Chapter 930 - 572: Confrontation and Intimidation, the Celestial Phoenix Emerges! (Double-Length)

Chapter 930: Chapter 572: Confrontation and Intimidation, the Celestial Phoenix Emerges! (Double-Length)

Even if these Evil Yin Ghosts can’t truly grind down these Great Demon Kings, they can at least serve to delay them.

Plus, with the arrival of Yuan San and the temporary ally of the Great Sun Divine Bird, it’s basically enough.

Even these Great Demon Kings have to reassess the current situation and the feasibility of continuing to seize the Celestial Phoenix inheritance.

"How about it? If you retreat now, it’s good for everyone," Song Changming suggested to these Great Demon Kings with a smile, weighing the God-devouring Saber in his hand.

If the opponent were only one Great Demon King of this caliber, he might still have the thought of sparring a bit.

After all, he had never dealt with such powerful demons before.

But now, there are four of them, and with the Great Sun Divine Bird, it would make five Ancient Blood Great Demon Kings from Yan Province.

It’s hard to ensure that more Great Demon Kings won’t pop up, and he was worried about getting overwhelmed.

So if they can retreat by intimidation, that would be the most hassle-free option.

These were Song Changming’s words, but the Flame Demon’s attention was always on the arriving Yuan San.

The Great Sun Divine Bird, the Human Race boy, and Yuan San, this ancestor of the Yin Spirit.

Among the three opponents, the one he feared the most was this ancient Yin Spirit of unknown origin.

"It’s truly unbelievable that an ancient being like you would acknowledge a mere century-old Human Race brat as your master..." the Flame Demon slowly said.

However, Yuan San remained indifferent, ignoring his thoughts.

He only followed the orders given by Song Changming in his identity as Witch Child, disregarding everything else.

The Flame Demon had no intention of retreating; though he feared Yuan San, it wasn’t enough to scare him off just yet.

However, for some unknown reason, the Fire Flood Dragon, formed from the Innate Fire Spirit, suddenly turned into a ball of firelight and silently disappeared.

"..."

Its sudden retreat left the Flame Demon speechless.

Not far away, the Ferocious Black Hound spat a breath of hot air and indignantly stated that the Fire Spirit was useless.

"In that case, there’s no point in continuing." The Flame Demon said slowly.

Losing an Innate Fire Spirit, he immediately changed his mind.

After all, even if they really fought now, the chances of seizing the Celestial Phoenix inheritance were slim.

From the looks of it, both sides still maintained a three-on-three stance, but Song Changming and Yuan San had a master-servant relationship, solid as a rock, and the Great Sun Divine Bird’s resolve to protect was firm.

On their side, with the Innate Fire Spirit gone, the remaining three Great Demon Kings may seem like allies, but in reality, they were independently acting. If the situation turned bad, they could easily abandon their companions and flee at any time.

Though he was confident he could survive even if facing Song Changming’s trio alone, he still didn’t want to take that risk. It’s just not worth it if he ended up seriously injured.

He didn’t want to spend decades or even centuries healing those injuries...

"What about Seth? What about Seth’s death?" The Nine-headed Beast raged, all eight heads clamoring, demanding justice for their fallen brother.

"Enough, Nine-head, I know you have regenerative abilities, just grow a new head," the Flame Demon said impatiently.

"No, this time it’s different, Seth’s soul body was destroyed! It was taken by that damned thief!" screamed one of the heads.

It sensed that the Human Race boy’s saber took Seth’s soul body and consciousness!

"Hmm? So what?" the Flame Demon asked, puzzled, looking at the Nine-headed Beast.

"So the newly grown one won’t be Seth, but a new guy!" another head lamented sadly.

"Seth, my brother, we’ll never see you again!"

The Flame Demon no longer wanted to listen to the Nine-headed Beast’s complaints. To him, if a new head could grow, there was no point in making a fuss.

Not far away, the Ferocious Black Hound watched the commotion and then lifted its gaze toward the dignified woman above.

"Great Sun, congratulations, before long, the Bird Race will have another Ancient Blood Demon King!"

