Emperor Of Spirits

Once Xiao Tian returned to his room, he immediately locked the doors and laid on his bed.

"While the Spirit Realm was not completely free of drama and violence during my time as the Emperor of Spirit, it was not something that could've resulted in a war…"

Xiao Tian felt somewhat guilty for not being able to be there at such a time. If he managed to stay alive during the calamity, the Spirit Realm might have continued to be a peaceful world for a much longer time.

"Even with all of the new information, I still know little to nothing about the current Spirit Realm… Unless I return there personally, I will not learn about what truly happened that day!"

Although he was not 100% certain, Xiao Tian had a few clues that suggested the calamity that nearly destroyed the entire Spirit Realm was actually orc.h.e.s.trated by someone.

"Once I return to the Spirit Realm and learn the truth, even though I am no longer the Emperor of Spirits, I swear that I will deal with whoever took part in that calamity!"

However, despite such ambitions, Xiao Tian is but a mere mortal at this moment. Forget about finding justice for the Spirit Realm, he has to figure out how to return to the Spirit Realm first.

After taking a short break, Xiao Tian sat in the lotus position and began cultivating. If he's going to return to the Spirit Realm one day, he must at least survive the Human Realm, which he could easily argue to be more dangerous than the Spirit Realm.

Sometime later, Xiao Tian managed to break through to the 3rd level Spirit Apprentice Realm without any difficulties.

"Ugh. Why are there so many filth in the Human Realm? Even the Spirit Qi is contaminated with impurities!" Xiao Tian complained inwardly as he rushed to the bathroom to clean the black slimes off his body again.

Meanwhile, the Xiao Clan and Song Clan just finished their lunch.

"Now that lunch is over, why don't we have our children showcase their Spirits for some entertainment?" Xiao Long suddenly suggested.

"You want to compare Spirits with my Song Clan?" Although Song Wei spoke in a sarcastic tone, his demeanor expressed the opposite feeling.

"That's not my intention," Xiao Long hastily said. "I just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to show my children what a vast world they live in."

After a moment of pondering, Song Wei nodded. "I would also like to witness for myself the talent of the Xiao Clan."

"Good! Then let us head to the stage."

Xiao Long proceeded to lead everyone to the back of the Xiao Manor, where a large stage meant for competitions or sparring existed.

"This is the battle arena, often used by our Xiao Clan during practices or spars." Xiao Long explained to the Song Clan.

"Xiao Chen, go ahead and bring out your Spirit."

The third oldest child of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Chen, who was only three years older than Xiao Tian, jumped onto the stage with a bright smile.

"Come out, my Flaming Boar!" Xiao Chen raised his hand and called upon his Spirit.

A second later, a green-colored Spirit Gate materialized before Xiao Chen, and a boar with its body engulfed in red flames appeared from within the gate.

"This is my Spirit, Flaming Boar, a medium-grade Spirit with the Fire Element!" Xiao Chen introduced his Spirit with a prideful expression.

"What an ugly pig…" Song Yu thought to herself after seeing this Flaming Boar.

"Xiao Cai, you are next!" Xiao Long said.

A beautiful young lady jumped onto the stage a moment later. She was Xiao Cai, the second eldest child of the Xiao Clan and also the only other female beside Xiao Min.

"Crystal Sword!"

A green Spirit Gate appeared beside Xiao Cai, and a long sword flew out of the gate and into her grasp.

"This is my Spirit, Crystal Sword, a medium-grade Spirit with the Ice Element." Xiao Cai held her sword with pride, showing to the audience its brilliance and cold aura.

As shown in Xiao Cai's case, some Spirits are neither animal or human, but objects such as swords, bows, daggers, and countless other weapons. In fact, even a piece of paper could be considered a Spirit as long as it was born within the Spirit Realm and has a conscious.

"Hoh… it even has an advanced element, huh. That's quite rare for a medium-grade Spirit." Song Wei's eyes widened, seemingly surprised.

There are four major elements a Spirit can have — fire, water, earth, and wind.

Spirits with the advanced ice element, such as Xiao Cai's Crystal Sword, belong to the water element, but they are much stronger than Spirits with just an ordinary water element. However, there are also other elements in this world that do not belong to any of the four major elements, such as space and time, but that is something exceedingly rare and only seen once every thousand years.

Xiao Long smiled to himself when he noticed that Song Wei was impressed by Xiao Cai's Crystal Sword and thought to himself, "Just wait until you see my Xiao Min's Spirit!"

"Xiao Fang!" Xiao Long called for his eldest son.

"Yes, father!"

Xiao Fang, who looked to be around 25 years old, jumped onto the stage and summoned his Spirit.

A few seconds later, a large bird flew out of the green Spirit Gate before him.

"This is my medium-grade Spirit, a Silver Eagle!"

"Although it doesn't have any elements, it has the ability to fly, giving it an advantage that many Spirits lack!" Song Wei nodded with approval.

After Xiao Fang revealed his Spirit, it was only Xiao Min that has yet to show off her Spirit.

Xiao Long turned to look at Xiao Min and nodded with a proud smile.

Xiao Min merely sighed inwardly and slowly approached the stage.

After preparing her cultivation base, Xiao Min called upon her Spirit, which appeared out of a blue-colored Spirit Gate, just like Song Yu's Jade Serpent.

A few seconds later, a bird that was twice as large as Xiao Fang's Silver Eagle flew above Xiao Min.

This bird was not only large in size but also had dark-red flames as its feathers, resembling a phoenix.

When Song Wei saw this phoenix-like creature, his eyes widened with shock.

"It's actually a Crimson Phoenix!"

Everybody from the Song Clan expressed surprise upon seeing this phoenix, and even Song Yu couldn't help but stare at the majestic creature in awe.

"If it's cultivated properly, there's a high chance for it to become an Elite-grade Spirit! Congratulations, Xiao Clan! To have such a genius Spirit Master in your family, she will surely have a limitless future!" Song Wei praised Xiao Min.

"Hahahaha!" Xiao Long could only burst out laughing with joy when he heard Song Wei's praises for his daughter, feeling like he was the one being praised!

Meanwhile, Xiao Tian, who'd just left the bathroom with a clean body, looked out the window to see a phoenix-like creature flying above the Xiao Manor.

"That's Xiao Min's Crimson Phoenix, huh. Although it has 'phoenix' in its name and even shares similar appearances, it does not actually carry any real Pheonix blood."

In other words, the Crimson Phoenix is not an actual Phoenix, as it does not carry any Phoenix blood. But that is something to be expected, as even the weakest Phoenixes are at least Heaven-grade Spirits.

After looking at the Crimson Phoenix for a few seconds, Xiao Tian lost his interest and quickly returned to his room.