Chương 174: On the brink of death

"I'm screwed!" This was the only thought in Long Feng's mind at this moment. He didn't even hold any hope of escaping at all because all his efforts would be futile before absolute power. The atmosphere was originally heated after the small exchange between the Yin monarchs and the eight old masters, requiring the slightest spark to light up the battle. And unfortunately, Long Feng, or specifically Li Yue'er was this tiny spark to ignite the atmosphere.

The commotion caused by the demon entity as it crazily absorbed the ghost energy into Li Yue'er's dantian caused a small whirlpool of energy around Long Feng. Many weird glances were thus directed at him as everyone, both humans and yin ghosts wondered how a human was able to absorb the ghost energy here without dying. Of course, these were just the weaker ones below the Deity realm.

Any master at or above the Dao realm was easily able to scan Long Feng with their divine sense and figure out that the cause of this commotion wasn't him but the unremarkable palace armament hidden in his sleeves. In a moment, countless divine senses washed over Long Feng and observed the origin spirit palace, completely disregarding his existence. After all, what wave could a puny human at the peak of the yin realm with an unstable aura cause in the presence of so many masters?

He was nothing in the grand scheme of things. The pressure of so many divine senses made Long Feng feel dizzy as he felt a pressure like never before! His entire body was shaking as his injuries began to resurface. He spat out a mouthful of blood, but held his ground even as his knees threatened to give way. Suddenly, the peak masters of both races in the air also scanned him with their divine senses. Pu! Long Feng spat out several mouthfuls of blood as he fell down to one knee.

His injuries worsened and several of his meridians almost snapped off directly. After all, he was facing those beings whom he couldn't fathom the depths of their powers. Not to mention that all the monarchs and the eight human masters acted at the same time. The pressure was so immense that he felt as though a mountain was pressing down on him. His surroundings were already getting blurry, but he bit his tongue and forced himself to stay awake. He only had the slightest chance of survival if he was awake.

But the moment he fell unconscious, his fate was sealed. The powerful divine senses directly disregarded him and even forcefully broke into the origin spirit palace which wasn't even able to hold on anymore. Before these powerful figures, a mere damaged spirit level armament palace wasn't worth a shit as even an imperial realm master could destroy it. Within the origin spirit palace, Yan jian, Li Yue'er and Hua Liuli felt several unfathomably powerful divine senses scan over them.

The trio immediately spat out mouthfuls of blood. The several divine senses ignored Yan jian and Hua Liuli and focused only on Li Yue'er. Since Long Feng was able to sense the demon entity with his weak cultivation, then these masters were able to sense it even better. Immediately, both the Yin monarchs and the eight human masters were astonished.

"What the hell is this" Some of them wondered as they couldn't imagine living with such a being which constantly absorbed their life sources. Most astonishing was that they could all feel a faint connection between the demon entity and the yin ghost forest. It was like they came from the same source!

"What is that thing?" The burly Yin monarch furrowed his brows. A change suddenly occurred. The demon entity which was happily absorbing the ghost energy suddenly felt several divine senses scanning it. Immediately, pitch black energy erupted from it. This energy didn't leave Li Yue'er's dantian, yet every human felt their souls shake as a deep seated fear gripped their hearts. It was like the instinctive fear of a pretty before a predator.

Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. This energy was similar to demon energy, yet it was vastly different, looking like it was the very source of darkness itself! Every human, even the eight human masters in the air felt deeply afraid, even having the urge to escape from here. Of course, they all resisted this fear. On the other hand, the yin ghosts were having a much easier time when compared to the humans.

In fact, they all felt rejuvenated and warm, like they had returned to their home after years away. This feeling was incredibly mysterious...... The moment this dark aura erupted from the demon entity, in the depths of the yin ghosts forest, the chained coffin suddenly shook fiercely as the seals on it glowed and suppressed the coffin. It took a while for the coffin to stop shaking and the area returned to it's tranquil state.......

In the distance a thousand meters away, where the humans were facing off against the Yin ghosts, all eight yin monarchs suddenly turned to look towards the forest center with frowns and surprised expressions.

"This aura..." the burly yin monarch muttered, startled.

"The ancestor!" The other monarchs were shocked as they recognized this feeling as the ancestor's coffin.

"That thing seems to have a deep connection to the ancestor. We must get that girl alive regardless of the outcome!" The burly yin monarch growled in excitement. After hundreds of years, there was finally a way for them to possibly awaken their ancestor! Even if they had to sacrifice all the yin ghosts here, they must capture that girl alive! Long Feng was breathing heavily on his knees as his entire body shivered.

He was no longer feeling any divine senses on him, but he was currently in a worse state than before, as all his injuries which barely healed had resurged and even worsened. And he could feel the gazes of the yin monarchs on him even now. He could only sigh softly to himself.

"I really shouldn't have entered this damn forest!" He muttered. Since he stepped into this forest, he fell into one bad situation or another without anything to show for his suffering.

