Gentleman's Agreement, Final Battle!

"Heh… heh heh!"

Seeing Xu Kun draw his sword, seemingly out of wounded pride, Ling Feng let out a low chuckle.

"Handouts? What laughable pride. As a member of the Human Race, shouldn't you be focusing on strengthening yourself to serve the Human Race? Instead, you'd throw away an SS-Rank trial rating, practically within your grasp, just to prove a point?"

"Do you know that an SS-Rank completion of the novice trial is enough to make you a seed worthy of the Human Race's focused nurturing, especially since you've reached this point in such a short time!"

"Don't think that defeating the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor and two stone statues gives you the strength to challenge me. You have no idea the gap between us. Killing you would be as easy as crushing an ant!"

"Giving you an SS-Rank rating is the greatest authority the Haotian Pagoda grants me!"

"As a weakling, you should know when to quit while you're ahead, not bite off more than you can chew!"

"If you want to complete an SSS-Rank rating, you only have one path: kill me!"

"Do you think you can do it?"

"I'll give you one more chance, for the sake of you bringing A Qing back to my side. End the trial and go back!"

"Otherwise, you die!"

Hearing Ling Feng's words, Xu Kun laughed instead of getting angry.

"Senior keeps telling me to quit while I'm ahead, to consider the Human Race!"

"Then this junior has a question!"

"Since you are the only SSS-Rank rating in the Mist Island trial, why didn't you serve the Human Race, but instead became part of this Haotian Pagoda, guarding the final level of this Mist Island?"

"Don't tell me it's because of the Haotian Pagoda's rules. Forgive this junior's ignorance, but I've never heard of a trial-taker with an SSS-Rank completion of the novice trial being imprisoned by the Haotian Pagoda!"

"Compared to a weakling like me, shouldn't someone like you be more important to the Human Race!"

Xu Kun's voice echoed in the empty hall.

After listening, Ling Feng was silent for a long time.

He glanced at the skeleton in his arms, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes, but his voice remained cold: "What do you know!"

"Indeed, I don't understand. I don't understand why someone would give up the chance to leave the Haotian Pagoda and become a pillar of the Human Race, instead choosing to cower in a map on the first floor of the Haotian Pagoda as a final boss!"

"I understand even less how someone could wait here for 520 years for a pile of bones!"

Whoosh!

Ling Feng's gaze was like the frost of winter, and Xu Kun felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Xu Kun gritted his teeth, making his back straight: "If I'm not mistaken, the identity of this skeleton that I brought back for you, Senior, should be of utmost importance to you!"

Ling Feng's breathing became uneven, and after a long time, he finally said, "It's none of your business!"

"Then this junior will venture a guess. Senior and the owner of this skeleton should be novices who participated in the Mist Island trial in the same year!"

Ling Feng didn't speak, but gently stroked the white bone's palm.

"And Senior, with your celestial grace, defeated the entire Mist Island monster race, stepped into this final level, and slew the Fire Dragon with your sword, completing an unprecedented SSS-Rank rating!"

"Since Senior knows my past all the way here, you naturally know the situation of the trial-takers in Mist Island after passing the level!"

"Senior, you just watched the owner of this white bone, or rather, Senior's lover, die from the venom of the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor!"

Ling Feng's breathing became uneven, and he shouted, "Shut up!"

Xu Kun ignored him: "Although Senior can see the entire situation of Mist Island, you couldn't make any changes due to the limitations of the rules, and could only watch her perish!"

"I told you to shut up!"

At the moment Ling Feng roared, gusts of wind swept through the hall, scraping Xu Kun's whole body like sharp blades.

Xu Kun gritted his teeth and continued, "Having lost your beloved, Senior's heart was ashen, and you would rather give up the SSS-Rank rating you had already obtained to wait at this final level, waiting for a destined person to bring her back to your side…"

"Although this junior doesn't know how a passer can become the final boss, it's obvious that Senior must have paid with your freedom to get this result!"

"It's a pity that after waiting for five hundred years, Senior watched wave after wave of Human trial-takers enter Mist Island, but what you got in return was either not encountering the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor, or being unable to kill the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor. Under this obsession, until Senior saw me kill the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor, you finally fulfilled your wish!"

"This junior helped Senior bring her here. In return, Senior gave the greatest help you could, allowing this junior to complete an SS-Rank rating!"

The wind stopped, and Ling Feng trembled as he stroked the cheekbone of the white bone, as if stroking his lover's cheek.

