Chapter 1483: Little Jin Dragon and the Guardian Phoenix 36

Jin Chen! Senior Changli! Not good!

The little tiger monster, covered in dirt, jumped around outside the dragon cave, anxiously spinning in circles.

Jin Chen opened the barrier, seeing him injured like this, quite surprised, 'What happened?'

This definitely wasn't caused by a petty squabble between little monsters.

"Heyi is everywhere eating monsters alive, and says if he can't see Senior Changli, he'll kill all the monsters on Monster Mountain!"

"The little tiger monster wailed, 'My dad and Grandpa Leopard went to stop him, but we simply can't win!'"

"Ahhh so cruel, really tearing apart and eating alive!" Ling Gun Gun looked at the protagonist's monitor, scared stiff, 【"The protagonist has finally gone crazy!"】

Changli and Jin Chen rushed to the Monster Mountain sacrificial plaza.

Heyi stood high on the sacrificial platform, his body covered in monster blood, bloodstains from his recent meal still on his lips, like an evil ghost.

At his feet lay the usually harmless and kind monsters, now disemboweled, their deaths gruesome.

The elders lay severely wounded on the ground, the monster horde faced a great enemy, hearts filled with grief and anger.

"You finally came."

Heyi laughed cruelly, licked his lips, 'If you don't come soon, I'll eat another monster.'

"What exactly are you doing!" Grandpa Leopard snapped, "You've been down the mountain for a long time—why come back now!"

"It's simple: if the phoenix dies, I'll let you go." Heyi cleared his throat, then suddenly pointed at Changli toward the sky.

"Your heavenly tribulation has arrived."

Just then, the sky showed an omen, dark clouds shrouding Monster Mountain.

Jin Chen's face darkened, he tightly gripped Changli's hand.

"Phoenix..." "It's fine."

Changli smiled at him, 'I've already made preparations.'

Jin Chen gently stroked the corner of Changli's eyes, whispering, 'Don't be afraid, I won't leave.'

As his words fell, an invisible beam of light shot down from the cloud layer, separating Changli from the outside world.

Jin Chen cannot destroy the phoenix's heavenly tribulation, otherwise nirvana failure would have severe consequences—this is the world's rule.

But Heyi obviously no longer cared about the rules, actually breaking through the light beam into the rule barrier, fighting together with Changli, and the heavenly thunder temporarily ceased.

"This is undergoing the monster tribulation." Grandma Yellow Immortal also badly injured, slowly sighed, "What sin—how is this not Monster Mountain's tribulation?"

No wonder the prophecy says 'If the phoenix lives, Monster Mountain endures'; that line she hadn't solved actually means this.

Jin Chen stood outside the barrier, his cold red eyes fixed on the two fighting figures, the aura around him dropping lower and lower, his endurance at its limit.

Heyi possessed the power of the heavenly dao, perhaps also absorbing the jiao dragon's inner core; the half-dragon, half-phoenix bloodline, driven by heavenly dao power, was used to the extreme, unstoppable.

Changli appeared to be undergoing the monster tribulation, but in fact was opposing the heavenly dao.

Even if the main god's soul fragment remains, it will still be bound by this world's rules.

This tribulation is a certain loss for Changli.

The little tiger monster clutched its heart and stepped back several steps; the farther from Jin Chen, the more it felt that Jin Chen today was scarier than usual.

Jin Chen withdrew his gaze, scanned the sacrificial plaza, and fixed his eyes on one person's figure among the monster crowd.

Ning Ze trembled all over from fright, quickly nodded, indicating he was ready.

In the next instant, amid the monsters' cries, Jin Chen transformed into a dragon and raced toward the dim horizon; the dragon's roar echoed through the valley, the flames across the sky actually blew backward, as if burning to the edge of the heavens.

"This..." Grandma Yellow Immortal staggered, her cane dropping, trembling arm pointing to the sky, "Jin Chen, is he... warning the heavenly dao?"

But contrary to everyone's expectation, within the cloud layer Jin Chen transformed into human form, seemingly choosing a form disadvantageous to himself to confront the heavenly dao.

"Has Jin Chen forgotten that his true form is best for exerting power?" Aunt Black Snake anxiously spun around.

"No... not necessarily." Uncle Tiger, whose eyesight is the best, hurriedly said, "Jin Chen seems to have changed!"

The traits of the Jin Dragon gradually faded.

