Chapter 1732: Instant Kill with a Single Sword Strike
"You're courting death!"
The cold-faced man's brows knit together as killing intent surged from his eyes.
In the next instant, he moved.
He charged straight at Ling Feng.
"We'll see who's the one that dies."
Ling Feng chuckled softly.
His wrist turned.
The Eradicator of Realms flashed.
A single sword strike severed one of the cold-faced man's hands.
"W-What?!"
The cold-faced man's pupils contracted violently.
The sword will radiating naturally from Ling Feng's body filled even him with fear.
The feeling was as if he had been locked onto by an Asura from hell itself.
For the first time, his expression became extremely grave.
He no longer dared to underestimate his opponent.
A sword instantly appeared in his hand.
Raising it high, he slashed downward.
Sword light tore through the sky as though it intended to split the heavens apart.
"Brat, no matter what tricks you're hiding, you're dying today!"
With a furious roar, the cold-faced man unleashed his sword.
Then his expression froze.
In the very next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his neck.
His head flew into the air.
Blood erupted from the severed neck like a fountain.
His head traced a high arc before crashing onto the ground.
The entire area fell silent.
Everyone stood there in complete shock.
Instant kill.
The terrifying expert who had pushed all the geniuses of the Dongling Region into absolute despair had been killed by Ling Feng with a single sword strike.
Perhaps the cold-faced man had been careless and underestimated his opponent.
Even so, Ling Feng's sword was simply too fast.
So fast that the man had not even been given time to react.
The scene was utterly unbelievable.
The Fifth Level Destiny expert looked no different from an ant that could be crushed with a single finger.
"You... you... you actually killed him... killed him..."
Long Tengyuan finally snapped out of his daze.
Pointing at Ling Feng, his face turned deathly pale.
Fear and horror filled his eyes.
He staggered backward repeatedly.
His finger trembled uncontrollably while sweat poured down his forehead.
A terrified scream escaped his lips.
A trace of satisfaction appeared in Ling Feng's eyes.
The result had not disappointed him.
He had endured for a long time and consumed more than half of his Sword Soul Crystals to elevate his Slaughterous Sword Will to Great Perfection.
The power of a Great Perfection Slaughterous Sword Will was truly astonishing.
The cold-faced man's strength had indeed been formidable.
However, under sword wills of the same level, Ling Feng's Slaughterous Sword Will possessed an overwhelming suppressive effect.
The moment the cold-faced man sensed the threat of death, Ling Feng's sword had already severed his head.
In real combat, cultivation was never the only factor that determined life and death.
"Junior Brother Long, run!"
Long Shan, the burly cultivator, let out a furious roar.
Drawing his sword in an instant, he rushed toward Ling Feng.
He intended to buy Long Tengyuan enough time to escape, even if it cost him his life.
Within Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor, Long Tengyuan held a special status.
He was the great-grandson of a Supreme Elder.
If anything happened to Long Tengyuan in Sunset Ancient City, the enraged Supreme Elder would undoubtedly vent his wrath.
Although Long Shan was nominally Long Tengyuan's senior brother, he was essentially a servant and bodyguard.
If Long Tengyuan died, the consequences would likely extend to his entire clan.
The only thing he could do was die before Long Tengyuan did.
At least then, he would have fulfilled his duty.
"Hmph. You think you're leaving?"
Ling Feng stepped forward.
His sword swept casually through the air.
Blood splashed across the ground.
No one saw exactly what happened in that instant.
The next thing they knew, Long Shan, a genius expert from the Xijian Region, was lying in a pool of blood.
The disciples of Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor who had accompanied Long Tengyuan stared at Ling Feng in terror.
Gritting their teeth, they shouted,
"Don't do anything reckless! Do you have any idea how powerful Junior Brother Long's backing is? If you so much as harm a single hair on his head, your entire Dongling Region will be exterminated, no matter how far away you are!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Ling Feng raised the Eradicator of Realms and brought its blade closer to Long Tengyuan's throat.
The razor-sharp edge lightly cut his skin.
Fresh blood slowly trickled down the blade.
"N-No... please don't kill me..."
Long Tengyuan's legs gave way.
His entire body trembled as tears and snot streamed down his face.
He begged desperately.
The arrogant and overbearing young master from earlier had vanished completely.
"I have treasures! Lots of treasures!"
"I'll give them all to you!"
"Please don't kill me. I don't want to die!"
Ling Feng merely looked at him.
That gaze alone placed immense pressure on Long Tengyuan.
The tangible aura of slaughter surrounding Ling Feng made one thing painfully clear.
This man was not merely trying to scare him.
"Not killing you isn't impossible."
According to Ling Feng's usual style, he would have killed him with a single sword strike without hesitation.
But things were different now.
He was not alone.
He had to consider everyone from the Dongling Region.
At this very moment, Sunset Ancient City was filled with geniuses from the Xijian Region.
If news spread that Long Tengyuan had died at the hands of a Dongling Region martial practitioner, it would bring catastrophe upon everyone from the Dongling Region.
Ling Feng might be able to escape.
The others could not.
Staring coldly at the cowardly young master before him, Ling Feng's eyes turned icy.
He spat out two words.
"Kneel."
Thud!
Without the slightest hesitation, Long Tengyuan dropped to his knees.
He threw his arms around Ling Feng's leg and burst into tears.
"Hero! Great Hero! Please let me go! Just treat me like a fart and let me disappear!"
Watching Long Tengyuan grovel so pitifully for the sake of survival, every martial practitioner from the Dongling Region looked at him with utter contempt.
If he had not been fortunate enough to be born into a powerful clan of the Xijian Region, a person like him would probably have been worth less than a dog.