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After separating from Phoenix paulownia's spirit, Tang San's spiritual power returned to his upper dantian, and he focused on dancing with Xiao Wu.
Compared to their earlier awkwardness, their steps now were much lighter and more agile.
Soul masters have strong learning abilities, so even if they initially find something unfamiliar, a little practice allows them to become more proficient than ordinary people who have been doing it for years.
At this moment, Xiao Wu's eyes were fixed on Tang San as she murmured, "San-ge, I feel like we're having our wedding, with you holding my hand and dancing under everyone's gaze."
"Really? You must be dreaming," Tang San chuckled, "We're siblings."
"Are we?" Xiao Wu squinted, "We're not blood-related. Don't pretend you didn't notice that Grandpa Jack took me in as his granddaughter to match us up."
"Is that so? I didn't realize..." Tang San feigned ignorance. "If that's the case, wouldn't Guang Ling and Lan Yinzi also be the same?"
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes. "Hmph! I won't talk to you! Guang Ling, maybe, but Lan Yinzi? Don't you know what kind of relationship you two have?"
"You're really dense about these things."
"I've decided, tonight I'm going to 'ambush' you. Get ready to be tamed by Sister Xiao Wu, heh heh heh!"
Tang San couldn't help but roll his eyes back. "In heat, are you?"
"What do you mean, 'in heat'?" Xiao Wu pouted, and even though her face was veiled, she still looked adorable. "I'm not an ordinary animal, and with my mother always watching, how could I have a mating season?"
So, the nearby dancers saw Tang San and Xiao Wu, both masked and veiled, dancing while bickering. They seemed to have a poor relationship yet were very close, talking about everything, even "heat."
Could it be that hiding their faces made them bolder?
Some people thought covering their faces was a good idea. After all, some are socially anxious, but once they wear a mask, they can become extroverted, even uninhibited.
Thus, when Tang San, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, Lan Yinzi, and their group finished dancing, the next group of dancers all wore masks, veils, or other face-covering items.
This was not only to test if their partners could recognize them but also to allow them to express their true selves more freely.
However, this might also lead to more emotional entanglements...
It was a mixed blessing.
However, this had nothing to do with Tang San and his friends. If others wanted to imitate them, they couldn't stop them, could they? Most of the people attending the dance were adults and needed to take responsibility for their actions...
Back at the inn, once inside the room, Tang San discussed the divine power circulation pathways recorded from the Phoenix's remnant soul with Electrolux.
"Although it's a remnant soul, the divine power circulation pathways are surprisingly complete," Electrolux noted, constructing a Phoenix divine pattern in the sea of consciousness. "However, its fundamental abilities aren't related to fire but to flight and rebirth, or rather, nirvana."
Phoenixes can have various attributes, like the Ice Phoenix.
While this Phoenix divine beast's attribute was fire, its core abilities represented flight and nirvana. According to Electrolux's preliminary research and assumptions, each time a Phoenix is reborn through nirvana, it becomes stronger than before. Theoretically, after nine nirvanas, it could surpass the level of the God King in the Divine Realm.
However, the problems are obvious.
Each nirvana requires double the energy of the previous one, and each time it starts from its weakest state, which involves too many uncertainties and risks.
Therefore, even when this Phoenix divine beast fell, it chose not to undergo nirvana. Instead, it relied on its broken divine soul to reside in Phoenix paulownia's spiritual space, slowly accumulating the power of belief in hopes of restoring its memory and reviving itself.
"In theory, the nirvana ability can continue indefinitely—ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times, even ten thousand times, right?" Tang San examined the Phoenix divine pattern for a while and asked Electrolux.
"Indeed, theoretically, there is no limit. But because the risks of nirvana are so great, I estimate that there isn't a single Phoenix in the entire universe that has undergone nirvana more than nine times," Electrolux sighed. "Just like in Douluo Continent, true Phoenixes and true Phoenix-like pure-blooded soul beasts no longer exist. They've been hunted to extinction. Unless other soul beasts with Phoenix bloodlines have the chance to purify their bloodlines under extraordinary circumstances..."
"This does raise a question: powerful bloodlines are rare, not just because of the challenges they face, but more importantly because of others' coveting," Tang San interjected, interrupting Electrolux's philosophical musings. "Do powerful bloodlines truly represent strength?"
