CHAPTER 422: CHAPTER 412: THE WICKED SECT - PART 2

At the same time, his sword danced in his hand, forming layer upon layer of thick Sword Screens.

Sizzle!

Lin Feng’s Sword Qi instantly slashed onto the Sword Screen in front of Han Yijian, tearing apart everything with its endless sharpness.

Sssss!

One after another, the Sword Screens continuously shattered, the Sword Qi was invincible, and finally slashed onto the Protective True Essence of Han Yijian.

Bang!

With a loud explosion, Han Yijian’s body was slashed away, flying hundreds of meters backwards.

However, Han Yijian was not injured, Lin Feng’s Sword Qi was sharp, but it had been mostly worn away by several layers of Sword Screen, the remaining power was less than twenty percent and was not enough to break through Han Yijian’s Protective True Essence.

Swoosh!

At this moment, Lin Feng’s figure appeared again, his sword intent soaring skyward with even greater momentum, forming a Sword Formation pressure, firmly oppressing Han Yijian.

Han Yijian felt a chill all over his body, a slight chill inevitably arising in his heart.

Swordsmen who haven’t grasped Sword Intent, when facing a Swordsman who possesses Sword Intent, will invisibly be suppressed, controlled by the will of the sword.

And the stronger the Sword Intent, the stronger this oppressive force, swordsmen without Sword Intent are already weaker before the battle begins.

"Hold on!"

Just as Lin Feng was about to strike again, Han Yijian suddenly shouted loudly.

"Huh?"

Lin Feng paused, his attack also temporarily stopping, looking puzzled at the other.

Han Yijian’s face changed, biting his teeth, he dejectedly said: "Lin Feng, you’ve won!"

As Han Yijian spoke, the watching geniuses from all around sighed endlessly, no one felt much surprise.

Lin Feng, who had burst out with Sword Intent, was clearly stronger than Han Yijian by more than a notch.

Han Yijian’s concession was also within reason.

Lin Feng nodded, his Sword Intent had reached the First Rank Late Stage, his power had surged, and the increase in combat effectiveness was more than double, the opponent could certainly see the gap.

Then, Lin Feng turned around and walked back to the center of the arena under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

"Who else wants to fight?"

Lin Feng surveyed the crowd, speaking loudly.

Since Lin Feng had entered the arena, of course, he would fight to the end, until no one dared to fight.

The scene was silent, no one spoke.

Rashamon Witch Honglian’s eyes flickered slightly, she pondered for a moment, sighed softly, and gave up the idea of stepping forward.

Her strength was just neck and neck with Han Yijian, even three parts weaker than him, and now even Han Yijian had been defeated, there was no need for her to compete.

Rashamon Witch Honglian’s gaze fell on Third Prince Jia Yuanji, as did the eyes of the crowd.

Jia Yuanji stood up, the crowd’s eyes brightened, thinking Jia Yuanji could not restrain himself from stepping forward.

But once Jia Yuanji spoke, the crowd was disappointed.

"Hehe! Lin Feng, your strength has indeed reached the level where it overlooks the talents of the surrounding countries!"

Jia Yuanji smiled slightly, his left hand gesturing, "Come, please take a seat here!"

Lin Feng nodded slightly, seeing that no one else dared to fight, he walked over and sat down next to Jia Yuanji.

"Brother Lin, I am Guo Jun from Guangyuan Country!"

"Brother Lin, I am Hu Hai from Cangyuan Country!"

"..."

As soon as Lin Feng sat down, several geniuses from the Hundred Extremes List greeted him and introduced themselves, very courteously.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded to everyone, he couldn’t help feeling emotional inside, these people who previously scorned him one by one now wore cold faces.

Now that he had demonstrated strength surpassing theirs, these people immediately changed their attitudes, the transformation was so rapid that it was astonishing!

Everything is because of strength!

With great strength, one could be respected, while with little strength, others wouldn’t even spare you an extra glance.

However, Zhu Shaojing, Feng Xiu, Ji Xuehan, and a few others, due to some minor past grievances with Lin Feng, did not actively engage in conversation with him.

"Lin Feng, I have never heard of your name before. You must not be from Dongsheng Country, right?"

Jia Yuanji asked with a light smile, raising his glass towards Lin Feng.

Lin Feng also raised his glass, drank the wine in one gulp, and did not hide the truth, saying, "I come from Hu Ben Country!"

