Su Yan undoubtedly knew many secrets.
But considering she came from the Phoenix Race, it was hardly surprising. That noble, ancient race naturally possessed a unique Bloodline Inheritance.
From the very beginning, she had likely intended to kill this generation's Son of the Star Abyss.
But to truly do that, she had to become the Son of the Star Abyss herself, because only the one who survived to the end would have the chance to strike.
Had she won through cooperation with anyone else, Su Yan might not have hesitated to make a move. But Lu Ye's handling of the Four-Eared Realm had earned much of her approval, and she could not bear to do it.
The Phoenix Race was noble and sacred, but also merciful. Those who harbored mercy should not receive merciless treatment.
Thus, even in the end, she had been unable to truly strike.
When Qi asked where the two of them intended to go, Su Yan had chosen without hesitation to leave with Lu Ye, precisely so she could tell him the information she knew and warn him to be careful.
Afterward, she would part ways with Lu Ye.
That had been her original plan.
Who could have known that Qi would leave behind such a hidden move and stir up such absurdity?
Looking at the half-man-tall Phoenix Egg before him, Lu Ye secretly sighed.
But very soon, he immersed his mind and examined the Talent Tree.
During that absurd encounter earlier, he had keenly sensed some marvelous changes in the Talent Tree. Yet at the time, he had no room to spare for distraction and no chance to inspect it.
Not until now.
Upon careful observation, the Talent Tree did not seem to have changed at all. Yet recalling what he had felt then, it