Chapter 993: Fight for the Grand Seal



The little kid looked at the kite in Zhao Feng's hand, then at Zhao Feng, but he didn't accept it.

"Hahahaha! Zhao Feng, this is what happens if you cheat!" Sacred Lord Black Demon laughed smugly.

Everyone in the Imperial Tombs basically knew that Zhao Feng was the cheater at this point. One of the punishments Zhao Feng had received was that the characters in each match would dislike him. On the contrary, Zhao Feng's opponents would be liked by these characters. The experts that fought with Zhao Feng previously had concluded this already.

"Only I can complete this mission!" Sacred Lord Black Demon turned into a beam of black light and flew toward Zhao Feng.

Although Zhao Feng had unleashed countless beasts, including the Sky Shaking Golden Apes, they were restricted by the laws of this dimension. They couldn't directly harm Sacred Lord Black Demon unless they were in a match where spiritual pets were allowed.

Because of this, beast tamers were usually the second most useless in this stage behind doctors.

This was simply how the Crown Prince trial was set up. Beast tamers and doctors played a big part in the second stage, so they were heavily restricted in this stage.

Within the Imperial Tombs, the princes and Quasi-Sacred Lords were all stunned. Something like this could happen? Even if one completed the task in the scenery, they wouldn't win?

"How? Zhao Feng…!" The Ninth Prince's body trembled. He didn't expect such a change to happen in the last deciding match.

"This is too unfair. Zhao Feng obviously completed the task," Old Ying said out loud. His aim was to make the transparent elder in the sky hear him.

"This scenery is indeed unreasonable. We will improve it in the future."

As the judge, the transparent elder felt that a situation like this did indeed affect the fairness.

The members of the Ninth Prince's team were instantly disappointed. It was obvious that the transparent elder would let the match continue.

"Good! Sacred Lord Black Demon, quickly get the kite!" The Thirteenth Prince, who had constantly been suppressed in this stage, felt extremely smug. Finally… Zhao Feng would finally lose to his team.

"Only I can win this match." Sacred Lord Black Demon laughed out loud and flew toward Zhao Feng without feeling the need to rush.

Zhao Feng looked at the Sacred Lord Black Demon out of the corner of his eye.

"Only you…? Maybe this can work…." Zhao Feng suddenly thought of an idea, and his Emperor Intent suddenly moved. The next instant, a misty illusion spread across Heaven and Earth.

Although the little kid was a machine, it could still think; this meant that there was a Soul Intent within it. Therefore, even though it might not be very effective, the little kid could still be affected by the Dao of the Soul.

A layer of purple mist covered Zhao Feng, and his appearance slowly turned into Sacred Lord Black Demon.

"What!? Zhao Feng, you want to pretend to be me!?" Sacred Lord Black Demon paused for a moment, then instantly sped up and charged into Zhao Feng's Illusion Maze Domain. He knew what Zhao Feng was trying to do. Although everything in front of him was slightly blurry due to Zhao Feng's Illusion Maze Domain, it didn't really affect Sacred Lord Black Demon.

"Come, Uncle accidentally damaged your kite. I'll give you a piece of candy as an apology." Zhao Feng turned into the Sacred Lord Black Demon and revealed a smile as he handed over two items.

In the previous setting with this little kid, substandard God Crystals were candy. If Zhao Feng took out a substandard God Crystal, it would definitely allow Zhao Feng to win some affinity with the little kid.

The little kid paused for a moment after seeing Zhao Feng.

"…thank you, Uncle."

When he saw the "candy" though, he immediately took it and the kite.

"How!?" Sacred Lord Black Demon was full of regret, but there was nothing he could do anymore. The little kid had already taken the kite and the "candy."

"Victor, Zhao Feng." A mechanical voice resounded across the dimension.

Weng~~

10% more draconic providence entered Zhao Feng's Dragon Jade before he appeared on the Ninth Prince's stone stage.

"…he won?" The Ninth Prince hadn't reacted yet. Everything had progressed too quickly.

"Brother Zhao!" the Ninth Prince immediately called out. Zhao Feng had surprised him yet again.

"Zhao Feng, you're so smart!" Zhou Su'er cheered and wanted to rush up and hug Zhao Feng.

"Zhao Feng, good job!" Even Old Ying was sweating when he saw Zhao Feng's predicament.

Everyone originally thought that they had already lost this match, but Zhao Feng surprised them and tricked the little kid.

On the other side:

"You idiot!" The Thirteenth Prince was trembling with anger, but he could only curse.

The other members all felt extremely frustrated as well, but they didn't dare to swear at Sacred Lord Black Demon.

"I became careless. I didn't think that the tide could turn like that." Sacred Lord Black Demon felt very bad as well. He had become careless because he thought he was guaranteed to win.

Outside the Imperial Tombs, continuous cheers and laughter sounded. No one was able to react to what happened before it was already over. It was difficult for normal people to even think of something like that.

On top of that, Sacred Lord Black Demon became the laughing stock of many people. He could have won, but because of his carelessness, he had given the victory to the opponent. Sacred Lord Black Demon's fame had been destroyed by the hands of a youth and a little kid.

However, the noise around the clouds soon quieted down.

"The maze palace has come to an end. The victors are the Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince."

The transparent elder gave a deep glance toward the stone stage of the Fourth Prince. No one knew who he was looking at.

The next instant, a white array light flashed around the Eighth and Thirteenth Princes' stone stages.

Whoosh!

The two princes and their teams were all sent out of the Imperial Tombs. The two stone stages also started to descend back into the Heaven's Legacy City.

"We will now enter the final stage – the Fight for the Grand Seal," the transparent elder's voice sounded, and an invisible pressure started to spread.

At the same time, the stone stages of the two remaining princes turned until they faced one another. The gray-white stone tablet then started to sink into the stage.

Boom!

The two stages finally connected, and a path formed between them.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of metal clashing came from the center of the path. Countless small metal boards extended out until it formed a circular shaped area where the final battle would be held.

"Old Ying," the Ninth Prince called out after giving a glance toward the Fourth Prince.

"Your Highness, we have no hope of winning." Old Ying sighed and lowered his head.

When the transparent elder announced that they were about to enter the last stage, the excitement of the Ninth Prince's entire team turned to silence. Although the Ninth Prince managed to defeat the Thirteenth Prince and move on, he had nowhere near as much draconic providence as the Fourth Prince. He didn't even have as much as the Thirteenth Prince.

"We've already tried our best." It was hard for Shi Yulei to hide his unwillingness. The Ninth Prince's team had been very good in the third stage; not only did they have the second highest number of wins, they had the lowest number of losses.

However, even if the Ninth Prince's team had a good performance, they hadn't been able to close the gap.

"The fight for the Grand Seal will now begin. May the two princes start the final battle," the transparent elder announced solemnly.

"The two princes' subordinates can help the princes they support, but they can't directly damage the other prince."

There was only this one rule. This meant that the Ninth Prince's team members could heal, defend, and transfer their power to the Ninth Prince. However, they weren't allowed to attack the Fourth Prince directly or do something that would affect the Fourth Prince's ability to battle.

"Come, brother Ninth Prince. I never expected you would be able to reach this stage." The Fourth Prince walked forward in a calm and composed manner. The momentum of a king emanated from him – from his perspective, he was already the Crown Prince, and the Ninth Prince whom he usually ignored had finally gained his recognition.

"My goal is to defeat Brother Fourth Prince." The Ninth Prince took a deep breath as he walked out.

The two princes both held their pseudo Crown Prince Seal with one hand as they slowly walked toward the center of the final battle ground.

Weng~ Weng~

Both princes' pseudo Crown Prince Seals started to tremble at the same time, and a strong surge of draconic providence leapt into the air as golden light shone. A powerful and giant golden dragon could be seen in the air above the final battle ground, and its roar shook everyone's soul.

Boom! Boom!

The two surges of draconic providence entered the bodies of the respective princes, and golden draconic light rose around the two princes. The draconic light glittered and lit up Heaven and Earth.

"Draconic light that's seven yards tall!" Zhuge Yun's eyes glittered.

The draconic light coming from the Fourth Prince's body was over seven yards high. Precisely said, it had reached 7.4 yards.

One had to know that the tallest draconic light that had ever appeared in the history of the Crown Prince trials had only reached 8.3 yards.

"So unfortunate. The Ninth Prince has definitely lost; his draconic light is only 6.2 yards tall," an elder next to Zhuge Yun said.

In comparison to the Fourth Prince's draconic light, the Ninth Prince's draconic light was a lot fainter.

"A difference of one yard." Old Ying looked at the two princes.

"Get ready to help!" Old Ying immediately called out.

The members of the princes' teams were allowed to support their princes. Although they had no chance of winning, the Ninth Prince didn't admit defeat, so they couldn't give up just like that.

"Zhao Feng, where are your flying beasts?" Zhou Su'er asked carefully at this moment. When she was partnered with Zhao Feng, she knew that Zhao Feng had given some stolen Dragon Jades to some flying beasts. She just didn't know how much draconic providence these pieces of Dragon Jade had accumulated by now and whether or not it could shrink the gap between the two princes.

"There's no need to rush," Zhao Feng replied gently.

Weng~ Weng~

When the draconic providence turned into battle-power, the two princes instantly became stronger than everyone present. The Fourth Prince had broken through to the Sacred Lord rank in the Imperial Tombs, and with the addition of the draconic providence now, his battle-power was approaching the late stages of the Mystic Light Realm.

Limitless pressure filled the air. The battle-power of the Ninth Prince opposite him was almost an entire level lower. The Ninth Prince felt troubled just trying to resist the Fourth Prince's pressure.

Chapter 994: Clash of Draconic Providence



The Ninth Prince felt troubled just trying to resist the Fourth Prince's pressure.

Many different Intents suddenly appeared from behind the Ninth Prince and helped him fight back against this pressure.

"Soul Sense Spiritual Technique!" Old Ying used a complex technique to send a faint soul power into the Ninth Prince's soul. The Ninth Prince instantly felt the power of his soul increase, and his senses became sharper.

"Buddhist Seed!" Zhou Su'er waved her hand, and a sparkling green seed slowly floated toward the Ninth Prince.

"This technique can continuously heal you, and it's even effective on the soul," Zhou Su'er told the Ninth Prince about the use of this technique.

"Yellow Dragon Defense!" Shi Yulei ignited his bloodline and used a secret technique. A layer of moving dark yellow mist slowly appeared around the Ninth Prince; this was obviously a defensive secret technique of the Shi Family.

"Eye Intent!" Zhao Feng didn't hide anything either. He circulated his left eye and left a mark on the Ninth Prince's soul.

The Ninth Prince would now be able to use Zhao Feng's Eye Intent through this mark, and even some of the abilities of the God's Spiritual Eye. The Ninth Prince instantly felt everything in his sight become ten times clearer; his senses and his precision became perfect. Even the Fourth Prince in front of him started to become slightly transparent. He could see what was happening within the Fourth Prince's body and how the latter was utilizing his Mystic Light Sacred Power.

The Ninth Prince felt as if his overall strength had increased by an entire tier.

Boom!

The Ninth Prince puffed out his chest and looked the Fourth Prince directly in the eye. An invisible force arose and caused the air to shake.

"Good, your team members are very excellent." Praise flashed through the Fourth Prince's eyes. The momentum of the Ninth Prince was on par with his own after receiving the help of his team members.

A golden sword with dragons carved onto it appeared in the Fourth Prince's hand.

"Receive this attack of mine!" The Fourth Prince lifted his sword and slashed out.

The members behind the Ninth Prince instantly felt the power of a Sacred Lord crushing over. The power of this sword contained a very profound Intent of the Sword Dao.

Zhou Su'er and Su Qingling took a few steps back and stood behind everyone else.

"Terrifying! So, this is draconic providence when it's controlled by a true imperial." Jing Kai exclaimed. This pressure wasn't even aimed at him, it was aimed at the Ninth Prince in front of him. On top of that, the Fourth Prince was fighting alone – none of his team members were helping him.

Boom!

The Ninth Prince also drew his ancient green sword of lightning. Lightning sparkled around it as he slashed out.

The draconic providence nearby started to gather as the two swords slashed out.

Bam! Boom!

The Ninth Prince retreated a couple dozen steps before stabilizing his footing. If it wasn't for Shi Yulei's defensive secret technique, Zhou Su'er's healing skill, and the buff to his senses and reaction time given by Old Ying and Zhao Feng, the Ninth Prince would have probably been severely injured already.

On the other hand, the Fourth Prince only took half a step back from that terrifying clash. He had no trouble at all.

"So strong! He's fighting against our entire team alone!" Shi Yulei exclaimed even though their team technically wasn't fighting.

"The Fourth Prince was already very strong, and he has way more draconic providence than the Ninth Prince…." Old Ying slowly said. The difference between the two groups was very big. Furthermore, the Fourth Prince's team members still hadn't done anything yet.

"Little World of Wind Lightning."

Zhao Feng suddenly released his Little World of Wind Lightning around the Ninth Prince.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The power of the lightning in the Little World of Wind Lightning entered the Ninth Prince's ancient green sword of lightning. At the same time, the Little World itself became the Ninth Prince's shield.

"What powerful lightning!" the Ninth Prince exclaimed. The Inheritance Sacred weapon he had in his hand was a Lightning-type weapon, but the Ninth Prince didn't cultivate lightning techniques, so he was unable to fully release its power. However, with the addition of Zhao Feng's lightning, the lightning within his Inheritance Sacred weapon was completely activated.

The Ninth Prince could even sense that the lightning of Zhao Feng's Little World easily surpassed the lightning inside his Inheritance Sacred weapon.

Boom!

At this instant, lightning started to crackle around the Ninth Prince's draconic providence.

"Not bad. Your momentum has become pretty strong, but it's time to end this." The Fourth Prince's voice was calm. Although the Ninth Prince's battle-power had increased, it changed nothing.

Exchanging blows with the Ninth Prince was to show that the Ninth Prince had gained his recognition. If he still continued to play around, it would just be humiliating the Ninth Prince.

As the Fourth Prince's voice sounded, the members behind him started to circulate their Emperor Intent and Sacred Lord Intent as they used secret techniques to buff the Fourth Prince.

Weng~ Boom! Boom!

Limitless power appeared around the Fourth Prince. Even the dimension was unable to handle it and started to crackle.

"Come!" the Fourth Prince's voice boomed across the sky.

Whoosh!

The Ninth Prince slashed out. An ancient green bolt of lightning surrounded by draconic light instantly flashed forward.

The Fourth Prince put the sword with dragon carvings in front of his chest.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Ninth Prince's attack was easily blocked. The limitless power of lightning wasn't even able to break through the Fourth Prince's defense.

With the support of the Fourth Prince's team, the Ninth Prince's attacks wouldn't be able to harm the Fourth Prince unless they became drastically stronger.

"Let's end this." The Fourth Prince waved his sword and shattered the Ninth Prince's attack.

Bam!

The Fourth Prince raised his golden sword, and all the draconic providence in the air seemed to be attracted as it surged into the sword. The golden sword seemed to turn into a golden sun, and a faint golden dragon spitting out golden flames could be seen.

Hu~

Before the Fourth Prince's attack was even unleashed, the Ninth Prince and company felt a pressure as strong as Mount Tai.

However, an eagle cry suddenly sounded in the sky. Normal eagles were definitely unable to approach the battlefield of the two princes.

Everyone raised their head and saw a bright light slowly falling down.

"That's a Dragon Jade!" someone on the Fourth Prince's side exclaimed.

Ding!

The piece of Dragon Jade landed on the Ninth Prince's body, and the draconic providence within it was absorbed by the Ninth Prince. The draconic light behind him grew by 0.1 yards.

"Where did this Dragon Jade come from?" Shi Yulei was curious as well. The Dragon Jade had landed perfectly on the Ninth Prince. Could it be that the heavens themselves were helping them?

Wu~~~

A few more eagles cried.

Ding!

Three more bright lights landed on the Ninth Prince.

Weng~ Boom!

After absorbing the draconic providence within the Dragon Jades, the draconic light behind the Ninth Prince grew by another 0.2 yards.

"This should be because of Zhao Feng. He used his beast taming abilities and gave some Dragon Jades to the beasts to gather draconic providence," Zhuge Yun explained to those that were curious behind the Fourth Prince.

"But the draconic providence within those Dragon Jades is limited. Nothing has changed," Zhuge Yun said certainly. Nothing would change the Fourth Prince's victory.

"That's right. Four pieces of Dragon Jade can only supply a limited amount," another member said.

The Ninth Prince's draconic light had only increased by 0.3 yards, reaching 6.5 yards total. The difference between the Ninth Prince's draconic light and the Fourth Prince's draconic light was still like the difference between heaven and earth.

However, just as he finished saying that, the cries of even more eagles sounded in the distance.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Bam!

Five more pieces of Dragon Jade fell from the sky and landed on the Ninth Prince.

Although there wasn't much draconic providence in each piece of Dragon Jade, there were nine pieces in total so far. Everyone knew the logic behind small amounts adding up. At this moment in time, the Ninth Prince's draconic light was close to reaching seven yards.

"How is this possible? How can he have so many pieces of Dragon Jade?" a member in the Fourth Prince's team exclaimed.

These pieces of Dragon Jade were definitely taken from the members of other princes' teams, but when a prince used the pseudo Crown Prince Seal to ask for help, the arrays within the Dragon Jades would still activate. How were all these Dragon Jades still in the Imperial Tombs?

"The Ninth Prince's draconic providence is reaching the level of the Fourth Prince's," a member of the Fourth Prince's team said deeply.

On the other side, even though they didn't know why so many pieces of Dragon Jade suddenly landed on the Ninth Prince, the Ninth Prince and the other members were all surprised and excited.

The Dragon Winged Eagles suddenly flew over to Zhao Feng and disappeared.

"Brother Zhao!" The Ninth Prince's heart slightly shook. He didn't expect Zhao Feng to have prepared something like this. Now that the amount of draconic providence he had was so close to the Fourth Prince's, fighting back wasn't hopeless anymore. The Ninth Prince felt his blood boil.

Zhao Feng had a calm expression. He originally had ten Dragon Winged Eagles, but one of them was lost while gathering draconic providence.

The Fourth Prince watched all of this without saying anything. Even if the Ninth Prince's draconic providence had increased from these nine pieces of Dragon Jade, he still wasn't scared.

