Chapter 348: Holy Academy Descends
Opening his eyes to gaze at the condensed dark lotus, Lin Feng's eyes flickered with sharp light.
"Such a terrifying aura," he murmured to himself, his heart trembling slightly. This black lotus flame was condensed from the true essence flames on his body, while the shape of the black lotus was born from his thoughts. The lotus encompassed all things.
The black Nether Lotus encompassed all flames, yet also destroyed everything, devouring it all.
With a thought, the black lotus slowly expanded, as if blooming and unfolding. However, the sense of annihilation contained within the flames was no longer as intense. The more fiercely the flames were compressed, the more terrifying they became.
With another thought, the lotus slowly compressed and condensed, returning to its previous state.
After repeating this several times, controlling it freely as he wished, Lin Feng finally stopped his control over the dark lotus. He extended his hand, and with a flicker of his mind, a flame filled with scorching heat appeared before him. Within that scorching heat, there was also a trace of wildness.
A beast flame. This flame was the demon fire Lin Feng had seized from the Ice Plains in Tianluo Ancient City. He had never had a chance to use it before, but now that the black lotus had taken form, it was the perfect time to test it.
The beast flame drifted through the void. Lin Feng controlled the black lotus, making it slowly creep toward it. The petals of the black flame lotus gradually opened, and as they rose, they began to envelop that cluster of beast fire.
"Devour!" Lin Feng shouted in a low voice, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes. Instantly, the black lotus closed directly, completely swallowing that cluster of beast flame. Black light flickered and trembled, and the destructive intent emanating from the black lotus grew more and more terrifying, more and more intense.
Lin Feng was not at all surprised. That was the demon fire of a Profound Demon Beast, the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, which was terrifying in itself. The black lotus had devoured it without releasing even a hint of wild and violent aura, only a terrifying aura of annihilation. It had completely swallowed it without any waste. This black lotus was far too terrifying, as if it were the king of flames, capable of devouring all fire.
After some time, when the aura of the black lotus stopped strengthening, a smile finally appeared at the corner of Lin Feng's mouth. He looked up at the sun hanging high in the void and shouted, "Transform!"
As Lin Feng's words fell, the black lotus dissolved into countless black specks, climbing along Lin Feng's hands onto his body. Clusters of solar fire once again appeared on Lin Feng's body. When all the black had disappeared, the yang flame true essence on Lin Feng's body was far more terrifying than before. The flame radiance blooming from him was hotter and more dazzling.
The Nether Flame could mutually transform with the yang flame true essence. Moreover, by devouring the demon fox's beast fire through the Nether Flame, the quality of the yang flame true essence had also been elevated.
The sunlight was still just as scorching, and a smile finally appeared at the corner of Lin Feng's mouth. Fortune and misfortune intertwined. Having survived this great calamity, a new page of the Heavenly Book had turned, and the Nether Flame had been born. It could complement the Great Sun Incinerating Heaven Scripture, improving the quality of the technique and enhancing its power.
Additionally, Lin Feng himself had been lacking in flames. Whether in artifact forging or alchemy, powerful flames were needed as support.
"Heavenly Radiance Martial Soul, what kind of martial soul is it? Why does it appear on my body?" Lin Feng murmured to himself, unable to understand. The martial soul born on that rainy night had caused him to endure unparalleled tearing pain, but the reward was also immense. Each time a page of the Heavenly Book turned, it seemed to grant him powerful, special abilities: the War God Sword, the Nether Flame. What would the next page bring?
He did not dwell on it. The path of cultivation was long, and everything would come naturally. When his cultivation reached the appropriate level, he would naturally know. To think about it now would only bring unnecessary worry.
The flames gradually faded from his body. Lin Feng stopped cultivating. His figure flickered, and he stepped down from the Eastern Ridge. Soon, only his silhouette remained.
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The events in the Longing Forest did not spread. It was as if someone had deliberately sealed off the news, especially since it involved the Yue Family, the Yu Family, and the Second Prince, Duan Wuya. Who would dare to speak recklessly?
The outside world remained calm, as usual. However, many noble and wealthy children had been present in the Longing Forest at the time. Their families, being high-ranking members of the Snow Moon Kingdom, could not possibly be unaware of what had happened. They all understood that the Yu Family would now be in great turmoil.
