Chapter 2408 - 2387: The Karma of Killing?
Chapter 2408 - 2387: The Karma of Killing?
"I’m begging you, please don’t kill me. It took me thousands of years to cultivate to the Demon King Realm; it wasn’t easy at all. I don’t want to die. As long as you don’t kill me, anything is fine. I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die..." The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle, now transformed into a giant red eagle, lay on the ground pleading shamelessly to Lin Feng and Tao Tao. Its only purpose now was survival, as long as it could stay alive, it didn’t care about anything else.
The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle felt like crying inside. A dignified Demon King Realm Demon Beast was beaten into this state by two humans. If it had known these two humans were so insane, it would never have provoked these two guys. Moreover, it always felt that the young male still had countless tricks he hadn’t used yet, and now with serious injuries, there was no way to escape!
If it had known the outcome would be like this, it wouldn’t have provoked these terrifying guys even if it were beaten to death...
"Spare you? You harbored evil intentions towards me from the start, and you still want me to spare you?" Tao Tao furrowed her brows, her eyes glaring at the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle as she rebuked it!
"Well... um, I apologize, I offer compensation. This is my Space Treasure, I give it to you, please, I don’t want to die!" Hearing Tao Tao’s murderous intent, the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle shuddered, hesitated slightly, and immediately handed over its Space Treasure. Although it was painful, life was more important. As long as it could survive, it could regain these things later on, but without life, everything would be lost.
After speaking, it flapped its wings, and the Space Treasure flew into Tao Tao’s hands. The Space Treasure looked like a feather but was made of Jade Stone, appearing very unique and not large at all, like a hairpin when glanced at quickly.
This made Tao Tao’s eyes light up. Without checking its contents, she casually pinned it onto her hair, making her look even more beautiful!
"It’s not impossible to spare you, but just this Space Treasure is not enough!" Lin Feng looked at the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle and added from the side.
"Ah! Don’t kill me, other than the Space Treasure, I have nothing left. What exactly do you want to let me go?" The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle panicked upon hearing Lin Feng’s words. Even after offering its Space Treasure, what more do these two humans want?
"Boss, do you want to take this guy as a Spirit Pet?" Tangyuan pondered in the air, unable to figure out Lin Feng’s intention. This guy was already in such a state, could Lin Feng be planning to take it as a Spirit Pet? It wouldn’t be bad at all to have such a flying Demon Beast as a Spirit Pet.
"Ah! No, I don’t want to be a Spirit Pet..." The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle was instantly devastated upon hearing Tangyuan’s words and started to cry, losing all semblance of a Demon King’s dignity. Of course, it knew what it meant to be a Spirit Pet: it was a total loss of freedom; life would be worse than death!
"In your dreams, you’re not qualified to be my Spirit Pet." Lin Feng instantly denied upon seeing the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle in this state. Even if it were to be his Spirit Pet, he wouldn’t want such a shameless creature. Looking at the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle, he thought briefly before continuing, "I’ll let you go if you answer some questions."
"Ah... ah?"
The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle was dumbfounded upon hearing Lin Feng’s words. It hadn’t expected Lin Feng’s condition to be so simple. Could he really just answer some questions? How could that be possible?
"I’m curious, how did you suddenly appear here?" Lin Feng asked the first question.
"I recently broke through to become a Demon King and came out to wander with no specific goal and happened to come across you here..." The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle immediately answered Lin Feng’s question, fearing any delay would lead to trouble.
"In this forest, what is the level of the most powerful Demon Beast?" Lin Feng continued to ask.
"There are two Demon King Realm Demon Beasts, the Golden Scale Burrowing Beast and the Gale Lightning Dragon Wolf. Those two guys have long been promoted to Demon King. Apart from them, there’s no other Demon King in the surrounding tens of thousands of miles." The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle continued to provide information.
"How far is it from here to those two Demon King Realm Demon Beasts?"
"The Golden Scale Burrowing Beast is slightly closer, about ten thousand miles away. The Gale Lightning Dragon Wolf is farther, about thirty thousand miles away."
"What are the Golden Scale Burrowing Beast’s specialties?"
"That guy has abnormal defense and can burrow; no Demon Beast or human wants to be its enemy!"
"And the Gale Lightning Dragon Wolf?"
"Simply put, it’s a thunder wolf covered in electric arcs!"
"Are there any special valleys around here?"
"Special valleys?"
...
