Chapter 1398: Black-Hearted, Black as Coal
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"Kill!" A furious roar seemed to prolong the despair even further. The crowd saw dozens of Demonic Slaughter Fists blasted out by Lin Feng converge into a demonic river, as if about to pierce through the entire heavens and earth.
"Roar, roar, roar..." The Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince let out a desperate roar, his head trembling violently as his Dragon Fist tore through the air in a final struggle. However, the Demonic Slaughter Fists directly pierced through his arm, blasting it apart. Then, with a thunderous boom, the Demonic Slaughter Fists struck the Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince's head, causing it to explode and kill him instantly, leaving no intact corpse.
"Get back!" Lin Feng kicked out, and the corpse of the Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince flew back toward the direction of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, emitting a sharp whistling sound like an arrow.
"Killed with one punch!" The crowd stared in shock at the scene before them, their hearts surging with turmoil. Especially those from the Qi Family, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, and the Sikong Family, who felt a tightness in their chests. This Wood Wind had indeed been hiding his strength. When he unleashed his power in that moment, even from a great distance, one could feel the suffocating pressure of his demonic might. The Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince's aura and bloodline were formidable, and his combat strength was undoubtedly at the Sovereign Lord level, which was why he dared to step onto the battle platform and challenge Lin Feng. Yet, with just one punch, he was brutally killed.
Moreover, the Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince didn't even have the chance to unleash his full combat power before he was slain. There was no opportunity. As soon as that demonic cultivator Wood Wind stepped onto the battle platform, it was absolute suppression—a killing blow with one punch. The Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince died without injustice. Wood Wind was very strong. Was this his full combat power? No one knew the true extent of Wood Wind's absolute strength. Even some of the Ten Great Prodigies were shrouded in a layer of mystery, difficult to see through, let alone this demonic cultivator who had suddenly appeared and risen to prominence.
This made many people think of Lin Feng. In the past, Lin Feng was like Wood Wind—unknown and obscure, but he seemed to burst onto the scene suddenly, shaking the Eight Wastelands. However, the Wood Wind of today was even more arrogant and domineering than the Lin Feng of old. He killed in front of Martial Emperors, slaying the Martial Emperor's own offspring.
When the people of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress saw the headless corpse of the Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince lying before them, their expressions couldn't have been uglier. Even the Heavenly Dragon Emperor, who had always maintained a calm demeanor, showed genuine anger, and the space around him seemed to ripple.
"Little Seven, I have failed you," the Heavenly Dragon Emperor sighed inwardly as he looked at the corpse. Little Seven was not his biological son but an adopted son. Because of this, Little Seven was very determined, unwilling to be inferior to his biological sons, and worked extremely hard. That was why he had stepped forward to challenge Wood Wind, hoping to defeat and kill him to prove himself. The Heavenly Dragon Emperor had thought that even if Little Seven lost, he could still protect himself. But he never expected such a complete defeat—killed instantly with a single punch.
"Father, I will definitely kill him!" The Fifth Heavenly Dragon Prince's fists cracked audibly. Among the nine princes of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, all were absolute elites at their respective cultivation levels, capable of fighting above their rank. They usually roamed, traveled, sparred, and competed together. When the nine returned, they were full of ambition, eager to show their sharpness at the Assembly of Emperors. But they never expected that the Seventh Prince would be killed so quickly.
"If he doesn't die in the next round, I will kill him!" The Fourth Heavenly Dragon Prince's eyes were icy cold. Below the Sovereign Lord level, the Fourth Prince was the strongest existence, at the peak of the Sixth Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, just one step away from the Sovereign Lord realm. He had killed experts at the Eighth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm. His absolute combat power surpassed Sovereign Lords at the Seventh Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm. During his training in the boundless territories of the Nine Abyss Twelve Kingdoms, Sovereign Lords at the Seventh Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm were never his match, and he could even kill ordinary experts at the Eighth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm.
"We'll talk later!" The Heavenly Dragon Emperor's eyes were bitterly cold. By this time, Lin Feng had already left the battle platform and returned to Heavenly Terrace, his face devoid of any emotion.
Behind the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, there were many other forces. When it was the turn of the Flame Mountain, Fu Hei stepped onto the battle platform. Looking at this pitch-black figure, the crowd couldn't help but feel amused, as if they wanted to laugh. It was hard to imagine that this unremarkable-looking guy was one of the Ten Great Prodigies. Moreover, the Prophet's prophecy about him was quite favorable: he would become an Emperor within eighty years. Within eighty years could mean thirty years or even ten years. As long as Fu Hei's talent didn't regress, he would become an Emperor in at most eighty years—an extremely short period of time.
Fu Hei, with his black face, pouted and then pointed a finger toward the Qi Family's direction, saying to a mid-rank Honored Martial expert, "You, yes, you... Don't look at others. Come out!"
A Qi Family expert eventually realized that Fu Hei's finger was pointing at him, and a look of anger appeared on his face. He and Fu Hei seemed to have no grudges—in fact, they didn't even know each other. Why was Fu Hei targeting him? Did he think he was easy to bully?
Now that the six major forces, including Heavenly Terrace and the Qi Family, were caught in a whirlpool of conflict, no one wanted to be dragged in. Yet this Fu Hei from Flame Mountain was challenging him.