Someone behind the Fourth Prince suddenly called out, "There's still more Dragon Jades!"

Everyone instantly looked into the distance, and the Fourth Prince's expression finally changed. This time, it wasn't Dragon Winged Eagles that were flying over, but several other flying beasts.

Ding! Ding! Bam!

Three pieces of Dragon Jade landed on the Ninth Prince, and the draconic light behind him grew taller. Both the Fourth Prince's and Ninth Prince's draconic light had reached 7.4 yards.

Since Zhao Feng had sent these three flying beasts out earlier than the eagles, they had gathered slightly more draconic providence.

"Let's end this." The Fourth Prince's voice was deep as he slashed forward with his sword. The Ninth Prince had the same amount of draconic providence as him now, but the Fourth Prince still had the absolute advantage in base strength.

A golden flash of sword-light slashed toward the Ninth Prince like an ancient golden dragon.

Wu~~

When this sword descended, two flying beasts in the distance threw out the Dragon Jades in their claws toward the Ninth Prince. There was originally three, but one of them suffered an accident when gathering draconic providence.

Bam!

Limitless power of lightning and draconic providence spread out. The Ninth Prince's sword unleashed peerless force that had broken through the Fourth Prince's attack.

"Good! This will be interesting." Battle-intent burned in the Fourth Prince's eyes, but he was originally stronger and still had the support of his team members, so his overall battle-power was still slightly stronger than the Ninth Prince.

Wu~~

However, just as the Fourth Prince finished speaking, the cry of another bird sounded in the sky and made his heart shake.

Chapter 995: Grand Seal



It wasn't just the Fourth Prince's heart that shook; the heart of every member behind him shook as well.

Shua!

A normal-looking black-colored eagle radiating an ancient and heavy aura threw down a piece of Dragon Jade, and this Dragon Jade was glowing with light as if it was a pure white crystal.

This old eagle was a beast that Zhao Feng had enslaved in the Ancient Dream Realm. Because it came from that place, it had a big advantage in this dimension and could enter the more dangerous places to gather draconic providence. Therefore, this piece of Dragon Jade contained the most draconic providence so far.

Boom!

The draconic light behind the Ninth Prince roared and increased once more. A golden lightning dragon slowly rose behind him, and its power was far stronger than before.

The Ninth Prince's team was more excited than ever. Their blood boiled after experiencing a great rise after a great fall, and they had the urge to join in the battle as well.

"Eight yards!" a member behind the Fourth Prince exclaimed.

"How is this possible!?" Zhuge Yun's tone was low as he questioned.

This was the fifteenth piece of Dragon Jade. They had seen Zhao Feng take at least ten pieces of Dragon Jade from three princes, and Shen Jizi – who specialized in arrays – may have modified them to stop their teleportation arrays from failing to activate.

However, even if they had so many Dragon Jades, this didn't make any sense. The Dragon Jade delivered by this old black eagle contained a huge amount of draconic providence. Even if Zhao Feng made this beast gather draconic providence from the very beginning, it couldn't have gathered so much.

There were just too many suspicions and questions.

"Eight yards of draconic light! That's 0.6 yards more than the Fourth Prince's!" Sacred Lord Ten Thousand Lightning murmured.

However, even if the Ninth Prince had 0.6 yards more draconic light than the Fourth Prince, the Ninth Prince still didn't have much of an advantage. The baseline difference between the two princes was extremely big, and the difference between their teams was even bigger.

"End this immediately," Zhuge Yun's voice sounded in the minds of everyone on the Fourth Prince's team.

Everything had changed because of Zhao Feng. From attacking the cities to the moving maze palace to the fight for the Grand Seal, Zhao Feng could change the tide singlehandedly.

Zhuge Yun looked at Zhao Feng's calm expression and suddenly had zero confidence.

"The Grand Seal shall be mine." The Fourth Prince raised his golden sword and gathered all his draconic providence. At the same time, many images and lights filled Heaven and Earth around him; these were the supportive abilities and defenses that his team members gave him.

Hu~

The Fourth Prince charged forward, and the draconic providence around him danced alongside him.

Teng!

The Ninth Prince also leapt into the air. At this instant, he had more draconic providence than the Fourth Prince and wasn't scared of him at all.

Ding! Boom!

The two swords clashed. Lightning and golden light radiated across Heaven and Earth.

"Younger brother, you surprise me."

The Fourth Prince had an ugly expression. Now that he was fighting seriously against the Ninth Prince, he realized that the Ninth Prince's usage of draconic providence had reached an extremely precise level. Furthermore, the Ninth Prince's offensive style was also extremely profound.

"Why is it like this!?" The experts behind the Fourth Prince exclaimed. The Ninth Prince only had 0.6 yards more draconic light than the Fourth Prince, but they were now on par with each other.

One had to know that the Fourth Prince was a Sacred Lord already whereas the Ninth Prince was barely a Quasi-Sacred Lord.

"Brother Fourth Prince, you're the target that I'm going to surpass."

The Ninth Prince's eyes twinkled as blood boiled in his heart. The supportive ability that Zhao Feng had given him allowed the Ninth Prince to control everything very precisely. This was why he could control the draconic providence so much better, closing the gap in cultivation between the Fourth Prince and himself.

On top of that, the Ninth Prince could even anticipate what kind of technique the Fourth Prince was going to use by inspecting his actions and how he moved his True Yuan.

"The Ninth Prince's battle-power seems to have increased in an instant." Old Ying was surprised. He knew the Ninth Prince extremely well, and he could tell that the Ninth Prince's technique was unique and could counter the Fourth Prince to a certain degree.

"Zhao Feng, you're really talented!" Shi Yulei praised Zhao Feng.

The tide had completely turned. The Ninth Prince now had at least a fifty percent chance to become the Crown Prince.

Chaos started to spread throughout the Great Gan Lord Dynasty. Countless experts and forces couldn't believe what they were seeing with their eyes. The Ninth Prince, who was ranked seventh before the trial started, was currently on par with the Fourth Prince after exchanging blows with him.

How Zhao Feng gathered all that draconic providence was the main question of many experts. To begin with, it was a big problem just to gather so many pieces of Dragon Jade. Furthermore, destroying the arrays inside the Dragon Jades was a big problem as well. Normal array masters would need to spend a lot of time to destroy the array without damaging the Dragon Jade. However, Zhao Feng had somehow perfectly solved all these problems.

"Fourth Prince!" Two Sacred Lords suddenly stood out behind the Fourth Prince. Even they weren't able to accept the reality in front of them. They were the strongest team – the Fourth Prince had to win.

Weng~~ Boom!

Sacred Lord Ten Thousand Lightning and another Sacred Lord used secret techniques to transfer a large amount of Mystic Light Sacred Power.

The power that Sacred Lord Ten Thousand Lightning transferred was more condensed and was slightly crystalline. This was a technique that only Sky Suspension Palace had.

The battle-power of both the Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince was currently close to the late stages of the Mystic Light Realm. Apart from using some supportive abilities and secret techniques, normal experts couldn't do much to help at this point. However, it was different for Mystic Light Realm Sacred Lords; they were able to send over a large amount of refined Mystic Light Sacred Power.

Weng~~

The Fourth Prince felt a continuous flow of Sacred Power in his body. The problem was that this power was impure, but it was enough.

Ding! Boom!

The Fourth Prince released supreme force and Mystic Light Sacred Power with every movement.

Bam!

The Ninth Prince blocked the Fourth Prince's attack again. His hands started to tremble, and the defensive secret technique that Shi Yulei used instantly crumbled apart.

"Mystic Light Sacred Power…." the Ninth Prince murmured.

Despite his power boost, he was still using True Yuan. This was the biggest difference between the Fourth Prince and himself, otherwise he could easily defeat the Fourth Prince with his draconic light that was 0.6 yards taller

"Zhao Feng, what about that Yao bird from the very beginning?" Zhou Su'er asked curiously. She remembered that Zhao Feng could fly as soon as they entered the Imperial Tomb after summoning an ancient Yao bird. Zhao Feng then sent it to gather draconic providence after obtaining a Dragon Jade.

"What? There's still another beast?" Old Ying's eyes were filled with joy.

If there was even one more piece of Dragon Jade, it would completely close the difference in cultivation between the Fourth Prince and Ninth Prince.

"Not good! Fourth Prince, quickly end it!" Sacred Lord Ten Thousand Lightning's expression changed dramatically.

Zhou Su'er, Old Ying, and company didn't speak with Spiritual Sense, so the other side could hear it very clearly. He and the other Sacred Lord immediately increased the amount of Sacred Power to the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince had a serious expression. He obviously heard it too.

"Just lose already!" An explosion sounded around the Fourth Prince as all his draconic light entered the golden sword. He put as much Mystic Light Sacred Power into the Inheritance Sacred weapon as he possibly could.

Ding! Weng~ Weng~

The golden sword with dragon carvings seemed unable to withstand the power and started to rattle.

"Golden Dragon Sacred Slash!"

The Fourth Prince thrust out with his sword with both hands.

Weng~~ Boom!

A peerless gold-and-white light and a powerful Sword Intent swept over and destroyed everything in its path. Even the air started to twist.

"Ninth Prince…! Not good!" Old Ying immediately exclaimed.

The power of the Fourth Prince's attack surpassed the attack of a normal late-stage Mystic Light Realm.

"He's combined the Mystic Light Sacred Power of three Sacred Lords." Shi Yulei's voice shook.

The Sacred Lords behind the Fourth Prince were using a special method to send over their Mystic Light Sacred Power, so he had three Sacred Lords' worth of power including his own.

"It's coming!" Zhao Feng's eyes flashed as he murmured gently. However, at this moment, everyone was completely attracted by the Fourth Prince's all-out attack.

The power from this attack covered everything. Only the Ninth Prince could feel a strong surge of draconic providence suddenly approach him.

"Come!"

Before the piece of Dragon Jade even made it to the Ninth Prince, he forcefully circulated a secret imperial technique and absorbed the draconic providence within it.

Weng~ Boom! Boom!

The stunning Golden Dragon Sacred Slash landed on the Ninth Prince just as the roar of a dragon sounded.

The draconic light behind the Ninth Prince started to rise once more.

8.1 yards… 8.2… 8.3… 8.5!

Boom!

Draconic providence surrounded the Ninth Prince, and his ancient green sword of lightning slashed forward with peerless power.

Peng! Boom!

The peerless attack that was right in front of him was shattered, and a limitless surge of draconic force spread from the Ninth Prince.

Boom!

The Fourth Prince, who just unleashed his full power and thought that he won, was instantly thrown back several yards onto the ground. At this moment in time, the Ninth Prince's power had completely surpassed him. He felt troubled just trying to resist against the pressure of this Intent.

Boom!

The Ninth Prince slashed out with his sword and shattered the pseudo Crown Prince Seal behind the Fourth Prince.

Weng~~

On the other hand, his pseudo Crown Prince Seal instantly released limitless golden light. Countless golden lines and dragons surrounded the little golden seal, and a mysterious and sacred power started to brew within the seal.

"Grand Seal… formed!"

White light sparkled through the transparent elder's eyes. At the same time, a giant white array spread across the stone stages and the battleground in the air.

Weng~

The next instant, the two princes and their team members had returned to the Great Gan Imperial Palace.

The Crown Prince trial had officially come to an end.

The Great Gan Imperial Palace was dead-silent for a moment before erupting into noise that shocked Heaven and Earth.

"The Ninth Prince won!"

"I didn't even see how the tide turned at the end. What happened?"

"I only saw the Ninth Prince's draconic light rapidly rise at the end."

Because the images were slightly blurry from the light of the Fourth Prince's peerless attack, almost no one had seen how the Ninth Prince won.

The other princes in the great hall were still in shock.

"The Ninth Prince defeated Brother Fourth Prince?" The Seventh Prince couldn't believe it.

"How is this possible? The Ninth Prince won. Dammit, that Zhao Feng…!" The Thirteenth Prince's body trembled and his expression became nasty.

"Ninth Prince, Zhao Feng… good job!" Duke Nanfeng immediately stood up and roared as he started clapping.

Some forces of the lord dynasty and in the clouds were shocked, angry, or sad. There were many experts and princes that sighed unwillingly.

No one paid attention to a hidden surge of wicked killing intent in a corner.

"Hehe, I didn't think it would be the Ninth Prince."

Chapter 996: Assassination in the Imperial Palace



The Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince and their team members appeared on the stone tablet. The instant the Seal of the Crown Prince appeared, a surge of draconic providence swept across the dimension, and the light from the stone stages started to fade away. The white light nearby also disappeared.

Whoosh!

The stone tablet turned into a streak of light and returned to the great hall of the Imperial Palace.

"The Crown Prince trial has come to an end. The Ninth Prince will be the Crown Prince for now," a voice sounded from the depths of the great hall.

"I didn't think that the winner would be my ninth son, Zihang." Even the Sacred Emperor was surprised. He personally helped the Thirteenth Prince, but he was still defeated by the Ninth Prince. The Fourth Prince, who was the strongest prince, was also defeated by the Ninth Prince. The Sacred Emperor wasn't even that familiar with his ninth son.

On the other hand, anger flashed through the Sacred Empress's eyes as she looked at the Ninth Prince and Zhao Feng.

Although the Crown Prince trial had come to an end, the Great Gan Imperial Palace was even more festive than before. The Imperial Palace held the ceremony for the induction of the Crown Prince that very day.

All the forces had a certain number of people that could enter the Imperial Palace. The Ninth Prince was extremely busy during the ceremony; countless forces sent him gifts and greeted him. Even members of the imperial family who were usually cold to the Ninth Prince came forward with smiles on their faces.

"Zihang, I knew that you would stun us all." An imperial elder came forward and spoke.

"Congratulations, brother Ninth Prince. Oh wait, I should call you the Crown Prince now." The Seventh Prince went forward and drank a cup of alcohol.

Even the other princes needed to show their support to the Ninth Prince now. In the future, it might very well be the Ninth Prince who became the Sacred Emperor. At that moment in time, the lives of the other princes would depend on him.

Apart from the Ninth Prince himself, all the forces and team members that had supported him to become the Crown Prince were all extremely busy during the ceremony as well.

At this instant, some of the representatives from the Shi Family were so happy that their mouths couldn't even close as they dealt with the other forces. The Shi Family was destined to rise now.

"Brother Shi, I admired your performance in the Crown Prince trial." A genius from another superpower greeted Shi Yulei warmly.

Elsewhere, Grand Duke Lan's Palace, which Su Qingling was part of, was together with the representatives of the other Grand Duke Palaces. Many people even asked about Su Qingling's marriage status.

Although Zhao Feng hadn't been in the continent zone for long, had a bad reputation, and didn't know many forces, countless experts came to greet him as well. After all, anyone could see that the only reason the Ninth Prince could become Crown Prince was because of Zhao Feng's help. Furthermore, Zhao Feng was very strong himself and had his own force.

"Zhao Feng, I knew you would play a big part." Xin Wuheng smiled and walked over.

"I'm just lucky." Zhao Feng smiled. He avoided some people that he didn't know and walked toward Xin Wuheng.

"Brother Zhao, you're too humble." Xin Wuheng shook his head. One could say that the Fourth Prince had completely lost because of the sixteen Dragon Jades that Zhao Feng had.

Xin Wuheng knew a bit about arrays, but even he wasn't confident that he could destroy the teleportation arrays within them without destroying the Dragon Jade itself. Furthermore, Zhao Feng's idea of gathering draconic providence had definitely been implemented from the very start, so everyone could see how farsighted he was.

"Brother Xin is joking." Zhao Feng didn't decline. In reality, Zhao Feng didn't know anything about arrays, but one of the abilities of his golden eye was disintegration, which perfectly solved the problem.

As long as he figured which part was the teleportation array, Zhao Feng could use his disintegration ability to destroy only that structure of the array, making it impossible to use. Such a thing might be difficult for Array Grandmasters, but it was extremely simple for Zhao Feng.

"Zhao Feng, congratulations." The red-robed Tie Litian slowly walked over.

Although the Tie Family supported the Fourth Prince – who had lost because of Zhao Feng – Zhao Feng's display caused them to place great importance on him. The Tie Family was originally planning to forcefully take Zhao Feng back to the Tie Family after the Crown Prince trial ended, but Tie Litian was now coming forward and congratulating him.

"Zhao Feng, you put on a big show this time." Duke Nanfeng smiled and congratulated as well. He was originally just planning to repay Zhao Feng with a favor, and he didn't expect the Ninth Prince to actually become the Crown Prince at all. Instead of repaying his original favor, he now owed one more.

After dealing with everyone, Zhao Feng went over to the members of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion.

"Grand Elder," Bi Qingyue said with joy.

The Ocean Smoke Pavilion was a three-star power, and now that the Ninth Prince had won, the Ocean Smoke Pavilion would be the leader of the ocean region. With the protection of draconic providence form the lord dynasty, Bi Qingyue believed that she could quickly expand the Ocean Smoke Pavilion to the level that Zhao Feng wanted.

"All of you can go back after the ceremony ends."

There were still a few problems in the continent zone that Zhao Feng had to take care of, so he couldn't leave just yet.

Although Bi Qingyue was slightly disappointed, she immediately revealed a peaceful smile.

Zhao Feng asked about the situation regarding the Ocean Smoke Pavilion and how the assassination organization was coming along. At the same time, he handed over a large amount of resources to Bi Qingyue.

The assassination organization had just started, and the Ocean Smoke Pavilion's wealth couldn't be compared to some older forces. If they wanted to expand quickly, they would need a large amount of resources. This was one of the main reasons why Zhao Feng didn't choose to strengthen his bloodline in the Heaven's Legacy City.

"Also, when you go back, send me all the information regarding the owner of the Eye of Samsara," Zhao Feng suddenly said.

In another corner of the palace:

"Chen'er, don't be disheartened. You are still young. In terms of experience, you obviously don't have as much as your elder brothers." A powerful male comforted the Thirteenth Prince.

"I'm just very unwilling. Why is it the Ninth Prince who became the Crown Prince?" the Thirteenth Prince said in a soft voice.

"Hehe, he might be the Crown Prince now, but who knows if he can sit there steadily?" the powerful male revealed a wicked smile and messaged.

