Chapter 4881
Foster father?
Ling Feng took a deep breath, stared intently in Xi's direction, and nodded emphatically, "Senior, take this!"
clang!!!
In a flash, a deafening clang of metal clashing, like a thunderclap from the heavens, resounded.
The violent sound waves and energy emanated from the point of impact between the swords, spreading wildly outwards in a ring.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
The surrounding mountain streams collapsed and shattered with a deafening roar, and the entire space was filled with flying sand and stones in that instant.
Ling Feng felt an indescribable, terrifying force travel along the sword. The "Ten Directions Annihilation" sword in his hand, formed from a singularity, suddenly felt incredibly heavy, causing half of his arm to go numb.
Immediately afterwards, an overwhelming force came!
Click!
The longsword in Ling Feng's hand let out a mournful cry, and then cracks appeared on its blade, rapidly spreading and expanding...
The next moment, with a bang, it suddenly exploded and shattered into tiny specks of light, which mixed with the blood spurting from Ling Feng's tiger's mouth and splashed everywhere!
Ling Feng felt as if he had been struck head-on by a charging ancient elephant. He spat out a mouthful of blood and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
Bang bang bang!
After crashing into several protruding rocky hills in the mountain stream, it finally managed to regain its balance.
He knelt on one knee, supporting himself with his hand, and coughed violently, each cough producing bloody froth.
His right arm hung limply, the web of his hand was a bloody mess, his internal organs were violently shaken, and his vision blurred.
Xi remained standing in the same spot, the pitch-black "illusory blade" in his hand quietly vanishing.
However, his body swayed noticeably!
Yes!
Although Ling Feng's attack failed to cause any damage to Xi, the power he unleashed ultimately shook the monster Xi!
With only 360 star veins, to be able to fight against Xi's 78 million, to have achieved this much is already something to be proud of.
"interesting!"
Xi raised his hand and looked at his palm, only to find a deep mark.
He looked up again at the disheveled Ling Feng in the distance, and slowly withdrew his hand.
"Hey kid, are you alright?"
"Cough cough cough... I'm alright."
Ling Feng pressed his chest and coughed violently for a long time before he could barely suppress his injuries. He raised his head with difficulty, looked at Xi, and showed a bitter smile: "Senior's strength is unfathomable. This junior... is convinced of defeat."
The difference is indeed too great.
Even though he had broken through 360 star veins, mastered "Obsidian" and multiple singularities, and even reached the level of singularity condensation blade, he was still like a toddler facing a strong adult in front of Xi, powerless to fight back.
However, the fact that Xi was able to use that "illusory blade" and even make his figure sway slightly is a feat that he can be proud of.
After all, how long has it been since he truly learned about the field of singularity?
Looking across the entire Star Hunter clan, there has probably never been such a prodigy.
Xi slowly walked up to Ling Feng and extended a hand to him. "Get up!"
Looking into Xi's slightly cloudy eyes, Ling Feng did not hesitate and extended his palm to him.
The next moment, with Xi's help, he stood up unsteadily, his body slightly staggering, but his back was straight.
Xi simply stared at him intently for a long time before slowly speaking, "In such a short time, you started from scratch, from nothing to something, and reached such a level..."
He paused, seemingly processing the fact he had just stated.
After a long pause, he continued, "Kid, do you know what this means?"
Ling Feng shook his head blankly.
Xi raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the cave, looking at the distant giant mountain, or perhaps at an even more distant past.
"This means... your potential is probably far beyond mine. There are some things I can't do, but perhaps..."
He withdrew his gaze and focused it back on Ling Feng. In those cloudy eyes, something seemed to be melting away little by little.
"I originally thought that even if you could break through the bottleneck, it would take you at least several hundred Beast Sea Calendars, or even longer... I originally thought that even if you comprehended the Singularity, you would need to go through countless life-and-death battles to understand Obsidian... I originally thought... Ha..."
Xi chuckled self-deprecatingly and shook his head.
"It seems I was wrong. Terribly wrong."
He stepped forward and slammed his huge hand heavily onto Ling Feng's intact left shoulder.
The movement was light, but it still felt heavy to Ling Feng.
"Boy..."
Xi's voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly, "What I can't do, you might really be able to do, you..."
