Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

Once his Soul Power was too depleted to unleash the True Dragon Roar and the True Qi in his body was nearly gone, Ling Fei chose to leap into the Mountain Abyss.

He...

Even in death, he would never allow these people to humiliate him.

Nor would he let them use his body to trade for fame and fortune.

WHOOSH!

Within the Mountain Abyss, a swirl of mist engulfed Ling Fei. His figure blurred, then vanished from everyone's sight.

"That Ling Fei actually jumped into the Mountain Abyss!" The Cultivators' eyes widened in astonishment.

"What a shame. Without a body, we can't claim any credit for this!" Many of them sighed in disappointment.

Even though they had contributed to dealing with Ling Fei, without a body, they wouldn't be able to receive a more concrete reward.

This filled them with regret.

"Ling Fei!"

"Young Master Ling!" Suddenly, cries of alarm rang out from the cliff. Figures flickered into view—it was Huang Xiaoman and Shangguan Yurou arriving with their group.

With them were Shangguan Qingmu, Mu Xue, Gu Xiaomi, and others.

This time, everyone who had been on Ling Fei's team before had rushed over, along with more than twenty other people.

These people were all students of Celestial River Academy. They held great respect for Ling Fei, and had rushed over immediately upon hearing he was being hunted.

But by the time they reached the summit, all they saw was the silhouette of someone leaping into the abyss.

"Young Master Ling!" Shangguan Yurou's voice was choked with sobs as she dashed toward the Mountain Abyss ahead.

Tears streamed endlessly from her limpid eyes, and she looked as if she was about to fall apart.

That day, after she left the valley, she had immediately gone to find Shangguan Qingmu.

They then set out at once, hoping to support Ling Fei.

But as they were rushing over, they received news that Ling Fei was being hunted by the Three Great Academies.

It was only after hearing the True Dragon Roar today that they knew Ling Fei was here.

But when they arrived, they were still a step too late. Shangguan Yurou could only watch helplessly as Ling Fei's body disappeared into the clouds and mist.

"Young Master Ling!" Shangguan Yurou reached the cliff's edge. The mist swirled below, but where within it could Ling Fei possibly be seen?

"AAAAGH! AAAAGH! AAAAGH!" At the cliff's edge, Shangguan Yurou screamed in anguish, looking as if she were about to collapse. The sound was enough to break the heart of anyone who heard it.

"Ling Fei!" Huang Xiaoman strode forward on her long legs, also running over. She reached the cliff's edge, dropped to the ground, and stared into the mist below.

Tears welled in her eyes, her heart shattering piece by piece.

This was an outcome she could neither accept nor bear.

'Even if I knew Ling Fei and I were destined for two different worlds, and that perhaps I could never have him...'

'...but I had quickly come to terms with it. As long as Ling Fei could walk the path of the strong that he so desired, that was all that mattered.'

'For that, I would have been happy for him.'

But who could have imagined that in just a few days, Ling Fei would be forced into such a desperate situation?

'Now that he has leaped into the abyss, could he possibly survive?'

Huang Xiaoman was overwhelmed with grief.

"Ling Fei... you're gone just like that?!" Shangguan Qingmu walked over, staring at the swirling clouds in the Mountain Abyss, completely stunned.

Even he couldn't accept this reality.

"Is he really dead, just like that?" Gu Xiaomi, Mu Xue, and the others stepped forward, their faces etched with sorrow as tears streamed down their cheeks.

"It was you. You all forced Young Master Ling to his death!" Overcome with grief, Shangguan Yurou suddenly spun around. A cold, sharp light glinted in her tear-filled eyes as she glared at the group of Cultivators. Enunciating every word, a dense killing intent radiated from her gaze.

From her expression, it was clear Shangguan Yurou wished she could subject the people before her to death by a thousand cuts.

"Miss Shangguan, that Ling Fei was a heinous criminal who killed countless people from our Three Great Academies. He jumped from the cliff out of guilt—it was all his own doing. What has it got to do with us?" At this, a young man stepped forward and spoke coldly. "I advise you to stay out of this, Miss Shangguan. Otherwise, your Shangguan Clan might get dragged into this as well."

This was a Late Innate Stage Cultivator from the Wang Clan, named Wang Xu.