The Thirteenth Prince's expression changed as he looked at his uncle.

"The seat of Crown Prince isn't that easy to sit on." The powerful male had a deep gaze.

This was indeed the case. There were still several years left till the Sacred Emperor retired. This period of time was a test for the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince made any major mistakes, there would obviously be repercussions.

"Father." On the other side, the Ninth Prince arrived before the Sacred Emperor.

"Zihang, your performance was very good," the current Sacred Emperor smiled and said.

All the imperial uncles nearby also laughed and agreed.

The ceremony lasted till the night of the second day. At this moment, the Ninth Prince was finally able to go back and rest.

"Your Highness Crown Prince, I will still need to stay at your place for a couple days," Zhao Feng smiled and said.

"Brother Zhao, where will you be going later?" the Ninth Prince asked. He didn't mind Zhao Feng staying at his place, but he could tell that Zhao Feng had important matters to attend to.

"There's some stuff I need to do." Zhao Feng didn't give a clear reply.

He wouldn't be able to kill the Thirteenth Prince anytime soon, and he wouldn't be able to see Zhao Yufei either. He also needed to find out information regarding the owner of the Eye of Samsara. He could ask Old Ying about it; although Old Ying had left the Imperial Sky Net, he should still be able to use some of his connections there.

"Understood. Father will reward all of you tomorrow, so Brother Zhao needs to be there."

The Ninth Prince knew that Zhao Feng had once declined the offer of Marquis from Duke Nanfeng, but this time, it was the Sacred Emperor himself who was going to be rewarding people.

At the same time, the Ninth Prince took out a golden token. With this token, Zhao Feng was allowed to enter and leave the Imperial Palace whenever he wanted.

"Thanks." Zhao Feng took the token. After all, not everyone could enter and leave the Imperial Palace as they wished.

"Your Highness Crown Prince." Butler Qi, who was in front of the Ninth Prince's hall, immediately came forward to greet them.

Zhao Feng glanced at Butler Qi, and his left eye suddenly started to twitch.

A cold glint suddenly appeared in Butler Qi's hands.

Whoosh!

A half-transparent black dagger stabbed toward the Ninth Prince's chest.

"Butler Qi, you-!?"

The Ninth Prince was shocked, but there was no time for him to defend himself. Butler Qi's ambush was as quick as lightning, and he gave off a faint wicked disturbance of Mystic Light Sacred Power. The Ninth Prince would die even if he defended himself in time.

Butler Qi revealed a wicked and gruesome smile, as if his assassination attempt had already succeeded. However, the next moment, Zhao Feng and the Ninth Prince disappeared amidst a flash of silver.

"This is…?" Butler Qi revealed a stunned expression as his attack missed.

"The ability to move through space!" Butler Qi's tone was grim.

Hu~

He turned into a dark ray of light, merged into the darkness, and quickly retreated.

Weng~~

Zhao Feng and the Ninth Prince suddenly appeared in the room where Zhao Feng was in seclusion before the trial.

"Zhao Feng, was that the ability of the Misty Spatial World?" The Ninth Prince's heart thudded, and he took a deep breath as he looked at Zhao Feng.

Luckily, Zhao Feng's substandard God item had saved his life at the critical moment. It was probably a spatial marking that Zhao Feng had left behind when he was in seclusion.

But why would Butler Qi want to kill him? Or rather… that wasn't Butler Qi.

"Ninth Prince, you stay here. I'll go have a look," Zhao Feng said before flying out. He had sensed something before Butler Qi had taken action. The real Butler Qi was most likely dead already.

Zhao Feng was extremely surprised. Who would dare to enter the Imperial Palace and assassinate the person who just became Crown Prince?

Zhao Feng first thought of the Thirteenth Prince. The Thirteenth Prince was rash enough to try something like this.

"Furthermore, this person is very strong."

Zhao Feng quickly flew through the Imperial Palace. When he teleported a moment ago, he left a marking of the God Eye on "Butler Qi." However, Zhao Feng could only faintly sense a direction now. This meant that the assassin had already discovered it and was using a technique to suppress Zhao Feng's mark of the God Eye.

"I didn't expect him to have such an ability." The fake Butler Qi's expression was grim and full of hatred as he moved swiftly through the Imperial Palace. The guards were unable to sense him.

Hu~

Zhao Feng chased after the mark of the God Eye.

"Who is it? No one is allowed to fly within the Imperial Palace!" The leader of a group of guards roared.

"There's an assassin!"

Zhao Feng circulated his God Eye and released a surge of eye-bloodline power, which created an undulation from within Butler Qi's soul.

All the guards felt something was off. On top of that, they all knew Zhao Feng.

"Assassin!"

"Where?"

All the guards within the Imperial Palace were alarmed.

"Dammit, this brat!" The fake Butler Qi's face started to twist. One could faintly see a face with black scales all over it.

"I can't escape anymore." The fake Butler Qi revealed an expression of despair as he suddenly came to a halt.

"Let's die together then, brat who meddles too much in other people's business." The fake Butler Qi's voice was deep and full of hatred as he charged back toward Zhao Feng.

Hu~ Whoosh!

The fake Butler Qi's figure moved swiftly and arrived before Zhao Feng in an instant. A transparent black dagger that was able to completely ignore the resistance of space stabbed toward Zhao Feng.

Chapter 997: Sacred King



"Let's die together then, brat who meddles too much in other people's business." The fake Butler Qi's voice was deep and full of hatred as he charged back toward Zhao Feng.

The fake Butler Qi looked at Zhao Feng with enraged eyes and gritted his teeth. He failed to assassinate the Crown Prince because of Zhao Feng, and now his tracks had been revealed because of Zhao Feng as well. He never expected to die because of this youth who was just an Emperor.

Hu~~

The fake Butler Qi's figure moved swiftly and arrived before Zhao Feng in an instant. A transparent black dagger that was able to completely ignore the resistance of space stabbed toward Zhao Feng.

"A Heaven-grade Dao of Assassination weapon!" Zhao Feng's expression turned to surprise. The strength that this fake Butler Qi displayed was unusual.

"Sacred Lightning Protection!" A barrier of lightning suddenly formed around Zhao Feng's body as the fake Butler Qi swiftly attacked.

Hu~~

The fake Butler Qi completely ignored Zhao Feng's defense and circulated his Sacred Power as he thrust downward.

Boom!

Zhao Feng's Sacred Lightning Protection instantly shattered, and powerful lightning shot back at the attacker.

Weng~ Boom!

The fake Butler Qi circulated his Mystic Light Sacred Power to protect himself and continued the strike.

"What?" Zhao Feng was stunned. The assassin didn't even avoid the retaliation of Zhao Feng's physical strength and lightning, he just used a bit of Sacred Power to block it. It seemed like this assassin didn't care about his life anymore and had accepted that he was going to die.

"Wind Lightning Eye Flame!" Zhao Feng felt that something was off and immediately circulated his left eye to unleash a Soul technique.

This assassin had probably hidden himself in the Imperial Palace the whole time and watched the Crown Prince trial, so he might know a bit about Zhao Feng's strength and techniques. Furthermore, this assassin was currently displaying the strength of an early-stage Sacred Lord. Even though Zhao Feng had the Sacred Lightning Body, he didn't dare to take this attack head-on.

A stunning surge of fire shot out of Zhao Feng's left eye. Purple-and-gold light glittered as God Tribulation crackled.

Boom…!

A ball of transparent purple-and-gold lightning-fire radiated a Destructive aura as it landed in the assassin's face.

Si~~

The assassin cried out. The power of God Tribulation Lightning infiltrating his soul and body halted his movements.

Whoosh!

Zhao Feng instantly retreated from the assassin.

Most of the guards within the Imperial Palace were half-step Kings or early-stage Kings. Only the leaders of the small groups were Emperors. However, they still didn't dare to approach the area where Zhao Feng and the assassin were fighting.

If it wasn't for the fact that the buildings in the Imperial Palace were extremely tough and had draconic providence and arrays protecting them, everything nearby would have been destroyed.

"Die!" The assassin recovered within half a breath and charged at Zhao Feng once more. Being an assassin, he had a certain amount of understanding toward the soul. Therefore, the damage that Zhao Feng's eye-bloodline technique did to him was very limited.

"Who dares to be presumptuous in the Great Gan Imperial Palace!?"

A powerful roar that made one's ears tremble sounded from behind, ringing out across the entire Imperial Palace.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The entire Imperial Palace started to tremble, and countless surges of draconic providence appeared. The draconic providence merged with the laws of Heaven and Earth and restricted this area. Even the air completely froze.

Zhao Feng's actions instantly stiffened and slowed down as if he had fallen into a swamp. Both his True Yuan and bloodline were heavily suppressed.

Hu~

A golden dragon made of light instantly appeared above the Imperial Palace like a blazing sun. A surge of Mystic Light Sacred Power filled everything within several hundred miles, and the power of draconic providence seemed to materialize and fill every inch of the air.

It was as if all Heaven and Earth changed. Night had turned into day, and everything in the world was controlled by the golden figure.

"What's going on?" Tie Hongnan immediately raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance.

"A Sacred King of the Great Gan Imperials has taken action." An elder of Sky Suspension Palace had a deep gaze.

"The Great Gan Imperial Palace restricts fighting, but the Sacred King guarding the Imperial Palace has personally taken action?" Duke Nanfeng felt uneasy.

All the imperials and various experts within the Imperial Palace felt their hearts shake as they felt the terrifying laws of Heaven and Earth.

Bam! Boom!

Several thousand guards around the golden figure immediately bowed due to the supreme force.

Bam!

Limitless Mystic Light Sacred Power and draconic providence surged around the assassin and formed a pair of hands with dragon tattoos on it.

Hu~

The assassin was grabbed by the hands and didn't even have a thought of fighting back.

"Hmph, how dare you offend the Great Gan Imperials?" A cold harrumph sounded from the figure in golden light.

Crack!

The hands made of golden light suddenly tightened, and the figure of the assassin was ripped apart, leaving behind a strange, half-transparent black soul that was bound by limitless laws and Sacred Power.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The golden figure glanced at Zhao Feng before disappearing into the surge of draconic providence. The dragon made of golden light instantly disappeared, and Heaven and Earth returned to normal.

"That person was simply courting death. How dare they sneak into the Imperial Palace?"

"Hmph, the imperials are unrivalled inside the Great Gan Imperial Palace."

"That should be Sacred King Feather Spirit just now, right? That's an expert at the Sacred King rank!"

The guards exclaimed as they slowly moved back to their positions.

"Sacred King…!" Zhao Feng's heart shook.

Only those who had reached the peak of the Mystic Light Realm and had a profound understanding of the laws of Heaven and Earth were able to be called Sacred Kings. Sacred Kings stood at the peak of the continent and were existences only below that of Demigods.

In the instant when the Sacred King descended, Zhao Feng felt that the Sacred King had merged their laws into the air and could control everything. Furthermore, Imperial Sacred Kings in particular could control limitless draconic providence within the Imperial Palace; even other Sacred Kings would be utterly crushed.

"Thank you, Emperor Zhao, for finding the tracks of that assassin," the leader of a group of guards said.

Zhao Feng then returned to the Ninth Prince's palace. Old Ying was also present.

"Zhao Feng, who was that assassin?" the Ninth Prince immediately asked. Nothing like this had happened in the past couple dozen millennia in the Great Gan Lord Dynasty.

A Sacred King taking action had stunned all the members and forces within the lord dynasty. There was almost zero possibility of the assassin surviving.

"I think it was a non-human." Zhao Feng analyzed according to the information and traces he had.

"Non-human!? They've managed to enter the Great Gan Imperial Palace?" the Ninth Prince exclaimed.

Maybe the non-human managed to sneak in because the Crown Prince trial had temporarily redirected the draconic providence. However, a non-human entering the Great Gan Imperial Palace had extra significance than any other assassin.

"No wonder his target was the Crown Prince." Old Ying had a deep gaze.

A terrifying surge of soul power radiated in a forbidden ground at the back of the Imperial Palace. Sacred King Feather Spirit reached out and put a hand on the half-transparent black soul.

Boom!

The soul was instantly shattered under his powerful Soul Intent.

"The non-humans may have already infiltrated the Great Gan Imperials," Sacred King Feather Spirit's voice sounded after a while.

Several balls of light nearby occasionally went bright or dim, and they were silent for a long time.

"If that really is the case, then news of the non-humans attacking should still be on its way." An ancient voice sighed.

One needed five months to travel from the northwestern region of the Great Gan Lord Dynasty to the central regions even if they used teleportation arrays. However, only ten days was needed if it was only information and it was sent through the unique structure of the imperial array network.

At this moment, a voice sounded from outside, "Reporting to Grand Elder, intel has arrived from the northwestern region."

"Come in," the ancient voice sounded, and a golden piece of paper with the image of a dragon on it landed in Sacred King Feather Spirit's hand.

Weng~~

The dragon seal on it instantly disappeared.

"The non-humans have attacked," a grave voice sounded in everyone's souls.

Chapter 998: Tracks



Three people sat around a table in the Ninth Prince's hall.

"Old Ying, how much do you know about the Eyes of Samsara?" Zhao Feng asked.

With Old Ying's experience, he definitely knew a lot more than others.

"The Eyes of Samsara have the ability to bind the souls of the dead and create Immortal Samsara Bodies. Apparently though, that's just the ability of the Samsara of Death. The Eyes of Samsara has another samsara – the Samsara of Life."

Old Ying slowly thought and spoke in a solemn tone.

The Eyes of Samsara were very rare even amongst the descendants of the Eight Great God Eyes, and they had a very unique ability. An inheritor of the Eyes of Samsara rarely appeared in the continent's history, which meant that the intel regarding the abilities of the Eyes of Samsara was limited. Old Ying wasn't sure about the abilities of the Samsara of Life.

"There's also a Samsara of Life?" Zhao Feng was surprised.

He didn't expect there to be a Samsara of Life as well. Perhaps the Samsara of Life was that critical point to finding Liu Qinxin that the Sage had talked about?

Zhao Feng started to think.

"Are there no traces or information on the whereabouts on the inheritor of the Eyes of Samsara?"

Zhao Feng didn't give up. The inheritor of one of the Eight Great God Eyes was on the continent and didn't care about what happened on it? Even an intel agency such as the Imperial Sky Net couldn't find them?

"Apparently the inheritor of the Eyes of Samsara appeared in the Yu Province a thousand years ago." Old Ying seemed to remember something and suddenly spoke.

In reality, even the Imperial Sky Net was unable to track an individual like the owner of the Eyes of Samsara because they worked alone. There were many places in the Great Gan Lord Dynasty that were dangerous and didn't have many people around. There was also the Cang Ocean and other areas that were extremely far away, outside of the Imperial Sky Net's control.

Furthermore, the owner of the Eyes of Samsara was purposely hiding their identity.

"That was when the Emperor of Death arrived at the continent zone," Old Ying said. He then told Zhao Feng about what happened between the Emperor of Death and the owner of the Eyes of Samsara.

"Something must have happened between them for the Eyes of Samsara to revive the Emperor of Death from so far away." Zhao Feng guessed.

One had to know that he had killed the Emperor of Death in the Cang Ocean. If there was no previous relationship between the Eyes of Samsara owner and the Emperor of Death, it was impossible for the Emperor of Death to revive in the continent zone.

However, even if there was a previous connection between them, it was still incredible that the Eyes of Samsara could revive the Emperor of Death and his Eyes of Death as well. From this fact alone, one could easily tell that the owner of the Eyes of Samsara was far stronger than the Emperor of Death.

"Zhao Feng, why do you want to find the Eyes of Samsara owner?" Old Ying asked curiously.

From his perspective, Zhao Feng trying to find the Eyes of Samsara owner might very likely be because he wanted revenge. After all, the Eyes of Samsara owner had revived the Emperor of Death, one of Zhao Feng's greatest enemies. Without the Eyes of Samsara owner's help, it would be impossible for the Emperor of Death to roam around so freely.

However, the strength of the Eyes of Samsara owner wasn't something that Zhao Feng could fight against right now.

"I'm slightly interested in the descendants of the Eight great God Eyes. I also want them to help me with something."

Zhao Feng's reply made Old Ying's suspicions disappear. Old Ying could tell that Zhao Feng's eye-bloodline was unusual as well.

The eye-bloodlines of the Eight Great God Eyes had always been the strongest. Despite that, Zhao Feng managed to kill the Emperor of Death twice.

Eye-bloodlines that were comparable to the descendants of the Eight Great God Eyes were extremely rare.

"If you want to find them, I believe that you can," Old Ying smiled and said.

Zhao Feng had defeated the Emperor of Death, whom had been revived by the Eyes of Samsara. Did the Eyes of Samsara owner not want to see a powerful eye-bloodline outside of the Eight Great God Eyes? Old Ying was slightly looking forward to Zhao Feng meeting the Eyes of Samsara.

"Brother Zhao, I can help you with this." The Ninth Prince promised. Finding someone required a lot of people and information, and the Ninth Prince believed that he was able to help Zhao Feng in this respect.

"By the way, the Ji Family is the one in charge of the Yu Province, right?" Zhao Feng suddenly remembered.

"En. It'll be too hard to find one person in the Yu Province by yourself, and I don't know if the Ji Family would be willing to help you." Old Ying sighed.

Although the Ninth Prince was now the Crown Prince, no one knew if he would be able to sit on this seat smoothly and become the Sacred Emperor.

In this period of time, the other princes would be standing against the Ninth Prince. If an "accident" happened to the Ninth Prince, then they had the possibility of fighting to become the Crown Prince again.

If the other princes stood against the Ninth Prince, then the forces supporting them should be the same as well. The Ji Family was a force that supported the Eighth Prince.

In the third stage of the Crown Prince trial, Zhao Feng had done a lot of damage to the Thirteenth Prince and the Eighth Prince. Therefore, the Ji Family definitely wouldn't welcome Zhao Feng.

"That might not be the case." Zhao Feng revealed a faint smile.

When Zhao Feng and Duanmu Qing were heading toward the center of the continent zone, they met Sacred Lord Star Demon on the way, a Grand Elder of the Ji Family. Since Sacred Lord Star Demon invited Zhao Feng to visit, he wouldn't reject Zhao Feng just because the princes they supported were different.

