The Sacred Ruins

The black bird circled above, its body accompanied by a cold metallic luster. In truth, a metallic sound would ring out whenever it flapped its wings. Its feathers were truly no different from black gold.

At this time, people across the whole world and every major power were paying attention to the upcoming developments. This was an extraterrestrial life form that had just descended. Everyone wanted to see what it would do next.

Whoosh!

A great whirlwind kicked up as the black bird landed. It was a full 800 meters long and possessed a wingspan of 1500 meters. The scene was truly terrifying.

It rushed towards the main peak of Mount Song after landing. Black energy gushed out from its body and formed a vortex which tore apart large patches of forest.

"This dao friend, you’ve come to our humble temple..."

An old ape appeared. He stood tall with his hands together in prayer and greeted the bird politely with a kind expression.

"Did you not understand what I just said?!" The bird cut off his words and rushed forth while kicking up wild winds.

Pfft!

The old ape coughed up blood and was actually unable to block the incoming attack. He was struck by a mass of black energy and flung away into the distance, almost falling down the cliff.

The elder ape was furious. He just spoke kind words but was attacked instead.

However, he was also shocked because this extraterrestrial was too powerful, much more so than he had imagined. Its energy was completely unstoppable.

Some people were monitoring the situation from the distant mountain and there were satellite images being captured from the sky. The whole world witnessed this scene and was shaken.

How strong was this black divine bird?

That was because they knew about and were familiar with just how strong the elder ape was. He was a top-grade king and one of the first entities to form a sect after the upheaval.

He had founded the Greatwoods temple on the ancient ruins of Mount Dalin and once shook the world.

His strength was tested by various kings—back then, many people had tried to assail Mount Song. He was the final victor who occupied the place.

It was said that he possessed sufficient strength to be one of the top-ten Eastern experts. In the end, he was wounded by the black bird just like that.

Everyone around the world was silenced. A new chapter had arrived for earth. It was now the era of the descenders and everything would soon change.

This was the first time the Mount Song Greatwoods temple had encountered such a crisis.

"I said this place is now my evolution grounds and it only belongs to me, not your temple," said the black bird.

Light erupted from the elder ape’s eyes as he glared furiously at the bird. It was simply too tyrannical. He was actually robbing his ritual grounds in such a disdainful manner.

But the elder ape held back his anger for he knew he wasn’t the bird king’s match. If they were to fight, he would definitely die because the difference was too great.

That was because the other party’s level of evolution was greater than his own. He had, at least, seven severed shackles while the elder ape only had six.

"Since this dao friend here cares so much about this mountain, we will move away and give it to you." The elder ape was quite decisive. He gathered all of his disciples and descendants to leave the mountain.

He was quite bold in making such a decision. He just left without the slightest bit of hesitation.

After landing, the black bird erupted it black light and transformed into the shape of a man. He was quite young and possessed long black hair, appearing extraordinarily handsome in his full suit of black gold armor.

There was a black roc imprint upon his forehead. His wore an arrogant and unbridled expression with lightning flashing through his eyes. He stood upon a giant rock and looked down upon the elder ape. "You’re quite the character. Not bad. You should follow me from now on and become my servant. I require people like you."

"You!" The elder ape’s temper was n’t bad but now he was completely infuriated. This bird was simply going overboard. Not only did he rob his ritual ground but was also forcing him to become a servant.

"Not only you, I’ll be taking in everyone on this mountain. How can a mature ritual grounds not have some servants?" said the black bird.

At this point, without even letting the elder ape retort, four little flags carved from crystal flew out from his hand and landed in the four directions.

Within moments, the whole of Mount Song became blurry and isolated from the outside world. It looked quite surreal.

"I am the Dark Roc King and this mountain is my ritual grounds. Trespassers will be killed without mercy!" The Dark Roc King’s unbridled words reverberated hundreds of kilometers away!

The whole world was suddenly shaken. Was this extraterrestrial a roc? How powerful and domineering! He actually invaded Mount Song and took the original owner as a servant.

People everywhere became silent. Who would dare contend against such a tyrannical bird?

Doubtlessly, the king level entities on earth were no match for this black roc. The distance was simply too great. Even an extreme expert like the elder ape was taken captive.

