"This probably took a hundred yards of soil, huh? Tsk tsk, having soil to burn!"

The failure of Tang Yingxin to rise in the rankings instantly made him the laughing stock of everyone; he fell from the 150th place, thinking he could seize the 188th rank, but ended up being utterly defeated!

The colorful light faded, and He Qing returned to human form, walking down from the battle platform.

Everyone watched her, making way for her with deep respect.

He Qing didn't even glance at Tang Yingxin, who lay lifeless on the ground, instead, she immediately searched the crowd for Xiang Beifei's figure.

This little rascal, is he convinced now?

Time to fulfill that promise!

Xiang Beifei was sitting there, yawning out of boredom when suddenly a hostile aura locked onto him. He found He Qing had come over, grabbed his arm, and with a twist, led him out of the crowd, returning to a pavilion prepared for her at the Dao Palace.

"Take it easy, why so rough." Xiang Beifei shook his hand.

"Hmph!"

He Qing let go of Xiang Beifei's arm, her cold gaze appearing aggressive.

"What should you say now?" she asked.

"Uh... Congratulations on maintaining your Earth Ranking?"

"And?"

"That phoenix's colorful wings look nice; you wield the Divine Phoenix Bone better than your dad."

"And?"

"Your crane race hasn't lost hope, you'll still have breath soil earnings in the future!"

"And?"

"The weather's nice today!"

"And?"

He Qing was almost grinding her teeth; she stared at this irritating guy, daring to play dumb with her!

Xiang Beifei absentmindedly said, "That's it."

"That's it? How dare you say that's it to me?"

He Qing held the Divine Phoenix Bone, which glowed threateningly, "You better remember what you're supposed to say to me within ten breaths, or else—"

Buzz!

The strong aura of the Divine Phoenix Bone flickered.

"Oh, this colorful chicken bone doesn't work on me; I'm not part of the bird race." Xiang Beifei casually waved his hand.

"Colorful chicken bone?"

He Qing was nearly bursting with anger!

Colorful chicken? Bone?

This little rascal not only forgot what he just said, but now he also called the Divine Phoenix Bone a colorful chicken bone?

She felt a knot in her chest, almost choking her!

"You little punk, aren't you asking for a beating? You just said, if I won, how would you address me? You said you wouldn't call me something, what was it?"

He Qing tried hard to suppress her temper.

"Oh! That, old granny?"

"Then what should you call me?"

"Um... Xiao Qing?"

"Get lost!"

He Qing almost didn't slap him.

"Only my father or elders can call me Xiao Qing, you are not allowed to say that directly."

"Okay, Xiao Qing. Let's go shopping at the big stores next!"

"..."

He Qing felt like her lungs were about to explode!

How can there be such a little rascal!

Xiang Beifei nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders.

"Actually, I never thought five hundred years was that old; after all, we have some beautiful mythical stories there—like the thousand-year-old white snake demon Ah Zhen and the twenty-something scholar Ah Xian falling in love, but being suppressed by a monk Ah Hai with a golden washbasin under a pagoda, so five hundred years isn't a big deal." Xiang Beifei said.

Three black lines appeared on He Qing's forehead, coldly saying: "You already knew five hundred years isn't considered old, so why did you call me an old granny?"

"Because I was just too full to think straight."

"..."

He Qing glared furiously at Xiang Beifei, her eyes blazing with fire.

Originally she wanted to ask Xiang Beifei, "Are you too full to think straight?" but he preemptively stole her line.

Speak her word, make her speechless!

The most annoying thing is, this guy, this guy talks as if he's justified after he's eaten his fill!

"Alright, aren't you going to rest? Activating the power of the colorful chicken bone probably drained your Spiritual Power, do you still have the energy to get angry with me?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"I always have the energy to deal with you!"

He Qing snorted lightly.

But Xiang Beifei was right. Defeating Tang Yingxin was not as easy as it seemed; outsiders thought she won effortlessly, but in reality, she expended a lot of effort.

After all, the Divine Phoenix Bone is an ancient and powerful existence, and even though He Qing possesses its bloodline, she cannot fully harness its potential.

