Chapter 128 Chapter 128
"Bang!" A young cub, newly transformed, rushed forward from the tent. Due to its height, it could only barely grab You Lin's shirt. Tears welled in Yan's eyes, and she trembled as she asked, "Why didn't my father come back? Didn't he go with you? Aren't you our demon race's invincible god of war? Why did you let him die there? Why?"
You Lin instinctively reached out a hand to protect the cub, letting it vent its anger. Bai Yu'er, who had hurried over, quickly picked up the little peacock and said, "Don't cry, dear. Uncle Bai is here. What happens on the battlefield is not for us to decide. We've all done our best, including Lord Long Zun..."
The little peacock sobbed in his arms, trying to squeeze out a sound: "I know, I know, I just can't accept it. I want my father to come back. He promised me that after I learn to transform, he would take me out to play. He promised me..."
Bai Yu'er sighed, patted Little Peacock's back, and then said to You Lin, "His Majesty is waiting for you inside. Go quickly."
"Yeah." You Lin said in a muffled voice.
He suddenly felt uneasy. The cub's cry wasn't loud, but Phoenix would definitely hear it from inside the tent. Given his personality, he wouldn't stay inside forever. Unless...
With a nervous mood, You Lin gently lifted the curtain and walked in.
A strong fragrance hit You Lin in the face, making it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.
Fenghuang sat in his usual rattan chair, flipping through a fresh-looking book. He only looked up when he heard You Lin's slightly suppressed sneeze, then gave him a teasing smile.
"I didn't control the dosage of the spices well. I accidentally put too much." Phoenix said this, holding the scroll and pointing to a stool nearby: "Sit down and have a sip of water."
His movements were modest, and he looked languid. You Lin, however, looked at him intently and said, "You're injured."
Phoenix was desperately trying to conceal her injuries. The Demon King was the backbone of the demon race, and he couldn't afford to show any vulnerability until this war was over. Other demons might be able to get away with this, but You Lin couldn't. His understanding of Phoenix made him realize from the start that something was amiss.
Neither he nor Phoenix liked such a strong aroma, yet Phoenix had always stayed in such an environment. He also didn't like to put himself in a difficult position, and other than to cover up the smell of his own blood, You Lin couldn't think of any other reason for him to do so.
Besides, the enemies he faced at that time were already difficult enough, not to mention the Phoenix who was in the main battlefield.
Seeing You Lin notice the anomaly so quickly, Fenghuang could only smile helplessly. He gently put the death list aside. He looked a little tired, and the color of his lips was lighter than usual.
"I can't hide it from you after all. Don't worry, I'm fine, just a little tired. I also know what's going on over there, thank you for your hard work. The evil god won't appear again in the short term, we can take this opportunity to transfer the cubs away and protect them. I'm also going to the next level-"
You Lin suddenly squatted in front of him and looked into his eyes quietly: "Phoenix, I..."
Phoenix looked away and looked at Liu Liu who was sleeping soundly beside him: "I may have to leave for a while."
"Where are you going?" You Lin asked subconsciously.
"Live in the mountains. At least seven days, at most half a month. I'll leave the demon tribe in your care during this time." Unlike usual, this time the Phoenix did not give him room to refuse.
You Lin realized that Fenghuang didn't want him to go with her. Similarly, the demon tribe couldn't be without a leader for a day, so he couldn't refuse and could only ask, "When do we leave?"
"Tomorrow." Seeing You Lin's heavy face, Fenghuang pretended to be relaxed and said, "Don't worry, I just miss home and want to go back to visit. What could be the problem?"
"Then I'll wait for you to come back." You Lin said.
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Shen Wuming - or should we call him Shen Linan, he followed the guidance of the feather all the way to Qishan Mountain. After a long journey of a day and a night, he finally saw the phoenix on the top of the mountain.
To be honest, the scene was a bit strange. Although he didn't see any blood, the lingering smell of blood lingered in his nose. Fenghuang sat upright on a stone bench, holding a piece of pure white in his hand, carving something on it.
"You called me here from afar, didn't you, just to let me watch you do your handicraft?" Shen Linan couldn't help but glance at it again. The white thing looked more and more like the bone of some animal, but it also had a faint golden glow on it, unlike any ordinary thing.
"I'd like to ask you for two favors."
"But it's okay."
"First, spread the news about the Heavenly Secret Lock. Whether it's cultivators or mortals, the more people who know, the better. Just say that the Demon King has created a divine artifact that can seal everything in the world and can also unlock all seals. Second, I want to build a spirit gathering array here, and I'd like you to provide some spirit stones."
"Heavenly Secret Lock?" Shen Linan had heard of the saying that faith can make one a god, and he quickly thought of this aspect: "You want to use faith to create a divine artifact? But this will probably take tens of thousands of years."
"Of course not. This power of faith is merely a trigger to secure the divine artifact's authority." Each divine personality possesses its own unique "authority," and the phoenix's ability to be reborn from the ashes is one of them. A divine artifact possesses the same status as a god. Since it cannot give rise to divine consciousness, as compensation, it possesses authority even greater than that of a god.
Phoenix knew this, so he decided to take a gamble.
"Is this the purpose of your spirit gathering formation?"
"I guess so." After all, the key is part of the lock.
"How many spirit stones do you want? I'll send someone to deliver them to you within a day."
