Global Demon Transformation.

The crowd grew larger and larger, and some people who had just received the news were rushing to the scene.

At this moment, two or three thousand people underground performed the same action, looking up at the sky in unison. Their pupils suddenly contracted, and they subconsciously swallowed.

Even though they were far away from Lin Feng, they could still feel the terrifying power contained in that body with their naked eyes.

The sheer power of such a physique can be intimidating, even frightening.

"Hua Tianwang's aura is so strong!"

"Hua Tianwang must be at least three or four meters tall by now, right?"

"Is this the natal demon spirit that Hua Tianwang has been hiding all along? What kind of demon spirit is it? Why have I never seen it before!"

"This doesn't seem to be a dragon-type spirit, does it?"

"Could it be from the list of rare and exotic beasts? But it doesn't seem to be on the list. Could it be something that has never been discovered before?"

After a brief silence, the audience erupted in discussion, their expressions a mixture of excitement and confusion.

They expressed various exclamations and speculations, but no one was sure what kind of demon spirit Lin Feng had refined.

It looks somewhat like a dragon-type spirit, but why does a dragon-type spirit have demonic horns and fangs?

After his transformation, Lin Feng, besides being domineering, also exuded a sense of evil.

"Is this Lin Feng's trump card?"

In mid-air, the Wind King and the Beast King stood in the void.

Looking at Lin Feng after his transformation, Feng Tianwang spoke slowly, his tone filled with undisguised surprise.

In his debut as an Apostle, Lin Feng's performance, and what was truly impressive, was his near-perfect combat system.

While the "Second Incarnation" is certainly amazing, the impact of this rare secret technique is far less than that of the three god-level soul skills.

Lin Feng's ability to possess such a perfect combat system relies on a combination of soul skills that are so luxurious they're almost inhuman.

It was these diamonds and even god-level soul skills that allowed Lin Feng to easily pass ten levels in his debut, without even suffering any injuries.

There are many kinds of spirits, with more than 10,000 species on Earth and the Divine Martial Continent combined.

The different attributes and abilities of the spirits allow the refiners to have different combat professions and combat systems.

But Lin Feng's combat system and combat professions were unprecedented.

There were no imitators.

Because it is simply impossible to imitate.

Two weeks ago, during his debut as an apostle, Lin Feng displayed his dragon form, but in their eyes, that was all.

Physical strength is not Lin Feng's advantage.

But now, looking at that body that seems to be a combination of dragon and demon, who dares to say that the physical body is not Lin Feng's advantage?
"Lin Feng's natal demon spirit is not a dragon-type demon spirit. His current appearance should be the product of the combination of 'Fish-Dragon Transformation' and his natal demon spirit."

"Beast King said, his gaze fixed on Lin Feng, his deep eyes gleaming with an unusual light.

He guessed wrong.

Everyone was wrong.

It was wrong from the start.

"Somewhat like the Dark Demon?"

"The Beast King muttered to himself."

Lin Feng's current appearance is somewhat similar to that of the demon spirit master who refined the Dark Demon of the Earth Ranking after his demon transformation. However, what about the blood aura that was so surging that it condensed into a substance, which surprised even him?

This surging blood and energy is comparable to that of a Martial Emperor. How could a mere Martial King possibly possess it?

"It's neither a demon spirit from the Earth Ranking nor the Heaven Ranking. It should be a demon spirit that has never been discovered before. It's a unique collectible in the whole world, no, even in the Divine Martial Continent. It's even more precious than demon spirits from the Heaven Ranking!"

Thinking of this, the Beast King's body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

Seeing the excitement and longing that were about to overflow in the eyes of the Beast King, the Wind King's lips curled up slightly.

The Beast King is indifferent to women; he is only interested in demon spirit masters who refine special demon spirits, a passion that can be described as pathological.

He was so morbid that he would turn his apostles, and even his nephews, into collectibles.

The more unusual Lin Feng was, the more excited he became.

Their conflict was destined to be irreconcilable.

Soon, a major battle will inevitably break out between him and Lin Feng.

The Pure Land is definitely going to get lively from here on out.

"Is this your trump card?"

