Chapter 981

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In the dim interior of the mountain, the wind swept past the surrounding space, its whistling varying from moment to moment, stirring waves of sound that seemed like human crying.

In this environment, some creatures that emit a faint azure light all over their bodies are excitedly darting about inside, letting out excited cries, as if they greatly love this environment.

«Whoosh~ whoosh~»

However, the excitement of those bird-like creatures didn't last long; two figures suddenly tore through the air with a piercing sonic boom, and before those azure energy birds could react, they abruptly appeared beside them.

«Flap~»

When those energy birds saw someone arrive, they instantly scattered in a panic, flapping their wings desperately as they fled far away.

Although they weren't very intelligent, the pressure emanating from the newcomers made their bodies tremble uncontrollably.

Faced with this situation, they naturally dared not attack the two intruders.

However, Lin Feng and Feng'er, upon entering, paid no attention to those energy birds; instead, they swept their gazes around the surroundings.

Although the light inside was extremely dim, for Lin Feng and Feng'er this dimness posed no hindrance to their observation.

As their gaze swept over, Lin Feng and the two discovered that this was merely an ordinary artificial cave.

The surrounding space consisted entirely of supporting pillars and ground formed from earth and stone.

However, after Feng'er looked around, her pretty face soon showed a hint of surprise as she said: "Inside, there is actually something somewhat extraordinary; although the wind-attribute energy around is not particularly strong, its quality is extremely high—so much so that it can even produce those energy birds."

After Lin Feng sensed the surroundings, his brows furrowed slightly.

Because here, he actually sensed not a trace of the Celestial Phoenix's fallen ground.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why Yun Shan, upon hearing him say that a ninth-rank magical beast's corpse existed inside, had shown an expression of disbelief.

Given the current situation, if he hadn't learned about this place's circumstances beforehand from elsewhere,

If others told him that there was a ninth-rank magical beast's body inside, he would likewise not really believe it.

After sensing for a while with no result, Lin Feng immediately turned to Feng'er beside him and asked: "Feng'er, can you sense where that summoning is coming from now?"

«Hmm»

Upon hearing his question, Feng'er promptly closed her beautiful eyes slightly and began to sense carefully.

In that place, as the distance closes, that urging intent of the summoning is also becoming increasingly intense!

Not long after, Feng'er's beautiful eyes suddenly opened again, her scallion-white jade-like finger extended and pointed toward a direction to the side.

"Then let's go there now."

After knowing the direction, Lin Feng did not hesitate; he directly said something to her, then tapped his toes on the void and shot his body toward that place at full speed.

As for Feng'er, she nodded slightly and then quickly caught up with him.

Since this space itself is not large, and moreover Lin Feng and the two possess extremely great strength,

Therefore, the two arrived at the edge of the direction Feng'er pointed to in the blink of an eye.

Gazing at the earthen stone wall before him, Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then turned his head to the side and said: "Feng'er, could it be that the Celestial Phoenix's corpse was buried in the mountain peak due to the passage of time?"

"No."

Hearing that, Feng'er shook her head, then lifted her jade-like leg slightly, and her lovely figure instantly appeared beside Lin Feng.

"I think that Celestial Phoenix likely constructed a small world and hid within it; that's why we couldn't find its presence just now. As for the entrance to that small world, I believe it is nearby."

While speaking, Feng'er's purple beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, fixedly staring at the earthen stone wall ahead.

Hearing that, Lin Feng exclaimed in astonishment: "How could this be? I now possess the spatial talent of the Primordial Void Ancient Dragon; if a Celestial Phoenix had built a small world here, I could not possibly have failed to notice it at all!"

Regarding his explanation, Lin Feng was greatly puzzled.

After all, he is no longer the person who had just obtained the dragon-phoenix power and knew nothing.

By studying the materials given by Elder Chu Li, he has now basically become familiar with the Primordial Void Ancient Dragon's talent.

How could it be possible, at such a close distance, to fail to find the space that a fallen ninth-rank magical beast hastily created before its death?

Unless someone of extremely great strength deliberately concealed it.

Thinking of that possibility, Lin Feng's face instantly flashed with a mixture of shock and realization.

And seeing Feng'er understand, she also nodded and said: "I think that's the case; after all, even you can't find it, so this is the only possibility."

As soon as her words fell, Feng'er's gaze continued to fixed on the wall ahead, her pink lips parting: "Senior, you previously frantically summoned me here, but now that I have arrived, why are you still refusing to come out and see me?"

With her words, the sound slowly reverberated in this space.

Not long after, a faint murmuring seemed to respond from the void.

«Hum! »

Then, amid the slightly changed expressions of Lin Feng and Feng'er, the wall before them suddenly emitted a series of transparent undulations like water ripples.

