Unifying the spirit world by force would inevitably lead to internal strife, benefiting the demon realm in vain. Even if it succeeds in the end, it will be unpopular.
Of course, the first of the three points was what truly convinced Xiang Yu: the human race didn't need such a large territory, as long as the resources needed for the human race to continue to develop were sufficient.
However, if anyone dares to provoke the human race, Xiang Yu will definitely retaliate tenfold. Moreover, if the human race wants to dominate the Fengyuan Continent, he will beat anyone who dares to disobey until they are unable to take care of themselves at the Mahayana stage.
After Xiang Yu, Mo Jianli, and Ao Xiao reached an agreement, the first target was the Wood Clan. Weren't they going to attack the Human Clan? Very well, the Human Clan had a legitimate reason to attack, so they directly wiped out the Wood Clan, and the other clans wouldn't say much.
However, when Xiang Yu and Sang Hai found the Mu tribe's army, they had already retreated back to the Mu tribe's territory.
"Hahaha... This must be the new Mahayana Feather God of the Human Race, right? I am late in welcoming you, please forgive me." The Mahayana of the Wood Race said with a smile.
"Oh, your information network is quite extensive." Xiang Yu understood what was going on after a moment's thought. The Wood Clan definitely had spies in Tianyuan City, and naturally, there were also spies in the Yaksha Clan's army.
"Hahaha... The ignorant ones have already been wiped out. To be honest, our Wood Clan has decided to submit to the Human Clan. It's not too late, not too late. Fortunately, we still have the Spirit Clan as a backup. They will absolutely not submit to the Human Clan." The Wood Clan's Mahayana cultivator decisively betrayed the Spirit Clan.
"Why?" As Xiang Yu spoke, he directly activated the binding program between the Shadow System and the Wood Clan Mahayana, without any prompts. The Wood Clan Mahayana promptly bound itself, giving Xiang Yu no chance to cause trouble.
"Because the Spirit King is no ordinary being. There are rumors that he comes from the Immortal Realm. How could someone from the Immortal Realm be willing to be subordinate to someone from the Spirit Realm?" the Wood Clan Mahayana said with a smile.
Hao Jiu interjected, "He might be right. The Spirit King is a spirit slave in the Immortal Realm, and for some unknown reason, he has been hiding his strength."
"Then let's go and see the Spirit Clan." Xiang Yu wanted to find a powerful opponent to fight.
Meanwhile, in the neighboring Demon Realm, a bloody massacre is underway, with countless demons being hunted down by human-faced ghost insects and fleeing in panic.
The demonic calamity has come ahead of schedule...
Chapter 507 Spirit King
On the sacred mountain of the Spirit Clan, the Spirit King and the Spirit Guiding Holy Spirit had just finished their conversation when they received a message that the Yaksha Clan had surrendered to the Human Clan.
"This is too fast..." Lingyin was in a daze. The Yaksha clan was definitely not weak, so the human race had truly risen!
The Holy Spirit of the Spirit Race is comparable to a cultivator in the Integration Realm of the Human Race. Being able to cultivate to such a level, one's mind must be quite sharp, but this matter has brought him a tremendous shock.
The Spirit Race and the Yaksha Race have been fighting for so long without the Spirit Race being able to defeat the Yaksha Race, but the Human Race has suddenly made its move and the entire Yaksha Race has surrendered?
The Spirit King's expression was stern. "Send word to prepare to welcome our distinguished guest. I suspect that overlord will definitely come to my Spirit Clan, right after we've dealt with the Wood Clan."
"Perhaps the Wood Clan has already surrendered?" Ling Yin had long heard about the Wood Clan's ancestor's character; expecting the Wood Clan to fight the Human Clan to the bitter end was impossible.
The Spirit King remained noncommittal. Calculating the time, it was indeed about right. It seemed that he could no longer keep a low profile this time. But as the Spirit King, he should rightfully dominate one side of the Spirit Realm.
At this moment, aboard the hundred-foot-long flying boat.
"This realm is called the Spirit Realm. Do the Spirit Race and the Spirit King have any special relationship with the Spirit Realm?" Xiang Yu asked in his heart.
Hao Jiu smiled and said, "Overlord is overthinking it. It's just a coincidence in the name. If being called the Spirit Clan means it's related to the Spirit Realm, then what about the spiritual energy and spirit stones used for cultivation?"
The Spirit Race is a very mysterious race. Its members are all magical artifact spirits that have gained sentience. Each Spirit Race member is a magical artifact.
The Spirit King is a spirit slave created by the celestial treasure, the Dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower, and comes from the Northern Underworld Celestial Palace. He has quite a background and his strength is naturally not weak either.
However, the Spirit King and the Spirit Clan acted very discreetly, fighting a war with the Yaksha Clan for nearly a million years without a clear victor, and rarely left their territory on their own initiative.
"Being overly discreet isn't an option either; if the Spirit Clan goes out, they might be captured and turned into someone else's treasure. I bet many people are eyeing the Spirit King."
