Chapter 2242: Bai Yu's Intentions
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At the bottom of the lake, many palaces had been completely destroyed by the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron during the previous battle. When the ancient cauldron had fully refined Jian Chen's divine soul, Lin Feng's divine soul struggled back to his main body. His main body emerged from the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron, his divine soul turbulent and appearing somewhat weakened. Yet a sharp gleam flashed through Lin Feng's eyes as he once again witnessed the power of the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron.
Since obtaining the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron, Lin Feng had rarely relied on this treasure. However, he had occasionally studied the mysterious formations within it. In truth, when his divine soul merged into the cauldron to refine another's divine soul, his own soul power would gradually solidify. After his divine soul returned to its place, even if it appeared weakened, once it recovered, he would feel his soul more substantial, as if it had grown stronger. After all, his divine soul had experienced a fierce battle and existed as an independent entity. Therefore, Lin Feng did not constantly think of relying on the power of the ancient sage Qin Shan. If he could handle things himself, there was no need to trouble Senior Qin Shan.
The divine medicine had greatly strengthened Qin Shan's consciousness, and moreover, Qin Shan could continuously repair himself, making his consciousness infinitely more powerful. This also slowed Lin Feng's pace in seeking the Rebirth Scripture for Senior Qin Shan. First, let the ancient sage repair and strengthen himself, then cultivate the Rebirth Scripture later—perhaps the effect would be more perfect, and his recovery even better.
Lin Feng held the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron in his hand, a sharp edge flashing in his eyes as he gazed at the ancient cauldron, murmuring to himself: "Now, this ancient cauldron has refined and absorbed the divine soul of a Heavenly Emperor realm cultivator. Once it is fully ignited and released, its power will be immense. If I face another Heavenly Emperor realm expert, it will definitely pose a huge threat to them."
At that moment, several white-clad figures drifted gracefully over, landing before Lin Feng. The leader wore a flowing white long dress, breathtakingly beautiful, like an immortal untouched by worldly dust—it was Bai Yu.
"Miss Bai, I apologize for damaging these palaces. I did not do so intentionally." Lin Feng clasped his hands toward Bai Yu. These underwater palaces were her private chambers, and since his battle had destroyed many of them, he naturally had to express his apologies.
"To kill a Heavenly Emperor expert from the Sword Sect of Eternal Night City at the Martial Emperor realm—your combat strength is formidable." Bai Yu maintained her usual demeanor, her tone calm and without ripple, even as she spoke words of praise.
"I relied on a treasure; there's no merit in that. I am ashamed." Lin Feng replied calmly, but Bai Yu gently shook her head: "An ordinary Martial Emperor facing a Heavenly Emperor would be killed with a single thought. The Sword Sect's expert chased you here, which means you had already clashed and fought with them before using the ancient cauldron. If I'm not mistaken, even without relying on the cauldron's power, your own combat strength would be enough to kill ordinary Great Emperor realm experts from the Sword Sect. Moreover, you possess escape methods that kept them pursuing you."
"You could say that." Lin Feng nodded slightly, seeing no need to deny it. He had already formed some thoughts after hearing their conversation earlier.
"Miss Bai once mentioned wanting someone to accompany you into the Ten Thousand Demon King's Sacred Domain. As a human cultivator, do I have a chance?" Lin Feng asked. The Ten Thousand Demon King seemed to be a legendary existence in this region, and his territory was spoken of as mysterious and extraordinary. Naturally, Lin Feng wanted to witness the sacred domain of a demon clan ancient sage and broaden his horizons.
"I did say that, but I also said that one must defeat me at the same cultivation level to qualify to accompany me to the Ten Thousand Demon King's Sacred Domain. Although I fully believe that if you step into the Emperor realm, you have the potential to defeat me, for now, you are still only at the Martial Emperor realm. I will not measure your combat strength as if you were a Martial Emperor."
"Perhaps the Martial Emperor realm is enough." Lin Feng smiled, causing Bai Yu's beautiful eyes to flicker slightly. She then laughed and said, "Then you can try."
"That is my intention." Lin Feng nodded slightly. In an instant, hundreds of thousands of Death Brands swirled around him, and the entire lake bottom was shrouded in an aura of death. The underwater space turned black, flowing with deathly qi. All aquatic life had their life force stripped away, becoming dead things.
At the same time, brilliant array wings materialized behind Lin Feng, light interweaving, dazzling and bright. Suddenly, his body transformed into a streak of light, charging toward Bai Yu ahead with terrifying speed.
"Whoosh!" In an instant, Lin Feng appeared before her, striking out with his palm, unleashing countless Death Brands. But Bai Yu's body turned into a series of afterimages, equally swift as lightning.
