The Art of Chaotic Divinity

Chapter 171: Escape!

"Hmm? Half-step sword will[1]?"

On the side, the black donkey held a piece of grass in its mouth as it watched Ling Feng. Seeing Ling Feng switch to a pitch-black longsword that emitted a trace of sword will, the donkey was secretly surprised.

"A mere Pulse Formation Realm kid actually comprehended the rudimentary form of sword will. If someone were to give him some guidance, he might soon comprehend true sword will. However, I won't give him any pointers, hmph!"

The black donkey was once the Tianbai Emperor's spirit pet, so its insight naturally wasn't lacking. It rolled its mischievous eyes around, taking glances at Ling Feng's Eradicator of Realms with unknown mischievous thoughts in mind.

One day, two days...

After a full five days, Ling Feng sheathed his sword and stood still, slowly exhaling his turbid breath.

After a total of eight days, Ling Feng finally fully adapted to the Primordial Lock. He could even unleash the Scorching Sky Blaze, a deadly sword technique, under the intense pressure.

If the Primordial Lock was undone now, it would definitely unleash terrifying power.

"It's time to leave."

Ling Feng clenched his fists, a cold light flashing in his eyes. The Third Elder of the Jia Family had driven him to a dead end, but unwittingly created an opportunity for him.

"Hey, kid, that move you've been practicing back and forth for the last few days, it's got a little something to it." The black donkey, seeing that Ling Feng had finally stopped practicing his swordsmanship, immediately stood up on its hind legs and dashed to Ling Feng's side, afraid that Ling Feng might slip away quietly.

"Do you have any advice?" Ling Feng glanced at the black donkey and rolled his eyes.

"Hehe, how about this. Call me master and I'll teach you a few tricks, guaranteeing that you'll become the number one expert in the world!" The black donkey crossed its front hooves over its chest, with an animated expression on its face.

"Cut it out." Ling Feng wouldn't fall for it. He turned around and walked towards the lake, saying casually, "Black Donkey, I'm ready to leave now. Follow along."

"That’s ‘Lord Divine Donkey’ to you!"

The black donkey protested discontentedly, but still obediently followed along. If it missed this opportunity, even the Lord Divine Donkey might never get out.

Splash!

Splashes of water flew as one person, one donkey, along with a pocket-sized stone figure tucked in Ling Feng's arms, once again jumped into the lake and quickly sank to the bottom.

However, this time, Ling Feng became the guide. When they reached the entrance of the cave, the black donkey frowned and said with a disdainful expression, "Brat, hand over the passage token to me. Otherwise, I won't be able to enter."

"You just follow me!" Ling Feng glanced back at the black donkey, clearly aware of its little scheme. It seemed the creature still wanted to snatch his passage token.

Ling Feng shook his head, took out the token, and the barrier in front of him naturally dispersed. He strode into the cave, while the black donkey lifted its hooves, glared fiercely at Ling Feng's back, and then followed after him.

Before long, Ling Feng and the black donkey arrived at the underground elemental ore vein. The black donkey's eyes widened as it saw the elemental ore veins around, and it couldn't help but drool, saying, "Well, well, you old geezer, you actually hid a spirit ore vein here!"

As it spoke, the black donkey lifted its rear end and began to frantically dig around the nearby veins. It was evident that the black donkey possessed spatial artifacts. As it dug out the elemental stones, they immediately disappeared, obviously being collected by it.

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. Since he could return anytime he wanted by using the token, these veins were essentially his. He still had a box of elemental stones on him that he hadn't used up, so he wasn't in a hurry to dig out these stones.

Ling Feng walked up behind the black donkey and kicked it in the butt. "You despicable donkey, are you coming or not?"

The black donkey let out a loud agh and shouted, "You little brat, I'll bite you to death!"

Ling Feng knew that the black donkey couldn't harm him, so its threats were meaningless. He waved the token in his hand and said, "If you keep dragging your feet, I'll make you dig for elemental stones here for the rest of your life!"

"Hmph, you're ruthless!" The black donkey glared at Ling Feng and, with a flick of its tail, managed to sweep up a few pieces of elemental stones and stow them away.