He took a deep breath, as if using all his strength, before finally speaking again: "You might really have a sliver of a chance to cross that great river, climb that peak, and escape the Eternal Ruins!"
In an instant, the entire space became incredibly quiet.
The silence was terrifying, with only Ling Feng and Xi's breathing remaining.
After a long while, Ling Feng finally realized what Xi's words meant.
His eyelids twitched suddenly, and he stared intently at Xi, his voice trembling with excitement, "Senior, do you mean... you're willing to join forces with me to leave this place?"
"No!"
Xi shook her head. "I have no chance to leave. Traveling with me will not only be of no help to you, but will also be a burden and a time bomb."
He was referring, of course, to his madness.
After all, once he goes berserk, he can't distinguish between friend and foe.
If he were to launch an attack on Ling Feng in a fit of rage, all the previous efforts would likely be in vain.
"Senior, I—"
Ling Feng had just opened his mouth when Xi interrupted him again.
"Let me finish!"
Xi took a deep breath and continued, "Although I can't leave, I still want to thank you. In you, I finally saw a glimmer of hope again. From today onwards, come and spar with me every now and then. I will try my best to teach you everything I know, so that you can reach the same level as me in the shortest amount of time... no..."
His gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "I will make you completely surpass me! Far above me! Because only in this way can you leave this place!"
"Senior, I..."
Ling Feng spoke again, but was interrupted by Xi, "Stop talking, kid. There's no need for those mushy words. I know you're touched, but we're all men, no need for all that sentimentality!"
"No, senior, I..."
"What do you mean, 'I'? You little brat!"
Xi turned around and glared at Ling Feng. "Kid, that's enough. I know you have a conscience, so just call me godfather."
Ling Feng was completely bewildered. "Huh? Godfather?"
"Hey! My godson!"
Xi bent down and gave Ling Feng a bear hug, her eyes brimming with tears.
Ling Feng's lips twitched slightly. "I treated you like a good older brother, but you want to be my godfather?"
He was immediately at a loss for words, and quickly said, "Senior, what I meant was that, actually, I might be able to cure your madness!"
"Forehead……"
Xi's face stiffened, and she shoved Ling Feng away, "What did you say? Say it again!"
Ling Feng shook his head and smiled, "In my own world, I am actually considered a top-tier doctor, so I think I have at least an 80% chance of curing your madness."
Is this really true?
Xi's expression froze on his face, his turbid eyes widened in shock, and his huge hand hung in mid-air, as if even his breath had stopped.
Ling Feng looked directly into Xi's eyes and repeated, word by word, "I swear on my heart that every word I have said is true and without falsehood!"
The winds of the eternally fallen ruins blew across the jagged rocks, making a mournful sound.
After a long while, Xi suddenly burst into wild laughter. "Hahaha...hahahaha!"
The laughter echoed through the rock face, causing pebbles to fall in a flurry.
But as he laughed, an indescribable bitterness and desolation crept into his voice.
"Kid, do you know how I got this madness?"
Xi stopped laughing, a trace of pain flashing in his cloudy eyes. "This is the aftereffect I suffered when I crossed that river last time! It erodes my mind, distorts my memories, and makes me struggle eternally between lucidity and madness!"
He raised his enormous hand and pointed to his scarred head.
"Do you know what it feels like every time it happens? It's like a million insects are gnawing at my brain! I can't distinguish between reality and illusion, I can't remember who I am, I just want to destroy everything in front of me!"
Xi's voice grew increasingly excited, and his massive body trembled slightly.
He took a deep breath, and his voice finally lowered.
"Kid, I appreciate your kindness. But this is impossible."
Ling Feng listened quietly to Xi's roar, but his expression remained unchanged.
He stepped forward and, to Xi's astonishment, bowed solemnly.
"Godfather, I bow to my godson Lingfeng."
Xi's expression froze again.
Ling Feng raised his head, his three eyes shining with sincerity: "Along this journey, I have made many brothers and companions, but you are the first godfather. When I fell into this Eternal Ruins, if it weren't for the fortuitous rescue by you, I would probably have perished long ago. Therefore, since you have spoken, I will acknowledge you as my godfather!"
Whether considering seniority, strength, or the great kindness of saving and guiding Ling Feng, Xi Du absolutely deserves to be called Ling Feng's 'godfather'.
