Chapter 538: Fearless

“Even if I face thousands, I will go forth!”

Chu Feng roared these words, yet he also felt a profound sense of desolation. Standing alone in the sky, his figure appeared isolated.

It wasn’t until resonant roars echoed from the Great Snow Mountain and Wangwu Mountain secret realms that Chu Feng’s body trembled in the sky. At that moment, a warm current instantly surged through him, filling his entire being!

Standing solitary in the sky, facing foreign adversaries alone, alongside the hostility of those from the native secret realms—the feeling was indescribable.

“Hmph, there are truly courageous ones here. Aren’t you afraid of death?” the Xilin God Son sneered. He stood high in the firmament, looking down upon every corner of the planet.

The Xilin clan once resided here, and now they have returned. This is merely the beginning of their grand return; many more will follow in the future! His expression turned cold as he declared, “On this planet, if you are not a friend of my Xilin clan, then you are certainly an enemy!”

This was a blatant, murderous threat, serving as a warning to all and intimidating the evolvers across the land and sea.

“All friends of my Xilin clan will receive protection. All our enemies will be eradicated, wiped clean from this mother planet, utterly vanished!”

At this moment, the words of Wei Lin, the Xilin God Son, were not just chilling; they were chillingly bloody, threatening to unleash a massacre on the planet, terrifying and intimidating everyone.

“Who can you protect?!”

At this very moment, Chu Feng spoke, his great halberd in hand, radiating intense killing intent.

Within the vibrant five-colored vortex portal, the Xilin and Mechanical clan powerhouses had adjusted, on the verge of fully crossing over and stepping out. In the distance, the warships of Penglai, the large vessels from Fangzhang Island, and the divine ships of Yingzhou had all appeared, rushing forward to welcome the Xilin clan. Undoubtedly, they were demonstrating their loyalty, rushing over in such a short time to prove their allegiance.

Swoosh!

At this moment, though Chu Feng remained rooted to the spot, the light erupting from his battle halberd was so fierce it seemed like a beam of light piercing and tearing through the heavens!

“Kill!” he roared, his hair disheveled and flying wildly, his eyes more terrifying and blazing than lightning. A surge of aura erupted from him—a blend of killing intent, fighting spirit, and fury, filling his chest and then erupting outward!

Since the Xilin God Son had boasted he would protect all friends and loyalists, Chu Feng decided to sweep through and slaughter those secret realm evolvers who had rushed to surrender at the first opportunity.

The forces from Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou were all terrified, their scalps tingling with dread. They realized they had arrived too early! The Xilin God Son had not yet successfully crossed over, nor had he stepped out of the five-colored energy vortex. This made them feel uneasy and a chill of horror ran through them.

“You surrendered too soon!”

At that moment, Chu Feng roared and charged directly. Instantly, his entire body glowed, blinding divine light bursting from his pores, an astonishingly dense concentration of energy. The air exploded, moving at unknown multiples of the speed of sound. It was so fast that a golden mushroom cloud began to rise around him, and the terrifying energy aura was suffocating!

“Spatial leap!” they shouted, the three factions unwilling to directly confront him, knowing they were no match. They did not want to die there. Not a single evolver who had emerged from the secret realms was currently a match for Chu Feng; anyone who dared to challenge him would surely die!

However, spatial leaps required targeting and a process. They had made no prior preparations, assuming they would simply meet the Xilin clan and pledge allegiance. They had not anticipated such an urgent and sudden turn of events. Most importantly, Chu Feng was too fast for anyone to react. Carrying a golden mushroom cloud and radiating unparalleled energy, he lifted his great halberd and directly smashed a warship to pieces upon impact!

People were aghast. What kind of power was this? Because it wasn’t a secret technique attack; it was a brutal, direct collision. It was too terrifying.

The people from Penglai screamed. As the warship exploded, those who had come to welcome the Xilin clan died gruesome deaths; some disintegrated, some were annihilated, and others turned into a cloud of blood mist. As Chu Feng surged past, his great halberd glowed, swinging down to cleave the approaching warship from the Fangzhang secret realm.

Crack! The entire warship was split open, breaking into two pieces. Some died horribly, and others fell out, all with pale faces. At the same time, Chu Feng soared across the sky, his fist glowing. He punched towards the Yingzhou divine ship on the other side, purple energy boiling and surging. His unparalleled fist strike pulverized the divine ship.

“No!”

“Ah…”

This group screamed in extreme terror. How could they have foreseen that their mission, representing the three great secret realms to pledge allegiance and welcome the powerful returning Xilin clan, would result in their gruesome deaths? Chu Feng moved like lightning through the area, his great halberd constantly striking down, slaying any who had slipped through. Not a single one was spared; all were utterly annihilated, body and soul.

