Chapter 2479: Super Showdown
This long spear in Lin Feng's hand was naturally reforged by the Divine Artificer and the Demon Sealer. The Divine Artificer had spent three hundred and eighty-one days forging this weapon. The Dominator Sword now possessed several additional abilities, one of which was transformation—it could change into a blade, a staff, a sword, or a halberd at will. Lin Feng's Dominator Sword had already appeared before, so it was unsuitable to reveal it again now. Thus, he had the Dominator Sword manifest in the form of a long spear. Yet that terrifying, peerless sharpness was even more fearsome than before.
The experts of the Heavenly Punishment Alliance gazed ahead, staring at Lin Feng's back. Their hearts trembled slightly. Facing the Temple Lord, he stood undaunted. The aura radiating from him seemed to resonate with the long spear, as if none could contend with him. No matter who the opponent was, he would fight them head-on, unafraid of the heavens themselves—just as he had said: he would wield the power of heavenly punishment.
The Thunder Temple Lord fixed his eyes on Lin Feng, silent for a moment. The might of thunder blazed dazzlingly, surging straight into the nine heavens, as if the divine thunder of heaven and earth had gathered into his body. The Heaven-Shaking Thunder God Hammer in his hand was even more soul-shaking.
"You're seeking death yourself, and you want to drag all these companions along with you?" the Thunder Temple Lord said coldly.
"You're seeking death yourself, and you want the entire Thunder Temple to be buried with you?" Lin Feng replied calmly.
"Then let me see just how strong the one who dares to claim he will wield heavenly punishment really is." The Thunder Temple Lord took a step forward. Rumbling, terrifying thunderbolts roared and surged in all directions. The divine thunder of the nine heavens seemed to dance wildly between heaven and earth. That majesty was horrifying, as if it would annihilate all living beings. Countless people in Heavenly Snow City looked up at the void, none daring to approach, retreating far away.
The moment the Thunder Temple Lord stepped out, Demon Saint Dì Xī, Purple Bamboo, and the three alliance leaders simultaneously strode forward. They had agreed beforehand: when facing a temple, they would stand as allies, fighting the enemy together.
"Arrogant temples. I wonder how much strength they still have," Demon Saint Dì Xī said calmly. In his hand appeared a peerless weapon of slaughter—a demon halberd, much like the Great Desolate Demon Halberd Lin Feng had once obtained. Both exuded terrifying demonic might, but the halberd before him was even more domineering and ferocious, as if it had once stained the nine heavens with blood, born amidst endless bones, slaughtering all living beings and destroying the world. The moment it appeared, many felt a soul-shaking terror, as if they too would become victims of this peerless weapon.
Purple Bamboo also stepped forward, smiling. "I've long wanted to test how much foundation the lofty temples still have left after the great destruction of the ancient war countless years ago."
All three exerted a powerful oppressive force on the Thunder Temple Lord. Seeing this, the Void Temple Lord stepped forward, causing the hearts of the crowd to pound violently. This meeting carried far greater significance than the last.
Last time, the Flame Temple Alliance had not yet known of the existence of Demon Saint Dì Xī and Purple Bamboo. The scattered cultivator alliance was not strong enough, and the temples had spent more time dealing with the Fate Temple Alliance, not giving them enough attention, leading to two defeats. But this time, two Temple Lords were personally entering the battle, and two super-sacred artifacts had appeared. The Heaven Sealing Chart sealed the void, and the Thunder Temple Lord wielded the Heaven-Shaking Thunder God Hammer. The outcome of this showdown was enough to influence the situation of the Nine Heavens.
If the three alliance leaders of the Heavenly Punishment Alliance, the Chaos Heaven Alliance, and the Purple Bamboo Alliance were defeated, the three alliances might face the crisis of dissolution, as they were still not firmly established.
But if they won, they would become the third superpower in the Nine Heavens, following the Flame Temple Alliance and the Fate Temple Alliance, recognized by the Nine Heavens.
"We won't take advantage. Send out another person," Demon Saint Dì Xī said indifferently. The aura he released was as ferocious as that peerless demon halberd, causing a faint sense of fear.
"Killing you all is enough with just the two of us," the Thunder Temple Lord said coldly, exuding unparalleled dominance. With two Temple Lords and a super-sacred artifact, how could they possibly lose?
He exchanged a glance with the Void Temple Lord, who immediately understood his intent.
"Everyone, retreat," the Thunder Temple Lord said flatly.
"People of the Heavenly Punishment Alliance, Chaos Heaven Alliance, and Purple Bamboo Alliance, retreat," Lin Feng said as well. Immediately, both sides' forces withdrew, simultaneously gathering their strength to prepare defenses, lest they be caught in the aftermath of the battle. The residual waves of such a clash between experts would be extremely terrifying, requiring cautious defense.