Furthermore, Zhao Feng was very interested in books about the Ji Family's eye-bloodline. There were probably eye-bloodlines stronger than the Purple Star Eyes in the continent zone. However, the Ji Family was the strongest eye-bloodline family, and the power of a big family wasn't something an individual could be compared to.

"Sacred Lord Star Demon hasn't left yet, right?" Zhao Feng suddenly asked.

"Zhao Feng, you know Sacred Lord Star Demon?" Old Ying was surprised. From the looks of it, Zhao Feng had his own way.

This night was destined to be noisy. More guards patrolled the Imperial Palace, and they were stronger as well. There was also the occasional aura of unique treasures, which were most likely tools used to find non-humans.

Zhao Feng could also feel several powerful auras hiding around the Ninth Prince's hall. In the past, the Imperial Palace was the safest place in the Great Gan Lord Dynasty. There would be almost no experts around the princes while they were within the Imperial Palace. However, tonight was different.

Many forces had already received this news on the second day. The Tie and Yu Families immediately returned, and some of the forces could guess what was happening.

The Sacred Emperor sat on the golden dragon throne at the head of the great hall within the Imperial Palace. On the two sides of the great hall were the princes and the representatives of the Grand Duke Palaces.

"Zihang, now that you are the Crown Prince, you need to work harder and also learn about the politics of the Great Gan Lord Dynasty…." The current Sacred Emperor kept on telling the Ninth Prince.

"Tell the world that Zhou Zihang is officially the Crown Prince of the Great Gan Lord Dynasty."

The Sacred Emperor wrote an edict. The contents of this edict would soon travel around the eighteen provinces of the Great Gan Lord Dynasty.

"The team members that supported the Ninth Prince will be rewarded with the title of Marquis and will be able to have the protection of draconic providence of the Great Gan Lord Dynasty…."

The Sacred Emperor wrote down another edict.

When one had the protection of draconic providence, their overall strength would be increased while they were within the Great Gan Lord Dynasty. Furthermore, providence was an invisible power that could affect many other things, most of which were usually good.

On top of that, a Marquis could have several island zones, which could be discussed with the group responsible for distributing territories in the Great Gan Lord Dynasty.

Of course, the main reward of becoming a Marquis was the special authority they had in all eighteen provinces.

The representatives from each province gave their reports. The Sacred Emperor then quickly called the meeting to an end and said nothing about the non-humans.

"From the looks of it, the problem with the non-humans isn't that great."

During the past thousand years, the two Lord Dynasties were constantly fighting against each other on a small scale. There was no point for Zhao Feng to think too much about it.

Zhao Feng then headed toward the Eighth Prince's Palace after saying goodbye to the Ninth Prince.

"Master." Bi Qingyue and company from the Ocean Smoke Pavilion had been waiting here for a long time. The journey to the Yu Province was exactly on the way for Bi Qingyue and company, so Zhao Feng used the Dark Heart Seal to send her information.

"All of you come with me and greet the Ji Family."

Interacting with the Eight Big Families would be able to increase the Ocean Smoke Pavilion's connections. This was very important for the Ocean Smoke Pavilion, which was an information agency.

"Little Friend Zhao, we haven't met for a while, but your eye-bloodline techniques have improved even more." Sacred Lord Star Demon led the Ji Family out of the Eighth Prince's palace.

Ji Wuye, Ji Lan, Ji Dengtian, and company from the Ji Family instantly looked at Zhao Feng.

Ji Lan had a complicated expression. Zhao Feng easily defeated her in the Divine Illusion Dimension, and now he had defeated two geniuses of the Ji Family's previous generation in the Imperial Tombs.

On the other hand, Ji Wuye looked at Zhao Feng with admiration.

"Senior Star Demon is joking. This junior wants to see the strongest eye-bloodline family in the continent and learn from them."

The Ninth Prince had sent people over to give the Ji Family a heads-up last night. This was why those from the Ji Family had been waiting for Zhao Feng.

Although the Eighth Prince was the Crown Prince's opponent, Sacred Lord Star Demon didn't show any signs of enmity toward Zhao Feng, making the latter look at him in a different perspective.

Perhaps in Sacred Lord Star Demon's eyes, only eye-bloodlines and eye-bloodline techniques were the important.

Zhao Feng believed that he would benefit from this journey.

"Hahaha, the Ji Family welcomes any powerful eye-bloodline." Sacred Lord Star Demon couldn't help but laugh.

While Zhao Feng hadn't used the abilities of his eye-bloodline much in the Crown Prince trial, Sacred Lord Star Demon noticed things that others didn't since he was paying a lot of attention to Zhao Feng.

"Maybe these disciples of the Ji Family can also learn from Little Friend Zhao," Sacred Lord Star Demon said. This sentence was obviously meant for the members of the Ji Family behind him.

The meaning was very clear; although they supported the Crown Prince's enemy, the princes would still maintain a good relationship on the surface at least. Therefore, they could take this chance to learn something if they formed a good relationship with Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng then left the Imperial Palace with Sacred Lord Star Demon and company.

Within the Eighth Prince's hall:

"Eighth Prince…?" Luo Zun asked.

"Your Highness, although the Ninth Prince became the Crown Prince, it will be hard for him to sit on his seat steadily with just the small number of forces that support him, and the current situation…" an elder nearby analyzed.

His meaning was very clear; there was no need for the Eighth Prince to help the Ninth Prince, so he should prevent this connection between Zhao Feng and the Ji Family. All he needed to do was wait for the right moment, and maybe he would be able to obtain the seat of Crown Prince.

"I have my own thoughts." The Eighth Prince interrupted with a decisive tone.

"Understood." The elder was faintly surprised and said no more. Being a strategist, all he could do was give ideas. The true leader was still the prince.

Luo Zun paused for a moment before understanding what the Eighth Prince meant. The Eighth Prince no longer wanted to oppose Zhao Feng.

If the Ninth Prince could become the Crown Prince because of Zhao Feng, then why couldn't Zhao Feng also help him stay on that seat steadily and become the Sacred Emperor?

Chapter 999: Collection of Eye-Bloodline Techniques



Zhao Feng followed Sacred Lord Star Demon and arrived at the Ji Family in the Yu Province four months later.

The Yu Family was based in a forest surrounded by streams, and it was covered by a purple mist. Normal people would find it hard to even find the entrance to the Ji Family if they didn't have a member of the Ji Family leading them or some unique secret technique.

"This is indeed a Xanadu." Zhao Feng praised.

Everything within several thousand miles of the Ji Family was covered in a purple mist. Not only was it beautiful, it also had the ability to hypnotize anyone who looked at it and create illusions.

In addition, because the members of the Ji Family were born and raised in this environment, their resistance to illusions was extremely strong.

"Little Friend Zhao, you came this time to exchange eye-bloodline techniques, right?" Sacred Lord Star Demon asked with a smile.

Although he had invited Zhao Feng over using the Ji Family's collection of eye-bloodline techniques, the Ji Family obviously wouldn't show Zhao Feng everything they had. Simply put, Zhao Feng would also have to take out some special eye-bloodline techniques if he wanted the good stuff.

"Uh… this junior is here to learn something." Zhao Feng gave an awkward smile.

He knew that Sacred Lord Star Demon was very interested in his disintegration ability. Zhao Feng also knew that the ability of his left eye was very unique, otherwise he wouldn't have been marked as a cheater in the moving maze palace.

Zhao Feng obviously didn't want to reveal his disintegration secret technique. Even if he did though, there was probably no eye-bloodline in the continent that could use it.

The golden ripple came from the mysterious golden ball, which was referred to as the Light of Transparency and Dispersion by the Heaven's Legacy Race automatons. This was the first time Zhao Feng had heard of the Light of Transparency and Dispersion as well, and he still didn't completely understand it, so it was best not to reveal it.

"Little Friend Zhao is too humble. No junior of the Ji Family is your match."

Sacred Lord Star Demon's expression paused for a moment. Zhao Feng's unwilling attitude made him slightly unhappy. Even if Zhao Feng's eye-bloodline technique was very rare, was it rarer than the entire collection of the Ji Family?

Hearing that, Ji Lan and Ji Wuye lowered their heads, and Ji Dengtian and Ji Bai were unhappy. It wasn't just the juniors of the Ji Family that weren't Zhao Feng's match – even those of the previous generation weren't his match.

"I've come here for something else that I need Senior's help with." Zhao Feng thought before saying.

"What is it? You can tell me" Sacred Lord Star Demon's expression remained the same. He thought that Zhao Feng had come to learn eye-bloodline techniques and didn't expect Zhao Feng to have other issues.

"I want to find someone in the Yu Province," Zhao Feng said directly.

"Oh? A person?" Sacred Lord Star Demon and the others from the Ji Family revealed curious expressions. The person Zhao Feng was searching for must be very unique if he wasn't able to find them even with his status among the Ninth Prince's forces. Even Old Ying and the Ocean Smoke Pavilion couldn't do anything?

"The owner of the Eyes of Samsara," Zhao Feng said, and those from the Ji Family revealed surprised expressions.

The person that Zhao Feng wanted to find was the descendent of one of the Eight Great God Eyes? They had heard legends about the Eyes of Samsara; they had appeared in the continent several thousand years ago before disappearing.

Sacred Lord Star Demon's expression froze for a while before speaking, "I can help you with that."

"Thank you," Zhao Feng said with a faint smile.

The group of people soon arrived at the Ji Family proper, and Sacred Lord Star Demon led Zhao Feng to enter the inner regions through an entrance at the back of the mountain.

"Little Friend Zhao, since you're searching for someone, why don't you stay at the Ji Family for now?" Sacred Lord Star Demon said.

"Thank you for your trouble," Zhao Feng replied. Finding someone couldn't be done within a day or two. Furthermore, if he was going to read their collection of eye-bloodline techniques, he couldn't show them how fast he could read. It would take a bit longer, but it wouldn't reveal anything suspicious.

"Ji Lan, show Little Friend Zhao and the others where to stay," Sacred Lord Star Demon ordered before disappearing into the purple mist.

"Thank you," Zhao Feng said respectfully.

Ji Lan then led Zhao Feng, Bi Qingyue, and company to a stunning garden.

"All of you may stay here for now," Ji Lan said before leaving.

"Master, I think that Sacred Lord Star Demon knows a bit about the Eyes of Samsara," Bi Qingyue said after Ji Lan left.

"I could see that as well." Zhao Feng had a grim expression, but if Sacred Lord Star Demon wasn't willing to tell him, there was nothing he could do.

Zhao Feng would definitely ask one more time before he left, and he hoped to obtain at least something from Sacred Lord Star Demon.

"All of you can stay here for now. If you have time, travel around and meet with some of the upper echelon members of the Ji Family," Zhao Feng said before walking into a room.

Ji Lan came to Zhao Feng on the second morning.

"Zhao Feng, Sacred Lord Star Demon invites you over."

Ji Lan then led Zhao Feng to a secret hall in a forest.

"Both of you can come in." Sacred Lord Star Demon's voice sounded from within the hall.

Ji Lan's heart moved. Since Sacred Lord Star Demon said "both," that meant she could enter as well.

This was Sacred Lord Star Demon's private property. Some of the collections here were even more precious than the collection of the family itself. One might even be able to see the profound eye-bloodline techniques that Sacred Lord Star Demon was still working on.

The hall was dark, and the layout was very simple.

"This is my private collection. Little Friend Zhao can read any books on the left. As for the right side, you'll have to stop."

Sacred Lord Star Demon was pretty proud of himself. Although there were only two bookshelves here, the contents within them were extremely rare in the outside world.

Zhao Feng glanced at the bookshelf on the right side. A white screen with runes of different colors spun around it.

Zhao Feng didn't say anything and first started to read the items on the left bookshelf.

"You can also read," Sacred Lord Star Demon told Ji Lan.

Ji Lan started to read through the books alongside Zhao Feng with Sacred Lord Star Demon's permission. However, every book here contained a sea of knowledge and would require a lot of time just to memorize it.

Zhao Feng took out a random book and started to read it. The contents and theories were extremely detailed. If Zhao Feng had read this when he first started learning eye-bloodline techniques, his mastery would have increased by leaps and bounds.

Looks like everything in Sacred Lord Star Demon's private collection is extremely precious and rare.

Zhao Feng was surprised. Although the contents of these books weren't as good as the Xie Yang books in the ancient mysterious palace, they were all related to eye-bloodline techniques, which was extremely useful to Zhao Feng.

A normal Emperor would need two hours just to memorize the contents of one of these books. Although Zhao Feng could directly copy it all into his left eye, Sacred Lord Star Demon and Ji Lan were present, so it was better for him to just memorize while reading and not over-display him ability.

"I wonder if there's any progress regarding the owner of the Eyes of Samsara?" Zhao Feng asked while flipping through this book.

"Actually, the owner of the Eyes of Samsara came to the Ji Family several thousand years ago."

Sacred Lord Star Demon said something that surprised even Ji Lan. She didn't know such a thing even though she was a member of the Ji Family.

Zhao Feng paused for a moment. He didn't expect Sacred Lord Star Demon to actually answer his question. From the looks of it, Sacred Lord Star Demon didn't reveal anything earlier because there were too many people present.

"Back then, he came to read the eye-bloodline techniques collection of the Ji Family, and he even left behind some of his eye-bloodline techniques and theories." Sacred Lord Star Demon said an even more unknown and shocking piece of news.

"Techniques and theories regarding the Eyes of Samsara!?" Zhao Feng was surprised.

Eye-bloodline techniques and theories about the Eyes of Samsara would be something like the Dark Eyes Secret Manual that he had obtained from Duanmu Qing. However, without a doubt, whatever the owner of the Eyes of Samsara personally left at the Ji Family was more precious.

"But the Ji Family isn't sure about his current information. We don't even know if he's still in the Yu Province," Sacred Lord Star Demon added.

"Thank you for telling me, Senior Sacred Lord Star Demon." Zhao Feng put his hands together and gave thanks. Not only had Sacred Lord Star Demon revealed his private collection to Zhao Feng, he also told Zhao Feng such a huge secret.

"What he left behind is on the bookshelf to your right." Sacred Lord Star Demon revealed a cunning smile.

Zhao Feng gave a helpless smile and became immersed in the book in his hands.

On the other side, Ji Lan didn't care about Zhao Feng at all and tried to memorize as much content as possible so she could fully comprehend it later.

Time flew by quickly, and the light within the room became dimmer and dimmer, but they didn't sense it at all.

"Okay, I will be going to rest now. Ji Lan, please take Little Friend Zhao back," Sacred Lord Star Demon's voice sounded from the other room.

"Yes." Ji Lan unwillingly put the book back into the bookshelf.

"Sir Zhao, please come with me."

Ji Lan looked at Zhao Feng and didn't have the complicated emotions that she had before. If it wasn't for Zhao Feng, she wouldn't have been able to browse Sacred Lord Star Demon's private collection, so she had to thank Zhao Feng for that. One had to know that Sacred Lord Star Demon's own disciple, Ji Wuye, had only been allowed to browse this collection for one day.

"Why do you want to find the owner of the Eyes of Samsara?" Ji Lan asked on the way back. The last time the Eyes of Samsara appeared was a thousand years ago, so Zhao Feng shouldn't have any connections with him.

"The owner of the Eyes of Samsara can help me find someone very important," Zhao Feng replied simply.

"Oh." Ji Lan nodded her head and seemed to half-understand.

At this moment in time, three people from the Ji Family approached them from the front.

"Ji Lan, you're back." A handsome purple-haired youth was very excited and immediately walked over.

"En, I just came back." Ji Lan revealed a helpless expression.

"Hmm? This is…?" The youth Ji Lian looked at Zhao Feng with a not-so-friendly gaze.

The other two Ji Family members looked at Zhao Feng as if there was going to be a good show. Everyone knew that Ji Lian loved Ji Lan. This was why she had no other pursuers in the younger generation of the Ji Family even though she was such a beauty. They didn't expect this outsider to be so close to Ji Lan.

"He's a guest of the Ji Family – Zhao Feng," Ji Lan replied honestly, and the three in front revealed weird expressions.

Zhao Feng? Wasn't he one of the Purple-Haired Demonic Duo from the Divine Illusion Dimension? Didn't he plunder a bunch of resources from the Ji Family? How come he was now a guest of the Ji Family and very close to Ji Lan?

Ji Lan only remembered all that when she saw their expressions. The detailed news from the Crown Prince trial might not have entered their ears yet. Right now, the eighteen provinces only knew that the Ninth Prince had become the Crown Prince.

"Zhao Feng? I don't care if you plundered resources from the Ji Family in the Divine Illusion Dimension, but I can't allow you to be so close to Ji Lan." Ji Lian's tone changed as he warned Zhao Feng.
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Chapter 1000: Purple Star Tower



"Zhao Feng? I don't care if you plundered resources from the Ji Family in the Divine Illusion Dimension, but I can't allow you to be so close to Ji Lan." Ji Lian's tone changed as he warned Zhao Feng.

Even if Zhao Feng was a guest of the Ji Family, Ji Lian didn't need to be respectful to Zhao Feng. This was how proud the Eight Big Families were.

Ji Lan faltered for a moment before preparing to stop Ji Lian. With Zhao Feng's current status and the force behind him, even the Ji Family didn't want to form a bad relationship with him. Especially if the Ninth Prince became the Sacred Emperor, then the forces behind Zhao Feng would only become even stronger. They might only need a couple hundred years before surpassing the Ji Family entirely.

However, she suddenly realized that maybe Zhao Feng could help her get rid of Ji Lian.

"Ji Lan, I'll be going first then." Zhao Feng's expression remained the same as he said goodbye to Ji Lan.

Ji Lan was surprised. She didn't expect Zhao Feng to be so calm and just leave straight away.

She didn't want to face Ji Lian alone and was about to say something to Zhao Feng before realizing that she actually didn't know Zhao Feng that well.

Zhao Feng glanced at Ji Lian before leaving. This was the Ji Family, and Zhao Feng owed Sacred Lord Star Demon a big favor, so he didn't want to cause trouble.

"Did you hear what I just said!?" Ji Lian roared as he saw Zhao Feng's calm expression and how he was about to just leave. It was as if Zhao Feng had completely ignored him.

"Mind your own business." Zhao Feng's voice was cold as he continued to leave.

"What? You…!" Ji Lian's face went slightly red. Zhao Feng's words meant that he completely didn't put Ji Lian in his eyes.

