Chapter 1316: The Demon Exorcist from the Upper Realm

"I ask you, how is the situation on the Dou Qi Continent now?"

"Which are the strongest forces?"

Seeing Lin Feng calm down, the lingering shadow immediately posed two questions.

After all, he had been hidden inside this box for a long time, so he was indeed very unfamiliar with the outside world.

Hearing that, Lin Feng could only answer honestly: "These days the Dou Qi Continent is rather chaotic; the two current top Dou Saint Apex warriors constantly clash, and a major war broke out not long ago."

"And precisely because of that, I risked coming here to look for something that could push my strength further. Otherwise, being caught between them gives me no sense of safety."

After speaking, Lin Feng paused briefly, then continued: "As for the strongest forces on the Dou Qi Continent, they are the two factions where those Dou Saint Apex warriors belong—the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan. Both are families left by the original Dou Emperors, bearing Dou Emperor bloodlines."

"Therefore, on today's Dou Qi Continent, none can match them."

Because he feared being discovered, Lin Feng did not tell any lies.

Of course, while speaking, he also deliberately concealed a lot of information.

The most important omission was the matter of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.

After all, he couldn't gauge the other's intentions now; only a fool would spill information related to the chance of becoming an Emperor.

"So does the current Dou Qi Continent have no Newly Promoted Dou Emperor?"

Hearing that the strongest on the Dou Qi Continent are only two Dou Saint Apexes, the lingering shadow immediately frowned and asked further.

"No."

In response to the previous question, Lin Feng shook his head outright, then spread his hands: "The Dou Qi Continent has long been without any Dou Emperor; otherwise those two Dou Saint Apexes wouldn't be dragging other factions into mutual conflict. The most recent Dou Emperor strongman dates back to several years ago."

As soon as he finished, Lin Feng added: "If I could normally ascend to Dou Emperor, with my current achievements I wouldn't have to laboriously gather the items you left in that light‑and‑shadow space, hoping to find a chance to ascend."

"That's true."

Hearing that, the lingering shadow also nodded in agreement.

Although the kid in front of him didn't seem very honest, his words were indeed correct.

Reaching the Eight‑Star Apex Dou Saint at under a hundred years old.

If the path to becoming a Dou Emperor on the Dou Qi Continent were smooth, the other party wouldn't need to painstakingly collect the things they originally left behind.

After all, he knew exactly how many keys his original self had to design to open that box.

If the current path to Dou Emperor were normal, the other side would have long lost patience searching for those keys.

In other words, when his original self left him, it implicitly assumed he would be released.

Thus the situation on the Dou Qi Continent had already become impossibly difficult.

Thinking of this, the lingering soul sighed helplessly: "Given the situation, our original selves failed in that great war back then!"

As he spoke, the other's mood instantly sank.

"That great war back then?"

Hearing that, Lin Feng's mind instantly sparked, continuously pondering the possibilities.

In the end, he fixed his gaze on the upper realm mentioned by the Golden Core Master, namely the incident that occurred in Da Qian Shijie.

"It seems the great war this lingering soul mentioned is the one between Da Qian Shijie and the extraterritorial evil clan. However, that time Da Qian Shijie indeed lost and had half its territory forcibly occupied."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"That black‑and‑white silhouette earlier said 'you Dou Qi Continent'; could it be that they're from Da Qian Shijie?"

In his inner speculation, Lin Feng gradually confirmed that the war they spoke of was indeed the Da Qian Shijie versus extraterritorial evil clan war.

However, realizing he still didn't know the other's background, he smiled, rubbed his hands and said: "By the way, after all this talk I still don't know your senior title; may I…"

The senior's unfinished sentence was self‑evident.

The lingering shadow, hearing that, stopped holding back and said: "My name is Zhang Yuan, styled Reincarnation. Of course, I prefer you call me by another title, Senior Demon Exorcist Reincarnation. As for my realm, it's a hair's breadth short of the Earth Supreme, but at least I'm far stronger than the Dou Emperors of your Dou Qi Continent."

Towards the end, the lingering shadow's tone unintentionally carried a hint of arrogance.

After all, even without reaching the Heaven Supreme realm, his record alone justifies his pride!

But immediately after, he shook his head: "Forget it, telling you these things you don't know is pointless."

While speaking, the lingering shadow shook his head, seeming disappointed that Lin Feng didn't grasp his strength.

"Zhang Yuan?"

"Senior Demon Exorcist?"

"Earth Supreme?!"

Upon hearing the senior's words, Lin Feng's expression changed instantly.

Staring in disbelief at the lingering shadow, a few traces of awe also appeared in his eyes.

The title Senior Demon Exorcist might be unknown to others on the Dou Qi Continent.

But as a transmigrator, after a brief doubt he quickly realized: this thing was created by Da Qian Palace, the strongest force of Da Qian Shijie.

It is something that requires slaying the extraterritorial evil clan to ascend.

And that extraterritorial evil clan is extremely powerful, even the upper realm Da Qian Shijie of the Dou Qi Continent cannot match it.

Although it could barely withstand the enemy's assault, under the fierce onslaught it still lost half of Da Qian Shijie's territory.

