Chapter 1315: Great Calamity

「Whoosh! 」

As soon as the figure clad in a black-and-white long robe appeared, Lin Feng instantly felt that, in the five skies around, a gust of black-and-white wind brimming with the power of life and death suddenly blew up.

However, the whirlwind formed by these two black-and-white clumps of energy was rather strange.

The power of life and death, which should be mutually repulsive, has strangely merged together at this moment.

They have reached a rather strange balance, causing their energies to cancel each other out and not repel each other.

This scene is just like the mingling of water and fire.

And precisely because of this, wherever that wind passed, the plants and living beings were quickly withered and killed by the erosive power of death.

However, not even a second later, the life force within that wind actually resurrected those living beings that had been killed by the deathly erosion, bringing them back to life in earnest.

This scene really left Lin Feng stunned, staring blankly.

However, after seeing how strange this thing was, he didn't hesitate and immediately retreated a distance of a thousand zhang.

As for that whatever black-and-white iron box, he couldn't care about it at this moment, after all, preserving his life comes first.

And after leaping a thousand zhang and stabilizing, his body remained straight, his gaze vigilantly fixed on the distant black-and-white illusion, always ready to flee.

After all, this thing came from the relics of a Dou Emperor; if that Dou Emperor harbored ulterior motives and tampered inside, preparing to revive himself.

Wouldn't it be suicidal for him to rashly approach that black-and-white clothed illusion?

After all, he hadn't become so arrogant as to think he had reached the level where he could single-handedly challenge a Dou Emperor.

Even if it were just a remnant soul, he likewise had no confidence whatsoever!

Moreover, the deathly power within that black-and-white gale gave him a constant, immense sense of danger.

Relying on his emperor-level soul, he had a certain intuition.

If he were touched by that deathly power, he would surely end up with nothing left but bones.

Although the life force within that wind might possibly revive him again.

But who can guarantee that this life force will definitely work?

Moreover, he wouldn't be so foolish as to stake his life on a baseless hope.

However, the figure surrounded by the black-and-white gale in the sky showed no movement at all.

After appearing, it merely floated silently in the sky.

Nevertheless, Lin Feng did not relax his guard just because of that.

Only after another quarter of an hour passed, seeing that the illusion in the sky remained still, did he dare to cautiously approach a bit closer.

But during this period, his eyes never left the black-and-white illusion above.

After all, when it comes to the things left behind by a Dou Emperor, one can never be too careful.

He certainly didn't want to be tampered with by others due to a moment's carelessness.

However, the facts suggest he might have been overthinking.

Because he had been approaching within a hundred zhang of that illusion, the other side showed not the slightest movement.

Seeing this, Lin Feng muttered, 'Could it be that this illusion poses no danger?'

While speaking, he moved forward considerably.

Because there was no other way, the box was right beneath the illusion.

If he just ran away directly, what would happen to the box?

However, he remained deeply wary of the black-and-white gale surrounding the illusion.

Therefore, even when approaching, he only dared to move forward slowly.

Furthermore, in this process, Lin Feng sensed some danger and hastily used Strange Fire for external protection.

Then he likewise used Xiao Jiu's Nine Mystic Golden Thunder within the Strange Fire to construct another layer of shield as a precaution.

"Mm, this still feels somewhat unsafe."

Thinking of the might of a Dou Emperor powerhouse, Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat, feeling that the two layers of protection were really too weak.

Immediately afterward, he used Spatial Talent after the Nine Mystic Golden Thunder to give himself a layer of spatial isolation.

However, this wasn't the end; he then used vast soul power to add a final layer of close-range protection.

"This way, if danger arises, I should have enough time to desperately sprint, right?"

Gazing at his four layers of protection around him, Lin Feng summoned the Heavenly Phoenix Wings behind him while murmuring to himself.

After all, a Dou Emperor is too dangerous; it's best to stay cautious.

And after finishing his preparations, Lin Feng continued stepping forward, walking toward the illusion wrapped in the black-and-white gale.

"Swish!"

However, just as Lin Feng had taken a few more steps, the illusion in the sky suddenly lifted its head, revealing the handsome face beneath its wide black-and-white brim.

At this moment, Lin Feng finally realized that beneath the black-and-white brim lay such a handsome young face.

Moreover, this 'young man's' eyes were both strangely black-and-white.

From afar, the pupils within his eyes seemed like a yin-yang pair of fish.

According to Lin Feng's estimate, this handsome 'young man' appears to be roughly the same age as him.

However, he understood that this 'young person' was likely an old monster from who knows how many years ago.

Therefore, he absolutely must not be careless!

