Chapter 435 A Harmonious Roar Shakes the Heavens and Earth!

Jiang Yun listened to Liu Qingyun's words.

A smile appeared on his face.

Five opportunities to enter the Liu family's treasury and select treasures.

This gesture was even more generous than he had anticipated.

It seemed the Liu Family Head had completely come to his senses.

"Since Family Head Liu is being so hospitable, it would seem ungrateful of me to decline any further."

Jiang Yun cupped his hands slightly, his tone composed.

"In that case, I shall accept with gratitude."

He agreed cleanly and decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

As soon as those words were spoken...

The people inside the Spirit Sealing Hall were momentarily stunned.

Just a moment ago, this Grand Tutor Dongxuan had a face full of difficulty, speaking so seriously about the depletion of Bloodline Origin and how the slightest mishap could lead to an accident.

Yet, the moment the Family Head increased the stakes, he agreed immediately?

He didn't even hesitate for a second?

This thick-skinned guy...

Many people present grumbled secretly in their hearts.

However, no one dared to say it out loud at this moment.

After all, he was currently the Liu family's only hope; they could offend anyone but this gentleman.

Liu Qingyun was also taken aback, but then he felt a sense of helpless amusement.

This kid was indeed acting just now!

All that talk about damaged Bloodline Origins and extreme risks...

It was all just a setup to raise the price!

However, even though he had been played by Jiang Yun, Liu Qingyun actually felt more at ease.

He wasn't afraid of Jiang Yun wanting benefits; he was afraid of Jiang Yun not wanting them.

Once Jiang Yun accepted the conditions, the activation of the soul crystal was as good as settled.

After all, for a Genius of Jiang Yun's caliber, once he gave his word in public, there was no possibility of him breaking it.

"Excellent!"

Liu Qingyun was all smiles as he repeatedly cupped his hands.

"With Great Master Dong Xuan's word, I am completely relieved! Then I must trouble the Great Master to begin as soon as possible, to awaken the Soul of the Nether Phoenix that has slept for a thousand years for my Liu family!"

The various Liu family Elders behind him also cupped their hands one after another, their faces filled with joy and anticipation.

"Yes! Please begin quickly, Great Master Dong Xuan!"

"With Great Master Dong Xuan taking action, success is surely guaranteed!"

"A thousand years of waiting will finally reach Perfection today!"

Great Master Master Fu Shan stroked his long beard.

A light of anticipation flickered in his eyes.

He leaned over and whispered to Old Mo, "The simultaneous resonance of three Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines... this is the first time this old man has witnessed such a grand occasion with my own eyes."

Old Mo nodded slightly, his aged voice carrying a hint of emotion.

"Indeed. Three ancient Bloodlines gathered in one hall is a rare marvel in any era. Furthermore, the Bloodlines of these three familiars are extremely pure: the True Dragon Bloodline, the Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng Bloodline, and the Ancient Nether Phoenix Bloodline—every one of them is a top-tier existence. With such a lineup, let alone activating a soul crystal, it would be more than enough to open up a Secret Realm."

"Exactly."

Great Master Master Fu Shan nodded in agreement.

"While I am not particularly proficient in Bloodline techniques, from the perspective of Formation operation, if three different attributes of ancient Bloodlines can achieve resonance, the resulting resonance power will be more than ten times that of a single Bloodline's impact. This time, it will surely be a natural success."

Although the two Grand Tutor Level masters lowered their voices, their words still clearly reached the ears of many in the quiet Spirit Sealing Hall.

The crowd present nodded repeatedly, their expectations pushed to an even higher peak.

Standing beside the Nether Phoenix, Liu Ruyan's ice-blue eyes looked toward Jiang Yun with a trace of unusual emotion.

Her father had actually promised five opportunities to enter the treasury in one breath.

In her memory, this was a grand gesture her father had never made before.

To her, this meant that the level of importance her father placed on Jiang Yun had far exceeded her expectations.

This guy...

Was he truly worth such an investment from her father?

Her gaze lingered on Jiang Yun's silver mask for a moment before she looked away.

Regardless.

The moment of truth was about to unfold.

Jiang Yun looked around, taking in everyone's expressions before saying nothing more.

He raised his hand and pointed gently at Little Fire, who was floating in mid-air.

"Little Fire, one more time."

"This time, release all of your Bloodline aura; don't hold back anymore."

As his voice fell...

Little Fire's majestic golden dragon eyes suddenly lit up.

