# Chapter 1054: Sacred Artifact Golden Bell
"I only ask you one question." Gu Xiao's gaze was like a blade, landing on Lin Feng as he said, "On your way here, did the two of you kill three people?"
"Indeed!" Lin Feng's expression tightened. It seemed his judgment was correct—Gu Xiao was indeed here for the person he had killed on the road. He could see a resemblance between Gu Xiao and the man he had slain.
"Yes." Lin Feng admitted frankly. Since the other party had already intercepted him, even if he denied it, given the attitude of these people, they would still attack him. So he might as well admit it openly.
Hearing Lin Feng's admission, the chill in Gu Xiao's eyes deepened, as sharp as a blade, as if trying to cut Lin Feng apart.
"Gu Xiao, will you do it yourself, or should we help you kill them?" the person beside him said coldly.
"I'll handle it." Gu Xiao's expression was icy. As his words fell, a terrifying cold aura descended upon him, making Lin Feng feel a bone-piercing chill, extremely cold.
"One Eighth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, two Seventh Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm." Lin Feng's gaze swept over the three before him. A very powerful lineup—with these three walking together, they could almost dominate this Heavenly Martial Realm trial ground.
"To be able to kill my younger brother, your strength is decent." Gu Xiao's gaze fell on Qiu Yuexin. Naturally, he assumed that the one who killed Gu Li was Qiu Yuexin. As for Lin Feng, at the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, he couldn't possibly deal with Gu Li, let alone kill him. So he naturally ignored Lin Feng.
"With your beauty and strength, you could have secured a bright future. But now you'll die here—what a pity." Gu Xiao's voice was cold and flat. In his eyes, although Qiu Yuexin was beautiful, since she had killed his younger brother, she was still doomed to die.
"Haha, I think so too. Gu Xiao, look at this woman—strong and beautiful as a flower. Why don't you enjoy yourself a bit before sending her on her way?"
One of the people nearby chimed in, stirring things up.
"That's right, Gu Xiao. She's a cold ice beauty. Don't you want to give it a try?" The people in that direction all joined in, as if they couldn't bear to see peace, and many burst into laughter.
Lin Feng's icy gaze swept toward them. Light flickered, and brilliant starlight burst forth, weaving into a star pattern in the void.
"Sacred Artifact!" The laughter abruptly stopped. Their eyes fixed on the Celestial Fate Sword in Lin Feng's hand, a mix of shock and greed in their gazes.
Lin Feng's sword traced an arc in the void, and instantly a terrifying aura of slaughter spread out. This simple stroke seemed to carry a Dao resonance, as if it were the power of a Sacred Mark.
Gu Xiao's expression tightened. A Sacred Artifact, and he could even inscribe Sacred Marks—this person must be from a powerful noble family.
"Perhaps I guessed wrong. Gu Li died by your hand. In that case, I can't let you live even more." Gu Xiao spat out an icy voice. Lin Feng had to be killed.
"Buzz!" Another wave of terrifying power spread out. The star beams in the void seemed to fluctuate with Lin Feng's sword strokes, spreading a terrifying aura of slaughter.
"Indeed, the power of Sacred Marks." The crowd's hearts trembled slightly. This person, at the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, could actually inscribe the power of Sacred Marks—impressive.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!" Increasingly violent aura erupted wildly. The sound of a sword's furious roar echoed through the void, extremely terrifying. Star power resonated with the power below, also radiating a dreadful killing force.
Soon, the crowd saw that Lin Feng was inscribing a sword—a dazzling, radiant sword, woven together with the power of Sacred Marks, containing a terrifyingly destructive pressure. Even before the sword was unleashed, it made people feel a sense of dread, even those at the Seventh Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm. Those who had mocked Lin Feng earlier fell silent, not daring to make a sound. This person was not to be trifled with.
The brilliant sword was finally woven together. Lin Feng spoke not a single word. The entire space was deathly silent, terrifying. No one spoke.
"Just now, weren't your mouths very talkative?"
A faint voice came from Lin Feng's mouth, causing the faces of those who had mocked Qiu Yuexin to stiffen, their expressions extremely ugly. Was this sword stroke prepared for them?
"Kill!" Lin Feng spat out an icy word. His body turned, and instantly a brilliant cold light burst toward those people. The sword devoured everything. The destructive starlight woven in the sky also erupted at the same time, descending together with the sword of destruction.
