Chapter 1058: Mad Demon Hou Qinglin
Hou Qinglin said he would kill that man, and without any hesitation, he stepped onto the teleportation altar belonging to the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's side, shocking the crowd. They never expected Hou Qinglin would dare to do this—to attack the territory of a Martial Emperor. What kind of courage did that require? Yet, Hou Qinglin didn't even furrow his brow.
Just as Mu Chen had described him: Mad Demon!
In Mu Chen's view, Hou Qinglin was destined to become a Martial Emperor. If one did not go mad, how could one become an emperor?
The crowd, however, was stunned by the speed of their return. It had only been a short moment since Lin Feng disappeared into the teleportation altar, and now the two of them had come back through the Trial Ground. This speed was terrifying, and people silently marveled that Mu Chen, as the number one personal disciple under the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor, must possess astonishing strength.
"I'll go take a look!" Mu Chen stepped forward, heading toward the teleportation altar on the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's side, landing on it in an instant. The crowd's hearts twitched violently again. Hou Qinglin had gone, and now Mu Chen—was he going too?
Mu Chen and Hou Qinglin, the top two personal disciples of the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor, were both heading to the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's territory. With Hou Qinglin's stubbornness, he would surely kill that man once he got there. What would the people on the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's side think? Wouldn't they go mad? How could they let Hou Qinglin leave alive? That would destroy their dignity!
This journey of Mu Chen and Hou Qinglin would likely stir up a huge storm in the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's territory.
"Senior Brother, can I go and watch?" Lin Feng asked Mu Chen, who had stepped onto the teleportation altar.
Mu Chen's eyes flickered for a moment, then he nodded slightly. "Come on up. I'll take you to see the spectacle."
"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Lin Feng stepped forward, arriving beside Mu Chen, and also stepped onto the teleportation altar.
The altar activated, and the power of space spread out. The crowd's eyes flickered restlessly, staring intently at the two of them. This was madness—they were all mad.
Because the venerable guarding the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's altar had tried to kill Lin Feng, no one knew what kind of terrifying storm this would unleash.
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Although Lin Feng's round trip was brief, for Hou Qinglin, who had already entered the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's territory, it was enough time to stir up massive waves.
At this moment, in a vast region of the void, majestic dragon-shaped palaces stood imposingly. On one of the giant dragon statues, a figure stood, holding a bloody head in his left hand. It was none other than the man who had tried to kill Lin Feng.
In his right hand, he held a dazzling silver sword, radiating the aura of reincarnation—the Azure Forest Reincarnation Sword.
"Hou Qinglin, you are too reckless!"
At this moment, the void was filled with powerful figures, each exuding terrifying auras. Without exception, they were all venerables under the Heavenly Dragon Emperor.
Hou Qinglin had actually fought his way into their territory, lawless and without regard for the Heavenly Dragon Emperor. This was an insult and contempt for all of them.
"This man tried to kill my junior brother on the altar. He deserves to die!" Hou Qinglin's gaze was calm as he spoke lightly, one man and one sword, looking down on heaven and earth.
In the distance, Gu Xiao watched everything unfold, his expression dark. Of course, he understood what Hou Qinglin was talking about—no one knew better than him, the one involved. But Gu Xiao never imagined that his actions would lead Hou Qinglin to come here and kill. His heart was still unsettled.
"Since he deserves to die, then you deserve to die too!" At this moment, a cold voice rang out from the void. "Azure Forest Reincarnation Sword. They all say you will become an emperor in the future. But today, leave your life here. Kill!"
As the word "kill" fell, a torrent of killing power poured down, all converging on Hou Qinglin. This terrifying killing force transformed into massive, formless killing light curtains, sweeping down from the void. Space was annihilated, and everything was to be destroyed under this dreadful killing essence.
Dozens of venerables in the void simultaneously unleashed their killing essences. The murderous intent was so fierce it seemed to destroy everything. The formless killing light curtains appeared ready to obliterate all.
