Chapter 2053: Balance
At this moment, Lin Feng finally understood why she had agreed to engage in the act of man and woman with him; why she was willing to bear his bloodline and give birth to his child; and why she was willing to shield him with her body, enduring countless wounds on his behalf.
All of it was because of one thing: the Interdependent Tree, to depend on each other, to stay together, never to part.
At this moment, a demonic intent surged wildly from Lin Feng, rolling endlessly into the sky, as if tribulation light continuously shot heavenward, eternal and unceasing. He raised his head to look at the Ji Clan experts in the void, his eyes filled with boundless killing intent: "If I, Lin Feng, do not die, and if I have a day of life, I swear I will not be human unless I wipe out the entire Ji Clan."
His icy voice seemed branded with a terrible curse, rising unceasingly and spreading into the hearts of all present. Even the Saint Emperor realm expert of the Ji Clan could not help but feel a slight tremor in his heart. This venomous curse sent a chill through his very marrow. If they could not eliminate Lin Feng today, he had no doubt that this youth, once he rose to power, would annihilate his Ji Clan.
However, Lin Feng's words only strengthened the Ji Clan expert's resolve. Today, Lin Feng must die. Even if it cost a terrible price, they had to slay him here.
In the void, a terrifying sacred might descended. The sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, and a figure descended above the crowd. Seeing this person, the Ji Clan's Saint Emperor expert's heart trembled violently, and a sense of fear arose within him. He naturally recognized this man: Ten Extremes Old Immortal, the ancient saint who had slain a Ji Clan Saint Emperor in Holy City Central Continent.
His appearance naturally sent an inexplicable chill through the Ji Clan expert.
But at the same time, snowflakes seemed to fall endlessly from the void, turning the entire sky into a world of ice and snow. An old man, white as snow, appeared, also radiating the might of a saint. This eased the hearts of the other experts slightly. The ancient saint of the Snow Clan had arrived.
Ten Extremes Old Immortal had heard Lin Feng's furious roar and abandoned his confrontation with the Snow Clan's ancient saint, appearing directly here. He looked down and saw the pitiful scene below. The Dao of the world was hard to find, but the hardest word to unravel was "love." His disciple seemed trapped by love, yet the man she admired seemed to have no shortage of beauties by his side.
Lin Feng lowered his head, gazing at the woman in his arms. The unbearable, piercing pain in his heart had not diminished in the slightest. He should have thought of it earlier. Why had he not dared to imagine it? Even if her strength exceeded his wildest expectations, he should have understood that someone willing to protect him with her life could not be a complete stranger.
To depend on each other, to stay together, never to part. Lin Feng believed that Youyou had never truly left him. Perhaps, as he had guessed, his watcher had always been Youyou. Even after she reached the Holy Spirit Dynasty, upon seeing him, she still watched over him, protected him. But he had been completely unaware. He hated himself, hated his own incompetence.
But why had she never revealed herself to him?
Could it be that she truly only wanted to be that ancient tree, watching over him?
The power of life surged wildly into Youyou's body. At the same time, a tear traced down his cheek and fell onto Tang Youyou's face, causing her eyelashes to flutter. Her curved brows seemed to hold a hint of tranquility, as if she did not grieve for her own destruction.
"It will be alright," Lin Feng said. A storm of life swept through the void, raging madly through Tang Youyou's body, as if even the heavens could not steal her vitality. At the same time, the brand of endless reincarnation surged into Tang Youyou's mind, imprinting itself upon her soul.
"Youyou, I won't let you die. I still want to watch Qiongsheng grow up with you," Lin Feng said, his voice exceptionally gentle. A sigh echoed through the void—it was the sigh of Ten Extremes Old Immortal.
"Kill him!" But at that moment, an icy, cold voice suddenly rang out in the void, causing the loosened space to instantly tighten again. The oppressive atmosphere once more solidified.
"Whoever dares to speak of killing again, I will surely slay them."
A calm voice shattered this oppression. Ten Extremes Old Immortal finally set down his wine jug. His cold voice caused the void to fall silent abruptly. The eyes of all the experts turned to the ancient saint of the Snow Clan. Now, it seemed, only he could speak on equal terms with Ten Extremes Old Immortal.
"For you alone to make so many imperial dynasties and ancient clans cease their actions today seems a bit ridiculous," the Snow Clan's ancient saint said calmly. The atmosphere grew tense again. Today, even facing the ancient saint Ten Extremes Old Immortal, the various imperial dynasties had no intention of backing down. They had come with the resolve to kill. There was no way they would retreat. If they let the tiger return to the mountain today, the consequences would be endless. They would not forget how the Saint Emperor of the Tianci Dynasty had fallen. Moreover, Lin Feng's curse-like, icy voice still echoed in their ears. Today, how could Lin Feng not be slain?
