Chapter 272 If I could cultivate with the Spirit Emperor…

Inside the secret chamber, Corpse Puppet Emperor's aura was weak, and his face was completely devoid of color.

Li Xuanfeng's rapid increase in strength was no longer a secret; a month and a half had passed since he last publicly displayed his power in Refining City.

Everyone knew that after he killed King Realm and Emperor Realm Cultivators from the Four Great Powers, he would devour and refine their Domains to strengthen himself.

Based on the King Realm and Emperor Realm Cultivators Li Xuanfeng had killed during this period, everyone could roughly estimate his strength.

However, Corpse Puppet Emperor found that he had still underestimated him.

Li Xuanfeng's improvement was not only in his Domain but also in his Martial Skill Moves.

For example, the Move that forcibly severed the connection between the Domain and Soul had power far exceeding what was rumored!

There was also the evasion technique where his body transformed into lightning, which had never been heard of before. This Move gave him a decisive advantage in battle, making encirclement largely ineffective.

Not to mention the Move that forcibly gouged out a Domain; Corpse Puppet Emperor had encountered such an overbearing fighting style for the first time.

“If my Soul and Domain had not been severed, and with Extinction Spear Emperor and the other two, there would have been a chance to kill Li Xuanfeng!”

A flicker of unwillingness flashed in Corpse Puppet Emperor's eyes.

His full strength was more than this, but between life-saving ability and full strength, he could only choose one.

To have an extra life, he had to sever his Soul and Domain. His survival this time was entirely due to this abnormal life-saving ability.

Without severing his Soul and Domain, his strength could be greater, and by joining forces with Extinction Spear Emperor and the other two, there would have been hope of killing Li Xuanfeng this time.

“My strength is now greatly diminished, and my Soul is incomplete. Not to mention whether I can recover to Peak, even if I can, it will probably take four to five thousand years, and I would still need to find Medium Grade or even high-grade treasure medicine to have a chance!”

“But in my current state, wanting to compete for treasure medicine in the Ancient Demon Palace is a slim hope. If I encounter Li Xuanfeng, I will surely die!”

“Damn it, as long as Li Xuanfeng is alive, I will never have peace of mind. To deal with such a monster, even Emperor Ranking powerhouses are not reliable; we must rely on a Venerable to act!”

“Only with a Venerable acting can we ensure his complete demise!”

A hateful glint flashed in Corpse Puppet Emperor's eyes. After a brief thought, he didn't even wait for his injuries to recover, and his figure disappeared from the secret chamber… On the other side, inside the Golden Emperor Bell's internal space.

As Corpse Puppet Emperor's Puppet body and the substitute corpse Puppet self-destructed simultaneously, like two great stars exploding in the starry sky, terrifying power swept through the entire space.

The golden emperor bell trembled, showing signs of cracking once again.

“Roar!”

The artifact spirit, Golden Dragon, let out a long roar, forcibly calming the terrifying fluctuations.

Extinction Spear Emperor, Ghost Axe Emperor, and Dazzling Emperor were all affected, their bodies becoming riddled with holes.

Self-destruction indiscriminately affected both friend and foe. Li Xuanfeng could offset the aftershocks, but they could not.

“Damn it!”

Extinction Spear Emperor's clothes were torn, blood streaming, and as soon as his figure stabilized, he couldn't help but curse.

Corpse Puppet Emperor had urged them to attack together, fighting to the death, but he didn't expect that by actually going up, he almost got blown to death by him.

Whoosh!

A flash of lightning appeared, and Li Xuanfeng's figure was reflected in Extinction Spear Emperor's pupils.

The Qingming Sword's energy surged, with golden light, Chaos, and lightning, various forces intertwined as it slashed down at him.

“Li Xuan…”

Extinction Spear Emperor was greatly alarmed and subconsciously parried with his spear.

However, Li Xuanfeng's figure suddenly disappeared again like a flash of lightning.

“Where are you looking?”

A faint voice came from behind.

Extinction Spear Emperor didn't have time to turn his head as a brilliant sword light fell, splitting his body in two.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Several more sword lights flashed, and Extinction Spear Emperor didn't even get a chance to beg for mercy. His body and Soul were cut into countless fragments.

The next moment, lightning flashed, Chaos surged, and both his Soul and Physical Body were annihilated into ash.