"Then let's go and collect a magical treasure to play with," Xiang Yu said with a slight smile.
"That's great, haha." Hao Jiu thought Xiang Yu holding the Overlord's Halberd in one hand and a pagoda in the other was an amazing image.
Fuling Mountain, the sacred land of the Spirit Clan.
King Ling, dressed in white robes, stood atop the mountain, gazing towards the Lingtian Fortress on the border.
He had just received a message that the treasure ships of the three Mahayana cultivators from the Human, Yaksha, and Wood races had entered the Spirit race's territory and were on their way to the Holy Land to pay homage to the Spirit King.
It wasn't that the Spirit Clan didn't want to stop them, but rather that they couldn't and dared not. The three Mahayana cultivators' team was already able to roam freely in the northwest of Fengyuan, not to mention that Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao hadn't come along.
Of course, the Spirit King himself also wanted to meet Xiang Yu, the human powerhouse who had wiped out the Shadow Clan's Mahayana cultivators and subdued the Yaksha and Wood Clan's Mahayana cultivators in one battle.
Soon after, a colossal ship, hundreds of feet long, flew over Mount Fuling.
King Ling laughed heartily, “My Ling Clan has always been hospitable. You three fellow Daoists have come from afar. Please come with me into the hall for a chat. Please enjoy the spiritual fruits and immortal wine.”
"Heh heh, let's say what we have to say here. If we disagree and start fighting, at least we won't damage the Spirit King's palace," the Wood Clan Mahayana sneered.
"Feather God, this Spirit King is known for his cunning. He may have already laid some traps in the palace. We must be on guard." Sang Hai has been fighting the Spirit King for so many years, and his impression of him is that he is unfathomable.
“Yu Shen, Sang Hai is right. This Spirit King is very mysterious, with unpredictable and bizarre methods. Moreover, there are rumors that this Spirit King has not been replaced in the millions of years since the Spirit Clan was born.”
"Of course, I don't really believe this rumor either. After all, Mahayana cultivators experience a great tribulation every three thousand years, and it's impossible for a Mahayana cultivator to have lived for a million years," the Wood Clan Mahayana advised.
Xiang Yu thought to himself, "What a sage-like spirit king! He's even more like a deity than An Qisheng and Xiaoyaozi. No wonder he comes from the immortal realm."
Hao Jiu raised an eyebrow. "This Spirit King is fake; he's just an avatar. The legend is true, though. For millions of years, the Spirit Clan has had only one Spirit King, but because his cultivation level isn't Mahayana, he's at least a pseudo-immortal. Therefore, there's no such thing as a great tribulation that happens once every three thousand years."
"I understand what you two mean, but even if he has truly lived for a million years, it doesn't matter; I will personally confront him. However, why did the Spirit King only send an avatar?" Xiang Yu asked, staring at the Spirit King on the mountaintop.
"A clone?" Sang Hai and the Wood Clan Mahayana both gasped in surprise. They had been observing this Spirit King for a long time, but they couldn't see any clone at all. Even if it was a clone, it was a clone that was stronger than them.
"Hahaha... This must be the newly promoted Great Ascension Feather God of the human race, right? I didn't mean to be disrespectful to you all, but my main body is currently refining a treasure at a crucial moment, and it's really inconvenient for me to leave. I hope the Feather God and the two fellow Daoists will forgive me." The Spirit King's clone cupped his hands and bowed, as an apology.
"Then why don't you take us to see the Spirit King's treasure-refining grounds?" Xiang Yu said expressionlessly.
“Uh, this…” The Spirit King’s clone looked troubled, but made a decision in just a breath, “Fellow Daoists, please follow me.”
"Then I'll have to trouble you." Xiang Yu said, and leaped off the treasure ship, followed closely by Sang Hai and the Wood Clan Ancestor.
Soon, the Spirit King's clone led Xiang Yu and the others to an ancient tower in front of the palace inside the mountain.
"The Spirit King greets the Feather God and the two fellow Daoists." The Spirit King smiled slightly as he stood in front of the ancient tower, and his clone, the Spirit King, stood beside him.
"Enough with the nonsense, show us what you've got. You went to all this trouble to lure us here, didn't you? You just want to kill us, don't you?" Xiang Yu suddenly drew his Overlord Halberd.
The Spirit King was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Hahaha... Feather God is indeed powerful, and I admire your courage. However, now that you have seen my true form, do you still want to leave alive? Activate the formation!"
The entire palace shone brightly, and strands of silk threads converged from all directions, quickly binding Xiang Yu and his men tightly.
Sang Hai tried his best but failed to break free. The Wood Clan's Mahayana cultivator even transformed into a strange tree, releasing terrifying magical energy in an attempt to escape, but still to no avail.
Xiang Yu remained still, quietly sensing the power of the formation. "This formation is indeed extraordinary; it is the strongest formation I have ever seen."
"Hahaha, Feather God is absolutely right. This formation is one of the best in the entire Spirit Realm. It is called the Immortal Trapping Formation. Even if an immortal descends to the mortal realm and enters this formation, he will not be able to escape." The Spirit King laughed.