"No..." The pupils of those people contracted sharply, their faces instantly turning deathly pale. For a few words insulting Qiu Yuexin, they were about to face death. In their hearts, there was only endless despair and regret, but it was already too late. The terrifying power descended in an instant, and in that moment, the entire space turned to dust. People were annihilated, the ground exploded, the void thundered—everything was completely destroyed.
The eyes of the others froze in place. Dead? One sword stroke, and everything was destroyed.
"Unlucky bastards!" Everyone's hearts twitched slightly. Lin Feng's sword stroke hadn't struck Gu Xiao but had instead targeted those who had insulted Qiu Yuexin. Clearly, he cared deeply about this beautiful woman. These people had insulted her and suffered this fate—served them right for running their mouths and gloating. How tragic. Good thing they hadn't said anything.
Qiu Yuexin glanced at Lin Feng, feeling warmth in her heart. The coldness on her face disappeared, replaced by a faint, warm smile.
Lin Feng said nothing more. His gaze fell on Gu Xiao and his two companions. Holding the Celestial Fate Sword, he said coldly, "Get out of the way!"
But Gu Xiao acted as if he hadn't heard Lin Feng's words, still standing there coldly. "Holding a Sacred Artifact and unleashing the power of Sacred Marks, you can contend with an ordinary Ninth Layer Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator. However, Sacred Artifacts aren't exclusive to you. Today, your life and this Sacred Artifact will both stay here."
As his words fell, light flickered. In Gu Xiao's hand appeared a dazzling golden bell, its light flowing. A terrifying power emanated from it, as if a low bell tone were trembling, ringing directly in the hearts of the crowd, as if containing the power of the Great Dao.
"Another Sacred Artifact!" The crowd's hearts trembled. The golden bell in Gu Xiao's hand was also a Sacred Artifact, containing terrifying power.
"Yuexin, follow me!" Seeing Gu Xiao use a Sacred Artifact, Lin Feng's eyes only paused for a moment before returning to calm. He transmitted his voice to Qiu Yuexin.
With a sudden step forward, Lin Feng's entire body radiated an incredibly terrifying sword power, as if it would destroy the entire world.
At the same time, snowflakes drifted through the void, adding a hint of coldness to the already powerful sword aura, quite eerie.
The Celestial Fate Sword wove terrifying power in the void, but Gu Xiao's expression remained calm. Lin Feng, at the Fourth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, holding a Sacred Artifact—he, at the Eighth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, wanted to escape from his grasp? Dream on. This Sacred Artifact would be his.
"Kill!" Lin Feng roared. A terrifying sword light slashed toward Gu Xiao. The two beside Gu Xiao quickly dodged. Gu Xiao, with his Sacred Artifact, could deal with Lin Feng's Celestial Fate Sword, but they, at the Seventh Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, could not—someone at that level had just been killed by Lin Feng with a single sword stroke.
"Void Demon Art!" Almost at the same time, Lin Feng moved his mind. Void power spread out, enveloping his body. Then, pulling Qiu Yuexin's hand, he dashed directly toward the teleportation altar.
The sword light was terrifying. Gu Xiao's palm trembled, striking the golden bell. Instantly, the bell's lower opening faced the sword light, and a terrifying vortex appeared, swallowing the sword light into it.
"Buzz, buzz..." The terrifying power echoed inside the golden bell, causing the crowd to feel their blood and Qi churn. Meanwhile, Lin Feng and Qiu Yuexin rushed rapidly toward the teleportation altar, ignoring everything else.
"Absorb!" Gu Xiao struck the golden bell with his palm, and instantly all the terrifying sword light was swallowed into it, causing the bell to tremble incessantly, but it couldn't shake its foundation.
"Boom!" A palm strike shot toward Lin Feng as he passed by, but it struck only the void, merely causing the snowy path in the void to tremble slightly, unable to shake its foundation.
"Void power!" The crowd's expressions froze as they stared at Lin Feng. Gu Xiao's expression also turned cold. He had watched helplessly as Lin Feng passed right by him.
"Where do you think you're going!"
The golden bell in Gu Xiao's hand blazed with brilliant light. With a thought, it flew out instantly, transforming into an enormous ancient bell. With a terrifying "boom," it descended heavily to the ground, enveloping the entire space within it, including the void where Lin Feng was. Everything was trapped inside the golden bell!
PS: Fourth chapter today. Five chapters is no pressure. Everyone, give it your all, and I'll try to write a few more chapters!