Chapter 1266: Nirvana
“Senior Lan, I realize my mistakes. Please show mercy and give me a chance.”
At the sight of the sky above the island filled with boundless lightning, the goateed old man’s heart immediately fell into turmoil. He was only a Second Heaven Martial Emperor. He had managed to break through Lan Chaofeng’s blockade only by using the Nine Star Divine Movement Talisman. If the other party truly attacked, he would not be a match for him. Furthermore, at this moment, his Astral Power was being suppressed.
“Give you a chance? Were you giving me a chance when you charged up the mountain?”
A cold snort resounded, and the Lightning Saber Domain shrank, compressing space. Locked down in the Saber Domain, the goateed old man had nowhere to hide and could only get pierced through by tens of thousands of electric saber lights.
At the same time, a five-colored Astral Light descended from the sky. As Xiao Chen held the Cycle Banner, he drove the hundred strands of Primordial Energy in his body and charged over.
The saber lights seemed to recognize Xiao Chen, automatically opening a path for him. The starlight of Massacre, Despair, Ruin, Death, and Grief merged at the tip of the banner.
“Pu ci!” The banner tip struck where the goateed old man’s Heart of an Emperor was.
Previously, when Xiao Chen used five strands of Primordial Energy to drive the Cycle Banner, he could barely do it. Now, not only was it easy, allowing him to do so as he pleased, but the starlight driven by the hundred strands of Primordial Energy also magnified the Cycle Banner’s might by severalfold.
The goateed old man vomited a mouthful of blood as he stared at Xiao Chen in shock. “It’s your Saber Domain!”
“That’s right. Unfortunately, you are already a dead man.”
Xiao Chen showed no emotion on his face as he withdrew the Cycle Banner. With a thought, the Lightning Saber Domain turned into hundreds of strands of electric light and entered his forehead.
Wounds covered the goateed old man. Saber intent lingered in them with electric light flickering, preventing his Golden Emperor Body from healing quickly.
However, even if all the saber wounds were added together, their severity was incomparable to that of the goateed old man’s injury at his dantian, which was just a black hole. His Heart of an Emperor had already vanished.
“Pu ci!”
Two golden fiery saber lights flashed by, crisscrossing, instantly cutting off the goateed old man’s head and killing him.
Naturally, the one who attacked was Ao Jiao. Wearing golden Battle Armor, she looked like a war goddess, radiating boundless might and pressure.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious. When did Ao Jiao become that strong? Just as he was about to ask, he discovered the golden feathers on Ao Jiao’s body slowly falling off.
After a while, all the feathers gathered together and blazed up in a clump of flame. When the flames disappeared, a smooth white egg appeared before Xiao Chen’s eyes.
Xiao Chen immediately recognized the egg. Isn’t this the Golden Crow Egg that Little Yellow Feather hatched out off?
What exactly happened while I fought with my evil side? How did Little Yellow Feather end up like this?
Ao Jiao carefully collected the Golden Crow Egg. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, “There is no need to worry. Little Yellow Feather used the Life Sacrifice of the Golden Crow Race. All it needs is the Solar Divine Flame to hatch it, and it will undergo a Nirvanic Rebirth.”
Xiao Chen knew that it would not be that simple. After a while, he asked, “How long will it take?”
“If you cannot find the legendary Solar Divine Flame, it will take five hundred years before it can undergo rebirth.”
The Solar Divine Flame was something of a legend in the Kunlun Realm. No one had ever seen it before. Which was to say, Little Yellow Feather would definitely make a reappearance only after five hundred years.
Five hundred years. Xiao Chen’s heart sank. Five hundred years was a long time.
Little Yellow Feather had already slept in the Sky Dome Realm for at least a hundred thousand years. Now, after just a few years, it had to go back to sleep for another five hundred years.
Xiao Chen really owed Little Yellow Feather too much.
Ao Jiao consoled him. “It’s fine. Even if it did not go through this experience, Little Yellow Feather would have had to go through this Nirvanic Rebirth anyway. This is a tribulation that the kings of the Golden Crows have to undergo. It is only sleeping for a while. After it wakes up, it will be able to see us. There will not be any change.”
“Come, let’s go down.”
“Alright!”
Ao Jiao carried the Golden Crow Egg and returned to the Immortal Spirit Ring. Then, a murderous intent flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. He pushed off with his feet and turned into a purple beam of electric light, charging down the mountain at lightning speed.
The number of Martial Emperors gathered at the foot of the peak had already increased to nine from the original four. However, when they saw Lan Chaofeng, no one dared to jump his blockade.
There were already two people lying on the ground. They had tried to sneak across earlier, but Lan Chaofeng attacked fiercely, injuring their Heart of an Emperor; they would not get up anymore.
“What’s the situation now? Earlier, the Demonic Qi was overwhelming. Now, there is not a single bit of it.”
“Earlier, there were five beams of starlight. That was clearly the Martial Technique of the Cyclic Astral Palace. It is very likely that the moment the Azure Dragon King turned into a demon, the Cyclic Astral Palace elder dealt him a severe blow with a killing move.”
“Does that mean that the Azure Dragon King is already dead?”
“That should be the case. However, it is really hard to say. Whether he is dead or not, we will have to go and personally verify it. The Cyclic Astral Palace elder must have left this troublesome place already.”
The Martial Emperor elders from the Divine Dragon Palaces of the four seas, the Five Poison Sect, and the Heavenly Province Academy discussed in soft voices, their expressions appearing rather complicated.
This was a major matter that rarely happened. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, whom many paid attention to, actually entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and took one step into the Demonic Dao.
This was simply a heaven-sent opportunity. Unfortunately, Lan Chaofeng blocked them here. They felt stifled. They wanted to make a move but could not do so.
