Chapter 915: You Are Not Worthy of Arrogance
"You broke your promise." The young woman from the Hua clan shouted coldly. She hadn't expected that after one failed strike, Tianlin Gongzi would continue attacking, as if he was determined to kill Lin Feng.
"Hmph." Tianlin Gongzi let out a disdainful snort. His martial soul storm grew increasingly terrifying, the destructive spiral vortex spinning wildly. One more wave of storm power erupted from within, pressing down toward Lin Feng. This storm was even more fearsome and powerful than the one before, the space howling endlessly as the storm twisted it.
It was hard to imagine how devastating it would be if he pressed down with the full force of his entire martial soul storm.
Lin Feng still faced the oppressive storm head-on. His palm trembled violently, radiating brilliant light that blazed ever brighter, the power of demon sealing continuously seeping out.
"Seal!" Lin Feng roared, his hand clawing out ferociously. A terrifying sealing force enveloped the storm that was once again twisting toward him, as if the storm was about to be extinguished once more.
"Kill!"
"Boom!"
Tianlin Gongzi bellowed, pressing down with an even stronger wave of storm. The entire space seemed to go mad, as if a violent tempest was about to destroy everything. Sharp shrieks echoed through the void, as if the very fabric of space was being torn apart.
This level of attack had already reached the third layer of the Heavenly Martial Realm, enough to suppress an ordinary third-layer Heavenly Martial Realm expert. How would Lin Feng withstand it?
At this moment, a fierce battle intent blazed in Lin Feng's eyes. He roared, "Break!"
As his voice fell, a series of terrifying fist shadows shot out from Lin Feng's palm. The wind from the punches howled violently, smashing into the dreadful storm, shattering it and sending the storm spinning wildly.
"Annihilate." The domineering power of demon sealing erupted, wrapping around the scattered storm and instantly causing it to vanish.
Tianlin Gongzi's eyes grew colder and colder. The destructive storm behind him spun madly, wave after wave pressing down on Lin Feng. He couldn't even kill a mere first-layer Heavenly Martial Realm Lin Feng—it was a disgrace to his face.
"Enough." The young man from the Hua clan shouted coldly, releasing a terrifying aura. Tianlin Gongzi felt his body stiffen, then he quickly retreated. Lin Feng also felt a powerful force acting on him, shoving him back. He followed the momentum and stepped back, putting distance between himself and Tianlin Gongzi.
"What do you mean by this?" Tianlin Gongzi swept a cold glance at the Hua clan youth, his gaze filled with chill. The destructive martial soul storm still raged on.
"If I remember correctly, Tianlin Gongzi said that as long as he withstood a trace of your martial soul power, you would spare his life. Now you've already released three layers of your martial soul's might. Even a third-layer Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator would die at your hands, yet you still refuse to stop. Bullying someone whose cultivation is far beneath yours—aren't you ashamed?"
The Hua clan youth asked indifferently, causing Tianlin Gongzi's face to darken. He said, "Since he said it was nothing much, I'll let him feel my true power."
"In truth, your power really is nothing much." At that moment, Lin Feng's voice rang out, making Tianlin Gongzi's expression freeze as he glared at Lin Feng.
Lin Feng showed no fear, sneering back, "A third-layer Heavenly Martial Realm expert using three layers of power is enough to easily obliterate a first-layer Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator, and even killing a second-layer one wouldn't be too hard. Your cultivation is at the third layer, while I'm only at the first. You've already released three layers of your martial soul power and still can't do a thing to me. Do you still have the face to claim your power is formidable?"
Tianlin Gongzi glared at Lin Feng in fury, but his words were irrefutable. With his third-layer Heavenly Martial Realm cultivation, trying to kill Lin Feng was already an overwhelming advantage. Yet, releasing three layers of his martial soul power still couldn't touch Lin Feng—this was indeed a humiliating matter.
"You don't even realize it yourself. Your arrogance isn't innate; it only unconsciously shows this condescending attitude when facing those weaker than you. That person who challenged you earlier—you refused to fight him at all. But when facing someone two realms below you, you voluntarily put on a show of power. And when you lost face, you got angry and broke your promise, trying to kill me. From your actions, I imagine that when facing those with greater talent than you, you must be groveling and utterly servile."
