Chapter 399

In that case, let's see who's better!

The Phoenix gave a soft shout, her voice loud and resonant.

You have your eye trouble, I'm messing with my drunk driving!

Afterward, we'll become acquainted through conflict—you come to apologize, I'll frankly admit I also made a mistake.

All divine birds under heaven are one family; don't harm the harmony!

"Indeed!" Shangyang, Qinyuan, and Guiche, the three Yao Marshals, all burst into loud laughter, delighted by the Yuan Huang Divine Lord's enlightenment and breakthrough.

The deal having been reached, a great war immediately erupted!

Although the top experts of the three Demon Race might perhaps hold back, they also won't invite criticism—just as their usual strength, they will now display how ferocious they are.

At most, they won't employ a life-risking fighting style; some Killer's Tricks remain hidden, not used, not risking their lives to block Yuan Huang's path.

The Phoenix wants to drive drunk, but she must also be able to pass this trial.

Given the opportunity, it cannot be useless.

Blazing Phoenix Burn-Heaven Dance!

The Phoenix let out a long cry, her body dancing, the joyous phoenix's call echoing through Chaos...

The splendid flames danced, burning all tangible and intangible material essence; even Chaos and the Great Dao fell within that range!

When the divine flames stretched boundlessly, covering the field of vision, vast expanses of Chaos collapsed, heading toward great destruction.

Existence, returning to nothingness!

However, when this divine ability is pushed to its limit, within absolute nothingness there faintly stirs a spark of life being born—this is 'existence' transforming.

From nothing, existence arises!

Surging radiance, supreme Dao qi, mighty and tumultuous, swept toward the three Yao Marshals, seeking to suppress them all together.

The Phoenix's Way is for Nirvana... it is an extremely profound mystery encompassing destruction and creation.

Pushed to its utmost, there suddenly appears a mystery of the Taiyi level, involving the transformation of existence and non-existence.

Even as an opponent, the Shangyang Yao Marshal at this moment cannot help but admire.

"Phoenix Senior Sister, truly deserving of being the foremost elite among Great Luos, embodying the essence of the Great Dao, she has become essential study material, written into the Great Luo cultivation... truly enviable."

"In this regard, we are far behind."

"Indeed, revolving existence and non-existence, transcending life and death..." Qinyuan admired, "Great contribution, boundless merit!"

Great Luo is mighty; even a newcomer just entering this realm is separated from those below Great Luo by an unfathomable chasm that cannot be crossed.

Why?

Naturally, because they have enjoyed immense, boundless benefits and obtained the finest teachings!

Those ancient godly sages with unparalleled achievements in cultivation have expounded their own Great Dao essence, carving it into the entire Honghuang cultivation system, turning it into the cornerstones of authority held by each Great Luo.

All have made contributions!

Because there is Pangu, who opened heaven and earth, shattered Chaos, and inscribed the true meaning of the great opening, thus the rotation of the innate Five Tais arose, and Great Luo traces back to all origins.

Because there is Hunyuan, he wrote the essence of the Heavenly Dao into it, so Great Luo is the will of Heaven, turning the universe, standing at the boundary between heaven and humanity, becoming the greatest balancer.

Because there is Nüwa, she scattered the essence of creation, so Great Luo can ignore racial definitions, freely redefine origins and roots, max out all kinds of cultivation talents, to perceive the subtleties of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Because there is Zhulong, he evolved the mysteries of time, the marvelous save-and-load technique, and infinite parallel worlds, enabling all Great Luo to reverse cause and effect, invert the timeline—a slick maneuver that adds considerable weight.

Because there is Zulong, he wrote the philosophy of great unity, allowing Great Luo cultivation to even manifest countless billions or infinite avatars as trumpets, truly one body equals one world, one person equals a civilization, yet always able to remember 'I am I,' with all those trumpet avatars coalescing for the same dream.

Because there is the Phoenix, she expounded the profundity of the Nirvana Way, blurring the line between life and death, transcending the bounds of destruction and creation; each innate Great Luo can leap and court death thus, relying on the indestructible eternal spirit light's imperishable trait, which owes much to the Nirvana Way.

Too much, too much!

All outstanding sages selflessly devote themselves... when these essences are sewn together, even simply merged, they ultimately forge Great Luo's overwhelming strength.

Great Luo, boundless spacetime eternal and free, with countless billions of infinite manifestations, reversing cause and effect, inverting the timeline, myriad transformations wielding the Heavenly Dao...

They are the ultimate crystallization of the Honghuang cultivation civilization, condensing all cutting-edge technology; if not strong, there would be no heavenly principle!

If one day truly comes...

When Honghuang collides with another realm, there is both opposition and equal exchange; on that formal proclamation, likely there will be this line—

"I, the Honghuang universe, declare that we will never first use Great Luo on the battlefield!"

Just like the meaning of nuclear weapons for mortals.

Likewise.