People trembled in fear. This was only a single descender. It would be unimaginable if large batches of them were to appear!

Many people noticed that a new era had arrived and the legends were coming true. The original residents of earth might be in trouble because these entities were unbeatable.

"Roc, isn’t this a mythical creature? How can it be black? Isn’t it supposed to be golden?"

"It’s over for the earth. A terrible era has come. The world might become brilliant, but that was only for the descenders."

some people were quite pessimistic. They felt that the curtains on the path to darkness had been raised.

Chu Feng witnessed all of this through the news and live streams. His heart surged with anger and worry since his parents were on Mount Song.

He let out a sigh, knowing that he probably couldn’t hide his strength anymore. Everything should end here. He might, perhaps, need to expose himself.

This was a huge tempest. The extraterrestrial Roc had occupied Mount Song and claimed itself to be king, laying down a restricted area and preventing others from disturbing him. This incited a fair bit of debates.

Everyone was guessing how strong this Dark Roc King was!

In the end, people arrived at a conclusion through various numbers. The Dark Roc King should be an expert with eight severed shackles.

This level was simply too shocking!

Even people like Li Canghe and the old woman were at seven severed shackles. And they had already descended for over 20 years.

Chu Feng could no longer sit still. He wanted to go to Mount Song.

"Ah, I heard Chu Feng’s parents are still on Mount Song under the protection of the Elder Ape. Now it seems they are in trouble.

This news suddenly spread.

Previously, although some people knew this, it wasn’t widely known. Now some people had intentionally spread this news.

Suddenly, everyone was discussing what Chu Feng would do.

"Chu Feng might go up the mountain with his identity as a domain researcher and try to save his parents. But this Dark Roc King is so tyrannical. Won’t he enslave Chu Feng as a slave?"

Many people were discussing this matter.

Princess Lin immediately talked to Chu Feng and expressed her desire to help. If Chu Feng would join the Origin Magnetic Immortal Cave, they would consider asking their people for help in negotiating with the Dark Roc King.

Chu Feng frowned. He would be branded by them if he joined the Origin Magnetic Immortal Cave.

He felt that Lin Naoi’s words made more sense. It wasn’t a good time to enter this camp because the newcomers were likely to fight with them.

Picking a side now wasn’t very wise.

Additionally, according to his character, he wasn’t too willing to do such a thing.

It was just that his parents were trapped on Mount Song and as such he had to consider the possibility of working together with the Origin Magnetic Immortal Cave.

"I want you to help me first by saving my parents. Otherwise, its difficult to say what will happen," said Chu Feng.

Princess Lin shook her head and said, "You have to know that forcefully saving your parents will worsen the situation. The other descenders will think that we’re going on an all out war with them. This will urge them to band together."

"Then, what other methods do you have to save my parents?!" Chu Feng frowned.

"We can use some soft tactics to get in touch with them and negotiate. There’s a good chance we can save your parents," Qi Lin said thus.

Chu Feng wasn’t satisfied. How long would this take? This roc doesn’t have a good temper at all. What if he kills everyone in a fit of anger? The outcome would be unbearable.

"This method is too inefficient!" said Chu Feng. He told Qi Lin directly that they’re lacking sincerity.

Additionally, Chu Feng told her clearly that a battle with the new descenders is unavoidable for them. There was no profit for him in joining the Origin Magnetic Immortal Cave if they couldn’t even save his parents immediately.

Princess Lin said, "We might not necessarily fight with the newcomers. We don’t want to use force to save your parents precisely because we’re considering this factor. We don’t want to have misunderstandings and have them think we’re enemies."

Chu Feng shook his head. He couldn’t wait that long.

The other descender scions were laughing indifferently. In their eyes, who would Chu Feng go to if not them? They were currently the strongest power on earth.

"Brother Chu, don’t make the wrong judgement. Our Origin Magnetic Immortal Cave isn’t imposing any harsh restrictions on you. We can’t go negotiate with them if you don’t agree to this." Feng Hong said with a laugh.

The others also had similar attitudes. They felt that he could only ask the Origin Magnetic Immortal Cave for help.

Even Princess Lin was confident that Chu Feng had no other methods. She revealed a warm and enchanting smile as she continued to persuade him.

However, Chu Feng immediately turned and left without continuing this discussion.

