His face, already stunningly handsome, now seemed even more fragile and broken against the pallor of his skin. On his smooth brow, a phoenix feather–shaped mark in fiery gold appeared, the lines of the mark streaked with strange threads of black. Divine and sinister, two completely opposite auras fused perfectly in him, giving him an indescribable, almost wicked allure. Emma hurried to Lucien's side. Her eyes did not linger on the dramatic change in his appearance. There was no admiration, only deep worry and concern. A Pyreborn rebirth, eh? She had only read about such a thing in books before. Lucien sat before her, having undergone such a transformation. However, Emma felt no joy at all. She looked at Lucien's pale face, recalled the agony he must have endured during it, and her heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, aching so sharply it almost stole her breath. Blazing flames had ignited from the depths of his bones and blood, burning through his meridians inch by inch, scorching his bones. When he lost control, overtaken by instinct, had there been moments of clarity when he could feel that soul-rending pain? How much must he have suffered? Thinking of this, Emma's eyes welled up, tears blurring her vision instantly. She reached out, her hand moving as gently as if touching a fragile treasure, and carefully took Lucien's hand in hers. It was ice-cold and almost lifeless. "Why is his hand so cold?" Emma whispered, quickly touching his face and arms. He was cold to the touch, and there wasn't any warmth at all. "What's going on? Why is Lucien so cold?" Cold? Calum frowned. When he had carried Lucien back, the boy had been burning hot."Let me see." Calum immediately stepped forward and grabbed Lucien's other hand. "He is rather cold." Hadn't this guy successfully gone through Pyreborn? What was going on? Calum had never encountered a situation like this before and looked a little bewildered. He was about to suggest fetching a military doctor to examine Lucien when Silas and Edric arrived, accompanied by doctors from Aurelia. Seeing the doctors, Calum didn't wait for Emma to speak. He took a quick step forward and grabbed one of them. "Hurry up and examine Lucien! He just completed his Pyreborn, so why is his body so cold?" Lucien was a Phoenix, and with his abilities, his body temperature was usually higher than theirs. This was far from normal. "Pyreborn?" The doctor's eyes widened in shock as he observed Lucien's transformation. "Did you say he went through Pyreborn?" Judging by Lucien's current state, it wasn't just Pyreborn he'd gone through.Emma stared at Lucien, stunned, frozen in place. She urged, "He just went through his Pyreborn and hasn't woken up yet. His body temperature is frighteningly low. Please examine him immediately. What's happening to him?" The doctor quickly returned to his senses and activated his MedCore ring. He pulled out several devices and began checking on Lucien. Emma and the others watched anxiously from the side. Marcus and Drake arrived shortly after. Seeing the doctor working, they stayed at the doorway silently. Five minutes later, the doctor collected all his equipment. "How is Lucien?" Emma asked immediately, eyes fixed on him. The doctor was still stunned, but relief softened his expression. He turned to Emma, smiling. "Ms. Tibarn, Prince Lucien's vitals are very stable. Better than expected, to be honest. "What you're seeing now is normal for someone who has just gone through Pyreborn.""It is?" Calum couldn't help but interrupt, pointing at Lucien. "He's like an ice block right now. You call this normal?" The doctor hurriedly explained, "You might not know this, Marshal Calum, but for Phoenixes, going through Pyreborn is a complete life leap—a total reconstruction from the genetic sequence to the energy core." "While going through Pyreborn, the fire-based genetic chains in Prince Lucien's body went through supercritical fission, releasing energy powerful enough to burn everything. This purges the old genetic limitations and forges a completely new life form. We call this process a Reset." Though the doctor had many questions, he patiently explained Lucien's current state to everyone present. "After the Reset, a massive energy egg forms outside the body. Like a newborn phoenix chick, it absorbs energy from the egg while replicating the newly-formed genes inside the body. Once the gene replication is complete, the new life form hatches, achieving true rebirth." The doctor's excitement grew as he spoke. He turned to everyone in the room, his voice trembling with enthusiasm. "Somehow, Prince Lucien skipped the Reset completely. His new genetic sequence has already formed inside his body."