The Qi Family members also stared at Fu Hei with sharp eyes. Why was this guy targeting the Qi Family as well?
"What are you looking at? Don't you know what 'elegant and graceful' means?" Fu Hei shouted with a black face when he saw the Qi Family staring at him.
"..." Hearing Fu Hei's shameless words, the Qi Family's faces also darkened. The members of other forces blinked in confusion. What was going on? Did Flame Mountain have some connection with Heavenly Terrace?
"Fu Hei, offending the Qi Family will not end well for you!" The Qi Family expert stepped onto the battle platform and said coldly.
"Are you from the Qi Family?" Fu Hei paused and asked the expert.
"Uh..." The man's mouth twitched. This was a challenge by designation, and Fu Hei had pointed at him. Now he was asking if he was from the Qi Family?
"What do you mean?" the man asked coldly. Fu Hei's footsteps approached him, his black face looking especially bitter, as if he was very troubled.
"How about you ask the Qi Emperor if we can call off the fight?" Fu Hei said weakly, causing the man's expression to stiffen. He then turned his head and looked toward Qi Tian Peak.
"Watch out!" A cold shout rolled down from Qi Tian Peak. The Qi Family expert suddenly tensed up, and an extremely dangerous feeling descended upon him. Without any hesitation, he stepped into the void, trying to evade.
"Boom!" A violent, raging flame suddenly erupted from within his body. The demonic fire seemed to have been brewing all along, and at this moment, it exploded. His body instantly caught fire.
"No..." The man roared in fury, screaming wildly. His body was instantly engulfed in a terrifying black flame. When he looked at Fu Hei, he saw that Fu Hei had already moved far away, showing an innocent expression.
"On the battle platform, we are life-and-death enemies. Did you actually believe my words?" Fu Hei said with a hint of sympathy. The man let out a few more roars before gradually disappearing in the black flames. He died even more unjustly than the Seventh Heavenly Dragon Prince.
"Fu Hei, black-hearted..." The crowd wiped the sweat from their foreheads. This guy was indeed as black as his skin. No wonder his skin was so dark—even his flames seemed to have turned black. However, Fu Hei's speed just now was the Speed Essence, incredibly fast. They hadn't known that Fu Hei of the Heavenly Fire Body also controlled the Speed Essence. But then again, they didn't seem to have much memory of Fu Hei because this guy was simply too low-key—so low-key that if you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't even notice his existence!
"The sixth one!" Many forces turned their gazes toward the Qi Family. The Qi Family's faces were as black as Fu Hei's. This was the sixth person from their family to be eliminated, and the fourth to die. The first round of battles wasn't even over, yet six people had already been eliminated. This record made the Qi Family want to die. After all, many forces hadn't lost a single person.
And this was only the first round of battles. The first round!
"Black flames!" Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, lost in thought. That was the aura of demonic fire.
The next few rounds of battles were still intense, but no one provoked the six major forces, including the Qi Family and Heavenly Terrace. When it was Heavenly Terrace's turn to send someone out, everyone's gaze turned toward them, wondering who they would send.
The three forces allied with the Qi Family were encircling Heavenly Terrace. Heavenly Terrace had already lost two Sovereign Lords—one dead and one injured. In one round, the Qi Family had lost four dead and two injured, while the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress had lost a trump card combatant. It could be said that in this round, the alliance of the three forces opposing the Qi Family had gained a huge advantage. Moreover, in this final battle, Heavenly Terrace still had a chance to kill one more.
"Chen Hai, go and pick someone of equal strength to fight. Preferably someone slightly stronger than you. Fight with all your might. Losing is not shameful," Mu Chen said to a disciple of Heavenly Terrace. Chen Hai paused for a moment, then nodded slightly. He understood the Senior Brother's intention. On the stage of the Assembly of Emperors, he would fight one last battle. By choosing someone slightly stronger than himself, he wouldn't have to die and could still gain some benefits from this battle.
Senior Brother was protecting him. He was first eliminating those who might be killed, leaving the elite experts to resist the encirclement of the three forces. In short, everyone had a chance to fight. The true elite experts didn't need to rush out to battle; they would all have opportunities to kill. If you didn't kill, someone might point at you, like Lin Feng.
When the crowd saw an unremarkable figure from Heavenly Terrace step onto the battle platform, they immediately understood Heavenly Terrace's intention. This was their tactic. Because the Qi Emperor's allied forces were targeting them, Heavenly Terrace was sending out their weaker members first to avoid giving the Qi Family alliance a chance to kill them. They would leave the elites to fight or let the enemy challenge them.
In this battle, Chen Hai followed Mu Chen's instructions and challenged someone slightly stronger than himself. After a fierce battle, both sides were injured, and he withdrew from the battle platform without too much regret. If Mu Chen hadn't done this, his fate might have been to be hunted down.
"Hmph!" The Qi Family and others flashed cold glints in their eyes. Heavenly Terrace still had twenty people who hadn't been eliminated: two Sovereign Lords and eighteen below the Sovereign Lord level!
PS: Robbery, flowers! In the midst of a brutal battle for rankings!
[Thanks to Brother Wasteland Emperor for the reward, thank you.]