"Yes, you are very smart. Since you have guessed everything, what are you still doing here?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you that my talent is among the top of even SS-Rank talent holders. When the Lords of the Era are not born, no one can fight me at the same level!"

"Plus, both you and I are restricted by the rules of the first floor of the Haotian Pagoda, and the experience pool cannot exceed the scope of level 10. But what's different between me and you is that when I completed the SSS-Rank rating, I successfully changed my job to the SS-Rank job - Gale Sword Soul. Our levels are the same, but we are different. With my current attributes and skills, you are not my match!"

"Whether you think it's a handout or you think it's my reward to you, the SS-Rank rating is enough for you to get a lot of rewards!"

"Leave here and don't bother me… and A Qing anymore!"

After saying that, Ling Feng hugged the white bone tightly and shed tears silently.

"Senior's affection is so deep, waiting for his lover for five hundred years without changing his mind, this junior is indeed impressed!"

"But this junior has one more sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not!"

Ling Feng didn't respond. Xu Kun didn't take it to heart and continued, "Everything Senior has done seems to be deeply affectionate, but unfortunately, in the end, Senior's behavior is just a stupid act of moving himself!"

"As far as A Qing is concerned, she doesn't want to see you give up everything to wait for her here for five hundred years, because even if you wait another thousand years, she won't be resurrected!"

"Secondly, for the entire Human Race, you, a dignified SS-ranked talent with dual enhancements, are willing to be confined to the first floor of the Haotian Pagoda for the sake of so-called love. You have failed the cultivation of the entire Human Race and, even more so, the parents who gave birth to you!"

"So, in the end, you are nothing more than a selfish, self-absorbed, and narrow-minded fool. To A Qing, you are a coward, and to the Human Race, you are a disgrace!"

After Xu Kun finished speaking, he saw Ling Feng's movements freeze.

The air in the hall gradually became stagnant.

Ling Feng gently placed the white bones down, stood up, and looked down at Xu Kun.

"A coward? A disgrace to the Human Race?"

"That's right. If Senior A Qing were still alive and saw you in your current inhuman state, she would definitely share the same thoughts as this junior!"

"What… do you know!"

Ling Feng could no longer suppress his anger. After Xu Kun's repeated provocations, he no longer cared about the favor of bringing back the bones. He reached out, and an invisible sword fell into his hand.

"Since you're courting death, don't blame me for not warning you!"

"My feelings for A Qing cannot be desecrated by anyone!"

After saying that, he disappeared from in front of the throne.

"So… fast!"

Xu Kun didn't even see the other party's movements. He seemed to hear a breeze passing by his ear. As Ling Feng finished his last word, Xu Kun also heard a system notification.

Ding, you have suffered a fatal attack. Blazing Dragon Blink has been triggered, negating one fatal damage!

"Hmm?"

A murmuring sound came from behind him. Without thinking, Xu Kun swung his sword backward.

Ding, you have triggered Wrath of the Fire Dragon!

The roaring Fire Dragon, unable to restrain itself, leaped out of the Flame Spirit Sword. Endless dragon flames were about to engulf everything!

However, Wrath of the Fire Dragon, which had been invincible with Xu Kun from level 0 to level 10, failed this time!

The moment Xu Kun turned around, he caught a glimpse of Ling Feng's figure disappearing again. The Fire Dragon breathed fiercely at the spot where Ling Feng had been standing.

Ten seconds passed, and Xu Kun only received a notification that Wrath of the Fire Dragon had entered its cooldown, but it had not caused any damage to Ling Feng.

"Hehe, is this what you rely on?"

"That stupid dragon skillfully dodged my sword skill, and its proud dragon breath that can engulf everything!"

Ling Feng's figure appeared, just three meters in front of Xu Kun!

"Charge!"

The moment Ling Feng appeared, Xu Kun immediately activated the Charge skill!

Locking onto an enemy within 20 meters and being able to stun them, no matter how powerful Ling Feng's stats were, as long as he was controlled, Xu Kun could kill him instantly!

However, the idea was beautiful, but reality was cruel!

A movement speed of 365M/S was enough for Ling Feng to make a judgment in a short time. Only a gust of wind flashed by, and when Ling Feng reappeared, he was already standing 20 meters to the right of Xu Kun!

"Damn it!"

"What, giving up?" Ling Feng mocked, "You self-righteous fool, with just these tricks, you want to be my enemy?"

