# Chapter 1549: Step Onto the Battle Platform
At this moment, Lin Feng was already able to confirm that when Dust Reversal Martial Emperor and Divine Feather Martial Emperor descended back then, Divine Feather Martial Emperor had indeed glanced at him. His feeling had not been wrong. But the problem was, he had never known this powerful Divine Feather Martial Emperor. Why would the other party pay such close attention to him? Everything that had happened to him in the past few days was known, clearly indicating that the other party had been secretly watching all along.
Moreover, the pill that Divine Feather Martial Emperor had gifted to his master was likely priceless. The other party had given it to his master without any hesitation. Lin Feng's heart was filled with doubt.
"You weren't controlled by Qi Tian Fortress?" Divine Feather Martial Emperor asked Lin Feng curiously.
Lin Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly. "Yes, I wasn't controlled."
"Haha, not bad. That Mi Shen Lord actually couldn't control you. That's quite rare." Divine Feather Martial Emperor said with a smile. "In that case, things become even simpler."
"Lin Feng, you've already slept for several days. The battles of the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses should be in their later stages now. Let's go back and take a look." Divine Feather Martial Emperor said with a smile, causing the confusion in Lin Feng's eyes to become even harder to erase. He didn't understand what the other party's intention was. Since he had saved him, why let him go back?
"Senior, I've just managed to escape Qi Tian Fortress. Going back would be walking right into a trap." Lin Feng asked directly.
Divine Feather Martial Emperor chuckled. "If you want to leave, you should do it openly and honorably. Leaving like this would be too stifling. How about you go try your hand on the battle platform?"
"Try my hand on the battle platform?" Lin Feng's expression froze, his gaze fixed on Divine Feather Martial Emperor.
"It's getting late. Let's go." Divine Feather Martial Emperor smiled, then swept Lin Feng's body along, moving at an extremely fast speed.
On the square battle platform of the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses, the battles were indeed nearing their end. The younger generation of Questioning Heaven Fortress had the strongest strength, and Wen Aofeng already had the momentum to seize first place. Aside from Wen Aofeng, the other two formidable individuals from Questioning Heaven Fortress, as everyone had speculated, could almost all enter the top eighteen seats. In the next ten thousand years, the absolute control of the small world should belong to Questioning Heaven Fortress.
Aside from Questioning Heaven Fortress, the faction with the best battle record at the moment should be Medicine King Immortal Palace. This time, Medicine King Immortal Palace had finally shown everyone that besides alchemy and medicine refinement, they also possessed formidable strength. The participants from Medicine King Immortal Palace clearly had an advantage in cultivation level, almost all being peak Venerable Martial Realm experts. Therefore, among the eighteen seats, there might be four seats for their Medicine King Immortal Palace.
As for the third-best battle record, it was still somewhat unclear. It could be Thunder Punishment Immortal Palace or Qi Tian Fortress, depending on how the later battles went.
On the Qi Tian Fortress side, outside the long corridor, a figure silently walked to the edge of the viewing platform, as if he had always been there. This person was naturally Lin Feng.
The Purple Robe Martial Emperor seemed to sense something. He turned around and saw Lin Feng's figure. He was momentarily stunned, then a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. "Lin Feng, where have you been?"
"Sir, someone wanted to kill me, but later it seemed they encountered an opponent. I was injured and escaped, then recuperated for a few days before returning." Lin Feng replied. The Purple Robe Martial Emperor nodded, not doubting Lin Feng's words. At that time, the auras of two Martial Emperors had indeed appeared together in Lin Feng's room.
"It's good that you're fine." The Purple Robe Martial Emperor said. Lin Feng's safe return was quite unexpected and surprising to him. He didn't think too much about it. Fortunately, Mi Shen Lord had controlled Lin Feng; otherwise, if he had left, he probably wouldn't have come back on his own.
At this moment, Lin Feng turned his gaze toward the battle platform. There should have been eighty-one people on the platform, but now only a little over fifty remained. With such fierce collisions, real fire had been sparked. How could there be no deaths or severe injuries? That over fifty people still remained was already considered good.
Just then, Lin Feng saw someone from Medicine King Immortal Palace make a move. It was the fair-skinned handsome youth Lin Feng had seen in the Eight Wastelands. Back then, he had instigated Zhou Tianruo. He was a young expert from Medicine King Immortal Palace, with formidable combat power, and had defeated a very powerful person from Ancient Heaven Fortress.
However, because of the matter with Yu Emperor, when Lin Feng looked toward Medicine King Immortal Palace, his eyes held only cold indifference. Especially the white-bearded old man in the center of the viewing platform. Under the influence of Divine Feather Martial Emperor's divine sense, it was this person who had taken his master's storage ring and then kicked Yu Emperor out.
Lin Feng's gaze was exceptionally cold and sharp. Therefore, even across a great distance, the white-bearded Martial Emperor sensed it and cast his gaze toward Lin Feng. Seeing Lin Feng, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. Wasn't this the reckless young man who had called himself Yu Zhi a few days ago, kneeling on the ground begging him for treatment? He was actually from Qi Tian Fortress, and moreover, someone controlled by Mi Shen Lord.
The white-bearded Martial Emperor was somewhat surprised. There was actually a Martial Emperor willing to give up everything, even kneeling, to beg him to treat a person controlled by Qi Tian Fortress.
Lin Feng looked at the white-bearded Martial Emperor. Even though the other party's strength far surpassed his own, Lin Feng's pupils still held a bone-chilling coldness. This humiliation, he would one day seek retribution for his master.
