Chapter 1422: This Is Just How Overpowered He Is

Splash!

Ling Feng jumped straight into the swamp. About half a quarter of an hour later, he burst back out of the water with three demonic beast inner cores clutched in his hand.

Bubbles rose endlessly from the swamp, and dark red blood quickly spread through the muddy waters near the shore, dyeing everything crimson.

Fierce!

Utterly brutal!

Chu Tiange and the others swallowed hard, struggling to steady themselves. The way Ling Feng handled things felt almost "arrogant".

Could a body refinement cultivator really be this powerful?

Ling Feng had just given them the answer. In the Dead Soul Devil Abyss, body refinement cultivators really were this overpowered!

"Well? Are you just going to stand there?"

Ling Feng shrugged when he saw his teammates staring at him in shock, as if what he had just done meant nothing at all.

What a monster!

The thought echoed through everyone's mind. They had no choice but to accept it!

With Ling Feng clearing the way, the group flew over the swamp lake with far greater confidence. His Boundless Vision constantly scanned the surroundings, allowing him to detect even the slightest disturbance in advance and strike instantly.

The massive creatures lurking beneath the swamp soon turned into one demonic core after another, all collected by Ling Feng.

Of course, there were moments when things did not go so smoothly. Sometimes, he would lure a beast out of the water, and only by joining forces could the group barely bring it down.

The further they went towards the swamp, the more frequently such creatures appeared, including ones even Ling Feng could not deal with easily.

Everyone felt their hearts tighten, their nerves stretched to the limit. In a place like this, even the slightest mistake could cost them their lives.

"Wait. There's something ahead."

Ling Feng's expression suddenly changed. He leaped forward, and when he saw what lay before him, his gaze turned grave.

A bloodied human head floated on the surface of the swamp, being torn apart by strange fish.

Its eyes were wide open, as if unwilling to accept death.

"It's Huang Lang!"

Fairy Qingping cried out. Huang Lang had been the veteran elite who challenged Ling Feng earlier, only to be defeated in a single move.

It seemed his injuries had slowed him down, ultimately leading to his death here.

Ling Feng felt nothing at all. This was the man's own doing.

"If that's the case, the main group should have already reached this area. They must have run into trouble."

Chu Tiange spoke with a heavy tone.

"Their trouble has nothing to do with us."

Ling Feng frowned slightly. Then his eyes flickered, and he immediately warned, "Fly higher. There's a massive creature rising from ten li below the surface."

Ten li was the limit of his Boundless Vision in this place. The creature was extremely cunning, making its ascent without the slightest sound.

Without Ling Feng's ability, their fate would have been no different from Huang Lang's.

Fairy Qingping and the others did not hesitate. They quickly ascended, yet their every movement was already being tracked by the monster below.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Ten thick crimson tentacles shot out, as fast as streaks of red lightning. There was no time to dodge.

Sensing its prey trying to escape, the creature struck first.

"You beast! Take this!"

Ling Feng unleashed the fourth-phase Devouring Flame and slashed out with Scorching Sky Blaze. Blazing fire swept across the sky, spreading wildly above the swamp.

Even thought this place was a swamp, the Devouring Flame had no weakness. It suppressed water and devoured fire alike.

Sensing the overwhelming heat, the creature immediately withdrew its tentacles and retreated underwater. Beasts of the deep naturally feared flames.

Only then did Fairy Qingping and the others escape danger, their hearts still pounding.

"Move!"

Ling Feng made the decision instantly and refused to get entangled. The others did not dare linger and quickly followed him, taking advantage of the creature's hesitation.

"

Roar!

"

After a while, a furious roar erupted from beneath the water. Waves surged into the sky, twisting like black flood dragons as they forced back Ling Feng's flames. A massive head broke through the surface.

It was a mutated octopus over a hundred zhang in size. Its dark green eyes burned with savage fury as it stared at them retreating, letting out a series of enraged roars, yet it could only watch its prey escape.

The journey continued with danger lurking at every step, but no true disaster struck. By dusk, the group finally crossed the vast swamp and reached the opposite shore.

A long breath of relief spread through the group.

Their nerves had been stretched to the limit the entire way. Even powerful Human Emperor experts found it hard to endure such strain.

Even someone like Chu Tiange had his back completely soaked with sweat.

Without Ling Feng clearing the path and sensing danger ahead of time, they would not have survived even with ten lives.

At that point, even a top thirty expert on the Creation Star Ranking like Chu Tiange was fully convinced.

As for challenging Ling Feng like he once mentioned at the Earth Emperor Pool, that thought had long since vanished.

Challenge Ling Feng?

He might as well spare himself the trouble!

Better to compare with humans. There was no point comparing with monsters!

Ling Feng, however, remained vigilant. After scanning the surroundings and confirming there were no hidden threats, he finally spoke.

"Now that we've crossed the swamp, we're not far from the volcanic caverns. According to the information given by Supreme Elder Xu, the remaining barbarian forces are hiding inside those caverns, waiting for reinforcements."

They had spent seven or eight days wandering within the Dead Soul Devil Abyss. At last, the final battle was approaching.

"Let's rest here for now and recover."

Ling Feng glanced at his teammates. He had fought the most along the way, yet they looked even more exhausted than he did.

Most of it was mental strain.

They had been on edge the entire journey, while Ling Feng, with his Boundless Vision controlling the situation, never had to endure that same pressure.

"Judging from the traces nearby, Yin Jian and his group should have crossed the swamp before us. They're probably twenty to thirty li ahead."

Chu Tiange frowned slightly and looked at Ling Feng.

"Junior Brother Ling, should we avoid them to prevent conflict?"

"Avoid them?"

Ling Feng gave a helpless shrug.

"That won't be possible. If my guess is right, they also took the safest route. Even so, they still suffered heavy losses."

They had originally set out with thirty people from the Hall of War. Aside from their group of five, there had been twenty-five others.

But from what Ling Feng could sense now, only about seventeen distinct auras remained.

That meant as many as eight had already died.