Chapter 1212: The Eve of Battle
"Lin Feng, now that your cultivation has stepped into the Seventh Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, the distance to the Sovereign Martial Realm is no longer too far. During this time, besides training, you must also think carefully about which path you should take in the future, and which path suits you best."
Yu Huang spoke with profound meaning: "Many people achieve great success later in life. Perhaps it is not because they suddenly had an epiphany or awakened their martial spirit, but because they found the right path—the path most suitable for them, the one their hearts yearn for. Thus, their cultivation can advance by leaps and bounds. Similarly, some people are exceptionally talented, but once they step into the Sovereign Martial Realm, they find it impossible to move forward. This is because they took the wrong path, and even when they realize it later, they have to sever their previous path and start all over again!"
"The path of the Sovereign Martial Realm is very important. It determines your Dao, determines your future!"
Lin Feng was silent for a moment, then looked at Yu Huang and asked, "Teacher, which path do you think I am most suited for?"
"I don't know. The path must be chosen by you." Yu Huang shook his head with a smile. "In the City of Fate, you should have met some people. For example, Yiren Lei of the Six Desire Heavenly Palace. Her path is destined to be the path of six desires, sinking into the mortal world. If she takes a wrong step, she will fall into eternal damnation. Another example is Zong Renyu of the Human Desire Paradise. His path is the path of human desire, an evil path, and his path also determines his character."
"Some walk the path of six desires, some walk the great path of emotionlessness, some experience the mortal world, and some walk the path of battle, fighting heaven and breaking the earth all the way to the Nine Heavens, ascending to the throne of an emperor."
Lin Feng listened quietly to Yu Huang's teachings. He also realized that once he stepped into the Sovereign Martial Realm, the path he chose would determine his entire life—not only in martial arts but also in daily life.
"I heard you challenged Long Teng of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress!" Yu Huang smiled lightly. Although he was here in the Outer Heaven, he seemed to know everything about the affairs of the world.
"Yes, there will be a life-and-death battle!" Lin Feng nodded.
"Let me show you Long Teng!" Yu Huang smiled. With a thought, Lin Feng suddenly had the illusion that he and Yu Huang were cut off from the outside world. This space was sealed off by him to avoid disturbing the peaceful lives of others.
Yu Huang traced his finger through the void, as if containing the meaning of the Dao. Starlight poured down from the void like a meteor shower, continuously falling, extremely beautiful and dazzling. Finally, it seemed to form a mirror. In this mirror, there was a domineering and terrifying figure sitting cross-legged, with dragon scales attached to his body.
"Long Teng!" Lin Feng's gaze sharpened. This divine ability was terrifying. Writing in the void, conjuring stars, and actually creating a mirror of stars that reflected what Long Teng was doing at that moment.
Around Long Teng at that moment, it seemed as if terrifying blood-colored demon dragons were constantly circling, tearing at Long Teng's flesh and blood. It was bloody and gruesome. Yet Long Teng sat there motionless, allowing the blood-colored demon dragons to wreak havoc. His blood even formed a pool of water, soaking him in it. The blood dragons merged into the blood, then spread into Long Teng's body.
Lin Feng's expression stiffened slightly. What a bloody scene.
Just then, Lin Feng felt a terrifying pressure shooting through the void. This pressure was like the might of heaven. In an instant, it made it hard for him to breathe. It felt as if this pressure alone could take his life.
"Crack!" A crisp sound rang out. The mirror formed by the stars shattered, and the image disappeared. Only then did Lin Feng feel the pressure vanish.
"A Martial Emperor?" Lin Feng's expression stiffened as he asked Yu Huang.
"It's the Heavenly Dragon Emperor. I used the power of the Star Mirror divine ability to spy on Long Teng. The Heavenly Dragon Emperor of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress naturally sensed it, hence the pressure just now that destroyed my technique." Yu Huang said calmly, as if talking about something very trivial. But in reality, it had already been a small clash between him and the Heavenly Dragon Emperor. This made Lin Feng understand that the relationships between Martial Emperors were not so friendly. Unknown to others, they might often have similar or even stronger collisions. It's just that others don't know about it, or rather, don't have the qualifications to know.
The world of Martial Emperors had not yet been touched by them. Just as they had imagined before, those powerful Sovereign Martial Realm senior brothers might be training in the Outer Heaven. This was their natural assumption. But in reality, everyone was walking their own martial path, training outside, experiencing their own passionate lives.
"Long Teng is training in the Blood Dragon Secret Realm of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress. He has already gained the attention of the Heavenly Dragon Emperor. The Heavenly Dragon Emperor wants this Heavenly Dragon Demon Body to undergo a complete transformation—to retain the human shell but continuously approach a true demon dragon, to turn Long Teng into a demon. Once Long Teng emerges from seclusion, his physical body and strength will be terrifying to the extreme. If he hits you, he can easily tear you apart!"
