Chapter 748: The Eight Who Advanced
Lin Feng's body landed beside Tang Youyou. His cold gaze swept across the crowd. Whoever met Lin Feng's eyes immediately retreated, not daring to lock gazes with him. This pair of demonic pupils was terrifying.
"Lin Feng, your strength is impressive. On par with me." Huangfu Long chuckled foolishly, completely unconcerned about Lin Feng's current demonic state.
"Well done." Seeing Tang Youyou sitting peacefully by the Heavenly Lake healing herself, Lin Feng nodded to Huangfu Long. That guy might be a bit wild, but his strength was formidable.
The demonic pupils flickered and vanished. Lin Feng's body exuded rolling murderous intent. Watching the crowd still fighting chaotically, his body itched with the urge to kill.
"Lin Feng." Tang Youyou opened her eyes and called out. She could feel the cold indifference in Lin Feng's heart. Though the demonic sword was suppressed within him, the demonic intent on his body could erupt at any moment. Having experienced that day's cruelty, even without the demonic sword, Lin Feng himself already possessed demonic intent.
Tang Youyou didn't want Lin Feng to fall into the demonic path. She also didn't want him to slaughter indiscriminately because of her. She wanted to see the bright and sunny boy he used to be.
Hearing Tang Youyou's call, the demonic aura on Lin Feng's body weakened slightly. He turned back to look at her. Her face was still pale, her breathing slightly uneven.
"Lin Feng, stay by my side." Tang Youyou's gaze carried a hint of tenderness, making Lin Feng's body tremble slightly. He was silent for a moment, then nodded faintly. The coldness of the demonic path receded considerably. Lin Feng stood beside Tang Youyou.
"Just focus on healing." Lin Feng said softly. Tang Youyou smiled gently, then closed her eyes again peacefully to heal herself.
Many people looked their way, considering making a move, but immediately dismissed the thought. No one dared provoke Lin Feng and his group anymore. This man would turn into a mad demon, killing without blinking. Making an enemy of him was too dangerous. It was better to target the other geniuses and fight for a spot.
Tianchi Xue also looked at Lin Feng with surprise. When he entered his demonic state, his strength seemed terrifying. She didn't know that even without going demonic, if Lin Feng truly unleashed his full power, it would be equally shocking.
The chaotic battle continued for a while. Lin Feng alone had taken out many people. Combined with the melee, soon only about twenty people remained.
When they seriously scanned the crowd, their expressions stiffened. In the chaos of battle, they had forgotten who was who, only wanting to knock each other off the Heavenly Lake. But now, did it even matter?
Tianchi Xue—no one would touch her. Though she participated in this round, no one would disturb her.
Additionally, Han Qiuyu, Baili Xi, and the Biluo Huangquan siblings were seeds. They were the most favored, with formidable strength. Their chances of entering the secret realm were the greatest. Together with Tianchi Xue, that already took five spots. The rest could only fight for the remaining three.
But looking more closely, they dared not provoke the demonic, cold young man, the injured Tang Youyou, and Huangfu Long, who kept shouting he wanted to marry Tianchi Xue as his wife. They were together. And there were exactly three of them.
The first five, plus these three, made eight. If they didn't dare touch these eight, what was the point of fighting? In the end, who could eliminate even one of them?
The remaining dozen or so people all noticed this situation. They looked at each other in dismay. After all their efforts in the final battle, it might all be for nothing. It wasn't worth it.
"We need to join forces." One person suggested. Some were silent, others nodded. No one refused. If they didn't unite, they might as well jump off the Heavenly Lake themselves.
Slowly, they moved together. On the Heavenly Lake, a strange situation formed.
Tianchi Xue stood aloof, as if none of this had anything to do with her. As the Holy Maiden of Heavenly Lake, no one would attack her. Defeating the Heavenly Lake Holy Maiden was no easy feat.
Han Qiuyu and Baili Xi each formed their own faction—one-man factions.
The Biluo Huangquan twin siblings formed a faction. Together, their strength was formidable and hard to deal with.
Lin Feng and Huangfu Long guarded Tang Youyou. The three of them formed a faction.
The remaining dozen or so people combined into one faction. That was the current situation. Now, which faction would the combined faction of over a dozen people target?
