152: Chapter 152 Countdown to the End of the World? Are your hands faster, or is my blade even faster?!

"Do you think your greatest enemy is my true body?"

"No! You're wrong!"

Sword Demon Zhang Cheng suddenly pointed toward the sky, toward the rift torn open by Devilish Qi.

"Do you remember that Heavenly Demon's arm you severed not long ago?"

Lin Feng nodded; that great battle was still fresh in his memory.

"Do you think that was a victory?"

Zhang Cheng's voice became shrill. "That wasn't a victory; that was the death knell you rang!"

"It was a signal!"

"The Seal of the Heavenly Gate was severed by my true body, and it should have been foolproof. But his enemies never expected him to hide in a Lower Realm world."

"But you... your clash with the Heavenly Demon tore open a corner of the Seal!"

"Even more fatal..."

Zhang Cheng stared intently at Lin Feng. "Your Cultivation Technique originates from my true body! Your aura shares the same source as his!"

"When that Heavenly Demon's arm was severed, its owner was bound to be enraged. And that trace of my true body's aura leaking from you must have been... sensed by his enemies in the Upper Realm!"

Lin Feng's brow twitched violently.

"You mean..."

"Exactly!"

Zhang Cheng almost roared the words out.

"The enemies of my true body... those terrifying existences who have hunted him to the ends of the earth... they already know the specific location of this world!"

"They are on their way!"

"They are fast, incredibly fast! They will follow that trace of aura and descend upon this Realm!"

Zhang Cheng's body shook like a sieve, a fear born of pure instinct.

"Do you know who is hunting him? It is the Seven Luminaries Immortal Lord of the Immortal Realm! Any Disciple he sends out would be at the Earth Immortal or even Heavenly Immortal level!"

"They don't care who you are, nor do they care what living beings exist in this world. They will only do one thing..."

"World extermination."

"They will crush this world like an ant, and along with my true body's lingering breath hiding within... they will completely erase it!"

The first crisis!

A dimensional reduction strike from an Upper Realm Immortal Lord!

Lin Feng's breathing couldn't help but quicken slightly.

However, Zhang Cheng's next words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"And this... isn't even the worst part."

Zhang Cheng gave a miserable smile. "The worst part is, my true body has also sensed it."

"He has sensed his enemies' aura approaching."

"Do you think he will come out to fight alongside you? No, he won't."

"Having been hunted for so long, he is like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring. His only thought is to flee!"

"But his injuries haven't healed yet; he is no match for his enemies."

Lin Feng understood instantly. "He wants to... harvest early?"

"Yes!"

Endless sorrow flowed from Zhang Cheng's eyes.

"He can't wait for you to slowly grow into a Perfection Cauldron."

"Before his enemies descend, his only choice is to awaken by force!"

"He will give up on Possession of you and choose... sacrifice instead!"

"He will detonate all the power he has accumulated beneath the Demon Suppressing Tower for ten thousand years. In that instant, he will forcibly devour and sacrifice... every living being in this world!"

"You, me, the survivors in the Imperial City, the hundreds of millions of citizens of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Barbarians of the grasslands, the Yao Beasts of the Eastern Sea... every, every single living thing!"

"The blood essence and Divine Souls of billions of creatures will converge into a massive, one-time surge of power, enough for him to tear through the Void Realm and perform the Blood Escape Great Art to flee this Realm and trade for a slim chance at survival!"

"And this world..."

...will completely turn into a dead zone. Not a single blade of grass will remain."

The second crisis!

The world-ending sacrifice from Zhang Cheng's true body!

Lin Feng fell silent.

He was now caught in the middle.

Ahead were the impending Upper Realm enemies who would wipe the map the moment they arrived.

Behind was the soon-to-awaken true body of Zhang Cheng, who would also wipe the map the moment he woke up.

A world-extermination combo deal, with a choice of two.

This was just...

...ridiculous, wasn't it?

"So, do you understand now?"

Zhang Cheng's Incarnation of benevolence had already become extremely transparent. His body began to turn into specks of golden light, slowly dissipating.

He looked at Lin Feng, his eyes full of determination.

"Fleeing might be a path. But it's too passive."

Zhang Cheng's voice suddenly became exceptionally firm.

"Lin Feng, you said earlier that you came to tear down the pigpen."

"I believe you."

"My true body wants to use you as a Cauldron to help him return to the Upper Realm."

"Then I... this disobedient sliver of benevolence, will betray him one last time!"

Before his voice finished echoing, Zhang Cheng's body disintegrated!

He did not vanish into the wind; instead, he transformed into a golden torrent of extreme brilliance!

Within that torrent was all of his cultivation, all of his understanding of the Martial Dao, and even countless shattered memory fragments regarding the Laws of the Upper Realm!

"I bet on you!"

"Winning!"

BOOM!!!

The golden torrent gave Lin Feng no time to react, overwhelming him and instantly pouring into his body!

At that moment, Lin Feng felt as if he were about to explode!

Majestic!

Vast!

Infinite power, like a celestial river bursting its banks, surged wildly through his limbs and bones!

His Meridians were torn apart inch by inch, only to be instantly reshaped by even purer power!

His Dantian Qi Sea was brutally expanded a hundredfold, a thousandfold!

Driven by this force, the two Cultivation Techniques, Dragon-Slaying Sword Canon and Indestructible Asura Body, began to circulate wildly on their own, letting out world-shaking roars!

Martial Extremity Realm Sixth Stage... Broken!

Martial Extremity Realm Seventh Stage!

Martial Extremity Realm Eighth Stage!

Martial Extremity Realm Ninth Stage!

The climb in power did not stall for a moment, like a rocket soaring all the way toward the end of this Realm's Martial Dao!

Finally, when all the golden light had merged into Lin Feng's body, the aura on him had also climbed to an unprecedented Peak!

Martial Extremity Realm Ninth Stage Peak!

Just one step away from shattering the Void Realm!

Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes, two beams of physical light piercing through the void.

[Host: Lin Feng]

[Realm: Martial Extremity Realm Ninth Stage (Peak)]

[Cultivation Technique: Dragon-Slaying Sword Canon (Perfection), Indestructible Asura Body (Perfection)]

[critical hit multiplier: 25,200x]

[critical hit points: 11.98 Billion]

His Realm had reached the summit of this world!

Feeling the terrifying power in his body that seemed capable of crushing stars, Lin Feng no longer felt the slightest bit of gravity.

He stood at the highest point of the Imperial City, the northern wind howling and whipping his blood-stained robes.

The rift in the sky was like a mocking giant eye looking down at him.

The world-ending countdown had begun.

But so what?

Lin Feng slowly, very slowly, revealed a savage smile.

"Flee?"

"What a joke."

"I came here to tear down the pigpen, not to be gored by the pigs!"

He suddenly raised his head and flipped a middle finger toward the rift.

"Want to harvest me?"

"Come!"

"I'll see for myself if your hands are fast, or if my blade is... fucking faster!"