"The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress wants to use my life to show off their power!" Lin Feng smiled bitterly. It seemed he had underestimated things. Long Teng, as a Heavenly Dragon Demon Body, was a genius of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress. This battle had also drawn the attention of the entire Eight Wastelands. Everyone's eyes were on it. It was no longer just a battle between him and Long Teng; it had escalated to the level of a battle between the Heavenly Terrace and the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress. The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress could not allow Long Teng to lose.
"The younger generation of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress is withering. Now that they have a Long Teng, they naturally go all out to nurture him. It's not just the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress. The forces behind those Ten Great Prodigies will also make them undergo a transformation. However, the younger generations of those forces are much more prosperous than the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, and they nurture more people."
Yu Huang said softly. In his eyes, he didn't seem to think much of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress.
"Teacher, how is the Heavenly Terrace?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.
"In fifty years, the Heavenly Terrace will shake the Eight Wastelands. Perhaps it won't even take that long!" Yu Huang smiled. This was confidence in himself and confidence in the Heavenly Terrace. The Heavenly Terrace didn't have many disciples, but now, including Ruoxie and Lin Feng, the eleven core disciples were all geniuses or prodigies. In a few years, if the Heavenly Terrace stomped its foot, it would cause an earthquake across the entire Eight Wastelands.
"Do you have the confidence to slay Long Teng?" Yu Huang asked.
Lin Feng looked at Yu Huang, then smiled and nodded. Even if Long Teng transformed using secret techniques, so what? Without the ambition to slay Long Teng, how could he dominate the prodigies of the Eight Wastelands?
Long Teng, must be slain!
"Good. I'll keep the opportunity for transformation for you. When you charge into the Venerable realm, I'll help you undergo a transformation. This time, I look forward to you wrestling with the dragon."
Yu Huang laughed. Since Lin Feng had confidence in himself, then he would believe in Lin Feng. Even if Long Teng transformed into a dragon, so what? This time, wrestle with the dragon, slay Long Teng!
"Go back to the palace and go into seclusion properly!" Yu Huang said to Lin Feng. Lin Feng turned around, placed his hand on the ancient tree, and used his true essence to communicate with the tree's patterns. His body directly stepped into the ancient tree, appearing above the Heavenly Terrace. Then, Lin Feng directly entered the palace on the Ninth Heaven and began a period of seclusion.
Not long after, news came from the Qiu Clan. Qiu Yuexin had finished her seclusion and successfully broke through to the Sovereign Martial Realm. In less than a year, she had directly advanced from the Seventh Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm to the Venerable realm, achieving a true leap. This shook the Northern Wasteland, and the news even spread to other regions of the Eight Wastelands Realm.
Regardless of the past, just based on this achievement, Qiu Yuexin was even more monstrous than a prodigy. More and more people began to speculate about what had happened to Qiu Yuexin. What transformation had she undergone, or had some shocking physique awakened?
Almost at the same time, news came from the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress. Long Teng was just one step away from breaking through. The true Heavenly Dragon Demon Body was about to emerge, and from then on, he would surely rank among the Ten Great Prodigies.
Some said the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress was boasting shamelessly, while others speculated that perhaps the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress had indeed made Long Teng undergo a transformation. Otherwise, where would they get such strong confidence? Many people began to wonder: Could Lin Feng, who had recently slain Xuanyuan Potian and the Venerable of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, defeat the transformed Heavenly Dragon Demon Body?
At the same time, in the Immortal Wasteland, news came from the Six Desire Immortal Palace. Yiren Lei, one of the Ten Great Prodigies, was at a critical juncture in cultivating the Six Desire Heavenly Art. Perhaps Yiren Lei was about to fall into the six desires of the mortal world, causing countless heroes of the Eight Wastelands to be stirred. Yiren Lei—one of the Ten Great Prodigies, one of the Four Great Beauties. Who could make her fall into the six desires of the mortal world?
In the Southern Wasteland, Fu Hei walked down the Flame Mountain and fled all the way toward the Northern Wasteland, as if someone was chasing him.
Not far behind Fu Hei, there was a Taoist priest in a robe, holding a horsetail whisk, with a bit of an immortal air. He shouted to Fu Hei in the distance, "Boundless Heavenly Lord, I see that you have good roots. I only want to take you as my three hundred and eighty-first disciple. This is a great opportunity for you, as if favored by heaven!"
When Fu Hei heard this, he stumbled in midair, almost falling from the void. His face was darker than charcoal!
PS: Miss Xi, the thirteenth commander, thank you. Also, thanks to the brothers whose rewards were swept away by Miss Xi's barrage, hehe!