Chapter 1313

"We've arrived. You'll have to fly the rest of the way yourself."

Zhu Qiwu said, shooing Lin Moyu out.

Watching Zhu Qiwu stow away the warship, Lin Moyu felt a pang of envy. "Senior, can this warship of yours be exchanged for in the military supply warehouse?"

Zhu Qiwu rolled his eyes at him. "Don't even think about it. This is a privilege reserved only for Battlefield Guardians. When I leave, I have to hand it back for the next Guardian to use."

"Do you have any idea how powerful this thing is?"

Lin Moyu shook his head. How could he possibly know? In his estimation, it was no worse than Fortress No. 10.

Zhu Qiwu chuckled. "If it unleashes its full combat power, it can contend with the Other Shore Realm. Even if it can't quite match the Other Shore Realm, it can hold out for a while. Killing you would be child's play."

Lin Moyu looked shocked; it was unexpectedly strong, far exceeding his imagination.

Zhu Qiwu quite enjoyed the expression on Lin Moyu's face. "How about that? Scared, aren't you?"

He was indeed a bit surprised. The War God Fortress was already strong enough, but it was only equivalent to the peak of the God Venerable Realm.

Such a compact warship, not even one percent the size of the War God Fortress, was actually this powerful.

Lin Moyu really wanted to say, since it's so strong, why not build more of them? Wouldn't the Human Race have been invincible long ago?

With the combined strength of the Human Race, even if it were difficult to manufacture, they could surely build quite a few.

Zhu Qiwu ruthlessly crushed Lin Moyu's train of thought. "Don't think about such impractical things. This thing cannot be built."

"According to our current artifact refining techniques, the War God Fortress is already the pinnacle of craftsmanship. This warship of mine is a relic from the Ancient Era, and they are very rare."

"Furthermore, it has limitations. It can only unleash its full combat power within the battlefield. Once it leaves the battlefield, it's about the same as the War God Fortress."

"You've seen Zhu Laosan's warship, right? It's a replica of this one. Within the battlefield, Zhu Laosan's warship is inferior to this one, but outside the battlefield, there isn't much difference between them."

After Zhu Qiwu's explanation, Lin Moyu finally understood.

It wasn't that they didn't want to build them; they truly couldn't.

Even replicas couldn't be produced in large numbers.

Zhu Qiwu couldn't help but sigh. "The Ancient Era was truly too strong. Compared to them, the difference between us is really like that between a child and an adult."

Lin Moyu's understanding of the Ancient Era was no worse than Zhu Qiwu's, and he agreed that this was indeed the case.

In the Tulu Realm alone, the number of plants at the Other Shore Realm was astonishing, and the Soul Spirit Realm could even summon Soul Spirit Ancestral Beasts, which far surpassed the Other Shore Realm.

And that mysterious master…

The Ancient Era was truly too powerful.

Zhu Qiwu led the way, with Lin Moyu following closely behind.

At the very edge of his vision, there was a red speck of light, like a Red Star, flickering constantly like a flame.

That was the center of the battlefield, the most mysterious place.

Although still very far away, Lin Moyu could already feel the rolling heat coming from it.

By the faint light, Lin Moyu saw Starry Sky Behemoths.

The Starry Sky Behemoths exuded majestic auras, all of them being existences at the God Venerable Realm.

Lin Moyu's nerves tightened instantly, ready to fight at any moment.

At this moment, Zhu Qiwu took out a piece of animal hide, which instantly activated and transformed into a ball of light that enveloped the two of them.

Their auras were concealed by the hide, and at the same time, they emitted an aura similar to that of the Starry Sky Behemoths.

At this moment, they had become Starry Sky Behemoths.

Some Starry Sky Behemoths noticed them, but simply opened their large eyes to glance at them before ignoring them.

More and more Starry Sky Behemoths came into view. These Starry Sky Behemoths didn't belong to the same species at all, yet they were actually able to coexist peacefully.

Lin Moyu felt strange. "What's going on here?"

Zhu Qiwu began to play coy again. "You'll find out soon enough."

Lin Moyu couldn't be bothered to ask further. If you want to play coy, go ahead; I won't ask.

Chapter 1476: You're pushing your luck? Just based on you?

Indeed, Lin Moyu quickly found out why.

As they continued to approach, the temperature kept rising.

Lin Moyu suddenly realized that the temperature increase wasn't affecting his physical body, but his soul.

It was as if a ball of fire was constantly scorching his soul.

His own Soul World seemed to be gradually heating up, and the purple jade barrier of the Soul World seemed unable to withstand this heat.

His soul felt somewhat uneasy, as if sitting upon a flame.

Zhu Qiwu's voice came through. "You can feel it, right?"

Lin Moyu nodded. "Those Starry Sky Behemoths at the God Venerable Realm aren't coming closer because it's too hot."

"The scorching heat has benefits for them, so they won't fight here."

It's just like a watering hole in a forest, where various animals often go to drink.

But those predators rarely hunt at the watering hole because the watering hole is beneficial to them, and they instinctively avoid causing damage to it.

Of course, the intelligence of the Starry Sky Behemoths far exceeds that of ordinary animals; their choice not to fight here is likely only one of the reasons.

Lin Moyu also thought of other possibilities. His soul quality was relatively high, which was why he hadn't felt the scorching heat at the beginning.

But those Starry Sky Behemoths at the God Venerable Realm had long since felt the scorching sensation.

They determined their own locations based on the limits of what they could withstand.

Zhu Qiwu said, "Your soul has reached the fifth grade, which is why you can get closer."

"If an ordinary God Venerable gets too close, their soul will be burned to death."

Zhu Qiwu's words confirmed Lin Moyu's guess.

"Is there any benefit to absorbing the heat?"

