Chapter 1975: Wanting to Kill Ying Cheng
"Little one, don't be angry. Let me take a look at your comprehension, isn't that good?" The white-bearded old man still wore a smile, but now, in Lin Feng's eyes, it carried a hint of sinister strangeness.
"Despicable. As a senior of the Emperor Realm, you try to steal my memories through such means. Which clan do you belong to?" Lin Feng held Xiao Ya's body and retreated some distance, watching the other party warily. This man's methods were sinister; he could create illusions. Within his dream realm, Lin Feng felt he was about to comprehend the Dao, but fortunately, his mind remained alert, preventing him from being taken advantage of. This person was likely a powerful figure from one of the great families he had offended.
The white-bearded old man's eyes suddenly turned cold. A terrifying pressure descended upon Lin Feng, causing sweat to seep from his body. Under this overwhelming pressure, he felt his body on the verge of collapse and destruction, the space around him seemingly bound, making escape impossible even if he wanted to.
"Such intimidation—this must be a Heavenly Emperor Realm figure." Lin Feng's expression stiffened. Then, he saw the man stand up and swing his sleeve violently. A tremendous force, like raging waves, slammed into him, sending his body flying backward. His aura fluctuated violently, and his face turned ashen as he stared at the other party.
"Arrogant brat, don't think your talent alone can stir up much trouble. This Holy City Province is still the domain of the Ancient Saint Clans. No matter how talented you are, before us, you are nothing but an ant."
The white-bearded old man scolded, his words like sharp swords, piercing Lin Feng with their biting edge.
Lin Feng looked at him and let out a cold, mocking smile: "At least I am upright and honest. Dare you tell me who you are?"
"Ji Clan, Ji Qingsong." The old man replied coldly.
"Ji Qingsong." Lin Feng murmured, committing the name to memory, and said, "Your Ji Clan dares not kill me, so you try to steal my memories and send a Heavenly Emperor to oppress and humiliate me. How utterly ridiculous. I tell you, you will regret your actions today."
"Arrogant nonsense. Get lost!" Ji Qingsong flicked his sleeve again. The terrifying force made Lin Feng feel as if his body would collapse. He spat out a mouthful of blood, cast a cold glance at Ji Qingsong, and then left with Xiao Ya.
Seeing Lin Feng's Death Eye, Ji Qingsong felt quite frustrated. His purpose in coming was to steal Lin Feng's memories, ideally obtaining the Heavenly Derivation Scripture. But he hadn't expected Lin Feng to be so alert, able to break free from that grand illusion through sheer will, causing his plan to fail. He could only resort to humiliating the other party. After all, as an Emperor Realm expert, he couldn't just slink away after failing to steal memories. Even if he was in the wrong, he had to maintain absolute dominance. Still, from that girl, he had managed to uncover a rather significant secret.
Lin Feng and Xiao Ya arrived at another cloud peak, and Lin Feng woke Xiao Ya up. At that moment, Xiao Ya looked confused and asked Lin Feng, "Brother, what happened to me?"
"Nothing. We just encountered someone from the Ji Clan who trapped you in his dream realm," Lin Feng said with a smile.
"A strong one from the Ji Clan... a dream realm." Xiao Ya's expression stiffened. She had just had a strange dream in which someone asked her who she was and what her relationship was with Lin Feng. She had told them everything, clearly and completely.
"What's wrong, Xiao Ya?" Lin Feng noticed the change in her expression and asked.
"Nothing, Brother. After we return to the academy, I'll go back to the Small World," Xiao Ya said with a smile. Though puzzled, Lin Feng nodded.
The auspicious clouds in the void remained thick. Ying Cheng was absorbing the power of heaven and earth. It seemed as if a soul force wandered through the heavens and earth, merging with them. Behind him, a picture of mountains and rivers emerged. Instantly, around the vast Emperor Mountain, a magnificent and extraordinary scene of heaven and earth appeared—a map of the world's mountains and rivers, as if the entire world was under his control. At the same time, torrents of chaotic currents rolled past, as if to disrupt the heavens themselves. This was the power of Ying Cheng's Dao.
"He's about to become an Emperor." The crowd's pupils contracted slightly, shining with brilliant light. At this moment, the heavens and earth shifted unpredictably, and even the auspicious clouds could not contain that divine radiance. Ying Cheng's eyes shone like the stars of the heavens, piercing straight into the sky. A momentum of chaos and upheaval surged upward. His body erupted with a terrifying aura, merging with heaven and earth, surrounded by colorful rays.
"He's broken through." The hearts of the crowd trembled. From now on, Holy City Province would have one more Emperor-level Enfeoffed King. He would have a chance to strive for that legendary realm.
Most Enfeoffed Kings could shake the world. Many of the powerful figures now dominating the Xiao Continent had once been Enfeoffed Kings who left the academy. Even now, some academies' Enfeoffed King statues or stone tablets still recorded their names and deeds.
