Chapter 603: A Killing Sword
Tang Youyou watched the terrifying flames enveloping Lin Feng's body, her heart secretly shocked. The cultivation technique Lin Feng practiced had actually drawn upon the power of the sun; its grade was likely a terrifying Heaven-grade technique.
"It seems not only did I underestimate him, but everyone has underestimated this newly risen genius from the Snow Moon Kingdom."
Tang Youyou thought to herself. The members of the Taishu family also stared at Lin Feng, one after another. This guy, how was he growing stronger the more he fought?
"Let's go."
Lin Feng shouted. Though his entire body was ablaze with powerful flame energy, he did not continue fighting. His body flickered, instantly returning to his original position, grabbing Xiao Ya and sprinting away.
Tang Youyou and Yun Feiyang's eyes froze for a moment, then they understood Lin Feng's intent. No matter how strong their strength, they absolutely could not stay here and keep fighting; otherwise, they would be courting death.
The enemy could easily dispatch a large vanguard force of Mysterious Martial Realm Sixth and Seventh Layer experts, clearly indicating an extremely terrifying power. Tang Youyou, who had heard of the Taishu family, understood all too well the terror of the Four Great Families of the Mysterious City. The Taishu family, which possessed Heavenly Martial Realm powerful existences, only showed the tip of the iceberg with these present forces. These people were merely the first to discover them and arrive in time; the true experts were still behind.
With the power of true essence, Lin Feng's body actually floated as he ran, stepping through the void. His body seemed wrapped in a layer of flowing true essence light. Even while pulling another person, his speed was incredibly fast, to the point where even those demon beasts pursuing them found it somewhat difficult to keep up.
Tang Youyou's speed, of course, needed no doubt. However, she did not leave alone but maintained the same pace as Lin Feng and Yun Feiyang, swiftly walking through the void. Her robes fluttered; even while fleeing, she still exuded that calm and elegance.
The members of the Taishu family rode their demon beasts in hot pursuit, while some turned back to summon stronger experts, attempting to split their forces.
As for those people from the Dragon Mountain Empire, the location of the battle was far from them. As they strolled in that direction, they saw a surge of towering flames and heard miserable screams. Then, they saw members of the Taishu family turning back, seemingly to report and summon the family's experts.
Jun Moxi frowned slightly. Lin Feng had killed the young lady of the Taishu family, something he had not anticipated—a complete accident. And now, if these people were allowed to leave and report, Lin Feng and the others would seem to be in danger.
"Perhaps I should buy them some time."
Jun Moxi thought to himself. With this in mind, his body suddenly moved. His foot lightly stamped the ground, and instantly his body shot up like an arrow, soaring into the sky like a beam of light.
Three members of the Taishu family, their expressions solemn, stood on the backs of demon beasts, heading back. But at that moment, a beam of light appeared before one of them and his beast. This person's eyes held a trace of killing intent.
"Stay."
Jun Moxi uttered a single word lightly, then punched out. That incredibly fast fist landed directly on the opponent's chest, causing his body to tremble violently, everything inside him shattered.
"Boom!"
Jun Moxi's foot stamped down, directly stepping onto the back of the demon beast that continued forward. The beast let out a screech and plummeted rapidly toward the ground.
"How dare you!" The other two, seeing yet another person attacking them, their faces turned icy cold. But they still drove their demon beasts forward, not daring to stop, though killing intent gleamed in their eyes.
"You two, stay as well."
Jun Moxi said lightly. His palms grabbed at the empty air, and instantly a powerful true essence vortex formed in the void. A violent disturbance of heaven and earth's origin energy arose. The two demon beasts suddenly fell into the true essence vortex, their speed drastically reduced, their bodies even cut painfully, feathers on their backs continuously torn away.
"Void Rend Kill!"
The people from the Dragon Mountain Empire below narrowed their eyes. This was one of Jun Moxi's powerful divine ability martial techniques—tearing apart from a distance.
"Slash!"
Sure enough, Jun Moxi's palms swept across, and two terrifying streams of true essence power slashed down from the sky. It seemed as if two cracks in the heavens chopped down. The two men and their demon beasts were instantly split apart and killed.
"Impressive."
The crowd was slightly shocked. Jun Moxi, the number one youth of the Dragon Mountain Empire, was indeed powerful.
Rumor had it that Jun Moxi had never used his martial soul in battle, because there was no need. No one had ever forced Jun Moxi to use his martial soul, to the point that in the entire Dragon Mountain Empire, no one knew what Jun Moxi's martial soul actually was.