Extinction Spear Emperor, fallen!

“Li Xuanfeng, you have committed countless evil deeds!”

Witnessing the successive fall of Corpse Puppet Emperor and Extinction Spear Emperor, Ghost Axe Emperor's eyes were about to burst.

Li Xuanfeng's speed of becoming stronger ultimately exceeded his predictions. Perhaps he didn't even use his full power when he killed the greatly weakened Xuan傀皇 in Refining City back then.

Ghost Axe Emperor originally thought it would take some time for Li Xuanfeng's strength to surpass his own. This was his last chance, his only chance, to kill Li Xuanfeng.

As a result, he didn't expect that he was already completely outmatched, and the strongest Corpse Puppet Emperor was actually the quickest to die among the four of them!

The slogan he shouted earlier about annihilating Li Xuanfeng's Physical Body and crushing his Soul now seemed like a huge joke.

“You dog, what are you barking about?”

Li Xuanfeng's sword strike sent Ghost Axe Emperor flying to the edge of the space.

Clang!

The golden emperor bell trembled, and Ghost Axe Emperor's already severely injured Physical Body instantly shattered into pieces.

“Originally, this King had no interest in your Fan Family, but since you insist on jumping up to die, then I can only send all of you on your way!”

Li Xuanfeng looked at him with an indifferent expression.

“Heh heh, although you are an unparalleled Prodigy, you are not invincible! With a Venerable from my Fan Family acting, you will surely die!”

Ghost Axe Emperor knew that given Li Xuanfeng's style of action, he would not have a chance to live, so before his death, he wanted to utter some harsh words.

“Oh? Then why doesn't he act? Is it because he doesn't want to?”

Li Xuanfeng looked at him with a faint expression.

Ghost Axe Emperor was instantly stunned.

A Venerable is a powerhouse above the Emperor Realm.

Killing the current Li Xuanfeng would certainly be more than enough.

However, why didn't he act? Firstly, a Venerable's actions were not something he could interfere with, and secondly, a Venerable couldn't find Li Xuanfeng!

Originally, if they had decisively contacted headquarters just now, and a Venerable had directly appeared, Li Xuanfeng would undoubtedly have been unable to escape death.

But now, with the space sealed, and because of their greed for the secrets on Li Xuanfeng, they had missed the perfect opportunity.

“Don't worry, even if your Fan Family's Venerable doesn't come looking for this King, this King will go looking for him in the future!”

Li Xuanfeng slashed out with his sword, and brilliant sword light engulfed Ghost Axe Emperor, his Physical Body turning into dust inch by inch.

“Li Xuanfeng, you will surely die! Don't be too pleased, you will be buried with this Emperor!”

“With a Venerable acting, you will surely die!”

“If God Diviner performs such a divination again, you will surely be unable to escape!”

Ghost Axe Emperor roared unwillingly.

“This King will live as long as heaven and earth, until the end of time. Those who will be buried with you will only be your relatives and friends!”

“Presumably, you also know that this King possesses means to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune. Even a half-baked God Diviner can calculate some future events, do you think this King cannot?”

“Do you know what this King saw?”

Ghost Axe Emperor's body crumbled inch by inch, and Li Xuanfeng's voice echoed in his ears.

Ghost Axe Emperor wanted to say harsh words before dying to disgust Li Xuanfeng, but Li Xuanfeng deliberately wouldn't let him have his way.

Ghost Axe Emperor didn't speak; he didn't want to hear it.

Li Xuanfeng's mouth curved into a smirk, and as his Soul gradually turned to dust, he transmitted his voice: “The Fan Family will be annihilated by this King, and the cause of all this is you and Opening Heaven King!”

“You are the sinners of the Fan Family; you will be scorned, resented, and cursed by all your relatives and friends, because you brought disaster upon them!”

“If it weren't for you, this King would have no interest in your Fan Family at all!”

He wanted to disgust him before dying, did he? Then Li Xuanfeng could only make Ghost Axe Emperor die with his eyes wide open in regret.

“Li Xuanfeng!!!”

Indeed, Ghost Axe Emperor looked at Li Xuanfeng with a face full of despair and fury, and a hysterical roar emanated from his Soul.

He completely believed Li Xuanfeng's words.

