Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

A Lord-level Ice Bird!

Director Wang knew that even if he fought with his old bones, he couldn't possibly be a match for his opponent.

But he had to step forward!

He has lived for forty-five years, but his martial arts talent is mediocre. He has struggled for most of his life and has only barely managed to reach the first level of the fourth rank. He will probably never be able to reach the threshold of the fifth rank in this lifetime.

But Xu Liyue behind him is different.

Her talent is no less than Lin Fan's, and she will at least become a sixth-level or even seventh-level martial arts expert in the future.

Sooner or later, she will become an important fighting force for the Great Xia against all races.

He had limited talent and had not been able to make any contribution to the Great Xia Dynasty in his entire life.

Now, the opportunity has finally arrived.

As long as Xu Liyue can live, he will have no regrets even if he dies!

"Hurry up! I'll hold them off here and try to buy them as much time as possible!" Director Wang said firmly.

Xu Liyue: "..."

She could sense Director Wang's determination to die a heroic death.

The middle-aged man was trembling with fear, his entire body shaking, yet he still stood firmly in front of her, refusing to retreat an inch in the face of a lord-level ferocious beast.

Xu Liyue accepted this gesture.

However, there's no need to do that.

Instead of running away, Xu Liyue took a step forward and walked up to Director Wang.

She looked up at the enormous ice bird in the sky.

"Xiao Hong," Xu Liyue called softly.

"Chirp!" The little red bird on her shoulder let out a clear chirp and spread its wings to fly into the sky.

The small figure drew a red arc in the air and hovered in front of the huge ice bird.

The Xuanbing Bird paused, looking at the little red bird in front of it with a puzzled expression.

The moment their eyes met.

The lord-level Xuanbing Bird trembled, and all the killing intent in its eyes vanished in an instant, replaced by awe and submission from the depths of its soul.

"Chirp chirp." Little Red chirped twice and turned to look at Xu Liyue on the ground.

As if it had heard something utterly unbelievable, the Xuanbing Bird's pupils widened in shock.

It suppressed its overwhelming frost aura, and its massive body flew down from the sky, slowly landing in front of Xu Liyue.

The next moment, the Xuanbing Bird lowered its proud head slowly towards Xu Liyue as if all birds were paying homage, its expression devout and humble.

Thousands of ice-feathered birds followed closely behind, folding their wings and landing on the ground.

They lay in neat rows behind the Xuanbing Bird, imitating the bird's posture, and knelt down before Xu Liyue.

"What... what's going on?"

Director Wang, who had already resolved to die, looked at the Xuanbing Bird on the ground, then at Xu Liyue, and was completely dumbfounded.

A lord-level ferocious beast actually knelt before a little girl who was only at the third rank.

Is he dreaming?

Where did he get this?

Is this still Earth?!

At the same time, Little Red flew back to Xu Liyue's shoulder and chirped a few times in her ear.

Xu Liyue nodded and said to Director Wang, "The Xuanbing Bird and these Ice Feather Sparrows originally had no hostility towards humans, but a few days ago, a human sneaked into Hanyue Valley and tried to steal the Xuanbing Bird's offspring. Although he failed, he broke the eggs before escaping."

"The Ice Bird is very angry, which is why it has been attacking humans who pass by these past few days."

"Someone wants to steal bird eggs?" Upon hearing this, Director Wang was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "The birds in Cold Moon Valley are among the few beastmen who are not hostile to humans. The Ningchuan Municipal Government values ​​these rare friends very much."

"A long time ago, the city issued a document strictly prohibiting anyone from entering the bird habitat in Cold Moon Valley without authorization, and even more so from attacking or stealing bird eggs."

"I can't believe someone still broke the rules and sneaked into the valley without permission!"

Director Wang sighed, clearly somewhat angry.

Building trust is difficult, but once it's broken, it's hard to repair.

Upon hearing this, Xu Liyue nodded and said to the Xuanbing Bird in front of her, "You should have heard it too. Humans do not want to be your enemies. Although there are indeed some bad apples who have done things to harm you, I hope that our peaceful relationship can continue."

Xu Liyue thought for a moment and said, "Could you bring your child to me? Perhaps I have a way to save it."

Upon hearing this, the Xuanbing Bird's eyes brightened slightly, a glimmer of hope appearing in them.

It nodded gently, spread its wings, and flew back into the depths of Cold Moon Valley.

A moment later, the Xuanbing Bird flew out of the valley, carrying an ice-blue egg in its claws, and landed back in front of Xu Liyue, carefully placing the egg on the ground.

A shocking crack ran across the ice-blue bird egg.

Through the crack, Xu Liyue could clearly feel that the life force gestating within the bird egg was becoming increasingly weak.

Xu Liyue frowned slightly, an idea forming in her mind.

Although she didn't know if this method would work, she decided to give it a try.

Reaching the bird eggs, Xu Liyue bit her finger, and a drop of blood seeped from the wound.

After merging with the phoenix essence blood her teacher gave her, Xu Liyue's blood was no longer simply red, but had a faint golden luster.

Xu Liyue's fingertip hovered above the bird egg, and a drop of blood with a faint golden sheen gently dripped onto the crack in the egg.

In an instant, a powerful yet gentle life force surged into the bird egg.

Inside the bird's egg, the chick's originally faint, almost nonexistent breath is recovering from weakness to normal at an astonishing speed, and even becoming strong and powerful.

The crack on the eggshell is repairing itself at a speed visible to the naked eye, the crack slowly closing without leaving a trace.

Even more surprisingly, sacred golden patterns slowly emerged on the surface of the repaired eggshell.

one two Three……

Three golden lines, like ancient totems, are etched on the ice-blue bird egg.

The life inside the bird egg has not yet been born, yet it already exudes a powerful aura that is terrifying!

The Ice Bird suddenly opened its eyes wide and let out a joyful cry.

It could clearly sense that its child had not only been saved, but was undergoing some unimaginable transformation.

Its abilities have far surpassed those of its mother!

The Xuanbing Bird raised its head and let out a joyful cry, then spread its pair of ice crystal wings that blotted out the sky and soared into the air, circling again and again.

A thousand ice-feathered sparrows followed closely behind, flapping their wings and soaring high. The ice-blue flock of sparrows resembled a flowing galaxy, circling above Xu Liyue and dancing and chirping joyfully.

Director Wang looked up at the magnificent scenery before him, his face filled with awe.

What happened today was completely beyond his comprehension, and he felt that his brain was already overloaded.

Xu Liyue looked at Director Wang and said in a cold voice, "Although we didn't drive them away, the mission should be considered complete, right?"

"Of course!" Director Wang replied without hesitation, "Besides, the mission has been updated; you didn't complete a level four mission, but a level five one!"