Their gazes swept across. Tianchi Xue was out of consideration. Baili Xi possessed sword and snow dual wills, with powerful divine abilities. Hard to deal with.
Han Qiuyu's book martial soul was a special type, containing many strange divine abilities, even able to make words manifest power. He was also an extremely troublesome figure.
The Biluo Huangquan siblings' combined power was extremely strong. Lin Feng's demonic state killed without mercy. This left them in a difficult position, hesitating. Who should they attack?
"Brother Qiuyu, do you think we should help them make a decision?" At this moment, Baili Xi, who had been silent until now, spoke up.
Han Qiuyu smiled nonchalantly: "What does Brother Baili plan to do?"
"I believe that entering the secret realm should be based on strength. You, me, Tianchi Xue, and the Biluo Huangquan siblings—five of us can enter. Those two can also enter. But the injured woman should be eliminated. Leave one spot for them to fight over."
Baili Xi's meaning was that Lin Feng and Huangfu Long were qualified to advance and enter the secret realm with them, but Tang Youyou was slightly weaker and should be eliminated. Her spot would be left for the others—the only remaining spot.
Han Qiuyu glanced at Lin Feng, then shook his head with a smile: "None of my business."
As the saying goes, mind your own business. If they wanted to eliminate Tang Youyou, Lin Feng wouldn't agree. He was also a dangerous figure. There was no need to provoke Lin Feng. As long as they secured their own spots to enter the secret realm, that was enough. Other matters had nothing to do with them.
Biluo Huangquan also remained silent. It had nothing to do with them either. As long as their own seats were guaranteed, that was enough.
"Forget I said anything." Seeing no one paid him any attention, Baili Xi shrugged.
"Troublesome. Let's just drive them all off the Heavenly Lake together and be done with it." Huangquan, the male of the Biluo Huangquan siblings, spoke up, sweeping his gaze over the faction of over a dozen people. Wasting time here was pointless. Better to take the initiative.
Han Qiuyu raised an eyebrow, then smiled: "On that point, I have no objection."
"Oh?" Baili Xi looked at them, then at Lin Feng and Tang Youyou. Smiling, he said: "Then let's gift them a spot and end this."
With that, four figures moved simultaneously, charging toward the faction of over a dozen people.
"Snow!" Baili Xi was the first to speak. Snowflakes swirled wildly, rolling toward that group. In an instant, they threatened to cover their bodies.
"Scholar wields a sword." Han Qiuyu said lightly. A book appeared in his hand, radiating streaks of sword light. With a flick of his right finger, sword qi shot out from the book, turning into sharp swords that stabbed toward the crowd.
"Attack together!" The faces of those people changed. They hadn't expected their hesitation to cause these strong experts to attack them together. This was bad.
"You have no chance." Baili Xi said coldly. The snow swirled more fiercely, making it hard for the crowd to open their eyes as it clung to them.
"Chi chi!" Several illusory swords struck the crowd, knocking them off the Heavenly Lake. At the same time, the Biluo Huangquan siblings plunged into the crowd. Biluo's palm force descended from the sky, pressing people downward. Huangquan's attacks carried a destructive aura. Together, they quickly knocked down five or six people.
The battle began suddenly and ended just as quickly. These few were indeed the most favored. Their combat power was exceptionally strong. Soon, the temporary faction of over a dozen people was completely driven off.
Even with the same cultivation level, the gap in strength could be enormous. Just like Lin Feng compared to other Mysterious Martial Realm Eighth Layer cultivators. Lin Feng could easily kill other cultivators of the same level with a casual strike. Even ordinary Mysterious Martial Realm Ninth Layer cultivators were no match for him.
Lin Feng could leap across one level. Other geniuses might also easily defeat opponents of the same cultivation level, just like now.
Among the final victors, Tianchi Xue, Baili Xi, and the other five were expected. Qian Yezhen was pitiful—killed by provoking Lin Feng, his body shattered.
Lin Feng became the biggest dark horse, breaking into the top eight. In the end, no one even dared to provoke him. He even brought an injured person into the top eight seats.
These eight people would have the right to represent the Tianchi Empire and enter the secret realm.
PS: I accidentally found out that 15855070801 was actually a girl, not a brother. Oh yeah, a sense of achievement, right!