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--- Chapter 387 ---
When Han Yuan heard Ah Yin's determined decision to become the Plant King for the Phoenix Clan, it wasn't that surprising to him. Her cultivation was heading into that path from the beginning, and the Phoenix God's Trials just gave her another reason to do it.
Moreover, this was also a great chance for the Blue Silver Clan to rise to prominence.
The status of Plant King isn't simple. It didn't merely bind Ah Yin as the substitute Divine Parasol Tree, but also bound the Blue Silver Clan with the Phoenix Clan.
As the Fire Phoenix Lord said, it wasn't really a sacrifice if it was doing more good than harm.
Not only will the Blue Silver Clan become 'home' for the Phoenix Clan, but the nurturing from the Samsara Isle of Paradise will also expand the Blue Silver Clan to a whole other level.
"Bi Ji, you're next..." Han Yuan calmly said.
Bi Ji walked to Han Yuan's side and smiled, "Is it finally my turn, Young Master?"
Han Yuan rolled his eyes at her. "Stop with the theatrics, and step on the assessment cloud."
"Hehe, I just like being a maid." Bi Ji replied while sticking out her tongue a little.
The Nine Phoenix Lords gazed at Bi Ji solemnly because they honestly thought this girl was the one with the most potential among the companions Han Yuan brought.
The reason? Because Bi Ji is an Azure Phoenix!
Even though it is a bit discriminatory toward the other girls, the rules of Phoenix God's Trials are just that way.
No matter how dazzling and brilliant Ah Yin, Xiao Rou, and Xiao Wu were, they couldn't carry the hope of the Phoenix Clan because they weren't phoenixes themselves.
They couldn't carry the legacies of Nine Phoenix Lords, and surely, not the Phoenix God.
While the Nine Phoenix Lord knew the chance of Bi Ji becoming Phoenix God was infinitely low, at least there was still a chance. And even if she doesn't get it, becoming their inheritors wasn't bad either.
From the Nine Phoenix Lords alone, Bi Ji could inherit two, which were the legacies of Storm Phoenix Lord and Jade Phoenix Lord.
So, they are full of expectation.
As soon as Bi Ji unfurled her phoenix wings and flew to the assessment cloud, everyone could see the radiance flare around her.
She landed gracefully on the assessment cloud and then placed her hand slowly on the testing stone.
"Nothing?" Storm Phoenix Lord was confused.
"There is no reaction at all." Purple Phoenix Lord frowned slightly.
"How could it be..." Holy Phoenix Lord mumbled.
"Yeah, we all sensed her talents." Dark Phoenix Lord added.
Ice Phoenix Lord and Jade Phoenix Lord used their perception to sense if there was something wrong with the assessment cloud. "There doesn't seem to be any errors."
White-Eyed Phoenix Lord gazed at Bi Ji's back and glanced at Han Yuan, finding his expression exceedingly calm. In those eyes, the White-Eyed Phoenix Lord saw not only trust, but ultimate confidence.
Chaos Phoenix Lord suddenly spoke, "It's coming! The space around her is fluctuating."
Nine colorful lights rose from their respective cloud islands, bathing Bi Ji's form in a divine radiance.
Then, a crimson gold divine flame fell from the Divine Parasol Tree, slowly followed by nine consecutive cries of divine phoenixes.
And each of these cries is similar to that of Ah Yin's last phoenix cry when tested, spiritual and lifelike.
A massive phantom of an azure phoenix manifested in the sky, causing the faces of the Nine Phoenix Lords, especially the Storm Phoenix Lord, to shift abruptly.
"Ah Feng...." Jade Phoenix Lord couldn't help but point her finger at the azure phoenix shadow in the sky. "Isn't that?"
Storm Phoenix Lord smiled weakly, "My granddaughter, Azure Phoenix Duchess."
"She fell when wandering in the vast universe, the God Mother could only pull her from death by drawing her Divine Soul back to the clan."
"Unfortunately, she could no longer achieve Nirvana because of the God Mother's decree back then."
"To think this little swan would be able to resonate with her wisp of Divine Soul means they are fated."
'Fated, I don't think so...' White-Eyed Phoenix Lord thought to herself as she knew the Phoenix Clan had been in seclusion for god knows how long since the Phoenix God fell.
The chance of Phoenix Clan's branch members reproducing outside and spreading is indeed high, but that would span over many generations.
The chance for the newest generation of Phoenix Clan to awaken their recessive bloodline is abysmally low.
