Chapter 1043: Dou Saint, Zhao Yuan

"Hun Kai, this is the Ancient Clan; don't be excessive!"

Seeing Hun Kai open his mouth to recruit Lin Feng and brazenly claim he is not afraid of their Ancient Clan, the Elder instantly felt insulted, leapt up in fury, pointed at Hun Kai, and harshly rebuked him.

However, Hun Kai responded to the Elder's rebuke by simply treating him as if he were air.

"I'm sorry, I have already given the answer before; I'm afraid I will disappoint Mr. Hun Kai."

And Lin Feng, after hearing the Elder's second invitation, still chose to refuse.

As soon as the words finished, he immediately made a slight bow to Hun Kai, then signaled Hao Yan to leave.

Seeing this, Gu Yi on the side instantly darted forward, closely following the two ahead toward the Ancient Realm's exit.

After all, the entrance and exit of the Ancient Clan require a member of the clan to lead; outsiders are not allowed to come and go.

Hun Kai, seeing the Elder's refusal, let out a sigh in his heart, then shook his head at the Elder.

This time he suddenly stepped forward to recruit the other again, and the Elder, as the former was about to depart, thrust him out with a hand.

But now, it is still a failure.

The Elder, seeing the failure, immediately slipped both hands into his sleeves, his thoughts unknown.

As for the other faction representatives nearby, they also watched Lin Feng's figure recede with mixed feelings.

Lin Feng's previous victory over Gu Xun'er gave them a tremendous shock.

For millennia, the ancient race has been synonymous with invincibility.

Whether the older generation of strong ones or the younger generation of geniuses.

But now, Lin Feng actually broke this millennia‑old rule, creating a miracle no one had imagined.

Upon this, many factions immediately began to contemplate whether to visit Lin Feng later.

Outside, at the center of the Ancient Sacred City, an unusually clear lake shimmered, sunlight poured from the sky, reflecting dazzling pillars of light.

"Chi!"

Suddenly, the calm lake surface erupted with violent ripples, and immediately a massive spatial rift slowly tore open from midair.

When the rift appeared, two figures swiftly flashed out from it, landing on the surrounding ground.

Lin Feng and Hao Yan burst from the spatial rift, their forms appearing atop a building, then their gazes instantly scanned the surroundings.

Without waiting for the Ancient Clan members to greet them, they immediately moved, dashing straight toward the Ancient Sacred City's gate.

Regarding their actions, the surrounding Ancient Clan's black Nyi soldiers seemed as if they hadn't seen anything, and made no move to block.

They let them rush toward the gate, and they eventually vanished from sight.

They exited the Ancient Sacred City unimpeded, Lin Feng hovering in midair, gazing at the green grass stretching to the horizon, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

This trip to the Ancient Clan was dangerous, but he survived successfully.

However, recalling the previous battle, he still feels lingering fear.

Gu Xun'er's third‑stage Dou Zun power, combined with Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's top‑grade secret technique that unleashed that massive formation, he almost couldn't block it.

If it weren't for the fact that before coming to the Ancient Clan he had already cultivated the Heavenly Step Mortal Combat Ten Thousand Dark Poison Body, and after the Five‑Colored Imperial Lotus clashed with those golden pillars, he used a Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Bodies clone to block the first wave of energy ripples.

He would have likely fallen into that fire wave the previous time.

However, thinking that his hard‑won Five‑Star Dou Zun clone was destroyed, he couldn't help but sigh.

Although the seed of that clone still exists, he no longer needs to spend as much time as before to restore the clone.

Nevertheless, it still takes a few months.

"Lin Feng, where do you plan to go next, and should you first recover your injuries?"

Arriving on this boundless prairie, Hao Yan looked around, then immediately fixed his gaze on Lin Feng.

After all, the latter was seriously wounded in the contest with Gu Xun'er, though he had recovered some with the aid of pills.

But the rest still requires time and effort to fully heal.

"I plan to go to a place first, also in the Central Region. As for the injuries, I'll recover gradually on the way, then return to the Central Region that way."

Hearing this, the latter pondered briefly, then stated his purpose.

Previously he revived Zhao Yuan, and now that so much time has passed, the other party has either successfully revived or is already a shattered soul.

But regardless, he will rush over to see, and after that, he'll return home.

As for his injuries, without anyone's interference, relying on his terrifyingly robust constitution and his profound alchemy, he can completely eliminate them in less than half a month.

"Central Plains Central Region?"

Hearing this, Hao Yan instantly identified the direction, then with a palm strike created a spatial passage.

Immediately after, he casually said, "I happen to be free right now, nothing to do, so I'll accompany you."

"Hehe, then thank you, senior."

Seeing this, Lin Feng laughed, then transformed into a rainbow‑colored beam, dashing toward the spatial passage like lightning.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished into the black passage.

Hao Yan, seeing this, also lightened his form, and in an instant disappeared from the spot.

Thanks to Hao Yan's help, Lin Feng this time, even without the frantic rush like when he came to the Eastern Region, even pausing midway to recover his lingering injuries, still entered the Central Plains Central Region's territory by the first morning of the first month.