Jin Chen, long absent, appeared in the small world with his primordial soul; his deep blue eyes fixed on the horizon as a giant eye phantom gradually emerged.

"You're bold, knowing full well that soul belongs to Chenshu, yet you deliberately do this."

In higher worlds, the heavenly dao has relatively more self-awareness, but perhaps only this one dares to covet the main god's soul.

The heavenly dao remained silent for a moment, then suddenly unleashed rule shackles on Jin Chen, but to no effect.

"This was originally the opportunity you gave me."

Seeing there was no way to defeat Jin Chen, the heavenly dao could only explain, 'I don't want to be just the heavenly dao of a single small world! What's wrong with me?'

Jin Chen frowned, not really understanding.

Ling Gun Gun: 【Host... I think I know the reason.】

Its tone gradually sank, filled with guilt.

【My inner core fell in this world; the heavenly dao absorbed part of its power, giving rise to a higher stage of spiritual intellect...】

Therefore, it sought to swallow this world's main god soul fragment to become a higher heavenly dao.

【It's not satisfied with greed; what does it have to do with you.】

Jin Chen figured out the whole story, indifferently raised his hand to transform clouds into swords; countless swords flashing with lightning pointed at the heavenly dao weakened by divine sense sweeping.

Terrifying power swept over the heavenly dao, entwined with endless wrath of spiritual sense.

His deep blue eyes were like a frozen, deep abyss—cold enough, fearsome enough.

Monster Mountain felt the pressure; suddenly countless ancient trees shot up from the ground, the air compressed to the extreme, like an apocalyptic scene.

All the monsters looked up at the sky, hearts filled with astonishment.

The little monsters only thought this was the Jin Dragon's true power, but the elders like Grandpa Leopard knew that the power to oppose the heavenly dao had likely already transcended this world!

Fortunately, the confrontation lasted only a few minutes.

The heavenly dao lacked the power to oppose Jin Chen, conceded and withdrew, simultaneously recalling its aid to Heyi, and the dark clouds completely dispersed.

Just then, Chang Li, realizing something, looked up at the sky, resumed his true form, and surged to chase He Yi, who had lost Heavenly Dao power, completely overturning the disadvantage.

The Phoenix let out a long cry, its clear, bright sound tearing through the horizon.

Pfft—

He Yi's heart was pierced by the claws, he could no longer maintain his humanity, pressed to the ground as fragile as an empty shell.

He was filled with fear, struggling to continue resisting but had exhausted his Monster Power.

Without Heavenly Dao's aid, He Yi couldn't even withstand half a move against Chang Li.

Another clear, resonant phoenix call sounded as the Phoenix soared toward the sky, its exquisitely beautiful feathers stunning beyond belief.

All tribulations had passed, welcoming the thunder punishment of Nirvana.

He Yi clung to life, only his eyes still able to move.

"... Ning Ze..."

He Yi was lifted into an embrace, smelled a familiar scent, and suddenly felt the urge to cry.

At the very moment he lost Heavenly Dao's divine power, his obsession to kill the Phoenix vanished in an instant, and he no longer understood what he was persisting for.

"He Yi, look."

Ning Ze's voice was emotionless, forcing him to lift his head and gaze at the gorgeous Phoenix on the horizon.

"That is the Phoenix."

Staring at He Yi's disbelieving, desperate gaze, Ning Ze said, "You still look like a filthy monster; I am merely a human."

"How could I possibly like you."

Hiss—

A dagger infused with Spiritual Power stabbed into He Yi's heart, and Ning Ze smiled at him, saying, "Jin Chen promised me that if I killed you, I would gain endless wealth and honor, and could also marry and have children normally."

"That is the human pursuit."

"No..." He Yi spat out mouthfuls of blood, his trembling hand rose but then fell limp.

He never imagined that his end would be so desperate.

At the instant his consciousness completely faded, He Yi recalled what the Heavenly Dao's transaction truly was.

Soul.

Obtaining the world protagonist's soul would increase the Heavenly Dao's power.

He was merely a tool the Heavenly Dao used to deal with Jin Chen and Chang Li.

He Yi opened his mouth; with his last breath he could tell Jin Chen about this.

But in the end, He Yi chose something else.

He Yi silently picked up the dagger fallen on the ground, his blood‑stained fingers gripping Ning Ze's shoulder, and in his fearful, astonished gaze, thrust it into his chest.

One dagger, and they both perished.

Huang Xian Laolao took in the whole scene, secretly shaking her head.

What a sin.