Chapter 1298: Overbearing Lin Feng
The Wen family Venerable Lords' bodies flickered through the void, but at that moment, their bodies suddenly halted mid-air, brows furrowed in deep thought.
"Something's wrong!" The Wen family Venerable Lord muttered softly. When he first saw the Nine Nether Demon Emperor, what bearing he had—truly peerless, such that even Martial Emperors could not withstand a single glance. Thus, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor had left an indelible impression on his heart, one of profound awe.
Therefore, the moment he saw the Nine Nether Demon Emperor just now, that sense of awe arose involuntarily. Especially when the Nine Nether Demon Emperor spoke, it made his heart tremble with fear.
Finally, when the Nine Nether Demon Emperor cast a single glance that made those experts take their own lives, it shattered his last psychological defense. So when the Nine Nether Demon Emperor raised his head, everyone fled in panic. But now, thinking carefully, how could the Nine Nether Demon Emperor still have a wisp of will left? Moreover, wasn't everything in this small world already his? Why would he appear now to take that single page of golden scripture?
A dead man, leaving behind only a strong wisp of will that had not dissipated for a thousand years—what use would a page of golden scripture be to him?
It wasn't just the Wen family Venerable Lord; the other Venerable Lords had also realized this, their bodies halting in the void.
Not far away, a Venerable Lord's gaze turned in this direction. The Wen family Venerable Lord spoke: "Do you sense something strange?"
"You think so too?" That man's eyes narrowed as he spoke. Then, their bodies slowly turned, exchanged glances, and moved back toward the place they had just been.
Moments later, the two returned to their previous location. They found that others had also arrived, all staring at the spot where the Nine Nether Demon Emperor had long since vanished.
"It seems... we were deceived!" A voice rang out, causing the hearts of the crowd to tremble violently. Deceived?
"It was Lin Feng. If not for his interference, perhaps that page of golden scripture would already be in hand. For all we know, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor was his doing!" At this moment, a cold voice spat out from the ground below—it was an expert from the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress.
"Swish, swish..." A dazzling sword light illuminated the sky, making the entire void blaze with brightness. A brilliant sword beam shot toward the speaker, whose face instantly turned deathly pale—it was the Skyless Sword!
"Boom!" The void exploded. The man's body was directly reduced to nothingness, and even those beside him were torn apart by the sword beam. Then, the sword light reversed, and the Skyless Sword returned along its original path, landing back in the palm of a young man.
"Watch your words!" A faint, indifferent voice came from Lin Feng's mouth. Gripping the Skyless Sword, Lin Feng strode forward, standing in the void.
"Lin Feng!" A Venerable Lord from the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress stared at Lin Feng with icy eyes.
"With so many Venerable Lord-level experts here, they actually suspect me, a mere Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator? I don't have the ability to conjure up the Nine Nether Demon Emperor. If you want to frame me, at least do it properly. They deserved to die!" Lin Feng's cold eyes met those of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress expert. With the Skyless Sword in hand, who would dare to act against him easily? Everyone knew about Qi Yun's death.
"Don't forget, when the Nine Nether Demon Emperor broke his seal, you appeared in the void and underwent the Nine Nether baptism. You are highly suspect!" The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress Venerable Lord gripped a dragon-shaped scepter, speaking coldly.
Lin Feng's eyes turned icy, then a flash of coldness crossed his gaze. The Skyless Sword was drawn for the second time. After this, he would only have one chance left—how could he not make good use of it?
"Swish, swish, swish!" Sword qi howled as the Sword Pavilion experts arrived in this part of the void. Lin Feng pointed his finger at the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress crowd below, saying coldly: "Kill every single one of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress!"
"You dare!" The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress Venerable Lord's eyes trembled violently, his gaze as cold as ice.
Jian Mu's mouth twitched slightly. This young master... was ruthless and decisive enough—he actually wanted to annihilate the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress people.
"Kill them. I'll deal with him!" Lin Feng said coldly, then stepped forward toward that Venerable Lord. The Venerable Lord's eyes turned frigid to the extreme, staring fixedly at Lin Feng—or rather, at the Skyless Sword in Lin Feng's hand. This sword had destroyed Imperial Artifacts and slaughtered Venerable Lords.
"Yes, Young Master!" Jian Mu acknowledged the order. The Sword Pavilion experts charged down to kill. With the Venerable Lord and Imperial Artifact held back by Lin Feng, how could the others contend with the elite Sword Pavilion experts led by Jian Mu?
The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress Venerable Lord's face turned ashen, staring deathly at Lin Feng. The demonic aura on his body was wildly turbulent, but Lin Feng intercepted him there, slightly raising his head, his calm gaze meeting the other's. The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress had forged a deep enough enmity with him back in the Eight Wastelands. If they had the chance, they would surely kill him. Moreover, not long ago, when Qi Yun came to kill him, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress people had appeared again. Now that he had the opportunity, Lin Feng would be failing the second unsheathing of the Skyless Sword if he didn't cut down the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress people.
