In her spiritual sea, the divine beast phoenix egg had been awakened, unleashing a powerful pressure that turned the entire space fiery red, as if immersed in a furnace.
Yun Ling's eyes were tightly shut, her divine sense controlling the divine beast phoenix egg, slowly permeating its dantian.
She intended to enter its dantian with soul power.
The divine beast phoenix egg's dantian was a vast vortex, and deep within the vortex, a mass of blue-purple light flickered.
That mass of light was a single blue tear.
As Yun Ling's divine sense entered the divine beast phoenix egg's body, she discovered that the egg contained immense power, seemingly devouring the divine beast phoenix egg's origin power.
This blue-purple liquid within the divine beast phoenix egg was likely the origin power of the divine beast phoenix.
Yun Ling's divine sense explored cautiously for a long time, finally finding a path into the interior of this origin pearl.
Her divine sense cautiously entered a black hole within the divine beast phoenix egg, and immediately, she was enveloped by a terrifying power.
Yun Ling's divine sense explored cautiously, only to find that the terrifying power was not attacking her divine sense at all.
Yun Ling immediately felt a great deal of relief.
"Phew." Yun Ling exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened her eyes.
"Divine Dragon Fire," Yun Ling softly murmured.
With a thought, a small cluster of golden flames ignited on the outer layer of the divine beast phoenix egg.
This was the Divine Dragon Fire.
"Boom!" A loud explosion, accompanied by a terrifying airflow, a powerful gust of wind surged, almost knocking Yun Ling to the ground.
Yun Ling quickly stabilized herself, watching the dazzling light emanating from outside the divine beast phoenix egg, a slight smile appearing at the corner of her lips.
Indeed, a powerful force was hidden within this divine beast phoenix egg.
Such immense power, Yun Ling believed, could only be easily absorbed by Long Xiao Ting, as Long Xiao Ting's bloodline was of the same kind as this divine beast phoenix egg.
Truly worthy of being a divine beast phoenix.
Yun Ling marveled in her heart.
Divine beast phoenixes were ancient divine beasts, their bloodline naturally extraordinary.
"Buzz buzz." Suddenly, a trembling sensation resonated in Yun Ling's mind, as if something was stirring within.
Yun Ling looked up slightly, gazing forward.
Ahead, a blue-purple light shot up into the sky, heading into the distance, then transforming into a colossal phoenix, soaring through the air, traversing the heavens.
This colossal phoenix stretched tens of thousands of feet long, emitting a dazzling blue light all over its body, its feathers shimmering with brilliance.
Looking at the giant blue phoenix ahead, Yun Ling was slightly stunned.
This was the first time she had seen a phoenix in its true form, and the first time she knew that phoenixes were truly this large!
"Rumble!" Suddenly, the void ahead cracked open, and a white jade platform slowly rose from within. Upon the platform, a woman sat cross-legged.
This woman was clad in a pale pink dress, her skin delicate and fair, her features beautiful and pure. Her dark, flowing hair cascaded over her shoulders, her beautiful eyes sparkling with life, her nose elegantly sculpted, her cherry-like mouth slightly parted, her cherry-like tongue lightly visible.
Although the woman was beautiful, she exuded an air of noble elegance.
This was the Saintess of the Divine Dragon Clan, the sole princess of the Dragon Clan.
"Greetings, Saintess!" Seeing the Saintess on the white jade platform ahead, Yun Ling immediately knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to the Saintess three times.
In this world, apart from Yun Ling and cultivators above the Divine Venerable level, all others were required to kneel.
The Saintess turned slightly, her beautiful eyes looking down at Yun Ling, and said with utter indifference, "Yun Ling, your performance has pleased me greatly!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Ling's heart relaxed. It seemed she had won.
"My mission is complete, can I leave now?" Yun Ling quickly asked.
The Saintess nodded and said, "Of course! You may return!"
"Thank you, Saintess!" Yun Ling cupped her fists in gratitude and turned to leave.
After Yun Ling had gone far, the Saintess slowly stood up, reached out, and gently caressed her bulging belly, a happy smile appearing on her face. "Baby, we will be reunited with mother soon."
In the Divine Realm, the people of the Divine Realm were unaware of Long Xiao Ting's existence, let alone his bloodline.
And the strong cultivators of the Divine Dragon Clan only knew that the Saintess's mother was a Nine-Tailed Fox, but not who her father was.
Therefore, within the Divine Dragon Clan, the Saintess could be considered to be without support, as she had never married and had never given birth to a child.
Thus, in the Saintess's eyes, Yun Ling was like her own daughter, and of course, she wished for Yun Ling to grow stronger rapidly, to become powerful and possess the ability to protect herself.
In the history of the Divine Dragon Clan, every hundred years, a powerful Divine King would emerge, who would lead the major forces of the Divine Realm and be among the most powerful Divine Lords.
With the birth of each Divine King, the Divine Dragon Clan would select a new Saintess to bear the future of the Divine Dragon Clan.
A Saintess was required to have the qualification to become a Divine King's consort, otherwise, the Divine Dragon Clan would not acknowledge her.
Long Xiao Ting himself had once said that he would not marry her; his goal was to retrieve the sacred artifact of the Divine Dragon Clan.
Therefore, in the Divine Realm, the Divine Dragon Clan and the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan were mortal enemies, forever incapable of peaceful coexistence, regardless of who the heir to the Divine King was.
Naturally, Yun Ling's destiny was already intertwined with the Divine King's Mansion, a fate that even the Saintess could not change.
Yun Ling left the Divine Dragon Clan and returned directly to the Dragon Palace, staying in Long Xiao Ting's room for a few days. On the third day, she re-entered the Chaos Space.
In Long Xiao Ting's room, Yun Ling sat on the bed, her eyes closed, a look of pain on her brow.
"Ah!" Yun Ling cried out in agony, instantly falling into a coma.
"Bang!" A loud impact echoed through the Dragon Palace, and Yun Ling slammed violently against the wall, falling to the ground in a disheveled state, blood trickling from her mouth.
"Pfft!" Yun Ling suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes widening slightly, filled with pain.
"Hiss!" Yun Ling gritted her teeth, sweat beading on her forehead, her entire body wracked with intense pain.
"What in the world is happening?" Yun Ling, enduring the immense pain, couldn't help but roar out.
She had only been in seclusion for a few days, and such a thing had happened, making it difficult for Yun Ling to adapt.
"This is Divine Dragon Blood!" Yun Ling suddenly heard Long Xiao Ting's voice beside her ear, his tone filled with excitement and eagerness.
Yun Ling looked up slightly towards the source of the sound, and saw Long Xiao Ting sitting in a wheelchair, looking at her.
"Did you knock me out?" Yun Ling glared at Long Xiao Ting, her tone carrying a hint of reproach, but her eyes were filled with tenderness.
Long Xiao Ting smiled faintly, his deep phoenix eyes filled with amusement.
"Ling'er, you are too weak!" Long Xiao Ting said with a look of disappointment, his tone laced with pampering and pity.
"I am not weak anymore!" Yun Ling retorted.
Although her cultivation was only at the peak of Divine Emperor, she could still be considered a super-expert in the Divine Realm, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to defeat a Divine Emperor, or even kill a divine dragon.
This cultivation level was definitely top-tier in the Divine Realm.