Free Web NovelChapter 299: Chapter 299: The Arrival of the Spirit Cat
Just as Feng Yanshen raised his hand to deliver a final, soul shattering blow, the air in the mansion suddenly froze. A wave of profound, icy calmness swept through the hall, neutralizing the heat of the Nirvana Fire.
A slender hand reached out from the void and landed gently on Feng Yanshen’s shoulder.
"Yanshen. Stop this madness."
Feng Yanshen’s eyes narrowed dangerously. He spun around, his phoenix wings tensed for a strike, but he paused when he saw the newcomer.
The man was young, with pink hair and eyes that shimmered like pale amethysts. He wore a simple, mysterious robe and radiated an aura so soothing that even the Zerg outside seemed to quiet down.
"Miao Qing?" Feng Yanshen hissed, his voice raspy. "You... you are here?" freewёbnoνel.com
This was the young heir of the Cat Spirit Clan. They were a mysterious, hidden clan that did not care for politics or power. They were said to be the direct messengers of the Beast God, and their ability to predict the future was even more precise than Feng Yanshen’s own high priest visions.
"Calm down," Miao Qing said softly. He looked at the battered Lu Huoyan and Han Ruyan.
"These men do not deserve to die. They are only doing what our nature dictates...protecting their female. They are not the ones you should be angry with." free𝑤ebnovel.com
"They are protecting a monster!" Feng Yanshen growled, though his red eyes were beginning to fade back to their normal white. "I am protecting my mate! You have no right to stop me!"
Miao Qing smiled mysteriously, a look of deep wisdom in his amethyst eyes. "Feng Yanshen, this is not how the world works. If you kill these men, she will simply find more innocent people to stand in front of her. Are you going to kill every beastman in the four empires? They are our brothers. They belong to this world."
Feng Yanshen’s eyes narrowed. He caught the hidden meaning in Miao Qing’s words. Same species from the same world... He looked at Lin En, who was looking at Miao Qing in a daze.
"What are you saying?" Feng Yanshen asked, his voice low.
Miao Qing turned his gaze toward Yue Yue, who was still cradled in Feng Yanshen’s arms. His presence was so spiritual and calming that Yue Yue felt her pain fading just by looking at him. He looked like a God of Spirituality.
"No one can ’kill’ her in the traditional sense," Miao Qing said, his eyes flashing with a sharp, cold light as he looked back at Lin En.
"We can only eradicate her. After all, you can only kill something that is truly alive. But when something is already dead... how are you supposed to kill it?"
Yue Yue’s heart skipped a beat. Already dead?
Lin En stood in the center of the chaos, her eyes flashing with a predatory light as she looked at Miao Qing.
Finally, she thought, her heart racing with a sick kind of excitement. The Second Male Lead has appeared. He is the one meant for me! If he can control this arrogant bird, then the game is still mine to win.
She did not waste a single second. While everyone was distracted by Miao Qing’s calming aura, Lin En tapped a hidden command on her system interface.
"System! Use the God Slaying Shackle!"
Suddenly, a streak of black, liquid metal shot from Lin En’s hand, lashing out and coiling tightly around Feng Yanshen’s forearm.
Feng Yanshen instantly dodged it, but he found himself held by a powerful presence.
The divine Phoenix let out a roar of absolute fury. His face twisted with rage as he shouted, "Miao Qing! Get out of my way! I will kill her!"
But Miao Qing did not move. He held Feng Yanshen’s shoulder with a grip that felt like the weight of a mountain. He smiled peacefully, his amethyst eyes showing no ripple of emotion. "Yanshen, everything happens for a reason. Be still."
Miao Qing suddenly stepped back, and the black metal around Feng Yanshen’s arm began to glow with a cursed light.
"AAAAAGH!"
Feng Yanshen, the high priest of the empires, collapsed to his knees. He growled like a savage, trapped beast. The sound was raw and primal, shaking the very foundations of the mansion.
"Yanshen! Yanshen, what is happening? Look at me!" Yue Yue screamed, rushing to his side. She tried to grab his arm, but the heat radiating from him was scorching.
Before her eyes, Feng Yanshen’s human form shattered.
In a burst of white light and agonizing screams, he transformed into his beast form...a magnificent White Phoenix. But the beauty was gone.
The black metal shackle on his wing was tightening, pulsing like a heartbeat, literally crippling the divine creature. The Phoenix thrashed on the marble floor, its wings clipped and bleeding, letting out a mournful, heart wrenching shriek.
Yue Yue’s eyes burned with a fire she had never felt before. Seeing her husband reduced to a thrashing, pained animal broke something inside her. She looked at Lin En, who was laughing, and then at Miao Qing, who stood just steps away, watching the tragedy with a calm smile.
"You... you bastard!"
Yue Yue lunged forward. She did not care about the difference in their power. She swung her Dragon Sword with everything she had, the tip of the blade aimed directly at the space between Miao Qing’s eyebrows.
Miao Qing did not flinch. He raised two fingers and caught the blade of the legendary artifact as if it were a toy.
"Lady Yue Yue, do not be so harsh on yourself," he said, his voice as smooth as silk. "Be patient."
"Be patient? What the fuck is wrong with you?" Yue Yue screamed, her voice cracking with grief. "Get out! You bastard! What did you do to my mate? I will kill you! I will kill all of you!"
She wished with all her soul that Xing Luoye would come here, or Cang Yuze would appear and freeze this entire room into a block of ice.
Han Soi... where are you? she sobbed in her mind. Why have you not found me yet?
