Chapter 693: Heavenly Martial Battle
Lin Feng rode the demon beast at great speed. On the demon beast, only four people remained: him, Han Man, Po Jun, and Xiao Ya.
Standing on the back of the Qiongqi, Lin Feng clasped his hands behind his back, a faint hint of melancholy in his heart.
"Lin Feng." Just then, a familiar voice came from afar, causing Lin Feng to stop involuntarily. He turned his head and looked at the beautiful young woman chasing after him. Lin Feng asked doubtfully, "Youyou, what's wrong?"
"My father asked me to bring you some wine." Tang Youyou smiled gracefully. With a flick of her hand, a storage ring landed in Lin Feng's palm.
"Just what I wanted." Lin Feng smiled at Tang Youyou. Her father had sent her? Her father didn't know Lin Feng's fondness for this wine.
"Then I'll be going." Lin Feng said with a smile.
"Mm, be careful." Tang Youyou nodded gently. The wind howled past, and Lin Feng departed once more, soon disappearing from sight.
Speeding through the air a thousand meters high, Lin Feng sat cross-legged and extended his consciousness into the ring. There was a lot of wine, especially the Blazing Essence Wine.
"Han Man, Po Jun, let us brothers have a few drinks together." Lin Feng sat cross-legged and took out several jars of Blazing Essence Wine.
"Good, strong wine. I like it." Han Man's eyes lit up. This Blazing Essence Wine was truly potent to drink.
"Cheers." Po Jun crushed open a jar of wine, raising it toward the two of them before downing the strong liquor. The three drank together, and soon felt their stomachs churning as if flames were burning within.
With strong wine to accompany them, time seemed to pass more quickly. The Qiongqi demon beast's figure crossed mountains and rivers, already far from the territory of the Dragon Mountain Empire.
The fierce wind beat against their bodies, dispelling the drunkenness from Lin Feng. Han Man and Po Jun lay on the Qiongqi's back, their bodies flushed red and burning hot. The wine was too strong; they couldn't handle too much.
"Hm?" Lin Feng frowned slightly and shouted angrily, "Who?"
Just now, he had clearly sensed a trace of spying intent, but the next moment, that spying intent disappeared, causing his eyes to narrow.
"Unity of Heaven and Man!" The crowd's gazes froze. He couldn't have been mistaken just now. Since the other party could evade his perception, there was only one possibility: the Unity of Heaven and Man realm, and moreover, their cultivation level might be higher than his.
Then, it was very likely... Heavenly Martial Realm. A Heavenly Martial Realm expert was tracking him.
"Heh, this wine is good. After following you for so long, I finally get some benefits." Just then, a voice came from the void. Then, ten thousand meters high in the sky, the clouds rolled apart on both sides, and a figure stepped out from within.
This person had a fat head and big ears, yet carried a hint of an expert's aura, making him look very incongruous. He looked at Lin Feng with a cold gaze.
Enemy, not friend!
"Who are you?" Lin Feng looked at this person. He didn't know him, but it seemed the other party had been following him for a long time, yet he hadn't noticed at all.
"I followed you from the Snow Domain Mysterious City all the way to the Dragon Mountain Empire, and now here. Guess who I am?" This person smiled, exuding a sinister aura. He clearly wasn't a good person.
"Followed from the Snow Domain Mysterious City all the way here!" Lin Feng's eyes stiffened. He had offended many powerful people and forces in the Mysterious City, such as the Taishu Family, one of the four major forces in the Mysterious City, and even the master of Yu Mo whom he had killed, and even the master of Ling Xiao whose arm he had severed. Any of these experts might come to settle accounts with him.
"Yes, the Mysterious City is the territory of the Divine Palace. I couldn't kill you there, and I didn't dare to. So I waited, followed you all the way until you left the Dragon Mountain Empire before showing myself. I've followed you for so long. You, a genius, can die with your eyes closed."
This person slowly drew a blade from his back, a blood-colored blade. It seemed to carry the aura of countless dead souls. A terrifying blade intent also bloomed in the void, enveloping Lin Feng and the others. The Qiongqi demon beast's body trembled slightly; under this terrifying blade intent, it seemed to want to prostrate itself.
"You all retreat first." Lin Feng stepped forward, making the Qiongqi retreat, while he drew the Blood Drinking Sword from his back. Now, he would personally experience the strength of a Heavenly Martial Realm expert.
