"The—the Heart of the Fire Phoenix was obtained by a human! How is that possible? This has never happened before... He’s a human, not a Phoenix!"
"Are the heavens trying to destroy my Phoenix Race? For a human to obtain it... this is simply impossible!"
"Even if he has Phoenix Essence Blood, it can’t possibly replace true Phoenix Essence Blood! How could he absorb it?!"
The many Phoenix Race Elders wailed in despair. They never would have imagined it would be obtained by a human. If Bingxin had gotten it, they would have accepted it; at least she was still part of the Phoenix Race. But now that a human had acquired it, they were beyond tears.
Hei Chen’s expression was grim. He had been hoping to watch Lin Xuan die, which would have been his revenge. Who knew that not only had Lin Xuan survived, but he had also successfully absorbed the Heart of the Fire Phoenix!
"How could he absorb it? What went wrong?! The Heart of the Fire Phoenix... my Heart of the Fire Phoenix!" Hei Chen’s eyes turned bloodshot. Killing Intent erupted from his body and spread outwards, causing the Demon Race members with lower Cultivation to tremble uncontrollably, some becoming frozen in place.
Jin Wei and the others were stunned for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter.
"Good lad! To think he could even absorb the Heart of the Fire Phoenix! It’s a miracle he wasn’t burned to death, and yet he actually absorbed it!" Jin Wei laughed uncontrollably.
"If you think about it, it makes sense. He already absorbed the Yulan Pearl, so it’s not that strange for him to absorb the Heart of the Fire Phoenix... In that case, doesn’t he now possess two of the highest-grade Attribute Elemental Pearls?!" The Fox King was stunned speechless by the situation. The power that would erupt from two top-tier Attributes coexisting in one body would be absolutely unprecedented.
Among all the Demon Race members present, only the Golden Dragon Race was happy. The rest wore bitter expressions. The human had taken their Ice and Snow Tower, and now he hadn’t even spared the Heart of the Fire Phoenix. It truly left them speechless.
In their eyes, Lin Xuan was clearly no idiot—they were the real idiots! Lin Xuan must have accepted the challenge because he knew he could absorb it, not the other way around.
That was their perspective. In reality, Lin Xuan hadn’t thought that far ahead. If not for the even more Heaven-Defying ability he gained after his bloodline was activated, he would have been a dead man.
’Bloodline assimilation? So this is the effect of activating it?’ Lin Xuan felt his body brimming with power. The Heart of the Fire Phoenix was now branded onto his own heart in the shape of a red lotus.
With the complete activation of his dual bloodlines, his Cultivation broke through to the Peak of the Spirit Pill Stage in one go!
That’s right, his Cultivation had once again skipped levels, soaring to the Peak of the Spirit Pill Stage. This breakthrough was so fast it was simply beyond his imagination.
He had only just arrived at the Phoenix Ruins, yet he had already shot up from the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Pill Stage to the Peak of the Spirit Pill Stage—a full five-layer increase in Cultivation. It was something others wouldn’t even dare to imagine. Even the most talented genius, aided by Top Grade Elixir Pills, would need several years to break through to the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Pill Stage.
Lin Xuan had only been here for about a month, and he had already broken through to the Peak of the Spirit Pill Stage, just one step away from the Core Formation Stage!
The crucial part was that the power within his body had been completely unleashed. His Physique was greatly enhanced, and he could feel that his strength had increased dramatically, no longer feeling as powerless as before.
"Thank you for your help, big sister... but I never expected to absorb the Heart of the Fire Phoenix." Lin Xuan gave a wry smile to Bingxin, who was protecting him. He truly hadn’t intended to absorb the Heart of the Fire Phoenix, but somehow, it had actually happened.
It was obvious that Bingxin should have been the one to absorb it, not him. Now he was on track to become the Clan Leader of the Phoenix Race, which was frankly a terrifying prospect.
"That was also beyond my expectations. But as long as *she* didn’t absorb it, I don’t care!" Bingxin said, looking coldly at the Fire Phoenix King, who had descended into a state of frenzy.
After preparing for so long, to have the Heart of the Fire Phoenix snatched away by a mere human... she felt like dying.
"I’ll kill him!"
The Fire Phoenix King roared, her power erupting once more. Bingxin met her charge, and the two began to fight madly. Lin Xuan quickly moved aside. Although his Cultivation had improved significantly, possessing the Heart of the Fire Phoenix didn’t mean he was immortal.
Faced with the Fire Phoenix King’s terrifying power, Lin Xuan could only choose to evade. Thankfully, Bingxin was by his side. Otherwise, he would have stepped into his own coffin right after successfully absorbing the heart.
The battle between Bingxin and the Fire Phoenix King continued. The final struggle had devolved into a duel between the two, both fighting to the death.
Although Bingxin hadn’t taken a Frenzy Elixir, she still held the upper hand. The Fire Phoenix King had been delayed for too long. Lin Xuan’s absorption process had lasted for several days, and the effects of the Frenzy Elixir in her system had long since vanished.
Thus, her condition was poor, and she was being completely crushed by Bingxin, unable to fight back at all. Bingxin’s Ice Attribute attacks, in particular, made the Fire Phoenix King cry out in misery.
"Kill him for me...!" the Fire Phoenix King shouted, signaling her allies to kill Lin Xuan. If this continued, she definitely wouldn’t be able to hold on.
The surrounding participants in the trial were all her trusted followers, so they flew rapidly toward Lin Xuan without hesitation, completely surrounding him. Even if they weren’t her confidants, Lin Xuan had taken the Heart of the Fire Phoenix; they absolutely could not let him leave!
As they closed in, the people Bingxin had brought with her were just as fast, quickly gathering around Lin Xuan to protect him.
They immediately launched their assault, and a chaotic battle erupted. However, Bingxin’s side was ultimately outnumbered. Mutated Phoenixes were rare to begin with, so a large gap in their defenses quickly appeared.
A Phoenix Race member at the Second Layer of the Core Formation Stage lunged forward. She swung her hand, sending a wave of Phoenix Fire hurtling over. The Core Formation Stage attack blotted out the sky, pressing down fiercely on Lin Xuan from above.
Faced with such a terrifying attack, Lin Xuan’s expression remained calm. A red glint flashed in his eyes. With a slight turn and a faint twitch of the Phoenix Feather Wings on his back, he said in a deep voice, "Phoenix Divine Identification Technique, Heaven-Burning!"
He made a light gesture toward the overwhelming Phoenix Fire. Suddenly, the surging flames all floated motionlessly in the air. In the blink of an eye, he had effortlessly neutralized the attack.
There was no difficulty at all; it was all so easy! The Phoenix Fire that had been unleashed was like a child returning home, surging completely into his hands and becoming his own.
This was the King-like ability of the Heart of the Fire Phoenix: the power to easily subdue Phoenix Fire, provided the difference in Cultivation wasn’t too great.
He then clenched his fist gently. BOOM! The ball of Phoenix Fire the opponent had cast exploded in mid-air. The terrifying explosion swept outwards, blasting away the surrounding Phoenix Race members who were closing in.
In an instant, the entire sky was dyed red. This was the first form of the Phoenix Divine Identification Technique: Heaven-Burning!
Combined with his King Grade Phoenix Bloodline, it was a perfect match.