The nine-headed green bird flew 140,000 miles in a row and entered the middle section of the Giant Whale River Basin. Here, the river had become wider, with a gentle current, while on both sides of the river, a treacherous mountain towered up.
Not long ago, this region had exploded in a Saint-level battle, and some of the mountains had been melted by the Saint Flame, becoming crippled, and to this day, the magma hadn’t even completely solidified.
The entire heaven and earth was in a state of disrepair, like a wasteland.
Princess Rakshasa sat perched on the back of the nine-headed green bird, taking out a mask compiled from green feathers and putting it on her face, covering up the bewitching face that was so powerful that it only left behind a pair of soul-stirring phoenix eyes.
Zhang Ruochen glanced towards her, revealing a puzzled expression, but did not bother to ask.
With her spiritual attainments, even without a mask, not many cultivators would be able to see her true face.
“Further ahead, is the territory where the Phoenix Nest is located, it is filled with all sorts of unknown perils, everyone better be careful.”Princess Rakshasa said softly.
The Ice and Fire Phoenix was personally buried in the Phoenix Nest by that God of the Ancestral Spirit Realm, and with the power of a God, casually leaving behind some means could cause a Saint to die without a burial place.
Otherwise, with the powerful strength of Princess Rakshasa, she wouldn’t have sought out Zhang Ruochen to join forces.
Zhang Ruochen probed the four directions with his spiritual power and detected a powerful fiery power breeding in the ground, which had some subtle differences from the rules of heaven and earth even elsewhere.
It was likely that the Phoenix Nest was really nearby.
Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen’s gaze stared downwards, detecting the fluctuation of two very powerful Evil Shakti Qi in a reddish yellow mountain forest.
“Whew!”
A violent storm surged up from one of the thousands of feet tall mountains, with densely packed wind blades coalescing out, spinning and flying, sweeping towards the nine-headed green bird flying in the sky.
“What great guts, actually daring to attack us.”
Princess Rakshasa’s eyes sank as a soft hum came out of her mouth.
Flames emerged from the nine pairs of eyes of the nine-headed green bird at the same time, and then with a flap of its wings, an even more powerful storm surged outwards, blowing the mountains underneath shaking as if they were about to collapse.
The strength of the Nine Headed Green Bird was not weak, it was more powerful than the average Second Grade Marquis.
Below, in the red-coloured mountains, behind a rock that was more than ten feet tall, stood two Third Grade Marquis level Rakshasa women. The storm just now was a Wind Sacred Law that they had cast using their spiritual power.
Seeing that the nine-headed green bird had defeated the Wind Saint Law, the two of them immediately unfolded their wings and flew off into the distance, wanting to vanish.
“Still want to leave?”
Zhang Ruochen took out the Green Sky Bow and White Sun Arrow and pulled back the bowstring, and there was a wave of wind and thunder power coalescing around his body.
“Boom.”
The White Sun Arrow turned into a white stream of light and flew towards one of the Third Marquis level Rakshasa women.
Seeing that that Rakshasa woman was about to be shot, suddenly, in another direction, a golden holy arrow flew out to collide with the White Sun Arrow, resounding with a deafening collision sound.
Both the golden holy arrow and the white sun arrow were deflected and struck the ground, leaving behind two deep, bottomless pits with earth and rocks splashing down.
“Arrow Dao experts.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes narrowed as he stretched out a hand and pinched it towards the void, retrieving the White Sun Arrow.
“Wow…”
That golden Saint Arrow also flew out from the ground and into the hands of a Rakshasa Marquis.
That Rakshasa Marquis was wearing golden armour, three metres and five-sixths tall, with broad shoulders and a long horse face, grasping a golden-backed Dragon Bone Bow that was close to three metres long in his hand, and in addition to that golden arrow in his hand, there were also nine other golden arrows on his back.
“Greetings to the Holy Arrow Marquis.”
The two Third Grade Marquis ranked Rakshasa women bowed and saluted the man holding the golden-backed dragon bone bow.
