As she spoke, Hua Tianzhao waved her right hand, and streaks of crimson crescent-shaped blade energy shot towards Feng Yi and the others.
Feng Yi immediately stepped in front of Feng Er and shouted, "Feng Qi, Feng Ba, Feng Shi, we'll hold off Feng Wu! Feng Er, you quickly take Feng Fei and leave!"
Feng Er hesitated for a moment, then turned and left, carrying Feng Fei away.
However, they hadn't gone far when Feng Er discovered that Feng Yi and the other three had vanished without a trace, unable to withstand even a single attack from Hua Tianzhao. Then she saw Hua Tianzhao unleash a crescent-shaped blade of energy at her and Feng Fei. Seeing no way to dodge it, she closed her eyes, resigned to her fate, when she suddenly felt Feng Fei being snatched from her arms. She abruptly opened her eyes and saw the man who had brought Feng Fei to Nirvana Valley.
The person who came was Yuan Jue.
Upon entering Nirvana Valley, Yuan Jue witnessed the impending attack on Feng Fei and, without hesitation, summoned the military spirits. These spirits, subdued by Yuan Jue, had never had a chance to reappear. Originally, according to the agreement between Yuan Jue and the former city lord of Fengye City, they would never be allowed to face certain death. However, for some unknown reason, before entering Nirvana Valley, the city lord of Fengye City suddenly requested that Yuan Jue release all the military spirits upon entering. It was precisely because of this that Yuan Jue immediately summoned all the military spirits upon seeing Feng Fei in danger.
Therefore, the military spirits, led by the city lord of Fengye City, met Hua Tianzhao's attack. Hua Tianzhao's attacks caused Feng Yi and the others to perish very quickly, but they did not eliminate the military spirits that were clearly inferior to Feng Yi and his companions. The appearance of the military spirits caused Hua Tianzhao a lot of trouble.
At this moment, Mingfeng arrived, followed by Jinming, Da Bao, Xiao Bao, Yuming, and Baizhi.
When Feng Er saw that people from the five countries had come here, she immediately thought of a sentence left by the first Empress of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom: "When the five countries gather again, all things will be reborn."
When Feng Er saw Ming Feng, he immediately shouted, "Ming Feng, quickly transform into your original form and ignite your true name fire!"
After seeing the fate of Xue Tuan, Ming Feng knew what awaited him, and he had always looked forward to that day, as it was the only way for him and Xue Tuan to never be separated!
Upon hearing Feng Er's command, Ming Feng instantly reverted to its original form. The intense flames surrounding it forced Jin Ming and the others behind him to retreat.
Mingfeng raised its head and let out a loud cry, instantly transforming into a sky full of flames that rushed towards Fengfei, who was floating in the air.
When Feng Er saw Ming Feng and Feng Fei merge, he instructed Jin Ming and the others: "I think you should know your mission now. Since you were sent here, your elders must have explained some things to you. So I won't waste any more words with you. Go down there now; you'll find what you need there." Feng Er pointed to the cave where Hua Tianzhao had come out and continued, "You should know that the end of this matter will likely be at the cost of your lives. If you don't want to continue, then leave."
Jin Ming still had a playful smile on his face, but what he said was extremely serious: "How could we possibly leave? If we leave, wouldn't that be letting Hua Tianzhao wreak havoc on the whole world? Do we really want this place where we grew up to be completely destroyed?"
The four of them, including Da Bao and Xiao Bao, all nodded in agreement. They had all known the ending all along, and had abandoned their own lives the moment they arrived here.
"Alright, you can all go down now!"
Jin Ming led the four of them—Da Bao, Xiao Bao, and Yuan Jue—into the underground place. Yuan Jue was also somewhat confused, but he was focused on Feng Fei and didn't have much energy to pay attention to anything else.
“Yuan Jue, you should know that we are about to face the greatest disaster in millions of years. If we cannot overcome it, everything in this world will turn to ashes, and Feng Fei will be the first to be affected. I don’t think you want that.”
"What do you want me to do?" Yuan Jue composed himself, knowing that Feng Er wouldn't speak without reason.
“Very well, since you’re so straightforward, then I’ll get straight to the point. Time is of the essence for us now. If we let Mingfeng and Fengfei merge unchecked, it will be impossible to succeed in less than three days and three nights. At this point, we need a catalyst, someone who has had close contact with Fengfei, as a catalyst to accelerate the process, and that catalyst is you.”
"Okay!" Yuan Jue agreed without the slightest hesitation: "What do you want me to do?"
"Nothing special is needed, just throw them directly into the fire!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Jue was about to immediately throw himself into the sea of fire, but he discovered that a figure had already entered the fire.
