Chapter 4325: The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix Arrives in Person
Pang Qi's eyes lingered greedily on the Purple Gold Fruits. His desire was so overwhelming that he could barely form words to refuse Lin Moyu's earlier suggestion. Finally, he answered,
"Very well. Should anyone trouble Daoist Lin, I shall personally take care of them."
This was exactly what Lin Moyu wished to hear but it was still not enough. He smiled faintly.
"In addition, I have a small request."
Pang Qi nodded. "Speak."
Lin Moyu replied calmly,
"No matter who moves against me, I want all the information on those involved."
For a moment, Pang Qi was stunned. Then recognition dawned.
"Daoist Lin… you hold grudges deeply, it seems."
Lin Moyu's gaze sharpened, his voice lowering like steel.
"My creed is simple: if others leave me be, I leave them be. But if others strike me then I return vengeance ten thousandfold."
Just then, the Phoenix's cry sounded again. And once more, no surprise it chose Lin Moyu.
The seventh fruit drifted into his grasp.
Pang Qi, unable to suppress his curiosity any longer, dared to ask,
"Daoist Lin… how exactly are you doing this?"
Lin Moyu tucked away the fruit.
"Did you not say earlier there are no rules that it is only luck?"
Pang Qi's face stiffened. How could he believe that now? Once might be luck. Twice, thrice even possible. But seven times? Clearly impossible.
He chuckled awkwardly, masking his disbelief.
"Daoist Lin must be jesting…"
Lin Moyu's smile was calm.
"I may have glimpsed a few of the rules the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix set down. But, Daoist Pang, do you truly wish to know? You ought to consider carefully."
At those words, Pang Qi's expression changed. He realized instantly if the Divine Phoenix had hidden rules, and never explained them to anyone, then it meant they were not meant to be known.
If he, a member of their clan, tried to pry into them he might anger the Divine Phoenix itself. That would be disastrous.
And as a Phoenix clansman, reverence for the Three Phoenix Kings was inscribed into his very bloodline. He gave a hurried bow.
"I was too forward. Please forgive me."
Lin Moyu only chuckled, letting the matter drop.
The eighth cry sounded.
And once more, the glow fell upon Lin Moyu.
The eighth fruit sped to him, while his entire body now blazed with layers of purple gold light.
A massive beam of radiance surged heavenward, visible across Fallen Feather World itself.
In the skies, shadowy figures began to appear one after another, drawn by the sight. All saw him at once, surrounded by blossoms of purple gold brilliance each ray marking a fruit.
Pang Qi's face shifted nervously. "Daoist Lin… the number of witnesses has become… immense."
His meaning was clear: this will make trouble afterward. You'll have to pay extra.
Lin Moyu, of course, understood. His tone was reassuring.
"Yes, it will draw trouble. But the price I'll pay you, Daoist Pang, will rise accordingly. You have no need to worry I understand well enough."
That assurance eased Pang Qi's heart. Truly, dealing with a clever man was much easier than with a fool. And the thought of securing multiple Purple Gold Fruits himself only heightened his joy.
As for the so called "trouble"? He, as City Lord and proud Seven Feather Phoenix, had his ways to handle it.
The ninth cry echoed.
The ninth fruit flew into Lin Moyu's possession.
The ninefold radiance converged, roaring into a blast brighter than ever, flooding the void with a towering pillar of light.
BOOM !
All Fallen Feather World shook.
From beyond, Chaos itself flared brilliantly. And then
From the ocean of purple gold emerged a colossal Phoenix of unimaginable size.
Its entire body was wrapped in glorious purple shine, majesty spilling in waves, its aura oppressive and unsurpassed.
Its nine golden tail feathers glittered, each as resplendent as a pillar of heaven.
Gasps erupted around the world.
"Nine Feather… the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix!"
"He comes in person!"
"By the heavens it is truly the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix himself!"
All Phoenix clansmen fell immediately to their knees in worship. Before they had only bowed to an avatar. But now their true king had arrived.
Even those of other races bent their heads, reverence filling their faces.
Only Lin Moyu alone remained standing, calm and composed.
He had encountered Great Supremes before. Fought against Chaos Perfections and even wounded one heavily.
What was there to fear in a Purple Gold Divine Phoenix who stood merely at Perfection Realm?
What did daunt him, however, was one thing sheer size.
His eyes traced the vast form. He muttered,
"To be this… vast."
The Phoenix's wings stirred Chaos into unseen waves. It wasn't using any skill or art but its bulk alone warped space, bending reality with its weight.
Lin Moyu compared it internally against his Five World Domain. The Phoenix's body made up perhaps one third of that domain.
The Five World Domain itself stretched endless billions of miles. Meaning the Purple Gold Phoenix's body spanned hundreds of millions of miles across.
Xiao Peng whispered through sound transmission,
"I've heard… that the Ancestors of our race, at full battle, could grow beyond the size of entire domains. A flap of their wings, a single charge and worlds would be shattered."
This came from his inherited bloodline memory. Perhaps exaggerated, but not far from truth. When mass grew beyond comprehension, size itself became a weapon.
Yet body size was not all; it was but one measure of strength.
Lin Moyu ordered softly,
"Speak no more. Be cautious."
If this Phoenix had unique abilities, even sound transmissions might be overheard.
Xiao Peng hushed, silently watching alongside him.
The massive Phoenix shrank as it approached Fallen Feather World.
The avatar earlier dissolved into countless beams of light, merging seamlessly into the true body.
By the time it shadowed the city's skies, its body had compacted to a million meters a titanic form still vast enough to blot out the heavens.
Its sharp gaze swept down. The glance fell as a radiant, solid curtain of purple light.
And wherever that gaze touched, Purple Gold Fruits plummeted down upon the chosen.
The Phoenix picked recipients as easily as exhaling.
But when its gaze reached Lin Moyu, it lingered.
The glow around Lin burned brightest of all.
The Phoenix stared for several breaths, then moved on, finally retracting its aura and flowing back to the Fallen Feather Sacred Peak.
The pressure receded. Pang Qi finally exhaled sharply.
"At last… he is gone."
Lin Moyu turned to him, voice even:
"Daoist Pang, does your clan dislike the closeness of your own forebear?"
Pang Qi smiled wryly, murmuring,
"Daoist Lin is human. You do not know what it means to suffer bloodline suppression. To us juniors, facing the Three Phoenixes is crushing. Our very blood yields before them."
And it was true. Such suppression existed in the Five World Domain as well an instinctive control of higher blood over lower.
Lin Moyu asked,
"What made the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix come in person?"
Pang Qi hesitated.
"It must be… because of the egg you returned."
Lin Moyu's heart skipped. Indeed, the egg had always seemed unusual…
He was about to speak, when another voice resounded directly in his soul.
"Daoist Lin… I am Purple Gold. Please, come to Fallen Feather Sacred Peak."
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