'Unless someone interfered with it!' White-Eyed Phoenix Lord possessed a pair of eyes that could see many things.
She knew Bi Ji wasn't related to them at all, and her great evolution from Emerald Swan to Azure Phoenix was completely a fluke.
Or is it?
Although Thirteen hasn't shared Han Yuan's full identity yet, it wasn't hard to deduce the close relationship between the two. And to make the new Plane's Consciousness care so much about not being exposed to the Divine Realm, there could be only one meaning.
Han Yuan is the current Son of Destiny!
Then, everything absurd about Han Yuan becomes clear.
Han Yuan's abnormalities, whether it was his extreme fighting prowess, his attainment of forging Divine Forging, though they haven't seen it yet, the skill to refine miraculous medicinal pills, and finally, his invention of the Spirit Soul and Soul Contract that benefits the Spirit Beast Race.
If this monster weren't the Son of Destiny, then White-Eyed Phoenix Lord would strip herself naked before Han Yuan tomorrow. Of course, it's just to prove her points, nothing else, definitely, nothing else.
White-Eyed Phoenix Lord smiled, as if she had solved something great. 'If luck is involved, especially the Son of Destiny's luck, then even evolving one's bloodline to its ancestral line is not impossible.'
Fire Phoenix Lord smiled, "Nine Cries Phoenix God's Trials, also known as the Nine Trials of Phoenix Lords."
"She's able to become our inheritor, but how many inheritances she could grasp depended on herself."
"Hmm..." Bi Ji's body floated in the air as the Phoenix God's Trials Mark of azure-gold nine wings, a phoenix head, and talons manifested above her head.
[First Trial of Nine Phoenix Cries: Master the Power of Azure Phoenix and its Secret Arts, and Initiate the second Spirit Vortex within three months!]
[Reward: Phoenix God's Divine Baptism, Three Drops of Azure Phoenix Duchess's True Blood]
Bi Ji didn't expect the content of her first trial to be like this. Honestly, it was aligned with her idea because she already planned to master her newfound powers.
However, she knew nothing about the secret arts. As for the Second Spirit Vortex, she knew Han Yuan must have a way to help her.
After all, Bi Ji's first trial is similar to Ah Yin's.
And she also has some of Di Tian's insight into developing the Yin-Yang Complement Method for the second Soul Core.
Eventually, the light dissipated, and Bi Ji reappeared before everyone, looking slightly more radiant than before.
"Hahaha, I finally have a successor! Heaven wasn't that unfair, after all!" Storm Phoenix Lord laughed out loud. "The Phoenix Clan is about to give birth to another True Divine Phoenix!"
"..." The other Phoenix Lords.
It's all this girl's potential. What does it have to do with you?
Even then, the other Phoenix Lords must admit that Bi Ji really is the future of their Phoenix Clan.
They couldn't be happier to see her grow and carry the torch of the Phoenix Clan as the new generation of Divine Phoenix.
"Your first trial should be related to your Azure Phoenix's powers, then I will be your trial examiner and teacher for the next three months." Storm Phoenix Lord added excitedly.
"Girl, are you ready?"
Bi Ji calmed the excitement in her heart and glanced at Han Yuan, who smiled at her, before nodding solemnly, "Yes, Senior!"
"Good! Good! Good!" Storm Phoenix Lord's wings flapped rapidly, causing a storm in the area.
"This guy is mad." Purple Phoenix Lord grumbled. "It's not like he was the only one going to teach this little girl."
Holy Phoenix Lord sneered, "Let him be, we will have our chances."
"True, true." Dark Phoenix Lord nodded in agreement.
"You're plotting on Ah Feng, don't you guys have a conscience?" Chaos Phoenix Lord was speechless.
"He asked for it!" Three Phoenix Lords snorted.
"Boys, they are all brutes..." Ice Phoenix Lord said indifferently.
Jade Phoenix Lord giggled, "Hehe, since this girl was once Emerald Swan, majored on healing, her second trial's examiner must be me."
"So, I am not panicking at all."
"That's logical..." White-Eyed Phoenix Lord commented calmly.
"..." The Three Phoenix Lords gave Jade Phoenix Lord a speechless look.
Fire Phoenix Lord shook his head gently and said, "Alright, brothers, stop being funny, and watch your images. You're embarrassing us in front of the juniors."
"We still have one more assessment to do."
"Young Friend Han Yuan, are you going to do it?"
Han Yuan smiled faintly, "I thought you would never ask, Senior."