The Phoenix God's Oracle: Cut Down the Golden Ancient Tree and Bring Back Huo Yuhao!

Phoenix God Realm.

Qian Renxue nestled against Feng Xuanyuan as she watched the lines of text on the Sky Screen, her gaze shifting.

"I never expected Douluo Continent to have fallen so far behind."

"Several thousand years ago, Sun Moon Continent crossed the seas and collided with Douluo Continent."

"In that war, Douluo Continent was nearly swallowed by Sun Moon Continent. Even its name almost changed."

"If my Spirit Hall had won ten thousand years ago and founded an empire, things would never have come to this."

Feng Xuanyuan smiled at her words.

"That's only natural. Once Soul Guidance Technology finds the right path, it advances faster than anyone can imagine."

"The hard part isn't developing it. It's finding the right direction."

"And ten thousand years ago, I happened to give the youngsters of the Spirit Hall Empire a few pointers."

"That's why it took them only ten thousand short years to reach this point."

"Douluo Continent still clings to its tradition of putting Soul Masters above all else, while Sun Moon Continent boasts like a frog in a well over its half-baked Soul Tools."

"Both sides are rolling around in the mud, yet each thinks itself invincible. It's laughable!"

Feng Xuanyuan could not help laughing.

Qian Renxue laughed too, then looked a little puzzled.

"Then why don't we send an army and swallow both continents outright?"

"With Phoenix God Continent's current strength, it shouldn't take long to sweep through them, should it?"

"We could swallow them, but there's no need just yet."

Feng Xuanyuan shook his head and looked toward Douluo Continent, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"If we truly sent an army, we could flatten both continents within a year. But where would the fun be in that?"

"Besides, I sensed earlier that Tang San seems to have left a few arrangements inside Shrek Academy."

"He hid them well, but not well enough to escape my divine sense."

"So I'd very much like to see the look on God King Tang's face in the Divine Realm when those arrangements are torn apart before his eyes."

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up.

"So you want the youngsters to dismantle Tang San's arrangements?"

"Exactly!"

Feng Xuanyuan snapped his fingers.

"In that case, let's give the youngsters a little toy to play with!"

"Consider it... a game of make-believe with Tang San!"

Phoenix God Continent, atop the Divine Mountain.

The thousand-zhang-tall statue of the Phoenix God suddenly unleashed a dazzling crimson pillar of light that streaked across the sky!

It lasted for more than a dozen breaths before slowly condensing.

At last, it became a crimson longsword and descended from midair.

The entire sword was crimson, like flowing lava, and its hilt resembled a phoenix spreading its wings.

Divine light flickered along the blade, and the faint cry of a phoenix rang out from within it.

Before the sword even touched the ground, a terrifying pressure that made heaven and earth tremble enveloped the entire Divine Mountain!

It was a replica of Feng Xuanyuan's Super Divine Artifact, the Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword!

Though only a replica, this Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword had reached the level of a top-tier divine artifact!

Even many First-Level Gods in the Douluo God Realm had no divine artifact so powerful at their side!

The Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword descended slowly and settled firmly into Feng Ji ge's palm.

In an instant, the blade shook violently!

The Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword resonated fiercely with the Phoenix God bloodline within her, and a clear, soaring phoenix cry rang throughout Spirit City!

Hundreds of millions of citizens looked up together, then knelt toward the Divine Mountain in fervent worship.

Feng Ji ge gripped the sword with both hands and focused on the intent the Phoenix God ancestor had left within it.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, divine light gleaming in them.

"An oracle from the Phoenix God ancestor..."

The Empress raised the Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword high and declared in a ringing voice.

"This sword was bestowed by the Phoenix God ancestor to sever Shrek Academy's Golden Ancient Tree!"

"Whoever bears it must also complete another mission: bring a boy named Huo Yuhao back to Phoenix God Continent!"

At those words, nearly everyone's eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty, this old servant volunteers!"

"Your servant is willing to wield the sword for the Phoenix God!"

"These old bones of mine haven't rusted yet. It's only a tree—let me cut it down!"

The ministers of the Spirit Hall Empire, the heads of its great sects, and the leading figures of its Soul Master clans all volunteered, arguing until their faces turned red.

Was this even a question?

The Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword was a divine artifact bestowed by the Phoenix God himself!

It was bound to contain the Phoenix God's own laws!

Even grasping one ten-thousandth of them might offer a chance to become a god one day!

Who would willingly miss such an opportunity?

Yet just as the argument reached a stalemate...

"Stand down, all of you."

A calm voice sounded.

It was not loud, but the noisy summit of the Divine Mountain fell silent at once.

The crowd parted to form a path.

A black-haired man walked slowly forward.

He wore a rather old-fashioned pair of round-framed glasses and had refined features. He looked like a bright-eyed yet foolish college student.

Yet everyone who looked at him showed heartfelt awe.

Xu Yi, President of the Royal Academy of Sciences!

One of the Spirit Hall Empire's few Quasi-God experts!

He was also a Divine Craftsman, a Divine-Level Soul Engineer, a Four-Word Battle Armor Master...

His titles were dazzling in number!

Even the Empress, Feng Ji ge, always treated him with the respect due a pillar of the nation and addressed him as "President Xu"!

Despite all those titles, Xu Yi was not yet forty.

He looked like a young man in his twenties.

Xu Yi approached Feng Ji ge, reached out, and took the Divine Flame Xuanyuan Sword.

"Your Majesty, let me undertake this mission."

Feng Ji ge smiled.

"With President Xu taking action, I can rest easy."

As Xu Yi felt the vast, ocean-like power of laws within the blade, excitement flashed in his eyes behind his glasses.

"By the Phoenix God ancestor's oracle, I shall sever the Golden Ancient Tree and bring back Huo Yuhao!"

"I will not fail!"

Xu Yi fell silent for a moment, then added one more thing.

His tone was mild, but all around him, people drew sharp breaths.

"Besides, I would very much like to see..."

"Whether the legacy left by Tang San, the Sea God and Asura God who ascended to the Divine Realm ten thousand years ago—the so-called Shrek Academy..."

"Can withstand a single Gods' Dusk!"

At the same time, in Shrek Academy's outer court.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong sat side by side on the training ground, looking up at the enormous Sky Screen overhead.

"Wang Dong."

Huo Yuhao spoke.

"What do you think this Phoenix God of Phoenix God Continent is all about?"

Wang Dong looked thoughtful, then suddenly slapped her forehead.

"Oh! I remember now!"

"When Big Daddy and Second Daddy taught me the history of the First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago, I think they mentioned it!"

"Ancestor Ma Hongjun of the First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils inherited the Phoenix God's Godhood and ascended to the Divine Realm!"

Huo Yuhao blinked and asked another question.

"Is the Phoenix God the same as this Phoenix God?"

"No!"

Wang Dong's expression suddenly turned serious.

She lowered her voice and leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear.

"Yuhao, when Big Daddy told me about this, he specifically warned me not to tell anyone casually."