Summoning the Ancestral Soul

Amidst this chaotic and fierce battle, Feng Qing'er, the prodigy of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, fixed her gaze through the explosive energy clashes and the intertwined shadows of figures, her eyes fixed firmly and unwaveringly on the top of the Altar, on the golden-purple interwoven Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit that captivated everyone's attention.

That fruit seemed to be the ultimate destination of her bloodline, exuding an irresistible allure.

His gaze froze, a resolute look flashing in his cool eyes.

Without further hesitation, Feng Qing'er lowered her head slightly and gently bit her slender, jade-like fingertips with her pearly teeth.

One drop, two drops... The bluish-red blood containing the pure bloodline of the Sky Demon Phoenix slowly dripped from her fingertips, but instead of falling to the ground, it miraculously floated in front of her.

Feng Qing'er's face was filled with an unprecedented solemnity. She raised her jade-like fingers, which were stained with her own blood, and used them as a brush and blood as ink to draw lightly yet with unparalleled precision in the void in front of her.

Her movements carried an ancient and sacred rhythm, leaving faint bluish-red traces in the air wherever her fingertips touched.

A moment later, a strange rune, drawn from Essence Blood and with a complex and mysterious structure, floated steadily in the sky.

As soon as the rune took shape, it began to slowly rotate on its own, emitting a mysterious fluctuation that connected with the ancient past.

The instant the Blood-colored Runes appeared, faintly, within this world isolated by the Beast Spirit Barrier, seemed to resound an extremely subtle phoenix cry, one that seemed capable of piercing through Eternal Space-Time!

Although the phoenix's cry was faint, like a whisper, it still made Lin Ming, Qing Lin, Xiong Zhan, and the others' souls tremble involuntarily! A faint sense of suppression originating from the Life Level quietly emerged.

"By blood oath, by oath, awaken... the Ancestral Soul!"

Feng Qing'er's clear voice carried utmost piety and reverence as she slowly knelt down, facing the massive Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Skeleton.

And as her voice, imbued with a strange magic, completely faded away—

"Buzz!"

The suspended Blood-colored Runes suddenly erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling purple light!

The light, like a tangible pillar, poured down from the sky, ignoring the distance in space, and then slowly and precisely fell into the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Skeleton that stretched like a mountain range on the Scarlet Plains below!

"BOOM--!!!"

The entire earth suddenly trembled violently at that moment, as if a sleeping giant beast had been disturbed!

Immediately, everyone present, including Xiong Zhan and the Clan Leader of the Earth Tiger Clan who were engaged in fierce battle, were Deadly Land to see that the enormous Heavenly Phoenix skeleton, which had been silent for countless millennia on the plain, its white, jade-like bones, was actually... slowly wriggling!

Although the magnitude was small, the signs of something "coming alive" from an inanimate object were enough to send chills down the spine of any witness!

An aura of desolation, antiquity, and majesty, inherited from the ancient primordial era, like a volcano awakening after millions of years of slumber, quietly yet irresistibly spread from the writhing skeletons, instantly enveloping the entire plain!

Under this ancient aura, as vast as Star Sea and as majestic as a deity, Lin Ming, Qing Lin, Xiong Zhan, and even the Five-Star Dou Venerate Huang Xuan, their originally smooth-flowing Dou Qi suddenly became extremely blocked and stagnant, as if bound by invisible shackles, and their strength was instantly suppressed by at least 30%!

"This is... the residual power of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix?! She can actually awaken the dormant Ancestral Soul within these remains?!"

Sensing the terrifying and powerful aura, Xiong Zhan's expression changed drastically. Without anyone's prompting, he and the Earth Tiger Clan Leader exchanged a fierce punch almost simultaneously. Using the recoil, they quickly escaped the battle and retreated rapidly. In a few flashes, they returned to the Altar and reunited with Lin Ming and the others.

Every face was filled with an unprecedented solemnity and ugliness.

