Chapter 424: The Price of Ambush
Meng Qing initially didn't want to bother with She Qiong, but when she sensed a hint of sinister intent in his eyes, an icy aura involuntarily emanated from her body, surging toward him.
"Just this bit of coldness?" She Qiong sneered. Last time, he had been provoked by Lin Feng, and after receiving some guidance that led to an epiphany, he had gone into seclusion to cultivate for a period. The cultivation following his breakthrough had directly elevated his cultivation to a higher level.
Now, She Qiong was at the Fourth Layer of the Profound Martial Realm. Among this group, his cultivation level should be the highest, unmatched by anyone, since none of the Eight Young Masters had entered.
"Lin Feng, you stole my woman, so I'll bully yours. When I run into you later, I'll see how you react."
She Qiong's expression was cold. After his seclusion and cultivation breakthrough, he had gone to find Duan Xinye again, but in her eyes, there was no room for him—only Lin Feng. Even though his cultivation was stronger now, Duan Xinye still wouldn't spare him a single glance.
She Qiong hated Lin Feng.
At that moment, a faint sound suddenly rang out. She Qiong's gaze froze, and he turned to look behind him, where a figure had appeared.
His brow furrowed, and a cold gleam flashed in She Qiong's eyes.
Ling Tian was startled to see She Qiong and Meng Qing, then a peculiar smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Go on, I didn't see anything."
Hearing Ling Tian's words, an intensely cold aura surged from Meng Qing toward him, but Ling Tian didn't seem to care. He chuckled again. "I'll go kill a few people elsewhere. I won't disturb you."
With that, Ling Tian turned and retraced his steps.
Now he understood that the people in this illusion realm were trapped in individual palaces. These palaces were arranged in a nine-palace formation, with people above, below, left, and right. He had no trouble finding others to kill.
At this moment, Meng Qing didn't know that the person she was looking for was right beneath her feet.
Lin Feng was locked in a standoff with three others. Around his body, a faint sound of sword cries could be heard, sharp and terrifying, piercing through the space.
Jiang Shan, Luo Yuntian, and Dugu Ye had spread out, vaguely encircling Lin Feng. None of them dared to be careless. Lin Feng's strength was evident, and no one could afford to underestimate him.
"Being in this illusion realm, I might be under surveillance by whoever set it up. I need to hold back and not use my full strength," Lin Feng thought to himself. He was only half right—someone was indeed watching them, and not just one person. Everyone could clearly see what they were doing inside.
"All three of you will die."
Lin Feng's voice rang out, icy and cold, carrying a murderous intent that surged toward the three like rolling waves.
"That's just what you think." Dugu Ye stood directly in front of Lin Feng, his expression cold. He spoke to Luo Yuntian and Jiang Shan, "All three of us must hold nothing back and kill him with everything we've got."
"Agreed," the other two nodded. Facing Lin Feng, they wouldn't dare hold back anyway. On Jiang Shan's body, rocks covered his form, making him look like a giant, as solid as a mountain.
Around Luo Yuntian, streaks of dazzling, colorful light swirled, but each strand carried a hint of destructive intent.
"Kill!"
Dugu Ye shouted, and the three of them lunged at Lin Feng simultaneously, their killing intent surging.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Jiang Shan stomped the ground, causing the great hall to tremble. Though his body had turned to stone, his strides were large, and in just a few steps, he was in front of Lin Feng. A terrifying mountain-like fist smashed toward Lin Feng, brimming with immense power.
Lin Feng's hand trembled, and a sword slashed horizontally, cleaving through the air. A thunderous explosion rang out as many of the rocks on Jiang Shan's fist shattered. But in the next moment, they solidified again, the broken gaps covered by new stone.
Dugu Ye and Luo Yuntian arrived at the same time. Dugu Ye's light, ethereal palm carried a sinister aura, striking toward Lin Feng's waist, while Luo Yuntian's colorful light possessed terrifying penetrative and destructive power.
Wind, the rhythm of the wind!
Lin Feng's body trembled slightly, then swayed like the wind, instantly retreating several meters with incredible speed.
But Dugu Ye and the others already knew this battle would be difficult. Their expressions didn't change; they merely adjusted slightly and attacked Lin Feng again in one fluid motion.
Lin Feng's pupils gradually turned pitch black, devoid of emotion. The sound of sword cries grew fiercer, and the entire space was enveloped by a sword aura, as if it would drown everything.
