Chapter 1439: The Giant Swamp Engulfed in Flames

The giant ape formed by Ling Feng gripped one of the octopus monster's tentacles with one hand. His other fist hammered relentlessly at the monster's head.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each punch smashed a bloody crater into the enormous creature's skull. Blood poured down like rain. Within a radius of a hundred zhang, the swamp lake turned completely red.

The monster struggled wildly and shrieked in agony. No matter how fiercely it fought, it could not escape Ling Feng's grip. It could only endure the brutal beating. The scene looked horrifying.

"

Gulp

..."

The sound of people swallowing their saliva echoed everywhere.

Everyone stared at Ling Feng with numb scalps and expressions full of disbelief.

This guy's brute strength was simply terrifying!

"

Roar!

"

"

Howl!

"

The octopus monster howled frantically while Ling Feng's fists fell like a relentless storm. The Strength of Ten Dragons erupted with full force. Each blow tore apart flesh and bone until the monster's body convulsed violently.

In truth, the creature had suffered terrible luck.

It ruled this swamp lake as the absolute overlord. Its body towered like a mountain and its strength was overwhelming. The Dead Soul Devil Abyss suppressed elemental force. Even a Great Emperor who entered this place would have little choice except to flee.

Unfortunately for it, the monster encountered Ling Feng.

Ling Feng had mastered the

Dragon-Elephant Tyrant Body Art

, a technique that no one had successfully cultivated for a thousand years. After undergoing refinement with the Heaven-Incinerating Dragon Flame Essence, his power had advanced to the Strength of Ten Dragons.

The monster had struck solid iron this time.

"My heavens... who is the real monster here?"

One veteran elite disciple rubbed his eyes repeatedly. Compared with the octopus monster, Ling Feng looked far more like the true monster.

Yin Jian and Feng Shaoan felt bitterness in their hearts.

Such terrifying physical strength would remain formidable even outside the Dead Soul Devil Abyss. If they fought Ling Feng directly in the outside world, they might not be able to handle him.

Feng Shaoan felt the shock even more strongly.

He had suffered against Ling Feng's Dragon-Elephant Divine Strength before. Now he could clearly sense that Ling Feng's power had grown more than tenfold!

During the period when Ling Feng disappeared, he must have encountered some extraordinary opportunity inside the volcanic lava cave!

Chu Tiange and the others looked thrilled. They clenched their fists and shouted excitedly.

"Junior Brother Ling, that's it! Finish that monster!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ling Feng continued pounding the monster with heavy punches. The creature trembled from the agony. All of its tentacles and feelers lost their strength.

The humans who had been bound by its feelers were released. Five or six figures fell from the sky. The remaining disciples rushed forward and caught them before they hit the ground.

Some unlucky victims had already been devoured earlier. Fortunately the five or six disciples managed to escape death.

Chu Tiange caught Xu Xinghe as he fell. Xu Xinghe looked extremely weak. At least he still breathed, which meant he had not died yet.

"That should be enough. Time to end this!"

Ling Feng noticed that Xu Xinghe had escaped. He no longer felt any desire to keep fighting the monster.

The Devouring Flame burst forth.

He combined the blazing flame with the Dragon-Elephant Divine Strength and threw a powerful punch. Flames erupted across the monster's body. Its massive size did not save it. Soon the smell of roasted flesh drifted through the air.

The monster struggled violently and shot jets of water toward the flames. Nothing could extinguish the fourth-phase Devouring Flame.

"Goodbye!"

Ling Feng released the monster's tentacle and shot upward. From high above he smashed down with another punch.

Crack!

A cracking sound rang out as the strike shattered the monster's skull. The tremendous force drove the creature back into the swamp.

Splash!

A colossal wave surged outward. When the monster crashed into the swamp, blazing fire spread across the lakebed. Its blood served as fuel for the flames. The fire spread rapidly in every direction.

The surrounding monsters that had been watching the battle fled in panic. Some died in the flames, while others escaped in terror, afraid the fire would reach them.

Ling Feng's figure flashed through the air. He dismissed the Chaotic True Form and landed beside Chu Tiange and the others.

