Chapter 955 (1/2)

Chapter 955: Heavenly Sparrow Elder

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and when the fifth day approached, the Nine Netherbird Clan had arrived in the Daluotian Territory as scheduled.

In the Daluotian Territory’s Hall of Welcoming Guests.

The Nine Netherbird Clan, among the spiritual beasts of this Great Thousand World, were a great race with a long history. Thus, when they arrived in the Daluo Territory, even Mandela had given them their due respect, temporarily halting her cultivation and personally coming to greet them.

Mandela stood in front of the palace. The Three Kings, Mu Chen, and Nine Nether stood behind her. However, Nine Nether seemed absent-minded. Mu Chen, who was standing beside her, knew that this was because she was still worried.

“Rest assured! Although the Nine Netherbird Clan is strong, the Daluo Territory is no pushover either, so it’s a joke if they think that they can disrespect us,” Mandela glanced at Mu Chen and Nine Nether and said.

With her keen observation skills, of course she had known what Nine Nether was worried about. There was a Bloodline Bond between her and Mu Chen, after all. It was a kind of contract of living and dying together. If one person dies, the other person would not be able to live either.

Generally speaking, such Bloodline Bonds were not uncommon among these spiritual beasts, but they mostly existed between spiritual beasts of higher-ranking bloodlines, so that both beings could benefit from them. But, in this case, Mu Chen was obviously not a part of the so-called spiritual beasts who possessed a higher-ranking bloodline.

These spiritual beasts’ races with special bloodlines had always been somewhat contemptuous of humans. In normal circumstances, the fighting power of the same level of spiritual beasts was generally stronger than that of the same level of human beings. This was because they possessed all kinds of gifts and were born stronger than human beings.

To them, most human beings seemed weak. As such, it was very easy for them to perish before becoming a true Sovereign, so they were extremely resistant to forming Bloodline Bonds with humans, as in their views, there was no benefit to them for doing so, beyond polluting the pure bloodline of spiritual beasts.

In some conservative species of spiritual beasts, once spiritual beasts had established Bloodline Bonds with humans, they were directly regarded as rebels and traitors, with their bloodlines being extracted entirely! Such repercussions were akin to one’s receiving a death sentence!

Because of these things, Nine Nether was deeply worried all the time. It wasn’t that she worried about what the Nine Netherbird Clan would do to her, as her father was now the Clan Leader of the Nine Netherbird Clan. In addition, she was so gifted and respected, no one in the clan dared to do anything to her. It was more that she was worried about what the Nine Netherbird Clan would do to Mu Chen…

Now, she was more relieved to hear Mandela’s assurance, and nodded gratefully to the former. When she was about to say something, her expression suddenly tensed.

Raising her head, she glanced towards the distant horizon. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning, and in just a few breaths, it transformed into a massive purple bird! The bird’s wings were wrapped in thunder and lightning, and it soared towards the palace, along with the howling of the wind!

The massive purple bird hung over the main hall, as numerous silhouettes descended from the sky. The bird and the silhouettes then landed on the open space in front of Mandela and the others.

“Haha, I am Heavenly Sparrow, an Elder of the Nine Netherbird Clan. Dominator of the Daluo Territory, we apologize for imposing upon you today.”

When the silhouettes appeared, an aged laugh rang out in the sky. When the laughter spread out, an astonishing spiritual pressure also swept across the world, causing the heavens and earth to be become even more stifling and oppressive.

As the light faded, several figures appeared in front of the Hall of Welcoming Guests. Then, the leader, who was an old man donned in a green robe, appeared. On his green robe, skylarks emerged, and with his every action, a strong sense of oppression was emanated. The overwhelming spiritual pressure also originated from him.

Behind the old man in the green robe, there were several figures, the most striking of which was a slender young man, who also donned a green robe. He was handsome, with thin lips and thick eyebrows, and his gaze was sharp, as if it was a sword that had been left in its sheath, yet to be noticed.

Behind Mandela, the three kings perceived the power of this spiritual pressure, but their eyebrows knit into a frown. Such behavior seemed rather domineering. Were they trying to test how powerful the Daluo Territory was? It looked like they intended to strike after some courteous exchanges. In fact, it seemed that today’s events would definitely turn out to be more than meets the eyes!

“I see, it’s Heavenly Sparrow Elder from the Nine Netherbird Clan! Since such distinguished guests have arrived, we from the Daluo Territory will naturally do our utmost best to welcome you!”

As the three kings frowned, Mandela just smiled, but she did not strike. However, as her words spread, as if there was a peaceful fluctuation which permeated the room, the overwhelming spiritual pressure calmed down. Even the repressed atmosphere was once again restored to a pure and peaceful state.

Upon seeing how Mandela casually and gracefully employed her means, the elder in the green robes grew more solemn. He glanced at Mandela, before his gaze turned grave. He then said, “I didn’t think that the Dominator of the Daluo Territory had touched the rank of an Upper Earthly Sovereign yet. So, it looks like you will soon be able to enter it completely. My heartiest congratulations!”