Chaos Heavenly Emperor Art

Holding the jade pendant engraved with the words "Top Floor" tightly, Ling Feng felt its smooth texture. The pendant seemed to contain some kind of peculiar guiding power, echoing the uniquely shaped tower.

He glanced at Ling Zhan beside him, who was also holding a jade tablet. Looking at that face that was exactly the same as his own, the eerie feeling in his heart grew stronger.

Who is this guy?

How much does he actually know about himself?

Perhaps, once inside that treasure vault, depending on the situation, we could perhaps use memory reading on him…

In short, as long as Ling Feng couldn't figure out Ling Zhan's identity, he felt uneasy and couldn't stay calm for even a moment.

Just then, Si You's voice came again.

"By holding this token and infusing it with your primal power, you will be guided to the corresponding area. The time limit is three hours. Once the three hours are up, you will be automatically teleported out even if you have not obtained any treasures."

After giving her final instructions, she said no more, her figure slowly retreating to the side, as if blending into the shadows.

The other Divine Throne level experts, unable to wait any longer, activated their tokens one after another. Rays of light shone, and their figures quickly became blurred as they were swept up by the teleportation power and plunged into the deep starlight vortex, directly entering the treasure vault.

Ling Feng took a deep breath, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind, pondered for a moment, and then slowly poured the power of the Star God into the jade tablet in his hand.

hum!
In an instant, the jade pendant burst forth with a dazzling white light, enveloping his entire body.

A powerful pulling force came, and the surrounding scenery instantly distorted and blurred.

At the same time, Ling Zhan, who was standing next to him, was also enveloped in a dark golden light and began to teleport.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

After a brief period of weightlessness and dizziness, the feeling of being grounded returned.

Ling Feng steadied himself and immediately looked around warily.

But looking at the space in front of him, Ling Feng was clearly stunned.

here……

Is it the top floor of the secret treasure vault?
The scene before him was completely different from the treasure trove he had imagined.

There were no mountains of treasures, nor were there countless display shelves.

Before them lay a vast, boundless, and strangely eerie space.

The sky was a swirling vortex of flowing dark purple and deep blue, devoid of sun, moon, and stars, with only strange, translucent, jellyfish-like creatures emitting a faint phosphorescence, slowly floating and swimming in the void.

The earth was a dark red, fleshy base that seemed to pulsate slightly as if it were alive. It was soft, chewy, and elastic to the touch, and the air was filled with a faint, fishy, ​​and slightly rotten smell.

The entire space was eerily quiet, with only the occasional hissing sound from the floating jellyfish as they swayed their tentacles.

They look similar to the jellyfish-shaped mechanical guards outside, but unlike them, they are not mechanical but real living beings.

Ling Feng gasped in shock. He could sense that the laws governing this space were different from those of the Taiyi Forbidden Zone outside, more chaotic and more primitive, like a forgotten, exiled world.

An omnipresent sense of oppression filled the entire space, making it difficult for Ling Feng to even breathe.

The next moment, the jellyfish that had been floating alone seemed to have discovered Ling Feng and Ling Zhan, these two uninvited guests, and immediately gathered together, densely packed, blotting out the sky.

But strangely, they did not launch an attack on their own initiative.

Ling Feng's gaze sharpened, and through the gathered jellyfish, his eyes were quickly drawn to an incredibly enormous entity in the distance.

In the center of this space, countless translucent jellyfish gathered together, layer upon layer, forming a writhing "ocean" that emitted a hazy halo.

And at the heart of that "sea of ​​jellyfish" stands a colossal, breathtaking figure—

It was an enormous jellyfish-shaped creature!
Its canopy is probably tens of thousands of feet in diameter, like a suspended dark purple mountain range, and inside its translucent body, there are flowing bands of light as dazzling as a galaxy.

Countless tentacles, thousands of feet long and shimmering with ancient runes, swayed slowly like giant pythons, each tentacle containing chilling energy fluctuations.

At the core of these tentacles, the outline of a strangely shaped nine-story pagoda can be vaguely seen.

The pagoda radiated a dazzling light, its brilliance swirling around it, clearly indicating that the pagoda was the true treasure trove.

However, trying to take the treasure from that pagoda was like playing with fire.