It is also precisely because many top ancient godly sages contributed, producing the teachings and freely spreading them.

Thus in Honghuang battles, each Great Calamity fights so fiercely that many Great Luo put their lives on the line, eyes red, fighting to the death without retreat.

Otherwise, they couldn't blend in, would flee, and go into Chaos to carve out a little realm of their own to enjoy themselves—wouldn't that be nice?

Why get involved in so much right and wrong, where people die at the drop of a hat?

It's simply because it's too tempting!

Even after suffering countless setbacks and living miserable days, they absolutely refuse to leave this boundlessly prosperous place.

Just like the logic of 'drifting' or 'going abroad'.

If they give up, it becomes hard to access the latest 'industrial techniques,' falling out of step with the great current of the age.

Furthermore, in Honghuang, the luck and merit bestowed are simply too high.

Wages high, benefits good; although competition is fierce, all Great Luo take pleasure in it.

Civilizational dividends, uniting the hearts of Honghuang's top talents.

When hearts are united, the team is easily led; Honghuang's heaven and earth naturally grow big and strong.

"Yuanhuang Older Sister's achievements are outstanding; thus she became a Taiyi Great Luo, overlooking ninety-nine percent of Great Luos in this world."

Shangyang gazed at the flames about to engulf himself, "Though we are untalented, we still have some skill... Sister, you'd better watch out!"

After she finished speaking, her body moved, and suddenly in the Chaos raindrops fell.

Initially, those raindrops were still very dilute.

But in the blink of an eye, they became vast.

Like a torrential downpour, they poured forth in vast torrents across the vast Chaos, turning into a flood.

The flood surged, containing profound mysteries, condensing along a special trajectory, and collided with the divine flames raised by the Phoenix's dance; water and fire clashed, tearing apart the boundless Chaos.

The flame-light stopped.

Shangyang Yao Marshal's divine ability is naturally extraordinary.

Unfortunately.

She ultimately falls short of the Phoenix.

In a brief moment, Shangyang's divine ability was broken, the flood was annihilated, turning into nothingness.

Shangyang's body trembled slightly, and she staggered backward.

"If it were that Ancestral Dragon fellow, controlling true water, he could match me in battle…… Shangyang sister, you still fall short." The Primordial Phoenix's voice came from afar, "Even if you once served as the Director of the Water Conservancy Bureau, responsible for reviewing and organizing various waterworks, and even auditing rainfall from all quarters, aiding human cultivation…… you still cannot be compared to me."

"Then, what about adding me?"

Qin Yuan disappeared unknown when; when she reappeared, she was already behind the Phoenix, delivering an Absolute Kill sword!

That sword could be called stunningly unparalleled; among the observing Great Luo, any who had not reached the Primordial stage inevitably felt murderous intent arise in their hearts.

Against this sword, they will die!

Even a supreme Great Luo divine ability user of the Primordial level would have a face solemn beyond measure.

As strong as they are at this level, even with preparation taking this sword would cost them half their lives, let alone facing an assassination!

"Such Qin Yuan, truly long unseen."

Alongside Kunpeng staring wide-eyed, Di Jiang Zu Wu exclaimed, "Your charm remains unchanged, the most stunning assassin of all heaven and earth!"

"Yes, it's too stunning."

Kunpeng echoed, "Indeed, living up to his former fame, he was the head of the Special Safety Operations Division of the Honghuang Universe; this assassination technique makes my scalp tingle."

"It's a pity."

"This sword of hers is unbeatable against any Great Luo below the Taiyi level."

"But it just so happened to be aimed at the Primordial Phoenix Divine Lord……"

"I've heard some rumors that the Phoenix's ancestor, back then, was an expert in defense, wishing to pour all her talents into self-preservation!"

"Among all Taiyi Great Luo, her self-preservation ability is the strongest!"

"Hehe……" Di Jiang Zu Wu chuckled low, "Exactly! She stacks the thickest armor, piles the highest health, in her rising era she endured the fiercest blows!"

"But her subordinates are quite relieved…… at least they don't have to worry that one day their leader might suddenly drop dead, felled by some strange divine ability crossing spacetime causality."

"Wounded, crippled, a single rebirth, and she instantly returns to full health."

"Back in the great war, the experts standing on Ancestral Dragon's side found her a headache…… a barrage of damage thrown her way, yet the harm couldn't keep up with her healing."

"Yes!" Kunpeng nodded with a heavy heart, "Back then, I served under the Divine Lord Dragon Ancestor for a time. Although I didn't personally take part in the siege of the Phoenix, I could see it clearly."

"Simply outrageous!"

Kunpeng the Yao Master recalled past events, and his psychological shadows surfaced.

"Outrageous is good!" Di Jiang Zu Wu laughed heartily, "Under the Phoenix's banner, Wise Ones are as numerous as clouds, mighty generals as plentiful as rain…… in terms of strength and strategy, we actually aren't lacking her contribution."

