Echoes of the Phoenix Empress
By @Bryan Escutia
In the cutthroat immortal skies of the Nine Heavens, Lin Qingyu was the undisputed Sword Sovereign, a paragon of peerless masculinity and martial dominance. But a poison-laced betrayal by his sworn brother shatters his meridians and sends his soul plummeting into the body of a dying, frail concubine—the unloved fifth daughter of a disgraced mortal house. Stripped of his legendary strength, Lin must navigate a treacherous inner court where whispers kill faster than flying swords. Worse, his new body holds a dormant, cursed Phoenix lineage that demands emotional vulnerability to awaken. Forced to wear silk robes instead of armor and smile at his enemies, Lin must master the foreign arts of court intrigue and female cultivation. As his former brother ascends to godhood on a throne of lies, Lin must swallow his pride, conquer his crippling fear of weakness, and decide if he will reclaim his male form or burn down the heavens as a terrifyingly reborn Empress.
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