Qi trembled, the world burned as the ground was hot and dry, the sky seemed to be cracked, the world seemed to be trembling as a huge amount of tremors could be felt at times, the roars of forgotten ancient beings could be heard, all of them belonging to different powerful beasts but all of them had one thing in common...they were roars of despair
And now within this environment, a flame lit up within an unknown corner, the flame kept burning for a few more seconds before it disappeared leaving behind two children within the world of the unknown and death, for a moment the flame seemed to be protecting them as they were adjusted to the world they were brought too
Soon among them, Xiao's eyes opened, and just as he did his body felt heavy as he lunged a bit down trying to adjust to the gravity of the place he was in, the same time he felt like his body was burning up and repulsion built up within him, it was as if the Qi in the world was soo disgusting that his body was naturally rejecting it
It took a few moments for him to adjust but even then he felt like his body was burning, it was as his body was heavy seemingly deep within a liquid but soon he shook his body to get his focus, trying his best as he looked at the surrounding he was in and seeing it his face became serious, just the surrounding was enough for him to understand the situation, as he kept surveying his surroundings he turned back only to see Yun Yurou laying on the ground
"Yurou!"
Eyes wide open he rushed up to her as he checked up on her, his hand moved to her forehead only to recoil from the heat from her body, steam was rising from her body, meanwhile, a frown filled her face, seeing it Xiao could only grit his teeth in anger, he understood what was happening to her
Awakening, she was awakening her latent talent, not only that her Phoenix side seem to be dominating her human side, trying to make her whole, plus he could tell that The World Burning Phoenix power seemed to be rampaging through her and right now she needed to gain its recognition to be whole
'damn it! the situation isn't good at all'
Xiao could only curse The World Burning Phoenix in his heart, he knew that this was a trial, within the martial world more the more the danger the greater would be the reward, it was an equal exchange, only those with a hardened heart and a true martial heart will be able to move forward in the future and for that danger is imperative and right now Xiao's instincts were screaming danger
Xiao looked at the frowning face of Yun Yurou as he rubbed her face, his hand started to burn but he didn't mind it as he touched her face with a fond smile, this time it would be his chance to protect her and anybody that stands in that path would only have one ending...death
Xiao's eyes turned serious as he moved forward as he swiped Yun Yurou on a princess carry, his handheld her tightly while his body started to heat up, Xiao has a natural resistance to fire yet the heat from Yun Yurou was something else, resisting the heat Xiao eyes turned to his surrounding his cold eyes scanned the place for any significant threat
But all he could feel from this place was death and destruction, he didn't wait at his location as he started running with Yun Yurou in his arms, he looked around the place that seemed to be dying, each land was filled the broken ground and red sands, while heat rose from the ground, Xiao kept running with Yun Yurou in his arms until he saw a small cave, his eyes s
lit up as he ran towards the cave
He made sure that nobody else was close to him before he placed Yun Yurou safely to the ground, he accessed his storage ring as he made sure that Yun Yurou was completely comfortable, it was a bit difficult to control his Qi but after some practice, it was better, he smiled seeing that she was alright, the fight for her bloodline could only be fought by her there's nothing he could do to help her in that but for others things....
Thinking till here Xiao's eye turned cold and dark, he made a final check that all was right for Yun Yurou before he started to walk out of the cave, soon he placed a concealment array on the cave Yun Yurou was in but what he didn't see was that as he walked out Yun Yurou's eyes trembled and her hands seemed to have moved for a moment but it was too minuscule for Xiao to notice
Soon he set up all that was necessary to keep Yun Yurou safe, his worried mother had given him a lot of treasures to keep him safe, thankfully his storage ring seemed to work well even in this world or wherever he was, he placed his head on the boulder he used to cover the cave opening as he spoke
"Stay safe and I will be back"
And with that he turned back where he could see that from a distance some sort of creatures seemed to be running towards their place, it would seem that they were able to grasp their location and seemed to be hunting them, Xiao had never seen the creatures in front of him before, every one of them very different from each other
Some of them were just made of the tentacle, while some just had a big mouth as they keep floating toward him, Xiao even noticed one of them with two heads and 4 hands running towards him like they had no sentience, all of them had irregular shape but all of them seemed to have a never-ending hunger within their eyes as they ran towards him
Moreover, Xiao could keenly feel that their target was Yun Yurou, it was as if the fire and power within her was noticed buy these abominations, Xiao took a deep breath to control himself, he couldn't feel their cultivation but he did get the feeling that they were not much powerful then him, it would seem that the place they were conjured at was a low-level area
Currently, Xiao was within the QI refinement realm first stage, it was the speed at which he kept it, for now, Xiao took a deep breath as he controlled his breath, he kept his eyes shut for a few seconds before he opened them, calmness surrounded his face as a sword appeared on his right hand but that was not the end, another sword appeared in his left handNôv(el)B\\jnn
Xiao was a dual sword wielder, this was a fact that even his mother didn't know, Xiao always used his right hand as he fought with the sword but truthfully Xiao was left-handed a fact that even his mother had forgotten, the temperature around Xiao arose as his eyes looked at his enemies
Unknown to him a deep black color flame that seemed to be surrounded by other 10 fame shined deep before it settled back again
Dual wielders are truly rare within the four heavens, especially for sword wielders, using two swords makes it extremely hard for defending, plus an extreme level of flexibility is required for one to be able to wield two different weapons accurately, one misstep and everything comes falling down
Within the world of four heavens where you could lose your life on any unforeseen day, wielding a weapon that might fuck you up in the middle of a battle is not a good choice, in truth, Xiao too never thought that he would dual wield but in the past, he was able to perceive one thing about his body
His skeleton was extremely flexible, he would be able to use maneuvers that would normally be impossible for others to do, in his first life an expert had looked at his body and determined that he had a special skeleton structure that made his body much more flexible than anybody else but sadly that's all his skeleton structure gave him
It was so useless that it wasn't even ranked but contrary to others this was the very power that gave him unprecedented power at dual-wielding, the very power that let his slaughter like there was no tomorrow, the very power that had once stricken fear into the heart of his enemies, as they could only be ruthlessly be attacked continuously, unable to fight back
And now Xiao's was to use this very power to protect the things he loved, calm and collected Xiao's eyes surveyed the huge group of enemies in front of him, in the past, he would have been unable to deal with such a huge group with similar power to him but now things were different
The disgusting and uneven beings in front of him didn't stop as they kept running towards him.....no not him but Yun Yurou, Xiao's Qi started to quake with fervor, even till now it was difficult for him to control his Qi, a sense of discontent filled him, each move he made and each Qi he used had a lag that could be fatal to him
The fight would be a difficult one, in truth no one would blame him now for running away, he could see that the beings were after Yun Yurou, using her as bait he could have escaped easily but would Xiao be himself if he did it? a smile came up Xiao's face as a memory from his second life passed through his mind
A man in his forties stood in front of a boy of 12 that had black hair and eyes, the man had black and white mixed hair meanwhile a battle scare ran through his face, the boy that stood before him had a dead expression and he seemed to have given up on life, anybody would feel incredulity and pity if they gazed upon the boy but the man in front of him had a smirk at his face as he chugged up a can of beer, sacking his lips away the man spoke to the boy
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"So you're the famous trash skill boy?"
