Death of the Phoenix God, Ice-Fire Phoenix Domain

After absorbing the medicinal effects of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Shui Bing'er's Soul Power came to contain both ice and fire power, turning her body into a walking miniature Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After half a year of cultivation and experimentation, she and her martial soul had gained control over the balance of ice and fire power within her body.

Now, by taking the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, she would be able to properly control and fuse its violent fire-element energy.

Upon learning that her martial soul already contained ultimate fire, Shui Bing'er was deeply shocked and curious.

"Phoenix Brother, you were a hundred-thousand-year ice-type soul beast, which was why you gave me ultimate ice. But these two immortal herbs gave me ultimate fire. Could they truly compare to a top-tier hundred-thousand-year fire-type soul beast? Why do they contain such strange energy?"

"Bing'er, these are not merely two fire-type immortal herbs. They were nourished by the residual power of the Fire Dragon King."

"The Fire Dragon King?!"

Xu Feng explained with a smile:

"The Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well is the burial ground of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King. The bones of the Two Dragon Kings are buried beneath the spring, and it was the immense energy within their bodies that created this uniquely blessed treasure land."

"I never imagined Dragon King bones were buried beneath this spring."

Shui Bing'er felt even more astonished.

Xu Feng continued:

"When the medicinal power of the Infernal Delicate Apricot gradually spread through your body, I sensed an unusual and seemingly familiar strange power. When you jumped into the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well to soak, that feeling became even stronger. That was why I had you take the fire-type Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower."

"Familiar? You mean..."

"Within the residual energy of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings lies a trace of the most primordial power of our phoenix clan—the power of the Phoenix God."

"The Phoenix God?"

Shui Bing'er was utterly confused.

Xu Feng explained:

"In ancient times, the two strongest races in the Beast God Realm were the phoenix clan and the dragon clan, led by the Phoenix God and Dragon God respectively.

The Phoenix God possessed the Godhead of Creation, while the Dragon God possessed the Godhead of Destruction.

The two races went to war. The Phoenix God was defeated, and the Godhead of Creation was seized by the Dragon God.

Destruction and creation are the most fundamental and core powers in the universe.

The Dragon God fused the two Godheads of Creation and Destruction, becoming the ruler of all soul beasts and a supreme God King.

The Dragon God's bloodline evolved continuously as it ascended.

He bestowed the various attributes that emerged during the evolution of his bloodline upon the most outstanding dragon clan geniuses, granting them the nine attributes of water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, time, and stability.

The Nine Dragon Kings acknowledged the Dragon God as their father and addressed him as Lord.

The Dragon God opened the Divine Realm, allowing outstanding individuals from the major galaxies to become deities within the Dragon God Realm and develop it together.

His eighteen God Kings controlled ten major galaxies.

In order to evolve the Dragon God Realm into a divine star, he prepared to hold a grand ceremony.

During it, the Time Dragon King and Space Dragon King, influenced by the laws of the universe, disrupted the ceremony, causing the dragon clan's crown prince to die while saving the Dragon God.

The Dragon God went mad as a result, indirectly triggering the great war of the Divine Realm.

After regaining his senses, he had the Asura God split open his body, separating his benevolent and malevolent thoughts. He also established the rule that, unless the dragon clan revived and the Dragon God reappeared, soul beasts could not become gods.

After the dragon clan fell, there were no more beast gods in the Divine Realm.

The Dragon God set down such a rule before his death because he feared that other soul beasts would become gods and replace the dragon clan's status.

The claim that soul beasts could become gods after enduring ten heavenly tribulations and breaking through level one hundred was nothing more than a lie.

No soul beast could become a god through its own power. The tenth heavenly tribulation would inevitably end in body and soul being destroyed."

Listening to Xu Feng's account, Shui Bing'er was completely stunned.

Only after a long while did she recover.

"Phoenix Brother, could that trace of seemingly familiar power you sensed be the Phoenix God's power of creation?"

"I'm not entirely sure. Perhaps. The Nine Dragon Kings' attributes were all bestowed by the Dragon God, so each attribute may contain a trace of the primordial power of creation and destruction."

"Oh... The dragon clan has already fallen. If I can become a god, would you be able to become the new Phoenix God?"

"That question is too far away. Though the dragon clan has fallen, the Dragon God is immortal; his divine consciousness still remains. Once you become stronger, we can retrieve the dragon bones beneath the spring."

"Can we withstand the power of the dragon bones?"

"Perhaps. Of course, I won't let you attempt it lightly. Alright, Bing'er, don't think about that for now. Your grandfather is still waiting."

The trip to the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well had brought Xu Feng an unexpected gain.

He wanted to gather more power of creation and destruction, but he did not want to place too much pressure on Shui Bing'er.

After all, Shui Bing'er was only a girl of thirteen or fourteen.

As soon as Shui Bing'er opened her eyes, she saw her grandfather.

"Bing'er, you're awake. How do you feel?"

"Grandfather, my Soul Power has risen tremendously. I broke through level forty in one go. It wasn't energy released by Senior Phoenix—it was the improvement brought by taking the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower."

"That's great! We can go hunt soul beasts together."

Leng Jun helped Shui Bing'er up, somewhat excited.

"Not only has my Soul Power increased, but my martial soul has evolved again. It has become an Ice-Fire Phoenix possessing both Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire."

"An Ice-Fire Phoenix?!"

Leng Jun froze on the spot.

He had never heard of such a thing, nor could he imagine that two extreme attributes like ice and fire could exist within the same martial soul.

"Bing'er, let me see your martial soul now!"

Leng Jun could barely wait.

Shui Bing'er looked toward a corner some distance away.

Dugu Bo was still immersed in cultivating and absorbing the medicinal effects.

"Grandfather, look."

Shui Bing'er's fingertip traced an elegant arc before her chest.

As she moved, the surrounding air suddenly stagnated.

A strange radiance bloomed from her body.

At first, it was ice-blue, pure and piercingly cold.

Then, a blazing gold-red glow emerged from within that icy blue.

The two colors were not distinctly separated. Instead, they intertwined and spiraled together like water and milk, eventually condensing into an incomparably magnificent phantom of a phoenix.

The phoenix's left wing seemed carved from dark ice, its feathers crystalline and translucent.

Its right wing, however, appeared woven from heavenly flames, with blazing gold-red fire dancing along the edges of its feathers.

Even more wondrously, faint fiery patterns flowed along the edges of its icy wing, while ice crystals adorned the tips of its flaming wing.

Cold air and heat waves intertwined into an invisible vortex, forming a unique aura around her.

The ground would alternately frost over in white and then send wisps of heat rising into the air.

The phoenix phantom slowly spread its wings behind Shui Bing'er. It was no longer as cold and aloof as the Ice Phoenix, nor was it as fierce and flamboyant as a Fire Phoenix.

Red and blue light flowed within its eyes, carrying both the chill that could Ice Seal all things and the majesty to burn the eight wastelands to ash.

When it gently flapped its wings, ice crystals and Fire Stars scattered at once, colliding in midair to create fine, rainbow-like halos of light.

Leng Jun held his breath.

Suddenly, he felt two utterly different pressures descend at the same time, yet blend together perfectly.

"Ultimate ice and fire... Bing'er, is this a domain?"

"Yes. The Ice Phoenix Domain bestowed upon me when Senior Phoenix sacrificed itself gained the fire attribute's power, becoming this Ice-Fire Phoenix Domain."