Chapter 2724 - 2700: Power of Death

Chapter 2724: Chapter 2700: Power of Death

Chapter 2700: Power of Death

They were carrying several already deceased bodies on their backs, and upon returning, they handed these bodies over to the Village Chief. Lin Feng had been observing, wanting to see how these people cultivated the Power of Death.

He then said to the Village Chief, "Can you let me witness how it’s done?"

"No problem, but the time hasn’t come yet," the Village Chief said mysteriously, and then left.

Two days later, that night, the Village Chief appeared in front of Lin Feng and invited him to witness the villagers’ advancement. Lin Feng, accompanied by Ma Biaohu, went to the innermost part of the village, and both were stunned by the scene before them.

Not far away, there was a platform over a dozen yards high made of snow and ice. On either side of the platform were four large drums, with villagers standing in front of them.

A young member of the Alien Race stood atop the platform, and there was a corpse placed on the ground in front of him. The moonlight from a full moon shone on the platform, clearly illuminating the scene. The young man’s eyes were a deep blue, and he slowly raised his hands, causing the corpse to levitate in the air. All the villagers began to beat the drums in unison.

"Dong dong dong, dong dong dong dong, dong dong dong..."

The drumbeats were eerily rhythmic, and the members of the Alien Race began swaying to the rhythm, leaving Lin Feng and Ma Biaohu astonished.

"So the time the Village Chief mentioned refers to the full moon," Lin Feng muttered quietly.

"Boss, these people seem like they’re performing a ritual," Ma Biaohu said, watching them as if seeing Earth natives performing a ritual, sending chills down his spine.

When the corpse on the platform floated level with the young Alien’s eyes, it stopped. The young Alien’s eyes emitted a deep blue light, and suddenly, layers of mist rose from the corpse in front of him, emanating a terrifying blue glow. Under the clear moonlight, the scene appeared even more gruesome as the drums beat increasingly urgently...

Lin Feng and Ma Biaohu could clearly see the corpse’s muscles disintegrating and burning, turning to ashes under the intense blue light. Before long, it had entirely disintegrated into ash, leaving only white bones behind. These white bones were unusual in color, as if they were transparent, as if the marrow had been drained from them.

"Dear heavens, this is terrifying," Ma Biaohu felt his stomach churn at the scene. He didn’t expect the Alien Race to be this horrifying; if this process involved living people instead of corpses, he wouldn’t be able to bear it.

When the young Alien withdrew the deep blue glow in his eyes, Lin Feng noticed that his eyes had advanced from deep blue to sapphire, indicating that he had progressed from the level of a Divine King to a Divine Venerable. Although Lin Feng hadn’t expected the Power of Death to advance in this manner, which was entirely different from the human system, perhaps this was the Ghost System he’d heard of. They relied completely on external forces, not needing to cultivate themselves, explaining why their strength was so formidable. Since advancement was easy and their physical bodies already held an advantage, coupled with such Power of Death, it was no wonder humans couldn’t compete.

Seeing such advancement gave Lin Feng some ideas. If he could truly befriend the Alien Race, it could be a significant help against other sects down the road. Having stayed in the village for some days, it was about time to leave.

After the ceremony, Lin Feng informed the Village Chief of his departure the following day, then asked, "Is there anything else around here?"

The Village Chief replied, "There’s nothing nearby; head west, and you might come across a city, but I really don’t know how far it is."

Lin Feng thanked the Village Chief and went back to rest. The next day, Lin Feng and his companions left the small village, continuing deeper into the Frost Highland.

They continued heading west for over ten days and still found nothing. Ma Biaohu said to Lin Feng, frustrated, "Boss, why don’t we ride the Aurora?"

"The Aurora is too conspicuous, and there’s a restriction on flying here. Can’t you feel it?" Lin Feng hadn’t finished speaking when he sensed an unprecedented danger. He could strongly feel a disaster was about to strike...

This is not good!

He quickly collected everyone into the Cave Heaven Mansion. Just as he finished, the surrounding snow mountains collapsed, and a fierce wind mixed with thick snow rushed toward Lin Feng, rising a hundred yards high into the sky like a snow-filled tornado.

The ground rumbled, and even the ice plain began to crack, with the surrounding snow mountains shaking violently. Just as the snow and wind were about to hit Lin Feng, a massive burst of Seven-Colored Essence Gang light erupted from Lin Feng, forming a giant Seven-Colored Light Sphere, enveloping him inside.

"Boom!"

The moment the ice collided with the Seven-Colored Essence Gang Protective Shield, a huge sound erupted, and all the snow on the mountain rolled towards the ice field, causing a massive avalanche in an instant, as if this snow could engulf the heavens and the earth...

