Chapter 1282 - 1279: Eyes of God, Qing Ling Awakens!

"A cross mark?"

Jiang Fengfeng tapped her snow-white chin with a finger, thought for a moment, and said, "I remember now, it’s the Thunder Eye, a relatively special kind of Demon Eye. The awakened can absorb the earth’s and heaven’s thunder energy for their own use. In terms of power, it surpasses the Blood Eye, but its recovery ability doesn’t compare. The abilities awakened within the Demon Eye Clan each have their unique features—some have incredible recovery, some extraordinary power, and others, like the Moon’s Eye, are purely auxiliary Demon Eyes."

Luo Feng nodded. He recalled when he first met Yingkui, who appeared accompanied by a purple thunderbolt. At the time, he thought it was some special martial arts technique, but Jiang Fengfeng’s explanation enlightened him.

Jiang Fengfeng looked around the valley, saying, "This place is seldom visited, not easy to find by chance. Luo Feng, why did that member of the Demon Eye Clan appear here?"

Luo Feng shook his head, honestly quite surprised by the incident himself.

Logically, besides him and Yingkui, Qing Ling, no one else should know about it.

"Is your friend living here from the Demon Eye Clan?" Jiang Fengfeng suddenly asked, as if a thought had struck her.

Luo Feng was slightly taken aback: "How do you know?"

"Heh heh, looks like I was right."

Jiang Fengfeng smiled, clapping her clean palms as she walked, "You might not know, ever since the Eyes of God awakened, the Demon Eye Clan has been searching for their hidden kin throughout the five domains to strengthen their forces. The Moon’s Eye awakeners in the Demon Eye Clan can see into people’s hearts and perceive over vast distances. Besides, they have a special ability to sense the presence of their kin from afar. Your friend was likely noticed by a Moon’s Eye awakener, and the Demon Eye Clan member who just appeared came to greet them. It was unfortunate they ran into us instead."

"If hidden members of the Demon Eye Clan refuse to return to the West Desert’s Demon Realm, what will happen?" Luo Feng asked.

"Those who aren’t of my kind are surely of a different heart. As far as I know, those found within the Demon Eye Clan, if they refuse to return to the West Desert’s Demon Realm, have only one outcome."

Jiang Fengfeng turned to meet Luo Feng’s eyes and coldly uttered, "Death!"

Luo Feng furrowed his brows.

"Instead of worrying about others, worry about yourself."

Jiang Fengfeng curled her red lips into a smile, "The Moon’s Eye awakeners expend significant energy searching for kin and won’t search the same place twice, especially in a small country like the Canglang Dynasty. This time, the Blood Eye awakener came here and didn’t encounter any kin, so they probably won’t return shortly. However, he surely remembered you."

"Next time we meet, he won’t have the chance to drink blood again."

Luo Feng smirked coldly, relaxing as he realized that with Yingkui beside Qing Ling, nothing should go wrong.

Jiang Fengfeng raised an eyebrow and smiled: "You’re quite confident."

Remembering Jiang Fengfeng’s earlier mention of the Eyes of God awakeners, Luo Feng curiously asked, "Fengfeng, what are the characteristics of the Eyes of God?"

"That I do not know either; those who’ve seen him likely are dead."

Jiang Fengfeng shook her head, her expression uncharacteristically serious. She went on, "But, I’ve heard my master say that the Eyes of God doesn’t refer to a specific Demon Eye but is a title of honor. In the Demon Eye Clan, ranks are strictly based on the quality of Demon Eyes, and the abilities of an Eyes of God awakener surpass all Demon Eyes, making them the innate rulers of the Demon Eye Clan. This is why every time the Eyes of God emerges, the Demon Eye Clan becomes exceptionally powerful. Now, even the Nine Great Holy Lands dare not underestimate it."

Luo Feng nodded silently, feeling a sense of anticipation. He wondered what Demon Eye Qing Ling would awaken and hoped it would be a powerful Thunder Eye like Yingkui’s, granting her self-defense in dangerous times.

