The East Prince, situated at the center, had the most complex feelings.
With boundless Merit upon him, it was as if endless shackles within his body had been broken, and a long roar resounded throughout the universe!
A figure, connected to his original aura yet even more refined and pure, stepped out from his Celebration Cloud, surrounded by a rich pure Yang Daoist aura and the supreme authority of the Immortal Court — the Second Corpse —successfully unleashed its power before everyone's eyes!
His aura surged instantly, officially marking his entry into the Mid-Quasi-Saint.
However, beneath this glamorous facade lies an undeniable embarrassment.
Forcibly severing the corpse already consumed a great deal of mental energy, and coupled with the severe injuries inflicted by the combined attack of Qing Huan and the other two, his body was covered with hideous cracks, and strands of golden immortal blood (or primordial energy) kept seeping from the wounds, which were barely suppressed by the Golden Light of Merit.
The radiance of his newly attained realm contrasted sharply with his pale face, trembling arms, and the lingering fear in the depths of his eyes.
He subconsciously avoided the almost tangible gazes of Qing Huan, Di Jun, and Tai Yi. The dull tolling of the Chaos Bell still seemed to echo in his mind, each recollection making his Dao heart unstable and his soul pierced with pain.
He gritted his teeth, forcing himself to maintain the dignity of Mid-Quasi-Saint, but dared not show the slightest arrogance, lest he invite that inhuman torment once again.
Qing Huan's icy voice, like a steel blade scraping bone, pierced through the brief commotion brought about by East Prince's breakthrough in realm.
His eyes darted sideways, carrying a blatant threat and a hint of amusement:
"Alright, don't think that just because you've reached a higher realm and gained some favor from Heavenly Dao, you've forgotten your current situation."
Make your vow now!
"Snort..."
If you dare to delay any further, or cause any trouble in secret, don't blame us for disregarding your current status and letting you taste the bitterness of 'the marrow cleansed by the Chaos Bell tolls, the spirit Solar True Fire.' Don't believe me? You're welcome to try."
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint golden crow phantom appeared in Tai Yi's sleeve, and Tai Yi's fingertips gently touched the wall of the Chaos Bell, emitting a barely perceptible hum that could penetrate the primordial spirit.
The East Prince suddenly closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently, as humiliation and overwhelming hatred nearly tore him apart.
For a fleeting moment, a crazy thought seized his mind—self-destruct!
With this Mid-Quasi-Saint body and this Penglai Immortal Island, I will perish together with these three demons before me!
Let them also taste the pain of being consumed by boundless karma! However, the terrifying power of Tai Yi's Chaos Bell, which suppressed the universe and froze time and space, was like a cold shackle, instantly freezing all his courage.
Faced with this Innate Supreme Treasure, even the thought of self-destruction seemed so ridiculous and futile.
The shadow of that Chaos Bell has become an eternal mark of fear on his Dao heart.
A long sigh, filled with endless despair, resentment, and resignation, was slowly exhaled from his mouth, as if all his strength had been exhausted.
Slowly opening his empty eyes, he gazed unfocused at the vast, boundless, yet cold and indifferent sky.
The voice was hoarse, yet it contained a grand will, piercing through layers of space and clearly resounding in every corner of the entire Primordial World:
"Heavenly Dao's will prevails!"
I, the Lord of the Immortal Court, the Head of Myriad Immortals, the East Prince, now proclaim my grand vow:
I voluntarily lead all the billions of members of the Immortal Court, and with the full power of the court, to eternally Southern Pole Volcano of Immortality on behalf of the Phoenix Clan!
I am willing to Luck and Merit of my Immortal Court as fuel to burn myself and extinguish the immeasurable Tribulation borne by the Phoenix Clan!
This oath is witnessed by heaven and earth.
Our vows thunder like lightning across the Primordial Wilderness!
Yuanfeng and the Phoenix Clan: Deep within the Southern Pole Volcano of Immortality, in the core cage where lava surges.
Yuanfeng's enormous body was firmly locked by four Order Divine Chains that pierced through heaven and earth, and every moment it suffered the torment of karmic fire scorching its soul.
The moment the vow was spoken, her tired and dim phoenix eyes suddenly burst forth with an unbelievable light!
His body trembled violently from extreme shock, causing the divine chains to rattle and the magma to boil.
"To suppress the volcano for our clan? To eliminate karma? The East Prince... has he... gone mad?!"
The overwhelming surprise and sense of absurdity overwhelmed her ancient mind, making her almost believe it was a hallucination caused by the burning of karma.
Outside the volcano, all the Phoenix Clan, whether warriors floating in the lava or young phoenixes grieving on the rock walls, were frozen in place.
After a brief silence came an unbelievable uproar.
A fledgling, third-generation Colorful Phoenix, its wings not yet fully grown, timidly tugged at the tail feathers of the equally dazed, elderly elder beside it, its voice trembling:
"Elder... Elder, did... did I burn my ears with karmic fire? Please... please pinch me!"
The old phoenix, with its white hair and beard and a face full of wrinkles, recovered from its shock. Its mouth stretched almost to its ears, and its cloudy old eyes burst forth with unprecedented brilliance and ecstasy!
One can sense that a vast and profound power of contract has already connected heaven and earth!
This vow is true! The Phoenix Clan has finally made it!
Looking at the silly little guy beside him, the elder grinned and unceremoniously stretched out his withered but powerful claws, precisely grabbing the base of the little Colorful Phoenix's most sensitive feather and twisting it hard!
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Elder, let go! It's not an illusion! It's real! It's real!"
Little Colorful Phoenix was in so much pain that her eyes were filled with tears. She flapped her wings, jumped up and down, and screamed, but her cries were filled with the ecstatic joy of surviving a disaster!
Releasing its claws and ignoring the excited juniors, it straightened its hunched back, tears streaming silently down its face. Its gaze turned devoutly and fervently to the east, using all its strength to wait for the boundless karma that had bound the Phoenix Clan for billions of years, as heavy as a mountain, to dissipate!
The rage of the Ancestor Dragon? At the bottom of the endless deep sea, deep within the Guixu Sea Eye.
The raging Innate Water Essence was scattered by a sudden burst of terrifying dragon might!
The colossal, mountain-like body of the Ancestor Dragon suddenly raised its ferocious dragon head, its dark golden eyes instantly turning bloodshot red with extreme rage! It had heard that damned oath!
"Roar--!!! Eastern King--!!!"
The dragon's roar, filled with murderous intent, shook the entire sea eye, causing countless creatures that depended on the Dragon Clan to tremble in fear.
"You've gone too far!!"
Ancestor Dragon felt a surge of blood rush to his throat, which he forced down, his dragon whiskers bristling like halberds.
"Lingbao! Have all 30,000 of our clan's most elite sons been fed to you, you fickle and despicable scoundrel?!"
The Immortal Court mobilized its entire forces to suppress the Phoenix Tribe's Volcano of Immortality?! Once the Yuanfeng escapes... the Phoenix, whose karmic burden has been greatly reduced...
Upon realizing this, immense fear instantly overwhelmed anger.
The Dragon Clan is no longer able to fight. If the phoenix seizes the opportunity to take revenge... the threat of annihilation is like a cold abyss, plunging this once-powerful dragon ancestor into a deathly silence and bone-chilling cold.
From ecstasy to hell? Myriad Immortals Hall, hundreds of billions of beings who had just been ecstatic about their advancement in cultivation were now struck dumb as if by lightning!
That vow, resounding deep within their souls, each word like a red-hot dagger, pierced the hearts of everyone present!