Wu Shattered Star River

The three Peng Bird Islands were situated in a triangular formation, the largest of which was estimated to be hundreds of miles in circumference.

When Jiang Han arrived, he discovered a large number of martial artists gathered around the Peng Bird Islands. He encountered war frigates along the way, numbering at least a thousand.

Many other martial artists were using small boats and other maritime vessels, all gazing expectantly towards the Peng Bird Islands.

The Peng Birds were not on the islands at the moment, but rather in the air. The sky was dusky, obscuring them from view.

Therefore, everyone was waiting, waiting for the Peng Birds to descend and see which island they would fly to.

All three Peng Bird Islands were blockaded. From afar, Jiang Han could see massive war frigates patrolling the perimeter, bearing the flags of the Taiqing Temple.

"Not bad!"

Jiang Han surveyed the area and was quite satisfied. He sensed the vicinity of the Taiqing Temple's war frigates and eavesdropped on nearby martial artists, gleaning some information.

The Taiqing Temple had dispatched four Arhats and over thirty Vajras.

The Arhats were in the Void Breaking Realm, while the Vajras were in the Celestial Human Realm. No one was allowed to enter the three Peng Bird Islands; otherwise, they would be attacked by the Taiqing Temple.

"This Taiqing Temple is no different from ordinary forces; they are all fake monks!"

Jiang Han overheard the surrounding martial artists discussing the overbearing nature of the Taiqing Temple and felt some disdain for them.

This Taiqing Temple was just a tyrannical force disguised as a Buddhist sect. They were usually very unreasonable and domineering in the vicinity, often bullying nearby forces.

Years ago, they even waged war against a King-level force, killing thousands of their disciples, all for the sake of a resource point.

"Should I wait for the Peng Birds to descend before acting, or should I act now?"

Jiang Han pondered for a while and decided to wait two days. If the Peng Birds did not descend after two days, he would not wait any longer. He didn't want to waste too much time on a small King-level force.

If the Peng Birds descended to lay eggs, the Taiqing Temple's disciples would definitely enter the Peng Bird Islands to steal the eggs. The four Void Breaking Realm experts would enter the island to provide support, making it easier for him to launch a sneak attack.

During these two days, Jiang Han didn't dare to enter the seabed. The surrounding waters weren't very deep, and he was afraid that the Demon Suppression Tower would be discovered.

In any case, there were many martial artists in the vicinity, a mixed bag of people. Jiang Han went to a nearby small island, used the mask He Ming gave him to disguise himself, and hid in a small inn.

"The Peng Birds are descending!"

A shout rang out in the small town a day and a half later. Jiang Han, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of killing intent flashing within.

The Peng Birds were descending, which meant it was time for him to begin his massacre.

He intended to silently slaughter the four Arhats and the thirty-plus Vajras of the Taiqing Temple, and then see if there was an opportunity to destroy their mountain gate.

Jiang Han's body shot out, his gaze sweeping towards the Peng Bird Islands.

As expected!

In the distance, he could vaguely see giant, fiery-red birds flying down, emitting piercing cries, seemingly to scare away nearby martial artists.

The distance was a bit far, and the sky was dusky, so Jiang Han couldn't see very clearly.

He glanced at them a few times and didn't pay much attention. He quickly rushed towards the edge of the island, preparing to sneak into the Peng Bird Islands and begin his ambush of the four Arhats.

"Chirp ~"

Not long after leaving the city, a giant Peng Bird flew towards him from afar. The Peng Bird emitted a piercing cry, and Jiang Han quickly hid behind a large tree, looking up at the sky.

"Huh?"

The Peng Bird flashed past, its speed too fast. Jiang Han glanced at it and was filled with astonishment.

"Where have I seen this Peng Bird before? Why does it look so familiar?"

Although the Peng Bird had flashed past, Jiang Han had seen it very clearly.

He touched his nose, feeling like he had seen this Peng Bird somewhere before? But he hadn't encountered such a powerful demon beast in recent years, had he?

