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Deep within the Black Nether Abyss,

Several mountains stood amid the Primeval Forest, appearing all the more towering and mysterious beneath the thick mist...

The Mu Region experts moved through the ravines between the mountains.

The entire group was shrouded in a heavy, oppressive atmosphere, every face grim and solemn.

Mu Feng, at their head, looked especially frighteningly gloomy.

He had never imagined that the Mu Region's losses during this exploration of the Black Nether Abyss would be so devastating.

They had encountered a swarm of Spirit Devouring Insects the moment they entered the Black Nether Abyss,

scattering the entire party. After that, they had been secretly ambushed by the Liu Region people.

Before they had even laid eyes on the Nine Nether Sparrow,

more than half the men Mu Feng had brought from the Mu Region had already perished.

It had to be known

that those following the Mu Region into the Black Nether Abyss this time were all experts Mu Feng had personally selected from the region.

Each of them possessed formidable strength and abundant experience.

They should have died in the Mu Region's wars against other factions, not been silently swallowed by the Black Nether Abyss...

What pained Mu Feng most was this:

ever since he had been separated from Zhou Ye during the encounter with the Spirit Devouring Bees, he had received no word from him at all.

"Father, don't worry. Uncle Zhou is a mid-stage Spirit Soul Realm expert. He'll definitely be fine."

Seeing Mu Feng's concern, Mu Chen tried to comfort him.

"I hope so..."

Mu Feng replied in a low voice.

This Domain Lord of the Mu Region had lost his usual spirit and confidence, and there was now a trace of exhaustion in his words.

Even his once jet-black temples had turned somewhat gray...

Zhou Ye was indeed strong,

but this was the Black Nether Abyss. Knowing Zhou Ye as he did, Mu Feng knew that unless he had encountered danger, Zhou Ye would certainly have come to meet up with him.

They had already spent a day and a night inside the Black Nether Abyss.

Yet there was still no news of Zhou Ye, his dear friend who had fought beside him across the Nine Regions...

"Not bad. Quite a few are still alive!"

Just then,

a mocking laugh echoed through the forest.

"Liu Qingtian..."

"Stay alert!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Mu Feng immediately waved his hand, ordering the experts behind him to be on guard.

His grave gaze swept the surroundings.

Soon,

Mu Feng spotted several figures on a concealed cliff face atop a distant mountain. They were obscured by the dense mist and difficult to make out clearly,

but Mu Feng knew they were Liu Region people.

"Liu Qingtian, what are you trying to do?" Mu Feng asked in a chilling voice.

The losses suffered during this exploration of the Black Nether Abyss

had already exceeded the limit of what Mu Feng could endure, and they had made this Domain Lord of the Mu Region hate the Liu Region even more!

"What am I trying to do? Naturally, I'm causing some trouble for your Mu Region, to console my son's spirit in heaven!"

Whoosh—

The moment Liu Qingtian finished speaking,

Mu Feng saw objects being hurled down from the cliff.

Great Flame Palm!

Spiritual Energy surged through Mu Feng's palm as he instantly struck at the falling objects.

Bang—

The sound of several jars shattering rang out.

In an instant, viscous liquid splattered down from above, coating Mu Feng and the Mu Region experts.

"It's Beast Blood..."

Someone in the crowd recognized it and shouted.

Mu Feng's expression instantly turned incomparably ugly. Before he could react,

Boom—

Terrifying Spiritual Energy exploded overhead.

Mu Feng saw Liu Qingtian directly attack the Liu Region experts.

Seven or eight Liu Region experts were thrown into the air by Liu Qingtian, their bodies shattered by a Spiritual Art!

Blood and mangled flesh rained across the mountain ridge.

"LIU! QING! TIAN!!!"

Realizing Liu Qingtian's intentions, Mu Feng's eyes turned bloodshot as he roared in fury, "The Mu Region and the Liu Region will fight to the death! We are irreconcilable!"

"Heh. Talk after you make it out of here alive."

Liu Qingtian sneered coldly.

Roar—

The moment Liu Qingtian finished speaking,

several High Grade Spirit Beasts roared within the forest.

As the stench of blood spread, the energy throughout the entire mountain ridge became incomparably violent and turbulent.

Thud, thud, thud—

The ground trembled, and ancient trees in the distance snapped apart one after another. The High Grade Spirit Beasts living nearby were stirred into a frenzy by the thick scent of blood,

and charged toward the ridge where the Mu Region forces were gathered.

"Move! Get out of here!"

Mu Feng shouted in a low voice. Without the slightest hesitation, he led the Mu Region experts back the way they had come.

Their group now had only one Spirit Soul Realm expert—him.

