Chapter 1966: Fourth on the Emperor's List?
Buddhist light blazed brilliantly, illuminating heaven and earth, purifying all demonic power. As the infinite Buddhist sounds and light descended upon Lin Feng, a light of stillness spread toward the void. Lin Feng's robes fluttered like blades in the wind, yet his eyes remained unchanged. Demonic intent surged to the heavens, causing heaven and earth to grow darker and darker. The sound of the netherworld continuously played, as if strands of demonic intent pierced through the Fighting Monk's Buddhist golden body.
The Fighting Monk's eyes burst with brilliant Buddhist light as he looked at Lin Feng and said, "A demonic creature can actually resist the power of ten thousand Buddhas."
"What is Buddha and what is demon?" Lin Feng looked at the Fighting Monk and asked calmly.
The Fighting Monk's expression froze. What is Buddha and what is demon?
"In the world of martial arts, we pursue power. Cultivating Buddha or cultivating demon are both just means to gain strength. You have never truly awakened," Lin Feng said calmly.
The Fighting Monk was stunned. In his heart, he felt a sense of shame, yet he still guarded his original mind, his Buddhist heart unshaken. The Buddhist light blazed even more intensely.
"Buddha arises from the mind, and demon also arises from the mind. Buddha and demon are separated by a single thought. If the mind is Buddha, then it is Buddha; if the mind is demon, then it is demon. It has nothing to do with cultivating Buddha or demon techniques. With supreme power, a Buddhist cultivator can slaughter all living beings, and a demon cultivator can also teach and transform heaven and earth," Lin Feng's voice rolled out, spreading with the netherworld melody, causing the crowd to fall into thought.
"Buddha's form and demon's form arise from the mind. What the mind illuminates, even rosy cheeks become skeletons. Although I cultivate the demonic path, my mind is firm. How could Buddhist sounds extinguish me?" Lin Feng's voice rolled out as if piercing through past and present, reaching the Fighting Monk's eardrums. The Fighting Monk chanted a Buddhist title. Buddha and demon are one thought, both arising from the mind, unrelated to cultivation. What Lin Feng said seemed greatly mistaken, yet it also seemed like ultimate truth, opening the door to the heart.
"The Fighting Buddha is born for battle." The Fighting Monk had an epiphany. In an instant, all the Buddhist light in the void gathered upon him. Ten thousand Buddhas returned to the source. From the Fighting Monk's body, a Buddha Venerable stepped out, slowly walking toward Lin Feng, radiating immense combat power.
"The Buddhist path's techniques are indeed profound," Lin Feng thought to himself. Sensing the ten-thousand-foot Buddhist light, wheels of life and death suddenly appeared in the void. The demonic melody continued to spread, covering heaven and earth, even blocking the Buddhist light.
"Humans have life and death; Buddha speaks of reincarnation. Neither humans nor Buddhas can escape the word 'death,'" Lin Feng murmured. Heaven and earth seemed to manifest infinite demon venerables. The power of ten thousand demons seemed to confront the power of ten thousand Buddhas. At this moment, the demonic venerable body behind Lin Feng was like a demon king, receiving the worship of all demons in heaven and earth.
"You..." The Fighting Monk looked up at the void, his heart finally stirred, unable to calm down. Lin Feng was actually using his path to comprehend his own power. At this moment, the demon god's body grew taller and taller. Behind him hung the netherworld. Heaven and earth were covered by demons. His pilgrimage Buddhist light seemed on the verge of being annihilated.
"Since you cultivate the demonic path, let me show you what a demon god is," the Fighting Monk said slowly. Suddenly, he closed his eyes, continuously murmuring. Abruptly, Lin Feng saw a demon god statue rolling toward him. This demon god held a steel trident, radiating supreme demonic might, as if it were a true demon king.
"Oh?" The crowd's pupils contracted. The Fighting Monk cultivated Buddhist power, yet he, like Gui Li, had visualized the Yaksha King in battle. Moreover, this Yaksha King was the true Yaksha King, like an ancient demon god.
"Everything arises from the mind. It seems that within Buddhist divine techniques, there are also methods for visualizing demon gods," Lin Feng murmured. As this Yaksha King appeared, the demonic energy within his body seemed to stir. His entire soul became unstable, his heart uneasy. However, he closed his eyes, guarding his mind. The Yaksha King descended before him, yet he remained unmoving like a mountain. With a crashing sound of collapse, the Yaksha King's body self-destructed and vanished, causing the Fighting Monk's gaze to freeze.
"How did you know?" the Fighting Monk asked Lin Feng.
"I once entered the Underworld and saw many ancient scriptures. Among them was an ancient scripture called the Buddha-Demon Scripture, which recorded many secret techniques of Buddhist cultivators, demon cultivators, and even ghost cultivators. I have always believed that Buddha and demon are fundamentally no different. Cultivating demon does not mean not cultivating Buddha. If you want to see it, I can give you this ancient scripture to examine," Lin Feng said to the Fighting Monk.
"You are willing to give it to me?" The Fighting Monk's pupils contracted.
"Why would I be unwilling?" Lin Feng smiled. In an instant, light flashed from his brow. A mark shot toward the Fighting Monk's divine sense. Strands of divine sense memory surged into the Fighting Monk's mind. After a moment, the Fighting Monk opened his eyes and said softly, "I am ashamed. I was on guard against you."
Just now, when Lin Feng transmitted his divine sense, the Fighting Monk was still on guard, suspecting Lin Feng had some scheme.
"Everyone is like this. No need to mind," Lin Feng said calmly with a smile.
"At this moment, we should be in a great battle, yet I never expected it would come to this," the Fighting Monk also smiled. Somehow, it felt a bit wrong, very strange. Not only him, but the crowd was also stunned.
