Chapter 372 — The Arrival of Shi Ying's Totem Companions
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How could that be allowed!
"Legend Ke, is it possible that Lu Bai—or one of his beasts—has phoenix blood in them?" At this point, Fengjue Jixiang asked Qixia Zong.
Otherwise, there was no reason he could enter the secret realm so directly.
And the most absurd part was that it was as if Lu Bai were the master of this secret realm. How could that be?
The shrine maidens of Fengjue were also gazing at the mountaintop with complicated expressions.
"That, this old one does not know either," Legend Ke said with a shake of his head. At the same time, his eyes burned as he looked at the mountaintop. "However, according to the wagering agreement, what is certain is that it was Lu Bai who unraveled the secret realm, and Lu Bai who obtained the resources. Everyone, please do not attempt to snatch the resources as you did just now. That would already count as a breach of the wager."
The wagering agreement!
Hearing Legend Ke bring this up, President Terashima, Legend Shinohara, and the others all changed expression—yet for a moment, they could not think of how to refute it.
Because at their level, they were still not qualified to openly tear up the agreement between the Seven Isles Association and the Donghuang Association. They simply could not bear the consequences.
The only outcome of doing so would be war with Donghuang.
An affair of that magnitude would require at least a titled legend—or an order from a guardian deity.
Still, watching top-tier resources before their very eyes being taken from their own territory by others, the legends of the Seven Isles were also in agony.
At this moment they were racking their brains, searching for some way to turn the situation around and twist black into white.
"According to my research, only the direct bloodline of the Phoenix Secret Realm's master could possibly be immune to those flames. Even a bloodline extremely close to it would be rejected," Fengjue Legend said at this point, still unwilling to give up.
She continued, "I no longer care about any resources right now. I only want to know why 'Lu Bai' can be unharmed by the secret realm."
Out of respect for the master of the Phoenix Secret Realm, Fengjue Legend now wanted only to know the truth.
As for the wagering agreement, and the ownership of the Phoenix Secret Realm—over these, the Phoenix Shrine could not decide either. But if Lu Bai or his beasts truly were direct descendants of the Phoenix Secret Realm's master, then the Phoenix Shrine, which had received the secret realm's grace, should at the very least—under any circumstances—never stand opposed to Lu Bai and his companions.
Because of her childhood experiences, Fengjue Jixiang's reverence for the ownership of the Phoenix Secret Realm ran even deeper than that of the Seven Isles itself. It could be said that the master of the Phoenix Secret Realm was the foremost object of faith of the Phoenix Shrine.
"That—you'll have to ask him yourself later. I don't know either," Qixia Zong said with a shake of his head, unable to explain.
Before long, the legendary beast tamer of the Shiranui clan also arrived, and the situation on the scene grew more and more complicated.
The high-level forces gathering on the Seven Isles side grew ever greater in number.
And just as all sides were harboring their own schemes, the greatest upheaval of all appeared!!!
BOOM!!!!
Above the Phoenix Mountain secret realm, a gigantic dimensional vortex emerged. The sky turned redder still, and a crimson fluctuation gradually coalesced into a demonic, flame-formed face.
A totem-tier aura radiated from it beyond all doubt.
Its flame-lit pupils pierced through the blazing sun in an instant, sensing the power of the legendary-tier and mythic-tier resources atop the mountain.
In the Seven Isles region, there were six totem-tier guardian deities in total. All of them were guardian beasts left behind by the ancient powerhouses of the Seven Isles, and together with the Seven Isles' female weapons, they each guarded one of the seven islands.
Among them, one guardian deity slumbered deep within the earth of Red God Island. It was a totem-level elemental lifeform whose form was a mass of fire, and because of its crimson color, it was called the "Red God."
At this moment, not only did the beastmaster associations of the Seven Isles sense the powerful energy fluctuations produced by the Phoenix Secret Realm's fusion with reality, but even this flame guardian deity felt the allure of the yang-flame power. Stirred to restlessness, it awoke from its slumber and descended upon the world once more.
"To think I would be this fortunate." The Red God in the sky was beside itself with excitement. Though it could not perceive what manner of thing this mythic-level resource was, the power of the two yang-flame blossoms was entirely within its grasp.
In an instant it judged that if it devoured those two blossoms, it could step into the ranks of the top-tier totems.
And with that unknown mythic resource on top of it—perhaps demigodhood was within reach?
It went mad with desire.
That such supreme resources had appeared within its own domain sent the Red God into a frenzy of excitement.
Yet just as it exulted, it suddenly sensed the power of one resource vanish.
After a moment of stunned silence, the Red God flew into a rage, realizing that someone was plucking "its resources."
"Bastards!!"
It directly condensed a giant hand of flame, reaching to seize the resources atop the mountain.
"Lu Bai——" With the Red God's appearance, the beastmasters below all gaped, staring dumbstruck at the guardian deity of Red God Island. Among them, Senior Ke and Zheng Hai both shrank their pupils the moment they saw the Red God act.
In the alternate space, the Gem Cat also furrowed its brow, wanting to teach this weakling a lesson, but it soon ceased gathering its power.
Because the power of the Phoenix Secret Realm could not be crossed, not even by a flame totem.
BOOM!!
The next instant, the Red God, reaching to pluck the resources from within the flames, suddenly felt that yang-flame power which even it could scarcely overcome.
A vast wave of heat scalded it in an instant, causing it exquisite agony and forcing its enormous pupils to contract as it withdrew its power.
"Bastards!" it cursed again.
At the same time, its gigantic pupils swept across the scene below.
By now, the beastmasters of the Seven Isles below had long since noticed this presence.
Had this lord not been slumbering for over a decade?
Was this... awakened by the fluctuations of the resources?
"Lord Red God!!!" The shrine master of the Crimson Fire Shrine, who worshipped the Red God and was a descendant of the Red God's beastmaster, was instantly overcome with emotion at the sight of his ancestral patron.
"Oh, it's you, boy." The Red God recognized the bloodline of the Crimson Fire Shrine's master as well, and said, "Hurry and think of something. The resources in there—I want them."
"But..." The Crimson Fire Shrine Master was completely thrown off by the Red God.
"But nothing. These are the resources my beastmaster, your ancestor, left for me. Look—we're both fire-element!" Though the Red God had no idea what was going on, it boldly declared its sovereignty over the resources within the Phoenix Secret Realm.
This shameless claim left the shrine maidens of the Phoenix Shrine utterly stunned.
Yet it sent expressions of sudden delight across the faces of Chairman Terashima, the legend Shinohara, the Crimson Fire Shrine Master, and the others.
This was perfect.
A guardian deity had stepped up to take the blame.