Chapter 1476: The Mysterious Situation
"Lin Feng, today is my son's wedding, and I am treating you well. For now, I will set aside past grievances. But since you have wounded Biyao and insulted my son Qi Yan with your words, there is no choice but to kill you." The Eastern Emperor looked at Lin Feng and spoke coldly.
"Eastern Emperor!" At this moment, the Yu Emperor raised his head, looked at the Eastern Emperor, and said with a faint smile, "Senior Eastern Emperor, there is no need to hide the enmity between the Qi Clan and my Heavenly Terrace. It can be said that we are as incompatible as fire and water. If you want to kill Lin Feng, there is no need to add other reasons. But I hope the Eastern Emperor will not forget the rules of the emperors. As a senior Martial Emperor, if you make a move against a disciple of my Heavenly Terrace, I, the Yu Emperor, dare to guarantee that the Qi Clan and the Qi Kingdom will find it very difficult to continue existing!"
"If I wanted to kill him, would Lin Feng still be alive? I will abide by the rules of the emperors, but Lin Feng still won't be able to leave the Qi Kingdom today. If the Yu Emperor wants to interfere, I will not be polite to you either." The Eastern Emperor replied calmly. As his words fell, the six silver-armored warriors released powerful auras, their Profound Meaning forces surging and ebbing, as if they might strike at any moment.
Many people sneered inwardly. The Eastern Emperor spoke beautifully. If he could actually move against Lin Feng, he would have killed him long ago. He was merely still wary of the two Martial Emperors of Heavenly Terrace. If a Martial Emperor killed a disciple of Heavenly Terrace, the Martial Emperors of Heavenly Terrace would likewise kill his descendants from the Qi Clan. Only if one day he could capture both the Stone Emperor and the Yu Emperor would he dare to truly oppress the disciples of Heavenly Terrace with the might of a Martial Emperor, or even kill them. And as long as the Stone Emperor did not appear, the Eastern Emperor would not dare to act so recklessly.
At this moment, some in the crowd were even thinking: Could it be that the Eastern Emperor was trying to force the Stone Emperor to appear in the Qi Kingdom?
"Very well!" The Eastern Emperor's voice was icy. He stared at the Yu Emperor and the others and said, "Kill!"
"Boom!" Waves of vast and powerful auras began to spread. The six silver-armored warriors exuded terrifying energy.
"Cough, cough..." At that moment, one of the silver-armored warriors suddenly coughed. He felt his entire aura stagnate for an instant, as if all his power had been drained away in a single moment, leaving his whole body weak.
"What's going on?" The crowd's expressions stiffened at the sight. The powerful warrior's aura, which had been climbing wildly, suddenly came to a halt, and even began to decline continuously. For a warrior at the Ninth Layer of the Sovereign Martial Realm, this was almost impossible.
"The auras of the others have also faded!" The crowd frowned. It wasn't just that one silver-armored warrior; the other five were the same, their bodies drained of strength.
"What's happening?" The Eastern Emperor frowned and asked.
"Your Majesty, I may have been poisoned," one of them said, causing everyone's expressions to freeze. Poisoned?
Martial artists have a strong resistance to poison, so ordinary poisons are useless against them. The poisons that can actually affect martial artists are extremely terrifying. This is a very rare ability, much like curses. Those skilled in poison are few, even fewer than those skilled in alchemy. In a sense, pills and poisons are opposites.
Seeing the reactions of the six, Lin Feng frowned and mobilized the energy within his body. But at that moment, he felt his strength suddenly vanish. It was a numbing sensation. His body was not being eroded or damaged, but he felt powerless—a numbness of his spirit and energy, causing him to lose control of his power.
"Not good!" Lin Feng had only known that powerful pills could have a great effect on martial artists. He had never encountered poison used on a person before. In the past, he only knew that some demonic beasts could spew terrifying poisons. But now, poison had entered their bodies.
Seeing the few people who had been preparing to fight in the void suddenly go limp, the crowd's expressions changed. They began to release their power, and soon, most of them had changed expressions as well.
Poison. A very terrifying poison. Silent and stealthy. They hadn't even noticed it when they consumed it. It was a poison with no obvious lethal effect, which was why even the Martial Emperors hadn't detected it.
"Eastern Emperor!" At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on the host of this banquet. Everyone had been poisoned, even the Martial Emperors were no exception. Without a doubt, it was because of the banquet.
"Everyone, I am in the same situation as you." Feeling the cold stares of the crowd, the Eastern Emperor looked at them and said, "A powerful poison master has infiltrated our midst. How cunning. They didn't use a directly harmful poison, which we would have discovered immediately. This poison is silent and stealthy, yet it can make us lose control of our power and numb us. Even the Martial Emperors are the same. The more we try to mobilize our power, the more powerless we feel!"
The crowd's gazes remained cold, skeptical. Who would poison everyone at Qi Yan's banquet in the Qi Kingdom? And this poison was definitely a rare and powerful toxin, otherwise it couldn't have affected even the Martial Emperors.
"Who did this!" The Eastern Emperor's voice carried a hint of killing intent. Above him, a rolling, murderous aura surged upward.
