Chapter 1218: Feng Zi's Soul (Second update, requesting everything)

Inside the Soul Gem, there was a red avian figure that appeared both ethereal and real.

With the front of a swan, the back of a Qilin, the neck of a snake, the tail of a fish, the cheeks of a mandarin duck, the forehead of a crane, the patterns of a dragon, the back of a tiger, the chin of a swallow, and the beak of a chicken, possessing all five colors—with such obvious characteristics, who else could it be but a phoenix?

This was the soul of a phoenix, and unlike the remnant phoenix soul in the Dragon Phoenix Burning Heaven Cauldron, it was far more solid, and its eyes were filled with a sense of intelligence.

Li Zhangsheng was indescribably surprised; he had not expected that there would be a complete phoenix soul inside the Soul Gem.

In terms of value, ten remnant phoenix souls could not compare to one complete phoenix soul, and this was even more true for Li Zhangsheng, because if the Dragon Phoenix Burning Heaven Cauldron wanted to advance into a Langhuan Supreme Treasure, besides the main body, the Dragon Soul and Phoenix Soul were also key.

A complete Dragon Soul and Phoenix Soul could greatly enhance the power of the Dragon Phoenix Burning Heaven Cauldron and could also be considered an alternative form of Artifact Spirit.

However, a remnant soul no longer possessed consciousness and was no different from a marionette; the key was that too much of its origin had been lost, making it unable to provide much benefit to the Dragon Phoenix Burning Heaven Cauldron.

The phoenix soul clearly possessed astonishing reaction capabilities; when stared at by Li Zhangsheng, the phoenix soul immediately looked at Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng asked tentatively, "Feng Zi?"

The phoenix soul hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment, not knowing what to say; his current mood was quite conflicted, as he both wanted to keep Feng Zi to serve as the Artifact Spirit for the Dragon Phoenix Burning Heaven Cauldron and wanted to let Feng Zi reunite with Ao Run.

"Human, how do you know my name?"

Feng Zi did not speak, instead beginning a telepathic exchange with Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng beckoned, summoning the Crowned Fire Luan over, and while he was at it, he took out the Bloodline Compass, saying, "This Demon Pet of mine inherited some of your legacy. Not long ago, I met with the Northland Dragon King Ao Run. By the way, Ao Run also gave me a Bloodline Compass, telling me I must find you."

Feng Zi's soul looked at the Crowned Fire Luan, vaguely sensing that a certain connection existed between the two; clearly, the Crowned Fire Luan had indeed obtained her legacy.

As for the Bloodline Compass, Feng Zi sensed her own Spirit Essence and the lingering aura of Ao Run, and she could not stop the excitement in her heart.

"Is he doing well?"

"Not well. Ao Run appears free, but he is restricted to a certain area by Kunpeng and cannot break away, which is why he entrusted me to find you."

Li Zhangsheng spoke the truth; besides, there was nothing left to hide.

"Then what about the child I bore with him?"

Feng Zi was referring to that Phoenix Egg. After speaking, she felt subconsciously nervous, yet faintly carried a trace of anticipation.

"That egg possessed both Water Attribute and Fire Element, two opposing attributes, making it extremely difficult to be born to begin with. Without your incubation, it goes without saying; when I discovered it, it was already a Dead Egg."

Li Zhangsheng did not explicitly state how he had handled the Phoenix Egg, but he believed Feng Zi should be able to sense it, after all, the Crowned Fire Luan had absorbed the Phoenix Essence Blood refined from that Phoenix Egg.

In a sense, the Crowned Fire Luan and Feng Zi had a certain bloodline connection.

"Feng Zi, I am curious why your soul is here?"

It would be a lie to say Li Zhangsheng was not curious. He even thought that after Feng Zi was severely injured and fled back then, she had been taken advantage of by Yeluogaijiade, who then used coercion and enticement to obtain her hidden legacy, eventually allowing Yeluogaijiade to become an Ancient White Dragon step by step—and not just an ordinary Ancient White Dragon at that.

