Chapter 1539: Controlling Lin Feng?
The empty hall was very quiet. Golden Dust Lord still stood guard behind Lin Feng and Mu Yun.
It was impossible for Lin Feng not to be nervous at this moment. If he were controlled, he would be completely finished. But facing a Martial Emperor like Golden Dust Lord who watched him every step of the way, any resistance was futile—it would only make him look pathetic. Aside from waiting for an unknown fate to descend upon him, he had no other choice.
Knowing that a disaster was about to befall him, yet having no ability to resist—one could imagine how heavy this feeling of powerlessness was. Although Lin Feng's face still maintained calm, his heart was tightly clenched. In the Small World, he was already an absolute powerhouse; aside from the few Emperors, almost no one could kill him. But now, everything was different. This was the true Great World, a world that had undergone the evolution of epochs—though he still didn't know what an epoch meant.
How strong were those who had survived for a hundred thousand years, a million years, or even tens of millions of years? It was hard to imagine.
"It will definitely be fine!" Lin Feng said to himself. It wasn't self-comfort, but a belief. As long as his faith was strong enough, he would eventually break free from their control—as long as he lived.
Mu Yun was the same as Lin Feng. Her heart kept pounding, very nervous. But she too couldn't control her own fate. She was a female priest. If she disobeyed, Qi Tian Fortress would use the same methods against her as they did against Lin Feng and the others. Perhaps because there were too many female priests, a Martial Emperor like Mind Confusion Lord simply couldn't be bothered to control them one by one—unless necessary.
"Tap, tap..." Footsteps came. Lin Feng's heart twitched slightly, and then he saw two figures walk in. One of them was Qi Yuchen, and the other's face was unclear because he wore a mask, with only a pair of eerie pupils exposed—very demonic. When Lin Feng's gaze met those eyes, it felt as if even his divine sense wavered.
"Mind Confusion Lord!" Golden Dust Lord slightly bowed to Mind Confusion Lord, very respectfully. But Mind Confusion Lord acted as if he hadn't seen him, walking straight ahead. The difference in their status was obvious.
Mind Confusion Lord's only exposed eyes stared at Lin Feng. A strand of intense, formless fluctuations spread out. In an instant, Lin Feng felt his mind become chaotic, drowsy and hazy. Lin Feng had experienced this feeling before. When he was in the ancient battlefield of the Wasteland Sea, he had encountered a woman born with the Law of Dreams. At that time, when he endured the power of her Dream Law, it felt very similar—except the Dream Law made him fall asleep, while this time, it made him muddled and confused.
"You are a person of Qi Tian Fortress. You are born for Qi Tian Fortress, you die for Qi Tian Fortress. Qi Tian Fortress is the meaning and value of your existence!" A dreamlike voice echoed in Lin Feng's hazy mind, trying to penetrate deep into his brain, to implant itself into his soul.
"No, how could I live for Qi Tian Fortress? Qi Tian Fortress—I will destroy it sooner or later!" Lin Feng's will began to resist, very tenacious. But that voice seemed never to cease, reverberating in the depths of his mind, trying to brand itself there. This was a strange power, using the law to force him into a sleep-like state, weakening his will's resistance, and then implanting thoughts into his mind.
This peculiar power was terrifying. It wouldn't make him lose himself; he would still have his martial arts talent, still have his past memories. But one thing would change: he would be loyal to Qi Tian Fortress.
A person's divine sense and soul were strange things. If someone truly branded a mark on them, it meant controlling their thoughts. At that point, even if they clearly knew that Qi Tian Fortress had a grudge against them, because the brand was on their soul, they would still be loyal to Qi Tian Fortress.
At this moment, Lin Feng's will to resist grew weaker and weaker. A strange brand began to imprint itself on his soul. He almost forgot everything, only the other's eerie voice remained. To him, that voice seemed to be the entirety of life, implanted into his mind. That brand was a law brand—the Mind Confusion Brand.
"Lin Feng!" Mu Yun's face turned slightly pale. But at that moment, a powerful force acted on her, almost suffocating her.
Golden Dust Lord gave Qi Yuchen a look, and then a wave of momentum lifted Mu Yun's body, moving her entirely out of the hall. She couldn't even make a sound, only watching as Mind Confusion Lord stood motionless, dealing with Lin Feng.
Qi Yuchen knew what to do. At this time, Mind Confusion Lord could not be disturbed. He followed out as well. In the empty hall, only Mind Confusion Lord and Lin Feng remained.
