# Chapter 1532: Immortal Palace Heavenly Fortress
Curse, he sensed the power of curse within his divine consciousness, along with a terrifying destructive force of divine thought. Lin Feng, merely at the Seventh Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm, dared to ambush him!
The lightning radiance seemed to pierce through Lin Feng's eyes, but at this moment, his pupils also erupted with terrifying divine light. He roared: "Explode!"
"Boom!" The Lightning Martial Emperor only felt his head tremble violently, experiencing a brief moment of daze. The power of soul curse exploded within his mind, along with a powerful divine thought curse technique, both attacking him simultaneously.
"Die!" Lin Feng's eyes revealed a maddened expression. His divine thought remained connected to the Lightning Martial Emperor's. Endless remnant souls burned, divine thought curse released wildly, even his Divine Mind Palace ignited, invading the other's divine thought and burning it. He didn't seek to kill his opponent, only to cause a brief stupor, a moment of lost resistance.
How powerful was the Yu Emperor? He was a Martial Emperor. When Lin Feng agreed to the Lightning Martial Emperor's challenge, he already knew Lin Feng's plan. As Lin Feng's divine thought and remnant souls crazily exploded within the opponent's divine thought sea, the Yu Emperor struck. Gathering all his strength, mobilizing his strongest laws, he directly stamped his palm onto the Lightning Martial Emperor's heart. The immensely heavy and surging law force pierced through the opponent's body, rampaging within the Lightning Martial Emperor's internals, destroying everything.
"Roar!" The Lightning Martial Emperor howled wildly, shaking heaven and earth. Innumerable lightning lights suddenly burst from his body, filling the entire space, striking the Yu Emperor's body and also smashing into Lin Feng. However, the Yu Emperor had already used law force to form a layer of armor around Lin Feng, but it was still shattered to pieces.
"Roar!" Lin Feng let out a mad demonic roar, as if he had gone insane. His heart held an unwavering conviction—he must kill the opponent. Kill, kill—either the opponent died or he died. This day would come sooner or later, and he had waited for it for a long time.
The lawless sword light pierced through the opponent's head. Lin Feng was fearless now, unleashing his strongest strike—Buddha and Demon Both Slain—piercing through the opponent's skull.
"Crack!" A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky. A phantom of a Thunder God appeared from the opponent's body. This Thunder God phantom was actually based on the Lightning Martial Emperor's original form, holding a massive sky-shaking thunder hammer.
"Such a powerful martial soul!" The Yu Emperor's expression trembled. This phantom was the opponent's martial soul. When a martial soul was refined to an extremely powerful level, it became the cultivator's soul, capable of truly leaving the body and manifesting independently.
The Yu Emperor stepped forward, mobilizing infinite power, striking toward the Lightning Martial Emperor's soul. The opponent's physical body was destroyed, but because his martial soul was powerful enough, it didn't perish along with the flesh. Although severely damaged, it still left the body, existing independently as a separate soul.
This was Lin Feng's first time truly witnessing a physical body phantom coexisting externally with a martial soul. When he cultivated powerful techniques, sometimes a phantom of his true self would appear. Could this be a manifestation of the martial soul merging with the body after reaching a certain level of strength?
He remembered when he first began his martial arts journey, there was a general outline for martial artists: Martial soul, the soul of a martial artist!
The Yu Emperor's body soared into the sky, mobilizing overwhelming power to strike toward the void. Law force smashed onto the opponent's soul, making it even more illusory. The phantom's eyes were twisted to the extreme. Its hands danced with the lightning of the heavens, fiercely striking toward the Yu Emperor. The Yu Emperor mobilized law force to wrap around his own body and also Lin Feng's. Lightning struck down, and both the Yu Emperor and Lin Feng's bodies were blasted, blood gushing forth. The phantom didn't linger but directly fled, its illusory soul seeming on the verge of dissipating at any moment.
Both the Yu Emperor and Lin Feng lay on the ground. The already severely injured Yu Emperor was now even worse, completely powerless. Lin Feng's internal organs were churning, in terrible shape. Even like this, they hadn't killed the opponent, and they themselves were this badly off. A pity. However, the opponent was now barely holding on by a thread. Having eliminated this huge threat, with the opponent's remaining soul that could dissipate at any moment, he was probably finished.
"Master, are you alright?" Lin Feng struggled to climb up, feeling intense pain throughout his body.