No answer was heard to the man's question, the boy only raised his head as he looked at the man in front of him, the man seemed to not mind it as he spoke
"Boy I do not care about what happened in your past only about what I can do for your future"
The man said as he looked at the boy, his words echoed in the room as he spoke to the boy
"I will make sure to make you reborn anew, trust me when I say this I know the pain you are going through and I have faced the despair of losing everything I loved, so trust me when I say that I will make your name feared across the world"
As the man said the last words a deep power emitted from his body rocking the atmosphere, a deep power that would scare all the looked at him seemed to emit from the man, yet the boy remained cold and dead, the man didn't mind as he smiled and continued
"Right now your cold and dead inside but I am sure that after some clean up I could change you, boy I know whatever I'm saying now won't go to your head but at least try to remember these words, these are the words through which I survived..."
"All problems become smaller when you confront them instead of dodging them, We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them, It isn't that you cannot find the solution, It is that you cannot see the problem."
"So remember boy, there might come a day when you might open your heart to others and when you will finally be loved at that times no matter what, problems will crop up, it doesn't matter if you want too or not problems will still appear, at that time be true to yourself and you make sure to fuck the problem right in the face!"
"Have regrets for what you have done rather than wallowing in regret for what hasn't!!"
Soon the memory seemed to have popped as Xiao sense were back on the enemies in front of him, those were the first lesson that his master who had changed his life had thought him, no amount of gratitude Xiao had for him will fill the gratefulness he has for his master
Even in the last moment of his death, he had followed the words of his master, as he had perished protecting his squad members, Xiao's smile widened as his thoughts were set ablaze
'You were right master...no regrets!'
And with that Xiao blasted forth towards his enemies, the atmosphere within the world trembled, the 11 flames that resided deep within Xiao all trembled at the same time, the Qi that once seemed like a rebellious child now seemed to flow smoothly within him, Xiao's calm eyes flashed dangerously at his enemies
Sky Walking Fire
Soon Xiao used his movement technique as he blasted forth, his speed doubling to what he normally could, his enemies that seemed to only have a hunger within their eyes flashed as they roared with incoherent words, Xiao didn't give it any mind as both his sword flashed with flame, the color being deep black, seemingly fluctuating with death and destruction
For the first time, the beasts that only seemed to have hunger in their eyes flashed with a hint of fear as they focused on the black fires within Xiao's sword, right now Xiao's mind was in a trance even he hadn't felt the black like a flame on his sword, ever since Xiao started cultivating that technique none of the 11 flames seemed to respond to his call, they seemed to have their own control and were only willing to move when they wanted
And for the first time in a long time, the flame of Death and Destruction struck the world again, the very primordial flame that punishes all that takes from what it considers its own, the very flame that struck fear into the hearts of all those who ate at death and decay was back! and it was roaring
The world seemed to be burned as the sky razed with red and heatwaves blasted the grounds, decayed Qi flapped around the world, and now within the most dilated and destroyed place a boy nor more than 11 flashed towards his enemies with the desire for death, the two swords at his hands burned with a dark black flame that seemed to desire death and destruction
Xiao's mind in trace moved with a precise target, the abominations that seemed to seek destructions soon blasted out of their daze as they all started to run towards Xiao, a new target had taken over their mind and they at all cost will make sure that he would be part of the death they spread
Xiao moved at lightning speed as dark black flame-like wings appeared on his back, making him look like a little angel of death that came to reap the lives of his enemies, Xiao's speed kept doubling as he reached his first opponent, his right hand moved at great speed cutting the enemy in front of him easily
The creature he cut screamed in pain for the first time in its existence, and soon the black flame acted in greed as it burned the creature to nothing as some kind of power from it was absorbed into the black flame that existed within Xiao, the flame trembled in excitement, desiring more and Xiao moved at its desire
As the sword in his other hand flashed cutting the other enemy that showed at his back, the wings on his back seemed to flap as he dodged the mouth that desired to consume him, even as he kept being surrounded by enemies his mind kept analyzing all that was attacking him, Xiao raised his sword to his chest in an 'X' formation as he waved it forward
Overlords Fury!
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As he waved it forward he used his combat technique Overlords Fury, he blasted a huge 'X' shaped fire towards the enemies in front of him, the black flame roared in approval to Xiao's move as the 'X' shaped black flame-like attack ruthlessly killed all that stood in its away burning them to oblivion as the flame took despair and death from the creaturesn/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The creatures that were at the brink of unkillable and a headache to all that stood in its path could only be helplessly killed by the attacks of Xiao, he was the grim reaper as he started his slaughter, slowly the side of slaughter that he kept inside him was coming loose, in a blink of an eyes Xiao was at a different part of the battlefield as both his arms moved to reap the lives of his enemy
The creatures roared in a frenzy as they surrounded him and attacked him from all sides, Xiao smiled as he started rotating his body, making him like a human spinning device as the creatures got ruthlessly killed by him spinning through the ground, he kept his spin for a few seconds killing as many as he could
Soon he stopped as a sense of dizziness was hitting him but the creatures that numbered in hundreds persisted as ones with strength above Xiao attacked, Xiao didn't fear as his soul energy moved through his body at his command causing the strength of his power to increase, letting him fight above his power level
Both the swords at his hands moved as he battled the creature with 6 hands and a single eye with a humanoid body, the creature seemed to have a higher intelligence as it was using its body to its advantage, moving all its six hands to attack Xiao without rest but Xiao was no pushover as he fought back, his hands and body moved at impossible angles deflecting all attacks
Moreover, his mind was not at rest as he made several arrows like flame attacks that reigned down on those that tried to sneak attack him, at the same time he had to make sure the Yun Yurou was not hurt, with each passing second Xiao's control over the black flame was increasing at astonishing speed
Flame like arrows started evolving into a flame-like spear that seemed to have their precision and attack power increasing as each second passed, the cries of the creatures were heard across the land as they were slaughtered, the creature attacking Xiao seemed to have enough as it moved its hands in an irregular pattern evoking a strange move
Seeing it Xiao's eyes flashed as one of his swords moved towards the creature's neck while the other hand bend in an unnatural way back as it received an attack that was aimed at his back, a creature similar to the one he was fighting seemed to have sneaked up on his back, Xiao sneered as flames like ring started to surround him and at the nick of time a focused attack hit Xiao but sadly it was neutralized by the ring of black fires around him
"This is getting annoying....."
Xiao muttered as he focused on the strong enemies that seemed to surround him, at the same time he could see some creatures sneaking towards the cave Yun Yurou was in, even if there were several protective arrays ready Xiao didn't want to risk anything when it came to these creatures, Xiao's eyes burned with fervor as huge amount of Qi gathered within his body
The creatures sensed their doom as the strongest within the gathering tried their best to attack Xiao sadly it was for knot as a huge black flame-like dome covered him, Xiao stood straight as his hand stayed at his side holding his swords, the grip holding the swords tightened, as the Qi, soul power and the power within his mind realm churned
Soon several rings like flames started surrounding him, one, two, five, nine.....and many more black flames like spinning rings started to surround him, it would seem that the more he slaughtered these creatures the more powerful the flame would get, several seconds passed before hundreds of spinning rings surrounded him, Xiao smiled as he murmured
"This better work...."
