Chapter 948

「Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! 」

With the appearance of those space rifts, a large number of figures immediately surged out like a tide.

In the blink of an eye, nearly sixty figures passed through the space channel and appeared in this sky.

Among these people, the most conspicuous were the two elders at the forefront.

These two, although they did not emit the awe-inspiring aura of the numerous Battle Venerable experts like the others, stood floating in the sky like ordinary old men.

But it was precisely because of this that the others present were filled with shock.

After all, those who could appear here were not weak in strength; naturally, they understood that an old man whose depth they could not fathom and who could stand floating in the sky would certainly not be as simple as he appeared.

And that inscrutable old elder, after the Cao family's ancestor also arrived here, his expression first froze slightly, then he slowly smiled and said: "Everyone knows the Dan family has produced a renowned Half Saint, but I never expected the Cao family to also have a Half Saint hidden—truly deep hiding!"

"Haha, Old Master Heke, you can't compare to me; I too only recently managed to break through to the Half Saint Realm not long ago, whereas you have already reached this level decades ago."

In response to the former's words, the Cao family ancestor chuckled and replied,

Although he has now stepped into the Half Saint Realm, before the former he still dare not be complacent.

The old man called Heke merely smiled faintly and did not continue speaking.

Excluding the Cao family's forces, there are over forty Battle Venerables, one Half Saint expert. Moreover, this Half Saint expert's aura seems far superior to that of the Dan and Cao family ancestors who just entered the Half Saint Realm, as well as Yao Chen. It seems the experts from the Xiao Dan Tower are quite capable, having summoned so many strong ones in such a short time.

Lin Feng's gaze swept over those newly appeared in the sky, and he secretly gave a thumbs-up to the six Xiao Dan Tower experts Zhao Ran and Hou Lao Guai among them.

Of course, while feeling pleased, Lin Feng did not become complacent; instead, he warily gazed toward Qing Xiao's position.

At this moment, the five female Battle Venerables following Qing Xiao were all extremely powerful.

Even one of them was far stronger than the previous Second Elder of the Flower Sect.

He estimated that it should be at the level of a five-turn Battle Venerable.

However, this person's aura is still somewhat unstable; it seems they have just entered this level.

As for the other four, their strengths are respectively two nine-star Battle Venerables and two eight-star Battle Venerables.

Of course, although these individuals made Lin Feng feel very wary, relying on his numerical advantage he still had confidence to surround and beat them to death.

However, Qing Xiao at the vanguard of the Flower Sect's reinforcements was the most troublesome for Lin Feng.

At this moment, under his powerful soul perception, Lin Feng could sense that the opponent's strength was even higher than before.

He estimated that it wouldn't be long before this old woman Qing Xiao would fully step into that stage and advance to the advanced Half Saint.

Meanwhile, as he pondered, Lin Feng's figure flashed through the air and came before those summoned by the Xiao Dan Tower.

「Everyone, I suppose someone must have already told you about this matter before you came, and I, the junior, will no longer waste words; our enemies now are those before us」

Gazing at those Battle Venerables, Lin Feng slightly cupped his fists and smiled.

"The others pose no threat, but Qing Xiao's current strength seems to have risen another level, being only a step away from the advanced Half Saint; with just the two of us, we likely cannot pose a threat to her"

After the former finished speaking, the Half Saint expert called Heke slowly opened his mouth.

While speaking, his gaze toward Qing Xiao was also filled with solemnity.

The Half Saint Realm, although merely a temporary stage between Battle Venerable breaking through to Saint, is nonetheless divided into three sub-levels: low, medium, and high.

Qing Xiao now is a mid-level Half Saint, belonging to those with one foot stepping into the advanced Half Saint, but he and the Cao family ancestor are merely low-level Half Saints.

Although the difference between these two realms seems small, in reality the gap is enormous.

If the Cao family ancestor could now reach his level, then the two of them joining forces might be able to fight the opponent to a draw.

But unfortunately, the Cao family ancestor is merely a cultivator who has just entered the initial Half Saint.

The two of them joining forces are fundamentally no match for Qing Xiao.

「What? Heke Saint, you're not even a match for that Qing Xiao? 」

Upon hearing this, the surrounding Battle Venerable cultivators were instantly shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.

"What can we do? We're only Battle Venerables; how could we possibly defeat that Half Saint Realm Qing Xiao?"

"Yeah, although we are many, we still can't fight against that Half Saint expert."

Upon hearing the old man's words, those Battle Venerable cultivators instantly lost confidence and began to chatter.

Lin Feng, seeing this, immediately furrowed his brows slightly.

But considering these people were hastily assembled, they couldn't possibly handle a major battle, so his mind somewhat relaxed.

Next, he looked toward Heke Saint, slightly cupped his fists, and asked: "Senior, I don't know if you and the ancestor joining forces can temporarily hold back that Qing Xiao?"

As soon as Lin Feng said that, the surrounding Battle Venerables all turned their gazes to Heke Saint, awaiting his answer.

"Although my strength is weak, the two of us working together still have some confidence to hold back Qing Xiao for a while."

In response to the former's inquiry, Heke Saint also gave an affirmative answer.

Upon hearing the former's answer, Lin Feng felt reassured and immediately looked at the crowd before him, saying: "If that's the case, then let the former and the ancestor hold back Qing Xiao; as for us, we will seize the time to quickly kill those Battle Venerables. And after eliminating those Battle Venerables, even if the mission is complete, we will retreat—how about that?"

「This」

Upon saying this, those people exchanged glances, then nodded and said: "We will all listen to Master Lin Feng."

As for Heke Saint, he likewise nodded slightly, without refusing.

Seeing everyone agree, Lin Feng added: "Of course, my goal this time is mainly the Flower Sect and the Starfall Pavilion; as for others, if they voluntarily leave, there's no need to forcibly detain them, but for those of the two major powers, I hope you will pay extra attention and keep them here as much as possible."

"Furthermore, after the battle ends, you may hand over the opponents' corpses to me; after I confirm they belong to those two major powers, I will also give extra rewards to those who killed them. The standard is: one pill of eighth-grade five-colored elixir for a one-turn Battle Venerable or above; one pill of eighth-grade four-colored elixir for a seven-star Battle Venerable or above; one pill of eighth-grade three-colored elixir for a four-star Battle Venerable or above; and for the corpses of one-star to three-star Battle Venerables, one pill of eighth-grade two-colored elixir."

Having said that, Lin Feng paused slightly, then continued: "Of course, as for the spatial rings of the opponents you kill, you may handle them yourselves. Furthermore, I will use soul power to sweep the battlefield; if anyone forcibly takes another's corpse, they will not only receive no reward, but we will regard them as enemies and launch a siege."