205: Chapter 204 Zhang Cheng's Soul Search: A Shocking Secret!

The ninth floor of the Nine Nether Heavenly Prison was deathly silent.

After Sword Demon Zhang Cheng fell, his Sword Domain, which had merged into the Void Realm, also collapsed, revealing the original ten-thousand-foot-tall black tower and over a hundred floating star cages.

Lin Feng floated quietly in the Void Realm, his entire body radiating a heart-palpitating killing intent. He looked at the place where Sword Demon Zhang Cheng had turned to ashes, his Chaos sword-eyes as deep as an abyss.

Slaying a Peak Golden Immortal, and one who was once the Immortal King Sword Demon Zhang Cheng, was a hearty and fierce battle even for him. At this moment, the immortal essence in his body surged, and his Battle Intent boiled.

But he knew the battle was not truly over.

"System," Lin Feng muttered in his heart, "Soul Search!"

[Ding! Target detected as Peak Golden Immortal (Sword Demon Zhang Cheng), Divine Soul has shattered.]

[Can consume 30 billion critical hit points to forcibly search fragmented memories.]

"Thirty billion?" Lin Feng frowned slightly. This price was thirty times more expensive than searching Protector Black Wind's soul earlier. However, Sword Demon Zhang Cheng's identity and heritage were definitely worth it!

"Search!"

Lin Feng reached out and slowly pressed his hand onto the place where Sword Demon Zhang Cheng had fallen, within the Void Realm that still held faint ripples of immortal essence.

The Myriad Dao Furnace Sutra operated at full power!

Rumble!

The Void Realm shook violently, and the scattered remnants of Sword Demon Zhang Cheng's immortal essence and Dao fragments were forcibly sucked into Lin Feng's body. Immediately after, countless chaotic and broken memory fragments flooded into Lin Feng's Sea of Consciousness like a torrent!

That was the tragic battlefield of the Immortal Realm's Heavenly Demon Chaos ten thousand years ago. Sword Demon Zhang Cheng held an immortal sword, facing ten thousand alone, slaughtering a million-strong Demon Race army until blood flowed like a river and the Demonic Venerable was decapitated. He was supported by the masses and called the [Demon-Sealing Immortal King], his fame unparalleled for a time, even overshadowing the Immortal Emperor of that era!

That was the scene on the Nine Heavens where the Immortal Emperor set up a Hongmen Banquet, uniting the seven great Immortal Kings to besiege Sword Demon Zhang Cheng! Sword Demon Zhang Cheng fought one against seven and was heavily wounded, eventually having to undergo Corpse Liberation, using a secret technique to tear through the Immortal Realm barrier and enter the Lower Realm. But that was not his true dead end; it was the "Golden Cicada Shedding its Skin" plan he had long ago laid out!

That was the scene of Sword Demon Zhang Cheng lurking in the Lower Realm for ten thousand years, secretly nurturing the sparks of the [Demon Suppression Division], constantly collecting lost Immortal Realm immortal techniques and Dao fragments, and searching for the legendary [chaos green lotus]!

He wanted to reshape his Dao foundation, using the [chaos green lotus] as a guide to charge into the Immortal Emperor Realm!

He wanted to trample those seven great Immortal Kings and that hypocritical Immortal Emperor under his feet!

That was the scene where Huang Fugui was in the Lower Realm, forcibly injected with National Fortune Dragon Qi by Lin Feng, detonating his Luck and unexpectedly activating the Bloodline of the ancient variant [Gold-Swallowing Divine Beast] within him!

The Luck of Lin Feng's "Wuan Dynasty" fused with Huang Fugui's Origin, causing Huang Fugui to accidentally deviate from the trajectory set by Sword Demon Zhang Cheng in the Ascension Passage and stumble into being captured by the [Nether Palace]!

That was the scene where the Nether Palace Master, Ghost Mother of the Nether, in order to curry favor with the upcoming big shot, imprisoned Huang Fugui in the "Chaos Beast-Nurturing Room" at the core of the Nine Nether Heavenly Prison and marked him as a "gift"!

That big shot was none other than the first Disciple under the Seven Luminaries Immortal King, a Peak Immortal Lord on the verge of breaking through to the Immortal King Realm, [Immortal Lord Yuheng]!

He had come this time specifically to find the Blood Prison Demon Lord, whose arm Lin Feng had severed, as well as the Mortal who dared to sever his arm and unexpectedly obtained the Immortal King Dao fragments!