With that said, the Ferocious Black Hound turned away and followed the retreating black flames.

His departure clarified the situation completely.

"Nine-head, if you want to stay, suit yourself." With that, the Flame Demon left, uninterested, waving a hand as he spread his wings.

"Damn it, Human Race boy, remember Seth’s revenge!"

The voice of the Nine-headed Beast gradually faded into the heavens, as these four Great Demon Kings who came with such force all ended up leaving in disappointment.

Seeing this, Song Changming sheathed his saber.

He originally thought that a battle with these Great Demon Kings of Yan Province was inevitable, but unexpectedly it ended inconclusively.

The actual reality was such; it was rare for Great Demon Kings to engage in true conflict.

For one thing, they’ve lived so long that rarely would they engage in deadly battles.

On the other hand, their battle level was so high that the land was often shattered into pieces while neither side could defeat the other.

In the end, aside from deepening hatred, it brought no benefit.

As the Thunder Armor around Song Changming dissipated, his gaze turned to the woman above.

Now, among the few Great Demon Kings, only the Great Sun Divine Bird remained.

The woman floated down gracefully, landing on a piece of dark rock not far from the Spirit Pool, surrounded by flowing lava.

She disliked the cold Evil Yin Qi that Yuan San and these Evil Yin Ghosts brought, and the Spirit Pool, due to the Divinely Fire from the Fire Egg, also blocked out the Evil Yin Qi.

With a single command from Yuan San, over a thousand Evil Yin Ghosts scattered, clearing out demons across hundreds of miles and keeping watch for any Great Demon Kings that might eye the Celestial Phoenix inheritance again.

Time passed by, three days gone in the blink of an eye.

The commotion caused by the Fire Egg grew more intense over those three days, its surface covered in cracks as if it could burst open at any moment.

At one moment, Song Changming, who was sitting cross-legged all the time, sensed something, opened his eyes, carefully examined the latest state of the Fire Egg, and then with a wave of his hand, he retracted the Array Flag and dispelled the Grand Array!

Almost at the moment he dispelled the Protective Array, the entire Fire Egg above the Spirit Pool shattered completely.

The violent fire energy, accumulated over more than thirty years, burst out wildly from the Fire Egg at that moment!

The ongoing explosion instantaneously formed a massive cloud of flame, dispersing the black smoke and mists spanning thousands of miles around.

All the insects, birds, and beasts on the ground, whether beasts or demons, could clearly see the golden flame cloud above.

"How terrifying! How terrifying!" Some insects, possessing a bit of wisdom, hurriedly burrowed underground, fearing the abnormal change of the day.

Everything they felt today was so frightening that these lowly creatures didn’t understand what was happening and didn’t know how to react.

Amid the scene, the rolling flame clouds were fortunately timed, as Song Changming had removed his carefully devised Protective Array; otherwise, his dozens of precious Array Flags would have been destroyed in this massive energy shock.

And if the Protective Array had been forcibly dismantled, he, as the Array Master, would have suffered a backlash and thus been injured.

The flame cloud and violent shockwave continued to output outward for nearly half an hour before finally quieting down.

Accompanied by a chirp of the Phoenix, a golden figure broke free from the Fire Egg at this time!

Compared to the previously seen, immensely large Ferocious Black Hound and the likes of the Nine-headed Beast, this newly emerged figure was too small, but the aura it emitted was not weak at all.

"Little Phoenix, you’ve finally emerged." Song Changming was in the midst of that flame cloud, yet did not retreat.

At this moment, he smiled as he looked at the small figure that rushed out.

Little Phoenix circled low, feeling the tremendous changes within its body while looking at Song Changming.

"Master!"

Little Phoenix’s voice was clearer than ever, crisp like a spring, without the slightest vagueness.

If the voice of Little Phoenix used to be full of childishness, like a babbling infant, now it resembled that of a young girl nearing maturity.

Its voice was full of joy, for waking to the sight of the one it knew and trusted best brought an unspeakable peace.

Especially since, during its time inside the Fire Egg, it could faintly perceive the outside events.

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