Chapter 295: Blazing True Dragon, Level Soaring

"Millions of world cycles of waiting... and it was finally not in vain..."

"The Phoenix God Clan... from this day onward... has truly been reborn!!"

...

Not far away, Qin Mu looked completely confused.

He genuinely could not understand why they were so emotional.

Tsk.

As long as they were happy, that was enough.

The intertwined Dragon and Phoenix phenomenon slowly faded away.

Extreme Phoenix and the others gradually returned to normal, but the cold aloofness they once carried had completely disappeared. Their faces were glowing with vitality and satisfaction.

Without the support of the Blazing Flame, the Seven Phoenix Absolute Array slowly collapsed.

Soon, everyone returned to the Howling Moon Divine Kingdom.

At this moment, Ten Thousand Moons looked toward Extreme Phoenix and the others. Seeing their utterly satisfied expressions caused her entire face to flush red.

She wanted to start an argument.

Unfortunately, she knew very well that she was no match for the seven Divine Venerables.

In the end, she could only glare fiercely before instantly appearing in front of Qin Mu.

"You... are you alright?"

Qin Mu blinked in confusion.

"Me? Why would I be in trouble? You should be asking whether they are alright. That is the real issue."

Whoosh—

Ten Thousand Moons immediately released a long sigh of relief.

"It’s good that you’re fine. It’s good that you’re fine~"

"As for Extreme Phoenix and the others... they had better be suffering!"

"Let’s go!"

Ten Thousand Moons no longer wanted to remain in this place for even a second.

"Wait."

Seeing this, Extreme Separation instantly teleported forward and grabbed Qin Mu’s wrist.

"You all..."

Ten Thousand Moons’ eyes twitched violently.

"Do you really think I, Ten Thousand Moons, am easy to bully?!"

"Heh."

Extreme Separation let out a proud snort.

"God King Ten Thousand Moons, it seems you have misunderstood something."

"Qin Mu is now a member of the Phoenix God Clan."

"And yet you intend to take him away without even saying a word?"

"Are you not being a little too disrespectful toward us?"

Extreme Separation already had quite a temper; if Qin Mu hadn’t been there, she would have already flared up.

Ten Thousand Moons, moreover, was someone who had never suffered a loss. If it weren’t for Ji Huang’s formidable power and her single-minded determination to save someone, after paying such a huge price, she wouldn’t have backed down so easily this time.

For a moment...

The atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point, with neither side willing to give an inch.

Swords were drawn!

Blazing Flame and Xuan Yue subtly confronted each other.

"What’s going on?"

Qin Mu curled his lips. "Am I not here?!"

Suppress!

With a thought from Qin Mu, the Blazing Flame burning on his arm instantly transformed into dozens of flying dragons, locking down the surrounding space. With a flick of his hand, he immediately broke free from the control of Ten Thousand Moons and Extreme Separation.

"If you have something to say, then say it. If not, I’m leaving first."

His Foundation had already been established.

Qin Mu truly no longer needed to concern himself with them.

Ji Huang and Extreme Separation possessed incredibly high cultivation, both being in the Divine Venerable Realm. However, due to Qin Mu’s unique nature, he could steadily suppress them. They only had the right to obey, not to bare their fangs.

As for Ten Thousand Moons...

He couldn’t defeat her now, but there was still the hundred-day battle agreement. Before that battle, she had no reason to turn against him.

In this situation, Qin Mu had no intention of being polite with them.

"Young Master Qin..." Ji Huang teleported forward and said subtly, "Extreme Separation is only worried about your safety. She means no harm—you know that~"

Nonsense.

If it weren’t for the Soul Binding, and knowing she truly had no ill intent, Qin Mu would have already retaliated just now.

"As a Cultivator, if you can’t even control your own life, then what’s the point of living?"

"Wouldn’t it be better to die sooner rather than later?"

Qin Mu would never entrust his life and death to others.

He hadn’t done so in the past, and he never would in the future.

Even if Ten Thousand Moons turned hostile now, Qin Mu still had his Clone and could self-destruct to escape.

"Young Master is absolutely right."

Ji Huang didn’t argue either.

However, she couldn’t let Qin Mu leave.

Their own lifelong matters had already been settled, but there were still countless Phoenixes of the Phoenix God Clan waiting eagerly.

