# Chapter 1309: The Chaos of the Eight Wastelands
"Perhaps he was entrusted by someone and has no deep enmity with me, so why fight to the death?" Lin Feng responded to Yan Di. Since the other party knew he was Lin Feng, it was clearly not just a simple robbery but a targeted attack. However, Lin Feng didn't know any of the three, so obviously they were acting on someone else's behalf and naturally wouldn't fight him to the death.
Therefore, after seeing him kill two Fifth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm cultivators in succession, the other's escape was reasonable. Moreover, these wandering cultivators were usually very cautious and valued their lives greatly.
"The attack technique you fused with essence has decent power, but the fusion isn't perfect. Otherwise, fusing four types of essence attack power, plus your own sword dao power, would have been enough to split him open directly. A hurricane formed by Fifth Layer Wind Essence can't withstand the perfect fusion of four types of Second Layer Essence!" Yan Di said slowly. "And don't get cocky. These wandering cultivators are relatively weak among those of the same realm. Some geniuses at the Fifth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm have comprehended Seventh or Eighth Layer Essence. If you encounter such an expert, you'll definitely die."
"Mm." Lin Feng nodded slightly. This old man never missed a chance to discourage him, but Lin Feng understood that Yan Di was motivating him. The geniuses Yan Di had seen were clearly beyond what he could compare to. Moreover, these three were indeed on the weaker side. Even so, if they had gone all out to kill him from the start, he still wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
Furthermore, he clearly knew that his fusion of essence power wasn't perfect. But without specific conditions, making essence perfectly merge wasn't that easy either, unless one had some extremely powerful fusion essence attack techniques, which were terrifying. However, since Lin Feng had embarked on his own sword path, he intended to comprehend the sword through his own understanding. Having comprehended so many types of essence power was itself a tremendous talent, a condition others didn't possess.
"Let's go!" The great sword whistled, once again appearing beneath Lin Feng's feet. Man and demon flickered away.
After they left, on the peak of that distant mountain range, the young man's spatial eye gradually faded, but his gaze was extremely cold.
"Three useless wastes, can't even deal with a Heavenly Martial Realm person!" Qi Tianxu's eyes were icy. Three mid-rank Sovereign Martial Realm experts had failed to push Lin Feng to the brink of death, which meant the plan had failed.
Back in Snow Moon Kingdom, when Lin Feng arrived with the Sword Pavilion people instead of riding the Skyless Sword, and even when the spatial chains swept down he hadn't used the Skyless Sword, Qi Tianxu hadn't paid much attention at the time. But after the Snow Moon storm had settled, he thought of this point, hence today's test. Of course, he wouldn't dare test it himself, so he found a few experts. But clearly, it had failed. Lin Feng still hadn't been forced into a desperate situation.
"Heh, even if we couldn't test it out, so what? At the Assembly of Emperors, if there's an opportunity, Young Master can kill him." The Sovereign Lord-level expert beside him said with a smile. Qi Tianxu, as a prodigy of the same generation as Hou Qinglin, had combat power that those few Sovereign Martial Realm people just now couldn't compare to. If it weren't for the Sword Pavilion experts being too domineering last time, he wouldn't have been so embarrassed.
"We'll see. In any case, Lin Feng must die!" Qi Tianxu exuded traces of killing intent. Because of Lin Feng, the Qi family had lost who knows how many experts this time. Three Sovereign Lord-level figures had died. One must know that the entire vast Qi family now only had a dozen or so Sovereign Lord-level figures, all old monsters. This time in Snow Moon, three had died, two Imperial Artifact Heaven-Swallowing Charts had been crippled, one Supreme Sacred Artifact had been destroyed, plus Qi Tiansheng's death and Qi Jiaojiao being imprisoned by Lin Feng. This debt couldn't be settled.
"Let's go!" Qi Tianxu and the Sovereign Lord beside him left together, naturally not heading in the same direction as Lin Feng.
Upon reaching the Northern Wasteland, it was already considered Heavenly Terrace territory. However, as he traveled forward, Lin Feng discovered that the Northern Wasteland wasn't very peaceful these days. Battles were everywhere, and even after entering Heavenly Realm City, it was still the same.
Finally, when the great sword descended upon the Nine Heavens of Heavenly Terrace, many people saw Lin Feng. Several walked toward him.
"You're back!" Lin Ruotian smiled at Lin Feng. He was now standing on the Eighth Layer Heaven, clearly not wasting his time.
"You're injured!" Lin Feng sensed that Lin Ruotian's qi and blood were fluctuating, seeming unstable, so he asked.
"Lin Feng, you probably don't know yet. The Eight Wastelands Realm has changed!" Lin Ruotian said with a smile. "It was done by the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress people. When I went out with some senior brothers, we were ambushed by Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress people and nearly died."
"Heh, but those bastards didn't fare well either. We killed quite a few of them." Meng Ba also walked out from a palace on the Eighth Layer Heaven, his eyes carrying a cold intent.
"Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress!" Lin Feng's expression turned cold. He hadn't expected that after the Snow Moon trip, the Eight Wastelands would be ignited.
"Eight Wastelands, what major events have happened recently?" Lin Feng landed on the Eighth Layer Heaven and asked the two.
