Seeing the admiration on the faces of the elders, Yao Chen's expression remained unchanged. Although he also liked to show off, having reached his level, even if all the alchemists on the continent, both openly and secretly, were combined, few could surpass him.
Therefore, the audience for his memorable performances naturally had strict requirements; at least, the elders from Canaan Academy were of rather low cultivation levels.
With his alchemy skills, only a Dou Zun-level expert was qualified to watch. Even those who hadn't reached the advanced Dou Zun level or even the Transcendent Realm were of little use to him.
After all, at his peak, he was a peak Ninth-Rank Dou Zun, only half a step away from becoming a Half-Saint.
"Elders, there's no need to worry," Yao Chen continued, reassuring everyone. "Have you seen Lin Feng's two confidantes? Are they not here?"
Yao Chen's prompting brought the elders back to their senses. After looking around, they indeed couldn't find Little Fairy Doctor and Cai Lin.
"No need to look anymore, look in the distance!"
Following Yao Chen's direction, the elders strained their eyes and indeed saw several tiny figures colliding in the distance, two of which were Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor.
"Elder Little Fairy Doctor and the others?"
"Hahaha, Lin Feng must have some confidence, otherwise they wouldn't have felt comfortable stopping Han Feng," Yao Chen stroked his beard and laughed. "Everyone, our most important task now is to capture these people from the Black Corner Region, and then wait for Lin Feng to awaken!"
"What Senior Yao Venerable says is true. Elder Lin Feng has already dealt with two Dou Zong level experts for us, but we haven't accomplished anything yet. Everyone, leave two Dou Huang level elders here to protect Elder Lin Feng. The rest of you, follow me and we must capture these lawless bastards before Elder Lin Feng awakens!"
"Yes!"
The elders clasped their hands and loudly agreed. Before Elder Su Qian could make a move, they took the lead and attacked the people from the Black Corner Region in the distance. After giving a signal to Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, Elder Su Qian also flew quickly to catch up.
"Master, is Senior Brother Lin Feng really alright?"
After the four of them were left, Xiao Yan secretly asked his master via telepathy. After all, that pitch-black creature was truly evil. What
was even more shocking was that he had just witnessed Lin Feng's powerful attack, which he couldn't even muster the will to resist, yet it hadn't caused the slightest harm to the black demonic beast. At this moment, Lin Feng was possessed by the demonic beast, and although he wasn't currently showing any signs of life, it was still hard to feel at ease.
"Don't worry!"
Yao Chen glanced at his foolish disciple. Although this guy was loyal and righteous, on the other hand, you could say he was being sold out and still helping the other party count the money.
"Lin Feng is a very ruthless guy. If he couldn't handle this thing, he would have run away long ago. His spatial mastery is already close to the threshold of Dou Zun, so he has plenty of opportunities to escape. This might be his lucky break."
Seeing Xiao Yan breathe a sigh of relief, Yao Chen continued.
"As for you, Lin Feng has already reached the intermediate Dou Zong level. Judging from his bone age, he's at most five years younger than you. You, on the other hand, are still struggling at the Dou Ling level. That's a huge difference, especially in alchemy,"
Yao Chen's eyes flashed with astonishment, "I suspect Lin Feng's alchemy skills have definitely reached the seventh-grade alchemist level. The effort you'd have to put in to catch up with him is unimaginable."
"What!?"
Xiao Yan's mind echoed with his master's voice transmission, his shocked voice reverberating, "Seventh-grade alchemist, intermediate Dou Zong!"
"Don't be discouraged. Lin Feng's talent is top-tier even in the entire Dou Qi Continent!"
Yao Chen couldn't help but recall his childhood, when he was forcibly expelled from his clan. "If I had this talent back then, even with a lower bloodline concentration, those arrogant guys would probably have recognized me!"
"When I was young, my talent wasn't the strongest among my peers, but whoever laughs last doesn't just rely on talent. Opportunity, hard work, and even luck are all indispensable."
Looking at his foolish disciple staring at him expectantly, Yao Chen naturally wanted to encourage and boost his confidence.
