Chapter 1038: Icy Assassination
Without thinking too much, what was meant to come would eventually come. Since he now had this opportunity, he would simply sit here in quiet contemplation for a while, experiencing the peerless majesty of the emperors depicted by the Stone Emperor or the Yu Emperor.
Walking to the center of the great hall, Lin Feng sat down cross-legged. A faint light flickered, and the Heavenly Jade Stone appeared in his hand. Holding the Heavenly Jade Stone, Lin Feng immediately felt the space become clear and transparent. Everything was vividly imprinted in his mind. He could clearly feel the rhythm of space and the terrifying Dao resonance seeping out from the paintings.
The giant axe that split heaven and earth contained an immensely powerful, domineering resonance—the axe seemed about to cleave the very sky. The eerie, boundless cold eyes seemed capable of capturing a person's soul with just one glance; no one dared to meet their gaze. Here, there was the resonance of a domineering will that towered to the heavens, the resonance of the great sun incinerating the sky, and the resonance of the undying nature of all things. All of this was clearly imprinted into Lin Feng's mind.
The Heavenly Book Martial Soul flipped open. That page of desolate world absorbed and refracted these Dao resonances, allowing Lin Feng to personally experience the might of the peerless ones.
Lin Feng's heart went from surging with waves to being as still as water, slowly transforming. When those astonishing Dao resonances first imprinted into his mind, they stirred his emotions. But as time passed, as he perceived more and more terrifying Dao resonances, he gradually grew accustomed to them. He could also quietly experience deeper Dao resonances, daring to open his mind more boldly to feel them. The impact of those Dao resonances would then become increasingly powerful and terrifying.
It seemed like a long time had passed when Lin Feng opened his eyes. He glanced at the paintings and let out a long breath.
As he opened his mind to feel them, the Dao resonances grew stronger. He contemplated and sensed them, but his mental energy was also severely depleted. Eventually, he felt somewhat overwhelmed. He pulled his mind back and rested for a moment.
"The Dao resonance of even a single painting here would take me a long time to comprehend. I can't possibly understand them all thoroughly. But since I have such a rare opportunity, I can't just comprehend the Dao resonance of one painting. Instead, I should contemplate them all, broadening my exposure. This will benefit my state of mind and make future cultivation smoother."
Lin Feng murmured to himself. He actually wanted to deeply experience the Dao resonance of one painting, using it to comprehend a divine ability and integrate the Dao resonance into it. However, Lin Feng ultimately did not do so. Such a rare opportunity to observe the supreme majesty of emperors—he did not want to give up any of them. Even just experiencing their Dao resonances one by one would be good.
Soon, Lin Feng once again immersed his mind, using the power of the Heavenly Jade Stone and his Martial Soul to comprehend. Unconsciously, Lin Feng's state of mind slowly transformed and strengthened. Comprehending the Dao resonance of emperors naturally elevated his state of mind—a formless and intangible elevation.
Moreover, this was just a painting. If an emperor himself were before him, releasing his own cultivation path, the feeling would be even more terrifying. He might not even be able to withstand that impact.
In the blink of an eye, nineteen days had passed, but Lin Feng still sat there, quietly comprehending, unaware of the passage of time, forgetting everything.
"Buzz!" An invisible force appeared in the great hall. The ethereal aura grew stronger and stronger, turning into a terrifying vortex force that gradually converged and enveloped Lin Feng, as if it wanted to swallow him up.
"Hmm?"
As if sensing something, Lin Feng opened his eyes and was slightly stunned.
What's going on?
Lin Feng's eyes stiffened. He saw a terrifying void force converging toward him. This force was extremely powerful, continuously spreading, as if it wanted to devour everything.
Frowning deeply, void force—was it going to teleport him away from here?
"Go to the Land of Slaughter. At all costs, walk out alive." At this moment, an ethereal voice slowly echoed through the void, making Lin Feng's heart tremble.
