# Chapter 2237: Battle Against a Heavenly Martial Realm Expert
In the Martial Soul World, Lin Feng gazed at the void, his state of mind gradually calming down. "I cannot break through to the Emperor Realm because my cultivation level is insufficient, my comprehension is lacking. I shouldn't be so impatient. I need to let my state of mind transform before I can seek another method of breakthrough. Just like when I stepped into the Martial Emperor Realm, when the time comes and understanding arrives, the breakthrough will naturally happen."
Lin Feng spoke softly in his heart, his mind growing increasingly tranquil.
Buddhist monks, to become supreme ancient Buddhas, must experience the eight sufferings of life, comprehend them, and penetrate them thoroughly. They struggle through the cycle of the eight sufferings until they completely awaken, only then can they cultivate the true fruit, attain Buddhahood instantly, possess supreme Buddhist power, create Buddhist teachings, and save all sentient beings. Why couldn't he, Lin Feng, do the same?
His path could not follow others; he must walk his own path.
Within the Fate Temple, in the Starry Scripture Hall where scrolls were stored, Lin Feng's external incarnation slowly put down the scroll in his hand, looking at the Prophet with a calm expression. He took a deep breath and said, "Teacher, I understand what I need to do."
"Mm, it's good that you understand." The Prophet saw Lin Feng gradually becoming more open-minded, a smile appearing in his eyes as he spoke: "Your cultivation level is different from others. If you cannot become an Emperor, perhaps you will walk a different path."
Lin Feng's expression froze for a moment as he looked at the Prophet, nodding deeply.
In Eternal Night City, within the mountain range of the demon beast forest, the mountain region where Lin Feng had been still had many sword cultivators from the Sword Sect gathered there. Sword light continuously tore apart the peaks below, as if they wanted to completely level the entire mountain range to the ground.
The powerful Heavenly Martial Realm sword cultivator was still there, standing proudly in the void on a wisp of sword intent. His gaze continued to sweep across the area below. Lin Feng's aura had suddenly disappeared from this place; he must have concealed his aura and hidden somewhere. Even if they had to turn the entire mountain range upside down, they would find him.
Just then, that Heavenly Martial Realm expert's gaze suddenly shot toward a certain direction. From a crevice in the distance, a wisp of aura suddenly emanated. Immediately, a terrifying sword light shot from his eyes. That person had appeared.
"To think he could hide so well." The crowd shifted their gazes over, looking at Lin Feng. This fellow must have a treasure capable of concealing his aura on him; otherwise, there was no way he could have hidden so perfectly.
Figures stepped forward one after another. Terrifying sword intent began to wreak havoc across the sky. The killing intent was unimaginably fierce.
"So you were the one who killed quite a few of my Sword Sect's people?" That Heavenly Martial Realm expert looked from afar at where Lin Feng stood, speaking coldly.
Lin Feng did not respond. Instead, he swept his gaze over the surrounding Great Emperor Realm sword cultivators and said calmly: "Your Sword Sect's sword cultivators are too weak. Those at the Great Emperor Realm are no match for me. I'll give you a chance now—fight me one-on-one. How about it?"
"What an arrogant fellow." The crowd's hearts trembled upon hearing Lin Feng's words. Too arrogant. He actually dared to say he wanted to fight alone against a powerful Heavenly Martial Realm expert. As for the Great Emperor Realm sword cultivators, he directly ignored them. Utterly presumptuous.
That Heavenly Martial Realm Sword Sect sword cultivator also looked at Lin Feng with interest. Arrogant. He had definitely never encountered someone this arrogant before—someone at the Martial Emperor Realm who wanted to contend with a Heavenly Martial Realm figure.
He waved his hand, and immediately, the Great Emperor Realm experts surrounding Lin Feng scattered, creating enough distance. At the same time, that Heavenly Martial Realm figure stepped forward, walking toward Lin Feng, and slowly said: "You single-handedly killed five Great Emperor Realm experts of my Sword Sect. I'll give you the chance to die by my sword."
Lin Feng's aura surged. The laws of earth and demonic power spread out wildly. He wanted to test what level of combat power a Heavenly Martial Realm sword cultivator could reach. This way, he could also estimate—even if he never entered the Emperor Realm—what level his combat power had reached at the Martial Emperor Realm, and whether he could one day kill Heavenly Martial Realm experts just as he had killed Great Emperor Realm ones.
The person before him was a Heavenly Martial Realm sword cultivator with powerful attack strength. If he could contend with him, it would mean he had the capital to fight against Heavenly Martial Realm experts. Facing such a figure, Lin Feng dared not be the least bit careless. Thus, the first thing he thought of was not attack, but defense.
Demonic law and earth law—these were undoubtedly the best forms of defense.
"Your law power is not bad, but do you think this is enough to resist my attacks?" That Heavenly Martial Realm figure looked at the laws emanating from Lin Feng and said coldly.
"It seems you're quite proud of yourself for using your Heavenly Martial Realm cultivation to deal with me," Lin Feng mocked, causing the other's expression to freeze for a moment. But he quickly relaxed and revealed a faint smile: "Indeed, using my Heavenly Martial Realm cultivation to deal with a mere Martial Emperor like you is not exactly a glorious thing. But still, I will show no mercy in killing you. Are you ready?"
