Chapter 1117: Clash with the Residual Soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint

Gazing at Lin Feng's soul, it unexpectedly condensed into a human form identical to his physical body with ease, and Yao Ming was also secretly surprised.

As for the soul, it is truly too illusory and ethereal.

Nowadays, the continent is practically dominated by qi cultivation; aside from those peak experts who have reached the limit on the path of qi, few cultivators pay attention to the cultivation of the soul.

After all, although the soul is the foundation of a person, without a special method, it is difficult to obtain any overwhelming effect in a fight with others.

Yet, compared to the energy and time required to cultivate it, the gains are completely disproportionate.

Therefore, aside from a portion of alchemists whose path of alchemy advancement is bound by the soul, basically few cultivators pay attention to this thing.

At the same time, as Lin Feng's soul approached the stele, his gaze flickered slightly over the ancient stele before him, and then, under the watchful eyes of Qing Lin and Yao Ming, he stepped forward.

Afterward, his somewhat illusory body directly collided with the stele.

"Hiss!"

But at the instant Lin Feng's soul touched the stele, the surface of the ancient stele, like liquid, rapidly rippled with wave after wave.

And Lin Feng's soul, as if being swallowed, strangely disappeared from the sight of the two behind him.

"Boom—"

In the next moment, Lin Feng's vision underwent a shift of stars and battle, and immediately he arrived above a sky exuding an ancient aura, where thunder roared wildly like an angry dragon.

The tremendous sound shook the entire heaven and earth, causing violent trembling.

"Is this the space hidden within the Yellow Spring Stele?"

Lin Feng's body hovered in midair, his gaze surveying this strange space, and then a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.

Immediately afterward, he raised his head to look into the distance, his eyes fixed on the far end of this space.

"To be able to create such a space within the stele, Yellow Spring Demon Saint, your reputation is indeed well-deserved."

Gazing at the distant sky, Lin Feng couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Although he has now advanced to the rank of Fighting Saint and possesses the ability to open up a small world,

he can only create such a small world within the void.

Moreover, the small world he creates occupies a vast area and cannot be hidden within a single stele like this space.

After observing for a while, Lin Feng immediately lifted his foot, stepping into the void, and slowly proceeded toward the depths of the space.

As his steps moved, the thunder in the sky, as if pulled, suddenly descended upon him in a torrential barrage!

However, facing such an onslaught, Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged, and his steps did not falter in the slightest.

After all, although he is currently only a soul state, much more fragile than when he has a physical body, these little tricks cannot harm him.

Those thunderbolts, upon entering within ten zhang of his body, are silently shattered by an invisible force.

It is as if he is now inside an invisible protective shield.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As Lin Feng delved deeper, those thunderbolts, after striking dozens of times, seemed to realize they could do nothing to this outsider, and thus gradually began to withdraw.

However, at the very moment those thunderbolts completely withdrew, a deep yellow cloud layer mysteriously welled up above Lin Feng's head.

Immediately afterward, an extremely strong gust of wind tore through heaven and earth, fiercely pressing down upon him.

"Yellow Spring Finger?"

Sensing the change in the sky above him, Lin Feng's steps paused slightly, then he lifted his head to behold the colossal finger that had torn the heavens and crashed down from the cloud layer.

"Hehe, since you want to play, I'll accompany you in playing."

As his words fell, Lin Feng let out a light hum, then lightly flicked his sleeve.

As his sleeve moved, a vast surge of soul power burst forth, instantly forming a massive spike that shot upward and collided heavily with the Yellow Spring Finger.

"Boom—"

The spike and the giant finger collided; in that tremendous sound, this space immediately rippled with violent undulations.

However, at the point of collision, there was no energy explosion.

The spike and the giant finger merely, at the instant of contact, swiftly shattered and then vanished within this space.

"Boom!"

Just as the Yellow Spring Finger dissipated, the ground beneath Lin Feng suddenly burst open, and a huge yellow hand shot out like lightning.

That giant palm moved with extreme speed; in a flash, it appeared beneath Lin Feng.

Then the palm suddenly clenched, tightly grasping Lin Feng's somewhat illusory body.

"Break!"

Accompanying the palm's tight grip, a calm voice slowly emanated from within the giant hand.

Immediately afterward, a massive invisible spike forcibly pierced through the palm from within, and then both gradually dissipated.

As the yellow giant palm vanished, Lin Feng's figure emerged from within, reappearing in this heaven and earth.

