Chapter 2760 - 2736: Oh No, We’ve Been Tricked
"Don’t get too happy too soon!"
Lin Feng suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, he finally understood what the old man was trying to do, and he also finally understood how those Demon Beasts were controlled by this old man. The Thousand Corpses Eternal Art primarily manipulates others’ consciousness. However, Lin Feng was not controlled, thanks to Xuanyuan Divine Emperor’s trials at Fentian Mountain. Earlier, he didn’t show any strong reactions, but he felt a force invading his Divine Sense. If his Divine Sense wasn’t strong enough, he would have been controlled by this old man too. No wonder those Demon Beasts became like that.
What! Impossible!
The old man was astonished to see Lin Feng’s eyes open, unchanged from before. He really didn’t expect this young man not to be under his control. It was simply impossible; no one has ever achieved this. But he doesn’t tolerate failure; if this doesn’t work, he’ll have to resort to something harsher!
He suddenly raised his hands, and all the corpses within the cave floated in mid-air. He rotated his hands in the air like he was doing Taichi. In an instant, all the corpses began to spin rapidly. A faint black aura was extracted from the corpses, slowly condensing to form a black flame in front of him.
Hands levitating in the air, the flame burning in his hands. He thought to himself, this flame is the corpse fire extracted from thousands of corpses; anyone who touches it will instantly dissolve. This time, that kid will be dealt with!
Seeing the situation unfold, Lin Feng smiled faintly. He sensed that the old man’s strength hadn’t reached Divine Emperor level, but this evil cultivation’s power should not be underestimated. Then, he retracted the Seven-Colored Essence Gang and summoned the Eternal Divine Flame. Instantly, the temperature around him rose sharply, and in an instant, the Eternal Divine Flame, the same size as the elder’s flame, hovered above his right hand. The Eternal Divine Flame, with its five colors intermingling, burned more intensely than the corpse fire in the old man’s hand.
"You! You brat, you’re copying me!" The old man was furious upon seeing Lin Feng’s Eternal Divine Flame. How could this young man know everything? What was his background? But regardless of who he is, today there’s only one outcome: death.
Before Lin Feng could speak, the old man pushed his hands, sending the black corpse fire rolling towards Lin Feng. In an instant, a black glow flashed through the air, with a speed like a meteor.
Seeing the black flame approaching, Lin Feng casually waved his hand, sending the Eternal Divine Flame flying towards the old man. The extreme high temperature of the Eternal Divine Flame scorched the space to its limit, even causing distortion, creating black spatial fissures where it passed. The Eternal Divine Flame grew larger during its flight towards the old man, from a small flame to a giant fireball dozens of feet high.
Various Heaven and Earth Strange Fires burned layer upon layer within the fireball. Different colored flames could be clearly seen swirling, with the central Black Death Flame particularly fierce.
What is this!
The old man was bewildered as the Eternal Divine Flame approached. His corpse fire seemed like child’s play compared to the Eternal Divine Flame. Besides, he had never seen such a combination of flames before. Could it be he has really encountered a master this time? What should he do!
"Huff!"
The Eternal Divine Flame touched the corpse fire and instantly swallowed it, as if it never existed. Now, only the Eternal Divine Flame burned fiercely in the entire space, dyeing everything around a vibrant red, and the corpses began to melt due to the extreme heat.
The old man could hardly bear the temperature. Although he had Alien Race bloodline, he couldn’t withstand the Eternal Divine Flame. Seeing that the flame hadn’t stopped and was still approaching him, he transformed into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared just as it was about to touch him.
Witnessing this, Lin Feng was also somewhat astonished. This old man could actually shapeshift; it wasn’t like his Thousand Miles in One Step, controlled by Divine Sense allowing instantaneous movement. This form of transformation was much trickier.
The old man, now a wisp of black smoke, instantly appeared behind Lin Feng. As Lin Feng sensed the old man’s aura, he turned swiftly, only to see the old man’s palm about to strike him. Layers of black mist emanated from the palm, accompanied by a powerful airwave.
No!
Lin Feng initially wanted to gather Yuangang to clash head-on with the attack, but it was too late. He had to use Thousand Miles in One Step to evade the old man’s sneak attack. Meanwhile, he pondered how to subdue this old man. The old man was different from any strong opponent he had encountered; his cultivation technique was not of the righteous path. How should he respond?
"You’re not bad, kid!" The old man said through gritted teeth, glaring at Lin Feng bitterly. He hadn’t expected not to hit Lin Feng this way. This kid can also use Instantaneous Movement? He really wanted to know what Lin Feng was incapable of, it seems he’ll need to get serious!