Hou Qinglin looked up, his expression indifferent as he watched the terrifying killing power pour down. His left hand trembled, and he hurled the head in his hand into the void. "Those who do not put the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor in their eyes—how can they not die?"
With that, Hou Qinglin slowly swung the sword in his right hand. As the sword moved, it seemed to carry an incredibly intense rhythm. The blade vibrated thousands of times in an instant, resonating with heaven and earth. When the sword fell, it was as if it wanted to drain all the world's splendor. The silver sword light seemed to cut a crack in the void itself. Where the sword passed, a clear trace of the blade remained. The head was reduced to ashes in an instant as the sword energy swept through.
A hissing sound echoed. There was no terrifying explosion, but the annihilating light curtain was torn apart by the sword, as if the sky had been ripped open. Hou Qinglin stepped forward, his steps seeming to contain the rhythm of the Dao, and in an instant, he stepped out through the gap, as if teleporting.
"Hou Qinglin, if you don't die today, where will our dignity be?"
As a voice rang out, an enormous hand appeared above Hou Qinglin's head, blotting out the sky. This massive palm print seemed like the heavens themselves collapsing. A buzzing sound made people tremble with fear.
"Supreme Sea of Suffering Seal!" A low voice sounded, and around the enormous palm print, a sea of suffering poured down, enveloping heaven and earth. This sea of suffering churned, radiating destructive power, and rained down on Hou Qinglin.
"No matter how bitter the sea of suffering, it must enter reincarnation!" Hou Qinglin said indifferently. The Azure Forest Reincarnation Sword swung out once more. The power of reincarnation bloomed. As his sword light burst forth, a profound, boundless reincarnation appeared, swallowing the sea of suffering into it.
Reincarnation expanded instantly, embracing all things, even trying to encompass the enormous palm print and drag it into the abyss of reincarnation.
"Reincarnation is endless—how can it escape?" he murmured. Reincarnation wrapped around the heavenly palm print, pulling it in and making it vanish.
"Reincarnation may be endless, but it cannot escape the hand of heaven and earth!"
At this moment, the one who had been speaking all along suddenly opened his palm toward Hou Qinglin. From the void, a terrifyingly huge hand materialized, appearing out of nowhere, directly grabbing Hou Qinglin's body and binding it tightly.
"A frozen world is the stillness of life!"
Another person leisurely uttered a cold word. With a cracking sound, the entire void around Hou Qinglin turned into a massive ice sculpture, frozen solid.
"Kill!"
The man's voice rang out again. In an instant, the endless frozen power transformed into boundless killing energy, tearing at Hou Qinglin's body, trying to shred him to pieces.
A dazzling radiance enveloped Hou Qinglin's body, preventing any power from killing him. The reincarnation sword in his hand swept across again, shattering the ice sculpture, which then annihilated into nothing. But the heavenly hand still held him firmly.
"Hou Qinglin, your life ends today!" Several figures charged toward Hou Qinglin, who was held in the void hand. But all they saw was the coldness on his face and his unshaken heart.
"Since there are those here who can kill me, it's not your turn!" Hou Qinglin's hand trembled, and his sword swept across the void once more. It seemed as if a vast ocean surged forth. Within that ocean bloomed the aura of reincarnation—this was the Ocean of Reincarnation.
"Whoosh!" Two figures had just approached Hou Qinglin when they were swallowed by this Ocean of Reincarnation. Without any warning, without even a chance to speak, they were devoured and died, their bones vanishing without a trace.
"What terrifying strength!"
At this moment, in the distant void, Mu Chen and Lin Feng had arrived. They had just witnessed that scene. It was too shocking. Such a fearsome battle—Lin Feng didn't even have the qualification to participate!
"Mu Chen!" The crowd seemed to sense something. Their gazes turned and landed on Mu Chen and Lin Feng. Their expressions instantly grew even colder. Hou Qinglin, the second-ranked personal disciple of the Stone Emperor and Yu Emperor, had come here to act recklessly. And now, Mu Chen, the number one, had also arrived. Did they truly hold the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's territory in any regard?