A True Immortal taking the initiative to attack when facing five Heavenly Immortals. This could mean a few things. First, he was hiding his strength. Second, he had his own trump card. As for Chen Feng, his thought on this was very simple. He wanted to test the results of his cultivation efforts.
Ever since he refined and fused 58 Heavenly laws with himself, the average starter-level Heavenly Immortals were no longer a match for him. In the past, Chen Feng"s pursuers from the Celestial Longevity Plane were, at the very least, at the mid-level Heavenly Immortal stage. In the face of their pursuit, Chen Feng had been forced to run around and hide. During the past hundred years, though, Chen Feng"s cultivation base had risen rapidly. Thus, this was a good time to train himself. Even if he was no match for them, he was confident that he could escape. Naturally, there were many secret techniques and methods that he could not utilize for this battle.
The moment Chen Feng attacked, an air of valour abruptly burst forth and he took on a formidable demeanour. His figure seemingly became a notch bigger, giving off a mighty appearance.
In Chen Feng"s opinion, the five cultivators he faced were from different factions. Thus, they would certainly be incapable of proper coordination. This meant that they would not be able to go all out against him.
The Blood Mustering Bead had been with Chen Feng for a long time now; it was practically Chen Feng"s second body. At that very moment, despite its actions of spreading out the grand dao of blood through the surrounding s.p.a.ce, it was not exhausting much of Chen Feng"s strength. The nine Poisonous Vileblood Wyrms within it also began roaring, increasing the power of the Blood Mustering Bead slightly.
Fifty-eight Heavenly laws and one hundred and eight True laws became akin to pillars of Heaven-breaking power and they supplied Chen Feng with an endless amount of power.
“What? There are so many Heavenly laws! This fellow is not a True Immortal!”
Cries of shock rang out as both sides clashed. After just one exchange, the planet that they were on was reduced to fragments.
Chen Feng"s attacks were overbearing and violent and he focused on launching ferocious attacks at the cultivator from the Starsource Order. As for the attacks from the other cultivators, he would block them if possible. But if not, he would simply allow the attacks to land on his body.
Finally, after Chen Feng had taken 18 attacks head on, the mid-level Heavenly Immortal from the Starsource Order – on the receiving end of Chen Feng"s attacks – ended up puking out blood. Chen Feng pounced on the opening. The Bedazzling Star Map, taking the form of a river of stars, swept two of the enemy cultivators aside while the Divine Sun Needle transformed into a red beam of light to pierce through the Heavenly Immortal from the Starsource Order.
“Secret Blood Combustion Technique!”
Even though they were besieging this opponent, he had still ended up becoming wounded. Due to that, the Heavenly Immortal from the Starsource Order became extremely furious. Gritting his teeth, the blood flowing out from his wounds became like fire as it burned to finally become motes of starlight, which flowed into his body. In a flash, the wounds on his body were completely healed.
“It doesn"t matter who you are. You are no match for us!” Even as he spoke, countless more motes of starlight burst out from his body – like a volcanic eruption – to create a starlight armour over his body.
The one from the Six Daos Sword Faction was Premier Benevolent Sword. He was an elegant-looking middle-aged man who wielded a sword. Confident and unrestrained, the sword moves he displayed were hard to predict and near-impossible to defend against. Aside from Stinglord Seven Kills from the Immortal Slaying Pavilion, who was proficient in a.s.sa.s.sination techniques, Premier Benevolent Sword was the hardest to deal with here.
Facing him head on several times, Chen Feng began feeling pressured.
Additionally, there were also the flying sword techniques from the Immortal Sword Sect and eye technique and speed of Patriarch Azure Eyes.
Chen Feng found himself enjoying this battle to the extreme. In the face of the formidable pressure, his own strength gradually compressed.
Chi!
Sword light flashed out and a deep wound appeared on Chen Feng"s chest. Like vipers, streams of sword energy snaked their way into his body.
Sou!
Immediately after that, a flying sword flew by and another b.l.o.o.d.y hole appeared on Chen Feng"s body.
