Walker Of The Worlds Chapter 3574 The Awakened Guardians

Awakening the Guardian Beast Spirits required enormous amounts of energy.

The spirits were not weak entities.

They were fragnts of beings that once stood at the peak of

existence. Maintaining their consciousness required trendous power. That was why the Tournant of the Guardian Beasts was held every hundred years. The ti was not arbitrary.

A hundred years was the amount of ti required for the temple arrays and the faith of countless worshippers to accumulate enough spiritual energy for the spirits to awaken once again.

Of course, the spirits maintained ergency reserves.

If a world faced catastrophic danger, the temple could awaken them.

But such ergencies were rare.

And this mont...

Was clearly not one.

Which made what had just happened utterly incomprehensible.

Temple Head Puyi felt a cold shiver run down his spine.

Just how had Lin Mu awakened them?

Above the temple floor, the two spirits slowly turned their imnse heads. Their eyes swept across the hall.

They looked confused.

Disoriented.

The Vermilion Bird's wings flickered slightly as if adjusting to the sudden awakening.

Their voices carried a faint grogginess. Like ancient beings who had been roused from deep slumber.

The Azure Dragon spoke first, its voice echoed through the hall like distant thunder.

"Who... has awakened us?"

The Vermilion Bird tilted its head slightly.

"...This aura..."

"It feels... familiar."

Their gazes finally settled on Lin Mu.

Both spirits paused as if they could feel sothing.

A faint resonance.

Inside the human standing before them.

It was subtle.

Not overwhelming.

But unmistakable.

The aura of the Azure Dragon and the aura of the Vermilion Bird.

Both of them.

The two spirits exchanged glances.

This was... strange.

There had been cultivators in the past who carried the bloodline of a Guardian Beast.

Rare individuals who had inherited a fragnt of their power.

Such cultivators could sotis awaken a spirit. But that usually required a fully assimilated bloodline. And even then it would only resonate with one beast... Not two.

Yet the man before them clearly carried traces of both.

Still...

The resonance should not have been strong enough to wake them.

Which ant sothing unusual had happened.

Lin Mu stepped forward slightly.

He cupped his fists respectfully and bowed.

"This junior greets the honored Guardian Spirits."

Temple Head Puyi imdiately followed suit.

"This junior greets the revered guardians." Only then did the two spirits finally notice him.

The Vermilion Bird blinked.

"Oh."

"It is you."

The Azure Dragon nodded slowly.

"Temple Head."

They recognized him instantly.

After all, Puyi was the person who interacted with them most

frequently. Whenever the spirits awakened during rituals or tournants, he

was always present.

Temple Head Puyi raised his head cautiously.

"Honored guardians... this junior wishes to ask..."

"Why have you awakened now?"

The Azure Dragon's long body shifted slightly through the air.

Its voice rumbled again.

"We felt... the call of kin."

Temple Head Puyi's eyes widened.

That confird it.

The resonance had truly co from Lin Mu.

But the Vermilion Bird was still studying the human carefully.

Its fiery eyes narrowed slightly.

"You."

"How did you awaken us?"

"And why do you carry our aura?"

The question hung in the air.

Lin Mu had expected this.

There was no point trying to hide anything from beings like them.

He spoke honestly.

"This junior consud Bloodline Essence Crystals belonging to both the Azure

Dragon and the Vermilion Bird."

Temple Head Puyi nearly fainted.

Consud?!

Bloodline Essence Crystals?!

Those were among the most precious treasures connected to the Guardian

Beasts.

The two spirits were also clearly surprised.

Their imnse forms shifted slightly.

But Lin Mu continued speaking calmly.

"However, this junior did not assimilate the bloodlines."

"I only used the vitality contained within the crystals."

The Azure Dragon's eyes narrowed.

"For what purpose?"

Lin Mu lowered his gaze slightly.

"To save soone."

"A close friend of mine."

"She had been afflicted by a powerful curse made from Death Qi. The vitality

within the bloodline essence was the only thing capable of preserving her life."

He paused briefly before continuing.

"Her na is Lady Kang."

"This junior used the essence to neutralize the curse and stabilize her life

force."

The temple hall fell silent.

Even the twins stopped poking ng Bai.

Little Shrubby lowered his recording jade slip slightly.

The two Guardian Spirits studied Lin Mu carefully.

Their expressions were difficult to read.

But there was no anger in their eyes. Only curiosity.

The Vermilion Bird spoke softly.

"You used our bloodline essence..." "...not for power."

"But to save another life."

The Azure Dragon slowly exhaled a deep breath.

The air within the temple rippled from the force of it.

"Interesting"

Temple Head Puyi looked between Lin Mu and the two spirits with disbelief.

A human who had consud two Guardian Beast bloodline essences...

And did not even assimilate them.

Instead he used them simply to save soone else.

Even the ancient temple keeper had never heard of such a thing.

anwhile, ng Bai finally twitched again.

He whispered weakly.

"...I think my brain is broken."

The twins hissed in agreent.

Little Shrubby resud recording enthusiastically.

The revelation left the temple hall in stunned silence.

For several monts neither the Azure Dragon nor the Vermilion Bird spoke.

Even their massive illusory forms seed slightly frozen, as if the two ancient

spirits were processing the absurdity of what they had just heard. The Vermilion Bird was the first to react.

Her flaming wings flickered as she slowly tilted her head toward Lin Mu.

"You consud..."

"...our bloodline essence crystals."

Her voice carried a strange tone now.

Not anger or admiration but sothing else... Sothing in between.

Then she continued slowly.

"To save soone."

Lin Mu nodded.

"Yes,""

The Azure Dragon's massive body shifted slightly, coils of azure light swirling

through the air like storm clouds.

Its deep voice echoed through the hall.

"You risked your life."

Lin Mu did not deny it.

"Yes,"

The Vermilion Bird stared at him for a long mont.

Then she said sothing that perfectly summarized what both guardians were

thinking.