After circling the bridge three times, the phoenix with its white flames descended onto the wood. The fire on its body didn't harm the wood. It actually seemed to be forcing more lifeforce into the plank, and it made the branches grow even faster.<br><br>The phoenix then lowered its head to look at the creature nearest to it. The creature looked like a golem from what Han Sen could see through the cocoon of branches. Only the golem's head was clearly visible.<br><br>"Answer a question for me. If the answer satisfies me, then I will forgive you for offending me." The phoenix didn't physically speak, but everyone who could see the phoenix could hear its voice in their minds.<br><br>"I will answer any question you would like me to. What do you want to know?" the golem-like creature said.<br><br>"One day, you and your partner encounter danger. One of you has to die for the other to be saved, and you have the power to decide... Do you choose to die for your partner to be saved? Or would you prefer that your partner perish so that you could live?"<br><br>The voice of the phoenix rumbled, shaking their minds as it spoke.<br><br>Everyone was shocked. They had expected the deity to ask about some ancient secret. They never expected a question like this.<br><br>And it didn't seem like the question had a single correct answer. Different people would respond in different ways.<br>But since the phoenix had already asked, the golem couldn't refuse to answer. It swallowed and replied, "I would sacrifice myself to save my partner so that she could live."<br><br>"Hypocrite." The phoenix's voice played in everyone's head. It sounded disdainful.<br><br>The next second, Han Sen and the others watched the phoenix lower its head. It opened its beak in the golem's direction.<br><br>But the phoenix didn't bite down. Rather, it made a sucking motion, as if it was drawing in a breath. A weird power came out of the golem's body and vanished into the phoenix's mouth.<br><br>After that strange power was taken away, the golem's head looked like a dried-up husk. Then, the entire creature turned into sand and scattered across the wind. No trace of the being was left to see.<br><br>Everyone stared at the place where the golem had been in silence. Although the golem was just a King class creature, its power had been drained until it was nothing more than dust. It was a bit too scary to fully comprehend.<br><br>The phoenix didn't seem to think that what it had done was a big deal. Ignoring the sand that was still leaking from the now-empty cocoon, the phoenix moved to the next cocooned creature like it was walking down the aisle in a grocery store.<br><br>This creature's head looked like it belonged to an octopus or squid. Han Sen recognized this one. This being had been following Elder Nader, so it had to be one of Elder Nader's students.<br>That creature turned pale when the phoenix looked at him. And then, he heard the phoenix's voice sound again. Once more, it was in everyone's head. "One day, you and your partner encounter danger. One of you has to die for the other
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