On the martial stage stood two parties.
One was the Ling Clan’s number one genius, one of the four noble sons of Heavenly Peak City, Ling Feifan.
The other party was a super dark horse who had emerged from the unqualified disciples and pushed through to the top in the finals.
Both sides had their own fans.
However, Ling Xiao’s fans did not number even one-tenth of Ling Feifan’s.
At this moment, all was silent.
The audience was tense.
Some people anticipated Ling Feifan instantly defeating Ling Xiao in one move and revealing his capital to be so arrogant!
He would prove that he was worthy of being Ling Clan’s number one genius and the number one expert among the younger generation!
Some people, however, thought Ling Xiao would last for a while. As long as he didn’t lose within ten moves, it would be a slap to Ling Feifan’s face.
After all, Ling Feifan basically didn’t put Ling Xiao in his eyes.
Hu——!
Like a volcano eruption, Ling Feifan suddenly emitted terrifying gang qi that condensed into a flame phantom. Standing in the midst of raging flames, he glared at his opponent.
That blazing gang qi burned the stray hairs and pieces of torn clothing from previous matches littering the ground.
The surrounding air also became oppressively hot.
Just ten or so meters away, Ling Xiao thought his eyebrows were on the verge of burning. That terrifying flame gang qi was truly fierce.
This was no illusion!
When cultivating certain internal core laws, gang qi would gain different attributes. Obviously, Ling Feifan was especially proficient in flame gang qi.
Although quite a few people cultivated flame gang qi, only a few would ever cultivate it to this level.
“What terrifying flame gang qi! It’s like it can burn everything. This should be the effect produced by a peak internal core law!”
Someone exclaimed in the judges’ seats.
This judge was correct.
Ling Feifan had held first place for three years, so he had at least three peak martial arts.
A martial skill, an internal core law, and a movement technique!
These were his foundations.
Perhaps, he might have other peak level secret techniques, soul secret skills, or other special martial arts.
No wonder Ling Feifan had always occupied the number one place of the Genius Hall. Among the disciples of the Ling Clan, only he had cultivated several peak martial arts to the master realm.
Feeling this terrifying aura, Ling Yun’s expression involuntarily darkened.
This gang qi was too terrifying; its aura was enough to make him tremble. Ling Feifan was truly unfathomable. He had to recognize that it was nearly impossible for him to defeat Ling Feifan.
Since that idiot Ling Xiao had dared to challenge Ling Feifan, he had simply courted death!
“Hahaha, Feifan, this child truly didn’t disappoint us. Just three months ago, he had reached Peak Rank Five Martial Vein and cultivated his four peak martial arts to the small success realm. But now, at least, his peak internal core law has reached the master realm.”
Sure enough, the judge still thought very highly of Ling Feifan.
In fact,not just him, everyone looked at Ling Feifan with awe.
As long as he didn’t make a serious blunder, he wouldn’t be restricted by the clan rules.
“I think that his other three peak martial arts have also already been cultivated to the master level. That Ling Xiao truly overestimated himself. However, it’s fine. Letting him experience the might of our Ling Clan’s number one disciple will make him more steadfast in the future!”
“I’ve always disliked that Ling Xiao. He’s just a trifling unqualified disciple recruited from outside; however, he stole first in the elimination rounds by luck and actually dared to disrespect the other judges and I… I truly can’t understand why Patriarch shielded him.”
“I guess Patriarch wanted to show fairness. After all, whatever anyone says, Ling Xiao challenging Ling Feifan is within the rules.”
“Then, we can only let Feifan teach this Ling Xiao how to behave!”
Besides the judges, the higher-ups in the audience also supported Ling Feifan.
This was not surprising. Ling Feifan had dominated the number one position of the Genius Hall for many years and left a powerful, unbeatable impression in the hearts of these people.
It was sensible for them to support him.
Moreover, as number one, he had obtained a lot of resources. This was yet another reason he had maintained his unparalleled winning streak.
Even without those resources, his cultivation talent was stronger than Ling Yun, Ling Shuang, and the others’. Therefore, no one could challenge his position.
Now, at 17 years old, Ling Feifan was ranked last among the four noble sons of Heavenly Peak City. However, the people of the Ling Clan believed that, if the rankings were re-evaluated, he would definitely obtain first.
“Whoever you are, feel free to attack me. For 15 minutes, I will not move from this position. You can use whatever means to attack as long as they are within the rules. If you can injure me, it doesn’t matter if it is just a scratch. I will count it as your win!”
Ling Feifan stood with his hands behind his back as if he were a Fire God who had descended to the earth. His gaze, however, was focused on Ling Yun below the stage.
As Ling Feifan saw it, only Ling Yun could arouse his interest.
He truly wanted to test how powerful Ling Yun’s sword intent was.
Therefore, he felt annoyed by Ling Xiao’s challenge. An ant trying to challenge a giant elephant was ridiculous.
“Hahaha, truly worthy of Senior Apprentice Brother Feifan. Only he can say this!”
“Yes, even if he stands still without moving, Ling Xiao can’t hurt a single hair of his!”
Below the martial stage, everyone felt that this was a matter of course.
Ling Feifan was acting like a pretentious prick because he had the strength to back his words.
His reason was obvious: to make Ling Xiao know the gap between their strengths.
“Hahahaha, 15 minutes? It seems that you’re only confident in holding on for 15 minutes!”
Ling Xiao laughed and added, “How about this? I’ll stand here without moving and give you an hour. If you can injure me or even knock down one strand of my hair, I will count it as your win!”
His sarcastic retort surprised many in the audience.
No one thought that he was valiant or domineering.
Instead, they found his words hilarious.
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are talking to?
He was facing Ling Feifan!
Not to mention Ling Feifan, he couldn’t defeat anyone among the top five without risking damage to himself.
“Pretentious!”
“What an idiot! He considers himself wise, but he’s overestimating his abilities!”
“Yes, Senior Apprentice Brother Feifan clearly gave him face and was unwilling to injure him, but he himself is seeking death!”
“Senior Apprentice Brother Feifan, teach that ignorant dumb idiot a lesson!”
“Ling Feifan, you are the only one I see as my opponent. Don’t disappoint me. Finish off this kid with one move.”
Ling Yun deeply glanced at Ling Feifan and murmured.
……
Ling Feifan looked at Ling Xiao in astonishment.
He had never imagined that the other party would have no sense of propriety!
Ling Xiao actually hadn’t given him any face!
He was the Genius Hall’s number one!
Even the clan elders gave him some face!
Who was this kid!
He dared to look down on him?
“Judge, can I cripple this fellow?”
Ling Feifan pointedly asked the judges.
“According to the rules, as long as you don’t threaten his life, everything else is, while not altogether blameless, forgivable.”
A judge replied.
“That’s good.”
Ling Feifan smiled before telling Ling Xiao,“You should rejoice. If this were outside, you would have died already. This time, I will cripple you and make you understand that you cannot provoke my prestige!”
Although he spoke with a smile, his violent momentum displayed his incomparable anger.
