At the very center of the Open Heavens Stage, there was a circular boundary, and a formation-like diagram was carved there. The moment she stood on it, a white light shone, as though some sort of mechanism had been activated. Three cubes that looked like screens of light appeared in front of her, and patterns could be faintly seen on them. The first one had a diagram of a dragon, the second a diagram of a phoenix, and the third a diagram of a qilin.
It seemed like every single one of them corresponded to a race.
Zhu Yao could not help but look at the clouds on the rightmost empty ground. The fourth screen of light was currently rising at an extremely slow speed, however, it was pitch-black in color, as though its battery had been depleted. The diagram on it could not be distinguished anymore. Zhu Yao faintly felt that it should be the position of the Black Tortoise.
"Little sister." Shao Bai stood next to the second screen of light and waved his hand at her. "Come, put your hand in, and it'll be done."
"I can accept the inheritance just by putting my hand in?"
Shao Bai nodded. "That's right, don't be afraid."
Zhu Yao did not expect the procedure to be so simple, and without saying another word, she placed her hand in. All of the phoenixes present held their breaths, as they excitedly waited for the first egg-born phoenix in the history of the phoenix race to activate its second attribute.
Fifteen minutes later.
Nothing happened …
Mn, most likely, there wasn't enough time.
Thirty minutes later.
There was complete silence …
Perhaps the way she extended her hand was incorrect, and it flipped over.
An hour later.
A cold wind whistled past.
Zhu Yao: …
"Second brother."
"Mn."
"Can I really receive the inheritance like this?"
"… Yes."
"I'm not well-educated, don't lie to me."
"…"
Before Zhu Yao could make sense of the situation, a commotion suddenly broke out, as various guessing voices sounded.
"How, how is this possible?"
"She's actually unable to accept the inheritance. Isn't this too unbelievable? "
"That's right, the inheritance stone actually has no reaction at all."
"Could it be that she's not a phoenix?"
Even Patriarch Qian Yu was dumbfounded as well. Taking two steps forward, she stared at Zhu Yao for a moment. "How is this possible?" Thus, she pulled Zhu Yao's hand and placed it into the screen of light, yet, there was still no reaction at all.
"This …" Could it be that egg-born phoenixes were unable to accept inheritances? There weren't many phoenixes in the clan, and it was impossible for their numbers to increase, so when they saw a phoenix being born in an egg, they were shocked. That was why she was so happy. But if an egg-born phoenix couldn't accept the inheritance … That would mean that the Divine Power would be greatly reduced. Then what would be the point of increasing the number of people?
"Patriarch!" Finally, a clansman stood up with an agitated expression. "What's going on? The Inheritance Stone did not respond at all. Wasn't this person from the same clan? Patriarch, please give us an explanation. We can't let people from other clans sneak into our midst. "
The moment his words fell, the other clansmen immediately responded. Their eyes, which were looking at Zhu Yao with an exceptionally gentle gaze earlier, were now filled with disbelief. Instantly, it became sharper.
"This …" Qian Yu was suddenly caught in a dilemma. The Protoss had always been united, but how united were they? They would be more xenophobic and value their own race. They would not tolerate other races. The voices of opposition grew louder and louder, gradually getting out of control.
Zhu Yao was also stunned by this sudden turn of events. Was it that serious if it wasn't a phoenix? But her original form seemed to be a bird. If she wasn't a phoenix, then what was she?
"Everyone, calm down," Qian Yu tried her best to explain. "Little Seven's original form was that of a Harpy."
"The Harpies aren't necessarily the Phoenixes either," someone in the crowd retorted.
"Yes, maybe she's not even a God."
"That's right. She's just standing there, and the other Inheritance Stones aren't reacting either. "
"Chase her out!"
"That's right, we definitely can't let her stay on the tree."
"Chase away the foreign races!"
The phoenixes grew more and more agitated. Every single one of them looked at Zhu Yao with eyes that were about to spit out flames. Zhu Yao was speechless. She instantly felt as though she had crossed over to the "Angry Birds" game, and she was the pig that was being beaten.