"Roar!!!"

A dragon's roar that pierced the Nine Heavens exploded once again!

A True Dragon aura—vaster, more overbearing, and more violent than before—surged out from Little Fire's body like a volcano erupting from beneath the deep sea!

The visible golden Divine Might of the dragon transformed into a dazzling pillar of light, shooting straight toward the hall's dome.

Within the light pillar, the phantom of the ancient giant dragon became increasingly solid and clear; every dragon scale was visible, and every whisker was lifelike.

Burning golden flames blazed in the phantom's eyes as it looked down upon the common Yunyun below, as if a Heavenly God dragon had descended upon the mortal world!

An even more terrifying Bloodline pressure swept in all directions like a tide, the air itself letting out a strained creak under the weight of this pressure.

The floor of the hall trembled slightly, and the Formation runes on the walls lit up in unison, emitting a low humming sound.

"Now!"

Jiang Yun shouted in a low voice.

Liu Ruyan reacted extremely quickly. She raised her jade-like hand, and a black beam of light shot from her fingertip toward the Nether Phoenix.

"Nether Phoenix! Release your Bloodline Origin with all your strength!"

"Skree!!!"

The Nether Phoenix tilted its head back and let out a high-pitched, piercing cry.

With Little Fire's True Dragon aura leading the way, the ancient Bloodline within the Nether Phoenix had already been thoroughly stimulated.

Now, under Liu Ruyan's command, it held nothing back, and the ink-black Nether Power around its body surged out like boiling lava.

A dark pillar of light shot into the sky, condensing behind the Nether Phoenix into the phantom of a black Phoenix that blotted out the sun.

The phantom was surrounded by eerie Nether flames, its eyes like two burning black suns, radiating a deathly aura that caused all things to wither.

The Bloodline pressure of the Ancient Nether Phoenix...

...was released without reservation!

"Little Skylark, it's your turn."

Jiang Yun spoke again.

In mid-air, Little Skylark's pale golden eyes suddenly flashed.

"Boom!!!"

The phantom of the Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng swelled once more!

A pillar of light intertwined with purple and silver wind and thunder shot into the sky, forming a tripartite confrontation with the golden True Dragon pillar and the black Nether Phoenix pillar.

Wind and thunder roared together as the Void Realm trembled. With a gentle flap of the Divine Peng phantom's wings, ten thousand feet of lightning and Nine Heavens astral winds howled forth, as if they were about to tear this world apart!

The Bloodline auras of three Ancient Divine Beasts...

...bloomed to their absolute limit at the same time!

Three vast pressures, powerful enough to crush the Void Realm, collided at the same moment!

And then...

The entire Spirit Sealing Hall began to vibrate violently.

No.

It wasn't just the Spirit Sealing Hall.

It was the entire Liu Family Ancestral Land!

"Rumble!!!"

The three Ancient Divine Beast Bloodline auras of different attributes and Origins were like three world-destroying torrents, colliding, intertwining, and tangling in mid-air.

Each aura was powerful enough to suppress a region of the world on its own; now that all three were blooming simultaneously, they actually began to resonate, respond, and stimulate one another!

They were resonating!

A Bloodline resonance between Ancient Divine Beasts!

"Buzz!!!"

A visible tricolor ring of light suddenly expanded from the core where the three Bloodline auras collided, like ripples on water, sweeping out in all directions.

Wherever the ring passed, space itself showed visible distortions, as if even the Law of this world was trembling at the resonance of these three Divine Beast Bloodlines.

At the same time.

The dim soul crystal in the center of the Spirit Sealing Hall...

...also began to undergo a change.

The dense Ancient Soul Runes on the surface of the soul crystal, which had originally become dull due to the single-line impact of the Nether Phoenix, now lit up one by one, like an ignited galaxy spreading outward from the very core of the soul crystal.

Three thousand six hundred Soul runes glowed in unison!

The Eight Desolations Spirit Sealing Array began to operate at an unprecedented speed, every node of the Formation frantically absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, emitting a low humming sound.

The speed of its operation was faster than ever before—so fast that Great Master Master Fu Shan watched in stunned silence.

Immediately following that.

"Boom!!!"

A shocking divine light intertwined with three colors shot into the sky from the mountain where the Spirit Sealing Hall was located, directly tearing through the spatial barrier that had existed above the Liu Family Ancestral Land for a thousand years!

The tricolor light pillar shot straight into the clouds, reaching ten thousand feet high!

