Chapter 416: The Hunter Becomes the Prey

During his fight with Su Che, Lin Feng only showed off his offensive magic weapons and never used any defensive ones. This showed that he had always looked down on Su Che, believing none of his abilities could harm him.

Moreover, seeing Su Che in a frenzied state, he thought he had completely defeated him and was almost completely unprepared mentally.

Su Che had waited endlessly, even willing to destroy a mid-tier Dao artifact, the Taiyi Youlong Sword, just for such an opportunity. And so…

Lin Feng floated closer, planning to grab Su Che up at close range. Suddenly, a graceful figure appeared behind him. Her delicate hands emitted no trace of energy, and in a flash, she gently pressed on Lin Feng’s back.

The power of Immortal Essence erupted!

Boom!

Unprepared, Lin Feng’s expression changed drastically. He clearly heard a loud explosion inside his body. Before he could even grunt or scream, he was sent flying, crossing hundreds of feet in an instant before crashing headfirst into the solid soil layer.

Fei Yun’s seemingly light palm, releasing a quarter of her Immortal Essence power, sent Lin Feng deep into the soil—dozens of feet down—sure to cause severe injuries.

Furthermore, since the power of Immortal Essence erupted inside Lin Feng’s body, on the surface, Fei Yun’s attack seemed casual, as if she hadn’t used any extraordinary strength beyond what was typical in the cultivation world. This allowed her to deceive the laws of nature and avoid detection.

Just as Lin Feng slightly relaxed, Su Che released Fei Yun from her imprisonment. She instantly teleported behind him. In a fraction of a second, Lin Feng had no time to react and could only suffer this devastating ambush.

“How are you?” Fei Yun asked, concerned, as she approached Su Che.

“I’m fine. It was all an act,” Su Che said, straightening up. His mental state clearly appeared normal.

Fei Yun nodded slightly, finally relieved.

Whoosh!

The soil ahead collapsed, and Lin Feng emerged from it, covered in mud. His face was pale, and he looked utterly disheveled. His handsome face showed a strange mix of shock and fury.

It was still uncertain just how badly Lin Feng had been injured by Fei Yun’s attack.

“Immortal Essence power?”
Lin Feng asked loudly, his voice hoarse, staring at Fei Yun, “How can a mere mortal possess Immortal Essence power?”

“You have too many questions.” Su Che hated that he had destroyed his Star Emperor Compass, so he replied in a vengeful tone, “That hit just now must have been painful, right?”
Lin Feng’s expression darkened as he glared fiercely at Su Che, but he didn’t needlessly claim he was fine. That hit had indeed inflicted serious injuries on him, but that wasn’t the most important thing.
What mattered was that he felt fear—fear of this mysterious woman who possessed the power of Immortal Essence.
Having come from the Spirit Realm, his understanding of the term “immortal” far exceeded that of the cultivators in the Cultivation Realm. He knew well just how formidable anything related to immortals could be.
Not to mention the true immortals in the Immortal Realm, even those at the Mahayana stage, who were on the verge of ascending to the Immortal Realm, appeared to Lin Feng as incomparably powerful beings.
In the mortal world, the Mahayana stage was already the highest realm, one where one could step halfway into the Immortal Realm. With just a finger, such a cultivator at the Refining Void stage could be reduced to ashes. Yet even so, the energy within a Mahayana-stage cultivator wasn’t true Immortal Essence, nor could they wield true immortal spells.
The woman before him had clearly used pure Immortal Essence in that attack. Even now, the Immortal Essence that had flooded his body continued to destroy his vital energy. No matter how hard he tried to resist with his own true energy, he couldn’t expel it from his body.
There was no doubt that even if this woman wasn’t a true immortal, she had the closest and most intimate connection with some true immortal in the Immortal Realm.
“Tian Yu actually has such a powerful ally. Could it be that he deliberately waited here? It wasn’t for refuge at all—it was to scheme against me?”
Lin Feng was extremely intelligent. With just a little clue, he could draw conclusions very close to the truth. Now, he felt intense suspicion, even wondering if Tai Xu and the others had turned traitor and joined forces with Tian Yu to scheme against him…
His original role as a hunter suddenly turned into that of a prey. Lin Feng realized immediately that his situation was dire—he had fallen into a trap laid out long ago. His priority was no longer capturing Tian Yu but figuring out how to escape this peril.
Whoosh!
A large seal appeared above his head, and streams of air surrounded him—clearly a defensive magic artifact.
“Another top-tier Dao artifact!”
Su Che and the others’ eyes lit up. They could sense that that crystal-clear purple seal must be an excellent defensive Dao artifact.

