Chapter 2222

One day later, the power of the spirit flower was exhausted, and the Dragon Hawk's soul had recovered by ninety-nine percent.

Lin Moyu waved over a large clump of the Power of Life to complete the final step for the Dragon Hawk.

Wrapped in the Power of Life, the soul gradually woke up.

The Dragon Hawk felt as if he had experienced Rebirth, feeling an unspeakable lightness. He knew his soul had completely recovered.

Lin Moyu's voice rang in his ears, "Try channeling your soul power again to see if the Curse is still there."

The Dragon Hawk instinctively channeled his soul power, and his Soul World shook with thunder once more, roaring incessantly.

The soul shone brightly, clad in an armor of thunder.

Lin Moyu observed closely and confirmed that the Curse had completely left the soul body. "Alright, your Curse has been completely uprooted."

The Dragon Hawk withdrew his soul power, speaking with a touch of excitement, "Thank you."

Lin Moyu smiled and said, "We are neighbors and friends. It's only right to help each other, no need to be so polite."

"And I also want to thank you for your trust. If you hadn't trusted me enough, I wouldn't have been able to cure you."

"So, the one you truly need to thank is yourself."

The Dragon Hawk looked at the severed fragment of his soul on the side. "What's the use of keeping this thing?"

Lin Moyu said, "Of course it's useful to keep. If it's gone, do you think that Six-Wheel Ancient Buddha will still come over?"

The Dragon Hawk narrowed his eyes, already understanding Lin Moyu's meaning.

This was an opportunity for revenge. Back then, with his strength at the Dao Venerable 4th Realm, he was able to repel the opponent.

Now that he was already in the Dao Venerable 6th Realm, killing the opponent would not be difficult.

The Dragon Hawk said coldly, "As long as he dares to come, I will make sure he never returns, reducing him to ashes."

Lin Moyu said, "Don't reduce him to ashes. If he comes and you kill him, leave a piece of his corpse for me."

The Dragon Hawk didn't ask what Lin Moyu wanted the corpse for and readily agreed, "Alright, no problem. As long as he dares to come, he's dead meat."

Lin Moyu said, "Don't worry, he will definitely come. It's just a matter of time."

Leaving the Dragon Hawk's Soul World, Lin Moyu's consciousness returned to his body, and at the same time, he put away Zhao Dongsheng and the Great Sword Dao Venerable.

The Dragon Hawk slowly opened his eyes, lightning flashing in them. He let out a long howl, filled with excitement and thrill.

However, this time there was no thunderous explosion; the Dragon Hawk could now perfectly control his power.

The four Dao Venerable Realm spirit beasts asked in unison, "Leader, are you cured?"

The Dragon Hawk laughed loudly, "I'm cured! Brother Lin has finally cured me."

The four spirit beasts immediately congratulated him, "Congratulations, Leader! Hearty congratulations, Leader!"

Their voices echoed through the valley. Soon after, the other spirit beasts in the valley also learned what had happened, and they shouted one after another.

"Congratulations, Leader!"

"Congratulations, Boss!"

Countless avian spirit beasts circled in the air, screeching continuously to express their congratulations to the Dragon Hawk.

The Dragon Hawk said in a clear voice, "From now on, our tribe and Yudao City are allies, and we must help each other in the future. Did you hear me?"

"We heard you!"

"Yes, Boss!"

As the spirit beasts shouted one by one, the corners of Lin Moyu's mouth curled up slightly. This was exactly the result he wanted.

Lin Moyu smiled and asked, "Dragon Hawk, what is your real name?"

Dragon Hawk was just the name of his spirit beast species, not his actual name.

The Dragon Hawk said, "My name is Lei Guang. That Light Crow from before, its name is Xiao Hei."

Lin Moyu said, "Alright, I'll ask Xiao Hei in a bit to see if it's willing to help my friend comprehend the Dao." Lei Guang said, "No need to wait, I'll call it over right now."

