Chapter 1956: Immortal Platform Array Dao
"I concede!" Wang Zhong finally spoke. Ghostly Wraith, the third-ranked figure on the Emperor's List, was extremely formidable and had always maintained his position. Wang Zhong himself had previously been tenth on the Emperor's List, and the gap between them was likely not small. If he directly fought Ghostly Wraith, his chances were very slim.
"Very well, second opportunity. Questioning Chu Chunqiu, fight or not?" Pei Donglai spoke again, causing Wang Zhong's expression to stiffen, his face turning very unpleasant. Chu Chunqiu currently held the seventh seat on the Emperor's List, but the strength he had just displayed in that moment was enough to make one's heart tremble.
"This Pei Donglai has such a cunning method. Wang Zhong is facing a tremendous ordeal." The crowd thought to themselves. Wang Zhong sighed. It seemed he could only compete for the remaining three spots. Still, this wasn't too bad, since he already occupied the tenth seat on the Emperor's List. If he could advance one or two positions, that would naturally be even better. This time, Wang Zhong chose to concede again.
"Very well, last opportunity. Questioning Lin Feng." Pei Donglai said calmly. Wang Zhong took a deep breath and nodded. His gaze turned toward Lin Feng, who was seated in the eighth position. He would first seize this battle, claim the eighth seat on the Emperor's List, and then aim for the seventh seat.
Lin Feng's eyes flickered. Suddenly, he looked toward Pei Donglai, then stepped forward, descending onto the center of the vast Human Emperor Platform. Wang Zhong also arrived opposite him.
"Square Heaven Armor Clan, Wang Zhong. Square Heaven Armor Dao. The stronger the Dao, the stronger the armor. The ultimate Dao can manifest billions of divine armors in heaven and earth, gathering billions of divine abilities into a single attack, annihilating the heavens." Wang Zhong looked at Lin Feng and spoke slowly.
"Life and Death Dao, controlling life and death." Lin Feng's voice was calm. Then, around Wang Zhong, streaks of armor light floated, adorned with peculiar light patterns that shimmered brilliantly, causing Lin Feng to inwardly marvel at the uniqueness of the Square Heaven Armor Clan.
"Let me see if you can control my life and death." Wang Zhong said indifferently. Then, with a wave of his hand, a suit of armor shot toward Lin Feng. This armor radiated resplendent light, transforming into a sharp sword beam—a golden sword beam that shot forward like lightning, leaving a trail of golden, fleeting light in the void.
Lin Feng stomped his foot on the ground. The Taiji Life and Death Diagram suddenly materialized, then began to evolve on its own, continuously expanding and spreading outward. Light blazed from between Lin Feng's brows, as if strands of divine radiance were shining forth. At the same time, his hands blasted forward, interweaving the laws of earth and demonic path into a Ruin Array light, frantically evolving into perfect patterns of light.
"Array Dao!"
Seeing the two interwoven arrays—the Taiji Life and Death Diagram beneath Lin Feng's feet and the Ruin Array patterns before him—the crowd's eyes visibly narrowed. This required a very proficient and powerful Array Dao ability to achieve such a level, forming arrays in an instant and controlling their evolution with divine thought.
It was said that the ultimate Array Dao divine craftsmen could form the heavens' arrays in a single thought, possessing infinite power. Although Lin Feng could not achieve the heavens' arrays in a single thought, after cultivating the Array Dao for so many years, combined with the Heavenly Derivation Scripture, his evolution of arrays had reached a very proficient level.
With his powerful physical strength combined with the might of the Ruin Array, the incoming armor sword beam instantly collapsed and disintegrated. However, Wang Zhong did not stop his actions for a moment. Streaks of armor light frantically burst forth with radiance, rolling forward. From those suits of armor, Lin Feng seemed to see various weapons—broadswords, swords, giant axes, square sky halberds, demonic tridents, golden staffs—as if they were about to break free from the armors.
"Go!" Wang Zhong waved his hand, and the suits of armor flew toward Lin Feng with a flash. Instantly, the armors transformed, becoming real weapons that blotted out the sky, all charging toward Lin Feng to annihilate him.
Lin Feng snorted coldly. The Ruin Array light remained, and he directly stamped his hand into it. With a muffled rumble, a colossal ancient seal seemed to appear in heaven and earth, blasting toward the void. Wherever it passed, everything was annihilated, and all the armor weapons returned to nothingness.
At the same time, the Taiji Life and Death Diagram evolved more intensely, having already extended beneath Wang Zhong, causing Wang Zhong's pupils to contract. Before him, streaks of golden armor light suddenly appeared, instantly blooming and enveloping his entire body, as if he had donned a layer of golden armor. He stepped slowly toward Lin Feng, the surrounding armors floating before him, rolling forward with his steps.