Immediately after, Hao Yan, under Lin Feng's lead, raced toward the valley where Zhao Yuan resides.

After flying for a while, the two arrived above that valley.

Looking down at the valley, like an exquisitely detailed landscape painting spread between heaven and earth, Lin Feng's body and mind involuntarily relaxed slightly.

Then his form shot out again, dashing toward the distant wooden house.

At this moment, perhaps the season had arrived, the riverbanks that ran straight through the valley were covered with blooming wildflowers, competing in brilliance.

Colorful butterflies fluttered, bees busily collected nectar, a scene full of vitality.

"Eh, I didn't expect there to still be a One‑Star Dou Saint here?"

Upon arriving at this valley, Hao Yan's expression became slightly surprised.

One-star Dou Saint, although not as strong as him, but looking across the current Fighting Qi Continent, non-bloodline Dou Saint powerhouses are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

But I didn't expect that such a nameless place would actually exist a.

"Hum!"

Meanwhile, as the former sensed the other, that person obviously also sensed the presence of Lin Feng and the other, and immediately amidst a mighty aura, an old man with white hair and beard, about fifty years old, appeared in that sky.

At the same time, a pretty young woman in a sky-blue dress, about thirty years old, bringing a man, closely followed behind that old man and appeared together here.

"Lin Feng?"

After seeing the newcomer clearly, the old man and the young woman's faces instantly showed a look of astonishment.

Immediately after, the young woman quickly ran over and directly grabbed Lin Feng's arm, rejoicing: "During this month you went to the Ancient Clan, I was worried sick. Fortunately, the Ancient Clan is decent and did not make things difficult for you."

"Your x uh, my hand."

Looking at his arm trapped between two soft, towering peaks, completely surrounded, Lin Feng somewhat embarrassedly tugged at his arm.

After all, there are still other people here.

However, Hao Yan nearby, upon hearing the former say the Ancient Clan is decent, immediately retorted: "Still broad? Your husband on the Ancient Clan's territory was bullied badly. If not for his decent strength, he'd likely have been done for in the Ancient Realm."

While speaking, the former's grudge against the Ancient Clan was clearly heard by the several people around.

Meanwhile, since Hao Yan didn't know the relationship between Lin Feng and Zhao Ran, their actions subconsciously categorized Zhao Ran as part of Lin Feng's harem.

"Senior, I don't know what you are"

Hearing the former speak, the old man beside him seized the opportunity to ask.

After all, even though he had recently successfully entered the realm he had long dreamed of, facing that middle-aged man he still felt a bit of trepidation.

This situation clearly shows the opponent's strength far surpasses his.

"Eh, Senior Zhao Yuan, you successfully broke through?"

Hearing the former's voice, Lin Feng immediately came to his senses, shifting his gaze from Zhao Ran's chest—at least as big as E-sized peaks—and excitedly looked toward the old man.

As his gaze swept over, he discovered that Zhao Yuan now no longer had the previous lifeless, twilight appearance.

Now he is, compared to when he was a Half Saint, unknown how many years younger.

Not only is his waist and back straight, but even the wrinkles on his face have become very few.

As for the cane he used to carry every day, I don't know where Zhao Yuan threw it.

"Hehe, just recently I successfully awakened and broke through. Thanks to you, I helped raise my soul power to the Heavenly Realm, and used a relatively intact Dou Saint skeleton. Now my strength has also in one go reached the Mid-stage One-star Dou Saint."

Speaking, Zhao Yuan raised his hand and, with a satisfied expression, rubbed his chin beard.

This breakthrough can be said to have completely exceeded his expectations.

"One-star Dou Saint Mid-stage?"

Hearing this, Lin Feng also nodded thoughtfully.

The Creation Saint's strength in life should have surpassed Zhao Yuan's current strength, and before his breakthrough, the former was also superior to the Half Saint in the Heavenly Realm Soul Realm.

In that case, it must be that the pill held him back.

Otherwise, the former's strength could potentially be even higher.

Then, after coming to his senses, he introduced to Zhao Yuan: 'This is Senior Hao Yan of the Ancient Dragon Clan, whose strength is that of a Three-star Dou Saint powerhouse.'

Saying that, Lin Feng pointed to Zhao Yuan himself and continued to Hao Yan: 'As for this person, he is the patriarch of the Zhao family among the Central Province's Five Surnames Seven Sects, named Zhao Yuan; his strength, I'm sure you can sense yourself, so I won't elaborate further.'

"Ancient Dragon Clan Three-star Dou Saint—hiss!"

After hearing Lin Feng's introduction, Zhao Yuan suddenly inhaled a breath of cold air.

After researching his own realm for a while, he vaguely felt that the gap between each star level of Dou Saint could be more than ten times greater than that between Dou Venerable and Half Saint.

If a Three-star Dou Saint powerhouse were to attack him, even if he were only two star levels lower, it wouldn't take long before he could be completely killed!