Xi Ning stared intently at the "three-eyed ape" before him, and he could fully sense Ling Feng's sincerity at that moment.
Ling Feng paused for a moment, then continued, "Whether it's a curse or an injury, Godfather, I dare not say that I have 100% certainty, but would you be willing to believe me this once?"
Xi stared blankly at Ling Feng, his huge hand trembling slightly.
Perhaps, this is the last miracle that God has given me!
He suddenly revealed a relieved smile.
Whether it's success or failure, it's already like this, can it get any worse?
He took a deep breath and said slowly, "You... really want to try?"
“If my godfather trusts me, then let me give it a try.”
Ling Feng bowed again.
"it is good."
This time, Xi did not hesitate at all.
He nodded emphatically.
This is a father's trust in his child!
……
Before long, the two returned to Xi's cave.
Xi sat cross-legged in the center of the cave, his enormous body resembling a small mountain.
He closed his eyes, his voice low and deep: "What do you need me to do?"
"Just relax."
Ling Feng stood in front of Xi, and his three eyes lit up with silver light one after another.
He began to carefully examine Xi's body.
From the outside, Xi's physique was incredibly strong, his muscles were like cast steel, and his skin was covered with scars from battles.
But that's not what Ling Feng is concerned about.
His gaze penetrated the surface and began to observe the flow of pulse within Xi's body.
Although the essence of Xi's life is very different from that of humans, the so-called changes of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang and the control of the Six Qi are essentially the same.
Ling Feng had noticed this a long time ago.
Ling Feng can no longer open the Emperor's Eye to see everything as he used to, but long before he opened the Emperor's Eye, Ling Feng was already a very outstanding Taoist doctor.
His medical skills are not solely based on the "Emperor's Eye."
Even without any external assistance, he is a natural healer.
"really……"
After a while, Ling Feng frowned slightly and finally noticed some clues.
He saw an unusual sight in the area around Xi's head.
That place should have been where stellar veins converged. The "spiritual platform" where the mind resided was now shrouded in a thick, dark mist.
The cloud of mist writhed and pulsated, like a living thing, sometimes contracting, sometimes expanding. Whenever it expanded, it released distorted fluctuations that interfered with the normal operation of the surrounding stellar veins.
What's even more troublesome is that this black mist has taken deep root and become entangled with Xi's divine soul essence.
Forcibly removing it would likely damage Xi's divine soul essence.
"What exactly is in that river that would leave behind such strange things in the Sea of Spirit?"
Ling Feng muttered to himself.
"how?"
Xi couldn't help but ask.
"It's alright, I've already figured out the problem. Don't worry, Godfather, leave everything to me!"
Ling Feng slowly closed his eyes and began to mobilize the Creation Breath within his body.
The next moment, five tiny singularities condensed above Ling Feng's palm.
Immediately afterwards, the singularity transformed into a golden needle, which Ling Feng held in his fingertip.
It is the Tai Xuan Golden Needle!
"Godfather, it might hurt a little," Ling Feng whispered a reminder.
"Come on, please."
Xi closed her eyes and said calmly, "Even if it hurts, it probably won't be as bad as one ten-thousandth of the pain during an attack."
Ling Feng nodded, pinched the Tai Xuan Golden Needle with his right hand, and placed his left hand lightly on Xi's forehead.
The next moment, his gaze became incredibly focused.
"First needle, calm your mind!"
The Tai Xuan Golden Needle transformed into a silver-black stream of light, precisely piercing Xi's brow!
hum-
The needle trembled, and the power of the singularity transformed into countless subtle fluctuations, surging into Xi's spiritual sea.
The black mist seemed to sense a threat and began to churn violently in an attempt to resist.
"Uh……"
Xi groaned, cold sweat instantly beading on his forehead.
He felt a cold and sharp force pierce his mind, as if a million fine needles were pricking him at the same time.
But amidst this pain, his originally chaotic mental sea seemed to be "frozen."
The next moment, a flash of inspiration appeared, like a ray of sunlight suddenly shining into a valley that has been shrouded in thick fog for many years. An indescribable sense of ease and joy arose spontaneously, but then, it was accompanied by an even more intense pain!
Pain! And pleasure at the same time! (End of Chapter)