Chapter 986: Moon Sets, Crows Cry
Lin Feng heard Hua Changfeng's question and abruptly stared at him, noticing that the other's expression seemed to carry a hint of doubt and confusion.
"Hmm?" Lin Feng's gaze stiffened, then he turned his eyes to Hua Changfeng's younger sister. The beautiful woman was also looking at him, her expression, like Hua Changfeng's, filled with confusion.
"Neither of them heard it."
Lin Feng's heart trembled violently. That meant only he had heard the deep night dragon's roar.
"Yan Di, did you hear any sound just now?" To be certain, Lin Feng deliberately transmitted his voice to Qiongqi.
Qiongqi's massive eyes flickered as he stared at Lin Feng. "No. Did you hear something, kid?"
"A dragon's roar in the dead of night. I heard it." Lin Feng naturally wouldn't hide this from Qiongqi, telling him directly. This caused Qiongqi's enormous pupils to freeze in place. Lin Feng had heard a dragon's roar?
"It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered something important." Lin Feng smiled at Hua Changfeng, not telling him about hearing the dragon's roar. They were merely casual acquaintances, and some matters were better left unsaid.
Although Hua Changfeng was puzzled, he didn't press further. Instead, he looked toward the distant black tower direction. In the night sky, several dark figures flickered toward the black tower.
"Kid, are you sure you didn't mishear? A dragon's roar?" Qiongqi's gaze turned serious as he asked Lin Feng. A dragon—the royal clan of the demon realm—this was a shocking matter.
"I'm not sure." Lin Feng shook his head.
"Not sure?" Qiongqi's gaze stiffened, and he glared fiercely at Lin Feng.
"I've never heard a dragon's roar before, so how can I be certain? But in that instant, I felt my eardrums tremble and my blood surge, as if it wanted to burst out of my body. It seemed... like the power of bloodline!" Lin Feng added.
Qiongqi's expression stiffened. Right, Lin Feng had never heard a dragon's roar, so he couldn't be certain. But his feeling just now?
"Have you ever had this sensation before?"
"No." Lin Feng replied directly.
"Your bloodline power is really too weak." Qiongqi mocked him harshly. Only when bloodline power was weak would one fail to sense it. When bloodline power reached a certain level, one could easily feel the blood boiling and personally experience the bloodline's strength. And just now, a single roar in the deep night had stirred Lin Feng's bloodline power, meaning the roar was connected to Lin Feng's bloodline, triggering a resonance!
"What bloodline power do you have?" Qiongqi asked Lin Feng. This point was crucial.
"I don't know. I only heard that one of my mother's ancestors once had a Venerable who devoured a Nine Dragons Heaven Devour Beast, turning it into his own bloodline power, which allowed later generations to inherit the Nine Dragons Heaven Devour Martial Soul." Lin Feng replied.
"Nine Dragons Heaven Devour Beast!" Qiongqi's gaze froze, then flashed with sharp light. "No wonder your bloodline power is so weak. It's just an ancestor who reached Venerable level—too trashy. But the Nine Dragons Heaven Devour Beast does possess dragon bloodline. Your ability to sense it means it really was a dragon's roar. However, it wasn't a true full roar, or else it wouldn't have only resonated with those possessing dragon bloodline—everyone would have heard it."
"En!" Lin Feng agreed with Qiongqi. It shouldn't have been a true full roar, but rather a resonance with the bloodline, which caused his reaction to be so intense.
Those figures flickering toward the black tower should also have some degree of dragon bloodline, like him. But his own dragon bloodline power was truly too weak; he couldn't feel any bloodline power at all on ordinary days. People like Tianlin Gongzi and Qiu Junluo could directly use bloodline power to amplify their martial souls.
"Brother Lin, it seems something is happening." Hua Changfeng said to Lin Feng. More and more figures were flickering toward the black tower. Under the moonlight, one could see many figures standing in the void.
"En." Lin Feng nodded. It seemed those who had heard the dragon's roar had called for helpers. Once they heard the roar, they acted together. Otherwise, it couldn't be such a coincidence that so many people all had dragon bloodline power within them.
A dragon's roar in the dead of night was an omen, signaling unpredictable events. It was normal for those people to call helpers.
"Ao..."
