Chapter 1382: Dou Emperor, Lin Feng!

"Master, that's great, your previous appearance scared me to death!"

And upon seeing Lin Feng regain his physical form, Xiao Ling's little face instantly filled with ecstasy and lingering fear.

Just now, she still thought she was going to lose her master!

"Hehe, Xiao Ling, don't be afraid, your master I am not that easy to die."

Seeing Xiao Ling's ecstatic appearance, Lin Feng immediately embraced her soft and elastic delicate body, smiling lightly.

"Boom!"

However, this warmth between them did not last long; soon, the Flame Lotus Seed violently trembled, releasing once again a terrifying power capable of making the whole heaven and earth tremble.

And under the impact of such power, Lin Feng's newly condensed physique rapidly began to swell again.

However, compared to before, this time Lin Feng and Xiao Ling did not panic as they did previously.

Upon sensing the changes inside his body, he immediately shouted, "Girl, this time we will work together and resolve this inheritance!"

"No problem, master, just watch!"

Hearing that, Xiao Ling's pretty face instantly tightened, and she likewise spoke in a confident, lovely voice.

And as soon as her words fell, she instantly turned into a golden stream of light, returning to Lin Feng's body, continuing to fully refine the massive energy within her master's body.

At the same time, Lin Feng also quickly focused his meditation, frantically driving the two vortices and two cultivation techniques.

Continuously devouring, the endless energy streaming out from within the lotus seed.

"Bang!"

However, after an unknown period of time in this state, Lin Feng's body suddenly exploded again into a mist of blood.

Moreover, this explosion was even stronger than before, and even his soul felt a faint stab of pain at that instant.

"If the heart is like a rock, then the indestructible can gather again for me!"

However, despite their bodies shattering, Lin Feng and Xiao Ling, who had prior experience, did not panic at all; instead, they held firm to their minds, not letting any external matter cause even a ripple in their hearts.

At the same time, as Lin Feng held his mind steady and his soul flickered, the blood mist that had exploded around them actually re-condensed again.

In the blink of an eye, those blood mists that had spread out had completely returned to Lin Feng's body.

At the same time, it re-condensed into a newly formed body even stronger than before!

"Boom!"

Upon the body's recovery, in an instant, the Fire Lotus Seed within Lin Feng's body immediately erupted with an energy even more terrifying than before.

As for Lin Feng and Xiao Ling, they had long been prepared for this, so they felt no surprise, merely quietly continuing to refine the energy that had erupted.

Thereafter, Lin Feng's body continuously cycled through constant damage and re-condensation, like a perfect loop.

At the same time, the remnant soul of Tushe Ancient Emperor not far away, upon seeing this scene, involuntarily nodded his head slightly.

On his aged face, a relieved smile also appeared.

"It seems my mission is about to come to an end!"

As he spoke, Tushe Ancient Emperor raised his head and gave a light smile, his tone carrying a faint sense of relief.

After all, he has been bitterly waiting ten thousand years in this lonely stone statue, all for today, hasn't he?

Now that his mission is complete, he can finally be liberated!

And in this current closed-door cultivation, time flows away like a rushing river, never to return.

Unbeknownst to them, a year inside Tian Mu swiftly slipped away amidst the anxious waiting of the outside world.

As for inside the Ancient Emperor Stone Statue, over this year Lin Feng experienced no less than a hundred self-detonations and rebirths.

And in this cycle of destruction and rebirth, even he began to feel somewhat numb.

Fortunately, he still had Xiao Ling, that lively little girl, constantly talking to and encouraging him.

This is what allowed him to find a bit of enjoyment in this seemingly endless cycle of destruction and rebirth.

Meanwhile, a year inside Tian Mu corresponds to about two and a half months on the outside Battle Qi Continent.

However, this differs from the temporarily peaceful Gu Nanfang Dalu.

During these two and a half months, the originally prosperous and bustling Central Province land, due to the Soul Clan's Soul-Devouring Absolute Life Grand Formation enveloping it, has now become a place where not a single chicken's cry is heard for a thousand miles, and white bones lie exposed in the fields.

The originally azure sky is now replaced by thick blood clouds above.