...

Countless memory fragments churned in his Sea of Consciousness, and Lin Feng's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Golden Cicada Shedding its Skin! chaos green lotus! Charging into the Immortal Emperor Realm!" Lin Feng sneered. This Sword Demon Zhang Cheng was indeed a scheming old fox! His ambition was even greater than anyone had imagined!

He used the Lower Realm as a safe haven and training base, using the [Demon Suppression Division] as a front to collect lost Dao fragments and nurture "Cauldrons," with the ultimate goal of rising and overthrowing the entire Immortal Court when the Immortal Emperor lost power and the Immortal Realm fell into Chaos!

And he, Lin Feng, was the "Cauldron" he had meticulously nurtured, the most important link in his ten-thousand-year layout!

Unfortunately, despite all his calculations, he didn't account for the fact that Lin Feng had a cheat even more ridiculous than an Immortal Emperor!

Nor did he expect that his sliver of "good intent" would actually backfire and leak all his secrets!

"Huang Fugui... Nether Palace... Immortal Lord Yuheng!"

Lin Feng suddenly looked up, and in his Chaos sword-eyes, killing intent surged like a tide!

Huang Fugui was indeed still alive! And he was right here in the deepest part of the Nine Nether Heavenly Prison!

And what he was about to face was not just Ghost Mother of the Nether, but also the backer of the Blood Prison Demon Lord whose arm he had severed—the first Disciple of the Seven Luminaries Immortal King who had besieged Sword Demon Zhang Cheng back then, [Immortal Lord Yuheng]!

New and old grudges will be settled together!

Lin Feng sneered; he knew that this murky water was far deeper than he had imagined!

But so what?

He needed critical hit points! Massive amounts of critical hit points!

[chaos green lotus]? [Seven Luminaries]? [Ghost Mother of the Nether]?

In his eyes, these were all moving "experience packs"!

He withdrew his Divine Sense and turned his gaze toward the black tower at the core of the Nine Nether Heavenly Prison.

He knew that Huang Fugui was right there!

[Host: Lin Feng]

[Realm: First Layer Heavenly Immortal Realm]

[Cultivation Technique: Myriad Dao Furnace Sutra (Major Achievement)]

[Martial Skill: Immortal-Slaying Sword Technique (Perfection), Avici Prison-Suppressing Blade (Perfection)]

[Movement Technique: Earth-Shrinking Step (proficient)]

[Domain: Myriad Laws Return to Void]

[critical hit multiplier: 181,000 times]

[critical hit points: 6,015 billion!]

Lin Feng did not hesitate; he knew time was pressing. Immortal Lord Yuheng was coming to the Nether Palace tonight to receive the "gift," and he had to rescue Huang Fugui before Immortal Lord Yuheng arrived!

He took a step forward, and his figure instantly appeared in front of the black tower.

The black tower was a thousand feet tall, forged from Nine Nether Cold Iron, radiating a terrifying demonic might that suppressed everything. On the tower's body, countless runes flowed, and nine layers of Restrictions were faintly visible, layered and interconnected.

"Open... for me!" Lin Feng roared and threw a punch!

The Myriad Dao Furnace Sutra and the Avici Prison-Suppressing Blade merged into one!

With one punch, it felt as though he could punch right through the Nine Nether Hell!

Rumble!

The black tower shook violently, and the first layer of Restrictions shattered!

Lin Feng did not stop; punch after punch, like an never-stopping machine, he frantically hammered the black tower!

Second layer!

Third layer!

Fourth layer!

...

Seventh layer!

The black tower had seven layers of Restrictions forcibly smashed through by Lin Feng!

"Who dares to be so insolent in the Nine Nether Heavenly Prison!"

A roar filled with endless fury came from deep within the black tower!

Then, three demonic shadows shot out from the eighth floor of the black tower!

Three Peak Golden Immortals with towering Devilish Qi—they were the three Elders of the Nether Palace!

"So the Nether Palace still has some Peak Golden Immortal watchdogs." Lin Feng sneered, killing intent clear in his eyes.

"Just as well, I haven't had enough of a fight yet!"

He knew the real enemies were still to come! Ghost Mother of the Nether! Immortal Lord Yuheng!

But he was fearless!

He would fight his way through the entire Nether Palace!

He would rescue his Fugui!

He would...

Slay every obstacle in the world!