Chapter 1353: Converging on the Sixth Layer
"Desolation!" Lin Feng's dark pupils slowly closed. Within his body, the Heavenly Book Martial Soul appeared, and in the demonic land within that martial soul, Lin Feng sat cross-legged. A wisp of desolation essence emanated from him.
"Desolation—this is the desolation I have comprehended, the pure power of desolation. But the power of desolation can be stripped away. Senior Brother Ruoxie derived the essence of time from the power of desolation!" Lin Feng immersed himself in the feeling of desolation. This desolation contained corrosion, time, and the aura of death—a very pure destructive force. At the same level of essence, it could easily annihilate a cultivator of the same realm.
For example, if his desolation essence were at the third layer and struck a person at the third layer of the Venerable Martial Realm, it could instantly destroy them, leaving not even ashes behind. If he used a different essence, it would not possess such terrifying destructive power.
"Death, death..." Lin Feng murmured softly, quietly sensing. After a moment, he released the curse essence. Within the power of the curse was a powerful curse technique—the death curse—capable of directly cursing a person to death. However, the power Lin Feng could currently unleash was not strong.
"The essence of life opposes death. If I could use the essence of life for stripping, stripping life would mean death. The death curse is also a form of stripping, but it devours the opponent's life through curse techniques!" Lin Feng seemed to have found a thread of opportunity. The essence of life, the essence of curse, and the essence of desolation could be fused together to unleash an essence-based divine ability attack, combining into a truly fearsome death curse. He could even add the demon essence, making the power even stronger and more terrifying.
Previously, Lin Feng only fused essence powers for attacks when he had occasional insights. But now, he seemed to have found a breakthrough. He had comprehended so many essences that he could find the most suitable combinations, starting from a certain point to perform multi-layered fusions. This would give birth to many powerful fused essence attack techniques. Moreover, as he perfected them and incorporated more essences, the attacks would grow increasingly stronger.
Gradually, Lin Feng seemed to find a certain pleasure, immersing himself in this comprehension of essence fusion, setting aside everything and forgetting the flames of the outside world.
At this moment, the others outside were all comprehending the power of ice and fire, seemingly trying to find that certain point of harmony to obtain the ancient scripture in the void.
An ancient scripture—this was only the fifth layer of the Ice and Snow Divine Temple, yet it already possessed an ancient scripture that was extremely rare in the Eight Wastelands. No wonder it was called a divine temple.
"The average strength of the Nine Abyss Twelve Kingdoms has always been greater than that of the Eight Wastelands, and their territory is far vaster. This is because the inheritance of these twelve divine temples keeps some of the top powers of the Nine Abyss Twelve Kingdoms flourishing without decline." Yiren Lei's beautiful eyes flickered as she quietly gazed at the alternating ice and fire energy in the void. What scripture would that ancient book be?
The contradictory flames, filled with bone-piercing cold, grew increasingly fierce. Many people began to be covered in cold sweat. When their bodies were full of scorching heat, they paradoxically felt an intense cold. This sensation was extremely uncomfortable, nearly driving people to collapse.
In the fourth layer of the Ice and Snow Divine Temple, a batch of people had already been eliminated. Those who reached here could be said to be elite experts who had ascended from the fourth layer. But the terrifying force here was gradually beginning to touch the limits of what the crowd could endure. As its power continued to increase, it would eventually, at some moment, begin to destroy someone within.
However, there were always a few exceptional individuals who remained dazzlingly prominent among the crowd. For example, the woman in black, sitting calmly, with no cold sweat visible on her. And the burly youth, whose sturdy frame allowed the ice-fire energy to erode him without moving, swallowing the ice and snow energy while exhaling streams of hot air, as if absorbing what was useful to him and rejecting what was not.
"No..." Finally, this force touched the limit of one person. Flames like icy fire ignited on his body, burning and impossible to extinguish, slowly devouring his life. That person was burned alive by this icy fire.
After who knows how long, when a second scream rang out, the hearts of a few wavered slightly. But those who had reached here were no ordinary people. Even if shaken, they sat firmly, unmoving as mountains.
"When fire reaches its extreme, cold is born. Yin and yang can interchange. Heat and cold—isn't this the transformation of yang fire into yin fire? When yin fire reaches a certain level, it manifests the attribute of ice and cold!" This space had passed for a long time, perhaps a full day. Lin Feng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
His palm trembled slightly, and flames spread out. Suddenly, within this solar flame, a hint of cold emerged. The sun fire seemed to transform into lunar fire, yin and yang interchanging, cold and heat alternating.
