The Tribulation of the Fallen Feather

Nine Yan Universe Kingdom, Mingyu Secret Realm.

This is a secret realm with a diameter of approximately 100,000 light-years; although not particularly large, it is extremely rich in resources.

Several days ago, a world lord under Marquis Xuanshi brought news that traces of the Mingyu Bird had been discovered within the Mingyu Secret Realm.

The Mingyu Bird is a special life form unique to the Mingyu Secret Realm, possessing a life gene level as high as 80 times the norm.

More importantly, the Mingyu Crystal that accompanies the Mingyu Bird is something the Nine Yan Universe Kingdom Lord has personally spoken about; as long as one is found, he will purchase it at a high price, whether with secret techniques or treasures, all can be exchanged.

This has led to a constant stream of people from across the Nine Yan Universe Kingdom heading into the Mingyu Secret Realm to explore, all in the hopes of finding the Mingyu Bird and the Mingyu Crystal.

However, the gestation of such a special life form is incredibly difficult; how many could be lucky enough to find a newly born Mingyu Bird?

For Marquis Xuanshi, if anyone else had claimed to find traces of a Mingyu Bird, he certainly would not have believed it, but that world lord was his own junior disciple in name, and there was no reason for him to lie.

Moreover, his arch-rival now has a super genius, and if nothing goes wrong, once that person matures, it will be the end of him.

Therefore, Marquis Xuanshi desperately hopes to find a straw to clutch at, and this Mingyu Crystal is his greatest hope. As long as he can find the Mingyu Crystal and gain the protection of the Nine Yan Universe Kingdom Lord, he will no longer have to worry about the danger of falling, nor will he have to hide in his divine kingdom, afraid to come out.

As for heading to the outer-region battlefields?

Good heavens, wouldn't that just be dying even faster?

Marquis Xuanshi only wanted to bully the weak in his daily life and live his little life comfortably; as for places like the outer-region battlefields, he had been once and never dared to go again.

Mingyu Secret Realm, Flame Heart Lake, the lake surface has a diameter of over 100 million kilometers, the water is red, and the temperature is extremely high, resembling liquid fire.

This Flame Heart Lake is one of the gestation grounds for the Mingyu Bird and is also the place where the most Mingyu Birds are born. If there are traces of a Mingyu Bird, this Flame Heart Lake is definitely the place with the highest probability.

Above Flame Heart Lake, a black pyramid-shaped spaceship floats, and Marquis Xuanshi is hiding within this ship.

"Master, we have been searching for two days and still haven't found any traces of the Mingyu Bird. Could it be that there are no Mingyu Birds here at all? How could such a legendary treasure be so easy to encounter?" Marquis Xuanshi's artificial intelligence life form asked.

"Haman, you are right. Such a special existence would certainly not be so easy to encounter. We will search for one last day; if we still find nothing, then we will leave," Marquis Xuanshi said helplessly. The time he set for himself this time was three days; if he couldn't find it within three days, he would return to his divine kingdom.

Hearing his master's words, Haman could only pilot the spaceship and the detectors to continue flying toward the distance.

One light-year outside the Flame Heart Lake, Marquis Yanxing and two others arrived via divine kingdom teleportation. In front of the three of them, an E9-class spaceship was parked. If Marquis Xuanshi were here, he would definitely recognize it as the spaceship of his "good" disciple.

"Three lords, Marquis Xuanshi is at the Flame Heart Lake and should not have left yet," Clark said respectfully. He truly did not expect that, besides Marquis Yanxing, the Yanxing Universe Kingdom would have two more marquises. Were the resources brought by the inspector really that terrifying?

"Good, this is what you wanted. If we can successfully kill that Xuanshi, we will give you the remaining half," Marquis Yanxing waved his hand, tossing out a world ring.

Immediately, Marquis Yanxing and the other two headed in the direction of the Flame Heart Lake.

After the three left, Clark checked the contents of the world ring and a look of joy appeared on his face. "As expected of the inspector's family. This is half of what the old scoundrel Xuanshi wouldn't even give me after hundreds of thousands of years. Once the old guy dies, I will get the other half. By then, the probability of me breaking through to become an immortal will increase significantly. Teacher, don't blame me; I also want eternal life."

