When they heard Nine Li say that Ran Deng had already entered the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, Jiang Ziya, Yang Jian, and the others immediately felt their hearts sink, as though a dark cloud hung over their heads. This was... bad.
"What are you worried about? So what if the Three Xiao Sisters defeated Guang Chengzi and the others in just a few exchanges? Teacher Ran Deng is a mighty innate deity. With his cultivation, the Three Xiao Sisters could never defeat him!" Seeing the changes in everyone's expressions, Nine Li spoke to them in all seriousness.
"Um, eldest senior brother, may I ask whether Kong Xuan is an Innate Deity or an acquired being?" Jiang Ziya asked Nine Li, cupping his hands.
Nine Li glanced at him and answered, "Acquired."
With that, Nine Li turned and entered the tent to prepare for the great battle he would soon face.
Meanwhile, after hearing that answer, Jiang Ziya and the others exchanged looks.
Kong Xuan is an acquired being too, so how can you say Deputy Cult Leader Ran Deng will definitely win? He lost the last time he fought Kong Xuan!
Actually, Old Jiang and the others were not quite right either. Although Kong Xuan was an acquired being, he was different from ordinary acquired beings.
Long ago, Pangu had split heaven and earth apart and established the four innate elements of earth, water, fire, and wind, stabilizing the space of the Primordial World. The four innate elements gradually evolved into the acquired five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. During that evolution, the four innate elements mingled and influenced one another, eventually giving birth to the Three Chaos Divine Beasts-Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and Primordial Qilin-just as Chaos had given birth to Pangu.
Thus, Primordial Phoenix was a