Aside from his soul feeling the scorching heat, Lin Moyu didn't feel any benefits, yet the behavior of these Starry Sky Behemoths was so abnormal that there must be a reason.

Zhu Qiwu smiled and didn't answer; this guy was playing coy again.

The two flew for another long distance, and thanks to the special ability of the animal hide, all the Starry Sky Behemoths turned a blind eye to them.

The closer they got to the fiery Red Star, the more intense the heat became. Lin Moyu's soul also felt some discomfort, but it was still within the range of what he could endure.

The Starry Sky Behemoths they encountered at this point already had auras reaching the peak of the God Venerable Realm; they were extremely powerful.

The fiery Red Star gradually grew larger in his vision, and Lin Moyu's eyes became increasingly surprised.

What he had seen before wasn't a Red Star at all, but a giant bird.

This giant fiery red bird was curled up, its body shrouded in fiery red flames.

The giant bird was unimaginably large. It was curled up, its pair of fiery wings tightly tucked in, as if it were cradling something.

Its body length exceeded 100,000 kilometers, comparable to some smaller stars.

If it spread its wings, it would likely be able to cover a star.

However, Lin Moyu discovered something wrong, and even as calm as he was, he couldn't help but exclaim, "This is its soul."

A soul reaching 100,000 kilometers—what kind of concept was that? How could such a creature exist in the world?

If the soul was this huge, then how large must its physical body be?

Generally, the larger a Starry Sky Behemoth's body size, the stronger its power.

Lin Moyu felt that the combat power of this giant bird before him probably wouldn't be much worse than a Soul Spirit Ancestral Beast.

Suddenly, he thought of a possibility. "Is this a Source Bird?"

In his understanding, only a Source Bird could reach this level.

Zhu Qiwu shook his head, denying Lin Moyu's guess. "This is a Vermilion Bird."

Vermilion Bird!

Lin Moyu realized he had guessed wrong. This was the Vermilion Bird Battlefield; the giant bird before him should naturally be the Vermilion Bird.

The Vermilion Bird was a legendary Starry Sky Behemoth; whether it truly existed was an unknown.

Many people believed it was just a legend and didn't exist at all.

Lin Moyu suddenly realized a question. "Then, looking at it this way, do the Black Tortoise, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger also exist?"

Zhu Qiwu smiled. "Indeed, they are at the center of the four battlefields."

"The Vermilion Bird is a Starry Sky Behemoth. Its power is useless to our Human Race, but to other Starry Sky Behemoths, it is a great tonic."

Lin Moyu finally understood. "It is rumored that the Vermilion Bird existed as far back as the Ancient Era. Is its death related to that great war in the Ancient Era?"

The Vermilion Bird before him was already dead; what existed was only an unconscious soul.

But for a soul to exist from the Ancient Era until now, it was truly terrifying.

Zhu Qiwu said, "The higher-ups are also researching it, but they have never been able to figure it out. What exactly happened in the Ancient Era, for even an existence like the Vermilion Bird to fall?"

Lin Moyu thought to himself, "What's so strange about the Vermilion Bird falling? Didn't the Soul Spirit Ancestral Beast fall the same way? So much time has passed since the Ancient Era; how could it be so easy to figure out?"

He looked at the Vermilion Bird and seemed to see something. His pupils suddenly constricted. "This is…"

Zhu Qiwu said, "You see it, right?"

Lin Moyu grunted in agreement. His gaze was fixed, watching carefully.

On the Vermilion Bird's abdomen, there was a huge egg.

The egg was round and also emitted a fiery red light, intertwined with the Vermilion Bird's flames, hidden within the fire.

If one didn't look carefully, it would be easy to overlook.

Lin Moyu felt the aura of life from the egg; this egg was alive.

He summoned a Skeleton God Warrior, wanting to use Undead Vision to observe it.

But as soon as the Skeleton God Warrior appeared, its entire body was instantly burned to ashes.

The Vermilion Bird's flames incinerated the Skeleton God Warrior's soul; it didn't even last 0.1 seconds.

Here, let alone a Skeleton God Warrior, even a Skeleton Divine General couldn't survive.

Zhu Qiwu said, "You didn't see wrong. This is indeed the Vermilion Bird's egg."

"It is rumored that the Vermilion Bird has the ability to nirvana; it can be reborn in the flames."

"But no one knows the specific method of this nirvana, and this egg also came from the Ancient Era."

"In the initial records, there was no aura of life in the egg. It wasn't until ten thousand years ago that an aura of life suddenly emanated from the egg."

"We once thought the Vermilion Bird was about to be resurrected. If it were to be resurrected, whether the Vermilion Bird Battlefield could continue to exist became a huge problem."

"As it turned out, ten thousand years have passed, and it and its egg have remained in their original state, with no movement at all."

Lin Moyu looked at Zhu Qiwu. "Do you mean for me to go and take the egg?"

Zhu Qiwu rolled his eyes at him. "You're pushing your luck? Just based on you, you can go and take the egg? To tell you the truth, even those in the Other Shore Realm can't get close. The Vermilion Bird's flames are enough to burn the souls of Other Shore Realm experts to death."

"Otherwise, do you think this egg would still be peacefully here after so many years?"

Thinking about it, that did make sense. Lin Moyu realized he was a bit too overconfident. What realm was he even at? How could everything possibly come to him?

Zhu Qiwu continued, "Bringing you here is to let you know the deepest things about the four battlefields."

"I believe you will step into the Other Shore Realm in the future, and at that time, you will touch upon some things."

"Actually, you have already touched upon them, so it's fine to let you know some things in advance."

"This bird egg, various races, many Other Shore Realm experts are eyeing it."

"In the future, if you step into the Other Shore Realm, if you have the chance, get your hands on it."