Chapter Fifty-two: Dragon and Phoenix Ring

  The three of them quickly returned to the Fengzhou, and did not leave immediately as Xiao Zhan had expected. Instead, they went back to the Fengge, where Qin Yao and Qin Shi took his arm and led him into a woman's bedchamber. Upon entering the room, a large, exquisite bed came into view, with soft blankets and curtains hanging low. In the dim light, it seemed as though a beautiful woman was lying on the bed.

  Qin Po lightly kissed Xiao Zhan's cheek, then released her tightly wrapped jade arm and came to the dressing table. She saw that her lips moved, and the ancient words of the War Clan turned into beautiful notes floating out, forming a short incantation. When the spell ended, the dressing table flashed with a ray of light, and Qin Po took out a delicate box from the drawer.

  Lowering her head to gaze at the box in her hand, Qinsong smiled faintly before twisting her waist and swaying back to Xiao Zhan's side with a captivating charm.

  The box was carved with dragons and phoenixes, extremely delicate, with a hint of ancient charm. Qin Shi opened the box, and in an instant, two rings flashed into Xiao Zhan's eyes, the shapes of the dragon and phoenix shining brightly, as if he faintly heard the sound of the dragon and phoenix harmonizing.

  At this moment, a holy light burst forth on Qin Shi's face. After a while, her gaze finally moved away from the ring and looked up at Xiao Zhan. Her eyes were filled with tender feelings, her red lips slightly opened, and she smiled softly: "Husband, as long as you wear this dragon and phoenix ring, it can truly open the Phoenix Pavilion and unlock the world in the first layer."

  Xiao Zhan's gaze fell on the ring in the box, and he furrowed his brow, saying: "Does this ring have any symbolic meaning?"

  Qin Shi said softly, "This is a sacred artifact created by the joint efforts of War Concubine and War God in those years. It belongs to the space ring, mainly representing their eternal and unchanging true love between them. However, although the ring is a sacred artifact, it does not have an artifact spirit. Wearing the ring can amplify your current strength by two times, when you reach Xianwu cultivation, it can be amplified by five times, and when you reach Xu Wu, it can be amplified by ten times."

  Xiao Zhan frowned and said: "Why is the increase so small?"

  Qin Shi explained: "The ring, apart from symbolizing the love between the God of War and the Goddess of War, mainly serves to stimulate the Phoenix Pavilion. Its amplification ability is just an additional effect. Although the amplification is not great, this amplification has no restrictions, and can amplify all items used except for oneself."

  Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and he looked at the dragon and phoenix ring. Then he raised his head to look at the two women, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "But there is only one phoenix ring here, and you have two of them. Who will wear it in the end?"

  Qin Shi laughed and said: "Don't worry, husband, the phoenix seal can be divided into two parts, we each wear one."

  Qin Yao dispelled the confusion, "The Phoenix Pavilion has two female pavilion masters, one in charge of internal affairs and the other in charge of external affairs. Shi'er is in charge of internal affairs, managing the husband's Phoenix Pavilion, equivalent to the Empress, while I am in charge of external affairs, responsible for the military power of the Phoenix Pavilion, mainly responsible for protecting the husband and fighting on his behalf."

  After finishing, Qin Yao took out the phoenix ring from the box. In a flash of light, two rings appeared in her hand. With a faint smile, she handed one of the rings to Qinsi and then looked at Xiao Zhan with her gentle eyes, saying softly: "Husband, are you willing to let us wear the phoenix ring, take charge of your Phoenix Pavilion, and become your empress?"

  Xiao Zhan's face showed a happy expression, and he said without hesitation: "Willing, willing a hundred times!"

  The two women exchanged a smile, then Qín Shī spoke up: "Husband, let's all three of us put on the ring together. From now on, we'll be together forever, never to part."

  They nodded in unison, and as soon as they put on the rings, they felt a slight stinging sensation between their fingers, followed by a trickle of fresh blood, but it was quickly absorbed by the ring. In an instant, a hot current swept through the bodies of the three people, immediately followed by a dazzling flash of light, and the sound of dragons and phoenixes crying out in unison. Suddenly, the Phoenix Pavilion, which stood tall on the mountain peak, radiated a brilliant light that illuminated the entire world, and for that one moment, it seemed as if this heaven and earth had come alive.

  When everything calmed down, Xiao Zhan discovered that the three of their hearts were closely connected, and they didn't need to speak at all. With just a glance, they could understand each other's intentions. Xiao Zhan explored the space inside the ring and found that it only had a space of one thousand cubic meters, which was seriously inconsistent with its sacred artifact identity. However, he did not lose hope because he knew that this was due to his own insufficient cultivation, and the size of the space would continue to expand as his cultivation grew.

  After checking the ring's space, Xiao Zhan immediately activated the amplification, and in an instant, his 20,000 crystal true yuan increased to 40,000 crystals, his 40,000 crystal star power increased to 80,000 crystals, his physical strength increased to 80,000 crystals, and his spiritual power even surged to 10 million fa. Carefully observing Xiao Zhan discovered that the meridian's capacity for holding true yuan was originally limited to 20,000 crystals, but after activating the amplification, the limit became 40,000 crystals. It seemed that this amplification was a comprehensive amplification, not just a simple amplification of cultivation.

  "Arrogant Dragon Heart Technique" quietly activated, star power and true yuan simultaneously transformed, Xiao Zhan's "Blazing Star Fist" was unleashed, with ten times the combat strength! In an instant, it was equivalent to a peak-level Breaking Calamity punch exploding in anger! One hundred and twenty million crystal units of power were released, followed by a deafening crash, as the air energy exploded and danced, and the room quickly returned to calm.

  Looking at the house that remained unchanged after a punch, Xiao Zhan let out a sigh of relief. Just now, when he punched out, he only realized that he was inside the house, which scared him. Since his fist couldn't hurt the house in the slightest, Xiao Zhan also let loose and continuously performed "Ji Xing Quan" inside the house, while quietly sensing the changes caused by each punch. After a few punches, he found that ten times combat power put extremely high demands on his body. With one punch, his acupoints and meridians' endurance had already approached their limits. Now, even if he could muster eleven times amplification, his body couldn't withstand it.

  This discovery made Xiao Zhan decide to spend more time chanting the "Body Refining Mantra" in the future, to increase his physical strength, otherwise when he breaks through to Xianwu later and activates the fivefold amplification of the ring, his body will not be able to withstand it.

  After canceling the amplification, Xiao Zhan's body returned to its original appearance. After a moment of excitement, he and his two wives left Fengzhou and decided to head to the first floor of Fengge. Unlike the top eight floors, everything was unchanged. When the three arrived at the first floor, the scenery outside the window changed, and it was no longer the beautiful view of the mountain peaks shrouded in mist. The moment they pushed open the door and walked out, the three found themselves in a magnificent imperial palace. Strolling through the imperial garden, sniffing the fresh air, and gazing at the blue sky and white clouds, Xiao Zhan discovered that the heavenly energy here was several times more concentrated than in the Tianyuan world. If he practiced here regularly, his progress would be doubled.

  A ten-to-one time ratio, plus a ten-to-one ratio in the dream space, that's a full hundred-to-one time ratio. The effect of cultivating for one day is at least equivalent to someone else's hundred days. Xiao Zhan couldn't wait to start cultivating here at this moment.