"Enough!" Seeing that the phoenixes were getting more and more agitated, a furious roar suddenly resounded, and an endless pressure pressed towards the crowd of birds. Shao Bai's thick brows furrowed tightly, his expression was ice-cold. Following a loud phoenix cry, a gigantic sky-blue illusory image of a phoenix materialized behind him. The illusory image glowed with a watery light, as though it was formed by the condensation of water. However, it carried an oppressive aura, causing people to feel a chill just by looking at it. "No matter if she has an inheritance or not, she's still my seventh sister. Does anyone have any objections?"
His voice was as cold as ice. The illusory image in the sky swept its eyes across the crowd, and the entire place instantly became silent.
Even Zhu Yao was dumbfounded by his tyrannical and cool actions. This was a blatant threat. She never expected that Shao Bai, who had always been soft and gentle, would actually get angry.
This guy … He couldn't be a sis-con, right?
That's pretty amazing.
But, just what kind of creature was her avatar this time? She could sense that the aura in her body was exactly the same as when she was a dragon back then, and it was much stronger than before. This should be the so-called godly energy. This proved that she should be a God, but why was the inheritance of the Phoenix race useless for her?
Zhu Yao turned around and carefully inspected the three Inheritance Stones. They were squarish and very orderly, and other than the slightly different patterns on them, the rest of them were exactly the same. Even the button at the side …
F * ck f * ck f * ck …
Where did that button at the side come from?
Zhu Yao squatted down to take a closer look. There were even words on the button – Phoenix Inheritance (Fake).
Zhu Yao looked to the side, and as expected, the other Inheritance Stones had the same button as well. However, the words on them were different. On the left was written: Dragon Inheritance (Fake), while on the right was written: Qilin Inheritance (Fake).
What did the word (Fake) on it mean?
She looked at the Black Tortoise Inheritance Stone at the very back. It was already dark to the point where she could not see any words clearly, causing her to be unable to confirm if there was a button with the same word (Fake) on it.
Could it be that she had made a mistake earlier? Should she press the button to test it out?
No, no, no. Based on her past experiences of being cheated inhumanely, things were not that simple. She definitely could not make a cheap move. It was best to maintain a safe distance.
"Little sister, don't be afraid. Stand behind me." Shao Bai who had just thrown a tantrum, pulled her out of worry, wanting to protect her behind him. Zhu Yao, who was currently moving in the opposite direction, could not stop herself, and due to the reaction, she fell straight towards the Inheritance Stone behind her.
She faintly heard a beep.
The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched, as she raised her middle finger with a 'what the hell' expression.
In an instant, the entire Inheritance Stone emitted out a fiery red light. It illuminated the entire Terrace of Revelations.
"The Inheritance Stone lit up!" Little Eighth exclaimed. Everyone turned their heads in shock. However, their eyes were still filled with doubt.
"It's finally lit up." Qian Yu heaved a long sigh of relief. "I knew it. I knew it. As expected, Little Seventh is still a child of the Phoenix race."
Zhu Yao expressed that she did not want to retort.
"Shao Bai, hurry and come over. Don't affect Little Seventh from receiving the inheritance. "
Shao Bai hesitated for a moment, before smiling at Zhu Yao. After telling her not to be afraid, he walked down.
Zhu Yao instantly felt a little stifled. Can I go down as well? Why did she feel as though a great disaster was about to befall her?
The Inheritance Stone turned even redder, and Zhu Yao faintly felt the godly energy in her body beginning to swell crazily. This feeling was a little similar to when she absorbed spiritual energy in the past, as it filled her entire body. When she could no longer contain it, the red light retracted, and she instantly returned to her original state. It was as though nothing had happened at all.
It ended just like that?
"Why isn't there any manifestation?" A voice of objection sounded from the crowd of Phoenixes.
"Could it be that she doesn't have any potential?"
"As expected of an egg. She actually doesn't have any potential that can be stimulated."
"Such a Phoenix race sure is shameful."
"Can a Phoenix that's born from an egg still be considered a Phoenix?"
"I think so. If you're born from an egg, you should scram out of the Phoenix Realm. "
Hey, hey, hey. Do you want to attack me? Scram out of the Phoenix Realm, and I'm even going to scram out of the entertainment circle!
The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. Though she knew that everyone had a xenophobic mentality, this crowd of Phoenixes were really something. In the beginning, they despised her for not being a Phoenix, and after receiving the inheritance, they began to doubt her background.
