E Lai Returns, Phoenix Falls on Qishan

"Great King, Crown Prince Yin Jiao is still young. The matter of the Crown Prince is of great importance, I beg you to reconsider!"

"Great King, this is a matter of the nation, not a child's play! Although Prince Yin Jiao is excellent, he still lacks experience. I beg you to think thrice before acting!"

"Great King, you are still in your prime, and you have just been recognized by the Human Race's Holy Emperor and Sages. You should not be so hasty in establishing a Crown Prince..."

"Buzz!"

The moment the radiant Kongtong Seal appeared, all the questioning voices below the jade steps vanished. The officials knelt down, not daring to speak another word.

"Jiao'er!"

"Your subject is here!"

"Take this Kongtong Seal and let the ministers have a look."

"Yes!"

Yin Jiao looked at Di Xin's encouraging gaze and gently raised his right hand. The Kongtong Seal, as if summoned, turned into a stream of light and flew towards him.

As Yin Jiao's tender right hand grasped the Kongtong Seal, which symbolized the destiny of the Human Race, the red light above surged, turning from red to purple, from purple to black, and from black to clear, transforming into a reckless man...

My apologies, I got carried away...

Under the empowerment of the Kongtong Seal, Yin Jiao's own destiny rapidly transformed, ultimately becoming a black fledgling swallow, spreading its wings and soaring above his head!

And as Yin Jiao underwent his transformation, on a majestic divine mountain, a hazy figure cast his gaze towards Chaoge.

"Cheng Tang's destiny is exhausted, and heaven's will should have favored Zhou. How is it that Zhou is now declining while Shang is increasing? Has someone secretly intervened and altered the heavenly secrets?"

Primordial Heavenly Venerate's expression was calm. His gaze pierced through the thirty-three layers of heaven and glanced at the tightly closed palace gate:

Elder Brother, what are your thoughts?

An instant later, a decree floated down from Kirin Cliff, landing before an old man holding a staff. On the staff was a peach, and the peach was as large as the bump on his head.

"Cheng Tang's destiny is exhausted and he shall lose the world. Fengming Qishan, a sage ruler has been born in Western Zhou. Heaven's will is set, and it is the natural course of destiny. Go quickly! Go quickly!"

"Nanji respectfully receives the Sage's decree!"

Immortal Elder Nanji, who might have suffered from bone hyperplasia, bowed slightly. The Sage's decree trembled gently, and a spatial rift appeared on the impregnable and unbreakable Mount Kunlun.

Immortal Elder Nanji beckoned a Colorful Phoenix to serve as his mount. He urged the Colorful Phoenix through the spatial rift and in the blink of an eye, arrived above Western Qi.

"Good phoenix, your fortune is about to arrive."

Immortal Elder Nanji smiled slightly, tapped the Colorful Phoenix's back with his staff, and his figure suddenly appeared above the clouds.

The Colorful Phoenix nodded vigorously, its wings unfurled, revealing the world. In an instant, the sky was filled with swirling clouds, vibrant colors, blooming golden lotuses, and extraordinary auspiciousness!

"Good phoenix, this Daoist will lend you a hand!"

Immortal Elder Nanji struck the void with his staff, and the Sage's decree unfurled in the air. A golden light pierced the nine netherworlds, amplifying the Colorful Phoenix's original phenomenon tenfold. Under the Sage's power, the entire Great Desolation could look up and see it!

"Magnificent!"

The Colorful Phoenix cried out, piercing through stone and shattering the void. Its clear call, under the Sage's effortless manipulation of the rules of heaven and earth, echoed in the hearts of every Human Race member.

And along with the sound of the phoenix's cry, a sentence also rang out: "Fengming Qishan, Cheng Tang is about to perish!"

"Fengming Qishan, Cheng Tang is about to perish?"

In the Nine-Chamber Hall, someone blurted it out inadvertently. Realizing what they had said, their face turned ashen, and they immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to make another sound.

"Fengming Qishan, Cheng Tang is about to perish? What a joke! I'd like to see how my Cheng Tang empire perishes!"

Di Xin's Black Bird flew out from above his head, and the Kongtong Seal turned into a stream of light, merging into the Black Bird, imprinting its image into the hearts of every Human Race member!

"Where is my E Lai!"

"Your subject E Lai is here!"