"Back then, when I was giving birth, I don't know how the Mingyou King learned the news and came to the Silent Forest to surround and kill me. Due to the birth, my state was very weak, my strength was far from what it used to be, and as a result, I was no match for the Mingyou King."

Feng Zi fell into memories and continued, "I wanted to escape, wanted to go to the Flame Canyon to seek help from my companions, but the Mingyou King did not give me that chance. In the end, I had to unleash the Burning Body Explosion to severely injure the Mingyou King, but my main body was also slain by the Mingyou King. Only my soul managed to escape, and I attached myself to Yeluogaijiade nearby, which is how I was able to get away."

Feng Zi used quite brief language to express the great battle from a thousand years ago, which was roughly the same as what Li Zhangsheng had imagined; the only difference was that Yeluogaijiade was not what he had imagined.

"Then what is the story with this piece of Blood Phoenix Black Gold?"

Li Zhangsheng pointed to the bottle made of Blood Phoenix Black Gold. The conditions for the birth of Blood Phoenix Black Gold were extremely harsh; it must appear in the Phoenix Fallen Land, and it must have a phoenix soul fused into it.

The problem was, Feng Zi's soul was still here, and it was without any damage, so what was the deal with this bottle made of Blood Phoenix Black Gold?

Without the fusion of a phoenix soul, even the Phoenix Fallen Land could not form Blood Phoenix Black Gold.

"This piece of Blood Phoenix Black Gold was originally formed after my grandmother fell. It had always been kept in my collection, but in order to protect my soul, I had to let Yeluogaijiade refine it into a vessel."

Feng Zi did not hide anything and answered truthfully.

However, Li Zhangsheng still had many doubts, such as how Feng Zi and Ao Run had met and fallen in love, and how they had been separated.

Most importantly, why did the Mingyou King, who had not yet become the Phoenix Emperor, want to kill Feng Zi? Was she not afraid of the Phoenix Clan's revenge?

Although the Phoenix Clan's population was far inferior to the Dragon Clan, their numbers were at least in the double digits. As a Top-tier Divine Beast, a phoenix could reach the Demon Emperor Level as soon as it reached adulthood.

In addition, there were Divine Beast races like the Red Luan, Green Luan, and Ice Luan that were distant relatives of the phoenix; the Phoenix Clan's power was second only to the Dragon Clan and was on par with the Qilin Clan.

Li Zhangsheng raised these doubts, and Feng Zi hesitated for a moment before finally giving an answer.

In the ancient era, the human race was still a weak race. The protagonists of the world at that time were the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans. The Dragon Clan ruled the Four Seas, the Phoenix Clan ruled the sky, and the Qilin ruled the earth.

As the three clans expanded their power and their numbers increased, the friction between them grew more and more. Furthermore, their leaders all wanted to become the protagonists of the world and exclusively enjoy the fortune of the entire Fairy World, in order to break the cage of heaven and earth and go further.

As a result, a great war became inevitable.

At first, the Dragon Clan, which was the most fertile, held the upper hand, and the Phoenix Clan and Qilin Clan were forced to unite.

Even so, the Dragon Clan resisted the two clans with its own strength and did not fall into a disadvantage.

The final result was that the three clans suffered heavy losses. The Ancestral Dragon, Candle Dragon, Feng Ancestor, and Lin Zu all perished. The remaining members of the three clans had to shrink their influence and were eventually taken advantage of by humans.

Such great hatred could be said to be branded into the inheritance of the three clans, yet Feng Zi and Ao Run had taken a liking to each other; the result was predictable.

Without surprise, the elders of both sides firmly opposed it and broke up the couple, eventually causing the two to be separated.

As for how Ao Run and Feng Zi had fallen for each other, Feng Zi was too embarrassed to say, and Li Zhangsheng did not ask. What he was most curious about was why the Mingyou King would risk such a huge danger to kill Feng Zi? Could it be that the two sides had a blood feud?

(End of chapter)