Stinglord Seven Kills fired out a punch from void s.p.a.ce and the river of stars defending Chen Feng was nearly shattered apart. Patriarch Azure Eyes" speed came into effect and he unleashed two swipes at Chen Feng"s body with lightning-like speed to leave several rows of b.l.o.o.d.y holes there. Various powers coursed about chaotically within Chen Feng"s body.
Given the number of wounds on his body, any other cultivator would have begun to feel fearful. Chen Feng, on the other hand, was unmoved. On the contrary, his will to fight became increasingly strong and the b.l.o.o.d.y light radiating out from the Blood Mustering Bead wrapped around Star Monarch Scarlet Sun, the Heavenly Immortal from the Starsource Order. After taking several hits in quick succession, the starlight armour on him was broken and his fleshly body began cracking.
In the face of the ferocious attacks from Chen Feng, Star Monarch Scarlet Sun began feeling fearful.
“Guys! Hurry up and finish him off!
“He"s trying to take us down one at a time! If I die, you fellows will die as well!” Star Monarch Scarlet Sun said, a blazing sun appearing above his head. Sunlight enveloped his body and the wounds there healed up once more.
Chen Feng had wanted to make use of the opportunity to finish off Star Monarch Scarlet Sun, but several attacks flew forward to force him back. Chen Feng could tell from this battle just how difficult it was to kill off a mid-level Heavenly Immortal.
“Kid, leave the talisman behind and you may leave!” Premier Benevolent Sword shouted, but the power of his sword surged towards Chen Feng.
An intense killing intent was brewing within void s.p.a.ce. Stinglord Seven Kills was preparing his killer move.
These old guys are insidious and hard to deal with. Chen Feng"s eyes transformed into two vortexes, one black and one white. Energy streams – black and white in colour – flowed out to swiftly form a ma.s.sive yin yang symbol, which stood in the path of all the incoming attacks. As for Chen Feng, he utilized the Longevity Steps and his figure flashed away to rapidly disappear into the distance.
“Bullying others with numbers cannot be considered as anything special. Fellows, goodbye!”
The Heavenly Immortals broke the yin yang symbol and pursued Chen Feng. This time, however, they ended up losing track of him.
The faces of the five mid-level Heavenly Immortals were terribly ugly to behold. That was particularly true for Star Monarch Scarlet Sun, whose eyes burned with flames.
The Starsource Order had suffered from a serious loss this time. Even Star Monarch Scarlet Sun himself had suffered from a serious loss. Seeing the look on his face, though, the others revealed a faint smile.
Despite facing five Heavenly Immortals earlier, Chen Feng had only taken their attacks and not counter attacked. Instead, all his attacks were focused on Star Monarch Scarlet Sun.
“Do any of you know who the other party is? This is truly a humiliation.”
“That spiritwalking technique he used to escape in the end feels somewhat familiar.” A thoughtful look appeared on one of the cultivators" face. He was from the Immortal Sword Sect.
“The spiritwalking technique!”
“Longevity Steps! It feels like the Longevity Steps!”
“That"s right. It is somewhat similar to the legendary Longevity Steps. Could he be a cultivator from the Longevity Clan?”
“If he is really a cultivator from the Longevity Clan, this will be problematic.”
“What"s so problematic about it? Is our Immortal Plane afraid of the Celestial Longevity Plane?”
“The whole Immortal Plane might not be afraid, but even if we combine our sects together, we are still nothing in their eyes. Right now, figuring out who the other party is not even an option. Do you think that we can even find him now that he has left?
“That"s right. Besides, given how strong he is, facing him in a one-on-one battle is just suicide. We"ll just have to suck up this minor loss.”
After discussing the issue for a moment, they all left. With the exception of Star Monarch Scarlet Sun, the rest had no intentions of pursuing Chen Feng at all.
As the last to leave, Star Monarch Scarlet Sun shook his head. “This is a serious loss.”