After killing those three, Jun Moxi glanced into the distance, then stepped forward, heading in the direction Lin Feng had fled.
The crowd from the Dragon Mountain Empire exchanged glances, then figures flickered as many followed. They wondered what excitement would unfold this time, and whether a few young geniuses would die in this Mysterious City before even participating in the Snow Domain Grand Competition.
"Swish, swish..."
Far from the crowd, Lin Feng and the other three formed a line, stepping through the void. Terrifying wind sounds, like the sharp whistling of blades, continuously lashed against their bodies.
Though they had not fled for long, they had already covered a great distance, because their speed was too fast—all at their peak velocity.
"You cannot escape."
A cold voice came from behind. Those members of the Taishu family rode their demon beasts effortlessly. If they kept chasing like this, Lin Feng and the other two's true essence power would eventually be exhausted. They refused to believe they could escape.
Moreover, the experts of their Taishu family would surely ride even stronger demon beasts to catch up, and at even greater speed. Once they caught up, when Lin Feng and the others' true essence was weak, they would surely die.
For now, they were in no hurry. They just needed to keep a close watch on Lin Feng and the others. In this Mysterious City, it had been far too long since anyone dared to provoke their Taishu family. But this time, someone had killed their young lady—an act of extreme audacity, courting death.
"Who said we were running?"
The surging flames on Lin Feng's body appeared once more, howling wildly against the wind. The brilliant flame light emerged, and the sunlight shining on him seemed even brighter.
"Sss, sss..."
Lin Feng and the others suddenly stopped. The power of true essence beneath their feet fluctuated, suspending their bodies in the void. Tang Youyou and Yun Feiyang seemed to share a spiritual connection with Lin Feng, stopping at the same time. They turned around, their gazes calm and cold as they watched the pursuing demon beasts and crowd.
"Tang Youyou, Yun Feiyang, time is short, so I won't stand on ceremony. Tang Youyou, you handle this one. Yun Feiyang, take care of Xiao Ya for me."
Flames swirled around Lin Feng's body as he spoke to the two. The person he assigned to Tang Youyou was the leader who had spoken earlier, whose aura was powerful, likely at the Mysterious Martial Realm Eighth Layer—extremely strong and difficult for him to deal with. Tang Youyou's cultivation was also at the Mysterious Martial Realm Eighth Layer.
As for the rest, aside from one Mysterious Martial Realm Seventh Layer expert, most were Mysterious Martial Realm Fifth and Sixth Layer martial cultivators.
"No problem." Yun Feiyang spoke first.
Tang Youyou, meanwhile, stepped forward, her battle intent fierce. The Mysterious Martial Realm Eighth Layer expert snorted coldly, his body also rising into the air. He and Tang Youyou were opponents.
"You've chased us long enough. Time to end this."
A cold voice emerged from Lin Feng's mouth. His mind stirred, and a roaring sound erupted. A purple ocean raged wildly, transforming into a boundless sea, as if to envelop the heavens and earth, swallowing the entire crowd.
"Nine Heavens Dragon Trapping Formation."
Lin Feng roared. The raging ocean trembled violently, purple light filling the sky and earth. In an instant, the Nine Palaces Dragon Trapping Formation was complete. Those Taishu family experts and demon beasts were instantly enveloped by the formation, trapped within separate nine-palace compartments.
"Everyone, strike upward together!"
A cold voice came from within the formation. A terrifying aura spread out from within. Even the Nine Palaces Dragon Trapping Formation Lin Feng had set up could barely contain the fierce energy of these people.
"Sword!"
Lin Feng shouted softly. A sword appeared in his hand—a flame sword. On the blade, endless flames coiled.
The sunlight fell upon the sword, making the flame sword's radiance even more dazzling and brilliant.
"Boom!"
A terrifying force trembled in the space. Those trapped within the formation simultaneously shot upward. Their power directly exceeded the formation's limit. The formation collapsed, and many figures rose into the air.
"Kill!"
The moment these figures broke free from the formation, they saw Lin Feng step forward. An endless slaughter force caused their bodies to tremble violently, their hearts pounding uncontrollably. The incomparably brilliant light made it impossible for their eyes to open.
The Sword of Slaughter, the Sword of Great Light—a sword infused with the power of will.
The sword slashed, and heads fell. Flames burned. Those who had rushed out the fastest were dead. This certain-kill sword was unstoppable, slaying everything!