"Greedy and lowly... is this donkey really a divine beast?" Ling Feng rolled his eyes, momentarily doubting whether the gray-robed elder inside had been deceived by his main body.

The gift from the Tianbai Emperor's main body to the gray-robed elder was definitely not a divine beast egg, but rather a donkey egg...

However, donkeys don't lay eggs. Maybe some divine beast got drunk and slept with a female donkey, and gave birth to this freak!

Lin Feng stared at the black donkey, muttering in his mind.

The black donkey felt uncomfortable under Ling Feng's gaze and glared at him fiercely. "Hey, brat, what are you looking at? Haven't you seen such a handsome divine donkey like me before?"

"No, I've never seen such a lowly donkey like you before!" Lin Feng shook his head and chuckled, then pressed the token into the slot at the center of the spiritual vein.

There was a buzzing sound from the ground, followed by the rising of a platform over three feet high. Around it, white light circulated, shimmering with mysterious inscriptions.

"Haha, a teleportation platform! I can finally leave!"

The black donkey kicked its hind legs and jumped directly onto the teleportation platform. Ling Feng also knelt down and, with Zifeng in tow, leaped onto it.

Next, the teleportation platform spun rapidly, and Ling Feng felt a moment of dizziness as the surroundings turned into streaks of white light. He was then propelled out of the Misty Ghost Forest by an indescribable force.

Ling Feng rubbed his eyes and felt a bit dizzy. Looking at the mist-shrouded mountains in front of him, he knew that he had escaped from the supposed land of no escape.

...

At the same time, outside the Misty Ghost Forest.

"It's been almost half a month. That kid is definitely dead!"

The third elder of the Jia Family had been waiting outside the Misty Ghost Forest all along. Although those who entered the forest were said to face certain death, the look in Ling Feng's eyes when he entered the forest still sent shivers down the third elder's spine when he recalled it now.

So, he stayed outside the Misty Ghost Forest, waiting for over a dozen days. When he saw that Ling Feng indeed didn't come out again, his heart calmed down a bit.

"It seems there's no need to stay here any longer."

The third elder stood up from beside the campfire, flicked his sleeves, and prepared to head back to the Jia Family Mansion.

At that moment, the third elder suddenly saw a white light shooting up into the sky from within the Misty Ghost Forest, followed by a roaring sound echoing in the air.

"Hahaha! I, the unparalleled and supreme Lord Divine Donkey, have finally escaped from the jaws of death!"

Swoosh!

A black figure darted out from the white light, then swiftly maneuvered and leaped wildly through the mountain forest.

This black figure was obviously the black donkey. Upon seeing the black donkey breaking free, Ling Feng immediately shouted, "You despicable donkey, get back here!"

The black donkey, upon hearing Ling Feng's voice, shook its tail and covered its ears with its front hooves, loudly shouting, "I didn't hear anything, I didn't hear anything!"

While shouting, it stepped into the void and vanished into thin air in a puff of smoke!

"Darn it! That damn, despicable donkey!"

Ling Feng couldn't believe that the black donkey was still playing these kinds of word games with him.

He had laid down three simple rules for it to follow, expecting it to obediently comply. But as soon as it came out, it slipped away. Now, without it under his nose, he couldn't even give it commands.

Ling Feng frowned. He had been outsmarted by the black donkey. He realized he should have established a spirit animal blood pact with it from the beginning!

"W-What’s going on?"

The third elder didn't notice the black donkey because all of his attention was on Ling Feng emerging unscathed from the Misty Ghost Forest. Unable to believe his eyes, he pinched his thigh to confirm that he wasn't dreaming.

"How is that possible? How could he have survived?"

The third elder shook his head in disbelief repeatedly. The worrying event that had been on his mind finally happened!

"What’s wrong? Are you disappointed that I'm not dead?"

Ling Feng's figure suddenly appeared next to the third elder, wielding a black broken sword in hand while exuding a chilling aura that was firmly locked onto the third elder.

1. The term ‘sword will’ is used when one has reached a realm of swordsmanship when their sword starts to have a will of their own ☜