Chapter 2672 - 2648: Half-Step Demon Emperor?

Chapter 2672: Chapter 2648: Half-Step Demon Emperor?

Chapter 2648 Half-Step Demon Emperor?

Ao Qin smiled without speaking, rose to stand atop the stone platform, then soared into the air, maintaining a distance of several dozen zhang from Lin Feng. He extended a finger, and a cluster of silver light condensed on his index finger. That light went from faint to instantly dazzling, while a mass of silver Demon Energy mist surged up behind Ao Qin, spreading out to fill the entire stone cave.

The silver light point on his finger turned, in the blink of an eye, into a light sphere several zhang in diameter. At this moment the Demon Energy behind him began to boil; one could clearly see faint mist continuously surging out behind him, forming an invisible air current, ready to be unleashed.

When the Demon Energy manifested its highest condensed state, Lin Feng’s face turned deathly pale; he simply couldn’t withstand this kind of pressure. He could clearly feel that if this gigantic light sphere blasted into him, he would undoubtedly die.

Seeing this, Ao Qin lowered his finger, and in an instant the surrounding Demon Energy dispersed completely; the light sphere vanished as well. He flew back to Lin Feng’s side and sat down again.

Lin Feng let out a breath. It was truly hard to imagine how terrifying a Half-Step Demon Emperor was. If a Demon Emperor was like this, then what would a Half-Step Divine Emperor be like? What would a Divine Emperor be like? He didn’t dare think about it, weighing it in his heart...

"Actually, it’s just like the Human Divine King. The Divine King is a watershed, but the watershed between Divine Emperor and Divine King is even greater." Seeing that Lin Feng remained silent, Ao Qin opened his mouth and said, "Only when you truly cross that step will you understand what ’a world of difference’ means. If the advancement from Divine Being to Divine King is one in ten thousand, then the chance from Divine Venerable to Divine Emperor is one in ten million. The closer to the peak, the harder it is to cross. The same holds true for Demon Beasts."

Even tens of thousands of Demon Venerables, facing a single Demon Emperor, could never hope to defeat it. He then continued to say to Lin Feng, "It’s no exaggeration to say that once any Demon Venerable crosses into Demon Emperor, then even if a thousand, ten thousand Demon Venerables gather together, they still wouldn’t be his match."

Only after Ao Qin finished speaking did Lin Feng truly understand what level a Demon Emperor was, and at the same time he understood why, with the old man’s strength, he would be like that before a Human Divine Emperor.

He then asked, "Have you ever seen a Demon Emperor?"

"I haven’t, I’ve only heard of them." Ao Qin shook his head; it was merely ancestral rumor. But he spoke to Lin Feng with certainty: "There are many Demon Emperors in the Southern Region seas."

He really hadn’t seen one, because within the Ao Xue Hiding Fox Clan of the Snow Peak Ice Field, the highest level was only Demon Venerable; they simply couldn’t advance to Demon Emperor. Here he was already the highest-ranking existence, and the surrounding islands were basically all ruled by Half-Step Demon Emperors; the Demon Emperors were all hidden away.

Lin Feng said in astonishment, "That’s impossible. The Myriad Heavens Divine Realm is balanced. If there are so many Demon Emperors, how could there be only one Divine Emperor!"

Ever since arriving in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, he’d heard the saying "one sect and three gods," that there was only a single Divine Emperor. If there were so many Demon Emperors, wouldn’t it become a world of Demon Beasts, completely breaking the balance? That was impossible. Besides, if Demon Beasts were that powerful, how could they not revolt against Humans?

"Actually, there are many Divine Emperors in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm; they just haven’t stepped forward." Ao Qin looked at Lin Feng, smiled faintly, and said. In truth, Divine Emperors and Demon Emperors were the same in principle: unless absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t casually reveal themselves.

Hearing this, Lin Feng thought for a moment and felt it was indeed so. It had been the same in the Eternal Joy Immortal Realm. At first only a few people knew of Xuan Jing-level experts, but by the time of the final great battle, many suddenly appeared. But when he thought of this, his expression grew even uglier.

He realized that if there was not just one Divine Emperor, then the obstacles to founding the Ascenders Sect would be even greater. If he himself didn’t reach the realm of Divine Emperor to protect the Sect, then if other Divine Emperors came, everyone in the Sect would die. Before, he’d thought there was only a single Divine Emperor. Now that he knew this information, he had no idea how much pressure he would still have to face.

Lin Feng sighed, then said to Ao Qin, "Senior, could you find someone to take me to those three places you mentioned, to have a look around?"

Right now, the most important thing for him was to raise his own strength and obtain the swiftest advancement. Thinking of this, he felt he couldn’t afford to waste even a moment.

Ao Qin replied, "No problem. However, our Ao Xue Hiding Fox Clan can only take you to the outer perimeter, because we can’t enter. As for whether you can get in, that will depend on whether there’s a fated opportunity that belongs to you."

Lin Feng thanked the old man and was just about to get up and leave, when Ao Qin called him back and said, "This is an Alchemy Prescription. I’d like you, little friend, to see if you can lend us a hand."

This Alchemy Prescription was the most concealed treasure of the Ao Xue Hiding Fox Clan, carrying all of the clan’s hopes. Simply put, if this Alchemy Prescription could be successfully refined, then the clan’s Demon Venerables would have an extremely high chance of breaking through to Demon Emperor. Due to Bloodline limitations, for tens of millions of years, among the Ao Xue Hiding Fox, no Demon Beast had ever reached the level of Demon Emperor. This Alchemy Prescription was only effective for the Fox Clan, useless to other Demon Beasts. If Lin Feng could truly refine it, it would be an enormous favor to them.

