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Chapter 240: Ancient Breed Beasts: Three-Legged Golden Phoenix!
Chapter 240: Ancient Breed Beasts: Three-Legged Golden Phoenix!
Fire-Eating Crow?
Recently, Su Ping's interest in this thing has been even more intense than his focus on the little origami figure.
In the Future Wood Heart, regarding the development of avian pets, this Fire-Eating Crow is an excellent direction.
But now, Ye Zhou suddenly said this.
As expected, Ye Zhou nodded:
"That's right, the Fire-Eating Crow. I once saw it in some ancient literature, though it's mostly in the form of ancient myths, legends, and various incomplete records."
In ancient times, there were divine beasts in the heavens that could transform the sun and travel through it. At its peak, there were ten suns in the sky, and countless lives were destroyed. Among these ten suns, all but the sun itself originated from a divine beast called the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix!"
"Three-Legged Golden Phoenix? Ten suns in the sky?"
Su Ping's expression was a bit odd, and he turned to look at Ye Zhou, asking without any context:
"Were those ten suns in the sky not shot down by a human Beastmaster named Hou Yi?"
Ye Zhou was taken aback and scratched his head, not quite understanding the meaning behind Su Ping's words:
"How is that possible? The records don't mention how those ten suns, the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix, disappeared. But it's definitely not possible.
During that ancient era, the records of that time also mentioned this, but the exact number of years ago is already impossible to verify. It could be tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands of years. With such a vast span of time, how could there be such a powerful human Beastmaster?
If there was, how could such a powerful human Beastmaster not have left traces of civilization in the long river of history? Therefore, most of the ancient history records should be attributed to more powerful divine beasts that came out and killed those nine Three-Legged Golden Phoenixes."
Su Ping nodded slightly, feeling a bit relieved:
"So, you mean this Fire-Eating Crow might have some connection to the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix from ancient times?"
Ye Zhou shook his head:
"I can't be sure about that either. It's just that, in the traces of time, the Fire-Eating Crow and the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix have an extremely faint intertwined aura."
Traces of time?
It seems that Ye Zhou is judging this based on these so-called traces of time rather than any conclusive evidence.
Of course, perhaps for Ye Zhou himself, these traces of time are the evidence.
Time is the most mysterious attribute, and pets related to time cannot be taken lightly.
Su Ping nodded thoughtfully, and his heart became incredibly excited at this moment.
Because he suddenly realized that if the mythical legend of the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix was indeed real in this world, and if it could even be restored, the benefits would be unimaginable.
The reason is simple. The Sun Core of the ancient tree Laosha is the starter of the Forest Legion.
But in the future, this ability might be discovered and countered by enemies.
So, can the abilities of the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix replace the sun's empowerment to some extent?
It seems unreasonable, but such a fascinating connection is something that one cannot help but want to try.
Not exploring this direction would be uncharacteristic of Su Ping's personality.
At this thought, Su Ping suddenly realized something. With Dong Muchun already gone to attend to important matters, and only Dong Muchuan and Ye Zhou remaining in the guest room, he took out something from the Beastmaster Space:
"Take a look at this and see what kind of pet's feather this is."
This feather had previously been shown to Old Liu and Master Zhu Hong, but even they, without any comparison, couldn't say anything about it.
After all, without any comparison, if it's just a fire-attribute feather, the possibilities are too broad.
Therefore, it's not easy to confirm that this is the feather of a specific pet.
However, with the little crow having been gone for so long and not returning, Su Ping was a bit worried.
Ye Zhou took the fiery red feather, closed his eyes, and gently ran his fingers over it, feeling the flame patterns and the incredibly warm energy.
Su Ping's eyes lit up, and indeed, the genius of the Magic Capital's Advanced Beastmaster Academy, even a Beastmaster Master, couldn't discern anything from this. This guy could see some clues?
It wasn't long before Ye Zhou opened his eyes.
"How is it?" Su Ping asked expectantly as he looked at him.
Amidst the expectant gazes, Ye Zhou shook his head. "I can't tell."
Why the hell did you make it look so real then?
Before Su Ping could even complain, Ye Zhou remained calm and extended his hand. A beam of light flashed, and a strange object appeared in his palm.
On the side, Dong Muchuan and Su Ping, upon seeing this thing, were both stunned.
It was a sandglass.
Standing approximately thirty centimeters tall, it wasn't particularly large.
In fact, if it were just placed there, ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell if it was a decoration, a resource material, or something else.
The entire sandglass, from its body to the sand inside, was primarily silver-white. As their gazes followed, the silver-white sand grains slowly flowed, creating a subtle, whispering sound that made one feel as if time was rapidly passing by just by listening to it.
However, Su Ping believed that no one would think this was a pet beast.
But indeed, it was.
Although Ye Zhou couldn't tell what it was, just as this guy had said earlier, he wasn't relying solely on his own experience and abilities to make this prediction.
"Shasha, Illuminate the Flow of Time!"
As Su Ping and Dong Muchuan stared in bewilderment, the time sandglass named 'Shasha' suddenly transformed into a dreamlike bubble, stretching dimensions within its illusory light.
In this ethereal glow, silver-white radiance enveloped the crimson feathers.
At the same time, within the time sandglass, a rapidly retreating scene seemed to appear.
The protagonist of this scene was the feathered creature.
However, the speed of retreat was so fast that it was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye.
No, Su Ping couldn't describe this feeling.
