Feng Qing'er, daughter of Fenglei Pavilion and a proud member of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, had always believed that no one in this world was worthy of her submission. So why was she suddenly struck with the absurd desire to kneel before a man she had only just met?
"What's the matter, miss?" one of the old men beside her asked, his tone respectful yet curious.
The two elders, frail in appearance but carrying the might of six-star Dou Zongs, watched her in silence. Despite their age and unassuming presence, they were not to be underestimated. Many had made that mistake before—and paid dearly.
Feng Qing'er opened her mouth, then closed it again, unsure how to explain the storm of emotion inside her.
To acknowledge someone as her master? It was beneath her—or so she thought. Yet, deep within, a powerful instinct screamed: if she did, she would become stronger. Stronger than ever before.
"It's ridiculous," she murmured. "I've never heard of someone gaining power by submitting to a human."
Her gaze wandered to Ye Feng, who sat confidently atop the Taixu Ancient Dragon. No ordinary man could command such a terrifying beast.
While Feng Qing'er wrestled with her emotions, Zi Yan narrowed her eyes at the three figures in front of them.
"Master, I want to kill them," she said bluntly.
"No."
"But those three give off an aura I really don't like. It's... suffocating."
"They're from the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan."
Zi Yan frowned. "That explains it. All the more reason I want to fight."
Before Ye Feng could reply, Feng Qing'er had already urged her colorful crane mount forward. With a steady gaze and a determined expression, she stopped in front of Ye Feng.
"Feng Qing'er of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan requests to become your mount. I beg you to accept me as your master."
Even as the words left her mouth, her heart filled with regret. She was the one who had a mount—how could she become one? For a high-ranking magical beast, submitting to a master was shameful. Yet, as if compelled by some unseen force, she knelt on one knee before Ye Feng.
Silence.
The entire mountain peak went deathly quiet. The rustling wind stopped. You could hear a pin drop.
No one could believe their eyes. The proud, untouchable Feng Qing'er, revered in all of Zhongzhou, had just begged to be a man's mount. The expressions of the two elders behind her were frozen with shock.
"Is that really Feng Qing'er?"
"Has she been ensnared by an illusion?"
Whispers surged across the crowd. The disbelief was palpable.
The two elders of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan snapped out of their stupor. Their faces darkened as they turned toward Ye Feng.
"You little bastard! What spell did you cast on our young lady?"
"Two noisy sparrows dare insult my master? Shut up."
Zi Yan's voice echoed like thunder. The soundwaves crushed toward the two elders, who coughed up blood and stumbled backward.
"Dou Zun!"
Fear lit their eyes as they stared at the girl before them. The Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan were mortal enemies. Meeting a Dou Zun from their rival clan meant only one thing: disaster.
They hadn't yet realized that Feng Qing'er wasn't under a spell. Her submission came from something far stranger—the interference of the system.
Ye Feng, fueled by envy of others who flaunted wealth and mounts, had triggered the system's "Mount Acquisition Protocol." Zi Yan was already one of them. Feng Qing'er had now been designated the second, and the Qingluan Clan's Mu Qingluan was next in line.
Ye Feng eyed Feng Qing'er carefully. Her beauty, pride, and nobility stirred a sense of conquest within him. Turning his gaze to the injured elders, he spoke casually.
"Forget it. If her people don't agree, there's no need to proceed."
Feng Qing'er didn't rise. She remained kneeling on one knee, voice firm. "They don't speak for me. I beg you to accept me. I sincerely wish to be your mount."
"Is she insane?" Xiao Yan muttered from afar, still cloaked in his black robe.
Even he, who had admired her beauty from a distance, couldn't comprehend why she would lower herself so completely.
"Xiao Yanzi, you noticed it too?" Yao Chen whispered beside him.
"Teacher, is she under some kind of illusion?"
Yao Chen shook his head slowly. "No fluctuation. This isn't the work of Duo Qi."
"Then what the hell is this?"
"I don't know. It's unsettling."
Then—
Buzz!
A powerful wave of energy rippled through the sky. Ye Feng had accepted Feng Qing'er's request. The moment their master-servant contract was signed, the heavens reacted. A vortex of energy formed, converging directly over Feng Qing'er.
Buzz!
The vortex channeled pure energy into her body. From miles away, cultivators could sense the surge.
"Dou Zong!"
Yao Chen's voice trembled.
The two elders from the Phoenix Clan were equally stunned.
Feng Qing'er sat frozen on her colorful crane, her aura expanding rapidly.
She had come to the Tianmu Mountains for the Tianshan Blood Pool—hoping to break through. Yet, without even entering the pool, she had already advanced from six-star Dou Huang to Dou Zong.
"Her aura... it's still rising," Xiao Yan said, stunned.
Even after breaking through, the energy flow hadn't stopped.
"Hey," one elder whispered to the other. "If we recognize a human as our master, can we get this kind of benefit too?"
Buzz!
Another shockwave of energy tore through the sky.
This time, light exploded around Feng Qing'er, painting the heavens with colorful flames. It wasn't a phenomenon of illusion, but the unmistakable sign of someone breaking into the Dou Zun realm.
"Dou Zun..." Yao Chen breathed.
"What?!" Xiao Yan sprang up in disbelief. "Just by becoming his mount, she broke through to Dou Zun? Maybe... maybe I should become his mount too..."
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