To be honest, when Elder Tianque was heading to the Skylaw Continent, he still had some doubts in his heart.
After all, the problem Jiu You was facing this time was no small matter. Even a Heavenly Sovereign might not be able to solve it, so what use could there be in seeking out Liu Bai, a Earthly Sovereign?
As for the speculation that Liu Bai had broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, it was merely an unsubstantiated guess from the clan leader Tianhuang. Naturally, it would not be widely spread, so Elder Tianque had taken on this mission in complete confusion.
However, upon arriving in the Northern Realm, a sudden piece of news had left him completely stunned.
Liu Bai had not only broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, but the Five Elements Divine Palace under his command had even unified the entire Skylaw Continent.
The earlier battle in which he faced five opponents alone had become a topic of endless discussion among all the people of Skylaw Continent.
Everything he heard felt like something out of a fantastical tale.
But reality proved that it was all true, and this gave Elder Tianque boundless hope.
"The situation is like this. Jiu You had originally been within the clan, fusing her bloodline. Some time ago, she suddenly achieved a slight breakthrough. In order to help her complete the final stage in one go, the clan leader decided to take her to the Phoenix Clan's 'Divine Transformation Pool'…"
At this point, Elder Tianque specially explained to everyone present: "The Divine Transformation Pool is formed when the Heavenly Sovereigns of the various flying divine beast races pass away. At the moment of their demise, they sit in meditation within the pool and fuse their lifelong essence blood into it. It is a great opportunity left behind by our ancestors. Our Nine Nether Clan once had an ancestor who also sat in meditation within it, so our clan possesses an entry quota. After discussion within the clan, this quota was given to Jiu You."
"However, the problem arose here…" Tianque Elder revealed a bitter expression.
"No one expected that the Phoenix Clan's Crown Prince had cultivated the 'Nine Revolutions Saint Art'. This peerless divine ability requires devouring the bloodline of a super divine beast with each revolution. Now that Huang Xuan has reached the eighth revolution, he has set his sights on Jiu You's Undying Bird bloodline."
Liu Bai had heard of the Nine Revolutions Saint Art before. Ignoring his past life, this art itself ranked among the thirty six peerless divine abilities, and was extremely famous even in the Great Thousand World.
An eighth revolution Nine Revolutions Saint Art meant that Huang Xuan was already a top tier Immortal-Grade Heavenly Sovereign. If he took one more step forward into the ninth revolution, he would reach the Saint realm. At that point, with Phoenix Clan Possessing Two Saint level experts, the Phoenix Clan would likely dominate entirely.
No wonder even the Phoenix Clan leader Huang Jin could not resist issuing an order targeting Jiu You's bloodline.
"It must be understood that Jiu You is the hope of our Nine Nether Clan. If her Undying Bird bloodline is devoured by Huang Xuan, she will never be able to advance further in her lifetime. She would essentially be crippled!" Elder Tianque Elder gritted his teeth and said.
"The Phoenix King also said that if we are unwilling, once she enters the Divine Transformation Pool, Huang Xuan will take it for himself. At that time, Jiu You may not even be able to save her life!"
The current Nine Nether Clan was truly in a dilemma. Even if they chose not to enter the Divine Transformation Pool, the Phoenix Clan would still find other excuses to act against Jiu You. This was also why the Nine Nether Clan was willing to seek outside help rather than give up this opportunity.
"According to the rules, one protector may accompany the entry into the Divine Transformation Pool. However, the only Heavenly Sovereign in our Nine Nether Clan is only at the Middle Phase Spirit-Grade Heavenly Sovereign, and simply cannot protect Jiu You."
Clan Leader Tianhuang had not been without other plans. He had even spent a great price to invite several Heavenly Sovereign experts close to Nine Nether Clan, but they all refused due to fear of the Phoenix Clan's power.
With no other options, the Nine Nether Clan could only try their luck, and at Jiu You's suggestion, they had come to seek Liu Bai's help.
Judging purely from the situation before, the Nine Nether Clan was indeed somewhat grasping at straws.
After hearing Elder Tianque's words, even though Liu Bai knew this plot already, he still felt a trace of anger at the phrase "take for himself".
"Take for himself? I would like to see how he intends to take it."
