Chapter 508: To the Imperial Palace
"Escape?"
Lin Feng's face was cold, a sneer curling at the corner of his mouth. He took a step forward, the soul banner in his hand waving as miserable screams rang out. Two more men died, the true fire power within their bodies devoured.
The middle-aged leader gritted his teeth, blood seeping from his lips. He took a step, intending to flee.
But at that moment, a wisp of cold wind brushed past, stiffening his body. He suddenly dropped downward, and the terrifying soul banner swept directly over the top of his head, a sinister wind howling.
"That was close."
The middle-aged man in the crimson fire robe's face turned ashen. Then he saw a figure land before him—Lin Feng.
"Others might be able to live, but you—you must die."
A frigid voice emerged from Lin Feng's mouth. These people had come to kill him, and someone had to take responsibility. Feng Chen and his ilk would bear that responsibility, and this crimson fire-robed middle-aged man was the leader of this group—so naturally, he too would bear it.
Anyone who sought Lin Feng's life, as long as Lin Feng had sufficient strength, he would surely slay them.
This man—must die.
"I was also acting under duress. Why must you be so ruthless?"
The crimson fire-robed middle-aged man's face stiffened, a hint of weakness creeping into his voice. If he could live, who would want to die?
"Regardless of whether you were under duress or not, the fact remains that you came to kill me. If my strength were inferior to yours, I would have been killed. Then you wouldn't have said you were under duress. But since my strength surpasses yours, you must die."
Lin Feng's words were cold. He had always followed a simple principle: if someone tries to kill me, I will kill them. No excuses.
Just like when the Hao Yue Sect, Ice and Snow Mountain Villa, Snow Moon Holy Academy, and other forces annihilated his Cloud Sea Sect—once he had power, he wiped out those forces in turn. Debts must be repaid by those who owe them.
The middle-aged man in the long robe fell silent. Then, without further words, he could understand Lin Feng's reasoning. If someone tried to kill him, he too would never let them go and would surely slay them.
If someone wants to kill you, and you don't kill them—that's not kindness; it's stupidity.
Flame true essence surged out wildly. The middle-aged man let out a cold shout, his palms trembling. Before him, a row of flames appeared, burning fiercely.
"Hmph!"
Lin Feng snorted coldly, saying nothing. He simply took a step forward, the Sun Banner in his hand sweeping toward the man's body.
"Burn!"
The middle-aged man roared in fury, both palms striking out simultaneously. Clusters of flames surged madly toward Lin Feng, endless and unceasing.
"Absorb!"
Wind howled as the Sun Banner swept past, instantly enveloping the clusters of flames and directly devouring them. No matter how much flame came, it swallowed it all.
This sight made the middle-aged man's face stiffen, turning slightly pale. He knew well that although the Sun Banner was extremely powerful, if the flame force exceeded the banner's limit, it could still be burned.
But clearly, he couldn't achieve that. The powerful flames, once drawn into the Sun Banner, were instantly devoured—proving that the flames within the banner were far stronger than his own.
"Time to end this." Lin Feng said coldly, stepping forward like the wind. After the Sun Banner devoured all the man's flames, it wrapped around the crimson fire-robed middle-aged man's body and pulled him inside.
"Sizzle, sizzle..."
The raging flame force instantly ignited, burning the middle-aged man's body and drawing his soul into the banner's dark space. The flames would refine him, refining the flame force within his body and devouring it.
On the Sun Banner, terrifying flames blazed fiercely, growing stronger and stronger. The sun pattern was covered in flames—some from the banner's own power, others from what it had just devoured.
Part of this devoured power slowly merged into the banner, while another part was transmitted to Lin Feng through the soul force he had imbued in the banner when he refined it.
But Lin Feng did not accept this incoming flame power. Instead, he sent it back, sealing it within the Sun Banner. This flame power still needed a process of refinement. After all, it originally belonged to others and hadn't been tempered through cultivation, which could lead to disorder in his cultivation realm.
For Lin Feng, this was not a good thing. Often, instead of helping his cultivation, it would destabilize his realm.
Lin Feng would never do anything that hindered his future cultivation prospects. Temporarily sealing the devoured flame power within the Sun Banner was perfectly fine.
At this moment, the void was empty, leaving only Lin Feng. The others who had fled were long gone to who knows where. As for those who hadn't escaped, they had all been taken by Lin Feng's Sun Banner.
Lin Feng's mind stirred, and he put away the Sun Banner. A cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Qiongqi!"
With a low shout, Qiongqi spread its wings and flashed over, instantly arriving before Lin Feng. It crouched down, waiting for Lin Feng to step onto it.
The ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi, though still wild and difficult to tame, showed at least some understanding before Lin Feng. Whatever Lin Feng asked it to do, it would do.
Stepping forward, Lin Feng mounted Qiongqi's red-and-green feathered back, looking extremely majestic.
"To the Imperial Palace!"
A chilling breath escaped Lin Feng's mouth. The Tian Feng Kingdom's prince, Feng Chen, thought he could have Lin Feng killed so easily?
Sending Mu Qing to kill him, sending the Evil Fire Sect to deal with him—all of this was the work of the Tian Feng Kingdom. Their goal was singular: to take Lin Feng's life.
Since they wanted Lin Feng's life so badly, then Lin Feng would gladly oblige them. At the very least, he would ensure that Feng Chen had constant opportunities.
Qiongqi howled through the void, passing over towering buildings. Lin Feng stood on Qiongqi's back, looking down from above, weaving through the clouds and mist—a scene of unique beauty.
Meanwhile, in the imperial city, at a scenic mountain and rock location, the Snow Moon Kingdom's prince Duan Wuya, the Tian Feng Kingdom's prince Feng Chen, and the young elites of both kingdoms stood on either side, accompanying the Dragon Mountain Empire's senior, Ruo Lanshan, as well as Jian Chen and Yao Tianshu.
At this moment, the Tian Feng Kingdom's prince Feng Chen suddenly felt a cold wind blow past, sending a chill through him. So cold.
His eyes stiffened, and Feng Chen's gaze shot into the distance, as if trying to pierce through the layers of clouds and mist to find the person who had stirred this coldness in his heart!
PS: This chapter is a bit short. I'm dozing off again—tired. Starting tomorrow, I have a three-day annual meeting. I'll fly to Nanjing, then head to Yangzhou. Updates might be a bit sparse for a few days, brothers. Any brothers in Yangzhou?