Chapter 815: Emergence
The crowd went completely wild, especially when they felt the great hall trembling violently. Lin Feng was extracting the Jade Emperor's Heart, causing the entire vast palace to shake. They had to stop him.
"Boom!" The bell tolled, its terrifying radiance threatening to freeze everyone's bodies. But at that moment, Duan Wuya and Ao Jiao quietly circled around the crowd and moved behind the Jade Emperor's body.
"I'll go first." Duan Wuya nodded slightly at Ao Jiao, glanced at the Jade Emperor's body, and a cold gleam flashed in his eyes. His Yin Sha Gourd appeared, and a terrifyingly cold, baleful aura poured into it. Then, the gourd released a dreadful, corrosive cold energy aimed at the Jade Emperor's body.
"Boom!" A powerful imperial aura burst forth from the Jade Emperor's body. The corrosive cold energy couldn't penetrate his form at all; it was instantly annihilated, vanishing into nothingness.
"Hmm?" Duan Wuya's eyes stiffened. It was useless. His Yin Sha Gourd could instantly corrode and kill even someone at the Ninth Layer of the Mysterious Martial Realm, but it had no effect on the Jade Emperor's corpse. Though the Jade Emperor was dead, his imperial aura could purify everything.
"Let me." Ao Jiao stepped forward coldly, his entire body radiating a terrifying flood dragon aura, as if flood dragons were roaring and howling. He struck directly at the Jade Emperor's body from behind, aiming for the heart area. He wanted to see what Lin Feng had discovered that required the Jade Emperor's Heart. If Lin Feng dared to disrespect the Jade Emperor, what did Ao Jiao have to fear?
"Roar!" A flood dragon phantom enveloped Ao Jiao, ferocious and terrifying, utterly savage. His palm seemed indestructible, capable of annihilating anything.
"Boom!" His body slammed into the Jade Emperor's back, but it felt as hard as steel, impossible to budge even a fraction.
"Hmm?" Ao Jiao's eyes trembled violently. His palm, supposedly indestructible, couldn't move the Jade Emperor's body at all. He couldn't even make it twitch.
At that moment, Ao Jiao felt at a loss, deeply shaken from within. He, Ao Jiao, couldn't even move the Jade Emperor's revered body. Yet Lin Feng's flaming palm had directly pierced into the Jade Emperor's body, refining the Jade Emperor's Heart. Just how powerful was Lin Feng's terrifying palm strike?
He turned his gaze toward the mysterious stone wall behind him, still unable to see through it. It was in front of this stone wall that Lin Feng had cultivated that dreadful technique, a single palm strike that broke through the Jade Emperor's body to refine his heart.
No wonder Lin Feng had cultivated that technique. It seemed to be specifically for breaking through the Jade Emperor's body and refining his heart. Without such a technique, Lin Feng wouldn't have been able to do it.
"Thump, thump, thump..." The hearts of the crowd beat incessantly, as if synchronized with the Jade Emperor's Heart. The hall trembled more and more violently. Those on the ground could barely stand, except for Lin Feng, who stood as steady as a mountain. He used fifty thousand remnant souls to resist the Jade Emperor's soul attacks while using his terrifying flaming palm to refine the Jade Emperor's Heart, forcing out its blood.
"Refine, refine, refine!" The flames in Lin Feng's hand blazed to the heavens. The power to refine everything seemed to take over the Jade Emperor's body. Finally, the rhythm of the heartbeat weakened. Almost all the remaining essence blood in the Jade Emperor's Heart was forced out and refined by him. Then, the blood in the heart was replaced by his own.
"The Jade Emperor's Heart is mine." Lin Feng opened his eyes, sharp as a sword, vast as the sky, ignoring everything. The beams of light that had been striking him finally dissipated. The heartbeat stopped. The blood of the Jade Emperor's Heart had all been forced out and refined.
"Boom!"
At that moment, everyone felt their minds explode, suddenly plunging into a daze. Rumbling sounds echoed in their heads, and then they felt the world shift, time and space becoming chaotic.
"Boom!" Their bodies seemed to crash heavily to the ground, feeling sore. This happened not only to those in the Jade Emperor's Hall but to everyone in that palace. They all fell to the ground, disoriented. When they opened their eyes, everyone's heart trembled violently.
Countless gazes fell upon them, sharp and powerful, as if trying to see through them. The people from various major powers were all here.