"I'm fine. We need to go back!" The Yu Emperor revealed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, then climbed up and looked at Lin Feng: "Lin Feng, you've already done perfectly. The reason he could escape is that his soul is much stronger than the low-rank emperors of the Eight Wastelands. Using law force, I only destroyed his physical body but not his soul. Of course, it's also because my law force's killing power isn't strong enough."
The Yu Emperor knew how much effort Lin Feng had put in. These past days, Lin Feng had been cultivating a power that plunged him into endless pain. That should have been the fatal strike he used against the Martial Emperor just now. Without Lin Feng's attack, he wouldn't have had the chance to hit the opponent. They understood that if the opponent didn't die, no matter how long they delayed, the two of them would eventually die. So when Lin Feng said to go all out, he didn't object at all, completely agreeing with Lin Feng. They had won their gamble, eliminating a huge threat.
"Mm!" Lin Feng also smiled. With such a big commotion just now, lightning force piercing through the sky, the people in the distant tribal ancient castle would surely have noticed. They needed to leave.
Mobilizing their remaining strength, the two quietly detoured around the path leading to the tribal ancient castle, taking a roundabout way before arriving at the castle and heading toward the courtyard where they were staying.
As they had predicted, the people in this tribal castle were all alarmed. The tribe was unusually chaotic, with shouts everywhere.
Lin Feng and the Yu Emperor avoided the crowds. They couldn't expose themselves recklessly; otherwise, once people from that faction searched, they would easily find them.
Quietly pushing open the courtyard gate, Lin Feng and the Yu Emperor stepped inside. However, under the moonlight, they saw a gentle figure sitting quietly on a stone chair in the courtyard. This scene made Lin Feng and the Yu Emperor pause, many thoughts instantly arising in their minds. For a moment, even a flicker of killing intent flashed through Lin Feng's mind.
"You're back. It's chaotic outside. You're injured, so don't wander around randomly!" The young girl revealed a gentle smile toward the two, speaking softly. Then she looked at Lin Feng: "How did you end up like this too? Don't tell me you were bullied by the tribe's men. Tomorrow I'll take a look for you. You should rest early!"
After speaking, the girl slowly walked toward the outside. Passing by Lin Feng's side, he could clearly feel the gentle breeze as her body moved past.
After she left, she closed the courtyard gate for them. Lin Feng and the Yu Emperor exchanged glances, then silently walked toward their rooms. The night passed without further words. The commotion outside seemed to have nothing to do with them anymore.
Lin Feng and the Yu Emperor regulated their breathing throughout the night. The next morning, Mu Yun came to treat the Yu Emperor's injuries. After examining his wounds, she said nothing, silently using immortal spiritual energy to form an immortal technique toward the Yu Emperor. Then she slowly let the immortal spiritual force circulate within the Yu Emperor's body, warming his internal organs and broken meridians. Needless to say, the Yu Emperor's injuries were even more severe than when she first saw them. But Mu Yun remained just as silent, not saying an extra word.
"Let me take a look at you too!" After finishing with the Yu Emperor, Mu Yun said to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng nodded slightly, extending his palm. Mu Yun placed her slender hand on his, and immortal spiritual force bloomed again, gradually seeping into his body along his meridians. Immortal light radiated—it was a specialized healing technique. Lin Feng felt an indescribable comfort throughout his body. The cultivation technique she practiced was very unique. Even though Mu Yun's cultivation wasn't very strong, her healing ability was remarkable. Even the Yu Emperor's severe injuries, she could slowly restore, the progress gradual but the effect surprisingly good.
"Why do they call you a priestess?" Lin Feng looked at the beauty so close, casually finding a topic.
"Because we were born destined not to live for ourselves, so we are priestesses." Mu Yun lowered her head, speaking softly, a hint of self-mockery on her lips.
"Not living for yourselves?" Lin Feng asked doubtfully: "Aren't you doing well now? The tribe respects you greatly, and many even admire you!"
"The Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses select young girls from various tribes, then teach them special abilities, training them to become respected priestesses of each tribe, bringing light to the tribal people. However, the priestesses themselves have no freedom. Everything they have belongs to those Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses, including their lives!"
Mu Yun's voice remained very soft. She didn't know why she was telling Lin Feng all this. Perhaps it was because she knew their secret.
"You came from a small world and haven't been to the cities yet. After your injuries heal, I'll take you to see the Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses, how majestic the vast cities are!" Mu Yun raised her head, smiling at Lin Feng. But her words made Lin Feng's eyes narrow.
PS: Today, on Valentine's Day and Lantern Festival, I didn't celebrate anything. I spent the whole day behind closed doors coding, keeping everyone company. Brothers, do as you see fit!