"It's just a puppet!" said another man nonchalantly beside him, "I heard that behind this Ling Feng, there's a master of the Divine Sea Realm. I think that's who truly killed Liu Wuyun! This one is just a small fry pushed to the forefront by that Divine Sea Realm master!"

"Lord of Diling City seems to know quite a bit about this matter!" the first man chuckled, "But I'm rather intrigued by this Ling Feng! Who do you think is more formidable between Yuwen Lou and Ling Feng?"

The Lord of Diling City replied indifferently, "Yuwen Lou is already a mid-stage Divine Realm expert, and after this seclusion, he's reached the threshold of the late-stage Divine Realm. Moreover, Ling Feng is merely at the early stage of the Divine Realm. Do you even think there's any suspense here, Lord of Lingyu City?"

These two men were precisely the Lords of Diling City and Lingyu City!

The Lord of Lingyu City smiled and said, "Why don't we make a bet? If it comes to blows and Ling Feng wins, how about you let me observe the Sunset Map for a month?"

"You want my Sunset Map?" the Lord of Diling City laughed, "I wonder what bet you'd place to match mine?"

The Lord of Lingyu City said, "A jar of Royal Spirit Wine, how about it?"

"Alright, I'll wager!" the Lord of Diling City said with a smile, "It's said that Royal Spirit Wine has the effects of calming the soul and spirit. Your Lingyu City produces less than a hundred jars a year. It seems I'm in for a treat this time!"

The Lord of Lingyu City chuckled softly, "Who will win, who will lose, it will be clear soon enough!"

In front of the Tianmu Hot Springs, Ling Feng coldly stared at Yuwen Lou, "I don't care who you are. Kneel and apologize immediately, and I might consider sparing your life!"

Yuwen Lou laughed heartily, "Where'd this little clown come from, daring to speak to me like that? I'll tell you what, if you hand over your woman for me to knead my shoulders and rub my back, I might overlook your rudeness. Otherwise, I'll make sure you can't take a step in Yunfu City!"

Ling Feng sighed lightly, "I knew you'd refuse. Actually... I just wanted a justified excuse to attack!"

With those words, Ling Feng's figure appeared in front of Yuwen Lou, slapping him across the face.

"Hmph, I was just waiting for you to make a move!" A bloodthirsty gleam flashed in Yuwen Lou's eyes as he raised his hand to counterattack Ling Feng.

But for some reason, Yuwen Lou suddenly felt like his body was sinking into a quagmire, his movements becoming sluggish.

In that flash of an instant, Ling Feng's slap landed hard on Yuwen Lou's face.

With a resounding smack, Yuwen Lou was sent flying by Ling Feng, and a clear handprint appeared on his right cheek!

"You're courting death!" Yuwen Lou scrambled up from the ground, his eyes flashing with a fierce killing aura. As the genius of the Yuwen family, when had he ever suffered such humiliation, being slapped away in public?

Ling Feng waved his hand and said, "What? Haven't had enough of a taste from that slap?"

Yuwen Lou snorted coldly, roared in fury, and his hands turned as translucent as jade, with flames blazing on his palms.

Great Jade Raging Flame Palm! It's also one of the Yuwen family's famed techniques!

Earlier, Ling Feng had secretly set up a Gravity Formation, slowing Yuwen Lou's physical reaction, but this method only worked by surprise and couldn't be used as a regular tactic!

"If I could instantly cast formations, a First-Level Array would be enough to crush Yuwen Lou to death!" Ling Feng mused to himself.

Instant casting formations is all Array Masters' dream, as it requires complete understanding of formation essence and super strength to achieve it.

Ling Feng knows he still has a long way to go before reaching such a realm!

"If you're using fire, then I'll use ice!" Ling Feng took a deep breath as a chill emanated from him, quickly spreading around, making even the surrounding cultivators feel a slight coldness.

"The Yuwen Clan's Power of Blazing Flame, versus Ling Feng's Power of Frost; things are getting interesting!" the Lord of Lingyu City said with a smile, "Lord of Diling City, I think my chances of winning are pretty good!"

The Lord of Diling City snorted, "Not necessarily. Yuwen Lou must have been careless just now. The present Yuwen Lou isn't someone a novice at the early stage of the Divine Realm can compare with!"

While Ling Feng is at the early stage of the Divine Realm, he's no novice! His cards in hand are enough to instantly kill anyone below the Divine Sea Realm! By wielding the Mo Yu Sword, Ling Feng even has the confidence to contend with masters at the initial stage of the Divine Sea Realm.

But clearly, dealing with Yuwen Lou doesn't require Ling Feng to reveal his cards!

The Power of Frost from the sword sheath is more than sufficient!

"Great Jade Raging Flame Palm!" yelled Yuwen Lou, striking with both palms while Ling Feng saw countless fiery jade-like palms coming at him, blocking all avenues of retreat!

"Prevent me from retreating? I never intended to retreat!" Ling Feng muttered to himself, "Besides, I also want to try, using the Power of Ice to drive the Cultivation Technique of Dragon God Technique, just how powerful it can be!"

"Dragon God Technique, Rising Dragon Fist!" Ling Feng roared, striking forth with a fist as a faint dragon roar echoed from within him.

Boom! With the Power of Frost, Ling Feng's punch smashed against the incoming Great Jade Raging Flame Palm.

The Rising Dragon Fist swept forward like a bamboo splitting, with unstoppable momentum, shattering the Great Jade Raging Flame Palm in front of it, directly charging toward Yuwen Lou.

"Yuwen Lou underestimated his opponent!" laughed the Lord of Lingyu City, "By dispersing his strength, Yuwen Lou weakened the power of the Great Jade Raging Flame Palm, while Ling Feng gathered his strength at one point, breaking the surface by a point, achieving extraordinary results!"

The Lord of Diling City frowned, "No, the power of that punch from Ling Feng has already surpassed the early stage of the Divine Realm, even comparable to a general mid-stage Divine Realm expert, this guy… really isn't simple!"

Ling Feng did not anticipate that using the mental method of the Dragon God Technique to channel the Power of Frost into the Rising Dragon Fist would amplify its power by more than thirty percent!

Yuwen Lou's eyes widened; he couldn't believe his Great Jade Raging Flame Palm had been so effortlessly defeated!

With a bang, the Rising Dragon Fist instantly struck Yuwen Lou, and a red light appeared on his body, shielding him from the Rising Dragon Fist's attack.

"A Protective Artifact?" Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. Yuwen Lou indeed was a disciple from a prominent family, possessing a protective artifact on him.

Yuwen Lou's expression was grim. His close protective artifact could withstand a full-force blow from a master below the initial stage of the Divine Sea Realm. Its activation implied the previous punch would have dealt him immense damage, thus triggering the automatic protection feature of the artifact.

"How could I lose to someone at the early stage of the Divine Realm, lose to a no-name nobody, how could this be!" Yuwen Lou's eyes were somewhat dazed.

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