Before Youyou could react, the phoenix had already carried her into the sky, her vision filled with the perfect, multicolored plumage, a sea of radiant light as far as the eye could see. All she could hear was the whistling wind.
"Feng Rong?" she called out instinctively, but the large bird in front of her flew even more vigorously, about to fly out of the formation above. You You was stunned, looked back at the layers of resentment below, then grabbed the feathers in front of her and said urgently, "Wait! Feng Rong's vengeful spirits..."
As if knowing what she was about to say, the phoenix stopped flying upwards and hovered above the formation. The next moment, flames suddenly ignited on its originally colorful wings, and in no time it transformed into a fire phoenix. The crimson flames burned fiercely, carrying an aura capable of incinerating everything. Miraculously, Youyou, who was pressed close to it, did not feel the slightest bit of heat; the flames seemed to be naturally harmless to her.
Immediately following, a phoenix cry rang out again, and the phoenix began to circle in the air. With every inch it flew past, towering flames ignited, as if the air itself had been set ablaze, creating a floating sea of fire. Within that sea of fire, countless red lotuses bloomed in competition, instantly transforming into a sea of red lotus flames. Then, the fiery lotuses scattered into crimson petals, emitting a faint white light, falling downwards like rain.
The tens of thousands of vengeful spirits below seemed to be drawn by something, suddenly stopping all their movements and heading towards the falling red lotus petals. Almost the instant they touched the petals, all their resentment vanished, and a soft white light flowed into their souls, causing the thousands of vengeful spirits to become peaceful and quiet.
The vengeful spirits' hideous, terrifying, and extremely painful appearances disappeared. One by one, they transformed back into ordinary, translucent souls, returning to their original forms from their previous lives. Then, they turned into streaks of shimmering light and dissipated into the air, seemingly having entered the underworld.
The shrill, piercing cries of ghosts grew weaker and weaker until they disappeared completely, leaving only a sky full of red lotus fire rain, scattered specks of light, and those sounds that seemed to finally be free.
Thank you... Thank you... Thank you...
Youyou scanned the ghosts that had returned to their former appearances and then quickly disappeared. They were no longer as ferocious as before. Instead, most of them were dressed in fine clothes and had peaceful expressions. There were both men and women. Strangely, they did not look like they had suffered a major disaster or war. What was the reason for this mass grave of ten thousand ghosts?
She couldn't figure it out for a moment, and the ghosts below had almost all disappeared. Until the last vengeful spirit disappeared, the entire charred forest had changed its appearance, as if it had been completely cleansed. Although it was still charred, it had an inexplicable refreshing feeling, and spiritual energy began to gather towards it again.
Everything happened so fast; the matter was resolved in less than a quarter of an hour. Youyou was surprised; as expected of the gods, their efficiency was astounding.
“Youyou…” A long-lost voice rang in my ears.
She turned around and saw the phoenix radiating light. Its enormous form began to transform, visibly shrinking as if slowly coalescing into a human shape. Its massive wings vanished, transforming into familiar arms that gently embraced her waist, and its exquisite feathers slowly returned to human skin.
Even the feel of the feathers under her palm suddenly changed, and she pressed on... a softer, protruding mass.
Huh?
"I'm back." A familiar voice rang in my ears, and a stunningly beautiful face appeared before me.
Youyou paused for a moment, her gaze not falling on his increasingly devilish face, but slowly moving down to settle on his two breasts, which were even larger than her own. Her hand, which was covering them, couldn't help but squeeze them, and she blurted out...
"Miss, who are you?"
Feng Rong's originally radiant smile froze, and she followed her gaze to her chest, her face turning deathly pale in an instant.
The next moment, crimson flames filled the sky and a soul-like roar resounded in the air.
"Yuan, Qi!"
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Feng Rong awoke. Although he had broken free of his shell prematurely, his damaged primordial spirit had been completely healed. Together with his physical form, he was now a complete phoenix. However… he encountered a small problem during his transformation!
Not only You You, but even Feng Rong himself hadn't expected that he would transform into a woman! Although his appearance hadn't changed, he still possessed that unparalleled beauty, and because it was his true form, he was even more beautiful than when he was in his previous clone. He could easily steal everyone's attention, even surpassing Yuan Qi in that regard.
He lacked the imposing and robust physique of a man, but with his current curvaceous figure and heroic air between his brows, he looked... completely natural!
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But Feng Rong clearly couldn't accept it, and was even devastated, so she immediately got into a fight with Yuan Qi. If You You hadn't stopped them, the two of them would have really fought, and might have even turned the entire Yu Yu Island upside down.
"This is a characteristic of his clan's ability to take human form. The situation was urgent at the time, so I passed on my divine power to him." Yuan Qi narrowed his eyes and explained calmly, "Once he can fully master his abilities, he will naturally recover."
"You mean he can turn back?" You You was overjoyed. Feng Rong had suddenly turned into a girl, and even he felt a little awkward if he didn't say it was him. After spending so much time with his brother, it was indeed a bit hard to accept that he had suddenly gone to Thailand or something.
“It should be.” Yuan Qi nodded with some hesitation, but still smiled gently. “Xiao You doesn’t need to worry too much. He just hatched. It is said that when the phoenix clan is born, there is no distinction between genders. They will choose to become either a phoenix or a dragon later. The reason he is like this now is probably because he absorbed my divine power before.”
"That's not right!" Youyou was puzzled and continued to ask, "If it's because of your divine power, and you're a man, shouldn't you revert to your original gender? Why are you in a female form?"
“The Phoenix Clan’s transformed form after hatching will be influenced by the person who hatched it, transforming into… the opposite gender.” Yuan Qi’s eyes flashed as he explained softly, “But this is only temporary. His true form has just awakened, which is why he can’t control being influenced by my divine power. Once he fully adapts, he should… be able to change back.”
"It's good that he can turn back." Youyou breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of the little turkey that had returned to the school, she went straight to her room and started playing with it. She sighed, "Then I'll go talk to him. I should be able to clear things up. Don't worry, Dad Yuan, he's just having a temporary shock and can't figure things out. He won't really hit you."
"Hmm." Yuan Qi smiled gently as usual, until he watched You You leave and disappear on the road to Feng Rong's residence. Only then did his smile slowly fade, and after a long while, he let out a long sigh.
There was something else he hadn't told her: the Phoenix Clan is inherently proud; they will not perch on anything but the parasol tree, will not eat anything but the fruit of the lotus, and will not drink anything but the sweet spring. The only thing that can make them set aside their pride is when they choose their one and only partner for life, and only then will the Phoenix Clan truly be certain whether they will become a phoenix or a huang.
Perhaps Feng Rong's anger stemmed from this.
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