"Such fast reaction speed and movement." Lin Feng was slightly startled. He did not slow down, pursuing her like a demon beast carrying infinite death power. Every strike he unleashed contained boundless death energy.
"Clang..." Suddenly, the lake water ahead roiled violently. A killing musical note seemed to pierce through everything, charging straight at Lin Feng like infinite icy lightning. Lin Feng shattered it with a single punch, causing all attacks to collapse and break apart under that blow. With his unmatched physical body, his strength was terrifying. Yet even so, the killing power of the musical note still struck him fiercely, shaking his divine soul as if trying to erase it.
This attack was extremely dangerous, capable of killing a person's divine soul with ease. If the divine soul died, the soul would scatter, and no matter how strong the physical body, it would be useless. Bai Yu's musical killing technique had the power to penetrate everything and attack the divine soul. If Lin Feng were just an ordinary peak Martial Emperor with a fragile divine soul, she could easily erase it.
Even now, having already fought one battle and consumed his soul power, Lin Feng still felt extremely uncomfortable under that musical assault.
"Boom!" Lin Feng struck out with a palm, and instantly, ancient characters materialized, wrapping around him. They resonated with the entire lake bottom space. He let out a furious roar, and countless killing sounds carried a terrible curse power, trembling in Bai Yu's mind, making her experience the musical attack as well. The lake water seemed to explode violently, and the water before Lin Feng appeared to be evaporating.
Lin Feng took a step forward, as if teleporting through space. Bai Yu plucked her zither strings again, and the killing musical notes surged toward him. But Lin Feng roared once more, and the musical notes collided in the void, causing droplets of water to burst. When sound wave attacks reached a certain level, their power was extremely terrifying.
"Slash!" Countless sword-killing forces surged forth. Lin Feng's Death Eye seemed to pierce through her eyes, and hundreds of thousands of Death Brands madly charged at her. His Grand Completion Dao stripped away her life force.
Bai Yu's beautiful face seemed to turn black, and shock appeared in her expression. She had not expected that a peak Martial Emperor could rival a powerful Great Emperor in every aspect—speed, soul power, physical strength, law power, and Dao. Lin Feng's Death Dao was a Grand Completion Dao.
"Enough." Just as Lin Feng was about to continue his attack, Bai Yu shouted. Lin Feng's rushing figure stopped, standing not far from Bai Yu, looking at her: "Miss Bai."
"That's enough. I can take you with me into the Ten Thousand Demon King's Sacred Domain." Bai Yu said to Lin Feng, making his eyes flicker. He then smiled and said, "Then thank you very much."
"Don't thank me. I cannot enter the Ten Thousand Demon King's Sacred Domain alone. I only hope to borrow your strength. Moreover, two people are not enough; we need companions." Bai Yu said calmly. Lin Feng spoke up: "The young men outside seem to have decent combat strength."
Bai Yu shook her head: "Not enough. Only one of them is barely acceptable. The others would be easily killed if they faced you. Their fame comes from their birth and status, but their actual combat strength is limited. In the eight Imperial Cities, there are several who could kill them instantly."
Lin Feng was slightly startled. A Great Emperor who could instantly kill those men must have astonishing combat strength.
"If that's the case, why doesn't Miss Bai invite them along?" Lin Feng asked. But Bai Yu's beautiful eyes flickered with a strange light, and Lin Feng's expression froze slightly, as if he understood something. He smiled and said, "Miss Bai is worried about losing control. Their combat strength is probably not weaker than yours."
Lin Feng guessed that the Bai Yu he had just fought was not at her full strength. She wanted to find companions with strong combat power, but she also feared companions who were too strong to control. As for him, Lin Feng, although his combat strength was formidable, in Bai Yu's mind, he was probably still controllable. She did not need someone stronger than her, but someone slightly stronger than the strength she had displayed.
"Let's go out." Bai Yu did not respond but simply said. Lin Feng nodded slightly, and the group moved toward the lake's surface. When the two emerged, the crowd noticed that the Heavenly Emperor realm expert was nowhere to be seen. Their pupils contracted slightly, especially Qiye Tianjun and the others. Their gazes fixed. Jian Chen was gone, likely dead. Lin Feng had actually killed Jian Chen.
"Miss Bai came out with him. Can she tolerate him destroying the underwater palace?" Many people thought. Even earlier, no one had dared to enter the underwater palace, because those who had tried before had all died at Bai Yu's hands.
PS: Tired from the train ride, I accidentally dozed off while lying in bed. The update is a bit late. Please forgive me.