With a wave of his hand, Liu Bai directly sent a message to the White Tiger King of the Southern Region, instructing him to temporarily oversee the headquarters of the Five Elements Divine Palace, while Liu Bai himself prepared to immediately set out for the Phoenix Clan.
Mountain Sea Continent, Hundred Thousand Mountains.
At the intersection of several mountain ranges stood a jade green lake.
The lake was as smooth as a mirror, its surface undisturbed, reflecting the heavens and earth. It appeared ordinary at first glance, yet for some reason, it carried a primordial, heavy pressure that even Heavenly Sovereigns would faintly feel.
This place had always been tranquil, but today its peace was broken by commotion.
As the morning light pierced through the land, countless streaks of light shot across the sky like meteors, descending in overwhelming numbers and landing on the surrounding mountain peaks of the lake.
With their arrival, the world seemed to echo with countless clear cries, like cranes calling, sparrows chirping, as if ten thousand birds had gathered.
Well, actually, there was no need for "as if".
It was truly ten thousand birds gathered.
After all, those who came here were all from the flying beast races, and among them were many famous and powerful clans. In comparison, a clan like the Nine Nether Clan appeared insignificant here.
Screech!
Amid the chorus of bird calls, a clear phoenix cry suddenly rang out. Immediately, an indescribable pressure swept across the sky and earth, causing many strong individuals from various divine beast races to change their expressions, before revealing looks of reverence.
Everyone in the mountains looked up into the distance, where rainbow-colored clouds filled the sky. On top of the clouds, figures slowly descended onto the nearest tall mountain beside the green lake.
As the colorful clouds dispersed, two figures appeared. The one in the lead was the Phoenix Clan's Phoenix King, Huang Jin, while behind him stood a tall and upright young man with sharp brows and starry eyes, his entire body exuding an aura of nobility. He was Huang Xuanzhi.
"Greetings, Phoenix King!"
When Huang Jin appeared, the many powerful figures from the various flying beast races present all respectfully greeted him.
Huang Jin carried an extraordinary bearing and nodded with a faint smile toward the crowd.
The so called Phoenix Clan was actually divided into the Feng Clan and the Huang Clan. The two clans together formed what people commonly referred to as the Phoenix Clan. However, the Phoenix Clan was jointly ruled by the Feng Clan and the Huang Clan in alternating cycles, and at this time it was the Huang Clan's turn to take power, which was why only Phoenix King Huang Jin appeared, while the Feng King was nowhere to be seen.
With Huang Jin's arrival, streaks of light also shot in from the horizon, following closely as they landed on nearby mountain peaks.
As these figures arrived, the entire world was filled with an overwhelming pressure. Behind them, spiritual light condensed, faintly forming various gigantic divine bird silhouettes.
Among them were a golden giant eagle with nine heads, a creature resembling both dragon and sparrow, and a divine hawk with eyes as sharp as divine blades.
Seeing this scene, the experts of the various beast races present all revealed solemn expressions, their eyes filled with envy. These people were all super divine beasts.
In the current Great Thousand World, super divine beasts were already extremely rare. Even though the flying beast race occupied half the domain, there were only about fifteen super divine beast races in total, and it could be said that they had all arrived today.
As for those qualified to enter the Divine Transformation Pool, everyone clearly understood that every opening of such an occasion was an intense struggle, though this time would be somewhat special.
There was no other reason than Huang Xuanzhi being present this time.
"Every time the Divine Transformation Pool opens, the blood essence it can condense is extremely limited. With Huang Xuanzhi here, what chance do the others even have?" someone could not help but mutter softly.
This was the sorrow of being from a smaller race. They did not even have the qualification to sit at the main seats.
"That may not be true. Although Huang Xuanzhi is extraordinary, the Nine Headed Golden Eagle Clan's Lin Cang and the Nine Colored Peacock Clan's Kong Ling'er are not easy opponents either."
"Indeed. These geniuses from the super divine beast races have been lying low for over a hundred years, all waiting for this day to use the Divine Transformation Pool to lay the foundation for future advancement into the Saint Grade. A fierce battle is inevitable."
Of course, when these people saw the Nine Nether Clan, they were all slightly surprised.