And with those murmurs the dome protecting Xiao broke apart and as it did the flame rings that surrounded him blasted forth with desire, the small compressed rings grew in size until they were humongous, soon they rampaged on the ground killing the creatures with enthusiasm, none were able to stop the rings as they burned the ground and the creature to nothing
Be it the strongest within the group or the weakest all of them were being wiped out, it was an apocalyptic scene as the sky to the ground was blazed with the black flame that seemed to thrive on death and within all the stood Xiao with black flames out of his back, his face was pale from unleashing the attack
What he did was create huge and powerful spinning rings with power far beyond him with his Qi and soul power, meanwhile, at the same time he used his mind realm power to minimize the rings to small shape, while all this seemed easy it required almost precision and control, the cries of the monstrous reigned supreme for a few minutes before they settled down leaving Xiao the sole survivor
All around the ground to the sky black flames burned deep and dark, a feeling of death and destruction filled the surroundings, and within all this stood Xiao, his face was pale and the hand that held his sword was trembling, the fight while it didn't seem hard it was in no way not dangerous
If it was one on one Xiao could easily beat up any of them at his level, even if they were above him but fighting hundreds of them? it was definitely risking his life, of course, Xiao would be able to fight hundreds of his enemies once his cultivation become greater increasing his core and Qi but at his current level it was insanely difficult
Xiao's mind had to be sharp and ready for battle and a small mistake would have meant his doom, Xiao stood at the same spot for several minutes catching his breath and regaining his Qi, for a moment he had let the side of slaughter that loves death outside, it took him great strength to regain his calmn/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Soon he cut the supply of his Qi to the dark flame, causing the burning in front of him to stop and disappear completely, the dark flame that surrounded him on his back and the surroundings faded into nothing, and the deep black flame that burned with the other 10 also calmed down, Xiao's body stumbled as he fell forward but he used his sword to support himself
He stayed there for several more minutes before which he started walking towards the cave Yun Yurou was in while keeping both his swords to his spatial ring, reaching up to the cave he removed all the restrictions within the cave as he entered inside it and seeing Yun Yurou all safe Xiao sighed in relief
Adding a tired sigh to the happy one he walked towards Yun Yurou as he gently picked her up and placed her close to him in a protective embrace, it didn't matter if she was burning up nor did he care that he was tired and exhausted, he wouldn't let his body rest as he kept Yun Yurou close to him unwilling for her to get hurt
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Xiao's soul churned as he tried to use his skill [Forgotten] in order to cover up Yun Yurou's aura but for some reason, he was unable to access the skills within him, something was blocking him from accessing them and just as a minute had passed since he took rest a huge powerful aura descended from the skies, Xiao could feel his death at it
Xiao flinched as his body trembled under the weight, Xiao's Qi churned at full throttle it didn't matter that his Qi was almost dry he did everything to make sure that Yun Yurou wasn't hurt or disturbed, with heavy steps he stood up Yun Yurou still lay within his arms as he walked out of the cave he sat in
Coming out of the cave Xiao's eyes traveled above where a humongous creature floated, it was completely pitch black in color, it had a humanoid body with just a single eye as huge as ahead, the power being released from it was so humongous that Xiao did not doubt that the creature would be able to kill him with a single gaze
And the most intriguing part was that the beast unlike its counterpart had intelligence brimming deep within its eye, a sense of greed brimmed within it as it gazed greedily at Yun Yurou, it was as if it had seen a treat it could not refuse and just as it was about to move a power equal to it appeared as the cry of a phoenix was heard
Soon a beautiful phoenix appeared opposite to the black creature, its size rivaled the abomination as deep dark red and yellow flame surrounded it, just its beauty was mesmerizing to gaze at, causing one to be lost at it forever Xiao's eyes looked at it with a hint of surprise and he was sure that the Phoenix focused its gaze at him, to be more precise at Yun Yurou
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And soon the pressure that seemed to drown him disappeared instead a smoothing feeling started to surround him, even his soul started to feel rejuvenated, he could even feel Yun Yurou who was in his embrace calming down, her ragged and rapid breathing disappeared, the heat from her body too settle down
"Humph, leave"
And just as it had happened the one-eyed creature above snorted in annoyance as it ordered the phoenix to retire, the phoenix remained unfazed as a wave of pleasing heat surrounded Xiao and Yun Yurou protecting them, seeing it the annoyance within the eyes of the creature worsened, it waved its hand bringing down a crushing strength to destroy the flame that protected Xiao and Yun Yurou
"Give up now, your kind Scylla's will never succeed, we will make sure that all your kind will fall to oblivion"
And just as the attack was at bay the phoenix moved as to protected Xiao and spoke, its voice was gentle and calm leaning towards a female voice, the fire within its body burning with frenzy as the attack that was aimed to decimate both Xiao and Yun Yurou was destroyed, the words of the phoenix seemed to have triggered it, as the huge monster blasted forward aiming a punch at the phoenix
The phoenix let out a cry as it charged forward ready to meet its opponent with the same vigor but sadly Xiao wasn't able to see the rest of the battle as the flame that surrounded to protect him consumed him causing the space around him to split up as he was transported again but just as he did, he did hear the enraged shout of the creature who seemed to have only now understood that they were being transported
Sadly it wasn't able to stop the transport as both Xiao and Yun Yurou disappeared from where they stood, soon Xiao again experienced the feeling of being ripped across the space as he was transported, luckily this time it wasn't as severe as the first one, he held Yun Yurou close to him to keep her safe and within seconds the feeling disappeared as he appeared within a huge hallway
As soon as he did his body tripped and he had to use his utmost control not to let Yun Yurou go, Xiao took control of his balance as he stood straight, the backlash from the space travel was slowly disappearing, at the current state his body was not fit for long space travels, if it wasn't for the flame that was protecting him, he would have definitely ripped apart along with Yun Yurou
And just he stabilized himself, he was hit with a unique and powerful Qi, Xiao would feel that even though the Qi around him was still chaotic, it was at least a million times more pure and powerful!, the Qi he was standing in was almost suffocating, again a flame-like a barrier was protecting him and Yun Yurou filtering the Qi for their use or else the Qi would have crushed them!
This was the first time Xiao felt such a beautiful and powerful Qi and he was someone who had stepped on the third heaven even though it was within the edges, he had only heard of such Mythical Qi and that was in the fourth heaven....
"Seen enough?"
A commanding and powerful voice of a female was heard as Xiao kept looking at his surroundings, it's then that Xiao realized that right now he was in a vast hall which seemed to have no end, humongous pillars that seemed to pierce through the sky were around him and on each of this pillar there were several drawings
Each of the drawings and design was interesting and beautiful and each of them depicted pictures of phoenix's, all of them seemed to be representing a story and tails of the mighty past, a profound meaning seemed to be itched into each of them, meanings that the current Xiao was unable to decipher
Having seen enough Xiao raised his head and what he saw caused his eyes to widen, there in front of him was a single throne high above him and a woman sat on the throne seemingly looking down at him, the woman wore a red dress that hid her figure but it couldn't completely hide her exquisite body
She had red hair with several patches of yellow, her eyes were a mixture of red and yellow, her face was the epitome of beauty, Xiao could vow that her beauty was among the number one he had seen, her aura was that of an absolute ruler looking down at all, her whole aura was domineering, forcing others to move at her will
Her eyes seemed to hold powers and mysterious far above what Xiao could perceive, surrounding her floated several other figures, each of them was beautiful and handsome in their way, all of them floated at a step below her showing their respect and fear towards the woman but that was not the reason for Xiao's surprise
p It was due to how the woman looked, she looked just like the future Yun Yurou... that's right she looked just like Yurou!! of course, her beauty seemed high and that was only because her cultivation level was far above the Yun Yurou that Xiao knew, as a person's cultivation reaches a higher level so do their appearance become much more refined
Of course, this does not mean that just anybody will look like a supreme beauty but everybody who cultivates is indeed much more beautiful and the ones who reach the absolute top even more so
"Humph, what's a filthy human doing here?"
