Chapter 1496: This World
Of course, even Yan Di's own strength was enough to make these Martial Emperors wary. With a single step, he could unleash sacred mark power imbued with Dao intent, amplifying his law force. Moreover, that palm strike was a powerful law divine ability technique, which had injured Peng Huang, who was renowned for having the best defense. No one wanted to face such a person.
Qi Huang's expression was icy cold. This powerful newly-ascended Martial Emperor not only knew Lin Feng, but their relationship was very good. The two of them had once killed powerful experts from various factions in the small world of the Snow Moon Kingdom.
"Still not leaving? Haven't you embarrassed yourselves enough? Do you want me, the Emperor, to personally drive you away?" Yan Di's gaze swept over Qi Huang and the others, causing their expressions to turn even colder.
"Hehe, sir, you have ascended to the Martial Emperor realm and taken control of the Flame Mountain. Congratulations. We will not disturb you any longer." Many tactful people spoke up to take their leave. Soon, the crowd around the Flame Mountain gradually dispersed. Although Qi Huang and the others were furious, they understood they could do nothing against Yan Di and could only retreat. Peng Huang let out an angry roar and left as well. Since stepping into the Martial Emperor realm, no one of the same cultivation level had ever been able to injure him in battle. Yan Di was the first. It seemed that upon returning to the Demon Emperor Hall, he would need to properly comprehend the divine abilities of the Golden-Winged Great Roc divine bird, so that one day he could return to the Flame Mountain for revenge.
"Pseudo-Emperor, do you plan to stay at the Flame Mountain?" After the emperors had left, only the people of the Flame Mountain and Yu Huang's group remained in the void. Lin Feng asked Yan Di.
"Are you going to stay? I, the Emperor, can also help you comprehend the power of flames," Yan Di replied. Although he had been a Great Emperor in his previous life, he was only a wisp of soul re-cultivated to the Martial Emperor realm. Having just stepped into the imperial realm, he still needed to stabilize himself. His laws were still unstable; otherwise, that feathered bird would not have been merely injured in one spot.
"I'll come back when I have the chance. You focus on stabilizing your cultivation," Lin Feng said with a smile, as if understanding what was on the guy's mind.
"Master, where are you planning to go?" Lin Feng then asked Yu Huang.
"I'll take the two of them to visit the Qifeng Mountain. Lin Feng, don't forget the appointment in the Western Wasteland a month from now," Yu Huang said calmly. Feng Xuan and Feng Ling'er felt grateful upon hearing Yu Huang's words. It seemed Yu Huang understood their thoughts and was deliberately taking them to the Qifeng Mountain to fulfill a wish.
"I'm off!" Yu Huang stirred the wind and clouds, drifting away. Tian Mo Huang glanced at Lin Feng and smiled, "Lin Feng, cultivate well. Strive to ascend to the imperial throne as soon as possible."
With that, Tian Mo Huang and Wen Huang also left, not forgetting to take a deep look at Yan Di before departing.
After they had all left, Lin Feng's figure flickered, and he stepped into the Flame Mountain. Wisps of flame brushed against his body. Lin Feng bathed in them, calm and composed, and asked Yan Di, "Pseudo-Emperor, I have a question for you."
"Ask away," Yan Di replied.
"Why, when one becomes an emperor, does the firmament split open? What is beyond the heavens?" Lin Feng's voice was solemn, causing a sharp gleam to suddenly shoot from Yan Di's eyes, making the space tremble slightly.
Lin Feng had not forgotten. In the Three Lives Scripture, there was also something that had torn open the heavens and departed. What was beyond the heavens?
"Lin Feng, there are some things you should know now. Let me show you," Yan Di said, grabbing Lin Feng's arm. Suddenly, space twisted, and their bodies shot toward the sky, soaring upward madly.
The rolling clouds grew heavier and heavier, until finally, they pressed down on Lin Feng's chest, causing a slight pain. By now, he could no longer see the ground. He had never tried to reach such a high altitude.
Yet Yan Di continued to carry him upward, constantly rising, piercing through the clouds, heading toward the extreme limits of the sky.
Finally, before Lin Feng appeared the barrier of the heavens. His breathing became rapid. He looked up at what was called the sky.
"Do you understand now?" Yan Di said to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's hand trembled as he reached out, slowly touching the heavenly barrier above. It was solid. The sky could be touched. The sky had an end.
