Five-Colored looked expressionlessly at the little turtle in front of him.
"Thanks... but I refuse."
He was a dignified Phoenix, having his Divine Soul reside in a turtle’s body? Only over his dead body.
No, not even then.
Scarlett wasn’t surprised by Five-Colored’s response.
After all, aside from her academy, few would willingly use a turtle as a temporary body.
But what he said was indeed a problem.
Right now, finding an especially suitable body for Five-Colored is difficult.
After all, not just any body can contain the Phoenix Divine Soul.
As Scarlett was pondering this, Nathan suddenly leaned forward and asked quietly,
"Could Stella’s dorm maybe work?"
Both Ashton Todd and Stella Gibson graduated early from the Taoism Academy, but the academy still kept their original dorms for them.
Ashton had chosen it for convenience; Stella wanted it to facilitate her and Greta’s cultivation, as the academy environment was beneficial.
Thus, Stella’s dorm was filled with little odds and ends.
Nathan’s reminder made Scarlett recall the various gadgets Stella tinkered with, realizing perhaps there was something suitable.
She immediately took Five-Colored’s Divine Soul to Stella’s dorm.
Compared to two years ago, Stella had added many things to her dorm over these years.
The entire room was decorated according to Stella’s preferred style, and the first thing that caught Scarlett’s eye upon entering was three miniature coffins on the table.
The coffins were exquisitely crafted and of high-quality material. Five-Colored, curious, looked at these tiny coffins for the first time, only to see Scarlett already opening one.
Inside lay a puppet doll with Talisman Paper attached.
The doll wore a delicate Lolita dress, and both the doll’s body and its clothes clearly bore Stella’s craftsmanship.
As soon as the coffin was opened, the puppet doll inside abruptly sat up, its unfocused eyes seemingly fixated on the two intruders.
Scarlett, however, remained calm, knowing the puppet only held minimal spiritual power left by Stella.
It was purely for guarding the house.
Disregarding the puppet’s resistance, Scarlett reached in and took it out of the coffin.
Then she held it up in front of Five-Colored.
In this silence, actions spoke louder.
Five-Colored first felt baffled, then slowly realized what Scarlett meant by presenting the doll.
Immediately his mood changed dramatically,
"I don’t want it!"
He, the dignified Phoenix, relegated to residing in a doll was bad enough, but a doll wearing a frilly dress? What about his reputation if word got out?
Besides, this puppet couldn’t withstand even a bit of Phoenix Fire.
Scarlett agreed it was inappropriate; a cloth doll couldn’t endure the Phoenix Divine Soul.
She placed the doll back in the coffin and opened the other two coffins.
As the two puppets inside sprang upright, Five-Colored’s eyes immediately lit up, pointing at the third puppet doll and said, "I want this one."
Scarlett wasn’t surprised by his choice.
The doll was indeed beautiful, fashioned like an ancient noble gentleman, and importantly, made of Bone Porcelain, created from clay and bone ash, fire-resistant.
It was indeed a suitable temporary body for Five-Colored.
Scarlett didn’t say much, removing the Talisman Paper from the Bone Porcelain doll and inspecting it closely, reminding,
"Even though this was fired using Stella’s spiritual power, it likely won’t endure your Phoenix Divine Soul indefinitely; the body might crack over time."
Five-Colored only asked,

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