Wan Zhongshan immediately bowed and said obsequiously, "Thank you so much, Lord Phoenix, for sparing my life."
Perhaps unable to continue the act, the next second Wan Zhongshan immediately straightened up, his face instantly turning mocking.
"I'm so scared, Lord Phoenix, why don't you try killing me?" Wan Zhongshan actually mocked Phoenix.
This series of changes stunned everyone in the Qingyun Sect. Even Lin Qing was surprised. If he were still in his previous life, he could have written a novel about it.
No one from Qingyun Sect made a move, watching Phoenix and Wan Zhongshan continue their performance.
"Hmph, you want to die? I'll grant your wish, though I know you won't really die." Zhou Hong exhaled a burst of flames.
The scorching flames burned directly towards Wan Zhongshan, but the latter had a mocking expression on his face and didn't care at all about the incoming flames.
The next second, a miraculous scene unfolded: when the flames reached Wan Zhongshan, they suddenly forked, forming a human-shaped pattern.
Wan Zhongshan stood still, and no matter how Zhou Hong tried to control the flames to burn him, the flames always avoided him.
"Haha, kill me! Why can't you burn me? You beast, you really are a beast. How wise our Emperor is! He knew you were up to no good."
"I have already planted several marks in the slave beast's body. Once you return to your body, you will not be able to escape."
Wan Zhongshan mocked, then took out a jade pendant from his inventory and smashed it on the ground.
A figure emerged from the jade pendant. This person was dressed in magnificent clothes, wore a golden crown, and was extremely majestic.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise. Zhou Hong's soul is indeed hiding in the world of a special instance," Wan Zhongshan said respectfully, kneeling on the ground.
Wang Batian's gaze swept over the utterly panicked Zhou Hong, then looked at the Qingyun Sect's higher-ups on the high platform, and finally lingered on Lin Qing for a long while before looking away.
Wang Batian said, "A beast is indeed a beast. So what if it's a phoenix? Just like a divine dragon, it's nothing more than a beast."
"Wan Zhongshan, you've done a great job. Now the slave beasts are completely under my control. Let's take advantage of the remaining time and wipe out the Qingyun Sect."
Wan Zhongshan said excitedly, "Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise. You foresaw this situation and separated a wisp of your soul to reside in the jade pendant."
When Wang Batian uttered the word "beast," veins bulged on Lin Qing's forehead.
Originally, Wang Batian was only someone I had become enemies with because of a mission.
Looking at Wang Batian again, Lin Qing felt nothing but disgust. All Lin Qing wanted to do now was to kill Wang Batian in front of him as soon as possible.
Wang Batian said domineeringly, "Slave beast, make your move. Today, the Qingyun Sect will be wiped out. I said so."
As soon as the word "de" was uttered, Lin Qing appeared beside Wang Batian and grabbed Wang Batian, who was in a soul state, with one hand.
Lin Qing calmly said, "Such arrogance! You dare to act all high and mighty with just a wisp of your soul?"
"Ugh, ugh~~!" Wang Batian felt that he couldn't muster any strength at all, couldn't use any magic, and also felt a sense of suffocation.
"Hey, I'm a soul, how can I feel suffocated?" Wang Batian thought to himself.
"I'll accept this wisp of your soul. Next time your original body comes, I'll give you a proper welcome."
Lin Qing grabbed Wang Batian's soul and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Ding, you have gained 50,000 evolution points by consuming the remnant soul of Wang Batian."
"You, you, Your Majesty!" Wan Zhongshan was stunned when Lin Qing slapped him offline.
At the same time, inside the Mingyu Empire, Wang Batian, who was studying the metal sphere in a secret room, suddenly trembled.
Then his breathing weakened a little, and his face turned pale, but a minute later Wang Batian's breathing and face returned to normal.
Wang Batian then sneered, "Interesting. I didn't expect there to be such a powerful divine beast in this world. It's truly an ideal mount. You are only fit to submit to me."