In the sky, Chu Feng stood with his halberd held horizontally, his hair billowing. No blood stained him, but the sky itself was a crimson expanse as shattered warships and divine ships plummeted downward, accompanied by blood and bone. He said nothing, instead acting decisively against the Xilin clan.

Weren’t the so-called friends of the Xilin clan supposed to receive protection? Yet, all who stepped forward were annihilated!

On Earth, silence fell across various regions, then roars of fury erupted from several places.

“Chu Feng, you have repeatedly offended our Penglai; you must be executed!”

“Demon Chu, you killed Fangzhang’s son-in-law, and now you’ve slaughtered our clan members. Do you really think no one can stop you? The Xilin God Son has arrived, and the Heavenly God Clan’s Young God is also on his way. Your doom is sealed!”

Chu Feng initially intended to ignore them, but pushed beyond his limits, he retorted, “Ruthless internally, claiming kingship and honor, yet externally flattering and subservient, taking pride in being servants, utterly slavish—you all deserve to die!”

“Chu Feng, you are courting death!” At this, the Xilin clan members were all enraged. Chu Feng’s actions were a public slap to their faces, instantly killing their so-called “friends.”

Finally, the Xilin God Son, with his fair skin and somewhat effeminate aura, took the first step, emerging from the five-colored energy vortex, successfully crossing over. Close behind him followed his younger sister, Wei Xuan, whose appearance was remarkably similar to his, making her strikingly beautiful. Over a dozen members of the Xilin clan had descended, each radiating murderous intent, their eyes dark and focused entirely on Chu Feng. They were ready to pounce at Wei Lin’s command.

Simultaneously, Mechanical Vajra led over a dozen others out. Their aura was terrifying; though entirely metallic in body, they radiated powerful life fluctuations!

Remarkably, Wei Lin, the Xilin God Son, restrained himself. He did not become angry or attack. Instead, his expression grew increasingly calm, and even his words became unusually serene. “Since we are returning, let it be spectacular and capture the world’s attention. A grand decisive battle under the starry sky: I will slay you before the ranks, a sacrificial banner for the complete return of my Xilin clan!”

Wei Lin said coldly. He agreed with the Heavenly God Clan’s Young God’s earlier suggestion: not to rush into battle, but to slay Chu Feng in front of a global audience, wipe out all rebellious natives, and proclaim the Xilin clan’s return!

“You’re right,” came the voice of the Heavenly God Clan’s Young God from the sky. “Whatever talk there is of Earth’s past glory or former splendor is empty. Only a battle in this age can truly prove who stands strong. Wei Lin, I first congratulate your Xilin clan on your homecoming and your return to your native land!”

At that moment, the voice of the Heavenly God Clan’s Young God came from the firmament. He offered a snow-white bone—an “ancestral bone” of the Heavenly God Clan, specifically the frontal bone of one of their ancestors, the only sacred relic remaining after their enlightenment.

Boom! In an instant, heaven and earth seemed to overturn. An anomalous phenomenon appeared: all heavens offered sacrifices, myriad races paid homage, and countless beings knelt, as if greeting a forbidden figure. It was the ancestor of the Heavenly God Clan, a supreme powerhouse. The single true bone left behind after his enlightenment was so terrifying, protecting the Young God and a group of people as they descended. Of course, many still suffered crushing pressure and coughed blood, but the vast majority were unharmed, crossing over as a whole.

Undoubtedly, even if this bone was extraordinary, it could currently only affect beings at the Contemplation realm, unable to bring down powerhouses of higher realms. Because, under normal circumstances, only those at the Freedom Realm were allowed to pass through. Being able to bring in beings from a higher realm was already defying the natural order! The Heavenly God Clan’s Young God was also protected by another artifact, as he was too powerful, his strength too terrifying, and there was concern he might be killed by Earth’s native energy fields. The light generated by the ancestral bone artifact enveloped everyone, allowing over two hundred powerhouses to enter Earth’s main space, many of them God Son or Saintess level figures.

“Xilin God Son, we have come to observe this grand ceremony and congratulate the Xilin clan on their return, becoming the masters of this ancient planet once again!”

“Haha, Brother Wei Lin, congratulations! The Xilin clan is destined to forge immortal glory once more!”

A group of people offered their congratulations. At this time, people from the Great Dream Pure Land were also descending, and Qin Luoyin’s carriage was also moving, using it to cross over. Additionally, Qin Luoyin possessed extraordinary treasures that could protect her and ensure her safety. In the sky, it was as if vast numbers of heavenly soldiers and generals, shrouded in ethereal mist and carrying terrifying energy, appeared directly in Earth’s high atmosphere. As this group descended, energy permeated the air, and mushroom clouds billowed, creating an incredibly terrifying scene.

Chu Feng’s situation was precarious! However, he did not retreat. He remained calm, standing alone with his great halberd held horizontally, facing the multitude of enemies by himself!