Shifting his gaze, Lin Feng once again looked toward the battle platform. The batch of experts who had gone to train in the Eight Wastelands last time were all quite powerful within their respective factions, belonging to the core combat strength. Xia Tianfan's cultivation had now risen to the Eighth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm, but his combat power was very terrifying. The Imperial Slaughter Fist Intent was unstoppable, and his growth was very fast. Qiao Chifeng, like Zhou Tianruo, was much stronger than when he had fought Lin Feng back then. Qi Yuchen and Gu Li's strength naturally wasn't weak either, and they even seemed to have the momentum to surpass Qiao Chifeng. It was just unknown how their clashes would go.
Lin Feng also saw Wen Aofeng make a move. Fast, ruthless—once he struck, it was a thunderous blow. The opponent either died or was severely injured. Very terrifying. Wen Aofeng's absolute combat power was probably even stronger than what he displayed.
On the Questioning Heaven Fortress side, Dust Reversal Martial Emperor of Qing Di Mountain saw a figure approaching and smiled. "Brother Divine Feather, where have you been these past few days?"
"Nothing much, just taking a casual stroll. Now that this battle has reached a critical moment, fortunately I haven't missed it." Divine Feather Martial Emperor seemed to be in a good mood, causing Dust Reversal Martial Emperor to think to himself, this old fellow, ever since arriving in this area, his mood seemed to be especially better.
"Brother Divine Feather, what do you think of these young juniors? This time, I plan to bring some to Qing Di Mountain. Do you have anyone you favor? I can let one or two go to Brother Divine Feather." Dust Reversal Martial Emperor said with a smile.
"No need. Keep them for Qing Di Mountain." Divine Feather Martial Emperor said indifferently, continuing to watch the battles on the platform.
"This is the final battle. After this battle, Aofeng will be crowned king with a perfect record." Dust Reversal Martial Emperor also looked at the platform. The final battle was between Wen Aofeng and a powerful existence from Thunder Punishment Immortal Palace. That expert from Thunder Punishment Immortal Palace had only one loss before, while Wen Aofeng had a perfect record, including defeating the person who had beaten the Thunder Punishment Immortal Palace youth. This also meant that this battle should be won by Wen Aofeng.
Wen Aofeng clashed with the expert from Thunder Punishment Immortal Palace. Void power and lightning power fiercely collided, both extremely fast and strong attacks. Azure Lotus Void Sword Technique fought against Thunder Punishment power, giving a sense of heaven and earth splitting apart. The battle platform, condensed from law power, trembled violently.
"Limit Essence Power!" The crowd's hearts trembled. Wen Aofeng, fighting to the end, not only used seven hundred times the momentum power but also used limit essence power. The two necessary laws for becoming an emperor and the thousandfold momentum were not far off.
In the end, Wen Aofeng defeated the expert from Thunder Punishment Immortal Palace, achieving a perfect record.
"Not bad!" Dust Reversal Martial Emperor stood up, a satisfied smile on his face. He hadn't taught Wen Aofeng for very long, yet Wen Aofeng had already achieved such accomplishments. It was commendable. Among the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses, no one could contend with him.
Beside Dust Reversal Martial Emperor, the others from Questioning Heaven Fortress also stood up one after another, clapping and cheering, their faces full of smiles. That Wen Aofeng could satisfy Dust Reversal Martial Emperor was undoubtedly of great benefit to their Questioning Heaven Fortress.
"Alright, now we can rank by battle records!" Dust Reversal Martial Emperor said with a smile. Immediately, the arbiter began ranking by battle records. Wen Aofeng, first seat; second seat was someone from Medicine King Immortal Palace, whom Lin Feng had also seen in the Eight Wastelands, the youth who had seemed quite humble before; third seat was the person who had just lost to Wen Aofeng; fourth seat was Gu Li; fifth seat was Qi Yuchen; sixth seat was also from Questioning Heaven Fortress. Additionally, Qiao Chifeng, Zhou Tianruo, and Xia Tianfan all entered the top eighteen seats.
"Not bad. Among these top eighteen seats, who is willing to join my Qing Di Mountain?" At this moment, Dust Reversal Martial Emperor said with a faint smile. Hearing his words, the crowd's expressions stiffened, and then many showed delighted looks. This time, Dust Reversal Martial Emperor had come personally. Besides Wen Aofeng, had he also specifically come to recruit some younger disciples for Qing Di Mountain?
"Junior is willing to join Qing Di Mountain!" Many people directly spoke up, bowing to Dust Reversal Martial Emperor. How could they miss such a rare opportunity?
"Wait!"
Just as everyone was scrambling to join Qing Di Mountain, a clear and resounding voice rolled out, landing on the battle platform.
The crowd's gaze froze. They turned around, and then they saw Lin Feng striding toward the center of the battle platform. Very slowly, but with each step, it seemed to make the platform tremble.
"Lin Feng!" The Purple Robe Martial Emperor's expression stiffened. Was this guy crazy? He was starting to cause trouble again. Had he forgotten the orders? Without orders, he was not to reveal his own strength. And yet Lin Feng was stepping onto the battle platform!
"Lin Feng, get back here!" The Purple Robe Martial Emperor shouted coldly. This time, he was truly angry. Lin Feng was too reckless, with no regard for rules!
Lin Feng slowly turned his eyes toward the Purple Robe Martial Emperor and smiled. "Sir, someone like Qi Yuchen can stand on the battle platform. Why can't I?"