Hearing the voice dripping with disdain Xiao broke out of his daze as he looked at an extremely handsome man, that was looking down at him, Xiao's eyes narrowed as he noticed that all of those that was floating above him had a look of disdain or minor dislike for him, while some were mostly unconcerned
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"Oh~~someones a bit grumpy, why grandpa are you jealous that I will be more handsome than you when I grow up?"
Xiao spoke with a mischievous smile, causing the atmosphere to freeze as all those who were looking down at him now looked at him with atmost shock, they had never seen a human so relaxed and calm under them! any and all human will tremble with fear as they gazed upon them but Xiao was speaking to them as if they were of the same level!
"Oh? you sure got quite the tongue boy"
The man now looked at Xiao with a bit of interest and anger in his eyes, he wasn't too much affected by child words, he who reached his cultivation level already has a tough mentally, meanwhile, Xiao smiled as he heard the man's word, Xiao puffed his chest forward as he held Yun Yurou in his arms and spoke
"Of course, look at me! one look and you can see that I will be more handsome than you! it's only natural for the heavens to be jealous of my looks,"
Xiao's face was filled with sadness seemingly feeling sad for being born so handsome, meanwhile, the phoenix's floating above him were all flabbergasted as they looked at Xiao, they never in their life meet someone who kept spewing shit like Xiao but even then they couldn't disagree with Xiao, after all, he truly does look extremely pleasing at such a young age...
"Puff"
And it's within this a small chuckle released from the mouth of the woman who was sitting on the throne, she used her hands to cover her chuckles as she laughed out for a bit, her beautiful flaming eyes focused on Xiao, previously her eyes were only interested in Yun Yurou who was in Xiao's arms, while Xiao's existence was completely forgotten by her but now a hint of intrigue sparked in her eyes as her divine senses flooded Xiao
Xiao didn't reject it as he completely accepted the scanning of the woman whose face represented a pain of the past, soon several seconds ticked by as the woman's eyes start to furrow before a serious expression took her face, seeing it all the phoenix's that floated beside her trembled
"What are you?"
The woman spoke, her voice was so soothing that Xiao went into a daze and his heart started beating faster, all of his resistance seemed to fade as his mouth opened to speak but before he did something within him screamed out as his daze broke, Xiao didn't hesitate as he bit his lips causing him to bleed
The pain shook his mind as he finally got his bearing back, his eyes narrowed as the vigilance within his eyes increased, seeing Xiao regain his bearing so fast all of the phoenix's eyes widened in disbelief, even the woman on the throne had a hint of surprise, right now she didn't do anything it was just that her natural voice had the power to bring out such profoundness that Xiao naturally fell under her rhythmNôv(el)B\\jnn
And Xiao understood that too! that's why his vigilance increased, the only way to stop this was to be extremely powerful and the current Xiao doesn't have the power for it, a smirk lit upon the face of the woman on the throne as she spoke
"You are certainly an intriguing human, I have seen things within you that's quite interesting, I would surely look into you but first...."
As she spoke her eyes traveled to Yun Yurou who was in his arms and just as he blinked Yun Yurou disappeared from his arms as she appeared within the arms of the woman on the throne, Xiao's eyes narrowed at this but he didn't do anything, he knows fairly well that the current him couldn't do anything and he did the only thing he could, he waited
Yun Yurou floated before the woman on the throne, her furrowed face seemed to have gained some life as she neared the woman on the throne and soon she was within her arms, the woman raised her arms as a blazing flame that burns the space and the world started to wrap around Yun Yurou's and drilled deep into Yun Yurou's body
A minute later the woman on the throne lifted Yun Yurou as she gave her to her subordinate,
"Take her to the highest level of the furnace and make sure that she's given the best treatment possible and afterward give her the phoenix's blaze"
"!!!"
Hearing the last part of the woman's words, her subordinates almost fell to the ground, the phoenix blaze was not something just anybody could take but the others said nothing as they watched Yun Yurou being taken away
"Will she be okay?"
Xiao asked the woman at the throne, who looked down at him and spoke
"Yes, she will live but now why don't you tell me who you are and where did you find this girl?"
Xiao remained silent as he contemplated the answer, but as he tried to say who and where he was from, he could not speak! it was as if there was some sort of restriction that stops him from speaking the truth, just like that seconds ticked by as the silence in the room increased the suffocation that Xiao was feeling
The atmosphere within the hall turned for the worst, Xiao could feel an invisible force barking down at him, Xiao was sure that just one glance from these beings floating above him was more than enough to kill him, yet they didn't harm him, in fact the reason that Xiao even argued with the man calling him grandpa was to see how he would react
And from him holding back his urge Xiao could understand that his life was safe for the time being but it would seem that the women floating above him didn't give much thought to it as a humongous pressure released from her with the intention to end his life, it would seem that him, not answering had irked her off
But it was not his fault, after all, he couldn't say what he wanted to! and just as the pressure was about to crush him to death, a yellow and red flame burst out from within his body protecting him and nullifying the attack meant to take his lifen/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Mm?"
A brooding look took over the woman's face when she looked at the flame that was protecting Xiao from her, she could feel a sense of companionship from it but she couldn't make much of it, moreover, she could feel a certain girl that she saved seemed to have situation worsen from being far from the human in front of her
Her eyes furrowed at the fact that the things weren't going her way but in the end, it all disappeared as the pressure from her body vanished, her eyes gained twinkles as she gazed deeply at the child that seemed to hold a lot of mystery that even she couldn't see through and for the first time in a long time her mind blazed with curiosity
"Boy, it would seem that you're quite close to the girl you brought here?"
finally being able to relax Xiao took a deep breath to regain his bearing, his back was straight as he looked at the woman that floated high above him
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"That's right, how's she?"
"Why don't you find it out yourself"
The woman spoke with a mischievous smile causing others below her to again be filled with surprise, they who had been serving her for a long time and had already forgotten the last time something had caught her interest
"What do yo-"
Xiao wasn't able to say what he wanted as the space was wrapped around him again but now by the woman above him who was looking at him like an interesting toy and soon he was wrapped in the flame barrier before which he disappeared and the eyes of the woman turned towards a certain direction seemingly breaking the barriers of space as her gaze settled on a boy who arrived on a raging world of flames
'Just what's going on here?'
Xiao couldn't really keep up with all the movement that was taking place, at one moment he was in a legacy world, the next moment in a death field, and then again in front of power he couldn't comprehend and now, well he was about to find out and find out did he...
