209: Chapter 29 Entrusting the Orphan.

The Kunpeng's expression was more solemn than ever before.

She gazed at Su Xuanchen, and for the first time, an emotion known as "pleading" appeared in those eyes that had seen through the changing of eras.

"My time has come."

Her voice was cold, yet it carried a hint of fatigue and liberation that could not be concealed.

"I still have an unfulfilled wish; I beg for your help."

Su Xuanchen's brow furrowed slightly.

He could feel that the Kunpeng's flame of life was rapidly extinguishing at an irreversible speed.

This one of the ten ancient fierce beasts, who had once fought against an Immortal King, had finally reached the end of her life.

"Please speak, Senior."

Su Xuanchen nodded solemnly.

The Kunpeng did not speak immediately.

She simply raised her hand, which was as white as jade, and gave a gentle beckon toward the Void Realm in front of her.

Buzz—!

The Void Realm trembled.

An egg, emerald throughout and about the size of a human head, appeared out of thin air.

Upon the shell of the egg, Daoist charms flowed and runes were naturally formed; a surge of life essence so majestic it made everyone present feel suffocated gushed out like a vast ocean!

There were even bursts of profound Great Dao melodies coming from within the eggshell, causing the Great Dao Laws of the entire Su Family Ancestral Land to resonate with it!

Vaguely, everyone could even see a miniature Kunpeng Phantasm sleeping inside the egg, breathing in and out massive amounts of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi with every breath.

"Hiss!"

The people of the Su Family all sucked in a breath of cold air.

They were all well-traveled and knowledgeable, yet they had never seen such a Heaven-Defying divine object!

"What terrifying Bloodline Power!"

Gu Lingshuang's phoenix eyes narrowed as she stared fixedly at the egg.

As a Rebirth of an Empress, her knowledge far exceeded that of ordinary people; in that egg, she actually felt an... Immortal Spirit Bloodline that was not the least bit weaker than a True Dragon's, perhaps even surpassing it!

Su Xuanchen's heart also sank abruptly.

He looked at the green egg, then at the Kunpeng's eyes, which were filled with attachment and reluctance, and already had a guess in his heart.

Entrusting the orphan.

As expected.

The Kunpeng's voice rang out again, filled with endless sorrow and maternal love.

"This is the last Bloodline of my Kunpeng lineage left in this world."

"It is a descendant I forcibly conceived using a supreme secret method, not hesitating to exhaust my last sliver of life force as my end approached."

She looked at Su Xuanchen, tears shimmering in those eyes that had been lonely for countless eras.

"I only ask one thing of you."

"Keep her safe."

Su Xuanchen fell silent.

He knew the weight of this promise.

The Kunpeng clan were members of the ten ancient fierce beasts!

Once their descendants grew up, they were guaranteed to be Immortal King level existences!

The Karma involved in this was too significant.

He thought of that ancient war buried for countless eras.

He thought of this peerless Vicious Beast who had once fought against an Immortal King, only to end up in a miserable state of death and Dao dissipation due to the betrayal of the Immortal Palace.

He remembered her earlier words, "It's a pity I won't see the day you truly reign over the heavens," and the regret and expectation in her tone.

Su Xuanchen's heart softened.

He looked at the Kunpeng, looked at those eyes full of pleading and trust, and nodded with utmost solemnity.

"I promise you."

"As long as I, Su Xuanchen, have a single breath remaining, no one shall harm her in the slightest."

Having received this promise, the Kunpeng smiled.

That smile was like melting ice and snow, breathtakingly beautiful, yet carrying a sense of relief and liberation.

At this moment, the last faint trace of life force within her began to collapse completely.

She reached out her hand, wanting to touch the green egg, but her fingertips dropped powerlessly in mid-air.

She could only gaze at the small life within the egg with eyes that were tender to the extreme.

"Child..."

The Kunpeng murmured to herself, her voice full of attachment.

"Mother no longer asks you to seek revenge for me."

"I only wish for you... to grow up peacefully and safely."

As soon as she finished speaking.

Crack!

The green egg began to shake violently without warning!

Fine cracks rapidly spread across the eggshell!

The next moment.

Under everyone's stunned gaze.

A white, tender, and exquisitely carved little foot was the first to poke out mischievously from the crack.

Immediately after.

Bang!

The eggshell shattered completely!

A perfectly formed, completely naked infant appeared before everyone's eyes.

She floated in mid-air, surrounded by chaos qi, her large, dark, watery eyes curiously observing this strange world.

"Wow! So cute!"

"Heavens! This... she's born just like that?!"

The wives and daughters of the Su Family let out uncontrollable cries of surprise, their hearts instantly melting from the cuteness.

The Kunpeng watched this scene, her eyes turning completely red.

On her face, which had been lonely for countless eras, a smile so vivid and full of guilt and reluctance appeared for the first time.

"Waaah—!!!"

The newborn infant seemed to feel the sadness of her mother's impending departure; her little mouth puckered, and she let out an earth-shattering, shrill cry.

That cry was full of grievance.

It was as if she were protesting why she had to be separated from her closest kin right after being born.

Su Xuanchen felt a pang of sorrow in his heart; with a flash of his figure, he took the tiny body into his arms.

He walked up to the Kunpeng and said softly.

"Senior, please give her a name."

The Kunpeng looked at her daughter, who had gradually stopped crying in Su Xuanchen's arms and was looking at her with large, watery eyes; a rare tenderness appeared on her face.

She pondered for a moment and softly uttered two words.

"Qingling."

"Su Qingling."

After deciding on the name, the Kunpeng seemed to have completed her final mission.

From her bosom, she pulled out an ancient fragment of beast bone.

That fragment was covered with dense Great Dao runes; it was exactly the peerless Precious Technique of the Kunpeng lineage.

She handed the beast bone to Su Xuanchen.

"I leave this to you."

Su Xuanchen took the beast bone and nodded solemnly.

"Senior, rest assured."

The Kunpeng's figure became increasingly illusory.

Thick Death Qi emanated from her body, as if she would dissipate into the world at any moment.

Right at this time.

Rumble—!

The sky above the Su Family suddenly exploded open!

That massive Kunpeng Nest, which had long since disappeared, actually crossed through endless time and space to manifest here once again!

"Roar—!"

The Kunpeng let out a long cry toward the heavens.

Her illusory figure instantly transformed into that ancient fierce beast with a wingspan of unknown thousands of miles!

She took one last look at little Qingling in Su Xuanchen's arms, her indifferent eyes full of inseparable attachment.

Immediately.

She turned around resolutely, flapped her wings, and charged into that massive Kunpeng Nest.

The next moment.

The Kunpeng Nest shook violently; she actually piloted the entire nest, shattered the void, and plunged headlong into the endless Chaos!

Finally, in the depths of the Chaos, she was completely laid to rest.

A generation of the ten ancient fierce beasts thus came to an end.