Good News: God King Inheritance; Bad News: The Attribute Is Wrong

Daring not to provoke Li Xiaoyao, Ma Hongjun could only mutter to himself.

"Forget it! Forget it!"

"Can't afford to mess with him! Can't afford to mess with him!"

Ma Hongjun rubbed his round belly, then immediately turned his gaze toward the steaming food before Tang San and Xiao Wu, swallowing hard.

"Hehehe, Tang San, Xiao Wu..."

Before Ma Hongjun could finish, Tang San, who had long sensed that something was wrong, directly used his hidden weapon techniques to swiftly protect the dishes before himself and Xiao Wu. His movements were so fast they nearly left afterimages.

This scene seemed to trigger a chain reaction. Dai Mubai and Oscar silently shifted their seats to the side—clearly intending to put some distance between themselves and this "embarrassing fool."

"Dai the Boss! Little Ao!"

"You two are being way too heartless!"

"I'm just hungry and wanted a few more bites!"

"Do you really have to despise me this much?"

Ma Hongjun immediately began wailing, shouting with a wronged expression.

He was hungry—was he not allowed to eat a little more?

Ma Hongjun had not realized his mistake at all.

Zhao Wuji's face darkened.

Then—

"Ma Hongjun, shut up!"

"Sit properly and eat! If you keep looking around and making trouble, I'll throw you out."

Seeing that Zhao Wuji was genuinely angry, Ma Hongjun forcibly swallowed his complaints, hunching his neck and not daring to make another sound. He could only obediently pick up his chopsticks and poke at the rice in his bowl.

After several courses and three rounds of wine.

Full and satisfied, the not-so-pleasant meal finally came to an end.

Inside the room where Li Xiaoyao and Ning Rongrong were resting.

After bathing and changing into a fresh glass-colored dress, Ning Rongrong skipped over to Li Xiaoyao.

She wrapped her arms around her beloved's neck and kissed him fiercely several times before finally speaking with a giggle.

"Brother Xiaoyao, Rongrong made plans with Zhuqing to go shopping outside. Rest in the room first, and Rongrong will come back later to keep you company."

Li Xiaoyao: [・_・?]

Since when had the two of them become so close?

Could it be—

There was something he did not know about?

Well—it did make him rather curious.

"Sister Rongrong! Be careful when you're out having fun!"

Li Xiaoyao raised his eyes to Ning Rongrong, his gaze carrying a hint of indulgence.

"Brother Xiaoyao, don't worry!"

"Zhuqing is waiting for me at the hotel entrance. Rongrong is leaving first!"

"When Rongrong comes back tonight, I'll keep you company while we do bad things!"

As Ning Rongrong spoke, she gave him a playful wink, her tone full of coquettish charm.

"Be careful."

"Remember to bring guards with you!"

Li Xiaoyao reminded her again.

"Got it, got it!"

Ning Rongrong answered brightly, then turned and ran out of the room like a happy little bird. Before leaving, she did not forget to gently close the door behind her, leaving only a string of light footsteps.

The room instantly fell quiet. Li Xiaoyao rose and walked to the window, watching Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's hand-in-hand figures recede into the distance. Only after they vanished from sight did he slowly withdraw his gaze.

"The Blazing Sect's inheritance token, the Blazing Heaven Earth Cover—let me uncover your secrets!"

Taking out the "Blazing Heaven Earth Cover," Li Xiaoyao summoned Chronos, and a Flintlock Pistol appeared in his right hand.

After activating Chronos's The Tenth Bullet (Yud), Li Xiaoyao directly pulled the trigger. A bullet capable of reading all memories shot straight toward the "Blazing Heaven Earth Cover" in his hand.

In an instant, an enormous flood of memories surged in.

[Douluo Continent, Phoenix Clan!]

[The racial conflict between dragons and phoenixes!]

[Become the Phoenix God King!]

[Phoenix Clan inheritance!]

[The Phoenix Clan's burial ground...]

[The secret of the Phoenix Universe Cover!]

[Soul Tool inheritance!]

[Soul Swapping Secret Method, Soul Ascension Secret Method!]

Time quietly passed as Li Xiaoyao finished reading the memories of the Blazing Heaven Earth Cover.

"Whew! This really was unexpected!"

"This Blazing Heaven Earth Cover was actually the inheritance of a deity from the Soul Beast Faction—and the inheritance of a Phoenix Clan God King, no less."

Blazing Heaven Earth Cover?

No, no, no!

Its more accurate name should be the Phoenix Universe Cover.

The good news was that he had obtained an inheritance of divine office from the Soul Beast Faction, and one at the God King Level.

The bad news was that the Phoenix God King had fallen, and opening the inheritance required a vast amount of divine power.

The even worse news was that the Phoenix God King's divine office was of the Fire Attribute, completely incompatible with the Time Element attributes of his Chronos!

"Not a Time Element God King inheritance..."

"Ah! What a pity!"

"Could it be that someone like me, who uses the Time Element, has to go play with fire?"

Li Xiaoyao rubbed the warm Phoenix Universe Cover in his palm, his heart filled with conflict.

This was a God King Level opportunity from the Soul Beast Faction. If he missed it, he might never encounter another one.

Yet the mismatch in attributes left him deeply frustrated.

"Ah! Forget it, forget it!"

"I'll take it one step at a time from here on out!"

"Having a God King inheritance as a fallback is still better than having nothing!"

Li Xiaoyao gritted his teeth and stopped hesitating.

Even if their attributes did not match, he would first make the Phoenix Universe Cover acknowledge him as its master!

Li Xiaoyao steadied his mind and mobilized Chronos's pitifully scant Time God Power.

This divine power was thin as mist, yet it carried the irresistible might unique to the river of time. It slowly flowed from his palm into the Phoenix Universe Cover.

The moment they made contact, the cover erupted with scorching flames that spread from his palm throughout his body, burning his meridians until they went numb.

"This wisp of Fire Attribute divine power..."

"Tch! Damn it!"

Cold sweat beaded on the forehead of Li Xiaoyao, who was experiencing Fire Attribute divine power for the first time, but he clenched his teeth and endured.

He drove all of his remaining Time God Power into motion, spreading a thin net of time through the blazing flames and forcibly wrapping it around the cover's core.

Just as his divine power was about to run dry and he could no longer hold on, a sudden change occurred!

A distant phoenix cry rang out from within the cover. The violent divine fire gradually subsided, and the words "Blazing Heaven" on its surface quietly vanished, replaced by a pair of golden phoenix patterns with wings spread as if ready to soar.

Immediately afterward, the Phoenix Universe Cover transformed into a scorching golden streak, broke free from his palm, and shot straight toward his forehead.

Li Xiaoyao did not evade. The golden light steadily merged into the center of his brow.

He raised a hand and touched his forehead. Amid the spreading warmth, an exquisite mark slowly emerged: a totem resembling overlapping Phoenix Wings, its lines smooth as ink wash and its edges adorned with delicate flame patterns.

The golden-red pattern on his forehead resembled the elegant mark between the brows of the Dongfang Clan in Fox Spirit Matchmaker. It possessed both divine solemnity and a hint of bewitching beauty.

The instant the mark took shape, the burning sensation completely faded. A gentle stream of Nirvana Divine Power traveled through his body, not only repairing his scorched meridians but also replenishing some of his nearly exhausted Time God Power.

Even clearer was the spiritual connection—he could sense that the Phoenix Universe Cover was now tightly linked to his divine soul. Though he still could not begin the God King's divine trials, he could at least draw upon a portion of the divine power within it.