Afterward, he raised his head, gazed into the distance, and his soft voice, like thunder, suddenly rang out across the entire space.

"Senior, please show yourself; these means cannot defeat me yet."

As he spoke, he slightly raised his palm, then suddenly slammed it down toward the ground beneath him.

In an instant, a strong surge of soul power poured forth, rushing wildly toward the ground below!

However, as he struck down, the ground below was not broken by those soul powers.

Those soul powers, upon contacting the ground below, seemed to grow eyes and wandered across the ground ahead.

"Bang!"

The next moment, the distant ground ahead of Lin Feng suddenly exploded without warning, sending up dust and flying debris, as if a nuclear bomb buried underground had been detonated.

"Boom—"

Within that explosion, a mountain peak suddenly broke through the ground, rose up, and finally stood towering upon this land.

At the same time, a huge throne rose from the mountain's summit and appeared at its peak.

On the throne, a figure clad in a yellow fur robe silently appeared, sitting upright.

In an instant, an aura that made heaven and earth tremble began to slowly spread from within his body.

"Junior, although you can detect my location, far surpassing those misfits who came here before, this place is not where you should be. Leave."

That yellow-clad figure appeared; a faint voice immediately carried a soul-derived pressure and slowly transmitted into Lin Feng's ears.

At the moment that voice rang out, he immediately mobilized soul power, gathering it before himself into a shield.

The next moment, as those sounds arrived, the translucent shield rippled with waves.

"Emperor Realm soul, surprisingly strong to this extent—even if only a remnant soul remains, it can possess such power."

After those sound-wave attacks were completely blocked, Lin Feng immediately raised his head slightly, his gaze shooting straight at the figure on the throne, and he murmured.

And immediately after, he lightly laughed and said: "Senior, if you were still alive now, I would turn and leave without a word, but for now I believe I still have the strength to fight."

"Junior, you dare to act presumptuously before this seat!"

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the figure beneath the throne's eyes snapped open.

In an instant, an extremely strong soul undulation shot out like lightning from the center of his brow.

Like a sword blade, it fiercely shot toward Lin Feng!

"Hehe, senior, I said before, these methods can't do anything to me."

Sensing that incoming intangible attack, Lin Feng merely gave a slight smile, showing no trace of panic.

The next moment, his figure advanced instead of retreating; with a sweep of his sleeves, a vast soul undulation surged forth, directly meeting it.

Immediately afterward, their two soul attacks met in the high air, and both vanished into nothing.

After blocking the former's attack, Lin Feng then calmly said: "Senior, my purpose in coming here is precisely the cultivation method and essence blood of Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath; as long as you hand them over, I will leave immediately."

"Hmph, if you want Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath and essence blood, defeat this seat first!"

Upon hearing that, the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint let out a cold snort and suddenly rose.

At the instant he rose, the heaven and earth around the mountain peak suddenly cracked open without any warning.

"Heavenly Realm Great Perfection, your soul power, although it is the strongest I have seen in this space over the thousands of years I have dwelled here, unfortunately, my soul has surpassed Heavenly Realm Great Perfection, reaching the existence of Emperor Realm; how could you possibly defeat this seat!"

As he spoke, his voice rolled like thunder, bellowing across heaven and earth.

At this moment, the entire space seemed to be submitting to it.

"Although Emperor Realm soul is extremely strong, looking across the current Dou Qi Continent, few can reach such height. But unfortunately, senior, you ultimately remain only a remnant soul, having endured thousands of years of wear and tear. Whereas I am truly a Heavenly Realm Great Perfection!"

As he spoke, Lin Feng stomped his foot forward, and his body instantly swelled to hundreds of zhang tall, like a giant standing between heaven and earth.

Afterward, he slowly inhaled, his eyes looking down from above upon the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint, his voice like muffled thunder saying: "My current soul power cannot match that of a true Emperor Realm soul. But I am quite curious: which is stronger, the remnant soul of an Emperor Realm soul or my Heavenly Realm Great Perfection?"

As his words fell, Lin Feng's enormous giant hand clenched fiercely and blasted toward him.

"Presumptuous!"

Upon hearing that provocative remark, the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint suddenly raised its head, and its angry shout echoed once more across heaven and earth.

At the same time, he pressed his palms down hard on the ground; the next moment, the land of this space violently trembled.