"Brat, hand over that little girl and I will spare your puny life!" Before he could continue thinking, a loud voice suddenly exploded in his mind. Pu! Long Feng immediately spat out another mouthful of blood as he felt as though someone struck a hammer on his head. His soul world shook as as cracks rapidly spread on the floor. Earthquakes and tsunamis occurred in his soul world resulting in his thoughts being thrown into disorder. The sky shattered and the world began to crumble, all due to a single sentence!

His Soul world was in the verge of collapsing, which would undoubtedly result in his death when the nine coloured sapling in the center of his soul world suddenly began to glow. The gentle glow illuminated the whole soul world as a wondrous power began to heal his soul world at a frightening rate. His soul world and even his soul power recovered within seconds! Long Feng wasn't in the mood to admire this sight or be happy, as he raised his head to glare at the burly yin monarch in the air.

He was the one who sent that message to Long Feng's soul, trying to destroy his soul silently.

"Hm?" The burly yin monarch was shocked when he saw that this weak human was still alive. It looked like this human also had some secrets too. He watched with interest as the human weakly lifted his head and glared at him with blood red eyes. Then he opened his bloodied mouth and muttered "F-fuck your ancestors!" The burly yin Monarch's expression became gloomy. This weak human actually dared to insult him!

He was about to act when the white haired old man appeared in front of Long Feng with a smile as he glanced at the monarchs.

"You are going too far by bullying a little kid." The other seven old people appeared beside this white haired old man and confronted the yin monarchs.

"Hmph! Drop the act. You hypocritical old things are all after the same thing as we are. Why bother trying to act?" The burly yin monarch snorted before turning his attention to Long Feng.

"Kid, I am willing to forget your disrespect if you hand over that little girl. I will even protect you till you leave this place!" Long Feng glared at him for a moment, then he slowly lifted his middle finger at the burly yin monarch while muttering "Fuck you and your eighteen generations of ancestors, bastard!" Long Feng was currently feeling very aggrieved. He was almost killed by this damn guy, buy the guy was taking it as though nothing happened.

Had it been Long Feng had died, no one here will even bother about him. Why would he believe what anyone of them would say? Even these humans could turn against him in an instant. All he knew was that he would rather die than to hand the origin spirit palace over to any of them. His actions had undoubtedly angered the yin monarch.

"Kid, you're seeking death!" The burly yin monarch roared. Since when had he ever been insulted so badly? Even after lowering his pride and trying to persuade the kid, he still got Insulted. If he tolerated even this, then what else couldn't he tolerated in this world?

"Good kid! Hahaha!" The white haired old man laughed heartily.

"Attack! And get that boy for me alive!" The burly yin monarch roared furiously. The Yin ghosts army immediately charged forward without care of anything in the world! Seeing this, the white haired old man frowned and glanced at Long Feng who could barely walk.

"Protect this kid! Don't let him fall into the hands of the yin ghosts!" His figure vanished as he said this and he directly headed for the burly yin monarch. Although he said they should protect Long Feng, what he wanted was the girl in Long Feng's palace. But he couldn't act forcefully like the yin ghosts and could only try to win over Long Feng's trust and make him hand over the girl by himself. The girl could be the key to figuring out the secret of the yin ghosts forest! He absolutely couldn't let her go.

The other old masters also vanished and engaged with the yin monarchs. Their battle shook the land and scattered the ghost energy around them, even destroying the air around them. If it was on a normal day, Long Feng would definitely love to sit here and observe their fights. He might be able to get some inspiration from them, but at this moment, he had to use this opportunity to leave. As he thought of this, he felt despair again. Leave? To where?

He wouldn't go anywhere before getting killed by the powerful beasts in this forest. Moreover, he was sure that the sixteen masters fighting in the air were all focused on him. The moment he tried to leave, they would definitely act to stop him. The two armies collided as various attacks and skills were used. The mere energy ripples would be enough to kill Long Feng if not because the humans were actively protecting him from the shockwaves.

"No! I can't remain here. I can't let then control my life like this!" He gritted his teeth and began to walk deeper into the forest.

"Brother Long Feng! Let us out!"

"You aren't being fair! We are supposed to be together! Let us out" Yan jian, Hua Liuli and even Li Yue'er were clearly anxious within the origin spirit palace. If they had known that this would happen, they would have never entered the palace and would instead stay outside with him. Unfortunately, Long Feng ignored them and sealed the origin spirit palace, preventing them from coming out as he struggled forward. Countless yin ghosts charged at him, only to be intercepted by the human masters behind him.

Therefore, Long Feng was able to focus on walking away without any threat. Once, a high grade soldier actually attacked him. Luckily, a nearby Dao realm master rushed over in time. Up in the air, the yin monarchs and the eight human masters saw Long Feng walking towards the forest center, but none of them acted to stop him.

"What is he doing? Does he thinks he can survive by going deeper into the forest?" The white haired old man thought.

"That damn brat! He better not fall I to my hands or I will make him beg for death!" The burly Yin monarch also thought fiercely.