Chapter 23: Chapter 023: Killing to Intimidate!
"Ling... Ling Feng repelled Brother Xiao?"
"My God, could it be that Ling Feng's comprehension surpasses even Brother Xiao's, making him more monstrous?"
Xiao Qingfeng's face burned with fiery shame, his eyes fiercely fixed on Ling Feng as rage surged in his chest.
"What, are you enraged and embarrassed because you lost to a mere 'ant' like me?"
Ling Feng, facing Xiao Qingfeng's cold and resentful glare, said indifferently, "Someone like you also dares to call himself a genius?"
"Ling Feng!" Xiao Qingfeng clenched his fists tightly, his teeth nearly shattering with anger, "What are you to lecture me, Xiao Qingfeng? I was just careless for a moment, making me lose the advantage! Next, I will beat you to death!"
"Still want to try?" Ling Feng's eyes held a hint of disdain as he wagged a finger in front of him, "You, think you're worthy?"
"Hiss!"
At these words, all the surrounding disciples gasped in shock.
Ling Feng was truly audacious. Even if he had grasped the Nine-layered Sea Suppressing Fist, who was Xiao Qingfeng?
Qi Condensation Eighth Layer!
He, a mere Qi Condensation Fourth Level, really thought he could defy the heavens?
"You're courting death!" Never had Xiao Qingfeng suffered such humiliation. With a flick of his long sword, he leaped towards Ling Feng like a starving tiger pouncing on its prey.
A handsome face twisted with fury into something terrifying; even from a distance, many onlooking disciples retreated, fearing to be caught in the path of his raging "Fierce Tiger."
Ling Feng remained calm, standing unperturbed in his spot.
He could reveal the Sect Leader Jade Token and rely on Duanmu Qingshan's protection, but what was Xiao Qingfeng really worth?
However, he hadn't only cultivated the Nine-layered Sea Suppressing Fist Technique during this time; his skill with the Shattering Star Sword Technique had also reached a profound level.
With this swordsmanship, his power might actually match Xiao Qingfeng's.
"Clang!"
The long sword was drawn, and Ling Feng's clear eyes reflected Xiao Qingfeng's terrifying visage—the blue figure pouncing towards him was suffocating.
In a split second, as fast as lightning!
Xiao Qingfeng's sword seemed to transform into a demon's claw, striking from the sky with the formidable force of a Powerful Slash.
This sword was Xiao Qingfeng's signature move. He had risen to prominence in the Inner Sect with this overwhelmingly powerful sword move.
"It's Brother Xiao's strongest killing move, Fierce Tiger Descending the Mountain!"
"Such terrifying Sword Qi, is Ling Feng actually going to confront it head-on?"
"He's doomed for sure, absolutely doomed!"
Ling Feng's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was a bit irritated, "This sword strike, delivered with full force and without holding back, it seems he really wants to kill me!"
Since the other party harbored killing intent, he would not show mercy either!
"Die!"
A glint of cold light flashed through Ling Feng's eyes as the First Divine Pattern of the Heavenly Dao Eye opened, completely revealing the flaws in Xiao Qingfeng's sword technique.
In an instant, Ling Feng stepped aside, immediately countering with his sword, grazing Xiao Qingfeng's blade and dissipating the fierce power of his strike with a shock force, sparks flying. With just one move, he completely neutralized Xiao Qingfeng's killing move and thoroughly disrupted his steps.
"My turn now!"
With the power of the Heavenly Dao Eye, Ling Feng knew Xiao Qingfeng's sword moves and footwork like the back of his hand, exposing all his weaknesses.
Rapid Light Step pushed to its limits, Ling Feng's sword moves became unpredictable and boundless as if foreseeing the future. No matter where Xiao Qingfeng flashed to, Ling Feng's sword edge was already there waiting for him, throwing Xiao Qingfeng into complete disarray.
Despite possessing True Qi Cultivation far superior to Ling Feng's, he was restrained and unable to bring his True Qi advantage into play.
"How is this possible? Ling Feng's swordsmanship is actually better than Brother Xiao's!"
"That's impossible, my eyes must be deceiving me!"
The watching disciples and stewards were all dumbfounded, the word "impossible" echoing in their minds.
"Kill!" Enraged beyond containment by Ling Feng's disruptions, Xiao Qingfeng thundered with fury. His long sword wildly slashed, even risking injury to take Ling Feng down.
Regrettably, Xiao Qingfeng's rage made him lose his cool judgment. Attacking so madly was undoubtedly digging his own grave.
Soon enough, Xiao Qingfeng had nearly depleted his True Qi, while Ling Feng was still vigorous. Stepping with his movement technique, he unleashed the Shattering Star Sword Technique, a sword move called Outer Heaven Flying Star that pierced through Xiao Qingfeng's right arm.
"Clang!"
Xiao Qingfeng's long sword fell to the ground as he clutched his right wrist, howling madly.
"My hand! My hand!"
For a swordsman, the destruction of his right hand spelled the end of his life in the Sword Dao.
"Ling Feng, you've got some nerve, daring to sever Qing Feng's tendons!"
From the crowd, a Sect Leader's lineage steward leaped out, staring coldly at Ling Feng. His voice seemed to come from the Netherworld Hell, chilling to the bone.
"Sever his tendons?" Ling Feng showed not the slightest sign of retreat, meeting the steward's gaze with a cold laugh. "He tried to kill me, and I can't fight back? I'll not only cripple him but slaughter him!"
With that, before all eyes, Ling Feng's sword rose and fell in a fierce slash.
"Whoosh!"
A fine head soared into the sky, Xiao Qingfeng's body half-kneeling on the ground, his neck gushing blood like a fountain, spurting more than a meter high.
The head rolled to the ground, ending up right at the steward's feet. The eyes were wide and round, disbelief etched in them until the very end, unable to comprehend that Ling Feng would truly strike a killing blow.
"Ahh!"
"He... he... he really killed Brother Xiao!"
The disciples around shivered, some of the female disciples even fainted outright.
Right before the eyes of everyone, in front of the Main Peak steward, Ling Feng dared to commit murder with his sword!
His audacity was sheerly unthinkable!
"Evil creature! You're courting death!"
The steward trembled with rage, as other stewards with some status in the Inner Sect also stood up, closing in around Ling Feng.
The sin of harming a fellow sect member was enough for them to capture Ling Feng on the spot, without need for further discussion.
"Who dares touch a single hair on me? Just try it!"
Confronted by such a force, Ling Feng remained utterly fearless, pulling out the Sect Leader Jade Token from his bosom, "Take a good look with your dog eyes, what is this?"
Once the Sect Leader Jade Token was revealed, the stewards remembered that even the Guardian Elder had suffered a great loss under this Jade Token not long ago. How could they, mere stewards, punish Ling Feng?
"Get out of my way!" Ling Feng held high the Sect Leader Jade Token, "Whoever blocks me dies!"
In an instant, all the stewards and managers quietly lowered their heads. As discontent as they felt inside, they could only silently move aside, daring not to impede Ling Feng's path.