CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 410 PROVOCATION

"This is the Third Prince, Jia Yuanji!"

Mu Lingping whispered to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng nodded slightly, recognizing that this man was an expert at a glance.

The three of them entered the back garden, where a beautiful maid led the way and arranged seats for them.

With the arrival of more guests, the talents gathered in the back garden cast their glances at Lin Feng and his companions, though they only glanced casually and did not pay much attention.

Although all three of them possessed the cultivation of Earth Martial Master Third Layer, they were not well-known and went largely unnoticed.

However, a few people fixed their gaze on Lin Feng upon seeing him.

Among them, a round-faced man with large ears, Zhu Shaojing, was injured by Lin Feng the day before.

Two others, a young man with a stern face and a graceful lady, were the Hundred Extremes List talents Leng Yunfeng and Ji Xuehan.

Their expressions varied upon seeing Lin Feng.

Zhu Shaojing stared intently at Lin Feng, curling his lips into a sinister smile after a short while.

The arrival of Lin Feng’s group did not attract much attention, but the entrance of Feng Xiu shortly afterward caused quite a stir.

"Haha! I didn’t expect Brother Feng to come too!"

"Brother Feng, you are a bit late!"

"Feng Xiu, haven’t seen you for half a year, you still look sharp!"

Many stood up to greet Feng Xiu eagerly, in stark contrast to the indifference toward Lin Feng’s group.

Feng Xiu smiled faintly and nodded to the crowd.

"Feng Xiu, your seat has been arranged over here!"

The Third Prince Jia Yuanji said in a deep voice, pointing to a seat not far in front of him.

"Hehe, Brother Jia, you are too kind!"

Feng Xiu chuckled and then strode over.

Lin Feng, Mu Lingping, and Xu Xinghan sat towards the back, drinking and chatting.

"I didn’t expect that so many talents from the Hundred Extremes List would come to this banquet, over twenty of them!"

Xu Xinghan exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, not only the five talents from the Hundred Extremes List of our Dongsheng Country have come, but also those from the surrounding countries."

Mu Lingping nodded.

Lin Feng’s gaze was drawn forward, where over twenty impressive figures sat, each emitting an extraordinarily powerful aura.

His gaze settled on a slender young man in black, who seemed like a human-shaped treasure sword, his entire being exuding a sharp aura.

"That is the Life-taking Swordsman, Han Yijian!"

Mu Lingping introduced, seeing where Lin Feng’s attention was fixed.

"Beside him, the lady in red is the Rashamon Witch Honglian!"

Lin Feng turned slightly and saw a woman in a long red dress sitting next to Han Yijian, her expression cold, her brows filled with intense Evil Qi, even more terrifying than Xin Wuming’s Evil Qi previously.

Honglian seemed to sense someone watching her and turned her gaze sharply, making Lin Feng shiver and momentarily furrowing his brows.

Honglian’s lips curved slightly, and then she withdrew her gaze.

At that moment, the Third Prince Jia Yuanji stood up from the main seat, looked around, and spoke out loud.

"Thank you all for giving Jia some face and attending this banquet. There is just over a month left until the Hundred Extremes List competition. Our gathering today has no other purpose but simply to drink and discuss martial arts!"

Jia Yuanji continued with a smile, "Now, everyone enjoy the wine and talk about martial arts."

"The Third Prince is too polite!"

"Brother Jia, you are too courteous!"

Everyone spoke up.

For a while after, the banquet became noisy with various conversations continuing non-stop.

The banquet was essentially a place for networking, where everyone exchanged their feelings and discussed martial arts experiences.

However, birds of a feather flock together; the banquet naturally split into two groups, one of which was comprised of the talents from the Hundred Extremes List.

The talents from the Hundred Extremes List formed a circle of their own and showed no interest in interacting with the ordinary talents.

And the ordinary talents couldn’t blend into the circle of the Hundred Extremes List.

"Brother Yang, I heard you’ve recently advanced your Shock Cloud Palm to the Small Success Realm. It must be quite powerful, isn’t it?"

"Hehe, Shock Cloud Palm is a Level Three Middle Grade Martial Technique. Naturally, developing it to the Small Success Realm would make it quite powerful!"

"Oh, if that’s the case, how about a friendly spar? I would like to experience your Shock Cloud Palm!"

"As you wish!"

As they chatted, someone eventually could not resist challenging another to a fight.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Immediately, the two leaped into the center of the area.

The back garden was large, with a spacious clearing in the middle of the seated area, specifically prepared for sparring.

Seeing that a duel was about to take place, the Third Prince Jia Yuanji immediately smiled and said, "Gentlemen, keep it to light sparring, do not hurt the harmony!"

"Don’t worry, Third Prince, I’ll be careful not to hurt him!" one of them said.

"Hehe! Big talk! As if you could hurt me!"

The other person retorted with a cold laugh, their competitive spirits clashing.

"Really? I’ll show you the difference between us!"

As they spoke, a touch of anger emerged, and neither genius wanted to appear weaker.

Soon, various lights flashed, and the two began a fierce battle.

One was exceptional in hand techniques, the other in spear techniques.

After a short while, the one utilizing the Shock Cloud Palm had a slight edge.

Lin Feng watched and nodded secretly; both talents displayed exceptional martial techniques, each being Level Three Middle Grade Martial Techniques.