My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 439 - 440: The Successor! Little Lizi!
Previously on My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel...
A flicker of comfort appeared in Gu Xing’s eyes as his attention turned toward Little Lizi.
Lowering himself, he squatted down until they were at the same height.
"Little Lizi."
The tone of Gu Xing’s voice softened significantly.
Reaching out with a translucent finger, he pressed it gently against the center of the young girl's forehead.
"There is no shame in being afraid! However, you must never allow terror to obscure the bravery residing in your soul."
A massive torrent of data flowed smoothly into Little Lizi’s sea of consciousness.
Contained within were the Beast Master Awakening Array and something more...
The Beast Taming Contract Array!
Simultaneously, Gu Xing personally facilitated Little Lizi’s immediate awakening!
A sudden azure radiance erupted from her small frame.
This light signaled only one thing...
The awakening of Little Lizi was a success.
With the task finished, Gu Xing rose to his feet and scanned the crowd, which had fallen into a heavy silence.
His voice then rang out with perfect clarity through the cavern:
"Starting today, Little Lizi shall be the vessel for this legacy, carrying my power forward!"
"What?!"
An immediate wave of shock rippled through the cavern at his declaration!
Disbelieving stares were fixed upon the frail, small girl whose face was stained with soot!
Make her... the leader?
Entrust her with such a vital... seed of strength?
She is merely a child!
Little Lizi herself was paralyzed by the realization of what had happened.
Her complexion turned ghostly white as she looked toward Gu Xing with wide, panicked eyes:
"I... I can't do it..."
"Brother Xing... I... I don't know anything at all..."
Gu Xing met her gaze, his expression filled with silent encouragement:
"You are capable, Little Lizi. You possess a rare virtue that others lack!"
"The resolve to stand tall even when all hope seems lost!"
"And, Little Lizi..."
"Always remember! I too am just an ordinary person! Every one of us is ordinary!"
Gu Xing did not wait for her response after speaking; instead, he turned his attention to Long Qingyan and Sally:
"It's time for us to depart!"
Having said his piece, Gu Xing turned his back and walked away.
He had provided everything within his power.
The seed of expectation had been sown.
Providing too much protection would only hinder their development.
They would have to navigate the path ahead on their own.
Meanwhile, he had his own destiny to pursue.
The Divine Patterns of the Time Spirit Race were still waiting to be claimed.
Watching Gu Xing’s retreating figure, Long Qingyan glanced back at the stunned humans in the cave.
She opened her mouth, tempted to interrogate him:
Why go through all the trouble of saving these humans only to leave them so abruptly?
However, seeing Sally follow him without a moment's hesitation, she kept her questions to herself.
This human surely had a plan!
It appeared that everything remained within his grasp.
She recalled the mysterious energy that had filled her earlier, even though she hadn't mastered the Law Body...
Supported by that power, she had been able to wipe out those two from the Demon Race.
With those thoughts, Long Qingyan began to follow him.
Little Lizi watched Gu Xing leave, then felt the weight of countless complicated stares landing upon her.
She bit down on her lip, her tiny hands balling into fists so tight her nails drew blood from her palms.
The crushing weight of responsibility nearly took her breath away.
Yet Gu Xing’s words—specifically the reminder that they were all ordinary—continued to fuel her spirit!
Gathering every ounce of her willpower, she took a deep breath.
She cried out toward Gu Xing’s back, her voice shaking but filled with iron determination:
"Brother Xing! I... I will do my absolute best! I won't fail you!"
"When we meet again..."
"I will show you a human race reborn, one that will fight the Demon Race until the very end!"
Gu Xing’s pace slowed for a brief second, though he did not look back:
"I have faith in you."
"I look forward to seeing it when that day comes!"
...
At that very moment.
In the vicinity of Black Stone City.
The heavens looked as though they had been sliced open.
Swirling violently, dark crimson clouds formed a massive celestial whirlpool.
A figure shrouded in thick, black and red Demonic Qi plummeted from the center of the vortex as space itself groaned.
Like a falling star, it slammed violently into a scorched mountain range!
"Boom——!!!"
The impact caused the mountains to tremble and the earth to heave!
A towering mushroom cloud of smoke and Demonic Qi surged into the sky.
Cracks spread like shattered glass for miles around the impact zone, creating a massive pit.
Deep within the crater, the massive silhouette of Feng Ni’s phoenix form was visible.
But her divine aura had vanished.
The once-brilliant scarlet-gold feathers were now being consumed by the corrupting Demonic Qi.
Most horrifying were her eyes, which had once shone like suns.
One eye had transformed into a void of pure black, radiating nothing but malice and ruin!
The other eye flickered, caught in a desperate struggle between the darkness and the fading remnants of gold and red!
That final spark of divinity was growing dangerously faint.
"Roar——!"
A scream of agony and fury tore from her throat!
The Demonic Qi was systematically consuming and reshaping her!
If that last bit of consciousness flickered out, the Phoenix Feng Ni would cease to exist.
In her place, a creature of pure chaos and ruin would be born...
The Black Phoenix Demon God!
Just as Feng Ni descended into the Demon Abyss.
Deep within the most profound reaches of the Demon Abyss, where darkness is absolute and light is devoured...
A pair of crimson eyes, which had been closed for eons, slowly slid open.
Those eyes held no warmth, only the cold authority of a supreme ruler.
This was the Demon God Abyss!
"Hmm?"
A soft sound of curiosity echoed through the oppressive gloom.
The overwhelming spiritual pressure of Yuan swept across the entirety of the Demon Abyss in a heartbeat.
"A new Demon God?"
A small flicker of interest stirred in Yuan’s mind.
While the Demon Abyss was a land of constant slaughter and law of the strongest, the birth of a true Demon God increased the realm's total strength.
At this critical juncture, while planning the conquest of a new realm, a new Demon God would be a highly effective tool.
His spiritual senses instantly pinpointed the origin of the disturbance.
"The territory of Black Stone City?"
"How curious... to fall in that specific place! It appears she is destined to serve under me."
Without a moment of hesitation, the physical form of Demon God Yuan stirred within the eternal dark.
Suddenly, the blood-red sky above Black Stone City was torn apart like cheap fabric!
A presence so powerful it forced the local laws to scream in protest descended silently!
The crushing weight of a Demon God’s pressure fell upon the mountain range like a collapsing firmament!
Feng Ni, who had been thrashing in madness, was suddenly paralyzed.
The final glimmer of her golden-red spirit faded under the weight of such absolute dominance!
The cold, detached eyes of Demon God Yuan stared down at the transforming Black Phoenix within the pit.
"The potential is high... but unfortunately, the process is stalled!"
"Stop resisting! Give yourself to me, and I shall grant you life eternal!"