Chapter 1013: Capture
Below the Heavenly Terrace, countless people had gathered. Now, more and more people were attempting to climb the Heavenly Terrace, and they had all come to understand that while the terrace was eighteen thousand zhang tall, the most terrifying part was the final eighty-one steps. Step by step, every nine steps marked a new layer of heaven. Some exceptionally talented individuals had charged directly to the first layer of heaven, only to be instantly blasted and injured by a terrifying force. After that, no one dared to be careless; they wanted to try climbing, but no one succeeded, because a bitter monk had appeared atop the terrace, forbidding anyone from ascending those nine layers of heaven.
"This eighteen-thousand-zhang staircase's oppressive force is already this formidable. I wonder just how terrifying those final nine layers of heaven will be!" At that moment, a group of youths on the staircase was quite eye-catching. These young men were handsome, and the women were beautiful, making people want to take a few more glances. These people were members of the Yang Clan, along with some of their friends.
"Even if these nine layers of heaven are terrifying, with your exceptional talent, Zilan, you should have no problem reaching them," one person flattered, causing a faint smile to curl at the corner of Yang Zilan's lips. His goal was indeed the ninth layer of heaven. During the Martial Emperor's Disciple Selection, countless people had been stuck at the previous nine layers, while he alone would ascend the nine layers—that would surely be extremely dazzling.
"Although my talent is strong, compared to Xuanyuan Potian, the gap is still not small," Yang Zilan said with a low laugh. Xuanyuan Potian was a prodigy. Although he and Xuanyuan Potian had the same cultivation level, both at the Seventh Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm, if they were to fight, he would definitely not be a match.
"Even if your cultivation level is not as good as Xuanyuan Potian's, it's not far off. Besides, the Yang Clan will soon be forming a marriage alliance with the Xuanyuan Clan. The more dazzling he is, the more glory it will bring to the Yang Clan when he proposes to Ziye," that person seemed very skilled at speaking, causing smiles to bloom on the faces of Yang Zilan and Yang Ziye.
"Whoosh!" A bone-chilling coldness instantly enveloped their bodies, freezing the smiles of Yang Zilan and the others in place. They spun around sharply and saw a crescent moon slashing toward them.
"You're asking for death!" The person who had just flattered Yang Zilan blasted toward the crescent moon, but the moonlight was cold and eerie, streaking through the void. Before it even touched his body, he felt a chill at his throat, and then his head and body were separated. Dead.
The surrounding crowd stiffened, then quickly scattered, not expecting someone to attack directly.
"Qiu Yuexin!" Recognizing the attacker's face, Yang Zilan let out a cold shout, and then saw Qiu Yuexin charging toward him.
"Blazing Sun Suppresses Demon Moon!" With a furious roar, Yang Zilan seemed to lift a blazing sun in his hand, smashing it toward the moon in Qiu Yuexin's palm. Dazzling light and a chilling coldness burst forth, and the sun and moon vanished together.
But then, with a whooshing sound, a chill invaded everyone's hearts, and they saw a cold autumn moon appear above Qiu Yuexin's head.
"What's going on? The younger generation of the Qiu Clan and the Yang Clan are actually fighting! This is going to be interesting to watch." Many people, upon learning that the attacker was Qiu Yuexin of the Qiu Clan, became excited. The younger generation of two terrifying noble clans actually fighting—it was bound to be lively. But everyone was puzzled as to why Qiu Yuexin would attack directly like this. It could provoke a dispute between the two families; wasn't that too bold?
"I heard that Qiu Yuexin likes a man named Lin Feng. That man once brought Yang Ziye out of the Wasteland Sea but demanded a Void Ship in return. How could the Yang Clan agree to that? They've been wanting to kill Lin Feng all along. Not long ago, news spread that Lin Feng was killed by Qiu Junluo, and Qiu Junluo has always been close to the Yang Zilan brothers. Qiu Yuexin is probably attacking because of this."
Some busybodies who knew the ins and outs of the matter spoke up, and the crowd suddenly understood. They couldn't believe that an icy beauty like Qiu Yuexin would actually fall for an ordinary man, even going so far as to kill the younger generation of the Yang Clan. People sighed that the guy was truly lucky to have won Qiu Yuexin's deep affection, but unfortunately, he was already dead.
The terrain on this staircase was extremely open, and the battle above could be seen very clearly from below. Moreover, there were countless people on the staircase. As news of this spread, many immediately went to watch. The younger generation of the Qiu and Yang Clans actually fighting—it was quite thrilling.
After Lin Feng familiarized himself with the Silver Wing Battle Soul, he returned to his dwelling place, but only ran into that bastard Qiongqi. Qiongqi told him that Qiu Yuexin had already come back and had gone out to inquire about news of him.
