The Investiture: Unlimited Blade Works Nezha
Chapter 203 - 202 Yuan Feng: What treasure is this? Let me have a taste!

Chapter 203: Chapter 202 Yuan Feng: What treasure is this? Let me have a taste!

Nezha did not take the initiative to interfere, as after all, this was a family matter.

The members of the Phoenix Clan discussed for half a day but came to no conclusion. Peng Daoist, now the Evil Corpse of Kunpeng, was beyond anyone’s control. The only idea they could think of was to strike his soul into oblivion and extract the remaining Yin Yang Qi so Yuan Feng could consume it and be reborn.

But with Yuan Feng’s current state, could she even be reborn?

Even if she could, Da Peng was already dead. Whatever hatches next wouldn’t necessarily still be Da Peng.

Eventually Yuan Feng grew impatient.

"Kill him! Just avenge Old Seven. That fool was weak to begin with. Surviving past the war of the Three Clans only to meet death here—serves him right!"

Yuan Feng clearly had feelings for her offspring—it was impossible not to. But as a Chaos Divine Beast, how deep could her bond really be with a son she’d barely met? That too would be nonsensical.

Sacrificing entire clans for cultivation in the Primordial era was not uncommon. Such things were trivial for the sake of one’s Great Dao.

Not to mention, this was the early days of the Primordial era, a time of savage and chaotic development.

Nine Heavens Xuan Nu sighed deeply. She, too, was powerless in this matter, and Da Feng, who always stood guard at the door, certainly had nothing to say.

Kong Xuan, however, felt a deeper connection to her twin brother. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have lingered in Beiming all this time, investigating Peng Daoist for years.

At last, she turned to Nezha and asked, "Nezha, little brother, do you have a solution?"

"I’m not sure if it will work; I can only give it a try."

Kong Xuan hesitated for a moment, while Yuan Feng decisively said, "Just go ahead and do it. If it fails, we’ll simply kill him anyway."

Nezha: "..."

Is this really his mother?

Kong Xuan met Nezha’s gaze and finally nodded.

Nezha did not bother with questioning or extraction rituals—these tactics were useless on Great Experts. He opted to get straight to the task at hand.

With one finger placed on his brow, colorful light swirled, and a brilliant droplet appeared in Nezha’s hand. It was none other than the Tears of Ten Thousand Spirits, which Nezha had long used to refine his Divine Soul and amplify his Seven Emotions.

He then took out the Six Dao Reincarnation Order and opened a Ghost Gate leading directly to the Six Dao Reincarnation Plate. The Undying Volcano was, after all, still within the Primordial realm, so achieving this was not difficult.

Nezha flicked his finger and injected mana into the token. The token swiftly resonated with the Six Dao Reincarnation Plate through the Ghost Gate, emitting a beam of purple Reincarnation Power that connected to the token.

Nezha guided the flow of energy, allowing the purple Reincarnation Power to pour endlessly into the droplet. The originally rainbow-like, dreamlike Tear transformed into a purple mist, with an indistinct object rapidly forming within.

Nezha maintained this process for quite a while, and finally, the Reincarnation Artifact took shape.

Cutting off the flow of Reincarnation Power and sealing the Ghost Gate, Nezha reached into the radiant purple mist and retrieved a dark purple scythe. The blade radiated a rainbow glow.

This artifact did not harm the physical body; it only severed souls. Named Reincarnation Blade or Seven Emotions Blade, Nezha preferred to call it the Guide.

Wielding the scythe, Nezha cleaved Peng Daoist on the forehead. Devoid of mana and with no defense, Peng Daoist suffered the first strike, and immediately, his feelings of anger and hatred vanished entirely, with his Seven Emotions fading quickly.

Nezha followed up with three consecutive strikes. Peng Daoist’s gaze turned vacant as his Seven Emotions and Six Desires were eradicated, leaving only his ’true essence’—his original self as a cultivator.

A fourth strike further injured Peng Daoist, shaking his very core.

The damage extended beyond Peng Daoist; being Kunpeng’s Evil Corpse, his original body—Kunpeng—was also affected. This strike disrupted Kunpeng’s battle with Zhen Yuanzi and indirectly weakened Kun Daoist’s clash with Guang Chengzi.

With the sixth strike, Peng Daoist began to struggle desperately, drenched in cold sweat, as his consciousness sustained major damage.

Far away, Kunpeng felt intense pain as his ’true essence’ suffered harm, enraging him immensely. Such an injury would multiply the difficulty of cutting his third corpse a hundredfold.

Realizing the source of the problem lay with Peng Daoist, Kunpeng acted decisively, severing his connection with Peng Daoist entirely. As a result, his cultivation regressed, approaching the One Corpse Cutting stage.

Kunpeng then detonated Demon Master Palace to stall Zhen Yuanzi, fleeing swiftly without a trace.

In the aftermath of the dark currents, Zhen Yuanzi emerged, aware that Kunpeng had suffered severe injuries. Unfortunately, every defensive strategy Kunpeng employed in the deep sea gave Zhen Yuanzi no chance to eliminate him, leaving him with no choice but to depart.

Elsewhere, Peng Daoist, now battling Guang Chengzi, reverted to his true form—a titanic fish-like creature—and struck Guang Chengzi with a tail sweep.

Tidal waves carrying devastating power swept across, sending Guang Chengzi flying to an unknown location, while Kun Daoist dove deep into the sea and disappeared.

Back at the Undying Volcano, Nezha unleashed a seventh strike on Peng Daoist.

With the severance of the link between Peng Daoist and Kunpeng, the combined effects caused Peng Daoist’s head to explode with a loud bang!

His entire body convulsed uncontrollably, transforming back into his original Roc form.

Nezha resisted the recoil and struck an eighth blow. The chaotic remnants of Peng Daoist’s divine souls were completely annihilated, leaving only the purest soul seed enveloped in Yin Yang Qi.

Nezha refrained from delivering the ninth strike. If he did, Da Peng’s ’self-awareness’—his true essence—would vanish completely from the Primordial realm, leaving the Saints powerless to restore him.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t revive Da Peng, but the resurrected being would no longer be the same. Furthermore, losing his self-awareness would cap his potential at the Heavenly Immortal realm, condemning him to ponder endlessly over existential questions like "Who am I?"

Retrieving the Guide, Nezha said, "Sister Xuan, this is as much as I can do."

Kong Xuan collected the soul seed and, for the first time, smiled at Nezha.

"Da Peng ending up like this is more than satisfactory."

She planned to find a treasured land to nurture the soul seed and reincarnate it within the Roc lineage. Though the rebirth would only count as half her brother, at least he would survive—and that was good enough.

Kong Xuan gathered Da Peng’s corpse and suddenly hesitated. A winged Copper Coin appeared in her hands, followed by a Peacock Feather, which she handed to Nezha.

"Little brother Nezha, you’ve helped me tremendously this time. Take this as a gift. If you face difficulties in the future, come find me."

Nezha was surprised to learn that the Treasure Money, lost by Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, had been in Peng Daoist’s possession all this time. Clearly, Peng Daoist had been lingering on the Sealing God Battlefield for a long time—what had he been scheming?

"Sister Xuan, this gift is far too precious. I—"

Kong Xuan was magnanimous as she replied, "It’s nothing special. You’re still weak; take it for protection."

In the end, Nezha ’reluctantly’ accepted Kong Xuan’s gift.

It was simply too hard to refuse her earnest gesture!

At this moment, Yuan Feng rolled her eyes and remarked, "Hey, little brat, what was that shiny droplet you had earlier? Is it tasty?

I’ve never eaten one before!"