All eyes were focused on Lin Feng, tracking his every move.
If it were in the past, Lin Feng might have enjoyed such attention.
But now, facing death with everyone expecting him to perish, the feeling was rather peculiar.
Ji Zhengchun wore a malicious smile, his heart filled with elation as he watched Lin Feng approach He Changzai. He eagerly anticipated He Changzai annihilating Lin Feng, as only then would his hatred be appeased!
Gu Xiaoman, watching Lin Feng's tragic figure, was also anxious. She wanted to call out to him, but her body was completely immobilized, as if restrained by some force that prevented her from even making a sound.
She could only watch Lin Feng, her heart aching.
"Grandfather, Xiao Fengzi is my man. Please don't punish him."
Finally, He Yuqing couldn't hold back any longer. Looking up at He Changzai, who resembled a deity, she pleaded for Lin Feng.
"Yuqing, when Grandfather acts, you must not interrupt," He Yuning quickly pulled He Yuqing aside.
He Yuqing stomped her feet in frustration, unsure of what else to do.
"Little girl, you don't need to worry about Lin Feng. Someone else will look out for him. Your He family's juniors can't touch him, I say so."
The Black Fox King laughed heartily.
His words deeply provoked He Changzai.
"Black Fox King, you say I can't touch him? Then I shall try!"
As He Changzai spoke, he suddenly extended a golden palm. His palm seemed to hold a blazing sun, its blinding radiance making it difficult for anyone to see Lin Feng.
Enveloped by the golden light, Lin Feng felt He Changzai's palm unleash heavenly fire, capable of burning everything, intending to turn Lin Feng into ashes.
"It's over. This brat is surely dead. When the Great Sage personally intervenes, no one can survive, nor can anyone escape!"
The three Ye family ancestors standing before Ye Lingtian expressed their regret.
"Lin Feng, it's fortunate I didn't let you return to the Lin family, or else my family would be implicated by you. You are too arrogant, not my son Lin Zhongtian's at all!"
Lin Zhongtian showed no concern for his son's life, but like the others, he wished Lin Feng could be cut into a thousand pieces.
"Lin Feng, those who are arrogant will be dealt with. My Ji family will not bother with you. Now, someone wants you dead!"
Ji Zhengchun sneered, his face displaying a smug look of watching a good show.
At this moment, Lin Feng could no longer pay attention to these people. He Changzai's massive hand was terrifying, like a giant sun appearing before him.
The scorching light blinded him, making him feel as if his entire body was melting.
Most importantly, the heavenly fire released by He Changzai was about to consume him.
He had no doubt that this heavenly fire would burn him down to the last speck of bone.
In his desperation, he wanted to use his Swift Pig technique to dodge, but under the suppression of the Saint's might, he couldn't activate any secret techniques.
Just as everyone waited for Lin Feng to turn into dust, a black roc suddenly appeared.
The roc spread its enormous wings, and with a gentle flap, the heavenly fire released by He Changzai was instantly scattered.
"Hiss!"
The roc let out a cry, and the entire sky trembled.
Upon seeing the roc appear, the Black Fox King's smile widened, as everything was unfolding as he had expected.
Indeed, Ying Tianqing had arrived.
Ying Tianqing flapped his wings, standing before Lin Feng.
His eyes, sharp like a falcon's, shot out two beams of purple lightning. The lightning struck He Changzai's sun-like palm with a bang, forcing He Changzai to stagger back several steps.
At this sight, everyone was stunned.
"Another Great Saint?!"
The He family members and the Ji family members all frowned.
Only a Great Saint could make He Changzai retreat!
He Changzai retracted his radiance, returning to his scholarly appearance.
He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at Ying Tianqing with an exceptionally solemn expression.
"Who are you?" He Changzai asked.
"Haha, you are not fit to converse with me. Call out your He family's North Xuan Great Emperor to see me!"
Ying Tianqing laughed loudly and waved his hand. The void beneath He Changzai suddenly collapsed.
"Void Destruction Technique! Are you the Demon Emperor?!"
He Changzai flashed to the ground, looking up at Ying Tianqing, who exuded immense demonic energy, and suddenly realized something.
Demon Emperor?
As soon as these two words were uttered, the surrounding major families changed their expressions drastically.
"Sister, who is the Demon Emperor?" He Yuqing, like a curious baby, tugged on He Yu Ning's sleeve and asked.
"The Demon Emperor Ying Tianqing, the Great Emperor of the Demon race, a figure who dominated the three realms ten thousand years ago."
"Our He family's North Xuan Great Emperor and Ying Tianqing were contemporaries, with comparable strength. He is still alive?!" He Yu Ning's usually indifferent face froze, but she couldn't hide the immense turmoil within her.
"Ah? The Black Fox King has lived for thousands of years and looks like a young man, while Ying Tianqing has lived for tens of thousands of years and looks like a domineering CEO in his thirties. Don't these people ever age?" He Yuqing's large eyes darted around, feeling it was against natural law.
"Don't talk nonsense, you might invite disaster!" He Yu Ning chided. Great Emperors and Manifested Saints were all beings with incredible divine powers and astonishing lifespans.
Especially the demon and beast races, whose lifespans could reach tens of thousands of years.
The He family's North Xuan Great Emperor had also lived for ten thousand years, but unfortunately, being of human origin, he couldn't resist the ravages of time and had to seek methods for prolonging his life in other star domains.
If the He family's Great Emperor were still present, the He family wouldn't be bullied by the Black Fox King!
Ji Zhengchun, Lin Zhongtian, and the others were even more shocked because they had seen Ying Tianqing before.
They just didn't expect Ying Tianqing to be the legendary Demon Emperor.
Now, knowing this, their hearts pounded, and they felt a mix of emotions, understanding that something big was about to go wrong!
"Demon Emperor, since you are not dead, why are you meddling in our affairs?"
"You and our Great Emperor were outstanding figures of the same era. Are you not afraid of being branded as bullying the weak by interfering with my He family at this time?"
He Changzai reasoned with Ying Tianqing.
The gap between a Great Saint and a Great Emperor was vast. Great Emperors were the supreme beings under the stars.
He Changzai dared not easily engage in a conflict with a Great Emperor and could only try to ascertain Ying Tianqing's intentions first.
"He family junior, I have lived my life with pride and dominance. Do I need your direction?"
Ying Tianqing looked down at the crowd below. With a sharp glance, all of them were forced to bow under the terrifying imperial might.
Ji Zhengchun and the others couldn't even stand and knelt on the ground, their knees sinking into the earth.
He Yuqing and He Yu Ning, the younger generation, had it worse, being crushed to the ground by the imperial might, unable to lift their heads.
Even He Changzai immediately manifested his Saint form, with nine blazing Golden Crows hovering above his head, allowing him to stand upright.
"Lin Feng, what are you waiting for? With a Great Emperor supporting you, show them your arrogance!"
The Black Fox King roared with laughter, flashed to Ying Tianqing's side, deliberately positioning himself slightly below Ying Tianqing, and looked down at the crowd.
Freed from He Changzai's suppression, Lin Feng took a while to recover from his near-death experience.
"Brother Ying, you arrived just in time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to see you."
Lin Feng forced a smile.
The appellation "Brother Ying" nearly made the He family members' eyeballs pop out in astonishment.
"What's the situation with Xiao Fengzi? It's one thing for him to be buddies with the Black Fox King, but now he's also buddies with the Demon Emperor. What kind of rotten luck has he stumbled upon?"
He Yuqing, lying on the ground, was so astonished by the address that she didn't know whether to laugh or go crazy.