Half an hour later, above the Flame Heart Lake.

Marquis Xuanshi was already irritable. He had been searching for two days; let alone the Mingyu Crystal, he hadn't even seen a feather of a Mingyu Bird. Could that rebellious disciple have lied to me?

"Wait a little longer. This time when I came out, besides me and Clark, no one knew. I'll search for one more day, the last day."

Just as Marquis Xuanshi was still searching slowly, Marquis Yanxing and the other two arrived at the Flame Heart Lake.

"Found the traces of the spaceship, it's right there."

Immediately, the three of them rose instantly and headed toward Marquis Xuanshi.

Above the Flame Heart Lake, the black pyramid spaceship was still flying slowly.

Suddenly, a golden spear struck toward the spaceship in an instant.

"Who is it?" Marquis Xuanshi was instantly shocked. He guessed the identity of the opponent, but he had confidence in his spaceship.

Unfortunately, the outcome was not what Marquis Xuanshi had expected.

The golden spear instantly pierced through the spaceship, leaving it almost completely wrecked!

"Xuanshi, come out and die!" Marquis Yanxing roared, wearing golden battle armor, with endless golden flames swirling around him.

Beside him were two other figures. One was also wearing golden battle armor, holding a black divine hammer, with endless purple flames swirling around him. Marquis Xuanshi recognized him; this person was Qin Ming, also known as Marquis Yanming.

The final figure was also wearing golden battle armor, holding a long sword, with endless light emerging around him; it was Qin Guang, also known as the current Marquis Yanguang.

"I didn't expect that in just a few thousand years, you two would have broken through to the marquis level. Even your weapons, battle armor, and even your spaceship and detectors have been replaced with brand new ones. I really underestimated the importance the inspector places on you," Marquis Xuanshi said, shocked. He hadn't noticed anything, yet the opponent had already closed in, which was enough to show that the opponent's detectors were superior to his own.

Even the weapons were very different from before. If it were in the past, Marquis Yanxing's spear would definitely not have been able to cause such damage to the spaceship. Now, a single strike had nearly wrecked the ship; perhaps this spear used G-grade metal, otherwise, it wouldn't have such power.

As for the battle armor, the armor worn by the three was clearly of the same type, or rather, it was the exact same armor.

"Three lords, we know our own grievances. What exactly will it take to spare my life? I am willing to pay any price," Marquis Xuanshi asked in a deep voice, although he knew it was unlikely.

"Spare your life? Sure, kill the three of us, and we'll spare your life," Marquis Yanxing said, squinting his eyes.

"Ancestor, why waste words with someone like him? Just kill him," Qin Guang said, slashing out with his sword.

Marquis Xuanshi stopped talking. Holding his battle axe, he burned his divine power as soon as he started. In this battle, he had no choice but to fight for his life.

Unfortunately, even one-on-one, Marquis Xuanshi could only barely hold his own; the Yan God Clan had a minimum of six times the gene level, and their foundation was much better than his.

Now, one against three, he had no chance of winning, not to mention that the secret techniques the three practiced and the equipment they used were all much better than his.

The result of this battle was already set.

Ten million kilometers away, Clark stood on his spaceship, feeling the violent explosions coming from the Flame Heart Lake, and his heart grew more and more joyful.

In the end, Marquis Xuanshi, this marquis-level powerhouse who had long since cultivated an immortal body and had been famous for endless years, suffered a combined strike from the three and self-destructed his divine body, falling in the Mingyu Secret Realm. Marquis Yanxing and the other two, having taken the self-destruction of a marquis head-on, also suffered non-trivial injuries and needed to return to the Yanxing Universe Kingdom to recuperate slowly.

The fall of Marquis Xuanshi represented the end of the Xuanshi Universe Kingdom he led. The Xuanshi Universe Kingdom, with its more than 7,000 star systems, was carved up by various forces. This was destined to be a gluttonous feast, and even though there was still one immortal god within the kingdom, it was unable to turn the tide.

The Yanxing Universe Kingdom ultimately monopolized half of the territory of the Xuanshi Universe Kingdom. From then on, the number of star systems controlled by the Yanxing Universe Kingdom exceeded 10,000, almost reaching the limit of a medium-sized universe kingdom, and it would have no strength to expand further in the short term.