The Phoenix Arises

Chapter 34.2: Phoenix Song Palace

That single statement from Duamu Xi caused Duanmu Xue to jump straight up from her chair in pure and utter astoundment.

Huangfu Che who had been sipping on his tea at the side almost spilled the whole cup when he heard Duanmu Xi say “wield all elements”, his white clothes stained by tea he dripped, which he was completely unaware of at all.

One would be hard pressed to even find one single all element wielder in the Heaven’s Sea Continent over several thousand years and it turned out that their Little Xi was actually an all element wielder.

Huangfu Che could not even be bothered with his spilt tea when he managed to recover his senses but just grabbed Duanmu Xi’s arm up to inspect closely.

After a cup of tea’s time passed, Huangfu Che was so excited he could not speak.

[Little Xi is really an all element wielder. Just how many more surprises is she going to give them?]

“Little Xi, you might just be able to form a contract with the Vermillion Bird Divine Beast.”

Duanmu Xue’s face was highly excited, her eyes bright as she looked at Duanmu Xi.

[….. What Vermillion Bird Divine Beast?]

This time, it was Duanmu Xi’s turn to be confused.

Seeing the baffled look on Duanmu Xi’s face, Duanmu Xue then went on to explain: “Everyone under the Heavens know that our Vermillion Bird Kingdom has the Vermillion Bird Divine Beast protecting us, but what they do not know is that the Divine Beast Protector of our Vermillion Bird Kingdom can be contracted. But there are two conditions to be met before one can form a contract with the Vermillion Bird Divine Beast. Firstly, the person must possess violet eyes, and the second condition is that the person must possess the ability to wield the fire element.”

Duanmu Xue’s eyes seemed to be looking at a faraway place. That was the secret that her Imperial Mother had told her just before she died.

“Speaking of this, it is really such a coincidence. From the founding Emperor up to my reign now, we are now already in the seventeenth generation. Although all the previous generations of Lady Emperors possessed violet eyes, not a single one possessed the ability to wield the fire element. But since Little Xi here fulfills both requirements, you can go give it a try.”

Duanmu Xi nodded. “Where is the Vermillion Bird Divine Beast?”

Although she had absolutely no interest in the throne, but things like Divine Beasts and the like intrigued her greatly.

“The Vermillion Bird Divine Beast is the Vermillion Bird Kingdom’s Divine Beast Protector and I heard from my Imperial Mother that its in the Phoenix Song Palace, but I have never seen it before.”

…..

In the White Tiger Kingdom’s Imperial Study within the palace, a middle aged man in a dragon robe stood beside his table, his hands held behind his back.

The man looked to be just over forty years of age, his facial features prominent like they had been carved into his face, sharp and angular, exceptionally beautiful. The passage of time had not left much of its traces upon that face but had instead given it a kind of charm. Men at such an age were the most attractive.

The man was the ruler of the White Tiger Kingdom, Xuanyuan Lie.