Chapter 2573: Black Nether Dragon Slaying Beast
"You are all too good at making excuses for yourselves. I give you one last deadline. If within three days you have not taken down Lingxiao Sect and Ling City, then don’t blame me for being ruthless. Useless trash like you is simply worthless. Now get out!"
The black-robed elder’s expression was extremely cold as he addressed the dozen middle-aged men, then with a wave of his sleeve, pitch-black demon energy appeared and instantly sent all the kneeling men on the ground flying.
Those ten middle-aged men didn’t dare to resist at all, letting the black demon energy propel them miles away. Then, they transformed into various extraordinary Demon Beasts, rushing separately towards Ling City and Lingxiao Sect.
Watching the middle-aged men depart, the black-robed elder sighed and said to the two young men behind him, "You don’t need to stay here either. Go to Lingxiao Sect and help these useless ones take it down!"
"Yes!"
The two young men replied in unison and then immediately flew up, transforming into two giant silver-white wolves, disappearing in the blink of an eye like white light...
Seeing everyone around him leave, the black-robed elder sat by the stone table and sighed privately. He hadn’t thought that such a simple matter would take months without clinching Lingxiao Sect and Ling City. This left him at a loss as to how to explain to his master, and realizing this gave him a major headache.
About two hours later, the black-robed elder was still sitting there drinking tea, seemingly contemplating something. Just then, spatial fluctuations appeared on the stone chair before him, and a young man materialized in front of him.
Sizing up the young man with his eyes, he was extremely surprised because the young man was excessively young. But being able to appear through space before him, this power alone qualified him to drink tea together.
Smiling with a nod, he poured a cup of tea and then said, "I didn’t expect that among human cultivators, there would be someone as young as you; it truly makes me see you in a new light!"
"I also didn’t expect that the one commanding countless demon beasts to attack Lingxiao Sect and Ling City would be you!" Lin Feng said calmly, taking the cup of tea, looking at the black-robed elder as if seeing an old friend.
The black-robed elder was taken aback at these words, looking at Lin Feng, asking with great composure, "How do you know?"
"I saw everything." Lin Feng did not hide, speaking frankly.
At this moment, the black-robed elder’s eyes suddenly lit up, and his gaze towards Lin Feng changed. He didn’t doubt Lin Feng’s words at all. Lin Feng’s indifference proved everything, yet he was deeply astonished at Lin Feng’s young age and Divine Sense surpassing his own, a result he had never imagined.
"Tell me, what brings you here?" The black-robed elder asked Lin Feng calmly, knowing there must be a reason for Lin Feng’s appearance and wanting to know what Lin Feng intended.
"I want to know why you’re commanding demon beasts to attack Ling City and Lingxiao Sect. If possible, I hope you will have those demon beasts withdraw. I can pretend nothing ever happened." Lin Feng smiled faintly, expressing his thoughts, as this was the question that puzzled him, and he wanted to clear up the situation.
"Hahaha..." The black-robed elder laughed heartily at this, then said to Lin Feng, "Why attack Ling City and Lingxiao Sect is something you don’t need to know, and I won’t tell you. Moreover, getting those demon beasts to withdraw is impossible!"
With this, a chilling aura emanated from the black-robed elder, coldly saying to Lin Feng, "Who do you think you are, can you control this matter?"
"If I couldn’t, I wouldn’t be here." Facing the sudden change in the black-robed elder, Lin Feng was unfazed, maintaining his demeanor. He had anticipated this outcome long ago, so he remained unperturbed.
"Alright! You have courage!" The black-robed elder shouted at Lin Feng.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the ground within a radius of several miles exploded simultaneously. Earth layers shattered and flew into the sky, countless trees turned into wood chips in an instant, and the broken soil shot tens of meters high before falling down. Only a small area around the stone table remained untouched...
The old man in black robe had been observing Lin Feng, but to his surprise, Lin Feng showed no signs of distress throughout the process, as if nothing happened around him. Such behavior earned his admiration, as he had never met anyone with such strong psychological resilience.
"Do you really have to interfere in this matter?" The black-robed old man asked, his tone having returned to normal, as if casually chatting.
