Chapter 562 - 561: The Tragic Kunpeng Race

Chapter 562: Chapter 561: The Tragic Kunpeng Race

The moment the Holy Stone Spirit executed Kunlong, an uproar instantly erupted.

"Are the members of the Stone Race trying to wipe out the Kunpeng Race’s powerhouses?" At this moment, understanding dawned in the eyes of the various clan members.

A moment ago, they had been wondering what the Stone Race was up to.

But now they knew—the Stone Race was out to kill the powerhouses of the Kunpeng Race!

"Gimme, gimme!" The enormous Kunpeng was pulled over, its Blood Qi steaming off it like a newly unearthed treasure. Little Shi Tou shouted again and again, practically drooling. He could feel that this Kunpeng was definitely a great tonic. Even Yiyi, who was beside him, started drooling at his cries.

The Blood Qi from a Kunpeng of this level was more precious than a thousand-year-old Spiritual Essence.

The Blood Qi alone was enough to make Yiyi’s mouth water.

The few Elders to the side looked embarrassed.

In truth, they also wanted this Kunpeng Corpse.

Kunlong’s physique had been very powerful; his muscles and bones could be refined into weapons.

But with Little Shi Tou clamoring for it, they couldn’t bring themselves to fight a little brat over it.

The Holy Stone Spirit also doted on Little Shi Tou, so with a wave of its large hand, it pulled the Kunpeng over.

Light Patterns flickered around Little Shi Tou, and he sucked the massive Kunpeng into his Storage Space.

"What is the Stone Race doing? They’ve already killed Kunlong, and now they’re taking the corpse. Are they planning to use the Peng Bone to forge weapons?"

When Kunlong’s body was taken away, the cultivators from all the clans were utterly astonished.

Unfortunately, Little Shi Tou and the others were shrouded by the Primordial Celestial Stone, so outsiders couldn’t see what was happening inside at all.

At this moment, the Holy Stone Spirit’s gaze shifted, locking onto another Kunpeng Race Elder.

It pointed a finger through the air.

BANG!

A Kunpeng was slain.

At the same time, Old Shi Ren also made a powerful move, killing another Elder of the Kunpeng Race.

Just like that, four Elders of the Kunpeng Race had been executed.

"Why don’t we kill Kun Wuji while we’re at it!" Ling Fei instigated from the side.

’If they killed him, the Kunpeng Race would lose a major powerhouse.’

Beside them, the Grand Elder and the others rolled their eyes repeatedly.

’That’s the Clan Leader of the Kunpeng Race. If we kill him, do you think those self-sealed Divine Spirits will just let it go?’

"We can try!" The Holy Stone Spirit’s eyes flashed. Its large hand moved, pointing toward the Void ahead.

Over there, Kun Wuji was resisting the lightning.

When the Holy Stone Spirit attacked, he was immediately enraged.

"Holy Spirit, you dare try to kill me?" Furious, Kun Wuji summoned forth a Kunpeng Corpse.

DETONATE!

He directly burned the Blood Qi within the Kunpeng Corpse to block the Holy Stone Spirit’s attack.

BANG!

A massive sound wave reverberated. The terrifying Power shook out, causing the Void to shatter and obstructing the momentum of the Holy Stone Spirit’s finger attack.

"A pity." The Holy Stone Spirit withdrew its hand, its brow furrowed.

This attack had failed to kill Kun Wuji, and a second chance would be hard to come by.

"Holy Spirit, do you truly think we are all dead?" Just then, a low voice echoed.

The sound wave shook the Void, and a terrifying aura swept across the land. The sound was so powerful it felt like it could shatter one’s soul upon hearing it.

This person was not Kun Shaohan. Clearly, another self-sealed existence had been angered.

As the sound wave spread, Ling Fei felt as if a thousand-layered tidal wave had risen in the Void before him. Even the Dao Patterns manifested by the Primordial Stone were trembling.

"Fall back!" The Holy Stone Spirit’s eyes flashed, and it hastily retreated with Ling Fei and the others.

"This is merely a squabble between juniors. Are you old ghosts going to interfere?" At the same time, a voice also came from within the Stone Race’s territory.

The voice wasn’t loud, but it was firm and powerful, directly suppressing the sound wave from the Kunpeng Race.