Hearing this, Jia Yuanji exclaimed in surprise: "It is rare for a small country like Hu Ben Country to produce a talent like you, Lin Feng. There are very few geniuses from Hu Ben Country in the rankings of past Hundred Extremes Tournaments, except for Yun Jiankong of the Heavenly Sword Sect in the previous one!"

"Hehe, Yun Jiankong’s strength is not even worth mentioning. With Brother Lin’s combat power, one move would be enough to finish him off!"

Another genius on the Hundred Extremes List laughed and said, "Brother Lin, you must be participating in this session of the Hundred Extremes Tournament, right? With your combat power, you will definitely become a dark horse in this tournament!"

"Hehe, maybe!"

Lin Feng responded noncommittally, "There are so many talents in the Great Thousand Domain, who knows how many strong experts there will be in this session!"

The banquet continued, Lin Feng and a group of Hundred Extremes geniuses chatted while drinking.

During this time, several more talents went up to spar, but after Lin Feng’s several battles, the subsequent sparring seemed ordinary and unremarkable.

The banquet lasted the entire day, and only when the sky darkened and night was about to fall did it finally come to an end.

Everyone dispersed, but Lin Feng was retained by Third Prince Jia Yuanji.

At Cloud Dream Manor, all the talents who had attended the banquet had left.

Inside a waterside pavilion, Lin Feng, Third Prince Jia Yuanji, the Life-taking Swordsman Han Yijian, and the Rashamon Witch Honglian sat together.

"Lin Feng, your Sword Intent has reached the late stage of the First Rank, and combined with your immense physical strength, your overall strength is now nearly on par with mine. In this session of the Hundred Extremes List, the four of us have a chance to advance into the top forty!"

Jia Yuanji said with a smile.

Lin Feng’s strength was fully recognized by Jia Yuanji, so Jia Yuanji asked Lin Feng to stay here for one night to exchange feelings.

After all, all four of them were powerful individuals, unmatched by other talents, and they could communicate on equal terms.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "I’ll do my best. As for how high I can go in the Hundreds Extremes List, that remains to be seen!"

Han Yijian said, "Lin Feng, the Great Thousand Domain never lacks talents. Apart from you, there are also other people who have grasped the Will of Martial Arts. Among the top twenty in the Hundred Extremes List, there are no less than five people who have grasped the Martial Arts Will."

"Oh? So many people have grasped the Martial Arts Will!"

Lin Feng was surprised; he thought he was the only one who had grasped it.

Han Yijian seriously said, "The third-ranked on the Hundred Extremes List, ’Wu Sheng,’ who practices the Lifeless Sword Dao, is said to have reached the Great Perfection Realm of the First Rank; his strength is quite terrifying, many older Earth Martial Masters of the Seventh Layer are not his match with just one move."

"There are also some other top-ranked talents, like the fifth-ranked Qingtian, and the sixth-ranked Crown Prince of Beihan. Even if their strength isn’t as good as Wu Sheng’s, it’s not far behind!"

Lin Feng’s expression also became somewhat solemn. The third-ranked ’Wu Sheng,’ along with the fourth-ranked ’Fiery Crown Prince,’ both possessed the strength to instantaneously defeat Earth Martial Master Seventh Layer Martial Artists, such pressure was indeed something heavy for him.

"Hehe!"

Honglian scoffed and said, "I think you all are thinking too much. Whether it’s Wu Sheng or Crown Prince Beihan and the others, they are not opponents we can overcome. Their strength has already exceeded our imagination. What we need to do is strive to take another small step forward and enter the top forty."

"Ha-ha! Honglian is right, we might be overthinking this!"

Jia Yuanji laughed loud and said to Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, it’s not that we lack ambition, but the talents from Tianhong Empire are just too terrifying!"

After saying that, Jia Yuanji sighed softly and added, "Actually, our talent isn’t much less than theirs; it’s just that they have a strong background and receive training far beyond what we can compare to. This is an innate advantage that we can’t hope to match!"

Hearing this, Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I don’t think so!"

"Oh? Do you have any thoughts on this, Lin Feng?"

The three of them were somewhat surprised, curiously looking at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng pondered briefly and said, "A strong background just means they started higher than us, but as for who can go further and higher on the path of Martial Arts, it still depends on personal persistence and talent!"

"Moreover, in some respects, persistence might even be more important than talent."