And when sunlight passes through the blood clouds and shines upon the earth, it is no longer the previous warm orange-yellow light.

After penetrating the blood clouds, the sunlight that falls upon the land presents a dim luster, making people feel extremely oppressed.

This scenery alone shows that Central Province is no longer the former holy land of cultivation, but has become a place one can enter but cannot leave—a land of death!

Those who once longed for Central Province now desperately avoid it.

Of course, among them are also some unlucky fellows from other continents who are unaware of the situation in Central Province.

Thus they foolishly entered Central Province's region through a spatial passage.

But when those people came out and realized they wanted to leave this dreadful place, they discovered it was already impossible.

In the end, they could only miserably die beneath the grand formation laid down by the Soul Heaven Emperor.

As for the many forces of Central Province, facing the Soul Heaven Emperor's actions, after suffering initial resistance failure, they had long sought every means to flee.

Of course, the most common method was to hide within the small world of their own faction or a higher faction.

After all, the Soul-Devouring Absolute Life Grand Formation in the sky envelops the entirety of Central Province.

And forcibly breaking the formation is futile, with nowhere to hide within Central Province.

Therefore, they could only flee into other small worlds.

However, although those major powers possess their own small worlds, the space is ultimately limited.

Thus those weak in strength and lacking talent among the outer members are naturally cast aside!

As for subordinate forces, likewise only some core members qualify to enter the small world of a higher power.

Meanwhile, the exposed and looted relics of ancient Dou Saints have become refuges desperately sought by countless other cultivators of Central Province.

And among them, it includes the exposed remains of the Creation Saint!

However, those places are also limited in space.

Therefore, they were quickly occupied by crowds of people.

Any corner where one could set foot is filled with a sea of black‑clad people!

Needless to say, to seize positions, within that small world there undoubtedly arose another bloody storm.

Finally, those who managed to hide inside were, aside from the Dou Masters standing at the top of the ordinary cultivators' food chain, almost entirely Dou Sect cultivators, or else the juniors they valued.

And besides these people, all the cultivators abandoned outside, without exception, died beneath the great formation of the Soul Heavenly Emperor.

Meanwhile, with the passage of time, within the blood clouds in the sky, that aura akin to that of a Supreme Heaven and Earth became increasingly ferocious and overwhelming!

Of course, while those who survived in the Zhongzhou Continent were filled with despair, on the other side Lin Feng had also reached a critical moment.

"One year of continuous strengthening, under the baptism of the inheritance power containing source qi, my physical strength now fully meets the requirements for advancing to Dou Emperor. Looks like, it's time for me to begin."

In the sea of fire, Lin Feng slowly opened his long‑closed eyes, unable to help laughing aloud.

After all he's been through, he has finally arrived at the threshold of this step!

"Hehe, Master, you're so powerful, you'll definitely succeed."

Not long after his words fell, a girl in golden robes suddenly appeared beside him, wrapping her arm around his and laughing.

"Hehe, you little girl, all you know is to praise me."

Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately smiled and rubbed Xiao Ling's tender, smooth little face.

But immediately afterward, his expression turned solemn and he said in a low voice, "Xiao Ling, I am about to advance to Dou Emperor; during this period I need your help."

"Don't worry, Master, I will definitely help you refine the energy faster, making your advancement as smooth as possible!"

Upon hearing her master speak, Xiao Ling immediately patted her chest and said.

Seeing this, Lin Feng nodded.

Next, he flicked his storage ring and took out a large jade bottle.

Then he removed the stopper, tipped the bottle back, and directly swallowed the pill inside into his abdomen.

"Boom!"

At the instant the pill entered his body, a surging energy instantly exploded within him.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ling instantly turned into a stream of light and returned to Lin Feng's body.

"Bang!"

The next moment, a large amount of black fire erupted within his body.

Within the spreading of that ink‑black fire, any energy that came into contact with it was instantly devoured and vanished within Lin Feng's body.

After all, Xiao Ling had long been utterly proficient at refining energy.

Thus, doing it comes naturally and is extremely fast.

As for Lin Feng, he likewise sat with eyes closed, meditating while digesting the Nine Palaces Founding Emperor Pill, and continuously refining and absorbing the rich energy erupting from the fire lotus seed within his body.

