Chapter 1240 - 1130: The Appearance of Kunpeng
At the shore of Kunlong Lake.
All the mighty ones from various clans are now wailing in sorrow.
“No!”
“We came to seek the chance of the Kunpeng, not to become fuel!”
“Let us leave!”
Many people are shouting out loud, panic-stricken.
“You… you deceived us!”
The Sky Carving King, trembling, says to Shui Kuangwen, the attendant of the Water Emperor at the bow of the ship:
“From the very beginning, you had no intention of letting us join the Imperial Court!”
“Why…”
“The Waterway Imperial Court… has betrayed its word!”
The Jiaolong King and the Kun Crocodile King are also crying out in grief and indignation.
They, as traitors themselves, now feel the resentment and fury of being “betrayed”.
“I told you, you are merely consumables, fuel that’s all,” says Shui Kuangwen with a smile:
“When the Giant Dragon crushes ants underfoot, does it care whether the ants rebel or submit?”
Upon hearing this, the Golden Peng King grinds his teeth. His heart is nearly bursting with rage; he betrayed even his own flesh and blood for such an outcome…
“You deceive me… you actually deceived me!”
“I’ll fight you with all I’ve got!”
He charges towards that giant ship!
But Shui Kuangwen simply waves his hand, and suddenly, the Array Flags covering all the Ancient Clans erupt with an even more terrifying power. Inside the Causal Furnace, there seemed to be flames of karma that were devouring, about to obliterate everyone!
The entire area is engulfed by the Causal Fire.
They, who had once been protected by the Kunpeng, all the Ancient Clans, are now converted into fuel, which will aid the Causal Furnace in locating the karma related to the Kunpeng.
At this moment, the area is boiling with karma, now utterly unsearchable!
Only one giant ship remains uninvolved.
“The Causal Fire burns fiercely; if in this life, there truly is an awakening of the Kunpeng Bloodline… it will definitely be found,” he murmurs, while also casting his gaze toward the distance.
“The whereabouts of the Kunpeng’s Bloodline are accounted for… but as for the Hei Chai mentioned by the Great Emperor…”
He ponders.
Hei Chai seems nowhere to be found. Although it’s said that people like Shui Guiyuan are Forebears, and because their distant ancestors come from the darkness, the burning of people like Shui Guiyuan in the Sea of Karma might possibly attract the attention of the dark…
But that’s just an elusive possibility…
“I hope the Heavenly Blessed Water Emperor is favored,” he murmurs to himself.
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At this moment.
The Causal Fire, intangible and ethereal.
You can’t feel its heat or temperature, nor can you see its existence.
Yet, at this moment, all beings covered by it are feeling an existential panic.
It’s as if every drop of time they’ve experienced is being scorched by some kind of flame.
Their past and memories seem to be half-destroyed.
This burning triggers the collapse of their being!
Why do creatures exist? This most fundamental karma is being directly incinerated, and only those karma related to the Kunpeng are selected, turned into fuel, and form the Causal Fire!
This is a forbidden technique, that even if used by the Great Emperor, can easily backlash, challenging the very karmic principles of life’s existence.
Countless lives evaporate; as their existence in this world is cleansed by the fire, they vanish as if they had never been here, leaving without a trace.
“Ah… no… it hurts, it’s killing me!”
At this moment, the Sky Carving King also screams in agony, feeling like his soul is cracking. Right now, pieces of light related to the Kunpeng are being extracted from the karma of his life!
These are images of the Kunpeng! During the Era of the Lifting Fire, the Forebears created the world, the Kunpeng protected the land, and the ancestors of his Sky Carving tribe had once paid homage to the Kunpeng, receiving its protection!
“No… I don’t want to die…”
The Kun Crocodile King is rolling on the ground in agony, feeling like each inch of flesh and bone is undergoing countless tortures, his consciousness already in disarray.
This moment, he clearly sees that during the Era of the Lifting Fire, terrifying lava erupted from the land, nearly annihilating their clan completely. It was the Kunpeng’s flapping wings that sheltered their clan!
“Retribution… this is retribution, hahaha… We betrayed Kunpeng’s Descendants, rebelled against the Kunpeng totem, now all of the karma related to the Kunpeng will perish… hahaha…”
The Jiaolong King laughs in despair. They claimed to be of the Dragon Clan, but in history, they were nothing more than aquatic insects. It was the grand favor of the Kunpeng that allowed them to evolve into Jiaolong, and now, all their karmic debts are being repaid!
And those beings without the karma of the Kunpeng, after the collapse of their own karma, simply disappear into silence, not enduring so much pain.
But they must feel the karma related to the Kunpeng being extracted bit by bit, clearly feeling the scorching process of the Causal Fire… this can be called the utmost human torture!
At this moment, Kunpeng’s Descendants and others are also in abject terror.
“We’re finished.”
