Chapter 1694: Ling Feng vs. Ye Ting
"Heh, a bunch of useless trash who only know how to shout!"
Ye Ting snorted coldly. His gaze shifted and settled on Ling Feng.
Other than Shi Haoxuan, Ye Ting looked down on everyone. However, he had never forgotten Shi Haoxuan's claim that Ling Feng was stronger than him.
In Ye Ting's eyes, Tuoba Yan and Ling Feng were quite close. A large part of the reason he had attacked Tuoba Yan was precisely to provoke Ling Feng.
"Heh, Shi Haoxuan actually said you're stronger than me. I'll prove with my fists that he was wrong!" Ye Ting sneered.
A cold light flashed through Ling Feng's eyes.
If Ye Ting's goal had been to anger him, then he had succeeded completely.
"What? Angry now?"
Ye Ting laughed mockingly.
"Good. If you want revenge for that woman, then fight me to the very end. Don't run, and don't surrender. I'll make sure you walk onto this stage standing and leave it lying down!"
Ling Feng ignored the provocation.
Instead, he descended beside Tuoba Yan and gently grasped her wrist to examine her injuries.
Ye Ting's attack had been vicious.
The lightning power had even damaged her soul source. Even with treasures such as the Heaven-Incinerating Dragon Flame Essence, a full recovery would still require time.
Ling Feng frowned deeply.
Since their days in the Tianbai Empire, Tuoba Yan had remained by his side. What had begun as a hostile relationship had gradually transformed into one of the most important bonds in his life.
Had Ye Ting attacked him personally, Ling Feng might not have been this furious.
But Ye Ting had dared to harm someone close to him.
That required a price.
"Ling Feng, I'm fine."
Tuoba Yan's face was pale, but she still shook her head, signaling that he need not worry.
"I know what I'm doing."
Ling Feng's expression remained dark.
This debt... I, Ling Feng, will remember it.
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After another half-hour of rest, the puppet referee emotionlessly announced the next match:
"Ling Feng versus Ye Ting!"
An uproar erupted from the audience.
Truly, enemies often crossed paths.
The two had just formed a grudge, and now they were immediately matched against one another.
No one knew whether Ling Feng or Ye Ting was the unlucky one.
Ye Ting burst into laughter and shot into the air, landing on the arena.
"Hahaha! Even heaven is helping me!"
"Remember, if you want revenge, don't run and don't surrender!"
"I want to see exactly why Shi Haoxuan values you so highly!"
Ling Feng leapt onto the stage as well.
His eyes were icy.
Not a single word left his mouth.
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"Ten Thousand Manifestations Heavenly Thunder!"
Ye Ting roared.
Instantly, he transformed into countless lightning afterimages that filled every corner of the arena.
Despite his arrogance, Ye Ting was not underestimating Ling Feng.
After all, Ling Feng possessed the strength to defeat Ao Jue and had earned Shi Haoxuan's recognition.
He clearly had real ability.
If Ye Ting lost because of carelessness, today's humiliation would be impossible to wash away.
"This Ye Ting may be arrogant, but he definitely has the qualifications to be."
Many spectators sighed.
Although most hoped Ling Feng would teach the mad genius a lesson, few truly believed Ling Feng would win.
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Just then, a pillar of blazing fire erupted skyward.
The Devouring Flame Domain exploded into existence.
A crimson radiance immediately enveloped the entire arena.
Among the elemental affinities, fire naturally restrained lightning.
Within the Devouring Flame Domain, Ye Ting's lightning form visibly dimmed.
Then came a series of metallic ringing sounds.
Behind Ling Feng, eight swords of different elemental attributes appeared.
In his hand, the Eradicator of Realms shone brilliantly.
The sword spirit Xiao Bai had already merged completely with him.
Ye Ting had truly ignited Ling Feng's anger.
In this battle, Ling Feng had no intention of showing mercy.
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Buzz!
The void trembled.
One of the flaming divine swords floating behind Ling Feng suddenly shook violently.
"Scorching Sky Blaze!"
Killing intent surged from Ling Feng's eyes.
With a furious roar, the flaming divine sword shot into the heavens and transformed into an endless rain of fire.
Like countless meteors, it descended toward Ye Ting.
At Ling Feng's current cultivation level, Scorching Sky Blaze had reached near-perfect mastery.
He could even evolve the technique into various follow-up forms, making it even harder to defend against.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fiery rain crashed down like billions of falling stars.
Its power was sufficient to instantly kill an early-stage Great Emperor.
Against a supreme genius like Ye Ting, however, it was still insufficient for a direct victory.
Yet its purpose was never to kill.
It was to force Ye Ting out of hiding.
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And it worked.
As the rain of fire fell, explosions echoed continuously.
The Ye Ting hidden within the lightning was repeatedly obstructed.
His speed slowed.
His true body was exposed.
At that moment, he had already secretly approached within three zhang of Ling Feng and was preparing a lethal strike.
A trace of annoyance appeared on Ye Ting's face.
Fire and lightning naturally opposed one another.
Moreover, the flames controlled by Ling Feng were exceptionally troublesome.
Even Ye Ting could not afford to ignore such dense bombardment.
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"Nine Heavens Punishment Thunder! Judgment of Heaven and Earth!"
His figure flashed backward.
Since his concealment had been broken, Ye Ting immediately retreated.
He knew very well how terrifying Ling Feng's physical strength was.
Close combat was the last thing he wanted.
In the next instant, Ye Ting appeared near the edge of the arena.
As he chanted, dark clouds rolled across the sky.
Thunder surged within ten thousand miles of storm clouds.
This was the very same ultimate technique that had repeatedly forced Yu Linglong to burn her Earth Spirit Core.
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Whoosh!
Suddenly, Ye Ting's pupils contracted.
Out of the corner of his eye, Ling Feng had vanished.
Not good!
Ling Feng's physique far surpassed even Ao Jue's.
Ye Ting had not forgotten that.
The Nine Heavens Punishment Thunder required preparation time.
Yu Linglong excelled at defense rather than offense, so she had been forced to endure it repeatedly.
Ling Feng was different.
With his ability to shatter the void through sheer physical strength, he could freely move through space itself.
And Ye Ting was deeply wary of that monstrous body.
Though he had tempered himself with lightning for years, he knew that his physical strength was inferior to Ao Jue after activating Nine Firmaments Dragon Roar Heaven-Shaking Transformation.
And Ling Feng's body refinement was even stronger than Ao Jue's.
There was no way Ye Ting would foolishly allow Ling Feng to get close.
Without hesitation, he once more dissolved into lightning and disappeared.
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The dark clouds remained gathered overhead.
Under Ye Ting's control, the lightning within them became increasingly violent and massive.
Once unleashed, it seemed capable of tearing apart the very heavens.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Yet the moment Ye Ting disappeared, the rain of fire intensified again.
This time it was even denser than before.
Blazing flames mixed with razor-sharp sword qi swept across the arena.
They occupied half the battlefield and left Ye Ting nowhere to hide.
At last, the endless firestorm cornered him against the edge of the arena.
With no room left to evade!
Ye Ting was forced to reveal himself once more.