Chapter 1430: Phoenix Emperor, Fallen (Second update, requesting all)

At this moment, countless Strongers cast their consciousness into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings.

Li Zhangsheng was the same; after entering the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, he subconsciously looked toward Tuidi's throne.

There was no help for it; Tuidi was so weak and was located in the perilous Xuan Emperor Mausoleum. The probability of falling was the highest.

Unfortunately, Tuidi's throne was intact; it was clearly some other Ninth-Rank Demon Tamer.

This also made Li Zhangsheng's heart tighten, because after Tuidi, it was the turn of Wendi and Phoenix Emperor.

Originally, Wendi was one of the top existences among the Emperors, but after being heavily injured by the Human Emperor, Phoenix Emperor, and the East Sea Dragon Clan, even though he had replenished his Demon Pets, there was ultimately a gap compared to his peak strength, and his strength was likely only marginally stronger than Phoenix Emperor's.

Originally, Wudi was weaker than the current Wendi, but due to the Wei Huangji Nine-Headed Serpent, his strength had surged by a significant margin, not at all inferior to the peak-period Wendi, and perhaps even three parts stronger.

Li Zhangsheng had a rough ranking of the Three Sovereigns and Six Emperors' strength in his heart, from highest to lowest: Human Emperor ≥ Blood Emperor > Xuan Emperor > Wudi ≥ Source Emperor > Thunder Emperor ≥ Wendi > Phoenix Emperor > Tuidi.

There might be deviations, but generally, it shouldn't be too far off.

While Li Zhangsheng's heart tightened, he quickly looked at the other eight thrones.

When he saw Phoenix Emperor's throne, he couldn't help but be stunned; he saw that Phoenix Emperor's throne had become much dimmer, and there was even a thick crack on it, almost splitting the throne in two.

Li Zhangsheng also did not expect that the one who had fallen this time would be Phoenix Emperor, because he was very certain that Phoenix Emperor had not entered the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum; how then did she fall?

Even if Phoenix Emperor's current strength was far inferior to her peak, there were very few who had the ability to kill her; after all, killing is much harder than defeating.

As for those who could kill Phoenix Emperor, among the human race, the Three Sovereigns were the first to come to mind, and Li Zhangsheng himself counted as one; as for the other Emperors, unless they had powerful helpers, it was simply impossible to kill Phoenix Emperor.

Aside from the human race, that left the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans; although other Demon Emperor Level Overlords were strong, just like the other Emperors, they could not keep Phoenix Emperor without powerful helpers.

Now the problem arose: currently, Li Zhangsheng, the Two Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, and even most Demon Emperor Level Overlords had entered the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum; under the premise that it was certain Phoenix Emperor had not entered the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, the culprit could not be them.

And outside the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, the only one who could keep Phoenix Emperor was one person, and that was her ally, the Human Emperor!

Of course, it was also possible that Phoenix Emperor went to another plane and was unfortunately killed by a Stronger of that plane, but this probability was minuscule; after all, besides the Abyss and Hell, only gods could pose a threat to Phoenix Emperor in other planes, but the true bodies or avatars of these gods basically could not descend, unless Phoenix Emperor foolishly entered a god's Divine Kingdom.

From the situation, the greatest suspect was the Human Emperor, but what was the Human Emperor's motive?

Phoenix Emperor was, after all, the Human Emperor's ally and provided much assistance to the Human Emperor; if the Human Emperor lost Phoenix Emperor, how would the Human Emperor be any different from a lone man? Without Phoenix Emperor to share the pressure, the advantages of other factions would undoubtedly become even greater.

Without Phoenix Emperor, the Human Emperor alone would likely only be slightly stronger than the side of Xuan Emperor and Tuidi, and the gap with the two factions of Li Zhangsheng and Blood Emperor would further widen.

Such a simple truth could not possibly be unknown to the insidious and cunning Human Emperor.

Unless the Human Emperor felt that killing Phoenix Emperor would be more advantageous to himself, it was impossible to make such a foolish decision; the key was still the motive.

