CHAPTER 418: CHAPTER 410 PROVOCATION_2

As the two of them sparred, the whole banquet ushered in the prologue to battle, with talents continuously stepping forward to fight, delighting the audience thoroughly.

Xu Xinghan also participated in a fight. His opponent, like him, was an Earth Martial Master at the Early Stage of the Third Layer. However, Xu Xinghan was defeated and even sustained minor injuries.

Although sparring was supposed to stop at the point of contact, it was generally difficult to hold back during the heat of battle.

Lin Feng was leisurely drinking fine wine and watching the sparring among the geniuses, finding it rather interesting.

Lin Feng had no intention of joining the sparring. He attended this banquet simply to see the world and evaluate the strength of those talents on the Hundred Extremes List.

However, the geniuses who had stepped forward to spar were merely ordinary talents. So far, none from the Hundred Extremes List had made a move.

Just then, another fight concluded!

At the front seats, Zhu Shaojing, ranked 86th on the Hundred Extremes List, stood up.

The crowd was surprised to see Zhu Shaojing rise and thought he was about to partake.

But instead of stepping forward, Zhu Shaojing turned his attention to a young man in the back.

"This brother, with your exceptional talent and unparalleled strength, don’t you want to spar as well?"

Zhu Shaojing gave a slight bow to Lin Feng with a smile, seemingly having forgotten any past grievances with him.

Upon hearing this, the crowd focused their attention, and everyone’s eyes turned to Lin Feng.

Even those on the Hundred Extremes List were no exception.

Who is this person?

Even Zhu Shaojing praises his extraordinary talent and immense strength?

Lin Feng frowned slightly upon hearing this and coldly glanced at Zhu Shaojing, not knowing what he was up to.

"Zhu Shaojing, who is this? Could he be that impressive?"

A talent from the Hundred Extremes List asked, puzzled.

"Yes, Zhu Shaojing, this person seems ordinary, so why do you praise him so?"

Another genius from the Hundred Extremes List chimed in.

Hearing the inquiries, a mocking glint crossed Zhu Shaojing’s eyes as he responded loudly, "Gentlemen, you are not aware, this brother here has tremendous combat power, so much so that even I am not his opponent. Moreover, this brother is extremely confident, claiming that among the younger generation of the nearby countries, no one is his match. Only those ranked within the top thirty on the Hundred Extremes List from the Tianhong Empire are qualified to battle with him. Such confidence is truly admirable!"

Zhu Shaojing spoke loudly, making no attempt to hide his defeat by Lin Feng, as it was a matter of public record, and soon the news would spread throughout Dongsheng Country.

The moment Zhu Shaojing finished speaking, there was a sudden silence throughout the venue.

All eyes were intently fixed on Lin Feng.

The younger generation of the neighboring countries, none can match him?

Only the top thirty talents on the Hundred Extremes List were worthy of battling him?

Is this confidence or arrogance?

In the back garden, at the wine banquet.

Zhu Shaojing’s remarks turned all eyes towards Lin Feng.

These gazes were filled with disdain, mockery, and ridicule.

Is this person really confident? He’s clearly arrogant and ignorant of the towering heavens and profound earth!

No one from the nearby countries can match him?

Only the top thirty geniuses on the Hundred Extremes List are qualified to battle with him?

This person dares to utter such arrogant words. Even Third Prince Jia Yuanji wouldn’t dare say such a thing!

In an instant, even the talents on the Hundred Extremes List turned cold in their gaze.

No one doubted Zhu Shaojing’s words. As a renowned fighter on the Hundred Extremes List, he naturally would not lie.

Jia Yuanji narrowed his eyes and sized up Lin Feng, noting his cultivation as an Earth Martial Master in the Middle Stage of the Third Layer with no particularly strong aura. He shook his head slightly, not taking much notice.

He had seen many arrogantly self-absorbed individuals, and they usually ended up with a miserable fate. Such a person was not worth his effort to deal with.

Feng Xiu, Leng Yunfeng, Ji Xuehan, and others who had some prior interaction with Lin Feng looked on with flickering eyes.

They knew Lin Feng’s talent was otherworldly and his strength extraordinary, but they didn’t expect him to be so full of himself.

Mu Lingping and Xu Xinghan looked at Lin Feng in surprise, their mouths twitching slightly.

