869: Chapter 233: Enemy in the Dark_3 869: Chapter 233: Enemy in the Dark_3 Above the Star Sea, the Thunder Department’s Great Hall shimmered with blue light, carrying with it the authority of a whole world as it thunderously suppressed everything below.
Tai Zu had yet to bite down upon the Great Hall, yet it already squeaked and twisted as if it could not bear the pressure, gradually collapsing.
It seemed as though it would crumble any moment.
Just then, an ancient phoenix cry was heard.
An illusory wing flapped through mid-air, smoothing over the agitated Laws of Heaven above the Star River and preventing any further assaults on Tai Zu, suppressing the Great Hall.
A weak voice, carrying a hint of helplessness, advised Tai Zu, “Fellow Daoist, please calm your anger for now, this hall cannot be destroyed at this moment.”
The black hole flickered and reverted to Tai Zu’s True Form.
He glanced at the Thunder Department’s Great Hall and then slowly withdrew.
This old phoenix’s face still needed to be given.
The Second Ancestor of the Sealed Emperor’s eyes suddenly widened.
By swallowing the Thunder Pool, had the Thunder Department’s Great Hall appeared?
Could this have been that Old Turtle’s goal all along?
What had he just done near the Thunder Department’s Great Hall?
Astonished, he saw Tai Zu slowly descending, his claw scooping up a ribbon-like star belt from the Star River.
This was the chaotic Star Power he had suppressed.
Phoenix Ancestor’s laughter transmitted over, “Fellow Daoist, what do you need this Star Force for?”
Tai Zu’s voice softened, “My granddaughter-in-law is about to break through.
She is not only an Ice Affinity Sword Cultivator but also dabbles in Star Power.
It’s perfect as a greeting gift.”
What kind of ancestor meets their descendants without a greeting gift?
The ribbon of Star Power, gathered in Tai Zu’s claw, gently covered the Thunder Pool, which was ready to explode at any moment.
…
In front of Su He, space flashed, and Phoenix Chao Fei appeared again, immediately looking anxiously at him upon appearing.
Phoenix Chao Fei’s eyes, which rarely showed panic, swiftly scanned over, confirming Su He was still whole: head, shell, and tail—all were intact.
Phoenix Chao Fei breathed a half sigh of relief, then hurriedly asked, “What about your Peacock Body?”
Su He smiled, “It’s here, and in good shape.
The Heavenly Punishment didn’t reveal my Peacock Body.”
Seeing that Phoenix Chao Fei was still worried, Su He retracted the Star Ring outside his body, shifted into his Peacock True Body in front of Phoenix Chao Fei, and shook his feathered wings to prove the excellent health of his Peacock Body.
“Do you need me to fan my tail feathers?”
“Scram!”
Phoenix Chao Fei snapped, then quieted down and looked at Su He silently for a long time.
Although the Heavenly Punishment was aimed at Su He, this incident was likely caused by her.
The nephew was clearly following her side, and she had always been called a Greater Power, yet she didn’t even have the ability to protect her own nephew.
After the initial panic and having confirmed Su He was unharmed, the ensuing sense of defeat could not be suppressed.
Su He cocked his bird head, looking at her.
Phoenix Chao Fei’s feathers shivered, not letting Su He see her thoughts, and she looked away to ask, “Did the Old Phoenix come?”
Su He shook his head and smiled, “Tai Zu came!”
No wonder Tai Zu knew he was in trouble.
Was this because his aunt had gone to find Phoenix Ancestor, and Phoenix Ancestor couldn’t make it but had informed Tai Zu?
“What are you laughing at?” Phoenix Chao Fei’s gaze turned cold.
Su He laughed even more joyfully, “I’ve realized my aunt is not so cold… Aunt, the treasures in the Houdou Treasure House haven’t been taken away yet!”
Seeing Phoenix Chao Fei’s eyes truly grow colder, Su He hastily changed the topic.
Phoenix Chao Fei fell silent for a moment, then a cold smirk rose on her lips, “Then let’s take another look.
I’d like to see what tricks mere Houdou used that made us continuously fail!”
Su He: “?”
Phoenix Chao Fei turned to look at him, disdainfully glancing, “Haven’t you realized yet?”
Su He’s head filled with even bigger question marks.
“Do you constantly use Divine Sense to inspect external objects?” Phoenix Chao Fei snorted.
“I do…” Su He hesitated for a moment.
What cultivator wouldn’t use Divine Sense to inspect external objects?
—But he wasn’t a cultivator.
As a Divine God Beast, his gaze naturally carried the function of Divine Sense.
He seldom used Divine Sense when encountering unfamiliar treasures.
Phoenix Chao Fei’s lips curled with a sneer, “Under normal circumstances, I also wouldn’t know… a forbidden area, yet still ask you.”
She clearly had a guess about Su He’s method of avoiding the Lotus Fire Stream.
As someone who had stepped onto the Vermilion Bird Path and had come into contact with Time Power, knowing that time was off-limits, how could she ask directly?
Phoenix Chao Fei’s gaze drifted toward the far-off Kui Yang Star.
“Normally, you wouldn’t blurt out the taboo without thinking either.”
Su He was stunned for a moment, then muttered softly, “I might…”
Mystery Yellow Cave Sky had been too long; Su He had already gotten used to it so much that he could speak without restraint.
If Phoenix Chao Fei asked, he really would unconsciously answer.
Phoenix Chao Fei: “…”
Her sinister expression was briefly interrupted.
She shook her wings and, without addressing Su He any further, said, “In the Houdou Fight Cave Mansion, there’s something influencing the minds of cultivators.”
As she spoke, she even started to laugh.
It was normal to affect this stupid turtle, but at her level of cultivation, to still be affected was unexpected.
The methods within the Houdou Fight Cave Mansion were indeed surprising.
Including the descent of Heavenly Punishment, the way it was handled was completely incorrect.
In a rash of the mind, she went to withstand the Heavenly Punishment for the Dragon Turtle!
It would have been more convenient to just slap the Dragon Turtle to death; that might have even allowed Su He’s Peacock Body to survive!
Withstanding the Heavenly Punishment was not something she was capable of doing!
Her Spirit Wisdom was affected until she was under the Heavenly Punishment, and the influences on her Spirit Wisdom were dispelled by the aura of the Heavenly Punishment, only then returning to some clarity.
Only after leaving this place and reaching the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains did she fully come to her senses!
“This is indeed a coincidence!” Su He laughed.
Phoenix Chao Fei’s explanation sounded so familiar!
In Su He’s mind, the Talisman Rune that Third Emperor’s Son had placed on the Drake flashed.
That Talisman Rune had turned the Drake into a beast driven purely by instinct.