"Moreover, you cultivate the miraculous Burning Technique. As long as you absorb enough different flames in the future, your potential will be far beyond what Lin Feng can compare to."
Saying this, Yao Chen's gaze suddenly turned to the surging figure in the distance, and he murmured slightly.
"Right now, this Sea Heart Flame is your opportunity to quickly become stronger. As long as you defeat that beast Han Feng, with the ranking and power of the Sea Heart Flame, it might even be enough to elevate you to the Dou Wang realm!"
"After reaching the Dou Wang realm, with that puppet protecting you, as long as you are careful, you can go to Zhongzhou."
Yao Chen gazed in the direction of Zhongzhou, as if he could already see a certain star-studded place. There, an old friend was waiting for his return.
"Yes, Master!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's heart surged with renewed pride. He could only say that he truly deserved to be called the future Yan-di; his unwavering perseverance alone was enough to surpass most ordinary people in the world.
However, the Dou Qi Continent was filled with countless heroes, and those whose perseverance was no less than Xiao Yan's were as numerous as grains of sand crossing a river. Even the strongest of the Soul Clan, the Soul Emperor, could be considered a first-rate hero in the world.
But without Lin Feng's appearance, the world would ultimately only remember the legend of Yan-di!
Encouraged by Yao Chen, Xiao Yan rallied and rushed with Yao Chen to Han Feng's location. After all, in the original distribution of spoils, the Sea Heart Flame belonged to Xiao Yan, and he had to exert considerable effort in dealing with Han Feng.
As everyone departed, only two white-haired Dou Huang-level elders remained in the sky, guarding Lin Feng on either side.
Everything seemed to fall into silence.
"What's going on? How could a mere Dou Zong like you possess such power? Ah!"
Painful struggle echoed in Lin Feng's mind, but the expected scenario of the Eagle Mountain Elder easily seducing Lin Feng, or the two fighting to a standstill, never materialized.
If someone could enter Lin Feng's soul sea, they would discover that it was incredibly vast, with a gigantic millstone at its very center.
The millstone rotated at an extremely slow speed, almost invisible without close observation.
However, this seemingly slow-rotating millstone had a significant function.
After a long period of rotation, a large amount of soul power would be absorbed into it, and when it emerged again, it would be even purer.
Even more strangely, the soul power that emerged didn't seem to decrease with the increase in quality; instead, it seemed to increase slightly.
It turns out that this millstone, besides purifying a person's soul power, can also absorb the spiritual energy that exists between heaven and earth. This spiritual energy is the most important element for a soul to transcend the mundane and enter the spiritual realm.
Of course, all of this is unimportant. What is important is that beneath this millstone, a demonic beast exuding an evil aura is being suppressed. It is struggling violently, but to no avail, because above the millstone, a huge drop of blood radiating a powerful dragon's might is slowly emitting light.
Whenever the demonic beast trembles, the drop of blood will release its dragon's might, stunning it. All of this is still under Lin Feng's control. If it weren't for Lin Feng's control, the mere Dou Zong would be blown up the moment it entered Lin Feng's body.
However, in that case, Lin Feng wouldn't have gained such a great harvest.
Watching the beast being continuously crushed and ground by the millstone, after one revolution, a wisp of pure soul power would slowly dissipate and then merge into Lin Feng's sea of souls.
"If this Elder Eagle Mountain is capable, perhaps this will be the opportunity for my soul power to advance to the Spirit Realm!"
Thinking of the immense power of the Spirit Realm soul, Lin Feng's heart surged with excitement. He had originally thought he would need to use the incomplete Medicine Realm of the Pill Tower and Xiao Yan's formula from the original story to advance to the Spirit Realm.
Unexpectedly, he had encountered another helpful person. He remembered the last time he met such a kind soul was a long time ago in the Chuyun Empire with that guy, Scorpion Bi Yan.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng glanced again at Elder Eagle Mountain struggling beneath the millstone, recalling how, a few hours earlier, Elder Eagle Mountain, believing he had no means to restrain him, had entered Lin Feng's soul sea and been captivated by its vastness, completely disregarding his existence.
