Chapter 9: Crushing the Qilin

  Tianyu Mountain is located in the northernmost part of the Feng tribe's domain, directly bordering the Qilin tribe's territory. At this time, the three tribes had not been established for long, and the entanglements between them were not many, nor had they reached the point where it was a matter of life and death. Therefore, Kunpeng did not take precautions against the Qilin tribe's invasion. However, the Qilin tribe happened to launch a large-scale invasion at this time, and Kunpeng was caught off guard.

  Kunpeng was shocked when he first heard that Qilin was coming to attack, and quickly rushed to defend himself while sending a distress signal to all the powerful beings in the Phoenix tribe.

  Emperor Jiang set off immediately after receiving the distress signal to rush to Tianyu Mountain. However, this invasion by the Qilin tribe was a prelude to the official start of the Great Tribulation. Emperor Jiang wanted to gain merit and had no choice but to rush to their aid. It's worth noting that during the Great Tribulation, for every cultivator killed, ten percent of the karma accumulated on their body would be converted into one's own merit, without any karmic repercussions. This was also why the Great Tribulation was also known as the Slaughter Tribulation.

  Of course, under the law of karma, it's not possible to kill indiscriminately. If one kills a person with great merit and virtue, that merit will transform into ten times the karmic force for the killer. Therefore, before killing a cultivator with great merit, it's best to weigh whether you can bear this tenfold karmic force.

  When Emperor Jiang arrived at the foot of Tianyu Mountain, he saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood covering every peak. Severed limbs and internal organs were scattered everywhere. The surviving Feng and Qilin tribesmen continued to fight in a chaotic mess, with people falling down from time to time.

  Under the weight of fate, life is indeed as cheap as an ant's. Emperor Jiang felt a pang in his heart and didn't say anything more, continuing to fly up the mountain.

  Not long after flying, I saw the miserable Kunpeng. Three Qilin tribe monks trapped him in the middle.

  These three Kirin tribe cultivators all have the initial cultivation of Daluo Jinxian, it seems that this time the Kirin tribe is going all out, Emperor Jiang thought to himself.

  "Brother Di Jiang, come quickly to help me!" Kun Peng felt a sudden surge of joy as he spotted Di Jiang rushing over, and he shouted at the top of his lungs.

  "Hmph, he's just here to send himself to his death." One of the monks surrounding Kun Peng also discovered Di Jiang and, seeing that there was only one person, felt a sense of disdain in his heart.

  "Oh? So you're here to kill me, huh?" As they spoke, Emperor Jiang had already jumped into the battle circle, and Kun Peng was intentionally blocked behind him. This small action moved Kun Peng deeply.

  "Brother Di Jiang, if you were late for another hour, I would have ended up here today." Kun Peng said gratefully, but before he could express his gratitude again, he was roughly interrupted by the Qilin tribe's cultivator.

  "It's a bit too early to say that, isn't it? Are you sure he can rescue you from the hands of us three great Luojin Immortals?" As soon as they finished speaking, all three of them burst out laughing.

  Watching their three pleased appearances, Emperor Jiang also smiled.

  "I'm going to save him and leave all of you here." The words were spoken calmly, but they sent a chill down one's spine.

  "You're looking for death." The three of them said, and without waiting for a response, they directly attacked Emperor Jiang.

  These three have decent cultivation and their spiritual treasures are not bad either. The Sheep Fat Jade Purification Bottle, the Sky-Sweeping Sword, and the Treasure Lotus Lamp are all famous top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. In comparison, the Phoenix Tribe is much more humble, and even Kun Peng, who joined the Phoenix Tribe early on, doesn't have a single spiritual treasure that can be taken out.

  "Deeply entangled in karma and cause-and-effect, yet unaware of it; you deserve to die by my hand."

  Di Jiang said, simultaneously summoning the Wu Ji Xing Huang flag to protect himself in front. These three people had top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures in their hands, but Di Jiang did not dare to be careless.

