154: Chapter 154 The Feathered Clan Monarch
Tiger War King shielded the human cultivators. Faced with such a turn of events, he found it impossible to accept for a moment.
“Master...”
The aftershocks of the battle shattered that aged figure. Tiger War King couldn't help but roar in fury, his heart filled with indignation and his eyes a bloodshot red.
On the other side, Water Moon King watched this scene with a complex expression. He then reached out his hand, and behind him, an ocean constructed from water spiritual energy surged forth, rolling toward Feather Illusion Lord.
A desperate strike from the peak of the King Realm could, at most, cause some injury to a Monarch; it was fundamentally impossible to kill one.
The light dissipated, and many spatial rifts appeared in the sky. Feather Illusion Lord's figure emerged, his body now bearing several cracked marks.
“Old man, still causing me a bit of trouble before dying.” As soon as he spoke, Feather Illusion Lord suddenly reached out and caught the fist attacking from his side. Then, a flash of light swept across his golden wings, and the terrifying sea wave froze in place, unable to advance further.
“I originally intended to establish a Feather Realm teleportation point in Lin City, but since that failed, there is no longer any need for Lin City to exist.” With a gentle flick, Feather Illusion Lord slammed Tiger War King heavily toward the ground.
Then, Feather Illusion Lord suddenly laughed: “Water Moon King, I must thank you for your generosity, bringing five War Bodies here all at once... Eh, there's even a War Body spirit beast?”
Watching Water Moon King prepare to burn his life force, Feather Illusion Lord shook his head: “A King of three Daos is still too weak.”
“I'll be taking these five War Bodies with me.”
At that moment, Feather Illusion Lord was suddenly stunned. A look of joy appeared in his eyes as he laughed wildly: “To think there's a War Body with such a high degree of awakening! Water Moon, oh Water Moon, you've truly given me a surprise!”
Over in Lin City, the students had all gathered together. They had received word that they had to leave immediately.
Although several War Bodies possessed great dao crystals, to a Monarch, a King's great dao crystal could be extinguished with a casual wave of the hand.
Therefore, they activated their great dao crystals in order to leave this place.
In the next instant, the figures of King Qinglei, White Spirit King, Demon Subduing King, and King Qingmu emerged. With a wave of their hands, they prepared to take the students away from Lin City.
At this time, inside the villa, Chi Anlin had a complex expression. He did indeed have Phoenix Fire Lord's great dao crystal in his hand, but such things were only clones after all. If summoned rashly, Feather Illusion Lord might simply flee and return after the crystal's duration expired.
Feather Illusion Lord wasn't a brainless simpleton like that wraith.
Should he pretend to be a Supreme Expert again?
This Feather Illusion Lord isn't an Ancient Emperor; he might not recognize the real deal...
While Chi Anlin was worrying, Chi Xueyue suddenly opened her eyes: “Little Chi, do you have any treasures that can strengthen the physical body!”
Although she was absorbing the true blood of the flame phoenix, she was still somewhat aware of the situation outside. To make the people of Lin City feel despair, Feather Illusion Lord's voice had even spread to this area.
“I do.” Though he didn't know what Chi Xueyue planned to do, Chi Anlin directly took out a Monarch Rank blood crystal and threw it to her.
Chi Xueyue was stunned for a moment as she caught the blood crystal, which contained the blood of an Ancient Emperor.
After absorbing the true blood of the flame phoenix, she could temporarily boost her strength. However, if her body couldn't keep up, it would easily collapse. Thus, she needed a body-strengthening treasure to help maintain her physical form.
She had thought Chi Anlin would at most have some Heaven-rank body-refining treasures, but she hadn't expected this guy to be so wealthy as to throw out a Monarch Rank treasure just like that.
This was more than enough for her.
Chi Xueyue gripped the blood crystal and gave a soft shout. A phantom of a Flame Phoenix emerged on her body and then merged into her.