…
Chen Feng was seated cross-legged on a smooth asteroid. Around him was a churning and roaring void storm, which moved rapidly through the starry s.p.a.ce. Some other asteroids or planets that came in contact with the void storm would be instantly ripped to pieces.
Chen Feng, on the other hand, remained immobile. Instead, he silently cultivated himself there, an invisible power spreading out to form a barrier of nothingness around him, spanning a radius of 50 kilometres. Despite the ferocity of the void storm, not a whit of it was capable of making its way through the barrier.
Chen Feng had practically displayed all his abilities in the earlier battle against the five mid-level Heavenly Immortals. The only exception was the Longevity Tower. In the face of the pressure, he was pushed beyond his limits while the battle itself honed his cultivation base. He was thus able to gain a lot from the battle.
It had been quite some time since Chen Feng began cultivating within this void storm. Images of the earlier battle kept flas.h.i.+ng across his sea of wisdom and he carefully a.s.sessed the actions of the Heavenly Immortals. Chen Feng had already refined some Heavenly laws, but when it came to the ability to sense and utilize them, he was still not as good as these bona fide Heavenly Immortals.
At any rate, he was still just a True Immortal.
Observing the battle, Chen Feng kept going over the intricacies involved, getting rid of the unnecessary aspects while absorbing the essence. Unknowingly, Chen Feng"s cultivation base rapidly improved again.
Chen Feng opened his eyes and two blades of light flew out to slash apart the void storm. This cultivation session had taken up several years.
Looking around, Chen Feng himself was uncertain where he was. Taking a step forward, he entered the void storm. Everywhere he went, the void storm there would disperse to leave a path forward. The path continued to exist there, the void storm incapable of closing up for a long time.
Bang!
After Chen Feng left, the smooth asteroid was finally engulfed by the void storm and was shattered apart.
Strolling across the starry s.p.a.ce and watching the cl.u.s.ters and rivers of stars there, Chen Feng found himself thinking that this starry s.p.a.ce was similar to the one outside.
Suddenly, a thought flashed out from Chen Feng"s sea of wisdom. He was presently within the bodily world of a Gold Immortal. Then, what of the outside world? That boundless starry s.p.a.ce, could it also be a bodily world left behind by a formidable cultivator? Eternal World, the Immortal Plane, the Celestial Planes, the Immortal Regions, everything. Was everything within the control of that formidable cultivator?
Following the appearance of the thought in his mind, it became like a demon, growing furiously. Only after coming under attack from it did Chen Feng recollect himself.
After recollecting himself, Chen Feng broke into a cold sweat. In recent years, his cultivation path had been too smooth. Unexpectedly, his inner demon was so serious. This was not a good thing. Secretly utilizing the Primary Self Anchoring Mantra, Chen Feng then felt much better.
Looks like I will need to find some time to cultivate the Secret Heart Purifying Technique. After having stabilized his state of mind, Chen Feng then observed his surroundings.
Unknowingly, he had entered a strange stretch of s.p.a.ce. Grey in colour, no starlight could be seen there. Peering ahead, he found that his gaze was obstructed.
Suddenly, a pillar of water appeared to smash heavily against Chen Feng.
This came as a serious shock for Chen Feng. Even the high-speed asteroids would be smashed apart by his mighty fleshly body. And yet, this una.s.suming pillar of water was actually capable of giving him a feeling of pain.
This was a power capable of returning one to their natural state.
I wonder, is this natural or man-made? Chen Feng waved his hand and strong winds blew forth to disperse the grey fog before him.
Next, Chen Feng continued onwards but it did not take long before another pillar of water charged forward. This time, however, Chen Feng was prepared and he was able to evade.
Chen Feng kept moving forward and the pillars of water would appear every once in a while. Seeing that, Chen Feng grew incredibly curious. He wondered what kind of item was up ahead.
The grey mist roiled and the s.p.a.ce there was filled with energy. Chen Feng found his feet making contact with land and the area before him lit up. Next, he saw a pathway – made from crystals – beneath his feet. Up ahead, the sound of splas.h.i.+ng water could be heard.
A pond made from gems appeared before Chen Feng.