Xu Kun didn't answer. He turned around and threw Wildfire, Blood Poison Myriad Miles, and Poison Swamp in three directions!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Although Xu Kun's three AoE skills blocked three directions of the hall, it was still not difficult for Ling Feng to avoid them with his speed!

"The sorrow of the weak. Is this the ability you are so proud of?"

Ling Feng extinguished the last wisp of flame with his foot, his face mocking.

Hearing this, the corner of Xu Kun's mouth rose slightly, and he slowly raised his left hand: "Blue Silver Entanglement!"

At the same time as Xu Kun threw the AoE skills, he had also thrown a large number of Blue Silver Parasites into the hall!

At this moment, hundreds of Blue Silver Grasses began to grow wildly throughout the hall, and in the place where Ling Feng was standing, five Blue Silver Grasses lying on the ground instantly entangled his ankles, growing rapidly and spreading towards his whole body!

Ling Feng frowned, not because he was afraid of the power of the Blue Silver Grass, but because he didn't understand why Xu Kun, as a Human, had the ability to control Blue Silver Grass!

When five Blue Silver Grasses entangled Ling Feng's waist, Ling Feng moved. With his ability, it was easy to break through these Blue Silver Grasses!

At this moment, Xu Kun's Blue Silver Entanglement skill also entered a 10-second cooldown!

However, in addition to the five Blue Silver Grasses controlled by Xu Kun, the remaining Blue Silver Grasses that were spreading and growing also discovered Ling Feng's existence. To these Blue Silver Grasses with incomplete consciousness, such blood food would naturally not be treated politely!

All the Blue Silver Grasses gathered towards Ling Feng, and in an instant, they surrounded Ling Feng!

"Do you think you can really restrict me with this kind of low-level method?"

"Sword Storm!"

Accompanied by Ling Feng's low shout, gusts of wind blades swirled around the Blue Silver Grasses that surrounded him. The invisible sword pierced through the Blue Silver Grasses, and in the blink of an eye, sword shadows danced, and all the Blue Silver Grasses turned into dust in an instant!

Even without relying on his supersonic speed, Ling Feng could easily solve these Blue Silver Grasses!

"Have you exhausted your tricks?"

"Is this your confidence?"

Xu Kun didn't show any disappointment upon hearing this, and simply shook his head.

Ling Feng frowned, not understanding Xu Kun's intention.

"These petty tricks, how could they possibly work against a senior like you!"

"However, I just wanted to tell you, senior, that I am absolutely confident I can kill you!"

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. "Oh? So confident?"

"Of course!"

With that, Xu Kun held out his hand. "Does senior recognize this?"

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes, looking at the object in Xu Kun's palm, and shook his head.

"This thing is called a Viper Snake Gland!"

"It's alright if senior doesn't recognize it. I'll explain its function. It's the source of poison for the E-grade Viper Snake Race. Each gland contains 100 drops of Viper Snake venom, and each drop can inflict 50 points of damage per second. And I don't just have a few, I have over a hundred and seventy glands, enough to cover the entire hall!"

As he said this, Xu Kun's palm slightly sweated. Only one sentence in his words was false: Viper Snake Glands only deal damage to creatures below E-grade!

But he was betting that Ling Feng, who had only cleared the novice trial, wouldn't recognize it. After all, he was an old monster from 520 years ago. Back then, even the Iris Goddess hadn't been born, and human civilization was still in a state of severe destruction!

Unlike his generation, which was able to stand among the myriad races and collect complete information!

Sure enough, Ling Feng's expression changed upon hearing this. "This thing, is it the stuff you used to poison the Blue Silver Grass earlier?"

Xu Kun nodded.

Ling Feng smiled. "Not bad, a clever little trick. 50 points of damage per second, and enough to cover the entire hall. It could indeed pose a threat to me!"

"However, aren't you mistaken about something? Before you can cover the entire hall, I can kill you. And even if I give you the chance to cover the hall, you'll die before I do. At most, I'll be buried with you. I don't care about this deal, but it seems like you have nothing to gain!"

Ling Feng's meaning was to tell Xu Kun that trying to make him hesitant with this little thing was unrealistic!

Xu Kun grinned. "Senior is mistaken!"

"Hmm?"

"How could I possibly rely on such petty tricks to control a senior like you!"

As he spoke, Xu Kun put away the Viper Snake Glands again.

"Then what exactly do you mean?"

"First, you rejected my good intentions, then you provoked me to attack, and now you've shown me a bunch of your tricks. What do you want to do?"

