At the temporary encampment, Lin Sheng's figure appeared.
The Seven Forms Sect Disciples all subconsciously retreated a few steps, including Xie Qingyun and Yuan Zhongfei. Without exception, their gazes towards Lin Sheng held a mix of shock, unfamiliarity, and, of course, more reverence.
Even at a distance of over ten meters, they could still feel the terrifying pressure emanating from him, making them afraid to linger their gaze.
Martial Artists who had entered the Bones Transformation Realm like Yuan Zhongfei, Xie Qingyun, and Wei Yun were slightly better off. As for the Disciples only in the Blood Transportation Realm, their hearts would inexplicably race and they would find it difficult to breathe whenever they got close to Lin Sheng.
It wasn't until the colossal figure visibly shrunk back to its original form that the heavy pressure, like a towering mountain, completely dissipated.
Seeing this scene, the feeling of unfamiliarity in everyone's hearts finally lessened significantly. Xie Qingyun and Yuan Zhongfei both breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, Xie Qingyun stepped forward.
"Sheng... Sheng'er, are you alright?!"
Xie Qingyun asked with a hint of nervous concern on her face.
"I'm fine." Lin Sheng shook his head slightly, glanced at the mess around them, and took a deep breath.
At this moment, Yuan Zhongfei also stepped forward.
"Senior Nephew Lin... what should we do next?"
"Pack up and leave here immediately," Lin Sheng said slowly.
"Where to?"
"To the central region."
Everyone was very efficient; they had already been prepared to evacuate at any time. Upon receiving the order, they immediately began heading towards the central region of the Congyun Mountains.
In the mountain forest at night, the sounds of insects and beasts constantly echoed. The Congyun Mountains were undoubtedly more dangerous at this time, as most fierce exotic beasts preferred to hunt at night, and this was precisely the time for various exotic beasts to go out and hunt.
Yuan Zhongfei and the others were quite cautious at first, constantly vigilant for potential dangers around them.
However, they soon were surprised to find that wherever they passed, let alone powerful Spirit Beasts, they didn't even encounter a single venomous insect or bird. It was as if these usually common dangers had steered clear of their route.
At first, the group didn't understand the reason for this, but when they noticed the faint, mysterious might subtly emanating from Lin Sheng at the front of the group, they already had a guess in their hearts.
At the very front of the group, Lin Sheng's steps were steady, his complexion slightly pale.
If one were to get closer and observe carefully, they would be surprised to find that his entire body was vibrating at an extremely high frequency. However, because of the speed, it was difficult to detect. Each step he took left a deep footprint on the ground.
And on his back, if his clothes were removed, one would clearly see nine thick, greenish-brown blood vessels, each as thick as a child's arm, bulging high.
Like nine long snakes, they constantly pulsed behind him, seemingly absorbing something.
"Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon, as expected of a powerful Spirit Beast at the demonic beast level. The amplification it provides upon integration has reached a qualitative change. However, the consumption is also immense, far beyond what ordinary Spirit Beasts can compare to..."
Lin Sheng took a deep breath, feeling the power drawn from the earth feeding back into his body, slowly filling the severe sense of depletion.
At this moment, he was using the Earth Vein Resonance talent, combined with the Mystic Dark Yin Python's Yin Vein Tendon talent, to slowly absorb the power of the earth to replenish himself.
At the same time, he took out a somewhat charred piece of meat and chewed it heartily.
The meat had no taste at all, even carrying a hint of fishy odor, yet he seemed not to notice, swallowing it completely in a few bites. Then, a Disciple nearby quickly and respectfully brought him another piece.
The energy boost brought about after integrating the Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon was truly astonishing to him. He knew Spirit Beasts were strong, but he hadn't expected them to be this strong, especially after activating their talent abilities.
Even when facing Peak Bones Transformation Realm Martial Artists like Shi Hui and Wei Bo, he could handle them with ease.
However, the consumption after activating his talent was also extremely terrifying.
Especially the Burning Corpse talent, his vital energy was rapidly depleting almost every second.
This was only possible due to the extremely high Physique amplification after integration, coupled with the simultaneous integration of two other high-Physique Spirit Beasts. Otherwise, he would have been drained dry in no time.
Even so, the depletion of vital energy in his body during this battle had reached a very serious level.
This was also the reason why he chose not to pursue Wei Bo and the others.
His strength after integrating the Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon was extremely powerful. Killing Wei Bo and the others head-on was not a difficult task, but catching up to them was a problem.
After all, compared to the massive increase in Physique and strength, the speed increase was only five points. Even with the speed boost from activating the Burning Corpse talent, if the four of them split up and fled, even if he wanted to pursue, he could at most only take down two of them.
