Chapter 542: Who Said This Phoenix Is Old? This Phoenix Is Amazing!
"Mistaken identity?" Bibi Dong turned to Qian Renxue, frowning slightly. "Did I get it wrong again? But he looks exactly like Qian Xunji."
"Mother, don't you trust me?" Qian Renxue sighed. "He is not Father!"
"Ever since I fell into the Netherworld, you've already mistaken many Angel Clan soul masters for him.
If I hadn't stopped you, many innocent souls would have died at your hands."
Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment, then sighed and waved her hand. The dark purple scythe's glow dissipated.
Qian Renxue also withdrew her Angel's Sacred Sword, making the golden flames vanish instantly.
"So many years have passed, you should already know how easily I mistake male Angel Clan souls for Father."
"You said you had urgent news. Speak, what did you come to tell Mother today?"
Qian Renxue addressed the four winged angelic male soul, who had barely survived the encounter.
The man, still trembling in fear, took a deep breath and reported, "Your Highness, the Phoenix has opened its eyes."
Qian Renxue's expression changed drastically, her heart trembling with shock. She instinctively gripped her Angel's Sacred Sword tightly.
Even Bibi Dong's face darkened considerably upon hearing this.
The atmosphere in the palace instantly became heavy and tense.
"Phoenix has opened its eyes?"
Huo Yuhao was puzzled. "What does that mean?"
This was only his second time in the Netherworld he was still a newcomer.
Unlike Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, who had lived here for over ten thousand years, there were things he simply wasn't familiar with.
Qian Renxue turned to him, explaining patiently:
"Tower Master Huo, when you arrived in the Netherworld, you must have heard the cry of a phoenix and seen a pair of massive bloodstained wings and a white skeleton in the sky, correct?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yes, I saw it."
He still vividly remembered that scene from his first arrival in the Netherworld.
Qian Renxue continued:
"I previously mentioned that the Netherworld periodically experiences a special black storm that targets souls we call it 'Soul Wind.'
"If a soul is caught in the Soul Wind, not only will its recovery be affected, but the soul will also suffer extreme pain.
"And the origin of this Soul Wind is linked to the Phoenix opening its eyes.
"Based on our ten thousand year research, there is a phoenix corpse in the sky of the Netherworld.
"The bloodstained wings, the white skeletal structure, and the piercing phoenix cries all come from it.
"Most of the time, this mutilated corpse keeps its eyes closed, letting out agonized cries as if lamenting its injuries.
"But every so often, it opens its eyes, and its body radiates a green flame full of vitality.
"From a distance, it looks like a fiery phoenix trying to come back to life.
"I suspect that although it is dead, its soul might still linger inside, attempting a nirvanic rebirth!
"Once it opens its eyes, it starts flying through the sky, and the black storm created by its wingbeats is the Soul Wind.
"This Soul Wind engulfs the entire Netherworld there is no escape as long as you remain here.
"And based on the aura we have sensed from it, this phoenix corpse exudes a presence comparable to that of a Divine King.
"If it harbored any malice toward us, we would have been annihilated long ago.
"Mother and I have both tried communicating with it, but it completely ignores us it's as if we are mere stones on the roadside, not even worth its attention."
Huo Yuhao's expression froze, falling into deep thought.
A phoenix with the aura of a Divine King?
That greatly narrowed down the possibilities.
After all, the Phoenix Clan had never been as dominant as the Dragon Clan in history.
Could this be related to the first Phoenix God mentioned in "Soul Land IV" the one who had supposedly perished?
Of course, this First Phoenix God was completely different from Ma Hongjun's so called "Phoenix God."
In the original lore, the First Phoenix God was strong enough to battle the Dragon God and even managed to heavily wound him.
Though the Phoenix God was ultimately slain, his power was so great that even the Dragon God, after winning, ordered the extermination of all Blue Demonic Birds the ancestral species that could evolve into true phoenixes.
That alone showed how much the Dragon God feared the Phoenix God.
For context:
Blue Demonic Birds were legendary divine beasts.
The offspring of a Time Blue Demonic Bird and a Space Blue Demonic Bird was a True Phoenix one with the potential to become the Phoenix God.
To put it simply this wasn't just any phoenix.
This was a true god level phoenix with the potential to rival the Dragon God himself.
For reference, the Dragon God was an "Ultimate Supreme God", a level even divine kings like the Nine Dragon Kings couldn't reach.
Even the first Asura God (the original wielder of the Shura Sword) had to rely on the Dragon God's cooperation to defeat him.
If the Dragon God had truly fought back, the Asura God would have stood no chance.
After finishing her explanation, Qian Renxue let out a relieved sigh.
"But fortunately, Tower Master Huo, you are here now.
"Once you take us out of the Netherworld, this ancient phoenix, who seems to be trying to achieve nirvanic rebirth, will no longer be able to trouble us with its Soul Wind."
Huo Yuhao glanced at her and mentally scoffed.
Who said this phoenix is old?
This phoenix is amazing!
If he could obtain this phoenix corpse, it would be an incredible harvest.
After all, in Soul Land IV, it was stated that the Phoenix God wielded the power of "Genesis Creation."
This power allowed it to mimic any ability.
Even if it had died, if its lingering soul could still manipulate its body, it was highly possible that it could still wield Genesis Creation, allowing it to reproduce any ability at will.
And even if there was no remaining soul, the corpse alone could still operate autonomously.
After all, in the original story, even an Ice Bear King's corpse after being exposed to necromantic energies became a fully autonomous undead creature, despite having no soul left to control it.
Considering the Phoenix God's power, it wouldn't be surprising if it had a similar capability.
However, this so called Genesis Creation was definitely not the same as the Life God's abilities.
The Life God couldn't mimic any ability at will.
And the Phoenix God was far too powerful to have simply held a "Life God" like position.
Given how confusing the author's later revisions were, the true nature of Genesis Creation remained ambiguous.
But Huo Yuhao had a theory
The Dragon God's power of Genesis Creation (split between Time and Space after his defeat) and the Life God's abilities were probably just different fractions of a greater whole.
Since neither of them demonstrated the full ability to mimic all powers, it was likely that the Phoenix God's Genesis Creation represented the complete version of this concept.
And when Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena later obtained the Life God's position, it was merely an enhancement to her existing Dragon God abilities, rather than a complete power.
Although Huo Yuhao greatly coveted the Phoenix God's corpse and its possible lingering Genesis Creation, he was in no rush.
A god level phoenix, even in death, was not something to be taken lightly.
He would need to observe and study it carefully before deciding whether he could seize its power safely.
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