Chapter 1333: Little Healing Immortal and the Advancement of the Colorful Scale

And although Lin Feng originally succeeded in dealing with that Golden Core, subduing it and refining it to perfection this time.

But when capturing that ninth‑grade Golden Core, Lin Feng deployed the vast majority of his family's top‑tier forces.

Even so, the fight was extremely hard.

If it weren't for Xiao Jiu being the spirit of Golden Thunder, which naturally suppresses those uncivilized kindred beings.

In that battle, Lin Feng might have perished.

"Boom!"

During this absorption, a wave of powerful energy, like a raging tempest, suddenly surged within Lin Feng's body.

The energy shock was extremely swift, spreading within an instant to hundreds of li away.

At the same time, wherever the shock passed, space vanished, and mountains, rivers, and seas turned into fragmented, deep canyons.

The terrifying power is such that even a full‑strength strike from an Eight‑Star Peak‑Level Dou Saint cannot reach this magnitude!

"Crack!"

In the instant the energy shock spread outward, something inside Lin Feng seemed to be cracking.

Immediately after, the fissure appeared to widen.

Because shortly after the crack, successive energy shocks, each stronger than the last, continuously poured out from Lin Feng's body toward the distant sky.

"Hah!"

After this condition persisted for about a quarter of an hour, Lin Feng, who had closed his eyes and absorbed energy for ten‑plus days, suddenly flung his eyes open and let out a long howl toward the heavens.

"Hum"

Soon after the booming shout, a sea‑like momentum surged violently from his body.

The terrifying momentum instantly enveloped a radius of a thousand li.

Of course, if Wu Nie Tun Yan were present, it would certainly notice.

At this moment, the momentum emanating from Lin Feng surpasses even his own depth beyond measure!

But this is not surprising; after all, Wu Nie Tun Yan, though powerful, is merely a vortex.

And Lin Feng has two Dou Qi circulation systems within his body.

Moreover, these two systems can operate independently and simultaneously!

Thus the current Lin Feng appears to be an early‑stage Nine‑Star Dou Saint.

In fact, he is like the combined form of two Nine‑Star Dou Saints!

In other words, Wu Nie Tun Yan and other cultivators are like single‑CPU computers.

As for Lin Feng, he is a multi‑CPU computer.

Although limited by various means when confronting two strong opponents of the same soul and Dou Qi level,

Because of the single‑soul system, he cannot exert his full hundred‑percent capability, yet it is still enough to defy the heavens.

Under certain conditions, Lin Feng can also leverage the advantage of running two techniques simultaneously, focusing fire to eliminate one opponent first, then the other, thereby gaining local firepower superiority and defeating the foes one by one.

After roughly the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, once his momentum steadied and the energy of the ninth‑grade Golden Core inside him was completely absorbed, Lin Feng, who had been hovering for over half a month, slowly rose to his feet.

Simultaneously, the Dou Qi spreading from his body gradually formed a blue robe on his surface.

At this moment, his hands also spread open, and he took a deep breath.

"Is this the feeling of the Nine‑Star Dou Saint realm?"

Feeling the sea‑like Dou Qi within, Lin Feng couldn't help but grin wildly, then burst into loud laughter.

After cultivating for so long, he finally reached, under this continent's current conditions, the highest star rank within the greatest realm.

"With my current combat power, even Wu Nie Tun Yan is no longer my opponent,"

After a while, Lin Feng immediately raised his hand, clenched it, and his tone was filled with strong confidence.

Even if Wu Nie Tun Yan's soul truly advanced to the Emperor realm, he is still confident he can defeat it.

After all, his anomalous fire Xiao Ling, in terms of raw power, already matches Wu Nie Tun Yan.

The only issue is that the girl's time to take human form and cultivate is far shorter than Wu Nie Tun Yan's, so her own realm is much lower.

Otherwise, if a same‑level Xiao Ling fought Wu Nie Tun Yan, the latter might not have the advantage!

"Master, you have successfully advanced,"

Just as Lin Feng thought of Xiao Ling, she cheerfully ran over at that very moment.

Immediately after, she slithered to her master's side with a flattering smile, rubbing her hands as if about to say something.

And Lin Feng, staying with this girl every day, could not possibly not know what she's thinking?

Thus, before Xiao Ling could speak, he directly interrupted her thoughts.

"Little girl, forget about that worthless Golden Core embryo. I'll keep that thing for someone else,"

At that point, Lin Feng glanced at Xiao Ling, then waved his hand: "As for you, just honestly go ask Xuan Yi and the others for a pill to eat, or gather herbs yourself and refine them to eat."