Lin Feng and the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle engaged in a quick Q&A, with Lin Feng asking swiftly and the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle answering just as fast. Tao Tao and Tangyuan did not interrupt. They had already guessed Lin Feng’s intentions; with such a guide, their subsequent seclusion would be much easier.
After about one hour, Lin Feng finally finished his questions, leaving the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle parched but not daring to say anything, obediently lying on the ground.
"Alright, you can go now. If you want revenge, feel free to come find us." Lin Feng said to the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle, his tone indifferent.
"Are you joking? I wouldn’t dare meet you again, even with a hundred thousand courage..." The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle immediately expressed its stance.
Lin Feng knew the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle was speaking the truth when he heard these words. However, he suddenly remembered Tao Tao’s earlier request to eat roast wings, so he turned his gaze to the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle and said with a smile, "I just remembered, Tao Tao wants to eat your wing. I don’t want your whole wing, so handle it as you wish."
The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle was about to cry again when it heard Lin Feng’s words. After a slight hesitation, it bit a large chunk of flesh from its wing, ignoring the fresh beast blood on it, and placed it in front of Lin Feng, nearly crying, "I... I can leave now, right?"
Lin Feng glanced at the eagle meat in front of him, smiled faintly, and without replying, nodded. Seeing that Lin Feng finally agreed, the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle took off immediately without saying a word, escaping at the fastest speed towards the distance. In its heart, it resolved never to venture out again, as the outside world was just too dangerous...
After the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle left, Tangyuan jumped in front of Lin Feng, eyeing that Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle’s meat. Being able to eat Demon King’s meat was not something just anyone could enjoy. Even Tao Tao was curious at this moment about what a Demon King Realm Demon Beast’s meat tasted like.
Seeing the situation, Lin Feng said nothing, immediately starting a fire. He then proceeded to simply handle the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle’s wing meat, cutting it into pieces and skewering it on sticks. The two humans and one beast gathered around the fire to start grilling.
"Boss, this Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle doesn’t seem impressive. It was taken care of so easily by you. The Demon King’s strength seems flimsy?" Tangyuan asked while grilling the meat; this puzzled it a lot. After all, the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle is a battle class Demon Beast, and a Demon King Realm one at that, capable of transforming. How could it be so easily crushed by Lin Feng? Its strength seemed too weak!
"That’s right, Brother Lin, I’m also quite curious. This guy is already a Demon King Realm Demon Beast, comparable to a human Divine King Realm expert. Why was it so weak in our hands? What’s going on? Is the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle really that pathetic?" Tao Tao expressed her thoughts as well. She didn’t feel this way earlier, but after the battle, she began pondering these matters, seeking an answer from Lin Feng.
"It’s not as simple as you think." Lin Feng shook his head, "The Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle is originally a sky overlord. Normally, we wouldn’t have any way to attack it while it could continuously assault us from above. No one can help it in that scenario. If it hadn’t been careless at first, allowing me to knock it down against the mountain wall and suppress it with the Eternal Divine Flame, dealing with it today would’ve been impossible."
After Lin Feng’s explanation, Tao Tao and Tangyuan fell silent, understanding Lin Feng’s point. Indeed, as Lin Feng said, the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle only met its match because of them. Had any other Divine Origin Realm cultivators encountered it, it would’ve likely been a life-and-death situation. But because of Lin Feng’s initial actions, they could manage to defeat the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle so miserably...
"Brother Lin, why didn’t you kill the Nine Flame Fiery Sun Eagle?" Tao Tao finally couldn’t help but ask, looking at Lin Feng.
"It’s nothing. That guy handed over everything he could. Killing it wouldn’t bring any benefit. Under such circumstances, why kill it? Besides, it’s not easy for any Demon Beast to cultivate to become a Demon King. Without a deep-seated grudge or a need to kill, it’s better not to commit unnecessary killings." Lin Feng continued grilling the meat, speaking blandly.
"Unnecessary killings?" Tao Tao found Lin Feng’s words strange, not understanding what he meant. Humans and Demon Beasts were natural enemies; shouldn’t the others be killed except for ones like Tangyuan that are taken in? This was the usual way in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm!
"Yes, unnecessary killings!" Lin Feng explained with a smile upon seeing Tao Tao’s lack of comprehension. "You’ve reached the peak of the Divine Origin Realm without experiencing what you should have, so you don’t understand many things. A cultivator who kills excessively can accumulate negative karma, which can give rise to a Heart Demon. Once it reaches a certain level, the Heart Demon outbreak can lead to madness. So, generally, it’s best not to kill unnecessarily, except for deadly enemies where there’s no room for talk!"
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