  In an instant, the Tengkong Sword had already attacked Emperor Jiang. However, with the Wuji Huangqi flag protecting him in front, Emperor Jiang did not dodge and instead took advantage of the momentum to welcome the attack, a fierce punch directly hitting the Qilin clan cultivator behind Tengkong Sword.

  The Qilin Clan cultivator saw that Emperor Jiang did not dodge, and he couldn't help but feel great joy. He was just about to stab Emperor Jiang through the chest when a massive fist came flying towards him.

  "With a 'ding' sound, the Teng Kong sword first stabbed into the Wu Ji Xing Huang flag, but was blocked by countless yellow silk threads produced by the Wu Ji Xing Huang flag, and finally completely stuck and unable to move forward."

  At this time, Emperor Jiang's fist also slammed into the Qilin tribe cultivator's head, and all that could be heard was a "bang" sound. The Qilin tribe cultivator holding the Tengkong Sword had already flown far away, his life or death unknown.

  "Hmm, still not enough power, couldn't quite manage a one-hit kill." Emperor Jiang sighed as he gazed at the distant, unconscious Qilin tribe cultivator.

  The other two Kirin tribe cultivators who were attacking were clearly stunned, not expecting Emperor Jiang to take down their companion with just one move, and they were shocked in their hearts.

  Kedijiang didn't give them time to be surprised, and flew towards the monk holding the treasure lantern, punching him fiercely.

  The Qilin tribe's cultivator was shocked and immediately held the Treasure Lotus Lamp in front of him. Unfortunately, the Treasure Lotus Lamp wasn't a defensive spiritual treasure, so it didn't have much defensive power; otherwise, Emperor Jiang would have had more trouble killing him.

  Only to see Emperor Jiang's fist colliding with Bao Lian Deng, Bao Lian Deng immediately flew out, and the fist's momentum did not diminish, continuing to strike the chest of a terrified Qilin tribe cultivator. A cracking sound was heard, and the ribs on his chest were already completely broken.

  Before he could fly out, Emperor Jiang swiftly added another punch, this one even more ferocious, directly blasting his head to smithereens. His primordial spirit didn't even have time to escape, years of cultivation, in an instant turned to nothing but dust and ashes.

  These two ferocious fists, however, stunned everyone around them.

  The Kunpeng opened its mouth in surprise, to the extent that it could swallow a goose egg; while the last remaining Qilin tribe's Da Luo Jinxian was even more unbearable, trembling with fear, without any semblance of a master's demeanor.

  "Spare my life, spare my life!" The Qilin tribe cultivator saw Emperor Jiang walking towards him and was so frightened that he directly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy in a very spineless manner.

  "Spare your life? Give me a reason not to kill you." Emperor Jiang continued to walk towards him, saying in a cold voice. He had no intention of letting this cultivator off, as among the three, he was the one with the heaviest karma, which would be a great merit.

  "I, I am the son of Lin Zu, you, you can't kill me. If you kill me, my father will not let you go." The monk said, getting more and more agitated as he spoke, as if he had already narrowly escaped with his life.

  Di Jiang smiled, this child is really lovely, if Lin Zu was also deeply sinful, I would have killed him without hesitation, let alone Lin Zu's son.

  "Are you really Lin Zu's son?" Emperor Jiang asked aloud.

  Seeing Di Jiang seemingly a bit apprehensive, the monk became even more agitated.

  "Yes, yes, I am the only son of my father. Don't believe me? Look at my true form, a Fire Qilin from the Primordial Chaos. And besides, my father will be here soon. If you spare me, I can plead for you later. You won't be able to defeat my father." The monk said with a hint of venom in his eyes, thinking about how he would take revenge when his father arrived.

  "It's just as well, I was just about to try the taste of killing Lin Zu's son."

  Before he could respond, Emperor Jiang had already thrown a punch, directly killing his primordial spirit. The cultivator wanted to say something else, but he was already dead from shock, resentment, and unwillingness.

  "Brother Di Jiang, you can't kill him!" But Kun Peng's words came too late. Looking at the headless body of Lin Zu's son on the ground, Kun Peng was stunned. From now on, the Feng and Qilin tribes would not rest until one of them was dead.