Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1369 War Crimes

Chapter 1369  War Crimes

"The death squads found little information, but we did find some suspicious aspects," Red Mask stated. "Two of them recently had a fortunate encounter. We don't know precisely what they found, but it should be how they survived your cleanup and how they probably planned to deal with you."

"Fortunate encounter? It's a very cliche way of controlling someone. In fact, it seems too simple for someone like him," Wang Wei said.

"Our analysis is the same," Red Mask added. "We believe these two were sacrificial pawns to distract you, and the real blow should come from the third individual."

"What's so special about him?"

"According to the information we gathered, he experienced an epiphany and created a new technique."

"Epiphany? This is indeed a more subtle way of manipulation," Wang Wei commented. Supreme Unity is now the pseudo-embodiment of Heaven and Earth, so it should be simple to manipulate someone into an epiphany to create a specific technique, skill, or spell.

Wang Wei looked at Red Mask: "You should understand what kind of opponent we are facing. Do you know what to do?"

"I do, sir."

"Good."

The two ended their conversation, and Red Mask started her work. After leaking the information to Undead Phoenix, she reorganized the Fate Guard's operations. Security and caution will become the norm. The Fate Shadow Guard will also have a new emergency system: Paranoid Mode. Once activated, all personnel, missions, and procedures will be done with extra care; this event also signals that they are facing a mighty enemy. Of course, all of these are for the future. Red Mask is only laying the foundation. Once she succeeds, her power and influence will be on par, if not more powerful than Wang Ju before her reincarnation.

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The war suddenly escalated. After receiving the information, Undead Phoenix sent someone to check if the news was correct. He tried to have his people infiltrate that area, but after failing, he no longer wanted to wait. So, he directly attacked the area. The entire world watched as he floated outside the energy barrier surrounding the Grand Nirvana World.

Five Feathers looked at Undead Phoenix from a distance and frowned: "I wanted to gather more, but this should be enough." She was confident in her Paragon Array, knowing that even if the latter used his best trump card, it would take him a few hours to break through and enter.

"Little chicken, aren't you going to greet me?" Undead Phoenix's voice echoed between Heaven and Earth. Usually, Five Feathers hated when anyone — this bastard especially — called her a chicken. However, she did not care this time, or at least she did not show it. A red light flashed from her eyes, and she ignored him.

She floated in the sky and condensed her power. With a single thought, Five Feathers released a torrent of soul attacks, instantly dispersing the souls of all the mortals in her territory. Everyone looking at this war, including Wang Wei, was shocked.

During the last era, the Overlords divided the world into 13 parts, and each of their territories contained 1.269 trillion realms. However, this was not the full extent of their territory. The world was too vast and complex to divide, so everyone came together and agreed on the size of a realm. According to the previous division, the smallest realm will have a minimum size of 100,000 times the lower dimension. Anything smaller than that will not count as a realm, and no one will care about it.

The Great Nirvana World, once called the Life Tree Realm, was one of the biggest realms under the control of the Myriad Clan Union. How vast was that territory? How many mortals did it contain? Yet, the mad Five Feathers instantly killed all of them. Even worse, she seems to have secretly moved mortals from other territories before committing such atrocities.

Wang Wei's eyes were red as he watched this happening. His anger and killing intent almost shattered his residing dimension. Luckily, he controlled himself fast enough and moved his coordinates.

"Damn this mad woman," he cursed. "I'll fucking kill her."

He was desperately trying to save more people, but this woman killed so many. More importantly, it is what her actions represent. He could foresee how many people would become emboldened after seeing how she wantonly killed these mortals without a care in the world.

Wang Wei exhaled to calm down. Everything has a reason, so he wanted to know why she was acting this way, and he soon found his answer. In some way, this was his fault.

Great Nirvana World:

Five Feathers absorbed the endless red lights symbolizing karmic sins and completed the Body of Sin. A look of relief and desire flashed in her eyes. "The pain and sense of weakness is finally gone," she muttered as she clenched her fists. "What's more, I can feel my strength has increased. So, how powerful will I be after doing this a few times?"

The desire for power was almost palpable. However, she controlled herself before looking in the distance. 'Let's not get ahead of ourselves. First, let's test out this newfound power.'

Swish!

Five Feathers disappeared, and before Undead Phoenix could react, she materialized above him with her hands clad in this dark-red flame. She slapped him with such tremendous force that he flew a few million light years before crashing on the ground. The shockwave from his crash should have been devastating for the mortals in that area, but there were none. However, countless unlucky cultivators pay the price instead.

"Karmic Flame? No, it should be Karma Sin Flame," Undead Phoenix analyzed as he slowly stood up. He had a deep frown on his face despite the fact this attack only left minor bruises on his arms. "She never had this kind of power before."

'The power has indeed increased, but it seems the fusion between the sins and my Flame Dao is far from perfect,' Five Feathers thought. 'In that case, let's use this fight to get to know my new powers.'

[Wrath of the Dark Phoenix]

A dark-red phoenix manifested above her and screeched. The phoenix's voice is often described as one of the most beautiful sounds in the world. Most phoenixes' cries also have magical abilities, including healing, removing negative attributes, or even blessing. However, this one was the opposite of beautiful. The best way to describe it was the amalgam of countless voices mixed in with a bird chirping.

Undead Phoenix immediately sensed a soul attack from that sound. Numerous creatures embodying all the resentments and grievances of the mortals Five Feathers killed appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, trying to corrode it and destroy his soul.

Undead Phoenix's response to this attack was calm, even nonchalant. His Dao involved a small portion of life and death, so Five Feathers' attempt to affect his soul could be described as shoddy to someone like him. So, he controlled his soul to release a green flame that enveloped all these resentments. Then, these souls immediately knelt on one knee before Undead Phoenix's soul.

"On my name, the Undead Phoenix, I grant you life as the Resentment Ghost. Come to being and avenge the one who has wronged you."

The resentments left his Sea of Consciousness and fused into one. Then, an unknown power descended and blessed him, turning him into a new creature. It was all black, and its body resembled a black cloak with countless screaming faces constantly popping in and out.

The creature then looked at Five Feathers. The blue soul flame in its eye socket did not prevent anyone watching from sensing its anger and resentment. The dark phoenix frowned as she looked at this abomination — she was worried. She could tell this creature was her antithesis; it was the backlash of her actions, meaning if she faced her, she'd probably suffer tremendously and might even lose the power she just acquired.

'I just got this power and haven't fully mastered it, so it's not wise to fight such a creature,' Five Feathers analyzed. She swiftly analyzed the issue, but it was another problem to think of a solution. The creature rushed toward her, and Five Feather chose to evade until she found a countermeasure. Meanwhile, Undead Phoenix had a creepy smile on his face as he enjoyed her embarrassing situation.

"Keep running, little chicken, until you can't run anymore. Then, I'll finally have my revenge," he sneered. While Undead Phoenix had lost himself in his "vice," Five Feathers was relatively calm, unlike her. However, whether it was the result of the [Body of Sin] or a byproduct of her newfound strength, she acted like a seasoned fighter and remained calm and composed while trying to find a solution.

Five Feathers wasn't too bright, and her Battle IQ was questionable, so it took some time to find a solution. Luckily, she could draw from experience, to be precise, the experience from her time at the frontier. She once witnessed how one of the invaders dealt with Undead Phoenix's undead army, and she was inspired.