The Distant Phoenix Cry from Beyond the Stars

The events on Sea God Island were unfolding elsewhere as well.

Slaughter City.

On the once-chaotic streets, Fallen Ones engaged in schemes and deceptions, merciless slaughter, rape, humiliation, and every other act without a bottom line...

Suddenly, a group of towering knights clad in silver armor swept through the entire street on horseback like lightning. Every Fallen One blocking their path was ruthlessly lashed with their whips.

These were specially made whips, soaked in a unique medicinal solution. A single strike would tear flesh open, bursting like fireworks, while the crack sounded like firecrackers.

Heart-wrenching screams rose and fell one after another.

The screams were answered with even more merciless whipping.

Only when the clamor subsided did the surroundings fall silent.

"By the decree of Lord Slaughter King: seek the God Child who controls Darkness and Destruction. Whoever finds him and brings him before the King shall henceforth become the most honored person beneath the King."

"Above ten thousand, beneath one!"

The Knight Captain's icy voice rang out from behind his armor.

Then he spurred his horse onward, leading his men away.

They headed for the next street to proclaim the Slaughter King's command.

After they departed, the previously silent street suddenly erupted into noise. Countless Fallen Ones' eyes turned bloodshot as venomous gazes swept over the people around them.

"God Child who controls Darkness and Destruction—is that you?!"

"I think you look more like him!"

For no apparent reason, the crowd began slaughtering one another.

Blood stimulated their nerves, and the desire to kill filled every heart.

Angel Temple.

Great Enshrinement Qian Daoliu prayed devoutly:

Benevolent and forgiving Angel God, Your sacred radiance shines upon the world. The Angel's glory remains eternally bright; God guides all people toward a refuge of light and warmth, nourishing all things with gentle light and cleansing sins with holy flames...

Suddenly, a gentle gleam enveloped Qian Daoliu.

A strand of Divine Sense echoed in his heart.

Qian Daoliu abruptly opened his eyes, overcome with ecstasy.

He even failed to restrain his formidable aura, leaving the other enshrinements in the hall staring in shock, unable to understand what had happened.

When they recovered, they saw the Angel God Statue emitting a faint glow and cried out:

"The Angel God Statue has manifested its power!"

"Great Enshrinement, has the Angel God issued a Divine Decree?"

Qian Daoliu frowned tightly and said in astonishment:

"The Divine Decree says that I am to watch for a God Child who controls Darkness and Destruction? Though the Divine Throne was long ago bestowed upon Xue'er, it tells me to befriend this person..."

After pondering for a moment, Qian Daoliu fetched paper and brush, wrote a secret letter, and sent it to Qian Renxue.

"Perhaps this person will also be of great help to Xue'er."

Pope's Palace.

Bibi Dong, dressed in a sleeping robe, had just awoken from her afternoon nap. Sitting upon a brocade couch, she lazily stretched, her graceful figure blossoming where no one could admire it. Her peerless face also lacked its usual solemnity.

She was about to rise when a strand of Divine Sense suddenly came from the Rakshasa God inheritance within her mind.

"God Child who controls Darkness and Destruction? What nonsense."

"Tell Chrysanthemum Elder to pass down the order. Just keep an eye out."

God Realm.

At that moment, two terrifying strands of Divine Sense were clashing from afar.

They argued without end.

"Evil, I saw this Prodigy first! He should be my inheritor!"

"You say you saw him first? Ridiculous. I clearly noticed him first; I simply failed to locate him!"

"Evil, must you fight me for him? That Prodigy can perfectly control the Destruction Attribute. He is the ideal candidate to inherit my Divine Throne!"

"Destruction, you are the one fighting me! I have never seen a Prodigy with such pure darkness who can remain uncorroded by Darkness. He should inherit my Evil Divine Throne!"

The two strands of Divine Sense launched into a fierce confrontation.

The commotion was so great that the gods of the God Realm were all intensely curious.

Yet none dared approach to spy on them.

Because the two strands of Divine Sense currently bickering like shrews were from Evil God King and Destruction God King—the two strongest beings in the God Realm.

Suddenly, another strand of Divine Sense joined the exchange.

"Stop arguing. I'm afraid neither of you will have a chance to find that person as an inheritor. After that phoenix cry just now, the aura of Douluo Star has already been thrown into chaos."

"Even you two can no longer sense his location."

Evil God King and Destruction God King snorted coldly.

"Asura, are you trying to fight us for him too?"

"If we remember correctly, your Inheritance Ground happens to be on Douluo Star, doesn't it? But haven't you already found an inheritor?"

Asura God replied without changing expression:

"I naturally have no interest in him. Besides, among those with Inheritance Grounds on Douluo Star, there are Sea God, Angel, Rakshasa, and others besides me..."

"They are probably very interested. They must already be investigating in secret."

He sold out the other gods without hesitation.

Evil and Destruction were both enraged and spoke in unison:

"They dare?!"

"For such a Prodigy not to inherit my Divine Throne would be the true waste of a priceless gift!"

But Asura God poured cold water on them.

"In the God Realm, God Kings naturally stand at the top. But the Lower Realm has been managed by them for a long time. Even God Kings cannot casually violate the rules of the God Realm, much less steal another god's inheritor."

"Do you think they would dare?"

"Fortunately, after that phoenix cry, not only you two, but even those gods with Inheritance Grounds on Douluo Star have all lost their sense of that Prodigy."

"No one will be able to find him anytime soon."

The atmosphere abruptly fell silent.

After a long pause, Evil God King finally said:

"Didn't that Phoenix leave after losing its battle against Dragon God? Why is it still paying attention to matters here? And how did it sense the birth of that Prodigy?"

Evil could sense him because pure darkness had been born;

Destruction could sense him because pure Destruction had been born.

Some of the more opportunistic gods in the God Realm could sense him because the disturbance caused by Evil and Destruction jointly searching Douluo Star had been too great, allowing the news to leak.

However.

That Phoenix—the Phoenix God who had vanished without a trace after losing its struggle with Dragon God for the God Realm—what exactly allowed it to sense him?

Could it have an inheritance on Douluo Star?

That shouldn't be possible, should it?!

No one could answer Evil God King's confusion, because it was a shared confusion in all their hearts.

Destruction God King said gloomily:

"Who knows? We originally failed to detect that Prodigy because he had likely entered some Secret Realm or similar place, where his aura was concealed. We only needed to wait for him to emerge to detect him."

"Now that Phoenix has stirred everything up, the auras are all chaotic. Even when that Prodigy comes out, we won't be able to detect him."

After some thought, Asura God said hesitantly:

"Could it be that, although that Phoenix fought Dragon God, they were ultimately beings of the same level and held mutual respect? Perhaps it disapproves of us splitting Dragon God apart, so it deliberately caused trouble?"

No one could answer.

Who knew what that Phoenix was thinking?

What benefit could this possibly bring it?