Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 438 The Golden Sword Phoenix Approaching the Ferocious Beast

"Qiu'er, what was this place like before?" Xiao Xiao asked.

“Ten thousand years ago, this place should have been a mine,” Qiu’er said. “It was full of various precious ores, which attracted many soul beasts that liked to feed on ores to gather here, forming a huge soul beast mountain range.”

"Unfortunately, in recent years, the development of human soul tools has been rapid, and the demand for precious metals has increased significantly. This mine has been almost completely mined out. Back then, the soul beasts here launched a beast tide to protect the mine. Unfortunately, the strength of the soul beasts here is far inferior to that of the Star Dou Great Forest. Even if a beast tide broke out, it would be more bark than bite to humans and wouldn't cause any trouble."

"I see." Xiao Xiao understood, then suddenly remembered something, "Right, since it's a beast tide, it must be led by a 100,000-year-old soul beast, right?"

Behind every beast tide, there is always the shadow of a 100,000-year-old soul beast; otherwise, ordinary soul beasts would be like rootless duckweed, easily defeated and routed.

Qiu'er nodded. "Yes, there's probably only one soul beast left living in these mountains, which is your target this time. Her name is the Golden Sword Phoenix! A metal-attribute soul beast, she possesses unparalleled attack power and supreme defense. Moreover, she is known as the queen of this mountain range, having suppressed its fortune for tens of thousands of years. She's very suitable for your Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. If possible, let's try to persuade her to become your soul spirit. Otherwise, I'm afraid she..."

“Qiu’er, according to the information Emperor Xuexin gave me, this Golden Sword Phoenix has reached 190,000 years of cultivation and is about to advance to the level of a ferocious beast. However, it is impossible for her to survive the 200,000-year tribulation of a ferocious beast, right?” Yuwen Tuo said.

The Golden Sword Phoenix is ​​also a soul beast that feeds on metal, but she insists on not leaving her homeland, which has almost no minerals left. It's likely that she hasn't eaten anything to replenish her energy in a long time.

Moreover, with all the spirit beasts in the mountains gone, her ability to suppress fortune became useless.

It can be said that the Golden Sword Phoenix is ​​now weaker than ever before. If no solution is found, it will soon perish under the Heavenly Tribulation of 200,000 years.

“That’s right, so I’m willing to lend a hand if you choose her as Xiao Xiao’s soul ring!” Qiu’er led the two into the mountains.

This mountain range is vast, and finding the Golden Phoenix Sword within it will not be an easy task.

Unless she is willing to show herself.

This requires Qiu'er's abilities. Qiu'er arrived at a hillside, sat cross-legged, and as she opened her Eye of Destiny, the aura of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spread throughout the mountain range.

In a pitch-black cave, a pair of bright eyes suddenly opened.

Then, a silver streak of light pierced the dark cave, shattering rocks and cracking the earth as if it had been sliced ​​by a sharp blade.

About fifteen minutes later, the silver light stopped in front of Qiu'er, and a sharp female voice came from it, "Auspicious Beast, how did you come here, and even brought two despicable humans with you?"

You could tell from her tone that this Golden Sword Phoenix loathed humans, after all, her territory had been completely destroyed by them.

During the beast tide, if it weren't for her strong abilities, she would have almost been turned into a spirit ring by humans.

Although he escaped with his life, he was severely injured, which damaged his very essence. It took thousands of years to fully recover.

As the silver light dissipated, Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao could finally see the form of the soul beast clearly. It was a giant mechanical phoenix with a wingspan of a hundred meters, its feathers composed of liquid metal that could solidify into blades or flow into armor at will. The edges of its wings were like serrated sword blades, its tail feathers were nine floating giant chain swords, its pupils were dark gold, and its body was surrounded by a pale silver halo. What a magnificent metal-attribute soul beast! If it could break through to the level of a ferocious beast, its strength would likely rival that of the lower ranks of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

"Are you the Golden Sword Phoenix?" Qiu'er stood up and asked. In fact, this was the first time she had ever seen the Golden Sword Phoenix. She had only heard the Crimson King and the others mention it before.

"It's me. You must be the auspicious beast from the Star Dou Great Forest. Why did you transform into a human and mingle with humans?" the Golden Sword Phoenix questioned.

"This is with Emperor Tian's permission," Qiu'er said. In the past, she could be considered to be lying through her teeth, but ever since she returned with the Soul Spirit Technique last time, Emperor Tian has agreed to let her continue to follow Yuwen Tuo. He even gave her the Reverse Scale to make it easier to protect her safety. As she spoke, Qiu'er took out the Reverse Scale as proof.

Seeing this, the Golden Sword Phoenix was both shocked and puzzled. "How is this possible? How could Lord Di Tian allow you to associate with humans?"

"Because Tuo can help us soul beasts, he helped me suppress the lost fortune of the Star Dou Great Forest and also created the Soul Spirit Method for us." Qiu'er told the Golden Sword Phoenix in great detail.

Neither Yuwen Tuo nor Xiao Xiao went forward to disturb her. They could both see that the Golden Sword Phoenix harbored resentment towards humans, and rushing forward would only provoke her anger.

At this time, only Qiu'er could talk to her.

After Qiu'er fully explained the cause and effect of the matter, the hostility in the eyes of the Golden Sword Phoenix towards Yuwen Tuo dissipated considerably.

No matter how much she resented humans, Yuwen Tuo had helped them, the soul beasts, so she felt bad about being too harsh on him.

"So that's how it is. Those auspicious beasts, your purpose in coming here is not to make me a soul spirit, is it?" the Golden Sword Phoenix guessed.

"Yes, Sword Phoenix, your injuries are severe, and because you haven't consumed precious metals for many years, your qi and blood are severely depleted. No matter how deep your cultivation or how strong your power, you won't survive the upcoming two hundred thousand-year tribulation. Therefore, I hope that you can become Xiao Xiao's soul spirit. In the future, she will go to the God Realm with Tuo. Whether she finds the path to godhood and becomes a god on her own, or is taken up by Tuo, you can become a companion divine beast, no longer needing to worry about the threat of the tribulation, and enjoy a long lifespan," Qiu'er said truthfully.

She still had to give him some face.

Moreover, her words struck at the heart of the Golden Sword Phoenix's weakness. Did she not know her own situation?

She had long since given up hope and stayed in the mountains every day, quietly awaiting death.

"Auspicious beast, I am grateful that you came for me, but I resent humans. I would rather die than become a human's soul. You may leave!" But the Golden Sword Phoenix still refused and even turned around to leave.

Just then, Xiao Xiao called out to her, "Wait, senior."

"What else do you want?"

Xiao Xiao mustered her courage and stepped forward to ask, "I know the reason you resent humanity is because humanity over-exploited this mountain range and destroyed your homeland. But if I say that I have a way to restore this mountain range in the future, can you give me a chance?"

(End of this chapter)