Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 587 - 585: I Am Not Afraid of You

Under the oppressive gaze of ’Blood Hand’ Xu Zhan, Luo Feng’s expression remained cold.

"Today, you two will die!"

"Xu Zhan, there’s no need to waste words on this kid. Let’s join forces and kill him!" Wei Kuang’s hatred for Luo Feng penetrated his bones. He couldn’t wait to chop Luo Feng to pieces immediately and vent his pent-up fury.

A few hundred meters away, the Snow Rock villagers anxiously watched this scene unfold.

"’Blood Hand’ Xu Zhan... I’ve heard of him. He’s the top genius of the Great Rock School in the Tianming Region. He kills without mercy and never leaves anyone alive. Rumor has it that a village once offended him, and he slaughtered all two hundred-plus inhabitants, leaving no survivors..."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the nearby villagers turned pale. After all, Xu Zhan had just announced that no one would leave here alive today.

"Village Chief, can Luo Feng really stand against those two?" a young woman asked Ye Qin, who stood beside her, her voice trembling.

Ye Qin gripped her sword tightly, her lips set in a thin line. "Luo Feng will definitely win!"

"That’s a relief..."

The expressions of the nearby villagers relaxed somewhat. Some clutched their hands to their chests and began to pray quietly, hoping for Luo Feng’s victory.

Ye Qin watched the mid-air confrontation between the three, her pretty face covered in a layer of frost.

She had also heard of Xu Zhan. He was one of the top ten young talents in the Six Southern Domains. His reputation was formidable, and deep down, she had no confidence in Luo Feng’s victory.

Xu Zhan furrowed his brows. Luo Feng’s calm demeanor made him feel a hint of unease, as if something dreadful was about to happen.

Ridiculous! He’s just a mere student from the Flowing Cloud Region. Why should I worry...

Xu Zhan shook his head, dismissing the thought.

He had been in the Spiritual Rotation Realm for nearly a year. During that time, he had killed more than five martial artists who had also reached the first level of this realm. Among them was even a young, somewhat renowned genius from the Six Southern Domains.

Thinking of this, a sinister smile spread across Xu Zhan’s face as he shouted, "Kill!"

As his voice fell, a ferocious aura swirled around his body with an earthen-yellow glow. Locking his gaze on Luo Feng, he threw a punch forward.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK...

The surrounding space warped violently as the air ruptured like shattering crystal, and twisted fissures snaked like pythons toward Luo Feng.

The Snow Rock villagers, hundreds of meters away, paled. The instant Xu Zhan threw his punch, they felt their bodies become incredibly heavy, as if a great mountain was pressing down on them.

Innate Mountain Cracking Skill?

Luo Feng’s eyes narrowed. When he first noticed Xu Zhan at Skyridge Plaza, he had heard from Zi Yuan that the Innate Mountain Cracking Skill was the strongest body-refining martial art of the Great Rock School. It was said that its grade was Profound Level Medium Grade, and when fully mastered, one could shatter steel with a mere gesture, its power unimaginable.

WHOOSH!

Facing the Yuan Qi fissures rushing at him like monstrous pythons, Luo Feng did not retreat but advanced instead, his figure shooting into the sky as he counterattacked with a punch.

"Tyrant Flame Return Wind!"

BOOM!

The red Fist Gang twisted into a fiery tornado and violently collided with the Yuan Qi fissures, igniting a series of explosions.

In terms of raw power, the Innate Mountain Cracking Skill surpassed the Eight Wildernesses Dominating Flame Fist. However, Luo Feng had achieved complete mastery of his Eight Wildernesses Dominating Flame Fist, compensating for the difference in martial art quality. In an instant, he completely obliterated the Yuan Qi fissures before him.

"Luo Feng, meet your death!"

Almost simultaneously, Wei Kuang made his move.

Stepping on empty air, Wei Kuang sprang into action like a maddened, raging tiger, roaring as he charged!

"Wild Wind Wolf Shadow!"

With a loud roar, Wei Kuang swung his man-high, heavy-backed saber in a wide arc through the air, slashing down. A green saber light materialized into a giant wolf four to five meters tall.

ROAR!

