Chapter 737

Chapter 737: Slowly Cutting the Flesh

“The only way to help the Elder Council now is to stir up the demon race.”

“Aren’t they supposed to focus their forces against the Elder Council?”

“I’ll make sure they can’t concentrate their power. I’ll set their backyard on fire, forcing them to deal with their own clan,” Feng Chang Ning declared, her tone radiating the authority of a celestial dynasty ruler.

“I’ll arrange it right away,” the National Master replied.

“But before that, there’s something I need to report to Your Majesty.”

“What is it?” Feng Chang Ning asked, knowing that when the National Master brought something up, it was never minor.

“Just now, our celestial tool detected a massive island deep within the Endless Sea. It’s brimming with immense spiritual energy. Based on the aura, it’s highly likely that the Grand Elder has brought Hidden Spirit Island here,” the National Master reported.

“The Grand Elder is here? Once I finish what I’m doing, we’ll go and pay him a visit,” Feng Chang Ning said after a moment of thought.

Ever since the National Master reconciled with the Grand Elder, Feng Chang Ning felt that the Nine Phoenix Dynasty’s progress had been smooth sailing.

“Good. It’s been a while since I last discussed artifact crafting with the Grand Elder,” the National Master said with a smile.

Meanwhile, at a passage between the two realms guarded by the Nine Phoenix Dynasty,

rows of puppets marched in formation toward the passage.

Each formation was led by a Great Ascension stage puppet.

They had received orders from the National Master: once they entered the demon race, they were to eliminate all beasts.

The puppets, both in formation and the leaders, had glowing spiritual flames in their eyes, a sign of their excitement.

Exterminating the demon race meant they could plunder everything the beasts had.

With enough resources, they could advance to higher-grade puppets.

On the other side of the two realms passage, ten formations had already gathered.

Leading them was the strongest Great Ascension stage puppet in the Nine Phoenix Dynasty, one capable of fighting the invincible respected elders of the demon race.

The puppet commander projected a massive light curtain, displaying a detailed map of the demon realm.

“Each formation will take a different direction and regroup outside the holy city of the Serpent Clan, one of the top beast clans.”

“The battle plan has been sent to you. Your primary objective is to plunder and kill as many demon race members as possible. If you encounter an unbeatable foe, tactical retreats are permitted.”

After the puppet commander finished speaking, the ten formations boarded their spiritual boats and flew off in ten different directions.

Back on Hidden Spirit Island, a meeting was underway.

“I’ve just received word that in the first battle alone, three higher-ranked elders of the Elder Council have fallen,” Li Xingci announced.

“I feel like we need to do something,” Xu Gang said, his eyes burning with battle intent.

“Let me take the sect’s puppets into the demon realm and destroy a few beast race holy cities,” Spirit Cut said, his voice tinged with bloodlust. He had hit a bottleneck in his cultivation and believed battle was the key to breaking through.

“Grape, what did Master say before going into seclusion?” Xu Yuexian asked.

“As long as the location of Hidden Spirit Island isn’t exposed, you’re free to do as you please.”

“Those were Master’s exact words. This seclusion is crucial—it concerns the safety of the entire cultivation world.”

“So, all actions must be based on the safety of Hidden Spirit Island’s location,” Grape’s voice rang out.

“Then I will set off and lead a team of puppets into the demon race to stir things up,” Spirit Cut proposed.

Xu Gang and the others exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

Their cultivation was at the Core Formation stage, making them unsuitable for leading a team into the demon realm.

If they encountered the Invincible Beast King, their lives could be in danger.

In a small world, Xu Fan, who was in seclusion and cultivating, opened his eyes.

“Grape, how is the outside world?” Xu Fan asked.

“The Golden Winged Roc is blocking the entrance of the Elder Council headquarters, and the Elder Council has deployed the pureblood Qilin to barely hold off the first wave of the beast race’s offensive at the cost of three higher-ranked elders.”

“Grape, send a set of sword formation puppets to support the Elder Council.”

“All those useless puppets from the sect should be reassigned to the Elder Council.”

“If I can’t help in a big way, then I’ll do what I can,” Xu Fan said as he began to close his eyes to resume his cultivation.

Time waits for no one; he needed to cherish every moment.

At this time, the demon race had begun a full-scale invasion of the human race, and the various fairy cities in the human realm were embroiled in battle with the demon race.

Due to the shrinkage of high-end power from the Elder Council, some fairy cities that were originally guarded by the Elder Council became weak, giving the demon race an opportunity to exploit.

Suddenly, both the powerful beings of the human race and the demon race looked up at the sky.

They discovered that the spatial seal had vanished, broken by the Golden Winged Roc with overwhelming divine power.

In an instant, the teleportation formations of both the human and demon races became operational.

At this moment, the Golden Winged Roc sat in the grand hall, embracing the blood phoenix, feeling a sense of nostalgia after many years.

Without that Star Spirit brat’s world, it truly seemed dull.

The pureblood Qilin could hardly catch his eye; it was not worthy of him exerting all his strength.

“Lord Beast Emperor, how much longer can you stay here? I have missed you so much over the years,” the blood phoenix cooed as she snuggled against the Golden Winged Roc.

“At most 100 years; make sure to cultivate well, and when you ascend, take our child with you to the Immortal Realm to find me,” the Golden Winged Roc said gently.

He held a special feeling for the blood phoenix.

“Once you ascend to the Immortal Realm, I will ask my father to send you to the Nirvana Pool of the Phoenix Clan, allowing you to transform into the purest member of the phoenix race.”

“Only then will you be able to cultivate the secret techniques of the phoenix race and progress further in your training. At that time, we can be together forever,” the Golden Winged Roc continued.

Hearing his words, the blood phoenix’s face showed a moved expression, tears welling in her eyes as she said, “What merit or ability do I have to deserve such affection from Lord Beast Emperor!”

“Just be a good partner for me and take care of our child; that’s enough. Don’t think too much,” the Golden Winged Roc soothed, stroking the blood phoenix.

At that moment, a muscular man with a tiger’s head entered the grand hall.

“Lord Beast Emperor, I have mobilized all races to launch a full-scale war against the human race.”

“Should we move again to suppress the Elder Council, preventing them from attending to the various fairy cities in the human realm?” the tiger-headed man asked.

“Don’t force them too much; otherwise, they will activate the backup plan left by that Star Spirit brat and hide the Elder Council headquarters world. Then we will have to put in extra effort to find them,” the Golden Winged Roc replied.

“We will break them down one by one. I will keep an eye on that pureblood Qilin and Ming Kong, while you and Ziyu take the opportunity to crush the top revered elders of the human race.”

“Solving the human race all at once is too easy for them; we will slowly cut the flesh until they are utterly hopeless, which will also reduce our losses in the demon race,” the Golden Winged Roc concluded.

“Understood,” the tiger-headed man replied as he stepped back.

As the demon race fully invaded the human race, the entire cultivation world, except for some particularly remote regions, fell into chaos.

Lin Sen Fairy City also faced the invasion of the demon race, with the main force being the Holy Lion Clan, which Xu Fan had previously let go.