Chapter 2236: Sudden Clarity
The sword light seemed to tear through the sky. The four other Great Emperor realm sword cultivators simultaneously slashed out with their swords, rolling waves of power surging toward Lin Feng. The force was so immense that the void itself seemed to shatter under the sword light.
"Dong!" Lin Feng stepped forward, the void twisting as light flickered. His figure directly appeared in the space ahead, the sword light slashing behind him. The residual sword might struck his body but could no longer cause any damage.
A fierce wind swept past. Lin Feng's body seemed enveloped by endless Wind Law, his speed reaching an unbelievable level as he continued to surge forward. The four Great Emperor realm experts all took out their transmission jade slips to communicate with the Sword Sect's powerful figures. Clearly, after witnessing Lin Feng's speed and attack power, they had lost all confidence. If they had faced Lin Feng alone instead of joining forces, he would have easily killed them. It was only because of their numbers that Lin Feng dared not directly target one of them, as a Great Emperor realm sword cultivator's attack power was also extremely terrifying.
"Such speed." The Sword Sect's Great Emperors pursued Lin Feng, only to discover that his speed surpassed their own. Moreover, they dared not break formation and chase him alone, instead maintaining their coordinated movements as they pursued together.
Lin Feng's pupils radiated a terrifying Death intent. Around him, hundreds of thousands of Death Brands coiled like a Grim Reaper. Sacred Spirit light converged, forming a monstrous black Death Great Sword. An overwhelming suppression force spread out. Suddenly, Death light blazed from Lin Feng's eyes.
"Whoosh!" In an instant, Lin Feng spun around, stepped forward, and slashed out with his palm. In that moment, the Death Great Sword suppressed heaven and earth. The two Great Emperor realm experts' expressions froze as the terrifying Death suppression force rendered them immobile. Endless Death power madly surged into their bodies.
"Die!" Lin Feng roared. Hundreds of thousands of Death Brands simultaneously descended from the sky, charging into their bodies to wreak havoc.
"Watch out!" The other two roared and slashed over, but it was already too late. When the Death Great Sword descended earlier, they had both evaded and hesitated to advance. That extremely brief moment was enough for Lin Feng to kill the other two. Sword techniques descended, and their bodies were completely torn apart. Their defenses could not compare to Lin Feng's. Lin Feng's physical body was even more terrifying than his cultivation level, definitely at the Emperor Realm. This meant that ordinary Great Emperor realm experts' attacks could be directly ignored by him.
Sword techniques descended, blood blossomed. The other two Great Emperor realm experts' faces turned pale, as if they had forgotten to kill Lin Feng. This man was too terrifying. As long as he seized an opportunity, he could kill an Emperor Realm expert in one strike, never giving them any chance.
When Lin Feng's gaze fell upon them, the two Great Emperor realm sword cultivators involuntarily felt a chill. This chill carried a Death aura. Those eyes were filled with coldness and death, extremely terrifying.
"Dong!" Lin Feng's overwhelming Death Brands once again rolled out as he stepped toward one of them. That person's expression stiffened, his face pale. He knew that facing Lin Feng alone was almost impossible.
"Chi..." His body frantically retreated, but a pair of Death Eyes directly pierced through his own. The Great Accomplishment Death Dao Intent descended instantly. This Death power was too strong, too terrifying, capable of directly killing a person.
"Get lost!" The sword cultivator roared. An invisible great sword seemed to madly crush outward. In the void, golden sword light stood horizontally, as if it would sever the void itself. A Great Emperor realm sword cultivator's attack was extremely terrifying. However, during the Nine Heavens Assembly, Lin Feng's pure combat power had already reached a terrifying level. As the Nine Heavens Martial Emperor's First Seat, he already possessed combat power at the peak of the Great Emperor Realm. Now, several years had passed. Although his cultivation realm remained unchanged, his Death Dao had reached Great Accomplishment, his physical body and soul were stronger, and even his gaze was more terrifying. Therefore, unless it was a Great Emperor realm genius with extremely powerful combat ability, they had lost the qualification to contend with Lin Feng.
Of course, if facing a Heavenly Emperor realm expert, Lin Feng would still feel tremendous pressure. Heavenly Emperor realm experts had more stable and powerful souls, more mature and terrifying Dao intent, and their various divine abilities cultivated were even more formidable. Their attack power was absolutely not comparable to Great Emperor realm experts, and the threats they could pose were naturally more terrifying. At this moment, a Heavenly Emperor realm expert was rolling toward them from afar. Even from a distance, Lin Feng could sense an extremely terrifying momentum surging toward him.
