Chapter 939: Pit Kill
Lin Feng, however, felt refreshed and in high spirits, especially when he saw the gloomy faces of the Carefree Sect crowd; he found it exceptionally satisfying.
“That towering flame at Worry-Free Manor last night really lit up the darkness. What exactly happened?” Lin Feng said lightly, deliberately stirring the pot, instantly drawing many murderous glares.
The Carefree Sect Leader’s gaze also fell upon Lin Feng, and he said coldly, “Was that fire set by you?”
“If the fire was set by me and the Carefree Sect couldn’t even catch me, then how can I say the Carefree Sect is raising a bunch of useless trash?” Lin Feng sneered. The fire was indeed set by him.
“Hmph!” The Carefree Sect Leader snorted coldly and transmitted his voice, “Don’t think he can protect you forever. I don’t believe he’ll stay by your ant-like side forever. Offend the Carefree Sect, and you’re already a dead man.”
Lin Feng’s expression froze. He hadn’t expected the other party to send him a divine thought transmission.
“Sect Leader Carefree, if you have something to say, you might as well say it in front of everyone. I am weak and dare not refute, but why threaten me with divine thought transmission?” Lin Feng said loudly, making sure everyone heard clearly. Their gazes all turned to the Carefree Sect Leader. Threatening Lin Feng with divine thought transmission—it seemed the Carefree Sect Leader bore a deep grudge against Lin Feng.
“Hmph, quite imposing, Sect Leader Carefree.” Snow Venerable snorted coldly, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Feeling the strangeness in everyone’s eyes, the Carefree Sect Leader shot Lin Feng another icy glare, wishing he could kill him on the spot. But seeing the aloof young man sitting cross-legged on a cloud in the void, he felt a chill run down his spine. Why was Azure Forest Reincarnation Sword meddling in the Qian Domain’s affairs? He had also learned from Yu Xiao that this man had a great reputation and was an extremely formidable figure, yet he had no connection to the Qian Domain whatsoever.
“Old dog, if you have the guts, kill me directly. If not, then shut your stinking mouth.” Lin Feng replied with another divine thought transmission, causing the Carefree Sect Leader’s just-recovered expression to stiffen again, his face turning ugly. But his status was completely different from Lin Feng’s. He was the Sect Leader of the Carefree Sect, a leader, a giant of the Qian Domain, while Lin Feng had no status at all. Lin Feng could expose his divine thought threat, but could he, the Carefree Sect Leader, also speak out the insults Lin Feng had transmitted to him?
The Carefree Sect Leader could only swallow this anger.
At this moment, the big shots of the Qian Domain had all arrived on the high platform. Led by Dragon Lord, Emotion Extermination Palace Master, and Prince Duanmu, they swept their gazes over the crowd. Dragon Lord, standing in the void above the platform, spoke, “After our discussions last night, we have decided that the selection of the leader for this Ten Thousand Sects Assembly will be based on overall strength. The leader is not one person but one force. Whichever force among us is the strongest will be designated as the leader, and the next-tier forces will serve as support. This is the fairest method.”
“As expected.” Lin Feng sneered inwardly. The rules they set were still biased toward these people. Using the entire force to speak, the strongest and the next-tier would definitely be monopolized by the crowd on the high platform. The entire Ten Thousand Sects Assembly would still be under their control.
Everyone knew this, but since these people had set the rules this way, they couldn’t refute them. Besides, using a force’s overall strength to speak had its own reasoning.
“If my force has only one or two people, do we compare the strength of that one or two against your entire sect to determine who is stronger?” Lin Feng shouted.
“No.” Dragon Lord shook his head and said, “Those who want to participate in the leader selection can come up to the high platform. If it’s a force, they can select five people. If there are fewer than five, then all come up. In the end, strength will decide.”
Using the strength of five people to represent a sect’s strength—then the five chosen would probably be the strongest five.
“If one force becomes the leader, how many forces will assist?” someone asked loudly.
“Five. Five forces will assist.” Dragon Lord replied.
Carefree Sect, East Sea Dragon Palace, Jade Heaven Royal Clan, Divine Palace, Nine Heavens Sword Sect, Fengdu Demon Sect—these forces were almost exactly six forces. One force as the leader, five forces to assist—how thoughtful.
“Alright, now any sect that wishes to become the leader or supporting force can select five people to come up. Either fight or let everyone decide.”
