Chapter 1052: Intercept and Kill
At this moment, Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin were flickering through the Trial Ground, heading toward the central ancient teleportation formation. They had already scouted the route, believing it wouldn't be too difficult to encounter someone along the way.
However, to Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin's surprise, after flickering for a long time, they still hadn't seen a single person. This struck them as somewhat strange—there was actually no one!
"Buzz!" Finally, a gust of chilling wind surged toward Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin from ahead, causing both of them to pause slightly. Someone had finally appeared.
Up ahead, three figures stood side by side, hands clasped behind their backs. Their bodies exuded waves of intense coldness. As they looked toward Lin Feng and the others, a sharp, icy glint flashed in their eyes.
"Hmm?" Lin Feng was slightly taken aback. These three were standing there as if waiting for them. Could it be that they, too, had nearly completed their hunting mission and were intercepting kills along the route to the ancient teleportation formation? If so, they shared the same idea.
"Two more have arrived," said the one in the middle, arms crossed over his chest, a cold expression on his face. His casual, relaxed gaze seemed to already regard Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin as prey.
"Senior Brother, with these last two, our missions will be complete. When we return this time, we can enter the Star Tower again to pick a powerful divine ability technique. Senior Brother, your combat strength can be enhanced once more," one of the others flattered with a smile. They were naturally disciples of a Martial Emperor from the Eight Wastelands Realm.
"In the Trial Ground, the Martial Emperor sends his disciples to undergo trials. Those who walk out alive receive some benefits, while the weak are eliminated and killed in this land of slaughter. The strong gain divine abilities and become even stronger. This must be the law that Martial Emperor believes in!"
Lin Feng thought to himself as he listened to their conversation. No wonder the slaughter in this Trial Ground never ceased. There were many Martial Emperors in the Eight Wastelands Realm, and their disciples were countless. When disciples died, they would recruit new talented individuals as their followers, then send them out to undergo trials—growing stronger, being eliminated, growing stronger again. This cycle repeated endlessly, and those who ultimately matured were the true talents they needed.
On the path of martial arts, it was the law of the jungle: the weak were annihilated, the strong survived and grew stronger.
"You two, one each. Kill them, and we leave," the leading figure said indifferently. Then, with a flash of light, a third eye appeared on his forehead—an eerie, demonic eye.
"Eye Martial Soul!" Lin Feng's expression tightened. He had seen many such martial souls before. This type of eye technique martial soul was called an Eye Martial Soul.
The pupil on his forehead emitted an eerie light, transforming into a full moon that enveloped Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin within its range.
"I wonder what kind of divine ability power this martial soul possesses!" Lin Feng's body flickered, trying to escape, but he found that as he moved, the disc moved with him, as if it were pulling him, preventing him from leaving the disc. This was somewhat similar to his Void Demon Art, though his Void Demon Art involved the power of void, making it completely different.
"Go and kill!" The man trapped Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin within his eye technique and spoke indifferently again. The other two nodded slightly, stepped forward, and charged at Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin. The one at the Sixth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm attacked Qiu Yuexin, while the one at the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm went for Lin Feng.
"Eye Technique: Bind!"
The one who had released the Eye Martial Soul shouted softly. Instantly, the disc contracted sharply, as if turning into a small millstone. Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin simultaneously felt a tremendous force pressing down on them, squeezing their bodies together.
"Martial souls in this world are indeed bizarre and varied," Lin Feng murmured to himself. If he had encountered this Eye Martial Soul before entering the Eight Wastelands Realm, he would have been greatly shocked. But now, Lin Feng appeared much calmer. Even if he saw a more powerful martial soul, he believed he could maintain a composed mindset—especially after comprehending the Martial Emperor's Chart before descending into this space, truly experiencing the world-destroying divine ability power of a Martial Emperor.
"Autumn Moon!" Qiu Yuexin shouted coldly. This man had bound them with his martial soul and then sent a Sixth Layer Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator to kill her. Wasn't he being too arrogant? Did he think they were pushovers?