A thought was sent out, and in the next second, a streak of light shot out from the valley, appearing before Lei Guang like a teleportation. Xiao Hei was extremely excited about Lei Guang's recovery, circling around Lei Guang again and again.

Lei Guang asked, "Are you willing to go help Brother Lin's friend comprehend the Dao of Speed? Don't force yourself. If you don't want to, just say so."

Xiao Hei did not refuse, "I am willing. This is what I promised him. As long as he could cure Boss, I would be willing to do anything."

Lei Guang said, "In that case, you will follow Brother Lin back later."

Xiao Hei nodded its head, "Okay."

There was a clear reluctance in its tone, but since it had made a promise, it felt it should fulfill it.

Lin Moyu said, "I won't restrict your freedom. You can come back whenever you want. With your speed, it won't take long anyway."

"Besides, you are doing me a favor. If you need anything, you can tell me, and I will do my best to satisfy you."

The Light Crow said, "Okay, I will tell you if I need anything."

Lin Moyu said to Lei Guang, "Lei Guang, do you know anything about the situation of the spirit beast world in the Eastern Continent?"

Lei Guang said, "I know a little. What do you want to know?"

Lin Moyu took out a jade token and handed it to Lei Guang, "I want to know everything. Please record whatever you know inside it, and I will read it slowly when I get back."

Lei Guang readily agreed, "Sure!"

Two beams of light shot from his eyes into the jade token, recording what he knew about the spirit beasts in the Eastern Continent inside it.

Lin Moyu had a feeling that the spirit beasts of the Eastern Continent were different from those of the Southern Continent.

The spirit beasts of the Southern Continent each ruled their own territories independently.

On the other hand, the spirit beasts of the Eastern Continent could gather together to band for warmth. Above these small groups, there should be an even more powerful existence ruling over them.

The Dragon Hawk's tribe was just one way of existence; there were bound to be other forms.

The various races had cultivated the Eastern Continent for countless years yet still failed to gain a firm foothold. There must be a deeper secret behind this.

There probably weren't many who knew this secret; even the Dao Venerables of the various forces were likely unaware of it.

Lin Moyu had only asked casually, hoping to get some answers from the Dragon Hawk.

Chapter 2729: The Dongling Empire, Hidden Pieces in the Eastern Continent

Much of the information was only held in the hands of the strong.

Furthermore, these strong experts followed certain rules and would not casually reveal this information.

Even in a race like the humans, where information was relatively transparent, much of the upper-level information remained hazy to the lower-level cultivators.

If even the humans were like this, it was even more so for a race like the spirit beasts, many of whom were still in an uncivilized state. Their information was bound to be even more closed off.

Lin Moyu had actually just asked on a whim; he wasn't sure if Lei Guang knew either.

A trace of complexity appeared in Lei Guang's gaze as he glanced up at the sky.

Lin Moyu understood Lei Guang's meaning and immediately flew toward the high altitude. Lei Guang also flapped his wings and flew into the sky.

The man and the bird crossed the thick layers of clouds and reached an altitude of tens of thousands of meters. Here, wild winds howled, boundless white clouds lay below, and above their heads was the clearer and brighter Sun Origin.

The Sun Origin made this space extremely hot, as if it were on fire.

A massive amount of thunder erupted from Lei Guang, enveloping the two of them and isolating the inside from the outside.

Lin Moyu was speechless, "Is there a need to be this careful?"

Lei Guang said, "Yes, and I feel that even this is not enough."

Lin Moyu seemed to understand something. With a wave of his hand, he threw out a large number of origin crystals.

The origin crystals formed an array, making the space around him and Lei Guang increasingly sealed off.

Still feeling it wasn't enough, he drew a large number of runes to significantly enhance the array's effect.

Lin Moyu said, "This should be about enough, right?"

Lei Guang said, "I don't know if it's enough either."

Lin Moyu, on the contrary, was very curious, "Why do we need to be so careful?"

Lei Guang said, "There is an extremely special spirit beast that can ignore distance and space to hear all kinds of information. Ordinary means cannot stop it at all."