Lan Chaofeng’s expression appeared uncertain. Right now, he did not know the situation on the summit. The Law Energy and the power of the world there were chaotic. After such an intense battle, he had no way to use his Mental Energy to scout the area.
However, the Demonic Qi had already cleared up, and the Cyclic Astral Palace’s Martial Techniques appeared. The various signs pointed to Xiao Chen being in a bad situation.
“Whoosh!”
Just at this moment, a purple lightning bolt shot down from the lofty summit. There was a crisp sound, and the white-clad Xiao Chen landed in front of Lan Chaofeng.
Xiao Chen’s hair drifted in the air, looking very graceful. He did not appear injured at all. His eyes were as calm as still water, showing no signs of being half a step into the Demonic Dao.
“You… Didn’t you become a demon?” the Five Poison Sect old man asked in shock.
The other Martial Emperors all showed shock as well, unable to accept this reality. They felt stupefied.
How could this be? Not only did Xiao Chen not die, but he also did not turn into a demon. Furthermore, there were no signs of injury on him at all.
Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, “Little fellow, you finally came out. This old man had not blocked off so many dancing clowns for you in vain. What do you all have to say now? The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is standing here properly. Who was it that said that they want to slay a demon?”
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen had a rough idea of what happened. Smiling, he asked, “Seniors, am I the demon that you all want to slay?”
The Five Poison Sect old man who shouted the most ferociously earlier smiled in embarrassment. He said, “How could that be? We just saw Demonic Qi soaring into the clouds and worried that the Azure Dragon King was in danger. So, we came to take a look.”
“That’s right. There was Demonic Qi surging into the clouds from your peak earlier, covering the entire Heavenly Star Island. Could it be that we can’t even come and take a look?”
Little Yellow Feather ended up falling asleep again, which made it hard for Xiao Chen to dismiss his murderous intent when facing this group of Holy Land elders harboring malicious intent towards him. He said rudely, “Naturally, there is nothing wrong with taking a look. Now that you have seen enough, why have you not scrammed yet?”
“What did you say?” Upon hearing such rudeness from Xiao Chen, these Martial Emperors all lost their tempers.
If it was Lan Chaofeng telling them to scram, it would not matter. After all, Lan Chaofeng was frighteningly strong. However, Xiao Chen was just a Consummation quasi-Emperor, yet he dared to be rude to them. No matter what, they could not accept this.
Xiao Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly as he smiled. “Have I not made myself clear enough? I told you all to get lost immediately. Scram right now! This is my private cultivation ground. You are not welcome here!”
Lan Chaofeng, who was at the side, was startled. Xiao Chen radiated strong killing Qi. Furthermore, the sharpness hidden in his killing intent was as sharp as a blade. What exactly happened at the summit?
However, it was fortunate that this killing Qi was rather pure and did not contain any bloodthirst or berserkness, or any other attributes. Right now, Xiao Chen had indeed regained his clarity of mind.
“Haha! I heard that when some people entered into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and stepped into the deep abyss, they are able to hide very well. On the surface, they appear ordinary. However, in reality, their hearts had already changed, completely different from before. Such demons are even more sinister and ruthless,” the black-clad old man from the Five Poison Sect said sinisterly as he smiled coldly.
The other Martial Emperors quickly thought about his words and understood. This Five Poison Sect old man could not accept Xiao Chen’s tone and was looking for an excuse to teach him a lesson.
The smile on Xiao Chen’s face did not fade away. He said indifferently, “You are really full of nonsense. Did you not hear me telling you to scram? How many times do I have to repeat myself? How pigheaded!”
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he withdrew his smile, and electric dragons burst out from under his feet. Then, he appeared before the black-clad old man as though he just teleported. Without even thinking, he instantly executed Sharp Spirit Finger.
A clump of dazzling electric light burst out of Xiao Chen’s fingertip, eclipsing all the lights in the surroundings.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Before the others could figure out what happened, the black-clad old man was blasted back with a loud ‘bang.’
A bowl-sized bloody hole appeared in the black-clad old man’s chest, bleeding continuously.
“All of you, scram. Stop causing more trouble here,” Lan Chaofeng said. Xiao Chen just cleared a heart demon; Lan Chaofeng feared that the killing Qi would not be good for him.
The Five Poison Sect elder had just performed a somersault and prepared to fight an intense battle with Xiao Chen. He vomited a mouthful of blood after hearing Lan Chaofeng’s order. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said coldly, “Don’t think that after comprehending the Sharp Spirit Finger, you are able to defeat Martial Emperors. On account of Senior Lan today, I will not squabble with you.”
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. He had not used his full power in this Sharp Spirit Finger, and it was already sufficient to injure the black-clad man to this degree, yet the other party dared to be so arrogant. How truly ignorant!
“You do not feel convinced? I’ll give you a chance three days from now. We can have a fair battle at the Azure Dragon Plaza of Heavenly Dragon City, a fight to the death. Do you dare to accept?”
Xiao Chen’s challenge stunned the black-clad old man, who was preparing to leave with the other Martial Emperors.
The black-clad old man turned around and asked with a smile, “Senior Lan, are his words valid?!”
“Xiao Chen, you…” Lan Chaofeng wanted to advise Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen waved his hand and sent a voice projection to Lan Chaofeng, telling him not to worry and that he had his own plans.
He could use this big battle taking place three days hence to announce the reestablishment of the Dragon’s Gate to the world, making a good start on the reestablishment ceremony.
These people would not be able to wash their hands clean of Little Yellow Feather’s bitter experience. They had to pay the price as well. This would allow Xiao Chen to achieve two things in one go.
After seeing Xiao Chen agree, the black-clad old man laughed maniacally, “You probably do not know how valuable your head is. Since you want to send yourself to death, I will grant your wish. I will return for your head in three days.”