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Chapter 295: Little Flame's Resistance! Who Dares to Challenge?
Chapter 295: Little Flame's Resistance! Who Dares to Challenge?
The little flame emitted a hissing sound.
However, through his innate telepathic communication ability, Su Ping could understand the full meaning behind the little flame's hissing.
Although the words were still vague, for Su Ping, it was no longer like before when he had to express himself using the ancient serpent script, which required the consumption of his strength.
This indicated that the little flame in front of him had finally awakened its consciousness.
Indeed, this was the case.
Su Ping could sense that the little flame was filled with an indescribable sense of liveliness.
This feeling was vastly different from the rigid flame spirit that only knew how to instinctively avoid his conscious perception.
Su Ping immediately became alert.
The peculiar Fire Phoenix had once brought Su Ping an unprecedented impact and shock.
Even more so, Su Ping was almost certain that the appearance of this little flame was related to that Hundred Birds Paying Homage to Phoenix that had burst open. He had already made up his mind that if possible, he wanted to form a soul bond with this elemental flame in front of him.
Although this little thing did not quite meet Su Ping's requirements for choosing a companion beast.
However, if a legendary rank companion beast's offspring were placed in front of him, Su Ping's only thought would be: What is this concept of requirements? Thus, Su Ping eagerly placed his consciousness on the little guy.
Then, through telepathic communication, he spoke in the most sincere and gentle tone he had ever used:
"Little guy, you're awake?"
The little flame burned slowly, and then, to Su Ping's astonishment, it transformed its shape, changing from a small flame to a simulation of a bird the size of a fingernail.
It resembled a sparrow but with a slightly elongated body.
Its entire body was fire-red.
The equally condensed fire-red pupils, upon sensing Su Ping's consciousness body condensed in the Beast Control Space, instinctively retreated:
"Hiss (Human... go away!)"
Sure enough, the meaning behind the little flame's 'words' during the telepathic communication was crystal clear.
However, the smile on Su Ping's face never faded. His condensed figure in the Beast Control Space, with a smile that would make anyone praise him as a sunshine boy, lifted the corners of his mouth, revealing eight snow-white teeth.
"Little guy, I've been feeding you all this time! I'm not a bad person!"
It must be said that when Su Ping spoke these words, he always felt like he had turned into a weird uncle holding a goldfish.
The little flame in front of him had transformed into a bird, and it now looked like a vigilant little loli.
"Hiss (Human, despicable... plotting something!)"
Prejudices between people, no, between humans and flames, were like a mountain.
Su Ping was very dissatisfied with the little flame's rigid impression of him:
"Others may be, but where am I despicable, little guy? I've been working hard to raise you, and now that you've grown up and become successful, you don't acknowledge me anymore?"
These words caused the nearby Green Demon Spring Grass to stir.
Green Demon Spring Grass directly rooted its strange rhizome in the land of Su Ping's Beast Control Space, and then, its body stretched, pulling over an elite-level resource, the Fragrant Spirit Melon, which had been stimulated by its aura before.
This originally elementalized body actually tore open the Spirit Melon, which was also a resource, and then gave half of it to Xiao Qing on the side.
This Green Demon Spring Grass, which didn't seem like a resource, watched the good show between Su Ping and the little flame while enjoying the show and 'eating the melon'.
Although Su Ping was surprised that this thing could actually eat! However, this wasn't the time to pay attention to such matters!
The little flame seemed to be a bit dazed by Su Ping's aggrieved words.
Su Ping could tell that this little flame was different from the Green Demon Spring Grass.
The Green Demon Spring Grass had extremely high intelligence and formidable abilities, and it seemed to have some secret.
However, this thing was likely different from the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to Phoenix that had burst open earlier.
Not to mention, just from this short interaction, Su Ping could tell that this little thing's spirit was still quite immature.
Nevertheless, it was this almost instinctive hatred towards humans that left Su Ping perplexed.
Sure enough, the little flame's daze only lasted for a moment before it spoke again:
"Hiss (You have ulterior motives!)"
Su Ping was furious!
He had condensed so much flame, and this little thing had stolen it all.
Moreover, there were many resources afterward, and Su Ping had tried them all, but this little rascal had accepted everything without hesitation when it was eating.
Now, it was accusing him of having ulterior motives? Why didn't it say so when it was eating?
Hmm... Although it was true that Su Ping had his own intentions, to raise it and contract it if possible.