As soon as Di Xin's voice fell, a blood-red figure stepped out from outside Chaoge City. The ground cracked, and the figure stepped into the air, breaking free from the earth's constraints with his physical strength. His speed was so fast that it broke the sound barrier, creating sonic booms!

"Bang!"

The blood-red figure instantly appeared outside the Nine-Chamber Hall. With the stone bricks shattering and the ground caving in, a ferocious man emerged, holding a long bow and carrying three arrows on his back, exuding an aura of killing intent!

It was E Lai, who had returned from Chentang Pass with the bow and arrows!

"Great King! Your subject E Lai has not disgraced your command and has successfully brought back the treasure of the Human Emperor Xuanyuan: the Xuanyuan Bow and the Sky-Shaking Arrows!"

"Hahaha, good!"

Di Xin laughed heartily. With a wave of his right hand, the bow and arrows flew over and landed steadily in his hands.

"Jiao'er, would you like your Father King to teach you archery today?"

"Thank you, Father King!"

Infected by Di Xin's heroic spirit, Yin Jiao smiled brightly, grasping the body of the Xuanyuan Bow with his left hand, moving with Di Xin's actions!

"Jiao'er, shoot that big bird to supplement your younger brother!"

"Yes!"

Yin Jiao responded, and the tender Black Bird above his head let out a clear cry, spreading its wings and plunging into the Xuanyuan Bow!

The Xuanyuan Bow, once dead and silent, now pulsed with the Human Race's destiny, its brilliant light shooting straight into the heavens, exuding a fierce aura! Flowers, birds, fish, and insects moved across the bow's body, and a Black Bird soared gracefully among them!

Di Xin took out a Sky-Shaking Arrow with his right hand. The Black Bird's divine form let out a long cry and plunged into the arrow. As soon as the bow and arrow met, a wild aura transformed into a gale that swept through the great hall!

The Human Race's ultimate weapon of war, silent for who knows how many years, under Di Xin's control fueled by the Human Race's destiny, once again displayed the fearsome might it possessed when Xuanyuan the Yellow Emperor used it to crush Chi You!

Two hands, one large and one small, hooked the bowstring and slowly drew it back. With Di Xin and Yin Jiao's destinies intertwined, the bow was drawn to a full moon, and the boundless, surging blood-fiend energy was all contained at the arrow's tip!

--Zing!

Red light coiled, auspicious colors swirled, and the bowstring vibrated incessantly. A black light shot straight into the sky like a meteor, speeding westward. In the blink of an eye, it vanished from everyone's sight.

"Great King, what is the meaning of this?"

"Hush! Let the arrow fly for a while."

Di Xin's blood energy gradually calmed. He stood holding the bow, gazing westward, his mind already focused on the tip of the Sky-Shaking Arrow, following it as it flew towards Western Qi!

"Chirp!"

After the Colorful Phoenix's cry, its body suddenly trembled, as if struck by some great terror.

"Immortal Elder, may I return to Kunlun to report?"

Amidst the trembling of its heart, a growing unease intensified. The phoenix's innate instinct for survival, seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster, was displayed to its fullest at this moment!

"This Phoenix Clan is truly beneath notice."

Immortal Elder Nanji frowned slightly. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a chill run through his entire body. He activated the Saint's decree, wrapping himself within it and whisking himself away!

"No!"

Before the Colorful Phoenix could finish speaking, a black light came from the east. Before it could react, it had already pierced its skull, extinguishing all its life force! It didn't even give it a chance to be reborn from the ashes!

With a flash of light, the Colorful Phoenix transformed into a multicolored phoenix, plummeting rapidly from the sky into the wilderness. On its head, a thumb-sized round hole was still "sizzling" with blood, its pupils scattering with a trace of confusion.

I am a subordinate of a Saint, how dare he kill me?

"What a venomous arrow, what a profound scheme! I will not let you get away with this!"

Immortal Elder Nanji appeared from the void, casting an indignant glance eastward. Before he could utter more harsh words, the Saint's decree tore open the void, taking him back to Kunlun Mountain.

With the Colorful Phoenix's demise, only the Black Bird soared in the Human Race's sea of consciousness!

Above the nine-chambered great hall, Di Xin laughed heartily. Only then did he turn his gaze to Bo Yikao, the son of the Marquis of the West, Ji Chang:

"Go and bring that colorful chicken here. I want to make soup for my king's son!"

Bo Yikao's face instantly turned ashen. He wanted to argue but found no words. In the end, he could only sing out:

"Yes..."