With Qing Ling and Yingkui absent, after a brief conversation, Luo Feng and Jiang Fengfeng prepared to leave.

Before setting off, Luo Feng suddenly stopped, saying, "Wait for me a moment."

Taking out a small piece of demon beast hide, Luo Feng channeled dark energy, using his finger as a pen to quickly jot down a simple account of the Blood Eye’s appearance. He tucked the hide into a bell tied to a headband he had recently bought, then tied the headband to the wooden wall of the hut.

Jiang Fengfeng asked curiously, "Will your friend find it if you leave it here?"

"They will find it."

Luo Feng smiled without further explanation, turned, and said, "Let’s go. We need to hurry back to the Golden Palace."

"Alright."

Shush! Shush!

With the sound of breaking wind, two figures shot into the sky, heading towards Linglong Hall.

Central Sky Region!

Crackle...

Between heaven and earth, thunder flashed, and electricity raged. Massive thunderbolts scurried back and forth across the void like giant serpents, seemingly on the brink of annihilating this piece of heaven and earth.

Within the thunder, Yingkui sat cross-legged, the cross mark in his pupils dazzlingly bright. Above his head, a cross thunderbolt composed of lightning shimmered radiantly, exuding an intimidating aura, attracting countless bolts of lightning to aggregate and be absorbed by it.

At this moment, Yingkui was focused intently on the scene ahead, a hint of solemnity in his gaze.

In front of him, the space was brilliant, dominated by a colossal electric ball formed by thunder. The ball’s surface was laced with countless electric strands, and through the ball, a small silhouette could vaguely be seen within, along with a myriad of dazzling light spots, resembling a vast starry sea, deeply mysterious.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

At intervals, the whole electric ball rapidly expanded several times, appearing unable to withstand the immense pressure within, threatening to burst and shatter.

Crack!

Yingkui waved his hand, infusing a thunderbolt into the electric ball. The swelling ball swiftly regained its original shape.

Exhaling lightly, Yingkui looked at the electric ball with his brows slightly furrowed, "Half a month’s gone, still no signs of awakening. Can I hold on until the last moment?"

At this very moment, Yingkui felt lucky that during their time at sea, in a clever spur of the moment, he brought Qing Ling here to the Central Sky Region’s Endless Thunder Heaven.

Otherwise, she, by herself, would certainly be unable to seal the aura of Qing Ling’s awakening.

And should Qing Ling’s awakening become known, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Beyond the intervention of masters from the Nine Great Holy Lands, even getting detected by a Moon’s Eye awakener would be catastrophic. Qing Ling would surely be taken back to the West Desert’s Demon Realm, becoming a puppet in other’s hands, falling into a doomed state from which she’d never escape!

Now, Yingkui just hoped that Qing Ling could awaken soon, so she could take control of her own destiny.

...

Whoosh!

Wind like knives, two figures pierced through the clouds, their shapes tearing through the airflow, producing sharp whistling sounds.

With merely two days remaining until the Southern and Northern Martial Arts Assembly, time was tight. Luo Feng and Jiang Fengfeng left the valley, immediately rushing towards Linglong Hall at full speed.

Along the way, Luo Feng didn’t forget about cultivation. Whenever he had a moment, he tirelessly practiced the Divine Dragon Nine Changes, aiming to soon achieve the ninth level, reaching the realm of ’Dragon Yuan’s Power.’ At that moment, his strength would make a qualitative leap.

Time flew by.

On the morning of the second day, Luo Feng and Jiang Fengfeng finally arrived at the Cloud Peak mountain range.

Passing through the endless mountains, what awaited them was a lake shimmering with radiant waves.

The lake surface was shrouded in mist, with sunlight refracting off the water, casting countless colorful beams of light, like a land of immortality.

This place was Yao Light Lake, where Linglong Hall was located.