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As soon as he appeared all was dark for him but that only lasted for a moment before the flame that was supposed to protect him was blasted away and he was introduced to a flaming world of death, Xiao wasn't even given a chance to scream as the heat burned his body to crisp, his mind unable to comprehend what was happening to him
The heat was too much for him, as his body burned away within seconds of his arrival, he was burned from top to bottom as his body was about to turn to ashes yet he wasn't dead yet! Xiao was unable to see it but the world around him from top to bottom was filled with flames, the whole world was the accumulation of the purest fire element possible
A flame world created by the dying ashes and flame of the previous phoenix's who gave out their rebirth flame so that their future descendants would be able to survive, a world meant for the birth and nurture of phoenix's and for the first time a human was let into it, close to Xiao's body floated a cocoon of gold and red, and within this cocoon lay Yun Yurou
The cocoon floated within the world as it absorbed the powerful flames greedily, trying its best to give birth to the phoenix that would burn the world but suddenly as if hit with something great it stopped for a moment, Yun Yurou who was within the cocoon seemed to be trembling trying to do something but was unable to achieve it
Wrath seemed to fil her body as flames that burned the very world blasted from within her shaking the whole of the world she was in, meanwhile, within Yun Yurou's mindscape she stood within a world of fire, a fire so fierce that no one was able to wield it, a fire that refused to kneel to none and refuses to be anyone's
But Yun Yurou paid no mind to it, her face was filled with pain as she could only watch, watch as the person she loved tried to protect her with all he had, even though Yun Yurou was unconscious she was still able to perceive what was happening around her....no she was forced to watch and only be a spectator, unable to determine her fate and the fate of the one she loves
Yun Yurou's life wasn't perfect, her father truly never seemed to care about her, ever since she was young Yun Yurou was capable of feeling the emotions around others to a small degree, it was subtle but she knew that her father from some reason only saw her as a trophy for his rise and she was never able to know why, well that was until she got to know about her true lineage
Yun Yurou tried to make friends as she grew up but for some reason, all the kids she interacted with seemed to want to bully her and it ignited her pride, something which she knew she had in excess, it was another part of her that she didn't know why? why was it that her pride was higher than others?
Her inner self looked down at others and their actions against her ignited her pride to fight back but once she did it, her situation only seemed to worsen, pride without the adequate power to back it up was just arrogance but even then her heart never truly yearned for power, the inconsistency with her pride and desire, started to make her frustrated and powerless
While her mind razed, she continued to move on, trying to find something in this dark and lonely world but even in all this she never lost her cheerfulness or her optimism as she even in all her darkness and despair yearned for something that might make her 'interested', for her all was boring and dark and she just wanted to find 'something' that ignited her desire
And it was during one of her regular bullyings that she came across him, the one that pulled her out of her fallen darkness, the one that became her path to light and the one whom her pride for some reason refuses to hate
She met Xiao...
Yun Yurou could clearly remember the day she met Xiao, it was the day she found some light in the dark tunnel she was walking in, back then Xiao didn't seem to have anything extraordinary about him as he saved her but the moment she met him her heart started beating faster for some reason, deep within her, her soul trembled in delight, while for the first time her pride didn't act up in repulsion
Yun Yurou's soul burst forth with a devouring desire to be close with Xiao, for some reason her curiosity surged about the boy that saved her, the boy that was the most lonely and reclusive within the whole Yun family, from then on Yun Yurou tried her best to get closer to the boy that attracted her mind and soul
She who desired love more than anybody else surged forth with a desire to know more about Xiao, ever since Yun Yurou was young all she yearned for was a love that she desired, she didn't care who or what she just wanted to feel loved and cared for sadly her pride refused to bow down to anybody and her curiosity was never raised by anybody till.....Xiao
For the first time in her existence, she was curious about something and she refused to back down from her curiosity and she rushed forward to know more, making her more and more attracted to Xiao, the more she noticed and observed about him the more she felt her curiosity burn with thrill and her soul for some reason would always feel calm when she was close to Xiao
It was truly bizarre but it filled her with a fun she didn't know she could feel and just like that she continued to interact with him, slowly being attracted to him but her heart only truly fell for him when he was with her when she was at her lowest point
To Yun Yurou who never truly desired power the test for the martial heart was truly a scare, she could still remember the pain and fear she felt, the dread of death and helplessness, plus her pride only seemed to make it all worse for her, her scared and prideful side kept contradicting with her making her mind clash forth, almost destroying her mentally from within
But just as she was dragged into the depth of darkness, Xiao entered within that darkness as he pulled her out of it, and as he did it her heart fell for him, a small flame lit within her heart that surged through her body and soul with blazing feelings that threatened to drown her within, the feelings that were coming from within her soul only intensified her feelings to another level
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From then on her eyes would travel to him wherever he went but things only got weirder for her as her pride seemed to increase as her cultivation, moreover, she would always have some weird images flash within her mind, for some reason she couldn't see it clearly, they were close yet so far
The more she felt these images the more her temperament seemed to change, she couldn't see or tell what they were but she knew that it was good for her, that was just the beginning as her comfort and pleasure only seemed to intensify as she spends her time slower with Xiao, especially after he had become different
She was glad that she was a fire cultivator which meant that she was able to spend more time with Xiao, and her interest in cultivation was only because Xiao seemed to focus on it, she didn't care that he had a fiancé or the fact that he only saw her as a friend, she would never give up, something within her refused to give up and her feelings for him only grew with time, never lessening
She even made that 'deal' with Xiao's mother who was dissatisfied with Xiao's fiancée, Yun Yurou even refused to head to the top of the cultivation world due to Xiao being where he was, she was unwilling to back down and she would never let anyone else have Xiao, as he would be hers
The travel he was heading on was the perfect chance but she never thought that things would end up like this, she never thought that she would be forced to see the person she love fight with his life to protect her, she didn't know why Xiao suddenly had a change in his feeling for her, she could see that for some unknown reason his feelings for her had exploded n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
It wasn't at the level of love yet but she could feel that Xiao had an intense feeling of tenderness and care for her and that made her young heartbeat in anticipation, moreover, as she saw Xiao standing against everything in his path to protect her, she felt like her heart leap out of her chest but when she saw him being heart her heart burned with a fury that blinded the world
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She tried with all her might to fight against the power that stopped her from reaching out to her beloved, the flame that laid within her roared with resistance unwilling to bow to its user, for the first time in Yun Yurou's life she desired power than anything else, she wanted to move to protect the one she loves
And finally, the moment she felt Xiao's life fading away the powered rage within her blasted forth as a voice was heard in the world she was locked in
"Only a person who truly loves you will be willing to put his all on the line for your sake. However, are you willing to allow such a person to make a sacrifice for you?"
It was the voice of the phoenix that had trapped her within this place making her heart bleed as she was forced to see but before she could shout out, the words the phoenix spoke was like thunder to her heart, as she focused on them something deep within her seemed to awaken as she felt like a missing puzzle fall within her soul....No, she couldn't allow that, She was terrified that it might happen even.
And for the first time, Yun Yurou's gaze turned towards the flame-like cage in front of her, the flame continued to resist her will, unwilling to bow to her, but unlike the past, there was a certain twinkle within her eyes as she gazed on the flame in front of her and without uttering a single word she jumped into the flame that refused her command
Pain....physical pain like she had never felt before started to burn her, even her soul wasn't spared from it, she could feel each part of her body being burned and the pain-filled her mind tempting to break what she held dear, sadly this time pain was meant to fail, for she Yun Yurou had something she dearly wished to protect
"You shall obey me!"
Yun Yurou roared within the fire, the pain her body felt was nothing compared to the pain in her heart, the flame tried to resist but this time Yun Yurou's will wasn't weak, she was determined to walk the path she had chosen and she will reach the top just to protect the one she loves!
Meanwhile, outside within the world Xiao was burning in changes started to appear with Yun Yurou, a flame appeared out of her, its color a mix between light yellow and deep red, with a hint of purple that shouldn't exist, at its appearance the Phonix's cauldron shuddered, the flames of the ancestor's trembled with fear, while the rebirth flame started to burn away
A phoenix cry was heard from within Yun Yurou that broke out of the Phoenix's cauldron to the outside, shaking everything to the core...