"Make your move," Lin Feng said calmly.
That Heavenly Martial Realm expert nodded slightly. Suddenly, the void seemed to roar. The entire Heavenly Martial Realm airflow transformed into enormous ancient swords, extremely terrifying. Yet that Heavenly Martial Realm expert stood there without moving at all, as if heaven and earth themselves were roaring.
Endless flowing clouds gathered above the sky into a terrifying giant sword, instantly locking onto Lin Feng. This gave Lin Feng a strong sense of crisis, as if this giant sword had locked onto his body, locked onto his soul. It could pierce his physical form and extinguish his soul—extremely fearsome.
"Those at the Emperor Realm merge their soul with heaven and earth. This person's cultivation has reached the Heavenly Martial Realm. With a single thought, he merges his soul with heaven and earth. It seems like heaven and earth are locking onto Lin Feng, but in reality, it's a wisp of the other party's soul power that gives the giant sword its locking ability."
Lin Feng thought to himself. The entire sky seemed to take the form of a sword, suddenly stabbing toward him. The momentum seemed impossible to block.
His gaze suddenly congealed and fixed. Lin Feng's palm trembled violently, and ancient characters flew out, intertwining. It was as if heaven and earth resonated. His aura played in harmony with heaven and earth, possessing infinite power. Sword intent crazily shot out, but it was all useless—all torn apart by the terrifying giant sword that came stabbing toward him, impossible to resist.
"Kill!" A force that seemed to suppress everything came from ancient times. Within the intertwining ancient characters, it rolled and blasted out—ancient sacred fists, endless and without limit, continuously smashing into the giant sword. Yet still, a terrifying momentum pressed down. The sword's power did not diminish. The sword aura around Lin Feng rolled violently, and his long hair stood straight like swords.
"So strong!" Lin Feng's heart trembled. His fist light continued to attack wildly. Finally, the sword stopped three feet in front of him, shattering under the fist light. The fierce gale force caused Lin Feng to retreat three consecutive steps.
Staring at that Heavenly Martial Realm expert, Lin Feng truly felt the combat power of a Heavenly Martial Realm expert. It was indeed far beyond what a Great Emperor Realm figure could compare to. Their attack power was much stronger.
And this was only the beginning. In the void, endless sword power was gathering momentum, growing more and more terrifying. Above the sky, numerous sharp swords suddenly appeared, each with terrifying sword power.
"Annihilate," that Heavenly Martial Realm expert snorted coldly. Instantly, the giant swords in the sky simultaneously slashed down, all of them killing toward Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's aura seemed to go wild, as if he had transformed into endless ancient times. Countless ancient sacred fists turned into millions of phantom images, piercing the sky until it was full of holes.
"Hmph." Seeing that Lin Feng could still withstand such an attack, that Heavenly Martial Realm expert's expression grew even colder. He traced his palm across the void, and from the sky downward, a straight vertical sword mark appeared, hanging there like a line of sky.
Lin Feng naturally noticed this too. The fist light he had blasted out was instantly destroyed or directly pierced through. The straight vertical line directly broke through the sacred fists, attacking toward Lin Feng's head. Even though Lin Feng possessed terrifying physical defense, he had no doubt that if struck, his head would be instantly pierced through.
"Am I truly powerless to contend against a Heavenly Martial Realm expert?" Lin Feng murmured to himself. In truth, it wasn't that he had no power to fight against a Heavenly Martial Realm expert. It was just that the Heavenly Martial Realm expert he faced was himself a sword cultivator from the Sword Sect with powerful attacks—far from an ordinary Heavenly Martial Realm expert. Even among those at the same Heavenly Martial Realm, the gap could be enormous.
Converging a supreme sacred spirit sword, Lin Feng slashed out a terrifying sword light, finally colliding with that vertical line in the void, intercepting it. However, that Heavenly Martial Realm sword cultivator's palm continuously traced across the void, straight lines of light constantly raining down, as if those powerful divine ability attacks were formed with just a single thought.
At the Heavenly Martial Realm, many powerful divine abilities could be formed by merging the soul with heaven and earth, communicating with heaven and earth through divine thought. It only took a brief instant. The attacks were even more dangerous, posing a greater threat to the opponent.
The laws on Lin Feng's body transformed into void laws. His entire person seemed to be enveloped by void light, as if within an illusory curtain of light. He continuously flashed and changed positions, barely managing to dodge and evade those killing vertical light lines.
The surrounding Great Emperor Realm figures were all calm. None of them showed any intention of making a move. They deeply understood the terror of the Heavenly Martial Realm figure before them and knew in their hearts that Lin Feng was in a certain death situation. There was absolutely no way he could escape!
Just then, a hint of mockery flashed in that Heavenly Martial Realm expert's eyes. His figure suddenly disappeared from where he stood, transforming into a beam of light. He struck out with his palm. In that instant, countless sword light beams bloomed like a beautiful sword flower, or like sunlight scattering across the earth, enveloping the entire void. No matter which direction, there was no way to avoid it.