Upon thinking this, his forward steps came to an abrupt halt, and he then began to sneak backward.

After all, facing a remnant shadow of a Dou Emperor who is an old monster from who knows when, he truly had no confidence.

"Looks like the thing the main body left behind has finally been opened by someone."

Both sides remained silent for a long time, until the black-and-white remnant shadow finally uttered a murmuring sound as if talking to itself.

Although the sound seemed slight, it was like a great bell booming, exploding beside Lin Feng's ear, making his vision darken, his head feel dizzy, and his body stiffen uncontrollably.

At this moment, even his Empire‑realm soul, which had been exerting a tremendous effect, lost its function!

As for his several layers of protection, they were as if nonexistent, utterly unable to block the opponent's voice.

Even the slightest lingering effect fails to take effect.

Fortunately, the condition did not last long; Lin Feng recovered quickly.

The first thing he did after recovering was to retreat a hundred zhang toward the rear.

After all, this phantom shadow is far too dangerous, according to his calculation.

It seems that even Soul Heaven Emperor and Gu Yuan, should they arrive here and make a move against the opponent,

the final outcome would be kneeling and calling him "father".

Therefore, his slender arms and legs are better kept away from the opponent.

"Little guy, it seems you on the Dou Qi Continent have run into trouble."

In response to the first one's extremely wary gaze, the youth in black and white clothing paid it no heed, instead turning his sight toward the south of Gu Nanfang Dalu.

"Your Dou Qi Continent?"

When the first person spoke, Lin Feng immediately sensed something amiss and stepped back another thousand zhang.

He couldn't help it; the people of the Tongling Sect had left him a huge psychological scar.

The first time he came here, he was forcibly seized by the opponent and taken to open the outward passage.

The second time he entered, he clashed heavily with that Nine‑Star Dou Saint‑rank wolf soul.

Had he not been lucky, with the aid of Pingnan Pass City, and given that the opponent lacked a physical body, he was naturally a tier lower before his Empire‑realm soul.

He might already be dead now; therefore, facing this Dou Emperor‑level strongman's phantom that is not native to the Dou Qi Continent, he cannot afford any carelessness.

"Heh, you need not worry that I will act against you. For if I truly were to strike, you would already be dead."

As he spoke, that voice suddenly appeared behind Lin Feng.

Sensing this, the latter's complexion changed dramatically; he hurriedly turned, casting an extremely wary gaze toward the black‑white phantom a hundred zhang ahead.

Immediately after, Lin Feng, feeling he was not a direct opponent of the other side, simply stopped trying to flee.

After scanning the opponent with his eyes, he tentatively asked, "Junior Lin Feng, I do not know your senior's title. Moreover, from your tone, it seems you know those people's identities?"

"Little guy, you need not test me. Your fire spirit still bears a trace of primal Qi, likely absorbed earlier. With your vigilance, when facing something the enemy brings, if you do not know what it truly is, how can you dare to swallow it so easily?"

At this point, the 'young man' smiled and looked at Lin Feng, teasing, "Now you pretend not to know those people from Baiyuan Continent; doesn't that seem rather funny?"

"Hehe, senior truly is wise and decisive; just a glance from me lets me discern so much information."

Seeing his probing seen through, Lin Feng immediately abandoned that line of thought.

After all, before someone who can see through his existence with a single glance, those little tricks are meaningless.

Then he clasped his hands and said, "Those people—I, as a junior, have gleaned some clues from battling them and know they are members of the Tongling Sect of Baiyuan Continent. However, the other specific details I truly have no way of knowing."

But at this point, Lin Feng shifted his tone and asked, "Senior, those people from Baiyuan Continent have already been blocked outside the Pass City by my array, right? As for the aftermath, I can gradually marshal high‑level forces from outside to grind those people to death. So, where does this trouble begin?"

He was indeed very concerned about the trouble mentioned by the black‑white silhouette.

After all, the opponent is merely a phantom, yet can completely crush him.

In life, he must have been a Dou Emperor‑level strongman.

It seems the opponent could not be rambling without reason.

Thus, that trouble could be a calamity of monumental scale for him.

"Little guy, your name is Lin Feng, right? Clever—just from my few words you have deduced so much information. However, before the opponent's absolute power, your words are probably of no use."

Hearing this, the figure shook his head, looking somewhat doubtful of the opponent.

With those words, Lin Feng's heart suddenly sank.

After all, judging by the opponent's expression, he seemed completely outmatched.

However, he had already essentially encountered all the people of the Tongling Sect.

He admitted that on his side, he still could not engage Han Yu's party in a full‑scale battle.

But the opponent likewise had hardly anyone who could completely crush him.

