Chapter 823: Escape
If anyone was most familiar with the Jade Heaven Royal Clan, it was definitely the East Sea Dragon Palace. Unknown ages ago, the upper echelons of the East Sea Dragon Palace already knew that the Jade Heaven Royal Clan were descendants of the Emperor Jade Emperor. They even speculated that the Emperor’s tomb in the secret realm was very likely the tomb of the Jade Emperor, the ancestor of the Jade Heaven Royal Clan.
Therefore, the experts of the East Sea Dragon Palace had always instructed those entering the secret realm to keep a close watch on the members of the Jade Heaven Royal Clan. Ao Jiao and his group had indeed done so, keeping a very tight watch on them.
And at this moment, when Duan Wuya spat out the word “Jade,” these people instantly associated it with the Jade Emperor. Although they hadn’t guessed the rest of what Duan Wuya wanted to say, at least they knew that the Emperor’s tomb in the secret realm had emerged, and that the young man Lin Feng, who was pursuing and killing Duan Wuya, had obtained the Jade Emperor’s precious treasure.
“This slain disciple was just a Mysterious Martial Realm expert under the Purple Gold Dragon King. He managed to return to our Dragon Palace, but the others, including even Heavenly Martial Realm experts, did not come back.” Azure Wood Dragon King looked at the others and said, causing their brows to furrow tightly.
“A major event has occurred.” After a moment of silence, several of them murmured simultaneously. The Jade Emperor’s tomb had appeared; in the secret realm, something big must have happened. They desperately wanted to know what was happening now. Was it a treasure hunt? Why hadn’t many of their soul pearls shattered yet? That proved they were still alive. Could they be trapped inside the Emperor’s tomb?
Azure Wood Dragon King looked at them and slowly spoke, “Issue a kill order. Capture that young man, and everything will come to light.”
“That’s right. We must capture him.” The eyes of the others flashed with sharpness. Lin Feng must be captured and interrogated about what had happened. More importantly, of course, was the Jade Emperor’s treasure on Lin Feng.
Soon, from many parts of the East Sea Dragon Palace, countless figures soared into the air, carrying murderous intent, rolling forward in hot pursuit. Even Heavenly Martial Realm experts were dispatched in unknown numbers.
At the same time, the East Sea Dragon Palace began investigating Lin Feng’s identity. They needed to know every piece of information about him without missing anything.
This man possessed the Jade Emperor’s treasure; they absolutely could not let him go.
The Heavenly Demon Great Roc was struck by Azure Wood Dragon King’s powerful attack. Although each flicker still stirred up huge winds, blood continuously dripped from the void to the ground. The Heavenly Demon Great Roc’s aura gradually weakened, and its speed slowly decreased.
“Return to the Snow Demon Tower and heal your injuries,” Lin Feng said to the Heavenly Demon Great Roc. Then, with a flash of light, he stored the roc’s body into the Snow Demon Tower. He himself took a step, directly setting foot onto the territory of the East Sea Empire, mingling among the crowds in the bustling city.
As a mid-grade empire, the East Sea Empire was very prosperous. The streets were filled with endless streams of people, and the martial cultivators were powerful, especially since this place was close to the East Sea Dragon Palace.
To the East Sea Empire, the East Sea Dragon Palace was a holy land, just like the Heavenly Lake was to the Heavenly Lake Empire. However, Lin Feng had no time to care about the prosperity of the East Sea Empire. Although he was mingling in the crowd, his speed was extremely fast as he continuously weaved through the people. He had to leave the territory of the East Sea Empire as quickly as possible.
His aura shifted slightly. Lin Feng wiped his hand across his face, and instantly, he transformed into a different person. His complexion was slightly sallow, with a hint of sickness—it was the human skin mask left to him by Old Man Xiao. It seemed it would come in handy again.
Soon, powerful auras appeared in the void. Lin Feng looked up and was secretly alarmed. These guys were fast. It seemed leaving the East Sea Empire wouldn’t be so easy.
The only thing that gave Lin Feng some relief was that he had slain Duan Wuya with a single sword strike before Duan Wuya could finish his words. Others only thought he had obtained one of the Jade Emperor’s treasures. If Duan Wuya had been allowed to complete his sentence, revealing that Lin Feng had obtained the entire Jade Emperor Palace, the consequences would have been terrifying. The Dragon Venerables of the East Sea Dragon Palace, or even the Dragon Lord himself, would have immediately set out to hunt him down.