Li Xuanfeng could avoid the encirclement and ambush of the Four Great Powers, so he must have means to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune, or even predict the future.

Therefore, when Li Xuanfeng said he saw the future, Ghost Axe Emperor had no doubt at all.

However, the more he believed, the more desperate he became.

Yes.

If it weren't for Opening Heaven King insisting on provoking Li Xuanfeng, how would Li Xuanfeng have become enemies with them?

Those forces that didn't provoke Li Xuanfeng, weren't they all fine?

“It's not my fault, it's Opening Heaven King, it's Fan Yue!”

Ghost Axe Emperor cried out in collapse.

He didn't want to be the sinner of the Fan Family and pushed all the blame onto Opening Heaven King.

The sword light was brilliant, annihilating his Soul.

Ghost Axe Emperor's attempt to disgust Li Xuanfeng with harsh words failed, and instead, he died with unwillingness and despair.

“Peerless King, can you spare my life?”

Seeing everyone else dead, Dazzling Emperor, whose body was tattered and bleeding profusely, forced out an unsightly smile and begged Li Xuanfeng for mercy.

He knew Li Xuanfeng acted without leaving any room, but he didn't want to die.

Even a humble existence was better than death.

“I am willing to submit to you, and voluntarily allow you to plant a Soul Restriction!”

Dazzling Emperor looked humble; compared to Corpse Puppet Emperor and the other two, he had no Emperor Realm dignity.

“I have collected many beauties; I can offer them all to you. Their skills will surely satisfy you!”

Dazzling Emperor said flatteringly.

The beauties he collected, although not comparable to peerless beauties like the Mingyue Sisters and Spirit Emperor, who were among the best in the world.

But each was one in ten thousand, with charming appearances, voluptuous figures, and all types: pure, sweet, mature, enchanting, dignified, aloof, etc., enough to make countless Cultivators envious, jealous, and drool.

However, Li Xuanfeng didn't even bother to acknowledge him, silently swinging his long sword, and brilliant sword light enveloped Dazzling Emperor.

Beauties?

Li Xuanfeng was least lacking in beauties!

With his current strength and status, a mere flick of his finger would bring countless women willing to climb into his bed.

He wasn't very interested unless they were Daughters of Destiny.

Moreover, Dazzling Emperor wanted to give him his leftovers?

What was this guy thinking?

Did he think he was Cao Cao?

“You…”

Facing the terrifying sword light, Dazzling Emperor was greatly alarmed, unwilling and desperate.

Li Xuanfeng seemed too lazy to talk nonsense with him. Surging energy erupted, annihilating him into dust.

Thus, except for Corpse Puppet Emperor, who temporarily survived due to having two lives, Extinction Spear Emperor, Ghost Axe Emperor, and Dazzling Emperor, the three Mid Stage Emperor Realm Cultivators, all perished.

“The Qingming Sword can no longer keep up with my strength. Although the Golden Emperor Bell is a royal dao weapon, its strength is also not quite enough. The weapons I've hoarded for so long, it seems it's time to cash in a wave of returns.”

After this battle, Li Xuanfeng understood his own strength and also experienced the feeling of having insufficient weapon power.

If the Qingming Sword were a royal dao weapon, his battles would be much easier.

After several previous clashes, combined with fully unleashing the Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique, the Qingming Sword was already somewhat unable to bear it, and a slight crack appeared in the sword body. If he continued to use it, it would probably shatter before long.

He had killed so many King Realm and Emperor Realm Cultivators, and he hadn't let go of a single piece of loot. By now, he had accumulated a truly astonishing amount.

He only needed to use the System to perform a return once, and he would gain incredibly astonishing rewards!

“Before that, I should first find a place to refine the Domains.”

Li Xuanfeng's thoughts stirred. He put away the Golden Emperor Bell and several Domains, then transformed into lightning and disappeared.

With the fall of Extinction Spear Emperor and the others, the Four Great Powers would surely know something had happened to them.

Li Xuanfeng could also see, by using the System to observe the color of fate, that if he continued to linger here, although he wouldn't fall into a desperate situation, he would encounter great trouble.

The Four Great Powers might even have a Venerable descend upon this place.

A Venerable is a powerhouse above the Emperor Realm, the most top-tier force of a super power!

The Jade Slip left by Reverend Lian Yuezhou might be able to solve it, but Li Xuanfeng didn't want to waste a trump card for this.