"Hum!"

And in that process of his tempering, a golden phantom tens of thousands of feet tall gradually emerged behind Lin Feng.

Furthermore, as time passed, the energy Lin Feng absorbed grew ever greater.

That phantom behind him also gradually solidified in form.

And while he was wholeheartedly advancing, time flew by like an arrow released from a bowstring, passing in the blink of an eye.

One month, three months, half a year

Since Lin Feng took the Nine Palaces Founding Emperor Pill half a year ago, he has remained motionless like a statue for this half year.

However, the terrifying aura slowly rising from his body, and the gradually solidifying golden giant behind him,

yet every bit of it indicates that Lin Feng now.

The legendary realm that no one has ever entered for tens of thousands of years on this continent is drawing ever closer.

Meanwhile, at an unknown distance from the Gu Nanfang Continent, inside a small world filled with lush green plants.

In a certain remote spot, within a fragrant forest where birds sing, stands a two‑room wooden cottage with a small yard of less than a hundred square meters.

However, at this moment, within the yard surrounded by various plants, there is a beautiful mature woman, squatting on the ground, looking with a face full of indulgence at a little boy not far away, who is happily hopping about and playing with butterflies.

"All right, Xiao Xi, you've played long enough; it's time to go back."

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the mature woman immediately stood up and softly called to the little boy not far away.

As she rose, it became apparent that not only was the woman extremely beautiful, but the large granary before her was practically luxurious.

It is not huge, yet extremely firm, not affected by gravity in the slightest, thus showing no sign of sagging.

Moreover, as she walked, the trembling waves undoubtedly proved the softness and elasticity of that pair.

"Oh."

Upon hearing the woman call him back, the little boy halted his steps and involuntarily showed an expression of extreme disappointment.

After all, for a child his age, being made to stop playing at the height of fun and then go back to stay is undoubtedly something he loathes.

However, daunted by his mother's authority, he could only assent with a frown.

Because he knows that if he dares to refuse, the consequence will surely be a spanking on his butt.

"Hehe, Xiao Xi be good; this afternoon Mom will take you to play with the other kids."

Seeing her son's worried, frown‑filled expression, the mature woman immediately smiled, rubbed his little head, and wore a look of indulgence.

Hearing those words, the little boy's eyes instantly lit up with excitement.

After all, compared to playing alone in the yard, going outside to play with those companions is undoubtedly what he longs for most!

But immediately afterward, the little boy furrowed his brows, puzzled, and asked: "Mom, why do all the other kids have fathers while I don't? Is it that he doesn't want us?"

As he spoke, a look of grievance appeared on the little boy's cute little face.

After all, I've grown up this big, why has my father never come to see me and my mother?

As soon as those words were spoken, the mature woman's expression instantly changed slightly.

After all, strictly speaking, it's still I who abandoned the child's father.

Now, having to make the other party take the blame again, this undoubtedly makes Tian Yan feel somewhat guilty.

However, when she saw her son's aggrieved look, she instantly felt heartbroken, rushed over, picked him up, and comforted him: "Xiao Xi, be good, your father doesn't not want you; he's just out there with many things to do, and can't get away for now. When you become stronger in the future, you can go out and help him. Then, wouldn't you be able to see him every day?"

While speaking, Tian Yan stretched out her jade hand and wiped away the tear on her son's face.

"En, then I will definitely work hard to cultivate; when I become strong, I will go help my father."

Upon hearing that, the little boy instantly believed his mother's words innocently, then clenched his small fists and declared his resolve.

"Truly a good son of mine, so obedient."

Seeing that she had once again managed to gloss over the matter, Tian Yan also let out a big sigh of relief, then pinched her son's little nose, and prepared to go back inside.

Boom!

However, just as her words fell, before she had even begun to turn around, she suddenly saw that the son in her arms violently erupted with an extremely terrifying power from within his body.

And this power was extremely fierce; almost in the blink of an eye, Tian Yan noticed it.

Her son, starting from a state of no cultivation, saw his aura begin to surge rapidly.

Dou Force. Fighter. Master. King. Grandmaster. Cultivation: Nine-turn Dou Zun Peak

"Damn it, what's going on?!"