Within the outside of the Phoenix cauldron a wave that could not be stopped spread far and wide, feeling a power that shook them to their core many powerful phoenixes that were in cultivation or hidden surged out, a wave that shook many fired out with a vigor unwilling to back down, it was rage.....the rage of a phoenix that will burn all those that stood to hurt the one she loved
Now deep within the Phoenix cauldron, within Yun Yurou's soul space Yun Yurou struggled as the flames she was in tried to defy her but unlike the past where her will was weak and her desire not sparkling, the current her had a heart and will that burned with power and desire for strength, she wanted such strength that no one will tell her what she could do and whom she could love
No family or power would dare to tell her what path she could walk and she had the power to make that a reality, with a hardened gaze Yun Yurou's bloodline, roared as the phoenix side within her started to be complete, the rebirth flame of the past phoenixes surged forth to the cocoon and with that, they burned Yun Yurou's body off making it to dust and ash...
But that was just the beginning, the most powerful rebirths flame that obeyed none were like obedient children as they surged forth under Yun Yurou's will, the pain that Yun Yurou was feeling was something that none could understand, she had felt her whole body burn to nothing, as her body started to be reborn with the most purest Phoenix body and bloodline
It was a cycle of pain that would drive anybody to madness but Yun Yurou preserved not for just herself but also for Xiao who could only be saved by her, the whole of the phoenix cauldron trembled as some spatial anomalies started to appear, the ones who were outside could only watch with eyes widened as the cry of a phoenix was heard
A flaming yellow and red with a hint of purple phoenix rose from deep within the phoenix cauldron, its eyes haughty and powerful as its flame-like body rose to the skies looking down at all the stood at the top of the cultivation world, all the phoenix be it the young to the oldest all felt their bloodline tremble in subservience as the gazed on the majestic flaming phoenix above their head towering the world in flames
A heat even they felt surged forth, meanwhile, some who noticed the purple within the phoenix had their eyes widened with disbelief, it was if they saw the most ridiculous thing in the world
"An or-origin qu-quality"
An aged phoenix muttered with trembling voice, unlike others the path of how much a phoenix could walk is depended on the quality of the phoenix flame, of course, each phoenix itself is born with a divine talent but the truly powerful ones depend on the quality of the flame they were given access to, it is their mark, their dependence, their path, and their pride...
And the hint of purple means something only the truly knowledgeable knows, all of the older phoenixes looked at each other as they nodded their head to each other, a decision was made but sadly for them their surprises were only beginning, within the phoenix cauldron the pain swept away from Yun Yurou's body as she began to be reborn
A wild powerful flame condensed as Yun Yurou's body began to be reborn, her entire body was covered with a flaming dress, seemingly protecting her body from all that was not worthy to gaze upon it, right now Yun Yurou had completely changed, a burning bright mark had appeared within Yun Yurou's forehead
The current Yun Yurou could stun anyone with her current looks, she now had flaming red and yellow hair with a hint of purple, it was dazzling and beautiful to just gaze at, it seemed both warm and dangerous at the same time, her ruby-like red eyes had a flaming yellow fire with a hint of purple on it shinning with the brightest like a flame that drew all in
Her face was the perfect arrangement, her eyebrows, face, and nose were now in perfect symmetry as they completely fit into her face, which seemed to be molded by the gods to create the most perfect combination possible, all in all, her current beauty would take the breath of all even if she was just a girl now
In the future, it would surge more as her cultivation increased, soon her entire body was reconnected, her skin shined without any impurity, it looked soft and supple begging to be touched but the biggest change would be Yun Yurou's eyes, her gaze was now filled with the lofty pride of one of the greatest creatures in the world
The pride that was with her in the past was now completely one with her, she had accepted who she was but that wasn't the only change, during her rebirth something had filled her mind, she couldn't fully understand what it was but it was more of a vision, where she saw her self laughing, playing and dying
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She couldn't see it all correctly but for some reason, she felt it deep within her soul that the two she saw was her and Xiao, she didn't see the future nor did she get any idea but suddenly a huge amount of feelings flew deep into her heart, this moved and combined with her already existing feelings blasting her affection to a hight that might be scary to some
And as soon as Yun Yurou was reborn her cultivation started to rise at a crazy level, previously when she burned away her entire being vanished, even her cultivation and now she's reborn as a phoenix she would hold the cultivation of a born phoenix should possess! she would receive the power she should!
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It didn't stop as it kept climbing with raising gusto, soon Yun Yurou's cultivation had surpassed the level requirement of the first heaven and soon reached the cultivation level of the second heaven but even then it didn't seem to have any stop and kept climbing crazily spoon surpassing the second heaven and now it had already reached the requirement for the third heaven
In normal cases, the rise of cultivation on such a level would be disastrous but it wouldn't be a problem for Yun Yurou because this was just the building for her foundation! soon the speed started to calm down not because the raise in her power was over, no Yun Yurou willed her power to stop it confusion all those that were watchingNôv(el)B\\jnn
Finally gaining her power Yun Yurou's gaze turned towards the blackened figure that was being protected within a flaming prison, the moment she had gotten control Yun Yurou had willed her power to protect Xiao, the moment her eyes set on him, her prideful eyes mellowed as unprecedented gentleness filled them
At the current moment, all the phoenix that could see into the Phoenix cauldron looked confused as they saw the rise of the power that was meant for Yun Yurou be stopped by her, and it was only then did all those that had forgotten about Xiao's existence focus him, some had an incredulous expression as they saw a human surviving within the cauldron, though they can't tell his cultivation, in the current era humans were truly looked down and seeing one within their holy land some of them felt their rage burn
But sadly for them, they weren't even able to hold onto their rage as they saw Yun Yurou moving towards Xiao, she stood before his blanked figure, where even his figure could only be described as blurry, seeing it a huge amount of pain-filled Yun Yurou's eyes, soon her eyes turned serious as conviction burned within her flaming eyes
'Are you sure you chose him?'
And just as Yun Yurou had made her decision the very familiar yet faint voice of the phoenix that sent her here was heard within her mind, hearing it complex emotions filled Yun Yurou's eyes, as she had awakened her bloodline and inheritance she had gotten a good idea of who the phoenix was, in a nutshell, the reason they were here because of it but the only reason she could awaken was also due to the very same phoenix
In the end, she knew that she couldn't be petty for being given power but that didn't mean that she would change her decision, Yun Yurou understood the deeper meaning of what the Phoenix asked her, all phoenixes be it male or female will only has a single partner their whole life, Phoenixes give extreme importance to purity
Hence they were extremely picky and careful when they chose their mate, some even remaining single their whole life, all of the phoenixes follow this law to the end, be it a fire, ice, and even a death phoenix, and this was more important for fire phoenixes, whose flame's were the beginning of purity, once she chose Xiao there was no going back for Yun Yurou, especially when she's planing on passing her mark to him
'I'm sure'
Yun Yurou replied with utmost conviction to her tone and will, nothing within the vast world of cultivation will change her will, just like her flame her feelings for Xiao was burning deeper and fiercer than anything and it will only grow stronger with time, even if there are other things that arose her flames she's sure that she only wanted Xiao to be the one embracing her flame
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'I see.....then I will give you my luck, the boy seems to be surrounded by the fate of the heavenly tree itself, he seems to have a destiny that is far beyond anything I have ever seen if you want to stay beside his side you would need strength'
Hearing the Phoenixes words Yun Yurou's eyes narrowed before memories of the past and some which she herself could not understand flashed through her mind and when they did she could feel her desire burning harder, she was sure...sure that even if a millennium passed she would never regret the choice she made today
'Good, then go forth'n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
These were the final words Yun Yurou heard before she focused on Xiao, soon the power she held back started to flow, her flame, her pride, and her power started to flow out of her surrounding Xiao with it, Yun Yurou willed something from deep within her and brought it out, and as she willed it a beautiful phoenix-like flame burning deep with Yun Yurou's feelings surged out
All the experienced phoenixes who were watching it had their mouths and eyes opened for the sheer shock at what Yun Yurou was about to attempt, as experienced as they were, they clearly understood what Yun Yurou was building towards and all that understood Yun Yuru's worth was completely against it
"We must stop it!"