This desolate aura originating from the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix seemed to come alive, slowly rising and eventually transforming into a blurry yet incredibly majestic giant Heavenly Phoenix Phantom. After circling once, it suddenly enveloped Feng Qing'er's body, who was kneeling in the sky!

"Hmm..."

Feng Qing'er's delicate body trembled violently, and she let out a suppressed groan, as if she were receiving a huge influx of energy.

The next moment, she suddenly raised her head. Her originally cold eyes were now filled with pure and dazzling golden light, and no human emotion could be seen anymore. Only endless majesty and indifference remained!

She slowly raised a jade-like hand and gently pointed at Lin Ming and the others on the Altar.

"Call out!"

A golden beam of light, so powerful it defied description, shot forth from its fingertips like a God spear of judgment!

Within the pillar of light, the phantom of Ancient Heavenly Phoenix swirled, bringing with it a terrifying energy fluctuation that could destroy the world. Wherever it passed, space shattered inch by inch, revealing pitch-black nothingness. It then fiercely rushed towards Lin Ming and his group on the Altar!

Under such a terrifying energy attack that could easily annihilate an ordinary Dou Venerate, Lin Ming and the others felt a sudden sinking feeling in their hearts, almost suffocating! That power was beyond what they could withstand!

However, at that very Instantaneous Movement, a petite purple figure appeared silently and slowly before everyone, as if by teleportation, facing away from them and directly confronting the earth-shattering golden pillar of light.

That figure was none other than Zi Yan.

At this moment, Zi Yan was completely different from her usual lively and gluttonous self. Her little face was expressionless, and deep within her purple pupils, it seemed as if ancient stars were being born and dying.

She simply stood there quietly, and an indescribable, terrifying pressure, seemingly originating from the very beginning of creation, swept outwards from her like a tidal wave!

This oppressive aura wasn't deliberately emitted, yet it carried an absolute authority, as if one were ruling over the world and commanding all beasts!

Compared to this oppressive aura, the desolate majesty brought by the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Ancestral Soul was undoubtedly much less powerful!

A calm, emotionless voice slowly emanated from Zi Yan's lips, yet at this moment, it contained a power more awe-inspiring than Nine Heavens Thunderclap:

"The Heavenly Phoenix Ancestral Soul... But unfortunately, my Ancient Void Dragon Ancestral Soul seems to be... stronger..."

The moment the words fell, the immense golden pillar of light, powerful enough to destroy mountains and evaporate rivers, arrived with boundless destructive force!

However, just as it entered a distance of only ten feet from Zi Yan's petite figure, a sudden change occurred!

That raging, incomparably powerful golden pillar of light, seemingly capable of destroying everything, was like ice and snow under the scorching sun, or like crashing into an invisible yet indestructible wall of sighs. Without any warning, it suddenly... melted away!

Yes, it dissolves! Like water droplets splashed on a red-hot iron, it makes a soft "sizzling" sound before turning into nothingness!

In the blink of an eye, that destructive power that had filled everyone with despair vanished so strangely and silently... as if it had never existed at all!

The Altar was deathly silent.

Everyone in the Five Elements Sect stared in utter shock at the petite figure before them, who appeared frail but now stood like a towering pillar.

From the latter's frail body, they suddenly felt a terrifying pressure that could not be described in words!

It was a Supreme Pressure that transcended all living beings, looked down upon the long river of time, and disregarded the Heaven and Earth Rules!

Compared to this oppressive force that seemed to originate from the World Origin, the oppressive feeling brought by the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Ancestral Soul was undoubtedly overshadowed, like a firefly compared to the bright moon!

"They... they each summoned the Ancestral Soul that remained here..." Qing Lin covered her red lips, her emerald green eyes filled with shock, and exclaimed in a low voice.

As the inheritor of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, she was most sensitive to bloodlines and souls, and clearly sensed the vast power awakening within Zi Yan's body, which shared the same origin as the Ancient Void Dragon Skeleton below!

