Chapter 1443: I Really Can Kill

"What is all this noise?"

At that moment, Zuo Feiqing, the Hall Master of the Tempest Wind Hall, descended from a tall tower nearby.

He had been waiting upstairs for the disciples' battle merits to be tallied. Once the results were ready, he intended to bring the team that had taken the top merit to meet Supreme Elder Xu.

Unexpectedly, a burst of shouting and angry curses erupted below. Zuo Feiqing frowned and immediately appeared on the scene.

The crowd fell silent at once.

Zuo Feiqing was one of the Eight Hall Masters, a figure of immense status. Once he appeared, no one dared continue shouting.

His gaze swept across the crowd before settling on Ling Feng, who stood in front of the stone platform. A trace of surprise crossed his eyes.

This kid again?

Zuo Feiqing already had quite a deep impression of Ling Feng.

According to the examination conducted by Supreme Elder Xu, the one who had captured and killed the "Silver Fox," Bo Ershu, had not been Fairy Qingping, despite her Extreme Human Emperor cultivation. Instead, it had been Ling Feng, who possessed the power of Dragon-Elephant Divine Strength.

A cultivator of the Spiritual Sea Realm who could kill an Extreme Human Emperor in reverse. That alone showed how terrifying Ling Feng's true strength was.

"Commander Cai, what happened here?"

Zuo Feiqing drew a slow breath and turned his gaze toward the middle-aged officer.

Commander Cai lifted the four tokens of the Barbarian Divine Guard with both hands and presented them to Zuo Feiqing. He then pointed toward Ling Feng.

"Hall Master Zuo, these four tokens were brought back by this disciple. Please examine them."

Zuo Feiqing frowned. He assumed Commander Cai had looked down on Ling Feng because of his Spiritual Sea Realm cultivation and suspected him of cheating. A hint of displeasure crept into his voice.

"There are only four tokens. With this boy's strength, killing four barbarian guards is more than manageable."

"Hall Master Zuo, please take a closer look before making your judgment," Commander Cai said slowly after drawing a deep breath.

"

Mm?

"

Zuo Feiqing took the tokens and examined them carefully. The moment he saw them clearly, his expression changed.

𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

On the back of each token was the carved image of a Barbarian God's spiritual manifestation. Beneath it were "Barbarian Divine Guard" written in barbarian script.

Ling Feng could not read barbarian writing, so he had not thought much of it. Zuo Feiqing, however, had fought the northern barbarians many times. He knew exactly what those words meant.

"Barbarian Divine Guard tokens!"

Zuo Feiqing was startled.

Not one token. Four of them!

Even if he personally fought those warriors, killing four Barbarian Divine Guards would take real effort. He could not even guarantee he would come out of it unscathed.

"Hall Master Zuo, these tokens..."

Commander Cai's expression grew grave.

"In my opinion, this disciple is seeking glory through deception. He has even forged tokens to claim merit. Such behavior is unforgivable!"

Zuo Feiqing studied Ling Feng for a long moment, then glanced down at the tokens again. After a deep breath, his gaze locked onto Ling Feng.

"Ling Feng, where exactly did these tokens come from?"

Ling Feng frowned, clearly annoyed.

"Hall Master Zuo, I have already said it. I killed the owners of those tokens myself and took them from their corpses!"

"You still dare spout nonsense!"

Commander Cai slammed his hand onto the stone table.

"Four Great Emperors above the fifth level of the Divine Destiny Realm. You think you can kill them?"

"Outside, maybe not," Ling Feng replied calmly. "But inside the Dead Soul Devil Abyss, I really can."

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself.

Forget Barbarian Divine Guards. Even the barbarians' so-called supreme elder had been frightened away by a few of my punches. Am I supposed to explain that as well?

He had earned those tokens with his own strength. Why should he not exchange them for merit?

"What a joke!"

Commander Cai flew into a rage.

"A fifth-level Divine Destiny Realm cultivator could still crush you even with suppressed elemental power. And you claim you killed them?"

His voice turned icy.

"You refuse to confess even when faced with death. Guards, drag him away and throw him into the Black Inferno Prison to await punishment!"

"Hold it!"

Zuo Feiqing raised his hand, stopping the guards.

His expression darkened as he looked back at Ling Feng.

"Ling Feng, Barbarian Divine Guards are not ordinary opponents. I will ask you one last time. Where did these tokens truly come from?"

With his experience, he could easily tell the tokens were genuine. They were forged from a rare mineral unique to the northern barbarians. No ordinary disciple could replicate them.

If all four tokens were real, how could they have ended up in Ling Feng's hands so easily?

Zuo Feiqing simply could not believe Ling Feng had killed four Barbarian Divine Guards.

Even inside the Dead Soul Devil Abyss, killing one would already be remarkable.

Four?

It was beyond imagination!

"Hall Master Zuo, my answer will not change."

Ling Feng clenched his fists.

"Barbarian Divine Guards are still human. They are not gods. I killed enemy Great Emperors. Not only do I receive no reward, you even want to throw me in prison. What a fine system of rewards and punishments!"

His teeth tightened.

"I swear on my honor. If a single word I said is false, may heaven and earth strike me down and let me die a miserable death!"

"

Uh

..."

Zuo Feiqing looked at him carefully.

Ling Feng's expression was completely sincere. It did not look like a lie.

"

Hmph.

You think a casual oath can turn lies into truth?"

A nearby disciple at the early-tier Great Emperor realm sneered.

"You claim you killed Barbarian Divine Guards. By that logic, I could probably kill the barbarian clan chief too. Hahaha!"

"Exactly! He killed Barbarian Divine Guards? Ridiculous!"

"This kid barely has any strength, yet he tries to steal credit like this. Does he think the elders are fools?"

Soon the crowd erupted again. Voices filled the air as people cursed and accused Ling Feng.

Only a few people such as Chu Tiange and Li Fei tried to defend him. Their voices were quickly drowned out by the overwhelming crowd.

"Elder Cai. Hall Master Zuo. Please allow this disciple to say a few words."

At that moment, Feng Shaoan stepped forward.

Among all those below the Great Emperor realm, Feng Shaoan was widely regarded as the strongest. When he spoke, people naturally paid attention.

"

Oh?

Feng Shaoan?"

Commander Cai glanced at him and nodded lightly.

"Speak."

Feng Shaoan bowed respectfully.

"Reporting to Elder Cai and Hall Master Zuo. Junior Brother Ling's strength is truly extraordinary. Especially inside the Dead Soul Devil Abyss. With his body refinement techniques, I doubt I could even withstand a single move from him."

The entire square fell silent.

Feng Shaoan was a renowned genius. He was also famously proud. For him to say something like this was almost unbelievable!

After a brief silence, voices of doubt quickly followed.

"You have to be joking, Senior Brother Feng. That is not funny!"

"That kid? Junior Brother Feng, did he bribe you to give false testimony?"

"Damn, this guy must have incredible connections. He even bought Senior Brother Feng. Money really does let people do whatever they want!"

"..."

The crowd erupted in chaotic discussion.

No one believed Feng Shaoan.

A Spiritual Sea Realm cultivator was still just a Spiritual Sea Realm cultivator.

Killing a Great Emperor in reverse?

Instantly killing a third-stage Extreme Human Emperor?

Utter nonsense!

Such was human nature. When faced with something they could not understand, people chose to doubt it without hesitation.

They never realized how foolish that made them!