Chapter 27: Battle with Jin Lingfeng

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Battle with Jin Lingfeng

Jin Lingfeng’s roar boomed like a clap of thunder.

At the sound, Tang Ruoxue lifted her red wedding veil and immediately saw Jin Guiyun on the ground.

Profound shock filled Tang Ruoxue’s beautiful eyes. Three days ago, Yi Xiaoyao had defeated her. Today, he had defeated Jin Guiyun, who was at the Ninth Realm of Qi Condensation.

Such feats were more than enough to prove Yi Xiaoyao’s extraordinary nature, yet she, Tang Ruoxue, had failed to secure this exceptional young man for herself.

Just as a flicker of regret sparked within her, she glanced at Jin Lingfeng beside her, and the feeling vanished completely.

’Yi Xiaoyao may be strong, but Lingfeng is stronger. I’ll watch with my own eyes as Lingfeng defeats him, proving that I, Tang Ruoxue, didn’t choose the wrong man!’

At this thought, a smug smile touched Tang Ruoxue’s lips as she looked toward Yi Xiaoyao.

But she found that Yi Xiaoyao didn’t even spare her a glance, which caused her to frown slightly.

Hearing Jin Lingfeng’s furious roar, the cold sneer on Yi Xiaoyao’s lips only widened.

He asked the steward, "The white funeral goods I had you prepare, have you brought them?"

"Fortress Master, they’re all here," the steward replied.

Yi Xiaoyao nodded, then turned to the Tang Family youths, whose eyes were gleaming. "Before I make Jin Lingfeng leave on his back, I want you to hang up these funeral decorations."

This time, far from objecting, the Tang Family youths answered in perfect unison and began tearing down the red wedding decorations to hang the white funeral ones.

Outside the Tang Family Castle, the crowd of onlookers grew, every one of them amazed by Yi Xiaoyao’s audacity.

In all of Hunting City, Yi Xiaoyao was likely the only one who would dare turn Young Master Jin’s wedding into a funeral.

Seething with rage, Jin Lingfeng ripped the large red flower from his chest. A low growl rumbled in his throat as majestic Spiritual Power swirled around him, and he advanced on Yi Xiaoyao step by step.

He was truly enraged.

"Good! Very good! Yi Xiaoyao, I’ll turn this funeral into your own!"

The moment the words left his mouth, an incredibly dense aura of Spiritual Power erupted from Jin Lingfeng’s body.

This aura of Spiritual Power was several times stronger than that of his brother, Jin Guiyun, who was at the Ninth Realm of Qi Condensation.

"The Foundation Establishment Realm!"

"As expected of the Closed-door Disciple personally taken in by the Sect Leader of the Cloud Transformation Sect! To have become a Foundation Establishment expert at such a young age!"

"This Jin Lingfeng is far stronger than his brother, Jin Guiyun! Yi Xiaoyao is probably done for."

"That’s right. Yi Xiaoyao is at the Ninth Realm of Qi Condensation and Jin Lingfeng is at the First Realm of Foundation Establishment. Although there’s only a single-layer difference in their cultivation, that layer crosses into a new major realm! There’s simply no comparison between major realms."

A commotion immediately swept through the crowd of onlookers.

"Fortress Master, don’t fight Jin Lingfeng! Get out of here!" the Tang Family elders yelled to Yi Xiaoyao.

The Jin Family elders, meanwhile, said to Jin Lingfeng, "Young Master, kill Yi Xiaoyao! Our Jin Family has absolutely no fear of the Tang Family!"

Judging by the crowd’s murmurs and the words of both families’ elders, it was clear that no one believed Yi Xiaoyao had any chance of victory.

Yi Xiaoyao didn’t respond. He knew, of course, that he couldn’t defeat Jin Lingfeng with just the power of the Ninth Realm of Qi Condensation. But since he had dared to appear, he naturally had his own trump card.

Before him, Jin Lingfeng’s body erupted with intense golden Spiritual Power as he charged forward, radiating immense might.

"Yi Xiaoyao, die! High-Grade Yellow Rank Spiritual Skill, Mad Elephant Fist!"

