Chapter 479: Two Great Demons! (4 more)

"Kid, have you had your fill of gawking? Hurry up and get out of the canyon, I can’t hold on much longer!"Just then, the voice of the Despicable Donkey came through Ling Feng’s mind, apparently communicating with him via their Spiritual Beast Contract.

Ling Feng then realized that he had been so preoccupied with admiring the One-Armed Stone Man’s swordsmanship that he had forgotten the Despicable Donkey was on his side, and was now at a complete disadvantage.

"It seems I’ll have to wait until I’ve improved my strength before coming back to uncover the secrets behind this One-Armed Stone Man!"

With that thought, Ling Feng quickly unfurled his True Qi Wings and crossed over the canyon at top speed, mentally marking its location to return once he had grown stronger.

Seeing Ling Feng safely away, the Despicable Donkey then kicked the One-Armed Stone Man off, patted its bottom with a shameless chuckle, and said, "I’m not sticking around to keep you company, you pile of rocks!"

Having said that, he too dashed out of the canyon as fast as lightning, leaving no trace behind.

Yet the One-Armed Stone Man, upon seeing Ling Feng and the Despicable Donkey leave, didn’t pursue them. Instead, it just roared a few times on the spot and then departed.

After leaving Luoshi Canyon, Ling Feng drew closer and closer to the heart of the Sea and Sky Barrier, becoming extra vigilant and carefully searching any possible locations for the Nine Profound Creation Fruit. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt

Luckily, after half a day, Ling Feng’s luck turned out to be quite good; on his journey, he collected quite a few rare spirit flowers and herbs, cleared out some demons, and of course, dealt with some martial artists who weren’t using their heads properly.

The closer he got to the core area, the higher the cultivation of human martial artists he found, with Divine Origin Realm powerhouses beginning to appear.

Of course, with the presence of the Despicable Donkey, Ling Feng wasn’t afraid of those higher level experts from the Divine Origin Realm.

"Good luck, another Earth-level Spirit Flower."

Ling Feng stretched out his hand and picked up a plant under the shade of a tree, which would’ve been impossible to notice if not for his keen senses. Although it looked like mere grass, it was indeed a rare ingredient for refining Sixth or even Seventh Rank Elixirs.

Boom!

Suddenly, Ling Feng’s body tensed slightly as he stowed away the Spirit Grass. His Divine Sense reached out, sensing a terrifying presence so strong that even his Sea of Consciousness seemed to tremble.

No! To be precise, it should be said that there were two opposing auras colliding fiercely, like massive waves churning and surging, their impressiveness felt from a great distance.

Either of these two auras appeared vast and powerful, not the least bit inferior to the sporadic Divine Origin Realm experts he’d occasionally met on the road, and perhaps even more formidable!

This filled Ling Feng’s heart with a slight tremble, and he concealed his aura as he flew towards that direction.

"Boring." The Despicable Donkey rolled its eyes. While the Divine Origin Realm experts might be considered strong in Ling Feng’s eyes, to the Despicable Donkey, they were merely children playing around.

But complaints aside, the Despicable Donkey still moved its hooves and followed behind Ling Feng.

The man and the donkey quickly burst out of the dense forest to see a roaring, rolling dark river ahead. On both sides of the river stood young men, their substantial and terrifying auras emerging forcefully, pressing down on the river and causing water tornadoes to rise into the sky.

The man standing on the same side as Ling Feng was dressed in a black tight-fitting outfit, with a slender figure and a face as handsome as jade. However, a trace of evil across his face marred his elegance, giving him a sinister vibe.

The black-clothed man had long hair that cascaded over his shoulders, wildly dancing in the wind. Behind him, a phantom of a demonic beast emerged, shaped like a goat, with eyes under its armpits, tiger teeth, and human claws, sporting a massive head with a fierce countenance, and a blood bowl mouth wide open, as if it were about to devour the heavens and the earth.

It was the legendary Taotie!

