Red Beard said without hesitation, "If there's a chance, I don't think Xiao Nuo would give up either." Over the years, he had seen Xiao Nuo's will to live all too clearly. "Even if it's dangerous, it's better than having no hope at all."
Everything Xiao Nuo endured now merely seemed to prolong its struggle for survival, doing nothing to change its underlying constitution.
"What method did you find?"
"Commander, have you ever heard of a phoenix?"
Red Beard froze. He had indeed heard of this creature that existed only in legends, but he also knew Ye Chuqi would not bring up such a legendary being without reason. Suddenly, he realized something. "You mean..."
Ye Chuqi nodded. "Yes, I found a phoenix."
It was the dying phoenix she had seen at the first formation eye she encountered in the Sea of Exile—the phoenix that had begun its rebirth after she unraveled the formation eye. Later, she had found time to check on it. Unfortunately, as the first victim of the secret sabotage, the phoenix had not survived its rebirth. When Ye Chuqi arrived, all she found amid the ashes was a dull gray egg with almost no life left in it.
Almost, because the phoenix still retained a trace of divine sense, enough to say thank you to her.
It thanked Ye Chuqi for helping it in its final moments. Sadly, it had failed to hold on. The altered formation had drained most of its vitality, leaving too little for it to be reborn again.
Most importantly, its divine soul had also suffered a devastating blow. It no longer had the strength to break out of its shell...
Ye Chuqi had taken the nearly lifeless egg with her. The vitality remaining inside was not enough to let the phoenix undergo