External Soul Bone, Azure Flame Phoenix Wings!

Phoenix Valley returned to tranquility.

Qing Luan Douluo stood suspended in the air, his gaze as deep as an abyss as he slowly swept it over the Valley below, which had reappeared after the Azure Sky Cloud Sea dispersed.

Those powerful presences that had been drawn by the disturbance or had been watching from afar had long since vanished.

The 60,000-year Sky-Rending Xun Wind Phoenix was practically the strongest Soul Beast in Phoenix Valley. Even it had been severely injured by Qing Luan Douluo in a single move, so the other Soul Beasts no longer dared to show themselves.

Qing Luan Douluo turned, his gaze settling on the Crystal Pillar below.

Ye Chen sat cross-legged, his eyes tightly shut.

His entire body was shrouded in a dense azure-gold radiance that seemed almost tangible.

Qing Luan Douluo could clearly sense that Ye Chen's aura had stabilized and was entering a deep resonance and fusion with the newly acquired External Soul Bone.

The Soul Ring energy left behind by the four-thousand-year Azure Flame Phoenix was also being rapidly refined and absorbed.

"Almost..."

A hint of gratification flashed through Qing Luan Douluo's eyes.

He silently descended to a spot several yards away from Ye Chen, standing with his hands behind his back like a guardian deity.

Time slowly passed.

No one knew how long it had been—perhaps one hour, perhaps two.

Suddenly, the azure-gold glow surrounding Ye Chen abruptly contracted inward before erupting with a thunderous burst!

As the light faded, Ye Chen's figure was fully revealed.

His eyes remained closed, but his entire aura had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

His already refined and handsome features now carried a faint, indescribable air of nobility.

Most striking of all was the pair of exquisitely beautiful azure-gold wings behind Ye Chen's back, slowly flapping.

The wings were perfectly shaped, their feathers the color of green jade, while pale golden flames of light flowed along their edges.

External Soul Bone, Azure Flame Phoenix Wings!

Fusion successful!

At the same time, two purple Soul Rings rose beneath Ye Chen's feet.

Three thousand years, Gale Eagle King Soul Ring!

Four thousand three hundred years, Azure Flame Phoenix Soul Ring!

Ye Chen's eyelashes trembled slightly, then his eyes suddenly opened.

"Hoo..."

He exhaled a long breath of stale air, which became a small whirlwind the moment it left his mouth and dispersed.

"Grandpa." Ye Chen looked at Qing Luan Douluo beside him, a bright and excited smile blooming on his face. "I succeeded!"

His Soul Power Fluctuation had astonishingly reached the peak of level twenty-seven!

"Good! Good! Good!"

A smile also appeared on Qing Luan Douluo's face. With a flash, he arrived before Ye Chen and examined him closely, nodding repeatedly. "You successfully absorbed the External Soul Bone and the Soul Ring of the Sky-Rending Xun Wind Phoenix!"

"Grandpa, my Second Soul Skill..." Ye Chen was just about to demonstrate it.

"No rush. First, get a feel for your External Soul Bone," Qing Luan Douluo said, gesturing for him to proceed.

Compared to the second Soul Ring, he was undoubtedly more concerned about the External Soul Bone.

"Alright!"

Ye Chen nodded, and with a thought, the azure-gold wings behind his back snapped fully open, their wingspan nearly three meters.

He did not pour much Soul Power into them, merely giving them a light flap.

Whoosh—!

A gentle yet immensely powerful airflow formed out of thin air, effortlessly lifting his body three zhang off the ground.

He hovered steadily in the air as if standing on level ground, as though flight were an instinct he had been born with.

"How does it feel?" Qing Luan Douluo asked with a smile.

"Like moving my own arms!"

Ye Chen said excitedly, "It feels like part of my body. Not only can they provide flight and speed, but these wings themselves are incredibly sharp and possess tremendous killing power!"

"They've also greatly enhanced my perception and control of the wind element!"

As he spoke, Ye Chen controlled a wisp of breeze to swirl around his fingertip.