"No, there is another person in the Tongling Sect whom I have not seen!"

However, soon Lin Feng sensed something amiss.

Because he had already met ninety‑nine percent of the Tongling Sect members.

But there was one he had never met at all, from beginning to end.

And that person—

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's expression immediately grew solemn as he nervously rubbed his palm.

Then, in a tone that seemed to ask yet also confirm, he said, "Senior, could the person you mentioned be the Tongling Sect patriarch sealed by the strongmen at the end of the Dou Emperor era?"

"If the Tongling Sect does not have a second individual isolated beyond the Dou Qi Continent, then the person you speak of in the heavens is the same as the one I mentioned."

Facing the junior's question, the Dou Emperor phantom dressed in black and white replied with a chuckle to Lin Feng.

"Senior, could it be that the Tongling Sect patriarch can break the seal the ancient strongmen set?"

Receiving the senior's affirmation, Lin Feng's complexion changed dramatically, and he immediately focused his attention on the seal.

After all, the Tongling Sect patriarch was sealed to death by ancient strongmen; unless the seal is broken, he cannot emerge to wreak havoc on the Dou Qi Continent!

"Break the seal?"

Hearing this, the phantom shook his head with a smile, then said, "If one were to honestly confront the seal head‑on, I estimate it would take at least another hundred years for it to be possible."

"Then why, please, senior, enlighten me!"

With that said, Lin Feng, while puzzled, urgently asked.

After all, he was still on the Dou Qi Continent and had no way to escape.

If the opponent were to emerge, after all the many Tongling Sect members he had already slain…

The other side's Ancestor certainly cannot let me off.

At that point, he will truly have no way to go to heaven or to the earth!

"Because, in my perception, that guy's Qi is gradually disappearing. In its place is the Dou Qi of your Dou Qi Continent. I feel she may, after a long confinement, be unable to wait any longer to escape. So, with a hardened heart, she abandoned her own Qi cultivation and became a Dou Qi cultivator."

At this point, the Lingering Shadow's black‑and‑white twin‑fish eyes narrowed slightly, continuing: "If she successfully changes cultivation, even if her strength declines, on your Dou Qi Continent she should be unstoppable. Even some Dou Emperors may not be able to deal with her."

"We're finished!"

As soon as the former finished speaking, the words "We're finished" instantly flashed in Lin Feng's mind.

After all, according to the other side, some Dou Emperors cannot deal with the ancestor of the Tong Ling Sect.

And I, an Eight-Star Dou Saint, am surely doomed, aren't I?

But immediately after, he asked again: "Senior, how much longer does the ancestor of the Tong Ling Sect need to complete the transition?"

"From her condition, it shouldn't take more than five years for her to successfully enter the Dou Qi Continent."

Upon hearing that, the Lingering Shadow also gave Lin Feng an approximate timeframe.

"Within five years?"

Hearing this timeframe, Lin Feng exclaimed in his heart that he was truly doomed.

After all, my becoming a Dou Emperor hasn't even begun.

Now learning that a Dou Emperor‑level strongman will invade the continent within five years, isn't that just doomed?

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's heart was in a panic!

After all, this concerns the lives of all my family members, young and old.

Fine, my family has no elders; the oldest, Zhao Ran, is only about three hundred years old, which is still young for a mid‑rank Dou Saint cultivator.

But my family does have a child, and what to do about that?

"Heh heh, little one, I just spent so long untangling your doubts. Now, it's your turn to untangle mine."

However, the Lingering Shadow in the sky was not in the slightest hurried; instead, it spoke slowly.

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng instantly became so agitated he jumped up, exclaiming: "My senior, now the lives of my whole family are about to be lost, who still has the mind for this!"

While speaking, the former was scratching his ear and rubbing his cheek.

But regarding the former's anxiety, the Lingering Shadow indifferently said: "Whether you are doomed or not, I don't know, but I do know, little one, that if you don't untangle my doubts now, you may be doomed outright."

At those words, Lin Feng instantly sat down in a daze.

After all, the former's threatening intent was laid bare.

Facing this situation, he also knew that if he didn't answer the other's question, he might not even have to wait for the Tong Ling Sect ancestor to emerge; he could die on the spot.

After experiencing what came before, he would no longer arrogantly think he could defeat this Lingering Shadow.

Thinking of this, he could only sigh helplessly: "Senior, go ahead and ask. Whatever I know, I will certainly speak without reservation."

Since he couldn't beat the other, judging from the other's speed just now, even his own prideful speed had lost its effect.

And since he couldn't fight nor flee, he could only temporarily endure his anxious mind and listen to the other.

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There is another chapter ahead (End of this chapter).