So Lin Feng came to the foot of the Heavenly Terrace. This was where the most people gathered. If Qiu Yuexin was looking for information, she should have come here.
Looking up and seeing the crowd gathered in the air above, Lin Feng asked, "What's happening up there that's attracting so much attention?"
"You don't know? The ice beauty of the Qiu Clan, because the man she loves, Lin Feng, is dead, has even gone so far as to attack Qiu Mei and Qiu Lin, who are also from the Qiu Clan, and almost killed them. Unfortunately, her third uncle, Qiu Hao, stopped her and she didn't succeed. Then Qiu Yuexin came here and found the Yang Zilan siblings for revenge. Maybe Lin Feng was killed by someone sent by this Yang Zilan."
This person spoke to Lin Feng, apparently knowing quite a bit.
Lin Feng's expression tightened. It was Qiu Yuexin. She actually thought he was dead and had gone to kill Qiu Mei and Qiu Lin, as well as the Yang Zilan siblings.
"This woman..." A warm current flowed through Lin Feng's heart. He hadn't expected Qiu Yuexin to truly have such deep feelings for him, even risking killing members of her own Qiu Clan and the powerful Yang Clan. This was too dangerous.
The Qiu Clan might forgive Qiu Yuexin, but the Yang Clan would never allow Qiu Yuexin to try to kill their young master and young lady.
Looking up, Lin Feng flickered upward into the sky. The oppressive force of the world's momentum seemed unable to affect him in the slightest. At this moment, Lin Feng's heart was quite complicated. Could it be that fate truly existed in this world? This Qiu Yuexin looked exactly like Xinye, and was known as the ice beauty, yet after only a few days together, she treated him like this, seemingly hoping he would marry her. It was very strange.
A gale swept past, and Lin Feng's speed was extremely fast. When he arrived at the battlefield, he found that the fighting had already stopped. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of Qiu Yuexin's mouth. She was surrounded by a crowd. A Venerable from the Yang Clan had intervened and injured her.
"Qiu Yuexin, you are far too arrogant. I, Yang Zilan, have treated you with courtesy and respect, yet you want to kill me. Do you really think my Yang Clan fears your Qiu Clan?" Yang Zilan stared at the surrounded Qiu Yuexin, speaking coldly.
"Shameless coward!" Qiu Yuexin's icy eyes swept over Yang Zilan, and she said coldly, "Lin Feng saved your sister, yet your Yang Clan has been plotting to assassinate him all along. Utterly shameless! You and I are of the same cultivation level, yet you dare not fight me and let your family interfere. You are not a man; you are weak!"
Hearing Qiu Yuexin's insulting words, Yang Zilan's face turned ugly. He had always avoided the matter of assassinating Lin Feng, and the news that spread was that Qiu Junluo had acted out of greed. As for not daring to fight Qiu Yuexin, it was because the bloodline power he had obtained wasn't strong enough, and his combat power wasn't terrifying enough. If he fought Qiu Yuexin, he would definitely lose.
Qiu Yuexin's words had undoubtedly struck a nerve.
"I treated you with courtesy, but you came to ambush and kill me. And now you expect me to fight you fairly? Ridiculous! If the Qiu Clan doesn't give an explanation, then you'll just have to stay with us from now on." Yang Zilan said coldly, "Seize her!"
As his words fell, a Venerable released a chilling aura.
Lin Feng's expression tightened, his gaze flickering uncertainly. A Venerable was bullying Qiu Yuexin. This battle was completely one-sided. Qiu Yuexin would inevitably be humiliated and detained by the Yang Clan, and who knew what kind of humiliation she would suffer then.
Thinking this, a cold gleam flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. He glanced at the crowd, and then his body began to move inconspicuously.
"Die!" Qiu Yuexin stared coldly at Yang Zilan. A divine thought transformed into a moon at her brow, slashing toward Yang Zilan.
"You're asking for death!" The Venerable shouted coldly, taking a step forward. A terrifying wave of divine thought power surged out, enveloping even the divine thought moon.
"Chi! Chi!"
Just then, a crisp sound rang out. In front of the crowd of onlookers, a dazzling silver light suddenly bloomed. A figure abruptly lunged toward Yang Ziye, a pair of brilliant silver wings sprouting from his back. With a flap of those wings, he was as fast as lightning.
"Oh?" Yang Zilan's expression tightened. He turned around and saw someone in the crowd daring to charge at Yang Ziye. He roared, "How dare you!"
But the figure didn't stop for a moment. As the silver wings flapped, a fierce wind kicked up. At the same time, one of his silver wings swept toward the fleeing Yang Ziye. Silver light instantly enveloped her, and she was pulled into the silver wing. The entire action was as fast as lightning. The Yang Clan had never expected that, after Qiu Yuexin, there would be someone else in the crowd daring to lay hands on a member of the Yang Clan!