Both were aware of Lin Feng’s exceptionalism and were somewhat astonished when they witnessed his cultivation breakthrough that morning. But even so, they didn’t think Lin Feng had the power to disdain the talents from the surrounding countries!

Seeing his words successfully thrust Lin Feng into the spotlight, Zhu Shaojing couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.

"Kid, even though I’m not your match, with so many talents on the Hundred Extremes List here, I refuse to believe we can’t take you down!"

Zhu Shaojing felt quite smug inside. He longed to teach Lin Feng a lesson, to avenge the defeat by a single sword strike the day before, but given his inferior strength, he had devised this plan.

He intended to use the hands of others to teach Lin Feng a lesson.

Lin Feng was taken aback. Had he ever said those words?

Damn it!

Lin Feng cursed inwardly. Zhu Shaojing, a talent of the Hundred Extremes List, was blatantly spinning tales without even blinking an eye.

Lin Feng wasn’t a fool and instantly understood the other’s motive—they wanted to incite the other experts to make a move against him!

However, Lin Feng, although somewhat angry, was not the least bit panicked. Having recently made a breakthrough to the Earth Martial Master Third Layer, his physical strength was comparable to that of the Fifth Layer, his power having increased by more than tenfold. He didn’t take any of these people seriously.

Whoosh!

The sound of wind breaking filled the air as a young man clad in blue robes flew into the center of the arena, his gaze immediately fixed upon Lin Feng.

"Kid, you’re arrogantly overconfident, but arrogance comes at a cost!"

The blue-robed youth’s face showed a mocking smile as he shouted, "Come on up! I’ll let you see that your pride before me is worthless!"

"Ha ha, it’s Shi Jie of the Bright Jade Hand, that kid is in for it now!"

"Shi Jie is ranked eighty-first on the Hundred Extremes List. His strength is much greater than Zhu Shaojing!"

"This arrogant kid could use a good lesson—it’ll be good for him!"

As the blue-robed young man entered the arena, the crowd immediately burst into discussion. The talents from the Hundred Extremes List could no longer hold back and were about to make their move!

Lin Feng sat by the table, a cup of drink in hand. He glanced at Shi Jie and shook his head, lightly saying, "You’re not my match!"

"I’m not your match?"

Shi Jie’s face darkened upon hearing this, coldly saying, "It seems that Zhu Shaojing wasn’t wrong about you; you really are conceited!"

"Since you don’t want to make a move, then I’ll force you to act!"

Shi Jie let out a cold cry and suddenly made a move, extending his palm directly towards Lin Feng in the air.

In an instant, a white jade handprint, over a meter long, roared towards Lin Feng.

This True Yuan handprint, though not large, was incredibly refined, with no True Yuan dissipating, shining brilliantly like white jade.

"Not good!"

"Retreat quickly!"

Those sitting beside Lin Feng were shocked, each retreating rapidly, and in the blink of an eye only Lin Feng was left at the scene.

Even Mu Lingping and Xu Xinghan quickly fled.

At this moment, the roaring white jade handprint had arrived in front of Lin Feng.

A cold light flashed in Lin Feng’s eyes; he hadn’t expected Shi Jie to be so domineering. He hadn’t even entered the arena, and Shi Jie had already launched an attack at him.

"Scram!"

With a cold shout, Lin Feng suddenly made his move.

He didn’t even stand up; still seated by the table, his longsword unsheathed in an instant. A fleeting Sword Qi split the white jade handprint and shot directly towards Shi Jie.

"What?"

Shi Jie’s face turned pale with shock. He had never expected his attack to be so easily parried by Lin Feng’s casual sword strike; moreover, Lin Feng’s Sword Qi was unrelenting, arriving right in front of him.

"Break!"

Shi Jie roared angrily, both palms striking out, releasing white jade-like handprints that formed a thick white jade wall in front of him.

In the next instant, the Sword Qi struck the white jade wall.

With a slicing sound, the Sword Qi, sharp beyond compare, tore through the white jade wall and slashed across Shi Jie’s chest.

Ah!

With a scream, Shi Jie was sent flying back hundreds of meters, overturning many of the banquet tables in his wake.

"My God! Shi Jie has been defeated!"

"With a single sword strike! Shi Jie, a talent of the Hundred Extremes List, was defeated with a single strike! This man is terrifying!"