Chapter 881: The Collapse of Space
"Meng Qing." Lin Feng looked at the snow-white figure before him, a brilliant smile spreading across his face.
With a whoosh, Xue Linglong's petite body darted directly into Lin Feng's arms. Lin Feng quickly reached out, catching her and holding her tightly against his chest, stroking her soft white fur.
The middle-aged beautiful woman stood silently watching them for a moment, then slowly turned and walked deeper into the snowy expanse. In the space around them, countless snowflakes danced, and a chill threatened to freeze heaven and earth. Yet at this moment, the embracing Meng Qing and Lin Feng seemed oblivious, letting the snowflakes fall endlessly, drifting down upon them.
Just then, a terrifying demonic aura surged skyward, as if enveloping the entire boundless space. The body of Meng Qing, held in Lin Feng's arms, trembled slightly. She turned her head, her water-like, agile eyes gazing into the distance. There, a terrifying demonic presence gradually faded away.
"Mother!" A trace of tears clung to the corners of Meng Qing's eyes. Although she knew this woman was not her biological mother, she had raised her since childhood. Before meeting Lin Feng, Meng Qing had never left her side. Now, having entrusted her to Lin Feng, was she leaving alone?
"Walk out of this snowy land on your own. Before Linglong takes human form, do not go to the Holy City Central Continent." A distant voice drifted through the air, filled with endless echoes that reverberated in Lin Feng and Meng Qing's ears.
Meng Qing's eyes remained fixed on the distance, unmoving. She knew her mother had stayed in the Black Wind Ridge of the Snow Moon Kingdom all this time for her sake. Now that she was about to leave with Lin Feng, her mother had no reason to remain here. So she had chosen to let her go and departed in sorrow.
Feeling the demonic aura gradually fading away, Lin Feng also sighed, a sense of gratitude welling up in his heart, with not a trace of resentment. From her perspective, everything she had done was for Meng Qing. He had no reason to hate her, only to be grateful that she had helped him activate that wisp of Linglong Saintly Immortal Qi and had even taught him a powerful demonic art of the Snow Demon Clan.
"Meng Qing, don't dwell on it. I'll always be by your side from now on." Lin Feng wiped the tears from the corners of Meng Qing's eyes. Xue Linglong's agile eyes flickered; she lifted her little head to look at Lin Feng, nodded gently, and then burrowed back into his arms.
Lin Feng held Xue Linglong's body tightly, slowly turning his gaze to survey the snowy land. The Snow Demon had said he would have to walk out of this snowy land on his own. Could there be some secret hidden within this snowfield?
"Great Roc." Lin Feng called out. Instantly, the distant Great Roc's eyes flickered, and with a casual spread of its wings, it appeared beside Lin Feng in an instant. It hadn't expected the mistress to agree to Lin Feng being with the young lady, and Lin Feng had even mastered the mistress's powerful demonic art.
Lin Feng stepped onto the Great Roc's back. The Great Roc's body shuddered violently, and a gale surged as it soared upward.
Since the mistress had already left this snowy land, there was no need for any further restraint. Its wings flapped, and the Great Roc sped across the sky above the snowfield.
However, after flying for a long time, Lin Feng realized they were still within this snowy expanse. His gaze sharpened. As expected, Meng Qing's mother had set up something within this snowfield, preventing them from leaving.
The Great Roc had also noticed the anomaly. On a normal day, it would have already flown out of this snowy world.
"Descend." Lin Feng murmured. The Great Roc obeyed, its massive body landing on the ground. Lin Feng walked slowly across the snow. The middle-aged beautiful woman's action was likely meant to help him better comprehend the Void Demon Art.
But at this moment, he seemed to have little time to linger in this space. A few days ago, he had killed the various strongmen in the former imperial palace of the Snow Moon Kingdom. The mastermind behind it, the Divine Palace, had probably already received news of his presence in the Snow Moon Kingdom. He had to get out as soon as possible.
With this thought, he immediately mobilized that wisp of Linglong Saintly Immortal Qi. Instantly, his body was enveloped in an eerie saintly light, making him as handsome as a demon. With a thought, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, gathering around Lin Feng's body. This patch of snow seemed to exist independently of the surrounding space.
