Chapter 1980: King-Level Protected Target
"It really is Lin Feng!" The Ji Clan members' gazes turned icy cold. The Eye of Fate had recreated the events that took place in the mountain range, allowing them to see clearly. It was indeed Lin Feng who had conspired to kill their Ji Clan's Ji Qingsong. As for Ji Qingsong's son, Ji Bai, there was no doubt that Lin Feng had ordered Ji Jiang to kill him. Ji Jiang was already under Lin Feng's control.
Ji Yuan's body radiated a chilling aura, killing intent spreading thickly. For so many years, no one had dared to act so insolently toward the Ji Clan. Yet Lin Feng, a single person, had done too many things to humiliate their clan. It seemed this brat had to be eliminated.
"Who was that powerful figure? Could the War King Academy have been involved as well?" Ji Yuan's gaze was icy. The mountain range had collapsed, and that person had never appeared again.
At this moment, Ying Fa beside him had an extremely sharp look in his eyes, like lightning. "It seemed like Dragon-Elephant power. It might very well be Xiao Wutian."
"Xiao Wutian?" Ji Yuan's pupils contracted slightly. "Are you saying Xiao Wutian killed our Ji Clan's Ji Qingsong?"
"It's very likely. Xiao Wutian is skilled in disguise; our Ying Clan knows this best. The question is, why would Xiao Wutian help Lin Feng kill your Ji Clan's people?" Ying Fa spoke slowly. Ji Yuan was also puzzled. But if it really was Xiao Wutian and Lin Feng, then it seemed there was no need to deal with them separately.
"Brother He, can you find where he is now?" Ying Fa looked at He Xiao and asked. They had invited He Xiao from his distant family to track down Xiao Wutian, leaving him no place to hide.
"Of course. As long as he's in the Holy City Central Continent, he can't escape the Eye of Fate." He Xiao's calm voice carried a strong sense of confidence. He said to the two, "Transmit their appearances into the Eye of Fate in the void with your divine thoughts."
"Alright." Ying Fa and Ji Yuan nodded. They respectively conjured the figures of Xiao Wutian and Lin Feng with their divine thought power. Instantly, two illusory shadows drifted toward the Heavenly Eye in the void. In that moment, a mysterious force enveloped heaven and earth, as if countless figures appeared beneath that eye.
"The Fate Temple's Fate Art is incredibly mysterious. It's said that when cultivated to the highest level, one can sever a person's fortune, even seize it, and even achieve the Origin Fate Art that transcends the Great Dao, capable of changing a person's fate. Of course, such a realm can probably only be reached by the top experts within the temple, that legendary Saint realm."
The group thought silently to themselves. Suddenly, beneath the Eye of Fate, a scene appeared. It was an ordinary courtyard with three figures: Lin Feng, Xiao Ya, and an old man—the same old man who had killed Ji Qingsong.
"Brother He, what about Xiao Wutian?"
"That old man is him. The two you're looking for are both here." He Xiao said indifferently, causing everyone's pupils to contract.
"As expected. Xiao Wutian actually knows Lin Feng."
"Note their location. Let's return to the clan first."
"Xiao Wutian, Lin Feng!"
Voices filled with killing intent spread out. He Xiao also put away the Eye of Fate and closed his eyes, seemingly recovering. Using this ability was extremely draining. If the Ying Clan and Ji Clan hadn't been willing to pay a price, he wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to the Holy City Central Continent.
He Xiao came from another powerful family in a different Heavenly Lord City of the Qingxiao Land, the He Clan. This clan was extremely strong because its founder was a member of the Fate Temple. In the current generation of the He Clan, three people were members of the Fate Temple, He Xiao being one of them. Because of this connection, the He Clan's status was even higher than ordinary Ancient Saint Clans. Without sufficient compensation, even the Ancient Saint Clans like the Ying Clan and Ji Clan would find it hard to invite them to act. After all, ordinary worldly treasures were not something He Xiao, a temple member, would care about.
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At the location of Old Xiao and Lin Feng, Old Xiao's brow furrowed involuntarily, as if he felt someone spying on him.
"Old Xiao, what's wrong?" Lin Feng saw Old Xiao, who had been teaching him the Dao, stop, and asked in confusion.
"I feel someone is spying on me." Old Xiao frowned deeply and said slowly.
Lin Feng's expression tightened. With Old Xiao's powerful cultivation level, his intuition couldn't possibly be wrong. Lin Feng watched Old Xiao quietly as his divine thoughts enveloped the surrounding void, spreading outward, but found nothing.
"How strange." Old Xiao murmured softly. No one was there. With his level, if someone were spying on him, it was impossible for him not to detect it.
Lin Feng felt a sense of unease. Old Xiao's identity was very sensitive. The Ying Clan had always wanted to deal with him. If the Ying Clan truly had some special means, it wasn't impossible.
"Old Xiao, why don't you come with me to the War King Academy?" Lin Feng said to Old Xiao. The War King Academy was a world of its own, with countless experts. Even the Ying Clan wouldn't dare to act recklessly there.