And Tian Yan, who had never seen such a situation before, was instantly frightened to the point of losing color, not knowing what to do for a moment.

After all, a sudden surge in power is something she knows, and she herself has even experienced it firsthand with the help of her man.

But now her son, without having started cultivation or using any secret method or consuming anything like pills, directly began a surge in power!

And in an instant, he went from having no cultivation at all directly to Cultivation: Nine-turn Dou Zun Peak.

No, in the time it took her to be stunned, her son had already broken through to the Half Saint Realm.

Swish swish swish.

And just as the former was at a loss, several figures suddenly flew over from the distant sky.

After all, within their own small world, the sudden appearance of such a powerful aura would naturally draw the attention of other Tian clan experts.

However, when they came here and saw the source of that aura,

It turned out to be the little boy in Tian Yan's arms; at that moment, everyone's mouths involuntarily opened wide, their eyes stared as big as bells, their faces full of disbelief.

Boom!

And while everyone was dazed, the little boy below suddenly surged in aura again; this time, amidst the terrifying aura spreading, his Dou Qi level directly leapt from Half Saint to One-star Dou Saint, becoming a Dou Saint realm that countless cultivators on the continent dream of!

However, this wasn't the end; after breaking through to Dou Saint, the boy named Xiao Xi's aura did not stop there, but continued to rise steadily.

Boom!

Soon, he went from just entering Dou Saint, directly skipping several minor stages, and shot up to Two-star Dou Saint.

Immediately after came three-star, four-star, five-star, six-star.

Bang!

And when breaking through the six-star level, that terrifying shockwave actually blasted the already six-star Dou Saint Tian Yan far away.

However, the boy, after losing his mother's embrace, did not fall down but instead hovered in midair.

Boom!

And the next moment, his aura, amidst the surrounding people's shocked and numb gazes, broke through to Seven-star Dou Saint.

"Ancestor, this… this… Xiao Xi, not, Young Master, what's going on with this?"

And the surrounding Tian clan elders and some strongers, after being blown dozens of miles away by the hurricane generated from the previous breakthrough, finally came to their senses and immediately subconsciously looked toward Tian Yan to ask.

"I don't know either; Xiao Xi had just been playing in the yard for a while, and when I was about to bring him back inside, it suddenly became like this."

Having said that, she quickly scanned the crowd and then anxiously asked: "You guys, does anyone know what's going on?"

"Uh, we don't know either."

Upon hearing that, the surrounding Tian clan people instantly shook their heads in unison.

After all, they've lived this long, and this is the first time they've ever seen such a situation!

Moreover, if they knew of a method that could directly reach Dou Saint, they would have already used it.

Why bother painstakingly cultivating for hundreds of years, only to still be a Dou Zun now?

"Damn it!"

Upon hearing that, Tian Yan couldn't help but curse inwardly, gazing at her son whose strength kept increasing without cease, her heart filled with worry.

After all, if something happened to her son, what could she do?

Besides, if Lin Feng later comes to the door wanting to see his son, how would she explain herself to him?

She couldn't possibly say, "Your son, I accidentally brought him along and killed him by mistake."

Thinking of these consequences, Tian Yan felt utterly desperate.

As for the other Tian clan members present, looking at the scene before them, they couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances, not knowing what to do for a moment.

After all, such a strange scene— for those present, it was truly the first time they'd ever seen it in their lives!

However, Tian Yan didn't know that on a large ship in some dark space elsewhere, a very similar scene was also unfolding.

A boy and a girl, two small children, at this moment their aura likewise surged suddenly, directly reaching high-level Dou Saint.

And seeing this strange scene, the women on the ship felt a mix of excitement and deep bitterness.

After all their hard cultivation over so long, the end result is just these two little children.

They directly reached a level far stronger than many of them—an Eight-star Dou Saint.

However, because everyone present already knew that her man was preparing to break through to Dou Emperor.

Moreover, there are people who, after advancing to Dou Emperor, the close relatives of that Dou Emperor powerhouse experience a sudden surge in strength in an instant—something Lin Feng had already explained to them.

So when encountering this strange scene, compared to the panicking Tian Yan, they appear much calmer.

(End of chapter)