For a long time, everyone finally reacted.
However, no one cheered. Lin Zifeng’s defeat, even death, made many people feel regretful—
"Oh my God! Did he really die just like that?"
"Is another peer king comparable to Ao Wuheng falling ? What a pity."
"It seems that apart from the duel between Chen Bubai and Zhan Long on this year’s Mountain and River List, there’s nothing else worth watching. No new king can challenge Ao Wuheng; even challenging is seeking death.."
Above the arena, there were heated discussions. Everyone believed Lin Zifeng was gone.
Even Huo Zhengfeng and Master Shuobude both felt sorry for Lin Zifeng. He could have had a perfect future, but... youth is impulsive.
How many peer kings fell during their growth phase due to arrogance; Lin Zifeng seemed to be no exception.
"What a pity." Fang Yizheng sighed helplessly and turned to walk towards the third floor’s box. The next match would be Chen Bubai versus Zhan Long; this match was already over.
Just when everyone thought Lin Zifeng was dead, there was suddenly a light sound of stones coming from the deepest part of the pit!
Fang Yizheng’s footsteps immediately came to a halt!
The originally bitter expressions of Huo Zhengfeng and Master Shuobude suddenly turned rigid! Especially Master Shuobude, his chubby face with his widened eyes looked like he saw a thousand alpacas galloping!
Another sound of stone trembling!
The scene was silent —
Everyone clenched their fists tightly.
All breaths seemed to have stopped, all concentrated on the ruins, but within the deep pit surrounded by countless debris, Lin Zifeng’s figure was nowhere to be seen, only faint sounds emanated from within.
The pile of stones exploded, a bloody light shot up to the sky, Lin Zifeng’s entire body surged, leaping to a height of five meters!
Landing, his whole body was enveloped in a heavy aura of slaughter!
But no one knew exactly what was happening to him.
"Has he become possessed?!"
"Another possessed one! Are they both possessed?"
Everyone in the arena was not cheering but instead stunned by the killing aura emanating from Lin Zifeng.
Lin Zifeng was acutely aware that unless it was a dire situation, he would never easily succumb to Slaughter Syndrome.
Slaughter Syndrome differs from what is known internationally as War Syndrome.
War Syndrome is a condition some veterans acquire after living long years on the battlefield, having experienced too much life and death.
However, Slaughter Syndrome was a residual of Lin Zifeng’s early War Syndrome from the battlefield, which transformed into Slaughter Syndrome after entering Dark Prison.
"You can still be alive～!"
Ao Wuheng was equally shocked.
"Every time someone spoke to me like that, later they all died." Lin Zifeng smiled faintly, his blood-red eyes deep and hollow, devoid of any emotion visible to anyone.
"I see you’re courting death!" Ao Wuheng sneered, exuding an aura as powerful as a mountain and river, spreading his arms and shouted, "Come! I’d like to see how I die!"
These two prominent young leaders were clashing again, and this battle was not just a competition anymore.
The desire to kill the opponent had arisen in both hearts.
Lin Zifeng’s eyes were bright red, drawing a long black shadow behind him.
Black Radiance violently swept out, meeting Ao Wuheng’s purple radiance, causing another ripple of blossoms in the void!
Lin Zifeng lightly tapped his toe on the ground, soaring into the sky, descending like an Ancient Demon God with a burst of Dark Vital Energy.
Ao Wuheng’s eyes shone brightly, raising purple radiance forcefully to block.
From a distance, black and purple radiance clashed, dazzling beyond compare!
Lin Zifeng threw three consecutive punches, each more fierce than the last.
Battering Ao Wuheng, his teeth clenching and splitting with eyes wide.
Under the immense force, the stone platform beneath was cracking!
Centered on Ao Wuheng, the surrounding two meters of the stone platform were blasted into boiling dust, raising two meters of smoke.
The scene was heart-stopping!
Driven somewhat crazy from Lin Zifeng’s pounding, Ao Wuheng finally raged, raising a big hand, condensing purple electric radiance, and struck upwards towards the sky.
Lin Zifeng’s fiery fist light instantly shattered that purple electric energy.
Under immense pressure, Ao Wuheng’s black hair flew wildly, his blood-red demonic eyes close to manic.
Ao Wuheng screamed hysterically, opening his mouth wide in a roar.
"Is Ao Wuheng trying to use pressure to break through to the Condensation Realm!"
Above the arena, a round-faced man exclaimed with a heavy face.
"Ao Wuheng has been at Peak Stage of the Body Separation Realm for several years. Can this match enable him to break through to the Condensation Realm?"
"That depends if Death God can put enough pressure on him." Someone shouted.
They knew clearly, Ao Wuheng had stayed at the Peak Stage of the Body Separation Realm for years, constantly wanting to break the shackles, struggling to find a rival to put pressure on him; challenging Chen Bubai, Zhan Long, those was no challenge, it was seeking death.
Yet as Ao Wuheng hinted at breakthrough signs, Lin Zifeng’s Black Vital Energy was becoming more robust as if he too was in the process of breakthrough!
A loud noise, two unmatched energies raged throughout the arena!
A wave of white energy rippled through the arena like a river, spreading to all sides.
"Really broke through!!!"
Someone exclaimed first.
Sure enough! Ao Wuheng broke through in this environment!
The white radiance was far more fierce than the purple radiance just moments ago. It was a qualitative leap!
Another loud bang, the two clashed once again, both retreating.
Lin Zifeng also broke through!
Middle Stage of the Body Separation Realm!
Is it really Middle Stage of the Body Separation Realm? Why is his energy not purple but black?
Everyone held their breath, eyes wide watching Lin Zifeng as an anomaly.
No one dared to be certain if Lin Zifeng had truly broken through to Middle Stage, yet able to contest Ao Wuheng of Condensation Realm Early Stage, enough to showcase the ferocity of this child’s cultivation!
"Did you actually break through too?!"
Ao Wuheng gritted his teeth looking at Lin Zifeng.
"I told you, you’re just my stepping stone." Lin Zifeng snorted coldly.
"Haha—I’ll see who’s the stepping stone!"
Ao Wuheng laughed heartily, "If I don’t kill you today, then I’m not Ao Wuheng!"
"You’ll regret it." Lin Zifeng stood in the arena, clasped his hands together before his chest, closed his blood-colored eyes, a Magic Bracelet continuously infused energy. Just breaking through Middle Stage of Body Separation Realm, at this moment, his whole essence felt reborn, the madly swelling power within seemed inexhaustible.
But Ao Wuheng was different, he had just broken through to the Condensation Realm, within was extremely void, lacking any energy supplement.
Ao Wuheng didn’t say a word, his shadow flashed continuously on the arena, in the blink of an eye, the platform was almost all his afterimages, it was impossible to discern which one was his true body.
Lin Zifeng’s face was calm, hands clasped, unmoved like a mountain, as if his mind was no longer wandering in the realm; any noise and chaos in front of him was just a fleeting cloud.
"Brother Lin is attacking! Strike now!!!"
"Brother Lin! Dodge quickly!"
Huo Zhengfeng and Master Shuobude finally changed color; Ao Wuheng’s breakthrough to Condensation Realm made him faster by three points than before!
Yet Lin Zifeng seemed to be amidst this realm.
Ao Wuheng’s mouth curled up, as his big hand was about to crush Lin Zifeng’s neck.
Suddenly! Lin Zifeng’s eyes actually opened!
An iron fist appeared suddenly, it was unknown when it pressed against Ao Wuheng’s chest!
Blood spurted wildly!