The entire Qingyun Sect was stunned. Wang Batian, who had been so powerful just moments before, had been swallowed whole by the Dragon King.
Everyone gasped in astonishment. The Dragon King was incredibly powerful. However, Dao Xuan was merely surprised; after all, his Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was no joke.
Just as everyone was in shock, Zhou Hong, who had been given the order by Wang Batianxia, was indeed preparing to unleash a powerful move.
"Run! I can't control myself anymore! I've been controlled by Wang Batian!"
Zhou Hong's entire body emitted a bright red light, and the surrounding temperature rose higher and higher, causing the disciples in the square to start sweating.
"Not good, retreat quickly, everyone retreat quickly!" Dao Xuan shouted, and then flew directly towards Zhou Hong.
Unfortunately, Dao Xuan was a step too slow. A fierce wave of flames erupted from Zhou Hong's body and surged outwards.
In the blink of an eye, a giant wave of flames will engulf the entire plaza, and none of those disciples will survive.
Dao Xuan had already realized that the flames released by Zhou Hong were not ordinary flames, but the Phoenix Fire unique to the divine beast Phoenix.
You should know that the Phoenix Fire is a flame even more powerful than the Samadhi Fire.
Of course, Zhou Hong himself is relatively weak now, and his Phoenix Fire is also relatively weak, not even as strong as Lin Qing's Samadhi Fire.
"I didn't expect a remnant soul to have 50,000 evolution points—wow, this flame seems really strong." Lin Qing was shocked as he looked at the towering flames.
Seeing the thousands of Qingyun Sect disciples about to be burned to death, Lin Qing immediately opened his mouth and inhaled, and the giant wave of flames immediately stopped moving forward.
The phoenix fire released by Zhou Hong shot towards Lin Qing's mouth like fumes sucked in by a fan.
Lin Qing was eating the flames, while Zhou Hong was releasing flames. Zhou Hong was now out of his mind.
A quarter of an hour later, the phoenix fire disappeared, and Zhou Hong fell from the sky, lying limply on the ground, completely unworthy of his previous bravery.
"Ding! You have gained 100,000 evolution points by consuming the Phoenix Flame."
After consuming so much flame, I only have 100,000 evolution points. That's really little, but it's better than nothing.
Dao Xuan came to Lin Qing's side: "Thank you for your help, Dragon King. Otherwise, my Qingyun Sect would have been in grave danger."
"Master Dao Xuan, you are too kind. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. After all, Shui Qilin is my friend, how could I possibly stand by and watch him die?"
Then, Lin Qing turned to look at Zhou Hong, who was still unconscious, and said, "Leave this phoenix to me. I'll try to see if I can remove the secret technique from his body."
“Yes, that’s true. Killing him is not an option, nor is saving him. Handing him over to the Dragon King will solve a major problem for our Qingyun Sect,” Tian Buyi said as he flew over.
"Zhou Hong, Zhou Hong, please don't die! Wang Batian isn't dead yet, and I haven't avenged him!" Liu Shui suddenly pushed aside his disciples and rushed to Zhou Hong's side, crying bitterly.
Chapter 187 Rescuing the Phoenix (Please subscribe, recommend, and vote for monthly tickets)
Seeing Liu Shui in pain, Lin Qing said, "I'm taking this person with me too. You guys go ahead with your work."
With a wave of his hand, Phoenix Zhou Hong and the tormented Liu Shui were both gathered into his sleeve, then transformed into a golden light and flew towards the sky.
"Water Kirin, I'll come see you again next time."
Upon hearing this, the water unicorn immediately grew to a height of five zhang and roared in response to Lin Qing.
Lin Qing dug a cave on the mountainside near Qingyun Mountain, then cast an illusion spell before entering the cave.
Lin Qing then released the man and the beast. Zhou Hong was still half-dead, and Liu Shui immediately knelt on the ground as soon as he appeared.
Liu Shui begged for mercy, "Senior, Dragon King, please spare my life, don't kill me."
Lin Qing said calmly, "Tell me what happened."
