602: Chapter 602 The Mysterious Illusion Island

Xiao Chen could not help but let out a cold laugh. "Innocent? The Yao Race Cultivators of the Phantom Demon Sea devour one another; their bodies have long been stained with the blood of their own kind. How can they be innocent?"

"No, no, no, it is not like that!" King Jinling hurriedly argued. "The other six kings of the Phantom Demon Sea have all practiced that Cultivation Technique, but only my Feather Spirit Palace has not."

"Oh? That is quite rare."

"When this Cultivation Technique first appeared years ago, I sensed that something was wrong, so I strictly forbade all members of the Feather Race from practicing it."

"Even if what you say is the truth, I have no reason to spare the Feather Spirit Palace."

"As long as you spare the Feather Race, I am willing to acknowledge you as my master and serve by your side for the rest of my life, without any complaints!"

Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised. Those high-ranking Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators, such as Yun Canghai and Wan Juechen, were all ruthless and vicious individuals.

Yet, this King Jinling before him was actually willing to go to such lengths for the sake of the Feather Race, which truly opened his eyes.

Seeing that there was a turning point, King Jinling quickly transformed into her human form and hurriedly said, "I have opened my Sea of Consciousness. Please, Master, drop your blood to claim ownership."

She was quite sensible.

Xiao Chen did not hesitate any longer; he released a drop of his essence blood from his fingertip, which rapidly submerged into the center of King Jinling's forehead.

The moment the essence blood imprint was formed, a strange connection transmitted from her Sea of Consciousness, and her emotional changes became incredibly clear.

"Greetings, Master." King Jinling knelt in mid-air with a devout posture.

Xiao Chen withdrew the Realm of Darkness and gently lifted her chin with his finger. A charm value of 99! She was truly a fine Beauty.

Looking down from above, two round, full jade peaks were fully exposed, outlining a beautiful curve. If they were not in public, he would definitely have had to test their feel.

King Jinling's pretty face flushed red, and her delicate body beneath the golden feather garments trembled slightly. Her eyes, like cold, rippling pools, gazed at the man before her.

"Is your original name Yushang?"

King Jinling was slightly stunned. Her original name had been unknown to anyone for thousands of years; how could he have known it?

"The past is not important; only the future with Master matters. Please, Master, bestow a name upon me."

Xiao Chen smiled slightly. This was quite interesting, so he said, "Then let's call you Xiaoyu."

"Thank you, Master, for the name."

"Rise."

"Thank you, Master."

Xiaoyu stood up immediately and stood obediently by Xiao Chen's side.

"Xiaobai, use your Primordial Spirit to sense if any of the Feather Race below are secretly practicing the Demonic Technique of Devouring."

"Yes, Master." Bai Su's figure slowly appeared, and a blood-colored curtain of light enveloped the entire island.

A moment later, Bai Su replied, "There are over 180, but their level of cultivation is not high."

Hearing this, Xiaoyu, who was standing to the side, was terrified. Sensing Bai Su's aura, she was even more stunned and frozen on the spot.

"Swallow everyone who has practiced it."

"Yes."

Bai Su instantly transformed into a thousand-foot giant python. With one opening of her massive mouth, she sucked all one hundred or so Feather Race Cultivators directly into it.

"Xiaoyu, go and hand over the affairs of the Feather Spirit Palace. I will wait for you here."

"Yes, Master."

Xiaoyu bowed and immediately flew down.

Bai Su glanced sideways, slightly teasing, "Master, you've managed to acquire another Yao Race Beauty."

Who would have thought that Shadow Moon would be unhappy at this moment, sulking in the Sea of Consciousness, and Xiao Chen could clearly perceive the fluctuations of her soul aura.

"Yueer Baby, what are you doing?"

Shadow Moon pouted her little mouth and said unconvinced, "I also want you to drop your blood to claim ownership of me."

"Huh?" Xiao Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What kind of jealousy is this? You're even fighting over dropping blood to claim ownership?"