"If it weren't for all of you, why would Ling Fei have killed so many people?" Shangguan Yurou's fury erupted at his words, and the killing intent in her eyes grew even denser.

Back in the valley, she had tried to persuade them not to make a move on Ling Fei, to let the Celestial Emperor decide everything.

But those people were blinded by greed and refused to listen to reason, which was why Ling Fei killed them.

They got what they deserved, but because of it, Ling Fei became the target of a crusade by countless students from the Three Great Academies.

Everything...

It was all because these people were blinded by greed that Ling Fei was forced to jump.

And now, they were pinning all the blame on Ling Fei.

How could Shangguan Yurou not be furious?

"Miss Shangguan, watch your words. Defending Ling Fei so fiercely... could it be you were also involved in the murder of the Dongyang Crown Prince?" Wang Xu's gaze turned cold. "After all, someone saw you leaving the site where the Dongyang Crown Prince fell!" His tone was thick with menace.

However, given Shangguan Yurou's special status, he didn't dare to make a move directly.

"You..." Shangguan Yurou was so enraged she wanted to draw her sword and cut him down right then and there.

"Yurou, don't be reckless! Have you forgotten what you promised Young Master Ling? The only thing we can do now is leave these ancient ruins, spread the news, and fulfill his wish." Shangguan Qingmu quickly grabbed Shangguan Yurou, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

"Ling Fei's wish?" Hearing this, Shangguan Yurou froze. The young man's words from the valley echoed in her mind.

"Please tell my adoptive father that I was useless and have failed to repay his kindness in raising me... It's all because I've been an unfilial son!" The words still lingered in her ears, and the memory of the guilt-ridden expression on Ling Fei's face made fresh tears fall from Shangguan Yurou's eyes.

'He was already trapped in a hopeless situation, yet he was still thinking about his adoptive father and adoptive sister.'

'How many people in this world are so loyal and devoted?'

But the more she thought about it, the more Shangguan Yurou's heart ached.

Such an outstanding person, fallen just like that.

'Is this Heaven's jealousy of a great talent?'

Shangguan Yurou choked back sobs.

Beside her, Huang Xiaoman was weeping uncontrollably.

"Don't you worry. I will see this done for you," Shangguan Yurou murmured, turning to look back at the Mountain Abyss.

'At this point, the only thing she could do was try her best to keep Elder Ling and the others from being implicated in this matter.'

Then, after shooting a venomous glare at Wang Xu and his men, Shangguan Yurou turned and left.

"That little wench. If her sister wasn't Shangguan Wan'er, I'd have gouged her damn eyes out," Wang Xu muttered, his gaze turning icy.

"Let's go, too!" he said, looking at the people beside him.

Now that Ling Fei had leaped from the cliff, they had no choice but to leave.

After all, who knew what lay at the bottom of that thousand-zhang cliff?

Who would dare go down there?

On the cliff, the several hundred Cultivators began to depart one after another.

Meanwhile, in the Mountain Abyss, Ling Fei was being swallowed by a gale.

When Ling Fei first leaped into the Mountain Abyss, he tried to Move with the Wind to stabilize his body, using its momentum to halt his descent.

But the mountain winds were violent, countless times stronger than those at the Celestial River Windy Pass. They were comparable to a full-powered strike from an expert of the Innate Mid Stage Realm.

Furthermore, his body was in freefall and his center of gravity was unstable, making it extremely difficult to borrow the wind's power.

In the end, Ling Fei could only watch helplessly as the gale overwhelmed him and his body plunged downwards at an increasing speed.

'In the end, it's because my Realm is insufficient. If my Realm were high enough, I should be able to stabilize myself with a single thought, even while falling.' Even in such a perilous situation, Ling Fei was still deep in thought.

He could sense his own inadequacies.

Although he had reached the Late Innate Stage, his application and fusion with the Power of Heaven and Earth were clearly still lacking.

But no matter how hard Ling Fei thought, he couldn't find the key to halting his descent.

'True Dragon Breaking Waves, soaring through the nine heavens... Can I soar like a dragon?' Suddenly, Ling Fei's Heart Spirit stirred and sank into the True Dragon Visualization Image.