Chapter 809

Vast energy exploded outward!

More than half of Shitai City was destroyed by the force of this Mahayana Emperor's strike.

Countless low-level beings were instantly vaporized by the energy.

The violent energy surged toward the Heavenly Ladder Plaza, darkening the sky in an instant.

"Watch out!"

Dalun Mingwang roared, his feathers bursting open into a massive barrier that shielded all the prodigies on the plaza.

Soon, the energy surge passed.

Dalun Mingwang's feathers retracted back into his body.

"What happened?"

"Did two Mahayana Emperors start fighting?"

"It was Kongkong Yaodi and the Phoenix Clan's Yaodi!"

"Heavens, why are they fighting?"

The prodigies were filled with terror!

A battle between Mahayana Emperors could destroy heaven and earth with a mere gesture.

Fortunately, Kongkong Yaodi did not unleash a second attack.

The Phoenix Clan's Seventh Elder shouted loudly: "Kongkong Yaodi, are you mad?"

"You dare attack me here?"

"What's wrong with your head?"

The Seventh Elder's face turned pitch black with rage.

Kongkong Yaodi said: "Your Huaming has sworn a Heavenly Oath—how could this be false?"

"My son was killed by your Fengwu, and my treasure was stolen by your Phoenix Clan!"

"How do you explain this?"

The Seventh Elder said: "I cannot explain this matter right now, but Fengwu has betrayed not only your Kongkong Beast Clan, but also our Phoenix Clan!"

"I want to capture that brat myself!"

"Hmph…" Kongkong Yaodi said: "You're hiding Fengwu. If you don't give me an explanation, what will your Phoenix Clan do?"

"From now on, see if I can slaughter every last one of your Phoenix Clan's prodigies!"

Kongkong Yaodi was so furious he would never have spoken such words otherwise.

Fengqi's face darkened as he nodded: "Fine… If you demand an explanation, I cannot give you one—but Heaven bears witness: if my Phoenix Clan has plotted against your Kongkong Beast Clan in this Grand World, may I die a wretched death, struck down by fivefold thunder!"

The Seventh Elder was forced to swear a Heavenly Oath.

Upon hearing this, Kongkong Yaodi calmed down.

So it was truly not the Phoenix Clan plotting against us.

"But… what exactly happened to Fengwu?" Kongkong Yaodi's tone softened.

The Seventh Elder said: "How the hell should I know?"

"You idiot, whenever something happens you just scream for help—can't you use your brain? What use is your pathetic thing to our Phoenix Clan?"

"Are we, a divine clan, going to scheme for your artifact?"

"Even if it fell into our hands, every cultivator in the Spirit Realm would know it belongs to you, Kongkong Yaodi—how could we ever use it?"

"Do you have no shame?"

Huh…

Kongkong Yaodi, having been scolded, fell silent.

"Come with me…"

The Phoenix Clan's Seventh Elder turned into a streak of light and vanished to another hall.

This hall was where the prodigy meeting had been held earlier.

It had not been damaged.

Everyone re-entered the hall and took their seats.

"Now, I can tell you clearly: our Phoenix Clan has no intention whatsoever of scheming against your Kongkong Beast Clan. As for that beast Fengwu—what did he do? Why did he do it? I must investigate further!"

"Enough!" the Seventh Elder said: "The Heavenly Ladder ascent begins in three days!"

"We absolutely cannot let He Pingsheng reach ahead of our Phoenix Clan!"

The Seventh Elder spoke with iron certainty: "Best if he doesn't participate at all—otherwise, our Phoenix Clan's fortune will plummet while human fortune surges!"

"This cannot be allowed!"

"But what can we do?" someone asked.

Another white-haired Phoenix Clan elder, an Yaodi, said: "Don't worry—even if He Pingsheng climbs, what does it matter?"

"Humans have no Wallbreaker!"

"Without someone to break the barrier for him, even a god cannot ascend beyond sixty thousand zhang!"

"That's true!"

"That's not a problem!"

"The limit of Void Refinement is sixty thousand zhang—even if He Pingsheng is exceptional, he won't exceed it by much!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The white-haired elder continued: "After Zhao Xiangdu's death, the only human Emperor left is Duan Feihong!"

"But from what I know, Duan Feihong and He Pingsheng have a grudge."

"Even so, I fear Duan Feihong might suddenly appear to become He Pingsheng's Wallbreaker!"

"So I've sent two Phoenix Clan Yaodi to find Duan Feihong, persuade

"Hahaha…"

Everyone burst into laughter.

The Phoenix Clan's Seventh Elder also exhaled a sigh of relief.

That's good.

You, He Pingsheng, no longer have a wall-breaker—now see how you withstand the Gang wind!

Others need only resist the Heavenly Gang pressure; you must resist both the Gang wind and the pressure—how much use can you possibly be?

"Though we've breathed easier, we must always prepare at least two contingencies—that's the truth our Phoenix Clan Ancestor taught us!" The Seventh Elder rose and paced before them. "In this vast world, we prepared three layers of safeguards—and still, He Pingsheng escaped!"

"Clearly, this man is no ordinary being!"

"This time, though we blocked Duan Feihong, we'd best act on two fronts—ensuring He Pingsheng cannot participate in the Heavenly Ladder's ascent either!"

"Wanxi!" The Seventh Elder turned to Feng Wanxi and Huo Ming. "Huo Ming… have either of you seen He Pingsheng break the rules?"

"For instance, did he use a magic treasure during combat?"

"If he used a magic treasure in the fourth trial, we can immediately disqualify him!"

Feng Wanxi shook her head. "No… I was too far away to see his battle at all—naturally, I have no evidence."

Huo Ming frowned slightly. "Well… He Pingsheng… he did use a magic treasure!"

"He had a purple-red staff—quite extraordinary!"

"He did use it against our Phoenix Clan formation, but I didn't preserve a recording. Yun Yi was the one who recorded it—but Yun Yi is dead, and the recording is lost."

If Huo Ming claimed He Pingsheng never used a magic treasure, it would be far too unbelievable.

The Seventh Elder might force him to swear an oath—exposing both himself and He Pingsheng.

So he could only settle for the next best thing: admit He Pingsheng had used a magic treasure.

But I cannot produce evidence.

You can't revoke my master's qualification on that basis, can you?

At that moment, the White-Haired Demon Emperor suddenly frowned.

A beam of light landed before him.

It was a message-light.

A light specifically for transmitting messages.

Seeing the message-light, the old man leapt to his feet. "Trouble!"

The Seventh Elder asked, "What is it?"

The old man said, "The human Emperor Duan Feihong… has arrived at the Stone Platform Ladder!"

Apologies, everyone—I climbed Mount Lu yesterday, collapsed from exhaustion, slept straight through, and forgot to set an alarm…