Baruch's eyes narrowed slightly; Lin Feng gave him a somewhat dangerous feeling at this moment.

His hunch was right; the throne of the king was not so easy to attain.

After pausing for a moment, he raised the sword with both hands again above his head. His spiritual power surged, and a surge of powerful green energy condensed into a fifty-meter-long giant green sword. The giant sword trembled slightly and slashed fiercely at Lin Feng with his movements.

Many apostles' expressions changed slightly upon witnessing this terrifying attack.

Even from a great distance, they could still feel the terror of the attack.

They believed that if they were in their shoes, they would have absolutely no chance of resisting.

With that attack range, there's no way to escape.

Feeling the terrifying pressure contained within the giant sword, Lin Feng did not dodge this time. He clenched his right fist, and a blood-red fist shadow quickly condensed. The extremely compressed air emitted a heart-chilling cannon-like sound.

Crimson fist shadows and green blade beams shot out and collided in mid-air, causing an astonishing shockwave of spiritual energy to spread outwards, even distorting space itself, and a sonic boom resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Even with prior preparation, many people still experienced ringing in their ears, rapid heartbeats, and blurred vision.

Under the raging energy impact, Lin Feng was forced to retreat five steps, while Baruch only retreated two steps.

Clearly, even with the combination of two top-tier techniques and the [Demon Transformation], Lin Feng's combat strength is still somewhat inferior.

Lin Feng remained calm in response, showing no sign of disappointment.

Although he was already a high-ranking Martial King, seemingly only one small realm away from becoming a Martial Emperor, the real gap between them was like a chasm.

Lin Feng can make up for this gap with top-tier cultivation techniques and soul skills, but that's all he can do.

His physical strength and defense should be no less than Baruch's at this time, and may even be slightly stronger, but his control over spiritual power is far inferior, or rather, not on the same level.

A faint purple light flickered beneath his feet as Lin Feng shot towards Baruch like lightning.

He planned to fight in close combat.

Baruch had obviously guessed it too, but he didn't dodge.

It would be too shameful for a Martial Emperor to be afraid of close combat when facing a Martial King.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, what he wanted was to defeat Lin Feng honorably and obtain the title of Heavenly King.

Any fear or opportunistic fighting style, even if he wins this time and successfully obtains the throne of the Heavenly King, will not make his position secure. Then, an apostle will challenge him.

Just like his challenge to Lin Feng today.

Moreover, if it's not close combat, Lin Feng might not be able to catch up with him thanks to his substitute and Soul Transformation.

"Roar!"

Amidst the roar, a crimson phantom, five meters in diameter, appeared.

Baruch is located within the cave.

The immense blood and energy distorted the space, and the crimson steam ignited Baruch. His already extremely robust body, standing at two meters tall, began to expand rapidly. As his veins bulged, his height reached 2.78 meters, though his physique was still not as exaggerated as Lin Feng's.

"boom."

Baruch clenched his right hand, and the green longsword in his hand shattered instantly, dissipating into green mist that seeped into his body.

He stood in mid-air, quietly waiting for Lin Feng to arrive.

As soon as Lin Feng appeared, Baruch's hand curved slightly like a claw, covered in green spiritual energy, and reached out to grab Lin Feng's face.

Soon, a very primitive hand-to-hand combat ensued.

"Fuck him!"

"beat him!"

The crowd erupted in piercing screams and shouts.

For viewers, nothing is more thrilling than a brutal, hand-to-hand combat battle.

At first, Lin Feng and Baruch fought with their physical bodies, neither of them used soul skills, and they rarely even dodged. But soon, Baruch took the lead in transforming his body into elemental form.

Even as a Martial Emperor, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Lin Feng, whose body is covered in dragon scales, is clearly not a wise move.

As Baruch transformed into his elemental form, Lin Feng, who had initially held the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat, was easily overwhelmed.

Even though he also used the god-level soul skill [Illusion].

However, it is obvious that a god-level soul skill consumes too much soul power, and with Lin Feng's soul power, he cannot sustain the transformation of his entire body for long.

If one's soul power is exhausted, the battle can be declared over.

Lin Feng's claws swung, but strangely pierced through Baruch's chest.

