Chapter 1900: Conquest of Smoke and Clouds
"His strength has improved again." The people of the Water Moon Cave Heaven looked at Lin Feng, feeling quite shocked in their hearts. Lin Feng's comprehension was incredibly strong, stronger than all of them. His true cultivation should only be at the Mid-rank Emperor realm, yet he had already comprehended the power of the Dao, and now his Dao intent had advanced further, becoming even more formidable.
"Lin Feng, this battle situation seems very unfavorable for our Underworld." A strong cultivator from Water Moon Cave Heaven said to Lin Feng. At this moment, the battle was becoming increasingly clear, with the Underworld at a disadvantage.
"It's not just this battle circle. The enemy has formed legions and launched a large-scale conquest war, while the Underworld hastily assembled its forces. Who do you think has the greater chance of victory?" Lin Feng asked.
"Naturally, the enemy. It is said that in past conquest wars launched by the Underworld, we always held the advantage and swept through everything."
"That's exactly it. The Underworld turning this conquest into a chaotic situation is already the greatest victory. The one-year period isn't too long either. When the time comes, the strong cultivators from all sides will go out and spread the news. Then, the ten main cities of the Underworld will form the strongest legion to attack, sweeping away the decline and turning the tide." Lin Feng said calmly, causing the other to nod slightly. Indeed, it had to be this way. With the chaotic battle situation formed, even if the enemy eroded the entire Immortal Kingdom Trial Ground, they couldn't swallow it all at once. They couldn't control such a vast territory, but at least they would sweep through the benefits. After all, the purpose of this legion's conquest was also for trial—a trial of life and death to improve themselves.
"What should we do?"
"We can't control the entire battlefield, but at least we can make this battlefield a chaotic situation." Lin Feng said, then pointed at a small-scale legion and said, "Let's go. First, annihilate that small team to reduce the pressure on the Underworld."
What Lin Feng was actually thinking about was his own benefit. The more chaotic the situation, the better his chance to kill his way to the other end of the Yellow River Battlefield in the next one-year period and return to the Nine Heavens Continent. He couldn't stay in the Underworld forever. Now, the three-year agreement he had with the Moon Sect was less than two years away. He could only return in the next one-year period, or else he would miss it.
Lin Feng led the strong cultivators of Water Moon Cave Heaven to launch another attack, beginning to annihilate the Nine Nether teams that held the advantage.
"Converge the death nether power." Lin Feng shouted. Immediately, the Life and Death Taiji Diagram appeared before him, and terrifying death nether power frantically converged. The strong cultivators opposite looked toward Lin Feng, killing intent flickering. With a booming sound, attacks blasted toward Lin Feng and the others.
Lin Feng's palm trembled, and the Life and Death Halo formed by the surging death nether power transformed into terrifying death qi. Lin Feng waved his hand, and a rustling sound rolled out. A terrifying black water river appeared in the void, sweeping across this stretch of heaven and earth, violently surging toward the enemy and drowning them.
Wherever the black water river passed, heaven and earth turned dark, and death qi frantically spread. The crowd retreated, but Lin Feng's palm trembled again. The black water river that had swept past roared out like an ocean, still drowning a few people. With a rustling sound rolling out, when the black water river disappeared, the bodies of those few people fell downward.
The strong cultivators of Water Moon Cave Heaven trembled their palms, and a pulling force sucked the bodies over, then they collected the corpses. On the battlefield, they couldn't strip the treasures from the bodies, so they had to take the entire corpses.
The strong cultivators opposite stiffened, their expressions ugly. What a terrifying black water river. It was formed by borrowing the death nether power of all the strong cultivators of Water Moon Cave Heaven, controlled by Lin Feng. Life and death were decided in an instant.
"Kill!" Lin Feng spat out a single word. The terrifying death power actually transformed into countless death swords, violently chasing after those enemies. At the same time, the group stepped forward and began to pursue and annihilate the conquest.
All the strong cultivators of Water Moon Cave Heaven had greatly increased confidence. Lin Feng's Dao intent was growing stronger and stronger. With them assisting in releasing death power, others simply couldn't resist this kind of death Dao might. The Dao of Life and Death was an extremely terrifying Dao, directly taking people's lives.
This battle was fought until the sky turned dark and the earth dim. The Yellow River Battlefield was bleak and desolate. However, the roaring Yellow River seemed unaware of the battle's brutality, still continuously devouring one corpse after another, exuding eternal coldness.
Finally, the battle lines of the two legions grew longer and longer, making it almost impossible to find where others had fought. A true chaotic battle had taken shape. After Lin Feng's death river drowned another strong cultivator, he looked at the empty and silent battlefield around him and said to the strong cultivators of Water Moon Cave Heaven, "We should withdraw."
"Where to?"
"I need to cultivate for a while now. I plan to return to the place where we entered the battlefield and wait for the one-year period to arrive before counterattacking with the Underworld legion. If you have any plans, you can go ahead, but it's best not to split up. After all, we can't guarantee we won't encounter the enemy's small conquest legions." Lin Feng said. The crowd nodded slightly and said, "We've done our best on this battlefield, turning it into a chaotic battle. We can't control the other legion battles. We can only head back and spread the news, gathering the strong cultivators of the Underworld to form a legion again. Otherwise, if we encounter another large enemy legion, we'll all be wiped out."