"How can you say that?"
"Using your resources doesn't mean you're a good person?"
"Eating your resources doesn't mean I accept you?"
"What a heartless, ungrateful human!"
The little fireball, which had transformed into a firebird, flapped its wings in response to Su Ping's words, its reaction was immense:
"Ssssssssss (Humans... is... ungrateful... vile race...)"
It was clear that this word seemed to hit a sore spot for the little creature.
Su Ping was curious as to why it was reacting so strongly.
What was the reason for this intense reaction?
"Then tell me, how exactly are humans ungrateful and vile?"
Su Ping asked.
As soon as he spoke, the little fireball, which had been flapping its wings in agitation, suddenly froze in its place.
In that moment, the miniature eyes that had been formed from the flames were also filled with confusion:
"Ssssss (Humans, why are they ungrateful? Why are they vile?)"
"That's right, we should at least provide some evidence, right? Even if it's a legendary mythical being, it can't just tarnish someone's reputation without reason, right?"
Su Ping was filled with righteous indignation.
Was he defending himself?
No!
He was defending the dignity and image of all humanity!
At that moment, Su Ping felt like his entire body was glowing with pride.
"Ssssssss (I don't know, I don't know...)"
The little fireball repeated itself like a broken record.
Su Ping smiled with satisfaction:
"That's right! I raised you, helped you regain your strength, and even if it weren't for me, Elder Green Demon Spring Grass wouldn't have been able to help you awaken your consciousness! In the world of all living beings, this should be considered as grateful as having parents, right?"
"Ssssssss (Human, you raised me? Parents?)"
The little fireball was stunned.
Su Ping continued:
"That's right! As the saying goes, a tiger doesn't eat its own cub! Our bodies are given to us by our parents! At all times, children should respect and care for their parents, right?"
"Ssssssss?"
The little fireball felt something was off, but couldn't quite put a finger on it.
Aside from the terrifying instinctual rejection of humans, the little fireball suddenly realized that the human in front of it was actually making a valid point.
Perhaps it should indeed respect and care for this human?
But...
The little fireball was confused.
Su Ping continued:
"In the future, when we forge a soul contract, you will become my contracted companion beast, and we will truly be family, sharing life and death together!"
It had to be said that Su Ping's words had already left the little fireball utterly bewildered.
It had even entered a state of self-doubt and bewilderment.
However, at that moment, a single sentence suddenly snapped the little fireball back to its senses. Its flame-transformed wings began flapping rapidly, its reaction even more intense than before:
"Ssssssss (Human... so cunning...)"
"Ssssssss (So that's it! I'll never submit!)"
"Ssssssss (Soul contract, absolutely not!)"
"Ssssssss (Human, you're not a good person!)"
"..."
The little fireball seemed to have become a lit barrel of gunpowder, ready to explode.
It went into a frenzy.
Su Ping was also left bewildered by this intense reaction.
Wasn't this reaction a bit too much?
Moreover, Su Ping could even tell that if he were to reach the Sovereign Rank and forcefully contract the little fireball, it might truly choose to die rather than submit, severing its own soul to prevent Su Ping from succeeding.
Wasn't this going too far?
What grudge or resentment did it have?
Su Ping was so bewildered that he didn't even feel like continuing the conversation. He turned and left, returning to the little fireball that was still in the Flame of Nurturing Fire. He scratched his head in confusion.
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So, he turned to the side and looked at the smiling Green Demon Spring Grass, who was enjoying the spectacle:
"Elder Green Demon Spring Grass, do you know the origin of this little fireball?"
Green Demon Spring Grass showed no reaction, merely giving Su Ping a slightly odd look.
Then, it slowly disappeared into Xiao Qing's body.
As it did so, the aura on Xiao Qing's body also changed slightly, and the glow of evolution on her body flashed once more.
What the hell was going on!
Su Ping left the beastmaster space, feeling utterly speechless.
Was there anything in this beastmaster space that made sense?
Su Ping let out a long sigh, suppressing the frustration and confusion in his heart.
This feeling was indeed a bit irritating.
But, unfortunately, he had no solution.
Even Elder Sang didn't know the origin of this creature, so he had to ask that person.
Its origin was probably not something that could be easily understood.
Although asking others didn't provide any clear answers, Su Ping did have a method of his own.
As long as the little fireball's goodwill towards him met the standard requirements of the Ten Thousand Spirits Record, that would be enough.