Upon hearing that, Xiao Ling's delicate, pretty expression suddenly changed.

Then, pitifully tugging Lin Feng's sleeve, she complained, "Master, I don't want the pill; it doesn't taste good and its effect is weaker than a true pill. I want to eat the real pill, not the pill."

While speaking, the girl also shook her master's arm, trying to evoke his compassion.

Then she hoped he would hand over that tasty pill for her to swallow in one bite.

Of course, there was indeed some truth in her words.

That so‑called pill was actually the kind of pill Zi Yan used to make as a snack.

Its manufacturing process, compared to proper pills, was indeed very crude.

It simply refined several herbs, removed impurities, then fused them into a pill, completing the refinement.

Since this pill only removed impurities without considering other factors,

its medicinal force is extremely violent; if given to a person, it would be fatal, likely causing the body to explode.

But because Xiao Ling's true body is of alien fire and she also possesses the ability to self‑refine medicinal energy, she is even more durable than a demonic beast.

Therefore, taking that kind of pill is absolutely no problem at all.

Recently, after Lin Feng's supply of medicinal herbs became abundant, he gave this girl a batch of herbs and let her refine them herself.

After all, she has been staying by his side lately and has learned quite a bit about extracting and fusing herbs.

Although she still cannot produce a complete Grade‑9 pill, extracting some herbs and fusing them is no trouble at all.

Thus, Lin Feng naturally let her be self‑sufficient.

Ahem, back to the point, Lin Feng, upon seeing this girl employ a coquettish tactic, tried to get her to hand over the spent Grade‑9 Golden Core Pill.

He immediately rubbed her soft golden hair, then said irritably, "If you want to eat it, wait until later; at this critical moment I cannot hand it to your bottomless pit." With that, Lin Feng lifted the girl and darted south at lightning speed.

After all, now there is only about a month left before the six‑month period Gu Xun'er mentioned.

It seems the Soul Emperor's injuries are also nearly healed.

Therefore, during this time he must prepare certain matters in advance.

Otherwise, when the fight later erupts, he will be the one at a disadvantage.

As for the failed‑plan Xiao Ling, she has been noisy all the way.

But unfortunately, she was quickly suppressed by Lin Feng's ruthless butt‑slap technique.

When Lin Feng returned to the base where his companions were waiting, he suddenly found Xiao Yixian, Cai Lin, Yun Yun and several other women all present.

However, as his gaze swept over the women before him—

Immediately, his eyes landed on Xiao Yixian, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Huh, Xian Er, Cai Lin, you both have already broken through to the Eight‑Star Late stage—did you experience some extraordinary encounter?"

Although Yun Yun and Qing Lin's Dou Qi strength has risen from Five‑Star Dou Saint and Six‑Star Dou Saint to Six‑Star and Seven‑Star Dou Saint respectively during this period.

But judging by their appearance, they must have taken the Grade‑9 Mysterious Pill.

Of course, Qing Lin had previously taken a Grade‑9 Mysterious Pill.

This time she took, it should be the Thunder Tribulation Pill.

However, although the two women could advance via the Grade‑9 Mysterious Pill, given Xiao Yixian's and Cai Lin's power, even if they consumed a pill of that grade they could not achieve such results.

Moreover, Xiao Yixian has already taken a Grade‑9 Mysterious Pill; there's no reason she could use another.

"If we call it an extraordinary encounter, it counts."

When Xiao Yixian heard the question, she lightly bowed her head and explained, "I obtained many high‑quality poisons here, and with the help of other sisters and your concubines using the Living Flame to cultivate them, shortly after you left I used those to break through to the Eight‑Star Mid‑Stage realm."

"Later, while searching beyond the pass for new poisons, I encountered an ancient heavenly demon python of Nine‑Star Dou Saint rank. I think that's the one you mentioned. For some reason it had been badly wounded by someone and wanted to make a trade with me."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, a sharp glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

He had previously thought that the ancient heavenly demon python, together with that tree, had been destroyed by the Tongling Sect.

Moreover, during that earlier period, with Han Yu and Qiu Yue around, Lin Feng dared not act alone for fear of being set up.

Thus, all this time he has not searched the entire continent for that ancient heavenly demon python.

But now it seems the beast is not dead, merely injured.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng quickly glanced at Xiao Yixian.

