Chapter 498: Chapter 450: Divine Palace Opens
Having obtained so many Spirit Stones, they ought to have been overjoyed, yet they couldn’t bring themselves to feel happy.
Lin Feng’s power terrified them; Lin Feng’s talent shook them; compared to Lin Feng, they truly did not deserve to be called geniuses.
However, the four of them were also individuals of strong will, and they quickly cast aside the disappointment in their hearts and regained their spirits.
Though they were not a match for Lin Feng, they wouldn’t lag too far behind him. As long as they worked harder and bravely marched forward, their martial arts path in the future would surely be smooth and broad.
Afterwards, without wasting any more time, the four immediately embarked on their cultivation.
With a large amount of Spirit Stones in their possession and stimulated by Lin Feng, they cultivated with fervent intensity. They continuously absorbed Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Stones to enhance their Cultivation. In just a single hour, each of them had absorbed Spiritual Energy from no fewer than two hundred Spirit Stones.
Time slowly passed, and Lin Feng fully immersed himself in cultivation.
He set a small goal for himself: he wanted to completely stabilize his Cultivation before the ’Heavenly Vault Divine Palace’ opened, and cultivate the Silent Annihilation Heart Method to the Fifth Layer Realm. Then... Then he would rob a few hundred million Spirit Stones for his use!
Time flew by quickly during cultivation; a day passed in the blink of an eye. The next day, everyone continued to pillage as they had done before.
The silhouettes of the five moved deeper layer by layer within the vast Heavenly Vault Divine Realm, looting every place they went.
Thanks to the first day’s victory, Han Yijian and the other four were particularly eager, full of zeal.
However, in the following days, the group never again encountered a place where a large number of geniuses had gathered. The Heavenly Vault Divine Realm was too vast, rumored to be tens of thousands of miles wide. With over ten thousand geniuses on the Hundred Extremes List scattered across the enormous Heavenly Vault Divine Realm, finding them was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
On the second day, Lin Feng and the others pillaged only twenty people. However, although there were only twenty, the wealth of these twenty was enough to amount to forty or fifty million Low Grade Spirit Stones, along with many other weapons, Spiritual Medicine, and treasures.
...
Atop a bare, low hill, a young man with blood-red long hair was sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, in quiet meditation on the peak.
Behind him stood dozens of geniuses from the Blood Luo Hall, and scattered on the hilltop were several desiccated corpses, all of whom were talents from other domains.
Just then, the sound of air breaking could be heard as three figures in black robes flew rapidly from the sky above, arriving atop the hill in an instant and standing in front of the blood-haired youth.
"Your Highness Xue Zi!"
Xue Qi and two other talents bowed to the blood-haired youth.
At this moment, Xue Qi and the others looked pale; they had barely blocked Lin Feng’s last strike, allowing them to escape but also sustaining serious internal injuries.
"Speak! What exactly happened?"
The blood-haired youth’s voice was slightly hoarse, clearly indicating that he already knew that they had encountered trouble.
"In Shuoyuan Ancient City, we had already controlled the situation and were about to annihilate everyone, but in the very end, a man appeared out of nowhere. His name is Lin Feng, an Earth Martial Master Seventh Layer, but his combat power is extremely heaven-defying. Even Xue Yin was killed by him, along with all the others; only the three of us were lucky enough to escape!"
Xue Qi reported with fear on his face.
"Lin Feng!"
The blood-haired youth slowly opened his blood-colored eyes, whispering the name.
Nodding his head, the blood-haired youth did not ask further. He said indifferently, "I see! When the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace opens, I will kill him. You may leave now!"
"Yes, Your Highness Xue Zi!"
Xue Qi and the others bowed before retreating.
The blood-haired youth sat silently for a long while before standing up and leaving with the geniuses of the Blood Luo Hall. As they passed by, no one was left alive; everyone was turned into dried corpses.
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Lin Feng and Han Qianze’s group wandered within the vast Heavenly Vault Divine Realm, with Han Qianze’s four responsible for search while he took care of striking. He cultivated and pillaged at the same time, sweeping through one area after another and encountering no one who could match him.
As time passed, Lin Feng had collected no less than four hundred Storage Rings, reaping a bountiful harvest.
And so, days passed by, and on the seventh day, his Silent Annihilation Heart Method finally reached the Fifth Layer Realm, further increasing the power of the Silent Annihilation True Essence. He could also now produce nine more Silent Annihilation Sword Qi from each Spirit Vortex, with two wisps of Silent Annihilation Sword Qi being formed from each.
On the ninth day, Lin Feng had pillaged up to five hundred Storage Rings.
At this moment, he was cultivating at the foot of a mountain, with surging True Yuan flowing within his body. After nine days of cultivation, his foundation was finally somewhat more consolidated, and his True Yuan became more refined and robust.
After a long time, Lin Feng opened his eyes, exhaling a breath of foul air. The breath shot out like an arrow, traveling several meters and tearing apart the air in front of him.
"As long as the True Yuan is further tempered for a while, the foundation is a bit more solid, then I can devour again!"
Lin Feng sighed lightly, murmuring to himself.
Immediately after, Lin Feng checked his Storage Space, tallying up the gains of this period roughly.
Nearly five hundred and fifty Storage Rings, with more than eight hundred million Low Grade Spirit Stones, seven hundred and sixty thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, over three thousand Spiritual Grass and Spiritual Medicine, and countless weapons, Secret Manuals, and Elixirs!
Even with Lin Feng’s mental preparation, this terrifying wealth still gave him a heavy shock.
It wasn’t until a long while later that he calmed the excitement in his heart.
"With such wealth, it should be enough to support my cultivation to the Peak of the Earth Martial Master level!"