"There are plenty of major events in the Eight Wastelands recently. After returning from that distant small country last time, a Martial Emperor-level battle broke out. The Qi family and the Sikong family joined forces to attack the Wen family. The conflicts between the three major forces have completely intensified. Disciples fight to the death at the slightest provocation outside. Then there's the Primordial Wasteland Demon Domain, which has completely fallen into chaos. The three major demon domain powers—Flower Fruit Mountain, Thunder Emperor Island, and Savage Bull Mountain—jointly attacked the Demon Emperor Hall. The Primordial Wasteland Demon Domain has already changed. Then there's the Blood Wasteland. The mysterious Netherworld and Heavenly Demon Hall have also become active, their disciples frequently clashing. The Immortal Wasteland is the same. The Heavenly Thunder Sound Temple is rising powerfully, unstoppable, seemingly wanting to convert the beautiful women of the Six Desires Immortal Palace and the evil people of the Human Desire Paradise. Plus our grudges with the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress and the Falling Heaven Pavilion. In short, the entire Eight Wastelands has been swept up by this storm."
Meng Ba licked his lips as he spoke, his eyes seeming to carry a hint of excitement, as if looking forward to this chaos. Times create heroes. Now that the Eight Wastelands were in turmoil, it was time to test who were true kings, to see who could rise in the chaos and survive to become dominant.
Lin Feng was somewhat surprised to hear Meng Ba's words. He clearly hadn't expected this storm to be so terrifying, shaking the entire Eight Wastelands.
"Of course, there's another very important reason for the current turmoil in the Eight Wastelands: the Assembly of Emperors. I heard that this Assembly of Emperors happens once every hundred years. All the Martial Emperor forces will experience a storm that affects the entire Eight Wastelands. Therefore, our Heavenly Terrace recently recruited another batch of Martial Emperor's disciples, and this time they recruited even more people. It's said to be for the Assembly of Emperors."
Lin Ruotian also spoke, causing Lin Feng's eyes to freeze. Heavenly Terrace had recruited another batch of disciples, and the Assembly of Emperors was approaching. No wonder this turmoil was happening.
Lin Feng had heard Senior Brother Mu Chen mention the Assembly of Emperors, but he didn't know the specifics of the agreement among the Eight Wastelands Emperors.
But thinking about it happening once every hundred years, shaking the Eight Wastelands, it must be a major event.
"Do you know what this Assembly of Emperors is about?" Lin Feng asked Lin Ruotian and Meng Ba.
"Not much. Besides the Eight Wastelands, it seems to involve the Nine Abyss Twelve Kingdoms as well. In short, with the era of chaos approaching, various Martial Emperor forces and even some wandering cultivators have come out, already beginning their path of rising. Those mysterious senior brothers of our Heavenly Terrace have also started to appear one after another. Some of them have terrifying talent."
A sharp gleam appeared in Lin Ruotian's eyes. Last time, when they clashed with the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress experts, it was thanks to a senior brother, a personal disciple of the Martial Emperor. Though he was only at the Second Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm, he could easily kill Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress experts at the Fourth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm, and even kill those at the Fifth Layer. His strength was so overwhelming it shocked them. They also understood that there were always people better than you, skies beyond skies. No wonder he was the teacher's personal disciple.
Moreover, they heard that every Martial Emperor force had powerful prodigies in hiding. They usually trained outside, and some had even been to the Nine Abyss Twelve Kingdoms to train, their strength terrifyingly great.
"The Assembly of Emperors even involves the Nine Abyss Twelve Kingdoms." Lin Feng's heart stirred slightly. It seemed the agreement among the Eight Wastelands Emperors was far more complicated than he had imagined. Just from the current chaos in the Eight Wastelands, one could guess it must be something major.
"Oh, right, Lin Feng. That bastard Yang Zhan has openly betrayed Heavenly Terrace and joined the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress. And his sister Yang Ziye joined too. In a few days, the Yang family will move to the Western Wasteland. The teacher and senior brother don't have time to deal with it, but some of us senior brothers can't stand it and plan to go to the Yang family in a few days to join the fun. Lin Feng, do you want to come?"
As if suddenly remembering something, Lin Ruotian said to Lin Feng. Lin Feng possessed the Skyless Sword and had killed Sovereign Lord-level figures. If Lin Feng was willing to come and provide support, it would definitely be more interesting.
Lin Feng hadn't expected that after what happened last time, the Yang family would still dare to let Yang Zhan openly betray Heavenly Terrace and even move the entire family to the Western Wasteland. That was ruthless. It seemed they had reached some agreement with the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress.
"Since they dare to move openly, don't you think it's a trap?" Lin Feng said to Lin Ruotian. The Yang family wasn't stupid enough for that.
"Of course I know. In the Northern Wasteland, our Heavenly Terrace's territory, moving to the Western Wasteland—this is the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress using the Yang family to provoke our Heavenly Terrace. They clearly think their foundation is deep and their power strong, so they're deliberately doing this, wanting to ambush and kill our Heavenly Terrace people. That's why I invited you to come." Lin Ruotian naturally knew the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress's plan. It was an open provocation.
"Which senior brothers from our Heavenly Terrace will be going?" Lin Feng asked. If he went, he couldn't use the Skyless Sword. Dealing with a Fifth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm expert was already a stretch, and since the other side dared to provoke, their lineup this time would probably be quite terrifying.
"Second Senior Brother is in seclusion recently. Senior Brother Ruoxie will go, along with two of the teacher's personal disciples and some Sovereign Martial Realm disciples." Lin Ruotian responded, causing Lin Feng's eyes to flicker. This lineup was already decent, but he was worried that the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress would send Sovereign Lord-level figures.