Icefire Dragon Kings

Deep within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

In an underground realm that had never seen daylight, darkness dormant for ten thousand years was suddenly torn apart by two faint glimmers.

Within the darkness, two draconic phantoms—one blue, one red—slowly began to glow.

They were the last remnants of the Icefire Dragon Kings, who had fallen here!

The Fire Dragon King's remnant soul opened its eyes, its voice low. "Is it an illusion? I seem to have sensed the Phoenix Ancestor's aura on a human?"

"How is that possible?"

The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul shook its head slightly. "The Phoenix Ancestor was an existence comparable to Lord Dragon God. With a human's frail body, it would be absolutely impossible to withstand the Phoenix Ancestor's power."

The Phoenix Ancestor they spoke of was no mere second-tier god like the Phoenix God.

It was one of the legendary ancestral beasts, capable of standing on equal footing with the Dragon God.

If the Dragon God was the ancestor of all dragonkind, then the Phoenix Ancestor was the progenitor of all phoenixes.

However, unlike the dragons, the phoenix race did not possess countless branches.

Since ancient times, the phoenix race had consisted of only the Phoenix Ancestor.

One beast had upheld an entire race.

As for the so-called phoenixes of later generations, they were merely creatures who had obtained a trace of the Phoenix Ancestor's divine blood and undergone transformation.

The Fire Dragon King's remnant soul sensed the spring's surface. "No, I definitely didn't sense it wrong. That aura from that instant... though faint, it was absolutely the Phoenix Ancestor's aura!"

"Have you slept so long that you've become muddled?"

The Ice Dragon King sneered without ceremony. "Not to mention that the Phoenix Ancestor had long scattered its divine blood throughout the universe during its tenth Nirvana. Even ordinary phoenixes are all arrogant beyond measure. Why would one come to the human world and hide inside a mortal's body?"

"Hey! You ice block, you still don't believe me!"

The Fire Dragon King immediately became anxious. "Though I only have a remnant soul left, my perception of flames can't be wrong! The flame on that boy is definitely not something an ordinary phoenix could possess!"

"Fine, fine, you're not wrong."

The Ice Dragon King answered perfunctorily, its vertical pupils turning toward the well above. "But... the Ice Phoenix on that girl is rather interesting. Though her bloodline is pitifully thin, she did indeed touch upon true Ultimate Ice just now."

Hearing this, the Fire Dragon King's attention was also diverted. "That blue-haired little girl? Hmm... her ice-element talent is decent, but compared to the two of us, she's still far behind."

"Obviously."

The Ice Dragon King said irritably, "We are Dragon Kings. It's already heaven-defying for a human girl to touch upon Ultimate Ice."

"That's true..."

The Fire Dragon King muttered, but soon became excited again. "Wait! If that boy really has the Phoenix Ancestor's bloodline, shouldn't we show him something? If he makes it big in the future, maybe he could even help us recover..."

"Wake up."

The Ice Dragon King directly cut off its fantasy. "Even if he truly has the Phoenix Ancestor's bloodline, he's only a brat right now. By the time he grows up, these two strands of remnant souls will have long dissipated completely."

The Fire Dragon King immediately lost interest. "True... sigh, if only we hadn't fallen in this damn place back then..."

"Save it."

The Ice Dragon King's tone remained cold. "At least for now, we can still watch these youngsters make a fuss. It isn't that boring."

The Fire Dragon King chuckled. "That's true. Did you see that red-haired boy holding hands with the ice girl just now? The ice girl's ears turned red!"

The Ice Dragon King: "...Are you that bored?"

"Of course I'm bored! The two of us have been stuck in this damned underground place for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. If we don't find some amusement, how are we supposed to pass the time?"

If the Ice Dragon King had a body at that moment, it would definitely have rolled its eyes at this fellow.

"But speaking of which... the more I look at that red-haired boy's flames, the more familiar they seem."

After a moment of silence, the Fire Dragon King said solemnly, "Karma Fire."

The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul jolted violently. "What did you say!?"

"The flames on him carry the aura of Karma Fire."

The Fire Dragon King's tone was grave. "Though it's very faint and concealed by phoenix flames, there's no mistake... that is the legendary Karma Fire capable of completely annihilating gods."

The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul fluctuated violently. "Karma Fire? Wasn't that thing lost long ago!? How could it appear on a mortal!?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

The Fire Dragon King said heavily, "But... if it really is Karma Fire, then the reason he has survived until now is most likely because he inherited the Phoenix Ancestor's bloodline, and its concentration isn't low. Otherwise, he would have long been burned into an idiot."

One had to know that even gods could not resist the might of Karma Fire.

"Good heavens..."

The Ice Dragon King smacked its lips. "Just who is this boy? Phoenix Ancestor bloodline plus Karma Fire... with that setup, even a God King would probably have to keep his distance, right?"

"Unfortunately, he was born in this era."

The Fire Dragon King sighed. "The moment the Karma Fire and Phoenix Ancestor bloodline within this mortal awaken will be the day of his death."

"The God Realm will not permit an existence capable of rivaling Lord Dragon God to emerge."

For once, the Ice Dragon King did not refute it. Its phantom flickered slightly, as though it had fallen into some distant memory.

"What if we sacrificed our last strength to help him conceal his aura?"

The Ice Dragon King's words directly left the Fire Dragon King dumbfounded.

"Are you serious? With the little strength we have left, we can use our power only once at most. Are you sure you want to give this chance to a human?"

"Precisely because he is human, and bears both the Phoenix Ancestor and Karma Fire, he is even more worth helping."

The Ice Dragon King spoke seriously. "Think about it. Since those people in the God Realm cannot tolerate his existence, they will inevitably act. If this boy can truly grow up, he will definitely be at odds with the God Realm in the future."

"The enemy of our enemy, even if he is as weak as an ant right now, is still a potential ally."

"Besides... how much longer can these two strands of remnant souls last? Ten thousand years? Or a few thousand? Rather than slowly dissipating in this sunless underground world, we might as well take a gamble."

"If we lose, the two of us dissipate early. If we win..."

The Ice Dragon King paused. "Perhaps we might even get to see those hypocrites in the God Realm suffer."

"When you put it that way..."

The Fire Dragon King's tone also grew excited. "It does sound rather interesting... If we can make the God Realm suffer with these worthless lives of ours, it's certainly worth it!"

"Then it's settled?"

"Settled!"

The Fire Dragon King chuckled. "But with the strength of our remnant souls, we can at most help him conceal his aura and, while we're at it... leave behind a few 'little gifts.' As for how far he can go, that will depend on his own fate."

The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul nodded slightly. "That is enough. Too much is as bad as too little."

"As long as he can cultivate to Soul King, he will be able to withstand our final strength."

"Let's hope he can live until that day."

Above the spring.

Ye Feng, who had just breathed a sigh of relief after the Karma Fire in his body temporarily calmed down, suddenly shivered for no reason.

"Strange... why do I suddenly feel like something terrible has set its sights on me?"

But after looking around, he found nothing unusual.

"I'm probably overthinking it."