The Art of Chaotic Divinity

Chapter 1589: The Core Region

"It tastes... really awful..."

Fairy Qingping nodded and lightly pursed her lips.

The Despicable Donkey looked at Fairy Qingping with disdain. "Obviously. How good could beasts born in a place like this possibly taste?"

"Then why did you eat it so happily?"

"Whether it tastes good or not is a matter for you humans!"

The Despicable Donkey proudly raised his head. "For this divine beast, any food containing vitality and blood essence is naturally delicious!"

For demonic beasts, eating raw flesh and drinking blood was commonplace. Naturally, they had no concept of food being difficult to swallow.

Fairy Qingping bit her lip and could not help glancing toward Ling Feng at the cave entrance. She murmured softly, "He is clearly a good person, yet he insists on pretending to be a bad one. Hmph!"

She gave a light snort, then could not help laughing.

No wonder Ling Feng closed his eyes every time he swallowed the roasted meat. He had not been savoring it at all. He had simply been forcing himself to choke it down.

"That brat has always been like that. Otherwise, why would this divine beast think so highly of him and stay by his side?"

The Despicable Donkey grinned. "Do not be fooled by how rude I usually am to him. In this divine beast's heart, he is my only companion."

"That is why you told me all this. You do not want me misunderstanding him, right?" Fairy Qingping asked softly.

"Mhm. Seems you are not completely stupid."

The Despicable Donkey nodded solemnly, though inwardly he was snickering.

As if this divine beast would do something so noble. I just want to see that so-called mighty Unrivaled Young Emperor with a patch of green on his head!

Perhaps this was one of the Despicable Donkey's more twisted amusements.

"I understand."

Fairy Qingping drew a deep breath and softly pressed her lips together.

"He truly is a good person. A very good person."

...

The next morning, the two humans and one donkey resumed their journey.

Because of what the Despicable Donkey had said the previous night, Fairy Qingping's attitude toward Ling Feng underwent a complete reversal. She had become astonishingly gentle.

Along the way, Ling Feng carried Fairy Qingping on his back while she naturally wrapped her arms around his neck, her expression relaxed and cheerful. From time to time, she even pointed out scenery along the road with a faint smile on her lips.

Had the uncertain fate of the Unrivaled Young Emperor not weighed on her heart, she might already have been laughing freely.

Ling Feng was utterly baffled.

What happened to this woman? Why has her temperament changed so suddenly?

Could she have masochistic tendencies? Did yelling at her somehow make her happy?

A chill ran down Ling Feng's spine.

He quickly shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Women were creatures he did not understand, nor did he care to.

Meanwhile, the Despicable Donkey kept shooting Ling Feng lewd and suggestive grins from time to time, irritating him immensely.

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.

Fortunately, Ling Feng's physique was powerful enough that carrying Fairy Qingping did not slow him down too much.

As for the cannon fodder they encountered along the way, most were dealt with by the Despicable Donkey.

It had to be said that within the Forbidden Divine Domain, his Seventy-Two Divine Donkey Techniques were genuinely effective.

Unfortunately, the only one who had inherited the true teachings of that body art besides him was little Qiongqi, who spent his days snoring away inside the Five Elements Heavenly Palace.

On this day, the two humans and one donkey finally arrived at the core region of Dongxianchuan.

Ahead lay a vast open expanse.

A colossal fissure stretched across the land, spanning several hundred li in length and roughly one li in width, forming an enormous canyon.

At the edge of the canyon, on the side closest to Ling Feng, roughly seventy to eighty guards stood watch.

Their individual strength was not high, but their numbers were great. If Ling Feng rushed out and fought head-on, he would become a living target.

Moreover, if he alerted the upper echelons of the Blood Shadow Alliance, even Ling Feng could find himself in grave danger.

Most importantly, he still had Fairy Qingping as baggage.

From the canyon below came intermittent sounds of battle and screams.

Those were most likely the trapped disciples of Dongling Immortal Pool.

Ling Feng led Fairy Qingping and the Despicable Donkey to a concealed position, worry visible in his eyes.

Judging from the situation, Lin Mu and the others were likely in dire straits.

...

"How is your foot? Not healed yet?"

Ling Feng did not think much of it. He set Fairy Qingping down, then began taking off his clothes.

"You... What are you doing!"

Fairy Qingping jumped in fright. What was this man trying to do?

Ling Feng shot her an annoyed glare.

Soon, as he moved, a suit of dark armor appeared in his hands, faint lightning patterns flickering across its surface.

"Put it on."

His tone brooked no argument.

Fairy Qingping froze briefly, curious where Ling Feng had produced the armor from.

"This is the Frenzied Lightning Thunder Armor. Once worn, it disappears and forms a layer of defense over your body. I am giving it to you."

Ling Feng casually tossed the armor over.

"To me?"

Fairy Qingping's eyelids twitched.

Ling Feng said coldly, "If I give it to you, then wear it. Otherwise you will get hit by another poisoned needle and become a nuisance again."

This set of Frenzied Lightning Thunder Armor had been obtained back in his days at Tianwei Academy after passing numerous trials within the Sword Tower of Wind and Thunder. It was an extremely powerful defensive treasure.

Later, however, after cultivating the Eight Desolations Body Refinement Art, the armor had become far less important to him. He had continued wearing it out of habit until only now remembering that it could still be useful.

When reduced to the state of a "mortal," armor like this was invaluable.

"Oh..."

Warmth filled Fairy Qingping's heart.

After putting on the Frenzied Lightning Thunder Armor, a flash of lightning rippled across it, and the entire suit vanished from sight, as though it weighed nothing at all.

"How amazing! Within the Forbidden Divine Domain, aren't all weapons and magical treasures supposed to fail?"

Fairy Qingping could not help exclaiming in surprise.

"My guess is that the material used to forge this armor is not native to this continent. That is why the Forbidden Divine Domain cannot suppress its properties."

Ling Feng said calmly, "I tested it these past two days. My source flame can still be activated as well."

His Devouring Flame had once devoured the Heaven-Patrolling Flame of the Heaven-Patrolling Angels, granting it qualities beyond the laws of this world.

As such, it too could not be suppressed.

That meant Ling Feng still retained access to his Dragon-Elephant Divine Strength and his fourth-phase Devouring Flame.

Within the Forbidden Divine Domain, that gave him yet another layer of assurance.