Chapter 988: Trial Passed

Whoosh~

As Lin Feng and Feng Qinger charged into the space rift, in an instant they found themselves in a scorching sand plain where violent gales raged.

"This is... how did we end up back where we started?"

Looking at this familiar little world before them, Lin Feng and Feng Qinger instantly felt a hint of wariness in their eyes.

"Congratulations, you have passed my trial."

And just as the two landed, the voice of the Phoenix Clan Chief sounded immediately behind them.

"Swish~"

Hearing the sound, Lin Feng and Feng Qinger instantly turned and saw the Phoenix Clan Chief, the golden light pillar, and the three Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits below.

"Senior, what is this?"

Upon seeing the Phoenix Clan Chief again, Lin Feng immediately spoke somewhat uncertainly.

"I was merely observing your conduct earlier to see if I could entrust these things to you with peace of mind."

Seeing the gazes of the two ahead, the Phoenix Clan Chief's mouth curved into a smile.

She then looked at the two and said: "You can take all of these things. I also know that, given your relationship with the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan, asking you to help us take revenge is somewhat unrealistic, but you must promise me that you will surely let the Phoenix Clan rise again."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng and Feng Qinger immediately exchanged a glance, seeing ecstasy in each other's eyes.

Hearing the other's words, they finally realized that everything before had been the other testing their character.

Perhaps if they had agreed earlier, the other would have, as previously said, directly annihilated this space and completely destroyed everything inside.

As for the two of them, they probably couldn't get out either.

Upon hearing that the other was willing to give them the items, Lin Feng and Feng Qinger almost simultaneously clasped their hands and said: "Senior, rest assured, we will surely do our utmost to let the Phoenix Clan once again regain its former glory!"

"Hehe, employ without doubt, doubt without employ. Since I have chosen you, I will naturally believe you will keep your promise."

As she spoke, the Phoenix Clan Chief waved her palm, and instantly a mass of golden blood the size of a head shot out from the golden light pillar, hovering above the former's palm.

"These are the essence blood I plundered from the corpses of Tai Xu Ancient Dragons; I refined them together once. However, back then, to cultivate those three Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits below, I used most of it. Now only this remains."

As she spoke, she flicked her finger lightly, sending the mass of golden blood flying toward Lin Feng.

Seeing this, he did not dare be careless and quickly received these precious ninth-rank Tai Xu Ancient Dragon essence blood.

As the essence blood hovered above his palm, Lin Feng instantly sensed waves of extremely rich and violent energy emanating from the golden essence blood.

"What tremendous energy! The few drops of essence blood Elder Chuli gave me before pale in comparison to this!"

Gazing at the mass of golden essence blood hovering above his palm, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of shock.

This remark is not that he looks down on Elder Chuli, but rather the gap between the two is truly enormous.

Next, he estimated that, using Blue Star's standards, this mass of essence blood amounted to roughly five hundred milliliters.

Meanwhile, the essence blood inside a normal level-8 magic beast is about one-third of this amount.

But a ninth-rank magic beast, whether in terms of warning or other aspects, is considerably stronger than an eighth-rank one.

Therefore, according to Lin Feng's estimate, this mass of essence blood should be roughly equivalent to the amount found inside a ninth-rank magic beast.

"This mass of essence blood is roughly equivalent to all the essence blood within the body of a peak Eight-Star Dou Saint Tai Xu Ancient Dragon. If given to a member of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan or to yourself, those below Five-Star Dou Saint could at least gain a full star, but before reaching Dou Saint strength, it's best not to consume it, or else you'll burst from being unable to withstand the essence blood within."

"Of course, once you reach the Half-Saint Realm, you can still try taking a small amount to boost your strength."

Seeing Lin Feng staring blankly at the mass of essence blood, the Phoenix Clan Chief immediately reminded him.

Hearing the reminder, Lin Feng instantly came to his senses and promptly clasped his hands, saying: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior."

She then lightly nodded and turned to Feng Qinger beside her, saying: "Little girl, enter that golden light pillar to undergo a blood exchange. This will thoroughly cleanse your chaotic bloodline with the last remnants of Phoenix blood I left behind, making you the sole orthodox Phoenix bloodline in heaven and earth."

"At the very least, I can assure you that my bloodline is certainly not inferior to that of a Dou Emperor, even if it is a divine-grade bloodline."

As she spoke, a deep confidence flashed across the Phoenix Clan Chief's face.

But she then reminded: "However, since blood exchange requires penetrating deep into the marrow, you may experience intense pain during the process. You must endure it and not lose consciousness; otherwise, the old blood will not be fully replaced, and your bloodline will remain chaotic."

Upon hearing this, Feng Qinger's lovely form trembled slightly from uncontrollable excitement.

After all, she also knew that her bloodline came from absorbing the remnants of two Phoenixes, not from a complete blood exchange.

Therefore, it is definitely a mixture of various bloodlines, not very pure.

But before this, that had already been the best method, and she didn't care about anything else.

But now that a better method is available, she naturally wants to replace her bloodline.

