139: Chapter 139 The Land Immortal is Blind, He's Killed in an Instant!

After his Breakthrough to the Martial Extremity Realm, Lin Feng's entire aura underwent a heaven-turning, earth-shattering transformation.

He remained reticent, but the razor-sharp Killing Intent that had previously emanated from him like an unsheathed blade was now completely contained.

At this moment, he was like a peerless, vicious blade hidden within its scabbard, or perhaps a bottomless, gloomy abyss; calm on the surface, yet harboring terrifying power capable of overturning the heavens and the earth deep within.

This change made Chu Mengxi feel increasingly terrified.

If the previous Lin Feng was a fierce tiger that would devour anyone, then the current him was an unfathomable god or demon. She now dared not even meet his gaze, fearing that her Soul would be sucked into those profound eyes.

Having witnessed the moment that gray Domain unfolded, the ultimate terror—where even thought, heartbeat, and "existence" itself were to be erased—had become an inescapable shadow in her heart.

Only now did she truly understand what kind of monster, one that transcended all reason, Sword Demon Zhang Cheng had asked her to "assist" when he paired her with Lin Feng.

"You seem very afraid of me?"

Lin Feng wiped the Life-Slaying Blade in his hand and spoke calmly, breaking the oppressive deathly silence within the Immortal Cave.

"N-no."

Chu Mengxi's voice trembled slightly; even she could hear the unconcealable awe within it.

Lin Feng chuckled softly and said nothing more.

He could feel that although the Sumeru Ring had successfully isolated the pervasive lock-on sensation of the Imperial Blood Soul-Chasing Order, there seemed to be another faint, even more secretive thread drawing a certain threat closer to him.

"It seems the dogs raised by the Imperial family have more than one way of tracking."

He stood up, brushed the dust off his body, and slowly sheathed the Life-Slaying Blade.

"Let's go. Having waited here for so long, it's time to meet the 'guests' who have delivered themselves to our doorstep."

"Guests?" Chu Mengxi was stunned.

Lin Feng did not explain, walking straight out of the cave and leaving her with an unfathomable silhouette.

...

Outside the waterfall, within a dense forest a hundred miles away.

A squad composed of twelve men in black was moving rapidly and silently, like ghosts.

Each of them possessed powerful auras, strange footwork, and their movements were coordinated flawlessly, like a group of top-tier hunters lurking in the darkness—they were the most mysterious and elite reserve force of the Imperial family.

Shadow Guards.

Leading them was an old man with a hairless, pale face, dressed in luxurious eunuch attire.

His eyes were sinister and vicious. In his hand, he held an ancient-looking compass crafted from unknown beast bones and crystal. The compass needle was trembling slightly, pointing unwaveringly in the direction of the cave where Lin Feng was located.

"Eunuch Chen, the 'Soul-Locking Compass' shows that the target is not far ahead. His aura has never moved; it seems he hasn't discovered us."

A Shadow Guard approached like a shadow and reported in a low voice.

A flicker of contempt, as if holding everything in his grasp, and the cruelty of an impending harvest flashed in Eunuch Chen's eyes.

"Very good. That brat thinks he can rest easy just by obtaining a Sumeru Ring; it's simply laughably naive."

"How could he know that the Artifact Refining Grandmaster who originally forged this batch of Sumeru Rings was long ago bought off by our Imperial family? Every Sumeru Ring that flowed out has a unique 'Soul Mark' left on it, like a maggot on the bone, impossible to remove. This Soul-Locking Compass is not tracking his aura, but this Soul Mark!"

"Eunuch, your foresight is profound; this subordinate admires it!"

The Shadow Guards echoed in unison, their voices filled with fanatical worship.

"Everyone, perk up!"

Eunuch Chen snorted coldly, his eyes becoming grave. "This child was able to kill Wei Yuan; he is definitely not an ordinary person and cannot be underestimated. Although this old man is already at the ninth level of the Martial Extremity Realm, having immersed myself in this Realm for nearly a hundred years, and am only a step away from that legendary immortal Realm, a lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit! Later, immediately form the 'Heaven-and-Earth Net Formation'. Do not give him any chance to breathe or resist; kill him directly!"

"Yes!"

Their speed increased again, and soon, they arrived silently before the massive waterfall, forming an encirclement and completely sealing off the entire valley.

"Hmm? Where is he?"

Eunuch Chen looked at the empty waterfall pool, frowning. The Soul-Locking Compass needle was clearly pointing here, so why was there no one in sight?