Land of Slaughter? Walk out alive at all costs?
That voice was, of course, Mu Chen's. It seemed that this great hall was not their final destination. They were about to be teleported to another terrifying place—perhaps their ultimate trial ground.
Probably, countless people would die there. Those who could walk out alive would likely be considered successful, becoming disciples of the Martial Emperor.
The terrifying void force enveloped him. At this moment, Lin Feng heard sounds and looked down. He found that he was no longer inside that great hall but in a terrifying void force. Below him, there were many figures, all wrapped in this void force.
"Buzz!" The terrifying force erupted, and Lin Feng felt the world spin, as if he were traversing space-time. The feeling was the same as when he entered the secret realm of the Jade Emperor Palace earlier—extremely intense.
"Boom!" Lin Feng crashed heavily to the ground, feeling as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter.
"Where is this?" Lin Feng was startled. He climbed out of the pit his fall had created and looked around. It seemed to be a forested area on a plain. The light was dim, as if it were the light of a setting sun, carrying a hint of eerie coldness. A cold wind blew past, sending a chill through his body. It was so cold.
"The aura of desolation—I can feel the aura of desolation!" Lin Feng's expression tightened. His senses were already very sharp, and having opened his demon sea and devoured the power of desolation, he was extremely sensitive to the aura of desolation. Even an extremely faint trace of it was clearly perceived by him.
"The void force that brought me here was so powerful, yet I still felt like I was traveling through the void for a long time. The place I am in now might no longer be the Heavenly Terrace, or even a region millions of miles away."
Lin Feng looked at the trees beside him. Though withered, they were not dead, possessing terrifying life force. They could still grow amidst the faint aura of desolation.
Mu Chen called this place the Land of Slaughter. This might be the ultimate trial ground to become a disciple of the Martial Emperor.
"But in this Land of Slaughter, how do I complete the trial?" Lin Feng pondered. The nearly thousand people who were teleported with him were now scattered somewhere unknown, but undoubtedly, they were all in this mysterious space.
Raising his steps, Lin Feng walked forward aimlessly. First, he would see if he could encounter others, and also find out how large this space was.
The space still felt chillingly cold. The icy aura and the faint power of desolation gave Lin Feng a sense of dread. Could it really be, as Mu Chen said, that this was a land of slaughter?
"Swish!" A sound of something cutting through the air came, piercing and sharp in the space. A terrifying, bone-chilling coldness erupted in an instant, enveloping Lin Feng. It was a true aura of slaughter.
Lin Feng felt his whole body stiffen, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, feeling certain death. He felt as if his body had already gone rigid, that he would surely die from this terrifying ambush. There was no way to dodge, only death. He could only wait to die.
"How is this possible? How can I die!" Lin Feng's expression stiffened. An extremely strong will struggled. With a loud crash, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, and a fierce cold light burst from his eyes.
"Die!" Lin Feng turned and roared. This roar contained the sound of a mad demon, shaking the space. In the dim light, several demonic figures seemed to slash out.
"Pfft, pfft..." A few soft sounds rang out. The demonic figures were assassinated. The terrifying icy intent still enveloped Lin Feng. At this moment, he saw an ice-cold dagger thrusting toward him.
"Get lost!" Raising his hand, he blasted out a terrifying palm force. This casual palm strike seemed to contain the power of a great natural momentum, shaking the space violently.
"Boom!" The person was hit by this terrifying force. His body suddenly turned and dashed into the dense forest, as fast as lightning. Having failed in one strike, he immediately fled.
"Third Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm!" Lin Feng's expression stiffened. He stepped out with the Carefree Step Art, as fast as lightning, giving chase. A cultivator at the Third Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm had just posed such a terrifying threat to him. Moreover, this person seemed to have been lurking and hiding here for a long time, able to completely control his aura. Clearly, he was not one of those teleported with him—those people were probably not yet ready for slaughter.
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