Chapter 867: The Surprising Appearance of an Immortal Divine Artifact and Another Unexpected Incident
When the three Great Commanders of the Innate Temple failed to ambush Qin Feng, they were instead forced into a desperate situation by a battle formation set by the Demon God under Qin Feng's control, summoning the Ancient Demon God Illusion.
The Netherworld Sheep Palace Master couldn't resist stepping out to protect Mo Yun and the others, which immediately drew the attention of all the powerful individuals in the gathering place.
Many powerful individuals either showed up to watch the battle directly or hid in the shadows to observe.
Although most of them were still unclear about the cause of the incident, among them were some wise ones who quickly connected the rumors of life-extending peaches circulating from Qin Feng's small building in the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion to a possibility.
Although it was still uncertain, once this possibility emerged, those strong individuals with aspirations immediately got excited!
If the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master indeed needed an Immortal Fruit or Divine Medicine to extend his life span, it would mean that this old fellow's life was truly nearing its end.
Moreover, the fact that he was desperately scouring for life-extending divine medicine at this time probably wasn't just about extending his life!
The clever ones quickly deduced from the influence of the time tides on this gathering place that the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master might be planning something.
This old thing likely didn't want to die of old age here and wanted to extend his life to participate in the opportunity thousands of years later, trying to seize the chance to break free from the binding of the Abandoned Land, escape to the outside world, and attempt to advance to the Immortal Realm!
If successful, the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master would have no more worries about life span, roaming the universe freely, and enjoying the Great Thousand World!
"Hmph, this old thing has quite the plan!"
Above a tall palace, several figures stood in mid-air. The leader was a giant standing a hundred feet tall with eight arms, who snorted coldly.
This Eight-Armed Giant was the leader of the fifth greatest force, ranked just below the four major forces, known as the Thunder Giant Augusta, invincible in close combat!
Although Augusta was massive and had a strong physique, his combat was terrifyingly violent, often smashing opponents into a pile of meat paste with his eight arms, possessing a powerful Thunder God Power, even if opponents withstood his eight iron fists, they could not resist his strong Thunder Magic!
However, despite his extremely violent combat behavior, his intelligence was definitely intact, being one of the rare wise men among the Giant Clan.
Therefore, not only did he gather all the giants in the gathering place, but he also recruited many powerful individuals, forming an organization second only to the four major forces, being one of the strongest competitors among these major forces!
In fact, it wasn't just the Eight-Armed Giant who speculated there might be an issue with the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master; many powerful individuals were also deep in thought.
On that mechanical fortress, the Mechanical Divine Master stood on a mechanical giant beast flying above, looking towards the battlefield from afar.
His left eye emitted the sound of gears clicking and numerous intricate gears rotated, turning his left eye into an eye with countless compound eyes.
With this mechanical eye, he saw scenarios in the battle that were difficult for many ordinary powerful individuals to see, and he also noticed some signs of weakness on the seemingly powerful top-level figure of the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master!
"What a pity!"
The Mechanical Divine Master shook his head.
Although he noticed the weakness of the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master, he himself hadn't accumulated enough yet to compete with many powerful individuals for the position of the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master!
The Mechanical Divine Master achieved his current strong power, gathering many forces under him, not by his own war power, but by his unfathomable wisdom!
It was precisely due to his wise mind that he achieved divine success on the mechanical path and wielded great influence in the gathering place, gathering a large number of powerful individuals to follow him!
But all this wasn't enough; his time in the Abandoned Land wasn't long enough, his power wasn't strong enough, and his followers weren't capable of subduing all sides, not yet the time to compete for the Innate Temple.
Thus, he deeply sighed, seeing the opportunity but could only helplessly watch as other powerful individuals competed.
But fortunately, he still had a long life span, and in the future, if his power could be stronger, maybe he could seize an Array Core through an open and honorable challenge!
As a Wise Man, the Mechanical Divine Master weighed the pros and cons, directly abandoning this round of competition and quietly watched the commotion above the Mechanical Castle!
Indeed, just watching the commotion.
It wasn't just the struggle between Qin Feng and the Innate Temple, but also the subsequent competition among other powerful individuals with the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master!
Regardless of whether the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master attacked Qin Feng for those life-extending treasures and whether other powerful individuals saw the hidden fatigue of the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master, other powerful individuals would choose to probe once.
Once the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master showed any sign of fatigue, it would trigger a group attack by a crowd of powerful individuals.
After slaying the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master, they would engage in a melee battle according to the Inception Land's usual rules, until one victor emerged to rule the Innate Temple, becoming one of the new four major forces!
As for whether Qin Feng will win, defeat the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master, everyone chose to ignore this possibility!
How could it be?
Although Qin Feng's aura seems extraordinary, the true experts gathered there can all see that his strength is still far from the peak of an Upper Divine Spirit!
The reason for possessing such formidable war power is one, his own extremely strong accumulation, and two, the powerful War Formation set up by hundreds of Demon Gods under his command!
With Qin Feng's current strength, although formidable, it is absolutely impossible for him to be an opponent of such a level as the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master!
