[Eye of the Fire Phoenix] and [Fire Phoenix True Sight]

As the words fell, two fiery red beams erupted from Feng Baiyu's eyes, aimed directly at Feng Qingluan!

Feng Qingluan had not expected his grandson to possess such hidden means, yet he did not take this move seriously.

He was a dignified level 96 Super Douluo; how could he be injured by a mere level 12 Spirit Master?

He simply raised his hand slightly, intending to test the power of the boy's strike.

"BOOM!"

The two beams struck the center of Feng Qingluan's palm, instantly sending a sensation of scorching heat through his hand.

"This power is comparable to the damage of a third spirit ring unleashed by an Assault-type Spirit Grandmaster!" Feng Qingluan nodded slightly, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise. "Baiyu, I never expected that a single spirit ring would bring you so many benefits!"

"Indeed." Feng Baiyu smiled and said, "It was only when I was absorbing the ring that I sensed just how much potential my martial soul truly has."

That Feng Baiyu, a level 12 Spirit Master, could exert damage on par with a Spirit Grandmaster was not only due to the strength of the spirit skill itself, but also the bonuses provided by his [Fire Phoenix Avatar] and [Phoenix Domain]!

Otherwise, how could someone at his level possibly achieve the feats of a Spirit Grandmaster?

When Feng Baiyu absorbed his first spirit ring, he had also obtained a pair of external spirit bones in the form of eyes.

The [Eye of the Fire Phoenix] he had just used was an attack-type spirit bone skill inherent to them. Beyond that, there was also the [Fire Phoenix True Sight], which could pierce through disguises and observe enemy information.

For instance, the age of a spirit beast, or a Spirit Master's martial soul, cultivation level, spirit skills, and spirit bones...

The power of the [Eye of the Fire Phoenix] grew alongside his own strength and the age of the spirit bones, while the [Fire Phoenix True Sight] could theoretically see through everything.

Even gods!

However, activating the [Fire Phoenix True Sight] consumed his own spirit power, and if the opponent was too strong, Feng Baiyu would be unable to see through them.

He was only level 12 now; just observing a thousand-year spirit beast consumed one-tenth of his spirit power.

If he were to look at a ten-thousand-year spirit beast or someone above the rank of Spirit King, he would likely exhaust his entire reserve of spirit power.

As for anyone stronger than that—well, he simply lacked the spirit power.

Furthermore, when Feng Baiyu absorbed his first spirit ring, he gained a vague intuition regarding his own martial soul.

One was that he must absorb spirit rings provided by spirit beasts possessing Phoenix bloodlines in the future; only then could his martial soul, Little Black, evolve.

The other was that he was guaranteed to obtain a spirit bone whenever he absorbed a spirit ring!

This seemed to be a backdoor opened for him by the Phoenix God, who wanted him to possess a full [Phoenix Set] by the time he reached the Title Douluo rank.

Piecing together the limited information he had, Feng Baiyu considered a possibility: the Phoenix God was being so generous because she likely wanted to run away!

During the era of the Dragon God, the Phoenix God and the White Tiger God were the most powerful deities, second only to the Dragon God.

But later, after the Dragon God was cleaved in two, becoming the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, the Phoenix God fell from the rank of God King to a second-tier god, and the White Tiger God vanished entirely, leaving not even a divine legacy behind.

Feng Baiyu did not know why the Phoenix God had fallen, nor why the God Kings had not killed her.

However, he speculated that the Phoenix God in the Divine Realm simply didn't want to work anymore; by giving him so many benefits, she was merely looking to pass on her divine legacy and slip away.

Lost in thought, Feng Baiyu looked up at the sky.

"I wonder if this is a blessing or a curse."

"Have you guessed it?"

In the Divine Realm, a girl who appeared to be eighteen or nineteen years old watched Feng Baiyu's situation clearly through Little Black.

The girl had long, fiery red hair cascading down her back, and her features were impeccably exquisite. A fiery red feathered garment wrapped around her body, leaving only her bare feet exposed.

She stared at Feng Baiyu's expression, a faint smile playing in her eyes.

