444: Phoenix Puppet

Huang Tian stood proudly in the Void Realm, with the legendary powerhouses of the Phoenix Clan from all generations standing behind him.

Their eyes burned with eerie green vengeful fire, and their bodies were entangled with dense evil Qi; they were no longer the Phoenix Clan members of yesteryear, but Puppets eroded by vengeful spirits.

Moreover, these Puppets could even use their power from when they were alive, and were even more powerful.

“Do you see, Huang Li?”

Huang Tian spread his arms.

“This is the true power of the Phoenix Clan! By fusing the grievances of billions of living beings, we can transcend life and death and become eternal existences!”

“This kind of power, the Phoenix Clan should have possessed ten thousand years ago, but you all considered it an original sin and were unwilling to use it. It’s truly a waste of heavenly resources.”

Huang Tian laughed loudly.

Upon hearing this, Huang Li was filled with anguish: “Huang Tian, you’re mad! How could you pollute them into vengeful spirit Puppets!”

Huang Tian sneered: “Mad? No! This is the way out I’ve found for the Phoenix Clan! As long as we perfectly fuse with vengeful spirits, we can escape Heavenly Punishment and regain our freedom!”

“This is what every Phoenix Clan member yearns for. The Vermilion Bird resisted Heavenly Punishment with its own power and left back then. Now I can let every clan member leave. You should be grateful to me, not criticize me so casually here.”

He pointed at Ye Xuan: “Just like this person who possesses the Power of Heavenly Dao, hasn’t he also fused multiple powers? If he can, why can’t we?”

Huang Li stared at Huang Tian and said coldly: “Ye Xuan fused with the Power of Heavenly Dao, not devoured the grievances of living beings. You are playing with fire and will burn yourself! The Phoenix Clan will be led to destruction by you.”

“If we want to leave the Undying Volcano, we must truly repent and gain the forgiveness of Heavenly Dao. Only then can we be completely liberated.”

Huang Tian, however, burst into maniacal laughter upon hearing Huang Li’s words.

“What a joke, repentance. What sin has the Phoenix Clan committed? The world has always been about the strong preying on the weak. It is only natural for the Phoenix Clan to devour the flesh and blood of living beings to strengthen themselves.”

“After all, those living beings are too weak and not worth our attention at all, yet they were punished by Heavenly Dao. Now, I’d like to know, once we obtain immense power, who will be playing with fire and burning themselves! Vengeful Spirit Army, heed my command!”

Countless vengeful spirits surged from the depths of the Secret Realm, transforming into a monstrous black tide that rushed forward!

These vengeful spirits contained the negative emotions of billions of living beings, corrupting even space wherever they passed!

“Attack!”

Tang Linglong shouted and drew her sword directly.

Huo Ling’er’s Nirvana Fire erupted, and she also attacked: “These vengeful spirits fear pure fire!”

The vengeful spirits surged like a tide, and the two women gradually found themselves overwhelmed.

Yue Xuan made her move, blocking these vengeful spirits with a Taiyin barrier.

Huang Li also felt immense pressure: “These vengeful spirits are absorbing our power to strengthen themselves!”

Ye Xuan, however, stood still, his left eye swirling with stars, seemingly deducing something.

“So that’s it!”

Ye Xuan, as if understanding something, directly raised his hand.

The runes of the entire Nirvana Hall lit up again! But this time it wasn’t an attack, but rather emitted a compassionate light of purification!

“It’s useless!”

Huang Tian laughed loudly: “These vengeful spirits have accumulated over eons and can no longer be absolved!”

Ye Xuan said faintly: “That’s because I wasn’t here before.”

The power Ye Xuan applied became even stronger.

Wherever the light of purification passed, the vengeful spirits did not dissipate, but gradually faded from black, transforming into pure Soul light!

Countless absolved Souls bowed to Ye Xuan, then transformed into streaks of light and ascended to the heavens.

“No! My Vengeful Spirit Army!”

Huang Tian discovered with horror that his power was rapidly draining!

Ye Xuan stepped through the Void Realm, each step causing the Secret Realm to tremble: “Huang Tian, for your selfish desires, you not only betrayed your clan, but now you even incited vengeful spirits to attack. Do you want to die?”

Huang Tian struggled madly: “I’m not wrong! I just want the Phoenix Clan to gain freedom!”

“Freedom?”

Ye Xuan sneered.

“Is freedom bought with the suffering of billions of living beings truly freedom?”

His left eye, filled with stars, and his right eye, filled with the Mortal World, simultaneously operated: “But if I say these things to you, you probably won’t listen. In that case, I will deal with you according to your own logic.”

“Since you believe that the strong prey on the weak is correct, then now, I am strong and you are weak, so it is only right and proper for me to kill you.”

The Power of Heavenly Dao fully erupted, and the Seal of the entire Secret Realm began to lift!

Ye Xuan directly made his move, and in an instant, the endless Power of Heavenly Dao was unleashed by Ye Xuan, about to directly destroy Huang Tian and those Puppets.

“No, I won’t accept this.”

Huang Tian’s face became extremely grim at that moment, and then, he briefly broke free from Yue Xuan’s control, detonating the last vengeful spirit core within his body, wanting to drag everyone down with him!

“Stubborn fool!”

Ye Xuan pointed a finger.

“Annihilate!”

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Huang Tian, along with the vengeful spirit core, dissipated, leaving no trace behind.

The moment Huang Tian was annihilated, the entire Undying Volcano suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Just then, the entire Secret Realm suddenly began to shake violently! The rock walls of the Undying Volcano peeled away one after another, revealing brilliant golden palace walls within! It turned out that the entire Undying Volcano was actually a massive palace disguised!

“This is…”

Huang Li looked around in shock.

“The main hall of the Ancient Heavenly Court!”

The dome of the palace slowly opened, revealing the vast starry sky outside. Countless astral powers converged, forming a brilliant river of stars within the hall.

Even more surprisingly, the Kongtong Seal in Ye Xuan’s arms suddenly flew out on its own, suspended in the center of the grand hall, erupting with an unprecedented brilliant light!

The light of the Kongtong Seal grew increasingly brighter, finally projecting a massive star map onto the ceiling of the hall.

In the star map, countless light points were moving rapidly, finally forming a familiar pattern, which was Tai Hao’s countenance!

“Did Tai Hao also leave a contingency here?”

Ye Xuan looked at Tai Hao in the sky, this question was both for himself and for Yue Xuan.

“Yes, Tai Hao’s plan is vast, and there are many things I don’t know, but Tai Hao would not harm you. After all, you are his Reincarnation, and everything he does is for the Human Race.”

Yue Xuan sighed.

“Perhaps.”

Ye Xuan’s tone was indifferent.

“Speak, Tai Hao, what contingency have you left this time?”

Ye Xuan was already a bit impatient.

He felt like he was a Puppet on strings; no matter where he went, he could see Tai Hao.

“Subdue the Phoenix Clan. The secret of the Ancient Heavenly Court is hidden beneath the Undying Volcano. The Power of Heavenly Dao can suppress the original sin of the Phoenix Clan. With this as proof, use the body of the Ancestor to open the passage and enter the deepest part of the Undying Volcano.”

Tai Hao spoke without emotion.

After these words were spoken, the Kongtong Seal once again landed in Ye Xuan’s hand.

Only this time, Ye Xuan felt the fluctuations within the Kongtong Seal.