# Chapter 2016: The Sinister Ruins
It wasn't just Cang Ye. In that instant, the powerful figures behind Cang Ye—including the Desert Dynasty's Crown Prince and others—had instantly evaded. The sword light slashed diagonally across Cang Ye's body, continuing forward and piercing through his form.
"Boom!" A terrifying explosion sound rang out. The crowd saw a tall building in the distance split open diagonally from that single sword strike, causing their hearts to convulse. This sword was too terrifying, enough to inspire despair.
The space fell silent. Their gazes all turned to Cang Ye. Then, with another explosive sound, Cang Ye's body turned to powder. Clusters of flame and lightning light flickered, along with the aura of curses and death spreading through the air. Cang Ye's entire body had been completely destroyed, including his soul. This made their hearts tremble violently.
"What kind of power is this? Multi-attribute laws." These people stared at Lin Feng. At this moment, the sacred spirits before Lin Feng flickered. Those sword sacred spirits continued to devour the various law forces of the surrounding space. Lin Feng formed a sword seal with his hand, his entire being still like an indestructible sharp sword. His pupils shot out killing intent as he said coldly: "Desert Crown Prince, why don't you come and try it yourself?"
The Desert Dynasty's Crown Prince's expression froze. That despair-inducing sword strike had been too stunning. It was why the powerful Cang Ye hadn't even had time to resist before being cut down. The sword—king of weapons.
Sword Blind couldn't see, yet he had sensed Lin Feng's sword strike just now. His heart tightened. The speed of that sword was no slower than his own Light Sword. That showed how swift it was. And it wasn't just fast—the explosive multi-attribute power was simply despair-inducing. Even the sword's howl carried killing moves, the power of sound waves. The sword shadow also held a power that induced sleep. Such a sword strike—he couldn't execute it. Sword Blind finally realized that Lin Feng's attainments in the Sword Dao were terrifying, just previously overshadowed by his other methods. And now, he seemed to have cultivated a special divine ability technique that could unleash the power of his sword.
"His sword can only kill one person. With your formidable strength, joining forces to attack and kill him wouldn't be difficult." The black-robed old man in the void said coldly. Lin Feng looked up toward the void. In an instant, a sword intent shot straight into the sky. Terrifying, supremely yang and rigid sword aura burst forth. Invisible beams of light appeared in the void, causing the black-robed old man's voice to abruptly stop.
At this moment, rumbling sounds came from afar. While they were fighting here, in another place, at the center of the castle, Yan Crown Prince and his group had cut open the river and lake. In an instant, the lake's waters rolled backward, continuously rushing into the void. The scene was extremely spectacular.
Figures flashed directly into the lake, causing the expressions of everyone here to freeze. Yan Crown Prince and his group had actually gotten there first. If there really were ancient ruins there, wouldn't they be a step behind?
"Let's go." Figures flickered. Many people directly ignored the Desert Dynasty's Crown Prince. These people were originally genius figures from various major powers. Why would they listen to this prince's orders? They usually acted together, but if ancient ruins appeared, who would care about any prince or princess?
The Desert Dynasty's Crown Prince coldly swept his gaze over Lin Feng, then also flickered in that direction. This made the black-robed old man in the void stiffen. These damned bastards—were they just going to look for the ancient ruins like that?
At that moment, the infinite sword intent on Lin Feng suddenly erupted wildly, shooting straight into the clouds. The black-robed old man's expression changed instantly. He directly transformed into a wisp of black smoke and scattered away.
"Chi..." A sky-piercing sword light slashed into the black mist, but only cut away a portion. Lin Feng's body shot into the sky. The sacred spirits seemed to roar and howl, continuing to devour the law forces of heaven and earth. With the waving of Lin Feng's palm, the entire void seemed to form a sword storm.
Infinite sword light slashed in all directions. Lightning and flame power were both extreme yang forces, combined with the power of death. Wisps of black smoke were annihilated, yet still, much black smoke dissipated. After a moment, a figure coalesced in the distance—it was the black-robed old man. But now he had become much weaker. He roared angrily, his expression ferociously twisted as he stared at Lin Feng and the others.
"This bastard ruined my plan. Without devouring other living beings and the spiritual flesh and blood of these people, I can never grow stronger. I'll forever remain just a guardian creature, never having the chance to touch the ancient ruins inside." The black-robed old man said coldly. Then he swept his gaze over those who were still attacking the seal. His expression turned savage as he thought angrily: "Go ahead. Enter the ancient ruins and all die inside. I'll reap the benefits as the fisherman."
