Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor

Mu Chen stepped forward and cautiously tapped the Golden Armored Guardian with his finger. Yet an empty sound came from beneath the golden armor, causing him to freeze for a moment. He then lifted the armor, only to discover that there was nothing inside. The Golden Armored Guardian seemed to have completely vanished...

"It was struck by my Sky Swallowing Finger. Its flesh has been devoured."

Xiao Qingyan spoke casually. Mu Chen immediately drew in a cold breath. Such a method was utterly domineering. As expected of someone connected to the Flame Emperor, she actually possessed such a powerful technique.

"However, this armor does not seem ordinary." With a grasp of her jade-like hand, the set of golden armor floated before her. This golden armor had been refined from True Dragon Scales, and its sturdiness was beyond description. Moreover, faint wing patterns could be seen on the back of the armor...

"This armor contains the power of the True Dragon and True Phoenix..." Mu Chen came closer as well, saying in shock. The phoenix wings that had spread from the Golden Armored Guardian's back earlier had apparently relied on this armor.

"What a treasure." Mu Chen could not help but praise it. This Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor possessed the formidable defense of True Dragon Scales as well as the speed of the True Phoenix. Even superior divine artifacts could not compare with such abilities. If news of it spread, countless people would surely covet and fight over it.

"You still have not seen the truly remarkable part of this Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor."

Xiao Qingyan smiled sweetly.

Mu Chen was stunned upon hearing this. "The powers of the True Dragon and True Phoenix are practically incompatible as fire and water. You cultivated the Pseudo Dragon Body, so you should understand this even better. Even though the Dragon Phoenix Pool contains the Essence Blood of the True Dragon and True Phoenix, they will ultimately erode one another until a victor emerges. Only then can you absorb it."

"What you said is mostly correct, but there are always exceptions."

As she spoke, her gaze turned toward Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen smiled helplessly, then activated the spiritual energy within his body.

Then, before Mu Chen's astonished gaze, Xiao Chen's eyes turned purple-gold, mysterious and bewitching. Under the gaze of those purple-gold eyes, even heaven and earth seemed to submit.

Then Mu Chen's gaze suddenly shifted and settled behind him. There, a pair of purple-gold wings over ten feet long gently flapped. With every beat of those wings, the faint sound of wind and thunder rang out, shaking one's soul.

"True Phoenix Wings, True Dragon Scales."

Mu Chen exclaimed in amazement.

"I was fortunate enough to consume a strange fruit that had fused True Dragon and True Phoenix blood. Thus, I gained the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline. This item happens to suit me quite well."

After saying that, Xiao Chen withdrew the purple-gold wings behind his back and accepted the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor that his daughter handed him.

Mu Chen was slightly stunned at the sight, but aside from some envy, he had no objections.

Not to mention that the other party had passed the Dragon Phoenix True Scripture to him, even the Dragon Phoenix Pool they had yielded to him earlier left him unable to feel the slightest dissatisfaction.

"Next, it is time to enjoy the spoils of battle."

After giving the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor to Xiao Chen, Xiao Qingyan turned her beautiful eyes toward the Super Dragon Phoenix Pool filled with golden water. Then she cast her somewhat heated gaze toward the golden sapling farther behind it. Three Dragon Phoenix Fruits shone brilliantly upon the sapling, the most dazzling things in this world.

"One for each person."

As she spoke, Xiao Qingyan waved her jade-like hand, and the three Dragon Phoenix Fruits flew from the tree and hovered before her. Brilliant golden light burst forth like tiny suns, filled with power that made one salivate.

Afterward, she and Mu Chen each received a mature Dragon Phoenix Fruit, while the immature one was given to Xiao Chen.

Naturally, neither Mu Chen nor Xiao Chen had any objections to her distribution.

"As for this Dragon Phoenix Pool, I will gladly accept it."

As her gentle voice fell, her graceful figure flashed and plunged into the pool like a mermaid.

Splash.

Golden pool water splashed up, yet every drop seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. As it fell, wave after wave surged through the Dragon Phoenix Pool.

"Help guard the area."

The two grown men by the pool exchanged glances, and Xiao Chen spoke solemnly.

"Fine, no problem."

After receiving Mu Chen's reply, Xiao Chen no longer hesitated. His figure moved, descending from a huge rock beside the Dragon Phoenix Pool before sitting cross-legged.

With a clench of both hands, the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor shining with golden light appeared in his palms. The Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor was exquisitely crafted, golden dragon scales outlining ancient runes. What was even more astonishing was that it had not been forged by human hands.

Rather, it was a divine object naturally condensed when True Dragon Scales and True Phoenix feathers, together with the Essence Blood of both, had fused together. Only such a divine object could be worthy of being born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Xiao Chen clenched his hand, and pinkish-white blood-gold spiritual energy burning with flames emerged, completely enveloping the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor.

High temperatures spread, rapidly scorching this region. As the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame burned the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor, Xiao Chen bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood. It landed directly upon the golden armor, erupting with hissing sounds.

Golden light surged across the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor, and the faint sound of Dragon's roar and Phoenix's cry arose. Perhaps because they shared the same origin, the Essence Blood entered the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor without the slightest obstruction. Instead, it went remarkably smoothly.