She really wanted to slap their faces.
Zhu Yao gritted her teeth, and subconsciously patted the Inheritance Stone next to her. Just as she was about to leave …
Suddenly, a loud boom resounded.
A bolt of heavenly lightning descended from the sky, and directly struck her head, charring her black.
Zhu Yao puffed out a mouthful of white smoke, and turned to look at the Inheritance Stone. Didn't I just pat you once? Is there a need to take revenge like this?
Immediately after, a long cry resounded through the clouds. Zhu Yao reflexively turned to look, only to see a gigantic lightning Phoenix charging straight into the clouds. In an instant, the weather changed, sand and stones flew, and the sky which was still brightly illuminated earlier, instantly turned as dark as night.
As the clouds rumbled, several bolts of lightning were currently rolling and extending endlessly in the sky, as though they would strike down at the very next moment.
"Lightning … Lightning attribute …" It was unknown who suddenly called out. The angry birds who were still discussing earlier, were instantly filled with disbelief and fear.
"This … How is this possible?"
"There's actually a lightning attribute …"
Zhu Yao looked at the familiar-looking Phoenix in the clouds. Wasn't that her Sword Intent? When did it become so huge? She habitually raised her hand to circulate the energy in her body, and summoned back her Sword Intent.
The lightning Phoenix let out a long cry, and charged straight down. Bringing along a sky filled with lightning sparks, it flew straight towards the Terrace of Revelations they were at. Hence …
Lightning sparks rose in all directions, and crackling lightning bolts instantly filled the entire Terrace of Revelations.
The faint smell of roasted birds drifted in the air.
Other than the ten feet radius where she was standing, there were charred human figures everywhere, and miserable cries could be heard.
"Aiyo, my buttocks."
"My tail feathers, my tail feathers are burnt."
"My pants …"
"It hurts. Why does lightning only strike people's buttocks?"
Zhu Yao: "…"
Was there any use in apologizing now?
— — — —
Hence, what was supposed to be a good inheritance, first became Zhu Yao's personal criticism session, and then, it turned into a face-slapping session.
Zhu Yao, with the identity of the first lightning Phoenix since ancient times, slapped the faces of the various Phoenixes. Furthermore, with the absolute advantage of burning two-thirds of her clansmen's tail feathers, she became the nightmare of all Phoenixes.
For the next few months, all of the Phoenixes who saw her, without a single one of them, did not hold onto their buttocks, clamped their legs together, and ran away with small steps. Half of the clansmen had even turned into shut-in birds, swearing that before their tail feathers grew out, they would definitely not leave the house.
Zhu Yao expressed deep regret towards this. Haah, if she had known … she would have burnt everyone's tail feathers! In any case, no one had any, so they would definitely get used to it.
As expected, she was still too kind.
Regarding her mistake of harming the Phoenix, Clan Leader Qian Yu expressed that she still had to be punished. However, she was strongly opposed by the members of the sister-complex. "The first manifestation is hard to control in the first place. Little sister has already done very well." In any case, his tail feathers were not burnt.
Qian Yu was unable to refute. Hence, she raised the second question, regarding control. Zhu Yao's true attribute had already been stimulated. How was she going to control her own power, and skillfully use it? A lightning attribute Phoenix had never appeared among the Phoenixes before, so no one knew how to control it. If she were to lose control of her manifestation once again, the feathers of the Phoenixes … would be in danger!
This was a problem that needed to be solved. In the end, the entire family of siblings came to a decision. Send her off to be apprenticed to a master.
Since she was the only lightning Phoenix, naturally, she had to be apprenticed to a powerful master as well.
The Far Ancient Highgod of the extreme north. He was still the last Ancient God in the world. He had never appeared in the world for a hundred thousand years, yet his legend still circulated in the world. More importantly, he was the only God in the world who was proficient in the Lightning Arts.
When Zhu Yao heard that she was going to be sent off to be apprenticed to a master. In the beginning, she rejected it.
She was already afraid of being tricked by a certain master. She simply did not have the interest to develop a second time.
However … her rejection was futile.
This time, even her revolutionary comrade, Shao Bai, was standing in the opposing camp. He had already made up his mind to pack her up and send her off to the extreme north.
