Above the vast, boundless sky, a row of majestic griffins soared through the air. With each beat of their wings, a surging gust of air suddenly appeared.
Riding this gust, the griffins instantly transformed into a black curtain of light, blotting out the sun.
If anyone were also standing in this endless sky, they would be surprised to find that a group of young people were steadily standing atop these tall, imposing griffins.
"Mr. Lin Feng, we are about to enter the Black Domain Plains."
A gentle voice rang in Lin Feng and Little Fairy Doctor's ears. Indeed, during a stop for a landing adjustment, Instructor Ruolin, under the guise of getting acquainted with her students, moved onto Xuanwu's back.
Lin Feng was truly a master of luxury; he had even specially developed pills to increase the size of magical beasts. Combined with Xuanwu's already enormous body as a fourth-tier magical beast, he had essentially placed a huge house on its back.
What's even more speechless is that, just for the sake of enjoyment, he actually cast a Five Elements Sealing Technique on the house to ensure its stability. Carrying such a house, the pressure on Xuanwu is unimaginable, hardly befitting an outsider.
"Oh! We're almost there? It's said to be a chaotic land without order, but I wonder how we're going to get through?"
Looking at the map in his hand, Lin Feng felt a little strange. Even with a Dou Wang leading the way, there's always the possibility of being attacked, right? But seeing Instructor Ruolin's appearance, she seemed completely unconcerned, though her expression was serious and she wasn't careless at all.
"Mr. Lin Feng, you don't know, although the academy is located in the central area of the Black Corner Region, no matter where you go, you need to pass through the territories controlled by other major powers."
Hearing Lin Feng's question, Instructor Ruolin didn't keep him in suspense and answered every question. As for why she seemed so attentive, it was because Lin Feng gave Instructor Ruolin a Five Elements Pill that he had casually refined, which was currently useless for Great Dou Masters.
"However, the academy has already negotiated with the major powers of the Black Corner Region, and they are not allowed to intercept the teams that enroll each year."
Then, before Lin Feng could ask, Instructor Ruolin continued,
"As for why the various unruly powers of the Black Corner Region comply, it's because one such power was razed to the ground by the academy, and its leader still hangs on the Dead Spirit Tree in front of Peace Town."
Hearing this, Lin Feng's doubts vanished. So this path was paved with the fall of a Dou Huang powerhouse?
Before Lin Feng could finish his reflection, several towering black storms appeared in his senses.
"Hmph."
"Brother Lin Feng?"
"It's nothing." Waving to Little Fairy Doctor, Lin Feng turned to Instructor Ruolin and slowly said, "I wonder if these merciless storms will consider the academy's reputation?"
The terrifying storm, sweeping across the land, violently tore through Lin Feng's senses, giving him a momentary pain.
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Instructor Ruolin looked up at the azure sky, stunned, her expression somewhat bewildered.
Lin Feng didn't explain, but seeing Ruolin's puzzled look, he gestured for her to look ahead.
Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, a black patch slowly appeared at the horizon where the azure sky met the ground, quickly transforming into a terrifying black curtain that swallowed the world whole.
"All pilots, listen up! Land immediately and find cover! Quickly!"
Instructor Ruolin's eyes narrowed sharply, and she immediately channeled her battle qi to her throat, shouting.
"Howl!"
The pilots were experienced; although their expressions were tense, they still methodically controlled their griffins to find suitable cover for an emergency landing.
As for why they didn't use the griffins' flight capabilities to change direction or fly to a higher altitude, experienced travelers would have ridiculed them mercilessly.
According to legend, a powerful Battle King who refused to believe in evil once attempted to fight against this raging storm, but never reappeared in people's sight. From then on, everyone passing through this area had an unspoken agreement: even in life-or-death battles, upon encountering this black killing god, they would stop and flee.
What happened afterward depended on who was in better condition after the killing god's passage.
The Canaan Academy members, indeed frequenting this great plain, were experienced in dealing with this killing god. They quickly found suitable cover and landed their numerous griffins there.
