"No! You're murdering a child!"
A miserable scream rang out from inside the eggshell.
Di Zhao stood before the immortal egg, holding the immortal artifact, the Heaven-Shattering Hammer, staring at it with an extremely serious expression.
She raised her pale hand and swung the Heaven-Shattering Hammer down, striking fiercely at the immortal egg!
"Ah!!! Help! Big sister... please let me go!"
The little phoenix shivered in fear. Even though it hadn't hatched yet, it already possessed a mortal fear of death.
"I am helping you hatch. I calculated your birthdate, and it is today!"
Di Zhao's face remained impassive as she resolutely swung the hammer down again.
Bang—
A loud crash echoed out, and a prominent crack appeared on the immortal egg.
The little phoenix inside the shell also went silent.
Di Zhao continued to bring the hammer down. Soon, the crack expanded, and before long... the entire eggshell shattered completely.
A little phoenix, entirely fiery red, curled up and rolled out of the shell.
Only, at this moment, the little phoenix had been knocked unconscious!
"I didn't use too much immortal energy. Otherwise, even with the restrictive spells on your eggshell, you wouldn't have survived," Di Zhao said slowly.
"You... woo woo woo!"
The little phoenix suffered a mental breakdown. It stood up dizzily. Its body was about the size of a human fist, looking like a little ball of meat.
No one would ever imagine that this little thing was actually a pure-blooded phoenix.
"You were destined to be born today. This is your fate!" Di Zhao stated.
The little phoenix was speechless.
What fate? It was clearly you forcing me to hatch! She had originally planned to lay low for a while longer; after all, coming out meant becoming someone else's slave!
"Oh? As expected of an ancient phoenix. To possess the cultivation of a Quasi-Emperor right at birth," Di Zhao's eyes lit up.
"This is fitting for a Heavenly Emperor's mount. Stepping onto the path of transcendence in the future won't be a problem."
Indeed, right after hatching, this little phoenix already possessed the cultivation of the Tenth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm. From the moment of birth, it stood at a height that many people could never reach.
"Sign this contract. From now on, you are a spirit beast of the Heavenly Court and the mount for my husband and me!"
Di Zhao tossed out a decree. The decree looked extremely profound and bore the handprints of both Di Zhao and Jiang Che.
[I, the Ancient Phoenix, hereby sign the Great Dao Contract. In this life, I shall be eternally loyal to Jiang Che and Di Zhao, eternally loyal to the Heavenly Court, and shall never betray them. Otherwise, I shall suffer the punishment of karmic fire burning my heart...]
The little phoenix was shocked.
Looking at this decree, she felt her scalp tingle. Although young, she was no fool. One glance was enough to tell that this decree was a trap.
Once she signed it, she would truly become a slave. She was an ancient phoenix! Her bloodline carried the true phoenix legacy. She was a genuine phoenix, a supreme descendant who could even rival the Primordial Immortal Phoenix in the future. How could she allow herself to be shackled?
"Can... can I not sign it?"
Faced with the little phoenix's timid plea for mercy, Di Zhao said nothing and simply raised the hammer in her hand slowly.
"I'll sign, I'll sign! I'll sign it, okay?!"
Feeling incredibly aggrieved, the little phoenix hesitated for a long time before finally pressing her little claw print onto the decree.
The contract was formed, and almost instantly, Di Zhao sensed something.
"You!!! You tricked me! This isn't a Great Dao Contract, this is a Life and Death Contract!!!"
Instantly, the little phoenix's feathers ruffled in fury. She trembled all over, her meatball-like body shivering.
This wasn't a Great Dao Contract at all, but a Life and Death Contract. Her life and death were now entirely in the other party's hands. With a single thought... her soul would be scattered.
"Is there a difference?" Di Zhao glanced sideways at the little red phoenix.
She could vaguely deduce a corner of the future—this little phoenix would become her great enemy. Therefore, she had to strike first and keep her firmly under control.
"You... no difference!" The little phoenix forcibly swallowed her anger.
[I am still very weak right now, so I can only endure all of this. Consider yourself lucky to have picked on someone soft and defenseless for now.]