"That's good. I believe others think the same as you. They must first gather a legion to be prepared." Lin Feng said. Then, the group began to withdraw toward the outside of the Yellow River Battlefield. By now, everyone had lost the thought of seeking treasures. Faced with the life-and-death crisis of the conquest war, they had to consider their own survival first.
On the way, whenever Lin Feng and the others encountered a terrifying oppressive aura of killing intent, they would avoid it. That scale of large legion was not something they could contend with. When they encountered small-scale teams or individuals acting alone, they would directly eliminate them. By the time they left the Yellow River Battlefield, they could encounter many strong cultivators of the Underworld who, like them, had withdrawn from the battlefield. By now, they had lost their hostility and instead asked each other about the situation of the conquest war. Sure enough, it was very unfavorable for the Underworld side, with many Underworld legions having suffered defeats.
The news of the conquest war on the Yellow River Battlefield began to spread throughout the entire Immortal Kingdom Trial Ground. The strong cultivators of the Underworld who had entered the Immortal Kingdom Trial were all shocked. They all began to retreat while gathering into small-scale battle circles, sweeping through the entire Immortal Kingdom like a storm. And this storm grew more and more intense.
The conquest of the Nine Heavens had rolled across the Yellow River Battlefield and was now sweeping toward this side of the battlefield. A terrifying sense of oppression weighed on the hearts of the Underworld strong cultivators in the Immortal Kingdom. The entire Immortal Kingdom was filled with bleakness.
At this moment, Lin Feng arrived at one of the resting mansions of Water Moon Cave Heaven that he had visited before. Now, there was no one here. Finding a cave dwelling, Lin Feng sat cross-legged and began to organize the benefits he had gained in the Immortal Kingdom.
During this Immortal Kingdom trial, he had killed many strong cultivators, so naturally, he had obtained a lot.
Lin Feng spent an entire day organizing and felt somewhat shocked. As expected of elite strong cultivators at the Martial Emperor realm, each one carried valuable treasures: ancient scriptures, divine abilities, and some special jade slips, enough to pile up into a treasure pavilion.
At this moment, Lin Feng's divine sense withdrew from a jade slip, his gaze flickering uncertainly, somewhat shocked.
The Ancient Demon Clan was a lineage of demon descendants passed down from ancient times. They cultivated ancient demon divine abilities and spells, focusing mainly on body refinement. Moreover, within the Ancient Demon Clan, there was a true demon pool with terrifying body-tempering effects. This Ancient Demon Clan was very prosperous. Even today, they didn't rely on the Ten Halls of Yama, yet they still had an extremely terrifying influence.
There was also a rumor in this memory jade slip that their ancestors had obtained the supreme demon melody, the Demon God Prelude, and it might even still be within the Ancient Demon Clan today. As for the specifics, there was no way to know.
Lin Feng organized these obtained treasures and then began a period of cultivation. He didn't have much time left. If he wanted to fight all the way to the other end of the Yellow River Battlefield and cross the entire Immortal Kingdom Trial Ground, it would inevitably be a terrifying bloody battle. With his current strength, it was far from enough.
Outside, the Immortal Kingdom Trial Ground was in chaos. The conquest war had fully erupted on the Underworld's side. Although the Nine Heavens legions were powerful, the Underworld's full forces were now gathering one after another, setting off a terrifying wave of resistance. Blood dyed the earth red. The strong cultivators of the Underworld were all hoping that the one-year period would pass quickly so they could summon the Underworld's great army to take revenge.
Lin Feng stepped out of that hidden area of Water Moon Cave Heaven. His body soared into the air, and he looked around at the surrounding mountain range. Corpses were scattered everywhere, and he couldn't help but sigh. It seemed the great war had already spread throughout the entire Immortal Kingdom Trial Ground.
During this period of seclusion, Lin Feng had passed the second Heavenly Demon Tribulation of the Mid-rank Emperor realm and had also deepened his control over the Dao of Life and Death. Now, he could more easily unleash attacks of the Dao of Life and Death, even integrating them into divine abilities to exert formidable power.
"The one-year period is about to arrive. I'll return to the Underworld first. I wonder if Commander Shi Chuan is still there. If he is, I can ask him to convey my farewell to Commander Green Lotus before returning to this Immortal Kingdom Trial Ground." Lin Feng thought to himself. His figure flickered and rapidly dashed toward the edge of the Immortal Kingdom.
"Underworld person." At this moment, a strong cultivator in the distance saw that Lin Feng had no mark on his brow, and a bloodthirsty intent flashed in his eyes. His palm trembled, and a sea of blood rolled out. A patch of crimson blood seemed to appear in the void. The blood within Lin Feng's body trembled, causing his pupils to contract. However, his speed was still as fast as lightning as he charged directly toward the opponent's body.
"Kill." Lin Feng spat out a single word. Suddenly, a sword of nothingness stabbed toward the opponent, causing the opponent's expression to change. His soul power burst forth—a blood-colored soul. Lin Feng snorted coldly, waved his palm, and the death black river swept across the void, suddenly drowning the opponent's body. Lin Feng's body continued to charge forward. A ball of flame incinerated the opponent's corpse, then he collected the storage ring that had fallen and flickered away.
PS: There won't be too many plot points in the Underworld. Now, Lin Feng's strength can easily destroy ordinary High-rank Emperors. Martial God is beginning to move toward the later stages, and the world that needs to be controlled is becoming more and more grand. It's really not easy to write. Many things need to be carefully considered, unlike before when it could be written freely!!