Chapter 2230: Eternal Night City
Time passed like a fleeting white colt glimpsed through a crack in the wall, hurrying by in a blur. Lin Feng grew amidst the mountains and rivers of time, crossing countless cities and lands, traversing continents, and even losing track of time itself.
At this moment, within a demon beast forest on the Purple Dawn Continent, a terrifying beast stood before Lin Feng. It had hooves like an ox, a head like a tiger or leopard, claws like an eagle, and a pair of fierce, murderous eyes that could make one's heart tremble with fear.
"Presumptuous human cultivator," the beast spat out a vicious voice. Its rolling aura caused the entire forest and earth to shake, and all the demon beasts within a radius of several hundred miles fled in wild panic.
This was a terrifying demon youth at the Emperor Realm, skilled in earth-type abilities. Its defensive power was formidable, and it excelled in the Dao of Gravity. The ground beneath both it and Lin Feng seemed to sink inward, compressing Lin Feng's blood within his body and causing his bones and sinews to feel obstructed and uncomfortable.
When gravity reached a certain crushing level, it could literally collapse a person. If an ordinary Martial Emperor, even a peak Martial Emperor, stood before this demon beast, they would be crushed by this terrifying Dao Might until their blood vessels burst, their bones dislocated, and their physical body ultimately collapsed.
At this moment, Lin Feng's clothes were disheveled, his hair was messy, and his beard had grown long, making him look like a wild man who had lived in the forest for a long time. He had indeed stayed in this demon beast forest for quite a while, killing many powerful demon beasts.
Just then, that enormous Demon Emperor opened its mouth and spat out a breath. Instantly, terrifying earth spears shot toward Lin Feng, as if the entire void were enveloped within them.
Lin Feng, his face partially hidden by his long hair, let out a cold snort. He stepped forward, and the terrifying earth spears slammed violently into his body, as if trying to pierce through him. However, a sizzling sound was heard, and the earth spears could not penetrate Lin Feng's body. They merely struck him with a crisp sound. If anyone saw this physical body, they would be utterly speechless with shock. The attack of a terrifying Demon Emperor-level figure could not even break through the body of a Martial Emperor. This showed just how terrifying Lin Feng's physical body had become.
Lin Feng's physical body was naturally formidable. The Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art and the Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration Technique operated endlessly, cycling and recycling, tempering his body through repeated transformations. Only his cultivation realm remained stuck at the Martial Emperor Realm, unmoving. This sometimes drove Lin Feng to the brink of collapse, making it impossible for him to maintain his usual calm demeanor.
One year, two years—he could remain calm. But as time passed, his realm showed no sign of loosening. Even though he had endured several more Heavenly Demon Tribulations, it was still useless. He could only undergo the tribulation, but he could not break through. This feeling made Lin Feng question himself at one point. This tribulation seemed even harder to overcome than the previous Emperor Tribulation, where the laws had not descended. He did not know the direction. Everything depended on him groping his way forward alone.
Lin Feng had sent Tang Youyou back into his Martial Soul World. Everything now depended solely on himself, to find that path leading to the Emperor Realm.
Seeing this, the Demon Emperor's enormous pupils turned even colder. Rumbling, terrifying sounds rang out as a crushing gravity enveloped Lin Feng. The beast's steps trampled toward him, and its palm suddenly struck out. In an instant, demon mountains appeared in the void, smashing toward Lin Feng as if carrying billions of pounds of infinite force.
Lin Feng's figure continued to step forward. Boundless demon light seemed to radiate from his body. Suddenly, he raised his arm and punched forward fiercely, as if his fist could split heaven and earth. The demon mountains exploded and collapsed. However, the Demon Emperor slashed out a great earth sword that spanned the void, a colossal blade dozens of zhang long that seemed eternal and impossible to dodge, capable of easily splitting mountains and rivers.
Lin Feng summoned boundless demonic might, condensing it into a massive dark giant sword that swept through the void, colliding with the opponent's terrifying giant sword. The void trembled incessantly, everything shattered by the clash. The terrifying aura spread, and all the countless demon beasts within the area had long since been driven to who knew how far away.
"Kill!" Hundreds of thousands of Death Brands converged into spears of death, rolling forward with a murderous thrust. The world suddenly darkened, turning into a dead silence, devoid of life. The void itself seemed to wither. All the surrounding plants turned a deathly black, their life extinguished. The Demon Emperor's face turned pale, feeling as if it were enveloped in darkness, its vigorous life force being mercilessly stripped away.