Suddenly, the void became deathly silent. Not even the slightest sound could escape the ears of the crowd.
Silence. An eerily frightening silence.
"A poison master capable of deploying such a poison must be no less skilled in the art of poison than I am in alchemy!" the Alchemy Emperor said coldly. "However, although the emperors have been poisoned, they can still unleash formidable means. If the other party truly dares to target us, what kind of terrifying force would that be?"
Even a Martial Emperor, affected by poison, could still unleash powerful combat strength. This poison was not a destructive one; it could only numb people. But a Martial Emperor had condensed their own laws. With a single thought, they could communicate with heaven and earth and use the power of laws to destroy everything.
This was also why the emperors could still remain calm. Their eyes were sharp. They waited... Since the poison had been administered, it was clearly meant to deal with them.
Time passed slowly, but no one appeared. This vast area suddenly became eerily quiet.
"Alchemy Emperor, can you use pills to neutralize this poison?" The Eastern Emperor looked toward the Alchemy Emperor on his left. The Alchemy Emperor shook his head. "There is no specific antidote, and refining pills takes time."
Hearing the Alchemy Emperor's words, the crowd's eyes showed disappointment. At this moment, Lin Feng and the others had already landed on the ground. This strange situation made Lin Feng frown deeply. What was going on? It was so bizarre.
"Someone is coming from afar!" At that moment, someone looked toward the distant Heavenly Gate. There, a group of figures was ascending the hundred-thousand-step staircase and stepping through the Heavenly Gate. They flashed toward this place, swift as lightning. The guards at the Heavenly Gate did not stop them.
"Xiao Yan!" The Flame Emperor looked into the distance, his pupils constricting. Seeing one of the figures flashing toward them, a trace of excitement appeared in his usually calm eyes.
"Peng Ze!" Another voice rang out. This voice came from another Martial Emperor.
"Chang Feng!" The Heavenly Demon Emperor frowned, looking at a figure in the distance. He was very surprised, but there was also a hint of a different emotion in his surprised eyes, as if he were quite excited.
The group of figures drew closer and closer. Xiao Yan walked up to the Flame Emperor, while Chang Feng came before the Heavenly Demon Emperor.
"Plop, plop!" A series of sounds rang out. The arriving figures each walked before a Martial Emperor, knelt on one knee, and respectfully called out, "Master!"
"Chang Feng, you... have returned!" The Heavenly Demon Emperor stepped forward to help the young man up, carefully examining him. He laughed heartily and said, "Good, good. Truly at the Ninth Layer peak. It should be the limit, right?"
"Master, I am already charging toward the Imperial Throne!" The young man's eyes revealed a sharp edge, as if he were somewhat excited.
"Good, very good!" The Heavenly Demon Emperor beamed, patting the young man on the shoulder. He was very pleased. Not only he, but the Flame Emperor was also talking with Xiao Yan, beaming with joy, as if quite excited.
"The monstrous talents who roamed the Eight Wastelands a hundred years ago have now returned. And they have all reached the peak realm. They should be charging toward the Imperial Throne!" the Yu Emperor said softly to Lin Feng and the others, causing Lin Feng's pupils to contract. The geniuses of the Eight Wastelands from a hundred years ago had once set foot in the Holy City Central Continent. Now, they had returned.
But at this moment, the Yu Emperor was frowning, as if pondering something.
"Master, can you help your disciple charge toward the Imperial Throne?" At this moment, Xiao Yan said to the Flame Emperor.
"How do you want me to help you?" The Flame Emperor's smile was brilliant. Xiao Yan was his beloved disciple from a hundred years ago. If he could help him break through to the Martial Emperor realm, how could the Flame Emperor be unwilling?
"Master, look at my current power." Xiao Yan raised his palm, and a vast flame surged toward the sky. The rolling flames gathered into a terrifying, eerie fireball, burning the void. Cracks of dark nothingness appeared within the flames.
"The power of laws. You have already mastered the power of laws!" The Flame Emperor's eyes showed excitement. His disciple had reached the peak of the Sovereign Martial Realm and had mastered the power of laws, surpassing the limits of Profound Meaning and crossing the threshold of the Invincible Sovereign Lord. One foot had stepped into the Martial Emperor realm.
"Only the control of the Heavenly and Earthly Momentum remains!" The Flame Emperor's eyes showed a contemplative look, as if considering how to help his beloved disciple break through.
"Master, look at my law attack!" Xiao Yan said with a smile. The Flame Emperor nodded slightly. Then, Xiao Yan's palm moved, heading toward the Flame Emperor.
The Flame Emperor's smile still hung at the corner of his mouth, as if he didn't realize what was about to happen. However, when the terrifying law attack descended upon him, his eyes suddenly froze. Only then did he seem to realize what had happened. What was his beloved disciple doing?
PS: Had to attend another wedding banquet today. Sigh. I should be able to update normally tomorrow. Sorry, brothers. It's the New Year, so there's no helping it.
[Thanks to "Fei Ju Ke Yi" for the 1888 Zwave coin tip; "Ai Yu Wu Hui" for the 100 Zwave coin tip.]
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