Full-Time Mage: One random forbidden spell per month

"It seems we are the only ones who have reached this layer of clouds."

After passing through the cold wind, the Golden Flame Dragon Lion led Li Xingze to the Cloud Sky Layer, a vast expanse of white, with no other feathered demons in sight.

The Silver Dome Lord originally had a chance to reach this area, but it died at the hands of Li Xingze.

"What is that?"

Li Xingze suddenly saw a cyan figure flash by in the distance.

This is the Cloud Sky Layer; the only creature that can inhabit this area is the Feather Emperor!

"Chirp!!!!"

Suddenly, a clear and ethereal phoenix cry rang out.

Li Xingze looked in the direction the sound came from and saw a large blue-green bird flying through the clouds.

The azure feathers shimmered with a cool and enchanting light the moment the sunlight pierced through the clouds, as if they were studded with tiny stars.

With its wings spread wide, each flap of its wings stirs up wisps of mist, as if it were dancing gracefully in a fairyland. The bright red crest on its head is dazzling, and its proud figure appears and disappears among the sea of ​​clouds.

Upon seeing the large blue bird, Li Xingze almost instantly uttered two words:

"Azure Phoenix!"

After his initial shock, Li Xingze realized that the Qinling Feathered Demons had previously been led by totem beasts.

After the four sacred totems disappeared, more and more totems vanished, many of them even being killed by humans.

The blue phoenix abruptly stopped in front of Li Xingze, then circled him once more, its eyes, gleaming with an eerie light, scrutinizing him.

Li Xingze could sense that this Azure Phoenix was only at the Great Monarch level, and should not be the first-generation Azure Phoenix, but he did not know which generation it was.

"Chirp chirp!!!"

The blue phoenix cried out a few times, but Li Xingze couldn't understand bird language at all, and he dared not use the Mind Control Technique.

If we anger the blue phoenix, it would be a case of more harm than good.

Li Xingze could only place his hopes on the Golden Flame Dragon Lion, which possessed a portion of the Feathered Demon's bloodline and should, possibly, perhaps be able to understand.

As expected, the Golden Flame Dragon Lion began to communicate with the Azure Phoenix.

"You like me and want to sign a contract with me?"

Upon hearing the Golden Flame Dragon Lion's message, Li Xingze was utterly astonished. This totem beast had actually delivered itself to his doorstep?

But Li Xingze quickly gave a wry smile and said helplessly, "I already have two contracted beasts, so I can't contract you anymore."

The blue phoenix seemed to understand human language. Suddenly, it flew to Li Xingze and took a dazzling tail feather from its body, placing it in his hand.

This dazzling tail feather is completely different from the blue-green feathers on the Azure Phoenix's body, and it is most likely the tail feather of the first Azure Phoenix.

The iridescent tail feathers felt warm to the touch. After examining them briefly, Li Xingze placed them into his spatial ring.

When a totem comes to you on its own, who else can do that?

Although it is not the first generation of Azure Phoenix, Li Xingze is confident that he can cultivate it to the level of the first generation, or even surpass it!

"Wait, then who exactly deserves the title of Feather Emperor?"

After his initial joy, Li Xingze suddenly thought of this question.

Whether the Azure Phoenix succeeds to the throne of the Feather Emperor or Little Gold becomes the new Feather Emperor, it will not be a bad thing for him.

However, since Xiao Jin is not a true Feathered Demon, it would be better for the Azure Phoenix to succeed to the Feathered Emperor's throne in order to avoid any problems.

"Is Old Li still not done? Won't something go wrong?"

After absorbing the totem power of the Divine Deer's antlers, Mo Fan picked some Oath Fruits and noticed that Li Xingze had not yet come down, so he said.

"How could that be? Even if the sky were to fall, I wouldn't believe that Brother Ze would stumble like this."

Compared to the happy Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan's face showed a hint of disappointment.

Although Li Xingze had mentioned the connection to the totem lineage beforehand, he was still inevitably disappointed when he discovered that he could not absorb the totem of the divine deer antler.

"Look, it looks like Brother Ze is coming down."

Xu Zhaoting, who had been watching the sky, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

With the protection of the Azure Phoenix, the descent was much easier. The Golden Flame Dragon Lion sped down and quickly flew to the side of the Oath Tree.

When everyone saw Li Xingze fly down, they all came over and discovered that in addition to Li Xingze and the Golden Flame Dragon Lion, there was also a large blue bird.

Its vibrant blue feathers and slightly raised neck accentuate its pride.

"What a beautiful bird."

Just as Jiang Shaoxu was about to reach out and touch its feathers, the Azure Phoenix revealed a hostile look, gently flapped its wings, and a gust of wind blew Jiang Shaoxu more than ten meters away.

If Li Xingze hadn't used his spatial power to protect Jiang Shaoxu in time, she might have fallen straight down.

"Wow, what a temperamental bird!" Zhao Manyan exclaimed in surprise.

"Old Zhao, this bird is a totem!"

Mo Fan felt the little loach tremble and immediately reacted.

"A totem?" Zhao Manyan immediately looked surprised.

"That's right, it's the totem Azure Phoenix, and I'm now considered a totem guardian as well," Li Xingze said with a smile.

Although they weren't sacred totems, Li Xingze wasn't too greedy. Apart from Xuanwu, who might still be alive, all the other sacred totems had perished.

"what?"

Zhao Manyan was immediately dumbfounded and asked with a puzzled look, "Brother Ze, weren't you going to compete for the Feather Emperor's throne? How did you end up picking up a totem? How did you do that?"

"The Azure Phoenix is ​​the Feather Emperor of this generation. I did nothing; it just came to me willingly."

Li Xingze shrugged. It's usually the totem that chooses the guardian, but such a proactive totem beast is indeed rare.

"Why is there such a big difference in treatment?"

Zhao Manyan couldn't help but complain. Baxia often looked down on him, even after he reached the Super Rank.

"If you had his strength, Totem would definitely look at you with new respect."

Jiang Shaoxu couldn't help but speak up, saying that according to Jiang Shaojun's notes, she had a fairly good understanding of totems.

"Heh, I'm at least a super-level mage." Zhao Manyan immediately added insult to injury.

"you!"

Jiang Shaoxu was speechless. Not to mention comparing herself to Li Xingze, even Zhao Manyan's cultivation speed had surpassed hers, which was indeed a big blow.

"Alright, stop talking. I've already discussed it with Qingluan. It will still be the Feather Emperor. The Feather Demons near Qinling will behave much better from now on."

Li Xingze spoke up, saying that the Golden Flame Dragon Lion was, after all, a summoned beast, and the Azure Phoenix was more suitable in comparison.

"Brother Ze, I thank you on behalf of the military," Zhang Xiaohou said immediately with utmost solemnity.

Li Dexin and other military mages also expressed their gratitude, saying that with the Qinling Feather Demon gone, their military would be under much less pressure.

Now that a maritime crisis has erupted, coastal cities already need a large number of military mages. If the Qinling Mountains also descend into chaos, they will truly be overwhelmed.

"This is nothing."

Li Xingze patted Zhang Xiaohou on the shoulder and said with a smile.

However, Qingluan could only control the monarchs; she had no way to deal with the lesser demons under them.

Unless the Azure Phoenix reaches the level of a supreme monarch and then makes an example of one to warn a hundred, it will not be able to truly rule the entire Qinling Feather Clan.