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"This child was born while I was still alive, and he is my only child."

Looking at the vibrant life-giving sprite egg, Azure Flame Blade Demon spoke with a tone full of nostalgia and emotion.

While he was alive?

Mu Yun suddenly remembered the information on the Azure Flame Blade Demon's panel.

The name field seems to indicate a phantom soul entity, and considering the origin of the Azure Flame Divine Armor, it's not hard to imagine that the current Azure Flame Blade Demon is not a living being.

"At the same time, he was also the last member of our Azure Flame Clan." Azure Flame Blade Demon's tone suddenly turned sorrowful.

The last one...

Mu Yun was taken aback.

No wonder the Azure Flame Blade Demon wanted to burn itself; perhaps this once prosperous divine kingdom was no longer able to support living beings.

What about that unknown totem?

Are they not living beings?

Or do they require different resources than normal elves?

"The destruction of my divine kingdom and the extinction of my people are my destiny, but my child is innocent; his fate should not be this way!"

"I intended to exhaust my strength to send my child away, but I discovered that at the moment my physical body perished, my strength was no longer sufficient to pierce through space."

"I can only use the power left by the gods to nurture its life and wait for someone who can reach this place to appear."

"And that person is you!"

Azure Flame Blade Demon looked at Mu Yun.

She had lost track of how long she had waited; by the time the last member of her tribe had reached the end of his life, she had lost all sense of time.

If it weren't for the unknown totems accompanying her, and if it weren't for her obsession with giving away her child, perhaps she would have ended her own life long ago.

With the gods gone, the divine kingdom destroyed, and the race scattered, she had long since become indifferent to life and death after witnessing the former prosperity turn into ruins.

But she can die, but her child cannot!

"I......"

Just as Mu Yun was about to say something, he was interrupted by Cangyan Rengui.

"Wait, let me finish speaking first."

"?"

Mu Yun was puzzled. What else was there to say?

Your precious eldest son is no problem to leave to me.

A top-tier second-generation Spirit Trainer is something no trainer would refuse.

What's more, it's the kind of place where it's hard to find another one.

"Although I would very much like you to agree immediately, as a guardian of the gods, I will still fulfill my final duty."

The Azure Flame Blade Demon's voice continued, this time much colder, as if she had suddenly transformed from a sentimental neighbor into an armored guard beneath the throne, creating a slight distance between them.

"This is the path to select the Holy Fire God's personal guards. Those who reach the ninth level will receive divine blessings, gaining divine power that allows them to break through ten thousand armors, be invincible in attack, withstand all spells, and be harmed by nothing. Under divine might, no one can match them, and they are invincible!"

Cangyan Rengui's words were powerful and resonant, and even Mu Yun was drawn to them.

It's as if the prosperous kingdom of God, blessed by the gods, is right before my eyes.

"Would you be willing to be the guardian of my god?"

"I refuse!"

Mu Yun's eyes shone with a radiant light, his tone resolute.

Even without the groundwork laid by the Azure Flame Blade Demon, he wouldn't have become a guardian of any god.

Mythical beasts are indeed powerful; even from the few known facts, one can glimpse the terror of their prime.

That's a level that even the major leagues today can hardly reach.

However, Mu Yun still refused.

The system is already invincible, why should it need the blessing of the gods?

"How dare you!!"

Suddenly, the Azure Flame Blade Demon roared, its overwhelming aura causing the air around Mu Yun to freeze instantly.

"Hiss!!"

"Damn!!"

Xiao Du and Bo Feng, who were standing to the side, wanted to step forward to protect Mu Yun, but they were both frozen in place by the terrifying aura that was almost tangible. They could only stare at Cang Yan Ren Gui with the fiercest eyes.

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[Ding! An extremely powerful spirit—Azure Blade Demon—is detected unleashing its Master Domain. Would you like to spend 1000000 Energy Points to ignore this domain?]

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"no!"

Are you kidding me? Where is he going to get a million energy points for you?!

Moreover, Azure Flame Blade Demon needs his help and wouldn't actually attack him.

Even if we take a step back and do nothing, we can always go back to the Elf Space.

With ample confidence, Mu Yun remained calm and composed even under immense pressure.

Seeing this, Azure Flame Blade Ghost suddenly withdrew its domain and said softly:

"Thanks."

"Go ahead, I'll send you out once you've picked up the Pokémon egg."

"Um."

Mu Yun nodded. He first comforted Xiao Du and Bo Feng with his eyes and put them away. Then he glanced at the Azure Flame Blade Ghost Queen, who seemed expectant and sad, and strode towards the altar.

