Chapter 448

"Between your own interests and reverence for these gods, which one do you choose?"

Qin Feng sneered.

He never believed in gods, nor did he believe in fate.

He only believed in himself now, believing that man can conquer nature.

People who pour their fate and hope into gods that have no relation to them and are ethereal

are people who lack sufficient fighting spirit to begin with.

Everything Qin Feng wanted, he would strive for himself.

He would not rely on the handouts of some ethereal god.

Since he had no desires or demands from the gods, and had never received their favor,

why should he revere so-called gods?

What exactly are gods?

Aren't they just living beings stronger than them?

In the end, everyone is a carbon-based life form; who is nobler than whom!

"I, I don't know." Zhao Long thought for a while and said honestly.

"Fine, you're just a simpleton; I won't talk to you anymore."

Someone who could struggle for a long time and end up saying "I don't know" was also a rare specimen.

Qin Feng naturally didn't intend to waste the hour.

Anyway, with the pass protecting him, he wouldn't suffer any harm.

So he just found a place and sat cross-legged.

He began to train his mental power.

It wasn't that he didn't want to cultivate Qi.

It was just that the temperature here was so high, who knew if there was fire poison in the Qi.

If it caused problems in his meridians, that would be troublesome.

An hour passed very quickly.

At first, the Phoenix was still roaring angrily, looking very irritable.

But in the end, finding that it could do nothing to them,

the Phoenix had no choice but to calm down.

When the hour was up,

and Qin Feng called the two to leave the barrier,

the Phoenix finally lowered its noble head and called out to them.

"What exactly do you want to know?"

Very good, it was a success.

Qin Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned back and stood in front of the Phoenix.

He hadn't been sure if the Phoenix would lower its noble head to make such an intelligence trade with them.

Reaching a cooperation was naturally the best thing.

"Just as you want to know what is happening now,"

"we also want to know what happened in the past."

This was Qin Feng’s goal.

He didn't just want to know about the Flame Sun Underground Palace and the Flame Sun Token.

He wanted to know more.

"What do you mean by what happened in the past?"

Qin Feng’s words were aimless.

Leaving the Phoenix, whose intelligence might not be as high as a human’s, somewhat confused.

Even though its voice remained angry and irritable,

its eyes were inevitably filled with doubt.

"What is this place? And why are you trapped here?"

Qin Feng brought up his previous question again.

He wanted to know a lot, but didn't know where to start.

So he could only start with the Phoenix itself.

"This is, of course, the Sunset Empire."

"I was sealed here by that guy, the Flame King."

"He wanted me to be his mount."

"How is that possible? I am a high and mighty Phoenix."

"How could I possibly be a human’s mount? It’s simply a joke."

Sure enough, the case was solved.

Qin Feng and the others had long felt it was strange.

This barrier didn't look like it was meant to harm the Phoenix inside.

Moreover, it could effectively prevent outsiders from entering the barrier.

Furthermore, there was nothing in the barrier that restricted the Phoenix’s movements or harmed it.

So, the person who sealed the Phoenix wasn't trying to punish it.

Or because the Phoenix was wreaking havoc on the world, so they sealed it.

But at the same time, this pass gave entrants great protection and great authority.

Allowing those holding the pass to come and go freely here.

And this Phoenix couldn't do anything about them.

This proved that the barrier wasn't just to protect the Phoenix.

It was also to protect the people entering the barrier.

And, it also trapped the Phoenix, preventing it from leaving.

This was very contradictory.

But now it seemed, it was a human cultivator.

Who wanted this Phoenix to be their mount, but was afraid it would run away.

So they locked it in such a barrier.

But since they wanted this Phoenix to be their mount,

they definitely couldn't harm it.

This logic held up.

"Who is the Flame King? What part of the Sunset Empire is this?"

Since he had already seized the initiative, Qin Feng naturally had to press on with his questions.

The Phoenix was very angry at Qin Feng’s attitude.

But thinking that it couldn't get out, while the other party could come and go as they pleased,

it had no choice.

So it could only swallow its pride and answer Qin Feng’s questions one by one.

"The Flame King is a General of the Sunset Empire, considered the most powerful person in the Sunset Empire."

"Commanding a million troops, he has been fighting east and west for many years."

"Although he is a detestable human, I have to admit, he is very formidable."

"As for what part of the Sunset Empire this is,"

"it is obviously that Flame King’s fief."

"Not even knowing such a simple thing, how did you manage to sneak in here?"

"So many years have passed, and that bastard still hasn't come."

"He couldn't have survived, could he?"

"Do humans have such long lifespans?"

"But if not, how were you able to break through his barrier’s restrictions and enter here?"

"Are you his descendants? No, his descendants shouldn't be as useless as you."

"In human age, you are all in your twenties, but your strength is so weak that I could blow a breath and burn you all to death."

"Back in the day, the Flame King had reached strength comparable to mine at the age of only 50."

"He was even able to trap me here."

The Phoenix was truly curious about how Qin Feng and the others got in.

In its view, if it knew why Qin Feng and the others were able to get in,

then it might be able to find a way out.

It was precisely because of this that the Phoenix was so persistent in wanting to know why Qin Feng and the others were able to enter.

"Then there is one more question." Qin Feng paused here, because he knew this question was also providing intelligence to the Phoenix, and he was particularly curious about the Phoenix’s reaction upon learning this information. So this was a question, and also a probe. "When did the Sunset Empire perish? And how did it perish?"

"What kind of nonsense is that? What are you babbling about?"

"How could the Sunset Empire perish? That is the Sunset Empire!"

Sure enough, upon hearing Qin Feng’s words, the Phoenix was extremely shocked.

So shocked that it denied it repeatedly, thinking Qin Feng was lying to it.

Absolutely impossible.

This term also indicated from the side that even though the Phoenix and humans were not the same species,

and their relationship might not be that good,

in the eyes of this Phoenix, the power of the Sunset Empire was unquestionable.

"What benefit would I get from lying to you that the Sunset Empire perished and disappeared?"

"Besides, I entered the territory of the Flame King of the Sunset Empire."

"With my current strength, if the Sunset Empire were still around, could I be courting death like this?"

Qin Feng’s words were naturally enough to fool this Phoenix.

This Phoenix, whose intelligence wasn't quite enough to begin with, was asked this by Qin Feng,

and it also felt that Qin Feng shouldn't be lying to it.

But, how could this be?

How could a behemoth like the Sunset Empire perish?

It couldn't imagine it at all.

"But, even I am still alive, how could the Sunset Empire disappear?"

The Phoenix didn't speak in an angry tone for the first time, but muttered to itself, filled with doubt.

"A long time should have passed since the fall of the Sunset Empire."

"Regarding the Sunset Empire, we also really want to know what happened back then."

"And what the Sunset Empire was like back then."

This was empathy.

This was the Phoenix’s doubt, and also Qin Feng’s doubt.

When their doubts aligned, it was easier to communicate.

It was easier to make the Phoenix less guarded against Qin Feng.