Xiao Chen unhurriedly controlled the violet flames, continuously tempering the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor. As time passed, Golden Liquid actually appeared on the armor's surface, formed from the dragon scales being refined.

However, this Golden Liquid was merely the outermost layer of defense of the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor. Yet for Xiao Chen, it was already enough. At this moment, his Essence Blood fused with that Golden Liquid, and the two gradually merged, coating the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor bit by bit.

With the fusion of the two, his Essence Blood swiftly left an Essence Blood imprint within the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor, quietly establishing a connection. Ordinarily, refining a divine artifact would not be so easy. Fortunately, the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor was ownerless, and because they shared the same origin, the armor itself did not resist his Essence Blood imprint. Instead, it allowed him to leave it behind.

Everything proceeded naturally, so smoothly that it was almost unbelievable.

When the imprint took shape, Xiao Chen immediately sensed his connection with the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor. A delighted smile appeared on his face. Such smooth progress had clearly somewhat exceeded even his expectations.

He gently waved his hand, and the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor transformed into a streak of golden light that shot toward him. Liquid-like golden radiance swiftly spread across the surface of his body. Within a few breaths, a majestic and ferocious set of golden armor had enveloped him.

Lowering his head to look at the golden armor covering his body, Xiao Chen saw the golden dragon scales gleaming with luster, displaying an extremely powerful defensive strength. It seemed capable of withstanding any attack.

By his estimation, anyone below the seventh rank of Sovereign, unless they possessed special means or a high-grade divine artifact, would be unable to break through its defense.

Suddenly, just as Xiao Chen was about to let the envious Mu Chen test its defensive power, his expression changed sharply as he looked toward the Dragon Phoenix Pool in the distance.

At this moment, the water level in the Dragon Phoenix Pool was continuously dropping. Its originally brilliant golden light was also becoming much dimmer. Clearly, this was because Xiao Qingyan was absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood within it in great quantities.

Standing outside the Dragon Phoenix Pool, Xiao Chen stared at it. As the water level continued to fall, the graceful figure originally seated at the bottom of the pool gradually became visible.

However, judging by the situation, her cultivation had yet to end.

"It seems the Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood within this Dragon Phoenix Pool cannot support her through her third transformation."

Xiao Chen spoke with worry in his expression.

If the transformation failed due to insufficient energy, the price required for the next transformation would be ten times greater than it was now, and the difficulty of breaking through the bottleneck would increase severalfold.

After all, merely fusing the two bloodlines of the dragon and phoenix was already difficult enough.

Yet Xiao Qingyan possessed four entirely different bloodlines within her body.

If not for the special nature of the Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline, whether Xiao Qingyan could have been born successfully at all would have been questionable.

Without the slightest hesitation, a Dragon Phoenix Fruit entwined by a dragon and phoenix appeared in Xiao Chen's hand. Brilliant golden light burst forth like a tiny sun, filled with an enticing aura.

Then he flicked his finger, and the Dragon Phoenix Fruit instantly transformed into a streak of golden light that shot straight ahead. It finally entered the Dragon Phoenix Divine Wheel floating above Xiao Qingyan's head. The instant the Dragon Phoenix Fruit entered the Dragon Phoenix Divine Wheel, boundless golden light burst forth. A colossal golden pillar of light a hundred feet wide soared into the sky, clearly visible within a thousand miles.

Roar! Within that enormous golden pillar of light, ancient Dragon's roar and Phoenix's cry echoed leisurely between heaven and earth. Within the pillar, the phantoms of a True Dragon and True Phoenix seemed to circle.

At the source of the golden pillar, Xiao Qingyan sat quietly. Dark-golden Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood flowed down like streams, directly covering her entire delicate body.

One hour, two hours. Under Xiao Chen's worried gaze, the hundred-foot pillar of light in the Dragon Phoenix Pool gradually shrank. In the end, it became a thin ray of light before vanishing into thin air.

When the pillar of light completely disappeared, the situation at the bottom of the pool became clear once more. Cai Xiao looked over and saw a figure covered by a golden crystalline layer at the bottom of the pool. That figure was like an insect trapped in amber, its body stiff, its twisted face frozen, its life force seemingly completely gone.

Xiao Chen stared intently at the figure within the golden crystalline layer. At this moment, even he could no longer sense Xiao Qingyan's aura, so he could not tell whether his daughter had succeeded or failed...

Crack! Just as he could no longer suppress the unease in his heart and was about to forcibly strike and shatter the crystalline layer, a crack quietly appeared upon its surface. The crack then rapidly spread, covering the surface of the crystalline layer in dense fractures within a few breaths...

Within the crystalline layer, Xiao Qingyan's tightly closed beautiful eyes trembled slightly. Then, under Xiao Chen's ecstatic gaze, those eyes slowly opened.

Boom!

Brilliant golden light suddenly shot out from Mu Chen's opened eyes. With a deafening bang, the golden crystalline layer exploded, transforming into golden light that shot in every direction.

Amid the burst of golden light, a golden figure soared into the sky. Then he raised his head and let out a long howl, accompanied by Dragon's roar and Phoenix's cry. As golden light spread, a massive dragon phantom and phoenix phantom flickered in and out of sight behind him. A terrifying pressure filled this entire region. The golden figure stood in the air, dragon and phoenix accompanying him like a deity, incomparably domineering.