Before this moment, Marquis Jinghuan had thought that even if he'd suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of Xuanmen Tianzong, even if he'd been slain by Xiao Yan and narrowly escaped death, even if he'd been trapped by Golden Cicada with ill intentions, all of this had been nothing more than a trial on his path of destiny.
The more difficult the trial was, the greater his future would be as long as he could overcome this hurdle, and he'd be able to fly higher and further.
But now, he only felt that everything in the past had become unreal, as if it were all a dream.
After a long period of absent-mindedness, he erupted with hysteria. "No! Impossible! All of this is an illusion created by Golden Cicada, not my true past memories!
"Even if it's true, I can definitely defy the heavens and change my fate, I can change everything!
"That's right, everything is different now. The Ruthless Emperor's battle armor has been completely destroyed! This marquis's ill-fated fate with the past has been completely severed! From now on, this marquis's fate is in my own hands. That bullshit Ruthless Emperor's battle armor has nothing to do with me. Don't even think about interfering with me! "
As for the person who'd destroyed the Ruthless Emperor's battle armor, it was the person he hated the most, Xiao Yan. He naturally threw this matter to the back of his mind.
"Everything is different now! This marquis has completely broken free from the shackles of the past. My luck will definitely turn for the better. The heavens are with me, this marquis will definitely change everything! "
Marquis Jinghuan's eyes were scarlet red. "The Imperishable Imperial Flag, the Ancient Emperor's Saber, the Frosty Moonlight Ruler, the God Slaying Puppet … I will definitely take back everything that belonged to this marquis in the past!
"The Haotian Mirror, the Immortal Dragon City, the Grand Imperial Palace, the Immortal Heaven Sword, the Taixu Temple … One day, these treasures will all belong to this marquis!
"Yan Mingyue, Long Ye, Xiao Zhen 'er, the Flame Fox King, the Black Phoenix … One day, these beauties will all belong to this marquis!
"Golden Cicada, Xiao Yan, Liang Pan, Zhu Hongwu, Stonefeather, Yan Nanlai, Kuang Heng, Xin Longsheng … Even the Mystic Gate's master, Lin Feng. One day, this marquis will trample all of them under my feet!
Marquis Jinghuan repeatedly muttered, "One day, one day! One day … uh! "
Suddenly, his words were stuck in his throat and he could not continue. He watched in shock as the golden Samsara surrounding him gradually disappeared. However, not only did he not escape, but his soul was also being worn away along with the golden Samsara.
Marquis Jinghuan's eyes were filled with horror. He immediately knew that Golden Cicada's secret technique had ended.
Originally, when the mystic art ended, he would at most be trapped in the alms bowl. However, Marquis Jinghuan's desperate struggle had caused some changes to the mystic art's ritual.
If Golden Cicada had left him alone, he might have been able to resurrect completely with the help of a mystic technique. He might even have had a chance of attaining a Primordial Soul.
But before this, his state of mind had been in chaos and he had completely lost control of himself. Instead, it had led to a change in the secret art that had occurred beyond his expectations.
At this moment, Marquis Jing Huan's remnant soul was actually gradually being assimilated by the golden alms bowl. Although he had not died, his life was worse than death. He could not leave this golden alms bowl for the rest of his life, but he was not the artifact spirit of the alms bowl and could not control it. He was simply bound to the alms bowl and had to listen to the control of the alms bowl's master.
"No! No! No … "Marquis Jinghuan was finally afraid. Because he had been assimilated by the golden alms bowl, his soul was rapidly recovering. However, his cultivation would remain at its current state for the rest of his life.
After regaining his perception of the outside world, Marquis Jinghuan immediately saw Lin Feng. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Feng did not even look at him. With a wave of his sleeve, he put away the golden alms bowl. All that was left was Marquis Jinghuan's anguished wail.
After Lin Feng had seen the image of the Ruthless Emperor studying the alms bowl through the golden alms bowl, he had put it away. He had never taken Marquis Jinghuan to heart. To him, Marquis Jinghuan was just a back-up item for his disciple. So although he knew about Marquis Jinghuan's situation, he did not care.
When he returned to the mountain and finished exploring the mysteries of the golden alms bowl, he would toss the treasure and Marquis Jinghuan over to Xiao Yan so that Xiao Yan could slowly play with them. However, when the time came, Xiao Yan would probably not be interested.
Perhaps he would be tossed to the younger disciples? Then Lin Feng would not care. In any case, this guy would not be able to overturn the heavens.
After putting away the golden alms bowl and the cicada wings that Golden Cicada had used to set up the array, Lin Feng pondered for a moment and nodded in satisfaction. Although it was still not easy to find Golden Cicada, it would also be difficult for him to escape this time.
He turned to look at the other side and saw that Shi Tianhao was already fighting with the Great Sage Jiuying. This Great Demon was truly extraordinary. His demonic power and magical abilities were astonishing. In the heat of the battle, he was able to suppress Shi Tianhao, who had just entered the Primordial Soul realm.
Demons did not refine Dharma treasures. Their true forms were their best weapons. This was especially true after they cultivated to the Primordial True Spirit realm and became more closely integrated with heaven and earth. When they revealed their true forms, their strength would most likely surpass that of human cultivators of the same realm.
When human cultivators cultivated to the Dharma Body of the Void Return realm, they pursued a world of their own. Compared to the original Boundless World, this world was still the beginning.