Faced with Fei Yun, this mysterious woman possessing the power of immortal essence, and being himself severely injured, Lord Linfeng dared not be overconfident and could only summon his strongest defensive talisman. What was originally intended to capture her now served only to save his own life… Su Che sent a message to Fei Yun, asking, “He is now under the protection of an elite Dao artifact. Can you hurt him again?” “It won’t be easy,” Fei Yun replied via message. “I already unleashed my full strength with that last attack, releasing a quarter of my immortal essence. It should have completely shattered his combat ability, but it only left him severely injured. This shows that even when hidden within his body, his defensive talisman provides significant protection. Now that he’s in full defensive mode, it’s very difficult to injure him again.” After all, Fei Yun was still just a mortal and couldn’t release all her immortal essence at once—doing so would destroy her own meridians. In fact, any cultivator was the same; unless they chose to self-destruct, they couldn’t release all their true energy in a single move. The maximum was releasing one-fifth each time. “Tian Yu, I admit I was outmaneuvered this time.” Under the protection of his defensive talisman, Linfeng said fiercely, “But if I want to leave, you won’t be able to stop me. Next time we meet, you won’t be so lucky.” “What are you saying…” Su Che laughed. “Are you clearly trying to force me to go all out to keep you here?” “Hmph…” Linfeng smirked faintly. “If I want to leave, I don’t need to run. Someone will surely rescue me. Even if a true immortal descends, they won’t be able to stop me.” Hearing this, Su Che and Fei Yun suddenly realized: indeed, if he wanted to escape, heaven would assist him. He only needed to unleash a true cultivation level beyond that of the cultivation world, and the laws of heaven and earth would immediately send him back to the Spirit Realm… Thus, everything has its advantages and disadvantages, and disadvantages can also have advantages. Even the constraints and punishments of the laws of heaven and earth, if utilized well, could become a means of survival. “We can’t let him escape; otherwise, all our previous efforts will be in vain,” Su Che thought. “Moreover, once this guy returns to the Spirit Realm, he’ll surely report his suspicions about me to his superiors. Then, I’ll become the top target for those powerful figures in the Spirit Realm, bringing endless trouble.”

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Lin Feng’s aura suddenly surge violently, clearly about to unleash his true strength. At that moment, Lin Feng’s thought was: to unleash his true power and strike Su Che as a killer. That mysterious woman with the power of Immortal Essence would surely prioritize protecting him over attacking him. In that case, after just one or two moves, the laws of the universe would transport him back to the Spirit Realm, thus escaping this crisis of the day.

Whoosh!

The silver chains suddenly stretched to hundreds of feet in length, creating countless illusions that swept toward Su Che with a whooshing sound.

The overwhelming force was unstoppable. Su Che knew that a single strike from these chains could kill him on the spot, unless Fei Yun or someone else intervened…

“Now is the time!”

Su Che suddenly sent a mental pulse deeper into the cave below.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Dozens of thick red blood vessels, like the tentacles of a giant ocean beast, shot up from beneath the cave.

Slap slap slap slap…

The illusions created by Lin Feng’s silver chains struck these red blood vessels but failed to cause any damage. Eventually, all the illusions disappeared, leaving only the actual silver chain tightly entwined with one of the red blood vessels.

“Retreat!”

Seeing these mysterious red blood vessels, Lin Feng didn’t have time to be surprised. He hurriedly tried to retract his silver chains but sadly found that they had become tightly entangled with the red blood vessel, making it impossible to untangle and retrieve them.

Boom…

A strange roaring sound came from below, and soon a giant heart-shaped monster appeared, swaying unsteadily.

“What the hell is this?”

Panicked, Lin Feng tried desperately to use his true power to pull back his chains, but they didn’t budge at all, driving him to the brink of madness. He was utterly shocked—Tian Yu was too terrifying; where did she get all these bizarre allies?

“Heaven-Upending Palm!”

Lin Feng roared and slapped with his left hand, unleashing another powerful technique. This time, his target wasn’t Su Che but the cave wall nearby.

His intention was clear—he didn’t care about killing anyone else; he just wanted to use his second most powerful technique to trigger the laws of the universe and get himself rescued in time.

This place was too terrifying! Not only had a mysterious woman with Immortal Essence power appeared, but now there was also a giant heart covered in blood vessels. If he didn’t leave now, he would die!

Yet, something even more astonishing happened.

Another red blood vessel not far ahead emitted a humming sucking sound. All the energy released by Lin Feng’s newly used technique, the Heaven-Subverting Palm, was completely absorbed by this blood vessel, not a trace left behind, and it did not strike the cave walls at all.
It didn’t matter. Lin Feng comforted himself, “Anyway, I’ve already unleashed this strike, releasing its full power twice in a row—surely it will shake the laws of the universe…”
At that moment, Lin Feng couldn’t help but look up, hoping that the heavens would immediately send down divine power to save him.