Chapter 1336: First Glimpse of the Ascension Platform

The morning sun had just risen from beneath the earth, its veiled light hanging over the distant mountain summit, revealing only half its shape.

At the same time, on the earth, the countless towering peaks that had been silent through the night now began to revive with vigorous life.

The many daytime‑active demonic beasts now hurried out of their lairs, commencing their daily activities.

Boom!

But this harmonious scene did not last long; a figure streaking from afar tore through, whipping up fierce gale winds that instantly shattered the tranquility completely.

Under that gale, wherever the figure passed, the trees below were uncontrollably bent over.

Even more, some trees were snapped outright by the sudden gusts overhead.

However, the flight did not endure; the figure hovered in the sky, slowly halted, and then transformed into a man in a blue robe.

Looking closely, the person was none other than Lin Feng.

"Finally arrived, huh?"

The former paused briefly, then suddenly lifted a smile, turned his head, and gazed ahead.

"Swoosh!"

Soon after the former's words fell, a pitch‑black little shadow suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.

Immediately, the black shadow's size expanded rapidly.

When it drew close enough, that dark silhouette also transformed into a figure.

"Heh, Xiao Yan, you scoundrel actually dared to come here alone. Did you truly think that because you luckily beat us before, you could run amok on this continent?"

Arriving before Lin Feng, the figure immediately mocked him with a grin.

At the same time, a towering giant over two zhang tall also appeared promptly behind Lin Feng.

From this, it was clear the two had come prepared.

They surrounded Lin Feng one after another, preventing him from retreating into the northern gate city.

"Oh, it seems the Tongling Sect's healing methods are quite formidable; such severe injuries were cured within months."

Lin Feng, realizing his rear was cut off, did not grow anxious; instead, he raised an eyebrow, turned, and curiously looked toward Qiu Yue behind him.

Indeed, the two who encircled him were Han Yu and Qiu Yue.

However, compared with the state of severe injuries that left them comatose months ago,

Qiu Yue's wounds now were almost fully healed.

Thus it must have been that mysterious Tongling Sect Ancestor who intervened.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately turned his head toward the not‑far spot ahead.

Because this place was less than a thousand li from the Tongling Sect's stronghold.

Thus, even without soul power, his naked eye could still vaguely discern the state of the Tongling Sect camp.

There, the vast buildings and crowds could not hold his gaze.

As his sight swept over those structures, past the cautious crowd, his eyes finally rested on a strange plaza of massive stone blocks behind the camp.

More precisely, in front of the stone platform at the plaza's center, atop a towering stone tablet.

"Ascension Platform·South."

Seeing the large characters on the tablet before the stone platform, Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Immediately after, he lifted his head and looked toward the sky above the Ascension Platform.

When his gaze swept there, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

He discovered that the sky there had strangely split open a huge hole.

This hole differed entirely from ordinary spatial voids; typical voids, though cracked, reveal a hidden vacuum beneath that offers no resistance to lower‑level beings.

Nevertheless, for the Dou Qi Continent, such a hole is akin to a human skin slightly abraded, not fully piercing the continent's body.

Yet this void also tore open the subsequent vacuum and the world‑wall that encloses it, exposing the universe beyond the continent!

"Buzz"

Just as the former was horrified, sending out his soul perception to examine, his perception touched the void, and Lin Feng's head suddenly throbbed with a sharp pain, followed by a buzzing.

At the same time, he felt his vision become a chaotic blur, unable to see anything clearly.

The strand of soul perception he released, upon touching the void, instantly turned into nothingness.

"Sss, it hurts!"

Quickly regaining his senses, Lin Feng instinctively raised his palm to cover his throbbing head.

Simultaneously, his mind began to vaguely conjecture about the void's nature.

After all, on this continent, aside from that strange Tongling Sect Ancestor,

He thought no one else could, from such a distance, directly wound him!

He thought to himself, "It seems the original Tongling Sect Ancestor must have torn the world‑wall of the Dou Qi Continent from this Ascension Platform to enter inside."

"But that's understandable; since this place is called the Ascension Platform, it must have once been used for strong cultivators advancing to Dou Emperor realm to ascend to the Da Qian Shijie. The space here is far weaker than elsewhere, so breaking through from here into the Dou Qi Continent would be considerably easier."

Realizing all this, a shadow flashed across Lin Feng's eyes.

Because during that brief contact, an indescribably powerful force surged along his soul perception and ultimately injured him.

Considering the Tongling Sect Ancestor's might, it was understandable that he couldn't overcome the opponent.

However, the force the Tongling Sect Ancestor used to wound him was undeniably Dou Qi, not Yuan Qi!

That means, from the current situation, the earlier Reincarnation Venerable's words were not wrong at all.

The Tongling Sect Ancestor truly abandoned Yuan Qi and switched to cultivating Dou Qi!

Moreover, judging by this, the opponent's speed of switching to Dou Qi seems faster than the Reincarnation Venerable claimed.

Because his current strength likely already surpasses the Nine Star Dou Saint Peak!

If one had to put it plainly, that's the Tongling Sect Ancestor's power.

At present, it seems to be on the same level as that Imperial Pill or the Bodhi Ancient Tree!

"Damn it, it looks like my current situation is even more critical than I expected."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng instantly felt his heart burn with anxiety.

Inside, the Tongling Sect watches with hungry eyes; outside, the Soul Heaven Emperor rubs his fists, ready to strike.

The time left for me to prepare is running out!

However, just as the former was observing the Ascension Platform behind the distant Tongling Sect camp, the two, Han Yu and Qiu Yue, who were respectively in front of and behind him, were already displeased.

That guy, coming close to our camp alone is one thing.

Now that the two of us have come over, that bastard still dares to ignore us and, as if nobody's there, watches our camp's situation?

Thinking of this, even Han Yu couldn't help but have his eyes twitch with anger.

After all, in this instant it feels as if a mortal enemy has come to your house to cause trouble.

And after arriving, he outright ignores you, the master, boldly barges into your bedroom and watches your completely naked wife.

In this situation, aside from the fact that this person is an ox‑headed man who likes this vibe, who could possibly tolerate it? —

Same as always, there's another chapter after this (end of chapter).