Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 496: Defeat Zhu Tao

Zhu Tao looked at Lin Feng before him, his heart still filled with utter shock. He never imagined such a defiant figure existed in the Cultivation World. There had never been anyone like Lin Feng before, so young yet radiating such astonishing presence, even far surpassing him... How could this be possible? You have to understand, he was nearly 50 years old, but Lin Feng was only in his early 20s... The gap... The gap was simply too vast!

Could it be that Lin Feng is an S-rank existence? Impossible, truly impossible. The Cultivation World has never heard of such a young S-rank master throughout history... It simply couldn’t be. But there it was, Lin Feng’s earth-shaking aura clearly indicated that his strength far exceeded his own. He was already at the peak of AAA-rank, so what realm of mastery could Lin Feng possibly possess? Zhu Tao couldn’t fathom it...

Back in his day, he was proclaimed a cultivation prodigy. Plus, with the Ruan Family’s various treasures and gifts over the years, he had reached his current level. It could be said that every step was hard-earned. How did Lin Feng achieve such heights at such a young age? Simply in terms of cultivation, Lin Feng was even stronger than him. It was too unbelievable. Zhu Tao’s heart was filled with wonder at how Lin Feng could possibly have such abilities in his early 20s, and to be even more powerful than himself... he couldn’t help but feel envious.

But now was not the time to think about these things. Zhu Tao looked back at Ruan Tiansheng and his son. For their sake, for his own sake, even if Lin Feng was an S-rank master, he had to give it one try. After all, he was a AAA-rank master too. If he had to die, he would die gloriously. If he really could perish under the sword of an S-rank master, he would leave with no regrets. Besides, once he was dead, he would owe the Ruan Family nothing...

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will use my full strength, watch out!"

Zhu Tao, without any hesitation, summoned his spell to its pinnacle. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly made his move, exerting one hundred percent of his strength.

"Bang!"

Zhu Tao stomped his feet, instantly creating a large pit in the flagstone floor. With a flicker, he left behind an afterimage, rushing towards Lin Feng at high speed. The sword in his hand glinted dimly and emitted a dragon’s chant as it pierced the air; its earth-shattering aura aimed at Lin Feng.

"Roar!"

In an instant, the ground where Zhu Tao rushed over seemed like a vacuum, raising a dirt dragon that closely followed behind him. The scene, the power—it was soul-stirring! As he neared Lin Feng, Zhu Tao shouted aloud.

"Open!"

A Fist Aura shot out to meet his call, roaring like a fierce tiger, together with the sword in his hand, they formed a combined strike in the form of a dragon and tiger, hurtling towards Lin Feng.

"Roar!"

As the sword followed the movement, and the Fist Aura borrowed the momentum, it seemed as if man and heaven were one. What was even more miraculous was that Zhu Tao could actually match the Fist Aura’s speed, hiding the Ancient Sword within the Fist Aura. The two moves merged into one, the might of which Zhu Tao amplified several times. Anyone witnessing the scene would not hesitate to feel that if hit by these moves, anything would be torn to shreds!

And in this moment, Zhu Tao, with an unstoppable aura, seemed like the legendary War God as he thrust at Lin Feng...

Heavens... This is Zhu Tao really making a move!

Ruan Family father and son, seeing Zhu Tao truly make his move, were shocked and dumbfounded... Was this really Zhu Tao’s true strength? This... This wasn’t even human! So when he was killing those assassins, he was just playing around and hadn’t used his real strength. Heavens... This is terrifying. If hit by Zhu Tao, no one would survive!

The Ruan Family father and son could never have dreamed that Zhu Tao would be this terrifying when he really acted. It was completely beyond their expectations; it even transcended normal human understanding. This is what a true master looked like. But... but even with such a formidable Zhu Tao, there was still fear of the young man opposite him... What was going on? How could such an impressive Zhu Tao have an opponent?

The Ruan Family father and son didn’t realize that Zhu Tao was not on the same level as Lin Feng. The War God-like Zhu Tao, whom they thought invincible, posed no threat to Lin Feng.

Watching Zhu Tao’s combined sword and fist, Lin Feng’s mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself that Zhu Tao indeed had some skill. He had never seen such a sword and fist combination, and Zhu Tao was quite fast, which gave Lin Feng a bit of a surprise.

However, impressive as the move might seem, it wasn’t much for Lin Feng. He too enacted the Exclusive Supreme Soaring Decree, and a faint golden light appeared on the Windbreaker. He didn’t make a move yet; instead, Lin Feng decided to test Zhu Tao’s punch and sword, which seemed overwhelmingly powerful.

With that thought, Lin Feng instantly increased his True Qi circulation speed. The faint golden light wrapped around his body, and after he was fully prepared, Lin Feng lifted the Windbreaker Sword, supporting it with both hands, preparing to block Zhu Tao’s sword and punch.

