"A hundred thousand years ago, that Stubborn Old Dragon and I fought a great war over our conflicting ideals and the divisions between our clans!"
A flicker of reminiscence crossed Feng Xuanyuan's eyes as he slowly began recounting the story to her.
"Back then, the Phoenix Clan was no weaker than the Dragon Clan. We had many God King-level powerhouses as well."
"The Stubborn Old Dragon and I were both Supreme God Kings. He commanded the seven elements, along with the destruction origin he had seized from the First-Generation Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon."
"My power of creation could simulate every law in existence, including all eight powers he commanded."
"That war lasted who knew how many years. All I knew was that countless Divine Realms and lower worlds were shattered by the aftershocks of our battles."
"In the end, the Stubborn Old Dragon shattered my godhood and absorbed my broken Creation Godhead."
"And I drank his Dragon God true blood, completely eliminating the weakness of my insufficient physical strength so that my body could bear even greater power."
"The Phoenix God Position and Creation Godhead I possess now were reforged by my own hands. But this Phoenix God's godhood originally belonged to me."
"However, the Stubborn Old Dragon must have dispersed the power within that Supreme God King-level godhood back then. That was why the Divine Dragon Realm had a full eighteen God Kings!"
After hearing Feng Xuanyuan's words, Qian Renxue considered them for a moment before speaking.
"In other words, you want Ma Hongjun's Phoenix God Position?"
Feng Xuanyuan spread his hands.
"What do you mean, I want it? That godhood belonged to me in the first place."
"Although I am now a Supreme God King, while the Phoenix God's godhood has fallen to the Second-Level God rank."
"To me, it can still remedy my final 'flaw' and give me a chance to explore an even higher level!"
Feng Xuanyuan stood up and gazed at the many godhoods being nurtured within the Phoenix God Realm, speaking with a smile.
"The Phoenix God Realm is now no weaker than the Dragon God Realm of old. If it devours the current Douluo God Realm as well, perhaps I can accomplish what the Stubborn Old Dragon failed to do."
"Raise my Divine Realm to the level of a God Star, free from the constraints of the laws of the universe."
"And perhaps I can attain a rank even mightier than God King. One that could be called... God Emperor!"
The next instant, Feng Xuanyuan turned his gaze toward the Phoenix God, Ma Hongjun, on the sky screen.
"Still, seizing it by force would make me seem rather lacking in grace as the Phoenix God."
"I can make a deal with this Phoenix God. But first, I must make him understand the gulf between our strengths!"
Sea God Island, Shrek Academy.
"Ma Hongjun?"
Bibi Dong was familiar with every member of the First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago.
Ma Hongjun, who possessed the Fire Phoenix martial soul, had also delivered a brilliant performance in the Battle of Jialing Pass, one that remained fresh in her memory.
Now, exceptionally powerful fluctuations of divine power surged around Ma Hongjun's body.
A Second-Level God-and one in peak condition!
Although Bibi Dong's Rakshasa Godhood was that of a First-Level God, her son-in-law had not restored her full strength when he resurrected her.
There was now an entire rank between Bibi Dong and Ma Hongjun. Without the Rakshasa God's divine artifact in hand either, she had not the slightest chance of winning a fight.
Ma Hongjun walked over to Tang Hao and Ah Yin and forcefully pulled out the Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword embedded in the Golden Ancient Tree.
With the top-tier divine artifact, the Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword, in his hand, Ma Hongjun instantly felt the immense power contained within it.
Moreover, the sword seemed perfectly compatible with his own Phoenix God divine power, allowing his strength to rise another level.
Even against a First-Level God, Ma Hongjun believed he could put up a fight with the Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword in hand.
As the Phoenix God, Ma Hongjun possessed no divine artifacts of his own. Naturally, he was delighted to obtain such a top-tier divine artifact.
Immediately afterward, he pressed his right hand against Tang Hao and Ah Yin in succession, using his own Phoenix God divine power to directly expel the power of Eternal Creation.
"Hongjun, thank you!"
"I never expected you to be in the Douluo Plane too."
Tang Hao and Ah Yin both let out long breaths and sat cross-legged on the ground, drawing on their immense vitality to begin healing their wounds.
At the sight, Bibi Dong's expression immediately darkened.
If Tang Hao and Ah Yin, two Third-Class Deities, recovered from their injuries and joined forces with Ma Hongjun, a peak Second-Level God...
Today's so-called hunt would likely turn on its head.
The one to fall here would not be Tang Hao or Ah Yin, but Bibi Dong herself!
Reinforcements! Why aren't they sending me reinforcements?!
A trace of panic arose in Bibi Dong's heart. She did not know whether to keep fighting or retreat.
Ma Hongjun swept his gaze over Shrek Academy, which had been reduced to a vast plain, and anger flashed in his eyes.
"Bibi Dong, you brought these Soul Masters here. Have you still not abandoned your ambition to wage war on the Douluo Continent?"
"You've wantonly plunged innocent lives into misery and destroyed my alma mater. Today, I'll slay you myself!"
Yet just then...
A crimson beam of divine light shot down from the direction of the Phoenix God Continent high above and landed on the Spirit Hall Empire's Flagship.
Bathed in the crimson divine light, Feng Jiuxiao felt the Primordial Ancestor of the Phoenix God's bloodline within him boil like scalding water.
A majestic voice also rang out in his mind.
Feng Jiuxiao froze for a moment, then his expression abruptly transformed into wild joy.
"We reverently welcome the descent of the Primordial Ancestor of the Phoenix God!"
His voice spread across hundreds of miles.
The next instant, every soldier in the Spirit Hall Empire's entire fleet responded in unison.
Rolling waves of sound, like the pealing of mighty bells, resounded through the sky.
"We reverently welcome the Phoenix God's descent!"
"Heaven and earth bow together before the Phoenix God!"
Feng Jiuxiao's gaze abruptly changed, and the aura around his body began climbing ceaselessly.
Creation and annihilation, two utterly opposing auras, appeared upon him at the same time.
Not far away, Electrolux's shocked voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind at that very moment.
"An unimaginably powerful being is descending, using the power of his bloodline as a bridge?"
"But how can this divine consciousness be so powerful? To think such a being exists in this world!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm also spoke, his voice tinged with fear.
"His aura suppresses the bloodlines of every Soul Beast. Little Yuhao, move back a bit. I'm a little scared!"
Outside Shrek City.
Beast God Di Tian stiffened, then immediately sensed an aura so powerful it was terrifying appear in the sky.
The sensation reminded him of the days when he had followed the Dragon God.
But Di Tian's current strength was worlds apart from what it had once been. Under the weight of that oppressive aura, he could barely remain standing.
"Has that Phoenix God descended?"
Meanwhile, in the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest, a hazy silhouette of light suddenly appeared at the center of the emerald-green Lake of Life.
She looked toward Shrek City, her eyes filled with shock.
"It's him! He's actually still alive?!"
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