Lin Feng's body flickered in and out of visibility. With a mental command, his form suddenly vanished into nothingness, reappearing in another location. There, snowflakes immediately began to fall continuously. The world of falling snow kept spreading, and within this snowy realm, Lin Feng seemed able to teleport at will, vanishing into the void, as if this was his own small world.
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Outside the Black Wind Ridge, in the Cloud Sea Mountain Range, a terrifying scorching heat had already become unbearable for many. In the Cloud Sea Mountain Range, the people guarding the ancestral grounds of the Cloud Sea Sect had gathered together, preparing to report to Yangzhou City to ask whether they could evacuate from here.
It was too hot. The earth itself seemed to be roasting. Many places across the entire mountain range were scorched red. This flame was too terrifying.
"Ah..." A scream rang out, shocking the crowd. Everyone's gaze turned in that direction, and they saw a figure engulfed by flames, vanishing in an instant.
The faces of the crowd instantly turned pale. Watching their fellow sect members being devoured by the flames, they were powerless to do anything. They died in an instant, and this wasn't even the first death.
"What do we do?" someone asked, unable to bear it any longer.
"Let's leave. I think Sect Leader Lin Feng won't blame us. Let the sect's strongmen come and see what's going on with this mountain range," someone suggested. Many echoed the sentiment, nodding in agreement. They had to leave; otherwise, no one knew who would be the next to be swallowed by the flames.
"Let's go!"
"We're leaving."
The crowd began to leave the Cloud Sea Mountain Range. They could no longer stay.
"Boom!" Just then, the ground shook violently, causing everyone's hearts to tremble as well. Their gazes turned toward the direction of the Heavenly Chasm Cliff. There, the Cloud Sea Sect's trial ground, the mountain peak was destroyed. Flames shot into the sky, and in an instant, the Heavenly Chasm Cliff turned into a terrifying volcano, erupting with blazing fire.
"Flames... what's going on? How can there be such powerful flames?" The crowd was horrified. Another thunderous roar rang out. From the flames of the Heavenly Chasm Cliff, a fiery figure charged out, enormous in size. Its entire body was a mass of flames, with only its eyes being eerily strange.
"Fire Demon!" The Cloud Sea Sect disciples were terrified, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. This seemed to be just the beginning. Behind this massive fire demon, one flame demon wolf after another rushed out, dyeing the sky a fiery red, as if it were about to ignite.
"Hahaha... Fire King, we've finally made it out!" A wild, arrogant laugh rolled out, and then another figure shot into the sky. This time, it wasn't a flame demon beast but a human figure, draped in a black robe, laughing arrogantly.
"We've finally made it out... I, Li Shang, have finally made it out..."
The figure seemed to be releasing endless pent-up pressure, roaring up to the sky. He had once discovered a human entering their world, helped that human refine a soul banner, and deliberately let himself be released. But through the soul banner, he could sense the outside world. He noticed that besides the desert area where that human had left, their world seemed to have another gap connecting to the outside—right below him, the place he had just burst out from.
So he persuaded the Fire King to command his countless subjects to furiously assault this gap. Finally, they had broken through, arriving in a brand-new world. This place definitely wouldn't be a cursed world.
"Hiss..." He took a deep breath, his eyes half-closed, his face full of intoxication. Then he opened his eyes and glanced at the few pitifully weak humans in the distance, a trace of pity in his heart. So the humans of the outside world were all this weak.
"Die!" Li Shang opened his mouth and roared. A terrifying blast of air directly struck the Cloud Sea Sect disciples. With a booming sound, despair instantly appeared on their faces. Their bodies went limp and fell, but their eyes remained wide open, as if they had died with lingering grievances. Just like that, without knowing why, they had died.
"Are you the demon, or am I?" The Fire King's enormous eyes glanced at Li Shang, casually uttering a sound. This Li Shang was so bloodthirsty as soon as he came out.
"Having arrived in a brand-new world, how could I not enjoy myself a little?" Li Shang smirked wickedly. A gale surged, and his body rolled away.
PS: Same as last week, working overtime tomorrow. Sigh, if you brothers are supportive, I'll take Monday off. If not, I'll save the burst for this weekend, i.e., the end of the month. My flower count of just over a hundred was instantly overtaken by others. Helpless.