Within the light pillar, three Divine Beast phantoms were faintly visible.

The Golden Flame True Dragon, the Wind-Thunder Divine Peng, and the Nether Phoenix.

The three phantoms slowly rotated around an even larger, more ancient, and more weathered phantom, as if ten thousand beasts were paying homage, or as if ancient gods had descended!

The entire Liu family Small World...

...was shaken at this moment!

Outside the ancestral land.

On the Liu Family Square.

Supreme Elder Liu Yunshan and the group of Grand Elders loyal to the family head were waiting outside for orders when they suddenly felt the earth beneath their feet tremble violently.

Immediately following that, a tri-colored pillar of light burst out from the ancestral mountain, soaring straight into the sky!

Everyone was completely dumbfounded at the sight.

"What's going on?!"

"What happened!"

"This light pillar... it's erupting from the depths of the ancestral land!"

"A tri-colored pillar of light! What's inside! Look, quickly!"

"My god! Three phantoms of Divine Beasts! It's a True Dragon! And the Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng! And Young Miss Ruyan's Nether Phoenix!"

"In the middle! What is that even larger phantom in the middle!"

Supreme Elder Liu Yunshan's entire body shook violently.

His aged face was filled with shock and wild joy.

"It succeeded?! Could Grand Tutor Dongxuan have actually succeeded?! This is the phenomenon of soul crystal resonance! This is the sign that the soul of the nether phoenix is about to awaken!"

"What?! The soul crystal is about to be activated?!"

"Grand Tutor Dongxuan succeeded?!"

"Heaven bless the Liu family! Heaven bless the Liu family!"

The members of the Liu family on the square were dancing with excitement, some even kneeling to kowtow with tears streaming down their faces.

On the other side.

Liu Lie and several conservative Elders who had a history of conflict with Jiang Yun stood together, looking up at the tri-colored pillar of light that connected heaven and earth, their expressions shifting uncertainly.

"This phenomenon..."

An Elder beside Liu Lie swallowed hard.

"Could it be that kid really did it?"

Liu Lie didn't answer; he just stared fixedly at the Divine Beast phantoms within the tri-colored pillar of light, his withered fingers clenching until his knuckles turned white.

His lips twitched a few times.

But he couldn't say a single word.

The unwillingness and jealousy in his heart gnawed at him like a poisonous snake, yet there was nothing he could do.

The man's Formation path was stronger than the Grand Tutor's, his runes were stronger than the Grand Tutor's, and now even his beast-taming involved Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines—and more than one at that!

How could he possibly compete with someone like that?

Liu Lie closed his eyes, unwilling to look any longer.

Meanwhile, inside the Spirit Sealing Hall.

"This... this!!!"

"This is! This is the resonance phenomenon of three Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines!!!"

"It's a success! Resonance has been achieved! The three Bloodlines are resonating!"

"My god! This phenomenon actually pierced through the spatial barrier of the ancestral land! Just how strong is this resonance power!"

The people inside the Spirit Sealing Hall had gone completely mad.

Everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs, venting the shock and excitement in their hearts.

Great Master Master Fu Shan looked up at the three Divine Beast phantoms rotating and intertwining above, his cloudy old eyes flashing with brilliant light, his aged body trembling violently with excitement.

"Three Bloodlines, a tripartite balance! Checking and balancing each other, resonating with each other! This is the three-line resonance little friend Dong Xuan spoke of! This is the correct way to activate the soul crystal! To witness such a grand event in my lifetime, I can die with no regrets!"

Old Mo was also nodding incessantly, his withered fingers stroking his long beard, his voice trembling.

"Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Three lines from the same source but of different qualities, the same body but different natures, colliding yet not repelling, restraining yet stimulating each other! Such exquisite Bloodline resonance cannot be understood without great wisdom! Grand Tutor Dongxuan's understanding of the Dao of Bloodlines is something I am ashamed to say I cannot match!"

Liu Qingyun stood at the front of the hall, looking up at the earth-shaking phenomenon of the three Divine Beast phantoms intertwining and rotating, his hands shaking violently.

It wasn't fear.

It was excitement!

Extreme excitement!

Hundreds of years of waiting!

The Liu family had waited for this day for three full centuries!!!

And now.

This miracle was happening right before his eyes!

He suddenly turned to look at Jiang Yun, his eyes slightly red and his voice choked with emotion.

"Great Master Dong Xuan! Resonance is achieved! Is it... is it possible to wake the soul of the nether phoenix immediately?!"