Yuan Jue paused, then immediately realized who that person was.
"Oh no! That person will ruin Feng Fei!" Feng Er cried out in alarm.
“No, he and Feng Fei also had a close relationship.” Yuan Jue’s expression wasn’t good when he said this, but this was no time to dwell on such things.
Feng Er was relieved after hearing Yuan Jue's explanation. She didn't care who that person was, as long as the fusion of Feng Fei and Ming Feng was accelerated.
At this moment, all the military spirits were about to be annihilated, but Jin Ming and the others still hadn't appeared. Feng Fei's fusion had reached its most crucial moment. Large beads of sweat slowly appeared on Feng Er's forehead. However, Feng Er didn't panic. Panic at this time would be completely useless; it would only impair her judgment.
Seeing the last military spirit destroyed, Feng Er finally couldn't help but say to Yuan Jue, "I'll go stop Hua Tianzhao, and the rest will depend on you. When Jin Ming and the others come up from below, have Feng Fei lead Jin Ming and the others to form the Four Symbols Killing Formation. The entire formation must be presided over by Feng Fei, and among those people, only Feng Fei is capable of presiding over it."
Having said that, without waiting for Yuan Jue's reaction, he quickly rushed towards Hua Tianzhao.
Hua Tianzhao saw Feng Er approaching and sneered. Just as he was about to make Feng Er disappear by destroying Feng Yi and the others, he discovered that Feng Er had dodged the attack with great agility.
Seeing that Hua Tianzhao couldn't do anything to Feng Er for the time being, Yuan Jue felt a little more at ease. Just as Feng Fei was about to merge, Jin Ming, along with Da Bao and the other three, flew out from below.
After Yuan Jue shouted "Four Symbols Killing Formation," he was horrified to find that he could not move his body.
It turned out that Hua Tianzhao had already killed Feng Er and intended to eliminate Yuan Jue nearby as well. Yuan Jue was only slightly flustered for a moment, then guessed that he probably couldn't escape death, and only glanced tenderly in Feng Fei's direction.
Feng Fei sensed Yuan Jue's presence the moment Hua Tianzhao captured her. She felt a bone-chilling cold. A surge of rage welled up within her: "White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, form the Four Symbols Killing Formation! Qilin, take over the formation!"
At this moment, Feng Fei only remembered that they were the guardian beasts of the Four Continents, while Jin Ming and the others quickly merged into their own roles.
Bai Zhi is the White Tiger. Da Bao and Xiao Bao form the Black Tortoise, and Yu Men is the Azure Dragon. The four of them meet Feng Fei in the air, and behind them, huge phantoms of the White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and Vermilion Bird appear. Jin Ming doesn't stop either; his entire body transforms into phantoms, becoming strands of dark golden threads that encircle Feng Fei and the other three. The moment Jin Ming encircles them, the four of them burst forth with rays of light in their respective original colors.
Hua Tianzhao originally intended to eliminate Yuan Jue first, but she sensed the danger from Feng Fei and the other six, so she casually tossed Yuan Jue aside.
Yuan Jue fell to the ground and immediately fainted.
...
Yuan Jue slowly woke up, not knowing how much time had passed, but there was no one around him.
Yuan Jue frantically called out Feng Fei's name everywhere, fearing that he would be the only one left in the world.
But no one appeared. Just as Yuan Jue collapsed to the ground in despair, he heard a faint voice: "Yuan Jue..."
Yuan Jue looked up in surprise and saw six children in front of him, two girls and four boys. They looked like miniature versions of the six members of Feng Fei.
"You guys...?" Yuan Jue was a little confused about the situation. Feng Fei was embarrassed and didn't know how to explain. Jin Ming, who was standing to the side, had already interjected, "Our bodies are small! Not just us, you have small arms and legs too! We're afraid we'll have to grow back."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Jue looked at himself and found that it was indeed as Jin Ming had said.
"There's another bad news for you, which is that we can no longer cultivate..." Before Jin Ming could finish speaking, he saw Yuan Jue staring blankly at Feng Fei, and he swallowed the rest of his words.
Jin Ming 's bad news was nothing to Yuan Jue; as long as he could live with Feng Fei forever, that was enough.
Three days later, Feng Fei, Yuan Jue, and their companions prepared to depart. On the way, Yuan Jue said, "Little Fei Fei, should we go back and become the emperor of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom?"
"No way! Being an ordinary citizen is so much more comfortable!"
"But I hope you become the emperor, so I can become a minister, a minister who is a close confidant of the emperor!"
"..."
From that day onward, there were no longer any beings beyond the mortal world on the four continents, only rulers, subjects, and the people's livelihood.
(The End)