Although he has hundreds of Demon Gods under his command, the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master has more strong ones under him, as long as his War Formation is disrupted, Qin Feng will lose his biggest reliance!
Because of seeing this point, all the experts including the Mechanical Divine Master believe that the true chaos will erupt after the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master slays Qin Feng!
Because other great force experts will absolutely not just watch the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master take the life-extending divine medicine from Qin Feng!
If the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master simply slayed Qin Feng without taking anything from him, he might still rely on his powerful strength and the prestige of shaking the gathering place for tens of thousands of years to temporarily intimidate the experts from all sides.
Once he exposes his intention to seize Qin Feng's treasures, even if he dispatches his underlings to search for treasures, it might trigger a war!
The Netherworld Sheep Palace Master, after throwing a disc emitting mysterious aura to help Moyun Commander and others withstand the strike from the Demon God Illusion in the sky, revealed his figure, instantly moving from the Innate Temple to the battlefield over the Different Food Restaurant!
At this moment, his appearance greatly changed, with sharp and curved horns on his head, seeming capable of piercing the Cangqiong. Though he still has white hair and white beard, his face has transformed into the face of a Netherworld Sheep, with fierce fangs, Netherworld Fire rising in the depths of his eyes, and hot white gas emitting from his nostrils!
The Netherworld Sheep Palace Master has fought countless battles in his life, and naturally keenly detected the concealed probing gazes from surrounding strong ones, also discovering their restless intentions!
His heart was extremely furious.
Furious at the incompetence of his underlings, the three commanders at the peak of Upper Divine Spirit secretly intervened, yet failed to defeat Qin Feng, revealing not only his intent to secretly capture Qin Feng, but also having Mo Yun and others almost slain by Qin Feng, forcing him to come out and rescue!
He was also angry at the provocations of other strong ones in the gathering place!
If he were still in his prime, which of these guys would dare to show such expressions!
Even if his physical state was a bit better, restoring to the state of a thousand years ago, he wouldn't care about these guys' provocations!
But now, while furious, he also felt somewhat helpless.
After all, he is too old, having survived in the Abandoned Land for millions of Time, his Lifespan is nearing its end, and his power has begun to decline.
Originally, he didn't want to show up to avoid this situation!
But now, he has no choice but to come!
Otherwise, if the three commanders under him are killed, and he doesn't show up, it would confirm the possibility of him having physical problems, and the experts of other forces might immediately attack the Innate Temple!
The Netherworld Sheep Palace Master's nostrils emitted two streams of hot white gas, and his eyes revealing a fierce light, he swept his gaze around, suddenly pointing his finger at the circular Divine Artifact above.
With a whoosh, the Divine Artifact suddenly broke through the Void, rushing toward a strong one lurking in the dark closest to him.
Bang...
"Ah..."
A scream sounded, and a mist of blood burst out!
Amidst the spray of blood across the sky, a broken figure tried to escape, but was directly crushed by the disc, exploding the remains!
The surrounding numerous experts watching this scene all changed their faces!
A single strike!
Just a single strike, and the strong one lurking in the dark, who originally wanted to observe the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master closely, was directly blasted to pieces by this Divine Artifact.
Although this guy focused on lurking and ambush, not skilled at Defensive Magic, and everything happened suddenly, without expecting the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master to target him, he was still an Upper Divine Spirit peak strong one, yet unexpectedly killed so simply by the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master!
Could it be that the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master's strength is still at its Peak State, and Mo Yun Commander and others had other reasons for attacking the Human Clan member from the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion?
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If that's the case, then it's worth considering whether to get involved in this. Otherwise, if that old guy's strength hasn't diminished, and people truly act, he might just massacre everyone, causing countless deaths!
Opposite, Qin Feng, already caught in the formation of hundreds of Demon Gods, saw this and his expression changed!
His eyes flashed with black and white streams of light and he instantly looked at that disc, his heart suddenly skipping a beat!
Immortal Artifact?!
Yes, it's an Immortal Artifact with complete laws, nurturing an immortal aura within!
Qin Feng's expression changed multiple times.
He knew that innumerable years had passed in the Abandoned Land, and many strong ones had drifted here. Surely, among them are those with deep fortunes, carrying treasures like immortal-level artifacts.
But he thought that the strong who possessed such treasures should try crossing the Time River with them, rather than staying here!
Why would the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master, holding such a treasure, still be content with ruling this gathering place?
Doesn't he want to leave the Abandoned Land and seek an opportunity to advance to immortality? What's the point of lingering in this Absolute Zone?
Could it be that his Immortal Artifact is damaged?
Or is it that a single Immortal Artifact isn't enough to cross the Time River?
For a moment, Qin Feng's expression was uncertain.
He was both shocked by the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master's formidable strength and confused why he hadn't tried to leave the Abandoned Land!
"Hmph!"
After the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master slayed the lurking foe and intimidated the strong around, he turned his gaze toward Qin Feng.
"Young man, you're quite impressive!"
He spoke with a calm tone, seemingly with a hint of admiration in his voice: "To have forced Moyun and his two companions to such a state is no small feat!
Now, I'm giving you a chance to swear allegiance to me.