At that moment, the crowd suddenly realized they had returned to their starting point. They had emerged.
This was the place where they had entered the secret realm.
Not only were the crowd stunned, but the experts from the various major powers were also completely taken aback. What was happening? What was going on?
In the past hundred years, they had never heard of such a situation. Everyone had appeared at the same time, looking bewildered, not even knowing what had happened themselves.
What exactly had occurred?
Many speculated about a possibility, and their eyes trembled violently. Could it be that the Emperor's Tomb had appeared?
At the direction of the Jade Heaven Royal Clan, the leading expert's eyes shook violently. He knew that if this situation occurred, it was very likely that the Jade Emperor's Hall had been found.
"Imperial Maple, where is Imperial Maple?" His eyes frantically searched the crowd. He couldn't find Imperial Maple anywhere. But Imperial Maple had the map to the Jade Emperor's Hall. Could it be that Imperial Maple had obtained the Jade Emperor's inheritance?
"Duan Wudao." He stepped forward and instantly appeared before Duan Wudao. Beside Duan Wudao were several other members of the Jade Heaven Royal Clan, but Imperial Maple was not among them. This sparked a glimmer of hope in his heart. Could it be true? Had Imperial Maple obtained the Jade Emperor's inheritance?
"Where is Imperial Maple?" His heart pounded as he stared at Duan Wudao and the others.
Duan Wudao and the others looked up, their expressions somewhat grim.
"Imperial Maple is dead." Duan Wudao spoke, causing the man's eyes to tremble. Dead? Imperial Maple was dead?
"What happened?" The man's face instantly darkened, turning ugly.
"The Jade Emperor's Hall appeared." Duan Wudao spoke again, making the man's body tremble slightly. His ominous premonition had become reality. The Jade Emperor's Hall had appeared, but Imperial Maple, who held the map, was dead. Everything had turned to dust, and might even have benefited someone else.
"Did you enter the Jade Emperor's Hall?" He looked at Duan Wudao, his eyes serious. This was the key.
Duan Wudao silently nodded.
"Who obtained the Jade Emperor's inheritance?" His voice rose slightly as he pressed for an answer.
"I don't know. In the end, Lin Feng refined the Jade Emperor's Heart, and then we all came out." Duan Wudao spoke, causing the man's eyes to narrow. Refined the Jade Emperor's Heart?
Lin Feng, again Lin Feng!
What audacity! He even dared to refine the Jade Emperor's Heart. But with Lin Feng's strength, how could he possibly move the Jade Emperor's Heart? And what about the Jade Emperor's inheritance?
"Did Imperial Maple not enter the Jade Emperor's Hall?"
"He did. Imperial Maple entered first, but he got nothing. Others mistakenly thought he had obtained something and attacked him together. In the end, Imperial Maple was killed by Lin Feng."
"Lin Feng again." The expert from the Jade Heaven Royal Clan was nearly going mad. His face was ugly, and killing intent flickered in his eyes.
It wasn't just this side. The Purple Gold Dragon King was also inquiring. When he learned that Lin Feng had extracted the Jade Emperor's Heart, his face also turned ugly. Lin Feng, such audacity! He dared to extract the Jade Emperor's Heart. And when he refined it, everyone came out. What had happened?
These sect forces each found their own disciples. Upon learning of the Jade Emperor's Hall's appearance, they were all shocked. Unfortunately, only a few forces had crossed the Other Shore Bridge and truly entered the center of the Jade Emperor's Hall. Still, they had gained something, at least many Will Crystals. It was just a pity for those who had died.
As for the forces whose members had truly entered the Jade Emperor's Hall, their eyes all turned toward Lin Feng.
Lin Feng had refined the Jade Emperor's Heart!
At that moment, Lin Feng and the crowd from Heavenly Lake had gathered beside the Seven Snow Eagles. The Snow Eagle didn't ask much, just casually inquired, "Did everyone gain something?"
Many eyes sparkled with excitement as they nodded emphatically. The Seven Snow Eagles nodded slightly in return. It seemed the people from Heavenly Lake had done very well this time, with great gains. Especially those from Tian Xuan Peak who had followed Lin Feng. Tang Youyou was draped in a resplendent golden-threaded garment, Jun Moxi wore a golden long robe, and Huangfu Long held a battle axe—all powerful treasures.
Heavenly Lake having such young reserve strength was excellent!
PS: Fifth chapter. It seems there have been almost no flowers since the third chapter!