Thinking of this, Feng Qinger quickly bowed and said: "Thank you, Senior."

After speaking, she turned to Lin Feng and said: "Husband, I will go in first to exchange my blood."

"Go."

Seeing the excitement on her pretty face, Lin Feng smiled and nodded.

Next, he lightly rubbed his spatial ring, took out a jade box, and controlled the mass of ancient dragon essence blood on his palm to enter the box.

Then he quickly closed the lid and stored it back into his spatial ring.

As for Feng Qinger, after receiving his reply, she firmly leapt forward and instantly vanished into the golden light pillar.

Seeing Feng Qinger disappear into the light pillar, the Phoenix Clan Chief turned her head toward Lin Feng and said slowly: "Now that your wife has entered to exchange her blood, little one, you may first consume the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit; I will help you refine its energy, and in about two years I believe you can completely refine that fruit."

"By then, not only will the Dragon-Phoenix power within you become richer, but your strength, I believe, could reach five stars and even higher realms."

"After all, these few Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits of mine were nurtured using nearly a hundred Tai Xu Ancient Dragons, dozens of Phoenixes, and my corpse as nourishment, making them vastly stronger than the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit that is the source of Dragon-Phoenix power within one's body."

Hearing this, Lin Feng shook his head.

"Senior, I am not currently in a hurry to use this Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit to break through to Dou Saint; in about half a year I still need to make a trip to the Ancient Clan, a Dou Emperor family, to keep an appointment. If I rashly break the appointment, I fear the clan chief's daughter will seize the moral high ground and send Dou Saint experts to kill me."

As he spoke, Lin Feng also let out a helpless sigh.

Originally, to gain eight months of stable development time, he had been forced to accept Gu Xun'er's invitation, and naturally he still had to make the trip.

"Oh, what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, the Phoenix Clan Chief also became somewhat interested and curiously inquired of him.

And Lin Feng, seeing the other's curiosity, also roughly recounted how he had been forced to agree to Gu Xun'er's request.

"I didn't expect you to be quite smart, knowing you couldn't beat him, you agreed and bought eight months of development time. And based on what you said earlier about Gu Xun'er's personality, if you refuse, she'll turn around and spread throughout the clan that you slapped her in public, bringing great trouble."

After hearing the account, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief gave a light laugh and then praised.

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng also gave a bitter smile and sighed: "There's nothing I can do; I promised her, at least during this period no one will dare to snatch this Ancient Clan young lady's 'prey,' and I can use the chance to quickly boost my strength, hoping to gather enough power before the Ancient Clan's coming-of-age ceremony to protect myself."

"If I didn't agree, the Ancient Clan's outer branches left outside would be enough for me to drink a pot of. After all, having publicly embarrassed their young lady, those people would be more than happy to come out and deal with me for their young lady, then trade my head for her favor."

Saying this, Lin Feng also felt utterly helpless.

He also knew that going there would bring many troubles, but if he didn't go, the troubles wouldn't lessen—they'd increase.

After all, he currently doesn't even know how many forces have set their sights on the few strange flames he displayed earlier, as well as the method of absorbing multiple strange flames.

If he had refused Gu Xun'er back then, those people could openly come to seize his strange fire.

This might even include people from the Medicine Clan and Flame Clan, among other ancient families.

And since he agreed to Gu Xun'er, no matter what, those people will know that Lin Feng is the 'prey' Gu Xun'er has taken a liking to, and moreover an extremely important 'prey'.

That way, before those forces act against him, they must consider whether moving against something the Ancient Clan young lady values so highly would provoke retaliation from the Ancient Clan.

But immediately afterward, he turned to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief with a hint of hope: "Senior, although I possess a secret method of resurrection, it requires a complete soul. I see you now seem to have only a remnant soul—is there no other way to revive you? If there is, I'd be willing to give it a try."

He said this completely sincerely, without any falsehood.

After all, if he could revive the senior, such a great favor would pose no problem at all in having the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief accompany him to the Ancient Clan.

Moreover, with the presence of this half‑Emperor expert, even if his strength dropped after resurrection, the Ancient Clan would still have to treat him with utmost caution.

By then, would Gu Xun'er dare to make a move?

As long as she dares to act, her father Gu Yuan will be the first to rush out and take her far away.

"Hehe, I am now nothing but a remnant soul. Even my soul origin has been completely exhausted in dealing with these things. If you want to revive me, you'd likely need to break through to the true Dou Emperor before having any chance."

Hearing those words, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief couldn't help but laugh and shake his head.

She is now merely a mere remnant soul; even her soul origin, the most important aspect of a soul, has vanished—how could the former possibly revive her?

But immediately afterward, she smiled and said: "However, I do have a way to let you restrain the Primordial Void Ancient Dragon and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, gaining their support; in that case, the Ancient Clan would likely not dare act rashly."

"After all, as you said, the powers on the continent now check each other; even if they wanted that Ancient Clan young lady, they couldn't, for the sake of an outsider, persuade their own high‑rankers to provoke both major races at once."