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Chapter 247: Absorbing the New Secret Realm's Traits! Hundred Birds Paying Homage to Phoenix!
Chapter 247: Absorbing the New Secret Realm's Traits! Hundred Birds Paying Homage to Phoenix!
Qin Xiaoxue, Ye Zhou, and Dong Muchuan were left bewildered by the sight before them.
Countless birds and sparrows flocked towards the cave entrance, where the Yellow Dragon was located, as if drawn by an unseen force.
Clearly, something had happened, but the once bustling valley was now eerily empty, with all the birds concentrated in one area, leaving the trio momentarily at a loss.
However, they were not the only ones feeling bewildered; the one who was truly at a loss was Su Ping.
Protected by Da Huang, the birds and sparrows could not get past the cave entrance, so Su Ping's attention was focused on the area behind him.
The shattered space revealed not a conventional spatial vortex, but a crack that leaked a fiery red vortex.
It was as if beyond this vortex lay a world of raging flames.
But this was not the strangest part; the appearance of the spatial vortex could vary depending on the characteristics of the secret realm.
What surprised Su Ping the most was that within this fiery red vortex, something was slowly floating out.
Yes, something was emerging from the vortex on its own!
How was this possible?
Creatures within secret realms were not supposed to leave on their own, according to common sense.
Unless, of course, the secret realm was extremely unstable.
However, this fiery red vortex seemed to fit the criteria.
And the thing that emerged was even more bewildering to Su Ping.
It was not a living being, or at least, it did not seem like one to him.
It was a flame, a crimson flame.
Vivid and intense.
But it made Su Ping instinctively retreat, wanting to avoid it.
This was not just his reaction; a solid rock wall appeared before Su Ping, blocking him from the flame.
Even Da Huang took action at this moment.
Da Huang's golden eyes, filled with sacred power, stared at the fist-sized red flame with extreme caution and vigilance.
It was as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
The flame emitted a crackling sound as it hovered in the air.
It seemed to be examining everything before it.
At this moment, Xiao Wuya seemed to sense something and squawked, wanting to approach the flame.
However, Su Ping was quick to restrain her.
He could feel the terrifying heat emanating from the burning flame.
A temperature capable of incinerating everything.
This temperature was something that only a Sovereign-rank existence could possess.
Even the slightest touch would be fatal.
This was not some ordinary resource.
The flame was an incredibly unique creature!
It was an extremely peculiar companion beast.
An elemental companion beast!
A fire elemental companion beast.
At the moment, this seemed to be the only possible explanation.
Xiao Wuya struggled, but fortunately, the little creature had not lost its sanity and did not attack Su Ping, perhaps due to the consciousness of the Yellow Dragon that remained within him.
The flame seemed unconcerned, burning with its terrifying heat as it slowly floated forward.
No one dared to stop it, not even Da Huang.
As expected, the birds' ultimate destination was this flame.
The flame slowly emerged from the cave, and the birds flew towards it.
Then...
A whoosh sound echoed as the flame shot upwards.
The crimson blaze instantly engulfed the first bird that approached, setting it ablaze.
"Screech..."
The pitiful wail of the bird mingled with a joyful cheer, creating a unique and eerie echo within the valley.
Su Ping shivered as he witnessed the scene before him.
Not only him, but Qin Xiaoxue and the others in the valley were also stunned, unable to comprehend what was happening.
"Roar!"
Da Huang's voice rang out, and this time, its meaning was clear.
Run!
What did it mean for a mature Dragon of the Imperial-rank to behave this way? Su Ping dared not think about it, but at this moment, he turned to look at the vortex.
The fiery red vortex did not seem like a secret realm at all.
Or perhaps, the so-called secret realm existed solely to serve this peculiar flame.
At this moment, the slowly rotating spatial vortex began to crumble.
However, Su Ping suddenly had an idea. If his 'Spatial Absorption' trait activated within this strange and unknown spatial vortex, would there be any additional benefits?
Su Ping was unsure, but he wanted to give it a try.
This spatial secret realm was about to collapse.
Like the Sword King Realm that had been forcibly crushed earlier, and even faster than that.
Perhaps within ten minutes, this realm would completely disappear.
The situation outside might continue for a while, and if he didn't try now, he might never get another chance.
Su Ping clenched his teeth, placed Xiao Wuya in the hands of the Zhang brothers, and said, "Wait for me for a moment."
The Zhang brothers were on the verge of tears.
Outside the cave, as the peculiar flame floated out, the sky above was covered in fiery red.
Countless mournful bird cries echoed at that moment.
Su Ping took a swift step and arrived before the shattered fiery red secret realm.
He extended his hand, and in an instant, the familiar invisible tentacles from his secret realm space penetrated into this unknown and peculiar realm.
The tentacles extracted the nutrients within at an unimaginable speed.