These outsiders wouldn't understand how cruel their existence was—kill or be killed. From the moment these outsiders stepped into this sealed world, the wheel of fate had already begun to turn. That was why they were excited. This was their only chance, an opportunity that came only once every hundred years.
At this moment, Lin Feng and his group also arrived above the lake. The lake water had now rolled into the void. Below, there truly was an ancient seal. The powerful figures attacked madly. Finally, a crisp cracking sound rang out. The seal seemed to open. A terrifying rumbling sound suddenly spread, and the earth began to tremble.
"What's happening?" Lin Feng and the others' pupils froze. The entire ancient castle was moving. The earth's crust was rising upward, the castle gradually lifting into the air.
Everyone revealed shocked expressions. Soon, they discovered that this ancient castle had transformed into an airborne castle, or rather, an airborne kingdom. An even more ancient aura emanated from below.
"Ancient ruins. Below... is that the true ancient ruins?" Lin Feng and the others' expressions all trembled slightly. Then their bodies flickered madly, rushing toward the outside of the castle. At the same time, those outside the castle saw the entire castle rising, their eyes revealing sharp light.
"The seal has been opened." These people's hearts trembled violently. The seal opened, and the ancient ruins once again appeared in their field of vision. To them, this was also an opportunity. Their figures also flickered, heading toward the entrance to the ruins beneath the castle.
Lin Feng and his group arrived outside the castle. Looking down at this world like an underground cave, their hearts trembled slightly. That dusty aura of countless years of history spread out, making them almost certain—this was definitely a real ancient ruin, likely passed down from the ancient era.
"Let's go in." Lin Feng and the others stepped toward a certain entrance of the underground cave, entering the ancient ruins. The light suddenly dimmed, becoming very dark and gloomy. The dim light carried a hint of chill. Ancient red trees, still not decayed, formed a winding path, its destination unknown.
"Everyone be careful. My mother once warned me that once ancient ruins are discovered, whether left behind by ancient saints or not, they may be filled with danger." Drifting Snow Princess said softly. Everyone nodded. Their divine sense power spread out, enveloping the entire space. Their bodies accelerated forward, passing through the forest and appearing on a mountain range. Now they stood atop this mountain range.
"There's an abyss here, and ahead there are several cave dwellings." Lin Feng looked down at his feet. If they took one more step forward, there was a dark abyss. No one knew what lay beneath the abyss. And across from them, there were several cave dwellings, all filled with a gloomy aura.
"I feel like someone is watching us." Sword Blind spoke at this moment, startling everyone.
"I feel it too, but my divine sense can't reach them." Hou Qinglin nodded.
"Let's not enter the abyss or the cave dwellings for now. Let's see what exactly is here." Lin Feng said. Then he stepped forward, continuing ahead.
At this moment, not only Lin Feng and his group had entered the ancient ruins. Yan Crown Prince and his group, as well as the Desert Dynasty's powerful figures, had also entered. They were all very cautious. Yan Crown Prince's people walked together, while some of the Desert Dynasty's people were alone. At this moment, a genius from an ancient saint clan was walking alone in a desolate forest.
Suddenly, this person stopped in his tracks and turned around. A terrifying figure suddenly pounced at him, incredibly fast.
"Kill!" This person released a terrifying aura. But the figure didn't fight him at all. It directly charged at his body, grabbing him with both hands as if they were incorporeal. Then the entire figure rushed into his body, merging with him. At that moment, he roared explosively. His terrifying soul burst forth wildly. Veins bulged on his body, his bones twisted, and his expression was extremely ferocious.
A miserable scream suddenly broke the silence of this space, spreading into the distance. Everyone who heard this scream couldn't help but tremble slightly.
It was a long time before that person walked out of the forest. But in his pupils, a strange light occasionally flickered.
In fact, this wasn't the only one who encountered such a situation. Chu Chunqiu had also stepped into these ruins. Of course, he had entered from another castle. Those creatures had deceived Lin Feng and the others. Where were there nine ruins? Nine cities, all leading to the same ruins they had now entered. Those creatures wanted them to kill each other.
Because Chu Chunqiu was acting alone, he also encountered the same situation as that person just now. But the outcome was completely different. When he was attacked, his overwhelming terrifying spiritual will destroyed everything. The other party tried to escape, but Chu Chunqiu grabbed it. The great dao power that devoured heaven and earth forcibly swallowed it whole. It seemed that fate was completely opposite!