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As the sound echoed, the egg covered with intricate Fire Phoenix patterns slowly cracked open with a line, and then, the Phoenix Aura surged forth from the shell...
Susan was the first to sense the Divine Soul Aura similar to her own, letting out a cry, as a small Fire Phoenix soared into the sky.
It seemed to resonate, as the crack in the eggshell widened rapidly, almost instantly breaking open.
A surge of red aura burst from the eggshell, resembling a small flame, chasing after Susan’s Fire Phoenix, and then, as it neared Susan, transformed into a little Fire Phoenix identical to him.
With the Phoenix’s birth, a five-colored radiance immediately appeared above the Royal Palace.
Even through the Barrier, all the birds in the capital seemed called upon, once more singing in chorus, gathering in the sky, flying and circling above the Royal Palace.
The scene was similar to before, except this time, the flock lacked the Fire Phoenix’s guidance.
Yet, knowing who now resided in the Royal Palace, everyone felt much more at ease about this familiar scene, even finding it expected.
Compared to the various reactions from the Royal Palace and across the capital to the peculiar sight of the birds circling, the four in the courtyard remained noticeably calmer.
While the Phoenix’s birth was certainly a joyous occasion, they had all witnessed grand spectacles, and thus quietly watched the two little Fire Phoenixes intersect and circle in the sky.
After a long time, the little Fire Phoenix reluctantly separated from Susan, returning to its Phoenix Egg shell.
A beam of fiery red light emanated from the eggshell, and as the flames and red light faded, upon looking closely, they saw a smooth little baby gripping the edge of the cracked shell, peering out curiously at them.
"Wow, is this the Phoenix? So small?"
Althea couldn’t hold back from speaking, forgetting what she had done before as her tail playfully approached the little baby.
The tip of her furry tail poked directly at the baby’s face.
The baby’s entire face was almost covered by Althea’s tail tip, with two chubby little hands waving cluelessly.
Damian, seeing her teasing the baby, was somewhat helpless and was about to pull her tail away when unexpectedly, the next second, the baby suddenly grasped the tip of the tail and then opened its mouth—chomp.
Biting down.
"Ah!"
Althea exclaimed, her tail waving the little baby in the air, a sight that made everyone somewhat anxious.
Finally, Damian managed to detach the little one from Althea’s tail, while she preemptively complained,
"He bit my tail!"
Damian looked at her helplessly, "If you didn’t tease him, he wouldn’t bite you."
Althea didn’t care whether she provoked him first, still glaring at Damian, repeating,
"He bit me!"
Damian remained silent for a moment, looking at her, then at the little baby fitting in his palm, and finally said,
"When he grows up, I’ll teach him a lesson."
This siding with kin over reasoning left even Scarlett Jennings and Samuel Chalmers at a loss for words.
Yet Althea was satisfied, no longer concerned with the little chubby baby in his palm and returned to her previous place.
The Phoenix probably had no idea that despite his small size, someone was already thinking of waiting for him to grow up to give him a beating.
Fluttering in Damian’s palm, the next second, Phoenix Flames emerged around him.
Damian felt the scorching temperature in his palm but did not release him immediately until the little baby flapped, with flames forming a pair of Phoenix wings behind him.
The flame-formed wings wobbled as they carried him out of Damian’s hand, wobbling over to Althea, sitting down on the table in front of her, arms open in a hugging gesture.
Althea certainly wasn’t about to hug him, only her tail swayed over again to poke the little thing,
"What are you doing? Provoking me?"


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