“So, we are the descendants of the Kunpeng, having been used by the Water Emperor all along…”
“Forgetting our own identity, recognizing a thief as a father for so many years, and when we awaken, is it just to die… I am not content!”
Many are despairing and crying out.
The flames of the furnace are also tipping over onto them.
At this moment, beside Dugu Yuqing, a man in black suddenly appears.
Lo and behold, it is the Kunpeng!
He stood with his hands behind his back, looking indifferently at the flames of the Causal Furnace between heaven and earth, and made a casual sweeping gesture with his hand.
Instantly, the Causal Fire that was already descending toward Kunpeng’s Descendants suddenly disappeared.
Shui Guiyuan and the others were completely unharmed!
“No… What’s happening? Why are they unscathed?”
Upon witnessing this, the Golden Peng King was immediately shocked.
This Causal Furnace was originally set up for these forebears’ descendants; they themselves were merely an addition.
But now, the flames of the Causal Furnace, were actually unable to touch these forebears?
Not only that, at this moment, even the Great Peng King and the Camel Tortoise King were safe and sound. The Causal Fire, as if it had eyes, somehow did not burn them.
“Why… Don’t we have any causality with the Kunpeng at all?”
The Great Peng King murmured.
“This… This is kind of insulting to the tortoise, my ancestors personally met the Kunpeng, why don’t I have any causality?!”
Gui Manman spoke up angrily!
Hearing this, nearby beings like the Sky Carving King felt like spitting blood.
They, with just a bit of causality with the Kunpeng, were now suffering immense pain, unable to die, and now this old tortoise was aggrieved for not having any causality with the Kunpeng?
“Impossible… Even if there’s no causality with the Kunpeng, their own causality should also be burnt up, why…”
The Kun Crocodile King roared!
This made no sense at all.
If there truly was no causality with the Kunpeng, they should, like other ordinary creatures, have their causality burned away and vanish without a trace.
“Eh… Is that, Shui Qingling?”
At this moment, someone among the Kunpeng’s Descendants suddenly spotted Shui Qingling!
They all immediately looked towards Shui Qingling.
“Shui Qingling, you’re not dead?!”
“No, wait, haven’t you noticed? The Causal Fire in heaven and earth seems to be gathering around Shui Qingling, is she… she the one leading this causality?”
“Right, the one that this causality seeks is Shui Qingling, so, is she in control of the causality here?”
The descendants of the Kunpeng were overjoyed!
This was… the only possibility.
“Girl, you’re alright… it’s good as long as you’re okay!”
Shui Guiyuan was even more emotionally moved, leading his people toward her, saying:
“What has happened along this journey? What on earth is going on…”
Shui Qingling wanted to explain, but Kunpeng’s thought had already entered her mind.
She immediately said:
“… During my journey, I encountered something miraculous and awakened the Kunpeng Bloodline.”
She did not elaborate.
Upon hearing this, Shui Guiyuan and the others were thrilled!
“Good… That’s fantastic, the Kunpeng Bloodline has awakened, our clan finally has some hope!”
“It’s all thanks to Shui Qingling this time, otherwise, we really would have been doomed!”
They all spoke in succession.
“So, that’s how it is… now I understand!”
On the other side, Peng Tianzhong had an epiphany.
“I knew it, my life as a turtle has been fortunate, how could I just die like that!”
Gui Manman also spoke up, quickly scurrying to Shui Qingling’s side.
The Great Peng King also approached and paid his respects.
“That’s right… The reason why the Great Peng King and the others are unharmed is simply because they are protected by the Kunpeng Bloodline…”
The beings like the Sky Carving King, who were almost completely dead, saw this scene as a life-saving straw!
“This young lady… please save us!”
“Great Peng Brother, Manman Brother, help us out… We’re friends, for the sake of our old friendship, give us a hand…”
The Jiaolong King and the Kun Crocodile King started crying out.
Even the Golden Peng King, at this moment, showed an unwillingness in his proud eyes, but still gritted his teeth and said to the Great Peng King:
“Brother… let her save me!”
The Great Peng King looked at the Golden Peng King, his eyes showing a glimmer of pity; but Gui Manman said:
“A brother like this, it’s better to be rid of him, just kill him off!”
Saying so, he bowed to Shui Qingling, saying:
“Miss Shui Qingling… these traitors, having forgotten the great kindness of the Kunpeng and betraying the descendants of Kunpeng, should be executed!”
Upon hearing this, Shui Qingling’s eyes also showed a hint of hatred. Towards such traitors… she certainly wouldn’t show mercy!
And by her side, the Kunpeng had already made a casual waving gesture.
In an instant, the Sea of Karma boiled even more ferociously.
“Ah…”
“Spare our lives…”
“We were once ancient clans under the protection of the Kunpeng, how can you be so heartless and forget the past?”
The Sky Carving King and others let out pitiful and miserable screams, completely obliterated!
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