103: Chapter 103 Heaven-Defying Blade Intent Shatters the Martial Soul!

Inside the underground palace, time and space seemed to freeze completely under this single strike.

Upon the Prince of Runan's half-dragon face, distorted by extreme fear and resentment, a plain and unadorned blood-colored saber beam was clearly reflected, yet it seemed to contain all the principles of destruction within heaven and earth.

He wanted to flee, but found that his body, along with the surrounding space, was completely imprisoned by an invisible force, making him unable to move.

His pride and joy, his ' momentum' which was comparable to the Martial Soul Realm, was as fragile as a joke before this pure and extreme Saber Intent.

He could only watch helplessly as that black 'Scythe of the Death God' slowly descended, preparing to welcome his long-predestined end of total Soul destruction.

However, at the very moment the blade, containing 2300 times critical hit power, was about to touch the center of the Prince of Runan's brow.

A sudden change occurred!

"Buzz!"

A mysterious hum, sounding as if it came from beyond the Nine Heavens yet also directly within the depths of everyone's Soul, descended without warning!

Immediately following, the entire Nanan City, and even the world within a hundred-mile radius, was completely enveloped at this moment by an indescribable, vast, and terrifying ' momentum'!

Before this ' momentum', the Prince of Runan's so-called half-step Martial Soul Realm pressure was as fragile as a grain of dust under the sun, crushed to pieces in an instant.

Lin Feng's terrifying Saber Intent, which was enough to slay gods and demons, also seemed to sink into solidifying concrete, becoming incredibly sluggish; ultimately, it came to a dead stop an inch before the Prince of Runan's brow, unable to advance further!

Time seemed to have its pause button pressed at this moment.

Space also seemed to turn into a piece of crystal-clear amber.

Everything was completely frozen.

Whether it was the people of the Demon Suppression Division fighting hard or the Prince's private soldiers resisting stubbornly, all remained in various comical poses, frozen in place, unable to even move their eyeballs.

Even Lin Feng, the 'Yama' who had just been slaughtering in all directions and treating those in the Gathered Crown Realm like pigs and dogs, felt an unprecedented absolute suppression originating from the level of life itself!

He felt that what he was facing was no longer a person, but...

A piece of the sky, a portion of the earth!

"This... this is..."

Stormy waves surged within Lin Feng's heart.

In the nine realms of martial arts, after Peak Gathering, there are the Martial Soul, Martial Ancestor, and Martial Extreme realms!

The Gathered Crown Realm cultivates essence, Qi, and spirit, and what one comprehends is 'Concept'; once a Concept is manifested, it can affect the enemy's mind.

The Martial Soul Realm, however, cultivates the 'Soul', and what one comprehends is ' momentum'!

' momentum' is a higher level of power that transcends 'Concept'!

If 'Concept' is a sharp blade, then ' momentum' is an ancient divine mountain falling from the sky!

It can directly distort and suppress a space; under its shroud, the weak cannot even move a finger and can only be slaughtered at will!

And the ' momentum' before him was vast, harmonious, and filled with the indifference and majesty of looking down upon all living beings; it had clearly reached an extremely profound level!

Just as Lin Feng exerted all his strength to activate the Three Flowers in his body, attempting to break free from this restraint.

A slender figure, silently and slowly, step by step, walked out from the Void Realm.

It was a young man who looked to be no more than in his early twenties.

He wore a moon-white brocade robe, unstained by dust, handsome and elegant, looking as beautiful as if he were not a Mortal.

In his narrow Phoenix eyes, as his gaze flowed, there seemed to be a sea of stars hidden within, capable of seeing through all falsehoods.

He just stood there casually, yet he seemed to be the sole Dominator of this heaven and earth; the life and death of everyone lay within a single thought of his.

"Imperial Enshrined, Wei Yuan."

The young man spoke slowly, his voice as gentle as jade, yet carrying an unquestionable authority. "By Your Majesty's oral decree, I have come to Nanzhou... to deal with some disobedient chess pieces."

He didn't even look at the soldiers on the ground who were like ants; his calm gaze fell upon the Prince of Runan, who was pointed at by Lin Feng's blade and whose Soul was Flying Away and Spirit Scattering from fear, and a playful arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Ninth Prince, Your Highness—no, it should be the Prince of Runan. We haven't met for many years; I trust you have been well."

"Wei... Wei Yuan!!"

The moment the Prince of Runan saw the newcomer, an indescribable fear instantly erupted within those golden dragon pupils, and even his voice was trembling.

"You... why would you come here?!"

"The Prince has caused such a huge commotion in his fief, turning into a dragon and plotting rebellion. If I, your former Dao Protector, didn't come to see, wouldn't it seem too disloyal?"