Then, Liu Shui immediately explained the whole story, including the background of Zhou Hong.
"I didn't expect Zhou Hong to be a time traveler. Could he also be from Earth?" Lin Qing was quite surprised.
"Senior Dragon King, I've told you everything I know. We're both pitiful people, and I hope you can spare us," Liu Shui said cautiously.
Lin Qing: "Hehe, don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person. Let me deal with Zhou Hong's troubles first."
Lin Qing squatted down, placed his palm on Zhou Hong's head, and then released his divine sense to invade Zhou Hong's sea of consciousness.
But the next second, it was burned to ashes by Zhou Hong's Phoenix Fire. However, Lin Qing still saw the seven marks in Zhou Hong's sea of consciousness.
"It seems that these marks are what kept Zhou Hong under control. The Phoenix Flame is even protecting these marks," Lin Qing pondered.
Liu Shui: "Senior, can you solve this?"
Lin Qing did not answer Liu Shui, but directly let the Samadhi True Fire merge into his divine consciousness and then enter Zhou Hong's sea of consciousness again.
Just like last time, the Phoenix Fire immediately swept over, but this time, protected by the Samadhi Fire, it did not react the same way as before.
Lin Qing wasn't afraid of harming Zhou Hong, because Zhou Hong was also protected by the Phoenix Flame, just like the Samadhi Flame protected Lin Qing's consciousness.
Before long, Lin Qing used Samadhi Fire to burn the seven marks to nothingness, and Zhou Hong broke free from Wang Batian's control.
However, Zhou Hong's reckless release of a large amount of Phoenix Fire caused him to faint from exhaustion, and he has not yet woken up.
Lin Qing stood up and looked at the nervous Liu Shui beside him. Hearing Liu Shui's tragic experience, Lin Qing felt very sympathetic. Wang Batian was really a pervert, not even sparing someone so young.
Lin Qing walked over and patted Liu Shui on the shoulder, saying, "It's alright. Zhou Hong has broken free from Wang Batian's control. We just need to wait for him to recover."
Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, Liu Shuiyi exclaimed with delight, "Thank you, thank you, Senior Dragon King, thank you, Senior Dragon King."
Lin Qing: "I sympathize with what your family has gone through. I will take care of Wang Batian and help you get revenge in the process."
"Really? That's great, sob sob sob." Liu Shuigeng said, choking back tears.
This time he was truly overjoyed and deeply moved: "Mom and Dad, little sister, did you hear that? Senior Dragon King is going to help me get revenge."
Lin Qing patted his shoulder and continued, "What kind of device did you use to come to the world of Jade Dynasty?"
Liu Shui: "Ah, yes, Senior Dragon King, we entered the special instance using a virtual game pod. We've already gone through nine special instances, and this Jade Dynasty world is the tenth."
"Oh? So Wang Batian has already devoured nine worlds?"
Lin Qing was speechless. If a novel were to be written based on the emperor of the Mingyu Empire, it would fall into several genres: time travel, farming, science fiction, fantasy, and virtual game.
"Yes, nine special ones—ah!" Liu Shui suddenly screamed and then disappeared.
Lin Qing frowned and asked, "Hmm? What happened? Where is he?"
There was no reply for a long time.
Lin Qing's face darkened: "System, I'm asking you, where are you?"
System: "Liu Shui's real body was sleeping in the game pod when it was damaged, causing Liu Shui to be forcibly logged off."
Lin Qing was worried about Liu Shui's miserable situation: "Could it be that Wang Batian found Liu Shui and that Liu Shui has already been captured?"
System: "Yes, he has been caught now."
Lin Qing: "Damn it, we're not in the same world. I can't even go to save him. Damn it."
System: "It can consume 1,000 strands of soul to temporarily open a spatial portal next to Liu Shui, but the host cannot go there, otherwise the spatial portal will collapse."
"The collapse of space will create spatial rifts. Although the host's physical body is not afraid of the damage from spatial rifts, the host will also be lost in the endless void."