"Even survival is a problem..."
Tang San halted Electrolux's philosophical musings. "The method of nirvana can be incorporated into the Xuan Tian Gong or spiritual cultivation techniques in the future, but that's something for later. It's not suitable to delve into such lofty matters now. However, flight is worth considering; we should research that."
For Tang San at present, flight was only possible when he used the Fusion Skill or when he condensed his soul core before becoming a Soul Saint, at which point he could control the wind.
Why couldn't he fly now? Because he had removed the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, which had provided the flying ability, and given it to Lan Yinzi.
With Electrolux's assistance, Tang San, based on the patterns of his martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor, combined with the flight pathways from the Phoenix divine pattern, activated the Xuan Tian Gong, condensing six pairs of blue-golden energy patterns resembling the veins of the Blue Silver Emperor on his back. These patterns, with golden roots connecting to his back, manifested as energyized wings similar to the leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor. The longest wingspan exceeded ten meters.
During flight, instead of relying on flapping wings to create airflow and lift the body, he relied on the energy flow within these eight wings to resonate with the energy of heaven and earth, actively supporting his weight.
In this way, if one day he could leave the Douluo Continent and travel to outer space, these energyized wings would resonate with the energy of outer space, enabling him to traverse the universe.
"It's truly worthy of being a Phoenix divine beast, to grant me such power akin to a divine level," Tang San exclaimed in delight, but quickly composed himself, retracting the Blue Silver Twelve Wings. He then gazed at the stars in the sky, studying the stars of this world with Electrolux, striving to improve the energy circulation pathways of the Star Domain and the Celestial Circumpolar Array that he had recorded from Xu xing, into his Purple Extreme Magic Eyes.
Since the end of the Continental Elite Tournament, Tang San would discuss with Electrolux every night before sleeping. Now, they had created a method to absorb the power of the stars, refining his eyes and spiritual power.
Electrolux called it: the Starry Double Pupil Celestial Brain.
"Woo~" Tang San couldn't compliment Electrolux's taste in naming, so he renamed it as the "Cosmic Meditation Technique."
"Tsk~ My taste isn't much worse than yours," Electrolux clicked his tongue. "Anyway, according to our speculation, continuously adding meditative stars in the future can forge a pair of dazzling eyes like the sun and moon, and mold a grand brain as vast as the sea of stars."
"Why do your descriptions sound so strange?" Tang San was speechless, but he knew that Electrolux's descriptions were quite vivid.
His eyes now had a faint energy of gold and silver around the pupils, with tiny white stars twinkling within. Upon closer inspection, those stars seemed to be pulsating slightly.
"Creak~"
The door suddenly opened, and a figure with electric sparks burst into the room, leaping onto Tang San's back. The figure's well-formed yet graceful body made Tang San's thoughts race involuntarily.
Electrolux immediately cut off his mental connection with Tang San, retreating into seclusion.
"Going all out, Xiao Wu?" Even without turning his head, Tang San knew who was hanging onto him, even sensing that she wasn't wearing much.
"Xiao Wu never breaks her promises," Xiao Wu replied, resting her chin on Tang San's shoulder. Her smooth cheek pressed against his, and her legs wrapped around him in an octopus-like manner.
"How about it? Is your blood boiling?" she teased.
"Hehe!"
Tang San licked his lips, considering what excuse he could use to refuse. After all, they were both still young... although it seemed like they weren't young anymore. Including his past life, he was almost forty, and Xiao Wu... she was even more mature.
So, who was the one chasing after younger partners?
"How about relaxing a bit?" Xiao Wu leaned close to Tang San's ear and whispered in a low, husky voice, "Practicing every day can be exhausting, you know. It's all about balance between work and leisure."
"The scent of Blue Silver Grass on you is simply irresistible!" she hinted.
With Xiao Wu dropping hints like that, what else could Tang San do? He could only go along with her.
At that moment, they embarked on a different kind of practice...
The next morning, they resumed their morning practice—
Phoenix Cries, Phoenix Dances.
Both were like Phoenixes seeking their mates, with melodious "songs" and graceful "dances"...
Harmony achieved...
(End of this chapter)