Bei Shan Wang was attacked by a strong cultivator of the World Clan and Lin Feng together, and died. But Lin Feng was still in danger. He recalled his Great Demon Halberd of Desolation, and two more cultivators of the Fire Shrine attacked him. He used his Great Demon Halberd of Desolation again, but they destroyed the attack quickly.
Lin Feng was already coughing blood as he was attacked repeatedly, his face turned deathly pale. If he hadn't had an immortal body, he would have died instantly!
The Saints of the World Clan arrived close enough to attack, their World lights surrounding the Fire Saints. The latter ended up in another world.
The strong cultivators of the World Clan have a similar strength to mine. They use their worlds to deal with opponents. I can't even see anything with my godly awareness!, he thought, impressed. The Saints of the World Clan had completely disappeared into the world lights, which were flaring and surging. The battles inside were probably crazy.
"Come back!" shouted Lin Feng to the Great Demon Halberd of Desolation. The Great Demon Halberd of Desolation came back into his hand. There were world lights were Bei Shan Wang was a minute before, so Lin Feng jumped into that ancient world.
"A world in a world!" Lin Feng raised his head. It was a world in a strong cultivator's world, and they were fighting inside. The strong cultivators of the World Clan were incredible. Lin Feng didn't really understand them, but it seemed the strongest cultivator of the group of people from the World Clan had nothing to do, he was just blocking the members of the Fire Shrine.
"Seems like I underestimated the World Clan," he mused. No wonder that they had let Lin Feng walk around in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds as a member of the World Clan. They had been prepared already.
The battle lasted for a long time before finally, the world lights flared a last time, dispersed, and the Saints of the World Clan reappeared.
"Daimon, let's go!" said a strong cultivator of the World Clan. World lights surrounded Lin Feng and they disappeared.
Inside the other world, Lin Feng asked, "Did you kill all the Saints of the Fire Shrine?"
"Yes, we avoided killing just one or two, we killed them all at the same time. That way, when the Fire Shrine found out about it, it was already too late too come," replied the Saint. Lin Feng was impressed. What a great strategy and result! It was difficult to kill everyone at the same time. The strong cultivators of the World Clan were enigmatic and unfathomable.
"But the Fire Shrine will know the World Clan killed their people, right?" asked Lin Feng.
"The issue is solved. Our strength resides in our hiding abilities. If we want to hide, even Shrines can't find us," said the Saint with a confident smile.
Lin Feng agreed. World strength was incredible. They could indeed hide easily. Before they even arrived, they had already gotten ready to kill Saints, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to plan everything.
"The World Clan hid for such a long time, I didn't think you'd be so well prepared," Lin Feng grinned.
Someone behind smiled at Lin Feng and said, "The World Clan had been hiding for such a long time, but what about the cultivators of the World Clan? Maybe they were in the outside world, but didn't say they were from the World Clan."
Lin Feng nodded, "Maybe. Maybe you are famous. Maybe if you told people your names, they'd know you. But nobody understands the details and nobody knows your real social status. They just consider you members of the World Clan."
"The World Clan has been waiting for an opportunity for such a long time. I initially wanted to wait for Lang Ye to become strong enough, but then you showed up, so we didn't wait for him. And it's better; this way, he doesn't have so much pressure. He'll need more time to become like us and catch up."
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What happened in the Void Phoenix Clan spread throughout the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds quickly. People used jade talismans to communicate, so the news spread quickly. In a few days, many people received messages about it.
It had been a very long time since something like that had happened in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds. The Fire Shrine had lost a dozen Saints, including four low-level Saints. It was a disaster for them.
Some people started casting greedy eyes on the Void Phoenix Clan, since their leader had been killed.
And surprisingly, all of this had happened because of a young man who had shown up a few years before: Daimon from the World Clan! Back then, he had defeated Qiong Hai Ya by the Mo Jia's Battle Stage. A few years had passed, and then he had become much stronger than Qiong Hai Ya. Some people also said that he could kill Half-Saints alone, because he wasn't only a Saint, he was also a Great Deployment Master!
The Fire Shrine was furious. They sent some high-level Saints to the World Clan, but the World Clan had vanished. They were prepared, and the Fire Shrine couldn't find them anymore.
This time, not only the Fire Shrine was astonished, but the other Shrines, too.
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In a hall of the Ice and Snow Shrine, someone wearing a snow robe said to someone else, "What do you think about the World Clan?"
"The Fire Shrine and the others forgot how the World Clan disappeared back then during their golden age. They all despised the World Clan, and the consequences were tragic."
"So many years have passed, people from that era have all died, so people don't know how strong the World Clan was during the golden era. The Fire Shrine seems to have completely forgotten about it!" said the other one, laughing. So many years had passed and the World Clan was starting to take their revenge. They wanted to destroy the Fire Shrine someday, too!
"I don't think the World Clan can be that strong. They might be able to compete with some Shrines, but they can't destroy a Shrine," someone countered.
"Who knows? Everything is possible in this world. Daimon was a big surprise. Besides, there are geniuses in every generation, including the World Clan. A thousand years ago, where did that demon go? The mysterious Three Lives? Who was he? How strong was he?" asked another strong cultivator in a snow robe casually. Everybody remained silent and nodded. Anything was possible in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds!
"I have the feeling that the Imperial Court won't be calm for much longer," murmured a cultivator in a snowy robe. "The Destiny Wheel rotated; the Forbidden Person disappeared; Chu Chun Qiu is in the Supreme Animal World; Daimon went to the Supreme Ancient Pit of Hell, came out alive and obtained the Great Demon Halberd of Desolation; the World Clan reappeared… how much longer will the continent be calm?"
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The World Clan didn't know about what was going on there. They were in a dimly discernible mountain range surrounded by fog. It was a world in a world, the whole World Clan had moved there. The Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds was boundless, they had just chosen a random place. It was so vast, even the Shrines couldn't find them easily.
Lin Feng was in a world within a world. Next to him were two beautiful women: Jing and Qing Feng.
Jing knew that Daimon was Lin Feng now, and was astonished: no wonder that Qing Feng was drawn to him, he was so strong!
"How is the Void Phoenix Clan now?" asked Jing. It was her clan; even if they were cruel to her, she would miss them.
"The leader has been killed, many people died. But I released your father. The Void Phoenix Clan is going to go through many hardships. The Fire Shrine might take control over it," replied Lin Feng.
Jing remained silent. Indeed, the Void Phoenix Clan had accepted an alliance with a Shrine, it was a mistake.
"Daimon!" said someone at that moment. Lin Feng turned around.
"This time, the Fire Shrine won't let the World Clan off, do you intend to hide again?" asked Lin Feng.
The other smiled and shook his head, "No. We came out, and we won't continue hiding!"
When Lin Feng saw that smile, his heart twitched. He was amazed… how strong was the World Clan? And he didn't understand… if the World Clan could really compete with the Shrines, why did they do things slowly? Why did they do things that way at all?