Chapter 1944: Refining Demon Puppets
"Dead!" The others' expressions stiffened. Was Lin Feng's Death Dao truly that formidable, instantly killing a powerful high-rank Emperor realm expert from the Yu Clan?
"You dare kill a member of the Yu Clan?" A thunderous roar exploded like a clap of thunder. Lin Feng turned his gaze, sneering at the speaker, and said coldly, "You all came to hunt me down, yet you utter such ridiculous words. None of you will leave today."
As he spoke, golden light in the void of heaven and earth began to dance wildly. The entire space started to interweave with golden sacred mark light, causing those people's expressions to tremble. Lin Feng was using the power of Space Law, directly carving a spatial array formation in the void.
"Chi, chi..." A fierce gale howled through the void as Lin Feng's body swept toward another figure.
"Sword of Nothingness." Black light of death shot from his eyes, and endless swords of nothingness surged into that person's soul. This aura of death made one want to collapse. The man's body retreated explosively as his hands formed seals. Instantly, his soul transformed into a massive Azure Dragon shadow, coiling within his mind, causing his entire being to radiate a powerful demonic aura.
Lin Feng's foot stomped on the golden patterns in the void, and his body vanished in an instant. He threw a punch, carrying the terrifying Heavenly Demon Death Tribulation Sword. Wherever the fist light passed, a dreadful deathly gale appeared, as if an ethereal power of annihilation was spreading, causing everything ahead to shatter and collapse.
"This is?" The man in front of Lin Feng only felt a heavy pressure bearing down on him. His face turned deathly pale, his soul wavered, and his heart trembled violently. The intent of annihilation—had Lin Feng also comprehended the Dao of Annihilation?
"Roar!" A furious howl erupted, as if strands of terrifying dragon might swept out, pressing toward Lin Feng. But streaks of deathly tribulation swords pierced through directly before the fist light, the power of death frantically stripping away his life force, leaving him no time to worry about multi-layered attacks.
The fist light pressed forward without hesitation, not only carrying the power of annihilation but also an overwhelmingly terrifying oppressive force, as if an entire world was collapsing and crushing down, with all laws condensed within it. With a booming explosion, his head completely burst apart, and the Azure Dragon soul coiled in his mind shattered as well, killed in an instant.
But at that moment, strands of terrifying ripples stabbed straight into Lin Feng's mind, causing his soul to tremble incessantly, as if his entire being was caught in illusions.
Suddenly, within Lin Feng's mind, illusionary scenes appeared. Ancient kings hacked at his soul, cleaving his head, making him feel a despair of death.
"Die!" Lin Feng's divine sense power surged wildly. A palace-like structure appeared, guarding his soul, unmoving through the ages. At the same time, endless death power transformed into terrifying blades, slashing away all attacking illusions. Those kingly figures all shattered and vanished like flowers in a mirror or the moon's reflection.
But this brief pause allowed a suffocating pressure to descend upon Lin Feng. A Azure Dragon arm directly clawed toward his forehead, making his head feel like it was about to explode.
Suddenly, light blazed from Lin Feng's brow. A rumbling sound echoed as endless black water surged out from between his brows, causing the opponent's expression to change drastically. Death Black Water—he had personally witnessed Lin Feng transform into the Black River of Dao, capable of devouring people alive. His body retreated, but the black water still splashed onto him, death energy rushing into his body. However, it didn't kill him, making him pause, realizing he had been tricked.
But at that very moment, a dark curtain of death descended, shrouding the void, directly enveloping his body, swallowing him completely, leaving no trace.
Lin Feng's gaze fell on another figure not far away. That man's eyes were strange, his deep pupils seeming to pierce through people's minds. The terrifying attack just now had come from him—a very powerful attack of will and soul.
Just then, ten thousand rays of brilliant light cascaded down from the sky. One of the experts wielded a golden water trident, containing a terrifying Imperial might within it.
Ji Jiang, meanwhile, had summoned a Azure Dragon great axe, as if it were a real Azure Dragon, roaring with sound. The last person produced a terrifying demonic zither, filling heaven and earth with a killing intent. Clearly, these three were the true main force, all holding Imperial weapons, intent on killing him here.
Lin Feng looked at the three, his gaze flickering. Then, with a step, he suddenly arrived within the misty illusions of the Heavenly Derivation Chessboard. This sight made the three experts' pupils contract. Then the chessboard vanished, and when Lin Feng reappeared, he was riding the ancient sail, roaring away fiercely.