In the end, it relied on the then‑strongest of Da Qian Shijie, the Immortal Great Emperor, who sealed the strongest of the extraterritorial evil clan at the cost of his own life.

Thus Da Qian Shijie gained a breathing period.

As for Da Qian Palace, it was the force founded by the Immortal Great Emperor, dedicated to eradicating the extraterritorial evil clan.

Under the external pressure of the extraterritorial evil clan and the joint influence of the Immortal Great Emperor,

Da Qian Palace can be said to have integrated all forces of Da Qian Shijie.

Almost every strong individual of Da Qian Shijie joins Da Qian Palace.

Thus, Da Qian Palace resembles Xiao Yan's Tianfu Alliance in the original work.

Both are alliances formed under the massive pressure of a powerful enemy and led by a certain strong figure.

On ordinary days, the Da Qian Palace does not interfere in the conflicts between the various forces, as if it does not exist.

But whenever an external evil clan invades the Da Qian Shijie, it activates and becomes a truly massive entity.

Inside the Da Qian Palace, Demon Exorcists are divided into four grades, from highest to lowest: Demon Exorcist King, Senior Demon Exorcist, Intermediate Demon Exorcist, and Junior Demon Exorcist.

Of course, a Demon Exorcist's grade can be raised; killing an Earth Supreme or any higher external evil spirit grants Demon Exorcist points.

Later, with those points, one can not only exchange for top‑tier cultivation techniques, combat skills, and divine abilities within the Da Qian Palace and enlist powerful allies, but also raise one's status rank in the Da Qian Palace.

To become a Senior Demon Exorcist means that the person is either a Ghost Demon Emperor with Spirit‑tier Dou Emperor strength, or a strong external evil who has eliminated dozens of Earth Supreme‑level foes.

Either way, as long as one can achieve it.

Then, considering this person's level of strength, even if placed in the Upper Realm of the Dou Qi Continent's Da Qian Shijie.

In that top‑tier continent, where myriad realms stand and countless Lower Realm ascendants fiercely compete with native strongmen, one can also become a renowned powerhouse.

One can imagine how difficult it is to become a Senior Demon Exorcist.

"Oh, judging by your appearance, you know some things about the Da Qian Shijie."

Originally, the Reincarnation Remnant did not expect the other party to know anything; after all, given the current state of the Dou Qi Continent, the ruins have been disconnected from the Da Qian Shijie for a long time, and people of the Dou Qi Continent certainly do not know about the Da Qian Shijie.

But now, from Lin Feng's expression, it seems the other knows quite a bit.

As they spoke, the Reincarnation Remnant's gaze shifted toward him.

Hearing that, Lin Feng's expression changed slightly.

However, he quickly forced a helpless smile and explained, "Originally I didn't know, but the place we are now stands on a continent sealed by the strong ones at the end of the Dou Emperor era. From the ruins they left behind, I managed to find some clues about the Upper Realm."

"Therefore, I am aware of some basics regarding the Da Qian Shijie's overall situation and its realm divisions."

"Oh, so that's why the northern part of this continent has a seal, I see. It appears that the seal was built by the people of the Dou Qi Continent to prevent those from the Bai Yuan Continent from ravaging their homeland."

As soon as the former finished speaking, the Remnant mentally filled in the purpose of the northern seal.

After all, their Da Qian Shijie is also being invaded by external evil clans.

Thus, when such incidents occur, the Remnant's attention subconsciously shifts the matter onto those people of the Bai Yuan Continent.

But one cannot blame her; after all, when those from the Bai Yuan Continent first invaded, they happened to land on the Gu Nanfang Dalu, a region sealed by ancient Dou Qi Continent strongmen.

Such a coincidence is enough to mislead people.

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng offered no rebuttal.

After all, the seal was originally not built for the practitioners of the Tongling Sect, but after they arrived on the Dou Qi Continent, that may no longer be the case.

However, he then asked curiously, "Senior, judging by your demeanor, you seem to know the Bai Yuan Continent. Could it be that you also hail from that continent and later ascended as a strong one?"

"You little brat, you're trying to pry into my origins again."

Hearing that, the Remnant burst into laughter, "That little brat really never stops!"

But soon, he outright rejected the speculation, explaining, "You're mistaken; I'm not from the Bai Yuan Continent. I only visited there while searching for a planar embryo to ascend to the Dou Emperor realm."

"Since you already know some basics about the Da Qian Shijie, my words should need little further explanation, right?"

At this point, the Remnant also smiled.

That little brat had known about the Da Qian Shijie before, yet kept it hidden for fear that it might be used against him—how cowardly.

"Hehe, no need to trouble the senior; I already know these basic facts."

"Senior, do you know any information about the Bai Yuan Continent? Not long ago, when I entered here, the other side tried to seize me to open a passage for them."

"I feared they would harm the Dou Qi Continent, so I boldly refused their threat and even slaughtered the sealed ancestor's spirit pet's lingering soul. Now they're probably scheming how to take revenge on me."

Since Lin Feng sensed from the previous words that the other seemed friendly toward the Dou Qi Continent, he quickly sent a distress signal.

He didn't know if it would succeed, but he had to try to find out.

As for any sense of shame, at the brink of life and death, it simply doesn't exist.

(End of Chapter)