Wei Yuan smiled as warmly as a spring breeze, but the words he spoke made the Prince of Runan feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He slowly walked up to the Prince of Runan and extended a finger as clear as jade, gently flicking the Life-Slaying Blade that was suspended before the Prince's brow.

Ding!

With a soft sound, that divine weapon of overwhelming ferocity actually let out a mournful cry of being overstrained and flew backward.

Lin Feng only felt an irresistible force transmitted from the blade; the webbing of his thumb instantly split open, and he retreated seven or eight steps in a row before he could barely stabilize himself.

The look in his eyes as he watched Wei Yuan was solemn to the extreme.

Strong!

Too strong!

Strong to an unreasonable degree!

"A good blade, and good Saber Intent."

Wei Yuan glanced at Lin Feng, a flash of barely perceptible surprise crossing his eyes, which then returned to their original state of being as calm as ancient well water.

"Unfortunately, your killing intent is too heavy, and you do not understand the rules."

He slowly turned around and looked at Lin Feng with a gaze that looked down on ants, as if he were reading a predestined verdict.

"The Prince of Runan, though guilty of the great crime of rebellion, is ultimately of our Great Xia imperial bloodline; his life and death can only be decided by His Majesty personally. You, a mere Commander of the Demon Suppression Division, have offended your superior and intended to assassinate a Prince. This is a contempt of imperial power, an unpardonable crime!"

"Considering that your previous slaying of demons can be counted as a few meager contributions..."

Wei Yuan's voice became cold.

"This seat shall only cripple your cultivation today and throw you into the Heavenly Prison to await sentencing."

"Kneel and receive your punishment."

How high-sounding and how natural these words were spoken!

Standing on the commanding heights of 'imperial power', he defined all of Lin Feng's previous contributions as 'meager' and his righteous judgment as 'contempt of imperial power'!

This was the logic of those in high positions!

This was the logic of power!

"Kneel?"

Lin Feng laughed, a somewhat mocking laugh.

"In this life, I, Lin Feng, do not kneel to the heavens above nor the earth below. What kind of thing are you? Are you even worthy of making me kneel?"

"Presumptuous!"

A flash of anger finally crossed Wei Yuan's eyes.

He had traversed the world for decades, holding a high position where his words were law; when had anyone ever dared to contradict him so?

"It seems you refuse the easy way and insist on the hard way!"

The moment his words fell, the terrifying ' momentum' that enveloped heaven and earth instantly contracted, turning into an invisible ancient divine mountain that slammed down hard toward Lin Feng's head!

Crack! Crack!

The ground beneath Lin Feng's feet shattered inch by inch under this terrifying pressure; his entire body felt as if it were about to be crushed into powder by this force!

His bones were letting out mournful cries of being overstrained!

His flesh was being torn apart inch by inch!

It was an absolute suppression originating from the depths of the Soul!

"Kneel!"

Wei Yuan's voice, like a deity's decree, boomed within Lin Feng's mind!

However, Lin Feng's back remained as straight as a spear!

In those deep eyes of his, there was not a hint of fear, only a blazing, unyielding Battle Intent!

"You want me to kneel?"

A crazy arc curled at the corner of Lin Feng's mouth.

"You... are not qualified enough!"

BOOM!!!!!

In an instant, it was as if a hundred thousand volcanoes erupted simultaneously within Lin Feng's body!

Evil Qi Saber Intent!

Lightning Tribulation Saber Intent!

Senluo Hell Saber Intent!

Concept of Light and Shadow!

Concept of Earth Shrinking!

All the Concepts, under his unyielding will, crazily fused, compressed, and sublimated!

Ultimately, they transformed into a pure and extreme Heaven-Defying Saber Intent that seemed capable of piercing a hole in the very sky!

[2300x Critical Hit Triggered!]

"Break... for me!!!"

Lin Feng let out an earth-shattering roar, and the Life-Slaying Blade in his hand turned into a blood-colored lightning bolt that tore through the world, slashing upward against the heavens!

Rumble!

That invisible divine mountain of ' momentum' that suppressed everything actually let out an overstrained 'crack' before this Heaven-Defying Saber Intent, and a fine crack quietly emerged upon the divine mountain!

Immediately following, this crack spread rapidly like a spiderweb and finally exploded with a bang!

Pfft!

For the first time, a look of horror appeared on Wei Yuan's consistently calm face; he retreated three steps in a row, and a trace of golden blood actually overflowed from the corner of his mouth!

His invincible ' momentum' was actually...

Broken by an ant in the Gathered Crown Realm?!