Ling Feng asked curiously.

"I just want to tell senior that although with your post-class-change stats and skills, killing me is as easy as crushing an ant, I can kill senior just as easily!"

Xu Kun said confidently.

"Interesting, and then?"

"I have a few questions, but with senior's previously high and mighty attitude, I'm afraid you wouldn't be interested in answering me. So I want to earn senior's respect, so you can clear up my doubts!"

"What questions? Let's hear them!"

Xu Kun nodded. "First question, to complete the Mist Island trial with an SSS-grade rating, do I have to kill senior?"

"That's right, killing me will grant you 100% completion!"

Ling Feng didn't hide anything.

"Second question, after completing the SSS-grade rating, you didn't leave the tower. Is it because of the Haotian Pagoda's restrictions, or was it your own choice?"

Ling Feng was silent for a moment before answering, "After completing the SSS-grade rating, I only needed to wait for others to complete the trial to leave the tower. After that Fire Dragon was killed, the Haotian Pagoda would set up a final boss in the next session, but I stayed, so I replaced the next boss!"

So it was voluntary…

Xu Kun breathed a sigh of relief. The big stone that had been hanging in his heart fell. That was good. He was afraid that after killing Ling Feng, he would become the final boss of this Desolate Shrine, just like Ling Feng!

"Last question, can senior tell me the reason why you stayed? And… the relationship between you and that Senior A Qing?"

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes. "You're very nosy!"

Xu Kun smiled embarrassedly.

"Want to know?"

Xu Kun nodded.

"Then kill me!" Ling Feng laughed. "Use the methods you think can kill me, kill me, and you'll know everything, and you'll also complete this final SSS-grade rating!"

Xu Kun frowned. "But after killing senior, who will tell me?"

"Haha, interesting, so interesting. Hearing you say that, it's not that you can't kill me, but you're afraid that if you kill me, no one will tell you everything?"

Xu Kun nodded seriously. "To be honest, I'm quite curious!"

"Rest assured, go ahead and do it. Even if you can kill me, I won't disappear quickly. After all, the treatment for those who voluntarily stay in the Haotian Pagoda is different from those who are forced to!"

"Of course, the premise is that you can really kill me!"

Xu Kun opened his mouth in surprise. It seemed that Ling Feng really knew more!

"However, since you chose to reject my good intentions and fight me, you must bear the corresponding consequences. Next, I will not consider any identity. As the duty of the gatekeeper boss, I will kill you!"

Xu Kun hesitated for a moment.

"What's wrong? Scared?"

Xu Kun quickly shook his head. "Before our life-and-death battle, I have one request!"

Ling Feng's brow furrowed. "Speak!"

Xu Kun grinned. "I want to witness your SSS-grade skill!"

Ling Feng was taken aback.

"The one called Forbidden·Raging Winds!"

Ling Feng's pupils constricted. He realized that Xu Kun had seen through all of his skills long ago!

"Are you sure?"

Xu Kun nodded vigorously.

"Little guy, think carefully. Even I can't control the power after Raging Winds is unleashed!"

"That's wonderful!" Xu Kun wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he looked excited. "As a sign of respect to you, senior, I'll also use my strongest SSS-grade skill!"

Hearing Xu Kun's words, the contempt on Ling Feng's face vanished!

He has an SSS-grade skill too?

Which one is it?

Ling Feng was in the Desolate Shrine, but he knew everything that was happening on Mist Island. Xu Kun's performance had impressed him. He asked himself if he had performed so amazingly when he first entered the island!

He had reached the Desolate Shrine in just half a day, much faster than he had. After all, although he had an SS-grade talent back then, his stats were pitifully low. Only his movement speed was worth mentioning, which meant that he was basically just scratching the monsters when he attacked!

If he remembered correctly, he had spent nearly 32 hours back then, right?

This kid is several times faster than I was!

Because Ling Feng had been through the rain himself, he knew the difference between completing the job change and the novice trial stage!

Xu Kun's performance made Ling Feng unable to see through him, but everything seemed to be within expectations. His fast clearing speed was largely due to the equipment transformed from the Fire Dragon back then!

In fact, when Xu Kun first set foot on Mist Island and used the Wrath of the Fire Dragon skill, Ling Feng had paid attention to him. After watching his performance, Ling Feng had only one conclusion: a lucky little guy!

Even so, Ling Feng still didn't take Xu Kun seriously. An SS-grade rating was indeed the greatest limit he recognized in Xu Kun!