However, what caused her to break down even more was yet to come.
"Wow! What a cute little birdie!"
Gu Xian'er, who had come to play with Di Zhao, instantly spotted the little phoenix and ran over excitedly.
"Big Sister Di Zhao, is this your pet bird? It's so cute... can I touch it?" Gu Xian'er looked at Di Zhao with pleading eyes.
Di Zhao slowly nodded. This Gu Xian'er possessed the Eternal Evergreen Physique, aging only one year for every ten thousand years. For her to truly become a romantic rival, it would take at least over a hundred thousand years.
But this little phoenix was different. She was naturally intelligent and would soon grow into an adult. By then, if she clung to the Emperor's side, she would definitely be a great enemy!
There weren't many girls she currently classified as great enemies. Yu Wan'er was one, Immortal Venerable White Fox was another, and then there was this little phoenix.
Teaching a romantic rival a lesson had to start from a young age!
"Wow, you're so cute..." Gu Xian'er had the temperament of a child. She kept rubbing her cheek against the little phoenix, bringing it close to her nose and sniffing it deeply.
The little phoenix was speechless.
She felt as if the person in front of her was going to eat her.
"We are of the same kind!" Gu Xian'er tugged at the little phoenix's two small wings. "A great roc spreads its wings!"
Di Zhao suddenly chimed in, "That's a fat chicken raising its hands."
The little phoenix was speechless.
You're the damn fat chicken! Your whole family are fat chickens!
Afterward, Gu Xian'er placed the little phoenix on her head and then flew into the sky, suddenly transforming into her true form.
Gu Xian'er's father was the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor, so she naturally possessed an extremely pure Kunpeng bloodline.
Just as she transformed, she appeared as a giant Kun, black and white all over, with a body a full ten thousand fathoms long. But in the blink of an eye, wings sprouted from the giant Kun's back, and it transformed into a massive Peng bird. Its back was like a cloud hanging in the sky as it soared above the clouds.
Di Zhao lowered her eyes, glanced at the decree in her hand, and curled her thin lips slightly.
Clearly, Di Zhao was also an extremely cunning and two-faced woman.
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The borderlands of the Demon Realm.
Tian Chan frowned deeply.
This time, the evil spirit plane acted like mad dogs, mobilizing over thirty evil gods from the Evil God Pillars. Led by the Heavenly Horse Evil Exalt and the Evil Venerable Ancient Buddha, countless evil spirit creatures bore down on the borders.
"Palace Master Tian, that Heavenly Horse Evil Exalt is truly invincible... I... I fought her for two rounds and was struck down from my horse!"
An Immortal Venerable came before Tian Chan, clutching his arm. His arm had been severed, and thick black energy billowed from the stump... looking utterly terrifying.
Tian Chan remained silent.
That Heavenly Horse Evil Exalt wielding a war spear was indeed terrifying. All the top-tier Immortal Venerables from the Nine Heavens went out to fight... yet none were her match. Her war spear was a half-step Dao artifact. Unless the Nine Heavens side had a Dao Integration stage Immortal Venerable like herself, they couldn't defeat her.
But—as the leader of the righteous path, she was already being watched closely by two Evil Emperors and couldn't make a move.
Their Nine Heavens righteous path faction originally had two true Immortal Emperors: the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor and the Immortal Emperor of Annihilation, who cultivated the Dao of Annihilation. However, the Immortal Emperor of Annihilation had run away a few days ago, so their righteous path faction only had the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor as their sole, genuine Immortal Emperor.
The Kunpeng Immortal Emperor could hold off one Evil Emperor, and although she was only an Immortal Venerable... she could also hold her own against an Evil Emperor. However... apart from the Supreme Evil Emperor, the Evil Spirit Plane had a total of three Evil Emperors!
The Chaotic Heaven Demonic Ape and the Fallen Heavenly Dao. These two Evil Emperors were the ones leading the vanguard right now, but Tian Chan knew... the Evil Spirit Plane still had an extremely powerful Evil Emperor who had yet to reveal themselves.
The Demon Butterfly Evil Emperor!
The sole protector by the side of Evil Emperor Ji Qingyi!
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