What happened to the promised sister-complex?
"Little sister, don't worry. The Far Ancient Highgod is the God with the highest cultivation in the world. "Shao Bai tried his best to persuade her.
"Ou." Zhu Yao expressed her doubts.
"He's the only Ancient God who did not fall, and his mystic arts are powerful."
"Ou."
"I have already sent him a message a few days ago, and he agreed to take you in as his disciple. He will definitely treat you well. "
"Ou."
"I have known him for many years, and he will personally teach you. I'm at ease as well. "
"Ou."
"And that place is the furthest away from the Devil Sealing Grounds, and also the safest place."
"Shao Bai!" Zhu Yao raised her head.
"Mn?"
"If I succeed in becoming his disciple, will the Phoenixes get a cut?"
"… Nope."
"Then I'm not going."
"Little sister, be obedient."
"No!" Zhu Yao tightly held onto the door. "I'm not well-educated, don't lie to me." Masters were always used to trick their disciples. She had experience with this.
"Second elder brother will visit you often."
Who wants to see you, you traitor!? "I don't want to be someone else's disciple." She only had a single master, and that was enough.
"Little sister …" Shao Bai was a little helpless. His brows were already tightly knitted, but in the end, he still could not bear to scold her. "Why don't you first go take a look with me? If you don't like it, then you can come back?"
Zhu Yao gave him two words. "Hoho." You really think I'm a three-year-old kid, huh? In the first place, it was already suffocating enough for her to come to this damned world alone, and now, she still had to take someone else as her master. No way, I'm not going to do it. If you continue to force me, this old lady will commit suicide and log into 8.0.
Shao Bai had no other choice. He reached out his hand to stroke her messy hair. His eyes sank, and he lightly sighed. "I'm sorry."
Zhu Yao was startled. What?
In the next instant, she simply felt something directly entering the center of her brows. Her vision darkened, and she fainted.
The hell, to think that I trusted you so much. You actually played dirty.
Just you wait.
— — — —
Zhu Yao had always felt that the so-called extreme north was definitely a cold place. Even if it wasn't filled with glaciers, at the very least, it would occasionally snow. Hence, when she was woken up by the heat, she could not even react to where she was for a moment.
It was a tree, a normal tree. She was currently lying under the shade of the tree, and there were even huge fruits on the tree. Furthermore, they were swaying about, and they seemed to be about to fall …
The hell, that's a durian!
Zhu Yao quickly crawled up, and with a bang, that swaying durian stuck close to her back and fiercely nailed onto the ground. Zhu Yao patted on her chest. Fortunately, she woke up in time, and her face was not disfigured.
Just who had such taste, to place her under a durian tree?
"You're awake?" Suddenly, a slightly hoarse male voice sounded.
Zhu Yao looked around, yet, she did not see a single human figure.
"Here, here …"
She looked towards the voice and lowered her head, only to see that the durian that had fallen earlier was currently trying its best to pull itself out from the soil. Most probably, it had fallen too hard, as even after pulling for a long while, it still could not get up. It then pointed at her with its stem. "Little lady, help … help me out."
Zhu Yao's expression darkened. Why the hell was there a creature like a durian spirit in this world?
"Who are you?"
"Me?" When the durian heard this, it instantly proudly straightened its spiked club-like body. "I'm a disciple of the Far Ancient Highgod, Durian Boy."
Far Ancient Highgod? Did Shao Bai really send her here? Lowering her head, she glanced at the durian. "You wanted to smash me earlier?"
The durian was startled. Its body which was still green earlier, revealed a hint of red. "Kuh kuh … Umm, didn't I see that you slept for half a day? I just wanted to wake you up. "
"Hoho." Is there anyone who uses a method like smashing someone's face to wake them up? "Thank you!"
"No need to thank me!" He actually shamelessly admitted it. "The Far Ancient Highgod is summoning you! He lives on the mountain peak, as long as you first pluck … Eh? Don't go. Pluck me out first. "
Zhu Yao turned a deaf ear to it, and hurriedly left the durian tree. He's just that vengeful. Bite me then!
Along the way, she saw various kinds of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and grass spirits. They seemed to be extremely curious towards her, as they watched her from afar. However, they did not approach her, and were even discussing while sizing her up.