"Add my Holy Spirit Dynasty to the count," the Holy Spirit Emperor also declared at this moment. His gaze fell on the Snow Clan's ancient saint, and he said calmly, "I still do not know the full story of the Snow Clan's grudge with Lin Feng, which has brought you here, senior. However, Lin Feng is the Saint Prince of my dynasty, and the woman beside him is the Holy Mother of my clan, also the Crown Prince's consort. If a choice must be made, the Holy Spirit Dynasty will naturally protect those it should protect. I hope you can understand, senior."
"And the Tian Yan Holy Clan," the old Daoist added, looking up at the void and speaking calmly.
The Snow Clan's ancient saint's gaze swept over these people, then he said calmly, "Even so, it still seems insufficient. All these imperial dynasties and ancient saint clans have come together. Do you think they will stop just because you disagree? You should be well aware that your defenses have already completely collapsed."
The Snow Clan's ancient saint naturally did not care about the life or death of a Tang Youyou. He was not Lin Feng. He held a high position, a saint-level existence. Even a King Body might not necessarily reach such heights. So he had no need to defer to anyone. The only thing that gave him a modicum of concern was someone of equal standing—Ten Extremes Old Immortal. But at least he had to make it clear that even the combined forces of Ten Extremes Old Immortal, the Holy Spirit Dynasty, and the Tian Yan Holy Clan were not enough to stop this slaughter. If they remained stubborn, then his Snow Clan would not back down either.
Heavenly demon tribulation force began to brew in the void, but the great figures seemed not to pay it much heed, merely making some space. For those within this circle, this level of tribulation force was not enough to affect their conversation.
But at the same time, the two ancient saints casually glanced into the distance. There, sounds of tearing through the air came, and a group of figures rushed over. The two ancient saints had already noticed them, but only now did they realize that these people were heading toward their battlefield. And the newcomers were not weak.
"If we add ourselves to the count, it should carry a bit more weight," a voice rolled over. Soon, the group arrived in this void. They glanced at Lin Feng below and breathed a slight sigh of relief. Good, they were not too late. These newcomers included four figures at the level of War King Academy's ancestors, plus six Saint Emperors—a total of ten Saint Emperor-level experts. This force alone was terrifying.
In the Qingxiao Land, the three great heavenly cities had academies, and the academies had always held a transcendent status. This was naturally related to the number of top-tier experts they possessed. War King Academy alone had eight figures at the ancestor level. The appearance of ten Saint Emperors was an absolutely terrifying force. Of course, saints were not counted among their ranks.
"War King Academy!" The Ji Clan expert's expression stiffened. War King Academy had mobilized such a terrifying force for Lin Feng alone, bringing nearly half of its top-tier figures.
Moreover, aside from War King Academy, several great powers from the Demon Realm had also arrived, along with Old Man Xiao. With over a dozen Saint Emperors appearing, plus the Tian Yan Holy Clan and the Holy Spirit Dynasty, this force was absolutely enough to contend with the forces that had come to besiege them today, excluding the Snow Clan. After all, these forces had only sent representatives, not their full strength.
The moment Lin Feng saw Old Man Xiao, he immediately shot upward with Tang Youyou's body in his arms, rushing directly toward him. Old Man Xiao seemed to understand Lin Feng's intent and descended beside him.
"Old Man Xiao, save her," Lin Feng said, handing Tang Youyou's body to him.
"Leave her to me," Old Man Xiao said, taking Tang Youyou's body and descending toward the ground. His brow furrowed slightly. Tang Youyou's injuries were severe. Her Dao had suffered tremendous damage.
For martial artists, after comprehending the Dao, the Dao in a sense symbolized the martial artist themselves. It was like when Lin Feng had watched Qiu Yuexin endure the pain in the Dao-Breaking Mountain. If Qiu Yuexin had not broken through and rebuilt herself, Lin Feng dared not imagine whether she would have perished along with her Dao.
As for Tang Youyou's Dao body, it had just been crushed and obliterated by overwhelmingly powerful attacks. Her soul and heart meridian were both damaged. If not for Lin Feng being by her side and continuously imprinting the mark of life upon her, who knew what even more terrible consequences might have occurred.
Old Man Xiao fed a pill into Tang Youyou's mouth, while a terrifying power surged endlessly into her body, trying to stabilize her injuries.
At the same time, the heavenly demon tribulation in the sky continuously crashed down onto Lin Feng's body in the void. But Lin Feng let the tribulation relentlessly temper his body, his expression utterly cold and lifeless, devoid of any vitality. His eyes swept over the figures in the void, engraving them deeply into his mind. Whether they wanted to kill him or help him, he would remember them all, forever.
For the many forces of Qi Tian Holy Capital, this was the second time. For the Ji Clan, this was already the third time, wasn't it? The assassination last time had also borne their shadow!
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