"Where does your confidence come from when you're in the Ji Family's territory?" Ji Lian instantly turned around, and a faint ripple of eye-bloodline power flashed in his Purple Star Eyes.

"Don't!" Ji Lan immediately tried to stop Ji Lian. She didn't expect him to actually attack. However, it was too late; the release of an eye-bloodline technique only required an instant.

Chains made of purple mist appeared around Zhao Feng, but Zhao Feng still slowly left as if he was completely unaffected.

"Hmph!" Ji Lian's face was green. Although he didn't put much effort into cultivation, there was no effect even after he took action. There were also other members of the same age group watching. Where would his face go after this?

Ji Lian instantly released all his Eye Intent. Ji Lian was an Emperor, and although his mastery of eye-bloodline techniques was just average among the Ji Family, this skill was enough to trap a peak Emperor in a world of illusions.

Zhao Feng's eyebrows furrowed. Although he was still completely unaffected, Ji Lian was starting to annoy him.

Even if Zhao Feng peacefully left today, Ji Lian might come trouble him again in the future. After all, Zhao Feng still needed to stay at the Ji Family for a while.

Zhao Feng suddenly turned around, and a purple-golden light started to flow through his left eye and turn into an endless abyss that was extremely alluring.

Ji Lian's illusion instantly broke apart.

"What?" Ji Lian's eyes shook as he instinctively looked at Zhao Feng's eyes. The next instant, Ji Lian arrived in a purple maze palace. The maze palace was surrounded by mist, and there was a storm of wind and lightning booming above.

"Ji Lian, what happened to you?" One of the people next to Ji Lian found that he seemed to have become an idiot and was just standing there.

Ji Lian had no reaction to anything they said. The two others tried all sorts of eye-bloodline techniques, but they all had no effect on him.

"What did you do to Ji Lian!?" The two disciples slightly panicked.

From this, they could obviously see how strong Zhao Feng was. However, Zhao Feng was destined to suffer if he took action against Ji Lian.

Zhao Feng didn't bother with them. He just turned around and left.

At this instant, Ji Lan also immediately followed behind him.

"You didn't do anything to him, right?" Ji Lan looked at Zhao Feng and was slightly worried. She was pretty skilled with illusions, and even she was surprised. What kind of illusion did Zhao Feng use that it was so effective against a member of the Ji Family?

One had to know that the members of the Ji Family not only had the Purple Star Eyes, which were extremely resilient against illusions, but they were also born and raised in this special misty area that increased resistance to illusions. The Ji Family also specialized in the Dao of the Soul and the Dao of Illusions as well, so they should easily be able to break through any illusion.

"He'll recover in a while." Zhao Feng thought for a moment before saying. The illusion he just used was a new illusion technique he had constructed by using the Eye of Illusion – Purple Star Chaos that he learned during his last encounter with the Ji Family, as well as some comprehensions he had gained in Sacred Lord Star Demon's secret hall earlier.

The technique didn't just drag the opponent's consciousness into his own illusion, it could also change one's senses, including their Divine Sense, to make them feel as if they were in a real world. It could completely trap the enemy in a world of illusion because they wouldn't know it was one.

When someone entered an illusion, most people knew that everything around them was fake, which is why they could struggle out of it. However, what if the person in the illusion thought everything around them was real?

Of course, Zhao Feng was just testing this illusion technique. He still needed to browse through more eye-bloodline techniques to perfect it.

Zhao Feng suddenly felt that he needed to pick up the Dao of the Soul and the Dao of Illusions again.

"Oh." Ji Lan nodded her head. Although she knew that Zhao Feng's eye-bloodline techniques were extremely powerful, she didn't expect that his mastery of illusions had reached such a high level as well.

"But you need to watch out for Ji Lian. He might trouble you later," Ji Lan warned, but then immediately felt that there was no need. Zhao Feng had been invited by Sacred Lord Star Demon personally. Adding on Zhao Feng's strength, there wasn't much Ji Lian could do to Zhao Feng. Even the upper echelon members behind Ji Lian shouldn't trouble Zhao Feng just for Ji Lian.

Zhao Feng then started to comprehend the books he had memorized when he returned to his room. He also started to multi-task and cultivate the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and comprehend the laws of Destruction contained in the God Tribulation Lightning.

The Dao of Illusions had two paths. One was an offensive Dao of Illusion attack that could directly affect the soul. The other was a Dao of Illusion trap that was used as support.

Most members of the Ji Family chose Dao of Illusion attacks.

"The collection of the Ji Family is definitely the best in the continent." Zhao Feng sighed in his heart. He still remembered Meng Xi from the Thousand Darkness Sacred Clan, who had the bloodline of the Nightmare Race, which was ranked 239th among the Ten Thousand Ancient Races.

The unique ability of her Ten Thousand Ancient Races bloodline was an illusion technique. If one trained the Dao of Illusions to a certain level, they might be able to obtain the strength of one of the Ten Thousand Ancient Races.

"Master." Bi Qingyue's voice sounded from nearby.

"What is it?" Zhao Feng could communicate with her directly through the Dark Heart Seal.

"If Master wants to focus on the Dao of Illusions, you can maybe go the Purple Star Tower of the Ji Family," Bi Qingyue suggested.

The Ji Family's Purple Star Tower was extremely famous throughout the continent as a place to cultivate Soul and Illusion techniques. Many disciples of the Ji Family used family contribution points to trade for time in the Purple Star Tower, and she believed that Zhao Feng definitely didn't know about the Purple Star Tower.

"Purple Star Tower?" Zhao Feng paused for a moment. He really didn't know about it.

Bi Qingyue then told Zhao Feng some information regarding the Purple Star Tower.

Ji Lan came once more on the morning of the second day; "Zhao Feng, Sacred Lord Star Demon invites you over."

They arrived in Sacred Lord Star Demon's private hall and started to learn just like yesterday.

Ji Lan was very excited. She didn't expect that she would be able to stay with Zhao Feng again and still read the books here. At the same time, she could guess Sacred Lord Star Demon's intentions. Ji Lan knew that he was purposefully creating time for them to be alone together.

Ji Lan smiled bitterly and didn't disagree. The heart of any female might move due to a peerless genius like Zhao Feng, but she wasn't confident she could make Zhao Feng like her. Ji Lan was also very surprised at how much importance Sacred Lord Star Demon placed on Zhao Feng.

The light started to dim, and the room darkened.

"Senior Star Demon, this junior wishes to read the contents of the bookshelf on the right," Zhao Feng messaged Sacred Lord Star Demon in the next room.

"Oh?" Sacred Lord Star Demon's figure instantly appeared next to Zhao Feng with an expectant expression.

Zhao Feng then gave the Dark Eye Secret Manual that he had already made a copy of to Sacred Lord Star Demon.

"Dark Eye Secret Manual…? The Eyes of Death!" Sacred Lord Star Demon took the book in Zhao Feng's hand and started to read it.

"Little Friend Zhao. There's only some basic knowledge and theories in this book. It might be very useful to the disciples of the Ji Family." Sacred Lord Star Demon gave a faint smile, but his tone was euphemistic.

Zhao Feng smiled. He didn't have any hope at all. When he obtained the Dark Eye Secret Manual, he was only at the Small Origin Core Realm. While the Emperor of Death's mastery of eye-bloodline techniques was very high, it obviously wasn't as good as the strongest eye-bloodline family in the continent zone.

It was within Zhao Feng's expectations that Sacred Lord Star Demon wouldn't want the Dark Eye Secret Manual. However, Zhao Feng wouldn't tell him the theory behind the disintegration technique of his God Eye.

Then how about the Soul Eye Refining Technique? Zhao Feng thought for a moment but didn't take it out. The Soul Eye Refining Technique was the most precious soul-based eye-stealing technique in the Heaven's Legacy City. Furthermore, the Soul Eye Refining Technique was forbidden and caused a lot of harm.

Therefore, Zhao Feng took out the other soul-cultivating technique.

"Soul Splitting Technique?" Sacred Lord Star Demon was curious as he took the object from Zhao Feng's hand.

"Good!" Sacred Lord Star Demon exclaimed, frightening Ji Lan next to him.

What kind of secret technique can make Sacred Lord Star Demon so excited? Ji Lan's heart raced, and she admired Zhao Feng even more.

Sacred Lord Star Demon only closed the book after a long time and spoke with a smile. "Little Friend Zhao has three days of time to read the bookshelf on the right."

Zhao Feng gave a faint smile. Although there was only one stage in the Soul Splitting Technique and it was wasn't even complete, the theories and ideas behind this technique were extremely stunning and broke tradition. Even the machines of the Heaven's Legacy City gave this technique a high rating, and he believed that Sacred Lord Star Demon was someone with good eyes.

Ji Lan was completely shocked. In her memory, Sacred Lord Star Demon had only let one person ever read the books in the right bookshelf.

"If Little Friend Zhao wants to improve the Soul Splitting Technique, there might be something you need in there," Sacred Lord Star Demon warned before leaving.

In a misty grand palace in the Ji Family:

"Great grandfather, that Zhao Feng attacked me and made me lose all face." Ji Lian knelt in a hall.

"You're the one who lost face for the Ji Family." An ancient dreamy voice sounded in the air.

"Understood. Lian'er knows that he was wrong, but that Zhao Feng-" Ji Lian's heart jumped as he continued.

"He is a guest that Star Demon brought here." The old voice interrupted Ji Lian. Ji Lian paused for a moment before disappointment flashed through his eyes, and he didn't speak anymore.

"However… the Ji Family supports the Eighth Prince, and Star Demon formed a good relationship with someone behind the Ninth Prince without even telling me…?" the old voice sounded once more.

Chapter 1001: Samsara Death Eyes



The arrays on the right bookshelf disappeared, and Zhao Feng walked straight up to it. Although Ji Lan's heart raced at the sight of the array disappearing, she didn't dare to touch it without Sacred Lord Star Demon's permission.

Zhao Feng took a random book.

"Analysis of Fire eye-bloodline techniques?"

Zhao Feng paused for a moment. Most of the contents in the bookshelf on the left side were based on the Dao of Illusions, which was helpful to disciples of the Ji Family, who had the Illusion-type Purple Star Eyes.

On the right shelf were eye-bloodline techniques of every kind, including some extremely rare and obscure ones.

Zhao Feng flipped through the books and tried to find what he was interested in.

"Found it… Samsara Death Eyes!"

There weren't many books here, and Zhao Feng soon found what he wanted.

"The Eyes of Samsara contain the laws of Heaven and Earth's samsara. It can gather the shattered soul of someone dead in the world and give them new life through the Samsara of Death…."

Zhao Feng read this book very carefully.

The Eyes of Samsara were related to the fundamental laws of Heaven and Earth. The Samsara of Death couldn't be replicated without the eyes. Therefore, even if one could understand the theory behind the Eyes of Samsara, it was almost impossible for any other eye to use it.

"To 'revive' a person, one must first leave a Mark of Samsara on them."

Zhao Feng understood. Only the souls of those who had a Mark of Samsara on them could have their souls pulled out of the samsara of Heaven and Earth. The power of samsara was everywhere and could move through space, so this process could be completed even if they were several hundred million miles apart.

This was why the Emperor of Death could still be revived even though he died so far away from the continent zone.

"Not everyone can be revived through the Eyes of Samsara."

Zhao Feng's expression slightly dimmed as he continued reading.

"The souls that are revived through the Samsara of Death can't take over any living body and can only exist in the Immortal Samsara Bodies that the Eyes of Samsara create. As the Samsara Immortal Bodies are also created through the Samsara of Death, they cannot die…."

Zhao Feng was stunned as he started to understand. Heaven and Earth had a samsara, and the Eyes of Samsara had access to the laws of Samsara. This basically meant that the Eyes of Samsara had their own individual world contained within them. Everything contained within the Samsara of Death was no longer part of this world anymore. The owner of the Eyes of Samsara was basically the god of samsara.

"My God Eye seems to have its own world as well." Zhao Feng thought about the Ancient Dream Realm, but he didn't have control of it. Maybe when his God Eye completely awakened, he would be able to rule over that world.

The Eye of Death seemed to have a dimension of Death as well, but he wasn't very sure about its abilities.

"This means that the Eight Great God Eyes and their descendants all have their own individual worlds," Zhao Feng analyzed after reading about the Eyes of Samsara. He now had a further understanding of the Eight Great God Eyes.

Zhao Feng finished reading it after a while.

"The Samsara Death Eyes introduces the Samsara of Death, but it only mentioned one point regarding the Samsara of Life: the Samsara of Life can revive someone within a certain time after their death."

Zhao Feng was stunned. As expected, the Eyes of Samsara had the ability to bring people back from the dead. However, this didn't give them new life, it only let them continue existing in a different state.

"This style seems to be extremely similar to how Liu Qinxin gained new life," Zhao Feng murmured in a soft tone.

All in all, Zhao Feng finally understood a certain amount about the abilities of the Eyes of Samsara. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Zhao Feng didn't want to be enemies with the owner of the Eyes of Samsara.

After reading through the Samsara Death Eyes, Zhao Feng spent the rest of his time on the other books. The rarity of any book here was around the same level as the Samsara Death Eyes.

Zhao Feng soon looked at a book in his hand – Soul Recovering Divine Technique.

Zhao Feng was already completely attracted by the author's name before he even read the contents.

"It's actually the same author who wrote the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and the Soul Splitting Technique!"

Zhao Feng finally understood what Sacred Lord Star Demon meant, and he hoped that this book wasn't incomplete too.

Zhao Feng then started to read through it.

"So descriptive!" Zhao Feng exclaimed. This Soul Recovering Divine Technique wasn't just a cultivation technique; it also contained a lot of theories and notes.

This technique could condense the soul, but most importantly, it could increase the soul's recovery speed.

Souls were just like bodies; they both had a certain recovery speed when they were damaged. However, the soul recovered very slowly; therefore, most people would bring some medicine that could heal the soul with them.

"This Soul Recovery Divine Technique isn't very useful." Zhao Feng rated it. Even if he cultivated the Soul Recover Divine Technique to the maximum, its recovery speed was inferior to a lot of soul-healing medicines. Furthermore, the Soul Recovery Divine Technique had a very strict requirement, and even those that specialized in the soul might not be able to reach this requirement.

However, the last line in this technique attracted Zhao Feng's attention.

"If one cultivates the Soul Recovery Divine Technique, it can increase the rate of success with the Soul Splitting Technique."

Zhao Feng really liked the Soul Splitting Technique, but it was a rather risky technique to learn.

Zhao Feng also realized that the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique increased the effect of the Soul Recovery Divine Technique.

"From the looks of it, the Soul Splitting Technique isn't the one directly after the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique – the Soul Recovery Divine Technique is between them."

Zhao Feng immediately memorized the contents of the Soul Recovery Divine Technique. Luckily, the grade of this skill wasn't very high, so Zhao Feng would be able to completely learn it with his level of mastery in the soul.

"Maybe the author thought of the Soul Splitting Technique first but realized that normal people couldn't cultivate it, so they decided to create the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and the Soul Recovery Divine Technique."

Zhao Feng finally understood how precious the Soul Splitting Technique now was. No wonder the machine in the Heaven's Legacy City said that the complete Soul Splitting Technique was at least a peak Heaven-grade technique.

One had to cultivate two foundational skills before the Soul Splitting Technique, and the requirements for both were very high. For example, Duanmu Qing had cultivated the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts for several thousand years and still hadn't reached a very high level.

Luckily, Zhao Feng was about to finish the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique, and he was confident that he could finish cultivating the Soul Recovery Divine Technique shortly. Zhao Feng couldn't help but look at the Soul Splitting Technique in a more positive light.

"No wonder Sacred Lord Star Demon was so interested in the Soul Splitting Technique. He probably already understands the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique to a certain extent, and he already has the Soul Recovery Divine Technique."

Zhao Feng couldn't help but wonder whether Sacred Lord Star Demon was going to cultivate the Soul Splitting Technique or not.

Just as Zhao Feng finished memorizing the contents of the Soul Recovery Divine Technique, Sacred Lord Star Demon's voice sounded, "From the looks of it, Little Friend has gained a lot today. You can come back tomorrow."

Ji Lan glanced at the bookshelf with extreme desire.

Zhao Feng put the book in his hand down and spoke humbly, "I heard that the Ji Family's Purple Star Tower is extremely famous and can drastically help one's illusion techniques and refinement of the soul."

"Hehe, okay then, I'll give you a Purple Star Token."

A purple token with a hexagram inscribed on it floated before Zhao Feng.

"Purple Star Token!" Ji Lan was surprised. One had to know that the members of the Ji Family had to spend a large quantity of family contribution points to be able to enter the Purple Star Tower, and their time was limited as well.

The Purple Star Token was usually rewarded when a member of the family made very big contributions, or it was given out as the top reward for competitions within the family. Although the Purple Star Token only allowed the user to enter the Purple Star Tower once, there was no time limit.

"Thank you, Senior." Zhao Feng bowed slightly as he took the token, then left Sacred Lord Star Demon's private hall with Ji Lan.

Zhao Feng started to cultivate the Soul Recovery Divine Technique alongside the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique at night.

"It can increase the recovery speed of the soul. Basically, it's just like a body-strengthening technique for the soul."

Zhao Feng estimated that he only needed a couple more months to reach the peak of the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique. Since this was the first time Zhao Feng was cultivating the Soul Recovery Divine Technique, his progress was very fast; he reached the third level in just one night.

After cultivating the Soul Recovery Divine Technique, Zhao Feng found that his Lightning Soul Body now had an indescribable agility.

Ji Lan arrived like usual the next morning.

"Zhao Feng, let me take you to the Purple Star Tower."

Technically, she kept coming to guide Zhao Feng because of Sacred Lord Star Demon's orders, but Ji Lan didn't mind. Because of Zhao Feng, she had already been allowed to enter Sacred Lord Star Demon's private hall and read there for two days. Unfortunately, she had only memorized fewer than ten books.

"Let's go." Zhao Feng walked out of his room.

The Purple Star Tower was the most famous area for cultivation in the Ji Family. It was precisely because of the Purple Star Tower that the members of the Ji Family were so outstanding and had such a strong foundation in terms of the soul and the Dao of Illusions.

