Return of the Phoenix Lady

"Ah! I think I'm about to advance!" Xiao Hei shouted.

"Me too!" Xiaobai said excitedly.

"And me, but what's going on? How did we suddenly advance? Logically speaking, isn't it only the natal contract that can benefit the Warcraft?" Xiaoyin asked in confusion.

"Let's not worry about that for now. Master is like this and he won't wake up for a while. Let's talk about it after we advance to the next level!" Xiao Hei turned to Xiao Jin and A Da Dao and said, "You guys are fine. Just stay here to protect us and the master!"

"Okay! We will protect everyone! A Da, right?" Xiao Jin suddenly became serious and felt that he finally had a place to use his skills. He must protect everyone!

"Yes! Don't worry, everyone!" Ada replied in a deep voice.

three days later

"Wow~ That's great! I've reached level 4!" Xiao Hei opened his eyes excitedly and shouted.

"Level 3! Master! Xiaobai is almost able to become a divine beast! Haha!" Xiaobai happily rubbed Han Xing who was still in a coma.

"I've reached level 1 again! Haha!" Xiaoyin said happily.

"Congratulations! Why can't Xiao Jin advance? A Da, do you know?" Xiao Jin's big round eyes flashed with confusion.

"This..." Ada didn't know what to say so as not to hurt Xiaojin's young heart.

"Ah~ I feel dizzy~ I feel so uncomfortable!" Xiaohuo suddenly woke up and successfully attracted the attention of all the animals. Ada also felt relieved at the same time.

"Huh? Xiaohuo! You're awake! Are you okay? Come and see how the master is doing! Why isn't he awake yet?" Xiao Hei asked hurriedly when he saw Xiaohuo waking up.

"Ah! Master Huo Feng, you've advanced again! So impressive! But you're awake, so why isn't the master awake yet?" Xiao Yin looked at Xiao Huo with envy and admiration. Master Huo Feng is truly amazing! He's truly not something a small person like me can surpass!

"Don't worry! Xiaoxing is fine. I feel her soul fluctuations are very stable now, so she must have just fallen asleep. This time, Xiaoxing suddenly advanced several levels, and brought me along with her. However, I only advanced two levels." After saying this, he looked at the beasts again and asked curiously, "Huh? How come you all advanced?"

"We're also very confused! Logically, only those with life contracts can advance together, but now..."

"Could it be..." Xiaohuo said halfway, suddenly closed his eyes, flew to Hanxing, circled around it a few times, and flew back, muttering: "So that's it... So that's it...", and then laughed again, leaving the beasts confused.

"Master Huo Feng! What's wrong with you?"

"Do you know? Xiaoxing actually absorbed the power of the thunder tribulation. Now, her body seems to have been transformed. She has supreme potential and also gained an unexpected surprise, the art of controlling thunder!" Xiaohuo flew around excitedly, his joy beyond words.

"Really? That's great! But what does this have to do with our advancement?"

"Listen to me, everyone thinks that only the natal contract can benefit both humans and beasts when they advance. In fact, this is not the case. No matter what kind of contract it is, both humans and beasts can benefit when they advance. It's just that humans' vitality and willpower are not strong enough, so they can only benefit together with the natal contract. Now that Xiaoxing's body has been transformed by lightning, he has strong enough vitality and willpower, so he can allow you to advance together!" Xiaohuo patiently explained the doubts of the beasts.

"Master! You're awake!"

"What, what? Is the master awake?" Xiao Hei looked at Han Xing anxiously.

"Master! You finally woke up!" Xiaobai rushed towards Han Xing excitedly.

"Huh? This..."

The beasts looked at Han Xing's closed eyes with a frown on their faces, then turned to look at A Da, as if asking him to explain what was going on.

Ah Da scratched his head sheepishly, pointed in the direction of Ying Chen with his front paws, and said, "My master is awake! Hehe..."

Yingchen looked at the beasts staring at him, puzzled, "What's wrong?" Then he noticed that the young master was lying on the ground. He hurried forward to help Han Xing up and asked worriedly, "What's going on? What happened to the young master?"

"Don't worry! Xiaoxing is fine!"

"This is what happened..." Xiao Hei recounted in detail what had happened since Yingchen started practicing.

After hearing this, Yingchen frowned and blamed himself, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so eager to advance and failed to protect the young master, I wouldn't have let him fall into this danger, let alone let him remain in a coma until now..."

"Yingchen, when did you become so long-winded?" A slightly hoarse voice sounded.

"Xiaoxing, drink some water!" Xiaohuo is sometimes considerate.

