Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique

Chapter 1426: Chapter 1427: The Main Force Retreats! (First Update)

Within the team, due to the conflict between Ling Feng and the captain, they eventually split up.

Ling Feng found a volcanic melt cave deep in the forbidden zone, killed the demon cultivator controlling snakes, insects, and rats, and obtained his treasure, the Shura Magic Ring.

Then, Ling Feng ventured further into the cave and found a Burning Sky Fire Dragon Pool, obtaining a large amount of Burning Sky Dragon Flame Marrow.

By soaking in the Burning Sky Dragon Flame Marrow, he advanced to the Eight Dragon Power.

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In the blink of an eye, three full days had passed.

The main force for the hunt of the barbarian remnants faced heavy casualties in the traps and maze set by the gaunt old man.

Eventually, only about half managed to emerge from the cave, and even the squad captain, Su Ming, was missing and likely had perished.

This was because the gaunt old man (the demon cultivator encountered deep in the cave) had died, leaving no further ambush. Otherwise, when the eleven Extreme Human Emperor-level corpse puppets struck, they all could have perished in the volcanic melt cave, leading to total annihilation.

In the end, under Yin Jian’s leadership, all the remnants of the barbarian clan were exterminated, but their leader was conspicuously absent.

What intrigued people was that Ling Feng also suddenly vanished.

It’s no wonder they did not possess Ling Feng’s heaven-defying unlimited vision. Furthermore, the terrain of the volcanic melt cave was complex, and they wandered around aimlessly like headless flies in just three days, unable to locate the place where the gaunt old man was lurking.

”Brother Yin, now that inside the cave, there is no more ambush from the barbarian remnants, do you think that the barbarian general might have escaped, or perhaps perished together with Brother Su Ming?”

A member under Su Ming spoke in a deep voice.

”Humph, with just your Brother Su, do you think he’s capable?”

Beside them, Chu Tiange couldn’t help but interject.

Ever since they split from Ling Feng, they had not encountered him again. Later, when capturing the barbarian remnants in the cave, they met Yin Jian, and then they acted together.

Yin Jian frowned. Indeed, except for the initial day when they encountered resistance from the barbarian remnants upon entering the cave, later, during their search, apart from some traps and mazes, there was no more resistance.

If the barbarian leader were still around, shouldn’t they have seized the opportunity to annihilate them all at once given their weakened state?

However, saying Su Ming alone could have perished together with the opponent’s leader, Yin Jian found unbelievable.

Adding Ling Feng into the equation made it somewhat plausible.

After all, Ling Feng had been missing for a full three days without any word, and it’s quite possible that he and Su Ming encountered the barbarian leader, and after a fierce battle, both perished inside the cave somewhere.

That seemed like the only reasonable explanation.

Otherwise, if either side had won, things would not have been so peaceful.

”In any case, there are no signs of enemy activity in recent days. Staying here will only weaken us further, and by then, we might not even manage a return on the same path.”

A disciple expressed with a worried look.

They had stayed in this Death Soul Demon Abyss for too long. Their elemental powers were suppressed, and recovery speed continually deteriorated.

Continuing on like this, how could they navigate through the multiple crises of the Death Soul Demon Abyss to return to the Hall of Conquest?

”Indeed, I think the barbarian leader must be dead already. There’s no point continuing to exhaust ourselves here, it’s time to return.”

”Brother Sun is right, Brother Yin, please decide soon!”

This mission saw heavy casualties all the way to the end. If they kept exhausting themselves, they might die at the hands of the demon creatures within the Death Soul Demon Abyss. Surviving the barbarian remnants only to die at the end would be too undeserved.

”This...”

Yin Jian hesitated; walking away implied that no one claimed any head honors.

However, with no one having any claim, isn’t it better than someone else taking credit?

Thinking of this, Yin Jian finally nodded, ”Alright, since there’s no more movement inside the cave, let’s prepare to return to the Hall of Conquest.”

”Just leaving like this, shouldn’t we wait for Junior Brother Ling?”

Lee Fei furrowed her eyebrows, saying through gritted teeth.

”If you want to wait, then wait. The barbarian remnants are already annihilated, staying here is pointless, are you waiting to die? That brat Ling Feng must have died a long time ago!”

An old elite disciple under Su Ming rebuked Lee Fei angrily. After all, there had been no news for three days, and Su Ming was likely already in danger.

If the captain is dead, why should Ling Feng still be alive?

Thinking about Ling Feng sharing the funeral, that disciple felt somewhat balanced at heart.

”You!”

Lee Fei was furious, about to retort, but was stopped by Chu Tiange, who shook his head and said slowly, ”Junior Sister Lee Fei, I believe Junior Brother Ling will be fine, but what they say is not without reason. Waiting outside won’t change matters, let’s return to the Hall of Conquest and wait. I’m confident Junior Brother Ling will return.”

”Indeed, I, Zhuo Yang, have hardly ever conceded to anyone in my life, but Junior Brother Ling is certainly one. With his monstrous abilities, how could a mere barbarian general kill him!”

Zhuo Yang also nodded, speaking in a deep voice, ”With our remaining strength, we truly cannot stay any longer. Otherwise, before Junior Brother Ling dies, we might already perish in the Death Soul Demon Abyss.”

Though during the day the area around the volcanic melt cave seemed safe, at night, when the mist enveloped and sealed everything, the danger level spiked, and monsters became active.

Everyone could only retreat to the cave’s perimeter, barely managing to hold off the monsters.

After three days, everyone was exhausted; once the main force withdrew, relying on just four people would never sustain for a night.

Qing Ping Fairy sighed softly, just taking a deep glance in the cave’s direction without a word, she had already made up her mind.

”Ling Feng, you must stay alive!”

Lee Fei clenched her fists tightly, praying silently for Ling Feng in her heart.

The group lingered outside the cave for three days, ultimately finding no trace of the barbarian leader and retreating to the Hall of Conquest to reevaluate.

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Meanwhile, deep within the volcanic melt cave, Ling Feng was facing a massive ordeal.

The battle between the Fourth-rank Swallowing Flame and the Burning Sky Dragon Fire was at a stalemate, lasting for three full days. Ling Feng had been toiling on the brink of life and death countless times, unable to live or die.

At this moment, his entire body was engulfed in flames, like a fireman, leaving blackened footprints wherever he walked, as if even the ground would catch fire.

However, there was finally some good news; Ling Feng no longer felt the burning pain of the flames. Perhaps burned for too long, he became numb to the pain.

The Burning Sky Dragon Fire and Fourth-rank Swallowing Flame circled around him, continually attacking and devouring each other, neither gaining the upper hand. Ling Feng couldn’t absorb these flames into his body.

As a result, Ling Feng became a man aflame, seemingly both exaggerated and formidable, yet this fiery force was of no use to him.

Conversely, Ling Feng needed to divert his attention to resist the flames, with both the Fourth-rank Swallowing Flame and his own elemental power and spiritual power having to constantly fend off the fiery invasion.

In this way, without realizing it, his strength was suppressed by fifty percent—truly a headache-inducing state.