"Strong in both offense and defense." The crowd thought to themselves upon seeing this. The Square Heaven Armor Clan's Wang Zhong had ten thousand armors for offense and protective armors for defense, excelling in both attack and defense.
Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged, calm and composed. He stepped forward step by step. Instantly, a terrifying River of Death seemed to roar forth, sweeping forward. At the same time, his eyes contained the intent of death, as if trying to pierce through Wang Zhong's pupils.
"Buzz!" Wang Zhong waved his hand, and another suit of armor evolved, transforming into a golden curtain that stretched before him, blocking the erosion of the River of Death.
Lin Feng continued stepping forward. With each step, the Ruin light seemed to have evolved to its extreme. A terrifying aura of Ruin surged forward, while Lin Feng's body began to bathe in dazzling Heavenly Demon Tribulation light. The infinite tribulation light seemed to converge into a single beam of tribulation radiance, shining before Lin Feng.
"What a powerful momentum. Lin Feng's forceful entry into the top ten of the Emperor's List is no accident. Not only is his understanding of the Dao strong, but his combat power is also terrifying. That momentum has already climbed to a frightening level." The crowd stared at the two fleeting figures above the Human Emperor Platform, dazzling to behold. Wang Feng, bathed in golden light, resembled an ancient battle king, while Lin Feng, bathed in demonic light, was like an ancient demon lord.
Moreover, the array before Lin Feng was also continuously evolving and advancing. The might of the Ruin Array seemed to overlap, with layers of waves roaring and stacking forward, extremely formidable.
"Gathering momentum. Wang Zhong is also gathering momentum. All those heavenly armors before him—if unleashed, who knows how terrifying their power would be." The crowd thought silently. As the two walked, the demonic light and golden radiance between them collided. Beams of terrifying light shot straight into the sky, making it difficult for people to keep their eyes open.
"How powerful can the fusion of the Immortal Platform Array Dao and the Ruin Array Dao be?" Lin Feng murmured to himself. The terrifying demonic tribulation beam that had converged before him shot forward. The tribulation light merged into the Ruin Array patterns, instantly doubling in power. Layers of light patterns roared into the distance. Before Lin Feng, an Immortal Platform seemed to appear. With each layer of the platform, the pressure of the demonic light surged severalfold.
"What a splendid array light." The crowd couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing the layered Immortal Platform array light. It soared forward, as if embodying the concept of ascending to greater heights and power.
The Immortal Platform Array Dao was one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao. Of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao, Lin Feng had only begun to understand and use a very small number. This Immortal Platform was one of the arrays he had comprehended to enhance his combat power. It had to be used in conjunction with divine ability attacks to unleash its full power. It was a purely auxiliary grand array. With each layer of the Immortal Platform, the power increased severalfold.
Wang Zhong's expression stiffened at this sight. Then, he roared in anger and wildly waved his hands. Instantly, the light of ten thousand armors roared forth, evolving into countless attack methods that blasted toward Lin Feng. The entire sky seemed to be enveloped by this dazzling attack.
But beneath that dazzling radiance, there was a terrifying demonic light, like a meteor streaking down through the darkness of night. Any power blocking its path was destined for destruction. The blinding beam made it almost impossible to see the terrifying collision clearly, but the howling gale and the rumbling, thunderous sounds were utterly shocking.
A cracking sound rang out. The light armor on Wang Zhong's body shattered. The destructive beam directly pierced through the armor, and his body was sent flying. Even though the demonic light had lost much of its power by the time it struck him, it still made him feel as if his internal organs were churning violently. He bent over and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, his body crashing into one of the Human Emperor Heavenly Pillars.
"It seems I won't need the Life and Death Array Dao." Lin Feng thought to himself. Then, he waved his hand, and endless life-and-death power surged into his body, causing the Taiji Life and Death Diagram to gradually dissipate.
Wang Zhong's face was pale. He looked at Lin Feng and said, "Questioning the Dao, questioning the Dao." He had not yet truly experienced Lin Feng's Life and Death Dao before being defeated. This tenth place on the Emperor's List was not undeserved.
"Do you still want to fight?" Lin Feng asked Wang Zhong.
"No need. Your strength might allow you to advance a bit further." Wang Zhong said to Lin Feng. The power of the dual arrays combined with his attack had unleashed explosive, devastating force. If it had been Ying Cheng's Chaos Heaven Dao, Ji Shang's Collapse Dao, or the Petrification Dao, they might have been able to more easily neutralize Lin Feng's attack, but he could not. This battle was lost.
Wang Zhong and Lin Feng returned to their Human Emperor Heavenly Pillars. Then, a strongman from the Human Emperor Palace dipped his brush and touched Wang Zhong's name. Instantly, golden light blazed, solidifying it, just like the names behind it, signifying that in this Emperor's List Questioning, Wang Zhong's ranking was fixed at tenth place on the Emperor's List!