"Yes, as a human cultivator, I must step forward. I believe if your territory were attacked by humans, your attitude would be the same as mine." Lin Feng calmly replied.
The old man in black robe, hearing this, could hardly admit Lin Feng’s words, yet he couldn’t deny their logic. However, letting go of the matter at hand was impossible, as he couldn’t defy his master’s orders. He anticipated that a fight with Lin Feng was inevitable, as neither of them was wrong, just standing on different sides.
"It seems that the only way forward is to resolve this through combat." The black-robed old man looked at Lin Feng, sighed, and said, "If not for our differing positions, I really wouldn’t want to fight you. You’re the first young man in countless years to catch my fancy, even though you’re human, you’re far stronger than other human cultivators."
"I also wish we could resolve this without fighting, but you and I both know that’s impossible." Lin Feng said calmly, slightly surprised he could chat this long with the old man, as it showed the old man was clearly not an ordinary Demon Venerable Realm demon beast, and much more rational than others. He truly didn’t want to fight the old man, hoping they could be friends!
Thinking of this, Lin Feng’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Let’s make a bet. If I lose, I’ll let you decide my fate. If you lose, I won’t kill you, just withdraw your demon beasts, and when we meet again, I hope we can be friends. What do you say?"
Hearing this, the old man in black robe’s eyes lit up, and his face smiled. He hadn’t expected Lin Feng to propose such a bet and asked, "Are you so sure you’ll win?"
"Not sure!" Lin Feng admitted frankly. "But I respect you as an extraordinary demon beast."
This statement seemed to touch the old man in black robe’s heart, causing his body to tremble suddenly and look at Lin Feng with astonished eyes. Throughout history, demon beasts and humans were fundamentally opposing camps, generally adversaries. Even if not enemies, respect was rare, and he had never heard such words from a human’s mouth, which greatly improved his impression of Lin Feng.
"Alright, I’ll take the bet."
The old man in black robe nodded seriously at Lin Feng and, after saying this simple sentence, his form suddenly moved, transforming into a black stream of demon energy and flew into the air, revealing his true form—this was the demon beast clan’s way of respecting opponents.
The true form of the old man in black robe was very special, with a body not very large, only about ten meters. At first glance, it seemed like a black dragon shrouded in black demon energy, but upon closer inspection, it differed from the legendary black dragon. The head only resembled the dragon, three or four parts similar, and the body had no claws, no scales, yet shone with a dazzling black light, floating in the air and emanating a transcendent pressure!
The enormous head looked at Lin Feng and spoke, "Come on, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Black Nether Dragon Slaying Beast, let’s have a good fight!"
Seeing the opponent ready, Lin Feng moved and flew into the air as well, facing such a powerful foe without hesitation, immediately activating his seven-colored Yuangang. In an instant, the seven-colored Yuangang burst forth like clouds and mist, enveloping his body. In just a moment, the seven-colored Yuangang formed a Yuangang Armor on Lin Feng’s body, like a War God emitting seven-colored light, standing in the air. Meanwhile, with a flick of his hand, a Seven-Colored Longsword entirely composed of Yuangang appeared in his hand...
"Seven-Colored Yuangang?" Black Nether Dragon Slaying Beast looked at Lin Feng’s seven-colored Yuangang in surprise. He had encountered many human cultivators but had never seen any human cultivator with seven-colored Yuangang. Such a situation truly surprised him, unable to understand how Lin Feng’s Yuangang could be of seven colors. The highest level human cultivators could only control two or three attributes of Yuangang, yet Lin Feng’s was seven-colored, making him more astonished.
"My cultivation method is rather unique, that’s all!" Lin Feng replied directly to the Black Nether Dragon Slaying Beast’s question. After explaining, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Do you specifically hunt the Dragon Clan?"
"No, our Dragon-Slaying Beast clan specializes in hunting demon beasts with Dragon Clan bloodlines, extracting their Dragon Clan bloodline origins for evolution." Given Lin Feng’s attitude, Black Nether Dragon Slaying Beast answered Lin Feng’s question, but after the answer, his black demon energy surged, preparing to commence the battle...