"Can I see your colorful chicken phoenix bone?"

"What's there to see? Haven't you seen it before?"

"Let me have a look."

He Qing glared at Xiang Beifei.

This was originally a sacred object of their crane race, how could it be given away so easily? But this guy, though a bit annoying, could still be trusted, so she handed the Divine Phoenix Bone to Xiang Beifei.

The Divine Phoenix Bone had already lost its luster, becoming indistinguishable from an ordinary bone, essentially a genuine chicken bone.

Xiang Beifei held the Divine Phoenix Bone, gently clasped it, and infused it with his Spiritual Power.

Seeing Xiang Beifei about to attempt using the Divine Phoenix Bone, He Qing reminded, "Only our Bird Dao can use Spiritual Power to activate the Divine Phoenix Bone. Even if other races obtain it, it's useless. You'd better save your energy, no matter how much Spiritual Power you infuse, it won't work."

But just as she finished speaking, the Divine Phoenix Bone in Xiang Beifei's hand suddenly emitted a bright light, brightly illuminating the entire room.

"How is that possible... Aren't you from the Human Race?"

He Qing looked at the Divine Phoenix Bone in Xiang Beifei's hand in shock, could it work even in his hands?

"Of course I'm from the Human Race."

"Then how can you activate the colorful phoenix chicken bone?"

"Hmm?"

Xiang Beifei raised an eyebrow.

"Ah, no, no, it's the Divine Phoenix Bone! Not colorful chicken... damn, you've twisted my words!" He Qing said angrily.

For some reason, ever since she met Xiang Beifei, she felt like she was easily set off.

"Because I'm from the Human Race."

Xiang Beifei said calmly.

"How can that be? How can the Human Race..."

"What do you think?"

The Divine Phoenix Bone in Xiang Beifei's hand sparkled with brilliant colors, extremely dazzling, able to unleash a power even greater than He Qing's!

She even had the illusion that Xiang Beifei was part of the Bird Dao Race, possibly an exceptional bird.

Among the birds, the phoenix is considered a divine bird, equal to the Vermilion Bird, both top-tier Bird Dao kings.

If we were to rank the Flying Bird Dao, then the phoenix and Vermilion Bird are among the top-tier, with the Peacock Great Bright King, Golden-winged Roc, Azure Phoenix, Nine Phoenixes, and Golden Crow in the second tier.

Following these would be Eagle Dao and Crane Dao, the relatively weaker birds, belonging to the third tier.

But the aura and power unleashed by the Divine Phoenix Bone in Xiang Beifei's hand far exceeded He Qing's; it must be the power of a second-tier bloodline in the Divine Bird Dao.

Yet he's from the Human Race! Without phoenix bloodline!

"Now you understand why we're inherently called humans, right?"

Xiang Beifei once again grasped the Divine Phoenix Bone in his hand!

Buzz!

The crisp and resonant phoenix cry echoed in his hand, with the divine light of the phoenix in his grasp. For a moment, He Qing even thought she saw the true phoenix, mistaking Xiang Beifei for the phoenix!

"Humans... can humans really do this?"

He Qing was extremely shocked.

She simply couldn't understand what special ability the Human Race had since she had never interacted with them before, and Xiang Beifei was the first human she knew.

Xiang Beifei fiddled with the Divine Phoenix Bone and said, "A phoenix cannot be killed, it will be reborn every hundred thousand years, and this Divine Phoenix Bone must have been left behind during its rebirth, containing a drop of Phoenix Essence Blood. Won't you try to refine it?"

"Phoenix Essence Blood?"

He Qing was taken aback, she had never considered it.

"You didn't know?" Xiang Beifei asked in confusion.

"No one in our crane race knew." He Qing shook her head.

Back then, after the ancestors of the crane race found the Divine Phoenix Bone in some secret location at the Edge Corner Airspace, all the top experts of the crane race tried to activate its full power. But no one could unleash more than a small portion; no one knew how to handle the Divine Phoenix Bone!

"Want my help?"

A white flame rose in Xiang Beifei's hand!