Chapter 1029

"Damn it, Xiao Yan and Lin Feng must have cheated. Otherwise, how could they possibly have beaten both of us!"

Seeing Gu Qingyang admit defeat, Yang Hao instantly jumped up and down in anger, continuously cursing Lin Feng and the other.

After all, the geniuses of their ancient seven clans have always crushed those so-called geniuses from the outside world.

Now, having lost two matches in a single day, not to mention Yang Hao, whose mindset isn't great, even some of the more steady younger members of the ancient clan have their eyes filled with disbelief.

Gu Qingyang, this person among the younger generation of the ancient clan, is absolutely capable of ranking in the top two.

But now, he has been defeated by a non-bloodline cultivator they looked down upon; this cruel reality makes them feel extremely stifled and uncomfortable.

I didn't expect Gu Qingyang to actually admit defeat.

The other invited guests around, looking at this scene that could go down in history, couldn't help but feel excitement and thrill in their eyes.

For how many years have these ancient clans, led by the ancient clan, always been high and mighty, looking down upon the continent?

But now, they actually have admitted defeat to a non-bloodline cultivator they looked down upon!

Since the outcome is decided, seniors, let's go.

Seeing Gu Qingyang admit defeat, Lin Feng immediately gave a faint smile, then turned and walked toward the wing where he and the other two were staying.

Hehe, okay.

Hearing that, the ancient dragon clan expert grinned, then left together with the former.

Seeing this, Gu Qingyang immediately said to the old man beside him, 'Elder Gu Yi, I'll leave this to you; I'm leaving first.'

As soon as his words fell, the former's figure faded slightly and instantly vanished from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared again at the original place.

Pfft!

However, as soon as Gu Qingyang landed, a mouthful of blood spurted out.

At the same time, as his dou qi surged wildly, in an instant, strands of golden energy were forcibly expelled from him, dissipating between heaven and earth.

Big brother, are you alright?

Seeing the former suddenly spit blood, the man in silver robes immediately stepped forward, placed his finger on him, and began to probe his internal condition.

It's fine.

In response to the former's inquiry, Gu Qingyang's breath quickly declined while his face turned somewhat pale as he shook his head, indicating he was fine.

At the same time, he lightly wiped his storage ring, took out a jade bottle, poured out the pill inside, and swallowed it.

What a vicious method; those golden energies have sliced numerous tiny wounds into big brother's organs. Moreover, remnants of golden energy remain in those wounds; if we don't quickly clear them all, there will be endless trouble.

After sensing for a while, the silver-robed man's eyes narrowed slightly, and his brows furrowed tightly.

Cough cough~

As soon as the former's words fell, Gu Qingyang coughed a few times, spat out a little blood, and said weakly, 'It's fine; I'm only powerless against those golden energies due to the backlash of the secret technique. Once I recover, I can suppress those golden energies, and afterward I only need Elder Qing to help me clear the remaining golden energies, and then I'll be fine.'

While speaking, a hint of solemnity flashed in Gu Qingyang's eyes.

Lin Feng's strength has now greatly exceeded their expectations.

I didn't expect he possessed many means, yet in the end he lost so miserably.

Thinking of this, he immediately turned his head to the silver-robed man beside him and said, 'You know Xun'er's temper; she has now made up her mind to personally deal with Lin Feng, and she definitely won't give up. Go quickly tell her about Lin Feng's situation, and also be wary of his strange strength—don't engage him in close combat—and about what afflicted me this time.'

'If possible, it's best to let Xun'er, while there are still a few days before the coming-of-age ceremony, quickly boost her strength, just in case, when we fight, Lin Feng hasn't yet used the fire lotus combat technique from the intelligence; I suspect he still hides other stronger trump cards.'

While speaking, Gu Qingyang's face was now completely filled with solemnity.

'Then you go first; I'll watch over Qingyang.'

As soon as the former's words fell, the old man who had been waiting nearby stepped forward slowly and spoke.

'Good.'

Hearing that, the silver-robed man likewise nodded with a solemn face.

Immediately after, he turned and left the place.

After all, with an Elder looking after the former, staying here is useless; it's better to seize this opportunity to quickly inform Xun'er.

This is also an advantage of having the home field.

Although Lin Feng is formidable, here he is unfamiliar with the terrain and has completely lost the initiative.

As for them, they can know every move of the opponent, and they can also make ample preparations in advance!

'It seems the ancient clan has lost face this time; Gu Qingyang, hailed as the ancient clan's second genius, was publicly defeated by Lin Feng, hehe.'

Watching those few people leave, inside the pavilion, a man with a fire mark on his forehead immediately gloated.

While the former laughed unable to close his mouth, beside him, Huo Zhi, her beautiful eyes gazing at the direction Lin Feng departed, lightly opened her lips and softly said, 'Huo Xuan, you don't need to mock the ancient clan; if you had gone up to fight Lin Feng just now, you would have lost even faster.'

