Chapter 601 - 599: Royal Phoenix Essence Blood

"Follow me, this way!"

Bingxin knew the situation, of course. After saying this, she immediately led Lin Xuan in another direction. She didn’t ask about his condition, simply grabbing them and flying forward at high speed.

Her energy consumption had been massive, but she still had some left. So she took the lead herself, grabbing the two of them and flying forward. The speed was so great that they whistled past and vanished into the passage in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, the members of the Black Dragon Race who had been frantically fleeing felt a wave of relief when they realized the Spirit King Stage expert wasn’t pursuing them. They had truly escaped a disaster.

But when they calmed down and thought about it, something seemed off. The Black Dragon Race had cornered them so tightly, yet let them go in the end. That wasn’t right! They should have been exterminated. A Spirit King Stage expert’s Cultivation was absolutely enough to wipe them all out in one go, but it hadn’t happened.

By the time they fully came to their senses, it was too late. They had run for so long and were already far away. By the time they could have rushed back, everyone would be gone. Now they were in a difficult position. Not only had they failed to capture Bingxin, but many on their own side had died.

They would certainly face severe punishment upon their return. It was an absolute tragedy.

Under Bingxin’s lead, they soon arrived at another hidden location—a deep, concealed cave whose entrance was shielded by a Restriction. Bingxin knew how to get in and led them inside with ease. The moment they entered, they immediately alerted the people within.

"The Princess? The Princess is back! It’s really the Princess!"

As soon as Bingxin stepped inside, the people within grew ecstatic upon seeing her return. They were naturally overjoyed that their Princess had come back safely.

Lin Xuan looked up and saw that there weren’t many people hiding there, only about twenty or so. The entire Phoenix Race numbered in the thousands. For a group of twenty-plus to resist thousands... the difference in numbers was far too great.

Perhaps the others hadn’t all returned yet, but the total number couldn’t be much higher. Mutated Phoenixes were exceptionally rare to begin with, so there was no way their numbers could be large.

However, precisely because their numbers were so few, the Cultivation of the twenty-odd Mutated Phoenixes present was quite high. The lowest was at the Spirit Pill Stage Level, with many at Core Formation Stage Cultivation, and some were even on the verge of breaking through to the Void Spirit Stage.

This was a terrifying force. If every one of them could quickly break through to the Void Spirit Stage, who could possibly stop them? At the same time, Lin Xuan noticed something else: all the Mutated Phoenixes were female. ’Perhaps the predominantly yin nature of the female constitution makes it easier for the Mutated Phoenix phenomenon to occur,’ he mused.

"Huh? Si Yun is back too! That’s wonderful! Si Yun was rescued! The Princess brought Si Yun back!" Someone spotted Si Yun and became just as happy. They had wanted to rescue Si Yun all along but were being hunted themselves, making a rescue mission impossible.

"I wasn’t the one who saved her; Lin Xuan was. Let me introduce you. This is the Lin Xuan I’ve told you about before. He’s my savior. He just saved me again a moment ago, and he also rescued Si Yun!" Bingxin introduced him to the group.

"The human, Lin Xuan! Heavens, so he’s Lin Xuan. He looks pretty average, and his Cultivation doesn’t seem that high. How could he have rescued the Princess...?"

"Don’t talk nonsense, he’s the Princess’s savior! Let’s go have a look..."

Numerous beautiful women came forward with smiles, circling Lin Xuan to get a better look at him. They watched him with cheerful grins, showering him with praises for his bravery and martial prowess. The bolder ones even gave him a little pinch.

It was simply because they had rarely interacted with humans up close, so they were quite curious.

Lin Xuan immediately felt rather awkward. While such a fortunate encounter with beautiful women was nice, he was in no position to enjoy it.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. Go prepare for a bit; we need to move again." Bingxin gestured for them to stop. When her expression turned serious, they all ceased their playful antics and went to make preparations.

"Big Sister, are you really planning to fight the Phoenix Race like this?" Lin Xuan asked, finally breathing a sigh of relief after escaping the crowd.

"Do you think our numbers are too small?" There wasn’t a trace of despair in Bingxin’s eyes. "The number of Mutated Phoenixes is certainly small, but that doesn’t mean we have little support within the Phoenix Race! Although they didn’t follow us out, there are quite a few who support us. It’s just that gaining their true, active support isn’t so simple."

"Big Sister, are you talking about the Phoenix Ruins?" Lin Xuan inquired.

"It seems you know about the Phoenix Ruins. That saves me a lot of explaining." Bingxin smiled. "Yes. To gain the complete support of the Phoenix Race, we must completely occupy the Phoenix Ruins! As long as we occupy the Phoenix Ruins and obtain the Heart of the Fire Phoenix within, the Phoenix Race will unconditionally recognize us as their ruler. The current Fire Phoenix King is just a temporary leader, not the true Clan Leader!"

Lin Xuan knew a bit about this. Each Clan Leader wasn’t chosen internally, but rather selected through the Phoenix Ruins. However, not just any Phoenix could participate, only designated candidates. The children of the previous Clan Leader would certainly become candidates, but they were just some among others.

In other words, if they couldn’t obtain the Heart of the Fire Phoenix, the position of Clan Leader would not fall to them.

"In that case, was scattering the keys outside your doing, Big Sister?" Lin Xuan asked.

"Yes, I was the one who scattered the keys outside. It was deliberate. Although obtaining the Heart of the Fire Phoenix makes you the Clan Leader, getting inside is not that easy. How could that bitch, the Fire Phoenix King, possibly let us enter safely? So, I threw some of the keys out to create a distraction. But those aren’t very important; they only open the outermost gate, so their significance is minor," Bingxin said with a smile.

Lin Xuan sighed. Bingxin’s actions had thrown the entire Demon Race Continent into chaos and even led to the destruction of Unity City. Though you couldn’t blame Bingxin for it directly, she was indirectly responsible.

However, Lin Xuan wasn’t going to blame her for anything. If those two City Lords hadn’t been so greedy, things wouldn’t have ended up this way.

"Big Sister, there’s actually something I must tell you while I’m here." Lin Xuan thought for a moment and decided he had to state his purpose.

"Hm? Go ahead and say it. Whatever it is, as long as it’s something I can do, I will definitely help!" Bingxin said with a smile.

Lin Xuan then told her about his father’s situation. After hearing it, Bingxin froze for a moment, then shook her head with a wry smile. "I really want to help you with that, but it’s not possible right now. Because I don’t have any Phoenix Essence Blood from the Royal Family..."