Before summoning Little Snag, Ling Yu, and the others, the Young Leader had already made a decision: if they obtained the Phoenix Soul Fruit, he would give it to Little Snag, because Little Snag had a better chance of breaking through to the Saint grade and then breaking free of the universe's constraints. That was why, after learning from the quasi-Saint-grade Thunder Beast that Feng Lingzi had made the same choice, he felt a kinship with him.
The other Ancient Divine Beasts had no idea why the Young Leader looked so pleased, but they were too embarrassed to ask. Little Snag, however, had no such qualms and directly asked the Young Leader what had happened.
"Feng Lingzi of Fengyun Pavilion has made his decision. If they obtain the Phoenix Soul Fruit, they'll give it to Ling Tian." The Young Leader didn't hide anything and told them outright.
"What? He won't use it himself?!" The Golden Winged Great Peng was astonished. It looked at the Young Leader, its tone full of disbelief. "My lord, this can't be true, can it? Feng Lingzi is the most powerful cultivator in the God Realm right now. If he uses the Phoenix Soul Fruit to be reborn through nirvana, he'll have a very good chance of reaching the Saint grade and then breaking free of the universe. At the very least, a Phoenix Soul Fruit could let him live for several million more years. He's actually willing to give it up? Could there be something..."
It didn't finish, but the suspicion in its words made its meaning clear. The other Ancient Divine Beasts also vaguely suspected a trick, though none of them said so aloud.
"At our level, face matters more than anything. Once someone has said it, it's set in stone. There'll be no