"As long as she can protect herself, we'll thank heaven and earth."

"Fully utilizing her role, handling logistics well, employing the Phoenix's Treasure-Dropping Technique to have everyone search for good things…… her leadership position will be secure."

"The Phoenix never lands where there is no treasure; its top-tier treasure-seeking ability is exactly what we admire."

"But if it is forced to land on a place devoid of treasure…… the heavens and earth will comply, transforming a blighted land into a sacred one, assigning us manpower to farm and transmute fortune."

"For these abilities, unless we are desperately short of combat power, who would go mad letting her fight on the front lines? Just hold the rear and handle production."

"Even if she loses a single hair, the big shots feel heartbroken to death."

"After all, that way the Utility Phoenix would have an excuse to take sick leave and skip work."

Di Jiang Zu Wu sighed.

Kunpeng remained silent for a while, then softly said, "Mascot…… truly lives up to its name."

"So, under our strong collective demand and with everyone's private contributions, the Phoenix has maxed out her defense, healing, and resurrection skills…… in the end, looking back, she discovered." Di Jiang Zu Wu shook his head, "She may not be the strongest among the Great Luo, but she is absolutely the hardest to kill."

"Qin Yuan's sword can strike anyone—it's just meant for assassinating the Phoenix…… heh!"

Di Jiang Zu Wu chuckled lightly, then fell silent.

At the same moment.

Facing Qin Yuan's Absolute Kill, the Phoenix let out a long cry.

"Even with you added? Still no good!"

The Primordial Phoenix lowered its wings, endless dao light fell, its feathered robes glowing, gathering Myriad Heavens' clouds and rosy auspicious clouds, clustered together, magnificent without bound.

Qin Yuan's sword could cleave heaven, cleave earth, cleave myriad ages, yet it is hard to break the Phoenix's defense!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Qin Yuan the Yao Marshal shouted loudly, the killing sword's edge grew sharper, a hint of blood-light appeared, then he thrust with all his might——

"Swish!"

Just now the clouds and rosy light showed a crack, a flaw appeared.

The killing sword thrust forward, its edge boundless, terrifying and dreadful.

"Make you lose the will to live."

The Phoenix remained calm, not even bothering to dodge, simply sending its wings forward to meet the killing sword.

A flash of blood-light, then another…… but that was all.

A few phoenix feathers spun and drifted down, and then a few drops of crystalline divine blood seeped out.

But in the blink of an eye, Yuan Huang's divine light flashed, and she instantly returned to full health and condition, leaving Qin Yuan speechless.

"Ah."

She sighed, withdrew in an incomparably mysterious manner, her evasion abilities seemingly exceeding the limits of Primordial Great Luo, and returned to Shangyang's side.

"Although we've worked together before and I know you quite well... but now that we're opponents, I finally understand how troublesome you are."

"If you know that, then why won't you make way?" The phoenix's divine radiance shone brightly; after stretching her limbs, her spirits rose high.

"We don't even expect to defeat you; our mission is merely to intercept." Qin Yuan smiled, "Elder Sister Yuan Huang, you're a logistics talent, focusing on defense; compared to that, your offensive capabilities are far too weak."

"The three of us have crowd control, debuffs, and damage output... can you break out?"

"I'll be watching with anticipation."

As soon as her words fell, her figure faded and she went into stealth.

At the same time, Shangyang guided the vast waters, sweeping in all directions.

Gui Che, the Yao Marshal, raised both hands high as the domain of alternating gloom and light unfolded, drawing everything into darkness and death to cover the phoenix's warm flames.

These three Yao Marshals were naturally assigned to restrain the phoenix after careful consideration.

In every domain, there exists a counter.

The phoenix's vigorously burning flames, imbued with light and hope, meant that Shangyang was sought to oppose with water, Gui Che to sink the light, and combined with Qin Yuan's assassination—no matter what, they could ultimately break through the defense.

In theory, this is enough to intercept the phoenix, leaving her unable to move an inch.

For a moment, a ball of firelight illuminated Chaos, its divine power inscrutable, yet it remained trapped in the overlapping composite domain, unable to advance quickly or break through the encirclement.

From time to time, Qin Yuan's assassinations also affected the speed.

In that case, Jumang the Ancestral Witch also had to be on the way, riding hard.

But is this really true?

……

"These days, the rebels—each of them used to be officials, bigwigs within the system… I'm having a tough time."

In the vast evolving heavens and earth, Wahuang and the incarnate Heavenly Emperor Di Jun stood in opposition.

Wahuang clenched her fists, ready to strike at any moment, but Di Jun would intercept, not letting her succeed.

From time to time, Di Jun would also chatter idly, distracting his opponent.

Naturally, those were also his heartfelt words.

"The CEO of the Heaven and Earth Bank, the Minister of Transportation, the official in charge of land, construction, and household registration…"

PS: I've sorted out my thoughts for the day; I can release extra chapters tomorrow.

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