If he couldn't take everyone down, then pursuing further wouldn't have much meaning.
Moreover, this time, Wu Xing Sword Shi Hui and Ouyang Lengshui both died by his hand. Undoubtedly, his conflict with the Tianxiang Sword Sect had reached an irreconcilable point.
However, the Prefecture Yamen and the Yuanyang Beast Sect had not yet reached this point, especially the Prefecture Yamen.
The Yuanyang Beast Sect was manageable; he didn't care too much about them. With the sky high and the emperor far away, it wouldn't be easy for them to find him. Furthermore, with his current strength, unless a Divine Transformation Realm expert made a move, Bones Transformation Realm Martial Artists could no longer pose a danger to him.
But the Prefecture Yamen was different. After all, the Prefecture Yamen represented the Imperial Court, the undisputed overlord of the entire Northern Yan Kingdom.
Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to confront the behemoth that was the Imperial Court directly.
Soon, half an hour passed, and the group had completely entered the central area of the Congyun Mountains.
The journey was surprisingly smooth, without encountering any danger. The reason for this was naturally because Lin Sheng deliberately leaked a trace of Dragon Might.
Compared to Burning Corpse, the Dragon Might talent consumed very little energy.
It could passively deter Elementary Level Spirit Beasts, and if actively stimulated, even high-level Spirit Beasts would fall into fear.
It was precisely because of the Dragon Might talent that he decisively chose to enter the central region of the Congyun Mountains.
At this moment, Lin Sheng's eyes suddenly narrowed. He then instructed Xie Qingyun and the others behind him.
"You go ahead, I'll catch up in a moment."
As his voice fell, his figure shot backwards.
After walking several miles, he stopped and sat down cross-legged. The Yin Vein Tendon talent was once again stimulated to its limit.
At this time, he could clearly sense a malicious presence rapidly approaching from behind in his perception. Its speed was extremely fast, even reaching an unbelievable level, much faster than Peak Bones Transformation Realm Martial Artists like Shi Hui.
To have such speed, and the intense malice in his perception being far greater than before, it was clear that the approaching person was very, very strong.
Divine Transformation Realm?
Lin Sheng muttered to himself, his eyes instantly turning a molten gold color, and a tyrannical aura spread out.
With his current strength, he was basically invincible within the Bones Transformation Realm, but he had no confidence against the Divine Transformation Realm above it.
Even at his Peak state, he probably wouldn't be a match for a God-Form Martial Artist.
He chose to face it alone for two reasons: first, he wanted to personally experience the might of a God-Form Martial Artist; second, he wanted to remember the other party's identity.
With a God-Form Martial Artist making a move, he likely wouldn't be able to protect the Seven Forms Sect members. He had always been clear-headed.
The Seven Forms Sect members shared a bond of fellow discipleship with him, especially Xie Qingyun, Wei Yun, and the others.
Unless absolutely forced, he didn't want to abandon these people, but if circumstances dictated, he could only choose to leave alone.
Although he admitted he wasn't a match for a God-Form Martial Artist, he thought leaving shouldn't be too difficult.
With the Earth Travel and Earth Vein Resonance talents, unless it was someone with a similar type of Bloodline talent, with his current strength, even a God-Form Martial Artist wouldn't be able to stop him from leaving.
Just as the aura on his body was growing stronger, it suddenly paused, and then the surging aura gradually calmed down. His molten gold eyes also gradually returned to normal.
Whoosh—
A faint sword light appeared in his vision, crossing hundreds of meters in just the blink of an eye. As the green sword light dissipated,
a one-eyed old man in an ancient long robe appeared before him.
The old man carried a long sword on his back, and at this moment, no aura emanated from him, as if he were an ordinary person without any cultivation.
"Lin Sheng?"
The old man's gaze fell upon Lin Sheng. After a brief look up and down, a hint of confusion appeared on his face, but it quickly returned to calmness as he spoke indifferently.
"A Martial Artist who hasn't even entered the Bones Transformation Realm yet, to be able to achieve this level, young man, you are very remarkable. It's just a pity you shouldn't have refused our good intentions, and even more so, you shouldn't have laid hands on our people."
"You are from the Reverse Tenth Floor?" Lin Sheng's gaze also fell on the old man. "It seems you are the Divine Transformation Realm expert behind Wan Yanbei."
He had already guessed the old man's identity in his heart.
Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artists were already at the absolute Peak in Linjiang Prefecture. Whether it was the Tianxiang Sword Sect, Yuanyang Beast Sect, or the Prefecture Yamen, they would never have sent a Martial Artist of this level to deal with him before today.