Mind Confusion Lord stared straight into Lin Feng's eyes, never looking away for an instant. That power continuously seeped into Lin Feng's divine sense.
After a long time, Mind Confusion Lord finally spoke: "Sleep. After you wake up, you will be reborn."
Lin Feng's eyes slowly closed, as if obeying Mind Confusion Lord's command, falling into slumber. His body lay limply on the ground.
The eyes beneath the mask seemed somewhat tired. Mind Confusion Lord closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again. He picked up Lin Feng from the ground and carried his body out of the hall.
Lin Feng had indeed fallen asleep. At this moment, he knew nothing. Deep within his divine sense, a wisp of white light flickered, as if awakening from a state of slumber. A strand of strange law power tried to penetrate the white light, to seep into the depths of Lin Feng's defenseless divine sense and brand his soul.
But that white light suddenly flared up, emitting a terrifying radiance, as if guarding its territory. No one was allowed to invade this domain. Someone had once tried to invade this domain but failed—that time was in the Ice and Snow Divine Temple of the Twelve Divine Temples. The divine envoy had attempted to penetrate deep into Lin Feng's divine sense but failed. Mind Confusion Lord's brand also tried to invade but similarly failed.
However, Mind Confusion Lord's strength was clearly inferior to that divine envoy's, because that divine sense could perceive the existence of this mark. But Mind Confusion Lord did not know. At this moment, he was carrying Lin Feng to his own quarters. In his view, Lin Feng was already under his control. When Lin Feng woke up, he would be a new Lin Feng—obedient to him, serving Qi Tian Fortress.
Mind Confusion Lord didn't know, and Lin Feng didn't know either, because Lin Feng was truly asleep at this moment.
In another luxurious courtyard mansion, Mu Yun stared coldly at Qi Yuchen. Her mood was very low. From childhood, her fate had been destined to be manipulated by others, so she longed for freedom. She also hoped that everyone could have freedom, that fate would not be controlled by others but held in one's own hands. But now, Lin Feng—a good man—his fate would also be strangled by the demonic hand of Qi Tian Fortress.
"How do you plan to deal with me?" Mu Yun looked at Qi Yuchen and spoke.
Qi Yuchen's expression was very cold. He was a direct descendant of Qi Tian Fortress, holding a very high status in the fortress, which was filled with experts. He himself was also ambitious and talented. But he was no spoiled brat. What he wanted, he would strive for himself. He knew that in this world, there were too many people with better family backgrounds than him. He had no right to be arrogant. So even though he could easily have Mu Yun, he didn't take her by force. Instead, he pursued her, using all his ability to win her over.
He had indeed been good to Mu Yun, helping her tribe, making her, a female priest, feel respected. He thought that after so long, Mu Yun should have accepted him. But he never expected that in Mu Yun's heart, his status was not even as high as a man who had just crawled out of a Small World—far from it. This made him feel very defeated and very annoyed. So that admiration turned into hatred. Since Mu Yun hated him so much, fine—he would make her experience how lowly a female priest's status was in Qi Tian Fortress, make her feel the consequences of not cherishing him.
What Qi Yuchen didn't know was that Mu Yun didn't hate him. Mu Yun only hated Qi Tian Fortress. So even though she knew Qi Yuchen was good to her, she could never develop any feelings for someone with the direct bloodline of the Qi family. If Qi Yuchen weren't a member of Qi Tian Fortress, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
"I, Qi Yuchen, do admire you. But rest assured, I won't possess a woman who detests me. For this Small World competition, many important guests will come. Many female priests will be needed to preside over the ceremonies. You are honored—you will be one of them!" Qi Yuchen said coldly. Mu Yun's expression changed, her face suddenly turning pale.
"Qi Yuchen, you despicable man!" Mu Yun cursed. She naturally knew what it meant for a female priest to preside over the ceremonies.
"To be a ceremonial priest on such an occasion, you should feel honored. Perhaps some great figure might favor you," Qi Yuchen said coldly. "As for your tribe, rest assured, I will arrange for another female priest to preside over them. And I believe that soon, your tribe will fall in love with the new female priest and forget about you, Mu Yun."
After saying this, Qi Yuchen walked out of the room, turning his back to Mu Yun. "Don't try to escape, Yun'er. You should believe in your own beauty. There are many in Qi Tian Fortress who lust after beauty—they are not as easy to deal with as I am."
With that, Qi Yuchen left. Mu Yun felt very powerless. In the end, she still couldn't escape the cage of fate that Qi Tian Fortress had prepared for her!
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