34: The shield that anger cannot penetrate, Yuanying bows his head

Endless killing intent transformed into an invisible mental dagger, crossing the distance of space and fiercely stabbing towards Jiang Chen's Purple Mansion!

This was a Nascent Soul Cultivator's enraged strike, enough to make any Golden Core Cultivator's Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, dying on the spot!

However...

Facing this fatal blow, Jiang Chen's face showed no expression.

He didn't even look at the raging Divine Thought.

Just as Han Li's Divine Thought attack was about to reach him...

Jiang Chen moved.

His movements were without a trace of fanfare, yet they were so fast that they defied common sense.

With his left hand, he grabbed the unconscious Huang Bing'er from the ground, holding her soft body like a piece of rag and shielding himself with her.

With his right hand, the palm that had just finished absorbing the Phoenix Divine Blood, without any pause, pressed directly onto the Phoenix Egg, which was over one person tall!

"Boom!"

The Formless Life Essence within Jiang Chen's body, as if it were worthless, frantically poured into the egg!

The Phoenix Egg, which was already unstable due to the loss of its resonance, instantly became like a bonfire doused with oil. The Phoenix Origin power that had slumbered within it for ten thousand years erupted violently!

Golden-red light instantly illuminated the entire dark ice cave!

Cracks spread wildly across the eggshell!

A destructive aura, strong enough to level the entire area, began to brew!

At the same time...

Han Li's mental dagger, capable of instantly killing a Golden Core, stopped abruptly three inches from Jiang Chen's brow.

He dared not advance an inch further!

Because he saw clearly that Jiang Chen's positioning was extremely cunning!

The vital point of Huang Bing'er's back and Jiang Chen's heart perfectly overlapped on a straight line.

If he were to strike, the first to die would not be Jiang Chen, but the Ninth Princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, who was already locked onto by his Divine Thought!

And on the other side, the Phoenix Egg, on the verge of exploding, made his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering with fright!

Once that power went out of control, not to mention the severely injured Huang Bing'er, even he, a Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Middle Stage, would definitely not fare well in this confined space!

This madman!

He actually used the Princess's life and the Divine Beast's egg as two shields for himself!

"Prince Zhenbei, do you dare to move?"

Jiang Chen's voice was calm, clearly reaching Han Li's ears in the deathly silent ice cave.

He didn't even lift his head.

Han Li's eyes were bloodshot, and the spiritual energy around him boiled, almost scorching holes in the space.

He had been renowned for hundreds of years, guarding the northern frontier, and had engaged in countless battles. For the first time in his life, he was held by the throat in such a manner by a junior in the Foundation Establishment Stage!

He wanted to move.

He had hundreds of ways to kill Jiang Chen in an instant.

But he couldn't gamble!

He couldn't gamble with the Princess's life!

"Who... exactly are you?"

Han Li's voice was squeezed out through gritted teeth.

"Who I am isn't important."

Jiang Chen's palm remained pressed on the scorching egg, feeling the increasingly violent energy within.

"What's important is that this egg is about to explode."

"You should know who its power will prioritize attacking."

Jiang Chen's gaze fell on the beautiful face in front of him, which was as pale as paper.

"She, with the Phoenix Bloodline, will be the first to be blown to ashes."

"If you kill me, she will die even faster."

"If you hesitate for three more breaths, we will all be buried with this Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave."

One.

Two.

Jiang Chen counted silently in his heart.

Veins bulged on Han Li's forehead.

He could feel that Jiang Chen was not lying.

The energy of that egg had completely spiraled out of control and was firmly locked onto Huang Bing'er's aura!

This was a dead end!

A dead end that he could not resolve no matter what!

"What do you want?!"

Just before Jiang Chen counted to "three," Han Li finally roared out.

The moment these words left his mouth, his supreme prestige as a Nascent Soul Cultivator was completely gone.

He had bowed his head.

He had bowed his head to an ant in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Only then did a faint smile appear on Jiang Chen's face.

He was amused.

"Release the Princess, and this Prince will let you go."

Han Li suppressed the killing intent in his heart, attempting to make a final concession.

"Not enough."

Jiang Chen's reply was simple and direct, like two slaps, fiercely striking Prince Zhenbei's face.

Not enough!

These two words were like two red-hot iron skewers, fiercely piercing Han Li's heart.

He, the dignified Prince Zhenbei, a terrifying existence at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, made a concession, and what he got in return were these two words!

A flame named "humiliation" burned wildly in his chest.

"Don't push your luck!"

Han Li's roar seemed to lower the temperature of the entire ice cave by several degrees.

