Chapter 056：The first person from the outer sect

"This martial skill, let me have a look at it." At this moment, from the left side of Lin Feng, a voice suddenly rang out. 

Lin Feng's gaze shifted. He saw a strange-looking young man addressing another person coldly. His tone was full of commanding overtones. 

The other person, Lin Feng, had met before. His name was Shen Chen. Like him, he was an outsider's disciple. But his fame was much greater than Lin Feng's. 

"This martial art technique is something I have taken seriously." Shen Chen stared coldly at the young man beside him. It was not uncommon for Inner Gate disciples to bully Outer Gate disciples. But Shen Chen was no one to be trifled with. 

"Arrogant fellow! You, an outsider's disciple, dare to refuse me?" The young man roared angrily, his aura radiating with an overwhelming force, extremely domineering. 

"Humph, Li Lin, don't think I don't know who you are. You are one of the weakest among the Inner Gate disciples. You only dare to show off your strength in front of the Outer Gate disciples. This time, in the Grand Competition of the Sect, I, Shen Chen, will take you as my target. You will be forced to come down from the Inner Gate." Shen Chen remained unflinching and coldly said. 

"Shen Chen, this lad is Shen Chen. Hehe, you'll see what I mean. This Li Lin is too weak among the Inner Gate disciples. He's too self-abased and inferior. So he often shows off his might in front of the Outer Gate disciples. Little did he know that this time he ran into a tough nut to crack." The people on the second floor of Xingchen Pavilion all turned their gazes towards this direction. Shen Chen was right. Li Lin was too weak among the Inner Gate disciples and was too self-abased and inferior. As a result, he often showed off his might in front of the Outer Gate disciples. Little did he know that this time he had 

Shen Chen, the first among the disciples of the Outer Sect, possesses the Flame Spirit Power. His One-handed Gao Fu Sword Technique is extremely powerful and dominant. No one in the Outer Sect can match it. This time, entering the Inner Sect in the Grand Sect Competition is a foregone conclusion. 

Sure enough, Li Lin's face turned slightly pale when he heard the name Shen Chen. He had heard of Shen Chen's strength before. It was quite powerful. He never expected that he would be so unlucky as to be bullied by him. 

"Understandable. I won't look at that martial art anymore." Li Lin's face changed very quickly and then he walked away. 

A burst of derisive laughter rang out. The crowd murmured among themselves, "Surely Li Lin is not a promising fellow. Just one of the Outer Sect disciples has intimidated him like this. It's disgraceful for the Inner Sect disciples!" 

"Are you laughing at something? Believe it or not, I'll make you regret it." 

Li Lin felt ashamed and indignant. He felt that everyone was making fun of him, including Lin Feng. So he shouted angrily at Lin Feng. 

Shen Chen is someone we can't afford to offend. How could he afford to offend an outsider disciple like me? 

Lin Feng, who was just about to leave, froze for a moment. Did he smile? 

From beginning to end, he didn't show any expression at all. He just shook his head silently in his heart. Could it be that Li Lin dared not turn to others for help and regarded him as a venting target? 

"Sure enough, he's the kind who backs down from the weak and resists the strong. " Lin Feng's eyes flashed a hint of disdain. "He can't stand up to Shen Chen, but can he stand up to me?" 

However, Lin Feng didn't bother to pay attention to such people. Having already selected the necessary martial arts and skills, he didn't need to stay any longer. 

Taking a step forward, Lin Feng was about to leave. 

"Stop right there! You damned outsider, you dare ignore me!" Li Lin's face was gloomy. With a step, he blocked Lin Feng's path in front of him. 

Lin Feng sneered in his heart. It seems that this guy is definitely determined to use me to regain his own dignity. He regards me as a soft target. 

"An outsider's scum? It seems that you just embarrassed yourself in front of one of the outsiders' disciples just now." 

Lin Feng said teasingly, "This guy is really shameless!" 

When Lin Feng touched the sore spot on Li Lin's face, Li Lin's expression instantly turned even more gloomy. His gaze was like a venomous snake, fixed intently on Lin Feng. 

"You are courting your own doom." 

"You're right," Lin Feng sneered. "It's Li Lin, isn't it? I remember you now. At the Great Contest of the Sect, we'll meet at Fengyun Gorge and the Death and Life Platform." 

As soon as Lin Feng said this, everyone's expressions immediately turned into mocking ones. Lin Feng had actually challenged Li Lin to a duel, and it was a life-and-death challenge. 

"It's interesting." Everyone murmured to themselves. Li Lin's expression seemed rather stiff and his gaze flickered uncertainly. Lin Feng dared to challenge him to a duel? Could it be that he's very powerful indeed? 

"Alright, I'll wait for you." Li Lin had no way out now. Even Shen Chen could be spared. But if Lin Feng, this disciple from outside the Inner Sect, could still scare him, then Li Lin wouldn't have to stay in Yunhai Sect anymore. He wouldn't be able to stay there with any dignity left. 

