The Phoenix Sings in the Ninth Heaven

The mighty wind surges, the great tides swell.

The flood's totem is the dragon; the phoenix rises from blazing flames.

Among the divine beasts, none can rival me. I endure alongside heaven and earth, and shine as brightly as the sun and moon.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.