"Family? Rather than calling it a family, it’s more like a vulnerable group that anyone can trample upon." She paused for a moment, seeing Su Chen’s exceptionally serious expression, then continued, "My real name is not Phoenix, but Cangyan. I’m the daughter of a middle-class noble in Muni City. However, in the vast Muni City, there are so many noble families, and since it’s also the capital of the Golden Wind Empire, royal relatives are not uncommon. Therefore, our family is at most considered to be of middling status. Originally, under my father’s protection, we were neither famous nor disgraced, yet we were happy and content. But ever since our family was humiliated during the ’City Tournament’, my father secretly raised a group of water-attribute Beast Cultivators, claiming he would use them to kill Patriarch Nalan and avenge our shame from the City Tournament." "City Tournament? What do you mean?" Su Chen frowned and asked. Phoenix explained, "Muni City hosts a ’Mythical Tournament’ every year, aimed at selecting the most elite youths in the capital to serve the Golden Wind Empire court. We usually refer to the Mythical Tournament as the City Tournament." Su Chen suddenly understood, looking at Phoenix’s dejected expression, knowing her family must have suffered a crushing defeat, "How did your family become enemies with the Nalan Clan?" The dejected Phoenix’s eyes suddenly flared with a hint of resentment, she clenched her jade fists and said through gritted teeth, "My seventeen-year-old brother was beaten to death by a single punch from Nalan Kang of the Nalan Clan!" Sorrowful voice, mixed with unspeakable anger, yet containing endless helplessness. Perhaps, this is why Cangyan turned into Phoenix, an innocent girl turned into a cold woman? Su Chen sighed, "So your father hates the Nalan Clan and wants to raise Death Warriors to avenge this hatred." Phoenix shook her head, perhaps thinking of her deceased brother, her voice was a bit choked, "Participating in the City Tournament requires signing a life and death agreement beforehand. Even if we were furious after my brother’s death, we would never lose our rationality to raise Death Warriors. Because after that, the Nalan Clan intentionally proposed marriage multiple times, and the person who claimed to want to marry me was Nalan Kang, the one who killed my brother with a punch! What made it even harder for us to accept was that Patriarch Nalan Qing used his daughter’s influence in the court to force my father to succumb to his tyranny!" Truly shameless, killing someone’s son and still forcing their daughter to marry them; Nalan Qing is shameless to the extreme. Even though Su Chen didn’t witness it firsthand, he was infuriated. "But why would Nalan Qing do this? Your family is of middling status; what benefit does he gain from this act?" Though angry, Su Chen still asked the doubt in his heart. Phoenix gave a desolate smile, tears at the corner of her eyes, "Because our Cang Family has a ’Spirit Refining Pearl’, and only a Cang family member or someone who becomes a son-in-law can possibly know the location where the Spirit Refining Pearl is hidden!" "Spirit Refining Pearl?" Su Chen suddenly became interested. "Yes, it can refine Spiritual Objects below level five. According to my father, it’s an heirloom passed down from my great grandfather, handed down through several generations without being lost. But after my brother died, the Cang Family lost the person who could inherit the Spirit Refining Pearl." Phoenix smiled bitterly. Su Chen nodded, thinking to himself, no wonder Nalan Qing shamelessly wanted his son to marry Phoenix, they had long coveted the pearl. But having killed Cang Family’s brother and still having the audacity to want to marry Cang Family’s daughter, how can such a godless thing exist in this world? He snorted coldly, his voice icy, "Truly a nest of snakes and rats, the Nalan Clan. Phoenix, the Death Warriors your father raised must definitely be related to your quest for Profound Water in the Forest of Death." Phoenix’s delicate body trembled, and a trace of a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "You’re right. It’s not easy to raise Death Warriors; for this, my father spent nearly half of the family’s fortune. However, they were not satisfied, even proposing to use Profound Water as compensation for killing the Nalan father and son. But Profound Water has always existed only in legends, where are we supposed to find this hopeless item? Unexpectedly, as we were in a desperate situation, the special training period in Muni City arrived, and I was asked by my father to participate." "How did you come to know that Profound Water was at Sunshine Mountain?" Su Chen remembered clearly; the Celestial Secret Elder said only a few people knew this secret. "It’s because of the Astrologer August." "Yes, the quirkiest Astrologer in the capital, although not esteemed as much as the officials in the court, his fees are incredibly affordable, so we decided to give it a try." Su Chen smiled faintly. It seemed August wasn’t very trusted by many, but the Cang Family had some luck. They managed to find the whereabouts of Profound Water. "And the four people who came with you?" Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱 "They were mercenaries my father hired from the Scorpio Mercenary Corps; they helped me resolve a lot of troubles along the way. But unexpectedly, they all died here." Phoenix shook her head and sighed. "Without obtaining Profound Water, won’t you be unable to explain to your father when you return?" Su Chen felt somewhat apologetic; after all, it was he who had taken away Phoenix’s Profound Water. Phoenix lowered her head, her eyes wet and red, yet helpless, "There’s no other way, I can only say that it’s the misfortune of the Cang Family, destined to suffer this calamity." But suddenly, she heard Su Chen’s voice, full of renewed strength, causing her delicate body to tremble! "If you trust me, leave this matter to me, as a return for looking after me these days, how about it?" Phoenix gazed at Su Chen, her mouth slightly agape, her eyes trembling, her voice shaking, "You... are you serious, Su Chen, you’re not joking with me, are you?" Seeing her adorable expression, Su Chen couldn’t help but feel a desire, reaching out to pinch her lovely nose. Phoenix’s delicate body trembled, feeling a delightful numbness throughout, waves of joy surged from her heart, enveloping her entirely. She looked at Su Chen’s serious expression, happiness spread across her face as her nose grew sour again, "Thank you, Su Chen, thank you, sob sob sob..." Such a lovable woman, even if Su Chen’s mind wasn’t mature, he was extraordinarily moved, gently pulling her into his embrace, a warmth and joy akin to a peaceful world. Phoenix raised her pretty face, looking at Su Chen’s handsome side profile, a shy yet bold thought arose in her heart. She wrinkled her nose, suddenly leaning forward, puckering her red lips, softly kissing Su Chen’s cheek. Lost in thought, Su Chen’s whole body shivered, then turned to look at Phoenix’s blushing face, puzzlement in his expression. "Call me Cangyan, Su Chen, from now on, I want to be your Cangyan alone." Gradually, the confusion in Su Chen’s eyes vanished, replaced by a rare tenderness; he hugged Phoenix tightly, pressing her cool forehead and whispered, "Alright, you said it, only be my Cangyan, for a lifetime." Phoenix softly responded, closed her autumn eyes, eyelashes trembling lightly, her face suffusing with happiness. ... Toward Nadas City, at the entrance of the Forest of Death, gathered dozens of spirited youths. Among them, there were both males and females, and their clothes were mostly tattered, with some bearing bloodstains. This is the result of the special training. The strong survive and receive generous rewards, while the weak are cruelly eliminated, mostly perishing in the Forest of Death. And those who survived are all genius youths who made significant breakthroughs in half a month, their eyes showing competitive determination as they looked at their opponents. "Miss Biluo, fortunately, my handsome self has luckily broken through again, otherwise the special training journey would have truly been dangerous this time." Covered in dust, Du Ziteng strutted through the crowd. Though no one dared to ignore his presence, because before entering the Forest of Death, he was already a five-star Beast Master! And fifteen days later, he announced to the survivors that he had broken through once again! What does this mean? Beast Sovereign! Indeed, in just fifteen days, a time that wouldn’t even suffice for hiking to Nadas City, this seemingly frivolous, handsome young man achieved a transformation that left everyone astounded! Bluo Immortal’s face had a gentle smile, her gaze more tender than ever; even she wondered if she was bewitched by this expression? But reason told her that she was not bewitched, it was simply that this young man before her was too miraculous. Advancing to Beast Sovereign in fifteen days! Such progress even across the entire Profound Cyan Continent was extremely astonishing. At this moment, she silently rejoiced for not misjudging him before. He is definitely far from being as simple as he appears.