Amidst the wolf’s howl, the surrounding air erupted. The giant wolf split into two, then four, pouncing at Luo Feng from different directions as if to tear him limb from limb.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH...

The surrounding space erupted into a violent wind, forcing the distant villagers to struggle to keep their eyes open.

Killing intent flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes.

He hadn’t killed Wei Kuang on Sky Mountain for two reasons. First, he didn’t want to reveal too much of his strength during the first round of the assessment. Second, he considered their conflict a mere clash of egos, unlike his life-and-death feud with Xin Chong; there was no need to kill wantonly.

But clearly, Wei Kuang did not see it that way.

You’ve brought this on yourself.

Narrowing his eyes, Luo Feng’s gaze turned sharp. The Rage Flame Knife in his hand hummed like a dragon’s cry. A wave of sharp energy surged from his body, instantly calming the airflow within a two-zhang radius around him, rendering it as still as a mountain.

"Sever!"

Stepping forward, the air rippled under Luo Feng’s feet like water, spreading outwards in all directions. The Rage Flame Knife unleashed a dazzling saber light that coiled like a snake, enveloping all four giant green wolves.

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK! SHINK...

The saber light flashed. The four Yuan Qi-formed green wolves were instantly decapitated, transforming back into pure Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and vanishing without a trace. The diminished saber light, now smaller, slashed towards Wei Kuang.

"What!"

Wei Kuang’s face turned ashen.

Outside Skyridge Plaza, when he had clashed with Luo Feng, his Light Martial Arts were only slightly inferior, and their overall strength was comparable. He never imagined Luo Feng could shatter his Hurricane Saber Technique with a single strike.

Feeling the terrifying power contained within the Saber Gang, Wei Kuang dared not be careless. With a loud shout, a green glow around him formed a massive Saber Gang, stabilizing the surrounding space.

SWISH!

With a flash of saber light, his Protective Gang Energy shattered instantly. Wei Kuang coughed up a mouthful of blood and was flung to the ground, a shocking gash visible on his chest.

"You..."

Pointing at Luo Feng, Wei Kuang’s face was filled with disbelief. He had always believed his strength was not inferior to Luo Feng’s. The current reality, however, was difficult to accept; he couldn’t even withstand a single strike from Luo Feng.

SPLAT!

Perhaps due to excessive agitation, Wei Kuang’s face flushed red, and he spat out another mouthful of blood, becoming completely immobilized.

Luo Feng sneered. Although he had suppressed his cultivation to the first level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm, he was actually a peak second-level Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist. If he couldn’t even deal with Wei Kuang, that would be truly strange.

However, his opponent was indeed worthy of being Long Wind School’s top student, managing to avoid a fatal blow at the critical moment and thus escaping immediate death.

"Such powerful strength! To heavily injure a first-level Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist with a single strike!"

"It seems we underestimated him. His strength is enough to contend with the top ten young masters of the Six Southern Domains. When did such a genius appear in the Flowing Cloud Region..."

"To think I’d live to see such an extraordinary duel..."

Although the Snow Rock villagers’ martial knowledge was limited, they understood the terrifying power of Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists. Seeing Wei Kuang grievously injured by Luo Feng’s single strike and unable to get up, their faces showed shock and excitement.

Bing Ruolan and He Qin, who were busy slaughtering the Underground Demons, were equally astonished.

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK! SHINK...

With a flick of He Qin’s fair wrist, an icy sword light cascaded like continuous spring rain, pouring down and slaying the few Bone Scale Demons before her.

Glancing sideways at Luo Feng’s proud, upright figure, a peculiar glint flashed through He Qin’s eyes, as cold as snow.

Severely wounding Wei Kuang with one strike... this is definitely not something a first-level Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist could accomplish. Could it be that he has hidden his strength and is already at the second level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm?

"Xu Zhan, kill him quickly!"

Wei Kuang, his face contorted, looked at Xu Zhan. Luo Feng’s strength terrified him. If Luo Feng wasn’t eliminated today, he would undoubtedly be doomed beyond redemption.

At this moment, Wei Kuang felt somewhat fortunate that ’Blood Hand’ Xu Zhan had accepted this task.

