Her hair was elegantly styled, flowing down the back of her head, with occasional golden flames flickering faintly among her three thousand dark strands!
Her slender and well-proportioned figure was wrapped in a long red flame dress, revealing jade-white skin at her neck!
At this moment, she bowed respectfully to both the Nirvana Divine Flame and Long Yuan.
"Excellent, excellent, excellent!"
"You've finally emerged into the world!"
"I've finally fulfilled Primordial Phoenix's entrusted mission!"
The Nirvana Fire Spirit trembled with excitement,
his golden flames shaking violently.
"This is all thanks to Uncle Fire's millions of years of effort bringing me back from death!"
"Heh, I'm ashamed. My millions of years of effort actually couldn't compare to Beast God Senior's mere month of work!"The Nirvana Fire Spirit shook his head with a bitter smile.
If he had met Beast God Senior millions of years earlier,
she wouldn't have had to wait so long.
"But without Uncle Fire, I might have turned to ashes long ago!"
Nihuang said with a smile.
Then Long Yuan asked curiously: "You just called me Adoptive Father?"
How had he suddenly become a father without even realizing it?
"You used that blue lotus to nurture Nihuang into existence, so naturally you qualify as half a father to me!"
Long Yuan stroked his chin,
feeling somewhat embarrassed about this?
He had originally planned to have Chu Yunling form a contract with her?
If you're calling me Adoptive Father,
how can I possibly let someone else form a contract with you?
Moreover,
she was actually born at the Demon God realm level—
is this the advantage of being Beast God's descendant?
Pure-blooded True Dragons also start at the Demon God realm physically, which means those divine beasts' pure-blood offspring all begin at Demon God realm from birth!
"Very well, since things have come to this, I'll acknowledge you as my daughter!"
Long Yuan felt an inexplicable sensation,
as if he suddenly had a sense of belonging in this world.
Is this what they call the bond brought by familial affection?
He pondered,
wondering if he should adopt a few godchildren, adoptive children, or disciples within the Chu family.
This could further strengthen his relationship with the Chu family!
Or perhaps find a cultivation partner,
and have a child to play with?
After all, he didn't need to cultivate himself—idle time was just idle time!
"Taking disciples is fine, but finding a cultivation partner and having children can wait until after I've become completely invincible!"
Long Yuan summoned Chu Yan back from the front lines: "This is that phoenix from before, now my adopted daughter. Take her to the battlefield to gain some experience!"
Having existed inside the egg for so long,
now that she's emerged, she naturally needs to properly stretch her limbs.
"Adopted daughter?"
Chu Yan's eyes widened,
how should he address Beast God's adopted daughter?
This seniority seems terrifyingly high!
Call her ancestral grandmother?
"No need to overthink it. Just call her by her name directly!"
Long Yuan said.
"Also, tell Chu Yunling that I'll find her another divine beast when I have time!"
After all, this one has become my adopted daughter,
so it's not suitable for contracting with someone else!
"Beast God worries too much. I'm sure Yunling won't mind!"
Chu Yan quickly responded.
"Reporting to Beast God Senior, this junior estimates there might be other Phoenix clan members elsewhere!"
The Nirvana Fire Spirit suddenly spoke up.
"Other places have Phoenix clan? Where exactly?"
Long Yuan asked curiously,
though the Mortal Realm probably didn't have any.
"To be frank, beneath the magma lake where we previously resided, there's a barrier—a passage leading to the Ancient Phoenix Realm. However, only Phoenix clan members can open it!"
"But this junior doesn't know the current situation in the Ancient Phoenix Realm. Perhaps it has already declined with dwindling talent!"
Divine beast clans are born powerful,
but their reproductive capabilities are poor.
Many divine beast clans have faced extinction due to their low fertility rates!
After learning about the special constitution possessed by that Beast Tamer from the Chu family,
the Nirvana Fire Spirit felt that being contracted might not be a bad thing.
Thus he revealed the location of the Ancient Phoenix Realm,
and after so many years away from that place, he felt somewhat nostalgic.
Plus, now that the young mistress had awakened,
it was time to return and lead the Phoenix clan once more!
"In that case, let's go take a look at the Ancient Phoenix Realm!"
"Perfect timing for me to go out and relax too!"
Long Yuan stood up saying,
it had been quite a while since he last went out!
However, just as they were preparing to depart,
Long Yuan suddenly halted his steps.
"Adoptive Father, what's wrong?"
Nihuang asked curiously.
"Are those Demon Race fellows up to some mischief again?"
He sensed a powerful aura gathering,
truly terrifying—
a fearsome presence capable of slaying ordinary World-Creation Realm experts.
"Heh, what a pity. If you'd used such methods back when we first entered the Mortal Realm, I might have been wary. But now..."
Long Yuan chuckled coldly.
For others, a year or two might bring no cultivation progress whatsoever,
but he was different.
He only needed to absorb the cultivation rewards from the system—
a year or two was enough for qualitative leaps in his cultivation!
"Since these demons think their Creation-level battle formation can deal with me, let them come try it!"
"Creation-level battle formation?"
"It seems the most ancient War Heaven Demon tribe from the Demon Race has made their move. Only that tribe possesses this world's sole Creation-level battle formation!"
The Nirvana Fire Spirit said gravely.
Having campaigned alongside Primordial Phoenix,
he was widely experienced
and knew many things others didn't.
......
At the entrance connecting the Demon World to the Mortal Realm,
numerous powerful demons gathered together,
with all Demon Lords centered around a tall, three-headed, six-armed Demon God.
"Does everyone know their positions clearly?"
Zhan Mokuang, the Half-step World-Creation Realm expert from the War Heaven Demon tribe, asked the other Demon Lords.
"Understood!"
The other several Demon Lords nodded.
"Senior Zhan Mokuang, are you sure we don't need to release those people from Netherworld Hell first?"
"Aren't there also senior mighty experts from our Demon Race among them?"
Void Demon Lord asked again.
They had already inquired with Monk Ku and others—
there were indeed World-Creation Realm senior experts from their Demon Race in Netherworld Hell,
and several of them at that!
If they were released,
their Demon Race's strength would greatly increase, and they might even open the passage to the Supreme Divine Realm.
Wouldn't that be excellent?
Yet Zhan Mokuang said: "Don't release those existences from hell unless absolutely necessary!"
"Ah? Why is that?"
The Demon Lords exclaimed in surprise.
He actually didn't want to release those senior mighty experts?
What exactly was he trying to do?
"Do you know why our Demon Race has become like this?"
Zhan Mokuang suddenly asked.
The Demon Lords looked puzzled.
What did he mean by "like this"?
Weren't they perfectly fine as they were now?
"Ah, it seems you haven't realized it at all!"
"Perhaps your subconscious has been completely altered!"
Zhan Mokuang's central head shook slowly.
He explained: "Actually, in ancient times, our Demon Race was warlike but not bloodthirsty. We weren't like now—drinking the blood of living beings, feeding on countless lives, hated by all races!"
"Do you know why we became like this?"
"It's precisely because those World-Creation Realm experts of our Demon Race, the various Demon Race progenitors, underwent eerie transformations that affected us too, making us so bloodthirsty and cruel!"
"If we release them, uncontrollable changes will occur!"