Chapter 047：The sword kills

Gazing quietly at the corpse lying on the ground, the crowd felt a sense of dreamlike tranquility. With just one strike, the powerful and domineering Gu Qing was wiped out outright, without even getting a chance to surrender. 

"That one strike was so swift and so lethal." The crowd swallowed hard. They couldn't even see clearly the swordlight that came down from the sky. It was no ordinary swordlight; it was just sheer speed, speed that obliterated everything in its path. 

Only those who have mastered martial arts to the utmost can make their martial skills invisible and intangible, and move freely as they wish. And Lin Feng, obviously, has mastered a certain sword technique to the fullest extent, and thus can achieve such a level. With a casual sword strike, he was able to slay Gu Qing. 

"Pervert." Feng Gan looked at Lin Feng in silence, mentally reliving the moment when he delivered that fatal blow. He realized that if he were in the position of Gu Qing, he would also be unable to avoid that strike. Even though his state of mind had changed and his strength had grown after experiencing the events of yesterday, he was still no match for Lin Feng's single move. 

Gu Qing stood up from the stands. His hair was flying wildly. Looking at the lifeless body of Gu Qing on the ground, he emitted an extremely cold aura. Gu Qing was dead. The most outstanding descendant of the Gu family after Gu Yan, who couldn't even catch a single sword and was killed by a single blow. Gu Qing, he was so furious. 

"You dare to kill him." Gu Qing's voice was like the thunderous shout of a god of thunder, crashing heavily upon everyone's hearts. 

Lin Feng raised his head and looked at Gu Qing, who was furiously shouting on the stands. A sneer appeared in the dark eyes: "Do you think I should have stood there and let him kill me?" 

Guan Qing heard this and remained silent. Both he and Gu Qing wanted to kill Lin Feng. How could they not allow Lin Feng to kill Gu Qing? There was no such logic in the world. However, Gu Qing was a member of his Gu family. Therefore, he felt that it was natural for Gu Qing to kill Lin Feng, but killing Gu Qing by Lin Feng would be a capital crime. 

"You are fine. I remember you now." Gu Qing's voice was icy cold, filled with hatred towards Lin Feng. The words brimmed with murderous intent. 

When the crowd heard this, they secretly felt sorry for Lin Feng in their hearts. Although this guy was very powerful, he was too bold. He even killed the outstanding descendants of the Gu family directly without leaving any room for negotiation. How could the Gu family let him off? 

"My name is 'Deathly Struggle'. Looking straight at Gu Qing, Lin Feng then turned around and walked down the platform: 'When Gu family members encounter me, they must kill one person for each one they meet.' " 

"Whew..." Everyone heard Lin Feng's domineering words and felt the breath escaping from his mouth. It was so wild, too wild. It was simply like he was acting as if he were the only one in the world. 

A seemingly insignificant young man named Wu Xiu from Yangzhou dared to threaten the powerful Gu Family. Moreover, he boasted that he would kill one person for every one he encountered. This was undoubtedly a challenge to the entire Gu Family, disregarding all the Gu Family's young warriors who were participating in the battle. 

Sure enough, when Gu family's young man heard this, he immediately let out a string of curses. Although they shouted loudly, many of them were also feeling uneasy in their hearts. They had better not run into this guy. Even Gu Qing was killed by a single sword strike. Apart from Gu Yan, who was in the Spirit Martial Realm, there was no one in the Gu family who could be a match for this guy. It would be best if this guy met Gu Yan. Only then could Gu Yan avenge Gu Qing. 

Regarding Gu Yan's strength, they have never doubted it. A Realm of Spirit and Martial power (灵武境) powerhouse is beyond the reach of Lin Feng to contend with, even if Lin Feng is very powerful. 

"Once I meet him, I'll make his death a very painful one." Gu Yan stood among several disciples of the Gu family, his gaze on Lin Feng was filled with icy and murderous intent. This person, he must be killed. 

It didn't take long before the first round of the battle ended. Twenty people were eliminated. The remaining were twenty. There were five battle platforms. Each platform only needed two battles to eliminate ten more people. 

In this round, Lin Feng did not encounter any members of the Gu family. Instead, he engaged in battle with a promising successor of the Nalan family of the City Lord Mansion, Nalan Chen. 

"Fight if you can, surrender if you can't." Nalan Feng remained in the center, towering above everyone else, looking down at Lin Feng and Nalan Chen on the northern battle platform. She then gave a word of advice to Nalan Chen. 

"Alright." Ran Lan Chen nodded, but there was a hint of eagerness flashing in his eyes. Although his reputation wasn't as prominent as Gu Qing's, being an air martial realm ninth-level martial cultivator, he believed Gu Qing was merely boasting. Moreover, he was overconfident and was killed by Lin Feng's single sword strike. In this battle against Lin Feng, he must defeat Lin Feng. Only then could he make his name known. 

Lin Feng's mask concealed his eyes which gave a cold look at Nalan Feng. Fight if you can, surrender if you can't? Don't you ask if Lin Feng agrees? 

That night, many martial cultivators from the Nalan family were dispatched to attack him in the middle of the night, demanding his life. Lin Feng still couldn't forget it. And the origin of all this was simply because he didn't offer his seat to Nalan Feng. 