Li Zhangsheng's brows were tightly furrowed; he quickly discussed it with Wendi and Wudi, but the result was that they, like Li Zhangsheng, could only guess out of thin air; to find the truth of Phoenix Emperor's fall would take time.

Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to find a few subordinates outside the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum and let them keep an eye on this matter.

For the present, Li Zhangsheng could only accelerate his pace of exploring the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum.

There was no help for it; the Demon Refining Pot was crucial to him, not to mention that the Qilin Clan Leader, Ink Qilin, had the Seeking Dao Jade Fragment he needed; he naturally had to strive to obtain it.

After leaving the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, Li Zhangsheng's gaze fell once again on the South Sea Dragon King, who was being chased by two Demon Emperor Level Qilins, without any thought of immediately intervening to save the South Sea Dragon King.

It is easy to add flowers to embroidery, but difficult to provide charcoal in snowy weather; only by intervening when the South Sea Dragon King knew he was certain to die would he be more grateful to Li Zhangsheng.

Ever since entering the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum, Li Zhangsheng had consistently maintained the Heavenly Dao Breath Concealment Technique, and coupled with the fact that their mental energy was all tied up with their opponents, where would they have the spare energy to observe? Naturally, they could not discover the hidden Li Zhangsheng.

These two Demon Emperor Level Qilins were the Purple Heaven Qilin and the Earth Qilin, both of which were Half-Step Legendary Quality, just like the South Sea Dragon King.

As for the Qilin Race Clan Leader, Ink Qilin, his whereabouts were unknown; it was certain he was not here.

Besides the two Demon Emperor Level Qilins, there were three Demon Emperor Level Qilins; they formed a Three Talents Array, coordinating with tacit understanding so they would not be easily routed by the South Sea Dragon King.

At this moment, the South Sea Dragon King was in a sorry state; it was not that he did not want to escape. It was mainly because the Demon Emperor Level Purple Heaven Qilin actually possessed a Sacred Object of the Qilin Race.

This was a net-shaped Exotic Treasure, possessing the ability to seal the heavens and lock the earth; it was somewhat similar to Ning Bizhen's former Sumeru Net, but its strength was more than a grade higher.

From the feedback of his Mental Power, this net-shaped Exotic Treasure had reached the Mid-grade Langhuan Supreme Treasure level, and coupled with the two Demon Emperor Level Qilins whose strength was not inferior to the South Sea Dragon King, as well as the three supporting Demon Emperor Level Qilins, it was no wonder the South Sea Dragon King could not break free smoothly.

The South Sea Dragon King wanted to break through the net-shaped Exotic Treasure, but every time he was thwarted by the two Demon Emperor Level Qilins; he even used his Dragon Pearl, but still returned without success.

Time passed slowly; soon another five minutes had gone by. The South Sea Dragon King's body was covered in wounds, one of his Dragon Horns was broken, one Dragon Claw was dangling, and there was a huge wound several tens of meters long on his abdomen where his internal organs were vaguely visible; scalding dragon blood mixed with fragments of internal organs kept gushing out from the wound.

The South Sea Dragon King panted heavily, waves of weakness filling his body and mind; feeling increasingly powerless, his mood had plummeted to the bottom, and his eyes grew more and more desperate.

Falling into a weakened state caused the South Sea Dragon King's combat power to be diminished; he also wanted to fight with his life before falling into the weakened state, hoping to take someone down with him, but he had made futile efforts time and time again.

The person who knows you best is often your opponent; the Qilin Race naturally had a considerable understanding of the Dragon Clan's methods and treasures, so how could they not have taken extra precautions?

In despair, the South Sea Dragon King spat out his Dragon Pearl again, but not only was it blocked by the Qilin Race, he also took a hit from the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder released by the Purple Heaven Qilin, falling heavily to the ground straight from the air.

"Aoshun, this day next year will be your death anniversary!"

As the Demon Emperor Level Earth Qilin spoke, it condensed a great mountain a full thousand meters high and smashed it straight down toward the South Sea Dragon King.

The South Sea Dragon King wanted to move, but he was powerless; he could only watch this scene in despair.

(End of this chapter)