Chapter 27 "Spirit
"Thud!"
With the saber qi rampaging within his body, Lin Feng couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, his complexion growing even paler.
"Such powerful saber technique, to have injured me to this extent."
Lin Feng gritted his teeth; he had never suffered such severe injuries.
The blow he had just endured was received without any defense.
And precisely because of that, the damage caused was even more terrifying.
Lin Feng felt the saber qi inside him was destroying all his vitality, so fierce, rampaging wildly within him, but now, he had no time to suppress the saber qi inside his body.
Lin Feng knew, given his current condition, even a martial master of the Martial Master Realm could possibly kill him.
Tired!
Lin Feng felt an unprecedented level of exhaustion.
Swoosh.
Eventually, Lin Feng could no longer hold on, his body quickly fell toward the forest below.
Even the energy wings that had manifested from his Golden Body had dissipated.
Lin Feng's eyes slowly closed; he very much wanted to completely shut his eyes and never wake up.
Because he was truly too tired.
Thump.
But soon, a piercing cold swept through his body, significantly reviving Lin Feng's already weak spirit.
Lin Feng fell into a raging river, swept far away.
After being stimulated by the frigid river water, Lin Feng's spirit recovered quite a bit. Although still extremely weak, he managed to muster some strength. He grabbed onto a piece of wood and floated downstream, the saber qi inside still torturing his physical body, causing Lin Feng to occasionally spit out mouthfuls of fresh blood.
Suddenly, Lin Feng saw a protruding platform under a rock wall. Though not large, it was hidden and could shelter a person; he nearly exhausted all his strength swimming toward that protruding rock.
Finally, Lin Feng climbed onto the rock.
"Thud."
The rampaging saber qi inside his body penetrated through, causing Lin Feng to spew out three mouthfuls of fresh blood, his face incredibly pale.
He struggled to sit up, leaning against the rock wall, and without any delay, hurriedly activated the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique.
While activating the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique, the movement aggravated his wounds. The pain on his back was intense, and the blood did not stop flowing. Lin Feng spewed out another mouthful of fresh blood.
He felt drowsy, his eyes almost unable to stay open.
"Thud."
Quite decisively, Lin Feng took out a dagger and fiercely stabbed it into his thigh.
Blood immediately gushed out.
With such a great stimulation, his spirit finally revived quite a bit.
Lin Feng knew he absolutely could not close his eyes.
As soon as he closed his eyes,
death would be awaiting him.
So, he resorted to this self-harming method to stimulate himself.
...
The Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique kicked into action, the Ancient Dragon Elephant Power began to heal the injuries on Lin Feng's body, and he immediately felt much better.
But at that moment, a dazzling and eye-catching blade light continued to rampage within Lin Feng's body, threatening to completely tear him apart.
This was a deadly blade light.
"Blood Evil Blade! Blood Evil Blade!"
A series of deep voices emanated from within the blade light.
"Sword spirit..."
Lin Feng was taken aback.
The so-called "Spiritual Sense" is a simple-minded existance.
Like the Artifact Spirit of a magical treasure.
The saber energy within Lin Feng's body had a spirit; it wasn't a magical treasure, but merely saber energy unleashed by a saber technique, yet it gave birth to a "spirit."
This was extremely terrifying.
Normally, only powerful beings in the Yin Yang Realm could bestow their attacks with "spirit."
Of course, there were also some Martial Kings on the verge of stepping into the Yin Yang Realm who might be able to comprehend this method of bestowing attacks with "spirit" under fortunate circumstances.
The Death Soldier Leader was not in the Yin Yang Realm, he was at the Tenth Level of Martial King Realm Great Perfection!
Yet he had comprehended the Sword Spirit, indicating that he was about to break through to the Yin Yang Realm.
So, what exactly was terrifying about the "spirit"?
Firstly, if one could bestow their attack with "spirit," the power of their attack would increase manifold.
For example, two cultivators of the Yin Yang Realm First Layer Heaven, one who had comprehended the "spirit" and one who had not.
When the two fought, the cultivator who had comprehended the "spirit" could even instantly kill the cultivator who had not.
The same cultivation level, yet such a vast difference, this was the terrifying aspect of the 'spirit.'
Secondly, 'spirit' is a type of intention bestowed by the user, and 'spirit' follows only the user's intentions, acting accordingly.
Just like the saber energy that surged into Lin Feng's body, which contained a Sword Spirit with the intention of destroying Lin Feng's body, aiming to kill Lin Feng.
If it were ordinary saber energy passing through Lin Feng's body, it would have already disappeared.
However, the strike unleashed by the Death Soldier Leader contained "spirit."
Thus, this strike, instead of dissipating, surged into Lin Feng's body, starting to destroy it.
This was the terrifying aspect of the "spirit."
Lastly, some fearsome spirits are said to be capable of soul seizing and rebirth, though, of course, the Death Soldier Leader certainly couldn't do that.
Even so, this strike from the Death Soldier Leader almost claimed Lin Feng's life.
Had Lin Feng not fallen into the icy river water and been stimulated, revitalizing his spirit, he might have already died under the attack of the saber energy.
Lin Feng activated the Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique, evolving an Ancient Dragon Elephant Illusion, and suppressed the saber energy within his body.
"Blood Evil Blade, indestructible; Blood Evil Blade, indestructible..."
The Sword Spirit emitted a series of cold voices, continuing to ravage inside Lin Feng's body.
Seeking to further destroy Lin Feng's body.
But the Ancient Dragon Elephant Illusion was truly powerful, stomping down, pinning the Sword Spirit underfoot.
"Such a powerful Sword Spirit should be utilized by me."
Lin Feng took a deep breath.
He activated the Devouring Martial Soul.
Buzz.
The Devouring Martial Soul directly enveloped the saber energy containing the Sword Spirit.
Lin Feng intended to forcibly refine this saber energy containing the Sword Spirit.
Lin Feng knew the terrifying aspect of this strike; it was the Death Soldier Leader exerting himself fully.
The Death Soldier Leader had not yet broken through to the Yin Yang Realm, managing to unleash such a powerful strike in combat was probably good enough.
If he could refine it, he would possess a terrible killer move.
"Blood Evil Blade, Blood Evil Blade."
The Sword Spirit struggled, roaring furiously.
But its struggles, its roars, under the suppression of Lin Feng's Devouring Martial Soul, were gradually weakening, and the aura of the Sword Spirit was slowly tainted with Lin Feng's aura.
"So you were hiding here."
In the distance, a figure flew in, a Black-clothed Death Soldier of the Martial King Realm Fourth Layer Heaven. This black-clothed assassin sensed the chaotic aura within Lin Feng's body and was overjoyed, understanding that Lin Feng was severely injured and dying. This Black-clothed Death Soldier didn't notify anyone else and dashed towards Lin Feng alone. Given that Lin Feng might very possibly carry a heavy treasure, clearly, this black-clothed Death Soldier also wanted to silently kill Lin Feng and claim the heavy treasures for himself.
"Die." The black-clothed assassin sneered, his Cold Sword directly stabbing towards Lin Feng's chest.