"He's a ruthless one!" The other Venerable Lord-level figures watched Lin Feng. This man was not to be trifled with—he had killed the Qi family Venerable Lord, slain the Martial Emperor bloodline descendant Qi Tiansheng, imprisoned Qi Jiaojiao, and now wanted to kill the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress people. This also instilled a hint of wariness in the crowd. It was best to avoid provoking Lin Feng, unless they could deal with that Skyless Sword.
Such was the world of martial arts. If you had enough confidence to be ruthless, others would fear you. If you had no confidence, you would surely die.
The Skyless Sword was Lin Feng's confidence, his current reliance. If he wasn't ruthless enough, others would continue to provoke him. And by then, he would have no more chances to use the Skyless Sword. With only one chance left, he wanted to tell everyone else: don't provoke him, or else it meant death!
With Jian Mu present, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, lacking its Venerable Lord-level figure, could only be slaughtered. After all, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress was different from the Sword Pavilion. Among the many Martial Emperor forces of the Eight Wastelands, each had dispatched a powerful elite force. But the Sword Pavilion, on Lin Feng's orders, had sent its strongest elites. Moreover, the deeply rooted Sword Pavilion had always been formidable in attack. The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress could only suffer defeat, with members being killed one after another.
Lin Feng and the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress Venerable Lord continued to stare each other down, neither moving. The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress Venerable Lord dared not move because the Skyless Sword was too powerful. Lin Feng did not move because there were far more Venerable Lords here than just those from the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress. Other Martial Emperor forces all had Venerable Lords and Imperial Artifacts in hand—none of them were easy to deal with. Although there was no enmity, if the Skyless Sword left his hand, there was no guarantee that some malicious person wouldn't strike to kill him. He couldn't withstand an attack from a Venerable Lord wielding an Imperial Artifact. Therefore, he had to be cautious. Even in his positioning, he kept a great distance from the other Venerable Lords. And during the earlier battle for that page of golden scripture, he had always done the same.
The waters of the Eight Wastelands ran too deep, especially among these Martial Emperor forces. Just moments ago, you might feel someone was friendly, but in the blink of an eye, they could turn on you. Wasn't the Qi family and Wen family a perfect example? Qi Tiansheng had even deliberately traveled from the Eastern Wasteland to the Central Wasteland to offer birthday congratulations to the Wen family's old ancestor, but it was all for the Void Ancient Array. Now, they were even irreconcilable. Everything was for profit!
"Roar!" From below, a rolling roar came: "Lin Feng, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress will surely cut you down!"
Lin Feng's brow twitched, and he replied coldly: "Do I need you to remind me now?"
The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress had wanted to cut him down for a long time.
The Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress Venerable Lord in the void had a face as if covered in frost. He watched helplessly as the experts he had brought were torn apart and killed by sword qi one by one, screams unceasing. In the end, all the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress experts below were dead!
"Lin Feng, and the Sword Pavilion, you will regret this!" That Venerable Lord said coldly, then retreated, flickering away, his eyes filled with monstrous, demonic killing intent.
"Since it's done, there's no regret!" Lin Feng thought to himself. Killing was killing. The only ones the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress could use against him and the Sword Pavilion were the Heavenly Dragon Emperor. If the Heavenly Dragon Emperor wanted to tear apart all pretense and do such a thing, then perhaps it would be the time for a war of Martial Emperors.
"Let's go!" The other figures flickered and also departed. Since they couldn't seize that most dazzling page of golden scripture, they would go seize other treasures. No one could confirm whether Lin Feng had done it. Moreover, in their hearts, they actually didn't believe Lin Feng was responsible. How could Lin Feng find such a figure? And one glance could make people commit suicide—even if it wasn't the Nine Nether Demon Emperor, it was still a terrifying demonic path expert.
They would never know that the Nine Nether Demon Emperor wasn't fake—it was just a wisp of willpower from the Nine Nether Demon Melody of the Nine Nether Demon Emperor.
Since they couldn't be sure it was Lin Feng's doing, who would risk moving against him? Just like the Demon Emperor Hall people—even if they knew the Prophet had prophesied that the Flame Emperor would protect Lin Feng, as long as no one saw him with that Daoist priest, and Lin Feng didn't admit it, would those Demon Emperor Hall people dare to act against him?
Everything had to be proven with strength!
"Did you get it?" After the crowd left, Lin Feng looked at Jian Mu and transmitted his voice.
"Got it. It seems to be an Ancient Scripture!" Jian Mu replied, causing Lin Feng's eyes to narrow. An Ancient Scripture?
The page of scripture Lin Feng himself had seized might be an Ancient Scripture. What Jian Mu obtained was also an Ancient Scripture?
"Give it to me!" Lin Feng flickered and arrived before Jian Mu. He had not sheathed the Skyless Sword. At least, until that Flame Emperor fellow returned, it was better to keep the Skyless Sword in hand. When they had agreed on three chances, there was no stipulation on how long each chance could be used. So he had discussed with that little fellow, trying to make it obedient and stay outside a bit longer!
[Thanks to Yongli Xuan for tipping 100 Zhu Lang coins for the work; Wang Wang Qiang Qiang for tipping 100 Zhu Lang coins. Thank you, brothers!]
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