Chapter 497: 20: Execution

Chapter 497: Chapter 20: Execution

In the room, Lin Feng was perceiving the star charts.

He could now perceive eight hundred and seventy-two star charts.

During this time, Lin Feng would sense the star charts every day, and whenever his soul power was depleted, he would immediately absorb the Moon Essence from the Heavenly Star Soul Jade for recovery.

After his soul power recovered, he felt his soul power had significantly increased.

Moreover, Lin Feng discovered a critical issue—the more star charts he observed and exhausted to the limit before recovering, the greater the increase in his soul power.

If one could only view a hundred star charts, the increase in soul power after recovery might be extremely limited.

But if one could observe seven hundred star charts or more, the effect was already very significant.

This made Lin Feng extremely delighted. Although he hadn’t found any clues to the “Ancient Star Gazing Skill” from the star observation map, he was still able to quickly enhance his soul power through it.

…

“Brother Lin, someone is looking for you,” Han Shuo’s voice came from outside.

Lin Feng opened the door and asked with curiosity, “Who’s looking for me?”

“It’s a disciple from the Outer Court, waiting outside,” Han Shuo said, scratching his head.

Lin Feng nodded and said, “I’ll go have a look.”

After he went outside, the Outer Court disciple looked at Lin Feng and asked, “Are you Brother Lin?”

Lin Feng nodded and said, “Yes, that’s me. May I know what matter brings you here?”

“It’s not me who’s looking for Brother Lin. I’m just here to deliver a letter.” The Outer Court disciple handed Lin Feng a letter and then left.

Lin Feng opened the letter, which read, “An appointment with an old friend, Brother Lin, please come to the Northwest Bamboo Forest.”

The letter was unsigned.

“An appointment with an old friend? Who could it be? It’s quite strange, so secretive. I don’t know many people in this Desert Domain; could it be someone from the East County Divine Land?”

Lin Feng furrowed his brows.

Although he didn’t know who the person was or what their intentions might be, Lin Feng decided to check it out. He informed Yu Fan and Han Shuo and then left his dwelling to head to the Star Cloud Pavilion’s Northwest Bamboo Forest.

Here was a large bamboo forest, seldom visited by anyone, deathly quiet.

Now as the sky gradually darkened, Lin Feng could even hear his own footsteps and heartbeat while walking through the bamboo forest.

“Who arranged to meet me here? Aren’t you going to show yourself?” Lin Feng looked around, but no one was to be seen.

Nearby, atop a bamboo, a pair of cold eyes watched Lin Feng.

Whoosh.

The person moved as fast as lightning toward Lin Feng, launching a palm strike at Lin Feng’s back.

“Hmph, I’ve been on guard against you.”

Lin Feng sneered. The letter was so odd; naturally, he was extremely cautious. His Divine Sense always swept the surroundings. Feeling the terrible aura behind him, Lin Feng quickly darted away.

He leaped up and instantly shot more than twenty meters away, evading the lethal blow of the assailant.

The person who attempted to ambush Lin Feng struck nothing but air.

“Lu Shihai! Why is it you?” Lin Feng’s face slightly changed upon seeing the attacker.

Wasn’t Lu Shihai imprisoned? How could he be released? It must have been Elder Xingxuan who released him. Even if Elder Xingxuan released Lu Shihai, he should have warned him not to provoke him. If Lu Shihai dared to come to kill a disciple undergoing assessment at the Star Cloud Pavilion, he would undoubtedly face severe punishment from the Star Cloud Pavilion. Lu Shihai definitely didn’t have the audacity. Someone was indulging Lu Shihai!

A rush of thoughts flashed through Lin Feng’s mind.

He thought of many things in an instant, and ultimately, his mind settled on Elder Xingxuan.

If someone really dared to send Lv Shihai to kill me, it must be Elder Xingxuan, but I have no grudges with Elder Xingxuan. Why would he want to kill me?