A phoenix surged out with his declaration and the rest accepted his will but sadly for him, he heard another voice that shut him off
"That's impossible"
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The one who spoke was a woman with bright red hair and eyes, her eyes were murky and filed with experience, just her presence seemed to fill the world with suffocation, not even a hint of Qi could be felt from her, but all that saw her quickly kneeled and bowed as they spoke
"We greet the ancestral elder!"
The woman called the ancestral elder just nodded her head indifferently as she focused on what Yun Yurou was attempting, truthfully she too was against it, just as she said she nor anybody else could stop what Yun Yurou was attempting, she opened her mouth as she spoke
"The power she earned was from her will, it was the reward heavens gifted her after she passed her trail, the will of what she could do with it is up to her and you all should know that it's impossible to stop the marking ceremony"
Bitterness filled the heart of all as they heard the ancestral elder's words, they could only hold their disagreement within their heart as they watched Yun Yurou slowly and gently pass her mark towards Xiao, who by now only had a sliver of his consciousness within him, barely holding him in spot
He couldn't tell when or how but at some point the heat that threatened to burn him became a bit gentle as they surrounded him in protection, the pain that filled his body too calmed down, and just as a small part of his senses was coming back something broke past his soul barrier as it rapidly dissappear deep into his soul
Xiao didn't even have the time to even know what it was before a searing and humongous power started flooding his body, it was soft, warm, and affectionate, but it was just the beginning as one of the 11 flames within his soul scape trembled, among the 11 flames that surrounded him only one of them had a distinct color
It being the black one that had just regained its power, meanwhile, the rest were completely colorless but now one more awakened, as it blazed forth with purple color burning bright and powerful, the flame reacted as if it had felt something as it blasted forth with fevered emotion greedily taking in the power that was given to it, right now its color was pale purple, seemingly struggling to be whole
Xiao didn't understand what or why everything was happening but for now, he decided to go with the flow and think about it all later, kind, unique, and warming flame elements started to surround him, a huge part of its power was supplied to his flame scape. On the outside, the rebirth flame under Yun Yurou's command moved as they started the rebirth of Xiao
The very flames that were the pride of the phoenixes were being used to bring about rebirth on Xiao after he had taken in Yun Yurou's mark, soon a powerful wave blasted forth, the rebirth flames surged forth again but now it was different, now they were moving on their own desire to bring about rebirth
Even Yun Yurou was surprised, it was as if the rebirth flames was honored to be sacrificed for Xiao, sadly it was not completely true as deep within Xiao's flame scape the purple flame controlled the rebirth flames like a god commanding its worshippers, it was lofty and prideful, commanding respect
And soon changes started taking place...
Changes that exceed the thoughts of many started to take place within Xiao, the rebirth flame under the rule and iron law of the purple flame started the rebirth of Xiao with absolute vigor and power, meanwhile, the humongous power of the flame elements was rushed towards Xiao as they were converted onto pure power
Soon Xiao's cultivation started to rise exponentially, due to this being under the power and rule of the rebirth flame, Xiao's foundation wasn't affected one bit, in fact, it only strengthened his foundation to an unimaginable degree, while the majority of the power was taken to awaken the purple flame, a small part that was extremely pure was used for Xiao's cultivation, and due to its unique quality, Xiao's foundation would be unshakable, in a way Xiao's cultivation too was reborn
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Xiao's raise in cultivation was completely against the way humans moved forward in cultivation, each species in the vast realms had their own way of moving forward, humans by built couldn't easily break cultivation easily, while they weren't given supreme rise like the rest they did have their own special talents
And each rise in their cultivation had its own unique restricts to be fulfilled, unlike Yun Yurou who was born with the blessed ability, Xiao being a human had to fulfill them to rise in power, in a way Xiao had already gone through it all in the past and was perfectly capable of dealing with it, otherwise, he would have definitely died, while it seemed thay Xaio's cultivation was rising in the seconds in actuality its taking hours for a single break through
There's a difference between being born with something and being given something, if Xiao hadn't already gone through the bottlenecks, restrictions, and limitations before then the power in his body will keep getting bigger until he exploded, it might be unfair from one perspective but humans themselves were given gifts to even up the board
Anyhow Xiao's cultivation kept rising until it stopped at the heaven core realm at level 2! right now be it in the lower heavens or the second heaven he would be taken in as a genius, heck if Xiao wanted he could beat his own grandfather black and blue! truthfully if it wasn't for a huge amount of power being needed to awaken the purple flame Xiao's cultivation would have surely risen from what it was now
Soon quacking sound filled the phoenix cauldron, Xiao's body was no longer visible as he was surrounded with flames, currently, Xiao was bearing the pain of his rebirth, having your body broken down and being rebuilt isn't exactly a pleasant feeling but Xiao trenched onwards as he used his utmost concentration to hold onto his cultivation
Being reborn didn't mean that Xiao was easily given power, during the time power built up in his body, Xiao had to use the power carefully and raise his cultivation, unlike Yun Yurou who had an instant boost without her doing anything, Xiao had to control and guide the power within him, otherwise well he would have just busted open
Thankfully his experience had helped him avoid the disaster of blowing up due to too much power, soon a revolving tornado of power surrounded Xiao blazing him with its power, the purple flame within his flame scape shined much brighter than before, the dark flame floated a bit farther from it, watching what was taking place
Soon deep within Xiao's soul the mark that Yun Yurou had given Xiao combined with Xiao giving him a boost which he couldn't currently perceive, the moment it spread across Xiao's soul, the purple flame blazed with passion, seemingly having felt it, it roared with fervent emotion, as it blasted out from within Xiao's body
Soon on the outside, Xiao was surrounded by the dazzling purple flames that drew in one gaze, if the previous black flame was the epitome of death and destruction the purple flame was the representation of nobility, power, and spirituality, a power that looked down on others as a king, its words were the law
The flame that surrounded Xiao drew in the astonished gazes of all but the one that had the most astonishing gaze would be the ancestral elder, as her profound gaze widened with never seen astonishment, the purple flame that surrounded Xiao made him feel more profound, no the correct word would be that he felt like a king!