On the other side of the riverbank stood a blue-robed man, equally distinguished and extraordinary, exuding a defiant and contemptuous aura, as if he was a natural-born Monarch, ruling over the Four Seas. Behind him, a shadow of a giant light blue sword hung suspended, seemingly controlling all the Water Element Spiritual Power between heaven and earth.

"This is..."

Ling Feng’s eyelids twitched violently. Could it be that the phantoms hanging behind the two men were the Primordial Souls, the Divine Essence Transformation that formed after reaching the Divine Origin Realm?

Although Ling Feng was still quite a distance away from the level of the Divine Origin Realm, due to Yan Cangtian, he had a rough idea of the powers controlled by practitioners in the Divine Origin Realm.

The so-called Divine Essence Transformation occurs when a cultivator reaches the Divine Origin Realm; the Elemental Power inside the body would coalesce into a Divine Origin Pearl. This Divine Origin Pearl is somewhat similar to the Demon Core of a demonic beast. Each Divine Origin Realm practitioner’s Divine Origin Pearl can transform, and these transformative manifestations of the Divine Essence are called Primordial Souls.

The nature of a Divine Origin Realm practitioner’s Primordial Soul is determined by their talent, and once awakened, it cannot be changed.

Generally speaking, most Primordial Souls awakened by Divine Origin Realm practitioners take the form of various animals, or natural elements such as water, fire, wind, thunder, and so on. Of course, there are also some gifted individuals whose Primordial Souls take the form of various Attribute Swords, such as the True Fire Sword, Fiery Sun Sword, and so on. These Primordial Souls might not necessarily be stronger in the early stages, but such individuals are more likely to advance further on the Sword Dao, and have a higher chance of breaking through the Divine Origin, ascending to the Divine Sea.

Take Yan Cangtian, for instance, his Primordial Soul is the rare Eight Desolate Divine Fire, which perfectly complements his identity as an Alchemist.

Of course, during the last battle with Yaan Jinghong, although Yaan Jinghong did not deliberately display his Primordial Soul, Ling Feng still vaguely saw the figure of a frost Dharma Form, proving that Yaan Jinghong’s Primordial Soul was the Frost Sovereign!

And at this moment, the two prodigies that Ling Feng witnessed were, without a doubt, exceptional evils!

"The Taotie Primordial Soul and the Water Sword Primordial Soul are somewhat intriguing. Being able to awaken such Primordial Souls, they can be considered as medium-level geniuses."

Despicable Donkey had somehow appeared next to Ling Feng without notice, his front hooves crossed in front of his chest, casually starting to ’teach’ and make grandiose statements.

While speaking, it looked at Ling Feng with some curiosity, probably wondering what kind of Primordial Soul Ling Feng would awaken if he ascended to the Divine Origin Realm.

Ling Feng, however, did not pay any attention to Despicable Donkey, instead, he kept his eyes fixed on the great battle between the two men.

Although controlling the Primordial Soul was not a part of Martial Technique, nor could it be copied with the Heavenly Dao Eye, their fight could serve as a reference. When he later ascended to the Divine Origin Realm, he would know how to use his own Primordial Soul in battle.

The strengths of the two men seemed evenly matched. On both sides of the river, the black and blue lights were starkly distinct. The Taotie and the Water Sword circled at breakneck speeds, constantly colliding above the river, and each collision unleashed a terrifying energy. The shockwaves caused gold and stones to shatter, and the river ceased its flow. Black waves fell like raindrops, scatteringly endlessly.

And there, in the middle of the river, floated a verdant Spirit Grass, surrounded by a faint green glow, seemingly extremely delicate. Yet no matter how fiercely the two fought, the Spirit Grass remained entirely undamaged. The Spirit Grass now and then drifted with the current, other times fluttering with the wind, while the gazes of both men were intensely fixed upon it, neither yielding an inch.

It seemed their standoff was indeed over this Spirit Grass.

"It’s actually the Nine-leaf Wind Singing Grass!"

A gleam flashed in Ling Feng’s eyes. Although this Spirit Grass had not reached the Heavenly Level, it was still an Earth-level top-grade Spiritual Medicine. No wonder these two unparalleled geniuses of the Divine Origin Realm were going to great lengths to fight over it.