Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
The Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage stood on top of the Lingyuan Mountains and stared at Mount Yujing above his head. Strengthened by the sea of purple clouds around it, the giant mountain became heavier and heavier.
“He is not using his full strength,” said the Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage as he revealed his true form. A white ape with red feet, as tall as a mountain, appeared. He stomped down forcefully on the Lingyuan Mountains and heaven and earth both shook. Layers of space started to fold inwards and squeezed Mount Yujing and the Two Elements of Creation.
The entire area around them resembled a landscape painting that was being rolled up by someone. All geographical features around the area were slowly shattered.
Lin Feng stood on top of Mount Yujing with a neutral expression on his face. He performed a spell gesture rapidly with his left hand and pressed down on a rock on the mountaintop. His right index and middle fingers straightened as he waved it through the sky.
“Heaven-Destroying.”
Two unclear words. With these words, a blurred and ferocious sword radiance appeared around Lin Feng. It concentrated and bided its strength without bursting forth. With his fingers as its center, a terrifying and supremely-violent black light started to spread.
On Mount Yujing’s top, a thick, blood-red Qi pillar shot into the heavens, tearing the sky open and piercing through void space.
Around the red Qi pillar, countless dots of black light flashed and turned into a black sword made up of light, which floated around the Qi pillar.
With the red Qi pillar as its center, ten thousand black swords made up of light based themselves on it. Millions of complicated patterns appeared. A dark light flashed and turned into an enormous, foreboding sword formation.
The apocalyptic aura from it was much worse than the one formed from the many writhing demons underneath the Lingyuan Mountains.
With his own mana, Lin Feng conjured the Heaven-Destroying Sword Formation. Mount Yujing and the Two Elements of Creation Formation kicked into action. The terrifying energy was further reinforced, and the entire heaven and heaven appeared to have turned into a brutal sword slashing down onto the Lingyuan Mountains.
The space that Mount Yujing was squashing down on was instantly destroyed by this sword.
The Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage released all their demonic powers. Their demonic powers turned into a giant whirlpool, trapping Lin Feng inside.
“We too have yet to use all our strength,” said the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage coldly.
The Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage looked at the empty void space around him and said, “Someone is approaching. If we don’t use all our strength to battle Lin Feng, they surely won’t join in.”
The Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage snorted, “It should be Heavenly Charms. She is waiting for Lin Feng to release the seal on his sword and for us to activate the full power of the Lingyuan Mountains.”
Even though they were in two separate worlds, which impeded the spreading of news and information, the more powerful demons knew that the Divine Lands currently possess two items they could not neglect and had to be wary of.
The Great Void Sect’s mirror and the Celestial Sect’s sword.
Even though the Supreme Heavenly Mirror had yet to recover completely and the Heaven-Destroying Sword had yet to undergo its second enhanced cultivation, the power of these two magic items exceeded that of the Vipralopa Stage.
It was like how the human cultivators could not neglect the geographical advantage of the dragons’ Black Sea and the apes’ Lingyuan Mountains.
As the Great Void Sect had deployed their Supreme Heavenly Mirror in their battle against the dragons in the Black Sea, it was hard to determine the victor in such a short time.
However, Lin Feng still had his Heaven-Destroying Sword.
Strictly speaking, ever since the Heaven-Destroying Sword destroyed the Saintly-Celestial Sword and truly revealed itself, no human or demon saw its true form.
However, no one wanted to be the first trial subject for Lin Feng’s sword.
Even Lin Feng himself tried not to use his sword despite his enhanced cultivation of it. If there was a need, however, he would surely use it.
While some cultivators of the Grand Celestial World were reassured by it, many felt greater uncertainty about the future.
The Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage were confident of their advantage in the Lingyuan Mountains. However, they were unwilling to sacrifice themselves for others. If there was compensation after the fight, then it was still fine. Yet, they had no control over the final result.
Even though his gate to the Starry Sea had been stolen by Lin Feng, the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage still had to act carefully despite his hatred.
If the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage and the Golden Roc Grand Sage could come to his aid, then the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and the Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage would not mind battling to the death against Lin Feng. However, if the Ancient Ape Demons had to fight alone, then they had to be careful. Lin Feng had not released the seal over his Heaven-Destroying Sword and hence, they still had enough energy to deal with any unforeseen developments.
Lin Feng, who was on top of Mount Yujing, looked with a half-smile in a particular direction.
The void there appeared plain and ordinary. However, as Lin Feng fought with the apes, the void appeared to be rippling.
Lin Feng could sense a human face there, floating in and out of sight.
However, it was not strictly a human face. While it had the general shape of a human face, the face was blurred. One could not see the features and only a pair of eyes, bright as the stars, was visible.
While the face was hidden in the black void, Lin Feng could sense that it was everywhere with his supernatural awareness.