Beneath a massive rock wall, the group worked together, dividing the tasks and setting up appropriate defensive measures.
"Hoo,"
Instructor Ruolin let out a soft breath, then turned to thank Lin Feng, "I really must thank Mr. Lin Feng for the reminder."
"Instructor Ruolin, you're too kind. It was nothing more than a small favor. With the academy's rich experience, we would have discovered it sooner or later."
As they chatted, Lin Feng's hair stirred slightly, and when he looked up, the black storm was already before him. Even Lin Feng felt a sense of insignificance before this power of nature.
"Buzz,"
a strange vibration rang in everyone's ears, and then all eyes were focused on Lin Feng. He slowly raised his palm, and a strange ball of light slowly appeared.
Before anyone could focus their attention, it instantly split into five strands, slowly rotating.
"Mr. Lin Feng, what is this?"
Lin Feng didn't offer any explanation to Ruolin's question or the surrounding crowd's confusion, focusing all his attention on the energy ball in his palm.
At a certain moment, Lin Feng suddenly hurled the five energy orbs he had split into into five streams into the sky. After reaching a certain height, they abruptly stopped, diverging in five directions.
"Roar!"
Five ancient and eerie roars echoed, and the five orbs of light transformed into five strange, never-before-seen magical beasts. No, calling them magical beasts seemed to tarnish their ancient and noble aura.
Ignoring the astonishment of the crowd, the five enormous figures, radiating a terrifying aura, began to slowly rotate in a strange direction after fully forming, isolating the surrounding area within a thousand meters from the outside world.
In the blink of an eye, from the energy orbs rising from Lin Feng's palm to the formation of the barrier, only a few moments had passed. The surrounding environment went from pitch black, with no light visible beyond a few steps.
Everyone was clearly shocked by this peculiar fighting technique; even the many experienced Dou Wang elders were clearly taken aback. This barrier-based combat technique, with its sheer scale, was astonishing, regardless of its power. The sheer amount of battle energy required to maintain its operation was enough to leave them speechless.
Among them, a volatile old man with a full head of red hair was the most eager. He flashed to the five figures emanating terrifying auras, ready to study them, but was nearly knocked unconscious by a strange roar.
After recovering, he wasn't afraid of embarrassment and quickly walked to Lin Feng, asking,
"Young friend Lin Feng, may I ask what kind of combat technique this is, that it's so vast?"
He chuckled, rubbing his hands vigorously, and addressed Lin Feng.
"I wonder if I could examine it? I can exchange my own cultivation techniques for it."
Lin Feng, unsure how to respond to the direct question from the red-haired elder, turned to the embarrassed Elder Hu, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Haha, Master Lin Feng, this is Elder Hong from the academy, one of the guardians for the academy's external recruitment this time."
After explaining the red-haired elder's background to Lin Feng, Elder Hu continued,
"His talent has been exceptional since childhood. It is said that even the Dean of the Inner Court has praised his talent. However, he is obsessed with the research of combat techniques, causing his peers to advance to Dou Huang, while he remains at Dou Wang."
"He was truly delighted to see this rare barrier combat technique, and thus intentionally offended him. He hopes Master Lin Feng will simply ignore him."
Hearing Elder Hu's explanation, Lin Feng felt that this person was somewhat unusual, or rather, somewhat putting the cart before the horse. A person with exceptional talent should not think about how to improve his strength, but instead focus on the research of combat techniques.
He waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about Elder Hu. As for Elder Hong, Lin Feng didn't want to pay him any attention. Not to mention that the Five Elements Sealing Technique was Lin Feng's strongest method at present, even if it wasn't, he didn't want to bother with such a stubborn person. With a deafening
boom
, just as everyone was looking around, the sky-covering black storm, carrying an immense weight of dust, slammed violently into the colorless barrier.
Amidst the tense gazes of the crowd, they saw the barrier...
(End of Chapter)