The number of smaller jellyfish gathered around the giant jellyfish was so great that it was as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, making it extremely difficult for them to break through.

Moreover, the giant jellyfish in the central area exudes an even greater sense of oppression than Metatron!

"Damn it!"

Ling Feng felt a chill run down his spine and clenched his fists.

He knew that Si You wasn't that kind-hearted.

Trying to retrieve the treasure from this godforsaken place within three hours would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

No, it's harder than climbing to heaven.

He even had a feeling that the giant jellyfish was probably an incredibly ancient being, just like Apollos, whom he had encountered in the Gambling Prison.

The powers they wield are on a completely different level from those of the clergy of this era.

Otherwise, Ling Feng wouldn't have been able to manipulate four powerful individuals, whose strength was close to that of Metatron, all by himself using the Prison of Gamblers.

Just then, he felt a gaze fall upon him.

Ling Feng suddenly turned his head and saw Ling Zhan not far away.

He arrived at the place just a little later than me, and stood less than a hundred meters away.

However, unlike when he was in the outside world, for the first time, a trace of human spirit appeared in his empty eyes.

This was the first time he had truly "looked" at Ling Feng.

Eyes facing each other.

The air seemed to freeze.

Ling Feng could clearly see his reflection in the other person's eyes.

Of course, in order to conceal his identity, he borrowed Wan Jun's appearance.

However, he clearly saw a hint of doubt, a hint of questioning, and a hint of... in Ling Zhan's eyes.

Nostalgia!
Yes, it's about nostalgia!
Ling Feng's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he was about to ask a question when Ling Zhan suddenly spoke up.

"You are not Wan Jun. Are you?"

boom!
For a moment, Ling Feng felt as if he had been struck by lightning!
He felt his mind go completely blank for a moment!
How could Ling Zhan know about Wan Jun?!

Wan Jun was a companion of the Sky-Patrolling Thunder Clan whom I met when I was in the Immortal Realm.

He himself does not belong to this world.

If that Ling Zhan was just a clone, he wouldn't have known about Wan Jun.

It's impossible!

Could it be that this Ling Zhan...?

He possesses memories belonging to "Ling Feng"?!
So why doesn't he just expose himself directly?
Ling Feng's shock and astonishment were impossible to conceal. Despite his best efforts to control himself, the violent contraction of his pupils and the instantaneous tension in his body betrayed him.

Yes, at this moment, his heart was already in turmoil!
On the other side, Ling Zhan, seeing Ling Feng's reaction, seemed to have expected it. He continued, "As expected! You are not Wan Jun. Wan Jun... he shouldn't have come to this world."

Ling Feng forcefully suppressed his turbulent emotions, his eyes sharp as knives as he stared intently at Ling Zhan. A flash of dark light appeared in his hand, and the Ten Directions Annihilation appeared directly in his palm.

The sword was pointed at Ling Zhan's neck, and he asked in a cold voice, "Who... exactly are you?!"

Ling Zhan remained silent for a moment before muttering to himself, "The Ten Directions are annihilated? I think I know who you are."

After he finished speaking, a flash of fire appeared in his hand, and an identical Ten Directions Annihilation Sword appeared in his hand as well!

However, his sword was not pointed at Ling Feng. Instead, his gaze was calm as he slowly and deliberately said, word by word, "I am Ling Feng."

???

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched suddenly!
Is he Ling Feng?

So who am I?

However, Ling Zhan paused for a moment, then added, "At least, in my memory, I am Ling Feng. From the moment the Emperor's Eye opened on the Xuanling Continent, I embarked on the path of martial arts, then ascended to the Immortal Realm, fought against Yi Ting, and then confronted the so-called Celestial God Clan... I remember everything."

Ling Feng felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart, and the hairs on his body stood on end!

How can this be? !
If he also possesses all of Ling Feng's memories, then who am I?
Who is he?

Who is the true entity?
Who is the copy?

Damn it!
What exactly did the arbitration committee do to itself?
“The ruling will make them think they have complete control over me.”

Ling Zhan seemed to see through Ling Feng's shock and continued, his voice still calm but with a hint of coldness, "When I awoke, I was indeed just a tool without any thoughts, or rather, a weapon. But they don't know that about three years ago, I had already 'awakened' and developed my own consciousness."