The members of the Liu family also turned their gazes toward Jiang Yun, their eyes filled with expectation and urgency.

"Yes, Great Master Dong Xuan! The resonance is already so strong! The soul of the nether phoenix should be waking up now!"

"It will surely succeed! It will surely succeed!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yun's expression remained calm.

Naturally, he understood the current situation better than anyone.

The three-line resonance was only the first step; what came next was the true key.

The power of resonance had to reach the deepest Origin of the Nine Nether Underworld Phoenix Soul within the soul crystal to wake it from its slumber.

However, he was in no hurry; he had already sensed that the sleeping will inside the soul crystal was slowly awakening.

"Family Head Liu, please be patient."

Jiang Yun said calmly.

"Although the resonance is successful, whether the soul of the nether phoenix can truly be awakened depends on what happens next..."

Liu Ruyan stood beside the Nether Phoenix, her ice-blue eyes staring fixedly at the soul crystal, her red lips slightly pursed.

Her Nether Phoenix had the highest Realm among the three beasts and the closest connection to the soul crystal.

At this moment, through the Nether Phoenix, she clearly felt something stirring deep within the soul crystal.

That feeling was like a sleeping person slowly opening their eyes.

She subconsciously clenched her fists.

She could feel that the soul of the nether phoenix was awakening.

But she could also feel that the awakening process was slow and difficult, as if it could fail at any moment.

Her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

Can this guy... really do it?

Just then.

"Buzz!!!"

A vibration more violent than any previous phenomenon erupted from the core of the soul crystal!

Immediately after.

Under everyone's extremely shocked gaze.

The soul crystal split open.

It wasn't a shattering crack.

It was a rift of light splitting open from the very center of the soul crystal.

That light was a black divine light, dark as ink yet clear as water.

It emanated from the very core of the soul crystal, as if some existence that had slept for ten thousand years was slowly opening its eyes.

The black divine light grew stronger and more intense, until finally—

"Boom!!!"

A black pillar of light that connected heaven and earth burst out from the soul crystal!

Within the black pillar of light, a phantom so massive it defied description slowly condensed.

First was the outline.

The outline of a Phoenix about to take flight.

Its size was more than ten times larger than the phantom of the Nether Phoenix; the mere appearance of its outline caused the space of the entire Spirit Sealing Hall to twist and deform under the pressure.

The air grew thin, and everyone felt a shudder rising from the depths of their Souls.

Then came the feathers.

Feathers as black as ink.

Each feather was several dozen feet long, naturally engraved with ancient patterns so complex they were dizzying—those were the Law imprints of the Nine Nether Hell's Origin.

The edges of the feathers burned with eerie black flames; that was no ordinary fire, but the Nine Nether Hellfire capable of incinerating all things.

Then came the eyes.

A pair of eyes that seemed able to pierce through the ages and see through life and death.

Within those eyes, suns and moons rose and fell, stars were extinguished, myriad spirits wailed, and gods fell. Just being glanced at by those eyes made everyone present feel as if their life force was being drained by an invisible power.

Finally, there was that peerless Divine Might.

The ultimate Divine Might that surpassed any Ancient Bloodline pressure present!

That pressure wasn't a violent crushing force, but a high-and-mighty gaze that looked down upon all living beings with indifference.

In the face of this pressure, the Bloodline pressures of Little Fire, Little Skylark, and the Nether Phoenix receded like a tide, like an instinctive submission of inferiors meeting a superior.

It rose slowly from the soul crystal.

Its wings spread, blotting out the sun.

Enveloped in black flames, it burned all things.

"Nine Nether... Underworld Phoenix!!!"

The moment this phantom appeared, the entire Spirit Sealing Hall fell into absolute silence.

Everyone stared blankly up at the massive black Phoenix phantom, their minds a complete void.

Great Master Master Fu Shan opened his mouth wide but couldn't make a sound.

Old Mo's eyes widened, and cloudy tears fell silently down his aged cheeks.

Liu Qingyun went stiff, even forgetting to breathe.

Liu Ruyan bit her lower lip hard, her ice-blue eyes reflecting the figure of the black Divine Phoenix.

And all the Liu family disciples present knelt to the ground at this moment, worshipping the phantom!

That was their ancestral beast!

That was the ultimate faith the Liu family had guarded for a thousand years!

That was!!!

The Nine Nether Underworld Phoenix!!!

The soul of the nether phoenix!!!

It!!!

Has awakened!!!!