However, just like how humans in the mortal world created all kinds of tools and weapons to fight against ferocious beasts, human cultivators could control Dharma treasures. With a handy Dharma treasure, they would not be afraid of Great Demons of the same realm. The power of the Dharma treasure depended on the power of the Dharma treasure. Sometimes, the combination of human and Dharma treasures would boost each other's Dharma power, producing an effect that was greater than two.
Of course, there were also human cultivators with powerful magical powers who could defeat Great Demons of the same realm empty-handed. They could even challenge Great Demons of a higher realm than them. However, such cases were relatively rare.
In the end, the outcome of the battle depended on the specific situation and could not be generalized.
However, Lin Feng's disciples were all strong in the face of strong opponents. Shi Tianhao was also very experienced in fighting with demons. Although it was dangerous to fight with the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage, the latter had to be careful.
In fact, the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage was even more shocked. Although he recognized Lin Feng, he did not know much about Shi Tianhao. The battle on Mount Shu in the Divine Land had been earth-shattering. Many Great Demons of the Vast Land of Infinite Wilderness had been alarmed, so it was impossible for them not to pay attention to it.
However, it was difficult for the demons to obtain information about the specific process of the battle on Jade Capital Mountain. Therefore, when the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage saw that Shi Tianhao, who was only at the Primordial Spirit Incarnation realm, was so fierce that he could fight head-on with the Star Soul Integration realm, the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage could not help but tremble.
Wang Lin held the Xuantian God-sealing Banner and watched Silently from the side, which already put pressure on the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage. Even if Lin Feng was not looking in his direction, the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage was still trembling.
Now that Lin Feng had put away the golden alms bowl and looked over, the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage's heart sank even more.
"Capture him and let him be your practice partner in the future. Now, let's go find that old man, Golden Cicada." Lin Feng smiled slightly. His fingers formed a sword, and a Heaven Punishing Sword Qi shot out.
Shi Tianhao immediately retreated. The Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage wanted to escape, but the gray sword aura was already in front of him. The ferocious and murderous Sword Will that could destroy everything terrified the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage, who had always been cruel.
The Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage let out a shrill howl. Seven stars surged together, trying to gather together to resist.
But Lin Feng's seemingly unhurried movements were already in front of him in an instant, and his sword pierced through a star!
Although the star had been refined by the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage and merged with his own Demon Soul, it was still a star. How magnificent was the power of a star? But when Lin Feng stabbed it with his sword, the star instantly dimmed like a small flame that flickered and then went out.
Lin Feng's sword pierced through the star without the slightest hindrance. It pointed at one of the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage's snake-like heads.
The Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage's original form was powerful and had an extremely strong defense. Previously, Shi Tianhao had only been able to leave a slight wound on the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage with the Divine Light of Finality or by stimulating his physical body to stab with the stone sword.
But now, Lin Feng's sword directly pierced through the head. The sword aura continued downward and pierced through the snake's long neck.
The other eight heads of the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage howled in unison. Although there was only a small bloody hole in the head that had been pierced, it seemed to have lost all its vitality. It hung limply like a broken rag doll.
And this was because Lin Feng's sword momentum had not been completely exhausted. Otherwise, the sword aura would have pierced the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage's abdomen directly. Even if he did not die, he would be half-dead.
Lin Feng wielded his sword with his right hand and reached out with his left hand. He had already grasped the dhuta doppelganger that the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage had refined.
"Although I don't know why your real body and doppelganger are together, it's a good opportunity for me to catch them all in one fell swoop." Lin Feng said lightly, "I can see through most of the mystery of Golden Cicada's cultivation of Buddhist Dharma with his demon body, but there are still some tricks that I don't understand. I can lend them to you to take a look."
"I don't want to be ruthless. Otherwise, I would have cut off eight of your heads and left only one. You'd better calm down."
The Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage fell silent. After a long while, a voice came through his divine sense. "I don't know where Master is."
"I don't need you to know." Lin Feng said indifferently. He captured the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage along with his doppelganger, and then left Scenic Cloud Marsh with Shi Tianhao, Wang Lin, and the others.
While trying to figure out the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage's Dharma doppelganger, Lin Feng followed the cicada-winged golden alms bowl to search for Golden Cicada.
The more he learned about the Dharma doppelganger of the Demon Clan, the deeper Lin Feng's understanding of Golden Cicada.
Among the human cultivators or the Great Sages of the Demon Clan in the Dharma Ending Realm, there were definitely people who could defeat Golden Cicada in terms of actual combat. But in terms of the ability to resurrect the dead, combined with the Buddhist Dharma, the Way of Karma, and his own innate magical powers, Golden Cicada was definitely one of the top few experts of the same realm and strength.
In other words, among opponents of the same strength, Golden Cicada was one of the most difficult to kill.
Some people could defeat him, but defeating him did not necessarily mean that they could kill him. To kill him, they either had a unique technique that could restrain his Cicada's Shedding of Carapace, or they had to crush him with a considerable gap in strength. Otherwise, he would most likely escape.
But for Golden Cicada, who was in the Dharma Ending Realm, there were really not many people who could crush him.
For Lin Feng, such an opponent was not difficult to deal with, but rather annoying.
As he flew, Lin Feng suddenly received a voice transmission using Dharma power. It was from Tuntun's father, the Taotie Sage.
"Sect Master Lin, Golden Cicada has spread the news that you've entered the Infinite Wilderness. The entire Infinite Wilderness knows that you've come. I'm afraid that many big demons will come looking for you."
Lin Feng chuckled. He had already expected such a situation when he failed to stop Golden Cicada the first time. It was actually not bad for him. It would make it easier for him to find Golden Cicada.
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