Today, they were witnessing the growth of a future peak powerhouse. Breaking through to Great Emperor would be Ying Cheng's first step toward achieving his own legend—a new beginning.
At that moment, in the endless sky, a strange scene seemed to appear. Dragons seemed to dance, divine elephants galloped, and thousands of horses raced across the heavens and earth. Suddenly, a long roar rang out, resonating with the world.
In an instant, for hundreds of miles around, everything was enveloped by a mysterious, mighty force. This force seemed capable of shattering the heavens themselves.
"Is this Ying Cheng's power?" The crowd's pupils tightened, revealing expressions of shock. But Lin Feng's eyes flickered with a hint of doubt. Did Ying Cheng really have such a terrifying aura?
At this moment, beside Lin Feng, Xiao Ya stared at the void, her beautiful eyes fixed and unmoving.
On Emperor Mountain, Ying Cheng, who was breaking through to the Emperor Realm, suddenly changed expression drastically, revealing a look of horror. The entire void turned into terrifying dragons and elephants, sealing heaven and earth within.
"Ying Cheng, run!" A furious roar rang out. Several powerful figures from the Ying Clan stepped forward, as if piercing through the void, charging straight toward Emperor Mountain.
The illusory dragons and elephants enveloped the entire world. Then, the void began to collapse, and everything within was destined for destruction, including Ying Cheng's body.
"Boom!" A sound erupted from the explosive force. The crowd saw that at Ying Cheng's location, a dazzling light appeared. His body seemed wrapped in a barrier of light—a world surrounded by stars. But now, that world was collapsing, eventually shattering and exploding.
"Boom!" Ying Cheng crushed a jade slip, and his body turned into a streak of light. The Chaotic Ancient Jade that protected him had shattered. The enemies of the past had grown even stronger. Without the protection of the Chaotic Ancient Jade, he could only flee.
"Roar!" A roar shook the heavens and earth. A thunderous sound rang out as Emperor Mountain crumbled inch by inch, reduced to ruins by that single roar. Ying Cheng's body seemed to burrow into the void, vanishing in an instant. This was one of two treasures the Ying Clan had given him. The first treasure would automatically activate to protect his life in case of a sudden attack by a strong enemy. Once that happened and the ancient jade protected him, he would immediately activate this second treasure to escape.
Suddenly, a massive hand appeared in the void, reaching for a powerful figure of the Ying Clan. In an instant, that Ying Clan expert was seized by the dragons and elephants. He let out a furious roar, and the heavens and earth seemed to fall silent, leaving only the eternal dragons and elephants. This was the power of a Saint Emperor. The gap between a Heavenly Emperor and a Saint Emperor was too vast.
With a thunderous explosion, that entire stretch of void seemed to shatter. The other Ying Clan experts retreated, their faces pale. His strength had broken through again, and he had returned to Holy City Province to seek revenge.
In the distance, a streak of light brighter than the sun shot toward this direction, but there was no sound. Sound could not match its speed as it rushed toward the sky.
"Is that a powerful figure?" The hearts of the crowd trembled. The streak of light charged into the endless void, but there was no collision. Instead, the sky above grew quiet.
"You dare to invade my Ying Clan again? Aren't you afraid I will raise an army to annihilate your entire clan?" A terrifying voice came from the sky, filled with murderous intent that enveloped the entire void. Everyone could feel that supreme killing intent, and many people's bodies trembled slightly.
"Don't forget what I said back then. If you attack my clan, I will indiscriminately kill your Ying Clan members." The rolling voice came from all directions, but no one could sense where the aura was now.
"He's back!" The crowd's pupils tightened. They hadn't expected that after more than twenty years, he would return and attack again, having broken through to the Saint Emperor Realm, once more attempting to kill Ying Cheng.
But the Ying Clan's protection of Ying Cheng was truly tight and terrifying, just like before, giving the other party no opportunity.
In Holy City Province, many had heard of the events from back then. Of course, they knew who that person was. It was said that his grandson had died because of Ying Cheng, and his descendants had also perished at the hands of the Ying Clan's experts. This irreconcilable hatred had driven him to a killing spree, slaying many of the Ying Clan's younger generation. Eventually, he was hunted by the Ying Clan's top experts until he had no escape, and then he disappeared. Now, more than twenty years had passed. At that time, Ying Cheng was only a Low-rank Emperor, entering the Divine Academy and showing his brilliance, dazzling everyone. But now, Ying Cheng had already achieved the Emperor Realm. Many had even forgotten the events of the past.
Decades were too long, and Ying Cheng had finally crossed the Martial Emperor Realm to ascend to the Emperor throne. With Ying Cheng's talent, stepping into the Heavenly Emperor Realm before the age of one hundred was absolutely certain!