"Oh, right. My Azure Flame Phoenix Wings also have a Soul Bone skill called Blade of Burning Sky."

Ye Chen explained, "It isn't actual flame, but rather the heat and cutting effect produced by compressing the power of wind to its absolute limit."

"Very good!"

The approval in Qing Luan Douluo's eyes deepened. "External Soul Bones can continue evolving. Given enough time, it may not be impossible for it to evolve into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. The power of the Blade of Burning Sky will naturally rise along with it."

"Xiao Chen," he said, changing the subject, "what about your Second Soul Skill?"

Ye Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement as he said solemnly, "My Second Soul Skill is called Azure Flame Phoenix Transformation."

The second, deep-purple soul ring abruptly lit up, its radiance even more dazzling than that of the first.

"First Transformation!"

As Ye Chen gave a low shout, a violent azure-gold cyclone suddenly surged up around him.

His aura instantly soared, his Soul Power Fluctuation climbing sharply. The air around his body flowed and twisted at high speed, releasing a low howl.

His speed, strength, and every other attribute doubled at that instant!

Yet it was not over.

Ye Chen's gaze sharpened, and the cyclone around him roared once more!

"Second Transformation!"

Boom!

An even more violent and solid azure-gold gale pressure shot into the sky, faintly forming the phantom of an azure phoenix spreading its wings and crying behind him!

At that moment, Ye Chen's aura reached an astonishing height.

All Attributes doubled once again, reaching two hundred percent!

Moreover, The azure-gold gale pressure coiled around his body, forming a defense similar to Protective Qi.

"What an Azure Flame Phoenix Transformation!"

Qing Luan Douluo clapped his hands in praise. His gaze was sharp as lightning, and he had already seen the key point. "Two stages of transformation, both providing an All Attributes boost.

But with your current Soul Power, the Second Transformation probably cannot last long."

"Mm."

Ye Chen nodded, fully agreeing. "The First Transformation of Azure Flame Phoenix Transformation can last for half an hour, but the Second Transformation can currently only be maintained for ten minutes."

"Ten minutes is enough."

Qing Luan Douluo walked to Ye Chen's side and patted his shoulder. "Come on. It is time for us to return to Spirit City."

"Alright!"

Ye Chen nodded and was about to leave Phoenix Valley with his grandfather.

Suddenly, an ancient and profound will awakened within his Sea of Consciousness.

"Brat, though you are still weak, you have made progress in the end."

Zhou Lan's cold, imposing voice, carrying a trace of barely perceptible pride, rang out directly. "Now, I have decided to formally bestow upon you the inheritance of the great Moon Devil!"

Ye Chen paused, sinking his mind into his Sea of Consciousness.

There, a dark-blue "full moon" hung high in the sky. Below it stood Zhou Lan, with four arms, a long tongue, and strange ancient Han robes!

"Senior Zhou Lan."

Ye Chen responded without fear, only caution and anticipation. "What do you intend to do?"

Zhou Lan's voice echoed. "Though the laws of this world are crude, they do have their merits. Those so-called God Trials provide a rather good framework, allowing you to gradually absorb my power."

Ye Chen's heart stirred. "Senior, you mean...?"

"My power is a foundational force of the universe—the Authority of Gravity. How could it be compared to ordinary power?"

Zhou Lan spoke with matter-of-fact arrogance. "If I were to directly pour it into you, your current feeble body would be assimilated into dust in an instant.

Therefore, I shall follow this world's rules and set up steps for you, allowing you to gradually adapt and gain control.

From this day onward, I shall establish the Nine Trials of the Moon for you. Each time you pass a trial, you will be able to come into deeper contact with and comprehend the mysteries of gravity, until you complete all nine trials and inherit my authority!"

"The Nine Trials of the Moon Devil..."

Ye Chen murmured the words, anticipation rising in his heart.

A divine position was itself the embodiment of authority!

In that case, he would be no different from an inheritor of a divine position.