At Wang Chen's shout, Long Xiaoyun shrank back timidly and dared not speak anymore...

Long Shaotian narrowed his eyes, instinctively shaking his head. Though disgusted by Wang Chen's arrogant outburst, he was equally dissatisfied with Long Xiaoyun's behavior. This kid is truly spoiled, so utterly lacking in courage. He doesn't have a shred of my, Long Shaotian's, character...

"The one who should shut up is you." Seeing Wang Chen's ferocity towards Long Xiaoyun, Lin Feng's expression darkened somewhat. He threatened coldly, "If you behave, I'll leave you some dignity. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Hmph... I'd like to see how you're going to be impolite to me!" Wang Chen, seeing Lin Feng act even more arrogantly than himself, finally couldn't resist clenching his fist and swinging it viciously towards Lin Feng's refined, fair face.

The referee, who had been standing at the edge of the ring, saw Wang Chen launch what was almost a sneak attack. He opened his mouth as if to speak but ultimately didn't intervene.

Seeing Wang Chen swing his fist fiercely at Lin Feng, Wu Mei, down below the stage, screamed in alarm, "Lin Feng, be careful!"

The rest of Lord Dragon's men couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Lin Feng, afraid he would be instantly defeated...

Lin Feng, watching Wang Chen's fist rush towards his face, carrying the force of its passage, showed no sign of panic on his handsome face. Instead, a disdainful sneer actually appeared...

That sneer caught Wang Chen's eye, causing his heart to skip a beat; he sensed something was terribly wrong.

But it was too late. Just as Wang Chen's fist was about to connect with Lin Feng's nose, and he was vividly imagining Lin Feng's prominent nose splattering with blood under his hard fist, a hand had already silently and soundlessly gripped Wang Chen's wrist.

CREAK...

With a slight exertion of force from that hand, Wang Chen immediately felt his wrist as if it were caught in an iron vise; his bones even seemed to creak! Excruciating pain instantly shot from his wrist throughout his entire body. Wang Chen's mouth fell open as he stared incredulously at Lin Feng. Before he could utter a word, he suddenly felt Lin Feng's right foot move, followed by a heavy impact to his chest...

THUMP!

Wang Chen felt as if his very soul was trembling. Before he could even register the pain, his entire body was sent flying off the ring with a WHOOSH, landing heavily more than ten meters away...

Everyone stared wide-eyed as Wang Chen's massive body soared through the air. Wu Mei's small mouth hung open, unable to close for a long moment. Even Long Tianyi, who had always treated Lin Feng as insignificant, stared dumbfounded at the astonishing scene before him.

Instant kill! Another instant kill!

Wang Chen, ranked fifth among the Thirteen Generals of the Qingzi Sect, had been kicked off the ring by Lin Feng in this manner, gravely injured and unable to get up, with three ribs directly fractured...

The vast majority of people in the audience shot to their feet almost instantly, their faces etched with expressions of incredulous shock...

Especially Long Shaotian. Seeing Lin Feng win, he even forgot to cheer. He had guessed Lin Feng could probably defeat Wang Chen, but he absolutely hadn't imagined Lin Feng would win so cleanly and decisively. One moment he was still worried Lin Feng might be injured by Wang Chen's sneak attack; the very next second, Wang Chen was already lying defeated below the stage!

The great rises and falls of life are truly too stimulating! Long Shaotian remained stunned for a good while before a smile genuinely from the bottom of his heart emerged...

Chen Ming's face was ashen. He even walked over to the badly injured Wang Chen to ask if Lin Feng had used any concealed weapons. After learning from Wang Chen that Lin Feng had won the match purely through brute force, Chen Ming's expression became even uglier...

Just two days ago on the ship, Lin Feng wasn't this formidable. Could it be that he was hiding his strength before? Chen Ming narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Lin Feng, trying to discern something unusual from Lin Feng's tranquil expression.

Of course, Lin Feng hadn't intentionally hidden his strength. In fact, he had wanted to, but the large surge of Inner Strength he'd gained after his dual cultivation with Xue Qingyi was somewhat unstable and not very easy to control. The moment he made a move, it was exposed.

"Brother Feng! Awesome! You're my idol!" Seeing Wang Chen, who had been so arrogant just moments before, instantly defeated by Lin Feng, Long Xiaoyun roared with vindicated delight, "I told you so! When Brother Feng makes a move, what does Wang Chen even count for? And he even said he'd defend the stage and challenge everyone in our commerce hall? Overestimating his own abilities!"

This Long Xiaoyun is really becoming more and more of a sycophant... Thinking about his mission to cooperate with Wu Mei to bring down the Qingzi Sect, Lin Feng suddenly felt a little apologetic towards Long Xiaoyun. But never mind. If the Qingzi Sect falls in the future and Long Xiaoyun has nowhere to go, this handsome fellow will just take him in as a lackey...

Not far away, upon hearing Long Xiaoyun's words, Wang Chen's already embarrassed face turned an even deeper shade of mortification. At this moment, however, he wished he could find a hole to crawl into and hide; how could he possibly have the face to retort to Long Xiaoyun?

"Excellent, excellent... Truly, new talents emerge with each generation! The Commerce Hall has finally restored its prestige!" From the judges' seats, the Qingzi Sect's old gang leader Jiang Meng looked at Lin Feng with great appreciation, chuckling as he announced, "This match counts as a win for the Commerce Hall!"

Chen Ming had originally wanted to protest that the match was invalid due to Wang Chen launching a sneak attack, but hearing former master Jiang Meng had already spoken, he could only glare resentfully at Lin Feng and reluctantly accept the outcome.

At this moment, Long Tianyi suddenly stood up...

"Tianyi, what are you doing?" Chen Ming stared at Long Tianyi in surprise. He hadn't arranged for Long Tianyi to go on stage yet. He had planned to let Long San test Lin Feng's limits first. Although Long San had previously lost to Lin Feng, that was because Lin Feng had used concealed weapons. In a true head-on clash, Long San wouldn't necessarily be Lin Feng's inferior. Even if Long San were to lose, exhausting some of Lin Feng's strength would make it easier for Long Tianyi to win!

Everyone knew that on Lord Dragon's side, apart from Lin Feng who was presentable, there were no other masters. Defeating Lin Feng basically meant winning the entire series of matches! Chen Ming was an old fox; of course, he wouldn't make a mistake at a time like this, getting hot-headed and trying to play fair with Lord Dragon. A war of attrition to deplete Lin Feng's stamina and win the position of spokesperson for Jiangzhou Hall—that was the kingly way!

"Lin Feng's aura is already approaching that of a fourth-layer Inner Strength master. Long San is no match for him," Long Tianyi said calmly, looking at Chen Ming. "Although I don't know why Lin Feng's cultivation has surged so dramatically, I am certain I haven't misjudged! Hall Master, if you trust my words, then let me go up!"

Chen Ming quietly observed Long Tianyi, a flicker of suspicion in his eyes. After all, Long Tianyi had only recently defected from Lord Dragon's side. Ultimately, Chen Ming still silently nodded. "Alright, you go on stage! Don't feel any pressure, just do your best."

"I will." Long Tianyi wasn't a fool; he knew what Chen Ming was thinking. However, no displeasure showed on his face. At a time like this, quickly establishing merit is the most important thing. As long as I defeat Lin Feng, Chen Ming will have no grounds for suspicion, no matter how doubtful he is.

After Long Tianyi steadily walked onto the stage, the arena instantly grew even quieter. Almost everyone knew that with the score tied at one-all in the ten-match series, this third match, while seemingly unimportant, was in reality already the deciding game!

At least, for the Commerce Hall, this was the case...

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