was true. Heavenly Pivot Master and Zi Yunqing had indeed done some despicable things, and they couldn't even find a way to argue.
"Since you want to fight me so much, I'll grant your wish. Now, you don't have the Soul-Calming Bell, and I won't use the Heavenly Xuan Stone. You are the inheritor of the Heavenly Pivot Peak lineage, and I am the inheritor of the Heavenly Xuan Peak lineage. Let's have a fair fight. Moreover, your cultivation level is still higher than mine. I'll let you have that advantage."
Lin Feng said coldly, declaring war on Zi Yunqing.
Zi Yunqing's eyes flickered. How could he have the heart to fight Lin Feng? Earlier, before Lin Feng had even entered the Heavenly Martial Realm, his strength was already terrifying enough to suppress him. Now that Lin Feng had broken through to the Heavenly Martial Realm, completing the transformation from Mysterious Martial to Heavenly Martial, no one knew how much stronger he had become. Zi Yunqing had no confidence in defeating Lin Feng. If they fought, he would definitely lose to Lin Feng.
However, Lin Feng's words gave him no reason to refuse. Just as Lin Feng said, he, Zi Yunqing, was the inheritor of Heavenly Pivot Peak, while Lin Feng represented the Heavenly Xuan lineage. His cultivation was still higher than Lin Feng's. What reason did he have to refuse? If he didn't want to fight, then what had he meant by constantly pressuring Lin Feng to fight earlier?
For a moment, Zi Yunqing was speechless, not knowing what to say.
Lin Feng didn't intend to give him a chance to refuse either. Coldly, he said, "Fight. Let me see if the so-called inheritor of the despicable Heavenly Pivot Peak lineage has any real strength besides using shameless methods."
As his words fell, Lin Feng stepped forward, charging toward Zi Yunqing. Terrifying waves of air rolled, causing Zi Yunqing's eyes to turn serious. A powerful battle intent surged from his body. Since it couldn't be avoided, he would fight with all his strength.
Roaring true essence power burst forth from Zi Yunqing's body, but then he saw Lin Feng reveal a sinister cold smile. Light flashed, and an incredibly powerful suppressing force erupted. A huge stone tablet appeared in Lin Feng's hand, exuding a terrifying sealing and suppressing power.
On the stone tablet was carved the character "Seal," as if containing a strange power. It was this stone tablet that had just suppressed and blocked the Soul-Calming Bell.
"Demon Sealing Stele, shameless." Heavenly Pivot Master recognized the stone tablet and coldly spat out a word.
"Shut up. I'm just learning from you. Compared to your shamelessness, Lin Feng is still far behind." Flame Venerable sneered at Heavenly Pivot Master, revealing a mocking expression. Lin Feng was deliberately trying to anger Heavenly Pivot Master.
Zi Yunqing felt the terrifying suppressing force rushing toward him, and his face instantly turned pale. The Demon Sealing Stele was a treasure capable of suppressing the Soul-Calming Bell. Even while Lin Feng was still in the air, Zi Yunqing could clearly feel a terrifying suppressing force pressing down from above, causing his face to instantly turn pale.
Earlier, he had bullied Lin Feng with the Soul-Calming Bell. Now, Lin Feng was bullying him with the Demon Sealing Stele.
"Go!" Lin Feng struck out a stream of true essence power, imprinting it on the Demon Sealing Stele. The "Seal" character on the stele shone with brilliant radiance. A rumbling sound rang out as it pressed down toward Zi Yunqing below. The Demon Sealing Stele became enormous, blocking Zi Yunqing's view of the sky above. His entire body was bound by a terrifying suppressing force.
"Boom!" The Demon Sealing Stele fell, pressing down on Zi Yunqing. The crowd could no longer see Zi Yunqing's figure, but they could almost feel his fate. This time, he was probably going to be tortured to death by Lin Feng.
The huge Demon Sealing Stele was held up by a powerful force. Lin Feng revealed a cold smile. This Zi Yunqing was indeed worthy of being at the peak of the Second Layer of Profound Martial Realm. His strength was formidable, and he could still hold up the Demon Sealing Stele.
Light flickered, and Lin Feng stepped forward. His footwork was carefree, as fast as lightning. In an instant, he reached the top of the Demon Sealing Stele.
His body inverted, Lin Feng suddenly struck out a palm, slamming it onto the Demon Sealing Stele. Now that he had entered the Heavenly Martial Realm, Lin Feng's strength was incredibly formidable. This palm strike caused space to tremble and the stele to hum, pressing directly downward.
A miserable scream came from Zi Yunqing, who was suppressed below. The Demon Sealing Stele sank downward. Zi Yunqing, trapped beneath it, had just been struck by Lin Feng's palm through the stele. He was probably in a terrible state now.
"Tough." Lin Feng saw that the Demon Sealing Stele was still being held up, and his smile turned even colder. His body soared into the air, then pressed down again. His feet stomped heavily onto the Demon Sealing Stele. An incredibly terrifying force pressed down. Another miserable scream rang out, and with a loud boom, the Demon Sealing Stele slammed into the ground, causing the earth to tremble violently. Zi Yunqing had probably been crushed deep into the earth.
"How tragic." The crowd thought to themselves. Unless absolutely necessary, martial artists generally wouldn't go underground. When fighting someone, being underground was too disadvantageous. The moment they came out, they might face a fatal ambush. And while underground, they never knew when they might be shaken to death.
Lin Feng sneered and put away the Demon Sealing Stele. Sensing the movement of the earth, he instantly locked onto Zi Yunqing's position, revealing another cold smile.
Today, he was going to crush this despicable Heavenly Pivot Peak lineage to death.
A terrifying flame burst forth from Lin Feng's body. This flame was extremely powerful, as dazzling as the scorching sun, baking the earth.
His figure flickered, and Lin Feng sensed the movement underground in a certain place. He immediately struck out a palm. Endless flames directly drilled into this area of earth. In an instant, this terrifying flame baked this patch of ground, as if trying to cook the entire space and earth.
"Ah..." A miserable scream came from underground. Then, a figure rushed up recklessly. At this moment, this figure was extremely disheveled. His hair was burnt, and his clothes were scorched black.
"So you finally decided to come out." Lin Feng sneered. He took a step forward, instantly arriving in front of Zi Yunqing. An incredibly powerful palm strike blasted out. Cracking sounds rang out continuously. No one knew how many of Zi Yunqing's bones had been broken. His body was sent flying by Lin Feng's palm, heading straight toward Heavenly Pivot Master.
PS: Yesterday's flowers were very impressive. Can they be even more impressive today?