After confirming she was fine, he asked, "Xian Er, what is the ancient heavenly demon python's attitude toward us? Can it become our ally?"

"No, although it is extremely angry at the Tongling Sect, it also does not really trust us."

Seeing Lin Feng's expression, Xiao Yixian helplessly shook her head.

She naturally knows how powerful a Nine‑Star Peak‑level beast would be to their side.

However, whatever conditions she offered, the beast remained unmoved.

So later they had to give up in resignation.

But immediately after, Xiao Yixian continued, "Although the ancient heavenly demon python does not really trust us, it is seriously wounded. So it proactively approached us, hoping to exchange some demon cores and locations of heavenly materials and earthly treasures for top‑grade healing medicine."

"Later I went back to find Ying'er and the others, had each of them refine a Grade‑9 Mysterious Pill‑level healing medicine and send it. In return, the ancient heavenly demon python gave me two relatively fresh beast remnants and pointed out several poison locations. Cai Lin's advancement came from those two demon cores. As for me, after harvesting those poisons I used them to advance again, reaching the current Eight‑Star Late stage."

Speaking of that, a hint of admiration appeared on Xiao Yixian's face.

That ancient heavenly demon python is truly generous.

She only offered three Grade‑9 Mysterious Pill‑level healing medicines, and the beast directly gave her two complete Eight‑Star Dou Saint‑level beast remnants and revealed several top‑grade poisons she had only seen in ancient texts!

Such a grand gesture leaves no one to argue.

As soon as she finished speaking, Cai Lin promptly added, "Because you previously gave me two Eight‑Star Dou Saint demon cores and several Seven‑Star Dou Saint demon cores, my power was already just a hair's breadth away from the Eight‑Star Mid‑Stage Dou Saint. This time, the demon cores from those two beasts are of good quality."

"So after taking them, I instantly broke two levels, jumping from the early Eight‑Star stage to the current Eight‑Star Late stage."

Hearing this, Lin Feng immediately nodded with understanding.

He had previously not understood why Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin advanced so quickly.

Now, after hearing the two women's explanation, it seemed perfectly normal.

After all, that beast is a Nine‑Star Dou Saint Peak‑level powerhouse and the leader of the local beasts.

Having some beast remnants and the locations of heavenly materials and earthly treasures at hand is just the most natural thing for a concubine.

But soon, Lin Feng, curious, looked at Xiao Yixian and asked, "Xian Er, you just mentioned two fresh beast remnants?"

"And they're all Eight‑Star Dou Saint level?"

When he spoke of that, Lin Feng's expression immediately turned odd.

Indeed, they were a black beetle‑type beast and an ape‑type beast.

Mid‑sentence, Xiao Yixian flicked a ring, and two beams of light instantly shot from her slender jade fingers, then suddenly expanded.

And the light came quickly and vanished even faster.

When those lights faded, before everyone's eyes appeared a massive black beetle and a huge gray giant ape.

The bodies of these two beasts were still relatively intact overall.

Except that each had a large cavity in its head.

This scene clearly shows that their demon core has already been taken by someone.

However, when Lin Feng saw the physical forms of the two demon beasts, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "I mentioned that Titan Ink Shovel Armor—why hasn't it appeared during this period? I knew something must have happened."

Indeed, the black giant beetle among the corpses of the two demon beasts was the Titan Ink Shovel Armor that had ambushed him in this scene the last time he entered here.

However, now it has long lost its former vigor and has become a cold, lifeless corpse.

At the same time, Lin Feng finally understood.

Why, during the battles of the previous month and the final massive melee, the Titan Ink Shovel Armor never manifested even once.

It seems this thing can no longer appear on its own!

After looking at the Titan Ink Shovel Armor, Lin Feng's gaze immediately shifted to the gray giant ape.

Although he has never witnessed it with his own eyes, Lin Feng inferred that this must be Qiu Yue's spiritual pet.

After he entered this place, throughout the series of battles, regardless of whether he held the advantage, Qiu Yue's spiritual pet never showed up.

Earlier he wondered why Qiu Yue, a Tongling Sect cultivator, never released his spiritual pet.

Now it seems the former was unwilling to send out his spiritual pet to kill enemies, and simply could no longer release his own spiritual pet.

Thus Qiu Yue's spiritual pet was taken down by the ancient Heavenly Demon Python!

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately shook his head and thought bitterly, "It seems the Tongling Sect, although it dealt with that tree and severely wounded the Heavenly Demon Python, also suffered a huge loss itself." (End of chapter)