Chapter 1581: Forbidden God Domain
Seeing the cloud of blood mist explode in midair, Chu Tiange and Qingping Fairy both felt a chill run through their hearts.
Ling Feng's strength was simply monstrous.
That had been a third level Divine Destiny Great Emperor.
With a casual grab, Ling Feng expressionlessly retrieved a storage spirit ring. A third level Divine Destiny Great Emperor's storage ring would definitely contain a considerable amount of wealth, so naturally it could not be wasted.
"Too bad one of them escaped."
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. Still, there was no point chasing a cornered enemy. The most urgent matter now was to find out what exactly was happening at East Immortal River.
With a flash, Ling Feng flew back to Chu Tiange and asked with a serious expression, "Senior Brother Chu, what happened? Weren't you led personally by Saint Lady Hui Yue along with several elders? How did things end up like this?"
No matter how strong the Blood Shadow Alliance was, unless they had mobilized their entire force, they should not be able to confront the Dongling Immortal Pool head on.
If they truly had that level of strength, then the rulers of the Dongling Region would not be the Dongling Immortal Pool, but the Blood Shadow Alliance instead.
Ling Feng knew very well how powerful Saint Lady Hui Yue was. She was someone who had once entered the Northern Barbarian forbidden land alone, killed more than ten high tier Great Emperors, and still retreated safely.
With her leading the team, things should not have ended this badly.
Hearing this, Chu Tiange revealed a grief filled expression. "There's something strange inside the mining veins!"
"What do you mean?" Ling Feng narrowed his eyes. In truth, from the moment he arrived in the East Immortal River region, he had already sensed something was off.
Chu Tiange sighed before speaking in a low voice. "We don't know what those Blood Shadow Alliance bastards did inside the elemental stone mining veins, but the area within a thousand li around the veins is covered by a massive domain. Anyone who enters loses all elemental force, spiritual consciousness, and even attribute rule power. Inside that place, we are no different from ordinary mortals."
Hearing this, Ling Feng frowned. He had never heard of such a domain before.
Chu Tiange continued, "The difference is that the techniques cultivated by the Blood Shadow Alliance still work. Their blood flames and blood lightning can still be used normally. On top of that, lightning attribute cultivators usually have strong physiques. Inside that domain, killing our Dongling Immortal Pool disciples is as easy as slaughtering chickens. Even their Human Emperors can push our Great Emperor level elders into desperate situations."
He sighed again. "If Saint Lady Hui Yue did not have some special secret techniques that could trap Blood Shadow Alliance disciples in dream illusions, our losses would have been even worse. I barely escaped under her protection, but I ran into a third level Divine Destiny Great Emperor on the way out. If I hadn't met you, Junior Brother, I would probably be dead by now."
"I see."
Ling Feng's pupils shrank slightly. A domain covering a thousand li.
This sounded somewhat similar to the laws of heaven and earth inside the Dead Soul Devil Abyss, but this domain was even more overbearing. Elemental force, spiritual consciousness, and even the attribute rules that Great Emperors relied on were all sealed. That meant anyone trapped inside would be completely at the mercy of others.
The Blood Shadow Alliance actually possessed a treasure capable of creating such a Forbidden God Domain. It seemed their operation this time had been planned for a long time.
This was an extremely troublesome domain. Once activated, anyone inside would have all their abilities suppressed and become like a mortal.
Only certain specific powers were unaffected, allowing those users to become the rulers inside the domain.
Ling Feng's heart tightened slightly. If that was the case, then Lin Mu and the others who had entered the domain were in serious danger.
Chu Tiange's face was filled with sorrow as he clenched his teeth. "Saint Lady Hui Yue and the elders have been protecting most of the disciples these past few days. They are probably already at their limit. The Blood Shadow Alliance is deliberately using ordinary disciples to wear down the elders. They want to swallow all our high tier Great Emperors in one move."
"Meanwhile, the rest of our senior brothers scattered while escaping. I personally saw more than ten of them die, and many were experts from the Creation Star Ranking. Even Xu Xinghe has already met with disaster."
Ling Feng's expression turned cold. "Senior Brother Xu is dead too?"
He was not extremely close with Xu Xinghe, but they had worked together several times. They had fought over cultivation grounds in the Earth Emperor Pool and fought barbarians together in the Hall of War. They were comrades who had fought side by side.
Now he was dead, and Ling Feng felt a heavy weight in his chest.
Chu Tiange clenched his fists tightly. Although he usually acted arrogant toward Xu Xinghe, they had actually entered the Dongling Immortal Pool in the same generation and had a deep friendship.
Xu Xinghe had always refused to accept defeat to Chu Tiange, and Chu Tiange himself was naturally arrogant, so the two often argued verbally.
But when he saw Xu Xinghe die in front of him, Chu Tiange finally realized how much he actually valued their friendship.
"He tried to cover a junior sister's escape. He jumped out and held off a Blood Shadow Alliance disciple by himself. I saw him burned by blood flames with my own eyes. He probably... probably..."
By the end, Chu Tiange's voice was completely choked with emotion. He cursed loudly, "Those damned bastards! One day I will avenge Junior Brother Xu!"
Qingping Fairy also showed a serious expression and bit her lip slightly. "Senior Brother Chu, do you know why the Blood Shadow Alliance suddenly targeted East Immortal River?"
"I heard that something appeared beneath the mining veins. The Blood Shadow Alliance is determined to obtain it. To prevent the news from leaking, they are killing all disciples who entered the deeper parts of the mining veins. They are leaving no survivors."
Qingping Fairy's eyes trembled violently. Her body trembled as she stepped back a few steps and asked in a shaking voice, "Then... is Senior Brother Qin still alive?"
Chu Tiange shook his head. "The Unrivaled Young Emperor? I don't know. Everyone was busy running for their lives. No one could worry about others. I haven't seen him since we entered the mining veins."
With grief and anger in her eyes, Qingping Fairy pushed off the ground and turned into a streak of green light, flying toward the mining veins.
"Qingping Fairy! What are you doing? There are many Blood Shadow Alliance disciples guarding the mining veins. You're walking straight into a trap!"
Chu Tiange shouted in alarm.
But Qingping Fairy did not look back. Her eyes were filled with determination. "I'm going to find Senior Brother Qin. Even if he's dead, I'll die with him!"
Even someone as powerful as Saint Lady Hui Yue had her strength greatly reduced after entering the Forbidden God Domain and could only defend passively, let alone Qingping Fairy, who was only an Extreme Second Stage Human Emperor.
She was proud, aloof, and cold as ice, yet she was also a foolish woman.
She clearly knew it was a path to death, yet she still went without hesitation.
What a foolish woman.
Ling Feng watched Qingping Fairy's back as she left, and his heart stirred slightly. When Yue Yunlan used the Three Lives Lotus, she had also known she would die, yet she had not hesitated at all.
Was this what love was?
Ling Feng took a deep breath. Her actions might be foolish, but it was hard to blame her.