Xia Qingyan entered the Quasi-Emperor Realm? !

Fengdi Platform.

Spirit Race Auction House.

Backstage...

"Respected Human Race Great Emperor, our establishment is willing to present this drop of nine heavens neon phoenix essence blood to you, and to... this distinguished Human Race guest!"

Hearing this, the great emperor phantom of Tian Fu smiled slightly, quite satisfied.

This Spirit Race female was quite articulate.

"Present to you," "present to the Human Race," and only then "distinguished guest."

Her intention was very clear: to curry favor with him, then with the Human Race, and finally, it was Su Bai and Xia Qingyan's turn.

Since she put it that way, he naturally couldn't refuse.

After all—

The Spirit Race and the Human Race were, in private, allies!

However, most of the Human Race didn't know this.

The Demon Race... was truly hateful, truly hateful!

They not only attacked the Human Race but also attacked the Spirit Race!

He remembered—about a few hundred years ago, the Demon Race launched a large-scale invasion, attacking the Spirit Race's Origin planet—the Spirit Source Celestial Star!

That battle nearly crippled the entire Spirit Race!

Left with no choice, the Spirit Race could only send out distress signals to the Human Race and several surrounding small to medium-sized races, requesting their support.

Thanks to the support of these races, they avoided extermination.

And among the Human Race Great Emperors who participated in that battle... there was him, the Heavenly Dome Great Emperor, and... Long Chen the Great Emperor!

So the entire Spirit Race was actually very grateful to the Human Race.

And there were other allied races like the Spirit Race:

Elf Race, Heavenly Fox Race, Blazing Horse Race, Adamant Ox Race... big and small, there were probably about a hundred of them!

"What are you standing around for? Quickly put it away!"

The Great Emperor Tian Fu urged with a smile.

He didn't act like a stranger at all.

"Second Brother..."

Su Bai called out softly, still a bit dazed.

It was actually... that simple?

Not a single Spirit Crystal needed?

This was the Human Race Great Emperor?!

He didn't even need to pay for things?

Damn it!

He, in fact, also possessed the battle prowess of a Great Emperor!

He also really wanted this kind of treatment!

Su Bai no longer hesitated and immediately took the jade box.

"Thank you, Second Brother!"

After receiving it, he respectfully bowed to the Great Emperor Tian Fu's phantom.

Seeing this, the Great Emperor Tian Fu waved his hand and laughed:

"Haha! No need for formalities, you two should go Cultivate quickly. The Origin of this essence blood has already fallen, and if you delay too long, it might suffer some loss. This Emperor still has some matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first!"

Su Bai nodded, then took Xia Qingyan's hand, and with a flash, they left the backstage of the auction house. The two hurried along and soon arrived at the exclusive Cultivation room that the Great Emperor Tian Fu had previously mentioned.

And after Su Bai and Xia Qingyan, as well as the Great Emperor Tian Fu, had all left, the Spirit Race female staff member who had handled the auction item exchange earlier had a flicker in her eyes.

She murmured to herself:

"Human Race Tian Fu... Second... Brother!"

Then, with a flash, she disappeared to who knows where... Fengdi Platform.

Cultivation Room.

Upon arriving at the Cultivation room, Su Bai discovered that this Cultivation room, which looked like a small house of only a few dozen square meters on the outside, was actually... several thousand square meters inside!!!

Moreover, in the center of this Cultivation room, there was a Cultivation platform that was clearly made of top-tier SSS-Rank Materials.

This Cultivation platform was inscribed with many complex runes, obviously specially made by the Great Emperor Tian Fu for him to Cultivate better.

Su Bai placed the jade box on the Cultivation platform and gently opened the lid.

Immediately, a scorching Phoenix Qi rushed out, and the temperature of the entire Cultivation room instantly rose, as if they were in a sea of fire.

Xia Qingyan took a deep breath, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.

She looked at Su Bai excitedly and said softly:

"Su Bai, I'm starting now!"

Su Bai nodded, signaling that she could start now.

Xia Qingyan no longer hesitated and directly swallowed the nine heavens neon phoenix essence blood. In an instant, her body was enveloped by a scorching Qi, and she seemed to transform into a burning Phoenix.

And Su Bai was surprised to discover—

Xia Qingyan's outer clothes instantly shattered completely!

Only the powerful defensive phoenix immortal feather robe remained.

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He also noticed that Xia Qingyan's skin was bright red.

As if it had been burned by fire.

It was clear that—

Even after its Origin died, the essence blood left behind by that Nine Heavens Neon Phoenix still contained extremely strong and overbearing Phoenix Flame.

Tsk!

He didn't expect that guarding her would also allow him to feast his eyes.

However... it wasn't his first time seeing it.

So he didn't have as strong a reaction as before.

Seeing Xia Qingyan fully immersed in her Cultivation state, he hesitated for a moment, then chose to move to Xia Qingyan's right side and sat cross-legged.

He also began to Cultivate.

Although he entered a Cultivation state, he kept a shred of his consciousness on Xia Qingyan, ready to save her if her Cultivation went awry.

Cultivating... Cultivating... Cultivating... He didn't know how much time had passed.

"Jiao — — — —!"

An extremely clear Phoenix cry rang out in his ears.

Hearing the commotion, Su Bai suddenly opened his eyes.

But he found that—

At this moment, Xia Qingyan's body was already enveloped in a fierce flame, displaying a seven-colored hue, just like a Nine Heavens Neon Phoenix.

Within the flames, Xia Qingyan's delicate body was faintly visible, as if merged with the flames, emitting a terrifying pressure.

"Is this... Emperor Might...?"

Su Bai's heart trembled, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

If his perception was correct, this was Emperor Might!

The exclusive pressure of a Quasi-Emperor Realm or Great Emperor Realm expert!

Also known as—Divine Might!

Su Bai's guess was correct—

Xia Qingyan's Rank soared from her original Rank 926, breaking through Rank 950 in a short moment, finally stopping at Rank 991!

"Boom — —!"

With a loud bang, the entire Cultivation room shook.

Xia Qingyan's Qi reached its peak at this moment, her Rank completely stopping at Rank 991, the same Rank as Long Zhenyu, stepping into the Quasi-Emperor Realm!

"..." Su Bai remained silent, just watching quietly.

A moment later, Xia Qingyan slowly opened her eyes, a seven-colored Divine Light flashing in them, with Phoenix Divine Fire seemingly dancing within.

"Hoo~" She gently exhaled a turbid breath, feeling the surging power within her body, and her lips curled slightly into a confident smile.

"Su Bai, I, succeeded!!!"

She said softly, her voice carrying a hint of excitement.

"Su Bai, I... have risen to Rank 991!"

"...I'm only one step away from the Great Emperor Realm!"

After speaking, she gently waved her hand and brought up her character panel:

Nickname: Phoenix Emperor (Xia Qingyan)

Rank: 991 (0%)

Tier: Ninth Tier (Quasi-God Realm)

...P.S.:

Additional explanation:

Great Emperor Realm is a special Realm designation for the Human Race.

The System and all races uniformly refer to Rank 1000 beings as God Realm creatures.

Note: Some races, like the Human Race, also have their own special names for Rank 1000 beings, for example, the Demon Race calls Rank 1000 beings: Heavenly Demons.