After waiting for a while, the wind and snow finally calmed down. Lin Feng put away the Essence Gang Protective Shield and walked alone on the snow. He couldn’t release Ma Biaohu and the others because he felt the danger hadn’t ended. However, he really didn’t know why the avalanche suddenly occurred. With the Seven-Colored Essence Gang’s protection, the wind and snow couldn’t approach him, yet he still felt something was amiss.

It wasn’t long before he sensed danger again. With a flick of his Divine Sense, he used Thousand Miles in One Step to leave the spot. As soon as he departed, a gigantic iceball with a diameter of several hundred meters descended from the sky, as if falling from above, as fast as a transparent meteor, crashing into the place Lin Feng had just occupied.

"Boom!"

The instant the iceball hit the ground, a massive crater several hundred meters wide appeared, with the iceball deeply embedded in the snow. The surrounding ice surface began to shatter towards all directions, as if threatening to destroy the entire ice field.

What on earth is going on?

Lin Feng muttered to himself. This was definitely not a natural phenomenon; someone must be causing trouble. Then he stood in place, closed his eyes, and extended his Divine Sense. Sure enough, there was a demon beast on a distant ice mountain secretly rejoicing.

Seeing the culprit, Lin Feng didn’t hesitate at all and used Thousand Miles in One Step to appear directly before the demon beast, facing it eye to eye.

The demon beast before him was several hundred meters long, over a hundred meters high, and resembled a tiger in appearance but with four wings extending from its back, emitting icy blue Demon Energy all over its body. Most striking were its mouthful of fangs, two of which protruded like they’re dozens of meters long. Its eyes were a crimson color, exuding terrifying killing intent.

Lin Feng sensed the terrifying pressure emanating from this demon beast, at least at the Demon Emperor level. However, he felt this beast had just recently advanced and deemed it not his match, so he immediately questioned, "What do you mean!"

The Azure Flame Frost Tiger, seeing Lin Feng’s imposing aura, dared to speak in such a tone to it. Initially, it wanted to take the initiative to question Lin Feng, but was caught off guard when the young man spoke first, so it replied, "No particular reason."

"No particular reason, you make a move!" Lin Feng was not weak, and his voice grew louder and louder. With this kind of demon beast, if you don’t suppress it with your aura, it’ll become endless.

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s remarks, the Azure Flame Frost Tiger was somewhat bewildered. It began to speculate Lin Feng’s strength. Humans entering the Frost Highland are not mortals, and in such a cold region, this young man could still withstand its successive attacks—truly extraordinary. Then it said, "It’s been long since I’ve seen a human. I’m just very curious. You’re different from other human cultivators."

"Different?" Lin Feng sneered before continuing, "Do you want to fight?"

Looking at the Azure Flame Frost Tiger before him, Lin Feng suddenly had an idea. This tiger seemed to have been here for a long time; maybe if he could subdue it, he might acquire some valuable information.

"Honestly, I do want to fight. I’m too lonely, haven’t had a battle in ages." The Azure Flame Frost Tiger said, gazing at Lin Feng. Although it knew Lin Feng was not weak, it also wanted to test its strength after advancing to Demon Emperor.

Lin Feng knew the tiger was falling into his trap, so he said, "We can fight, but there must be stakes."

"What do you want?" The Azure Flame Frost Tiger’s interest piqued upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, thinking how interesting humans truly are.

After pondering a while, Lin Feng decided it would be too much of a loss to only ask questions if he won. So he said, "I want to stay on the Frost Highland for a while. If you lose, become my mount and guide. You’ll be free once I leave."

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s offer, the tiger eyed Lin Feng cautiously, thinking the human had a rather bold tone, and asked, "And if you lose?"

Lin Feng chuckled softly, then pulled out a handful of ice-attributed elixirs from his Space Ring. These elixirs were exactly what the Azure Flame Frost Tiger needed, specifically for ice-attributed demon beasts. If the beasts consumed them, it’d greatly aid their advancement. Then he said, "Are these enough?"

Seeing the items Lin Feng revealed, the Azure Flame Frost Tiger’s eyes immediately sparkled. These elixirs were extremely important to it, but since the fight had conditions, it couldn’t just let it go. After pondering, it cleverly asked, "You’re a human alchemist? If you lose, you’ll refine elixirs for me for a year, no, two years."

It couldn’t settle for just this meager favor to compete with this human. If human loses, these elixirs wouldn’t even fill the gaps between its teeth. Thinking this, it secretly rejoiced for its cleverness.

Lin Feng snorted lightly, thinking this tiger was quite adorable. Whatever years the tiger mentioned were acceptable; he would never lose. So, he lightly responded, "Alright."