His opponent did not try to hide but instead, looked at Lin Feng and analyzed the battle between Mount Yujing and the Lingyuan Mountains. However, she had no intention of joining the fight. She stood calmly by the side to observe the fight between Lin Feng and the apes.
This was an avatar from the Heavenly Charm Grand Sage’s demonic powers and connected directly to her actual body. As long as she willed it, she could set this avatar alight and she would be here almost instantly.
As long as she was in the same world as her avatar, she could use this power. Its speed was as fast as a Flash of Intention and she could be where she wanted to be almost instantaneously.
However, right now, the Heavenly Charms Grand Sage had no such intention. All she was doing was to wait and observe by the side.
Just as the Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage and Crimson Gorilla Grand Sage had predicted, she was waiting for Lin Feng to use his Heaven-Destroying Sword. Only when the Lingyuan Mountains were under pressure from the Heaven-Destroying Sword would she act.
Otherwise, she would wait for the Golden Roc Grand Sage to arrive. She may also act if the three parties decided to ally together.
“Where is the Golden Roc? He should not be thinking about Mount Taihua right now. Did he go straight into the Divine Lands?” The Heavenly Charms Grand Sage asked herself.
While she was most concerned about herself, she did not mind taking advantage of the misfortunes of other demons. The Heavenly Grandmaster Grand Sage had the same idea.
The rise of Lin Feng and the Celestial Sect of Wonders were too terrifying. For someone with such an impact, not only was the Great Void Sect concerned but the demons too.
The more they tried to avoid battling with him and getting someone else to do it, the more they were caught in a vicious cycle. In the end, all they could do was to watch Lin Feng and the Celestial Sect of Wonders become more and more powerful. To them, it was like slow suicide.
It was not impossible to count on a battle between the Great Void Sect and the Celestial Sect of Wonders. However, looking at it now, while the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Great Void Sect may be competing for influence subtly, both sides still showed restraint. It was impossible to see a full-out fight between them.
This made the demons of the Barren Expanses highly uneasy. Also, this allowed them to tacitly cooperate with one another for a chance at severely weakening the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
“Lei Yuan (the Golden Roc Grand Sage) should know all these, so what is he doing now?” The Heavenly Charms Grand Sage’s bright eyes flashed. “Could it be that he now possesses something that could massively strengthen him? Is his objective to strengthen himself first before returning to the Barren Expanses to finish us off, killing two birds with one stone?”
“I’m afraid that Lin Feng is eyeing the gates to the Starry Sea in our hands. I wonder if he could return to the Divine Lands immediately…”
Lin Feng sat on top of Mount Yujing and surveyed his surroundings. Thought surfaced in his mind.
Right now, the battle was in a stalemate. By going to the Lingyuan Mountains personally, Lin Feng trapped the Ancient Ape Demons in their own homes.
If Lin Feng did not leave, the apes could not leave too. The two sides would use all their attacks in this confrontation. It was likely that the battle would ravage the area around the Lingyuan Mountains, keeping other humans and demons away.
Right now, the Great Void Sect was battling ferociously with the dragons in the Black Sea. The two major human powers were both involved.
Now, the other demons started to move too. As the dragons and apes were trapped, the human cultivators had fewer considerations.
From top to bottom, a War of the Two Worlds was completely breaking out. Soon, the entire Grand Celestial World was embroiled.
The Tao Wu Grand Sage and the Sirius Grand Sage entered the Divine Lands through an inter-world passage and reached the Southern Wilderness. There, the Lei Clan put up a resistance, and soon the Great Qin Empire joined in. The flames of war burned bigger and bigger.
After many reconnaissance and scouting, the war became more and more intense. As the Tao Wu Tribe finally occupied the Linxing Mine of the Great Qin Empire, something they had coveted for a very long time, they were soon ambushed by cultivators led by Prince Nanming (Shi Zongtang) of the Great Qin Empire.
Shi Zongtang was later beaten back by the Sirius Grand Sage. The latest news stated that the Qin Emperor, Shi Yu, had left Xiling City with the Immortal Dragon City.
The demons under the Golden Roc Grand Sage entered the Divine Lands through another entrance, which was the East Sea. There, they clashed with the Luofu Holy Man on the Luofu Mystic Island.
On the Divine Lands, the Royal House of the Northern Tribes, the Purple Clouds Sect, the Heavenly Master Sword Sect and the other sects started to act too. Some targeted the Barren Expanses while others target the Middle Worlds and Outer Realms controlled by the demons. Everyone had his own objective and aim, and the battle slowly unfolded.
At this moment, there was a patch of land that appeared barren and was almost-forgotten by everyone. As the war developed, it was still characteristically quiet. However, one night, void space opened, and a giant, golden-feathered roc appeared. His two, black eyes shone with an icy-cold gold light as he stared at the land underneath him.