The figures in the void circled above Lin Feng’s head, their gazes scanning the crowd on the ground, continuously searching.
Lin Feng had already slowed down, walking like an ordinary person, occasionally looking up at the figures in the void with a hint of curiosity, as if he had no idea what was happening.
However, Lin Feng was also somewhat frustrated. These people had chased him here and then stopped, continuously observing from the void, as if they could confirm he was below. It was just that because he had changed his face, they couldn’t pinpoint exactly which person he was.
In fact, that was indeed the case. They could sense a faint, unique aura of Azure Wood Dragon King below—the Azure Wood Dragon Qi—but it was extremely weak. This allowed them to confirm he was below, but they couldn’t lock onto a specific person.
“The Heavenly Demon Great Roc has disappeared, and that face is gone too. He must have some unique method of concealment,” a Heavenly Martial Realm expert in the void said at that moment. After a moment of thought, the faint Azure Wood Dragon Qi was still there, not dissipating, indicating that Lin Feng or the roc was among the crowd below. The Heavenly Demon Great Roc, after all, could take human form.
“Everyone, scatter immediately!” At this moment, a cold, rolling shout came down from the void, accompanied by a powerful pressure that made the crowd below tremble. The experts of the East Sea Dragon Palace were truly domineering. They dared not defy the will of the East Sea Dragon Palace. After all, it was the overlord force of the East Sea Empire’s boundless territories. Angering them meant seeking death.
In an instant, the crowd began to scatter and run, splitting into many streams of people. The figures in the void carefully sensed, then pointed at one stream ahead and said, “Chase, the aura is there.”
“All of you, stop!” The figure in the void pointed at that stream of people and shouted fiercely.
“Run! The East Sea Dragon Palace wants to kill us!” A loud shout came from within the crowd, frightening the people so much that they didn’t dare stop and continued running wildly.
“Seeking death!” A rolling roar of anger rang out, and then someone struck out with a palm, directly shaking several people to death. This only intensified the fear in the crowd’s hearts. They fled in panic, running like mad.
This scene made the leading Heavenly Martial Realm expert’s face turn ugly. Chaos—once chaos set in, it became even harder to find Lin Feng.
Their footsteps landed on the ground. The experts of the East Sea Dragon Palace spread out to search. The Heavenly Martial Realm expert walked toward a corner of the street, as the Azure Wood Dragon Qi seemed to be in that direction.
His brow furrowed tightly. Reaching the corner, he saw a stone wall ahead, with no one in sight. In the corner beside him, a person sat on the ground, casually leaning against the wall, completely unremarkable, like a vagrant.
“You, did you see anyone pass by here?” The Heavenly Martial Realm expert stared at the person sitting on the ground. Then he saw that person slowly raise his head, revealing a slightly sickly, sallow face, as if lacking in blood and qi.
“I think someone ran past just now,” the sickly person said, causing the Heavenly Martial Realm expert’s eyes to sharpen. He looked in that direction and took a few steps, then suddenly stopped.
No, that’s not right. He felt that as he took a few steps, the Azure Wood Dragon Qi was gradually weakening.
As if realizing something, his body abruptly turned around, his eyes blazing with sharp light, staring at the vagrant sitting on the ground.
However, what he saw was only a terrifying shadow, instantly appearing before him, along with a dreadful destructive force—a dark palm force that seemed to refine everything, directly striking toward his head.
The terrifying dark flame palm force descended from the void, causing the space to tremble violently.
“It’s you!” The Heavenly Martial Realm expert roared in anger, raising his arm to block. But the moment the dark flame palm force landed, his arm was directly torn apart. The destructive palm force struck his head directly. A terrifying ball of destructive flame rose up, enveloping his entire body, instantly refining him into nothingness. The destructive flame palm force was utterly unstoppable.
This figure was, of course, Lin Feng. After killing this Heavenly Martial Realm expert, his body swept away like the wind, using the Wind Rising Nine Heavens technique. In an instant, he was gone, stepping over to the other side of the wall.
“Boom, boom…” Terrifying auras erupted. The crowd directly blasted the wall apart and chased after him. But when they passed through the alley and reached another street, they found that all traces of aura had vanished. Everyone was walking normally, busy with their own affairs, causing their faces to all stiffen.
Not everyone could sense the Azure Wood Dragon Qi. Among their group, only the slain Heavenly Martial Realm expert could detect it!