If you pledge your loyalty to me, I won't kill you, and I'll even make you my first commander, allowing you to walk sideways in this entire gathering place!"
He didn't want to get entangled with Qin Feng any further.
Because he sensed the battle intent of the nearby strong ones, he knew that even though he was confident in his victory over Qin Feng, it would take considerable effort to break through Qin Feng's war formation.
If he couldn't swiftly kill Qin Feng, others might perceive his strength as diminished!
Most importantly, he couldn't loot treasures from Qin Feng in front of everyone, or it would undoubtedly lead to a battle, facing multiple opponents!
Thus, he decided to step back and offer this Human Clan member a chance!
As long as Qin Feng pledged his loyalty, he could take him to the Innate Temple and secretly have him offer up the life-extending divine medicine and a small world!
In this way, not only would he keep his intentions hidden, but also gain Qin Feng and his followers' formidable war power.
Moreover, this would keep the strong around from understanding his true strength, preventing them from acting rashly against him.
Once he consumed the life-extending divine medicine and increased his life span, his strength would stabilize, and he wouldn't fear any strong ones!
Of course, all this hinged on the Human Clan member in front recognizing the situation and not rejecting his goodwill!
If Qin Feng refused, while other strong ones might test him afterward, the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master would surely kill him first!
Too bad, Qin Feng wouldn't play along!
"Heh heh..."
Qin Feng sneered, "The Netherworld Sheep Palace Master is truly cunning, first sending his subordinates to poison and plot against me, and then trying to encircle and kill me when I saw through their tricks.
After failing, you personally stepped in, and now you shamelessly ask me to swear allegiance, what audacity!
However, as one of the top four strong ones in the gathering place, a presence that has intimidated it for so many years, you're rather petty!
Acting in shadows while clearly wishing for my treasure to extend your life span, yet unwilling to offer any resources.
Otherwise, you could've just sent your subordinates with treasures to trade with me, avoiding all this!
Now your scheme is exposed, and you want me to willingly pledge allegiance, handing over both myself and my treasures to you!
Heh, you truly live up to a predecessor of millions of years, your calculations are incomparable!
But do you really think Qin would lack any pride, or fear you?
You dared to send people to kill me for my treasure, and still dream of my allegiance, what a joke!"
Netherworld Sheep Palace Master's face turned cold, his loose facial muscles twitched, and his finger trembled slightly. When Qin Feng mentioned his expiring life span, he almost wielded the disc divine artifact against Qin Feng to silence him.
But then he looked at the near-tangible Demon God illusion above the opposing war formation and refrained from acting hastily.
Under Qin Feng's control, the Demon God illusion shrank and condensed, not yet forming an entity, but its strong aura made him cautious.
He knew, he definitely couldn't break the Demon God illusion with a single blow to kill this person; instead, a hasty strike might confirm Qin Feng's words to the nearby strong ones as truth.
However, his murderous intent was already clear: "I offered you a way to live, yet you seek death, I will grant you then!"
The Netherworld Sheep Palace Master didn't bother to refute Qin Feng or acknowledge the probing gazes from other strong ones who had heard Qin Feng's words.
Things had reached this point, saying anything more was futile. Thus, he decided to kill this Human Clan youth and seize his treasures first!
If things truly became unmanageable, he would retreat temporarily, leave the gathering place for a while, and only return once he had consumed the life-extending divine medicine and stabilized his power with resources from Qin Feng's small world!
With these thoughts, the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master's already violent aura became more imposing, encompassing him in Netherworld Fire, making him seem like an unparalleled great Demon!
Buzz...
The disc-like Immortal Artifact above his head trembled slightly, releasing a faint sheen of immortal energy, ready to unleash a groundbreaking strike.
Qin Feng wore a stern expression, calculating endlessly in his mind.
He knew that just these hundreds of Demon Gods couldn't counter the opposing Immortal Artifact.
But he was hesitant whether to summon his massive legion of tens of millions of Demon Beasts.
With his current vast Demon Beast army, he could set up the Ten Thousand Beasts Formation, enough to manifest the true body of an Ancient Demon God!
Such a presence was at the Great Saint Realm of the Ancient Demon Clan, and although it lacked a soul, its formidable Demon God true body could compete against an Immortal Realm powerhouse, let alone contend with the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master!
The only concern is, once the vast Demon Beast army is summoned, his trump card would be fully exposed, sparking countless strong ones' greed.
Many strong ones would surely target him, launching endless covert attacks, for in the Spiritless Land, having a small world means endless spiritual power for cultivation.
Even without spiritual power, devouring his Demon Beasts as blood food would suffice for years of training.
Just when Qin Feng was indecisive, suddenly another powerful aura rose from afar, accompanied by a giant hand that blocked the sun, reaching for the Immortal Artifact above the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master's head.
"Netherworld Sheep, you're on the brink of death, so don't think about participating in this tide competition!
This Netherworld Plate is mine!"
"Marquis Heng, dare you!"
Seeing the giant hand reaching for his artifact, the Netherworld Sheep Palace Master's face drastically changed, and he no longer cared about Qin Feng, unleashing divine power towards the hand!