However, in this fleeting moment, Su Ping only felt that his psychic tentacles were not connected to a secret realm space.
Instead, it was fire.
A terrifying and raging surge of pure fire elemental energy, like a volcanic eruption, instantly flooded into Su Ping's beast taming space.
A crisp cracking sound echoed, and the edge of Su Ping's beast taming space directly shattered.
Fortunately, Xiao Qing didn't come along this time and was training with the other Lynx Wolves in the Wood Core.
But at this moment, Su Ping also felt that his soul seemed to be ignited by this flame.
An indescribable heat surged in this instant, soaring into the sky.
However, this pain was accompanied by joy.
Su Ping's psychic essence did not improve, nor did his psychic realm.
Only because at this moment, this so-called Flame Mystic Realm seemed to not have been left behind by a beastmaster, and its composition had little correlation with spiritual power.
It was pure flame energy.
Therefore, Su Ping's beast taming space also absorbed flame energy! After enhancing his innate talent 'Home of Ten Thousand Spirits', his spatial absorption ability finally activated for the first time.
And the object of activation left Su Ping in awe.
What the heck is this, Su Ping himself didn't know.
He only knew that this time, he seemed to have hit a jackpot.
Because at this moment, his beast taming space gave him feedback.
[Spatial Absorption Mystic Realm, obtained partial realm essence traits, beast taming space forms new space essence trait: Flame Nurturing Domain.]
[Flame Nurturing Domain: Fire-attributed resource-type space trait, the space undergoes localized changes, transforming into a Flame Land. On the Flame Land, Flame Fruits can grow over time, and these fruits can be fed to any fire-attributed companion beasts, serving as the purest special fire-attributed resource.]
(Note 1: Can consume the beastmaster's spiritual power to accelerate the formation speed and level of Flame Fruits.)
(Note 2: The maximum effect level of Flame Fruits does not exceed the level of the beastmaster.)
(Note 3: Flame Fruits can be preserved for a maximum of 10 days, after which the flames dissipate, and the effect gradually diminishes.)
A new space trait!
This is the first time Su Ping has formed a completely new space trait after absorbing so many space mystic realms, and it's such a good resource-type trait.
It's worth the risk.
But Su Ping also knows that this is as far as it goes.
The entire process didn't take more than a minute.
However, in just one minute, the outside had already turned into a fiery red sea of flames.
If it weren't for Da Huang still being there, he would have been roasted alive inside at this moment.
Thinking of this, Su Ping waved to Zhao Jia Bros and Da Huang, then directly hugged Da Huang's dragon head:
"Let's go!"
Zhao Jia Bros was quick to react, grabbing Da Huang's tail and leaping down from the cliff.
...
"What's going on here?"
Dong Muchuan looked up at the fiery red sky, completely bewildered.
Qin Xiaoxue and the other two were at the edge of the valley, watching the terrifying red light that had almost set the entire valley ablaze.
The little paper man was also brought along, his two-dimensional eyes staring at everything before him.
What's going on here? No one knew, but they only knew that Su Ping was still in the center of the flames.
"Don't worry, with an Imperial-grade dragon protecting him, Su Ping will be fine."
Ye Zhou reassured the anxious Qin Xiaoxue.
The valley was now covered in flames.
Fortunately, it was winter, and the formation of this valley was unique, with not overly dense foliage, preventing an uncontrollable wildfire from forming at this time.
However, what exactly happened inside became their biggest question.
And this question could only be answered by those inside.
But they couldn't help but retreat again.
It was too hot.
This scorching temperature contrasted sharply with the winter cold.
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And just at this moment, amidst the flame coverage, a brown-yellow spherical shadow swiftly flew out from the flames.
After seeing this figure, the three of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Within the rock-solid energy shield, Su Ping hugged Da Huang.
Zhao Jia Bros each grabbed a dragon leg and flew out of the crimson world composed of flames.
Da Huang came to their side and slowly descended.
"Su Ping, are you okay?" Qin Xiaoxue asked anxiously.
"What's going on here?" Ye Zhou and Dong Muchuan asked.
Su Ping shook his head,
And Zhao Jia Bros described what had just happened in the cave.
"A flame flew out of the mystic realm, is that the flame?"
"Is this flame the culprit? Is it an elemental companion beast?"
"What are these wild birds doing? Isn't this suicide?"
Each of the three had their own questions, all expressing astonishment and confusion about the scene before them.
Even Su Ping didn't know what was going on.
He took the mutated little crow from Zhao Jia's hand and held it in his own.
This little guy was now staring blankly at what was happening.
In his eyes, there was a mix of longing and fear.
Or perhaps both.
Su Ping looked on.
At this moment, he felt an indescribable sense of terror.
What was that blossoming flame? That flame, like a lit candle, and those frenzied bird-type companion beasts, like fearless moths flying towards the light.