Most of Feng Baiyu's guesses were correct; she had even been the one to bring him to the Douluo Continent. However, his information was too scarce for him to guess the whole truth.

"How could a mere human like you possibly fathom the schemes of me, the Phoenix God?"

"I don't want to stay in this godforsaken Divine Realm for even one more day!"

"But before I leave, I'm going to play a little trick to keep those animals in the Divine Realm awake all night!"

"Little one~ be a good boy and cooperate."

Having obtained his first spirit ring, Feng Baiyu was in high spirits.

He only had one ring now, but his strength was not something an ordinary Spirit Grandmaster could compare to. Moreover, as his spirit power increased, Feng Baiyu only needed to gain eight more levels within the next two years to complete the [Phoenix God First Trial]!

With his grandson having successfully obtained his first spirit ring, Feng Qingluan's favor toward the Phoenix God had also increased significantly.

This Phoenix God was truly a good deity!

Returning home, Feng Baiyu washed away the dust and grime from his body.

When he arrived in the living room, he said to his grandfather, "Grandfather, my martial soul seems to require multiple attributes! Now that I have the fire attribute, I need to acquire other attributes next!"

"Hmm?" Feng Qingluan listened to his grandson's words and asked, "Is this why you had that Yin Qi go out to capture other Phoenix-type spirit beasts for you?"

In Feng Qingluan's view, since the first spirit ring was fire-attributed and had brought such a great improvement, he should continue to add fire-attributed spirit rings!

He just hadn't expected his grandson to want to pursue a multi-attribute Phoenix.

"Indeed!" Feng Baiyu nodded and said, "Grandfather, the phoenix is inherently a multi-attribute creature!"

Feng Baiyu felt that the reason the Phoenix God of the God Realm was able to pass his legacy to Ma Hongjun was simply because he had been reduced to possessing only the fire attribute.

However, a phoenix should not be like that!

If he could manage to acquire all attributes, could he elevate a second-tier deity to a first-tier or even a God King level?

Feng Baiyu did not know, but he was willing to gamble!

Because the divine trials the Phoenix God had given him only required him to increase his cultivation; they did not strictly mandate that he limit himself to attaching only one type of spirit ring.

A fire phoenix is a phoenix, but are an ice phoenix or a light phoenix not also phoenixes?

If this were a question from an ordinary spirit master, Feng Qingluan would certainly be able to answer it.

But his grandson was someone favored by a deity, and his martial spirit was an external one. These things all touched upon areas outside his knowledge.

Feng Qingluan gently stroked his grandson's head and said, "Baiyu, since you have your own plan, then follow your own ideas!"

"All Grandfather can do is escort and protect you," Feng Qingluan sighed. "As for the rest, you must accomplish it all yourself."

"Don't worry, Grandfather, I can do it!" Feng Baiyu did not have many memories of his parents, but he held this grandfather in high regard.

He had grown up in an orphanage in his past life, and in this life, he had pinned all his affection on his grandfather.

If Feng Baiyu could become a god, he hoped to bring his grandfather up with him.

"Patriarch." Just as the grandfather and grandson were chatting, the butler hurried in from outside. "There is a Spirit Emperor named Yin Qi outside who has brought a child with him. They say they want to pledge their loyalty to the Feng Family."

"Oh? They're here." Feng Qingluan listened to the butler's report and said with a smile, "Since they are here, let them in."

Feng Qingluan ordered the butler to leave, then turned to his grandson and said, "Baiyu, I didn't speak up when you dealt with those two today. Although I don't understand why you took them in, since it was your decision, I will support you. In any case, these two are of no great consequence; just treat them as practice."

"However, you must remember: as a future patriarch, you cannot only be gentle; you must also have an iron fist!"

"I understand, Grandfather." Feng Baiyu nodded with a smile and said, "Aside from wanting to try my luck and have Yin Qi capture a phoenix for me, I also feel that Yan has good talent and is a promising prospect."

Yan's martial spirit and talent were both decent; if developed properly, he could become a great general.

Of course, that was on the condition that he didn't act like a sycophant.

What is a sycophant?

Someone who moves themselves with their own devotion, knowing they can't win the other person over yet insisting on fawning over them!