Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Fair in reward and firm in punishment—this was the impression Lin Yun gave to all the guards. In his presence, no one thought of Lin Yun as merely a young man in his twenties.

Years of hardship and adventure had long forged in him the bearing of a King.

After settling things, Lin Yun left the Martial Arts Training Ground, leaving Mo Zhi to handle the rest.

Just as he left the Martial Arts Training Ground, Lin Yun saw a Maid hurrying over. She stopped before him, bowed respectfully, and said, "Young Master, Palace Master Luo requests your presence in the main hall."

"’Master?’ Mm, I understand," he replied, then walked toward the main hall.

The moment he entered the main hall, he found Luo Feng was the only one there. Seeing this, Lin Yun guessed it was probably about the mysterious relics.

"Master," Lin Yun said, bowing to Luo Feng.

Motioning for Lin Yun to sit, Luo Feng slowly began to speak. "There’s been a change with the relics. According to the estimates of the Supreme Elder and the Grand Master, it probably won’t be long before they reawaken."

According to the message sent back by the Celestial Bamboo Saint, he and the Saint from the Spiritual Light Pavilion had joined forces to investigate the relics. This particular site was truly mystical, as if it were a living thing.

However, right now, the relics gave the impression of being in a deep slumber; even Saints were unable to enter.

But just one day ago, the relics suddenly changed, as if about to reawaken. The mysterious power protecting them was also slowly weakening.

Therefore, according to the Celestial Bamboo Saint’s speculation, this mysterious relic site should be opening very soon, which was why he had sent a message to Luo Feng.

After listening to Luo Feng, Lin Yun asked, "Master, so when do we leave?"

"There’s no time to waste. We leave today," Luo Feng replied decisively.

The journey from Yanhuang Country to Nan Feng Kingdom wasn’t very long. With the speed of the Firebirds, they could arrive in two days at most.

The Saints of all the great powers had appeared for these relics in the Mysterious Forest. To put it bluntly, this venture was really a battlefield for Saints.

Lin Yun didn’t bring Lu Bingning or the other two women. Instead, he gathered Little Ape, Qin Feng, Li Tian, the Black-striped Tiger, He Yuntian, and Bai Zhicheng. Along with Luo Feng and the Supreme Elders, the group prepared to depart.

Holding Lin Yun’s hand, Zhang Jingxiang fussed over him, constantly reminding him to be careful on the road and to protect himself if he encountered danger. In short, as far as she was concerned, she couldn’t care less about any relics. All that mattered was Lin Yun’s safety.

He kept promising her he would, and it wasn’t until Lin Xiaotian finally cut in that Zhang Jingxiang reluctantly let her son go.

Instead of riding the Firebirds, the group of four—Lin Yun, Little Ape, Qin Feng, and Li Tian—rode on the Black-striped Tiger toward the Mysterious Forest.

As she watched Lin Yun’s figure gradually recede until it disappeared, Zhang Jingxiang’s heart filled with worry again. She turned to Lin Xiaotian, who was standing beside her, and snapped irritably.

"Hmph. I really don’t know what goes through you men’s minds. And you! You’re his father, yet you don’t seem to care about Yun’er at all. Hmph."

With that, Zhang Jingxiang turned and walked through the courtyard gate. At least Lu Bingning and the other two women had stayed behind, giving her someone to talk to.

Standing alone at the gate, Lin Xiaotian muttered to himself with a wry smile, ’What did I do? I’m always the one who catches the flak.’

The Black-striped Tiger was now a Tier Four Demon Beast, and even with both Lin Yun and Li Tian riding on its back, it didn’t feel crowded in the slightest.

Moreover, while the Black-striped Tiger couldn’t fly, its speed was anything but slow. In fact, its pace on the ground was even slightly faster than Lin Yun’s own when he flew through the air.

With a single bound, it could cover several hundred meters. The Black-striped Tiger didn’t take the main road, which was a bit circuitous; instead, they cut directly through the mountain forests.

They rushed toward the Mysterious Forest at incredible speed. Along the way, any Demon Beast that sensed the Black-striped Tiger’s aura kept a wide berth. In Yanhuang Country, a Tier Four Demon Beast was an unquestionably invincible existence.

In less than a day, Lin Yun and his group arrived at Iron Gate Pass. Without lingering, the Black-striped Tiger sped directly towards Nan Feng Kingdom.

It was worth noting that this time, the soldiers of neither Yanhuang Country nor Nan Feng Kingdom dared to obstruct them. How could they? A single Tier Four Demon Beast was enough to strike terror into their hearts.

The closer he got to the Mysterious Forest, the more Lin Yun felt that the fragment Qing Zhu had sent him to retrieve from this very forest must be connected to the relics.

He couldn’t put his finger on the exact connection, but he had a gut feeling that the two were definitely linked.

’Knowing Qing Zhu’s intelligence, she would never have done something without a purpose. To get that fragment, I risked life and limb.’

After a full day and night of travel, the Black-striped Tiger showed no signs of fatigue. In the early morning of the second day, Lin Yun and his group finally arrived at the outskirts of the Mysterious Forest.

By now, the outskirts of the Mysterious Forest had already been occupied by the great powers of the Eastern Domain. With the exception of the Taiqing Academy, which had been destroyed by the Celestial Spirit Auction House, the other five great forces had all arrived. Even people from the Death Row Shelter were present on the outskirts of the Mysterious Forest.

The five great forces had set up camps in five different directions, seemingly waiting for the relics to open.

They made their way to the Flawless Palace’s encampment. Not long after Lin Yun’s arrival, Luo Feng and the others also reached the camp. Without even taking a moment to rest, the group hurried to the main tent.

As the Saint of the Flawless Palace, the Celestial Bamboo Saint was the first to arrive at the Mysterious Forest. Moreover, he was also the one who knew the most about the relics.

Seeing Luo Feng and the others, the Celestial Bamboo Saint motioned for them to sit. After everyone was seated, the Celestial Bamboo Saint slowly began to explain.

According to the Celestial Bamboo Saint, this site was not a Saint’s Relics. In fact, its scale was likely much larger than any Saint’s Relics, and a site like this had probably never before appeared on the entire Celestial Spirit Continent.

What was most vexing, however, was that everything about these relics remained an unknown. All the Celestial Bamboo Saint knew was that the mysterious power emanating from the site held a peculiar attraction for Saints.

He wasn’t the only one who felt it; every other Saint had, without exception, experienced the pull of this mysterious power.

After investigating for so long, the Celestial Bamboo Saint and the other Saints all speculated that the mysterious relics would fully awaken within the next day or two. When that happened, it would be possible to enter.

After finishing his explanation of the relics, the Celestial Bamboo Saint spoke again to remind Luo Feng and the others.

All the Saints from the five great forces had gathered for this event, so the competition inside would be incredibly fierce. Although each power had also sent elite Disciples, the final outcome would ultimately be decided by the clash between the Saints.

The Celestial Bamboo Saint warned Lin Yun and the others to retreat immediately if they encountered any danger after entering the relics. They were not to act rashly and throw their lives away for nothing.

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