Lin Feng opened his eyes, a brilliant light flashing in his dark pupils. In truth, he had not spent too long comprehending yin-yang fire. Instead, he had been immersed in the comprehension of other essence powers. When a wisp of cold invaded his body, he suddenly had an insight. The yin-yang interchanging fire naturally emerged, mysterious and wonderful. It was like drawing inferences from one example—one change responding to myriad changes. Having comprehended even a trace of life and death, this yin-yang fire seemed to arise effortlessly.
"Buzz!" A beam of light poured down from the sky. The light of yin-yang interchange, the energy of ice-fire fusion, turned into a ray that directly entered Lin Feng's body. The page of scripture trembled violently, also transforming into a radiant light that drilled into Lin Feng's brow, directly entering his mind.
The fifth layer of the Ice and Snow Divine Temple was actually very simple. It made you comprehend the principle of yin-yang interchange and the way of cold-heat alternation. Once you understood, the ancient scripture in the void would sense it and directly belong to you. Of course, it was easy to say, but when it came to comprehension, who could match Lin Feng?
"Buzz!" A powerful aura burst forth. The beautiful woman in tight black clothing trembled her palm, and a blast of icy fire shot toward the void. A cold light flashed in her eyes. This made the crowd's eyes condense. This woman had also comprehended it, but she was just one step too late—the ancient scripture had already been obtained by Lin Feng.
"I wonder if she will try to snatch it?" the crowd thought to themselves. This woman was at the fourth layer of the Venerable Martial Realm, the strongest here. She had directly stepped onto the fourth layer of the Ice and Snow Divine Temple, meaning she could fight against a Venerable Lord.
Sure enough, the woman in tight black clothing swept her sharp eyes over Lin Feng, her edge fully exposed, as if a hint of cold energy was seeping out.
"Buzz!" Lin Feng's eyes suddenly opened at the same time. His dazzling demon pupils were icy and piercing, even sharper and more domineering than the woman's. This made the woman's eyes condense. In the end, the aura on her body gradually calmed down, as if she had no intention of making a move.
Almost at the same time, the flames in this space became chaotic. Suddenly, endless flame energy filled the entire void, enveloping everyone within, blurring their vision so that no one could see each other clearly.
"Yiren!" Lin Feng called out.
"I'm here!" Yiren Lei grabbed Lin Feng's hand. They were close at hand, yet it seemed as if the illusory flame energy had separated them. Then, the feeling of spatial dislocation appeared again. They knew they were about to step onto the sixth layer of the Ice and Snow Divine Temple.
When everything before them became clear, the surviving crowd found that they had indeed arrived in another space—the sixth layer.
Finally, this was no longer a place of destruction. It was a magnificent and grand hall, capable of accommodating many figures. The moment they stepped in, Lin Feng and Yiren Lei were stunned, for they saw many more figures.
"You're still alive!" A familiar voice came. Lin Feng looked toward the owner of the voice and saw the figure of the Sixth Prince.
Not only the Sixth Prince, but also many familiar figures who had entered the Ice and Snow Divine Temple with him and Yiren Lei had appeared. This meant that those who had been teleported to other layers at the beginning had taken different paths. However, they would converge on this sixth layer, meaning that the sixth layer was a turning point. Next, they would step onto the seventh layer.
Moreover, Lin Feng noticed that besides the familiar figures from the Snow Moon Empire, there were many other unfamiliar faces—a great many. The number of people in this hall reached five hundred.
"Lin Feng, there are people from other mysterious regions who entered the Ice and Snow Divine Temple at the same time as us. They also could choose to be directly teleported to certain layers through battles on the first layer. But in the end, they all converge here!" Yiren Lei swept her gaze over the crowd, guessing at some things. Lin Feng nodded slightly; he had also figured this out.
"There are a few terrifying individuals!" Lin Feng transmitted his voice to Yiren Lei. Among these five hundred-plus people, a few were particularly eye-catching, and Lin Feng certainly would not overlook them. They had only stepped onto the fourth layer at first, but there were also those who had directly stepped onto the fifth layer, and even some who had directly stepped onto the sixth layer.
Stepping onto the sixth layer meant fighting across five major realms and winning. This showed how strong such individuals were. He just wondered if there were people on the seventh layer, or even the eighth layer.
As for the ninth layer, Lin Feng dared not think about it. Was it possible for someone at the first layer of the Venerable Martial Realm to fight against someone at the ninth layer of the Venerable Martial Realm?
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