Chapter 1509: Chapter 37: Dismembered Corpse

It was piece after piece of flesh, as if someone had chopped it up with a knife.

Apart from the flesh, Lin Feng also saw fingers, toes, and so on.

There were even some internal organs.

However, there was no head.

This was a complete corpse, with the head missing.

And the body was chopped into pieces.

Then sealed in an iron box.

What kind of deep-seated hatred could justify not only killing someone but also dismembering the corpse?

It was truly too bloody and violent.

Boom...

A terrifying killing intent emanated from the dismembered corpse, striking Lin Feng directly and sending him flying.

"Wah!"

Lin Feng spewed a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper, as he fell to the ground, barely able to move.

"Lin Feng, are you alright...," Huo Yihan cried out in surprise upon seeing Lin Feng injured.

She wanted to run towards Lin Feng.

"Don’t come over, quickly leave the courtyard. This dismembered corpse has significant origins, and the killing intent it emits is too frightening. Staying here any longer could lead to fatal consequences," Lin Feng shouted loudly.

"Be careful!"

Huo Yihan looked worriedly at Lin Feng, biting her lip, hesitating for a moment before finally choosing to run outside.

Even though she didn’t want to leave Lin Feng alone to face the dismembered corpse in the iron box.

Yet Huo Yihan knew that staying here would make her utterly useless.

Besides, it would only distract Lin Feng.

Given the circumstances, leaving the courtyard was the best option.

But now it was already too late for Huo Yihan to leave the courtyard.

The killing intent emanating from the dismembered corpse instantly enveloped the entire courtyard.

Huo Yihan was caught within it as well.

She couldn’t withstand the killing intent generated by the dismembered corpse. Her body was immediately struck and flew out, landing on the ground, vomiting blood profusely, slightly convulsing, and fearing that she wouldn’t last long before her life would end here.

"Damn it..."

Lin Feng couldn’t help but curse angrily, gritting his teeth as he climbed up from the ground, walking towards the iron box.

He must reseal the iron box to suppress the dismembered corpse and save Huo Yihan.

Otherwise, not only would Huo Yihan die.

But he himself might also die miserably.

Lin Feng understood this very well.

Because.

The terrifying killing intent emanating from the iron box had already locked down the courtyard. Now, no one could leave the courtyard, and the only way to break the killing intent was to close the iron box and reseal the dismembered corpse.

Lin Feng’s body was pierced by the killing intent radiating from the dismembered corpse, forming one blood hole after another.

Yet Lin Feng strove to remain standing.

Because he knew.

He could not fall.

If he fell, he feared he would never stand up again.

...

However, the killing intent from the dismembered corpse was overwhelmingly powerful.

So powerful that Lin Feng found it hard to resist.

Lin Feng gritted his teeth and persevered, walking step by step toward the dismembered corpse.

Within him, a strong will erupted.

Even in death!

He would not retreat!

"Boom..."

Finally.

Within Lin Feng.

The domineering aura reappeared.

A purple aura emerged, blocking the terrifying killing intent from the dismembered corpse.

Lin Feng quickly rushed to the iron box, closed its lid, and reconnected the broken array patterns.

The dismembered corpse was suppressed back inside the iron box.

Finally, Lin Feng could let out a breath.

His body collapsed onto the ground.

This time, releasing the domineering aura was much better than the first time.

The first time he released it, Lin Feng passed out immediately.

Yet this time, when he released it.

Although his body felt limp, as if drained of all strength, and waves of weakness swept over him.

But fortunately.

He did not pass out entirely.

After the first release, Lin Feng’s body had some memory of the domineering aura.

This bodily memory might be the reason Lin Feng didn’t pass out.

Lin Feng quickly got up, dragging his exhausted body to Huo Yihan’s side.

He cradled Huo Yihan in his arms, checked her injuries, and after confirming that Huo Yihan was not in any life-threatening condition, he was able to breathe a sigh of relief and settle his heart.

Then Lin Feng took out two divine-level healing pills, administering one to Huo Yihan and consuming the other himself.

The consumption of the domineering aura is extremely high. Moreover, Lin Feng’s current cultivation level was insufficient to support the display of the aura; he suffered a certain backlash.

Although he did not pass out directly, he was left almost mana-deprived, with only a few weak traces of mana remaining inside him, so he wasn’t able to operate the Undying Divine Body to recover from his wounds.

In the days that followed, Lin Feng would remain in this weakened state, relying solely on elixirs for healing.

...

Once the medicine power of the divine-level elixir dissolved, it had an extremely remarkable effect on the wounds.

Two hours later, Huo Yihan woke up.

"Ah, I didn’t die?" Huo Yihan exclaimed in disbelief.

Then she saw Lin Feng resting beside her, looking at his somewhat pale face, instantly feeling heartache.

In not too long, Lin Feng also woke up; seeing that Huo Yihan was fine, he cracked a smile and said, "You really are lucky, if it were anyone else, they would have been long gone."

Huo Yihan, uncharacteristically gentle, knelt like a well-behaved maid in front of Lin Feng, looking at him worriedly, and asked, "Your complexion doesn’t look good; are you okay?"

Lin Feng said, "Just a bit weak, nothing serious. In the days ahead, we’ll have to stay in this ancient mansion."

Huo Yihan nodded.

...

In the days that followed, the old city was very restless at night, with sounds of cultivators fighting against Netherworld creatures.

Some cultivators also chose to hide in ancient mansions, but not all mansions could scare off Netherworld creatures.

Therefore, many cultivators were still discovered by Netherworld creatures and had to engage in fierce battles.

Three days later, Lin Feng’s body had finally recovered.

He again approached the iron box.

"I really wonder what kind of divine being this dismembered corpse was in life, to be so terrifying!" Huo Yihan remarked in awe.

Lin Feng said, "History has buried too many truths."

"Indeed, everything is a mystery, this damned iron box, this damned dismembered corpse, nearly cost us our lives, let’s just throw it into the pond," Huo Yihan suggested.

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "Why throw it away? This is a formidable weapon; if someone displeases us, we open the iron box and throw the dismembered corpse at them, even a Heavenly God would probably meet their demise."

Lin Feng stored away the iron box.

Then he and Huo Yihan left the ancient mansion.

In the past few days, many events occurred, one being that Netherworld creatures killed many cultivators.

Another was that some discovered extremely ancient mansions and within them, astonishing things were found.

Rumors spread.

In one of the ancient mansions, an Innate Spiritual Treasure appeared, reputedly a Supreme Treasure passed down from Primordial Life.

This matter caused a great stir, and now many were heading towards that ancient mansion.