His attack seemed to strike the green mist, and as Baruch turned, the moment his elemental transformation failed, his right hand stabbed towards Lin Feng's chest like a sword.

Blood splattered everywhere, but Lin Feng did not dodge.

Because of the dragon scales' defense, Baruch's right hand did not pierce Lin Feng's heart, but half of his palm penetrated deep into his flesh.

Lin Feng's body trembled, his face turned pale, and bright red blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. But his hands suddenly gripped Baruch's right hand, bent it downwards, and his body suddenly leaned forward.

In an instant, Baruch transformed into an elemental once more.

"Haha."

The battle continued, and in just two minutes, Lin Feng was covered in wounds.

The excruciating pain from the tearing of dragon scales and flesh suddenly made him laugh out loud, and colorful bubbles came out of his mouth as he laughed.

Baruch looked around at the ever-increasing number of bubbles.

He knew Lin Feng's preferred fighting style in his early days; that "suicide explosion" had once made countless people tremble with fear.

With so many bubbles exploding at the same time, the energy fluctuations exceed a certain range, and even those who use elemental transformation will suffer minor injuries.

However, he did not stop it.

I'm not worried.

If Lin Feng, a Martial King, dared to do this, what reason did he, as a Martial Emperor, have to be timid?
Do you still have enough soul power to cast [Transformation]?

Baruch asked with a smile, and at the same time, he suddenly grabbed Lin Feng's hands, not giving Lin Feng a chance to use the [Substitute] soul skill to escape.

Lin Feng did not resist and continued to blow bubbles, seemingly unconcerned about being restrained.

Baruch frowned slightly, feeling a bad premonition for some reason. He looked around and saw that the two of them were surrounded by dense bubbles, with no gaps in sight.

While he hesitated, the swarm of bubbles had already blocked everyone's view.
"I can't see it anymore."

"Would Hua Tianwang dare to commit a suicide bombing?"

"They probably wouldn't dare, as the Martial Emperor's defense and vitality far surpass those of the Heavenly King Hua."

Amid the discussions, the number of bubbles did not decrease or disperse; instead, they increased and drew closer to Lin Feng and his companion.

The crowd, who were initially certain that Lin Feng wouldn't dare to self-destruct, suddenly fell silent.

Enveloped by such a massive cluster of bubbles, one can imagine the power of the explosion. Even a Martial Emperor would likely be unable to withstand it and would probably be seriously injured, while Lin Feng would most likely be reduced to ashes.

"What is Lin Feng planning to do?"

The Beast King frowned, looking puzzled.

In his vision, colorful bubbles now occupied half of the sky, and Lin Feng and Baruch's figures were no longer visible.

"Is Lin Feng planning to compete with the Martial Emperor in terms of defense and vitality?"

"Feng Tianwang mocked."

Even he, despite being an extraordinary being, dared not compete with the Martial Emperor in terms of life force.

Defeating Baruch wouldn't be difficult for him, but killing him would be quite challenging.

The Martial Emperor can transform his body into elements; this is a divine defensive skill.

The existence of the grotto-heaven allows the Martial Emperor to directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which endows him with vigorous vitality.

To put it dramatically, becoming a Martial Emperor means possessing half an immortal body.

Feng Tianwang didn't know where Lin Feng got the courage to do this. Just as a smile appeared on his lips, before he could laugh out loud, the earth shook and a deafening explosion rang out.

"Oh!"

In mid-air, a terrifying shockwave, like a wave in the ocean, swept outwards in all directions, with purple lightning and flames scattering and rolling with the shockwave.

Under the terrifying shockwave, the people underground shuddered violently, their bodies swayed, and some even lay directly on the ground.

If the Heavenly Kings hadn't intervened in time, someone would definitely have been injured, and the newly built "Hall of Splendor" would probably have been razed to the ground.

But these are not the point.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the sky.

At the epicenter of the explosion, shrouded in thick smoke, a figure—or rather, a completely black skeleton—was freely falling, landing on the ground amidst astonished gazes.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, the jet-black skeleton scattered, its black bones flying everywhere. (End of Chapter)