# Chapter 2471: Mission
In the end, many divine temples departed one after another, leaving only the Earth Divine Temple and the Heavenly Sound Divine Temple behind. Apart from them, the Ancient Realm Clan also remained, as well as the Supreme Being Pingfan and the Supreme Being Saleng, and, to Lin Feng's considerable surprise, the Divine Artifact Forger and his master-disciple pair. They too stayed at the Fate Temple.
On the side of the Tai Yao Realm, the Dragon Lord of the Dragon Clan and the Great Roc King had also chosen to remain.
"Everyone, please come to the Fate Temple for a discussion." The Fate Temple Lord spoke calmly. Then, accompanied by the assembled experts, he entered the shattered Fate Temple. The Skyless Sword's attack power was extremely formidable, leaving this floating castle riddled with holes and breaches, while many powerful cultivators had also fallen.
The experts of the Fate Temple flickered away one after another, searching for their relatives and friends to see if they were still alive. The entire atmosphere carried a hint of sorrow and desolation.
Yet the Fate Temple Lord remained as calm as ever, addressing the crowd: "This was a calamity for my Fate Temple. You have all witnessed it with your own eyes. I wonder what thoughts you have."
"The alliance of the six divine temples must be preparing to advance and retreat together in the future." The Earth Divine Temple Lord spoke in a low voice. To dare launch such an attack on the Fate Temple, they must have already considered the Fate Temple's retaliation. Clearly, the other side no longer cared.
"Both of you, I believe the Earth Divine Temple and the Heavenly Sound Divine Temple should form an alliance with us. Otherwise, even if my Fate Temple is not destroyed, in the future, the Earth Divine Temple and the Heavenly Sound Divine Temple will find it difficult to thrive for long in this chaotic era." The Fate Temple Lord said quietly, causing the other two to nod slightly. They too had that feeling.
"Dragon Lord, I must thank you for this. However, since you have chosen to stay, is there something you wish to discuss?" The Fate Temple Lord looked toward the Dragon Clan's Dragon Lord. The turmoil of the divine temples did not seem to threaten the Tai Yao Realm yet, so the Dragon Clan should not need to ally with them.
"In my Dragon Clan, Ao Mo and my son Ao Canghai are both on good terms with Lin Feng. As an elder, it should not be improper for me to sit a while at the Fate Temple, should it?" The Dragon Lord said with a smile. The Fate Temple Lord shook his head and laughed: "Dragon Lord, why say such a thing? If you wish to stay at the Fate Temple, you may treat it as if it were the Dragon Clan."
"Haha, thank you, Temple Lord." The Dragon Lord chuckled.
"And you, Roc King?" The Fate Temple Lord then turned his gaze to the Roc King.
"Lin Feng, come up here." The Roc King's body floated in the void, his eyes fixed on Lin Feng as he spoke. Lin Feng was startled for a moment, then took a step forward and said: "Senior Roc King, what instructions do you have?"
"Chi..." A golden lightning bolt tore through the sky, so fast that the human eye could not keep up.
"Be careful!" The Fate Temple Lord's scepter suddenly released a terrifying radiance. At the same time, Lin Feng's body retreated instantly, the flow of time enveloping the Roc King. He had sensed the murderous aura on the Roc King earlier, so he had deliberately not approached too closely, taking only one step. But the Roc King's speed was too fast. At this moment, time itself seemed to freeze. Lin Feng's thoughts could barely keep up—it was too fast.
"Roc's Extreme Speed."
Too fast. A flash of light passed, and even the crown on the Dragon Lord's head lit up.
"Stop!" The Dragon Lord shouted coldly. The void seemed to halt in that instant. The Roc King's body appeared to be frozen, but then a resplendent feathered wing emerged on his body, and he moved again, so fast that it dazzled the eyes. Even with that moment of freezing, everything happened in the blink of an eye.
At that moment, Lin Feng felt a figure appear in front of him. The next instant, time seemed on the verge of stopping. The Roc's speed had reached its limit, but it was still greatly slowed—that was the alteration of the flow of time.
"Stop!" The Divine Artifact Forger also shouted coldly. Time truly seemed to stop at this moment. At the same time, the figure in front of Lin Feng threw a punch. A furious roar rang out, and the Roc King's body was sent flying backward, instantly crashing into the sky.
A brilliant Great Roc phantom enveloped his body, but now his head was covered in golden bloodstains. His gaze was icy cold to the extreme, fixed on Lin Feng's position. This time, he had failed to kill Lin Feng.
"Whoosh!" A gale howled in fury. The Roc King traced an arc and departed, vanishing in an instant. The crowd present breathed a slight sigh of relief. That moment just now had been too terrifying.
"Roc's Extreme Speed. If we hadn't joined forces, we really might not have been able to stop him from killing Lin Feng." The Dragon Lord said in a low voice.