Just as they were filled with doubt and suspicion, a calm voice with a hint of mockery, seeming to come from beneath the Nine Netherworlds, clearly reached the top of everyone's heads.

"Are you looking for me?"

Everyone looked up abruptly, their hearts seemingly skipping a beat!

They saw a figure wearing a bronze ghost mask, who had, without them knowing when, silently stood on the treetop of an ancient, towering tree that would require dozens of people to encircle.

He stood there casually, as if integrated with the entire forest, looking down at them from above. His gaze was like that of someone looking at a group of dead ants.

"Lin Feng!"

Eunuch Chen's pupils contracted sharply, but were immediately replaced by endless Killing Intent and the greed of being eager to perform a meritorious service.

"There is a path to Heaven that you didn't take, and you barged into Hell where there is no gate! Brat, today is your death day!"

He wasted no words and directly ordered sternly.

"Form the formation!"

Swish!

The twelve Shadow Guards reacted extremely quickly, dispersing instantly and each occupying a mysterious position. Black chains condensed from pure True Qi shot out from their hands, interweaving in mid-air to instantly form a massive cage that sealed the heavens and locked the earth, isolating everything and completely enveloping Lin Feng.

"Heaven-and-Earth Net, there is nowhere to escape! Lin Feng, pay with your life!"

Eunuch Chen sneered, and his terrifying aura of the ninth level of the Martial Extremity Realm was released without reservation, like a volcanic eruption!

An incomparably powerful Domain force descended with a boom!

Within his Domain, the air became as viscous as mercury, filled with a cold, sinister force that corroded flesh and bone. Anyone below his Realm would be drained to death just by standing here.

"Dead eunuch, you talk too much."

On the treetop, Lin Feng shook his head, seemingly impatient with this flashy formation.

He slowly raised his hand, extended a finger, and gently shook it at the arrogant Eunuch Chen below.

"With only this bit of ability, you dare to come out and embarrass yourself?"

"What did you say?!"

Eunuch Chen was furious. He had dominated his entire life; when had he ever been treated with such contempt? He felt he had suffered a great humiliation.

"I said."

Lin Feng's voice turned cold abruptly, devoid of even a trace of emotion. "Things without eyes, die!"

The moment his voice fell, he moved.

No, perhaps it should be said that he didn't move at all.

He just gently, with an elegant posture bordering on art, drew the Life-Slaying Blade from his waist.

Then, casually, he swung it forward.

There was no blade radiance, no Sword Qi, no earth-shattering phenomena, and not even a sound.

Only a patch of gray.

A patch of deathly gray, as if it could swallow all color and concepts in the world, originated from Lin Feng and vanished in a flash, like ripples stirred by a stone thrown into a calm lake.

The God-Demon Extinction Domain, under the reinforcement of the Dragon-Slaying Sword Canon, was instantly slashed out using the blade as a medium, and then instantly retracted.

Time seemed to have been pressed on the pause button at this moment.

The look of certain victory and the sneer on Eunuch Chen's face froze.

The actions of the twelve Shadow Guards forming the formation also froze.

They were still maintaining the posture of driving the True Qi chains.

Then, not far away, Chu Mengxi, who had quietly followed because she was worried about Lin Feng's safety, had her beautiful eyes widened round, her pupils filled with a look of terrified horror.

A mountain breeze blew past.

The thirteen top Imperial elites, led by Eunuch Chen of the ninth level of the Martial Extremity Realm, along with their pride and joy, the "Heaven-and-Earth Net Formation" which was claimed to be able to trap and kill those in the Saint Realm, collapsed silently like fragile sculptures made of sand on a beach, dissipated, and turned into flying ash, drifting away with the wind.

Nothing remained.

No blood, no remains, not even a scream.

It was as if they had never appeared in this world, having been completely erased from the very roots of existence.

Killed instantly.

A ninth-level Martial Extremity Realm expert and twelve Shadow Guard elites who were at least Martial Ancestors—they didn't even have the qualifications to make Lin Feng swing his blade a second time, or even make him frown.

Lin Feng slowly sheathed his blade and drifted down from the treetop. From beginning to end, he didn't even glance at the flying ash, as if he had only done something more trivial than drinking water.

He walked to Chu Mengxi, who was already dumbfounded, her pretty face as pale as paper, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"What's wrong?"

Chu Mengxi shook her head frantically, too terrified to say a single word.