In his previous life, Lin Feng's understanding of the universe was that the sky would never have an end. But this sky had a limit.
Not only were Lin Feng's hands trembling slightly, but his heart was also trembling. Was his crazy and bold guess true?
Ordinary experts could never reach this height. If not for Yan Di bringing him up, he would never have been able to ascend madly to this extreme point of the sky, at an unknown height.
"Do you understand why the power of law pierces down from the firmament? Do you understand why the peerless experts of this world have vanished without a trace? Do you understand why there are no Great Emperor-level figures in this world?" Every word from Yan Di struck Lin Feng's heart. But Lin Feng's trembling heart gradually calmed down instead. He had already had such a bold conjecture long ago. Now, it was merely being confirmed.
"Not only does the sky have an end, but the Eight Wastelands and the Nine Abyss also have their limits. No one knows where the Holy City Central Continent is, because it is another world," Yan Di said solemnly, speaking slowly.
"And here, the world you live in, is just like the scroll world that once sealed me. It is a perfectly evolved small world."
As Yan Di's words fell, Lin Feng's heart also jumped. The world he lived in was merely an evolved small world. His bold conjecture had been confirmed.
This thought had first sprouted in Yu Huang's small world. He had seen the residents living there, completely unaware of the outside world, until Qi Huang and the Heavenly Dragon Emperor attacked that world. At that time, Lin Feng had thought to himself, how desperate must those people's hearts be? But Lin Feng also thought, what if he were in the same situation?
Lin Feng thought of many things. The mysterious Holy City Central Continent, which did not exist in this space; the ancient battlefield in the Wasteland Sea; the mysterious City of Fate and the Twelve Divine Halls; and where the other people from the Twelve Divine Halls came from. It was then that he had this bold conjecture. He was merely living in one spatial world, while many people in the Twelve Divine Halls lived in another world, gathered together because of the divine halls.
"Of course, this small world can exist independently. It has evolved for who knows how many ages, with vast and boundless lands, humans as numerous as stars, and demonic beasts. Unless you are strong enough to touch the Martial Emperor realm, you might only then come into contact with this secret. Otherwise, ordinary people will never know that they live in someone else's small world. Of course, for them, it doesn't matter. Whether it's a real world or a small world, it's the same for ordinary people. And those upper echelons who know the secret will not expose this matter to the public, causing unnecessary panic."
Yan Di continued speaking, but seeing Lin Feng's calmness at this moment, he felt quite approving.
"Are there many such small worlds? And the so-called Holy City Central Continent is actually the real great world, the core of the world," Lin Feng asked Yan Di.
"Yes, Lin Feng. Only when you reach the Holy City Central Continent will you know how vast and wide the real world is. That is the true world, with countless experts. Not just a thousand or ten thousand years, but there are even many experts who have survived through entire epochs without perishing. Countless epochs, endless remarkable figures. They all have abandoned small worlds. After ages of evolution, they have become worlds with complete rules. Can you imagine that there might not be many small worlds?"
Yan Di said with a smile. Hearing his words, Lin Feng could almost imagine what kind of powerful world that was. Countless experts, the world evolving through epochs, those experts coexisting with the epochs, coexisting with ancient times. Over countless years, naturally, countless remarkable figures were born. Their small worlds would all be like the small world he was in.
Lin Feng also thought of the figures from the Twelve Divine Halls. He suddenly understood that they, like him, were geniuses from other small worlds, also undergoing the trials of the divine halls. The radiance of the divine halls shone across all small worlds. That was the truly powerful force.
The innate War King physique youth, the Ice Frost Giant Dragon, the mysterious pitch-black girl. Lin Feng remembered them. They would all be members who would step into the Holy City Central Continent in the future, just like the monstrous geniuses of the Eight Wastelands and Nine Abyss, all vying to enter the Holy City Central Continent.
"One day, I will set foot on that land, see countless remarkable figures, and carve out my own path in the passage of epochs. Will there be a place for me, Lin Feng, among the legendary figures of the epochs one day?" Lin Feng imagined that vastness, and his blood seemed to boil.
PS: I've been in seclusion at my father-in-law's house all day, so only seven chapters today. Today is Tomato Commander's birthday. Sending blessings!