All the falling phoenixes seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move, while the crimson light on the thunder phoenix above grew brighter and brighter.
"What happened?" Youyou looked at the phoenixes scattered all over the ground, and even Feng Rong, who was not far away, was kneeling on one knee with a pained expression.
“It’s bloodline suppression!” Yuan Qi glanced at it and immediately understood. “Lei Feng is the royal family of phoenixes. Even if he becomes a demon, he can still control other phoenixes by using bloodline suppression.”
Youyou's heart sank, but the Thunder Phoenix in the sky let out another sharp cry, even louder than before. Strands of black lightning with red light wrapped around each phoenix like ropes, and the demonic energy on the lightning spread towards them.
"Feng Rong." You You immediately flew over on her sword, helping Feng Rong to her feet. Almost instantly, the surrounding demonic energy dissipated. However, there were simply too many Phoenixes, and due to the recent battle, they had fallen in different locations on Tian Sheng Mountain. Although the demonic energy had no effect on her, it was limited to a few feet around her.
"Hehehe..." A deep male voice came from above, full of malice, "I wanted to break the seal before I came to reap the rewards from you, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid as to deliver yourselves to my door."
Everyone was startled and looked up at the Thunder Phoenix in the sky, only to find that the voice did not come from it. The Thunder Phoenix had completely lost its mind and could only let out piercing screams. However, the demonic energy around it grew thicker and thicker, as if it were about to condense into something. After a while, a long black shadow appeared, binding the Thunder Phoenix's huge body like a rope, like a parasite. The male voice came from there.
“That voice…” Feng Qing, who was also being suppressed, seemed to remember something and suddenly opened her eyes wide to look at the sky, “You are Long Ting of the Dragon Clan!”
"Oh? I didn't expect anyone to recognize me." The other party seemed somewhat surprised. Sure enough, the black shadow formed by demonic energy wrapped around Lei Feng became clearer and clearer, slowly taking on the shape of a dragon.
The entire Phoenix Clan was shocked, and Feng Qing couldn't help but shout, "Long Ting! Did you cause Lei Feng to fall into demonic possession? My Phoenix Clan has no grudge against your Dragon Clan, why would you do such a thing?"
"Why?" Long Ting sneered, his demonic energy surging even more fiercely. "Long before the great war, my clan had already submitted to the demon race and entered the demon realm. What's wrong with planting a demonic seed in your Phoenix Queen?"
"Phoenix Queen?!" Not only Long Qing, but all the Phoenix Clan members were shocked. Looking at the Thunder Phoenix in the sky that had become a demon and showed no trace of its former self, they never imagined that it would be the Phoenix Queen who had sacrificed herself and used forbidden techniques to put the entire clan into a slumber in exchange for a sliver of life.
"That Phoenix King thought that by using all his cultivation and flesh to preserve a wisp of her soul and sending her into slumber, she would have a chance to awaken with her clan in the future." The giant phantom of demonic energy, Long Ting, seemed to have thought of something ridiculous and sneered, "That's why its remaining consciousness is so vulnerable. It couldn't even resist a small demon seed and instead became nourishment for me to raise the demonic phoenix."
"Phoenix King..." Everyone was shocked. They suddenly understood why there were two unawakened eggs back then; they were Phoenix King and Phoenix Queen.
However, in order to put the Phoenix Queen into a deep sleep, the Phoenix King exhausted all his cultivation and flesh and blood, but he did not expect that the demon seed would take advantage of his weakness and he would be unable to resist. In the end, he was devoured by the demonized Phoenix Queen.
"Long Ting! The Dragon Clan was born by the grace of Heaven, destined to be gods, yet you, as the King of the Dragon Clan, willingly degenerate into a demon!" Feng Qing glared angrily at the demonic figure in the sky.
"Hmph, what creation of heaven and earth? If heaven wants to destroy my dragon race, why can't we become demons?!" Long Ting seemed to have been struck by something, and the demonic energy around him surged even more fiercely, completely enveloping the entire Thunder Phoenix. "We are both gods, so why does the heavenly way only give your phoenix race a sliver of hope, while my dragon race is to be completely destroyed? We are forced to flee into the demon realm, stripped of our divine status and divine bodies by demonic energy, becoming withered bones to eke out a living, and suppressed in the Demon Nether Mountain day and night."
“Bones…” Youyou suddenly remembered the scene she saw in the abyss of the demon realm, “You are the Bone Dragon!” The large number of dragon-shaped white bones that she and the old man of divine sense saw in that abyss were actually the transformation of the dragon race after they became demons.
“That’s right.” Long Ting admitted directly, “Since only the Demon Realm can accommodate me in this world, then let’s just turn all three realms into the Demon Realm.”
"Don't even think about it!" Feng Qing shouted as soon as he finished speaking. "We won't let you break the seal of the Demon Realm."
"Heh..." Long Ting seemed to take the Phoenix Clan lightly, and sneered indifferently, "Do you think that I have been plotting for so many years and finally managed to awaken your clan just so that you would stop me?"
Everyone was stunned, and Feng Qing's face turned pale. "What do you mean?!" What do you mean by waking them up?
"You still don't know who awakened you, do you?" He laughed even more arrogantly, glancing casually at You You and Feng Rong. "Do you really think the Book of Yin, which controls life and death and reincarnation, is so easy to find? If I hadn't guided you step by step to find it, how could the Phoenix Clan have returned to the world so quickly?"
guide?
Not only Feng Rong, but even You You beside her was startled. Thinking back carefully, the three scrolls of the Yin Book she used to awaken the Phoenix Clan seemed to have been collected far too easily. There was no special searching involved, yet they suddenly obtained them due to some unusual reason. Especially the matter of Fengdu; Lei Yu had deliberately activated the Yin Books' abilities, as if intentionally luring them there.
"I have gone to great lengths to plant the demonic seed and awaken you all, so naturally I must reap some benefits!" Long Ting's voice deepened, and suddenly the demonic energy around him surged. The thunder phoenix in the air let out a piercing cry, and streaks of crimson lightning rained down like rain, entangling the suppressed phoenix clan members on the ground.
"Feel the demonic energy of this abyss," Long Ting said, his tone growing increasingly frenzied. "Once you are all transformed into demon servants, you will become fierce generals of my demon realm, and the divine power within you will help my true form awaken and completely break the seal of my race."
"Feng Rong!" You You instinctively swung his sword, clearing away a large amount of demonic energy, but he couldn't stop the black lightning. Soon, the lightning covered Feng Rong's entire body. His expression became even more pained, and he even lost his balance on his knees.
groove!
Without further hesitation, Youyou turned and activated her skill towards the dark figure in the air. Instantly, thousands of spirit swords appeared, surging into the sky.
In an instant, all the demonic energy in the area was cleared away, forced back by the overwhelming sword energy. Even the dark figure was dispersed and vanished by the sword energy. However, since it had no physical form, its arrogant words still echoed over...
"Humans..." Long Ting's voice held a hint of apprehension, tinged with a deep-seated hatred. "Hmph, I wasn't wrong. You were indeed going to be my biggest obstacle. But now... it's too late. I'll be waiting for you in the Demon Realm!"
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