Chapter 287

Chapter 287: The Thunder Phoenix Turned to Demon

Demonic Energy kept pouring from the cave, shrouding most of Five Peaks. The once lush wutong trees rapidly withered before everyone’s eyes.

“How… why so much Demonic Energy?” Feng Qing gasped, hastily summoning divine power to resist it.

“The two eggs!” Feng Rong shouted first, raising a barrier against the energy. “It’s coming from those unhatched eggs!”

“Impossible!” The Feng Clan members recoiled. “Demonic Energy in phoenix eggs?!”

“Maybe they’re not phoenixes at all!” Feng Rong snapped.

Not phoenixes? Demons?

Before they could process this, a shrill cry pierced the air. Though resembling a phoenix’s call, it stabbed at their original spirits, forcing them to steady their focus.

BOOM!

The cave exploded. A colossal black shape burst upward, wings smeared with Demonic Energy blotting out the sky. Black lightning crackled around it, spreading corruption.

“Thunder Phoenix?!” You You blinked.

“Demon Phoenix!” Feng Rong snarled, shifting to his fiery true form. “It’s fallen to darkness!”

Feng Qing reacted next, flames erupting around him. “Don’t let it escape!” He transformed, joining Feng Rong to weave a blazing firewall across the sky.

Other phoenixes surged forward, but the demon shrieked again. Black lightning lashed out, repelling them. The mountains trembled as protective formations wavered.

“You You!”

“Sect Master!”

Yuan Qi and Ling Qi arrived, gaping at the chaos.

“Ling Qi,” You You ordered, “evacuate all disciples to main hall. Tell Nie Zheng to activate the Celestial Formation!”

Ling Qi vanished in a flash.

“Yuan Papa – contain the Demonic Energy here!”

Nodding, Yuan Qi’s hands flew through seals. Layers of formations materialized, trapping the corruption within Five Peaks.

As the firewall neared completion, You You joined the fray with her Spirit Sword. The demon phoenix suddenly stilled. With a deafening screech, it gathered darkness and shot skyward.

“It’s fleeing!” Feng Rong roared, flames flaring.

Sword wall met firewall as they sealed the exit. But light rippled around the demon – space tore open. The massive shadow vanished.

Silence.

“Void-tearing…” Feng Rong spat. “Already?!”

Rong Mu approached, face pale. “Sect Master, Feng Er, what–”

“The eggs.” Feng Rong glared at the rubble. “One birthed that abomination.”

Clearing debris revealed empty eggshells oozing residual Demonic Energy.

“We checked them repeatedly!” Feng Qing protested.

Yuan Qi lifted a shell fragment. “Demonic Seeds. Planted during hibernation. Your divine power feeds both phoenix and corruption.”

The Feng Clan turned ashen.

“But why become demons?” someone whispered.

Yuan Qi’s voice hardened. “The Seed works in sleep. No conscious choice.”

“Two eggs, one demon?” Feng Qing pressed.

“The other resisted.” Yuan Qi crushed the shell. “Became fuel for its sibling’s transformation.”

You You recalled the first egg’s hollow collapse. Before she could speak, Shui Yan hurtled in, sword trembling beneath her.

“Sect Master! Heaven’s Sacred Mountain – it’s stirring!”