In the next moment, Chi Xueyue's aura surged rapidly, actually boosting her realm to the Monarch Rank in an instant!
“Two seniors, I've come to help you!”
Leaving an afterimage behind, Chi Xueyue's figure instantly appeared on the battlefield.
Water Moon King's eyes widened, and he nearly had his neck severed by Feather Illusion Lord.
What's going on? How did this girl become a Monarch?
Who am I? Where am I?
If it weren't for the pain from his wounds, Water Moon King would probably think he was dreaming.
Just then, a mass of fire clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, and a familiar voice drifted over: “Water Moon! Where is that evil cultivator you mentioned! Let this old man... Holy crap!”
The fire clouds created by Beacon Fire King nearly collapsed. There were actually two Monarchs on this battlefield!
Wait, how is that Monarch Chi Xueyue! This old man hasn't been asleep for that long!
Feather Illusion Lord was forced back by Chi Xueyue's Flame Phoenix fire, several scorch marks appearing on his body. He originally intended to flee immediately, but then he seemed to sense something and stopped abruptly.
“A Monarch who forcibly boosted their level with external power, how can they compare to a true Monarch?” Feather Illusion Lord looked at Chi Xueyue playfully. He hadn't reacted in that first instant, but after sensing carefully, he discovered what was wrong with her.
Chi Xueyue's expression was also solemn. She had only forcibly raised her realm using the power of the true blood of the flame phoenix and the blood crystal; she was no match for Feather Illusion Lord.
After all, although her realm had been raised, she hadn't mastered the Great Dao. She could only be considered a fake Monarch.
However... Chi Xueyue looked toward Lin City. Not only were the people of Lin City there, but her younger brother was as well.
Gritting her teeth, Flame Phoenix fire burned on Chi Xueyue's body. She took out her great hammer and smashed it fiercely toward Feather Illusion Lord.
“Stop dazing out, Beacon Fire!” Water Moon King also charged forward, several water dragons manifesting behind him and rushing toward Feather Illusion Lord.
In the sky, several great experts exchanged blows continuously. Before long, Beacon Fire King was sent flying, spitting out several mouthfuls of bright red blood.
“You birdman, taking advantage of this old man's unhealed injuries! You are no better than a beast!”
A second later, a golden light flew toward him. Beacon Fire King hurriedly rolled to the side but was still blasted away by the exploding golden light.
“This infuriates me!”
Water Moon King reached out, and a pillar of water propelled Beacon Fire King further away. This guy, losing his combat power and still running his mouth—was he not afraid of being killed directly by Feather Illusion Lord?
The blood flowing from Tiger War King had already changed from gold to blood-red. His King-level self-healing ability was completely exhausted. If this continued, his fate would be grim.
Chi Xueyue's aura was also slowly declining. Water Moon King grew anxious; if things continued like this, they would all be wiped out sooner or later!
At that moment, the figure of a snow-white Wolf Beast appeared behind Feather Illusion Lord, but in a mere instant, it was caught in Feather Illusion Lord's hand.
“Strange, a Second Realm monster beast actually possesses the ability to traverse space... and it's a double War Body?” He had only sensed it roughly a moment ago, but in the next instant, Feather Illusion Lord realized what it was, looking at Xiao Yue as if looking at a peerless treasure.
“There's even a space ring in its mouth?” Feather Illusion Lord smiled. He could sense that this space ring belonged to the spirit beast's master.
In the next second, space seemed to boil as a mass of flames, far surpassing the Flame Phoenix fire, erupted forth, as if it were going to incinerate the very void.
“A low-tier Monarch of the Feathered People dares to touch my disciple?”
“Oh, Little Xue is here too. Wait a moment while Master kills this fellow first.”
Xiao Yue was sent away by Phoenix Fire Lord. At that moment, Phoenix Fire Lord's peerless figure appeared on the battlefield. She reached out her fair, jade-like hand and grabbed toward Feather Illusion Lord's head.