280: Chapter 280 Emperor

A sharp light flashed in the Destroyer's eyes. He didn't stop to think why his opponent had suddenly halted, seizing the opportunity to charge straight toward the hundred refinements immortal furnace.

"You've been protecting this thing all along; it seems it's very important to you. Since I can't kill you this time, I'll let it be buried with me! Ahahaha..."

"Clang!" Just then, the furnace lid opened, and a small golden bird flew out. Seeing the grey mist rushing toward it, it opened its mouth and inhaled directly.

"Ah... how is this possible!" The Destroyer only felt an irresistible force acting upon his body; he couldn't resist in the slightest, forced to watch helplessly as he entered that not-so-large bird beak.

"Doesn't taste that great!" Kunkun smacked its small beak and flew onto Lin Bei's shoulder.

Lin Bei rolled his eyes. Just now, the Fire Bird had sent him a telepathic message, asking him to leave a Destroyer for it.

He had thought Kunkun had just made a Breakthrough and wanted to find an opponent to practice with, but he didn't expect this silly bird to swallow it in one gulp.

"Holy shit! Do you even know what that thing was before you ate it?" Lin Bei slapped the top of its head, simultaneously sensing the Fire Bird's current strength.

Great Emperor Late Stage!

At this moment, Lin Bei became even more curious about the identity of that remnant Soul from before.

Just by relying on that tiny bit of remaining Soul Power, Kunkun was able to climb from Saint Peak to Great Emperor Late Stage.

"Sensed it?" The Fire Bird looked smug. "Great Emperor, a Great Emperor! This Emperor is finally a genuine Great Emperor!"

"Alright, alright, I've already hacked a bunch of Great Emperors to death..." Lin Bei struck back with a smile. "Do you know who that remnant Soul was?"

"I don't know..." Kunkun extended a wing to scratch its head.

"You don't know? Then why were you crying so sadly when they dissipated?"

"Who! Who... who cried?!" The Fire Bird jumped up as if its tail had been stepped on. "How could this Emperor cry? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You must have seen wrong..."

Lin Bei was speechless, somewhat regretting that he hadn't used a Recording Stone to record its appearance at the time.

"We pay our respects to the Emperor Lord!"

After the battle ended, the Great Emperors of the Nine Clans had been healing nearby. Now slightly recovered, they suddenly stepped forward together and knelt on one knee toward him.

"Trouble is coming..." Lin Bei wasn't too surprised by this.

Suddenly, his eyes darted around, and he pointed at Kunkun on his shoulder. "This is my capable general; from now on, you will follow its command!"

The ten Great Emperors were slightly stunned but didn't dare to have any objections. "We obey the Emperor Lord's command!"

"Eh?" The Fire Bird flapped its wings, quickly understanding the situation.

It shook its feathers, placed its wings behind its back, and slowly paced in front of the emperors with an air of sophisticated maturity.

"Now, all of you go back to your respective homes, and find your mothers! Then announce to the world that in one month, all races in the Yinming Land will collectively have an audience with the new Emperor Lord!"

"As for this Emperor, you can call me Lord Bird!"

Lin Bei stumbled, nearly falling to the ground.

He had thought that with this silly bird's personality, it would take these Great Emperors under its wing and act as the boss, but then it pulled this stunt.

"Yes! Please rest assured, Lord Bird, we will definitely get it done!" The Great Emperors of the Nine Clans didn't hesitate; this was exactly what they wanted to do anyway.

Moreover, the scene of Kunkun swallowing a Destroyer in one gulp was still fresh in their minds, and they didn't dare to look down on this ordinary-looking golden bird in the slightest.

"Wait!" Just as the ten were about to leave, Lin Bei called out to stop them. With a wave of his hand, nine jade-colored tokens flew out. "Take your things back!"

Several Great Emperors were instantly overjoyed, not expecting this new Emperor Lord to be so magnanimous.

Not only did he not do anything to them, but he was also willing to return the nine dragon tokens.

"Thank you, Emperor Lord!" The Great Emperors of the Nine Clans each took back their tokens and left in a hurry.

Arranging all the subordinate races under them in one month was not an easy task.

"Master! Where are we going now?" Kunkun flew in front of Lin Bei. "This ghostly place looks a bit boring; it's not as fun as the Ancient Desolate Continent at all!"

"I wonder how the Old Ox, Donkey, Dog, and Old Turtle from the Heavenly Court are doing... How about we go back to the Ancient Desolate Continent?"

Lin Bei nodded. "It is time to go back. Don't worry, it'll be soon!"

Next, the man and the bird began their days of scavenging.

Truth be told, the Mist Sea had seawater before and was later covered by white mist; it indeed nurtured many Vicious Beasts and Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Wherever the Fire Bird went, it was like a whirlwind sweeping away fallen leaves, leaving behind only Vicious Beasts on the verge of tears.

"Tsk tsk tsk... these guys are actually quite wealthy!" Kunkun looked at its increasingly full Portable Space with delight.

Twenty days later, these two notorious bandits appeared in the depths of the Dream Sea.

Looking at the slowly rotating white vortex before it, Kunkun's eyes were full of fervor.

"Master, this place looks extraordinary; there must be plenty of treasures! Let's go! Let's pull off a job!"

Lin Bei grabbed it. "Stop messing around. We're not robbing today; accompany me here to wait for someone!"

"Waiting for someone?" The Fire Bird's eyes darted around, and it took a deep breath. "Hmm? A woman's scent? And it should be a beauty!"

Holy shit!

Lin Bei was instantly dumbfounded. It could even smell that?! Even a dog's nose probably wouldn't have that ability.

Kunkun looked triumphant. "Envious of my ability? It's okay, I'll teach you!"

"No, no, no! Thanks but no thanks!" Lin Bei shook his head repeatedly.

Just kidding, one dog nose is enough; what would I need so many for?

Three days later.

The vortex affecting the entire Mist Sea began to change, rapidly shrinking toward the center.

"Coming out! Is she about to come out?"

Kunkun had been drowsy, but seeing this, its spirits immediately lifted.

"What are you so excited about?" Lin Bei curled his lip. "I'm telling you, this woman doesn't have a very close relationship with me, and she's even had a child!"

"You'd better watch that mouth of yours and don't talk nonsense!"

"What? No way!?" The Fire Bird's eyes widened. "Are you that unpicky now?"

Then its nose twitched again. "Wait, that's not right? Judging by the scent, she shouldn't have given birth..."

Swish! Lin Bei was quick to react, pinching the bird's beak shut to stop it from speaking further.

Because at this moment, the vortex had shrunk to a size of several zhang, and a woman in white slowly stepped out from within.

Shi Yunmeng seemed not to care at all about the unscrupulous weird bird nearby. She stepped in front of Lin Bei, their noses almost touching.

"You've grown stronger!"

Her celestial voice lingered, sounding as if it didn't belong to this world at all.

Lin Bei's breath hitched, a storm of shock rising in his heart.

When Shi Yunmeng approached just now, he had intended to take half a step back, but he found his body was like it was frozen, unable to move at all!

"You... you seem even stronger!" After several breaths, he finally spoke with difficulty.

"No way, Master?" Just then, Kunkun suddenly let out a strange cry. "And you say you don't have a close relationship?"

"If Lord Bird weren't still here, I bet you two would have started going at it right on the spot!"