His roar, accompanied by the trumpeting of an elephant, merged into a deafening sonic boom that tore through the air.

The giant elephant phantom before Jin Lingfeng was none other than Spiritual Energy Transformation, an ability only achievable by those in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Yi Xiaoyao had seen Jin Lingfeng use this move to defeat Tang Zhong before, so he was well aware of its power.

’Foundation Establishment Realm? So what?’

Yi Xiaoyao muttered to himself, his expression grave.

The next moment, a glint of resolute madness flashed in his determined eyes.

"Soul Burning Forbidden Technique!"

He forced the four terrifying words from between his clenched teeth.

A layer of ethereal black flame ignited around his body. In an instant, Yi Xiaoyao’s aura began to skyrocket wildly!

His Ninth Realm of Qi Condensation cultivation instantly reached its peak, and in the next moment, it shot past the limits of the Qi Condensation Realm at a terrifying speed, drawing infinitely close to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Strangely, as this happened, Yi Xiaoyao noticed that the Source of Sword Qi to the right of his Dantian still showed no sign of condensing.

However, he had no time to dwell on it. The searing pain of his burning soul warned him that he only had ten breaths’ time.

If he couldn’t defeat Jin Lingfeng within ten breaths, his soul would be burned to nothing!

Meanwhile, everyone present was frozen in stunned silence.

"This... How is this possible?!"

"How could his cultivation aura surge so much in an instant?"

It all defied common sense, exceeding everyone’s imagination.

Standing not far away, Tang Ruoxue’s lips trembled as she gazed at Yi Xiaoyao’s tall, imposing figure, now radiating a heaven-shattering momentum.

’He... he was still hiding this much power?’ Tang Ruoxue thought, realizing the distance between her and Yi Xiaoyao was growing ever wider.

Jin Guiyun, in particular, was trembling uncontrollably. He finally understood that when Yi Xiaoyao hadn’t instantly killed him earlier, it had been an act of mercy.

Yi Xiaoyao snapped his head up. A sharp glint shot from his eyes, seeming to pierce the very air as it locked onto Jin Lingfeng.

His cold, arrogant words rang in everyone’s ears, striking directly at Jin Lingfeng’s heart.

"Jin Lingfeng, I told you you’d be leaving on your back, and I’ll be damned if I let you walk out of here! This funeral is for you!"

HUMMM!

A violent wave of energy pulsed outward. As Yi Xiaoyao finished speaking, his cultivation aura temporarily reached the First Realm of Foundation Establishment.

His right hand reached for his back. With a flash of red light, the Bloodthirsty Sword was drawn.

Before, Jin Guiyun had not been worthy of him drawing his sword. But now, he had to go all out.

At that moment, Jin Lingfeng closed in, the very ground trembling with his approach.

"Hmph! In the face of absolute power, all your tricks are useless!"

After Jin Lingfeng’s heavy snort, the battle between them officially began.

Spiritual Power of different colors erupted from both of them. Like two burning meteorites, they converged in a flash.

Jin Lingfeng didn’t dare underestimate Yi Xiaoyao either. The giant elephant phantom before him swiftly split into two, and he sent them blasting forward with all his might.

Yi Xiaoyao gritted his teeth, let out a low roar, and shot forward with his longsword.

"Angry Wind Sword Skill!"

The light of the sword bloomed like blood. This High-Grade Yellow Rank Swordsmanship possessed both speed and power.

Empowered by Yi Xiaoyao’s surging cultivation, the sword shadows moved with unbelievable speed, accompanied by the howling of a furious wind.

The blood-red sword light, coated in domineering Dark Spiritual Power, was terrifyingly cold.

He slashed down.

SWISH!

With a flash of blood-red light, the giant elephant phantoms before Jin Lingfeng let out a mournful cry. They held for only an instant before the sword light sliced them in two.

The sword light didn’t stop. A spray of fresh blood erupted, and a scream echoed across the grounds.

"AHHH!!!"

Where Yi Xiaoyao’s sword light passed, Jin Lingfeng’s right fist was severed at the wrist. The blade flashed with a dark light as it continued its descent, slashing swiftly toward his head!