Chapter 942: Gu Miaochen

Thud…

After the Phoenix Emperor was pierced by the poison, he did not die immediately.

His magic power erupted violently, transforming into a crimson phoenix over five thousand zhang in length.

The phoenix glided and danced through the void, its entire body engulfed in roaring flames.

“He Pingsheng… you… used poison?”

“You’re despicable…”

He had intended to curse He Pingsheng as vile and shameless, but after uttering “despicable,” he could not continue.

For the Phoenix Emperor knew he had no right to say those two words.

“Correct!” He Pingsheng spoke calmly: “I indeed used poison. How would you like to die?”

The Phoenix Emperor hovered in the void; with every breath, flames burst forth: “From start to finish, killing you was my idea!”

“I wanted to kill you at the Stone Platform Stairway!”

“I was the one who locked you in the small world!”

“I forced your family into the small world, preventing their escape—and made your servant detonate herself!”

“All your hatred rests upon me!”

“He Pingsheng… I know you are a man of honor!”

“Today, if you kill me, spare the lower-level cultivators of our Phoenix Clan—can you do that?”

He Pingsheng spoke calmly: “Agreed…”

“You… really promised me?” The Phoenix Emperor’s voice filled with joy.

He Pingsheng nodded: “Yes… I truly promised you!”

“Good, good, good!” The Phoenix Emperor laughed heartily: “I knew it! He Pingsheng is a man of honor!”

“Good! Today, I die without regret!”

“I hope you remember your words today!”

He Pingsheng merely gazed calmly at the Phoenix Emperor.

The Phoenix Emperor’s breathing grew heavier, his wings flapping faster and faster.

After several breaths, his body suddenly lost control and crashed to the ground.

A red soul emerged from his body, fleeing toward his avatar’s location.

How could He Pingsheng let him escape so easily?

With a swift hiss, a black hook shot out and yanked the soul back.

Technique: Huang Quan Soul-Grabbing Chain!

“Phoenix Emperor!” He Pingsheng waved his hand, retrieving the corpse, then smiled faintly at the soul: “Did you never imagine this day?”

The Phoenix Emperor’s soul remained silent.

He Pingsheng did not press further, but said: “Answer me two questions.”

“First: among your Phoenix Clan’s two hermits who pursued me to Lei Huang Continent, which one was it?”

The Phoenix Emperor’s expression twisted: “The one who pursued you was our ancestral elder!”

He Pingsheng asked: “And the other?”

The Phoenix Emperor replied: “The other was our Phoenix Clan’s Second Ancestor!”

“He Pingsheng… you want to seek revenge on our ancestral elder, don’t you?”

“He nearly killed you—your vengeance is justified. But unfortunately, our ancestral elder was already killed by your senior brother, Wang Dun…”

“Now that you’ve killed me, your enemies in the Phoenix Clan are nearly gone!”

“The grudge between our Phoenix Clan and you is settled!”

He Pingsheng smiled.

The Phoenix Emperor said: “What’s your second question?”

He Pingsheng shook his head: “I won’t ask.”

“You won’t ask?” The Phoenix Emperor stared in shock.

He Pingsheng truly would not ask.

Because his second question had been: which hermit did Wang Dun kill?

Before he could speak, the other had already answered.

So there was no need.

But a new question arose.

Wang Dun had killed the one He Pingsheng had marked with the [San Qi Kai] talisman.

Can I defeat the other one?

“Tear…”

At that moment, another black fissure opened in the void.

He Pingsheng looked up.

Two figures stepped out from the fissure.

One was a graceful man; the other, a woman of unearthly beauty.

She looked as if she had stepped straight from a painting.

Her figure was perfect beyond measure, radiating boundless allure; her skin was as white as jade, glowing with divine radiance; her nose was high and refined; her eyes, like black jewels, shimmered with captivating brilliance!

What startled He Pingsheng was that this woman wore male attire.

This contrast made every man struggle to bear it.

He Pingsheng did not know who this woman was, but the man beside her—he had met him before. The man had once visited Jin Ku Immortal Ruins and was a demon emperor of the Wu Clan.

“Gu Miaochen?”

“You’re still alive!”

He Pingsheng said nothing, but the Phoenix Emperor’s soul turned pale upon seeing Gu Miaochen.

Gu Miaochen?

He Pingsheng finally knew who had arrived.

The legendary first figure of the Wu Clan.

And the only Wu Emperor in the past million years to have achieved the [Wu God Golden Body].

“Correct!” Gu Miaochen spoke: “He Pingsheng, you’re stronger than I imagined. I’ve just arrived, and you’ve already slain the Phoenix Emperor!”

“And you’ve captured his soul!”

As Gu Miaochen spoke, he stepped beside He Pingsheng and smiled warmly: “Allow me to introduce myself—I am Gu Miaochen, Emperor of the Wu Clan!”

“I know your past grievances with our Wu Clan. I’ve heard of your feud with Gu Yede and the others!”

He Daoyou, forgive my frankness—you alone cannot destroy the Phoenix Clan!

“But if you ally with our Wu Clan, after we crush the Phoenix Clan, I, Gu Miaochen, will fully support your human race’s rise as the foremost race in the Spirit Realm!”

“What do you say?”

Gu Miaochen gazed at He Pingsheng with luminous eyes, close at hand.

“He Pingsheng… you promised me you wouldn’t harm our Phoenix Clan after killing me!” The Phoenix Emperor cried out.

He Pingsheng spoke calmly: “Yes… I promised you.”

“But I can also break that promise.”

“You…” The Phoenix Emperor wanted to spit blood—but a soul has no blood to spit.

“He Pingsheng… I…”

“You broke your word!”

“You deserve to die!”

He Pingsheng said: “Breaking my word isn’t new to me.”

“I hate… I hate so much… He Pingsheng… may you die a cursed death!” The Phoenix Emperor’s soul trembled violently, writhing on the hook.

He Pingsheng continued: “Do you know why I haven’t killed you yet?”

“It’s not because you’re useful—I simply want you to witness the fate of your Phoenix Clan!”

“You…” Hearing this, the Phoenix Emperor’s soul shattered completely.

He Pingsheng had no patience for further words—he sealed the soul and tossed it into his storage space.

He Daoyou!

Greetings, Daoyou!

The two Wu Clan members bowed to He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng remained unmoved, speaking calmly: “You’re Gu Miaochen, right…?”

“You just said I alone cannot destroy the Phoenix Clan?”

“Explain—why can’t I destroy them?”

Gu Miaochen bowed again to He Pingsheng.

His narrow sleeves fluttered with fragrance; his jade wrist was slender and exquisite!

The tinkling of his jade pendants shimmered with refinement!

“I know you’re strong!”

“You killed three of our Wu Clan’s Mahayana cultivators—and after ascending to the Mahayana Emperor realm, you instantly slew Gu Yede!”

"But... can you be stronger than a hermit immortal?"

"Besides, the Phoenix Clan has a powerful formation—you cannot break it!"

"Even if you could break it, when you attack the Phoenix Clan, the Dragon Clan will certainly not sit idle—then the two clans will unite their forces, and you have no chance of victory!"

"Because the Dragon Clan also has two hermit immortals!"