"No. Even if they can spy on me temporarily, they can't find my exact location." Old Xiao shook his head. "Lin Feng, take Xiao Ya back. I'll change places."
Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright. But Old Xiao, if anything happens, come to the War King Academy and find me immediately."
"Good. You go back now." Old Xiao said. Then his body rose into the air and vanished in an instant.
"Xiao Ya, let's go back." Lin Feng pulled Xiao Ya and flickered away. Whether Old Xiao's feeling was real or not, it was always good to be prepared.
At this moment, in the Ying Clan, Ji Clan, Yuwen Clan, and Pei Clan—the four great Ancient Saint Clans—terrifyingly powerful experts simultaneously stepped out, silently. The entire Holy City Central Continent had no idea what status these experts, who had emerged from the various Ancient Saint Clans at almost the same time, held.
Xiao Wutian arrived at a very ordinary mountain range to cultivate. But soon, the feeling of being spied on appeared again. His expression changed as he realized what was happening. When he changed locations again, at a certain moment, the intuition of being spied on returned once more. At that moment, Xiao Wutian knew that the Ying Clan had likely used some unimaginable means.
"Xiao Feng said he has a self-contained world that can completely hide me. I can only go find Xiao Feng." Xiao Wutian thought to himself. He began to contact Lin Feng using a communication jade slip, while he himself headed toward the War King Academy.
Lin Feng went outside the War King Academy to welcome Old Xiao. Returning to his courtyard, he let Old Xiao enter his own world. The Martial Soul World was his biggest secret, but he didn't hide it from Old Xiao. His life had once been saved by Old Xiao, and he and Xiao Ya had depended on each other for so many years. He had every reason to trust Old Xiao.
After Old Xiao entered Lin Feng's Martial Soul World, He Xiao once again activated the Eye of Fate, but Old Xiao's trace had disappeared.
The Eye of Fate couldn't be kept open continuously. He could only open it at intervals to track Xiao Wutian's location. But this time, when he opened it, he couldn't find him.
"What's going on?" He Xiao's heart trembled. How could the other party have evaded the Eye of Fate?
"Brother He." Ying Fa looked at He Xiao. He was responsible for transmitting information to the experts who had gone to find Xiao Wutian, reporting his location at any time. But now, Xiao Wutian had disappeared under the Eye of Fate.
"He's gone. What power allowed him to evade the Eye of Fate?" The Eye of Fate in the void vanished. He Xiao frowned deeply, unable to understand.
"Gone?" Ying Fa's expression stiffened. He had seen that Xiao Wutian seemed to have noticed something and kept moving his position. Finally, the direction he was heading in should have been the War King Academy.
"It must be the War King Academy. Brother He, try checking Lin Feng again." Ying Fa said to He Xiao. He Xiao then activated the Eye of Fate again. Lin Feng was in his own residence at the War King Academy, but there was no trace of Xiao Wutian. Ying Fa then transmitted through the jade slip, "Xiao Wutian was heading toward the War King Academy, but Brother He's Eye of Fate suddenly couldn't find him anymore. He's likely used some power to hide. We might need to change our strategy. First, find Lin Feng and clarify the relationship between Lin Feng and Xiao Wutian. Capture Lin Feng, and Xiao Wutian will have no choice but to appear."
There was no response from the other side, clearly indicating they knew what to do. They had originally planned to eliminate Xiao Wutian first. In their view, taking someone from the War King Academy was more troublesome than dealing with Xiao Wutian.
The various Ancient Saint Clans dared not easily provoke the power of the academy.
At the entrance of the War King Academy, four whirlwinds swept through. Suddenly, four figures appeared on the ground. The moment they appeared, everything around seemed to become a mere backdrop. It was a powerful and terrifying aura that made everyone's gaze involuntarily fall on them.
"So strong!" The crowd gasped. The moment these four appeared, they were like four statues. Even without releasing powerful auras, just standing there made everyone's hearts beat involuntarily. This kind of terrifying majesty and presence foretold how formidable their strength was.
At the entrance, two figures suddenly walked out, their gazes solemnly fixed on the four before them. "What business do the seniors have at the War King Academy?"
"The guardians have appeared?" The War King Academy people's pupils contracted slightly, revealing shocked expressions.
"Lin Feng killed our Ji Clan's people. I've come to take him. I hope the academy will understand." After saying this, the four stepped forward. Instantly, an overwhelming pressure spread out. That kind of aura made those around feel their hearts tremble. Even the two guardians changed color.
The two exchanged glances, then flickered and rushed into the academy.
"They've come for Lin Feng," one of them transmitted.
"Activate the crisis signal, or it'll be too late."
"Crisis signal?" That person's expression stiffened. The War King Academy's crisis signal was only released when facing a major enemy.
"If Lin Feng is taken and something happens to him, we can't bear that responsibility. Have you forgotten the ancestor's instructions? Lin Feng is now the academy's king-level protected target!"
As their words fell, a nine-colored light bloomed in the sky above the War King Academy. A rolling bell sound rang out, sounding the alarm for the entire academy. At that moment, everyone in the War King Academy heard the long, resonant bell.