After killing the two, Lin Feng did not hesitate. He turned and stepped through the void, one step spanning heaven and earth as if teleporting, his speed astonishingly fast.
In Eternal Night City, a bizarre scene unfolded. Sword Sect sword cultivators at the Heavenly Emperor Realm were frantically chasing a Martial Emperor realm figure. From all directions, Sword Sect experts' swords howled as they pursued toward the same destination.
At this moment, in a certain void, several figures stood proudly. Among them were a young man and woman, Qing'er and her companion. In front of them stood a terrifying figure. Although he released no aura, he still made those below feel a suffocating pressure.
"It's the Seventh Night Heavenly Lord. The Seventh Night Heavenly Lord is a terrifying existence at the Heavenly Emperor Realm, and he almost dominates this realm. He might be charging toward the Saint Emperor Realm now."
"Rumor has it that the Seventh Night Heavenly Lord's Death Dao has already reached Great Accomplishment and is nearing Perfection. With a single thought, he can cause countless people to die. His strength is unimaginably terrifying. Why is he here? Could it be related to that fleeing Martial Emperor?"
The crowd below looked up at the void, murmuring among themselves. The Seventh Night Heavenly Lord's gaze was fixed on the corpses below. Though his expression was calm, there was a slight ripple in his heart. He said lightly, "That person's Death Dao is very terrifying. A mere Martial Emperor realm figure killing Great Emperor realm experts so easily is definitely an extraordinary prodigy."
"But his age is quite advanced, yet he remains at the Martial Emperor Realm. Perhaps he has been immersed in that realm for many years," Qing'er said.
"The Martial Emperor Realm is the Martial Emperor Realm. No matter how many years he has been immersed, his Dao comprehension is limited. Have you seen many others who have stayed at the peak of Martial Emperor for centuries? Is their Dao might strong?" The Seventh Night Heavenly Lord asked calmly. Qing'er fell silent. At this moment, outside Eternal Night City, Lin Feng had once again charged into that endless beast forest. Walking through the void, a special aura emanated from him, spreading between heaven and earth. That aura was the aura of his Martial Soul World. Lin Feng's soul could easily merge into it.
"My soul cannot merge into this heaven and earth, but merging into the heaven and earth of my Martial Soul World is no problem. However, how should I guide this to truly step into the Emperor Realm?" Lin Feng murmured to himself, forgetting everything, even seeming to forget the group of terrifying figures chasing him from behind.
Suddenly, Lin Feng stepped toward a mountain range. In an instant, his life aura vanished completely, as if he had suddenly disappeared from the world.
Only a moment later, a terrifying sword cultivator descended here, his divine sense locking onto the world. However, he could not find any trace of Lin Feng. The aura had disappeared from this very spot.
The powerful figure's expression stiffened slightly. Then, his gaze locked onto the mountain range below. His palm swept across, cutting apart mountain peaks, which then turned to powder under the incredibly terrifying sword intent. Yet, he still could not find Lin Feng.
Behind him, more and more experts arrived. They all halted here, unable to see Lin Feng's figure.
"He escaped?" The crowd's expressions froze. So many experts, and he had actually escaped?
But had Lin Feng truly escaped? Perhaps he had never thought of fleeing. At this moment, his only thought was to break through to the Emperor Realm.
Below, amidst the dust, within the Martial Soul World, Lin Feng sat cross-legged. His soul was released into heaven and earth, easily merging with it, as natural as if it had always been this way. If this world had an Emperor Realm, he would surely break through to it. However, there was no Emperor omen, no change at all. Lin Feng could not feel himself as an Emperor Realm expert.
"This world was created by me, with its own unique laws. Previously, it did not merge with the outside world's laws and rejected external laws from descending upon me. Now, here, I can easily merge my soul with heaven and earth, naturally. Yet, it still seems restricted."
Lin Feng looked up at this sky and sighed inwardly, "This is a world lacking emotion, an incomplete world. The completeness of this world is my cultivation, my state of mind, my comprehension."
"Perhaps one day, when this world becomes complete, I can break free from the shackles of this realm. Just like a monk achieving sudden enlightenment or a demon lord awakening, comprehending everything, the breakthrough will come naturally."
"Perhaps one day, my soul will be this sky, this earth, dominating everything. A single thought of mine will be the thought of this world. I will be the heavens themselves."
Lin Feng's eyes flickered, sharp and brilliant, as if his state of mind had suddenly become clearer!
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