Everything Xu Kun showed was somewhat unexpected, but also reasonable!

Except…

Was it the move that instantly killed the Minotaur Chieftain and the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor?

Ling Feng had personally witnessed Xu Kun instantly killing the two bosses. The two situations were exactly the same, but he didn't think that Xu Kun was using an SSS-grade skill. He only thought that it was a skill with a relatively high burst damage!

Thinking of this, the corners of Ling Feng's mouth gradually rose. "Alright, then let's both use SSS-grade skills and see who can survive!"

After speaking, Ling Feng spread his hands, his cheeks slightly raised, and muttered, "God of Wind, please listen to my call and let the raging wind annihilate everything!"

As soon as Ling Feng finished speaking, a violent wind raged within the hall.

Ling Feng lowered his head, controlling the increasingly manic wind element, and looked solemnly at Xu Kun. "My Raging Winds belongs to forbidden techniques. Each use consumes 100 points of Wind Attribute, which is exchanged for a large-scale damage of level x100, lasting for 10 seconds, dealing damage equal to my current Wind Attribute value every second!"

A large-scale group attack skill!

Ling Feng's current level is Tier 1 Level 0, equivalent to Level 10, which can cause attacks within a range of 1000 * 1000. After deducting 100 points of Wind Attribute, he still has 2180 Wind Attribute!

The single target damage isn't high, but the range is terrifying…

The 500 * 500 range of Wrath of the Fire Dragon is already terrifying, but compared to Ling Feng's Forbidden·Raging Winds, it's truly insignificant. At just level 10, the coverage area is four times larger!

"10 seconds, that's a total damage of 21800, not bad, acceptable!" Xu Kun grinned.

"Are you ready?"

Obviously, the two of them were very honorable. There was no situation where a trial-taker and the final boss wanted to kill each other without communication!

Xu Kun nodded, and sparks appeared in his palm.

"Senior, this is my SSS-grade skill, called Unyielding Starfire, which can cause magic attack + fire attack, multiplied by the fire attribute damage of the number of marks collected from killing monsters. I have currently collected the full value of 100 marks! And the total amount of my magic attack + fire attribute attack is currently 370!"

Ling Feng suddenly thought of the scene where Xu Kun killed the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor before. He was still wondering at the time why this person was so stupid. Since he had the ability to instantly kill the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor, why bother waiting for it to lay eggs!

His guess at the time was that Xu Kun's skill damage could only take effect after the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor entered a weakened state, but now it seemed that this was not the case. At that time, Xu Kun had already planned to save this skill for himself!

Waiting for the Corrosive Poison Termite Emperor to lay eggs was because the hundred Corrosive Poison Termites it laid were just enough to stack the marks for this SSS-grade skill!

After calculating the damage of Unyielding Starfire according to Xu Kun's statement, Ling Feng found that no matter what, he couldn't resist this SSS-grade skill!

In other words, Xu Kun really had the ability to kill him, and it should be faster than his Forbidden·Raging Winds!

Thinking of this, Ling Feng was not afraid, but rather showed excitement!

"Then let me see what you use to withstand 10 seconds of Raging Winds!"

Ling Feng said in his heart, then put down his charging hands, and the suppressed raging wind instantly rioted. The entire shrine was immediately ravaged by the raging wind!

What Xu Kun had been worried about for a long time also appeared. This shrine, which had stood for who knows how many years, was constantly cracking under Ling Feng's Forbidden·Raging Winds, until it finally couldn't support it anymore. The walls cracked and the dome shattered!

The entire shrine began to collapse, from its original dilapidated state, it was about to become a ruin!

But the falling rubble was instantly pulverized by the ubiquitous gale!

Xu Kun didn't hesitate either, tossing a few sparks from his palm forward. The strength of an SSS-rank skill lies in the fact that it doesn't require any aiming!

As long as it's within sight, there's no way to avoid it. Even if Ling Feng's stats are heaven-defying, unless he has the ability to withstand the damage from Unyielding Starfire, the ending is just one word—death!

The sparks attached to Ling Feng, and with Xu Kun's low shout, a look of pain appeared on Ling Feng's face. Then, he was swallowed by endless flames!

Xu Kun didn't have time to worry about whether Ling Feng would disappear immediately even after death, as he had said.

Because now, the unavoidable gale was surging towards him. Even without the control of the sacrificer, these manic wind elements would still fulfill their mission!

2180 damage per second for 10 seconds—what could Xu Kun use to withstand that?