Of course, after today, that was another matter. Even if the escaping Wei Bo and others managed to transmit the events of today through some means and attract a Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artist, they certainly couldn't have arrived at the Congyun Mountains this quickly.
The only exception was the Reverse Tenth Floor.
He knew that Wan Yanbei had a Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artist protecting him, which was why he didn't choose to kill him directly.
Instead, he immediately led the Seven Forms Sect members to retreat. He hadn't expected the other party to arrive so quickly.
"You are very smart. A smart person like you should know how to be pragmatic." The old man looked at Lin Sheng, shook his head slightly, and then slowly drew the long sword from his back.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I will take you back to the Floor. But before that, I need to give you some lessons. Also, I am very curious about your transformation technique. Use it now, otherwise, you won't have a chance once I make a move."
The old man spoke indifferently. A nearly tangible green light appeared on the long sword in his hand. The green light was not large and clung tightly to the sword body, not emanating any sharp power, but in Lin Sheng's eyes, it set off alarm bells in his heart.
"Hehe..."
Suddenly, Lin Sheng chuckled softly.
"What are you laughing at? Have you given up resisting?"
The old man didn't mind, slowly raising his long sword.
"Since that's the case, then forget it..."
Just as he was about to slash down with his long sword, he seemed to sense something, his expression changed, and his figure shifted like a ghost. The long sword in his hand stabbed backward at a strange angle.
Clang...
A crisp sound of metal clashing came from behind him. The strong force it carried caused the old man's expression to change again. Without thinking, a layer of eggshell-like green light shield appeared on his body surface.
Boom—
The moment the green light shield appeared, a dark short dagger had already landed on it, letting out an explosive sound.
The light shield trembled violently, covered in cracks, but it narrowly blocked the dark short dagger.
Taking this opportunity, the old man retreated violently, moving back over ten meters, before letting out an angry roar.
"Divine Transformation Realm! Who is it?!"
In just a moment, a layer of fine sweat had appeared all over his body.
However, he received no response. Instead, an unimaginable heat came from the other side.
The old man frowned slightly, green light surged onto his long sword, but before he could swing it...
Roar—
A low but sky-shattering dragon roar exploded by his ear.
Even with his mental fortitude, he couldn't help but lose himself for a moment, a sense of insignificance and fear rising in his heart.
Although it only lasted for an instant, when he came to, the terrifying high temperature was already close.
In his vision, a large, reddish-yellow hand covered in raging flames quickly filled his entire sight and slammed fiercely onto the green light shield on his body.
Bang!
Amidst the explosion, the green light shield, which was already covered in cracks, shattered abruptly this time. The reddish-yellow hand went straight for the old man's neck.
At the last moment, black and green hair surged on the old man's body surface, and he exploded with extreme speed, raising his hand to block in front of him, narrowly blocking the hand that symbolized death.
Sizzle...
The old man's head of messy silver hair caught fire.
However, he paid no attention to this. Without the slightest hesitation, he retreated violently, his figure transforming into a ethereal sword light that disappeared from the spot, darting a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye, and then completely vanished.
"Hoo..."
Looking at the disappearing sword light, Lin Sheng exhaled, a look of regret on his face.
"Stop looking. It's extremely difficult to kill someone at the Divine Transformation Realm. Even if three Martial Artists of the same Realm besieged one person, if that person is determined to escape, they will likely be able to get away."
Behind him, a somewhat lazy voice sounded.
A black-clothed woman with long hair appeared. Who else could it be but Qi Ning?
"Thank you for your help, Senior."
Lin Sheng immediately cupped his hands and spoke respectfully.
"Alright, don't thank me. I rushed as fast as I could but was still a bit late, missing the good show. But thankfully, nothing unexpected happened."
Qi Ning played with the dark short dagger in her hand. With a flick of her wrist, the dagger disappeared. She clasped one arm across her chest and rubbed her chin with the other hand, looking Lin Sheng up and down with an expression as if she were seeing him clearly for the first time, constantly scanning him.
"I can't tell... I can't tell. You really surprise me, kid."
Saying that, she seemed unable to hold back and flashed to Lin Sheng's side, reaching out her hand to rest on his shoulder.
After just a few breaths, she retracted her hand, shaking it as she clicked her tongue in wonder.
"So hot... How did your Bloodline potential change so much? It should already be in the top tier, and it's even a rare dragon Bloodline. It's strange, why didn't I sense it before? Could it be that you underwent an atavistic transformation?"
A look of confusion appeared on Qi Ning's face, but she quickly shook her head slightly.
"Forget it, why bother with so much? You have a lot of potential, kid. I have high hopes for you..."