'Uh'

Hearing the former's words, the white-robed man called Huo Xuan instantly froze in place.

Immediately after, he rolled his eyes and said angrily, 'Huo Zhi, I say, why are you being such a buzzkill? Can't you see I'm happy? You just come to cause trouble.'

However, Huo Zhi didn't even glance at him; she simply rose slowly and walked outward.

'Hey, this woman is really hateful; the clan previously said they wanted us to unite, but fortunately I didn't agree. In my view, with your temperament, you deserve to use a radish for a lifetime!'

Seeing himself ignored, Huo Xuan, after confirming the former had really left, immediately began to wave his arms and claws.

Hearing that, the other two members of the Flame clan exchanged a helpless glance.

Although they really wanted to say, 'Huo Xuan, why do you only dare to be arrogant behind her back and not say this to Huo Zhi's face,'

But considering they couldn't beat Huo Xuan, after a brief thought, they rose and left, choosing to avoid seeing him.

Meanwhile, over on Xiao Yan's side, their eyes were now filled with gloom.

Lin Feng's current strength is completely far beyond their expectations.

Not only did he defeat Gu Qingyang, but he did so without using that fire lotus combat technique and the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes.

With such strength, it won't be long before he reaches the Half Saint Realm.

By then, they will truly be in danger.

"Damn it, I must find an opportunity to kill this Lin Feng. Otherwise, once he steps into the Half Saint Realm, I will truly have no chance!"

Thinking of Lin Feng's combat power just now, Xiao Yan felt extremely anxious.

The speed at which their strength is increasing is simply rocket-like.

If we can't eliminate the opponent, then we might be the ones eliminated!

"Hehe, I never expected that the kid named Lin Feng, under thirty, would have strength reaching such a level."

While Xiao Yan and the others were discussing, in a secluded place several figures in black robes gazed downward, emitting the familiar hehe laugh known to Lin Feng and Xiao Yan.

After the first spoke, another black-robed person immediately added: "Moreover, Lin Feng's soul power is also extremely formidable, surpassing ours by far. It's just a pity that he is protected by members of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan. Otherwise, killing him and taking his soul and heavenly fire would not be bad."

"By the way, there's also the method of absorbing multiple heavenly fires without suffering backlash."

Hearing that, the black-robed person who spoke first immediately replied: "Hehe, it's fine; anyway, this continent will sooner or later belong to our Soul Clan."

"That's right."

Saying that, they left the spot and went elsewhere.

"Hmph~"

While Xiao Yan was pondering how to kill Lin Feng, the other party, upon returning to his room, suddenly let out a muffled groan, then spread his palm.

Strands of dark, icy energy were immediately forced out, curling up from his fingertips.

Gazing at the dark energy that destroys vitality, Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and thought: "No wonder Gu Qingyang has such confidence in this combat skill; if I didn't possess multiple heavenly fires, which greatly restrain these yin-cold annihilating energies, and if Xiao Ling weren't helping me, I would likely suffer severe injury under this annihilating force."

Watching the icy aura slowly dissipate, he immediately used heavenly fire to swiftly cleanse his body, driving out the last hidden traces of annihilating power.

"Gu Xun'er, I never expected that just as I arrived at the Ancient Holy City, you would give me such a big gift. I suppose by the time of the coming-of-age ceremony, I should also personally take the stage."

Lin Feng walked slowly to the window, gazing into the distance, and thought: "Let's see whether it's your Ancient Clan's first genius who is formidable, or I, whom you regard as a 'lowly person,' who comes out on top."

Three days passed quickly amidst everyone's waiting.

During these three days, Lin Feng wandered around the Ancient Holy City every day.

As for that group of young people from the Ancient Clan, they never appeared before him again; presumably they were nursing their wounds and figuring out how to deal with him.

However, during these few days, a small portion of the forces invited by the Ancient Clan were quite enthusiastic in greeting Lin Feng.

Of course, the majority of forces still avoided Lin Feng.

After all, they still do not know the Ancient Clan's attitude toward Lin Feng.

To avoid being disliked by the Ancient Clan, they ultimately chose to stay away from Lin Feng, this source of danger.

When the morning light of the fourth day poured down from the horizon, everyone in the manor where Lin Feng resided orderly headed out early.

For today is the moment when the Ancient Realm's gates open to admit guests!

As for this self-contained mysterious realm, most of those who have never entered the Ancient Realm, especially the younger generation brought by elders to broaden their horizons, are filled with curiosity.

After all, few people on the Dou Qi Continent, aside from ancient races, possess the great supernatural power to open up an independent space.

And as the city buzzed with commotion, Lin Feng and his companion also rose early, left the manor, and went straight toward the city center with the crowd.

With the flow of people, Lin Feng soon arrived at the center of the Ancient Holy City.