Although Mu Feng was in the late stage of the Spirit Soul Realm,

he could only avoid the confrontation in such a situation. If they remained here, none of them would leave the Black Nether Abyss alive.

Shriek—

In the blink of an eye, several flying Spirit Beasts had arrived above the ridge.

Their piercing cries echoed through the ravines.

Bang—

Roiling fireballs and wind blades tore toward the rapidly retreating Mu Region experts.

"Beasts, courting death!"

A ruthless gleam flashed through Mu Feng's eyes as the phantom of a Dragon Flame Eagle appeared behind him.

Taking a single step, Mu Feng shot forth like an eagle. His hand transformed into sharp talons,

and with one strike alone, he tore apart one of the flying Spirit Beasts, causing its body to explode!

"Father..."

Mu Chen cried anxiously.

"Go! Get out of here and find Zhou Ye!!!"

Mu Feng roared.

Zhou Ye was very likely already dead,

but at this moment,

Mu Feng still placed his hopes on Zhou Ye.

No one knew better than him that without the protection of a Spirit Soul Realm expert, all the Mu Region people here would die...

"Father, I'm not leaving... We'll leave together!"

Mu Chen broke free from the arm of the Mu Region city lord who was pulling him away and shouted stubbornly at Mu Feng.

Buzzz—

At the same time,

a deep, scalp-tingling buzzing sound echoed closer and closer.

The next moment,

the already dim sky suddenly darkened.

Rolling dark clouds on the horizon swept over like a tide...

"What is that?"

Liu Qingtian had been enjoying Mu Feng's death throes when he suddenly noticed the rolling dark clouds in the distance.

"They look like Spirit Devouring Bees..."

"How can there be so many Spirit Devouring Bees here?!"

"Not good! Get out of here!"

Realizing that the dark clouds blotting out the sky were a swarm formed from countless Spirit Devouring Bees,

even Liu Qingtian felt his scalp go numb.

Daring not to delay in the slightest, he hurriedly led the Liu Region people away.

Buzzz—

Almost instantly,

the Spirit Devouring Bee swarm that arrived first completely engulfed the Spirit Beasts gathered in the ravine.

Wherever the Spirit Devouring Bee swarm passed, the earth dried up and jagged white bones littered the ground.

The sight was truly terrifying!

Bang—

Spiritual Energy surged around Mu Feng. With a wave of his hand, he scattered the small Spirit Devouring Bee swarm covering the ravine and regrouped with Mu Chen and the others.

"Damn it, why are there so many Spirit Devouring Bees here..."

"Father, let's hide in that cave and block the entrance."

Mu Chen pointed to a concealed cave not far away.

He had discovered it earlier while they were passing through the area.

"Good!"

Mu Feng nodded and led the Mu Region forces toward the cave.

Once inside, before Mu Feng could say anything, the Mu Region experts began carrying over stones and sealing the cave entrance.

"Why are there so many Spirit Devouring Bees here?"

"What exactly happened inside the Black Nether Abyss?!"

Even Mu Feng felt his scalp prickle as he watched the Spirit Devouring Bee swarm blotting out the sky.

He had explored the Black Nether Abyss before,

but he had never witnessed anything so terrifying!

"Fortunately, those Spirit Devouring Bee swarms appeared. Otherwise, the Liu Region people would have succeeded."

Mu Chen said with emotion.

"Those Liu Region bastards—I will never let them go."

At the mention of the Liu Region, killing intent burst from Mu Feng's eyes. He then said, "Once the Spirit Devouring Bee swarm retreats, we'll leave the Black Nether Abyss. We won't touch whatever lies inside anymore!"

Hearing this,

the Mu Region experts behind him immediately looked dejected.

They had paid so much and come so far for the Nine Nether Sparrow within the Black Nether Abyss.

Now that they had to give up, none of them felt good about it.

"Father, I don't think this is necessarily a bad opportunity."

Mu Chen objected.

"What do you mean?" Mu Feng asked.

"Father, don't you think the appearance of those Spirit Devouring Bee swarms is too strange? A swarm of that scale gathering together must have been drawn by something."

"It's the Nine Nether Sparrow..."

"That's right. Those Spirit Devouring Bee swarms must also be heading for the Nine Nether Sparrow. With such a terrifying insect swarm, the Liu Region people will certainly suffer devastating losses as well."

"If we give up now, won't we just be helping the Liu Region people?"

"Even if we take a step back and fail to obtain the Nine Nether Sparrow, we still cannot allow the Liu Region people to obtain it.

Otherwise, even if we return, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep our footing in the Northern Spirit Territory!"