Dragon Lord spoke again. Soon, figures flickered and stepped onto the high platform. As the crowd expected, these six forces were exactly the Carefree Sect, East Sea Dragon Palace, Jade Heaven Royal Clan, Divine Palace, Nine Heavens Sword Sect, and Fengdu Demon Sect. Along with Heavenly Lake, they were all overlord-level forces in the Qian Domain. It was impossible for others to contend.
Moreover, the four people who stepped onto the high platform were all extremely powerful. As for the fifth person, they were still in the void, looking down on everyone.
“Are there any other forces that want to become the leader?” Dragon Lord asked the crowd.
“They all seem to have only four people, right? The fifth person isn’t standing up. Who knows if things will change?” Lin Feng pointed at the high platform, causing Dragon Lord and the others to narrow their eyes and coldly sweep their gazes over Lin Feng. But then, they all stepped forward and came onto the high platform.
“Yan Di, get ready to act!” Lin Feng transmitted to Qiongqi. Qiongqi let out a low roar to indicate understanding, and then his body quietly disappeared, not even attracting attention.
Looking at the people on the platform, Lin Feng’s gaze was cold. He thought to himself, this time, I’ll play you all to death!
“Any sect that wants to become the leader of the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly, please step onto the high platform. I’ll give you all the time it takes to burn one incense stick to consider.” Dragon Lord continued. No one went up. How could they contend with these giant forces? Going up would only be asking for trouble.
Many people began to whisper among themselves. It seemed this Ten Thousand Sects Assembly still couldn’t escape the control of those giant forces. But it didn’t matter; they had no desire for the leader position anyway. They just wanted to go to Heavenly Lake to try their luck. It was said that those from Heavenly Lake might have obtained powerful treasures from the secret realm, and Lin Feng might even have obtained an emperor’s item. Even if they had no share in those, they could still go to Heavenly Lake to loot.
This was the mentality of most people. Since Heavenly Lake was about to be destroyed, why not go and pick up some scraps? Of course, they had no idea that Lin Feng was right among them.
“You master and disciple have always wanted this leader position, haven’t you? Why don’t you come up?” The Carefree Sect Leader’s gaze fell on Lin Feng and Snow Venerable, and he said with a sneer.
“Two against two, same realm. Do you dare?” Lin Feng asked the Carefree Sect Leader.
“Hmph!” The Carefree Sect Leader snorted coldly without responding.
“If you don’t dare, then shut your stinking mouth. Five people trying to bully us two—you old dog really have no shame!” Lin Feng insulted him again. The Carefree Sect Leader gritted his teeth, wishing he could strike Lin Feng dead right then.
“Ill-bred thing.” The Carefree Sect Leader cursed coldly and then said no more. The vast space gradually fell silent as the crowd waited for the time of one incense stick to pass.
“Hmm?” At that moment, Yu Xiao in the void frowned, staring at the high platform as if sensing something.
“Hmm?”
“Something’s wrong!” Those Qian Domain giants also seemed to sense something unusual beneath their feet.
“Fall back quickly!” Suddenly, Yu Xiao shouted at them. In an instant, a desolate aura burst forth. Dazzling light tore through the earth, rushing up from underground. In just a moment, it shredded the high platform into pieces. The terrifying desolate light seemed to destroy everything.
“Ah…”
“Ah, ah…”
Screams of agony rang out. Those desolate lights were destructive killing essences, extremely powerful, capable of tearing apart even venerable ones. In an instant, several people were killed.
Those near the high platform frantically retreated. Some who couldn’t dodge in time died on the spot.
The Carefree Sect Leader used his Carefree Step Art to the extreme, his body soaring into the air while releasing terrifying power. Endless force burst forth without any reservation.
Crackling sounds rang out as the energy cut through his skin, leaving bloody marks on his body. The other giant figures also reacted the moment they heard Yu Xiao’s shout, their bodies shooting straight up as they unleashed powerful force to resist the destructive aura. Yet they were still wounded by the killing essence. The others were not so lucky. Of the six forces’ thirty people, over a dozen died in an instant. The rest only escaped the deadly light beams after being injured.
“Bastard!” Lin Feng moved with the chaotic crowd, but he kept his attention on the scene. It was Yu Xiao who first noticed the anomaly and gave the warning. Otherwise, those people would have been even worse off. The six sect leaders all escaped—he hadn’t managed to kill them. Lin Feng secretly regretted it.
PS: Ninth chapter. Excluding the three chapters owed, today counts as six chapters updated. Consider it a small burst. Going to sleep now. Been sitting all day and feel uncomfortable all over. Thanks for the tip, Brother Hou. Next time I have time, I’ll burst again. There should be quite a few updates in the latter half of this month!