Some of the forces in the outside world would spend a large amount of resources to buy the right to enter the Purple Star Tower. This was also why some families were still able to be included within the Eight Big Families even though they weren't as strong as they used to be. The Eight Big Families all had their own skills and special areas, and they formed good bonds with other forces.

The Purple Star Tower was at the very center of the Ji Family, and it had many more members there. The news of Zhao Feng's arrival had also spread yesterday.

"Look, it's Zhao Feng!"

"Ji Lan hasn't really fallen in love with Zhao Feng, right?"

"Impossible! From my point of view, Ji Lian will definitely come to trouble Zhao Feng."

Disciples discussed with one another.

The senses of experts that specialized in the Dao of the Soul were obviously very strong, and Ji Lan's face went slightly red as she heard all of this. Ji Lan couldn't help but think that Zhao Feng was indeed much better than Ji Lian.

"Elder, we want to enter the Purple Star Tower," Ji Lan said to the elders responsible for the Purple Star Tower. At the same time, Zhao Feng took out the Purple Star Token.

"Eh? Purple Star Token?" An elder looked at Zhao Feng in surprise. Only a few members of the upper echelon had the right to give Purple Star Tokens.

"You two can go in now."

They walked into the Purple Star Tower, but Ji Lan needed to pay contribution points.

Their sight became blurry after entering the Purple Star Tower. There was only thick purple mist ahead of them, and across the first floor, there would be a futon on the ground with a disciple sitting on it. Almost all of the futons on the first floor were taken by disciples of the Ji Family who were at the True Spirit Realm.

Chapter 1002: Forbidden Illusion Lost World



Close to where Zhao Feng was staying:

"Ji Lian, that brat has gone to the Purple Star Tower." One of Ji Lian's cronies ran to him.

Ji Lian's eyebrows furrowed together. From the looks of it, Sacred Lord Star Demon placed a lot of importance on Zhao Feng; he even gave him the right to use the Purple Star Tower?

"We'll just wait for him outside the Purple Star Tower," a middle-aged male in black clothes next to Ji Lian said as his eyes sparkled.

"Also, Ji Lan seems to have gone with Zhao Feng," the crony said in a small voice.

Ji Lian's eyebrows instantly locked together as anger burned through his heart

"Let's go!" Ji Lian lashed out with his arm and roared in a low tone. He had never felt such humiliation in the Ji Family before. He obviously wouldn't let go of Zhao Feng so easily.

Ji Lian's great grandfather wouldn't take action against a junior over such a minor matter. Furthermore, Zhao Feng was Sacred Lord Star Demon's guest.

However, Ji Lian's great grandfather had his second disciple, Ji Chengming, follow Ji Lian. Ji Chengming's fame was only below that of Ji Dengtian, who was a Quasi-Sacred Lord expert.

Ji Lian didn't believe that he wouldn't be able to teach Zhao Feng a lesson this time.

"Ji Chengming, don't injure him too heavily." Ji Lian revealed an evil smile.

Last time, Zhao Feng made him lose face in front of Ji Lan. This time, he would make Zhao Feng end up in an even worse state, or else how would Ji Lan leave Zhao Feng?

Within the Purple Star Tower, Zhao Feng and Ji Lan slowly walked forward together.

The first floor of the Purple Star Tower was full of True Spirit Realm disciples. Zhao Feng found that there was an extremely profound array around each futon with the inspection of his left eye.

"Any spot in the Purple Star Tower has a spatial dimension that cuts it off from the outside world," Ji Lan explained to Zhao Feng, and the latter nodded. If there was no spatial dimension here, then there would be no point cultivating here instead of anywhere else.

On the second floor of the Purple Star Tower, there were still many people here, and they were mainly disciples of the Ji Family at the Small Origin Core Realm.

Zhao Feng and Ji Lan soon arrived at the seventh floor. The purple mist in front of them was like water as it filled the entire dimension.

There was a total of ten futons on the seventh floor, and six of them were already taken up. Zhao Feng was extremely familiar with one of them – Ji Dengtian.

"The seventh floor of the Purple Star Tower is most suitable for Void God Realm Emperors," Ji Lan said, then arrived at a futon.

Although her strength had already surpassed normal Emperors, the eighth floor was for Mystic Light Realm Sacred Lords. Unless Ji Lan's soul reached the level of a Sacred Lord, she wouldn't be able to last even one breath on the eighth floor.

Everyone that entered the Purple Star Tower knew this principle. The thick purple mist in the air had the effect of causing illusions and hallucinations, and the effect on each floor was stronger than the last. The eighth floor was somewhere that could make even Sacred Lord experts fall into illusions. A measly Emperor obviously wouldn't dare to go up.

Zhao Feng didn't speak, he just found a futon. He wanted to try it out here first.

The instant Zhao Feng sat on the futon, the scenery around him completely changed. Limitless purple mist moved around and started to warp. He couldn't see anyone else.

"This purple mist seems to be the power of my own soul and is controlled by my Soul Intent."

Zhao Feng instantly sensed what was unique about the Purple Star Tower.

Hu Hu

Zhao Feng's Soul Intent soon started to control the mist nearby, and a purple maze palace filled with lightning and wind soon formed around Zhao Feng.

"This is a perfect place for Dao of Illusion experts to recreate their domain and their Little World." Zhao Feng praised.

This place could materialize one's soul power, which was very beneficial for those who were trying to form domains or find flaws in their domains.

At the same time, he could feel that the mist within the futon had a powerful effect on the soul. Although this mist created illusions and put pressure on his mental energy, it was indeed useful for refining the soul.

Zhao Feng first improved his Illusion Domain because, if it was possible, Zhao Feng was planning to transform the Illusion Domain into another Little World.

At the same time, Zhao Feng started to cultivate the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and the Soul Recovery Divine Technique. Since Zhao Feng was about to finish the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique, his cultivation speed in the Soul Recovery Divine Technique was extremely fast.

He would be able to test the Soul Splitting Technique soon.

Why did Zhao Feng want to test out such a dangerous soul technique that only had one level?

There were three reasons:

The first was that the machines of the Heaven's Legacy Race had given the Soul Splitting Technique a very high rating, and since Zhao Feng's God's Spiritual Eye specialized in analysis, he would be able to decipher it no matter how difficult it was. He was perfect for it.

Secondly, the benefits he had received from the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique alone couldn't be doubted. Then how strong would the Soul Splitting Technique be if the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique was just a foundational technique to prepare for it?

Thirdly, the cultivation style of the Soul Spitting Technique completely attracted Zhao Feng, and the problem of Zhao Feng's God Eye repelling the Eye of Death could be resolved. This meant that, if Zhao Feng cultivated the Soul Splitting Technique and managed to succeed, he could put the Eye of Death into the split-off soul body.

Zhao Feng didn't believe that the new soul would also contain the God's Spiritual Eye. He believed that his God's Spiritual Eye was the same as the other Eight Great God Eyes – it was the only one that existed in the world.

Time passed by slowly, and noon arrived. Ji Lan left her futon and saw Zhao Feng was still cultivating with his eyes closed.

"Zhao Feng's soul has probably reached the level of a Sacred Lord. There's no problem with him cultivating here for several days." Ji Lan sighed.

She took out some herbs that cleansed the soul and ate them before returning to her futon. Ji Lan didn't realize that Zhao Feng's cultivation speed was much faster than before.

On the second day, Ji Lan went to the sixth floor and rested for a while before coming back to the seventh floor. Zhao Feng was in the same state as before and didn't move at all.

"My Illusion Maze Domain is almost perfect." Zhao Feng was very satisfied.

The stronger one's domain was, the more convenient and powerful the Little World would be.

At the same time, after cultivating here for two days, Zhao Feng's Sacred Lord-level soul had become purer and more refined.

On top of that, some illusion techniques that Zhao Feng thought of were starting to take shape. He combined the Eye of Illusion and the Purple Star Chaos together to form the "Forbidden Illusion Lost World."

The Forbidden Illusion Lost World would pull the enemy into the illusionary world that Zhao Feng created, then cut off all their senses so that the enemy would feel like everything around them was real.

At this point in time, if he used the Forbidden Illusion Lost World against Ji Lian, he could trap Ji Lian in a world of illusions for several dozen years with just one glance.

Ji Lan was finally unable to continue on the third day. If she stayed in the Purple Star Tower, it would only cause unrecoverable damage to her soul.

Zhao Feng suddenly opened his eyes as well and got up from the futon.

"How is it? It's about time to leave, right?" Ji Lan smiled and said. She believed that Zhao Feng had definitely experienced how unique the Purple Star Tower was. Since this was his first time entering, he probably couldn't adapt to it and couldn't stay here for long.

"You can leave first," Zhao Feng said as he continued to walk forward.

"What are you doing to do? That's… the entrance to the eighth floor!" Ji Lan's expression turned to shock.

Zhao Feng had stayed on the 7th floor for three days and was now planning to go to the 8th floor? One had to know that the members of the Ji Family would only enter the higher floors in their best condition in order to stay there longer.

"Zhao Feng probably just wants to have a look at the 8th floor." Ji Lan smiled. After all, when Zhao Feng left, he wouldn't have a chance to enter the Purple Star Tower anymore.

There were many arrays outside the entrance to the 8th floor, but they weren't here to stop people from entering. Instead, they were used to separate the thick purple mist.

Zhao Feng passed through the array and entered the 8th floor.

If Zhao Feng could see five feet in front of him on the 7th floor, then Zhao Feng could only see one foot ahead of him on the 8th floor. Even if he used the transparency ability of his left eye, he couldn't see through the entire floor.

The scenery ahead of Zhao Feng instantly started to become chaotic, as if a bunch of desolate and fierce beasts were hidden in the mist.

"As expected, it is not simple."

Zhao Feng was very excited and circulated the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and his Sacred Lord Soul Intent. Everything ahead of him instantly returned to normal as it turned into an ocean of purple mist.

The reason Zhao Feng dared to enter the 8th floor was because he noticed that cultivating the Soul Recovery Divine Technique was very easy in the Purple Star Tower. Furthermore, Zhao Feng's Soul Intent had reached the level of a Sacred Lord a long time ago, so the 8th floor would be more useful for him.

Zhao Feng found a futon and sat down.

At this moment, Ji Lian and Ji Chengming outside the Purple Star Tower were becoming impatient now. The other members of the Ji Family that were planning to watch a good show also started to leave.

A light suddenly flashed on the 8th floor of the Purple Star Tower. The hearts of the nearby disciples instantly shook as they stopped their footsteps.

There were only nine floors in the Purple Star Tower, and each floor would only light up if there was a disciple cultivating there. Now that there was a faint light coming from the 8th floor, that meant there was someone cultivating there.

However, that was the 8th floor – a place where Sacred Lords cultivated.

"The 8th floor lit up!"

"Could it be that the soul of some genius of the Ji Family has reached the level of a Sacred Lord?"

"I know Ji Dengtian is still inside. Could it be him?"

The nearby members of the Ji Family discussed with each another. They knew that no Sacred Lord had entered the Purple Star Tower, so they guessed that some expert cultivating on the 7th floor broke through and managed to reach the 8th floor. Being the strongest Quasi-Sacred Lord of the Ji Family, Ji Dengtian was the most likely person.

"What? Ji Dengtian!?"

Ji Chengming's expression became grim. Ji Dengtian was indeed a bit stronger than him, or else the spot to enter the Crown Prince trial would have been his instead.

Ji Dengtian most likely obtained some sort of fortune from the Crown Prince trial, and after cultivating for a little bit, he managed to form Sacred Lord Intent. This infuriated Ji Chengming.

Luckily, no one could confirm whether Ji Dengtian actually broke through or whether he just forcefully entered the 8th floor. Maybe the light on the 8th floor would fade away very soon.

"Ji Lan?" Ji Lian revealed a faint smile and became very excited.

"Where's Zhao Feng?" Ji Lian soon found that something was wrong. Zhao Feng didn't come out with Ji Lan?

"He's still inside," Ji Lan replied simply as she walked to the side. Ji Lan knew what they were here for as soon as she saw Ji Lian and Ji Chengming.

"Dammit, this Zhao Feng…!" Ji Lian's eyes burned with anger. He could tell that Ji Lan was planning to wait for Zhao Feng to come out.

Chapter 1003: Reaching the Peak of the Technique



Ji Lan had waited on the 7th floor of the Purple Star Tower for a long time before understanding that Zhao Feng hadn't gone to the 8th floor just to look around and was instead actually cultivating there.

Under normal situations, it would've been decent if Zhao Feng could last on the 8th floor for six hours. One had to know that the Sacred Lord elders of the Ji Family could only last sixteen hours when they entered the 8th floor in their best state, and Zhao Feng had already stayed on the 7th floor for three days.

Zhao Feng was the only person on the 8th floor. The world around Zhao Feng was full of purple mist that was as heavy as mud. When Zhao Feng turned the mist into his Illusion Maze Domain, he seemed to be able to see what his Illusion Maze Domain would look like after turning it into a Little World.

With Zhao Feng's analysis capabilities and the help of the Purple Star Tower, Zhao Feng instantly understood how to create his Little World of Illusions. After all, he already had experience creating a Little World.

"I've also reached the 5th level of the Soul Recovery Divine Technique."

Zhao Feng could feel his insane cultivation speed. The technique had a total of ten levels, the first three of which were foundational levels – which Zhao Feng managed to complete in just one night. With the help of the Purple Star Tower, Zhao Feng used another three days to reach the 5th level.

Cultivating the Soul Recovery Divine Technique on the 8th floor of the Purple Star Tower was very fast. Of course, it also helped to have the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique, which was about to reach its peak. After all, it was the technique that preceded the Soul Recovery Divine Technique.

While Zhao Feng cultivated those two techniques at once, he also split out another part of his consciousness to understand some of the contents within Sacred Lord Star Demon's books. The books from the right bookshelf contained a vast amount of knowledge regarding eye-bloodline techniques, some of which Zhao Feng hadn't even heard of.

These books were very useful for Zhao Feng's foundation, and they expanded his knowledge. In the future, he could improve his techniques and maybe even create one himself.

Six hours later, Zhao Feng's mind started to become chaotic. Zhao Feng immediately used the Soul Recovery Divine Technique that he only started cultivating very recently. The Soul Recovery Divine Technique was basically a body-strengthening technique for the soul.

Zhao Feng's soul immediately became more active and powerful after he circulated the Soul Recovery Divine Technique. Such effectiveness gave Zhao Feng a fright.

"Looks like I underestimated how useful the Soul Recovery Divine Technique is," Zhao Feng murmured. With the increased activity of his soul, the 8th floor's erosive power against him decreased.

Ten hours later, discussion had broken out outside the Purple Star Tower.

"They've managed to last ten hours!"

"The soul of someone that only just reached the level of a Sacred Lord can last so long on the 8th floor?"

"Could it be that Ji Dengtian obtained some sort of soul-type secret treasure in the Imperial Tombs?"

The members of the Ji Family guessed.

"Ji Dengtian…!" Ji Chengming's expression was grim and full of anger. Although he had lost to Ji Dengtian in the fights for the positions during the Crown Prince trial, Ji Chengming was determined to surpass Ji Dengtian. However, Ji Dengtian managed to last ten hours on the 8th floor of the Purple Star Tower, which made him lose all confidence.

Just as everyone was discussing, Ji Dengtian walked out from the entrance of the Purple Star Demon.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people here?" Ji Dengtian paused for a moment and then followed everyone else's gaze.

"It's not that rare for someone to be on the 8th floor, right?" Ji Dengtian was somewhat speechless.

When the disciples outside the Purple Star Tower saw Ji Dengtian walk out, their mouths instantly fell wide open.

"Ji Dengtian, weren't you on the 8th floor? Why did you come out? But… the 8th floor is still lit up…." Ji Lian said in shock and started screaming in his heart when he saw that the light on the 8th floor hadn't faded yet.

"I didn't enter the 8th floor. Although I can, I wouldn't even be able to last the time it takes to make one cup of tea." Ji Dengtian shook his head. He still had to put in more effort to last on the 8th floor.

Hearing Ji Dengtian's reply, everyone present started to become excited once more.

"It's not Ji Dengtian? Then who else could be on the 8th floor?"

"As far as I remember, no one else on the 7th floor has the ability."

Ji Dengtian became curious as well when he heard what everyone was saying. No Sacred Lord expert had entered the Purple Star Tower during the last couple of days, but the 8th floor of the Purple Star Tower had lit up for some reason.

Who was on the 8th floor? Everyone couldn't help but become more curious.

Ji Lan laughed secretly by herself behind all the other spectating disciples. She obviously wouldn't tell them that Zhao Feng was the one on the 8th floor.

At this moment, two old figures with purple hair stood in Sacred Lord Star Demon's hall.

"Star Demon, you said that the Eighth Prince chose to stand on the Ninth Prince's side?" An elder in purple was surprised. He wasn't just surprised by this; he didn't expect the Ninth Prince to become the Crown Prince in the first place.

Sacred Lord Star Demon was just talking about the important issues that happened in the Crown Prince trial.

"Do I need to lie to you?" Sacred Lord Star Demon smiled.

"That Zhao Feng is indeed not simple. He even entered the 8th floor of the Purple Star Tower," the elder in purple said in a low tone. Even now, he was still suspicious about how the Ninth Prince managed to turn the tide with just one Emperor and become the Crown Prince.

"It's already been 10 hours. Can he last 16 hours?" The elder in purple was hopeful.

"Hehe, his soul isn't weaker than normal Sacred Lords," Sacred Lord Star Demon said with a smile. He had interacted with Zhao Feng many times and knew a bit about him.

"You mean that he can last longer than 16 hours?" The elder in purple was surprised once again.

"Let's have a bet. If he can last more than 20 hours, you give me the eye-bloodline technique book you got last time." Sacred Lord Star Demon's eyes turned as his tone became cunning.

"Okay, and if you lose then you give me what you got from Zhao Feng." The elder in purple agreed after hesitating for a moment.

According to what the elder in purple knew, this was Zhao Feng's first time in the purple Star Tower, and he stayed on the 7th floor for three days before entering the 8th. Only people at the early stages of the Mystic Light Realm could last more than 20 hours. This was why he dared to make this bet.

Furthermore, since Zhao Feng was able to browse Sacred Lord Star Demon's right bookshelf, he must have given Sacred Lord Star Demon something that made his heart move.

