Before the Ten Yama Halls of the underworld, the demonic body acted, seeking to revive the Phoenix Body.
In a scene that shook the world, behind the demonic body and Yin'er, the Black Phoenix and Fire Phoenix manifested at the same time. The twin phoenixes cried out in unison, their might shaking the heavens.
Drawn by the resonance between phoenix origins, the Phoenix Body within Yin'er was on the verge of awakening. Phoenix cries echoed without end.
The revival of the Phoenix Body had progressed so smoothly. Just when everyone believed it could be successfully revived, the life force around Yin'er suddenly began to scatter. As the Phoenix Body awakened, she gradually reached the brink of withering away.
Not good!
At the sudden upheaval, Qing Ling, Mu Chengxue, and the others within the halls all changed expression. No one had expected such a development.
Before Yin'er, Ning Chen immediately halted his movements. Demonic energy surged around him, yet he could proceed no further.
"Faced with such a dilemma, Knowing Fate, what would you do?"
In the Ninth Yama Hall, Pingdeng King's Hall, Xia Ziyi looked ahead and spoke softly.
Now that the Phoenix Origin and Yin'er had fused as one, reviving the Phoenix Body would mean Yin'er's death. To preserve Yin'er's life, the Phoenix Body could not be revived.
Heaven's Will toyed with people, never allowing them to have it both ways.
Within Wuchang Hall, the Moonlit Tower Master likewise watched this scene in silence, without intervening.
No matter what choice the Marquis of Knowing Fate made, it would not be wrong—yet it would also be wrong.
Demons were not meant to possess emotions. But the demon before them had been influenced by his two bodies for far too long. Whether he could truly be utterly heartless, no one could