At that time, the Ten Thousand Spirit Codex would naturally provide sufficient feedback to Su Ping.
Even the skill 'Paper Body Assembly' of the Paper Man's racial skill, which had not been discovered by others, would also be included.
This showed the powerful analytical ability of the Ten Thousand Spirit Codex towards other Companion Beasts.
However, there was one extremely crucial prerequisite.
That was for the intimacy with the little fire seedling to meet the standard.
Undoubtedly, this difficulty, which Su Ping had previously thought was not a big deal, was now in question.
He doubted the difficulty of this task. It was no less challenging than learning about this thing from the mouth of the Saint Dragon Legend, and it might even be more difficult.
Late at night, preoccupied with this matter, Su Ping had no desire to sleep.
He decided to take out his computer and start searching.
Previously, Sang Sheng had mentioned that the Fire Phoenix might have appeared thousands of years ago.
Zhu Hong Master had also shown him traces of this thing in the murals of the ruins in the Western Desert Province.
So, Su Ping entered keywords like ancient history, phoenix, legendary rank, and the like in the historical search bar.
Alas, while these keywords were not exactly popular, they still yielded countless pieces of garbage information left by marketing accounts.
To find something useful, one had to sift through them like panning for gold in manure, a challenging task.
Su Ping spent an entire night searching, and not only did his doubts remain unresolved, but he also felt more confused and perplexed.
By the time the sky brightened, apart from a night of headaches, Su Ping had gained nothing.
"Cousin (Little Cousin), it's time for breakfast!"
Early in the morning, Rong Mang led his cousin Rong Chan to call Su Ping for breakfast.
Su Ping nodded but didn't rush. He waved to these two cousins, and they all sat on the wooden benches in the small pavilion in the courtyard.
"Cousin Su Ping, what's wrong? You don't seem to be in good spirits. Are you too tired these days? Are you still going to Tian Shan? I can go with you today."
Rong Mang spoke with some concern.
Su Ping shook his head:
"There's no need to go to Tian Shan for now. I mainly wanted to ask you, regarding what Grandpa said, about accepting one of the Five Holy Eggs, are there many people in the Rong Family who oppose it, and also those with opinions?"
Upon hearing this, Rong Mang's eyebrows furrowed:
"Cousin, did someone say something to you? Tell me, and I'll talk to Grandpa."
Not only others but even Rong Mang himself had opinions about this matter.
However, after learning that his interests would not be affected, Rong Mang firmly supported his cousin, who was valued by Grandpa, capable, and well-connected.
At this moment, Su Ping spoke, and it was evident that Rong Mang immediately thought that someone was badmouthing behind their backs.
Su Ping waved his hand:
"It's not that, but isn't it true?"
Rong Mang thought for a moment and smiled, "It's not a big deal. Don't take it to heart. According to the Rong Family's rules, the Five Holy Eggs are meant for the capable, and it's only natural for you to receive one."
In fact, Su Ping would not take it to heart.
The other members of the Rong Family, whose bloodline connection was distant, had no bearing on his interests. Why should he care about their thoughts and gains?
But at this time, he needed them.
Other times, he could let it go, but today, the confusion and the recent contact with the little fire seedling left him in a less-than-ideal mood.
Su Ping's principle was to control and adjust if possible; if not, he would let it out.
Holding it in and not venting would only make things difficult for himself. Fortunately, although there were no other Rong Family members coming to find him these days, some unconcealed gazes when they passed by still made him feel uncomfortable.
Rong Chan, sitting beside him, also thought for a moment and said, "Yesterday, I heard that Rong Cheng and Rong Ao had secretly cursed you behind your back, saying terrible things, and even complaining that Grandpa was unfair..."
Su Ping smiled slightly.
He had been waiting for several days, anticipating someone from the Rong Family whose interests were infringed to come and provoke him.
However, whether it was because his cheap grandfather had too much control over the family or because he didn't stay in the Rong Family for long, no other Rong Family members came, and at most, they gave him unpleasant looks.
Since it was so, Su Ping didn't hesitate to give them an opportunity.
He spoke directly:
"Cousin, tell these other cousins and sisters that if anyone is dissatisfied, they can come find me today! If anyone can beat me in a Beastmaster Combat, I'll directly refuse Grandpa's offer of the Five Holy Eggs!"
Upon hearing this, Rong Mang was slightly taken aback.
(End of Chapter)
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