Although Icebird wasn't Gray-Headed Ice Eagle's biological mother, their bond was profound and unbreakable. How could she willingly let her child die with her?
Gray-Headed Ice Eagle felt the same way; though Icebird wasn't his biological mother, he was willing to die with her.
Even the inherently cold-hearted Gray-Headed Ice Eagle could be moved by Icebird's maternal love, but Lin Xiuran had also wholeheartedly loved that family, yet the final outcome was only sorrow.
Sometimes, some people are truly worse than beasts.
Lin Xiuran's gaze narrowed slightly, but before he could do anything, Icebird suddenly looked at him.
The immense lightning she had willingly accepted erupted from her body, directly striking Lin Xiuran.
A tingling sensation spread throughout his body; Lin Xiuran was baptized by the lightning, his body becoming numb. The next moment, his consciousness gradually faded, and he collapsed.
A short while later, the woman who had chased after him also arrived. At this moment, the lightning tribulation had just dissipated, and the ice bird landed on the snow-capped mountaintop, lifeless. She ultimately failed to survive this ten-thousand-year calamity, falling to divine punishment, or perhaps more accurately, to the unfair rules of the Douluo Continent.
Only the gray-headed ice eagle remained, its low, mournful cries echoing across the icy landscape, so desolate and chilling.
Perhaps soon, its body would be buried by the snow, and even the traces of the ice bird's life, including its cave, would vanish. In this boundless snowfield, nothing would remain.
In this icy wasteland, too many lives had perished; even an ice bird with ninety thousand years of cultivation seemed so insignificant.
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Shrek City
A clever blend of ancient and modern, a vast city stretching as far as the eye can see, a scene of prosperity and flourishing.
This is Shrek City, the largest city on the Douluo Continent!
Shrek City is not only home to Shrek Academy, but also the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda.
Despite the sheer size of Shrek City, a towering tower that reaches into the clouds can be clearly seen from anywhere.
That tower stands majestically, shimmering with a faint silver light, its eight sides reaching their apex, which is shrouded in mist.
This is the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda, the tallest building on the continent.
Moreover, the Federation has explicit regulations that no building can exceed its height. This is the Federation government's respect for an organization, and it is enough to demonstrate the Spirit Pagoda's pivotal position in the Federation.
If there is one organization on the continent that is most mysterious, it might be the Tang Sect. The organization with the richest foundation is probably Shrek Academy. But if we're talking about the most powerful organization, without a doubt, it belongs to the Spirit Pagoda.
With the existence of artificial souls, the Spirit Pagoda possesses the most outstanding research talents and powerful individuals, as well as immense wealth comparable to that of a nation. It holds a pivotal position within the Federation.
Seven seats in the Federation Parliament belong to the Spirit Pagoda. It's important to note that the entire Federation Parliament only has one hundred and eight seats.
This doesn't even include other members influenced by the Spirit Pagoda organization.
Not all of the Spirit Pagoda's headquarters tower is open to the public; the higher the floors, the more important and confidential the locations, and the more powerful the individuals within the Spirit Pagoda.
At this moment, on one of the highest floors of the Spirit Pagoda, one can clearly see the swirling clouds outside through the windows.
And now, standing before the huge floor-to-ceiling window is a woman with red hair and red eyes, a face as white as jade, a fiery temperament, passionate yet delicate, breathtakingly beautiful, radiating the vitality of the sun. Her figure is graceful and tall, like the most beautiful adornment.
She was none other than Leng Yaozhu, the Heavenly Wind Douluo, hailed as the most beautiful woman in the Spirit Pagoda and also its deputy tower master.
At this moment, however, this beauty was gazing absently at the cloudscape outside the French windows, lost in thought, until she heard a soft pant behind her, snapping her back to reality.
When Lin Xiuran woke up, the first thing he saw was this woman's beautiful face, and she was very close to him. For a moment, even he,
with his rather aloof personality, was somewhat stunned by her beauty. Although the woman before him seemed very passionate, he could clearly sense her actual introversion.
Perhaps her outward enthusiasm and domineering nature were merely a protective shell.
"Don't just space out now that you're awake," Leng Yaozhu naturally noticed Lin Xiuran's gaze, but only spoke softly before getting up and standing to the side, her gaze remaining fixed on Lin Xiuran.
"What's the situation now?" Lin Xiuran asked.
Leng Yaozhu glanced at him indifferently, then explained, "I found you in the far north. At the time, you were with a soul beast that had just failed its tribulation and a ten-thousand-year-old gray-headed ice eagle. So I brought you back after you fainted."
The truth might be as Leng Yaozhu said. After sensing Lin Xiuran's bloodline, she searched everywhere and rushed there after discovering the soul beast undergoing its tribulation. However, by the time she arrived, it was all over. She could only carry the unconscious Lin Xiuran back.
Lin Xiuran slowly propped himself up and sat up, looking at Leng Yaozhu, asking, "Who are you?"
"Leng Yaozhu from the Spirit Pagoda."
She only stated her name, but her eyes were still scrutinizing Lin Xiuran.
Lin Xiuran feigned surprise: "You are His Majesty the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo?"
Although it was feigned surprise, he was actually quite surprised, not expecting to encounter her in the far north. It was just that his personality wouldn't allow him to show such obvious emotions. That's why he pretended to be surprised.
Leng Yaozhu didn't continue speaking, only letting out a cold snort: "Quite the inner monologue."
With her shrewdness, how could she not see through Lin Xiuran's feigned surprise?
"Can I see your martial soul?" Leng Yaozhu, standing in the corner, suddenly asked abruptly.
Lin Xiuran didn't hesitate to release his martial soul without much thought.
She had saved him; seeing his martial soul wouldn't hurt him. Besides, given her strength, he couldn't really resist.
Looking at Lin Xiuran's so-called Wind Bird martial soul, feeling the aura that stirred even the depths of her blood, Leng Yaozhu was stunned.
After a while, she recovered and looked at Lin Xiuran seriously: "Alright, I just want to ask you if you'd like to become my student."
Lin Xiuran was startled; he hadn't expected Leng Yaozhu to be so direct in wanting to take him as a student.
"Don't be surprised." Leng Yaozhu's gaze softened. "I've investigated your background thoroughly. As for your martial spirit, I'm the perfect person to teach you."
Leng Yaozhu is known as the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, and her martial spirit is also the Heavenly Phoenix, possessing a significant connection to the true phoenix bloodline.
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