Chapter 388: Chapter 388: The Peacock King Chickened Out

Ye Tianxi recounted everything she knew about Ye Tianling’s past, down to the last detail.

"In nine months, he killed a full six Clone projections of the Taotie Divine King? He beat the Taotie Divine King’s wife, Yao Yusu, to death? He slew Ye Cangqian, the Celestial Mandate Divine Son chosen by the Celestial Dao Rules? And he’s... he’s also the Celestial Secret Divine Son?"

"The New World... he was the one who opened it?"

"He survived a Celestial Dao Erasure?"

"You reported him, which led to your own transformation, but then you were defeated by the Dao companion of a clansman he casually trained?"

"..."

Hearing the long list of Ye Tianling’s exploits, it wasn’t just Kong Daoze and Kong Daoxi who were so shocked they could barely breathe.

Even the Peacock King gasped.

"Alright. I’ll look into it. As it happens, I have some dealings with that Taotie Divine King. He is indeed much stronger than I am. If even he was beaten so badly... then..."

The Peacock King said no more. He immediately used an incredibly heaven-defying technique to send a message through the Void.

"Peacock King, what’s this? A sudden message for me, the Taotie Divine King?"

The ethereal Manifestation of the Taotie Divine King appeared. His gaze immediately fell upon Ye Tianxi.

He paused for a moment, then seemed to understand. "I know what you’re after."

"This Ye Tianling fellow... is he really that heaven-defying?"

The Taotie Divine King heard this and froze. "He’s not dead?"

The Peacock King was also taken aback. "My eldest son, the Prince, says that Ye Tianling killed his Dao companion on the thirty-first floor of the Royal Family’s Celestial Tower."

The Taotie Divine King froze again, then burst into laughter. "Haha, did he also humiliate her with Absorption?"

The Peacock King’s face darkened. He felt utterly humiliated. He glared at the Taotie Divine King. "Your son is dead, and you’re laughing?"

A muscle in the Taotie Divine King’s face twitched. It was a long moment before he spoke. "Under the new Celestial Dao, the Child of Celestial Mandate couldn’t bear his Celestial Mandate. If he died, he died. I have a few other sons with decent Talent who have now awakened. As for that Ye Tianling... if he really did use Absorption to humiliate your eldest Prince’s Dao companion, then your son should just endure it and let it go.

"Thinking about it now, I’m the one who feels it wasn’t worth it. The Celestial Dao itself couldn’t kill him with an Erasure. Just think about what kind of fate that implies before you do anything. Ahem. That’s all I have to say. This Divine King is off to instruct my boy Cangkun. His Divine Blood has been fully activated! Hahahahaha."

The Taotie Divine King then cut off the connection himself.

"Father-King."

Kong Daoze couldn’t help but call out softly, his eyes filled with helplessness.

’Going to the Heaven-Reaching Tower now... why does it feel like I’m walking to my death?’

Kong Daoxi, on the other hand, felt her heart race. ’This man is so twisted! He likes to stab women with a Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod? What kind of Great Demon is he?!’

’I’m so beautiful... If I go to the Heaven-Reaching Tower and run into him, what will I do if that Demon takes a liking to me?!’

Kong Daoxi glanced nervously at the Peacock King, no longer wanting to go to the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

"Scared just by hearing his name? What’s there to be afraid of? So what if a Celestial Dao Erasure failed to kill him?"

The Peacock King was getting annoyed.

He was starting to regret hearing all this. Even his own ferocious heart was now filled with apprehension—apprehension for a being that not even the Celestial Dao could erase.

"Father-King... but... if the Celestial Dao can’t kill him, and he decides he wants to kill us, I’m afraid we won’t be able to escape either!"

Kong Daoze sounded like he was on the verge of tears.

"The man has some character. He doesn’t go looking for trouble, and you’re not ugly. He probably won’t find you so disagreeable that he’d stab you to death with his rod."

Ye Tianxi, however, just smiled and said calmly.

Hearing this, Kong Daoze felt his stomach clench. It was only then that he realized how wise his big brother had been!

’Clearly, Big Brother Kong Lindao must have realized how savage this opponent was and that he shouldn’t be provoked, so he simply chose to ignore him—and in doing so, he even came off as exceptionally cold, aloof, and capable! What a move!’

"But... what if he takes a liking to me? I’m so pretty and cute, after all," Kong Daoxi said weakly.

She was truly stunned by his terrifying, legendary exploits.

Breaking the Nine Forbidden, even in a Small World, was an unbelievably heaven-defying feat.

What was even more terrifying was that at the mere Sword Soul Realm, he had destroyed six of the Taotie Divine King’s Clones... Just thinking about it was enough to drive one to despair!

"You? Pretty and cute? Are you more beautiful than me?"

Ye Tianxi scoffed.

"Er—well, I’m just a little bit behind you, of course."

Kong Daoxi said sheepishly.

"He’s not the kind of person you think he is; he’s very principled. And now that I’ve awakened many of my past memories, my hatred for him isn’t as deep as it was. Depending on the situation, we might be able to reconcile—at worst, I’ll just perform Harmonization Dao with him a few times. If that doesn’t work, then it’ll have to be a battle to the death!"

Ye Tianxi said nonchalantly.

"You..."

For Ye Tianxi to speak so calmly about matters like Yin Yang Harmony completely caught the young Kong Daoxi off guard, leaving her utterly dumbfounded.

"You two..."

The Peacock King’s head was starting to ache.

He felt a nagging curiosity, a strong urge to test this so-called ’freak that even the Celestial Dao couldn’t kill’ and see if he was truly that heaven-defying.

But after some thought, he ultimately gave up the idea. Countless Cultivators had been killed by their own curiosity.

’While I believe I have the Ability to create certain Celestial Dao Rules, I would never claim to be stronger than the Celestial Dao itself. If the Celestial Dao can’t kill him, I’d best stay away. That kid... The Golden-winged Roc Lineage really got damn lucky!’

As he spoke, he gave Ye Tianxi and Kong Daoxi an odd look and said, "You two... do your best. You still have to go to the Heaven-Reaching Tower. At worst, just beg for mercy and admit defeat. If you can’t win, a tactical retreat is... uh, also normal. Haven’t, haven’t you seen that your big brother is also avoiding him? If you follow his lead, you probably can’t go wrong!"

The Peacock King’s old face flushed red. After speaking, he let out a cold snort, flicked his sleeve, and flew away. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Did... Did Father-King really just say that?"

"Admit... admit defeat?"

Kong Daoze and Kong Daoxi stared at each other, dumbfounded.

Their father, the incomparably proud and arrogant Peacock King, had actually said things like ’admit defeat and beg for mercy’ and ’a tactical retreat’?

This completely shattered their understanding of him. So much so that, even before meeting Ye Tianling, an indelible shadow had already been cast over their hearts.

"Your father-king is right. Do as you see fit. I hope he doesn’t hate me to the bone. Sigh. A Demon Soul really isn’t so easy to Absorb. Once it invades your mind, you become a complete lunatic!"

Ye Tianxi sighed, then said calmly, "Let’s go. I’ll go check out this Heaven-Reaching Tower as well. I want to see how much of the heritage from the past Venerable Era still remains."

"Let’s... let’s go."

Kong Daoxi and Kong Daoze exchanged a look, their expressions dejected. They were already starting to feel afraid of walking alongside Ye Tianxi.

The way she spoke of the Kunpeng Divine Son made him sound so savage and ruthless, like a demon of consummate evil!

’That man is in the Heaven-Reaching Tower, and we’re supposed to go meet him? Are we looking for death?’

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