The Sacred Arrow Marquis nodded gently, then, glancing over towards Zhang Ruochen, the Rakshasa Princess, and Qing Mo, who were standing on the back of the nine-headed green bird, he said rather coldly and proudly, “The Phoenix Nest belongs to the Rakshasa Clan, and other than that, any living creature that dares to come close to this place will be killed on sight.”
With that, the Holy Arrow Waiter shot out an arrow once again, and on the ground, a loud sound like heavenly thunder exploding resounded.
“Boom.”
A golden arrow, transformed into a golden aura, flew six hundred miles away and pierced through a Saint who was trying to sneak past.
That Saint’s body exploded into a cloud of blood mist.
Obviously, apart from Zhang Ruochen and the others, there were other Saint Masters, hiding in the shadows, all trying to seize the Phoenix Nest and the Wall of Merit Book.
The Saint Arrow Waiter opened his bow and shot arrows one after another, and in a matter of moments, he killed seven Saint People who had come close to within a thousand miles. Subsequently, those cultivators who wanted to get close to the Phoenix Nest retreated backwards and withdrew to a thousand miles away.
The Rakshasa Princess stood up and said to Zhang Ruochen; “Sacred Arrow Marquis, one of the First Class Marquises of the Rakshasa Clan, has attainments above the Dao of Archery that are sufficient to be called an Arrow Saint. The Golden-backed Dragon Bone Bow and the ten Destruction Arrows that he has mastered are extraordinary Saint Artifacts that possess the mysterious power to exterminate Saints.”
Zhang Ruochen hadn’t deliberately cultivated the Arrow Dao, but he could tell that the Saint Arrow Marquis’ attainments in the Arrow Dao were indeed far above his.
“It is said that a First Class Marquis possesses the power to fight against a Saint King, is that really true?”Zhang Ruochen asked.
Princess Rakshasa said, “There are high and low First Class Marquis, but, even the weakest First Class Marquis can at least fight against a Saint King for a few moves, and even possess the strength to save their lives. Some very powerful First Class Marquises even have the strength to kill weaker Saint Kings.”
Right at this moment, Zhang Ruochen gave birth to a sense of danger, only to see that the Holy Arrow Marquis, who was standing on the ground, was actually using a golden arrow to aim at his brow.
“Boom.”
The corner of the Holy Arrow Hou’s mouth grinned as his fingers loosened, and then the golden arrow flew out, causing the heavens and earth to shake violently for hundreds of miles in a radius.
Zhang Ruochen immediately took out the Fengbei Shield and pressed his hands forward, and immediately, a large swath of lightning and fire light surged out, colliding with the golden arrow.
The power contained on top of the golden arrow was so enormous that it actually shook Zhang Ruochen backwards, falling off the back of the nine-headed green bird.
“Boom.”
The Sacred Arrow Marquis immediately shot out a second arrow, transforming into a golden stream of light that flew towards Qing Mo.
Qing Mo immediately stirred up the protective talismans on her body, and immediately, layers of light shields and shield seals emerged, wrapping her body tightly.
“Boom boom.”
A series of explosions came out.
On Qing Mo’s body, twenty-three protective talismans burst into pieces in a row, finally dissolving the power of the golden arrow.
However, the impact force above the golden arrow still shook her and sent her flying towards the ground.
As two arrows in a row failed to kill the enemy, it was obvious that the Holy Arrow Marquis was also a little disappointed and sulky, so he quickly drew his bow and shot five golden arrows in succession, all striking at the Rakshasa Princess and the Nine-Headed Green Bird.
The Rakshasa Princess and the Nine-Headed Green Bird did not fight him hard, but instead took the initiative to fly down to the ground and join Zhang Ruochen.
“Condensation.”
One of Princess Rakshasa’s jade hands, pressed forward, releasing spatial power.
Instantly, the space in front of her finger froze and became solidified, wanting to seal the five golden arrows.
“Ka ka ka.”