"However, this formation can only trap people, but cannot attack, which is somewhat of a drawback," Xiang Yu said calmly.
"There's no need for Feather God to worry about that, because my true form is the strongest attack method. Over the past million years, three more Mahayana cultivators will have died by my true form!"
As the Spirit King spoke, the ancient tower behind him suddenly peeled away layer by layer, revealing a crystal-clear tower body that shone with dazzling light. It was none other than the Spirit King's true form, the Dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower!
However, this Dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower is not the real celestial treasure Dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower, but only a damaged treasure similar to the Dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower, with some broken parts on the tower upon closer inspection.
"Suppress!" The Spirit King roared, merging with his clone into the tower before soaring high into the air and crashing down on Xiang Yu and the others below.
Sanghai and the Wood Clan Mahayana tried to enlarge their bodies to deal with the situation, but failed due to the binding of the Immortal Trapping Array. Once they were suppressed by the Dazzling Crystal Tower, they would probably be shattered to pieces!
Just then, the Dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower suddenly turned green...
Chapter 508 Immortal Treasure
The moment the dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower fell, the Mahayana cultivators of the Sanghai Wood Clan each used their own methods to resist, with several layers of light screens and various magical treasures bombarding them. The most bizarre thing was that green area.
The Spirit King was very confident in his strength, so he naturally wouldn't stop just because of a green light screen.
Therefore, without any suspense, King Ling fell into Xiang Yu's alternate dimension, and the gate closed accordingly.
The Immortal-Trapping Array that trapped Xiang Yu and the others was not included in the formation. After the space was isolated, the binding threads disappeared as well.
Sang Hai and the Wood Clan Mahayana instantly grew to enormous size, raising their hands to block the falling Dazzling Crystal Tower. However, the weight of the Dazzling Crystal Tower far exceeded their expectations.
boom!
puff!
Sanghai and the Wood Clan Mahayana cultivators both coughed up blood. "Feather God, get out of the way! This is a celestial treasure; we can't hold out for long!"
The dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower shone brightly, and a feeling of dizziness instantly filled the minds of Sang Hai and the Wood Clan Mahayana. The two instantly felt weak and powerless, and could no longer resist the Celestial Crystal Tower. Their bodies were also compressed back to their original size, or more accurately, compressed back to their original shrunken size.
Perhaps to show their respect and closeness to Xiang Yu, the two men, while riding the treasure ship, shrunk their originally tall bodies to the size of an ordinary human, becoming slightly shorter than Xiang Yu by three points.
The current situation is that if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; clearly, they don't want to be those tall ones...
The two looked at Xiang Yu, the Overlord. They had fought so desperately just now because they were betting that Xiang Yu had a way to deal with the crisis. Otherwise, if they had been freed from restraints, they would have had a chance to dodge the attack if they had tried their best to avoid it.
Of course, Xiang Yu could teleport in another dimension, so it was impossible for him to be hit, but Xiang Yu didn't intend to dodge. Why would he dodge?
"Not dodge? You're courting death!" The Spirit King thought that after the Immortal Trapping Formation was broken, the three Mahayana cultivators would definitely dodge, thus causing his sure-kill attack to miss.
As a result, not only did Sanghai and the Wood Clan's Mahayana rely on their divine power to withstand the dazzling light crystal tower, but after their defeat, the Human Race's Feather God did not even dodge.
It should be known that apart from the Xuan Tian Supreme Treasure, the Heaven Transformation Shield, there is no other magic treasure in the Spirit Realm that can withstand the Dazzling Heavenly Crystal Tower!
Then why be so polite?
Smash it with all your might!
Clang!
Click!
"ah!"
The dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower stopped abruptly. It couldn't stay still; something hard was embedded in the bottom of the tower!
Just as Xiang Yu had erected the Overlord's Halberd, he used the force of the falling Dazzling Crystal Tower to pierce it directly, shattering the tower's rear end, and then thickened the Overlord's Halberd even more...
And so, the Dazzling Crystal Tower cracked.
The tearing pain was something that even magical artifacts in the spirit world had never experienced. Ordinary magical artifacts would probably shatter immediately. The Spirit King's tearing process was just longer and more resilient.
King Ling had no doubt that the halberd in Xiang Yu's hand was far more powerful than his Dazzling Celestial Crystal Tower, and was undoubtedly a celestial treasure, and of a higher grade than his!
Of course, the Spirit King had no time to think about these issues; he had to get away from the halberd below as soon as possible and fly backward!
However, wherever the Dazzling Crystal Tower flew, Xiang Yu and the Overlord's Divine Halberd followed.
In a moment of inspiration, King Ling transformed the tower to try and break free, but the halberd below also thickened and changed shape, growing structures like barbs!
"Feather God, spare my life! I am willing to submit!" The Spirit King was terrified. If this continued, the Dazzling Crystal Tower would shatter, and if his body shattered, he would die completely. Wouldn't it be better to be alive?