"I will surely fight with all my might to defeat you and restore the glory of my family, the Nalan Clan." Looking at Lin Feng with his eyes, Nalan Chen was preparing to make Lin Feng a stepping stone for his rise. 

"Then hurry up then." Lin Feng sneered. He was actually eager to see how Nalan Chen would display the might of the Nalan Clan. 

"Spiritual Armament, Divine Arm." Although Nalan Chen wanted to make a name for himself, he still couldn't afford to underestimate Lin Feng. When he released his Spiritual Armament, a massive and imposing arm appeared behind him, stretching out towards the sky, as if it wanted to support the heavens. 

"This is the divine arm spirit soul that the direct lineal descendants of the Nalan family possess. It's truly magnificent. It is said that the spirit soul of divine arm can make one's strength extremely powerful, capable of defeating anything and anything else. With just one punch, one can easily defeat the opponent." 

With his Divine Arm Spirit Power released, Nalan Chen's confidence soared. He stepped forward and charged at Lin Feng. 

"Domineering Divine Fist." 

With a loud shout, before Nalan Chen arrived, the fist waves had already reached him. A series of fist shadows shot out of nowhere, roaring and wreaking havoc. 

"Very competitive. This is the martial art skill of the Lord of the City's Mansion, the Divine Fist of Tyranny. Nalan Chen, though only at the ninth stage of the Martial Realm, already has the power of Fist罡 

The crowd felt a shudder of fear in their hearts. They saw that the air around Lin Feng had already been distorted, and the fist shadows were everywhere. 

"Self-destructive act." Lin Feng uttered a voice in his throat. Sword shadows flickered and the light was intense. With just one sword strike, all the countless fist shadows were shattered and vanished without a trace. Only that brilliant long sword was radiating its own glory. 

Nalan Chen's face changed drastically. His fists kept pounding out, and he retreated violently. Fortunately, he had some leeway. 

"Kill." 

Lin Feng's words pierced into Nalan Chen's heart. The powerful sword light suddenly expanded and burst forth, swallowing and entering Nalan Chen's throat. 

Nalan Chen's retreating figure suddenly stopped. His eyes were wide open, staring blankly. It wasn't that only the domineering palm strikes of the Nalan family could unleash the palm energy to pierce through the body. Lin Feng's sword could do it too. 

"Kings are domineering, and so are people." 

When they saw Nalan Chen collapse, the crowd felt their bodies tense up all over. They stared blankly at Lin Feng. Even the people from the City Lord's Mansion did the same. With one sword, kill him. 

All the members of the Lordship Mansion led by Nalan Xiong froze in their tracks, staring fixedly at Lin Feng. 

"Such audacity! How dare you kill someone from the Nalan clan!" 

After a moment of silence, Nalan Feng roared out in anger and scolded Lin Feng. 

Looking up, Lin Feng gave a sharp glance at Nalan Feng and sneered, "The rules were set by your city lord's mansion. If someone else can die, then it's because your city lord's mansion's people can't die. How shameless!" 

" You... " Nan Lan Feng's voice faltered for a moment, and she simply didn't know how to retort. 

"Don't let me come across you." Nalan Feng's face was pale and gloomy, and a murderous glint flashed in her beautiful eyes. 

Lin Feng ignored Nalan Feng and turned around directly, walking off the stage. He didn't want to waste any more words. 

"Death-defying, the sword strikes for death, unyielding and domineering." 

When the people saw Lin Feng's figure, they felt a sense of admiration in their hearts. No one dared to look down upon Lin Feng anymore. This person was fearless and terrifying. 

And those who haven't been eliminated yet are secretly sighing in their hearts that they'd better not run into this guy. Otherwise, they'll be in a dilemma. Once he makes a move, this guy will definitely kill them. There won't even be a chance for them to surrender. 

Soon, the second round of the battle came to an end and only ten people remained. 

Ten people, five battle platforms. It's just that one showdown is enough. 

"Take a short break and then proceed to the third round of the competition." The elder stepped onto the main battle stage and announced this. 

The crowd felt a little disappointed, but their expectations grew even stronger in their hearts. Among the remaining ten people, there were two left from the Lord Mayor's Mansion, two from the Wen Family, and two from the Lin Family. However, the Gu Family had only one person left. The faction with the most remaining members was the group of wandering monks without any influence. Lin Feng and others were truly impressive. 

"Next time, it should be a showdown between the strong ones," someone commented. 

"Today, their strength is quite clear. Nalan Feng, Lin Qian and Wen Jiang are the three strongest individuals. Next come Gu Yan and Qiu Lan, the two genius descendants of the Gu family. Then there is Lin Hong, another strong individual of the Lin family in the realm of Spirit Martial. As for the arrogant and domineering Duimai, no one below the realm of Spirit Martial can defeat him. He should rank seventh. If he is lucky, he might even be able to advance further and enter the next round." 

One person expressed his opinion and others nodded in agreement. This should be regarded as a relatively accurate ranking. The "Death Grip" could only rank behind the powerful ones in the Lingwu Realm. This is truly remarkable.