Immediately afterward, the distant earth exploded, countless huge hands burst out of the ground like a downpour, fiercely bombarding the soul giant that Lin Feng had transformed into.

"Annihilate!"

Facing the remnant soul's fierce assault, Lin Feng did not dare to delay; he opened his mouth, and a soul power containing strange, scorching heat surged out, forming a giant fist that fiercely struck downward.

In an instant, their attacks violently collided in the lower air.

"Boom!"

Countless yellow giant palms and the scorching giant fist collided; in an instant, those countless palms were shattered by the fists falling from the sky.

Moreover, the ground below was also heavily struck by that giant fist, leaving a pit over a hundred zhang deep.

"Your soul actually contains the power of a strange fire?!"

Sensing the scorching aura within the opponent's soul giant fist, the remnant soul of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint searched its remaining memories, and for the first time its expression showed shock.

If this were his peak strength in life, he would naturally not fear it.

With his extremely formidable Dou Qi might, even if Wu Nie Tun Yan, ranked second on the Strange Fire list, were to appear, he could instantly suppress it.

But in his current state, he must guard against this soul's nemesis.

Thinking of this, his hands lightning-quickly began to form a strange hand seal.

Immediately afterward, he placed the seal near his mouth, and instantly an extraordinarily terrifying undulation surged forth!

Under this undulation, the entire space instantly began to collapse as if heaven and earth were splitting.

Such a scene was as if the apocalypse had arrived!

"Could this be the Heavenly Tier Advanced sound wave battle technique, Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath?"

Feeling the soul undulation that made his heart race, Lin Feng's expression at this moment also became unusually solemn.

If it were a normal soul contest, he would naturally have no fear of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's remnant soul.

But now, the opponent is employing a sound wave battle technique that could be called the highest level on the continent.

Under the enhancement of Heavenly Tier Advanced battle techniques, he might not necessarily be able to overcome it.

Meanwhile, while the former was astonished, the heaven and earth in the distance suddenly began to churn.

At the same time, the surrounding space was violently undulating at this moment.

In this undulation, one could see that the surroundings of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's remnant soul suddenly rippled with strange waves.

These ripples then converged, forming an intangible figure thousands of zhang tall.

However, upon close inspection, one could find that this figure's appearance is completely identical to that of its remnant soul.

Yet facing this figure, Lin Feng felt a world of difference compared to when he faced the earlier remnant soul.

Because upon seeing this intangible figure reaching thousands of zhang tall, his feeling was as if he were facing the entire world!

"This is the true form of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint?"

Facing that frightening invisible figure, Lin Feng immediately sucked in a breath of cold air, and a hint of shock involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

"Hehe, but I won't just give up so easily. After all, I don't have the Heaven Tier advanced sound wave fighting technique, but I do have the Earth Tier advanced one."

Soon, after Lin Feng regained his senses, he immediately grinned, and the majestic soul power surged forth with all his might at this moment.

"Demonic Phoenix Chant, Heaven and Earth Shock!"

The next moment, Lin Feng opened his mouth, and an invisible wave suddenly spread out from his mouth.

Finally, in the sky above, it transformed into a Heavenly Phoenix several hundred zhang in size, and it wildly rushed toward that remnant soul.

Meanwhile, the true form of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint, which had been transformed from that sound wave in the distance, also at this moment slowly lowered its head, its indifferent gaze precisely locking onto Lin Feng far away.

Then its mouth slowly opened, and a syllable exuding an ancient aura emerged, like a thunder dragon darting out from among layers of thunderclouds.

In an instant, it revealed its fierce appearance to Lin Feng.

"Moo!"

Accompanied by the utterance of the byte, in an instant that invisible true form of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint collapsed.

And collapsing together with it was this entire space!

The next moment, Lin Feng could clearly see that the space before him, under the spread of that sound wave, cracked inch by inch.

That sound wave impact, nearly capable of destroying heaven and earth, surged forth at a speed faster than light!

And the sound wave fighting technique he had just released, before that invisible impact opposite it, only resisted for a few seconds before dissipating between heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

After the fighting technique dissipated, in less than the blink of an eye, the sound wave impact unleashed by the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's true form fiercely struck Lin Feng's soul body, which stood several hundred zhang tall.

Immediately afterward, its massive body began to collapse.

Countless low explosions continuously spread across the surface of its body and soul.

And his body, which was several hundred zhang tall, was now shrinking at a visible speed.

