"Are you sure you're not lying to me?"
Su Chen raised his hand and swore, "Absolutely."
After a moment of hesitation, the woman released Su Chen in the end.
Seeing her dazed expression, Su Chen said, "Um … big sister, you don't need to be too sad. At least your child is still alive."
The woman suddenly looked up at Su Chen. "I need you to do something for me. I don't have much time left."
"Please tell me. If it's within my power, I will definitely help."
"Find the Heavenspan Empress and rescue Little Na from her clutches," the woman said decisively.
Su Chen almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Elder Sister, you're making things difficult for me. Sky-reaching Empress is one of the five Great Emperors who survived the incident. I'm not even comparable to an ant in front of her. I really can't help you with this. Why don't you consider asking someone else?"
The woman suddenly snorted. "What Heavenspan Empress? That's just flattery. Others don't know her background, but I do. You don't need to be afraid of her. As long as you do as I say, I guarantee that defeating her will be as easy as defeating an ant."
What the hell?
Su Chen was a bit dumbfounded.
Defeating an Emperor Realm expert was as easy as defeating an ant?
Wasn't this boasting a little too much?
The woman didn't think much of it and continued, "Her real name is Cai Yun. Back then, she was just a weak servant girl in my Celestial Phoenix Palace."
Cough cough …
The famous Heavenspan Empress used to be a servant girl of the Phoenix Race?
Su Chen couldn't help but take a closer look at the crazy woman in front of him. From her forehead, Su Chen seemed to see a bit of her former power and authority.
Su Chen was a bit curious.
"Big sister, may I ask who you are?"
"Me?
My name is Jin Fengxian, the palace master of the Celestial Phoenix Palace. I am the supreme ruler of the Phoenix Race in the universe and one of the nine great immortal beasts of the immortal world. "
"Immortal … immortal beast?"
Su Chen swallowed. "Senior, are you from the Celestial Realm?"
"That's right. I was born in the Immortal Realm and grew up by the Jade Pool. I was enlightened by Hong Jun Ancestor and cultivated the Golden Body of the Phoenix. It wasn't until the collapse of the Immortal Realm that I escaped from the Immortal Realm to the Mortal Realm with my clansmen. However, I was blocked by the Way of Heaven and had no choice but to seal myself."
"Senior, did you create this planet?"
"That's right. I used a supreme immortal technique of a Gold Immortal to seal off the entire planet. That's how I managed to avoid being sealed by the Heavenly Dao."
"Heavenly Dao … what is it?"
"It's the remnant spiritual will of the Grandmist Master that remained in the mortal world after his death."
"Grandmist Master!
What is it? "
The woman seemed to dislike Su Chen for asking too many questions, and her tone became impatient. "The Grandmist Master is the creator of the Grandmist Universe, the creator of all living beings."
Although he was still a little confused, Su Chen roughly understood.
Su Chen didn't dare to continue asking. This woman's temper wasn't too good, and he didn't want to anger her.
"That … Senior Jin Fengxian, you said that there's a way to defeat Tongtian … Cai Yun, can you tell me what it is?"
Jin Fengxian said, "Her soul contains the origin of my Phoenix Clan. Once this brand is activated, she won't be able to resist any of my clan's will. I can pass on the bloodline origin of the Phoenix Clan to you. As long as you see that woman, you can use it to control Cai Yun. At that time, she won't be able to resist any of your orders."
Give it to an Emperor Realm expert for free?
Su Chen suddenly doubted his life. Was this for real? Was this woman just trying to trick him?
"Hurry up, I don't have much time left. You've broken the barrier I set up, and the Heavenly Dao's will should have sensed my existence by now. The Heavenly Dao's lightning tribulation can descend at any time. When that time comes, I'll definitely die. It's not a pity that I die, but Little Na carries the hope of our Phoenix Clan. You must save her, or I'll turn into a malicious spirit after death and peck your eyes blind, so you'll never see the light again!"
Just as she finished speaking, Jin Fengxian suddenly disappeared.
However, her voice continued to reverberate in Su Chen's ears.
In a blur, Su Chen saw a rainbow-colored feather suddenly fall from the sky.
A mystical energy was continuously fusing into Su Chen's soul.
"Huff huff!"
Su Chen suddenly woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Su Xiaoyao standing by his side with a worried expression. Meng Die, Xue Bin, and the others were also looking at him.
"Father, you're fine!" Su Xiaoyao exclaimed in surprise.
Su Chen was just about to speak when a system notification sounded.
"Ding … congratulations to host for obtaining the Phoenix Clan's bloodline origin. Unlocking the new achievement 'Phoenix Ancestor'."
"Ding … congratulations to host for obtaining the new skill 'Origin Control'. This skill is restricted and can only be used on a specific target."
"Ding … legendary mission: Rescue Little Na's Great Battle. This mission has no time limit. After completing this mission, origin control will be unlocked. At that time, host will obtain the complete Phoenix Clan's bloodline origin. The true Phoenix Ancestor will be able to command all phoenixes in the world."
The continuous system notifications told Su Chen that everything that had just happened in the spiritual world was not a dream.
This was actually a legendary mission!
One could imagine just how difficult this mission was to complete.
Although Su Chen had obtained the Phoenix Clan's origin from Jin Fengxian and could use it to suppress the Heavenly Empress, but … this was the Heavenly Empress! Was it really so easy to control a powerful being of this level?
The Phoenix Clan's origin sounded very powerful, but Su Chen had no idea how effective it was in reality.
Just because he had the Phoenix Clan's origin, Su Chen was going to go find the Heavenly Empress and challenge her to her face?
Just how eager was he to go to his death?
Su Chen shook his head in exasperation. This mission was very troublesome …
Thankfully, there was no time limit to this mission. He would have to see if he had the chance to encounter the Heavenly Empress in the future.
If he did, then he would take the risk and test out the effects of this Origin Control skill.
What if it worked?
This was the Heavenly Empress! If he could make her obey his every command, just thinking about it made him excited.
"Rumble …"
All of a sudden, the dull sound of thunder came from outside the cave.
"That's strange, why is there suddenly thunder?" Xue Bin was confused.
Su Chen's brows furrowed as a thought occurred to him. He immediately panicked and said, "Hurry … Let's get out of here. The heavenly tribulation is about to descend."
"Heavenly tribulation?
Why would there be a heavenly tribulation out of nowhere? "
Su Chen did not have the time to explain so much. He led everyone all the way to the outside of the cave. He took out the stone dagger again and cut another hole in the barrier that had already healed.
After leaving the cave, Su Chen immediately looked up.
"Gasp …"
This was already beyond the level of tribulation lightning!