Lin Ming nodded slightly, his gaze turning extremely solemn as he looked at the two enormous skeletons on the plain, each resembling a mountain range. His heart churned with shock, and he murmured in profound awe:

"I never imagined that the remains of the Ancient Void Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, after so many years of their fall, would still contain such terrifying residual energy. They can even manifest a portion of their Ancestral Soul power through the summoning of their Bloodline Descendant... It seems that these two behemoths were at least at the Dou Sheng level in their lifetimes, and... they were definitely not ordinary Dou Sheng!"

"The... the Ancient Void Dragon?!"

Zi Yan's sudden appearance and her near-miraculous neutralization of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Ancestral Soul's attack, along with the pure Dragon Might emanating from her body—a power unique to the supreme beings of the Magical Beast World —immediately froze the smugness and ferocity on the faces of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and others, replaced by an undisguised look of shock and disbelief!

Only then did they suddenly realize that Lin Ming and the others were able to enter the Beast Spirit Barrier formed mainly by the Ancient Void Dragon Skeleton so smoothly, so someone must have led the way!

The only beings capable of opening this Beast Spirit Barrier are the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, who can attempt to force it open by relying on their shared bloodline with the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. Only those Same Origin Existence Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline can easily enter!

However, because the Ancient Void Dragon Clan was so rare and mysterious, and had long since disappeared from the world, they initially thought that Lin Ming and the others had used some unknown secret techniques or treasures.

However, the sudden appearance of Zi Yan, who summoned a spirit no less powerful than the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Ancestral Soul, made them realize that Lin Ming and his group actually had a hidden... true, living Ancient Void Dragon!

This news struck the hearts of everyone in the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan like a bolt from the blue!

"Don't panic! Stay calm!"

The Black-robed Old Man Huang Xuan, had a rapidly flashing light in his eyes, his heart also churning with shock. However, being a seasoned veteran, he forcibly suppressed his shock and unease. Seeing the panic on the faces of his clansmen beside him, his eyes twitched violently, and he shouted in a deep voice:

"Although this Ancient Void Dragon's aura is pure, its energy fluctuations are not particularly vast, clearly indicating that it is only in its Juvenile Stage! Not an adult Ancient Dragon! Although its Ancestral Soul power is strong, how long can it sustain this?!"

He attempted to bolster morale, then abruptly turned his gaze to Feng Qing'er, enveloped in golden light in the sky like Heavenly Phoenix Goddess. His voice suddenly became sharp and urgent as he shouted:

"Qing'er! Don't be frightened by her! Before her Ancestral Soul is fully stabilized, use all your Bloodline Power to activate your Ancestral Soul and kill her! Seize the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit!"

As long as we kill this young ancient dragon and seize the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan will surely usher in an unprecedented era of glory! At that time, even if the Ancient Void Dragon Clan pursues the matter, they may still have the power to resist!

Above the sky, Feng Qing'er, enveloped by the power of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Ancestral Soul, had an even stronger chill in her golden eyes.

She slowly raised her hands, and an even more magnificent and dazzling golden light began to gather wildly in her palms. Faintly, Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom, larger and more solid than before, began to slowly emerge behind her, blotting out the sky!

That destructive wave caused the entire Beast Spirit Barrier space to tremble violently, as if it might collapse at any moment!

Before the Altar, Zi Yan's petite figure remained as steady as a rock.

She slowly raised her small face, gazing at Feng Qing'er in the sky, who radiated terrifying power. In her purple eyes, there was no fear, only an innate, domineering indifference.

Immediately, Zi Yan gently raised one of her small hands and pressed it against the largest Ancient Void Dragon Skeleton on the plain below.

"Roar--!!!"

A dragon's roar, seemingly from the Primordial Era, carrying endless vicissitudes and domineering power, suddenly erupted from the depths of the skeleton, instantly drowning out all other sounds!