"Bai Su said she can clearly perceive your mood changes. Last time you wanted to lift it for her, she wouldn't even agree."

"You are in my Sea of Consciousness, so you can perceive my soul aura fluctuations just the same; there is no need for blood ownership."

"But if I leave your Sea of Consciousness, I won't be able to perceive it."

"But you don't have a Physical Body; how can we do blood ownership?"

"Hmph! Annoying." Shadow Moon pouted her little mouth and turned her face away. "Then hurry up and find me a Fox Race member so I can perform Possession."

"How can I just find one randomly! We are only missing the last medicinal ingredient to refine a Physical Body for you. After leaving the Phantom Demon Sea, we will go to that place."

"Where?"

"The Wild Ancient Marsh."

"Fine." Shadow Moon lifted her little face proudly. "But I don't care; once I have a Physical Body, you must perform blood ownership on me too."

"Alright, alright, alright." Xiao Chen looked helpless. This vixen's jealousy was simply more terrifying than that of the Human Race.

Currently, he had subdued the Python Race, the Fox Race, and the Feather Race. What race would be next? Xiao Chen was very expectant.

Before long, Xiaoyu's figure soared into the air, and she bowed, saying, "Master, I have arranged everything for the Feather Spirit Palace."

"Mm." Xiao Chen nodded in acknowledgment and then asked, "Do you know where the [Demonic Technique of Devouring] practiced by those six kings comes from?"

"Although there is no definitive answer, I suspect that the Cultivation Technique might come from Phantom Demon Island."

"Phantom Demon Island?"

"Mm."

Xiaoyu nodded and then explained, "Phantom Demon Island is the most mysterious small island in the entire Phantom Demon Sea, and the Phantom Demon Sea is named after it."

"How is it mysterious?"

"The shape of this small island changes every few hundred years, but its location is always elusive."

"..." Xiao Chen was shocked. An island situated in the center of the ocean, connected to underground mountain ranges—how could it be elusive? Unless... If this Phantom Demon Island was constantly moving, that would truly be a problem.

"However, this Phantom Demon Island is not completely without a fixed abode. It has a few places where it frequently appears, so we can go and try our luck."

"Good."

Afterward, Xiaoyu told him the coordinates of a few locations where Phantom Demon Island frequently appeared.

Xiao Chen summoned the star river ferry. The massive glazed mystic ship grew in size as it met the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it had expanded to ten thousand feet in size.

"What a beautiful mystic ship! It has no oars, yet it can travel through the Void Realm. Truly magical!" Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes sparkled, filled with wonder.

Xiao Chen smiled slightly, took Xiaoyu onto the bow of the ship, and headed toward the coordinates.

"Do you have that Demonic Technique of Devouring on you?"

"I do."

Xiaoyu did not hide anything and directly took out a red scroll. "Back then, this Cultivation Technique was spread far and wide in the Phantom Demon Sea; I made a copy of it, but later I discovered that the descriptions within it were too bizarre, so I did not practice it."

"Why was it spread so far and wide?"

"[Demonic Technique of Devouring] was first discovered by King Lougu—who is King Lousha's father. After he practiced this Cultivation Technique, his cultivation level advanced extremely rapidly. In just half a year, he soared from the Eighth Level of Nascent Soul Stage to the Second Level of the Soul Transformation Stage."

"He also boasted many times that it wouldn't be long before he unified the Phantom Demon Sea. Because he was overly ostentatious, he became feared by the other kings. Moreover, many Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Phantom Demon Sea were disappearing mysteriously, so he was besieged by the other kings."

"King Lougu fought desperately to break out of the encirclement and has since disappeared. It was also after that event that the Mind-Cultivation Technique of the Demonic Technique of Devouring spread throughout the Phantom Demon Sea."

"Since then, the entire Phantom Demon Sea, whether Human Race or Yao Race, has been practicing this Cultivation Technique, except for the Feather Race, which I have strictly controlled."