It felt as if all the flames in the world should bow down to his rule, be it the oldest to the youngest phoenix all of them felt their flames for a single moment break out of their control and this shook all of them more than anything else, soon the purple flames around Xiao started to shrink as he was shown to the world again
There wasn't much change to him, he still had his looks, the only difference being that right now surrounded by the purple flames, his whole hair had turned purple, while flaming purple eyes opened, adding all this to his otherworldly looks created a combination of beauty that took one's breath away
As soon as Xiao opened his eyes he felt his body soar with power that he was once very familiar with but the current feeling he had was completely different from the past, unlike where he felt like he was given the downgraded power the current him was brimming with power that was burning to burst out
Moreover, a huge feeling of pride that he never had flooded his mind and body, making his eyes haughty and unmoving, the purple flame surrounded him creating a dashing purple dress around him, reminiscent of an Emperor that was returning, for a moment Xiao felt like the whole world was within his grasp
But Xiao narrowed his eyes, Xiao was prideful but it wasn't to such a degree, in parts of his soul Xiao could feel that the purple flame seemed to be controlling his mind into having a prideful mind, this was problematic, throwing his worries to the back of his mind, Xiao willed the purple flame back into his flame scape
Though reluctant the flame accepted his order as it surged out one more time before which it receded back to his body, leaving him buck-naked, feeling it Xiao didn't hesitate to take out a new dress as he wore it, thankfully the purple flame had used up all the power within the phoenix cauldron for its birth, otherwise even Xiao with his current cultivation won't be able to take the power of the flames, it was then that Yun Yurou's words were heard
"Xi-Xiao are you okay?"
Hearing her voice Xiao turned to the red-faced Yun Yurou who looked completely different from before, he was surprised by it for a bit before he understood what happened, and just as he was about to reply the space around them split and became restricted freezing Xiao and Yun Yurou
'C'mon give me a break!'
Was all that Xiao could think as both Yun Yurou and he was taken away
"Boy, who are you?"
Xiao was soon faced with this question from a beautiful woman, who seemed to have seen much in her life, just her natural presence blended into the world, a sense of profoundness too deep to be measured radiated from her body, Xiao could even feel his fire control being severely restricted under the woman's gaze
The moment he's out of his life and death battle he's pulled into another one, for once Xiao just wanted to find a warm bed and take a rest but holding back his annoyance, Xiao's eyes looked towards Yun Yurou who was in a similar situation to him, scanning through all the situation in his mind Xiao spoke
"It's just as you think your excellency"
Hearing Xiao's words the ancestral elder's eyes rose up in question, as she spoke again with some power in her words
"What do you mean?"
Not at feeling pressured, Xiao spoke back
p "Nothing, what I meant is that the situation is just had you have thought"
Xiao's logic was simple, right now he has no idea where he is and what's going on, so its better to go with the flow for right now, rather than him bullshitting some made-up excuse, its better that he builds upon the thoughts that were already swirling within the mind of the other, plus it's not like he has an ability to trick such a powerful expert
Hearing Xiao's words the woman's eyes twinkled with some deep thoughts, the pressure on Xiao and Yun Yurou disappeared and as soon as it did Yun Yurou didn't hesitate to run up to Xiao as she started to check up on Xiao, her eyes were filled with gentleness as she made sure that Xiao was not hurt
"Tsk, what a brat"
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The ancestral elder rolled her eyes, as she saw a divine phoenix acting like an obedient wife but in the end, she sighed, she naturally couldn't control the path of Yun Yurou, while her talents were out of the world, there's still much to be understood, she looked at Xiao as she spoke
"Boy, do you know the commotion you have caused? sigh...this Beastial era truly is a bizarre one"
At first, Xiao wasn't much interested in the ramblings of the woman but when he heard the rest of her words, he was stunned for a moment
'Beastial Era?'
For a moment Xiao thought that he had heard it wrong but seeing the same stunned look on Yun Yurou's face he understood that it was not a mistake, soon a lot of the things he felt was missing started to fall into pieces but the more proof he saw the more impossible things became for him but soon he calmed down
Well he died first, was reborn in another world then he died again where he was brought back to the past, after going through all this, there's a point where mystical things become bland, anyhow Xiao's mind soon started to rise with several prospects, but before he could say anything the woman in front of him did
"Anyhow you two should go and take rest as you consolidate your foundations, it would seem that the war would be brought forward"
"War?"
Hearing Xiao's question the woman shot him an annoyed look before she continued
"Of course, the war's brought forward due to both of you, I am sure that they won't be able to stay back feeling both of your talents, sigh.....just when we were getting a leeway"
The more he heard, the more questions birthed in Xiao's mind but before he could ask anything, the woman in front of him waved her hand, as she disappeared and with that several rows of servants walked into the room as they started to lead Xiao and Yun Yurou to a specific room, well it was one of the most luxurious room Xiao has ever been too
The same could be said for Yun Yurou as she too kept looking at the huge room they were brought to, each and every edge screamed profoundness, thankfully right now Xiao was being protected from the immense pressure of the Qi in this place, the purple flame within him seemed to have a role in it, moreover, he could feel that the Qi around the room has been tempered for his comfort
There seem to be a relaxation and mind focusing arrays fixed into the room to allow people who just broken through to feel more relaxed so that they could consolidate their foundation safely, as soon as both of them had entered the room, the so-called 'servants' closed the room as they locked both of them within the room
Xiao didn't pay any heed to it as he walked towards the huge bed in the room, laying on it to relax, he was truly tired from all that had happened till now but just as he had laid on the bed, someone else didn't wait any longer as she too laid beside him, turning to the side Xiao was met with the eyes of Yun Yurou who was looking at him lovingly
For a moment Xiao couldn't help be dazed by her beauty, her long red-yellow hair that fell to her back as she laid on the bed, her beautiful and mysterious flame-like eyes, while her red dress complimented her perfectly, her bewitching face was filled with a loving smile on her, for some reason, Xiao felt an uncanny resemblance of it to the past
'Wow, she sure became good looking'
Thinking of this he quickly shook his head as he laid straight on the bed looking up to the ceiling but it seemed that Yun Yurou didn't have enough as she moved closer towards him, she laid dangerously close to him, as she looked at him from above, her eyes were curled up happily as she kept smiling, now being unable to handle it anymore Xiao spoke
"What are you looking at so intently?"
Hearing Xiao's words Yun Yurou's face changed as she pouted at him, seeing it Xiao couldn't help but feel his heart itch but his surprise was only beginning as Yun Yurou replied in an obvious manner
"Of course, I am looking at my husband"
"Huh?"
Xiao was so dumbfounded for a moment that only a voice was able to escape his mouth, seeing it a mischievous smile came upon Yun Yurou's face as she laughed a bit, seeing it Xiao quickly recovered his mind as he rebutted her
"Just when did we get married?!"
Xiao could agree that she now holds a great deal of care for Yun Yurou much greater than before but it hadn't reached the level of love yet, the woman that Xiao had almost fallen for was the Yun Yurou who doesn't exist anymore, when she died his feelings had died with her too, just them being the same person doesn't mean that they are the samen/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
The adventures, ups and downs, the nightmares, and all the fight he had with the future Yun Yurou all amounted to the reason that he almost fell for her, but none of them exist now, in a way that was a past that would remain the past, at the same time Yun Yurou hearing Xiao's words didn't panic as she moved her hands and held Xiao's hand
For some reason, Xiao wasn't able to move as he saw Yun Yurou lovingly raising his hand as she held it to her heart as she spoke with a gentle voice
"Maybe not yet but surely, definitely I will take your heart for myself, I will make sure to be by your side forever"
Yun Yurou's words were filled with conviction and unyielding spirit, the amount of love that was coming through her was so overwhelming that the surroundings heated to her emotions