Oh no! Yang Jia had just thought of this, but before she could react, she heard another clear cry in her head. Then, her entire consciousness seemed to become much duller, and she was completely unable to resist or respond.

At that moment, Yang Jia subconsciously turned his head to look at Li Bai, just in time to see her body gradually becoming transparent.

Yang Jia's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively rushed towards Li Bai. Since he was right next to her, she easily grabbed Li Bai's hand, holding it tightly, as if that would keep him.

But the next moment she realized that she was too excited.

Because not only Li Bai, but the bodies of other teammates around him were also gradually becoming transparent.

This is a sign of returning to the city for resurrection after death.

Yes, they are players.

Yang Jia awkwardly let go of his hand and looked up to see Li Bai staring at him. Unsure how to explain his behavior, Yang Jia could only lower his head guiltily, hoping Li Bai hadn't noticed his abnormality.

When she realized something was wrong and looked up, Li Bai had already pulled his hand back and was slowly standing up.

Yang Jia stared at her struggling to stand up straight, then suddenly realized that they should all be affected by the Phoenix's voice and have difficulty moving. How did Li Bai stand up?

But then she remembered that Li Bai had an ability that could temporarily unleash her potential, allowing her to suddenly reach a level unattainable by ordinary people. Furthermore, this ability seemed self-controllable, so she activated it at this moment, directly offsetting the effects of the Phoenix.

"Oh, there's still one bug that's alive..." Seeing Li Bai stand up, the City Lord pointed at her with a frantic look on his face. "This is a provocation to the Phoenix! Only by killing her can we maintain the dignity of the Phoenix!"

The phoenix moved in response, raised its graceful neck, and after a clear cry, it fluttered its wings slightly and swooped down towards Li Bai. Li Bai also took a fighting stance and rushed forward.

The phoenix's red beak clashed with Li Bai's sword in mid-air, producing a resounding sound. The phoenix seemed enraged by Li Bai's resistance, its cry becoming even sharper, causing Yang Jia to feel dizzy and his vision to blacken.

But Li Bai seemed completely unaffected. Her hand gripping the sword remained steady, without a trace of fighting. Her back was straight, as if she were a cold, sharp sword unsheathed. Yang Jia couldn't see her expression, but he felt an inexplicable shock in his heart.

This kind of Li Bai is the person she wants to be!

Yang Jia's heart was beating so fast that it felt as if it was overloaded. She lay on the ground. For a moment, she thought she might die from the tachycardia.

Li Bai's personal charm was undeniable. If Yang Jia had initially been drawn to her simply because of her personality, then her subsequent interactions had completely captivated her. From the inside out, from body to soul, every aspect of this person perfectly matched Yang Jia's expectations, as if God had created her specifically for her.

Then God played another joke on her. Like the Queen Mother, he drew a river between them, making it impossible for these two people, who were so different from each other, to be together forever.

But even so, at this moment, Yang Jia thought that even if they could never be together, she was still grateful.

She is grateful for the person who appeared in her life and for the journey they walked side by side. Even if the final outcome is not satisfactory, she is... willing.

As if realizing that ordinary attacks would have no effect on Li Bai, the phoenix flapped its wings again and flew high, then opened its mouth and spit out a ball of fire. The fire seemed to be slow but was actually fast, falling down in an instant, enveloping Li Bai.

Yang Jia's head buzzed, and at that moment he didn't know where the strength came from, but he suddenly broke free from the force that seemed to be able to restrain him, and rushed towards Li Bai in the sea of fire.

The rising flames silently enveloped her.

At the last moment, the thought that flashed through Yang Jia's mind was: Li Bai is a player, he can be resurrected even if he dies. Then his thoughts turned back to himself, what about her?

The world before my eyes suddenly turned gray, and even the burning flames lost their luster. Then it was as if someone pressed the pause button, maintaining the posture at that moment.

Perhaps because this is a game world, the reactions after death here are different from what I expected, Yang Jia thought.

This scene is quite familiar. After all, when playing games, it is inevitable to die once in a while.

But why would I see this scene after I died?

As soon as this thought came into his mind, Yang Jia felt that the originally dim picture in front of him seemed to be gradually recolored and came alive again.

The cry of the phoenix reappeared in her mind, and her consciousness seemed to remain as sluggish as it had been a moment before. Yang Jia paused for a moment before realizing that it was the Yangzhi Ganlu that had brought her back to life. As she had expected, this thing was effective immediately.

