Chapter 869: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
"Now, you won't still expect me to follow your orders, will you?" Lin Feng looked at the gray-robed man, his gaze icy cold. At this moment, the gray-robed man's eyes were completely frozen stiff, and an endless fear was born in his heart.
How could this be? So many terrifying heavenly demons were all following by Lin Feng's side.
They had set up this scheme for Lin Feng, making him walk right into their trap. They had made absolutely thorough preparations—capturing Lin Feng's parents, knowing that as long as Lin Feng appeared in Snow Moon Kingdom, he would inevitably come. And when that happened, with over a dozen Heavenly Martial Realm experts, how could they fail to capture Lin Feng? Seizing him would have been effortless.
However, it seemed this could only remain a wish. The reality was so far from what they had imagined. They had guessed the beginning but not the ending. Lin Feng had come, slaughtering his way through, but he had brought over a dozen terrifying heavenly demons with him. Every single heavenly demon was likely at the third level or above, with destructive power surpassing ordinary Heavenly Martial Realm Third Layer experts.
This meant that even the weakest among these heavenly demons could annihilate the strongest among them. How could this battle even be fought? There was absolutely no suspense—they were doomed to die. Once Lin Feng gave the order, they would die without a burial place.
"Now, can we have a proper talk? Who is standing behind the scenes, orchestrating all of this?" As Lin Feng's words fell, a terrifying aura surged and rolled, all of it fierce killing intent, icy and bone-piercing.
No one answered Lin Feng. If they spoke out, they would likely lose their lives instantly, killed by Lin Feng.
The space fell into a moment of silence. Lin Feng looked at the speechless crowd, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"You can remain silent, but then I'll make you understand what fear truly is," Lin Feng said coldly. He had to know the mastermind behind this operation. His parents had suffered such pain—if he didn't avenge this, he would be unworthy of being their son.
"Tear him apart." Lin Feng's gaze pointed to one person on his left. Immediately, the beasts roared, and a violent demonic aura shook heaven and earth.
The Great Roc's wings flapped once, stirring up a hurricane that threatened to tear space apart. Its sharp, fierce claws shot directly toward that person.
Feeling the trembling demonic aura, the man didn't even have the courage to resist. He stepped forward, trying to flee, but the Great Roc's speed was terrifying. In an instant, it tore a chunk of flesh from his arm, then let out a sharp screech, lifting its body and flinging him away.
"Sss, sss..." The demon snake struck him with a venomous bite. The violent bear beat its chest, grabbed the man's body with both hands, and then tore him apart with a savage rip. Blood scattered through the void. A Heavenly Martial Realm expert was ripped to pieces alive.
This brutal, bloody scene shook the others to their core, their very souls trembling. A Heavenly Martial Realm expert had been torn apart and killed so directly. How hard had they worked to reach the Heavenly Martial Realm? Yet now, they seemed so fragile. Before these cruel, bloodthirsty demons, as long as they defied Lin Feng's will, they would be torn apart by the beasts.
"Does anyone know who the mastermind is?" Lin Feng asked again, his voice icy cold.
The crowd remained silent.
"It seems I haven't been cruel enough." Lin Feng snorted coldly. His sinister tone made their hearts tremble involuntarily. What crazy act would Lin Feng do next?
This time, Lin Feng's finger pointed to the person on his right. That man's body began to shake violently.
"Wait." Seeing Lin Feng's lips move, the man immediately shouted, "I'll tell you. Can you spare my life?"
"Whether you speak or not is your right. Choosing how you die is mine." Lin Feng used the man's own words against him, his tone piercingly cold. "There are so many people in this imperial palace. I believe that if I want to know the answer, it will come to light sooner or later."
The man's eyes went rigid. He was rejected. Lin Feng was still going to kill him, even if they told him who the mastermind was. Because they were direct participants in this incident. Everyone involved in this matter had to die.
"It seems you don't intend to speak." Lin Feng slowly raised his hand, making the man's heart skip a beat. He felt a chill invade his five viscera and six bowels, cold enough to make him shiver.
