475 Phoenix Trial Last Par (1/2)
He started his training in this place. Although he was concerned about Kyle, Sherry, and Anya, he might need this technique in the future, making him unable to go back yet. Because he did not know how long the real world had passed and could not cultivate more than this, he could only increase his strength by learning this technique.
The training was insane that even made him forget about his matter a few times. Even after experiencing the most gruesome training, he held it to the very end. In fact, this Phitrus just wanted to bully him in the process.
And finally, after several months, he mastered his technique. Phitrus said this was a reward for him since he knew about Alex's past and how troublesome it was to accept such a thing. This way, he would not meet any resistance from him.
Even if Alex did not recognize him, he still felt Alex like his family. But the end had arrived and it was time for him to go back. He said, ”You have mastered this technique and your fire is superior to a normal Pure Fire. So, go back, I want to sleep again.”
”I… Thank you, Senior.” Alex bowed.
”Ah, that's right. Take this with you.” Phitrus handed him two of the same staves. The staves were made out of metal with four pairs of wings on top of it. There was another kind of aura emanating from the staff, but Alex thought it was just the staff's energy.
”You get the first one while giving the other one to the Phoenix Race's current leader. Told them they need to take care of this staff even if they need to sacrifice the whole race.”
”But, isn't this Senior's staff? The ruler aside, I don't think I deserve this.”
”It is an advance payment for you to deliver the other staff. If the phoenixes don't want to listen to you, just whack them with that staff.”
”But…”
”Alright. I hear enough. Go away.” He waved his hands as a gate appeared. He used his flame to push Alex toward the gate without letting him say another world.
Unbeknownst to him, this Phitrus just created a huge mess in the real world.
The gate in the real world suddenly gleamed brightly. Because the training took so long, the phoenix queen ordered one of the elders to watch the gate to wait for Alex.
The elder started to get bored as she had been watching this for a few months. However, she also never heard about someone taking this long. Usually, they would come out in the second or third month and even the longest one was in the fourth month.
She was wondering if Alex had died or something, but there was no record that someone died in this trial. But the moment she saw the gate make such a reaction, she stood up.
Flame started covering the gate while emanating a pressure that threw the whole palace in chaos. The fire in their heart wanted to come and kneel in front of this pressure while their phoenix blood started boiling up.
The pressure was very mysterious and ancient, but they knew this was pressure from a Phoenix. The same thing also happened in other places.
At the hall, Ellen and the other elders were having a meeting. Although no one knew that Ellen had taken the throne as the information about was not spread according to the queen order, Ellen had been doing her job, leaving nothing to be desired. Of course, the elders also took part in this achievement.
But suddenly they felt a very oppressive pressure, making them fall to their knees. Even with Ellen's bloodline or fire element, she was not free of this suppression. She gritted her teeth. ”Is someone attacking us?”
”This…” No elders could answer this as they did not have the answer themselves.
”Her majesty might know something about this.” The elder said.
”...” She wanted to answer but was stopped by the shock when the pressure suddenly disappeared. Even so, she did not have time to waste. ”I will go ask my mother about this. All of you will stand by in case there is an enemy.”
”Yes.”
At the queen's bedroom,
The queen was helping Kyle in his progress. Kyle's progress had surpassed her imagination these past few months. Still, it was reasonable, considering he also got influenced by Alex's Pure Fire.
When the queen was smiling while watching Kyle's progress, she suddenly stumbled on the ground after feeling the oppressive pressure.
Kyle was also the same, but unlike her, he noticed that this pressure came from Alex.
The pressure lasted for a few seconds before Stina came to Kyle. ”Are you alright?”
”Mas-!”
*Bam*
Ellen suddenly slammed the door open and searched for her mother. ”Mother, we have an emergency.”
”What just happened?” Stina asked.
”I don't know. I am coming to Mother because I am clueless. I am sorry if I disturb both of you, but this needs to be stopped.” Ellen said.
”I am also clueless about this.”
”This is… from Master.” Kyle finally spoke.
”!!!” Both Stina and Ellen looked at him with a shocked face. ”There are many questions, but we should go there first. Call the elders to the gate.”
”Understood.”
Both of them ran as fast as they could to the trial room. But the moment they arrived, they could only see the clueless Alex and the kneeling elder. They were bewildered why she was kneeling, but the moment Stina saw the staves in Alex's hand, she suddenly fell down to her knees.
”Stina Blaze greets the Ancestor.”
”Mother?” Ellen was baffled. She became even more confused when the other elders arrived and kneeled upon seeing the staves. ”Ancestor? But he is a human…”
Stina gritted her teeth as she pulled Ellen down and made her kneel in one knee. ”I apologize for my daughter.”