Chapter 413: Chapter 65: Campaigning on the Ancient God Demon Battlefield (Part 1)
"At last, Lin Feng awakened the fourth and fifth Devouring Martial Souls!"
Lin Feng’s face showed a look of astonishment and delight. With each awakening of a Devouring Martial Soul, his combat power soared wildly.
After refining the Green Stone Martial Talisman, he unexpectedly awakened two Devouring Martial Souls!
Even with Lin Feng’s strong disposition, he couldn’t help but feel ecstatic.
"With the five Devouring Martial Souls operating, even without using the Ancient Saint Emperor’s Qiongqi Avatar, I should be able to fight against those at the Martial King Realm, right?" Lin Feng took a deep breath.
Hum.
Just at that moment, three Green Stone Martial Talismans released an astonishing fluctuation. Lin Feng looked on as the three stones began to transform into a cluster of light, eventually turning into three spheres of light that shot out of the Cave Mansion and disappeared into the horizon.
Lin Feng had heard from the Fire Kirin that the seven Martial Talismans scattered across Heaven and Earth were very magical.
Once someone found and absorbed the energy of the Martial Talisman, it would disappear again, then hide away to accumulate energy, waiting to be found by the next destined person.
Now, having absorbed the energy of the Green Stone Martial Talisman, it indeed vanished as the Fire Kirin had described, hiding itself and preparing to gather energy anew.
Lin Feng took a deep breath.
This expedition to the Ancient God Demon Battlefield had brought him tremendous gains; his cultivation had broken through to the Sixth Layer Heaven of the Martial General Realm.
And it was his second awakening of the Martial Soul!
...
"I wonder how that guy, the Fire Kirin, is doing now?" Lin Feng muttered to himself.
He felt that the Fire Kirin must have also entered the Ancient God Demon Battlefield, just that he was unsure of its whereabouts.
Lin Feng did not linger for long. He had originally planned to leave, given that his gains were already significant enough.
Quit while you’re ahead.
But at this time, a major event occurred in the Ancient God Demon Battlefield, and it quickly spread everywhere.
In the depths of the God Demon Battlefield, an ancient palace appeared.
Within the ancient palace, there was a corpse buried that surpassed the existence of "Divine Spirits".
Lin Feng had previously heard about this from the Fire Kirin, but the information was limited to the Ancient Dynasties and Ancient Sacred Lands. Many Ancient Families and Ancient Forces didn’t even have the privilege to know of it.
Yet, somehow the news was leaked, causing a huge uproar. The Ancient Sacred Lands and Ancient Dynasties had planned to sneak into the ancient palace to remove the corpse that surpassed Divine Spirits and take it back for research secretly. But now many Ancient Forces also wanted to get involved, leading to disputes.
"To surpass Divine Spirits... Is there really an existence that surpasses Divine Spirits? Could it be that the Undying Realm truly exists?"
One day, Lin Feng heard people discussing this matter in a cultivator’s trade zone.
"I heard through the grapevine that the corpse of the being that surpassed Divine Spirits was discovered a hundred years ago, but at that time, several Ancient Sacred Lands weren’t able to remove the corpse and also suffered heavy losses. After accumulating strength for a hundred years to attack the ancient palace again, they didn’t expect the news to be leaked."
"Who leaked this information? Surely, it wasn’t those Ancient Sacred Lands or Ancient Dynasties, right?"
"Of course not. These Ancient Sacred Lands and Ancient Dynasties wouldn’t want to share such secrets with other forces. That is the existence that surpasses Divine Spirits we’re talking about. Perhaps they could find a way to go beyond Divine Spirits from that Ancient Corpse."
"Could it be? The Ancient Saint Emperor is the most powerful Divine Mansion! As powerful as they, they have not managed to surpass the Divine Spirits! How could there possibly be anything that surpasses Divine Spirits in this world?"
"The rumors of the Undying Realm have been passed down by the old folks; no one knows if they’re true, but if they are, there must be beings beyond the level of Divine Spirits existing in this world."
"Then let’s go deeper and have a look."
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The cultivators quickly departed, heading to the depths of the Ancient God Demon Battlefield.
Lin Feng muttered to himself, "Could it be that the Fire Kirin leaked this information?"
After all, only a few Ancient Sacred Lands and Ancient Dynasties were really clear about this matter; other powers might have heard some rumors, but they definitely didn’t know the specifics.
But now, the entire matter had been completely exposed and was known to all.
Lin Feng also entered deep into the Ancient God Demon Warship, which this time involved dozens of ancient powers.
The few Ancient Sacred Lands and Ancient Dynasties who had originally wanted to keep this secret were very helpless, as they dared not offend so many powers.
In the depths of the Ancient God Demon Battlefield, amid the endless darkness, stood a towering Demon Hall.
That Demon Hall exuded an ancient aura, profound, mysterious, and possessed an indescribable demonic charm.
Just one distant glance was enough to make Lin Feng feel as if his Divine Soul could shatter.
His complexion turned somewhat pale; this Demon Hall was too terrifying and must be hiding a great secret.
Lin Feng did not dare to approach and stood at a distance to observe.
"I heard that a hundred years ago, in addition to the several Ancient Sacred Lands and Ancient Dynasties that participated in that operation, there were three other powerful entities involved, namely the Flame Saint Monarch, the Nine-headed Demon Dragon, and Sword Immortal Li Yuxiao! Now the Nine-headed Demon Dragon is in seclusion, Sword Immortal Li Yuxiao has entered the East Sea World and hasn’t been heard from for 60 years, leaving only Flame Saint Monarch. He must be the one who leaked the news. Now the Ancient Sacred Lands and Ancient Dynasties wish they could carve Flame Saint Monarch into a thousand pieces."
Someone said this.
"Flame Saint Monarch? Wasn’t he said to have been executed?" someone else asked.
Originally, the crowd had gathered in the Central Sacred Heavenly State at a secret location to snatch the Holy Emperor Stone that had fallen from beyond the skies. Flame Saint Monarch had managed to obtain it and was subsequently attacked and fell under the siege of many great forces.
This news had spread throughout the Three Thousand States, but many thought that Flame Saint Monarch had faked his death.
"How could he fall so easily? There were rumors that he appeared in the East County Divine Land and vanished shortly after, his whereabouts unknown. He’s probably in the Ancient God Demon Battlefield, spying," said a cultivator.
Lin Feng stroked his chin, feeling that this claim was quite plausible.
The Flame Saint Monarch was indeed the Fire Kirin from before!
...
The Fire Kirin certainly could have done such a thing, but its purpose was unknown.
"You haven’t left yet," a voice came, and Lin Feng looked to see Hu Meixian. She had spotted him, flew over, and landed on the peak.
Lin Feng smiled and said, "I haven’t left; is that so strange?"
Hu Meixian looked meaningfully at Lin Feng and said, "If I were you, I’d leave quietly without a trace. Who knows how many people are watching you now."