After all, no matter how it looked, the Nine Nether Clan seemed like they should be among those small figures watching from below. Why were they standing up there?
"Heh, the Nine Nether Clan had an ancestor who entered the Divine Transformation Pool and achieved nirvana several hundred years ago, securing a quota for them. It seems they are planning to use it now," someone said sourly.
After all, such quotas were extremely precious, essentially requiring the life of a Heavenly Sovereign to obtain. Even among these beast races, although they had Heavenly Sovereigns backing them, no living Heavenly Sovereign would willingly trade their life for such a quota.
Naturally, more well informed people also knew about the rumors regarding Huang Xuanzhi coveting the Jiu You bloodline, and thus only sneered at this.
"If you are not born with the fate for it, then you should just stay a small character. Forcing your way into a position that does not belong to you will only lead to death, let alone losing your bloodline."
Meanwhile, within the group, the expressions of the Clan leader Tianhuang, Jiu You, and Elder Lu were all unpleasant.
"I wonder how Elder Tianque is doing…" the Clan leader Tianhuang sighed.
Elder Lu was not optimistic either. "Clan Leader, do not place too much hope."
"If things really come to that… Elder Lu, Jiu You will be in your care."
Elder Lu's aged face also carried a trace of bitterness, but he still nodded. "Clan Leader, rest assured. This old one will do everything I can to protect Jiu You."
"Everything I can," not "I guarantee." Clearly, even he had no confidence against someone like Huang Xuanzhi.
Compared to the two of them, Jiu You was instead calmer.
"Don't worry, Father. I believe that Liu Bai will come."
Through a bloodline connection, Jiu You could sense that Liu Bai was now very strong, though she did not know exactly how strong.
But that did not affect her trust in him.
"Heh, and what if he comes?" the Clan leader Tianhuang gave a bitter smile. "Even if he has broken through to Heavenly Sovereign, even if he is a Spiritual Array Ancestor, what can he do against Huang Xuanzhi?"
Jiu You raised her brows slightly at her father's lack of trust in Liu Bai, feeling somewhat displeased.
At that moment, on the highest mountain peak, Huang Jin, who had drawn countless gazes, suddenly lowered his head and looked faintly in their direction before smiling.
"Have you all made your decision?"
Countless gazes converged. The Clan leader Tianhuang could only grit his teeth and reply, "Phoenix King, can you not spare my Nine Nether Clan?"
Huang Jin sighed softly. "Why must you persist? If you satisfy my son, our Phoenix Clan will naturally treat this as a favor, and repay you in the future. Yet you repeatedly refuse, truly ignorant of what is good for you."
Seeing this posture, one would almost think the Phoenix Clan was offering some great fortune.
Jiu You's eyes flickered with cold light, her anger steadily building within her chest.
However, the anger of the weak was never something Huang Jin cared about.
He said indifferently, "Since you are stubborn, then let us decide by our own abilities."
These words were essentially a death sentence for Nine Nether.
"By our own abilities, is it I hope the Phoenix King keeps his word."
A voice suddenly rang out, and then two streaks of light descended from the horizon, landing beside Jiu You and the others.
The speaker was a young man in white robes. His aura was restrained, appearing ordinary at a glance, yet upon closer sensing, one could feel an imposing presence like a towering mountain, making no one dare to underestimate him.
All eyes turned toward him.
A human Heavenly Sovereign, and only a Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign at that, yet he dared to be so arrogant in front of the flying beast races?
"Who are you?" Huang Jin asked indifferently.
"I am Jiu You's protector, Liu Bai of the human race."
Hearing this name, a faint light flickered in Huang Jin's cold eyes. Clearly, he had heard of it.
"The second Demon Slayer King of the Great Thousand Palace? You are indeed qualified to speak like this before this King."
Behind Huang Jin, Huang Xuanzhi was somewhat displeased. A mere human actually dared to face their Phoenix Clan King directly.
He looked at Liu Bai with an arrogant gaze, finally speaking with a faint smile.
"You are Jiu You's protector?"
"A Initial Phase Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign…"
Huang Xuanzhi curled his lips in disdain and shook his head.
"If this is all your strength, I suggest you give up now."
"Otherwise, once you enter the Divine Transformation Pool competition, people really will die…"
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