However, Jiang Chen completely ignored his rage.

His palm remained firmly pressed on the Phoenix Egg.

At the same time, he was multitasking.

On the surface, he was confronting Han Li.

In secret, the Myriad Laws Dao Body within him, like a greedy glutton, was frantically "stealing" the purest Phoenix Origin from the egg through the hand in contact with it!

That scorching and domineering fire power surged through his Meridians, into his limbs and bones.

His blood was boiling.

The newly born Phoenix Divine Blood (Incomplete) was becoming more concentrated and purer at a visible speed!

Traces of golden divine light flowed in his blood, transforming his Physical Body.

His bones, his Meridians, and even every single cell of his were undergoing the deepest level of reshaping by this power from an ancient Divine Beast.

"Ding! Phoenix Divine Blood (Incomplete) is being completed... 10%... 20%..."

The System's notification kept ringing in his mind.

This feeling of stealing from under the nose of a Nascent Soul Cultivator gave Jiang Chen an unprecedented sense of pleasure.

He enjoyed the thrill of controlling everything and manipulating the strong at his fingertips.

"Prince Zhenbei, my conditions are very simple."

Jiang Chen's voice interrupted Han Li's fury.

"First, you will immediately swear an Heavenly Dao oath."

"Everything that happened here today, including my appearance and my abilities, you are not to reveal a single word to anyone, in any way."

Han Li's pupils suddenly contracted.

Heavenly Dao Oath!

This was the highest Rank of restraint among Cultivators. Once sworn, it would be supervised by the Heavenly Dao Law. If violated, it would result in the complete destruction of cultivation at best, and the Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, never to reincarnate, at worst!

This junior was so ruthless!

He wanted to completely erase all traces of his existence!

"Second," Jiang Chen continued, not giving him time to think, "after swearing the oath, you will personally escort me safely out of the Fengku Corridor."

"Until I leave, you will be my bodyguard."

"Boom!"

Han Li's mind buzzed.

He was infuriated to the point of laughter.

He actually laughed.

A prisoner, an ant that he could crush at any moment, was actually threatening him, a Nascent Soul Cultivator, to be his bodyguard?

Absurd!

The greatest joke in the world!

"You're dreaming!" Han Li laughed in extreme anger.

"Oh really?"

Jiang Chen's palm pressed down lightly.

Buzz—!

The golden-red light on the Phoenix Egg suddenly intensified tenfold!

The cracks on the eggshell instantly widened, and streams of pure Phoenix Divine Fire burst forth from the cracks!

"Ah..."

Huang Bing'er, shielded by Jiang Chen, let out a painful groan even in her unconscious state.

Her already pale face now showed an abnormal flush, and the blood vessels under her skin faintly showed signs of being ignited!

Han Li's laughter abruptly stopped.

His face instantly became even uglier than the Ten-Thousand Year Profound Ice in the cave.

He knew.

The other party was not joking.

Nor was he dreaming.

This black-clad young man in front of him was a complete madman! A fanatic who dared to hold a knife to a god's neck!

He had no choice.

Every moment of delay made the Princess's situation more dangerous.

Compared to the Princess's life, what was his personal honor and disgrace?

"Alright..."

The single word "alright" seemed to drain all the strength from Han Li's body.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, only dead coldness and humiliation remained.

"I, Han Li, hereby swear upon my Divine Soul!"

"Everything seen and heard today in the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave shall never be revealed to anyone, in any form!"

"And after this matter is concluded, I shall escort this person safely out of the Fengku Corridor!"

"This oath, witnessed by the Heavenly Dao, if violated, my Divine Soul shall be utterly destroyed!"

As his voice fell.

In the ethereal realm, an invisible Law power descended from the Void Realm, transforming into an unseen shackle, branding itself upon Han Li's Nascent Soul and Divine Soul.

The oath was established.

Only then did Jiang Chen's lips truly curl upwards slightly.

He had won the gamble.

And during this short confrontation of several dozen breaths...

The Phoenix Divine Blood within him had completed its initial transformation.

His heart, the Undying Demonic Heart covered with demonic patterns, showed no damage under the continuous tempering of the Phoenix Divine Fire. Instead, it achieved a strange symbiosis with that sacred fire power.

On the surface of his heart, a tiny Phoenix totem, composed of golden flames, slowly branded itself.

One demon, one god.

One life, one death.

Two completely opposite forces achieved a perfect balance at his core.

"Ding! Talent 'Phoenix Divine Blood (Incomplete)' has been successfully stripped and initially strengthened!"

"Your heart has been mutated, and your control over fire and death has been enhanced."

The gains far exceeded expectations.