In the blink of an eye, both sides had retreated to a great distance, watching the impending battle from afar. The scene was extraordinarily spectacular.
"Void, freeze!" The Void Temple Lord spat out a chilling word. In an instant, the entire void seemed to solidify. Lin Feng, Demon Saint Dì Xī, and Purple Bamboo all felt as if their bodies could not move.
The Thunder Temple Lord's lips curled into a murderous smirk. He raised the Heaven-Shaking Thunder God Hammer and slammed it down toward the void.
"Time, freeze."
At that very moment, a faint voice emerged from Purple Bamboo's lips. In that instant, time itself seemed to halt. Slow—time became unbearably slow, as if it were about to stop entirely.
The experts on both sides were stunned. One froze the void; the other froze time. Both abilities were terrifyingly powerful.
Purple Bamboo could actually freeze time.
The freezing of the void could be reversed—it could be broken with sheer force. But time was irreversible, unless someone equally skilled in time power countered it with the same means.
The Thunder Temple Lord's movements seemed to slow countless times, almost frozen in place.
"Break!" With a furious roar, the Thunder Temple Lord erupted with supreme spirit. The divine thunder of the nine heavens gathered around him, turning the space around him into a domain of divine thunder. The Heaven-Shaking Thunder God Hammer struck down, shaking heaven and earth. Infinite divine thunder crashed down, wreaking havoc across the sky. Every strand of lightning contained a unique destructive force, as if even a touch could kill.
Lin Feng's long spear moved as well, devouring everything in heaven and earth. Terrifying spear light bloomed. His movements were impossibly fast, the spear tip striking out wildly. Strands of divine thunder were hit and extinguished, or directly devoured by the spear's supreme power.
"So fast—faster than supreme experts!" The crowd was stunned by Lin Feng's movements. In reality, Lin Feng was operating at a time flow more than ten times faster than the outside world. For every second the divine thunder struck, he had over ten seconds to respond. But others couldn't perceive this—only Purple Bamboo could sense it. To outsiders, Lin Feng simply appeared impossibly fast.
Demon Saint Dì Xī's demon halberd struck out. Countless destructive demonic dragons seemed to appear between heaven and earth, roaring wildly, colliding with the strands of divine thunder and annihilating together.
"The super-sacred artifact is terrifying. Every strand of lightning from the Heaven-Shaking Thunder God Hammer contains a unique destructive force. Even a supreme expert hit by a few strands of that destructive thunder mark would die. But the three alliance leaders are also terrifyingly powerful, destroying each strand of divine thunder. This is a peak showdown."
The crowd marveled. Suddenly, the Void Temple Lord's figure vanished, reappearing before Purple Bamboo. This Purple Bamboo could slow time to the point of freezing—extremely dangerous. He had to be eliminated first.
"Seal!" the Void Temple Lord shouted. Targeting only Purple Bamboo, in an instant, Purple Bamboo's body seemed to freeze completely, sealed within that patch of void, unable to move.
"Purple Bamboo!" Lin Feng's expression tightened.
"You two deal with that foolish old thunder man," Purple Bamboo said indifferently, causing the crowd to shudder. Foolish old thunder man? The Thunder Temple Lord's beard trembled upon hearing this, as if lightning danced across it.
At the same time, Purple Bamboo slowed the time around him to nearly a standstill. If the opponent wanted to seal him, he would make the opponent stop as well.
"Shatter!" The Void Temple Lord struck out with a palm, intending to shatter Purple Bamboo's body along with the void. But the crowd felt that the Void Temple Lord's speed had become extremely slow. Though his power was strong, his speed seemed even slower than theirs. Yet this only made their hearts tremble more, proving the terrifying strength of Purple Bamboo and the others.
"This Purple Bamboo Alliance Leader can slow the void to nearly a frozen state. This is likely a divine ability derived from his comprehension of three complete elemental powers. Its power is astonishing. If his opponent were not a Temple Lord but an ordinary supreme expert, he could kill them outright."
A supreme expert thought to himself. It was too terrifying. Purple Bamboo had slowed the Void Temple Lord's movements countless times, his attacks equally slow. Purple Bamboo's body was torn apart and then restored, while his icy palm reached out toward the opponent. The world seemed to turn into a cold, misty nether region, where strands of chilling nether energy could even burn the opponent.
At the same time, Demon Saint Dì Xī and Lin Feng strode forward together. Both wielded weapons, facing the Thunder Temple Lord, who held the Heaven-Shaking Thunder God Hammer.