"Not too bad!" Lin Feng casually responded with three words. He wanted to annoy the old man and then decided to take the initiative, aiming to thoroughly understand the old man’s cultivation techniques to devise a response.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Feng closed his eyes, and immediately the Seven-Colored Essence Gang burst forth again, with countless seven-colored rays flying from his body, gathering the surrounding Yuan Energy from thousands and tens of thousands of miles into a giant Yuangang hand hundreds of feet high before him, nearly covering the entire height of the cave.
At the instant the Seven-Colored Yuangang Giant Hand formed, a pit several feet deep appeared on the ground, and Lin Feng urged the Yuangang, causing the giant hand to move swiftly, rushing towards the elder, carving a deep ravine in the ground wherever it passed, the entire cave shaking violently, and all the rocks on the cave’s ceiling falling.
"Ha ha ha! Foolish!" The elder did not move, but laughed loudly, not dodging Lin Feng’s Seven-Colored Yuangang Giant Hand, as the cultivation technique he had practiced was not afraid of Yuangang.
The elder retreated step by step until the Seven-Colored Yuangang Giant Hand forced him against the wall of the cave.
"Boom!"
At the moment the Seven-Colored Yuangang Giant Hand touched the wall, a deep palm imprint was carved into the wall, forcibly embedded into it, causing the cave to shake violently as if it were about to collapse, with the entire space covered in dust.
Lin Feng knew he hadn’t hit the elder. He saw that the Seven-Colored Yuangang Giant Hand had clearly touched the old man, but the elder instantly transformed into black mist and quickly escaped, able to pass through the Yuangang. How to catch this elder was a mystery, but once he could control the elder, everything would be easier.
After transforming into black mist, the elder swirled around the space like a whirlwind, appearing behind Lin Feng, and spat out a cloud of black mist from his mouth. The mist transformed into a black centipede, which rushed at Lin Feng, biting him hard on the neck before he had a chance to react, and burrowing directly into Lin Feng’s body through the wound.
"Haha! Now see if you don’t fall under my control!" The elder said viciously, determined to use his trump card. This Thousand Corpses and Ten-Thousand-Toxins Worm was his lifelong labor of love, capable of making anyone lose their senses and obediently follow his orders once it entered their body.
Lin Feng felt something enter his body, cool and icy. He didn’t move, and his eyes instantly became dull, staring blankly at the elder.
However, his physical body had already surpassed the level of a Divine Emperor, so how could such petty tricks erode him? The centipede had no effect on him whatsoever; instead, he could use this to make the elder relax his vigilance.
"Hmph! You really think you’re so formidable!" The elder breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Lin Feng’s demeanor and moved closer, thinking he could finally change into a more appealing form.
As he stood several feet from Lin Feng, Lin Feng suddenly closed his eyes and instantly circulated the Nine Suns Sky-Shaking Technique internally. Instantly, nine fiery suns emerged, illuminating the entire cave as if it were daylight. The nine suns rotated and shifted position continuously in the air, creating a confining formation, surrounding the elder in an instant.
Oh no, I’ve been tricked!
The elder tried to transform and escape, but as he turned into a wisp of black mist, he found he couldn’t exit the range, surrounded by the extremely high-temperature barrier formed by the nine suns, which coiled closer and closer, finally enclosing him in a very small space.
Realizing he couldn’t escape anymore, the elder reverted to his original form and stood within the Nine Suns Sky-Shaking Technique formation, glaring vehemently at Lin Feng, demanding, "What are you going to do!?"
He hadn’t expected someone so formidable, who could identify the Alien Race, know the Thousand Corpses Eternal Art, and wield such immense power. How could someone so young possess strength comparable to a Divine Emperor?
"I told you, I’m going to kill you. I gave you the option to end yourself, but you refused. Now there’s no choice." Lin Feng said to the elder calmly. Although he wouldn’t kill easily, someone like this didn’t deserve to live in this world. Keeping him alive would only harm more people. This elder, who had slaughtered cities and turned them into blood-soaked wastelands, was unforgivable. Thinking of this, he slowly clenched his fists.
"Haha, you can’t kill me." The elder chuckled. He could survive in a nebulous mist form indefinitely, returning to human form when it was safe. That’s how he had protected himself over the years, having killed his master to inherit such power, and he wouldn’t die easily, with no Dharma Treasure able to touch him, except fire...
Wait, fire! I’m doomed...
He suddenly remembered Lin Feng’s Eternal Divine Flame from earlier. If Lin Feng used it within the formation, he would certainly perish. Even now, the temperature from the Nine Suns Sky-Shaking Technique was unbearable. Adding in the Eternal Divine Flame from before would certainly reduce him to ashes.