He glanced at Xu Xinghe and spoke calmly.

"Senior Brother Xu's condition is not good. We should leave this place immediately and find somewhere safe to treat his injuries."

"

Mhmm!

"

Chu Tiange nodded at once. He carried Xu Xinghe on his back and followed Ling Feng without hesitation.

Ling Feng glanced at Li Fei and Fairy Qingping. Both of them were badly hurt, but Fairy Qingping looked far worse. The demonic poison had already spread through her body, and her face had taken on a sickly green tint. She swayed slightly as if she might collapse at any moment.

Ling Feng shook his head.

He steadied both women with a hand on their shoulders and gave Chu Tiange a quick look. Then he activated his movement art and rushed toward the far side of the swamp lake.

From start to finish, he did not spare Yin Jian's group a single glance.

Yin Jian let out a quiet sigh. He looked at the battered disciples around him, clenched his jaw, and said in a low voice, "Follow them!"

The flames Ling Feng had left behind were still raging through the swamp. The octopus monster burned fiercely as the fire spread across the waters. Some monsters were caught in the blaze and died where they stood, while others fled in panic. The path ahead became far less dangerous.

Ling Feng pushed forward at full speed. After about half an hour, the group finally cleared the swamp lake area.

Not long after, Ling Feng found a relatively open stretch of stone forest.

He helped Fairy Qingping and Li Fei sit down. Li Fei's injuries were not too serious. Most of them were external wounds. Fairy Qingping's condition was much worse. The demonic poison had already spread through her body, and with her elemental force suppressed, she had no way to purge it herself.

Ling Feng did not waste a second.

He took out the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Silkworm and placed it against a wound on Fairy Qingping's arm. The moment the tiny creature sensed the poison, it began greedily absorbing it.

Then Ling Feng pulled out a row of golden needles and began treating Li Fei.

In less than ten breaths, the color returned to her face. After swallowing a few medicinal pills, she was basically out of danger.

Xu Xinghe's situation was more troublesome.

Not only had he been poisoned by demonic venom, he had also been exposed to the toxic water of the octopus monster. On top of that, the shock from the life and death struggle had taken its toll. Even so, none of it posed much difficulty for Ling Feng.

Meanwhile, the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Silkworm finished drawing the poison out of Fairy Qingping's body.

Ling Feng's hands moved as fast as lightning. Golden needles sealed several of her acupoints, and he guided both ice and wind elemental force into her body to stimulate her own circulation.

Before long, Fairy Qingping's condition stabilized. She could already sit cross-legged and begin regulating her breathing to recover.

Next, Ling Feng placed the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Silkworm on Xu Xinghe's wound. At the same time, he used the fourth-phase Devouring Flame to dissolve the water toxin lingering inside Xu Xinghe's body.

After that, he performed the Profound Art of Acupuncture and Moxibustion to stimulate Xu Xinghe's soul and restore his vitality.

Only the time it took for a cup of tea to cool had passed when Xu Xinghe slowly opened his eyes.

He still looked pale and weak, but the danger to his life was gone.

"

Cough... cough...

"

Xu Xinghe coughed softly as he came to. When he saw Ling Feng sitting in front of him, his eyes immediately filled with gratitude.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Ling. You saved my life."

"We're teammates. There's no need to thank me."

Ling Feng gave his shoulder a light pat and smiled.

"Get some rest. We'll stay here for the night and set out again tomorrow morning!"

Not far away, Yin Jian and the other veteran elite disciples watched everything in stunned silence.

Ling Feng's medical skill looked almost miraculous. He had pulled people back from the edge of death as if it were nothing.

Many of those disciples were injured as well. Some had even been poisoned by demonic venom and were barely holding on. Watching Ling Feng treat his teammates so easily made them want to step forward and beg for help.

But then they remembered what they had done earlier.

They had mocked him. Some had even joined forces to attack him.

Why would Ling Feng help them now?

Regret slowly spread through the group.

If they had known Ling Feng possessed such godlike medical skill, they would never have offended him in the first place. They would have tried their best to curry favor with him instead.

Now it was far too late.

The thought left them filled with bitter regret!