“Kid, you didn’t expect me to come out so quickly, did you?”

Lv Shihai’s resentful gaze focused on Lin Feng as he said sinisterly, “You see, the place I’ve picked for your burial isn’t so bad, is it?”

Lv Shihai acted as if he had Lin Feng in the bag. In Lv Shihai’s view, with his cultivation at the Tenth Level of the Martial King Realm, as long as Lin Feng didn’t sneak attack his soul, Lin Feng was as good as dead.

“It was Elder Xingxuan who let you out on purpose to kill me,” Lin Feng said, taking a deep breath, his expression darkening.

Lv Shihai was slightly startled, then let out a cold laugh, “You really are clever, figuring out so much!”

“Why does he want to kill me?” Lin Feng asked in a deep voice.

“It’s not Elder Xingxuan who wants you dead; it’s one of his juniors. Seems the kid’s name is Shen Yu Yang,” Lv Shihai said with a cold chuckle.

Shen Yu Yang… Lin Feng narrowed his eyes. So, it was him. Previously, this person had offered a large sum to hire an assassin to take his life, but that assassin was slain by Lin Feng.

Later, Shen Yu Yang disappeared from the Imperial City, and Lin Feng had never expected to encounter Shen Yu Yang here. A fierce intent to kill suddenly appeared on his face.

“Kid, prepare to die.”

Seeing Lin Feng’s momentary daze, Lv Shihai sneered and charged directly at Lin Feng.

This time, Lv Shihai wasn’t as careless as before; he seemed to know the power of Lin Feng’s “Soul Secret Skill.” Before attacking, he invoked his Protective Gang Qi to shield his body, and then he executed a Soul Defense Skill. Having done all this, he felt assured.

It must be said that Lv Shihai was indeed cautious. Without having cultivated the Sword-Holding Soul Miniature, Lin Feng surely wouldn’t have had any way to deal with Lv Shihai.

However, now Lin Feng had mastered the Sword-Holding Soul Miniature—this soul secret technique was too domineering. Powerhouses of the Yin Yang Realm could withstand Lin Feng’s Sword-Holding Soul Miniature, but for Lv Shihai, it was much too difficult.

“Hum.”

With a thought, the Sword-Holding Soul Miniature struck out, instantly aiming for Lv Shihai.

Pff.

The sword swing tore through Lv Shihai’s Protective Gang Qi in an instant.

Then, the Sword-Holding Soul Miniature made a beeline for Lv Shihai’s soul.

“What kind of Soul Secret Skill is this? How can it be so powerful?” Lv Shihai’s mind was shaken. He did not expect his Protective Gang Qi to be torn apart so easily. However, considering that he had executed the Soul Defense Skill, Lv Shihai sighed in relief. In his mind, a golden bell formed, protecting his soul.

“Sword-Holding Soul Miniature” arrived in front of the golden bell and cleaved at it directly.

Lv Shihai sneered, “It’s useless, you can’t break through my golden bell’s defense unless your Soul Power has already reached above the Seventh Layer Heaven of the Yin Yang Realm.”

“Pff.”

The next moment, the treasure sword in the hands of the Sword-Holding Soul Miniature shattered the golden bell.

“What’s going on?” Lv Shihai cried out in horror.

Lin Feng sneered, “My Soul Realm is already at the Eighth Layer Heaven of the Yin Yang Realm.”

As soon as his voice fell, the Sword-Holding Soul Miniature slashed with its sword at Lv Shihai’s soul.

“Ahh!” A shrill scream echoed as Lv Shihai clutched his head, his face contorted in severe pain.

“Die.” Lin Feng charged forward and with a boom, directly smashed Lv Shihai’s head into pieces.

Thunder roared above, lightning crossed the sky, and dark clouds churned, as a torrential rain fell in an instant.

“It’s raining.”

Muttering to himself, Lin Feng walked step by step toward the distance through the curtain of rain.