314: He is the very essence of Heaven!

Lady White Bone and Green Crow exchanged glances, a chill running down their spines.

"Is... is this even human?!"

"Even if he's an Immortal from the Tribulation Crossing Realm in Reincarnation, it's impossible for him to be so Heaven-Defying!"

Blood Luo Ji finally realized—

The person before her was no longer an ant she could casually manipulate.

Blood Luo Ji gritted her teeth, her voice icy: "Green Crow! Lady White Bone!"

"Don't hold back! This kid is problematic, he's very likely the Reincarnation of some powerful being!"

"If we don't kill him today, he will surely slaughter us all in the future!!"

Hearing this, the two exchanged a look, seeing determination in each other's eyes.

There was no turning back from this battle!

Lady White Bone let out a long howl, her bones emitting an ear-piercing grinding sound:

"White Bone Sacred City · Myriad Souls Return to Burial!"

She burned her Origin, summoning a city of death piled high with billions of white bones, pressing down!

Green Crow, on the other hand, abruptly cut his own arm, using blood as ink and his body as a brush:

"Ultimate Dao of Painting · Heaven and Earth as Scroll!"

He actually transformed himself into a giant brush, using the entire battlefield as a scroll to paint a seven-colored world-ending storm!

Blood Luo Ji clasped her hands together, her entire body's blood Qi boiling:

"Tidal Blood Sea · Myriad Calamities Return to Ruin!"

Endless blood waves surged into the sky, transforming into a blood Dragon that pierced through Heaven and Earth, pouncing towards Lu Chen with destructive force!

The three Soul Transformation Cultivators unleashed their ultimate killing moves!

The power was enough to severely wound a Tribulation Crossing Realm expert!

Just as everyone thought Lu Chen was surely doomed—

Lu Chen merely smiled faintly, and with a thought.

"Vermilion Bird, appear."

Rumble!!!

Deep within Lu Xing, the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast guarding the north suddenly opened its eyes!

A Vermilion Bird true form, ten thousand meters tall, materialized, instantly crossing space to appear behind Lu Chen!

It bore a tortoise shell on its back, with a snake coiling around its head and tail, its eyes like stars, and a defense Law as heavy as a mountain flowing around its body!

The Vermilion Bird summoned by Lu Chen was naturally not a true Vermilion Bird Divine Beast, but merely a projection of the Vermilion Bird!!

After all, a true Vermilion Bird was a Divine Beast of the Heaven-Reaching Realm, above Ascension; with Lu Chen's current Cultivation, he couldn't summon it.

But merely a projection was enough to deal with three mere Soul Transformation Cultivators!!

The three ultimate killing moves crashed onto the Vermilion Bird—

The blood Dragon tore!

The White Bone Sacred City suppressed!

The seven-colored storm eroded!

But the Vermilion Bird remained unmoving, not a single crack appearing on its tortoise shell!

All attacks were dissolved by its immensely heavy defense Law!

The entire scene fell silent.

Blood Luo Ji, Lady White Bone, and Green Crow stood frozen in the air, their faces filled with disbelief.

They were high and mighty Soul Transformation powerhouses, beings admired by countless Cultivators!

But now—

Their combined ultimate killing move was actually blocked by a Nascent Soul Peak Cultivator, with the manifestation of a Divine Beast, without a single scratch?!

"This... this is impossible..."

Blood Luo Ji murmured to herself, feeling for the first time—

Fear.

Ling Tian gasped, staring intently at the ten-thousand-meter Vermilion Bird giant shadow standing behind Lu Chen, his breathing almost stopping, his heart pounding like a drum!

He Cultivated the "Four Symbols Suppressing Heaven Art", based on the power of the Four Great Divine Beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Vermilion Bird.

Over the years, he had killed and refined countless Cultivators who Cultivated the Four Symbols twenty-eight mansions, only then barely managing to condense a Vermilion Bird phantom.

Although that phantom contained a trace of Divine Beast might, it was merely borrowed power, fragile and easily dispersed when encountering a strong enemy.

But before him—

What kind of existence did Lu Chen summon?!

It was a genuine, real Vermilion Bird true form manifestation!

Ten thousand meters tall, bearing a tortoise shell like a mountain, with giant snakes coiling around its head and tail, their eyes like the sun and moon, every scale inscribed with ancient Dao patterns, and not spiritual energy but the power of Law flowing around its body!

Its very existence seemed to declare the ultimate definition of "defense"!

Compared side by side—

Ling Tian's Vermilion Bird phantom was like a firefly to the bright moon, dust to the firmament, a stream to the galaxy!

