"Rumble Rumble... In
the chaotic space, Huo Ling'er was holding an ancient phoenix true feather, performing a kind of spiritual awakening. On that feather, flames rose, faintly revealing an ancient phoenix flying, and the vast might of the Heavenly Saint surged endlessly.
"Huo Ling'er, what are you doing?" Long Chen exclaimed in surprise.
"Brother Long Chen, I am awakening it and communicating with it with the Solar Fire. It has now been subdued by me and needs to be given some benefits. Only then can it be utterly loyal to me." Huo Ling'er explained.
"You're getting smarter now, actually knowing how to balance kindness and authority." Long Chen smiled and patted Huo Ling'er's head, but as soon as he touched her,
"Boom!"
The ancient phoenix phantom atop the true feather actually spewed a burst of flame, shooting toward Long Chen.
"Bastard!"
Huo Ling'er was furious, opening her small hand and directly capturing the flame, without harming Long Chen in the slightest.
"That's my brother. If you dare be rude to my brother, I'll destroy you outright." Huo Ling'er scolded Gu Feng Zhenyu.
Hearing Huo Ling'er's scolding, the ancient phoenix phantom on the feather finally quieted down, but its gaze still seemed far from friendly.
He didn't know if it was because Long Chen had previously pulled it off the Thousand Phoenix Feather Robe, so he held a grudge against him.
It began to frantically absorb the flames from the ancient Fusang tree to strengthen itself. Its aura grew stronger and stronger, and the light on that divine feather began to bloom anew. That aura was like the resurrection of an ancient phoenix.
It turned out that the owners of these ancient phoenix true feathers were dead, but their will remained attached to this primordial true feather. As long as the true feather is not destroyed, the will of the ancient phoenix will never fade.
Although they are nourished on the Thousand Phoenix Feathered Garments, no matter how powerful the Fire God Hall is, it cannot fully feed them.
Each time the energy is fed, after thousands of mouths are divided, there is hardly any left. At most, that energy can only preserve their divinity. As for becoming stronger? That's out of the question—Huo Qianwu simply couldn't afford to keep them.
But here, things were different. Three thousand ancient Fusang trees, like an ocean of solar fire, could never be drained even if they were to their deaths.
"Why don't you go subdue the other two divine feathers?" Long Chen couldn't help but ask.
Huo Ling'er laughed and said, "These two are extremely proud and refuse to submit to me, but this one is very sensible. I plan to cultivate it to be my True Flame Feather."
Later, use it to subdue the other two divine feathers. That will make things much easier. Once all three divine feathers obey me, Brother Long Chen, you can release them. "
Release it?" Long Chen could hardly believe his ears.
"Hehe, just let them go. I'll have them disguise themselves as if they've escaped back, and once they're inside the Thousand Phoenix Feather Robe, I'll use the three of them to turn the last 997 Ancient Phoenix True Feathers back." Huo Ling'er giggled, a hint of cunning flashing in her big eyes.
"Haha, you really are a clever little rascal, getting smarter and smarter. But aren't you afraid they'll run away and never come back?" Long Chen said with a smile.
"Not afraid. Actually, they're pitiful. Hanging around with Huo Qianwu, they barely have enough to eat, can't use their full strength, and are almost suffocated.
We have what they need here, so how could they possibly refuse? However, the pride in the will of the Ancient Phoenix Clan would not allow them to submit so easily.
But I believe that, faced with absolute temptation, they will definitely make the wisest choice. Heh, not only will Qianfeng Yuyi make a clear choice, I believe that Flame Dragon Bone Whip will too. Huo Ling'er smiled like a beautiful little fox. Long Chen hadn't expected this little guy to be so intelligent now.
However, Long Chen still felt that Huo Ling'er's actions were a bit risky. Huo Qianwu had absolute control over the Qianfeng Feathered Robe, so trying to turn them against them was not as easy as she imagined.
However, Long Chen didn't say much. He had always treated Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er as his own sisters. Whatever she wanted to do, she could do. Although the three ancient phoenix primal true feathers were precious, Long Chen didn't pay much attention to them.
