# Chapter 2015: Despairing Sword Strike
In the center of the castle, the handsome demonic man materialized into form, his face revealing an extremely cold expression. Lin Feng's holy spirit attack carried a sharp sword energy, and having it severed by a single sword strike had dealt him great damage. He would probably need to go out and devour people again to restore his vitality. As for this place, since those fellows refused to cooperate, they could just wait to die.
Thinking this, his figure rolled away, charging into the distance to escape. However, at that moment, he saw a group of figures rushing toward him from ahead. The leader was a black-robed old man with a sinister face, exuding a vicious and treacherous aura. Seeing the handsome demonic man, he revealed a sinister smile.
"Where are you going?" The sinister black-robed old man spoke coldly.
"Where I go is none of your business." The handsome demonic man snorted coldly, causing the black-robed old man's face to twist into a sinister grin. He said, "Everyone, help me severely wound him with yang and vigorous blood energy. This castle will be mine, and I will open the ancient ruins he guards for you to enter."
"You..." The handsome demonic man's face turned pale. He deeply hated Lin Feng and his group. If they had been willing to cooperate like these people, how could he be facing such a situation?
Suddenly, the wind howled fiercely. Terrifying blood energy rolled and surged, the power of bloodline seeming to roar and rage. Those powerful figures each threw a punch, and instantly, terrifying waves of force swept across heaven and earth, surging toward the handsome demonic man.
The handsome demonic man fled wildly, transforming into a wisp of green smoke. However, part of his body still seemed to dissipate.
"Where do you think you're running?" The black-robed old man laughed sinisterly and coldly. The group madly pursued him. The black-robed old man shot a black light toward the green smoke ahead. Instantly, the black light imprinted itself on the green smoke, and even after the green smoke disappeared, the black light continued moving.
The black-robed old man laughed arrogantly and wildly. He had waited so long. It seemed that this time, his campaign of conquest would surely be victorious. Then, he would step into the ancient ruins, and then...
Ahead, Lin Feng and his group stepped through the void. Seeing the figures ahead and the wisp of green smoke they were chasing, their expressions froze for a moment.
"Capture that fellow. That black smoke is the guardian spirit." The distant black-robed old man shouted loudly, speaking to Lin Feng and the others. Lin Feng's steps suddenly halted. His yang and vigorous blood energy rolled and bloomed. At the same time, over a dozen holy spirits manifested before him. His hand gently clenched, and a terrifying sharp sword energy shot straight into the clouds.
"Reveal yourself." Lin Feng spat out a cold sound.
Before the black smoke, the figure of the handsome demonic man appeared. His face was now deathly pale, half of his body severed, as if that half had become illusory. His face was ashen as he looked at the sword intent Lin Feng held in his hand, ready to erupt at any moment. He felt true fear. If this sword strike were unleashed, he would be completely annihilated.
"Where are the ancient ruins?" Lin Feng asked coldly.
"First, help me block those behind me, and I'll immediately take you to the ancient ruins." The handsome demonic man said coldly.
"Whoosh..." The murderous sword intent suddenly erupted, as if enveloping the entire void. Lin Feng's finger moved slightly, and the void emitted an invisible sword howl.
"I'll speak. The ancient ruins are at the bottom of that lake. There's a seal there that I can open. Help me block them, and I'll take you there." The handsome demonic man said urgently. Lin Feng looked into the distance. Among those buildings, the handsome demonic man had been playing music by the lake earlier. So the lake bottom actually sealed the location of the ancient ruins. No wonder they couldn't find it no matter how they searched. Lin Feng had even probed underwater with his divine sense but found nothing.
"That seal can be opened by anyone." At this moment, the black-robed man charged forward. The handsome demonic man's face turned deathly pale. He wanted to escape, but the black-robed man transformed into strands of terrifying black curtains, enveloping him. Then, a large mouth appeared and directly devoured him.
The sword intent Lin Feng held in his hand dissipated. He didn't save the other party. These guardian spirits were treacherous and deceitful. Dead was dead.
After devouring the handsome demonic man, the black-robed man's body seemed to grow a bit larger. He laughed wildly, "Delightful! If only I could devour the other fellows as well. Everyone, help me conquer the castles one by one, and I'll tell you the locations of all nine ancient ruins. For now, first wound these people, then leave them to me."
With that, his body slowly rose into the air, leaving Lin Feng and the others to the people before him. The black-robed old man was clearly also a guardian spirit. Not only did he want to devour the guardian spirits of other castles, but he also wanted to devour these geniuses to strengthen himself.
"Heavenly Gift Imperial Dynasty, Drifting Snow Princess." A young man ahead spoke coldly.
"Great Desert Imperial Prince, shouldn't we join forces to kill that guardian spirit and force him to reveal the location of the ancient ruins?" Drifting Snow Princess said indifferently.
"I only need to help him sweep through the nine great castles, and I'll know the locations of all nine ancient ruins. Why should I kill him?" The Great Desert Imperial Prince said coldly.