"Trying to leave." Ji Jiang's expression blazed with intense killing intent. The three stepped forward simultaneously, chasing after Lin Feng. The group flew wildly across the sky, swift as lightning.
Lin Feng's ancient sail was extremely fast, crossing an unknown distance in no time. When he reached a mountain range, he directly plunged into it. Rumbling sounds echoed as the mountain was split open, creating a huge ancient cave. The three behind him pursued inside, moving at an inconceivable speed, charging through one peak after another, as if heaven and earth were about to collapse.
Ji Jiang's expression was icy cold. As he charged into another ancient peak, he suddenly saw a rolling mass of air rushing toward him—fast, even faster than when Lin Feng was fleeing. This made him hesitate for a moment. He raised his Imperial weapon, but with a whoosh, the mass of air directly swallowed him.
The two behind also surged forward, but soon, like Ji Jiang, they were swallowed by a strange gaseous mass. The speed was too fast, and combined with their own forward momentum, they collided almost instantly, leaving no time to react.
The mountain range suddenly fell silent. In that brief moment, it was eerily quiet. A mass of mist still drifted within the dim ancient peak, and no one knew what was happening inside.
Seven days later, in a cave dwelling by a flowing mountain stream, a mass of mist drifted. Within Lin Feng's Martial Soul World, in the Demon Pool, Lin Feng sat on the Heavenly Derivation Chessboard. The three before him sat with eyes closed, dark demonic flames burning in their souls, tempering them. The flames caused strands of demonic energy to seep from their souls, their faces black and ugly. They were all unharmed physically, but dared not resist. The brand of death was within their souls; with a single thought from Lin Feng, it could be activated, killing them.
"Ah..." The three all let out screams of agony. Their souls were being burned by demonic fire, alive and conscious. The pain nearly drove them to collapse, and intense fear spread continuously.
"What exactly do you want to do to us?" Ji Jiang spat out venomous words.
"I guarantee you won't die, but if you resist, you die." Lin Feng's deathly voice seemed to merge with Dao intent, vibrating in their minds, making them not dare doubt Lin Feng's words. If they resisted, death was certain.
"How dare you treat us like this? The Ji Clan and Yu Clan will never let you go; they will kill you." Although Ji Jiang didn't dare resist, venomous words still escaped his mouth, his heart filled with hatred.
"Ah..." As soon as he spoke, he let out another scream, making him shut his mouth and dare not speak again.
This boundless agony continued until their souls were branded with demonic marks. Only then did Lin Feng stop. Using the demonic power of the Demon Pool to penetrate their bodies, he simultaneously struck them with strange demonic seals. For each person, he struck eighty-one unique ancient demonic seal techniques, directly blasting them into their minds.
For three consecutive days, Ji Jiang and the other two sat in the Demon Pool, their pupils black as demons, but lacking any luster. They sat in the pool, continuously absorbing demonic power.
"If my soul were strong enough, I could have used the Nine Nether Demon Melody to pierce their souls directly, saving myself this trouble." Lin Feng murmured to himself, then stood up, ceasing the refinement of the three before him.
Refining demon puppets required eighty-one days, and this was only the first three days. Ji Jiang and the others were all very powerful, at the upper or even peak Emperor realm. Except for those who had comprehended the Dao, few could deal with them. Lin Feng thought it a waste to kill them, so he decided to take them all and refine them into demon puppets.
The ancient demon race's method of refining demon puppets was complex, and it required using intact, powerful experts, making it extremely domineering. Otherwise, the refined demon puppets would lose their talent. As long as they were refined using the complete method, aside from obeying him and being imbued with demonic intent, there was no other difference. Their strength remained formidable, and they still possessed powerful talent.
News of what happened at the Silver Clan gradually spread. Many learned that Pei Donglai had brought his nephew Pei Dongqing to the Silver Clan to propose marriage. More interestingly, Lin Feng, who had once contended with Ji Shang at the War King Academy, had also brought his younger brother to the Silver Clan to propose to the Silver Clan's little princess, Silver Moon. This caused many to watch and wait for the Silver Clan's decision. How would the Silver Clan choose?
This matter had already spread like wildfire even within the War King Academy. Lin Feng was now very famous there, so news about him spread easily. However, most didn't think highly of Lin Feng's younger brother. Now, the Pei Clan and the Silver Clan had begun to interact, with ambiguous gestures. This led many to speculate that this was a prelude to a marriage alliance.
Another highly anticipated matter was the Imperial List's Dao Inquiry. The experts on the Imperial List were finally going to gather and decide who was supreme.