Words cannot kill unless they are shocking!
Feng Lin’s words struck like thunder booming in the sky, leaving the surroundings dead silent.
The Feng clan members exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions twisted in disbelief. Had they misheard?
“Interesting!” On the high platform, the eerie man straightened up, looking down at Feng Lin with growing intrigue, as if he had discovered a novel and amusing toy.
“Arrogant! Do you think you’re some elite cultivator? Every one of us here is a powerhouse among cultivators! How dare you boast about taking on multiple opponents? Truly, the ignorant have no fear!” Feng Jinpeng, as the clan leader’s legitimate son, had never seen anyone more arrogant than himself. He couldn’t hold back and immediately stepped forward to rebuke him.
The remaining top ten contestants were all young, having become interstellar cultivators—each brimming with pride.
Being so blatantly dismissed, they too seethed with fury.
“You want to fight us all? I don’t need anyone else; I alone can crush you!”
“You’d better pray the draw doesn’t pit you against me, or I’ll make you regret it!”
“Who do you think you are?”
Voices of criticism and mockery erupted.
Among the crowd, Feng Li remained unmoved, his eyes narrowing as he fixed his gaze on Feng Lin. His stare was sharp as a blade, exuding a dangerous, oppressive aura.
Mockery, reprimand, disdain—none of it mattered to Feng Lin.
Though everyone thought he was just spouting nonsense out of arrogance, no one knew he meant every word.
Feng Lin swept a cold glance over the crowd, saying nothing, his eyes locked firmly on the clan leader.
Why bother with the barking of these dogs?
Whether this plan to take on multiple opponents would succeed or not depended entirely on the clan leader’s word.
Seeing Feng Lin ignore them, the other top ten contestants grew even more enraged, their faces burning as if slapped.
Ignored—utterly and completely ignored.
Was there anything more humiliating than this?
“Kid, don’t get too cocky!” A burly, fierce-faced man stepped forward.
The surrounding clan members, now snapping out of their shock, stirred up chaos, eager to see a fight.
“Feng Tu, do it! Teach him a lesson!”
“You’re a high-ranking clan member; don’t let some low-ranking one bully you!”
“Put that brat’s arrogance in its place!”
Seeing the orderly clan ranking tournament descend into chaos because of Feng Lin’s words, the clan leader finally had enough. “Silence!”
A single, deep shout echoed through the area, and the clamor died down like flames extinguished by a cold wind.
As the clan leader, he held the fate of most clan members in his hands, commanding such authority that no one dared defy him.
His eyes, sharp as a hawk’s, turned to Feng Lin, and he asked gravely, “Feng Lin, do you truly intend to take on all the remaining top ten contestants at once?”
Feng Lin nodded, his meaning clear.
The other top ten contestants glared at him with fury, but they dared not shout again, restrained by the clan leader’s authority.
Feng Lin remained calm, his mind already made up.
Dragging out the tournament match by match was too time-consuming and ultimately pointless.
His foundation in the clan was too shallow. Even if he won every match and became the final victor, people would still question him, suspecting he got lucky.
Feng Lin didn’t want to deal with such trivial nonsense. To avoid trouble, he decided to sweep aside all remaining opponents with overwhelming force, creating a massive shockwave that would make everyone see the vast gap between these so-called clan prodigies and himself.
That way, no one would have anything left to say.
“This…” Seeing Feng Lin’s insistence, the clan leader hesitated, unsure whether to agree.
If he agreed, wouldn’t it force these proud geniuses to gang up on the boy, crushing their self-esteem?
If he refused, and the boy kept provoking the other top ten contestants, wouldn’t it seem like he was afraid?
Wouldn’t that be an even greater humiliation?
“This is getting more and more interesting!” Just as the clan leader wavered, the eerie man beside him chuckled softly and prompted, “Agree to it.”
“Young Master Feng, what do you suggest?” The clan leader was taken aback. “If we do this, it’s too unfair to the other contestants!”
“It’s simple,” the eerie man said with a faint smile. “Make the final match a free-for-all. Put them all on the same arena and let them fight it out. The longer you last, the higher your rank. The one standing at the end is the winner. This is closer to real battlefield combat—after all, no one on an interstellar battlefield would foolishly fight one-on-one. It truly tests one’s strength!”
“That’s a good idea!” The clan leader’s brow relaxed, and a smile spread across his face.
It would satisfy Feng Lin’s request while preserving the dignity of the clan’s other geniuses.
Without further hesitation, the clan leader announced loudly, “I now declare that the final match of the clan ranking tournament will be a free-for-all. The top ten contestants will compete together on the same stage. Your rank will be determined by how long you last. The last one standing will be the victor, the strongest contestant!”
After a brief moment of shock, the entire clan erupted in excitement.
This was a rare new format. A free-for-all among the top ten would undoubtedly be an incredibly thrilling and intense spectacle. Just thinking about it was exhilarating.
No one expected the clan leader to actually agree to the boy’s audacious suggestion.
But honestly, this outcome wasn’t bad!
Otherwise, how could they have witnessed such a thrilling match?
Countless eyes locked onto the arena, unblinking, afraid to miss a single moment.
The top ten contestants were stunned at first, then their gazes turned icy as they fixed on Feng Lin.
So, you want to take us all on, completely disregarding us?
Fine. We’ll join forces, knock you off the stage instantly, and make you the first eliminated. Then we’ll see how arrogant you can be!
They slowly closed in, but their smiles vanished the next moment.
“Come at me all at once! Don’t say I didn’t warn you—if you come one by one like fools, you won’t stand a chance!” Feng Lin didn’t want to wait any longer. He decided to end this quickly.
He fully activated his Stone Monkey gene, releasing all restraints and unleashing his full power.
A surge of immense life force erupted from within him, distorting the very air, sending visible waves rippling outward in all directions.
Where he stood became the epicenter of a vortex, an invisible pressure sweeping out, suffocating everyone.
“What?!” The contestants on the arena cried out in shock, feeling as if an invisible mountain had slammed into them, forcing them back step by step.
Their hearts felt crushed under that weight, sinking to the depths, leaving them unable to muster any will to resist.
They stared wide-eyed at the godlike, demonic figure at the center of the arena, utterly incredulous.
Feng Lin was prepared to single-handedly suppress all his peers in the clan.