Meanwhile, the Holy Stone Spirit led Ling Fei and the others in an escape toward the Stone Race’s territory.

If they continued to attack and enraged a Divine Spirit enough to strike again, it would be troublesome.

After all, the methods of a Divine Spirit were heaven-defying. Even a Holy Spirit didn’t dare to take the risk.

"Are the ancestors of the Stone Race also watching this battle?" The cultivators of the various clans wore solemn expressions.

In fact, it wasn’t just the Stone Race’s ancestors. The self-sealed existences of all the clans were sensing their surroundings.

But they didn’t dare to act rashly. The Celestial Might in the sky was vast, and they feared being implicated.

Even the Kunpeng Race’s Divine Spirit had only spoken, not truly attacked.

"Damn it! I was actually played by that Holy Spirit." At this moment, deep within the Kunpeng Race’s territory, Kun Shaohan’s Divine Soul—sealed within a massive stone wreathed in Light Patterns—let out a furious roar. He had also released his Heart Spirit Sensing and learned of everything outside. By now, he naturally understood that he had been tricked by the Holy Spirit.

But he could only grit his teeth, not daring to strike.

He had already sent out a Spirit Body to attack earlier and had been locked onto by the Celestial Might. If he attacked again, he would very likely trigger a god-destroying tribulation.

In that case, the gains would not make up for the losses.

"Don’t be hasty. It won’t be long before we can emerge. We can slowly settle the score with the Stone Race then!" a voice came from nearby.

This was another ancient existence, sealed in a secret chamber underground.

"Right!"

And with that, the Divine Spirits of the Kunpeng Race fell silent.

But outside, the celestial retribution continued to rain down, and countless members of the Kunpeng Race were killed or injured.

This celestial retribution lasted for half a day before finally dissipating.

The celestial retribution was gone, but the Kunpeng Race’s territory was already a scene of devastation. Many of their mountains had crumbled, and the blood of the Kunpeng stained the earth red.

The celestial retribution had killed seven hundred and thirty of the clan’s Divine Mansion Realm Powerhouses, forty-eight Daoist Palace Realm powerhouses, and seven Returning Ruins Realm powerhouses.

This included the four killed by the Holy Spirit.

The number of severely injured powerhouses was even greater.

Such casualties were already comparable to those of a clan war.

But if it had been a true clan war, the Kunpeng Race might have been able to accept it.

In a clan war, the opposing side would have also lost many of its own powerhouses.

But in this battle, not a single member of the Stone Race was killed.

"The Kunpeng Race is in a miserable state!"

"The Stone Race is too heaven-defying! They can actually evade the celestial retribution. If this is the case, who would dare to fight them in the future?" When the retribution dissipated, the cultivators from every clan couldn’t help but gasp. A single bout of celestial retribution had left the Kunpeng Race greatly weakened, yet the Stone Race’s powerhouses had retreated unscathed.

At this rate, who would dare wage war against the Stone Race?

The very thought of celestial retribution was enough to make even Heaven-Reaching Realm powerhouses shudder in fear.

"ARGHHHHHHHHHH!" Within the Kunpeng Race, many powerhouses cried out in grief, their hearts filled with boundless fury.

"How did it come to this?" After the Celestial Tribulation dissipated, many in the Kunpeng Race were bewildered. How could things have escalated to such an outcome?

When they traced the matter back to its origin, they nearly coughed up blood.

Because the cause of it all was actually an outsider—Ling Fei!

"It was him!" Many were stunned, only then realizing that this young man had triggered the great battle.

Soon, the members of the Seven Ancient Races all learned of this matter.

"Who is this Ling Fei?" Many were astonished and filled with curiosity about him.

"He’s an outsider. It’s said he has a grudge with the Kunpeng Race..."

"This outsider actually has that much influence? Enough to make the Stone Race and the Kunpeng Race start a clan war?"

One must understand that the risks of a clan war were immense. If things went wrong, countless powerhouses would die, and the clan would be greatly weakened.

In this world, if a clan was weakened, it would inevitably be suppressed by the other great clans. No one wanted to see such an outcome.

Therefore, generally speaking, even if there was friction between great clans, it wouldn’t escalate to a clan war.

Thus, all the clans were extremely curious about Ling Fei and rushed to inquire about the matter.

After some investigation, they finally learned the whole story.

