“You disrupted my wedding, harmed my betrothed, Lin Xiao, today, you will die!” Feng Lanyue stepped forward two paces, her voice icy as she addressed Lin Xiao.
No matter what, Lin Xiao couldn’t escape the two great families today—his death was certain.
But she cared more about how to kill him, doing it herself would outshine an elder’s intervention.
It would not only salvage the family’s honour but elevate her own standing.
Otherwise, today’s events would make her a laughingstock across the empire, and besides, she craved to end Lin Xiao personally.
The crowd buzzed with shock, they’d only heard Feng Lanyue had reached the Heavenly Martial Realm within a year, aged around fifteen, and carried a mysterious item that masked her true cultivation.
Yet to all, her level likely lagged behind Chen Yan’s, but hearing her step up to fight, could her strength surpass even his?
“I was worried you wouldn’t dare,” Lin Xiao said, halting his assault on Chen Yan as Feng Lanyue advanced, a mocking smile flickering before his expression hardened, “But if you want my life, show your real skill, let me see just how capable this mysterious genius is!”
“Swish!” As his words landed, Feng Lanyue’s Heavenly Martial First Tier aura erupted, surging outward.
Her momentum climbed rapidly, from First Tier to Second, then Third, Fourth, until it peaked at Heavenly Martial Sixth Tier.
Her final aura dwarfed Chen Yan’s by far, an oppressive pressure bearing down on Lin Xiao.
“Heavenly Martial Sixth Tier, heavens, Feng Lanyue’s at Sixth Tier!”
“Fifteen or sixteen, Sixth Tier cultivation, that’s beyond terrifying!”
“She’s the true top genius of the Lanlan Empire’s youth!”
“She hid it so well, we were all fooled!” …
Gasps of astonishment rippled through, Feng Lanyue’s true cultivation stunned everyone, reaching Sixth Tier at her age was unthinkable.
Even Lin Xiao’s expression grew grave, sensing a fearsome presence from her.
“The Feng family concealed her well!”
Zhou Moyi’s gaze narrowed, his face tightening, he’d assumed her cultivation hovered around First or Second Tier.
Sixth Tier at her age left the Zhou family and even the imperial clan in the dust, give her a decade or two, and the Feng family might birth another Martial Venerable.
Then, the two great families would be left far behind.
“This lass is something else!” Empress Meng Xi’s brows creased, her face turning solemn.
“Her aura outstrips a typical Sixth Tier martial artist, her strength might be even more fearsome, I wonder if Lin Xiao can hold up,” Ye Fenghua mused.
Surprise flickered across Ye Fenghua’s face, Ye Yu gaped too—whether Heimu, Yunfeng, Lin Xiao, or now Feng Lanyue’s reveal, it proved he, Ye Yu, was neither past nor present’s top genius in the Lanlan Empire.
He’d once prided himself as number one, now it seemed laughable, a self-mocking twist curved his lips.
“Truly a great family’s genius, Wu Sha’s leagues behind them!” Wu Meng sighed, eyeing Feng Lanyue and Lin Xiao, then glancing at Wu Sha beside him.
“She’s just leaning on sixth-grade spirit stones, if Wu Sha had them, she’d have outstripped them long ago!” Xuanxuan muttered nearby, unconvinced.
“Shh, don’t talk nonsense!” Pang Po chided sternly, silencing Xuanxuan’s pout, though her displeasure lingered.
Wu Sha said nothing, her gaze fixed on Lin Xiao, his presence too reminiscent of someone.
“Disciple, we were too set in our ways before, this empire’s geniuses exceed our wildest guesses!” Among the Spirit Controller Alliance crowd, Fan Renlou sighed with self-deprecation.
They’d thought Wu Gong, a Third-Grade Low-Level Spirit Controller, could win the Alchemy Contest, yet he didn’t crack the top three, and in elemental force, even greater talents shone.
They’d been blindly arrogant.
Wu Gong’s fists clenched, he stayed silent.
The calmest faces likely belonged to Feng Youyu, Feng Ziyang, Chen Yan, and Chen Wendao—they clearly knew Feng Lanyue’s true level.
Feng Youyu’s expression remained tangled, at this point, she couldn’t stop it, only pondering how to handle the outcome.
“Lin Xiao, I must admit, your talent and strength are impressive! But before me, you’ll still die!” Feng Lanyue pointed at him, thick killing intent surging.
Her words fell, and she moved, her lithe form darting like lightning, faster than Lin Xiao’s earlier charge at Chen Yan.
In a blink, she was upon him, a palm striking out.
“So fast!” Lin Xiao flinched, hastily summoning the Heaven Tier Chaos Reversal First Form, laced with berserk martial intent, his fist slamming against her palm.
Boom!
A jarring clash, Feng Lanyue’s delicate hand unleashed terrifying force, Lin Xiao staggered back five or six steps, while she stood rooted, unmoved.
The sudden scene shocked the crowd, her speed was blinding, and her attack proved not just her aura, but her combat power was formidable.
Even the fist that felled Chen Yan was forced back by her.
“That’s the Feng family’s movement art, Light Breeze Cloud Secret!”
“Such speed!”
“Her strength’s immense too, Lin Xiao’s technique couldn’t match her raw power!”
The crowd’s astonished cries reached Lin Xiao’s ears.
“Truly powerful!” He marvelled inwardly, her palm outmatched his Chaos Reversal with berserk intent by a hair.
“Lin Xiao, now do you see your arrogance?” Feng Lanyue paused, gazing at him haughtily.
That palm was mere warm-up, a show of dominance.
“Is that so?” Lin Xiao’s eyes chilled.
“I said today you’ll die, use your strongest move, or you’ll have no chance!” A fearsome ripple pulsed from her palm, a gleam flashing within.
“Hmph, Lanyue’s bringing out Wind Mysterious Extinction, Lin Xiao’s finished!” Behind, Chen Yan glared at Lin Xiao, his face twisted with malice.
“Not necessarily,” nearby, Chen Qing’er frowned, anxiety etched on her features.
“How do you know this strike won’t beat him? What did your Heavenly Clarity Eyes see?” Chen Wendao snapped, anger flaring at her reaction.