«Rip~»

Immediately after, that wall began to slowly crack open, gradually forming a black fissure over two meters wide.

«Whoosh! »

And as that fissure appeared, in an instant, gusts of wind as sharp as blades howled out from within, blowing Lin Feng's and Feng'er's hair to flutter wildly in the air.

"Come in, you two little rascals."

At the instant the fissure formed, a faint whisper accompanied the gale and transmitted into both of their ears.

"Indeed, it is still alive!"

Hearing the voice, although Lin Feng and Feng'er had already been mentally prepared, their pupils still involuntarily contracted slightly, and they felt shocked in their hearts.

Especially Lin Feng, who now faintly sensed that the Celestial Phoenix's strength might far exceed his expectations.

However, since they have already come this far, he will certainly go in to see who the person behind it is.

«Exhale~»

Gazing at the spatial rift before him, Lin Feng then took a deep breath and afterward looked toward Feng'er beside him.

After the two exchanged a glance, they almost simultaneously reached out and clasped each other's hands.

After that, they hesitated no longer, lunging forward and quickly plunging into the dark rift.

Buzz!

As the two entered, the rift immediately began to slowly close.

After a few seconds, the wall with the rift returned to its original state, showing no trace that a rift had ever been there.

As for Lin Feng and Feng'er, upon entering the rift they only felt the world spin before their eyes.

Immediately afterward, they found themselves in a small world.

As the two saw their surroundings stabilize, they quickly looked around.

As their gaze swept outward, they discovered the place resembled an apocalypse.

Violent gales swept the area, kicking up sand, stone, and dust that flew incessantly, reducing visibility to extremely low.

At first glance, it looked much like a sandstorm approaching.

However, the power of the gales here far exceeded that of an ordinary sandstorm, their destructive force unknown how many times greater.

Even a somewhat weaker Battle Venerable entering would have to treat these gales with caution.

As for the ground, it looked as if a great fire had swept over it, covered in burn marks of all sizes.

Even some sand and stone melted due to the extreme heat, forming numerous solid chunks of varying shapes and sizes.

As for plants, they seemed entirely absent; looking around, there was not a trace of green.

But after Lin Feng carefully surveyed the area, he quickly realized this place bore at least an eighty percent resemblance to the location he had seen in the projection.

Only, the few plants that had existed before were now completely gone.

"Could this be that very space from the projection?"

Upon thinking this, a hint of realization appeared on Lin Feng's face.

Although this is not where the Heavenly Phoenix's corpse lies, it should not be far off.

At least, they have come to the right place.

"That summons lies ahead."

After Feng'er sensed it, she immediately pointed forward and said,

"Then let's go see."

Hearing that the Heavenly Phoenix lay ahead, Lin Feng hesitated no further, grabbed Feng'er, and flew straight forward.

However, after Lin Feng had flown forward only a short while, he suddenly sensed a faint summons coming from ahead.

That summons did not seem to be deliberately emitted by someone; rather, it resembled an instinctive call from something.

It was as if something sharing a certain origin with him existed ahead.

"Strange, why do I also feel a summons ahead?"

Immediately afterward, Lin Feng lightly rubbed his chin with his other hand, murmuring in puzzlement.

"A summons?"

Upon hearing this, a flash of surprise crossed Feng'er's gem-like purple eyes.

After all, as the former said, only the Heavenly Phoenix's corpse exists in this small world.

Moreover, that Heavenly Phoenix had never triggered any summons for Lin Feng before.

How could it possibly, upon entering, suddenly change its previous behavior and send a summons to him?

However, just as Feng'er was pondering,

her peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of some skeletal outlines on the distant ground ahead, beginning to flicker in and out of view.

"Husband, look quickly ahead—there's something!"

Seeing something appear ahead, Feng'er hastily shook off the hand holding Lin Feng's, her pretty face turning grave as she stared forward.

At that moment, Lin Feng, who had been lost in thought, was instantly jolted awake by her action.

Immediately, he no longer bothered to ponder the source of the summons, hastily turning his gaze forward.

"Is this... a dragon bone?!"

As the distance closed, Lin Feng finally made out that the bones on the ground ahead were actually shaped like a Primordial Void Ancient Dragon!

Upon hearing this, Feng'er furrowed her brows and speculated, "Could it be that the Heavenly Phoenix ahead and this Primordial Void Ancient Dragon fought, ultimately perishing together here?"

However, before her words were finished, her eyes suddenly contracted to the size of a pinprick, staring blankly ahead.

It seemed as if she had seen something shocking and extraordinary there.

As for Lin Feng beside her, he was no better off.

His gaze locked onto the approaching ground ahead, his mouth involuntarily flung wide open.

It seemed as if his jaw might dislocate at any moment.