"Bold. Unfortunately, the Mysterious Martial Realm and the Heavenly Martial Realm cannot be bridged by courage alone." The man's blade tilted slightly, as if a flash of blood-red light stabbed toward Lin Feng's eyes. A whistling blade light slashed toward Lin Feng, extremely domineering and tinged with evil.
"Sword." Lin Feng's whole body tensed. He dared not be careless in the slightest. The fifth layer of Sword Dao Will was frantically released, and the void was filled with terrifying sword qi roaring in all directions.
"Tsk tsk, fifth layer of Sword Dao Will, even stronger than my Blade Dao Will. Unfortunately, without entering the Heavenly Martial Realm, the power of your will cannot compare to mine."
The man smiled coldly, then swung his wild blade. An incredibly domineering blade light slashed down from the void. This blade light seemed to cut through the air without any resistance, incredibly fast.
"Kill!" Lin Feng roared angrily. The fifth layer of Sword Dao Will was all unleashed in a single sword strike. A blood-colored sword light shot up into the sky, but his Sword Dao Will seemed to be enveloped by that Blade Dao Will. The Blade Dao Will, resonating with the will of heaven and earth, was a great will, while his Sword Dao Will seemed constrained.
"Chi chi!" Although the fifth layer of Sword Dao Will was powerful, it was still torn apart by that great will. As the other party had said, without reaching the Heavenly Martial Realm, although his will was strong, the power it unleashed couldn't compare to the opponent's. This was the gap between the Mysterious Martial Realm and the Heavenly Martial Realm. Besides, those in the Mysterious Martial Realm needed true essence to support flight, while those in the Heavenly Martial Realm, with a single thought, could resonate with the will of heaven and earth and directly traverse the void without consuming any true essence, as if on flat ground. This seemingly minor difference could also affect a battle.
"Get lost!" Lin Feng roared angrily. Another terrifying blood-colored sword light shot up, and his body frantically retreated. Then he saw that blade light slash down from the void, striking the ground with a booming explosion. A deep crack appeared on the ground a thousand meters away.
"It's useless. I, Blood Butcher, love killing geniuses the most." The man raised his blade and pressed toward Lin Feng, slashing another strike at him.
"Boom crack!"
In the sky, a thunderous sound rumbled. A thick blue lightning bolt struck down from the sky, directly hitting that blade light. The blade light instantly dissipated without a trace.
"Lightning Will." Blood Butcher's eyes stiffened. He looked up and saw a sturdy, bare-chested man stepping down from the void, his whole body bathed in terrifying lightning light.
"Thunder Rage!" Blood Butcher's eyes stiffened as he looked at this person.
"You've been following him for a long time, and I've been following you for a long time. Lin Feng is to represent my Divine Palace in the Secret Realm. Did you think that once he left the Divine Palace, you could kill him? You're seeking death."
Thunder Rage's voice rolled like thunder. In his hand, he held a huge thunder pestle. Standing there, he was like a thunder god, extremely domineering.
"Blood Butcher, in the Mysterious City, you've always done sneaky and underhanded things. Being able to step into the Heavenly Martial Realm is already your luck. Now, prepare to die." Thunder Rage roared angrily. He stepped forward, and the huge thunder pestle struck out. Terrifying lightning light covered the sky and earth, turning the entire area blue. Lightning also struck down from the sky, interweaving with the light blooming from the thunder pestle.
Blood Butcher's face was extremely ugly. His large blade danced wildly, splitting apart the thick lightning bolts. But the lightning was simply endless. With a booming sound, a bolt of lightning directly struck his head, like a thunderbolt from the blue. Blood Butcher immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Kill!" Thunder Rage roared angrily. Despite his sturdy build, his speed was astonishing. He stepped in front of Blood Butcher in one stride, holding the thunder pestle with both hands and striking down. Lightning as thick as a water barrel pierced straight through. Blood Butcher raised his blade to resist, but the blue destructive lightning as thick as a water barrel ignored the blade light. With a booming sound, a thunderclap shook the nine heavens. Blood Butcher's body instantly turned charred black and fell downward.
A Heavenly Martial Realm expert, dead!
Lin Feng watched the scene before him, his heart trembling. Such terrifying lightning. Although both were in the Heavenly Martial Realm, the gap in strength and will allowed one to easily obliterate another, just as he could easily kill ordinary Eighth Layer of Profound Martial Realm cultivators.