"Hehehe, such a vast soul sea... it even has the potential to reach that realm in the future."
Elder Eagle Mountain wandered around, constantly observing, nodding occasionally, and then offering a few comments. However, they all gave satisfied comments, then chuckled loudly to themselves, completely disregarding Lin Feng.
"Senior Eagle Mountain, you seem to be being rather rude?"
Lin Feng looked at the arrogant old man Eagle Mountain, but wasn't angered. Having the world's number one trump card, he wasn't in a hurry to attack. He watched Eagle Mountain's actions with appreciation, seemingly already imagining his struggles in a moment.
"Oh? Is that so? I apologize, Mr. Lin Feng, it was indeed my rudeness!"
Hearing Lin Feng's words, the magical beast snapped out of its daze, a strange smile appearing on its dark lips.
"Hehehe, what an arrogant brat! Since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish!"
"However," the Eagle Mountain Elder paused, his strange, dark face turning to Lin Feng with an evil aura, "I'll mercifully tell you, I'm not some mediocre fellow like Eagle Mountain Old Ghost."
At this point, the dark beast cackled again, "My body contains the noble bloodline of the Holy Race. As for what the Holy Race is, perhaps those ancient imperial clans still have some legends, but you're destined not to witness its splendor."
"Or rather, obediently become my vessel! Hehehe!"
As the words fell, a massive millstone appeared out of nowhere, instantly suppressing the chuckling Eagle Mountain Elder.
"What is this thing? How despicable!"
The Eagle Mountain Elder struggled painfully, his violent movements seemingly overturning the millstone. Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly chanted the incantation given to him by the Dragon Emperor, "..."
A short while later, a drop of purple-gold blood radiating powerful energy appeared on the millstone. The combined force, or rather, the powerful power generated by their fusion, instantly suppressed "Old Man Eagle Mountain," rendering him unable to move.
"Senior, please speak!"
Lin Feng approached "Old Man Eagle Mountain" with a smile and spoke softly.
"Your Excellency, I now know your true name and origin. Please tell me the truth, lest you suffer humiliation!"
"You damned brat, hehehe, you think you can trap me with this messy millstone? You wait, one day I will break free. At that time, your young and powerful body will be the best sustenance for me to become a king. Hehehe!"
"Ah!"
Seeing this guy's arrogance, Lin Feng naturally wouldn't tolerate it. Thinking back, it seemed that since arriving on the Dou Qi Continent, no one had ever dared to be so arrogant in front of him and had a good ending.
"Boy, you wait, I won't let you go, ah!"
Lin Feng ignored this stubborn old man who hadn't grasped the situation. He quickly formed hand seals, using his full power to unleash a sealing technique, intending to temporarily seal him away and slowly extract his secrets later.
However, Lin Feng wouldn't stop absorbing his soul.
Originally, relying on his soul cultivation technique, Lin Feng was confident he could advance his soul power to the Spirit Realm within three years without external assistance. Now, with the blessing of the "Old Man of Eagle Mountain," Lin Feng could shorten that time by at least half.
However, everything depended on whether the Old Man's soul essence was sufficient to support Lin Feng's continuous extraction. After sealing the
"
Old Man of Eagle Mountain," Lin Feng slowly withdrew from his soul sea. Outside, in the eyes of the two Dou Huang elders, the thick black mist surrounding Lin Feng receded at an extremely rapid pace.
Seeing this, the two elders' eyes were filled with surprise, followed by a hint of caution. After all, that monster was truly terrifying; they had witnessed Lin Feng's powerful attack, yet it hadn't caused them the slightest harm.
Now, seeing the black mist dissipate and Lin Feng's eyes gradually open, the two elders couldn't help but feel uneasy.
After exchanging a glance, one of the slightly thinner elders spoke first.
"Elder Lin Feng, are you alright?"
"Hmm?"
Lin Feng, his consciousness gradually returning, opened his eyes to find two elders staring at him warily. Upon hearing Elder Shou's words, he was utterly bewildered.
"Who am I? Where am I?"
(End of Chapter)