# Chapter 1354: Death Interception
Inside the great hall, the number of people was still increasing. Three more groups descended along with the mist, bringing the total number of people in the vast hall to six hundred.
When the Sixth Prince of the Snow Empire saw Yiren Lei and Lin Feng completely ignoring him, his eyes grew colder and colder, killing intent spreading. This time, he would definitely take the lives of Lin Feng and Yiren Lei.
"Rumble!" Suddenly, the vast hall trembled violently. In the front direction of the majestic hall, several thousand meters away, a divine statue descended there.
"Statue of the Snow Goddess!" Everyone's eyes narrowed slightly. That statue was actually the statue of the Snow Goddess. Moreover, beneath the scepter symbolizing divine authority, there was a door, as if it were an entrance, an entrance leading to a sacred place.
Light flickered, and a figure appeared before the Snow Goddess. This figure was unmistakably the Divine Envoy.
"Welcome to the entrance of the Divine Temple!" The Divine Envoy's eyes held a faint smile, causing everyone's hearts to tremble. The entrance of the Divine Temple? This statue of the Snow Goddess was the real entrance to the Divine Temple?
"Only by stepping through the door guided by the Goddess can you truly reach the Divine Temple and bathe in the glory of the Snow Goddess. As for those above the sixth layer of the Ice and Snow Divine Temple, they will be able to directly bathe in divine light and receive the Goddess's blessing. So, only by passing through this door can you see them."
The Divine Envoy spoke slowly, causing everyone's hearts to tremble. It seemed that there really were people who had reached the seventh layer, or even the eighth layer.
What did the seventh layer mean? It meant that someone at the First Layer of Honored Martial Realm could defeat a Venerable Lord. The eighth layer was even more astonishing—someone at the First Layer of Honored Martial Realm would need to defeat a peak Venerable Lord. Such figures truly existed.
"What kind of place is this? Where do these people all come from?" Lin Feng felt his heart stir. The talent he had displayed in the Eight Wastelands Realm was already formidable, but the old saying "there is always a sky beyond the sky" seemed to be proven true here. There were people more heaven-defying than him, and not just one. Where did these people come from?
"Of course, I also have to tell you some bad news. The number of people who can enter the next layer and bathe in divine light is limited—only nine people. That means, with so many of you, there are only nine spots!" The all-white Divine Envoy was still smiling, but it made everyone's hearts tremble. Nine spots? Six hundred-plus experts gathered, but the spots were only in the single digits. How cruel!
Some people's hearts had already grown cold. Perhaps they knew that among so many prodigies, they couldn't stand out.
"Could it be that there will be a battle, eliminating everyone until only the last nine remain? That would be so cruel, and how many corpses would there be?" Many people's hearts trembled. If that were the case, there would be mountains of corpses.
"I already have nine candidates in mind!" The Divine Envoy's next words made many people's faces stiffen. Already had candidates? That meant the others were already destined to have no chance!
"Of course, since you've all come here with considerable difficulty, I won't easily let you die, nor will I give you no chance at all. Some of you can still strive for it, but opportunity and crisis go hand in hand—that is your choice!"
The Divine Envoy said slowly, and then a beam of light fell on one person in the crowd. This person was burly, wearing a short-sleeved shirt that exposed his arms. He was actually the burly young man who had spoken with Lin Feng. The Divine Envoy's first chosen person was him.
"You, come out!" The Divine Envoy said to the burly young man. The burly young man stepped forward, his gaze fixed on the Divine Envoy.
The Divine Envoy waved his hand, and a great path appeared between the burly young man and the statue of the Snow Goddess. Then, the Divine Envoy waved his hand again, and a horizontal line appeared a thousand meters behind the burly young man.
"Everyone else, stand behind the line!" The Divine Envoy said to the crowd. Everyone retreated behind the line, leaving only the burly young man standing before that bright path. It seemed that with just a few steps, he could pass through that door and bathe in the glory of the Snow Goddess.
"Where is the opportunity?" Many people's eyes flickered with anticipation.
"Now, I will choose ten people to step forward and intercept him, preventing him from passing through that door. If you fail in your interception and he passes through the door, I don't need to explain further. But if you succeed in your interception, the one who kills him will take his place and become one of the nine spots. This is your opportunity. But to hunt him, you might also die!"
The Divine Envoy said calmly. Everyone understood. This could be called a death hunt!
This kind of death hunt was also a test for those chosen by the Divine Envoy. If they failed, they were eliminated. The one who killed them would replace them. A very cruel set of rules!