"Where’s that damned old Taoist?!" He recalled that unfathomable old Taoist.

Unfortunately, he reckoned the old Taoist must be feeling quite sullen because his butt would bark whenever he circulated his energy. Now he was probably exploring some uninhabited places.

"The Dark Roc King has already severed eight shackles? Then I guess I’ll make a move myself!" Chu Feng decided in secret.

However, before he made his move, he contacted various experts and asked them to dispatch people to Mount Song to help him negotiate.

He wasn’t willing to reveal himself yet if he could avoid a direct confrontation. He still wanted to stay low-key and secretly increase his strength. That was because the world would soon fall into chaos when descenders arrived in large batches. There would be continuous battles!

"Toad, let’s go!" Chu Feng directly left Mount Qiling. He merely waved at everyone there and didn’t even say anything.

"Chu Feng, don’t be impetuous. Only we can help you!" Princess Lin shouted from behind.

Feng Hong laughed, "This man doesn’t know the immensity of the heaven and earth. How can he solve this problem himself? In the end, he’ll come begging for our help."

...

Chu Feng disappeared into the distance while riding on the toad’s back.

He received bad news. Some king level entities sent people to Mount Song to speak for Chu Feng but some of them were killed while others were driven away.

"Its this domain researcher Chu Feng famous? Let him come personally if he wants to save his parents. If his attainments are high enough I’ll accept him as a servant like the elder ape and allow him to follow me!"

This was the Dark Roc King’s words.

He also added some tyrannical words. He said that Chu Feng had better stay away if his attainments weren’t good enough because he would be killed mercilessly if so.

This kind of news shocked the world.

People noticed that this roc was indeed unbridled and looked down on all the creatures of earth.

"Ten days. I’ll wait ten days for him. If he doesn’t come to me and become my servant by then, he doesn’t need to appear anymore!"

Even more tyrannical words were spoken.

Evolved beings everywhere were shocked and somewhat overwhelmed. This extraterrestrial Roc was simply too overbearing.

Chu Feng was furious. Not only were his parent’s captured but they were now being used to threaten him. This was absolutely unbearable. "It seems I really have to break my vows. I can’t keep on staying low-key like this. I must kill this bird!"

He felt ten days was enough for the little grinding stone to fully transform. At that time he would be able to activate his energy fully without any restraints and sever his seventh shackle.

The wounded elder ape was talking to the dark roc atop Mount Song. He was telling the roc that Chu Feng was a rare domain researcher with high attainments and that he shouldn’t mistreat him like so.

In truth, the Dark Roc King had also done some investigations and was startled to know of Chu Feng’s strength.

However, he had always been arrogant and wild. He didn’t regret his words and said, "Since this king has already spoken these words, there’s no need to change them. I’ll wait for him to come and submit to me. If he doesn’t come, he’ll have to face the consequences!"

Five days passed by in a flash. Chu Feng calmly adjusted his body and prepared to do battle!

Time passed by quickly and it was soon eight days. Soft sounds rang out within his body as the membrane surrounding the little grinding stone tear apart and become suffused by mist.

A simple looking black and white colored grinding stone appeared. It was surging with yin and yang, penetrating life and death, seeming as if it could suppress the heaven and earth as it rotated slowly within his body.

Within moments, Chu Feng’s body erupted with energy. Vast amounts of mysterious energy particles were drawn in and then refined. This rapidly strengthened the quality of the energy within Chu Feng’s body.

"Little bird, you’re dead!" Chu Feng opened his eyes. He was currently within Henan and not too far from Mount Song. He immediately set out.

His body was now surging with energy. He was confident that he could now sever his seventh shackle on his own without eating any mutant fruits.

"Ah, isn’t hat Chu Feng?!"

Many people revealed surprised expressions after seeing Chu Feng along the way.

In truth, large batches of evolved beings had rushed to the vicinity of Mount Song. They were watching because some people were confident that Chu Feng would come here and make a choice.

"Chu Feng, are you really going to join the Dark Roc King’s flag?" Someone asked at the foot of Mount Song.

"I came to kill the little bird!" Chu Feng’s answer was simple. He then walked steadily up the mountain.

The news spread far and wide. At this moment, all experts were alarmed and watching Mount Song attentively. All of them were dumbfounded after hearing his words.