She wasn’t some lone Phoenix who only cared about herself; she had to consider the younger generation of her clan as well.

Ji Huang paused for a moment before speaking softly:

"This concubine was thinking that Young Master travels the Universe alone, which must be very inconvenient."

"We few also possess some cultivation. Even if we only clean Young Master’s room or drive away mosquitoes and insects, that would still be excellent~"

...What?

Ten Thousand Moons was completely dumbfounded.

"Some cultivation?"

"You call this ’some cultivation’?"

Isn’t that going too far?!

You are Divine Venerable Realm Cultivators!

If this is considered ’some cultivation,’ then doesn’t that mean I have no cultivation at all?

Are you even letting others live?!

...Pfft!

Qin Mu was truly speechless at Ji Huang’s logic.

As expected of the Yao Race.

Driving away mosquitoes and insects—for the Yao Race, that was practically the ultimate benefit hidden within their Bloodline.

The Human Race truly had no need for that.

Now, if she had talked about warming the bed, there might have been a slight possibility.

However, Qin Mu didn’t need that either at the moment.

Still, if Ji Huang and the others insisted on staying, Qin Mu didn’t seem capable of driving them away.

With the Blazing Flame True Dragon, he could suppress them.

But killing them was impossible; after all, the gap in cultivation between them was simply too great.

As for driving them away, that was even more impossible.

Divine Venerables.

They could teleport. Once they locked onto a coordinate, they could track someone down even if that person hid inside a black hole.

Moreover...

He still needed to find an opportunity to obtain the ancient and primordial battle experience.

It wasn’t very convenient to discuss such matters in front of Ten Thousand Moons right now; he would speak with Ji Huang alone later.

"That’s your business. Just don’t bother me."

Qin Mu truly had matters he needed to handle.

His Foundation had stabilized.

The Legacy of the Heavenly Sword Sect could no longer be ignored.

Time waited for no one.

Every extra day of delay meant that the God King Wing Star confronting him within the Secret Realm, as well as the great enemy of the Heavenly Sword Sect on Sword Mountain, remained hidden dangers.

"First, I’ll deal with the remaining Secret Realms on Dragon Star and stabilize the Heavenly Sword Sect. Then I’ll find a way to return to Sword Mountain for an investigation."

"Even if I can’t take Sword Mountain for myself, I must at least excavate all the treasures inside."

...

Ten Thousand Moons watched Ji Huang lower her stance and cling to Qin Mu like sticky candy, and a burst of irritation immediately rose within her. She promptly transmitted a message:

"The Yao Race will always be the Yao Race. You mustn’t be deceived by their appearance."

"You can know a person’s face, but not their heart—let alone the heart of an alien race."

"How could you possibly know what their Souls are thinking beneath those shells?"

Cough cough.

Sorry, but I actually do know.

Unfortunately, Qin Mu couldn’t say that aloud.

"There’s no need to worry. The Phoenix God Clan cannot harm me."

"Hmm..."

The moment those words left her mouth, Ten Thousand Moons found herself at a loss. However, she couldn’t simply stand by and watch her disciple fall into the Phoenix Clan’s maw.

"No, I still have to keep an eye on you."

"You are still young and don’t yet understand the Universe. You should know that in the competition among the myriad races, all kinds of despicable schemes exist—far beyond your imagination."

Well.

It seemed there truly would be no more peaceful days ahead.

Seeing the current situation, Qin Mu realized he probably couldn’t avoid the attention of these Divine Venerables and God Kings anymore.

There was only one solution:

A Clone.

"Hmm, it’s time to create another Clone."

Having made his decision, Qin Mu stopped arguing. He was just about to return from his Divine Kingdom to Dragon Star when an alarm suddenly came from his cyber clone.

"There’s a problem in the Light Prison!?"

...

Across countless light-years away—

Light Prison.

Inside the battleship’s control room, Lilia stared intently at the region ahead.

"Rake, the energy fluctuations there are too strange. It’s as if... as if they carry the aura of Life."

"A rotten... decayed aura of Life~"

If this had been the outside world—a planet, cosmic dust, or even a Secret Realm—Lilia wouldn’t have found such a phenomenon surprising.

But this was the Light Prison.

A dead zone where even light itself could not escape.

Under the distortion and expansion of space, everything should have been torn apart.