"Next, when I say 'start,' you can step forward. The first ten to arrive will carry out the hunt. The others will return to their original positions. Violate the rules, and you will be executed!" The Divine Envoy's voice was calm, but no one dared to doubt his words. In this Divine Temple, the Divine Envoy was the master. No wonder he had drawn a line and made everyone retreat behind it—it was for fair competition. If you wanted to participate in the hunt, you first needed enough speed and sharp reflexes. If your reaction was even a moment slower, by the time the Divine Envoy's words fell, you might find that others had already arrived.
Countless people stirred restlessly. The burly young man's cultivation was very low. Even if he was very powerful, his combat strength was at most the Fifth Layer of Honored Martial Realm. Even if he was considered at the Sixth Layer, among the six hundred-plus people in this vast space, many had that kind of combat strength. The several princes of the Snow Divine Temple were among them. The chance was great!
"Start!" The Divine Envoy's words suddenly fell, and several gusts of wind appeared in the void, along with the spread of spatial power. In an instant, in less than the blink of an eye, thirty or forty experts had already arrived simultaneously. But they knew who had arrived first. Remembering the Divine Envoy's words, many people actively retreated to their original positions, feeling quite frustrated for missing a good opportunity.
"The strongest few don't seem to be in a hurry to act!" Lin Feng's gaze swept over several people he had been watching. That black-clothed woman hadn't made a move. Perhaps those confident people believed they would be among the nine chosen by the Divine Envoy and didn't need to hunt others—they only needed to prevent others from hunting them.
"You may begin!" The Divine Envoy's voice fell, and immediately, overwhelming aura erupted in that direction, terrifying beyond measure. Both the hunters and the hunted were already prepared.
"Roar..."
A furious roar erupted along with that terrifying aura. Many people felt their souls tremble, and the blood in their bodies seemed to churn wildly. This roar was a dragon's roar.
"Rustle..." Inside Lin Feng's body, his bloodline churned violently with that earth-shaking roar. His eyes suddenly froze, and then he saw the burly young man punch out again and again. The entire space was filled with his domineering fist shadows. Those fists were incredibly thick, born with divine strength, as if they were the fists of a god, containing infinite power, dominating the nine heavens.
"Puff, puff, puff..." Several bodies were directly blasted to pieces. The divine fists were invincible, carrying an icy cold aura, terrifying beyond measure. In just an instant, the fists that burst forth had killed six people!
This scene made everyone's hearts pound violently. Especially those who had just flickered and stepped forward—their regret vanished, replaced by a sense of relief. How close! They had never imagined that this guy was so powerful. His attacks were earth-shattering, like the fists of a heavenly god. In that instant of explosive combat power, even an expert with the combat strength of the Sixth Layer of Honored Martial Realm was not enough!
It seemed that the nine people chosen by the Divine Envoy were definitely not simple!
"This guy could have directly stepped onto the fifth or even sixth layer, but he chose only the fourth!" Lin Feng's eyes were fixed on that burly figure. What terrifying combat power! In the blink of an eye, two more people died under his fists. He wasn't in a hurry to leave at all—instead, he wanted to counter-kill, to make those who wanted to hunt him die without a burial place.
"Kill! Kill!" The remaining two people's eyes were bloodshot. In the Snow Divine Temple, they couldn't use the power of sacred artifacts, so they used all their other strongest means—bloodline, martial soul, strongest attacks. In an instant, it seemed as if the burly young man was swallowed by a Snow Demon King. The Snow Demon King in the void had a terrifying might.
"Die!" The burly young man stomped his foot and threw another earth-shaking Overlord Divine Fist. The figure in front of him exploded, leaving only the powerful expert with the Snow Demon King martial soul still able to resist.
"Roar..." A heaven-shaking furious roar. The burly young man's body suddenly transformed, turning into an ice frost giant dragon, several hundred meters long. Its huge pupils stared at the Snow Demon King, causing even the Snow Demon King to tremble.
"Roar!" The ice frost giant dragon swallowed both the opponent's martial soul and his body, then instantly arrived before the Snow Goddess. It transformed back into human form, its domineering and icy gaze sweeping over the crowd behind it, looking down on heaven and earth, making everyone's hearts tremble with fear. Then, it strode through that door!
"Ice frost giant dragon—a true demon dragon!" The crowd's mouths twitched, their expressions stiff. No wonder he was the first. A dragon—that was a demon dragon!
Lin Feng's body also trembled slightly. A demon dragon—this was the first time he had seen a living demon dragon. That burly young man was actually a dragon!
PS: Chapter finished. I'm freezing to death, brothers. Warm me up a bit. Also, I owe one chapter and will make it up another day. I still owe one burst. Can't handle it!
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