The crowd's eyes were cold. Indeed, as the Dragon Lord said, the Roc King's speed was unmatched in the world. Too fast. Killing someone weaker than himself, others would find it very difficult to stop him.
At this moment, everyone's gaze fell upon the figure in front of Lin Feng. This person was extremely powerful. He had resolutely blocked the Roc King's attack path, slowed down time and years, and with one punch sent the Roc King's body flying back. A super-strong expert comparable to the giants of the Tai Yao Realm and the temple lords—he had appeared suddenly.
"Senior Ox, is that you?" Lin Feng looked at that figure. The other party nodded, then transformed into a beam of light and disappeared. Lin Feng sighed inwardly. Although Old Ox had said he would not act for him, at the critical moment of life and death, he still stepped in.
"It seems this is Lin Feng's guardian after receiving the divine inheritance." The crowd thought to themselves.
"Senior Dragon Lord, Senior Divine Artifact Forger, thank you for your help." Lin Feng expressed his gratitude to the two. The Dragon Lord had used a treasure to freeze the opponent, while the Divine Artifact Forger was also proficient in the power of time, which had stacked with Old Ox's time power.
"It seems the Dragon Lord knew early on that the Roc King harbored ill intentions, which is why he stayed." The Fate Temple Lord's expression carried a hint of wisdom as he looked at the Dragon Lord.
"En. I received news that the Flame Temple and the others had visited the Tai Yao Realm and made contact with the Roc Clan." The Dragon Lord said calmly, causing a trace of cold sweat to form on Lin Feng's body. This alliance of the six divine temples had not only come to destroy the Fate Temple. Even if they failed, besides dealing a fatal blow to the Fate Temple, they had also left behind a backup plan.
"So, Temple Lord, you were all already on guard." Lin Feng spoke. He now realized that the Fate Temple Lord had always been not far from him, and the Dragon Lord had also been close by. They had indeed been thoughtful, guarding against the Roc King—the figure arranged by the alliance of the six divine temples to deliver a fatal blow to Lin Feng.
"If it were me, I really wouldn't have been able to guard against it." The Fate Temple Lord said in a low voice: "Lin Feng, your life is even more precious than this old man's. We can only protect you occasionally. In the future, you will have to rely on yourself."
"En, I understand." Lin Feng also felt that now, for him, every step was fraught with deadly danger.
"I plan to take Lin Feng on a trip. I wonder if you all trust me." At this moment, the Divine Artifact Forger suddenly spoke. Everyone's gaze immediately turned to him.
"Senior, where are you taking me?" Lin Feng asked.
"The Lost Kingdom." The Divine Artifact Forger said in a low voice, startling Lin Feng slightly. One of the seven forbidden lands—the Lost Kingdom.
"Given the Divine Artifact Forger's reputation in the Nine Heavens, I naturally trust you." The Fate Temple Lord smiled: "Lin Feng, are you willing to go with the Divine Artifact Forger?"
"Go with him." At this moment, Old Ox's voice came through, causing Lin Feng's expression to freeze for a moment. Then he looked at the Divine Artifact Forger and said: "Junior is willing to accompany Senior on this trip."
"There's no time to waste. Let's go now." The Divine Artifact Forger said. Lin Feng nodded slightly, then looked at the Fate Temple Lord and the Prophet and the others: "Temple Lord, Teacher, and Senior Brother, take care."
"Rest assured. As long as you are here, the Fate Temple will stand forever." The Fate Temple Lord said with a gentle smile. Then he handed the Fate Scepter to Lin Feng, saying: "Take this scepter."
"No." Lin Feng refused outright. This was the Fate Scepter, the symbol of the Fate Temple Lord. He could not accept it. At this moment, the surrounding experts all looked over, their hearts trembling. The Fate Temple Lord was actually handing the Fate Temple Scepter to Lin Feng.
"With the Divine Artifact Forger here, I am not worried that you lack a Sacred King Weapon. But this scepter has a special function and will help you. This is the last fate I have seen." The Fate Temple Lord smiled gently, causing Lin Feng's heart to tremble violently. The last fate?
"No, I absolutely will not accept it." Lin Feng still shook his head in refusal.
"If you do not accept it, the Fate Temple will fall." The Temple Lord's voice remained calm, causing Lin Feng's heart to surge violently.
"Lin Feng, just accept it." The Dragon Lord urged. Lin Feng's body stiffened. Finally, he nodded and took the Fate Scepter.
"Let's go." A gust of wind swept by. The Divine Artifact Forger, along with Lin Feng and his three disciples, rose into the air. Lin Feng looked back and saw the Temple Lord smiling gently at him. But Lin Feng had a premonition that the Temple Lord's words just now seemed to be a final farewell. Had the Temple Lord foreseen something?
He looked at the scepter in his hand. This would be his mission!