Long Chen began to focus on healing. It must be said, summoning the Red Dragon Battle Body by burning blood was astonishingly powerful, but the burden on his body was equally immense.
It took Long Chen a full three days to fully recover his body. However, Long Chen believed that Huo Qianwu wasn't much better off than him. Even with the help of the power of destiny, her recovery speed might not be faster than his.
The reason Long Chen's injuries healed so slowly was because the power of destiny inside him was constantly damaging his bodily functions, preventing the power of the chaotic space from recovering his body.
Similarly, Long Chen's Dragon Blood Power also carries the Berserk Law, so Huo Qianwu also needed to clear the Dragon Blood Power before healing.
This battle made Long Chen see the strength of a destiny-wise expert and realize that his true opponent had appeared. Long Chen believed that Huo Qianwu definitely had a trump card. However, just like Long Chen, no matter how strong the power was, without a strong body to carry it, it was all for nothing.
If Huo Qianwu had the same combat experience, Long Chen would be trapped in a bitter struggle, which served as a wake-up call.
After Long Chen's body recovered, Huo Ling'er had already completely refined the three phoenix feathers and infused them with her soul imprint.
However, this soul mark was not a slave mark, but rather a kind of contract-like mark. Huo Ling'er was not human, so such marks were almost impossible for anyone to detect.
Long Chen released the three phoenix feathers, and they immediately tore through the void and roared away. Seeing the three feathers disguised as extremely weak, Long Chen knew they had completely been seduced by Huo Ling'er.
The only question was whether the three of them could successfully turn Qianfeng Yuyi into submission. That would only be clear when they met Huo Qianwu next time.
After letting go of the three phoenix feathers, Long Chen took out a blueprint with a very rough map. This was given to him by Mo Nian, marked with a location. According to Mo Nian, there must be a major secret there.
"I wonder how this kid is doing now. I need to work harder. When he comes to a lot, I'll be empty-handed, and this guy will definitely laugh at me."
Long Chen figured out the direction, put away the blueprint, summoned thunder wings, and transformed into a bolt of lightning as he sped away.
Long Chen moved at incredible speed, making no attempt to hide. He roared from high above, his divine sense recklessly spreading out to scan everything around him.
After flying for half an hour, Long Chen sensed the fluctuations of powerful beings. Just as he sensed some people's fluctuations, a deafening roar came from ahead, followed by vast demonic energy rushing in.
It turned out that a group of people had found this place based on a secret treasure map. Because there were monsters stationed here, they planned to sneak in and search for treasure without alerting the monsters.
As soon as Long Chen appeared, he immediately alerted the demons. They were so frightened that they scattered in all directions. After investigating, they found a quasi-Heavenly Saint-level demon here. If they alerted it, all of them would die.
"So it's him. Damn, how did he end up here?"
Someone cried out, recognizing Long Chen's identity. They were the first lucky ones to rush in, burned half to death by the fire, had just recovered from their injuries and were preparing to hunt for treasure, only to run into this guy again, and couldn't help but exclaim their bad luck.
"Boom!"
But just as they were fleeing, a loud explosion rang out. A black broadsword slashed down from the sky, splitting the mountain in two. Long Chen's figure swept past, and the quasi-Heavenly Saint-level demon that had been roaring earlier instantly fell silent.
"Could it be..."
These people ran back and found the entire mountain split in two, blood foaming everywhere, and the quasi-Heavenly Saint-level demon had vanished.
"This ..."
These people couldn't believe what they were seeing. In fact, they hadn't witnessed the fierce battle between Long Chen and Huo Qianwu afterward; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so shocked.
Long Chen did not slow down and continued to gallop. In his chaotic space, a massive body lay quietly on the black soil, slowly being devoured by it.
Long Chen sped ahead, killing any monster blocking his way with a single strike. But when encountering a Heavenly Saint-level demon, he would take a detour—not because he was afraid of it, but because he had to hurry.
After several days of speeding, the terrain ahead became increasingly flatter, the mountains, rivers, and trees all vanished, replaced by endless grasslands.
"We've arrived."
Long Chen looked at the grassland, and for some reason, his nerves instantly tightened.
"Looks like this place is anything but simple!"