"It's the Divine Palace. Everything was orchestrated by the Divine Palace behind the scenes." The man shouted, his eyes bloodshot. He glared coldly at the gray-robed man in front of him and said, "You bastards. If it weren't for your involvement, we would have left after a massacre. How could we have stayed here? How could we have run into Lin Feng? It was all orders from your Divine Palace, directing us."
"Divine Palace!" Lin Feng's eyes narrowed. This name had not appeared for a long time, fading somewhat from his mind. He had actually forgotten about this force.
There had been some grudges between him and the Divine Palace. And the Divine Palace had terrifying power in the Snow Domain's Mysterious City, capable of dominating everything in the Snow Domain at any time, even controlling those fearsome forces. For instance, this time, the Divine Palace had controlled the forces of Lieyun Kingdom and Tianfeng Kingdom, using the banner of the Heavenly Fiend Sect to commit atrocities.
"Divine Palace!" Lin Feng spat out the two words again, ice-cold. He had once guessed the East Sea Dragon Palace, and he had also guessed the Jade Heaven Royal Clan. But he had overlooked the Divine Palace.
The Jade Heaven Royal Clan were the inheritors of the Jade Emperor Palace, but Lin Feng had taken their inheritance and killed many of their members. The East Sea Dragon Palace had a deep-seated grudge against Lin Feng. He had chased Duan Wuya all the way into the East Sea Dragon Palace and killed him, and Duan Wuya's final words had given the East Sea Dragon Palace ample reason to hunt him down.
But the Divine Palace—Lin Feng had never wronged them. He had once thought of fighting for the Divine Palace when entering the secret realm, and he had even considered joining the Divine Palace to cultivate. But because of their merciless, indifferent attitude when he fell into demonic possession that day, Lin Feng had severed ties with them. At best, they could be said to have kept their distance.
Lin Feng never expected that the Divine Palace in the Snow Domain would send people to act before the East Sea Dragon Palace and the Jade Heaven Royal Clan, using such despicable means against him—crippling his parents' cultivation and hanging them from the city wall, just to lure him in.
"It seems you are from the Divine Palace." Lin Feng's gaze was piercingly cold, fixed on the leading gray-robed man. "Who gave the order?"
"Does it matter? Lin Feng, I acknowledge your talent, and the Divine Palace acknowledged it too. If you had joined the Divine Palace and become one of us, you could have fully displayed your talent. But you were stubborn, seeking your own death by betraying the Divine Palace. Even with your powerful talent, you now have no way to heaven and no door to hell. Once the Divine Palace learns of my death, they will send even stronger people. Your fate is already sealed."
"I have never believed in fate. I will control my own destiny." Lin Feng spat out coldly, then raised his hand. With a wave, killing intent fell. Kill—all these people would leave their lives here.
"Roar!" The Earth Raging Bear let out a furious howl, its body stomping the ground. Rumbling sounds rolled like thunder. Those Heavenly Martial Realm experts' faces instantly turned pale. Lin Feng's order to kill had finally been given.
No one could escape. These demon beasts were far too powerful against Heavenly Martial Realm experts. Over a dozen Heavenly Martial Realm experts fled like madmen, but it was useless. They all died, forever remaining on this land. The former Snow Moon Kingdom's imperial palace would be stained with the blood of countless experts.
Lin Feng's face showed no expression, only cold killing intent. Divine Palace—this debt, he would not forget.
Lin Hai and Yue Menghe rode the Snow Eagle, watching from a distance. Their hearts were shaken beyond words. They had thought there would be at most five or six Heavenly Martial Realm experts, but they were wrong. The former imperial palace had over a dozen terrifying Heavenly Martial Realm existences. Yet they still died.
Their son, Lin Feng, was called "Young Master" by the heavenly demons. With a single thought, he summoned many terrifying demons to slaughter the world. At the same time, Lin Feng's own strength was extremely terrifying—killing a Heavenly Martial Realm First Layer expert was as easy as turning his hand.
"Xiao Feng has really grown up." A hint of redness appeared in Lin Hai's eyes. It had been too hard. Over the years, he had raised Lin Feng, bearing a heavy grudge and an immense burden. In the past, he had been Lin Feng's protective umbrella. Now, Lin Feng was holding up the sky for him.
A man stands on the earth, his head holding up the heavens!