"Then what if he can last longer or even enter the 9th floor?" Sacred Lord Star Demon suddenly thought of something and laughed.

"Haha, Star Demon, you're getting old. If he can enter the 9th floor, you can be in charge of the Ji Family." The elder in purple couldn't help but smile. One had to know that the lowest requirement to enter the 9th floor was to be a Sacred King, and no one from the Ji Family had entered the 9th floor for almost ten thousand years. Even the elder in purple didn't know what the 9th floor was like.

"Okay. You're the Grand Elder of the Ji Family; what you say counts."

Zhao Feng stayed on the 8th floor for twelve hours now, and his mind started to become chaotic once again. It was useless even if he circulated the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and the Soul Recovery Divine Technique.

"The Purple Star Tower isn't very helpful for cultivating the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique." Zhao Feng sighed. He was just one step away from reaching the peak of the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique. Although it was just one step, this step was the most difficult.

"If that's the case, then I'll have to use a unique method." Zhao Feng decided. He took out many soul-purifying treasures from the Misty Spatial World and ate them. Zhao Feng's mind instantly became clear again, and he started to completely circulate the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique.

One thought into six thousand… seven thousand… eight thousand… nine thousand!

Zhao Feng split his thoughts up and made them multi-task. At the same time, Zhao Feng cultivated the Five Elemental Wind Lightning Technique, absorbed the power of God Tribulation Lightning from the Demigod head, refined his Sacred Lightning Body, cultivated a bunch of battle techniques and eye-bloodline techniques, and read through several thousand books in his memory.

Zhao Feng had never split his thoughts completely and used them to their fullest extent before.

At this point in time, Zhao Feng felt as if his head was about to split apart, but luckily, surges of unique Soul energy appeared from the treasures he just ate, which stopped the erosion of the purple mist and helped heal his soul.

The soul treasures he ate were absorbed very quickly since he was using so much energy. Soon, the energy of the soul treasures he ate were completely absorbed, and the scenery around Zhao Feng started to change.

However, at a certain moment, Zhao Feng's consciousness became clear, and the uncomfortableness in his soul completely disappeared. At this instant, the world around Zhao Feng became normal once more.

"I've reached the peak of the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique, and my Soul Intent is getting close to the early stages of the Mystic Light Realm."

Zhao Feng was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique, which he first got from Master Duanmu Qing back in the True Martial Sacred Land, would allow Zhao Feng to cultivate his Soul Intent to such a level. This proved how valuable the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique was.

After reaching the peak of the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique, Zhao Feng focused more on the Soul Recovery Divine Technique. He could feel that his cultivation speed had increased even more.

Furthermore, the improvement in his Soul Intent meant that his resistance against the 8th floor would be stronger. This meant that Zhao Feng could last longer on this floor.

Chaos broke out outside the Purple Star Tower.

"It's been sixteen hours, but the 8th floor is still lit up!"

"This is impossible. Is there something wrong with the Purple Star Tower?"

"Maybe there's no one on the 8th floor. Something might have gone wrong with the Purple Star Tower."

Those outside didn't believe that someone could last this long on the 8th floor if their soul had only just reached the level of a Sacred Lord.

"Ji Dengtian, do you know who it is?" Ji Chengming asked.

Ji Dengtian instantly thought back to the others that were still on the 7th floor. He knew all of them, and everyone was still there when he left.

"I'm not sure. No one from the 7th floor should be able to enter the 8th floor," Ji Dengtian said with a grim expression.

"This isn't possible." Even Ji Lan couldn't believe it. Did something happen to Zhao Feng? How could someone stay in there for so long?

The chaos outside the Purple Star Tower also raised the attention of some Sacred Lords, but they didn't enter. They chose to wait outside for this surprise.

The sky started to brighten. Twenty hours had passed, but there was still a purple glow form the 8th floor.

Zhao Feng opened his eyes within the Purple Star Tower. Even though he had cultivated the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique to the maximum, he couldn't last so long on the 8th floor with just that.

Luckily, the power of God Tribulation Lightning in his Lightning Soul Body could get rid of the purple mist eroding his soul. However, this wasn't a long-term plan because the rate of his God Tribulation Lightning's recovery wasn't as fast as the expenditure.

Zhao Feng only had 50% of the God Tribulation Lightning symbols left in his soul at the moment.

"I can still last a while."

Zhao Feng didn't want to waste this chance. The Purple Star Token only allowed him to enter once.

"I wonder what it's like on the 9th floor." Zhao Feng couldn't help but be curious.

If he took out all his skill and the full power of the God Tribulation Lightning, he might be able to enter the 9th floor. However, if he failed, Zhao Feng might have to leave the tower immediately.

Zhao Feng finally made a decision after thinking about it.

"Let me witness the 9th floor of the Purple Star Tower."

Chapter 1004: The 9th Floor



"It's already been over twenty hours." Sacred Lord Star Demon had an excited expression.

He was originally only 50% sure that Zhao Feng would be able to do this. He didn't really expect Zhao Feng to actually last this long on the 8th floor. This meant that Sacred Lord Star Demon had won the bet with the elder in purple.

"This brat's mastery of the soul is at such a high level?" The elder in purple was stunned.

It was just an eye-bloodline technique book, and he was fine giving it to Sacred Lord Star Demon. The critical point was that they both suddenly realized how much potential Zhao Feng had. Forming a good relationship with a prodigy like this only brought benefits to the Ji Family.

Luckily, he didn't attack this junior for Ji Lian's sake, and he had his second disciple Ji Chengming follow Ji Lian, so there wouldn't be any problems.

"Don't forget what you said." Sacred Lord Star Demon warned as he looked into the distance.

"You really think that he'll be able to enter the 9th floor?" The elder in purple couldn't help but smile. He wouldn't believe Zhao Feng could enter the 9th floor even if he was killed. While he and Sacred Lord Star Demon were both Grand Elders of the Ji Family, he had the true power over the Ji Family.

Outside the Purple Star Tower:

"It's already been twenty hours."

"Even if someone's Soul Intent really did break through to the level of a Sacred Lord, they wouldn't be able to stay in there for so long."

"I'll go have a look." Ji Dengtian finally couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart. He didn't know when a prodigy like this had appeared in the Ji Family.

After saying that, Ji Dengtian spent a bunch of contribution points to enter the Purple Star Tower again.

"We just need to wait here for Zhao Feng," JI Chengming said in a low tone. He had spent all his family contribution points already when Ji Dengtian participated in the Crown Prince trial, so he couldn't enter even if he wanted to.

"Okay. We can't let Zhao Feng run away." Ji Lian agreed.

The other disciples outside the Purple Star Tower also chose to stay. After all, it wasn't worth spending all their contribution points just to see who it was when that person was bound to come out eventually.

Within the Purple Star Tower, Zhao Feng reached the entrance to the 9th floor and walked forward a couple steps.

"Above me is within range of the 9th floor."

Zhao Feng looked up. The thick purple mist had piled into the air like mud. A line of words was carved onto the wall on the side of the walkway.

"Those whose cultivation isn't high enough might lose their consciousness instantly and be unable to come back down."

From the looks of it, it wasn't just Zhao Feng that was curious, so they had to put a warning.

Boom! Hu~

Zhao Feng's Soul Intent suddenly charged out, and the nearby purple mist was instantly pushed aside. At the same time, Zhao Feng circulated the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and controlled his power even more precisely, blocking the purple mist from getting close to him. The Soul Recovery Divine Technique also dramatically increased Zhao Feng's soul defense and resilience against the purple mist.

Bam!

Zhao Feng entered the 9th floor, and limitless purple mist instantly crushed toward Zhao Feng as if it wanted to drown him.

Within half a breath, Zhao Feng's Soul Intent had been crushed and warped out of shape.

"Futon!" Zhao Feng moved toward the futon closest to him.

Boom!

Zhao Feng's Soul Intent was crushed back into his soul, and the purple mist instantly flooded toward his soul.

Boom!

Zhao Feng immediately circulated the God Tribulation Lightning within his Lightning Soul Body. More than a thousand symbols instantly blinked and released the power of God Tribulation Lightning.

Boom! Shu Shu

A lot of the purple mist that squeezed onto the surface of Zhao Feng's soul was instantly destroyed by the power of God Tribulation Lightning. The pressure on Zhao Feng was reduced, and he took another step.

Weng~~

A faint golden light spread through Zhao Feng's left eye. After using the Light of Transparency and Dispersion, Zhao Feng's sight became clear and could see through everything. This allowed him to maintain a conscious state.

The distance between Zhao Feng and the futon closest to him was getting shorter.

"Hmm? I might be able to disperse this purple mist." Zhao Feng had a sudden thought, but there was just too much purple mist on the 9th floor. It seemed to materialize and move across the entire dimension. Furthermore, the structure of the purple mist's atoms was very complex. Dispersing it wasn't very realistic.

"But perhaps I can use another method to disperse it…"

Zhao Feng had a thought pop up in his head. In the past, Zhao Feng used his disintegration ability as a line, but it wasn't limited to just that. It was like any other technique; the main point was how the user utilized it.

Zhao Feng's left eye suddenly released a faint golden ripple that spun in the air and then formed a faint golden barrier around Zhao Feng.

Hu~~

Part of the purple mist that passed through the faint golden barrier was dispersed, reducing its power.

Bam! Bam!

Zhao Feng suddenly charged forward another two steps and stood directly on the futon.

A faint purple light instantly glimmered from the 9th floor. However, because Zhao Feng stepped onto the futon, that meant that he was now considered to be cultivating, so the force of the purple mist increased.

"Hold on!"

Zhao Feng's left eye glittered with a golden color as a ripple of gold light appeared and surrounded Zhao Feng. Countless symbols of God Tribulation Lightning in Zhao Feng's soul shook and completely released the power of God Tribulation Lightning.

At this moment, Zhao Feng used all his hidden cards, and he used them to their limit.

Boom!

The faint golden barrier around Zhao Feng's body disappeared, and the symbols of God Tribulation Lightning within his Lightning Soul Body started to fade away. The Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and Soul Recovery Divine Technique also became useless.

Zhao Feng only managed to stand on the futon for three breaths.

"Leave!"

Zhao Feng's consciousness was still clear. Although he could last one more breath, he would lose resistance afterward and might be unable to go down anymore.

Zhao Feng released a surge of Wind Lightning True Yuan and instantly charged toward the entrance and back onto the 8th floor.

However, because Zhao Feng had reached the limit in every aspect, he had no ability left to resist the purple mist. Therefore, his consciousness started to become blurry even after touching the purple mist of the 8th floor.

Boom!

Zhao Feng quickly flew through the 8th floor and charged down the stairs to the 7th floor of the Purple Star Tower. The 7th floor was most suitable for Emperors to cultivate in.

Zhao Feng finally let out a breath after reaching the 7th floor. As long as he had a single wisp of Soul Intent remaining, that was enough for him to stay here safely.

"Zhao Feng?" Ji Dengtian saw Zhao Feng charge out from the 8th floor and was immediately dazed.

It wasn't a disciple of the Ji Family, it was Zhao Feng cultivating on the 8th floor.

Zhao Feng didn't care about Ji Dengtian. Zhao Feng ate some precious Soul materials, then started to use the Soul Recovery Divine Technique to recover the injuries to his soul.

Peak 6th level of the Soul Recovery Divine Technique. Zhao Feng couldn't help but reveal a faint smile. From the looks of it, it was worth entering the 9th floor.

"Zhao Feng, I didn't expect you to be able to stay on the 8th floor for so long," Ji Dengtian finally spoke.

If it was Zhao Feng cultivating on the 8th floor, everything became understandable. Zhao Feng's display during the Crown Prince trial had been stunning, so Ji Dengtian wasn't very shocked by what Zhao Feng could do here.

"En, the Purple Star Tower of the Ji Family indeed lives up to its name." Zhao Feng praised. Unfortunately, he could only use the Purple Star Token once.

"Zhao Feng, go back and rest. Staying on the 8th floor for so long on your first try has already easily surpassed normal Sacred Lords."

Ji Dengtian could see how weak Zhao Feng was. If Zhao Feng came down from the 8th floor and was perfectly fine, then there would be something wrong.

"En."

Zhao Feng slowly absorbed the energy of the medicine and circulated the Soul Recovery Divine Technique while slowly leaving the Purple Star Tower. Ji Dengtian chose to stay on the 7th floor; after all, he already expended a lot of family contribution points to enter, so it would be a waste to leave now.

Outside the Purple Star Tower:

"Are my eyes okay? Did the light on the 9th floor of the Purple Star Tower light up?"

"How is that possible? Someone from the Ji Family can cultivate on the 9th floor?"

"Is there something wrong with the Purple Star Tower?"

The spectators were dazed for a long time before starting to discuss with one another.

One had to know that the 9th floor of the Purple Star Tower was a place where Sacred Kings cultivated. The 9th floor of the Purple Star Tower hadn't lit up for ten thousand years, but it blinked for an instant just now. Although it was just an instant, the shock that it brought surpassed the twenty hours on the 8th floor.

"This… should we go tell my great grandfather?" Ji Lian started to realize that this issue was probably not simple.

It was at this moment that Zhao Feng appeared next to the entrance to the Purple Star Tower.

"Ji Chengming, that's Zhao Feng!" Ji Lian immediately threw everything he was just thinking about to the back of his mind.

"Hehe, a measly Emperor managed to become so weak after entering the Purple Star Tower for the first time?" Ji Chengming couldn't help but snicker as he looked at Zhao Feng.

"Zhao Feng, I can't believe you managed to hide in the Purple Star Tower for so long." Ji Lian immediately stepped forward and revealed a fierce look. With Ji Chengming helping him, he didn't believe that he couldn't take care of Zhao Feng.

Ji Lan woke up from her shock after seeing Zhao Feng. Although she didn't believe it, she knew that Zhao Feng was the only person who could possibly have entered the 9th floor of the Purple Star Tower. From Zhao Feng's current appearance, he seemed to be extremely weak, which would make sense if he had entered the 9th floor. Would Zhao Feng still be Ji Chengming's match right now?

The nearby disciples of Ji Family immediately crowded over. They had waited for a long time and still didn't know who was cultivating on the 8th floor, so this was pretty good entertainment to pass the time.

"Zhao Feng, if you can take three blows from me, I'll let you go." Ji Chengming looked down from above and spoke in a disdainful tone. He didn't want to be known for bullying the young, so he spoke these words.

Although it was only three moves, Ji Chengming would use his full power, which would be enough to make Zhao Feng wish for death instead.

"Fuck off, I'm busy." Zhao Feng looked at the two aggressors impatiently. He just got out of the Purple Star Tower and needed to get some rest. He had no time for this.

"Hmph, you're going to refuse a toast for a forfeit?" Ji Chengming had a fierce expression. He didn't expect this junior to be so cold, arrogant, and disrespectful to him.

Weng~~

Ji Chengming's eyes suddenly blinked with a purple light. However, the next second, Zhao Feng's golden eye scanned over them and released a stunning surge of Eye Intent, which then immediately disappeared.

Si~~

Everything around the Purple Star Tower became dead-silent. In the instant just now, the Eye Intent that Zhao Feng released made their eye-bloodlines tremble, and their souls felt as if a mountain was crushing onto them.

Ji Lian and Ji Chengming became dazed. Their eyes dimmed as they fell into an illusion.

Chapter 1005: Rescue



Zhao Feng didn't just cultivate the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and the Soul Recovery Divine Technique in the Purple Star Tower; his Dao of Illusions had also progressed. Although his soul was severely damaged and his Soul Intent hadn't fully recovered yet, it was enough to take care of these two people.

Zhao Feng circulated some of the Soul Intent that he just recovered a moment ago and used a simplified version of the Forbidden Illusion Lost World to make them fall into a world of illusions.

"Zhao Feng, you…?" Ji Lan went forward with shock and didn't know what to say.

Her mind was somewhat blank. Anyone could feel how weak Zhao Feng currently was, but he managed to deal with Ji Chengming with just one glance even in his current situation?

"I won't be going to Senior Star Demon's today," Zhao Feng said as he quickly returned to where he was staying.

Ji Lan paused for a moment before stomping her feet. Although she was only allowed to read Sacred Lord Star Demon's books if Zhao Feng went with her, she didn't stay behind because she wanted to read Sacred Lord Star Demon's private collection.

"Ji Lian, Ji Chengming, what happened to you?"

Many disciples came forward after Zhao Feng left and looked at these two people that tried to harass Zhao Feng.

"They're stuck in an illusion, but most illusion-resolving techniques are of no use." An Emperor tried many methods, but they were completely ineffective on them.

Ji Chengming eventually showed signs of struggling, then he fully awakened. Ji Lian was still just standing there idiotically.

"Ji Lian."

Ji Chengming instantly put his Soul Intent into Ji Lian's soul and awakened him.

"That Zhao Feng…!"

Ji Lian shook after he woke up. Although this was the second time that Ji Lian had faced Zhao Feng's illusions, the Soul Intent Zhao Feng released this time completely stunned him.

On the other hand, Ji Chengming was full of fear. If Zhao Feng could easily deal with them even after in such a weak state, it was hard to imagine how strong Zhao Feng was in his complete state.

"The effect of the Soul Recovery Divine Technique's peak 6th level is not bad."

Zhao Feng felt that the injuries to his soul had recovered by about 20% while flying back.

But… did something happen for Bi Qingyue, Old Monster Xu, and company to leave all of a sudden? Zhao Feng thought.

While he was in the Purple Star Tower, Bi Qingyue told him through the Dark Heart Seal that they needed to go back. Maybe it was because she didn't want Zhao Feng's attention to be split, but she didn't tell him what was happening. At that moment, Zhao Feng had reached a critical stage in his cultivation, so he didn't ask.

At this moment, Bi Qingyue and company had exceeded the range of the Dark Heart Seal.

Zhao Feng entered a momentary seclusion after returning to his residence. The Cloud Silkworm Saint Butterfly flapped its little wings within the Misty Spatial World and arrived next to Zhao Feng.

"It's ready to break through to the Sacred Lord rank?"

Zhao Feng's heart moved slightly. The Cloud Silkworm Saint Butterfly was severely injured in a fight in the past, but with Zhao Feng's care, it recovered back to its peak a long time ago. With the help of Zhao Feng's resources, the Cloud Silkworm Saint Butterfly had reached a limit.