He took a deep breath and continued, "But I don't know whether these consciousnesses and memories are things I originally possessed, or things that a copy shouldn't have as a copy."

He clenched his fists.

A hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

Clearly, he didn't know whether he was the true original form.

Or perhaps, it's just a copy.

Ling Feng could really understand that feeling.

Because at that moment, for the first time, he also began to doubt his own identity.

Am I really Ling Feng?
However, Ling Feng quickly suppressed his doubts.

Now doesn't seem like the time for self-doubt.

Ling Zhan continued, "After awakening my consciousness, the reason I've been pretending to be controlled and enduring this until now is..."

A hint of tenderness appeared in Ling Zhan's icy gaze.

He took a deep breath and said slowly, "The purpose is... to rescue Bingqing!"

Yu Bingqing!
Upon hearing this name, Ling Feng felt his heart pound violently.

This is one of his deepest obsessions since he came into this world!

Since Ling Zhan also possesses the exact same memories as me.

In his memory, the person he loved was, of course, Yu Bingqing.

If it were me, I would probably make the same choice.

"Unfortunately, so far, I have been able to gather very little information. When I awoke, my strength was only equivalent to that of an ordinary third-level clergyman. However, with the resources and training provided by the Clergy Academy, I quickly reached the level of a first-level clergyman. Moreover, half a year ago, I replaced the original No. 2 and became the new No. 2 captain of the Annihilation Guard."

"It was from that time that I finally gained a little bit of... freedom."

He took a deep breath. "If you are also Ling Feng, then I think I understand why you would disguise yourself as Wan Jun and infiltrate the Clergy Academy."

After hearing Ling Zhan's words, the sheer volume of information overwhelmed Ling Feng's understanding, leaving him momentarily confused.

Is this being before me, with the exact same face as me, possessing all my memories, and even sharing the same goals, friend or foe?

Is he another version of himself, or a trap?
He looked into Ling Zhan's eyes; perhaps he could lie.

But when he mentioned Yu Bingqing, his eyes softened.

That was indeed him, without a doubt.

Regardless of who is the real Lingfeng, at least their goals are the same.

Taking a deep breath, Ling Feng raised his hand and briefly restored his appearance.

But the next moment, it transformed back into the form of immense force.

When Ling Zhan saw Ling Feng's true appearance, although he was mentally prepared, his pupils still contracted slightly.

Looking at yourself, that feeling is incredibly eerie.

Moreover, the two share the same memories and the same personality.

Ling Feng's feelings at this moment are the same as Ling Zhan's feelings at this moment.

Ling Zhan's gaze narrowed slightly as he slowly said, "As expected... it's pretty much what I guessed. I know that the leader of the Desolate Dragon Organization in the End City stole a very important experimental subject from the laboratory. I just didn't expect it to be another version of myself."

The two stood facing each other, the same height, the same face, the same aura, creating an incredibly bizarre scene in this strange space.

"So...among us, who is...the real Ling Feng?"

Ling Feng spoke with difficulty; this question had been weighing heavily on his heart like a boulder.

Ling Zhan shook his head, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "I don't know. Maybe it's you, maybe it's me, or maybe it's neither of us. Or maybe we're all just a part of 'Ling Feng'? The life technology of the Tribunal has long surpassed our understanding."

But the next moment, Ling Zhan's gaze hardened again. "There's no point in dwelling on this now. The most important thing is to rescue Bing Qing, the complete Bing Qing!"

Ling Feng nodded. "Yes, since you're also trying to rescue Bing Qing, and so am I, it seems we can cooperate."

We can only temporarily put those troublesome problems aside.

Suddenly, Ling Feng's bodyguard realized something!
and many more!

They are not entirely the same!

Actually, there is one more difference.

That is the Eastern Emperor Bell!

He possessed the Eastern Emperor Bell, but Ling Zhan did not!

Suddenly, Ling Feng felt a sense of relief.

Thankfully, I am the original self!

But at the same time, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.

Ling Zhan is ultimately just Ling Zhan, a clone.

However, judging from his expression, it's best not to tell him this cruel truth for now. (End of Chapter)