"Do you think you people have the ability to sweep through the nine great castles?" Drifting Snow Princess glanced at the figures ahead. The Great Desert Imperial Dynasty had two imperial princes present. The people they had invited were also very strong, including experts from the Heavenly Yuan Ancient Capital's Cloud Sky Academy, as well as some experts from ancient holy clans. Among them were people Lin Feng recognized: Shi Yunfeng and Wang Zhong from Holy City Central Continent were both among the invitees. There was also one person whose gaze fell coldly on Lin Feng. Lin Feng didn't know this person, but his gaze carried killing intent.
"Who are you?" Lin Feng swept his gaze coldly toward that person.
"Cang Clan, Cang Ye!" This person said coldly. Lin Feng immediately understood. So it was someone from the Cang Clan. No wonder. In the past, he had killed many members of the Cang Clan. The Cang Clan had also traded to obtain the Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art. However, Lin Feng wanted to see how far these Cang Clan fellows could cultivate. Without an extremely powerful physical body to support it, cultivating this domineering technique was simply a path to death.
Upon hearing Drifting Snow Princess's words, the Great Desert Imperial Prince sneered coldly, "Even if we can't sweep through all nine castles, at least we can take this one."
"No wonder that dead guardian spirit said we had no choice. With so many foolish people like this, do you really think these ancient guardian spirits are so simple? If we don't kill them, who knows who will end up killing whom." Drifting Snow Princess said coldly.
"Drifting Snow Princess, you talk too much. Considering you are from the Heavenly Gift Imperial Dynasty, I'll give you a choice now. Stand on my side and join us. I'll spare you and the few from the Heavenly Gift Imperial Dynasty, and we'll go conquer the other castles together." The Great Desert Imperial Prince said coldly.
"Abandoning my allies to join you? I can't do that." Drifting Snow Princess replied coldly.
"In that case, we won't be polite." The Great Desert Imperial Prince said coldly.
"You actually naively believe you can be invincible. How laughable." Lin Feng's voice was cold. His pitch-black pupils carried a hint of mockery. Before him, holy spirits manifested one by one, causing those people's pupils to constrict slightly. Holy spirits. This was a technique of the Holy Spirit Imperial Dynasty. However, Lin Feng seemed to have even more holy spirits, each one carrying powerful sword intent.
When all the holy spirits manifested simultaneously, a terrifying murderous sword intent permeated the hearts of the crowd, even causing the void to tighten. Lin Feng's hand assumed a sword-holding posture, and a terrifying sword intent shot straight into the sky. At this moment, Lin Feng himself was like a sharp and fierce sword, capable of annihilating everything.
Strands of terrifying sword intent surged forth. The crowd could feel the power of various laws, as if endless. In the void, laws continued to converge upon the holy spirits, making the sword intent even more violent and fierce.
"Whoever dares to take a step forward shall be executed!" Lin Feng spat out a single word. His voice was like a sword howl, charging toward the black-robed guardian spirit in the void, transforming into a beam of light.
The black-robed old man snorted coldly. His palm struck out, and a pitch-black terrifying force shattered the sword intent. However, he was slightly shocked inwardly. This fellow's extremely yang and vigorous sword intent was terrifying. No one could fathom how powerful this sword strike would be when unleashed.
"Being able to step onto the Sacred Dao Platform only proves your talent, not your strength." The Great Desert Imperial Prince said coldly.
"Since that's the case, why don't you come up and try?" Lin Feng mocked.
"Everyone wants to see Lin Feng's strength, don't they? Who's willing to give it a try?" The Great Desert Imperial Prince said coldly. Cang Ye released a terrifying Heaven's Will aura. Dao might was unleashed. In an instant, it seemed as if the void would be crushed and shattered. His steps slightly advanced, and the sword intent spreading before him seemed to emit cracking sounds, about to shatter.
"Brother Cang Ye is one of the strongest Martial Emperor realm cultivators of the Cang Clan. I imagine he's not weaker than Ji Shang. Why don't you go and see just how powerful this Lin Feng really is? Let us broaden our horizons." The Great Desert Imperial Prince said indifferently. Although Cang Ye's strength was formidable, compared to the King-Sealing figure Ji Shang, he should be slightly inferior. However, the Great Desert Imperial Prince said this to elevate Cang Ye and not appear weak. Moreover, even if Cang Ye was defeated, it would be impossible for Lin Feng to kill him. With so many of them present, if Cang Ye was at a disadvantage, they would intervene.
"Boom!" Cang Ye took another step forward. Heaven's Will aura carried his Dao might, and the sword intent before him was annihilated. Cang Ye sneered, "I've already taken a step forward. How will you execute me?"
"Shiiing..." The moment his words fell, the sword intent reached an extreme level. A cold light shot into the nine heavens. It was a despairing sword strike, fast as the wind, flashing like the void, heavy as the earth, fierce as flames, sinister as a curse, accompanied by a soul-shaking sword howl. The moment this sword strike was unleashed, the crowd felt their heads buzzing. At the same time, death enveloped the void.
The moment that sword might bloomed, Cang Ye's face turned deathly pale. He roared angrily. Heaven's Will power pressed down heavily on heaven and earth. Dao might surged out like a torrent, counterattacking. However, none of it was of any use. When that despairing sword strike was unleashed, everything was to be severed. From Cang Ye's right foot to his left temple, a straight sword light appeared. The void seemed to fall silent.