"Look, look, there's an additional bird."
"I heard she was sent over by the Phoenix Clan. The Highgod wants to take her as his disciple?"
"Eh? The Highgod is going to take in a disciple? "
"That's right. And it's a female disciple. "
"How pitiful. I wonder how long she can last?"
"I bet seven days …"
"I bet three days …"
"I bet …"
What's with this suddenly opening of a bet? Was that Highgod that terrifying? Carrying a stomach full of doubts, Zhu Yao walked up the mountain peak, while pondering on how to explain things to that Highgod. Tell her to return.
Zhu Yao thought that the place where a Highgod lived, even if it wasn't luxurious, it shouldn't be too shabby. But at the very least, it shouldn't be too shabby. But he never expected that when he climbed to the top of the mountain, he would see an empty grassland. Not to mention a house, there wasn't even a thatched hut.
And at the center of the field stood a person. He was dressed in white, and his long hair reached the ground. His back was facing her, and his figure looked a little familiar. His entire body was faintly emitting out a gentle radiance. Looking at him from afar, one would feel a sense of deep veneration. He must be the Far Ancient Highgod Shao Bai spoke of.
"Greetings to the Far Ancient Highgod." Zhu Yao obediently bowed.
However, he did not respond in the slightest, and still stood straight with his back facing her.
"This junior greets the Far Ancient Highgod!"
"…" Silence.
"Little Seventh of the Phoenix Clan greets the Far Ancient Highgod."
"…" Complete silence.
Alright, it seemed like he was determined to ignore her. Zhu Yao then directly said. "Umm, actually, I don't want to take you as my master."
"…"
"I have a master, so … I'm sorry. I'll return by myself. "
"…"
"Far Ancient Highgod? Did you hear that? "
"…"
"Hi, Mr. Far."
"…"
"Who's that!?"
"…"
"Hey, are you there?"
Zhu Yao sighed. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly heard a rhythmic snoring sound …
"…" This guy actually fell asleep. Then, don't blame me for waking you up.
Zhu Yao's expression darkened. Picking up a rock, she threw it over.
Dong, it struck right on her heart!
That white figure finally moved, however, with a 'qiang' sound, he took two steps forward. The hand by his side rose up, and touched the top of his head.
"Greetings to the Highgod!" She hurriedly nodded and bowed. Mn, she did not do anything earlier.
"You're Little Seventh?" That person touched his head, and then turned around. "Shao Bai's little sister?"
"Yes, but I don't want to worship …" Zhu Yao raised her head at the same time, only to suddenly be stunned. Her eyes suddenly widened. "Master!"
Zhu Yao simply did not dare to believe her own eyes. Initially, she had already given up, yet, she never expected that he would still come to "pick up" her. She sprinted over and pulled onto him. In an instant, she had the urge to cry. "Master, why are you here?"
He frowned, yet, he reached out his hand and pushed her away. "Since I promised Shao Bai to take you in as his disciple, it's not too much for you to call me master now."
Zhu Yao was startled. This was the first time she was pushed away by him. After taking a closer look, she finally saw a hint of strangeness. "Master, what's wrong?" Why did he suddenly look as though he did not recognize her? She could not help but wave her hand in front of his eyes. "You didn't lose your memories, right? Don't scare me! "
"Nonsense!" His frown deepened, and he faintly looked a little furious. "You actually entered my sect. In the future, you're not allowed to be so unruly."
"…" That's right, it's this face. But why did he look as though he was seeing her for the first time? "Are you really my master?"
"Naturally."
"Yu Yan?"
His expression sank. "My name is Yue Gu."
Not master? How was that possible? Clearly, his face, and the aura around him, were exactly the same as her master's. Even the tone of his voice was exactly the same. "Master, when did you change your name? I'm Zhu Yao, right? "
"Zhu Yao?" Yue Gu was startled for a moment. His eyes lightly swept past her face, and he still said with a stern look. "Since you've already entered my sect, naturally, you can no longer use your previous name. Follow my surname of Yue. Since you're from the south, I'll give you the surname of Nan. "
Yue … Nan!
Changing my nationality in such a short period of time, is it really alright?
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