"I heard this Ling Fei is an Alchemist. He refined a Divine Pill that awakened the Spiritual Wisdom of the Stone Race’s Young Master. Now he’s been honored as the Stone Race’s Eldest Young Master. That’s why the Stone Race was willing to go to war with the Kunpeng Race for him!" A member of the Fighting Divine Ape Lineage quickly found this information.

"He could actually awaken the Spiritual Wisdom of the Stone Race’s Young Master? No wonder Old Shi Ren values him so highly." The Fire Sparrow Race also learned of this.

"It was he who awakened the Spiritual Wisdom of the Stone Race’s Young Master. This outsider is so heaven-defying!" The Void Rat Clan and the Three-Eyed Qilin Beast Clan were also flabbergasted.

An elixir that could awaken Spiritual Wisdom... even they coveted it!

One must know that not even a Divine Spirit could truly awaken someone’s Spiritual Wisdom.

Many accomplished powerhouses could preach the Dao to ordinary people and lead them to enlightenment, but that was not the same as awakening Spiritual Wisdom.

...

While the various clans were in shock and the Kunpeng Race was in a rage, Ling Fei, Little Shi Tou, and the others transformed into streaks of light and landed on a mountaintop within the Stone Race’s territory.

Thinking back on the battle, the Grand Elder and the others still felt their hearts pounding with fear.

Not only did Kun Wuji attack by activating a Demigod Level Kunpeng Corpse, but he even provoked a self-sealed Ancient Divine Spirit.

If the Holy Spirit hadn’t been powerful enough, they would have been in real trouble.

The final descent of the celestial retribution was even more terrifying.

Fortunately, their Stone Race had avoided the celestial retribution.

"That was truly satisfying!" A few Elders couldn’t help but laugh heartily as they arrived back in the clan’s territory.

"It’s still best to be home! Those big birds were so scary," Little Shi Tou giggled, but he also looked as if he was still shaken by the experience.

This immediately earned him a series of eye-rolls from several of the elders.

’If this little guy hadn’t rashly gone to the Kunpeng Race to save someone, would any of this have happened?’

"Ahem, this was all because of me. It has nothing to do with Little Shi Tou," Ling Fei said with a dry cough.

This incident was indeed because of him.

If He Tianming and Zhao Fan hadn’t been trapped, why would they have gone to rescue anyone?

Old Shi Ren rolled his eyes again. In any case, he didn’t believe for a second that Little Shi Tou had nothing to do with it.

He had long given up hope that Little Shi Tou would ever become a mature, steady, and coolly elegant young gentleman.

"Hey, Grand-ancestor, didn’t I only think of saving them because I saw Brother Ling Fei looking so worried about his two senior brothers all day?" Seeing his grand-ancestor rolling his eyes, Little Shi Tou let out a little "ya" and quickly added, "Hee hee, not only did we save them, but we also taught those big birds a good lesson."

"Today was so satisfying!" Little Shi Tou looked smug, completely unaware that he had nearly caused a disaster.

The Elders beside him were speechless.

They had divined it before: Little Shi Tou had clearly been eyeing the Kunpeng Race’s medicinal herbs.

He had even said that after he finished them, he would go to the Medicine Gardens of the other great clans.

If they hadn’t seen that, these old men might have actually been fooled by the righteous-sounding little fellow before them.

But now!

Everyone had long since become familiar with this little guy’s style.

After some pleasantries, Ling Fei bid farewell to the Elders.

"Kid, you’d better remember your promise!" As Ling Fei was leaving, the Holy Stone Spirit’s voice entered his ears.

"How could I dare forget!" Ling Fei smiled. ’The Holy Stone Spirit still owes me two favors!’

How could he forget?

"Hey, Grand-ancestor, I’m going to Brother Ling Fei’s place to have him refine some elixirs to heal my injuries." Little Shi Tou quickly followed him.

"Tch, you’re not even injured. What healing do you need?" The Elders were speechless again.

"Ling Fei!" When Ling Fei returned, Shangguan Wan’Er and Lian Shuang came to greet him, their faces filled with worry.

"Eldest Young Master, you’ve returned!" Shi Gang hurried to welcome him.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness you didn’t die!" Shi Gao exclaimed in relief.

SMACK!

In the next moment, Little Shi Tou sent him flying with a single punch.

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