Chapter 779: Fallen?
Shen Feng took a deep breath.
He tried to let his Perceptive Force seep into the rhombus crystal stone to discern what kind of soul it might be.
As his Perceptive Force infiltrated the crystal little by little, he felt an overwhelmingly powerful barrier, preventing his perception from touching the unknown soul.
Just when Shen Feng was about to withdraw his Perceptive Force,
a faint glow suddenly flashed on the soul within the colored rhombus crystal stone.
Immediately following,
a stream of pure energy burst from the crystal stone, flowing through Shen Feng's palm and directly into his body.
It could be said that Shen Feng had no time to react.
The surge of energy was too abrupt, too fierce.
Upon the energy rushing into his body, he felt himself becoming rigid, wanting to throw away the crystal stone in his hand as soon as possible.
Unfortunately,
his entire body was so stiff that he couldn't move at all, not even able to bend his fingers.
When he saw a layer of stone covering his arms, his eyebrows deeply furrowed, and he pushed his Spiritual Energy to its peak within his body.
He hadn't expected the energy from the crystal to cause his body to rapidly petrify.
With time passing, every part of his body showed signs of petrification.
No matter how he utilized his Cultivation Technique, he couldn't move his body at all, let alone stop the swift petrification.
Zhou Xinyao, Zhou Ruixuan, and Yu Wan, upon seeing the petrification of Shen Feng, instantly appeared in front of him, just about to speak,
when they saw Shen Feng's entire head turn to stone, completely becoming a Stone Person.
Even the rhombus crystal stone in his hand was covered with a layer of stone.
Yet from within the rhombus crystal stone, pure energy continued to surge ceaselessly into Shen Feng's body.
Zhou Xinyao, Zhou Ruixuan, and Yu Wan sensed Shen Feng's body for a moment, then shook their heads at each other, unable to rescue him from this petrification.
Yu Wan turned to Zhou Xinyao and Zhou Ruixuan and asked, "What should we do now? He saved our lives; we can't just leave him here."
Zhou Ruixuan's eyes were solemn as he said, "Too many unexpected things have occurred since entering the Azure Dragon Secret Realm. Right now, we must find a way to leave this place as quickly as possible. I'll try to see if I can store him in the storage ring!"
"Since his whole body is in a petrified state, if he can be stored in the storage ring, that shouldn't cause much impact on him."
As the words fell,
Zhou Ruixuan concentrated his Divine Sense Power on his storage ring. As seconds ticked by, the expression on his face grew uglier, and veins started to bulge on his forehead.
In the end, he gave up the idea of placing Shen Feng into the storage ring, trying to lift Shen Feng from the ground. Despite all his strength, he couldn't budge Shen Feng, who had turned to stone.
Zhou Ruixuan, covered in sweat, gasping for air, said, "I can't store him in the storage ring nor lift him up. With our abilities, it will be very difficult to take him out of here."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xinyao and Yu Wan also gave it a try. The result was the same as Zhou Ruixuan's.
Even when all three of them exerted their full strength together, they still couldn't move the petrified Shen Feng even half a step.
Zhou Xinyao's beautiful eyes stared at the petrified Shen Feng and said, "Now we can only leave it to fate. We'll wait here until we're transported out of the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, hoping he can resolve this petrification on his own before that."
Zhou Ruixuan nodded and said, "That's right, we only have this option now."
"He is the legendary favorite of the heavens; he shouldn't die so easily. I never thought I would see such a legend in my lifetime,"
"Do you think he really comes from the Lower Realm?"
Yu Wan spoke with astonishment in her voice, "Even if he is the heaven's favorite, but with the cultivation at the Middle Stage of Condensing Immortal, to have defeated a Stone Person at the peak of Immortal Sovereign—that's still too startling! If he steps into the Immortal Emperor Stage in the future, which Immortal Emperor could be his match?"
Zhou Xinyao remained silent for several seconds before speaking, "The Immortal Emperors within the top power factions are all mighty, especially the Zhao Family's powerhouse who destroyed the Carefree Immortal Emperor's small world. It is said that his combat power is unfathomable now, although he hasn't appeared for hundreds of years."
"This strong member of the Demon-Suppressing Zhao Family also has an extraordinarily unique talent, and most importantly, he has been an Immortal Emperor for a long time."
Upon hearing this.
Zhou Ruixuan nodded in agreement and said, "Xinyao is absolutely right if we want to defeat this strong member of the Zhao Family, even if this brother is Heaven's favorite, after he reaches the Immortal Emperor Stage in the future, he must also settle for a period of time."
"However, as long as he can continue to grow and stay alive, the entire Middle Realm will inevitably be within his grasp."
Meanwhile, as they were speaking.
At this moment.
Shen Feng, who was petrified, didn't lose his consciousness, and he could even hear their voices.
Pure energy continued to rush out of his body non-stop, and this time, the black dot in his Dantian and the blood-red ring on his finger had no reaction whatsoever, showing no intention of competing for the energy.
This caused the energy within Shen Feng's body to accumulate more and more, making him feel like his body was about to burst.
After he was completely petrified, he couldn't operate his Cultivation Technique at all, let alone absorb this endless stream of energy.
More than an hour later.
Shen Feng felt that every part of his body was filled with energy, and a tearing, excruciating pain ran rampant within him.
Yet, the energy surging into his body from the Colored Rhombus Crystal became faster and more ferocious.
An extreme pain began to throb in his mind, and his originally clear consciousness gradually became blurry, and he thought to himself, "Could it be that I'm really going to die in this small Secret Realm?"
Another fifteen minutes passed.
The petrified Shen Feng completely lost his consciousness and fell into an endless stupor.
At the same time.
The entire Azure Dragon Secret Realm suddenly began to shake violently.
From the ground of the Secret Realm, an endless surge of dragon's breath emerged.
These azure dragon's breaths converged en masse toward Azure Dragon Square, instantly enveloping Shen Feng and the others within.
Zhou Ruixuan and the others, who hadn't left, felt themselves enveloped by the dense dragon's breath, and they immediately experienced an uncontrollable excitement.
Fortunately, they had chosen to stay here and wait for Shen Feng; otherwise, they would have missed such an opportunity.
Within the dragon's breath, not only was there pure energy, but it also filled with profound Mystique. If they could absorb as much as possible, breaking through their Cultivation was unquestionably within reach.
Almost without any hesitation.
Zhou Xinyao, Zhou Ruixuan, and Yu Wan began to absorb the rich dragon's breath incessantly.
The time for cultivation flew by quickly.
By the time Zhou Xinyao and the others had been in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm for six days, they were suddenly transported out by the Space Law within the Secret Realm.
They were still in the midst of absorption.
When they felt the dragon's breath no longer around them, they opened their eyes to find themselves transported outside Flame Fallen City.
Even though, when entering, the major families were transported to different locations, upon exiting, all were transported to the outskirts of Flame Fallen City.
Realizing that they had been transported out of the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, Zhou Xinyao and the others immediately looked around. After not finding Shen Feng, who was petrified, their faces revealed a trace of sadness.
Now that six days had passed.
The Azure Dragon Secret Realm was about to close again.
It seemed that Shen Feng, the legendary favorite of Heaven, was indeed going to perish within the Azure Dragon Secret Realm.
Having absorbed the rich dragon's breath for so many days, Zhou Xinyao and the others felt signs of breakthrough the moment they were separated from it.
Breaking through in the outside world was extremely dangerous, so they immediately rushed back to Flame Fallen City, planning to return to their families and then enter closed-door cultivation to break through.