Chapter 1556 - 30: Return to the East Sea

The East Sea hasn’t been calm lately, as two formidable figures have arrived in the Desire Kingdom.

The strength of the Desire Kingdom has greatly increased.

Originally low-key, the Desire Kingdom has become more high-profile, first seizing territory previously taken by the Dragon Palace and other forces.

Soon after, they began to seize the territories of the Dragon Palace and the other Four Great Forces.

As a result, forces led by the Dragon Palace have engaged in several large-scale battles with the Desire Kingdom.

Shockingly,

these battles

all ended with victories for the Desire Kingdom.

Three months into the war, the Desire Kingdom directly broke through the gates of the "Sky Roc Island," "Fiery Fire Island," "Thousand Mountains Island," and the "Ten Thousand Dao Ancient Sacred Land."

Of these Four Great Forces, the Sky Roc Island was the most detestable, having initially allied with the Hao Realm Demon Venerable.

After the defeat of the Hao Realm Demon Venerable, they switched allegiance to the Demon Saint Heavenly Venerate.

Lin Feng and the Demon Saint Heavenly Venerate were both swallowed by the Space-time Reverse Flow.

The Desire Kingdom was left headless.

The Dragon Palace began to suppress the Desire Kingdom, and at that time, Sky Roc Island transformed into an Overseas Cultivation Sacred Land, pretending to have no connection with the Heavenly Demon.

Among the forces attacking the Desire Kingdom, Sky Roc Island was the most proactive.

However, the Desire Kingdom possessed an Emperor Weapon Longevity Bell, which deterred the Dragon Palace from fighting to the death, thus preserving the Desire Kingdom.

So, when the Desire Kingdom launched a counterattack, the blow to Sky Roc Island was the greatest; besides the King of Sky Roc and a few others escaping, all others were either killed or captured.

The Sect Masters of the other three forces — "Fiery Fire Island," "Thousand Mountains Island," and the "Ten Thousand Dao Ancient Sacred Land" — chose to submit to the Desire Kingdom.

The Dragon Palace, meanwhile, activated its Defensive Array.

Withdrawing and staying hidden.

Now, the Desire Kingdom controls the entire East Sea region and parts of the South Sea.

Currently, the Desire Kingdom is immensely powerful, attracting countless experts.

Those cultivators who had previously left the Desire Kingdom when it fell into decline are now filled with regret seeing it grow strong again.

They wish to pledge allegiance to the Desire Kingdom again, but are turned away.

A point of curiosity for many is that the Desire Kingdom has begun large-scale construction, building temples.

The person worshipped in these temples is surprisingly Lin Feng.

"The Power of Faith... a long-lost method. Could it be that Lin Feng knows how to absorb the Power of Faith?"

Now, the Desire Kingdom is the focal point of countless people on the Heavenly Martial Continent, especially those from extraterrestrial life, and heavenly demons who learned of the Desire Kingdom building temples with Lin Feng as the object of worship are uncertain.

The method of absorbing the Power of Faith has long since been lost, which is why in this era, there aren’t as many Giant Gods and Quasi-Emperors as before.

How many years has it been since a Great Emperor appeared?

This also relates to the inability to absorb the Power of Faith.

Of course,

it’s not that the method of absorbing the Power of Faith is completely severed.

For example, Buddhism still holds this method.

Even among the various Great Forces and races abroad,

Heavenly Demons,

and the various Great Forces on the Jiuzhou Continent,

the ability to master the method of absorbing the Power of Faith is rare.

...

External speculations did not slow down the construction efforts in the Desire Kingdom.

Temples worshipping Lin Feng were erected one after another.

Promoted by the Desire Kingdom.

Many people went into the temples to pray.

More Power of Faith was being gathered.

At this time, Lin Feng returned to the Desire Kingdom in the East Sea.

Upon his return to the Desire Kingdom, a swirl of Evil Qi entered the demon pearl.

Lin Feng found it was the Demon Monarch inside.

The Demon Monarch couldn’t stay away from the demon pearl for too long and having left the pearl for over two years and endured multiple battles, he appeared very dim.

"Are you alright, Demon Monarch?" Lin Feng asked.

The Demon Monarch sat on a solitary grave, as reticent as ever.

He shook his head and said, "As long as the demon pearl is not destroyed, I won’t die. Have you acquired the Demon Lotus?"

Lin Feng replied, "Failure at the last moment."

The Demon Monarch furrowed his brows slightly and said, "Perhaps it’s fate."

Lin Feng said, "Though I missed it this time, if there’s another chance, I’ll surely seize a Demon Lotus for you."

The Demon Monarch replied, "Hopefully, such a chance will come, but for now, I need to temporarily retreat to recover my body."

"How long will it take?" Lin Feng inquired.

"It may take quite a long time," the Demon Monarch said, and then disappeared from the solitary grave.

The need for seclusion to recover the body,

Lin Feng speculated it was related to the Demon Monarch leaving the demon pearl.

Having been away from the pearl for so long, it was likely the Demon Monarch suffered damage unknown to Lin Feng.

Now, Lin Feng could only hope the Demon Monarch would be alright.

Upon Lin Feng’s return, many people came out to greet him.

The Poison Ancestor and the Star Giant Beast were the first to rush out.

Next were Shangguan Fei’er, Shee Weizhu, Huang Shilan, Bai Ying, Liuu Mengyan, Xiao Yafei, Sikong Xinyan, Liuu Piaomiao, Murong Xue, Sikong Zhaiyue, Qin Yao, Guo Xiao, and other women and friends of Lin Feng.

Along with Mrs. Qii and the Rock Giant Demon representing the high-level members of the Desire Kingdom.

Seeing these people, Lin Feng felt a strong sense of familiarity.

"Who is this?" Shangguan Fei’er looked at Sun Xitong.

Sun Xitong responded graciously, "I’m Sun Xitong, a friend of Lin Feng."

Although Sun Xitong didn’t elaborate on her relationship with Lin Feng,

it was clear to everyone that her gaze toward Lin Feng was filled with affection.

Though feeling a bit jealous, Shangguan Fei’er and the others didn’t say much more.

They understood Lin Feng’s nature.

Moreover, in this world, it was common for men to have many wives and concubines.

After returning to the palace, Lin Feng listened briefly to the recent events but didn’t interfere in the affairs of the Desire Kingdom, leaving them to Mrs. Qii and others.

That evening, Mrs. Qii organized a banquet to welcome Lin Feng back.

In the following period, old acquaintances and friends like Jiang Yudie and Yu Ji frequently visited Lin Feng.

Lin Feng entertained many guests.

When he finally found some free time, Lin Feng began contemplating solutions to the Dragon Palace’s situation.