The Flamefire Peng Bird was a sixth-order demon beast. The only sixth-order demon beast Jiang Han had seen so far was the Ghostfire Beast, which he had encountered with Gu Qingtian in the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range.

"Ghostfire Beast? Sixth-order demon beast… No!"

Jiang Han's body suddenly trembled violently, and he exclaimed, "This isn't a Flamefire Peng Bird; this is an Eight-Winged Peng Bird!"

Jiang Han finally remembered. This Flamefire Peng Bird was exactly the same as the Eight-Winged Peng Bird on the Heavenly Beast Cauldron.

Both had eight wings on their backs and were covered in scarlet scales. Their appearance was exactly the same.

He quickly closed his eyes and visualized the appearance of the Eight-Winged Peng Bird on the Heavenly Beast Cauldron. After visualizing it several times, he confirmed that it was indeed exactly the same.

"Why is it called a Flamefire Peng Bird instead of an Eight-Winged Peng Bird? Are they the same kind of demon beast after all?"

Jiang Han was a bit confused, but he was also excited.

At this moment, whether or not to kill the Arhats and Vajras of the Taiqing Temple was no longer important. If the Flamefire Peng Bird was an Eight-Winged Peng Bird, then his most important task now was to hunt down ten Eight-Winged Peng Birds.

"I'll go ask!"

Jiang Han turned around and rushed towards the small town. He found a large inn, then found a waiter and directly threw out ten thousand Xuan Stones, asking, "Tell me something. Does the Flamefire Peng Bird have any other names?"

The waiter's eyes widened when he saw ten thousand Xuan Stones. He opened his mouth without hesitation and said, "Sir, the Flamefire Peng Bird has many names, such as Firebird, Flying Divine Bird, Eight-Winged Peng Bird, and Nine Heavens Divine Bird. The people here like to call it Flamefire Peng Bird because the flames they spew are particularly terrifying…"

"I see!"

Jiang Han was greatly relieved. He quickly asked again, "How weak is the Flamefire Peng Bird when it lays eggs? How much does its combat power differ from its peak?"

The waiter was very clear about this, since the guests who had come here recently were all here for the Flamefire Peng Birds.

He explained, "When the Flamefire Peng Bird lays eggs, its body is exceptionally weak, and the power of the flames it spews is reduced by more than half, and its speed is also reduced by half."

"However, it is still very terrifying. Once covered by the Flamefire, if you don't have a Heaven-Tier battle armor, you will basically die."

"Hehe!"

Jiang Han grinned. He waved his hand, and the waiter smiled and took the Xuan Stones away.

"An unexpected surprise!"

Jiang Han was extremely excited. Three sixth-order demon beasts: the Soul-Extinguishing Bee, the Ghostfire Beast, and the Eight-Winged Peng Bird.

Gu Qingtian had helped him kill the Ghostfire Beast. Jiang Han hadn't even dared to think about the other two demon beasts, since they were sixth-order demon beasts.

But he hadn't expected that he would come to find trouble with the Taiqing Temple and accidentally discover that there were Eight-Winged Peng Birds here.

Most importantly, the Eight-Winged Peng Birds were in their egg-laying period, their strength greatly reduced, and they weren't flying high in the sky but were entrenched on the island.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The divine ability awakened by killing a sixth-order demon beast would be very terrifying. Currently, Jiang Han's strongest killing move was the Netherworld Ghostfire. He could easily kill Void Breaking Realm experts because of this.

Of course, his own soul was very strong, and the power of the Netherworld Ghostfire should have been greatly enhanced, which was a factor.

But undeniably, the divine ability awakened by killing a sixth-order demon beast would definitely be very terrifying.

"Go hunt the Eight-Winged Peng Birds!"

Jiang Han didn't hesitate at all. He had already thrown the Taiqing Temple's affairs aside, and even the matters of the Azure Garment Palace were forgotten.

The most important thing now was to hunt down ten Eight-Winged Peng Birds and awaken a new powerful divine ability.

"Let's go!"

Jiang Han left the inn, found a deserted place to conceal himself, and then flew towards the Peng Bird Islands at full speed.