But what's the point of taking effect now? Will I die again?

Then Yang Jia noticed that although he was surrounded by flames, for some reason he was not hurt like before.

Just as this thought occurred to her, the flames enveloping her suddenly spread outward, instantly becoming a raging fire that enveloped the entire City Lord's Mansion. The flames spread and scorched with scorching heat, but in the center of the sea of ​​inferno, Yang Jia was safe and sound.

The phoenix circling in the sky seemed to have noticed something strange here, and a "chirp" sound appeared in Yang Jia's mind.

For some reason, Yang Jia felt that he could hear doubt and confusion in the voice, as if something had happened that was beyond the other party's expectations.

Is it because I am still alive?

The flames burning around her seemed to pass through her body consciously, and Yang Jia realized that she neither felt the burning heat nor the pain of being burned.

The next moment, she felt a darkness before her eyes, and the huge figure of the phoenix, carrying flames and high temperature, suddenly swooped down towards her.

Things happened too suddenly, and the Phoenix was moving too fast. Yang Jia's slow mind didn't even have time to figure out what had happened. Only her suddenly widened eyes revealed her shock, and then her eyebrows felt hot, and Yang Jia fainted.

Before she fainted, she seemed to hear the city lord's screams.

…

Yang Jia woke up in his room.

But she wasn't alone in the room; it was packed with her seven other teammates. Yang Jia, who had just woken up and hadn't realized what had happened, was startled. She subconsciously looked towards Li Bai.

Li Bai almost immediately noticed her gaze and turned his head slightly to look over.

Yang Jia's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously lowered his head to avoid her gaze.

Bai Ting noticed Li Bai's movements, looked over, and then jumped up, "Yang Jia, are you awake?"

There was something strange in his tone that Yang Jia couldn't describe.

Upon hearing this, his teammates all looked over. This made Yang Jia even more confused, with that awful feeling that "the whole world is not normal, or something has happened that only he is unaware of."

By this time, she was fully awake, and the events that had occurred before flashed back to her mind. They had attacked the City Lord's mansion at night, only to fall prey to the City Lord's scheme, allowing him to successfully awaken the divine bird, the Phoenix. Then, the Phoenix unleashed a powerful attack, sending everyone flying. Although Li Bai tried to resist, she was defeated.

Thinking of himself throwing himself into the sea of fire and dying together with Li Bai who would have been resurrected anyway, Yang Jia suddenly had the urge to cover his face.

I hope that by then Li Bai had died and been resurrected, and didn’t see it, otherwise how would I explain it?

If I say that I was acting a little out of control because I was worried about my comrades, will Li Bai believe me?

Yang Jia tried hard to get rid of these chaotic thoughts from his mind and concentrate on thinking about what would happen next.

Yangzhi Ganlu brought her back to life, and the phoenix fire seemed to no longer be able to burn her, and then - the phoenix seemed to pounce on her?

What happened next? Was her survival related to this?

Yang Jia recalled carefully, but because her brain was affected by the phoenix's cry during her resurrection, her reaction time was slow. In addition, the changes were so great and the time was so short, so she had to recall very carefully to recall some fragments. And these fragments did not give her any answers.

I remembered the City Lord's scream. Hadn't he awakened Phoenix? She'd obeyed his commands before, so why had she screamed? What happened after that? How did I get back here? Why were they all gathered in her room?

Too many questions filled Yang Jia's mind. Fortunately, although his teammates had died once, they didn't seem to be affected.

She slowed down, then asked, "What's going on?"

"We wanted to ask you what happened!" Bai Ting said, "We all died and came back, and it seemed like you were the only one left there. When we went to look for you, you were the only one in the entire City Lord's Mansion, lying unconscious on the ground. I remember seeing a giant bird before I died. What was that? And what happened after that? How did you become the Lord of Phoenix City?"

This barrage of questions made Yang Jia feel dizzy, and it took him a moment to react. "What did you say? I became the city lord?"

As she spoke, she turned around and found that her teammates' eyes were all focused on her, and they were obviously very curious about this question.

Among them, Zheng Yizhao's expression was particularly complicated.

His goal was to become the Lord of Phoenix City, and he had spent a lot of time and energy on this. He originally thought that this plan was foolproof, and he did not expect to succeed. However, the way and result of the success were difficult for him to accept.