Having lost the resistance of Lin Feng's massive soul body, in an instant this sound wave swept across the space like a storm.

Any object, under that powerful sound wave impact, turned into nothingness.

Such an impact lasted for a moment, and during that time the entire space was almost completely destroyed!

The dark light of the void space replaced the former small world that had mountains and rivers.

Looking around, only a lone mountain peak remained, still towering in this dark void.

And this mountain peak is precisely where the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's remnant soul resides.

Meanwhile, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's remnant soul on that mountain peak also at this moment weakly sat back upon its throne.

Its already illusory body has now become even more faint.

Obviously, just now his use of the Heaven Tier advanced fighting technique consumed too much of his soul power.

Then he slowly lowered his head, gazing at the dark, void space with a hint of weakness, and said: "Back then, I relied on this Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath to kill several Dou Saint peak experts, and being able to enjoy the same treatment as those Dou Saint peak experts before my death counts as a blessing for you."

While speaking, his breathing also involuntarily grew a bit heavier.

After all, this time he is also feeling quite terrible!

However, as soon as his words fell, a faint laugh echoed in this void.

"As expected of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's famed technique from back then, even a mere remnant soul that has endured thousands of years of time's ravages, when it executes this, possesses such power. It's hard to imagine; if the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's true self were to execute it, its destructive power would be even greater."

While speaking, a faint figure slowly stepped out of the void, finally appearing unharmed before the remnant soul's astonished gaze.

And upon seeing that figure appear unharmed, the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's remnant soul couldn't help but lean forward to take a closer look.

After a long while, the figure then retracted back into its body and said in surprise: "I never expected you to survive my Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath. You are the first one to do so in all these years."

"It's just that time helped me. If it had been shortly after you fell, senior, I probably wouldn't have been able to rely on my soul power to hold on."

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng also shook his head.

After all, one knows one's own affairs; if it weren't for that remnant soul having endured thousands of years of time, becoming much weaker, he truly couldn't match his opponent.

And upon thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "The gap between a Heavenly Realm Soul and an Emperor Realm is truly enormous. A mere remnant soul actually managed to reduce me to such a sorry state."

"Hehe~"

Upon hearing his words, the remnant soul gave a faint laugh, then explained: "This is quite normal, after all, even among Emperor Realm Souls there are differences. Moreover, I still vaguely recall that when I fell, I had already stepped into the Emperor Realm Soul for nearly ten thousand years. Compared to ordinary Emperor Realm Souls, I seem to be much stronger."

As he spoke, a hint of doubt also appeared on the remnant soul's face.

That appearance seems as if he doesn't quite remember those things from his former life.

That appearance seemed as if he didn't really remember those things from his life before.

Having finished listening to his account, Lin Feng suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air.

Although he knows, thanks to his knowledge of the Potato Trilogy, that there are higher levels on the Dou Qi Continent.

Likewise, the soul can naturally advance to higher realms.

But he never expected that the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's soul realm had already surpassed many experts who also possess Emperor Realm Souls, and could even exterminate those experts.

But unexpectedly, the soul realm of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint had already surpassed many strong individuals who also possessed Emperor-level souls, and could even exterminate those who possessed Emperor-level souls.

Upon thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help but lament: "It's a shame that the senior's strength and soul realm have reached this point, yet he ultimately failed to take that final half-step."

Upon hearing that, the remnant soul likewise wore a face of reminiscence and murmured: "Back when I was merely an ordinary Nine-Star Dou Saint, I occasionally witnessed that person's breakthrough to Dou Emperor, and the entire populace of the Dou Qi Continent was awakened by that commotion. Colorful flames even spread across half the sky of the Dou Qi Continent."

"And back then, I also made up my mind to definitely break through that final step, becoming the second Dou Emperor expert after him on the Dou Qi Continent. But the result was that I exhausted my whole life, and even at the time of my old-age death, I still never succeeded in taking that final point."

"And at that time, I too had made up my mind, determined to break through that final step, becoming the second Dou Emperor strong one on the Dou Qi Continent after him. But the result was that I exhausted my whole life, and in the end, at the time of my old-age death, I still failed to take that final step."

"Flames burning half the sky of the continent, senior, have you ever seen Ancient Emperor Tuoshe?!"

Hearing his description, Lin Feng, after a moment's thought, suddenly widened his eyes in shock.

Hearing the former's description, Lin Feng, after briefly pondering, immediately his eyes widened round and he exclaimed in shock.