Chapter 453: I Thought It Was a Speed Bump!

Opening the world barrier, Chen Yi did not need the Earth Spirit for anything special.

What he needed the Earth Spirit to help with was locating other worlds.

Now, inside the spatial turbulence, time slices from different planes were mixed together, and Chen Yi couldn't tell which was which.

Of course he could randomly pick one and jump in, thereby entering another plane.

That was his original plan.

But now Chen Yi was a Guardian, and he had a better option.

After communicating with the Earth Spirit, Chen Yi gained the Earth Spirit's spiritual-vision state, allowing him to sense the Earth Spirits of other planes, and from the spatial turbulence, lock onto a specific plane.

"Treant Tribe, Mud People Tribe, Aolo Tribe... all unknown minor-plane races, not safe..."

Chen Yi wanted to pick a major plane, a powerful race. Hiding the Five Element Root Vessels in such a plane would be safer.

At the same time, the Earth Spirits corresponding to such planes would be stronger, better able to repair the human world's Five Element Root Vessels.

"Huh? Winged Clan?"

Chen Yi discovered a good place.

The Winged Clan was undoubtedly one of the powerful races among the myriad races of the Void Realm.

At the end of the fifth simulation, five late-stage Qi Transformation members from the Winged Clan, each a Martial God, had managed to jointly open the world barrier and enter the human world to search the Path to Immortality.

One could imagine the regular wing-clan army would be even stronger, with more elites.

The stronger the populace, the stronger the Earth Spirit.

"Let's go!"

...

Winged Realm.

Alba City.

Today, City Lord Sotuofeiren hosted a grand city-wide celebration.

Tens of thousands of residents gathered in the central plaza. The generous city lord treated everyone to delicious food and fine wine, and they danced together around the statue of the Furry Divine.

"Dear citizens of Alba City, do you know why today's gathering is held?"

"Yes, we know, our dear city lord!"

"That's right. Just last month, our Winged Realm expeditionary force captured three planes in one sweep! Three! With this, the number of planes conquered by our Winged Clan has entered the top five of the Void Realm!"

"Yes, that's right! Salute to the Furry Divine!"

"Let me raise my cup, and offer a toast to the Furry Divine in the Sky City!"

Everyone lifted their cups and raised them to the sky. Their gazes toward the blue sky and white clouds were full of reverence.

At that moment, a fireball appeared in the blue sky and white clouds.

A scorching, burning, spinning fireball slammed down at a terrifying speed!

"Ah!!!"

The jubilant gathering instantly turned into chaotic flight for their lives.

The respected Alba City Lord, Sotuofeiren, who had attained the Wing God realm (late-stage Qi Transformation), bravely unfurled the two pairs of wings on his back.

"People of Alba, do not fear! A mere meteorite, watch as your city lord smashes it to pieces!!"

With a ground-shaking sonic boom, Sotuofeiren confidently launched himself forward without hesitation. He clasped his hands at his abdomen to gather force, then suddenly thrust forward a destructive flash.

"Alba Destruction Cannon!!"

The flash lit up the entire sky, casting everything in deep blue.

The city residents, seeing this, felt somewhat reassured.

"It's the city lord's signature move!"

"Even the great Furry Divine would have to dodge this!"

"That's it, go for it, city lord!!"

Sotuofeiren's ultimate strike collided with the burning meteorite.

He flicked his golden hair proudly and muttered to himself.

"Hit!"

It was useless.

The meteorite's speed did not slow in the slightest. Sotuofeiren's attack couldn't even calm a single wisp of flame on the meteorite's surface.

"Uh..."

Because the distance was too close and the meteorite's speed too fast, Sotuofeiren had no room to dodge.

"Ah!!!"

He was struck by the meteorite.

Although he triggered a move at the critical moment, it only saved his life and did nothing to hinder the meteorite.

"Rumble!!"

The meteorite fell onto Alba City's central plaza.

Half of this prosperous winged metropolis was destroyed on the spot, reduced to a blackened crater.

From the explosion's dust, a figure slowly walked out.

Flames clung to his body without burning it, smoke swirled around without staining him.

This person seemed like a god descended to the mortal world, carrying unparalleled divinity.

Just as the surviving townspeople wanted to kneel before him, they noticed he had no wings.

"Oh, the great Furry Divine—those without wings must be an alien race, certainly not a deity."

"Yes, he must be a devil from beyond the sky."

"I've heard legends of extradomain sky demons. Could this guy be one of those?"

The newcomer was Chen Yi.

There had been a small accident while traversing planes.

To land more safely—for the safety of this plane, not for himself—he used the Flame Clan's affinity to wrap himself in flames, then free-fell.

He'd take the impact wherever it landed.

Chen Yi waved his hand, and a wave of divine-power air swept away the city's dust, restoring clear sight to the surroundings.

"Who has the highest social status here?"

Chen Yi opened his mouth and spoke fluent Winged-Clan language, thanks to the trait tag Unrestricted Communication.

The surrounding winged people cautiously gathered around.

"He speaks our language."

"Could he also be of the Winged Clan?"

"He just lacks wings—maybe they're hidden? Or cut off?"

Chen Yi heard the winged people chattering around him, but nobody answered his question; the little patience present evaporated in an instant.

He raised a hand and performed the Stellar River Divine Art, demonstrating absolute control over gravity.

The plumage on the wings of the onlookers was all sucked to the ground.

They had all been plucked bald; they were hairless.

"Ahhhh! My wings!!!"

For the Winged Clan, feathers were sacred; they cleaned and maintained their feathers daily, grooming them perfectly, each one aligned with the next.

Without feathers, they temporarily lost the ability to fly.

Chen Yi's voice was not loud, but this time no one dared ignore him.

"Who here holds the highest social status?"

All of their hands pointed in unison at Sotuofeiren, who had just been struck by Chen Yi and still hadn't recovered.

Sotuofeiren lay in the ruins; he could not get up and could only raise a hand to speak.

"I, I, I am the city lord here... May I ask, honorable sir, who, who are you?"

Chen Yi strode toward him.

"Human, Guardian, Chen Yi!"

Chen Yi stated it plainly and fearlessly.

Getting closer, Chen Yi discovered this guy only had Spirit Condensation realm cultivation.

"Such a low realm? There are many in this city higher than you. You're really the city lord?"

"I, I used to be a Martial God, but just now you collided with me and scattered my cultivation, leaving only this..."

"Oh... I thought I felt something when I landed, I thought it was... never mind. Tell me, who is the supreme ruler of this world, or do you know a Guardian?"

Sotuofeiren knew Chen Yi's terrifyingness and dared not lie in the slightest, so he told all he knew.

"The current co-ruler of the Winged Realm is the Furry Divine; he is your so-called 'supreme ruler,' although he doesn't really rule much. As for the Guardian... I once saw him from a distance. I wouldn't say we know each other."