"Today's Emperor's List Inquiry is for seeking the Dao and for competition. How can martial artists not compete? However, this competition is ultimately for the Dao. If one only competes for the Emperor's List without seeking to improve their strength, what use is competition? If one seeks the Dao and their strength is great, what need is there to compete?"
Lin Feng's voice rolled out like an enlightening sermon. The Fighting Monk stood up, sighed, and said, "What face do I have left to seek the Dao with you?"
With that, the Fighting Monk's body soared into the air. He also stepped away. The ten-thousand-foot Buddhist light suddenly vanished, leaving only demonic intent.
"Lin Feng, come visit the Canaan Buddhist Clan when you have time," the Fighting Monk's voice rolled out, drifting over, leaving the crowd stunned. The inquiry was over?
Looking at the cross-legged figure on the Human Emperor Platform, the crowd was speechless. This guy Lin Feng had defeated Gui Li, angering him away. Now, without even truly fighting, he had made the Fighting Monk feel inferior and leave directly.
At this moment, Lin Feng paid no attention to the crowd. In the void, demonic intent surged to the heavens. The demon head behind Lin Feng was like the lord of ten thousand demons, receiving the worship of all demons in heaven and earth. Just then, rumbling sounds came from the sky. The clouds scattered. A rolling mass of demonic power gathered and formed, piercing through the void. For ten thousand miles in the sky, strands of demonic tribulation light shone, extremely dazzling.
"Demonic tribulation!" The crowd's expressions stiffened. The demonic light in the sky grew stronger and stronger. The clouds were continuously split apart, as if one could see the deepest gathered tribulation light.
Lin Feng looked at the sky, revealing a faint smile. He slowly stood up, took a deep breath. Another Heavenly Demon Tribulation descended. His physical body could advance another step, and his strength was one step closer to the High-rank Emperor.
Strands of Heavenly Demon Tribulation struck down, causing Lin Feng's entire body to be filled with infinite demonic might, wild and domineering. The tribulation body shone with demonic light. Every pore on Lin Feng's body seemed to be frantically devouring this demonic power. He actually used his physical body to endure the power of this demonic tribulation directly, without using laws or divine abilities to resist.
That physical body was terrifying!
Strands of demonic tribulation continuously struck down, attacking the physical body and the soul, tempering Lin Feng's flesh, increasing his tribulation power, forging his soul, making it stronger and more stable. This was also why Lin Feng's soul power had always been super strong. Not only was it his own power, but the tempering of the Heavenly Demon Tribulation was also very important.
In the endless void, the old fellows had already moved to another place. At this moment, the Heaven-Slaying Ancestor was already overjoyed. He was extremely satisfied with Lin Feng's performance today, continuously murmuring. If only he were a High-rank Emperor, that would be perfect.
His murmurs caused the other old fellows to cast disdainful glances at him. If Lin Feng were at the High-rank Emperor realm, his strength would probably be even more unfathomable. At the Mid-rank Emperor realm, he had already fought to the fourth position on the Emperor's List, defeating Gui Li, and using enlightenment to 'trick' the Fighting Monk away. Of course, these old fellows understood in their hearts that Lin Feng's martial enlightenment was indeed very high. In the self-centered world of martial arts, almost everyone believed in strength. Cultivating Buddha or cultivating demon were both for power.
"Fourth on the Emperor's List, Mid-rank Emperor realm!" The Heaven-Slaying Ancestor was like a child.
"Hmph," the old man from the Eternal Ancient Academy beside him snorted coldly.
"Hehe, the Fighting Monk is still not bad. He felt inferior to Lin Feng and went to cultivate in seclusion. In the future, he will surely become a King," the Heaven-Slaying Ancestor said to the old man with a smile, causing the old man to grit his teeth. Looking at that old face, he wished he could slap it.
However, in this Emperor's List Inquiry, the Heavenly God Academy and the War King Academy were undoubtedly the most prominent. The Heavenly God Academy went without saying. The first and second were their people. Ying Cheng had always held the first seat, and Chu Chunqiu had risen strongly, becoming a dark horse.
As for the War King Academy, Ji Shang was defeated by Chu Chunqiu. They should have felt ashamed, but because of Lin Feng's sudden rise, his strong inquiry all the way, growing stronger with each battle, all the way to the fourth seat on the Emperor's List, the War King Academy's face was completely saved. This Lin Feng might become a first or second figure on the Emperor's List in the future.
"It's finally over!" At this moment, around the Human Emperor Platform, the vast sea of people all sighed in their hearts. This Emperor's List Inquiry would become a memory. These peerless heroic figures would be unforgettable.
"The Dao!"
At this moment, in the hearts of every Martial Emperor realm expert, a surge of impulse and passion spread. They wanted to comprehend their own Dao power, to become experts who could decide life and death with a single thought.
In this Emperor's List Inquiry, the two biggest dark horses were Chu Chunqiu and Lin Feng. One was second on the Emperor's List, the other fourth, very shocking. Although Ying Cheng only had one battle, that heaven-shaking battle, the Mountains and Rivers Society Map appeared, shaking heaven and earth, disrupting the Dao of chaos, causing all laws and divine abilities to be in chaos, the world and the sky to tremble, the shock extremely intense.
Although Ji Shang had fallen to third on the Emperor's List, his strength had also left a deep impression on everyone. Very strong.
Now, everything was finally about to fade away with the wind. No one knew when Lin Feng would also become a King.
Just as the crowd was sighing in their hearts, Lin Feng's Eye of Death suddenly looked toward Ji Shang. Those eyes were filled with strong battle intent. He faintly uttered a sound: "Ji Shang, come out!"