"Master! You finally woke up! Xiaobai was so worried about you!" Xiaobai licked the back of Han Xing's hand gently.

"Master! I'm glad you woke up! You made us so worried!" Xiao Hei complained, but the joy in his eyes was obvious.

"Master! That's great! You woke up. Did you know? We have all advanced!" Xiaoyin looked at Han Xing happily.

"Beautiful brother, I'm sorry! It's my fault! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have become like this..." Xiao Jin stammered.

"Master, I failed to protect you! Please punish me!" Yingchen lowered his head and blamed himself.

Han Xing listened to the words of the beasts, her heart warming. She recalled her past life as a child. Even when she caught a bad cold and was bedridden, her heartless mother wouldn't care for her. She simply sent servants to tend to her, then turned her attention to her father. To them, she was nothing more than a pawn. Back then, the only one who visited her and cared for her was her brother, Tian Feng. She hadn't felt warmth in a long time, but now she found it in this other world. Han Xing often wondered if she had stayed in this world from beginning to end, wouldn't her life have been happier?

"Don't worry, everyone. I'm fine. By the way, Xiaoyin, you just said that you have advanced. Is that true?" Han Xing said with confusion and joy.

"Xiaoxing, you also know that your body has changed! Actually, it's like this..." Xiaohuo explained to Hanxing again.

"Advance together?! Lightning control?! Oh my god! If I had known that being struck by lightning would bring such unexpected gains, I should have struck it a few times earlier!" Han Xing said excitedly.

Yingchen and the other beasts couldn't help but twitch their lips after hearing this. Xiaohuo pulled the corner of his mouth and said helplessly, "Xiaoxing, you... you're so smart! If you hadn't signed a life contract with me, you have a strong willpower, and Ada took most of the lightning, do you think you could have held on with your small body? You can only count yourself lucky this time. I will never allow you to do such a dangerous thing again!"

"Okay, okay...I won't do it again next time!" Han Xing said with a chuckle.

"There won't be a next time!" Yingchen and the beasts shouted in unison.

Han Xing looked at them, and unprecedented joy surged in his heart. He couldn't help but smile widely, which immediately amazed everyone around him.

"By the way, how far have you advanced?"

"Level 7!" Xiao Huo said, but there was a hint of disappointment in his tone. If he were stronger, would Xiao Xing not be hurt? It was a pity that he couldn't become a super beast yet, transform into a human form, and always be by Xiao Xing's side to protect her.

"Master, Xiaobai is almost able to become a divine beast!" Xiaobai narrowed his eyes and snuggled in Han Xing's arms, wondering when he could become stronger and better protect his master.

"Haha! Master, I am now a 7th-level sacred beast!" Xiao Hei's words revealed a hint of excitement. He originally thought that with his temperament, it was impossible for him to become a sacred beast, but now that the master has given him hope, he must work hard to repay the master.

"I'm not as powerful as Lord Huo Feng, and I've only reached the 1st level! But I still have to thank the master. Otherwise, with my own level of cultivation, I don't know when I can reach the 1st level!" Xiaoyin sincerely thanked Han Xing.

"Young Master, my current cultivation level is a 4th-level advanced magician and an 8th-level intermediate warrior. How about you, Young Master?" Ying Chen asked the question that all the beasts wanted to ask.

Han Xing looked at their expectant eyes and said with a smile: "Haha! Don't look at me like that, it's not much! It's just a level 3 magician and a level 1 warrior. It's still a long way from my goal!"

"The master is the master! So awesome!" Xiao Hei said admiringly.

"Brother Beauty, why...why can't Xiao Jin advance?" Xiao Jin asked with his head lowered in a somewhat inferior manner.

The atmosphere suddenly became dull, and Ah Da was at a loss. What should he do? What should he do? How could Xiao Jin still remember this? He had originally thought he would forget it.

"Uh...this...that..." Ada didn't know what to say.

"That's because, Xiao Jin, you are the most special!" Han Xing said with a smile.

"Special?" Xiao Jin suddenly raised his little head and looked at Han Xing with hope in his big eyes.

"That's right! You see, everyone has to advance to become powerful, but you, Xiao Jin, can defeat Xiao Hei without any practice! Right!" Han Xing smiled kindly and lovingly guided Xiao Jin.

Xiao Hei, standing by, couldn't help but twitch his lips upon hearing this, thinking to himself: How could this be possible! I was simply underestimating him, which is why he managed to sneak up on me! Even if I'm trying to comfort him, I can't bring up such an unconvincing story! Master! You... can't be like this!