"Kill!"
With a furious shout, Lin Feng's sword slashed through the air, carrying a roar of anger. In the great hall, a sword that spanned the space cut through from the void.
A rumbling tremor sounded, and the entire hall shook.
"Solid as a mountain!" Jiang Shan's expression shifted slightly, and he stepped forward, his body rising higher, transforming into a mountain standing firm.
"I'll hold him off. You two kill him."
Jiang Shan roared, his mountain-like body charging directly at the sword light, as if he didn't care about his life.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The space trembled more violently. Jiang Shan's rocky body was struck by the sword, and shattered stones flew wildly. The entire mountain seemed about to be split open.
"Steady as a mountain!"
Jiang Shan bellowed, stomping the ground hard. Endless rocks burst apart from the strike but were born anew, an endless cycle. Lin Feng's sword couldn't cut them all down.
"Kill!"
Dugu Ye and Luo Yuntian both shouted, their killing intent sharp and fierce, quickly closing in on Lin Feng.
Jiang Shan had blocked Lin Feng's attack for them. How could they waste this golden opportunity to kill Lin Feng?
"Roar!"
Purple light shot into the sky, and countless purple serpent phantoms emerged, spreading toward the two, instantly entangling Dugu Ye and Luo Yuntian's bodies.
A sharp aura burst from Dugu Ye's body, tearing at the purple serpent phantoms. But Luo Yuntian, being weaker, struggled more painfully.
"Die!"
A brilliant flash of light streaked by, and a cross-shaped radiance bloomed in the void. Luo Yuntian had just freed himself from the purple serpents' entanglement when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw a cross-shaped brand on his chest, with endless blood gushing out. His face twisted in agony.
"Split!"
Lin Feng shouted softly. Luo Yuntian's body trembled violently. He seemed to hear the sound of his heart splitting. His face stiffened, and an overwhelming fear washed over him. Then his eyes slowly closed, and his body fell, disappearing from the illusion realm as if he had never been real.
Dead!
Jiang Shan's body was as steady as a mountain, but his heart was wavering. Lin Feng's lethality was terrifying. If he caught even the slightest opening, he could instantly kill.
Lin Feng coldly glanced at Jiang Shan but didn't look at him again. Since your defense is so strong, I'll ignore you for now and kill the other two first.
"Ambush me?" Lin Feng stared at Dugu Ye, his face as cold as ice. Endless purple serpents writhed continuously, densely packed and terrifying.
Seeing the cold killing intent in Lin Feng's pitch-black eyes, Dugu Ye felt a pang of regret. But the opening from Jiang Shan and Lin Feng's clash had been too good to pass up. Coupled with the conflict between his Dugu family and Lin Feng, he had struck. He had wanted to kill Lin Feng, but the combined attack of three geniuses had failed, and now Lin Feng had killed one of them.
"Now it's your turn."
Lin Feng's eyes remained icy. The purple demon serpents roared, and the endless serpents and purple light slowly merged into one, forming a massive, ferocious demon serpent. Its huge eyes were sinister and eerie, not like a martial soul, but a real demon beast.
"Go!" Lin Feng shouted. The ferocious demon serpent coiled toward Dugu Ye. Dugu Ye's eyes narrowed, and his body transformed into a long rainbow, fleeing into the distance.
A powerful cultivator at the Third Layer of the Profound Martial Realm, facing Lin Feng, Dugu Ye actually flinched, unwilling to fight.
"Follow the wind!"
Lin Feng sneered. His wind-like figure moved with incredible speed, and he slashed a sword at Dugu Ye. Dugu Ye's heart trembled, and he spun around, striking a palm at the sword light.
"Roar!" In that brief pause, the purple serpent surged forward, directly coiling around Dugu Ye's body, opening its massive fangs to bite at his head.
Dugu Ye's face changed drastically. He unleashed terrifying true essence power to attack the purple serpent while tearing at the parts of his body it had coiled around.
But he seemed to have forgotten about Lin Feng.
Earlier, the three of them had faced Lin Feng alone. Now, he was alone, facing Lin Feng and a terrifying demon beast.
"Die!"
A destructive beam of sword light slashed down from the void. A bloodstain appeared, and Dugu Ye's body stiffened slightly. Then his entire head was swallowed by the purple serpent's massive maw, brutally obliterated!
PS: Please send flowers. Yesterday's flowers were too few.