Xu Zhan ranked ninth among the top ten young masters of the Six Southern Domains. He cultivated the Innate Mountain Cracking Skill, whose power was extraordinary. No matter how formidable Luo Feng was, having only recently advanced to the Spiritual Rotation Realm, he would surely be no match for Xu Zhan.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Xu Zhan made no further move.

Looking at Luo Feng, Xu Zhan furrowed his brows, his body flashing with an intense yellow glow, apparently lost in thought.

Luo Feng didn’t want to waste time here. He looked at Xu Zhan and said coldly, "Xu Zhan, you’re here on Yi Tian’s orders to kill me, right? Make your move."

Hearing Luo Feng’s composed tone, Xu Zhan’s gaze shifted slightly. He suddenly understood the source of that strange feeling in his heart: it was an intense sense of crisis! It was like being stared down by a ferocious tiger, a chilling sensation that made one’s hair stand on end.

"Luo Feng, I hope you don’t misunderstand."

Xu Zhan’s eyes flickered with a cold light several times as he looked at Luo Feng and said, "I, Xu Zhan, do as I please. I never take orders from anyone."

Luo Feng replied indifferently, "So what?"

The yellow Mysterious Light around Xu Zhan suddenly dimmed, and he retracted his aura, saying, "I’ve suddenly lost interest in your life. However, it’s not because I’m afraid of you. Let’s postpone this battle until the Martial Champion rankings competition!"

Luo Feng had blocked his Innate Mountain Cracking Skill with one punch and, in the blink of an eye, severely injured Wei Kuang.

Although Xu Zhan looked down on Wei Kuang, he knew Wei Kuang was one of the few young masters in the Six Southern Domains, a first-level Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artist. Even he would need to expend some effort to defeat Wei Kuang, yet Luo Feng had done it in just one or two moves!

After some thought, Xu Zhan realized he wasn’t fully confident he could kill Luo Feng and didn’t want to risk making an enemy of him.

"Xu Zhan, what is the meaning of this? You took five thousand grade-two Yuan Stones from Yi Tian, and now you intend to stand idly by!"

Hearing Xu Zhan’s words, Wei Kuang’s expression changed drastically.

If Xu Zhan didn’t make a move, his death today would be certain. He immediately roared, his voice a mix of fear and bravado, "You accepted five thousand grade-two Yuan Stones from Yi Tian! Are you going to just stand by and watch?"

Everyone watched in astonishment. No one had expected Xu Zhan to say such things. Could it be that Xu Zhan feared Luo Feng?

Xu Zhan’s brows furrowed slightly. He looked at Wei Kuang with a cold smile.

"What I, Xu Zhan, choose to do is none of your business to dictate!"

WHOOSH!

As he spoke, Xu Zhan waved his hand, flinging a storage ring toward Luo Feng.

"What is this?" Luo Feng asked, catching the storage ring.

"Yi Tian promised ten thousand grade-two Yuan Stones for your life. These five thousand grade-two Yuan Stones were my deposit. I always finish what I start. Since I’ve chosen to abandon the mission, I naturally won’t keep the deposit," Xu Zhan stated.

Ten thousand grade-two Yuan Stones? I never thought my head was so valuable.

A cold gleam flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes. He weighed the storage ring in his hand, then put it away. Looking at Xu Zhan, he said, "Alright, you may go."

Every grievance has its source, every debt its debtor. This matter originated with Yi Tian. Even without Xu Zhan, others would have come.

Since Xu Zhan had chosen to withdraw, Luo Feng didn’t wish to press the issue further. Right now, the villagers’ safety was paramount. The longer this dragged on, the more dangerous their situation would become.

"Farewell."

Xu Zhan had no face to linger and turned to leave.

"Xu Zhan! So much for being one of the top ten young masters of the Six Southern Domains! Scared off by a mere student from Flowing Cloud Region’s Four Great Academies, fleeing with your tail between your legs! Just wait, once I leave this place, I’ll publicize this matter and ruin your reputation!"

Seeing Xu Zhan about to leave, Wei Kuang was both terrified and furious. The intense fear and anger nearly drove him mad, and he began to curse loudly.