It wasn't a matter of visual perception but rather a sense of being in another dimension. He knew, but he couldn't grasp it or control it to see such a scene.
After just a few seconds, this strange sight disappeared.
In its place, a slowly emerging illusion and painting appeared from the time sandglass.
Within the painting, there was a peculiar bird.
Its body was adorned with dark red feathers, and flames seemed to roll across it. Even in this painting, one could feel an indescribable sense of heat.
Its appearance was somewhat similar to the Fire Crow, but with a slight difference. On its head, unlike the bald skull of a crow, there was a feather that resembled a burning flame.
This feather didn't look like a feather at all; it was more like a burning flame-like plume.
And it was clear that this unknown bird had this plume atop its head.
"This is..."
Su Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the image with a sense of disbelief, and then turned his gaze to the time sandglass.
As the rarest of pet beast attributes, the mystery and power of the time element were revealed before Su Ping for the first time, leaving him truly astonished.
However, it was evident that the two people beside him didn't know what Su Ping was actually thinking at that moment.
This time, it was Ye Zhou and Dong Muchuan who were bewildered. As for what this thing in the painting was, it was clear that they didn't know either.
But seeing Su Ping's thoughtful expression, the two exchanged glances and nodded.
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As expected of the genius cultivator who won first place in the Cultivator Association's competition at such a young age, his knowledge is indeed extensive.
Looking at Su Ping staring at the time sandglass's projection of the strange bird covered in dark red feathers, Ye Zhou couldn't wait to ask:
"Well, do you know what kind of pet beast this is?"
Then, amidst the speechless gazes of the two, Su Ping shook his head. "I don't know, I didn't recognize it."
The two fell silent, and just as Su Ping was about to complain in his heart, the same thought echoed in the minds of the two:
'You didn't recognize it, but you made it look so real?'
However, although Su Ping couldn't recognize it, he had his own way of figuring it out.
So, amidst their doubting gazes, Su Ping took out his phone and took a photo of the bird in the image for a search.
In less than two minutes, with his quasi-master cultivator privileges, the Cultivator Association's backend system provided possible information about this pet beast:
[Dark Flame Ancient Crow: A rare Overlord-rank race limit pet beast. After investigations and examinations, it is believed to have gone extinct about three hundred years ago due to harsh living conditions. Fire-type, flying crow-like pet beast. Skills (approximate): Firework Throw, Flowing Flame Robe...]
The appearance of this information caused a light to shine in Ye Zhou and Su Ping's eyes.
Su Ping thought for a moment and once again began searching through the cultivator's backend.
This time, the search target was extremely simple and straightforward—the Fire Crow mentioned earlier.
With a precise name, there was no doubt that the search was faster, and almost instantly, all information about the Fire Crow was retrieved.
【Fire Crow: Elite Apex-grade race limit pet, Fire-type, flying crow pet, with few historical traces, first appeared around six hundred years ago, and was contracted by Zhou Li, a minor official of the Avian Bureau during the Liang Dynasty.】
The Fire Crow's racial skills are: Fire Eating, Fireball, Flame Feather, Fire Resistance Aura...
Fire Crow's current evolution body (1): Heaven Fire Crow - Sovereign Rank (click to enter and view its approximate abilities)...】
This is the information about the Fire Crow.
"It first appeared around six hundred years ago?"
Ye Zhou pondered this information, and Su Ping nodded in agreement:
"Yes, this process isn't as simple as it seems, but I must say that the Fire Crow's timeline is quite close, so it's very significant and valuable for research."
Ye Zhou's eyes sparkled with excitement.
He gazed at the crow with a sense of intoxication.
Seeing this, Su Ping felt a chill and asked curiously:
"Brother Ye, why are you so interested in this?"
Ye Zhou smiled slightly:
"Time is the most mysterious thing. Even in the future realm of the timeline, I don't know if I can truly touch the mythical realm.
So, I can only explore the secrets of the past on the timeline! Of course, there are some other reasons."
Ye Zhou didn't reveal the other reasons, and Su Ping didn't ask.
At this point, Ye Zhou seemed a bit distracted and not very practical.
Su Ping nodded and smiled: "It's quite interesting, and now I'm also curious."
However, Ye Zhou originally thought that Su Ping was interested in the Fire Crow and its atavistic evolution.
But Ye Zhou never expected that Su Ping's interest was indeed partly in the Fire Crow.
After all, the so-called 'Three-legged Golden Phoenix' mentioned by Ye Zhou is a mythical creature that can be compared to the sun, and its significance to Su Ping is indeed too great.
However, it's obvious that this thing is very distant.
In fact, Su Ping's true interest lies not only in the Three-legged Golden Phoenix but also primarily in the Time Beast.
Reflecting the past, the timeline of future and history? This Time Hourglass is quite intriguing.
I wonder if the other Time Beasts are as interesting?
Unfortunately, these beings are too rare and precious for ordinary people to encounter.
The two men exchanged a knowing smile, saying no more.
Only Dong Muyuan, standing beside them, seemed to understand that each of them had their own thoughts and secrets, yet they could still come together, a kind of 'gentlemen understanding each other's intentions.'
Only this genius from the Magic Academy, the young master of the Dong family, remained perplexed and confused from start to finish.
Who am I? Where am I?
What are these two guys talking about?
What's the connection between the Three-legged Golden Phoenix, Ancient Flame Crow, and the Fire Crow?
What's all this nonsense?
(End of Chapter)
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