"I didn't expect this Ancient Clan to be quite romantic."

Gazing at the vast lake before him, whose edge could hardly be seen, Lin Feng smiled faintly.

As his gaze swept around, he discovered that the lake's surroundings were already crowded with people.

Even many figures appeared on the surrounding buildings.

Although the crowd was large, everyone's gaze was uniformly focused on the center of the clear lake.

Above it stood rows of figures in armor, spears held straight, emanating a fierce aura.

This left the surrounding people feeling stunned.

Because they could sense that these armored warriors' strength was actually at the Dou Zun Realm.

To be able to lavishly deploy so many Dou Zun experts as gate guards in one go, likely only this ancient race could do so.

After all, in their sect or family, a Dou Zun expert is a top-tier cultivator!

"Whoosh~"

After the crowd waited a moment, a gray-cloaked old man silently appeared before the foremost armored warriors.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the gates of the Ancient Realm will open soon; within our Ancient Realm, the territory is vast. If you rush about recklessly, you will surely lose your way. Moreover, if you accidentally enter some spatial rifts, you may be buried in the void. Therefore, after entering, please do not wander about randomly to avoid accidents."

After scanning the surroundings, the gray-cloaked old man then shouted loudly.

As he spoke, his voice gradually spread until it reached everyone's ears.

"After entering the Ancient Realm, someone will come to receive you and then escort everyone to our Ancient Realm's central Holy Mountain. Moreover, many of our clanspeople live within the Ancient Realm; please do not disturb them. Otherwise, you will immediately be placed on our Ancient Clan's blacklist and expelled from the Ancient Realm!"

As soon as his words fell, the old man immediately turned his body, gazing forward as if waiting for something.

"Clanspeople."

Hearing the old man's words, Lin Feng reached out and lightly rubbed his chin, murmuring softly.

The so-called clanspeople of the Ancient Clan are actually the lowest stratum; they are those whose blood relation to the Ancient Emperor was extremely weak when he attained emperorship.

Of course, there are also descendants of clan members who violated internal rules and of non-blood outsiders left over.

These people originally possessed extremely weak bloodlines, which have been further diluted over tens of thousands of years.

Now the Dou Emperor bloodline in their bodies is extremely feeble.

However, although their bloodline is weak, it is nevertheless the most important stratum within the Ancient Clan.

Because after countless years of reproduction, the number of clanspeople within the Ancient Realm has likely reached an exaggerated level.

Although their Dou Emperor bloodline is nearly negligible, with sufficient luck a mutation in bloodline power could occur, causing their bloodline rank to surge dramatically and instantly make them a genius of the Ancient Clan.

When such bloodline-mutated clanspeople are discovered by the upper echelons of the Ancient Clan, they will immediately be elevated and have their household registration changed, making them true members of the Ancient Clan.

Afterward, they will enjoy the vast cultivation resources that the Ancient Clan plunders from the outside world, nearly inexhaustible, as well as the adoration of other clanspeople.

So, simply put, these descendants are equivalent to the lottery pool of each major Dou Emperor family.

And those higher‑ups are like the ticket buyers; every so often they draw a prize from this pool.

If luck is sufficient, they can hit the jackpot!

Of course, this lottery pool truly judges by appearance, betting on whether your bloodline can mutate.

As for other places, better not take them.

And although such a chance is extremely slim—perhaps one in a hundred thousand, even a million descendants—only then might one appear.

But because each Dou Emperor family's descendants, after tens of thousands of years of breeding, number in terrifyingly huge amounts.

Thus this lottery pool remains a crucial talent foundation for each imperial clan, highly valued!

Therefore, that elder specifically emphasized here, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of this chance to sneak into the Ancient Clan descendants' residence and engage in close contact with them, thereby contaminating the Ancient Clan's bloodline.

Of course, what Lin Feng is pondering now is certainly not how he might raid the Ancient Clan's female descendants inside, have relations with them, and thus pollute the Ancient Clan's bloodline.

He is thinking that, since he can absorb, the Dou Emperor bloodline of the two Ancient Clan Dou Zun he killed in the Western Regions.

Then those descendants—could they also absorb the Dou Emperor bloodline within them and thus boost their own strength?

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought inwardly: "If an opportunity arises later, I could capture some members of a Dou Emperor family to test this plan's feasibility. If it works, when the Soul Clan later exterminates other Dou Emperor families, I might still be able to sneak a sip of the broth."

Buzz!

However, while Lin Feng was deep in thought, the calm lake before him suddenly rippled.

Immediately thereafter, as many were puzzled, an extremely terrifying spatial fluctuation spread from the sky above the lake without any warning.

Sizzle!

When this terrifying spatial fluctuation reached a certain level, an intensely radiant pillar of light suddenly burst from the lake's bottom, ultimately linking with the energy dome above the city.