Lin Feng took the prescription and carefully looked it over once, then closed his eyes and simulated the Alchemy process in his mind. He then spoke to Ao Qin with certainty: "I can refine it."

This prescription was extremely special; no wonder others couldn’t refine it. Other Alchemy Prescriptions required a very high Alchemy Fire temperature, but this one was the complete opposite, requiring an extremely low temperature. This unique flame could only be released by the mysterious Phoenix Clan, and the flames it burned were ice-blue, with an extremely low temperature. However, this was no problem for him, because the Eternal Divine Flame had once fused ice and fire.

"That’s wonderful!" Hearing Lin Feng’s words, light flashed in Ao Qin’s eyes. If this Elixir could be refined successfully, perhaps he himself could advance to Demon Emperor, and his lifespan would increase as well. How could he not be excited about such a thing?

"Senior has guided me so much; it’s only right that I do something in return."

"We can’t enter this Extreme Cold Ice Cave at all. Just getting close makes you feel an abnormal chill, so you must be careful."

"Please rest assured, Senior.

..."

After that, Lin Feng and Ao Qin chatted for a while about the general situation of the three great forbidden grounds, then got up, took their leave, and left the stone cave.

As soon as Lin Feng walked out of the stone cave, he found Ao Lin waiting at the entrance, and then Lin Feng followed Ao Lin back the way they came.

Once back inside Snow City, Lin Feng handed the Alchemy Prescriptions to Ao Lin and said, "I took a look. A lot of the Spiritual Medicine listed here should be fairly easy to gather, but a few are quite rare and will take some work to find."

He knew this Alchemy Prescriptions carried immense significance for the Ao Xue Hiding Fox Clan, so everything had to be absolutely flawless.

Ao Lin took the Alchemy Prescriptions, then said gratefully to Lin Feng, "You all stay on the island and rest for a few days. Let Xue’er show you around and have some fun. I’ll go gather the Spiritual Medicine."

With that, Ao Lin left to look for the Elixir ingredients. This kind of matter couldn’t be delayed even for a moment, because this was the Fox Clan’s greatest wish in tens of thousands of years. If they truly managed to refine this Elixir, their Fox Clan would rise to a whole new level, and for him as the Clan Leader, it would be the greatest honor.

In the days that followed, Xue’er took Lin Feng, Ma Biaohu, and the two Great Demon Venerables to all the fun places she knew of. But the Snow Peak Ice Field was just too vast, and the area Xue’er was familiar with was actually very limited. The strange thing was, in those snow-covered regions they hardly saw any Demon Beasts at all, and the Demon Beasts of the Ao Xue Hiding Fox Clan all remained active only within the range of Snow City. Only a few patrolling Demon Venerables moved about on the Snow Peak Ice Field.

"You mean there really isn’t a single place here that’s not freezing?" Ma Biaohu watched Xue’er and Tangyuan lying in the snow, laughing and playing with the snow. He himself was sitting there shivering, and ever since coming here he just couldn’t handle the temperature. Luckily the Clan Leader had found him some Beast Skin to wear; this damned place really was absurdly cold.

"I heard the uncles in the clan say there is such a place, but I don’t know where it is." Xue’er hopped up and landed on Ma Biaohu’s body, finding his appearance hilarious. She had grown up only moving around within this region; if she hadn’t been captured back then, she wouldn’t even know what the world outside looked like.

Ma Biaohu patted Xue’er and said, "Didn’t you say there are still wolves on this Snow Peak Ice Field? How come we haven’t seen a single one? I really want to catch one and roast it."

He was practically bored to death here. There was nothing but snow; he hadn’t seen a single Demon Beast from other races, and he couldn’t even get any meat to eat. He was about to break down—on such a cold day, just thinking about lighting a fire and roasting some Demon Beasts made his mouth water.

Hearing Ma Biaohu say that, Tangyuan suddenly sat up, drooling, baring his teeth and waving his claws as he shouted, "I want some too! I want some too!"

"Bang!"

Lin Feng gave Tangyuan a flick to the forehead and said, "You get excited the moment food is mentioned!"

Tangyuan looked at Lin Feng with a wronged expression, rubbed his head with his little paws, then dove headfirst into the snow, making everyone around burst into laughter.

Xue’er thought for a moment and answered, "Ice Plains Wolves, huh... I’ve actually never seen one. But I did hear the uncles in the clan say that foxes were once bitten to death by the Wolf Clan, and we’re forbidden from going near the boundary line over there."

She had only heard about it. Her grandpa had never allowed her to go too far. After what happened last time when she was captured, she no longer dared to run around. Still, she felt genuinely lucky that she’d been captured—if she had run into the Wolf Clan instead, she might not have lived to come back.

After listening to Xue’er’s words, Ma Biaohu nodded, while Lin Feng had been quietly listening the whole time. In his heart he wondered what exactly the Snow Peak Ice Field was like and just how big it really was, and why Demon Beasts of other races never came to this island. Could it really be just because the temperature was too low?

The Southern Region seas were vast, with countless types of Demon Beasts. The islands they’d visited before were all mixed-race habitats, so why was it that on this Snow Peak Ice Field there were only two races? There had to be something special about this place.

A few days later, Ao Lin came to Lin Feng in high spirits. He had finally managed to gather all eighty-one types of Spiritual Medicine listed on the Alchemy Prescriptions; some of them had been incredibly difficult to find.

After putting those Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruits into his Space Ring, Lin Feng said to Ao Lin, "Clan Leader, I want to find a place to refine Elixirs where no one will disturb me, and the colder the conditions, the better."

This Elixir was different from others in that it required ice-fire. The colder the place, the more vigorous the ice-fire would be, and the higher the purity of the refined Elixir. So he had to find a location of absolute, extreme cold.