"I see!" Lin Moyu chuckled, waving his hand, and space instantly fluctuated like ocean waves.

Space layered and crisscrossed, and the originally stable space became chaotic.

Next, Lin Moyu waved the Law of Time, causing minor changes in time and space as well.

Lin Moyu explained, "Being able to ignore space is likely related to the Law of Space. I have disrupted space and time. Combined with the array and your Dao Venerable thunder, this should be fine."

Lei Guang finally relaxed, "There is a reason why I am being so careful. After I was promoted to the Dao Venerable 4th Realm, an envoy from the Dongling Empire came to find me."

"Only then did I know that we spirit beasts have an empire in the Eastern Continent."

Lin Moyu showed some surprise. An empire made of spirit beasts was something he was hearing of for the first time.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "If I'm not mistaken, there must be a spirit beast in the Dongling Empire that can detect whoever becomes a Dao Venerable 4th Realm."

The Dragon Hawk was slightly stunned, "You are indeed very smart. There are several spirit beasts with special abilities in the empire. One of them can detect all spirit beasts in the entire Eastern Continent that reach the Dao Venerable 4th Realm."

"So, not long after I reached the Dao Venerable 4th Realm, they came looking for me."

"They wanted me to join the Dongling Empire."

Lin Moyu smiled, "Did you refuse?"

The Dragon Hawk shook his head, "No, I agreed. I didn't dare to refuse. If I refused, I would have been killed."

Lin Moyu gasped inwardly. According to what the Dragon Hawk said, then all spirit beasts above the Dao Venerable 4th Realm in the entire Eastern Continent had joined the Dongling Empire.

Just how strong must this empire's power be?

The top forces of the Southern Continent probably wouldn't be able to contend with it either.

If such a powerful force existed in the Eastern Continent, it was only natural that the various races had struggled to develop there.

The city of the Heavenly Sword Sect that had been destroyed before now also had an explanation.

Lin Moyu thought a lot, thinking far deeper than Lei Guang did.

He wondered, since the Dongling Empire was so powerful, why didn't they drive out all the various forces in the Eastern Continent and make it completely a world of spirit beasts?

Clearly, they couldn't do it.

As for the reason they couldn't do it, it was none other than being constrained by an even more powerful force.

"A game of chess!"

Lin Moyu murmured in a low voice, talking to himself.

Lei Guang was stunned, "What did you say?"

Lin Moyu shook his head, "It's nothing. Tell me about the situation in the Dongling Empire."

Lei Guang said, "Actually, I don't know too much about the affairs inside the Dongling Empire either. I went there once, and they hide very deeply, seemingly not wanting others to know."

"I joined them, but my tribe did not. They only allow spirit beasts at or above the Dao Venerable 4th Realm to join."

"There are many powerful spirit beasts inside, and the strongest Spirit Beast Emperor has reached the Dao Venerable 8th Realm."

"You should know that for us spirit beasts, the further we go, the harder it is to advance. There are many in the Dao Venerable 6th Realm, but those in the 7th Realm are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. As for the 8th Realm, I've only ever seen one."

From Lei Guang's narration, Lin Moyu gained some understanding of the Dongling Empire.

This was a powerful and mysterious empire. Very few knew of its existence, likely only the true upper echelons of some top forces.

Probably even Saint Master Gu Hanyu didn't know about it, otherwise she would have definitely warned him.

But it wasn't certain either; perhaps Saint Master Gu Hanyu had some unspeakable difficulties and couldn't speak of it.

From Lei Guang's secretive attitude, it was apparent that the rules within the Dongling Empire were also extremely strict. Under normal circumstances, Lei Guang was not allowed to speak of this information.

However, Lei Guang still spoke of it, albeit with great caution.

Lin Moyu said, "Rest assured, I will not tell anyone what you told me today."

Lei Guang said, "I trust you."

Lin Moyu was his savior, so Lei Guang trusted him unconditionally.

After the two chatted for a while, Lin Moyu finally left.