71: You're good enough to be my woman.

On Feng Ziyan's peerless face, there was first blankness, then astonishment, and finally an uncontrollable flush. It wasn't shyness, but extreme anger and humiliation.

Who was she?

She was the most dazzling Prodigy of this generation of the Southern Region's Phoenix Clan, the Phoenix Goddess that countless young talents looked up to and pursued, and the future hope cultivated with all the resources of the Old Ancestors of the clan!

From childhood to adulthood, she had heard countless praises and received countless confessions of love, but which of those people didn't look up to her humbly, using the most magnificent words in the world to express their admiration?

But this man before her... what did he say?

"As the mother of my child, you are barely qualified?"

Barely... qualified?

These few words were like poison-dipped steel needles, ruthlessly stabbing into her heart, which was proud to the bone. This was no longer just contempt; it was blatant, undisguised insult!

"You... what did you say?!"

Feng Ziyan's voice trembled slightly with anger as she stared fixedly at Chu He, her beautiful phoenix eyes almost spitting fire.

Uncle Fu, standing behind her, had an even more intense reaction.

A majestic Aura belonging to the Early Nascent Soul Stage erupted with a bang, as if a volcano about to erupt was hidden within the old man's thin body. He took a step forward, shielding Feng Ziyan, his old eyes locking onto Chu He, his voice as cold as ice.

"Your Excellency! Please take back your words! Otherwise, do not blame this old man for being impolite!"

Monstrous waves surged in Uncle Fu's heart.

This man was too strong, incredibly strong. He had killed Blazing Sun Elder of the Late Nascent Soul Stage with a single punch, destroyed a top Sect in an instant, and even roared at the Pagoda Spirit of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda's second floor until its Origin was damaged.

Facing such an existence, Uncle Fu should have maintained the utmost reverence.

However, he had insulted the Young Miss!

He had watched the Young Miss grow up; she was the faith he had protected all his life and the entire meaning of his existence. To anyone disrespectful to the Young Miss, even if a Soul Transformation Ancestor were standing before him, he would dare to point his sword at them!

However, facing Uncle Fu's Nascent Soul Aura that was enough to change the very landscape, Chu He's expression didn't change in the slightest.

He didn't even bother to lift an eyelid, as if that surging magic power was nothing more than a gentle breeze on his face.

His gaze still fell on Feng Ziyan with great interest, looking like a picky craftsman scrutinizing a piece of unpolished jade.

"Noisy."

Chu He calmly spat out those words.

In the next moment, an indescribable and terrifying pressure descended like the collapse of heaven and earth!

This pressure wasn't simple magic power oppression; it also contained a domineering Dragon Might originating from the peak of life, from the Archaic Primordial era!

Pfft!

The Aura Uncle Fu had exerted with all his might was as fragile as a popped soap bubble before this Dragon Might, disintegrating instantly. He felt an unrivaled colossal force strike his chest, and as if struck by lightning, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning as pale as paper.

The Nascent Soul within him trembled in fear at that faint Dragon's Roar, nearly collapsing on the spot.

"This... this is... True Dragon Might!!"

Uncle Fu was horrified; he finally understood why this man could kill Blazing Sun Elder with a single punch. This wasn't a gap in cultivation; it was a crushing of the very level of life!

His proud Nascent Soul cultivation was truly no different from an ant before the other party.

Chu He's gaze finally moved away from Feng Ziyan and fell on the tottering Uncle Fu, his eyes carrying a hint of impatience.

"Old man, for the sake of your loyalty, I'll spare your life this time."

"If there is a next time, you won't be so lucky."

His voice was very calm, but the killing intent contained in his words made Uncle Fu feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his entire body going cold.

Uncle Fu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a single word. He could feel that if he dared to show any more disrespect, the other party would truly crush him to death without hesitation.

As for Feng Ziyan, she was also completely stunned by this scene.

She knew better than anyone how strong Uncle Fu was. He was a powerful existence capable of contending with a Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator and was her greatest reliance.

But now, this powerful Uncle Fu was actually suppressed to the point of spitting blood and being heavily injured by just a single word and a single look from the other party!

What kind of monster was this man?

Chu He no longer paid attention to the old servant who had lost his threat and turned his gaze back to Feng Ziyan.

He took a step forward.

Feng Ziyan subconsciously took a step back, and for the first time, an emotion called "fear" appeared in those proud phoenix eyes.

Chu He took another step forward.

Feng Ziyan retreated again until her back hit the cold Restriction light screen, with nowhere left to go.

Chu He stood before her, the two of them less than a foot apart. He could even smell a faint, strange body fragrance coming from her, like a mixture of orchids and flames.

"You..." Feng Ziyan's voice carried a tremble she hadn't even noticed herself.

Chu He didn't speak, but simply reached out and gently lifted a strand of her fiery red hair.

His movement was very light, but to Feng Ziyan's perception, it was like an electric current instantly spreading through her entire body. She froze, her body tensing up, even forgetting to breathe.

Chu He placed the strand of hair to the tip of his nose, took a light sniff, and then said in a playful tone:

"Archaic Phoenix Bloodline. Pity it's impure and mixed, and hasn't fully undergone Awakening. If it could be purified, it could reach a higher level."

Boom!

This sentence brought a shock a hundred times greater than the previous "barely qualified"!

Feng Ziyan's mind went blank.

Archaic Phoenix Bloodline!

This was her greatest secret! It was a top secret that only a few Old Ancestors in the entire Phoenix Clan knew!

Because the Bloodline was too powerful and also too thin, she had been unable to fully control it, let alone achieve Awakening. The Old Ancestors of the clan had tried everything and were at their wits' end, only able to place their hopes on the Soul Transformation Opportunity within this Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

But this man had actually seen through it at a glance!

Not only had he seen through it, he had accurately stated the current situation of her Bloodline being "impure and mixed" and "not yet awakened"!

At this moment, Chu He's image in her eyes had transformed from a powerful but arrogant and rude madman into an unfathomable god or demon shrouded in endless mist!

"You... who exactly are you?!" Feng Ziyan asked lost in shock, her voice filled with horror.

Chu He didn't answer her question, but simply released her hair, the corner of his mouth curving into a meaningful arc.

He knew that the fish had completely taken the bait.

For a favored daughter of heaven like Feng Ziyan, simple kindness and pursuit were the lowest-level methods. Only by using absolute strength to crush her pride, and then using mystery she couldn't understand and the thing she desired most as bait, could he make her surrender completely.

"Who I am is not important."

Chu He's voice carried an unquestionable dominance, "What's important is that I can give you everything you want."

He leaned in slightly, his scorching breath hitting Feng Ziyan's earlobe, as he said word by word in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Including letting you, this little scruffy phoenix, truly undergo Nirvana Rebirth and transform into a Divine Beast soaring through the Nine Heavens."

"Now, tell me your answer."

"Be my woman, or... die."