Chapter 100 (1/2)

When the smoke and dust had settled, the rain stopped too. The storm clouds dispersed and the sky was clear for thousands of kilometers. Rays of golden light shone down. A rainbow arched in the horizon.

Xiao Chen stepped toward Ling Yingfeng lying in the rubble. His gaze was icy like a cold sword.

Ling Yingfeng was already badly injured. Blood gushed out from his mouth. He was about to utter the words, “I admit defeat” when Xiao Chen stabbed a few fingers at his body, sealing his speech acupoint.

“You want to admit defeat? That’s too easy!” Xiao Chen suddenly trampled a foot heavily on his face. Ling Yingfeng’s face was covered with blood. He clenched his teeth. “Lad… there will be no place for you in Violet Manor in the future!”

“The Ling family? What’s so great about that?” After these words, he stamped another foot on his shoulder. “Crack!” He seemed to have crushed his shoulder blade.

“What a pity Senior Sister Liu isn’t here to see this for herself!” He raised another foot and trod on his other shoulder.

Two shoulder blades completely crushed. Ling Yingfeng shrieked hideously. He could not utter the words “I admit defeat.” Most of the onlookers could guess that Xiao Chen was taking revenge. Some blamed him for his cruelty, others started to cheer.

On the high platforms, the presiding officers exchanged stares amd nodded. One yelled, “Enough! Han Chen has won this duel!”

One must stop the moment the presiding officer ordered him to, or it would be considered an infringement. Below, two figures whizzed up and supported Ling Yingfeng away. One of them turned back his head and said coldly, “You got guts!”

Xiao Chen ignored him. He had exerted too much energy and found it tiring even to speak now.

Since the Wind Floating Platform had been wrecked, they had to switch to another venue for the next duels. Xiao Chen was sent away to rest. If all the Zhou competitors lost in their subsequent duels, he could still compete in the final duel.

The duels did not halt today at noon, but continued until three in the afternoon. WIthout Ling Yingfeng, the Qing State lost almost every match thereafter. They only won when a Heaven List Cultivator appeared, but the man was later defeated by Ye Wuhen in the Core Forming Realm.

Right now, over at the Zhou side, only Ye Wuhen and Xiao Chen remained. A mysterious competitor had not fought for the Qing State. Xiao Chen’s heart turned heavy as he remembered the aforementioned None-flower Dust. If he was as described by hearsay, Xiao Chen would not be able to defeat him, even with the help of the Fuxi Zither.

Suddenly, a cyan figure shifted and a figure landed on the platform. After that came a frivolous voice. “Oh ho, looks like I must show off my skills after all… ”

Xiao Chen focused his gaze and found a man with a devil-may-care expression on his face. Was this None-flower Dust? His cultivation seemed to be only in the middle stages of the Core Forming Realm, not as terrifying as rumored. So the top ten on the Heaven List was just so-so!

At this moment, the crowds began to boil over with excitement. The Zhou competitors raised clenched fists to object. “Is that Leng Ningfeng from the Wuwang Wind Cloud City? How can the Wuwang Wind Cloud City be considered part of the Qing State?”

Xiao Chen was slightly surprised. Wasn’t this man None-flower Dust? He asked Liu Yunzheng beside him, “Master, who is that man?”

Liu Yunzheng gazed at the platform with a worried look. “Leng Ningfeng from the Wuwang Wind Cloud City. He is ranked No. 12 on the Heaven List…” With that, he turned and looked at Xiao Chen. “Are you confident of defeating him?”

Xiao Chen pondered for a while and nodded. He thought that this man’s cultivation was only in the middle stages of the Core Forming Realm. He could still win with the Fuxi Zither string.

The discussions among the crowds became louder and louder. Leng Ningfeng smiled frivolously. “Looks like some people don’t welcome me. Had I known this, I wouldn’t have come… ”

At this moment, the Qing ambassador stood up. “Although Wuwang City is an independent city, it still lies within the boundaries of our Qing State. How can he not count?”

His words were impossible for anyone to refute. Wuwang Wind Cloud City did indeed lie within the Qing State. It was not under its control, however.