From a distance, he simply felt that the halo was indescribably beautiful.

But when he got close and was enveloped in the halo, his whole body felt as if he were soaking in warm water, which was very comfortable.

He even felt that if he could get sunlight for a long time, his physical fitness level would also improve.

It should be noted that his physical strength is comparable to that of a gym-level Pokémon.

This remnant divine power, accumulated over countless years, still has such an effect...

"Gods..."

Mu Yun sighed inwardly once again.

I can't imagine how humanity would react if gods actually appeared one day.

Even setting aside the gods, Mu Yun doubted whether he could withstand the attack from this peak master-level Azure Flame Blade Ghost.

At the very least, Zang Linyu, with her sweet and aloof beauty, certainly couldn't stop her.

Maybe winning the league championship is the way to go...

As he thought this, Mu Yun glanced past the sphere of light on the bronze cauldron and approached Tan Xiaoshi's elf egg.

After he picked up the elf egg from the brocade cushion, Azure Flame Blade Demon's voice rang out again.

"Here, take this as a thank you gift for helping me."

Mu Yun turned around and saw more than a dozen elven treasures of different colors slowly flying to his side.

"Top-notch, top-notch, and still top-notch!"

Mu Yun scanned the area and discovered that all thirteen of these eleven magical treasures were top-tier!

Good heavens, is this the foundation of the divine kingdom? Even if only remnants remain, even after countless centuries, it still possesses such grandeur.

"Also, keep this safe. You can use it when you break through to Master level with your Pokémon."

As they were speaking, an object emitting a jade-like glow flew over.

Mu Yun took it, looked at it closely, and was immediately astonished.

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【Domain Core (Special): After a Master-level Pokémon dies, its Master Domain is unified by special forces to form a special core. When given to a Pokémon, it can transform the Champion Aura into a Master Domain and amplify the domain's range and effects.

Note: Only usable with Champion-level or higher Pokémon.

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[Ding! Host has been detected to have come into contact with a materialized spirit treasure—Domain Core (Special). Do you wish to exchange it for 1000000 energy points?]

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"One million energy points!?"

The top-tier spirit treasures that Azure Flame Blade Ghost just gave him were only worth 130,000 to 140,000 energy points. This domain core is almost equivalent to six or seven top-tier spirit treasures.

However, considering its effectiveness, it seems reasonable.

After all, it's designed for Champion and Master-level Pokémon, so it's definitely valuable.

Of course, it's valuable, but it definitely can't be traded.

This thing looks good; there's no need to exchange it for energy points.

After carefully storing the Elf Treasure and the Domain Core, Mu Yun suddenly felt a powerful repulsive force pressing down on him.

It felt a bit like when I left the Water Forest Secret Realm before.

"Now, he's in your hands."

The voice of Azure Flame Blade Demon slowly rang out.

The surrounding quiet, unknown totems seemed to be saying goodbye, emitting faint sounds.

But Mu Yun could no longer hear it.

"Sigh~"

Looking at the vanished Mu Yun and the elf egg, Cang Yan Ren Gui seemed to age considerably in an instant, his voice filled with sighs.

She raised her head and looked at the altar, silently watching the sphere of light on the bronze cauldron.

After a long while, as if she had made up her mind, she stepped towards the altar step by step.

"What is Aunt Yan going to do?"

"I don't know, Aunt Yan seems very sad."

"Hello Aunt Yan, hug Aunt Yan, hug Aunt Yan!"

As if sensing the grief in Azure Flame Blade Demon's heart, the faint sound of unknown totems once again echoed around them.

"You've all been with me all these years, it's time for you to go home."

Azure Flame Blade Demon stood before the bronze cauldron at the highest point of the altar, looking at the materialized walls of mist around him, and sighed softly.

The next second, a flame suddenly ignited in her eyes.

A terrifying aura emanated from her, and the originally deep purple flames instantly turned golden, making her seem sacred and inviolable.

"My god, your loyal guard has returned!!!"

She roared suddenly, and scorching flames instantly pierced through the sphere of light.

Click~~

The sphere of light shattered, and the fog wall collapsed.

Cracks spread from the sphere of light onto the Azure Flame Blade Demon's body.

"Aunt Yan, waaaaah~~"

"Aunt Yan is leaving!!"

"Hello Aunt Yan, I don't want to leave!"

The faint cries of the unknown totem mingled with the sound of cracking, and only slowly faded away when the cracks spread across the entire misty wall.

Who knows if the Azure Flame Blades have gone home, or if she should return to the embrace of the gods!

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at the same time.

Others were battling the Phantom Sprite, but watched as it slowly disappeared.

"???"