"Three hundred thousand. Write me an IOU, and I'll ask You Lin to pay you back later." The Spirit Gathering Array, as the name suggests, is a magic array that continuously gathers the surrounding spiritual energy. It sounds awesome, but its activation requires a large amount of spirit stones as a catalyst.
"That's not necessary. What I lack the most is spirit stones." Shen Linan waved his hand nonchalantly. He looked around and said, "I think the sycamore wood you have here is good. How about exchanging these spirit stones for a few of your trees?"
"Okay, pick it."
Shen Linan was not polite and casually picked a few that caught his eye from the sycamore forest. He patted the tree trunks and suddenly remembered something. He turned his head and said, "Speaking of this, why don't you ask You Lin to help? Obviously, you two are closer and trust each other more, right?"
His tone sounded a bit sour. Actually, after that, he and Fenghuang had occasionally exchanged letters, barely enough to be considered pen pals. Unfortunately, he was a latecomer to this friendship, and while he still had a life-or-death relationship, it certainly wasn't as strong as You Lin's.
Fenghuang was still working on his handicraft. He looked at the white bone sculpture that was almost completed, and suddenly recalled the look of You Lin crying that day.
"That guy will cry." He would not agree to this plan.
"It's a bit hard to imagine," Shen Linan said, sitting next to Fenghuang. He knew that the other party was going to do something dangerous, but coincidentally, it was not, and he was also. He took out a scroll from the storage bag. At this time, it was no longer recognizable. The entire paper was stained with blood and there were some dense handwriting on it.
"This is?"
"The scroll left by Miss Zhiyuan." Shen Linan said concisely: "I found a secret method on it. I asked Miss Liuliu to confirm that it was written by Senior Brother Zhiyuan. I think it should be the method for refining the fairy in the painting."
"I know that the enemies we will face in the future will become stronger and stronger. If one day I unfortunately die in battle, the method of the Fairy in the Painting can still allow me to burn out the last bit of my value."
"Even if this will lead to eternal damnation?" Phoenix asked.
"Even if it means eternal damnation. Miss Liu Liu is right. This life is the most important. I can't guarantee that I'll reach this level in my next life. This may be my only chance to swing my sword against them. If even my own death can give me a slight chance of victory, then even if it means eternal damnation, I'll gladly accept it."
Phoenix looked into those determined eyes and suddenly smiled with relief.
He whispered, "I will end this disaster in my own hands."
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Liuhe used all his strength on the world wall and almost fell into hibernation.
Although no small cracks appeared this time, a massive fissure appeared in a human city called "Rama." A pair of giant gray hands stretched out from it, as if trying to tear it even wider.
Countless strange energies poured madly into this world through the cracks. Everyone realized that this might be the final battle.
Fenghuang set up a magic circle at the Penglai Cave, and he stuffed the cubs of the two tribes and all the prepared items into it in advance. After doing all this, he personally planted a dragon vine tree seedling in the center of the cave.
It wasn't that he was stingy, but now this was the only one left in the clan. Phoenix felt guilty, but Xiao Miao comforted him, saying, "As long as I'm alive, the Dragon Vine Clan won't be destroyed. I will protect everything in the cave until the day of complete victory."
After Fenghuang returned from Mount Qishan, You Lin went out without telling anyone and returned with injuries. However, because he was already injured and had been avoiding Fenghuang after returning, no one noticed anything was wrong for a short time.
From here on, my memory seemed to be affected by something, becoming as blurry as an old TV with poor contact, and even occasionally flashing snow-like images.
He felt as if his consciousness had been ripped away, and he watched the disaster from a third-party perspective, indifferent and indifferent. He was unable to feel anything, and could only watch as everything in his memory gradually faded away.
He saw the sky being shattered by the giant grey hand. The sun and moon disappeared, and the world lost its light. Behind the shattered sky was a mysterious scarlet space.
He watched as powerful enemies continued to pour out of the gate, and familiar faces continued to fall and die before his eyes. He tried countless times to break free and save them, but he was powerless.
The earth became barren, filled with black fog and the corpses of living creatures everywhere.
The bird, the incarnation of Liuhe, followed the phoenix, its expression anxious, its beak opening and closing as if whispering something. But he could only hear the phoenix's voice. It said, "As a guardian, I've long been prepared for this day. You once said I was this world's last line of defense. If sacrificing me could buy a chance to turn the tide, then my death would be well-deserved."
Liuliu looked like she was about to cry.
You Lin took the divine power from Xuan Lin's mouth. Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly swallowed it whole. In that instant, a huge amount of energy exploded within You Lin's body. He suppressed the pain and transformed back into a dragon. The scales and skin on his body began to crack from the overwhelming energy, and blood oozed continuously.
From the moment he swallowed the divine power, there were only two outcomes waiting for him - either his body would explode and die, or he would briefly control the divine power and gain powerful combat power. Fortunately, You Lin succeeded in the end.
The cyan wind carried a stream of pure water, quickly covering the entire battlefield. You Lin sensed the energy of his divine nature slowly draining away, but he paid no heed. Instead, he came to Phoenix's side, fighting alongside him against all odds.
No one knew the origin of that divine power, even Liu Liu was shocked.
As the energy gradually consumed, the forcibly awakened divine nature began to unconsciously absorb all the energy around it, accepting nothing, like a bottomless pit.
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Chaos, blood, and roars.
The azure water was mixed with a hint of black at some point.
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"I told you that you would be the best carrier."
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