Miao miao!

The little thieving cat arrived next to Zhao Feng.

"Here's one portion of Hundred Origin Sacred Honey. I'm going to leave the Cloud Silkworm Saint Butterfly to you."

Zhao Feng let the little thieving cat take charge. The Cloud Silkworm Saint Butterfly was a great help, and if it could break through, then it would be even more valuable.

Miao miao!

The little thieving cat waved its paws continuously in front of Zhao Feng. Zhao Feng nodded his head; the little thieving cat was saying that it should be rewarded by Zhao Feng for taking care of the beast horde and the precious herbs.

Zhao Feng followed the little thieving cat into the Misty Spatial World and had a look around. The little thieving cat did a very good job of managing the beasts; it was able to communicate with every beast directly and could use the lowest amount of resources to unleash the most potential.

The strength of every beast had increased, so Zhao Feng agreed to the little thieving cat's requests.

After resolving the tasks for the little thieving cat, Zhao Feng focused on recovering the injury in his soul.

Two days later, Zhao Feng's injuries had completely recovered, and his soul was more refined and purer than before. The power of his soul had increased, and his Soul Recovery Divine Technique had reached the 7th level.

"I'll give the Soul Splitting Technique a test after reaching the 8th level of the Soul Recovery Divine Technique."

Zhao Feng couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. According to the summary of the Soul Splitting Technique, it was the same as a cloning technique.

Cloning techniques were used by Sacred Lords and, in theory, used their Sacred Body to create a clone.

The soul that was split off with the Soul Splitting Technique was also considered a clone, and they could cultivate their own souls. Therefore, Zhao Feng wanted to learn the Soul Splitting Technique even more, and he wanted to perfect it. In order to do that, he needed to read a lot about the theories regarding the soul and expand his knowledge.

On this day, Zhao Feng left his residence and headed toward Sacred Lord Star Demon's private hall.

Zhao Feng hadn't completely read through the books on the right bookshelf, and he still had two days of time to browse the right bookshelf.

"Little Friend Zhao, you're finally here." Sacred Lord Star Demon's voice sounded when Zhao Feng was still a couple dozen yards away from his hall.

"Senior, thank you for your Purple Star Token. This junior has gained a lot." Zhao Feng expressed his thanks by putting his hands together.

Zhao Feng had gained a lot from that four-day extreme cultivation in the Purple Star Tower. He also knew that Sacred Lord Star Demon probably knew everything that happened in the Purple Star Tower, but that wasn't exactly a bad thing. The better his display, the more benefits he could gain from Sacred Lord Star Demon.

"Hahaha, if that's the case, then Little Friend Zhao can enter the Purple Star Tower whenever you want," Sacred Lord Star Demon said with a smile, and Zhao Feng was slightly dazed. Although he had displayed his strength, Sacred Lord Star Demon shouldn't be this nice to him.

Members of the Ji Family needed contribution points to enter the Purple Star Tower, while he could enter at any moment he wanted? This might cause some unrest.

However, seeing that Sacred Lord Star Demon was so happy and might have encountered something good, Zhao Feng didn't decline.

"I've also been studying the Soul Splitting Technique and have some notes on it. Would Little Friend Zhao be interested to see it?" Sacred Lord Star Demon continued.

Zhao Feng was baffled once more. He felt that Sacred Lord Star Demon was somehow different than normal – he was a little too nice. Was there a trap?

Zhao Feng obviously didn't know that, because of the three breaths that he stayed on the 9th floor of the Purple Star Tower, the ruler of the Ji Family had changed.

"This… it would be junior's pleasure to see senior's notes." Zhao Feng couldn't resist Sacred Lord Star Demon's temptation, but he also signaled that he couldn't give anything to trade for it.

"I would like to see the complete Soul Splitting Technique. If Little Friend Zhao can perfect it one day, I would love to see it," Sacred Lord Star Demon said playfully.

Sacred Lord Star Demon took out a book from his private collection and gave it to Zhao Feng. Zhao Feng then went to the right bookshelf and became immersed in the ocean of books.

Sacred Lord Star Demon was indeed worthy of being the scholar of the Ji Family's eye-bloodline; he was extremely knowledgeable and experienced. Sacred Lord Star Demon had written his perspectives regarding the Soul Splitting Technique and how to proceed after it.

According to Sacred Lord Star Demon's analysis, the Soul Splitting Technique had a high rate of success provided one managed to cultivate the Ten Thousand Divine Thoughts Technique and the Soul Recovery Divine Technique.

To a certain degree, these notes gave Zhao Feng a rough direction on how to proceed after the Soul Splitting Technique.

Zhao Feng's confidence in cultivating the Soul Splitting Technique increased even more after reading this book. After finishing it, he then started to read through the other books.

Zhao Feng believed that his knowledge and analysis ability would eventually surpass Sacred Lord Star Demon one day.

Time passed by in a flash, and the time Zhao Feng had to browse through the books on the right shelf ended. Zhao Feng pretended to be very regretful, but in reality, he had already memorized 70% of the books he was interested in.

Zhao Feng then directed his target to the left bookshelf, which was more populated with books.

"Grand Elder, Ji Lan is here wanting to see you," Ji Lan's voice sounded for the first time in the past couple days.

"Speak."

"Pavilion Master Bi told me to tell Zhao Feng that he should go back as soon as possible," Ji Lan reported truthfully.

Bi Qingyue talked with Ji Lan the most among the Ji Family, so Ji Lan was obviously the one to tell Zhao Feng anything if he was occupied.

Zhao Feng's eyebrows furrowed. He knew that Bi Qingyue and company must have had some sort of reason to leave in such a rush.

"Senior Star Demon, this junior will be leaving then," Zhao Feng said.

Zhao Feng could tell from Ji Lan's tone that the problem should be quite urgent.

"Ji Lan, take a few inner disciples of the Ji Family to follow Zhao Feng," Sacred Lord Star Demon's voice sounded.

"Understood," Ji Lan replied.

Zhao Feng then led the disciples of the Ji Family and headed back toward the Misty Moon Island Zone. Before he left, Zhao Feng left a mark for the Misty Spatial World in the Ji Family.

There was a total of fifteen people from the Ji Family that came alongside Ji Lan. Most of them were Emperors who were extremely excited. The reward for this mission was quite big.

In front of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion in the Misty Moon Island Zone, Old Monster Xu, Supreme Emperor Dark Night, and several other members of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion were trapped in a big array controlled by Sacred Power.

Purple dots covered Old Monster Xu's and Supreme Emperor Dark Night's bodies. They were severely injured, and the other members were taking care of them.

"Everything will be resolved once Grand Elder returns," Zhan Jie'er's confident voice sounded.

"Don't worry, Zhao Feng will come back soon," Old Monster Xu's weak voice sounded.

He connected to Zhao Feng through the Dark Heart Seal and knew that Zhao Feng was coming back now.

The inside of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion was completely different from before. Two tall figures stood in a dim and dark hall. One of them wore golden armor that had silver stripes over it. The other wore a black-and-red robe, and a fierce Demonic Dao aura came from them both.

"We purposely let that bitch get away. Do you think that she's given up on you and only saved herself?" A screeching and mockery-filled laugh sounded from the black-and-red-robed figure. They let go of Bi Qingyue so she could message Zhao Feng.

"If Zhao Feng doesn't come back within five days, then all of you shall go report to hell!" a roar sounded from the male in golden armor.

"I'm here. You're the ones who can go report to hell now," a cold voice resounded across the Misty Moon Island Zone.

Chapter 1006: Powerful Strength



The elder in red-and-black robes and the golden-armored male both charged out from the Ocean Smoke Pavilion. At the same time, several dozen other figures leapt out from other places in the Ocean Smoke Pavilion.

"Zhao Feng!" Old Monster Xu's figure faintly trembled, and he immediately stood up.

"Grand Elder!" Zhan Jie'er's eyes were full of admiration.

The other members of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion all looked into the air with excitement as well. To them, as long as their Grand Elder Zhao Feng returned, this nightmare would end.

"Master, save Old Monster Xu and Supreme Emperor Dark Night first!" Bi Qingyue communicated with Zhao Feng through the Dark Heart Seal.

They were both poisoned and needed to be treated as quickly as possible.

Zhao Feng glanced at the members of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion trapped inside the array with an ugly expression.

He already knew part of the situation going on in here. The two forces that had captured the Ocean Smoke Pavilion were two three-star forces – the Eight Star Tower and the Ghost Fire Clan, the latter being a nearby force that cultivated the Dao of Ghosts.

These two forces had taken over the Ocean Smoke Pavilion and set an ambush after Zhao Feng and the upper echelons of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion left, catching Old Monster Xu, Bi Qingyue, and company off guard when they returned.

However, it was obvious that these two forces wanted to devour Zhao Feng's forces for themselves, so they didn't start a slaughter.

"You are Zhao Feng?" The golden-armored male's voice boomed across Heaven and Earth.

"Stop talking so much, just finish him off straight away," the red-and-black-robed elder said in a cold and impatient tone.

Their only target was Zhao Feng. As long as they finished off Zhao Feng, the Ocean Smoke Pavilion, the Ten Thousand Sacred Clan, an entire assassination group, and all of Zhao Feng's treasures would be theirs.

"Can you not see the members of the Ji Family next to Zhao Feng?" the golden-armored male messaged in private.

From the intel they received, Zhao Feng should only be faintly connected to the Duanmu Family, but the Duanmu Family was ranked last among the Eight Big Families and was extremely far away from the oceans. Even if they took over Zhao Feng's force, the Duanmu Family wouldn't be able to do anything to them.

However, it was different with the Ji Family. The Ji Family wasn't too far away from the ocean, and they were ranked above average among the Eight Big Families.

"Are you dumb? Don't bother with those from the Ji Family, just finish off Zhao Feng," the red-and-black-robed elder said in disdain.

If Zhao Feng had come alone, then there might be something amiss. However, if Zhao Feng came with people from the Ji Family and thought that he could scare them off, then he was completely wrong.

"Speak – tell me who the mastermind is. Seeing as none of you killed members of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion, I can leave all of you a complete corpse," Zhao Feng suddenly said.

The Eight Star Tower and the Ghost Fire Clan were three-star forces near the ocean. They had no enmities or feuds with the Ocean Smoke Pavilion. Even if Zhao Feng had plundered resources from one of them in the Divine Illusion Dimension, that wouldn't result in them eyeing the entire Ocean Smoke Pavilion.

There was definitely something wrong with these two forces – one wicked and one righteous – teaming up with each other and attacking at the same time.

"Hahaha! You're about to die and yet you're still spewing nonsense," the red-and-black-robed elder said in disdain.

An Emperor dared to talk to two Sacred Lords like this? Although both of them were only at the beginning stages of the Mystic Light Realm, they were much stronger than Old Monster Xu, who only just became a Sacred Lord recently. Furthermore, they both had two Quasi-Sacred Lords from their respective forces as well.

Hu~~

The red-and-black-robed figure and the golden-armored male instantly charged out as the Quasi-Sacred Lords and Emperors followed from behind.

"Don't harm those from the Ji Family. Just kill Zhao Feng," the red-and-black-robed person's voice sounded in everyone's souls.

Those from the Ji Family instantly started to panic. If Sacred Lord Star Demon hadn't personally told them about this task, they would have run away long ago. The news of Zhao Feng instantly defeating Ji Chengming outside the Purple Star Tower had also spread a little bit, so a few members of the Ji Family recognized Zhao Feng strength.

"Don't panic. Listen to Zhao Feng's orders. The Eight Star Tower and the Ghost Fire Clan won't dare to do anything to the Ji Family," Ji Lan's voice sounded in the hearts of the Ji Family members.

Ji Lan believed that, with his own strength and the help of the Ji Family, Zhao Feng should be able to handle this situation.

Zhao Feng's expression remained the same as he looked at the two forces charging over.

A strong surge of Eye Intent shot out from his left eye.

"Forbidden Illusion Lost World."

Limitless soul power entered Zhao Feng's left eye through his Lightning Soul Body. Zhao Feng's left eye turned into a limitless purple-and-golden maze palace that was very alluring.

Weng~~

All the experts in front of Zhao Feng couldn't help but instinctively look at Zhao Feng's eye, and they were suddenly unable to control their consciousness and started to struggle. However, it was useless, and their eyes soon lost all light.

Hu~

In just an instant, the golden-armored male, the red-and-black-robed elder, and the several dozen members behind them were dazed as if they had lost their souls, and they couldn't move at all.

The golden-armored male and the red-and-black-robed elder circulated the full power of their Soul Intent to block the terrifying eye-bloodline technique.

"This… what's going on?" The black-and-red-robed elder felt that something was wrong and his heart started to turn cold. His entire body started to tremble as he looked at the golden-eyed youth ahead of him.

"How is this possible? What powerful Soul Intent…!" Cold sweat poured from the golden-armored male's back.

He never expected the battle to end before it even started. Zhao Feng only used one glance to defeat everyone else apart from him and the black-and-red-robed elder.

How was this possible? Wasn't he just an Emperor? How could the eye-bloodline technique of an Emperor be effective against Sacred Lords?

The disciples of the Ji Family behind Zhao Feng were stunned. They didn't even need to do anything.

"This…!" Ji Lan was speechless.

Although she expected Zhao Feng's full strength to be extremely high, it wasn't supposed to be like this. The several dozen Emperors and Quasi-Sacred Lords couldn't fight back at all against Zhao Feng's eye-bloodline technique.

Zhao Feng looked at the battlefield. "The power of dispersion is useless against Sacred Lords."

Of course, Zhao Feng's skill was used for its ability to trap enemies and reduce some of their battle-power. Its offensive capabilities weren't very strong.

"Quickly charge! This brat's soul is too strong." The golden-armored male's expression remained the same as he messaged the elder in black-and-red robes.

The elder in red-and-black robes specialized in the soul, so he could fight back against Zhao Feng's Soul eye-bloodline skill.

"Since this brat's soul is so strong, you just need to block his soul attack, and then I can critically damage him with a physical attack," the golden-armored male continued.

"Okay." The elder in black-and-red robes gritted his teeth and turned into a streak of black-and-red fire that shot toward Zhao Feng.

They were two Sacred lords; where would their face go if their entire forces were defeated by Zhao Feng alone?

At the same time, the black-and-red-robed elder's angry voice sounded in the golden-armored male's soul, "Is Sacred Lord Dark Shadow playing with us?"

The golden-armored male's expression became ugly, but there was no way they could retreat at this point.

"You're courting death," Zhao Feng's gaze was cold as he said in a light tone. A surge of fire with purple-and-golden light and God Tribulation Lightning symbols appeared from his left eye.

Boom!

A transparent purple-and-golden lightning-fire with a Destructive aura landed on the ball of black-and-red ghost flames.

Si~

"Argh…!" The red-and-black-robed elder instantly started to scream. Lightning and fire burned across both his soul and body.

After the Purple Star Tower, Zhao Feng's Soul Intent had become stronger, and his mastery of eye-bloodline techniques had also reached another level. Zhao Feng would be able to severely injure normal Sacred Lords with his Wind Lightning Eye Flame alone.

However, he suddenly charged out.

Bam!

Zhao Feng circulated the power of his Sacred Lightning Body and made the red-and-black-robed elder cough out blood with just one punch.

A normal Quasi-Sacred Lord would have been killed by Zhao Feng already, but the Sacred Body of a Sacred Lord was different. Their defense against anyone with lower cultivation was extremely strong, and it had very fast recovery speed.

"Ha!" Zhao Feng threw out another punch containing the power of God Tribulation Lightning toward the elder's dantian, where his Sacred Power was stored.

When an Emperor became a Sacred Lord, the Crystal Core dimension would turn into a whirlpool of Sacred Power.

Bam! Boom!

The red-and-black-robed elder's figure disappeared from Heaven and Earth. His soul was completely crushed by Zhao Feng's Soul Intent, leaving behind only an interspatial bracelet, which Zhao Feng took into the Misty Spatial World.

Although this elder was a beginning-stage Sacred Lord, his strength was much weaker than Sacred Lord Hundred Refined and company from the Imperial Tombs. This was why Zhao Feng was able to kill a Sacred Lord with his own strength.

The Grand Elder of the Ghost Fire Clan died here, and everyone from the Ji Family shook, including Ji Lan.

A Mystic Light Realm Sacred Lord that could call the wind and move clouds in the continent zone had been killed so easily. All of this felt surreal.

Only now did the disciples of the Ji Family understand that they were actually extremely lucky to be able to obtain such plentiful rewards just by coming out for a stroll.

"Grand Elder!" The hearts of the Ocean Smoke Pavilion members started to boil. This was their Grand Elder who crushed enemies with terrifying and overwhelming power.

The golden-armored male was slightly slower in his charge, and he instantly stopped. His hair stood up on end, and there was a surge of Death Intent around him.

How is he so strong!? How is this possible!? How can an Emperor kill a Sacred Lord so easily!? the golden-armored male roared in his heart. Dammit, we were tricked by Sacred Lord Dark Shadow.

The golden-armored male gritted his teeth and spoke after a while, "Zhao Feng, let go of the Eight Star Tower. We are willing to pay the Ocean Smoke Pavilion for its losses and tell you the mastermind's identity."

He didn't dare to fight back against Zhao Feng's power anymore.

"There's no need," Zhao Feng said.

The expression of a half-transparent black figure in a hidden place several thousand miles away changed; "Bunch of useless trash! I've been found!"

Sacred Lord Dark Shadow's soul shook as he turned into a dark streak of light and flashed away.

"I'll take care of the Eight Star Tower after I return." Zhao Feng harrumphed coldly as his Wind Lightning True Yuan started to surge, and a pair of Scarlet Wings of Lightning formed.

Hu~

The pair of wings behind Zhao Feng's back released a surge of scarlet-golden light as he turned into a bolt of lightning and instantly disappeared.

"What speed!" The golden-armored male was completely dazed. He had thought about running away, but all the elders and elites of the Eight Star Demon were present too.

"I actually listened to the Nine Darkness Palace and did such a stupid thing?" The golden-armored male mocked himself with a laugh.

Only at this moment did some of the Quasi-Sacred Lords start to wake up.

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