It was only blocked for a split second, and the powerful force contained above the five golden arrows shattered the frozen space and continued to fly towards them.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes condensed as he appeared to the side of the Rakshasa Princess and pressed his palms forward, also striking out a spatial power that combined with the spatial power struck by the Rakshasa Princess, finally sealing the five golden arrows.
“Damn it.”
The Sacred Arrow Marquis’ face changed slightly, and he hurriedly formed a seal with both hands, wanting to retrieve the five golden arrows.
Zhang Ruochen took a step forward, and the palms of his hands erupted with Pure Destruction Divine Flame, which began to refine the five golden arrows, and at the same time, prevented them from flying back.
Thousands of miles away, many cultivators were hiding in the shadows to watch the battle.
The Nine Phenomena Sword Saint’s length, which was draped on both sides of his cheeks, stood underneath a bare acacia tree, looking out in the direction of the Phoenix Nest, saying, ”To actually be able to fight against the Sacred Arrow Marquis already, Zhang Ruochen, this brat’s length of achievement is really frightening. Xuan Gui has taken in a good disciple, it’s truly enviable.”
The three major disciples of the Nine Pale Sword Saint, Wang Chuang, Yan Yulong, and Chen Fang, stood at the back with somewhat unnatural expressions on their faces, although their hearts were not in a good mood, they had to be convinced.
Zhang Ruochen was indeed very strong, not something they could fight against.
Jiu Yu Sword Saint’s eldest disciple, Wang Chuang, was a man who looked to be in his thirties, with a chilly aura on his body, and said in a low voice, ”So what if Zhang Ruochen is even stronger, he has already defected to the Guanghan Realm, but he’s just a traitor to the Kunlun Realm. Even if the Xuan Gui Sword Saint really isn’t dead, he’ll probably be pissed off at him.”
“A large number of experts from the Rakshasa Clan have blocked the path into the Phoenix Nest, so we can’t enter at all. Now that we have Zhang Ruochen in front of us to clear the way, it’s a good thing for us.”Yan Yulong said.
Chen Fang carried a wide, huge sword on his back and appeared quite young as he said, “All of the four First Grade Marquises of the Rakshasa Clan have gathered at the Phoenix Nest, on top of that, there is a large number of Second Grade Marquises and Third Grade Marquises, and there are even more low grade Marquises. With Zhang Ruochen’s strength alone, it is simply impossible to break the blockade of the Rakshasa Clan.”
A sharp look appeared on the face of the Nine Netherworld Sword Saint as he said, “Let’s wait a little longer! The Kunlun Realm also has a large number of powerful people who are rushing over, I’m afraid it won’t be easy for the Rakshasa Clan to take over the Phoenix Nest alone.”
While Zhang Ruochen was collecting the five golden arrows, in the direction behind the Sacred Arrow Marquis, a large swath of Evil Kraken clouds surged out, and vaguely, it could be seen that thousands of Rakshasa Marquises were flying in the clouds, uttering a long whistle.
The face of the Rakshasa Princess changed slightly and said, “Retreat quickly.”
Zhang Ruochen glanced towards the dark red Evil Krakshasa cloud mist, and was not afraid in his heart, however, he was very clear that there must be a large number of powerful people gathered nearby in the Shadrach Seven Realms, and all of them had not made a move, so why would he want to be a standout?
It wouldn’t be too late to scout out the number of Rakshasa Clan’s experts first, and then think of a way to kill his way into the Phoenix Nest.
Thus, Zhang Ruochen grabbed the five golden arrows, and then he performed the Great Spatial Shift, bringing Qing Mo to exit the area where the Phoenix Nest was located.
Strangely enough, the Sacred Arrow Marquis did not catch up after losing five Destruction Arrows in a row.
When he retreated to more than two thousand miles away, Zhang Ruochen sensed Mu Lingshi’s aura, in addition to that, Bu Ji and Su Qingling were also travelling with her, and the three of them soon appeared in Zhang Ruochen’s field of vision.