Mu Chen spoke solemnly.

Hearing this, emotions flickered in Mu Feng's eyes. At last, he made up his mind. "Since we've already come this far, even if there are mountains of blades and seas of fire ahead, we'll brave them!"

Above the Spirit Devouring Bee swarm,

Qing Luo stood atop the Spirit Devouring Insect swarm with his hands clasped behind his back, rapidly heading toward the area marked on the map.

As the breeze passed, the Black Flute in Qing Luo's hand produced a melodious tune.

As the flute melody rose, the millions of Spirit Devouring Insects buzzed in unison. The surging, scattered insect swarm once more became incomparably dense.

Over the course of a day and night,

Qing Luo had already gained a rough understanding of this flute of the Spirit Insect Clan.

Though they could not be domesticated, it was still possible to direct them simply and make the Spirit Devouring Insect swarm act according to his will.

Along the way, Qing Luo had gathered nearly all the Spirit Devouring Insect swarms in the Black Nether Abyss.

Now that he controlled the power of the insect swarm, Qing Luo had already become invincible within the Black Nether Abyss.

Not long after,

Qing Luo arrived at a vast Black Basin.

The basin's surface seemed to have been scorched by raging flames, and the air was filled with a burnt stench.

Beyond that, the mountain-like piles of white bones and corpses within the vast basin left even Qing Luo slightly dazed.

Buzz—

As his Double Pupils activated, Qing Luo saw a mysterious giant egg deep within the great rift at the center of the basin. It was pitch-black all over, with golden patterns swirling around it.

"Nine Nether Sparrow!"

With just one glance, Qing Luo saw the slender figure within the mysterious giant egg, sheltered by a pair of wings.

[ Ding— Checked in to Plot Character Nine Nether Sparrow! ]

[ Reward: True Phoenix Spirit Essence, True Phoenix Treasure Art, Sky Mending Art! ]

"Holy crap..."

Hearing the notification, even though Qing Luo had expected it, his scalp still tingled.

Qing Luo stood atop the million-strong insect swarm, soft laughter spilling from his lips...

"True Phoenix..."

"The True Phoenix, ranked among the top three of the Ten Calamities of the Perfect World, the supreme great fiend that crushes the True Phoenix on the Heaven Ranking of the Myriad Beast Record!"

"With this Spirit Essence, what use is Jiu You?!"

Qing Luo's low laughter turned into loud laughter, then wild laughter.

Suddenly,

Qing Luo seemed to sense something and turned to look behind him.

At the edge of the Black Basin stood a group of figures. Though they were separated by dense fog, Qing Luo could still see that they were Liu Region people.

And people from the Mu Region...

The instant Qing Luo looked at them,

Liu Qingtian, Mu Feng, and the others felt their minds tremble violently. They too noticed the figure standing proudly atop the insect swarm that filled the sky.

"There's someone on the insect swarm..."

"Who is it?!"

"To actually command such a terrifying insect swarm..."

Just as everyone was shaken to the core, even terrified,

The Spiritual Energy within the basin suddenly boiled, and the temperature of the ground began rising at a terrifying rate.

The sudden surge in temperature

Gradually dispersed the dense fog between them, allowing them to clearly see the figure standing atop the insect swarm.

"Qing Luo..."

"It's that brat from the Azure Domain!"

Even powerhouses like Mu Feng and Liu Qingtian were unable to understand or accept what they saw when they recognized Qing Luo. They stood rooted to the spot, their faces filled with terror.

Standing atop the insect swarm, Qing Luo looked like the Insect Demon incarnate, incomparably sinister and stunning!

"Everyone, I trust you've been well!"

Seeing the stunned expressions on their faces, Qing Luo said with an easy smile.

This was absolute confidence in his own strength!

"Young Master Qing Luo, do you still remember our agreement?"

Mu Feng shouted.

"Qing Luo, our Liu Region will not contend for the Nine Nether Sparrow. We'll leave at once!"

Though unwilling in his heart, Liu Qingtian still called out heartily.

As for whether that was truly what he thought,

No one could say.

"Since you're all here, listen to a tune before you go!"

"A Tune to Bury Heroes!"

Qing Luo said slowly, raising the Black Flute to his lips.

Whether it was the Liu Region or the Mu Region, Qing Luo had reason to make a move. If the roots were not pulled out, they would grow back with the spring breeze!

Buzz—

As Qing Luo began to play the Black Flute,

Melodious, crisp, lilting flute music drifted over the Black Basin.

For a moment,

Millions upon millions of Spirit Devouring Insects beat their wings in unison, blotting out the sky as they swooped toward the experts of the Liu Region and Mu Region...