Indeed, they were like moths, one after another, foolishly chasing the light, only to be consumed by the flames, sacrificing themselves to the fire.
Death wasn't something they'd give much thought to.
On the contrary, it seemed that being ignited and consumed by the flame was more important than life itself.
But what could be more important than life itself?"
Su Ping couldn't comprehend it, nor could he imagine it.
But right before his eyes, everything was happening so vividly and tangibly.
The piercing screech reverberated through the flames, and their scorched eyes had a reddish tint.
At this moment, no one spoke again, for they knew that they had to go back and inquire to find out what was going on.
So, all they could do now was to record everything.
Finally, in this vast valley, it became a sea of fire.
Everyone stood in the air and on the mountains, overlooking the situation from a distance.
After the piercing screech was completely engulfed by the flames, there was no more movement.
Only the flame that had already disappeared and the crackling sounds of the burning sea of fire remained.
The previous corpses, the remaining companion beasts, all the plants, and even the mountain rocks and soil were all scorched and submerged.
The sea of fire seemed like it would never cease.
But without any more fuel, it eventually had to stop.
The flames finally stopped spreading.
In some places, the flames slowly began to recede and disappear.
However, at this moment, everyone, including Su Ping, had their pupils suddenly constrict.
The sea of fire formed by those flames suddenly moved!
Indeed, like a living creature, like the flame that had just burned and flown out on its own, it suddenly moved.
How incomprehensible was this?
But it happened just like that.
In the very center of the sea of fire, it was as if there was a mold that lifted the sea of fire, and a silhouette formed by the flames slowly rose into the air.
The countless flames quickly contracted and condensed, gathering together with the initial flame to form a shape purely made of condensed flames: it was a bird!
A huge bird made of flames.
Its outstretched wings, each spanning hundreds of meters, were like hanging clouds in the sky, but they were crimson fire clouds.
On the flaming wings, an incredibly slender and noble head slowly condensed.
Then, beneath the covering flames, a slender body and several long tail feathers spread out from its body,
Noble, majestic, elegant, and terrifying.
No adjective could adequately describe this awe-inspiring companion beast.
If it could still be considered a companion beast.
Beneath this enormous body, the ignited flames contained the lives of countless birds, a raging fire that burned all spirits.
Finally, on the head of this bird, the unreal-looking head slowly opened its 'eyes'.
The fiery eyes showed no emotion, but Su Ping could sense that it seemed to have glanced at them.
This was evident from Da Huang's body, which shuddered beside him.
Then, a strange sound came from the body of this enormous bird.
Indeed, it was a sound! Not a cry, but an incomprehensible sound.
This sound was hard to grasp, and Su Ping felt that it wasn't any language he knew.
Even with the psychic communication talent, he couldn't understand it at all.
But at this moment, Su Ping subconsciously exchanged glances with Ye Zhou.
Almost simultaneously, they used their psychic energy to capture and read this sound.
As expected.
Ancient Serpent Script!
The most ancient script, a language that psychic energy could directly read.
Su Ping had seen notebooks written in this script before.
But writing and copying were one thing, and reading it aloud was another.
After all, copying could be done with psychic energy, but reading it aloud was different.
But at this moment, neither of them had the leisure to think about how this bird made of flames could pronounce the ancient serpent script.
Because both of them had already been stunned by the meaning of this sound, or rather, the meaning of this word.
The sound of the flaming bird was very brief, and its meaning was simple.
Translated into words they could understand, it was just four simple words:
"Hundred Birds Paying Homage to Phoenix!"
Hundred Birds Paying Homage to Phoenix? Su Ping looked at the valley in bewilderment, gazing at the enormous flaming bird with its wings slowly flapping, already soaring into the sky.
Was it a Phoenix?
However, if Dragon pets existed, then a Phoenix didn't seem impossible, did it?
But what was this Phoenix? Su Ping didn't know, couldn't comprehend, and he had never even heard of a Phoenix companion beast before. There were some subspecies that borrowed this name, but Su Ping understood that they were not the same as this one.
But Su Ping knew that those were not the same as this one.
However, as everyone was immersed in this indescribable shock, the flaming Phoenix that had spread its wings and taken flight,
After emitting a crisp, long cry, it did something else they hadn't expected.
This existence, whose level Su Ping couldn't fathom, accompanied by that cry, suddenly shattered in the sky! Boom! With a loud noise, the clear blue sky was shattered into nothingness.
Then, on the shattered body, countless flaming meteors streaked across the sky.
The original flaming Phoenix had completely disappeared.
It was as if everything that had just happened was a dream.
But Su Ping knew it wasn't a dream.
The scorched and crystallized earth, the pitch-black valley, and the dead wild companion beasts of the bird species all testified to the reality of what had just happened.
Not to mention,
Even now, the four-word ancient serpent script cry still echoed in Su Ping's ears:
'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to Phoenix!'
(End of Chapter)
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