“Refining these few Domains, my Chaotic Sword Domain's range should be able to reach the level of an Emperor Realm Late Stage.”

“However, breaking through to the Emperor Realm will still require some effort.”

“What's going on with Master Lian Yue Zhou's clone? Logically speaking, with the advantage of possessing the main body's memories, she should have broken through by now.”

“If she doesn't break through, I can only find a way to work on Spirit Emperor. It would be best to Dual Cultivate with her once. I wonder if there will be an opportunity during this trip to the Heavenly Demon Palace?”

Li Xuanfeng entered the Void Realm, using the System to check the color of fate to find a safe place, while contemplating in his heart.

With his talent, breaking through to the Emperor Realm on his own was not difficult, but it certainly couldn't be done in a short time.

If his Realm could be improved during this trip to the Ancient Demon Palace, it would definitely be more conducive to his actions.

Wei Qingyan, Xu Miaozhen, Luo Li, Mingyue Xue, Ming Yueqing—these five Daughters of Destiny had a huge difference in Realm compared to him, so even with a return, it would be impossible for him to break through.

Only if Master Lian Yue Zhou's King Realm Peak clone broke through, or if the Emperor Realm Peak Spirit Emperor broke through, could he easily step into the Emperor Realm, saving a lot of time.

Although Spirit Emperor had expressed her stance to stand with him, if Li Xuanfeng wanted to Dual Cultivate with her, it was not certain that she would agree.

“Forget it, such matters should just take their natural course.”

Li Xuanfeng put away the thought of Dual Cultivating with Spirit Emperor.

He found that ever since Dual Cultivating with his bound Daughters of Destiny could rapidly increase his strength, whenever he wanted to break through a Realm, he would subconsciously think in this direction.

When Ming Yueqing and the others couldn't help him break through, he naturally locked his target onto the newly bound Spirit Emperor.

It had to be admitted that something both enjoyable and capable of rapidly increasing strength was very easy to get addicted to.

After putting away his thoughts, Li Xuanfeng stopped somewhere in the Void Realm.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Streaks of light flew out from his body, arranged in a special orientation, outlining a huge Formation.

He took out the Golden Emperor Bell and entered its internal space to begin devouring and refining the Domains… The Ancient Mountain Land is extremely vast, even larger than the Holy City.

This territory is the Domain of the Yao Race, and Human Race figures are rarely seen here.

However, in recent years, Human Race figures have frequently appeared in the Ancient Mountain Land.

In recent months, even larger numbers of Human Race Cultivators have flooded in.

The Human Race and the Yao Race have always been at odds.

The Human Race hunts the Yao Race, using their inner cores, bones, and flesh to refine Medicinal Pills, and sometimes even enslaves the Yao Race, making them mounts.

The Yao Race also hunts humans, treating the Human Race as food. Devouring Human Race Cultivators can also enhance their strength.

There is a natural hatred between the two sides.

So, when a large number of Human Race Cultivators poured into the Ancient Mountain Land, conflicts were inevitable.

Battles occurred almost constantly.

The closer to the Demon Marsh Great Domain, the more frequent the battles between the Human Race and the Yao Race became.

Because the area where the Ancient Demon Palace's projection appeared was precisely in the Demon Marsh Great Domain.

Just as the Holy City is divided into nine major regions, the Ancient Mountain Land is also divided into multiple regions, and the Demon Marsh Great Domain is one of them.

This territory is ancient and mysterious, with vast mountains and forests stretching endlessly. Swamps and lakes are interspersed among the mountains, and it is shrouded in clouds and mist year-round, giving it a dreamlike quality.

Deep within the great marsh, incredibly magnificent palaces stretched in continuous Formations, exuding an ancient and boundless aura.

However, that area of palaces was visible but unreachable. Although seemingly close at hand, no matter how Cultivators flew or traversed the Void Realm, they could not reach it.

And that was precisely the projection of the Ancient Demon Palace.

“It's coming, it's coming! The Ancient Demon Palace's projection is becoming clearer and clearer. Its convergence with reality is imminent!”

In the Void Realm, countless powerhouses were hidden.

There were Yao Race members, and also Human Race members, all quietly awaiting the complete manifestation of the Ancient Demon Palace.