Yu Tianxing had been killed by Lin Feng. Two Mysterious Martial Realm experts of the Yu Family had been killed by Lin Feng. Yu Family's Third Master, Yu Chou, had his cultivation crippled by the experts of the Longing Forest, and was then killed by the men of the Second Prince, Duan Wuya.
This involved Lin Feng, the Longing Forest, and Duan Wuya. How could the Yu Family remain calm?
But the people of the Heavenly One Academy naturally would not know these things. For the crowd of the Heavenly One Academy, Qiong Bihuo was the greatest focus.
Qiong Bihuo had easily defeated the One-Armed Man, and the Bihuo Martial Soul was awe-inspiring. The vast majority of the Heavenly One Academy believed that Qiong Bihuo was the most dazzling genius of the academy, the number one person of the Heavenly One Academy.
However, a minority believed that Lin Feng was the one with the highest talent in the Heavenly One Academy. They even suspected in their hearts that if Lin Feng were to fight Qiong Bihuo, he might have a chance to win. Of course, this was merely speculation.
At this moment, in the central martial arts arena of the Heavenly One Academy, the towering cultivation tower was still surrounded by many people, bustling with activity.
Raising their heads to gaze at the upper levels of the cultivation tower, envy flickered in the eyes of the crowd. Those at the pinnacle of the cultivation tower were always the objects of admiration and longing.
They all yearned that one day, they could step onto it and cultivate at the very top of the tower.
Just then, several sharp whistling sounds came from afar, as if the wind was howling, very piercing.
The crowd couldn't help but look up, their gazes turning in that direction. Then, they saw a violent surge in the space, like huge waves, as the air wildly rippled to both sides. In the middle was a dazzling white light.
"Hmm?" The crowd's eyes froze, staring intently at the spatial surge. Then, a massive figure appeared in their vision.
This figure spread its wings, slowly flapping through the space. Each flap stirred up a wave of spatial currents, and the wild gale faintly revealed a tangible radiance.
"Demon beast, a Roc!" The crowd stared at the enormous figure and its wings. They were Roc wings.
Above the Heavenly One Academy, a demon beast had actually appeared. This scene caused many hearts to tremble slightly.
"No, that's not a demon beast. It's a person." A cry of shock rang out, shaking the hearts of the crowd.
The massive figure grew closer, and the crowd saw it more clearly. That enormous figure was indeed not a Roc demon beast, but a person!
As for the Roc phantom and the vast wings, they were a martial soul, a beast martial soul: the Roc Martial Soul.
"Dapeng Gongzi!" The name instantly appeared in the minds of the crowd. The Roc Martial Soul made them think of Dapeng Gongzi first. As one of the Eight Young Masters, Dapeng Gongzi was naturally known to all. Behind the Roc figure, snowflakes scattered down, and the space carried a faint icy chill.
At this moment, the sunlight still poured down on the crowd, but snow was actually falling from that patch of sky, shaking people's hearts.
"Luoxue Gongzi!" The crowd's hearts trembled once more. A Roc and snowflakes—there was absolutely no mistake. The two figures in the void were surely Dapeng Gongzi and Luoxue Gongzi.
Two of the Eight Young Masters had actually come together.
And it seemed that this was not all. In the distance, many figures flickered, rushing swiftly toward the central martial arts arena of the Heavenly One Academy. These people were all wearing the attire of the Holy Academy, without exception.
"What's going on?" The crowd grew more and more alarmed. These flickering disciples of the Snow Moon Holy Academy all had sharp gazes and exuded powerful auras. None of them were weak.
These people had simultaneously appeared in their Heavenly One Academy, and they were following the two strongest disciples of the Snow Moon Holy Academy, two of the Eight Young Masters.
"It seems that something extraordinary is about to happen." A thought arose in the hearts of the crowd. At this moment, Dapeng Gongzi had already arrived above them. His Roc wings flickered, and his body directly stood on the top of the cultivation tower. That cultivation tower, which symbolized the highest honor of the Heavenly One Academy, was being trampled underfoot by Dapeng Gongzi.
This scene caused the eyes of everyone in the Heavenly One Academy to freeze!