When martial artists cultivated, Martial Emperors cultivated Laws, and Great Emperors cultivated Dao Intent. This was generally the case. Some geniuses could comprehend Dao Might at the High-rank Emperor Realm. Even more talented geniuses could begin to comprehend the Dao at the Mid-rank Emperor Realm. These were all outstanding prodigies. For most people, cultivating the Dao at the Emperor Realm, reaching Great Accomplishment at the Heavenly Emperor Realm or even the Saint Emperor Realm—that was the norm. However, Lin Feng, now at the peak Martial Emperor Realm, his Dao seemed to have already reached a state of Great Accomplishment. With hundreds of thousands of Death Dao Might Brands, even Emperor Realm figures could not resist. If his Death Law were not restricted, he could easily kill ordinary Great Emperors. Of course, even so, killing a Great Emperor posed no great pressure for Lin Feng at this point.
"Roar!" The Demon Emperor let out a terrifying howl. Within that howl was a hint of fear. The Great Accomplished Dao made it feel as if it were on the verge of death, as if it were truly about to die.
Its enormous palm slapped out, and infinite earth power converged into a heavenly wall, blocking the death spears. However, Lin Feng's body arrived. A burst of immense force erupted, and with a crackling sound, hundreds of thousands of Death Brands swept out. The power of death ravaged the opponent's body, causing the demon beast's roar to grow even more intense. It actually turned around and fled into the distance.
But how could Lin Feng let it escape? His figure was as fast as lightning. A death spear pierced through the opponent's body, and at the same time, his palm struck the beast's head with brutal force. A thunderous sound rang out. The enormous body came to a halt, then crashed heavily to the ground.
A Demon Emperor, before Lin Feng now, seemed to have lost all ability to resist, as if it were no longer an Emperor Realm existence. This was the transformation brought by strength.
Lin Feng's realm had not changed, always stuck there. However, his strength was truly and constantly growing. The Immortal Kingdom Trial Ground had piled up bones like mountains, building his Death Dao to Great Accomplishment. Now, he was advancing toward the perfection of the Dao.
He glanced at the huge corpse on the ground, then stored it away. The body of a Demon Emperor should still have some uses.
Raising his foot, Lin Feng walked out of the forest. When the powerful demon beasts saw him, they all frantically fled. This was already the central area of the demon beast forest, where there were many enormous demon beast castles, grand and imposing. In fact, it was a demon beast kingdom within the forest. The demon beasts here all possessed intelligence. Lin Feng had come to this demon beast forest to train. Some demon beasts had wanted to devour him, but they all died by his hand. In the end, they had invited a Demon Emperor-level figure, yet it too was killed by Lin Feng.
Lin Feng walked through the demon beast kingdom. Besides demon beasts, there were also traces of human activity here. After all, in many places on the continent, demon beasts and humans could coexist, though battles often broke out between them.
"The demonic aura is too thick," Lin Feng said, looking at the rows of demon beast castles. He felt uncomfortable and left the place, walking through the air toward the outside of the demon beast forest. After a long time, he finally saw human figures. He did not know where he had ended up. This training journey of Lin Feng's was completely aimless, letting go of everything. He only knew that he was now on the land of the Purple Dawn Continent.
Before Lin Feng was a group of young men and women. They had extraordinary auras and wore bright, clean clothes, as if they were disciples from some family or sect out on a training expedition. Their cultivation levels were all quite decent.
When they saw Lin Feng walking out with heavy steps, wearing tattered clothes, and looking completely like a wild man, they were all stunned. They wondered if this guy had barely escaped with his life from the demon beast forest. He looked so disheveled.
In truth, although Lin Feng's appearance was messy, he was not dirty. It was just that his hair and beard were very long, his clothes were torn in many places, and his bronze skin was exposed to the air, giving him a somewhat wild aura.
"Sir, did you encounter a beast tide?" At this moment, a young man asked Lin Feng. No one knew why, but recently, the demon beast empire had erupted in a terrifying beast tide. Some extremely powerful Demon Emperor-level figures had come out in groups to wreak havoc, killing many human cultivators. Some people who had entered the forest to hunt demons had also died inside.
"Beast tide?" Lin Feng's low voice rang out. Perhaps because he had not spoken for a long time, his voice sounded a bit different, but it was deep and powerful.
"The great demon beast empire often has some battles on the borders of Eternal Night City. Not long ago, some demon beast tribes came out to attack the edges of Eternal Night City again, killing many people. Sir, do you not know about this? Now, many powerful cultivators have come to Eternal Night City to slay demons," the young man said calmly. Although Lin Feng looked scruffy, like a wild man, the young man could not see through his cultivation level, so he must be a formidable figure.
Seeing Lin Feng remain silent, a cold light flickered in the young man's eyes. He said, "You're not a demon beast yourself in human form, are you?"
Lin Feng raised his head, his gaze suddenly shooting toward him. Then, he remained silent, lifted his foot, and continued walking toward the distant city.