Zhu Tao, seeing Lin Feng not dodging and intending to withstand his punch and sword, was also quite surprised. The combined force of the punch and sword was no small feat; he had once tested it and found that it could easily penetrate a huge boulder. Such power was impossible to block! He... he actually wanted to withstand it? Could he really block this strike? And... And what was that faint golden light wrapping around him?... What was going on? Could the faint golden light be Lin Feng’s True Qi?

Without time to think any further, since Lin Feng wanted to face his strike head-on, Zhu Tao wanted to see just what state an S-rank master could be in! With that in mind, Zhu Tao didn’t hesitate at all, clenched his hands around the Ancient Sword, and used all his strength...

The Ancient Sword seemed to have a life of its own, emitting a piercing screech as it vibrated around the blade, as if tearing the air itself.

"Mmmm..."

In the blink of an eye, Lin Feng didn’t choose to dodge, and Zhu Tao didn’t choose to alter his move. The two Ancient Swords collided instantly.

"Clang!"

First, the Fist Aura struck Lin Feng’s Windbreaker Sword, instantly sending a ring of shockwaves from the point of collision that tore open a several meters long crack in the green brick ground. Lin Feng merely felt his Ancient Sword tremble in his hands while the bricks under his feet fractured within a three-meter radius.

But this was only the beginning. In an instant, Zhu Tao’s Ancient Sword, hidden within the Fist Aura, also stabbed onto Lin Feng’s Windbreaker Sword!

At the intersection of the two swords, a blinding light burst forth, as if from a flashbulb, momentarily blinding Ruan Tiansheng and his son. This was followed by an earth-shattering boom that nearly burst their eardrums...

"Boom!"

From the point where the two swords met, a ring of shockwaves, more violent than the previous one, scattered in all directions, tearing open another groove over ten meters long, more than a foot wide, and more than a meter deep, two meters ahead of Lin Feng.

"Bang!"

Under this heavy blow, an even larger crater, over four meters in diameter, appeared beneath Lin Feng’s feet, showing just how terrifying the strike was.

"Ah..."

With all his strength, Lin Feng blocked Zhu Tao’s lethal strike, but the rebounding force was too much for Zhu Tao to bear. The dispersing shockwaves instantly shredded the clothes on Zhu Tao’s arms, and with a scream, he was sent flying dozens of meters, like a cannonball, before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Snap!"

Zhu Tao, enduring the pain, propped himself up with the Ancient Sword and stood up, staring at Lin Feng in the distance. Unable to contain the tumultuous True Qi within him, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Puh!"

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Zhu Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly straightened up.

Is this what an S-class expert is like? The disparity is just too great...

Zhu Tao watched as Lin Feng stepped out of the pit, still radiating pale golden light. At this moment, he realized just how formidable the young man named Lin Feng was. Zhu Tao had deployed his ultimate move, yet Lin Feng stood unharmed, whereas he himself had been blown away. The gap was simply too vast...

Locked at the AAA level for many years, Zhu Tao had been seeking a breakthrough but had never succeeded in surpassing that threshold. Thus, he had been pursuing the highest integration of martial skills. He didn’t know how other experts fared, but he was confident that his lethal technique could kill anyone at the AAA level. Yet, such a formidable martial skill was effortlessly blocked by Lin Feng, whose clothes weren’t even slightly torn. This was unbelievably defy the heavens!

Suppressing the disarray of his internal energy and using True Qi to stifle his injuries, Zhu Tao’s mind was filled with one question: How had Lin Feng crossed that divine chasm? Eternally on the brink, Zhu Tao had touched the edge many times but always fell short at the crucial moment. It seemed impossible for someone as young as Lin Feng to have such deep reservoirs of True Qi to support a breakthrough. So, what was the explanation? Why, why!

And Lin Feng’s True Qi was particularly strange, its pale gold color unheard of in the Cultivation World. True Qi was supposed to be colorless, a consensus in the Cultivation World, yet Lin Feng’s was distinctly pale golden. More astonishingly, during the exchange, Zhu Tao had sensed something indescribably peculiar about Lin Feng’s True Qi... Why was it pale gold, and what spell could he be cultivating...

Zhu Tao was thoroughly convinced now. Even before they had fought, he sensed Lin Feng’s astonishing momentum but could never have imagined the gulf between them was so vast. Even his full-force use of his ultimate technique failed to affect Lin Feng in the slightest. This young man’s True Qi was unimaginably potent, an incredible phenomenon!

Who exactly was Lin Feng? Someone with such heaven-defying abilities surely had an extraordinary background. If only Zhu Tao could know Lin Feng’s true identity before dying, he thought, now devoid of any hope of injuring Lin Feng, merely wishing to understand who Lin Feng really was...