Turning around, Li Lin left directly. 

Lin Feng sneered in his heart. He didn't take the opponent seriously. If he couldn't even defeat the weakest Inner Gate disciple now, how could he talk about martial arts? 

"Ha ha, what's your name? You've managed to reach this level, which means you've already entered the realm of Spirit Power. How come I've never seen you before?" Shen Chen, as the top-ranked disciple of the Outer Sect, was familiar with the stronger disciples within the Outer Sect. He also knew that several people had entered the realm of Spirit Power and were preparing to showcase their talents in this grand competition of the Sect and advance to the Inner Sect. 

But Lin Feng and Shen Chen had never met before. 

"Lin Feng, an unknown fellow, it's quite normal that you haven't met him before." Lin Feng responded with a faint smile. 

"Luofeng Wushi?" Shen Chen was momentarily stunned. He had never met this person before, but he had heard this name a few times. 

"Ha ha, it seems that we can't fully believe the rumors. There are no useless people in the Lingwu Realm." Shen Chen smiled and shook his head. Changing the topic, he continued, "However, although we are both disciples of the Outer Sect, there are differences. Take you and me for example, we are worlds apart. There is no comparability. Besides, I will soon become a disciple of the Inner Sect." 

Lin Feng was slightly taken aback. He understood that Shen Chen was referring to the sentence he had just said to Li Lin, "It seems that you lost face in front of an external disciple just now." 

In Shen Chen's view, Lin Feng's statement was comparing himself with him. In Shen Chen's eyes, Lin Feng was clearly not worthy of such a comparison. Just as he put it, there was a huge gap and no comparability at all. 

"It seems that you are quite confident." Lin Feng didn't get angry either and said with a smile. "It's true that you are." 

"At least among the disciples of the Outer Sect, I rank second. No one dares to claim first place." Shen Chen replied. 

"All right then. It is said that the disciples of the Outer Sect are on the second floor of this Star Pavilion. They are only allowed to stay there for one incense stick's worth of time. You are so powerful. Do you dare to stay longer than that?" Lin Feng asked with a smile. 

"You don't need to provoke me with words. On the second floor of the Starlight Pavilion, any disciple from the Outer Sect is only allowed to stay for one incense stick's duration. Even I am no exception. Of course, no one else is qualified to do so either." Shen Chen said disdainfully. The rules of Yunhai Sect are not something that Outer Sect disciples can change. 

"Really?" Lin Feng's eyes showed a hint of amusement. "I've been here for some time now. But I still want to stay for another half an hour. You're so powerful and you're ranked first among the disciples outside the main gate. I could do it myself. You should have no problem either, right?" 

"Are you kidding me? You dare to stay any longer?!" Shen Chen sneered, his voice dripping with contempt. 

"You can just stay here and watch then." Lin Feng added, a slightly meaningful smile playing on his lips. He didn't bother to respond to Shen Chen anymore. Lin Feng continued to study the martial arts techniques. Although he wasn't practicing them, it seemed fine to just have a look. 

"Could this fellow be insane? How dare he say that he would stay for another incense stick's duration!" The inner-door disciples of the Second Floor of the Starry Pavilion all showed curious expressions in their eyes and began to pay attention to Lin Feng. They really wanted to see how long this fellow would persist. 

"Humph." Shen Chen gave a cold snort. Lin Feng arrived earlier than him, so he wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he was going to see how long Lin Feng's lies could last. 

Half a censerful of time passed quickly. Shen Chen put down the martial arts technique in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed. His time was running out. 

Looking at Lin Feng again, one could see that he was still lounging lazily against the bookshelf of martial arts books, with an indifferent expression on his face. It seemed that he was oblivious to the passage of time. 

"I reckon you can pretend for a while longer," Shen Chen said. He had no intention of choosing any martial arts skills at present. After all, he would eventually enter the Inner Sect. There was no rush to choose any martial arts techniques now. Looking at Lin Feng, he was prepared to see him make a fool of himself. 

However, Shen Chen seemed disappointed. After a short while, Lin Feng still showed no sign of reaction. It was as if he had no sense of time at all. 

"You still haven't left? Are you planning to take your own life or something?" Shen Chen couldn't keep his composure any longer. His time was almost up. If he didn't leave now, it would be a violation of the rules of Yunhai Sect and the consequences would be dire. 

"I'm not in a hurry. Why are you in such a rush? You're the first disciple of the Outer Sect, a genius!" Lin Feng's tone was indifferent, but the sarcasm in his words was unmistakable to anyone. 

Shen Chen's gaze was cold. He said, "You're asking for trouble. I won't accompany you anymore. I'm going to see how you handle things when you go down there." 

With a cold tone, Shen Chen finished speaking and then turned to leave, walking down from the Starry Pavilion. 

"First among the outsiders? Just a rat!" Lin Feng sneered, causing Shen Chen's steps to pause slightly and his eyes to flash with murderous intent.