Lin Feng's heart trembled violently again. He abruptly stood up. At this moment, he felt his blood vessels swelling, churning and boiling. Another dragon's roar. Not long after the first, he had heard a second roar, and this one was even more intense than the last.
Because Lin Feng concealed himself well, Hua Changfeng didn't notice anything unusual. Looking at the standing Lin Feng, he asked, "Brother Lin, now that the black tower area is filled with experts, should we go over?"
"Go. Why not go? At the very least, it's good to broaden our horizons. Those experts won't implicate us bystanders for no reason, right?" Lin Feng said calmly. But his heart was pounding. Two consecutive dragon roars in the dead of night—did this portend something?
"Changfeng!" A rolling voice came down from the void. Lin Feng and Hua Changfeng looked up and saw several figures in the sky, each with sharp eyes, high spirits, and extraordinary bearing.
"Senior Brother, how did you get here so quickly?" Hua Changfeng called up.
"Changfeng, two consecutive dragon roars have sounded in the dead of night. This omen is an auspicious sign. Something might happen. Take your sister and leave here. It's not suitable for you to go." One of the figures in the void spoke, then flew away. Hua Changfeng's gaze stiffened. Two consecutive dragon roars in the dead of night?
Looking at Lin Feng, Hua Changfeng seemed about to say something.
"Brother Hua, your senior brother said it's an auspicious sign. Wouldn't you be unwilling to miss out on witnessing it?" Lin Feng said with a faint smile. "Of course, if Brother Hua wants to leave, that's fine. I'll go alone then."
"Haha, since Brother Lin is so interested, how could I be absent?" Hua Changfeng laughed heartily. The small boat continued along the Wu River toward the black tower, moving at a leisurely pace.
Lin Feng smiled without speaking. Then, he heard a third dragon roar, shaking his soul. Even after the roar faded, he still felt his heart surging, unable to calm down.
At the same time, Lin Feng and the others were getting closer to the black tower. But atop the tower, many experts had already gathered. The three consecutive dragon roars had attracted all the experts who had come for them.
Strangely, the space was eerily silent, without a single sound.
At this moment, the moonlight suddenly dimmed. Lin Feng looked up at the full moon hanging high in the sky. He saw a group of dark shadows passing beneath the moon, blocking it. Then, the round moon began to slowly sink downward.
"Gu ga, gu ga..."
The cries of crows rang out. From the dark shadows, many crows spread their wings and flew, flocking together, moving away from the black tower.
"How can this be?" Hua Changfeng looked at the setting moon and the flying crows, a grave expression appearing on his face.
"What's wrong?" Lin Feng asked Hua Changfeng.
Hua Changfeng looked at Lin Feng and slowly uttered a sound.
"Moon sets, crows cry!"
"Moon sets, crows cry?" Lin Feng frowned, not understanding what Hua Changfeng meant.
"Brother Lin, a dragon's roar in the dead of night is an auspicious omen, signifying peace and opportunity. However, the moon setting and crows crying is a great ill omen, symbolizing destruction and death." Hua Changfeng stared at Lin Feng, his gaze heavy. "Tonight, first there was the dragon's roar in the dead of night, then the moon setting and crows crying. Auspicious and ill omens appear simultaneously. It makes me feel a sense of dread!"
"Is there such a saying?" Lin Feng murmured. Could natural omens really be used to infer good and bad fortune?
"Yes. Martial cultivators struggle against heaven and earth, seizing their creation, and do not believe in fate. But the ancients did not deceive me. Some things exist for a reason!" Hua Changfeng said slowly. "Since ancient times, a dragon's roar in the dead of night has been auspicious, and the moon setting with crows crying has been ill. Tonight, both omens appear at the same time. To be honest, I'm a bit panicked!"
Lin Feng's eyes flickered, then he looked at Qiongqi.
"There is such a saying!" Qiongqi nodded. Even as a Great Emperor, Qiongqi acknowledged this. This gave Lin Feng a strange feeling—a trace of awe, and a trace of anticipation. What would happen when an auspicious omen and an ill omen collided?
At this moment, the small boat had already crossed the Wu River and reached the edge of the black tower. Ahead lay the territory occupied by those experts!
PS: Seventh chapter. Ten chapters will be updated today. The day after tomorrow at 6 AM, if flowers exceed 800, another ten chapters will be released that day. Giving motivation to brothers and to myself!