Lin Feng looked at Tianlin Gongzi and spoke calmly, his sarcasm biting, making Tianlin Gongzi's expression grow colder and colder.
"Don't look at me like that. You never understood me, nor did you know my strength, yet you arrogantly declared you'd kill me in one strike to show off your power and prove your genius. But in reality, you're no different from most people—you're just good at showing off in front of those weaker than you. Now that you've released three layers of your martial soul power and can't kill me, can you guarantee that if you release all your power, you'll be able to kill me?"
Lin Feng's words stunned the others. The Hua clan siblings both showed surprised expressions. This young man seemed very confident. Could he really face Tianlin Gongzi at full power?
"Don't always like to flaunt your arrogance in front of those at a lower cultivation level. That person who challenged you earlier had far more inner pride than you. At least he challenged someone of his own kind. You, on the other hand, only want to prove how strong you are through those you deem inferior. A truly proud genius only shows his pride in front of those stronger than him. You are not worthy of arrogance."
Lin Feng said calmly, then stepped forward and walked ahead, ignoring Tianlin Gongzi entirely as he passed by him.
"Since you think so, I can suppress my cultivation and still kill you." Tianlin Gongzi, having been lectured by Lin Feng like this, felt his face completely lost.
"Why bother suppressing your cultivation to elevate yourself? If you want to kill me, just go all out." Lin Feng didn't stop walking, his voice drifting into their ears, actually telling Tianlin Gongzi to use his full power.
Tianlin Gongzi released a killing intent, but the Hua clan youth sneered, "It seems Tianlin Gongzi really does only want to prove his arrogance and strength through those weaker than him. Since that's the case, I won't stop you anymore. Do as you please."
"Are you deliberately provoking me?" Tianlin Gongzi looked coldly at the Hua clan youth, then swept a glance at Lin Feng's retreating back and said, "Fine. Today, I said that if he could withstand one strike of my power, I would spare him. I won't kill him now. But if we meet again another day, I will not show mercy and will take his life."
"Spare me? Arrogant fool." Lin Feng shook his head, his voice scattering through the night air. He also wanted to have a good fight with that guy, but the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly was about to begin, and the white-robed youth's identity seemed far from simple. He couldn't reveal all his strength. Lin Feng didn't want to cause any trouble at this critical moment and delay important matters.
If he got the chance, he would definitely make that arrogant fool eat his words.
Lin Feng and Qiongqi arrived at the farthest mountain range. Beyond it lay a stretch of barren, empty plains, usually devoid of any human traces. There was no sign that this was the location marked on the treasure map, and no continuous mountain ranges could be seen here.
Even if a massive upheaval had occurred here, there should have been signs of destruction. The disappearance of a continuous mountain range couldn't have happened silently.
"What do you think?" Lin Feng asked Qiongqi. The latter had broad experience and might be able to discern something.
"Take out the map and let me see it again." Qiongqi's expression was quite serious. Lin Feng focused his mind and handed the treasure map to Qiongqi. The beast's enormous eyes flickered repeatedly, then he shifted his gaze back to the desolate, boundless land.
"Tell me, those outsiders seem to have discovered this place too. So, is there only one copy of this map?" Qiongqi looked at Lin Feng. When serious, he appeared exceptionally stern, but on a demon beast, it looked somewhat odd.
"If they came for this too, then perhaps we're not the only ones with this scroll." Lin Feng replied. Qiongqi nodded, a thoughtful look on his face.
"Let's go." Qiongqi turned back along the original path. Lin Feng walked beside him and asked, "Did you figure it out?"
Qiongqi's huge eyes fixed on Lin Feng. After a moment of silence, he suddenly blurted out, "Who do you think I am? A mere petty trick like this thinks it can fool me? Now, I've seen through it all. All that's left is to take the treasure!"
PS: Five chapters delivered. So sleepy, brothers! Any remaining flowers to spare?