They were not on the same level at all!

No, it couldn't even be called a "comparison", because that was no longer a difference in quantity, but a Great Chasm in quality!

"He... he's not borrowing the power of a Divine Beast..."

Ling Tian's voice trembled, a fervent flame burning in his eyes:

"He directly summoned a true Vermilion Bird Divine Beast manifestation!!"

Ling Tian suddenly turned, looking at Shen Wuya and Emperor Qin, his voice so excited it was almost a roar:

"Don't you understand?!"

"In this world, besides the Heavenly Dao Origin, who else can make the Vermilion Bird descend into this realm?!"

"This Lu Chen, he is the Heavenly Dao! He must be the Heavenly Dao!"

"Only the Heavenly Dao can make Divine Beasts submit!"

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared, speaking with excitement: "He's right, Lu Chen is the Heavenly Dao!! The genuine Heavenly Dao!"

Ling Tian, Shen Wuya, and Emperor Qin all turned their heads in unison, their gazes like knives locking onto that figure, their faces filled with shock!

Ling Tian's god slaying sword in his hand suddenly lifted, its tip pointing directly at the newcomer: "Who?!"

Emperor Qin's pupils constricted, his breathing hitched.

"Lin Fei?!"

Emperor Qin took a sudden step forward, his voice trembling, almost unable to believe his eyes:

"You... you're not dead?!"

The newcomer was none other than Lin Fei!!

It turned out that ever since Lin Fei's Cultivation was crippled by Su Jiuning, turning him into a Mortal.

Lin Fei had never given up. On the surface, he pretended to be swayed by Su Jiuning, to have submitted, living a normal life with Su Jiuning every day.

At night, Lin Fei would gently embrace her, whispering tender words, as if truly immersed in this ordinary happiness.

Su Jiuning initially remained wary, monitoring him day and night, her Divine Sense coiling around Lin Fei's entire body like a spiderweb.

But half a year passed, and Lin Fei remained consistent, without any unusual movements.

Coupled with her Foundation Establishment Cultivation, and Lin Fei's Meridians being completely destroyed and Spiritual Vein withered, in her eyes, a Mortal simply couldn't escape her control.

Gradually, she relaxed her guard.

She thought she had finally tamed this untamed eagle with "love."

However, Su Jiuning never expected that Lin Fei, through misfortune, actually gained a blessing. After his life's Cultivation was crippled, he suddenly discovered that the Cultivation methods of the Five Elements, eight gates, twelve zodiac signs, and twenty-eight mansions in this world were shackles on one's Cultivation.

Lin Fei secretly Cultivated the "Nine-Year Compulsory Cultivation General Cultivation Technique" of the great qin civilization, and his strength recovered rapidly. Moreover, Lin Fei used a special method to conceal himself, so Su Jiuning wouldn't discover him.

In less than a month!

He not only recovered his Cultivation but also broke through to the Golden Core Stage in one fell swoop!

By the time Su Jiuning noticed, it was already too late.

That night, the moonlight was like water, and Lin Fei said with unprecedented seriousness: "The weather is so nice today, how about we go to the back mountain to admire the moon?"

"Oh, yes, yes!" Su Jiuning happily went to the back mountain.

Lin Fei stood behind her, and suddenly:

"Jiuning, I'm sorry."

Before she could react—

A palm strike erupted, the palm wind infused with Golden Core power instantly shattered her protective spiritual light, fiercely knocking Su Jiuning to the ground!

Su Jiuning spat blood, looking up in disbelief: "You... you actually recovered your Cultivation! Do you really want to leave me that much?"

"Is it... being with me, not happy? Not joyful?"

Lin Fei looked down at her, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes, but more was determination:

"Happy, joyful."

"But being human isn't just about being happy and joyful."

"There are also ideals! And missions!!"

He slowly raised his hand, a golden light condensing in his palm:

"You were once a person of the Heavenly Dao, I cannot take this risk, I cannot let you become an informant for the Heavenly Dao."

Su Jiuning's pupils constricted, she wanted to speak, but was powerless to struggle.

"Bang!"

A palm fell, and her life force was severed.

Lin Fei knelt on the ground, holding her gradually cooling body, tears silently falling.

He personally dug a pit and buried her under a peach blossom tree on the back mountain, erecting an unmarked stone tablet.

The wind rose, petals fluttering.

He stood before the grave, silent for a long time.

After a while, he murmured softly:

"If there's a next life..."

"May you and I not know each other."

Then, he turned and left, his back resolute, never looking back.