Her Autumn Moon martial soul materialized, and a freezing aura descended. Then, it slammed violently toward the figure charging at her. The Autumn Moon martial soul no longer hovered in the air but pressed downward, instantly freezing the man's body in place. The bitter, chilling cold made him feel a true sense of icy numbness.
"Beauty Under the Moon!" A low shout rang out. Lin Feng felt his body loosen. The bound Qiu Yuexin beside him had vanished, causing his pupils to contract sharply.
The one who had released his martial soul was also stunned. Vanished?
The bright yet desolate Autumn Moon radiated a bitter coldness. A wisp of terrifying, icy aura bloomed beneath the moon, and a figure like a fairy maiden emerged from below it.
"Beauty Under the Moon!" Lin Feng's expression froze, and then a faint smile appeared on his face. So Qiu Yuexin's Autumn Moon martial soul had such a wonderful use. Beauty Under the Moon—beautiful, a desolate beauty.
With a splash of blood, the man, still not reacting, was momentarily entranced by the Beauty Under the Moon and was instantly killed. Qiu Yuexin had let him experience what desolate beauty was before his death.
"Impressive!" Lin Feng said with a low laugh. The other two had stiff expressions and unpleasant looks on their faces, especially the one with the Eye Martial Soul. His eye technique had been easily broken by Qiu Yuexin. She had released her martial soul, appeared from within it, and killed with a single strike.
"The mission is complete!"
Having killed this man, Qiu Yuexin had successfully hunted seventy people in this land of slaughter. Now, they could leave.
In just two short days, becoming disciples of the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor should be no problem. In fact, Lin Feng believed their rankings would be very high. Who else could, like them, hunt so recklessly in just two days?
"Hurry up and kill him," the one using the Eye Martial Soul said coldly to the other at the Fifth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm. At the same time, his martial soul pressed down on Lin Feng, binding him tightly, leaving him to await death within it.
"Die!" the Fifth Layer Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator shouted icily. A large handprint appeared in his palm, tearing through space and causing it to roar. Lin Feng also felt a terrifying tearing force heading toward him. This palm strike was indeed very fierce. If he were just an ordinary Fourth Layer Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator, he might very well be obliterated by this tearing handprint.
"How many in this Trial Ground are simple-minded? Arrogance is nothing but seeking death!" Lin Feng spat coldly. Then, a beam of light burst forth, and the Demon Sealing Stele shot out. With a thunderous boom, the Demon Sealing Stele collided with the handprint, sealing it.
"Kill!"
Lin Feng stood still, waving his hand to deliver a palm strike. But now, even his casual palm strike was perfectly natural, carrying the might of the great natural momentum. With a rumbling, shocking force, it slammed directly onto the Demon Sealing Stele. Instantly, the Demon Sealing Stele radiated brilliant light, as if the power of heaven and earth's momentum had merged into it. With another thunderous boom, the stele shattered the handprint into pieces, light overflowing, and blasted toward the opponent.
The man's expression changed drastically, and he retreated rapidly. But a terrifying sealing power seemed to bind him tightly. The Demon Sealing Stele slammed into him violently, and the man's entire body trembled uncontrollably.
"Since you've come to die, killing one more doesn't matter." Lin Feng waved his hand again, delivering another palm strike that once more imprinted on the Demon Sealing Stele. With a loud, dull boom, it directly shook the man until his soul scattered and he died.
Another one dead!
The Eye Martial Soul owner's expression turned ugly. He had used his martial soul power to bind Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin, letting his two junior brothers kill them. But the result was the opposite—they were killed instead.
"Two useless wastes," the man said stiffly, his tone cold. Then, he stepped forward, his figure moving like the wind, charging at Lin Feng.
"Buzz!" A dazzling silver light burst forth. Behind Lin Feng, a pair of brilliant silver wings appeared. With a violent flap, he tried to break free from the opponent's Eye Martial Soul binding.
"Do you think you can escape?"
The man said coldly. The demonic eye on his forehead shone even brighter, and the millstone-like force firmly pinned Lin Feng in place!