Mi Li was stunned into silence for a moment.
You have successfully trolled Mi Li for 1024 Rage points!
“Brat, you’re courting death!”
She was absolutely livid. Out of thin air, a ruler appeared in her hand, which she used to smack his head repeatedly. “You really want someone to call you ‘big brother’? Why don’t you say it yourself?!”
Ah Zu was beaten until bumps appeared all over his head. He covered his head and dodged for his life. This woman is too bloody fierce! She’s only a soul—why can she dish out physical attacks? This makes no sense!
“Ah Zu, what’s wrong?” Pei Mianman saw him muttering to himself weirdly, and then he seemed to be holding his head in pain. She rushed over to check on him. “Does the Heaven-Devouring Sutra have some type of side effect?”
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing.” Zu An smiled in embarrassment. The beating she just dished out seemed to do much for Mi Li’s temper. When she saw Pei Mianman walk over, she returned to the Tai’e Sword and didn’t make another sound.
“That’s good. I was really scared.” Pei Mianman patted her chest, making it ripple.
Zu An offered some words of consolation, then suddenly noticed that there were two new strange bird diagrams inside of him and grew excited. Whenever he broke through a new rank, he would gain access to a strange bird. Grandgale, Hundredwarble and Blue Mallard had all proven extremely useful. He wondered what he would awaken this time.
The fifth rank formation looked like a phoenix, but this phoenix was entirely white, like a fairy draped in snow. Two small characters were engraved on the side. “Snow Phoenix!”
It was really beautiful!
Zu An sighed deeply. The other strange birds weren’t all that good-looking, but this Snow Phoenix was absolutely outstanding. If he could remove it and raise it as a pet, it would instantly charm every girl he met.
He thought especially of Chu Chuyan, who was also an ice element cultivator> This phoenix would be the perfect match for her. Unfortunately, he couldn’t give it away as a gift.
With a wave of his hand, the cry of a phoenix sounded, and a snow phoenix flew out. As expected, it left a trail of ice and snow wherever it went.
Pei Mianman was dazzled by the sight. “This bird is so pretty! And it even generates such extreme cold. Its power can’t be underestimated!”
“These are abilities that I can awaken once I reach a certain level.” Zu An didn’t hide this from her, and gave her a rough explanation of how it worked.
“You have so many strange abilities. Even I am getting jealous,” Pei Mianman said, but her expression was full of happiness. “It’s a pity that you didn’t awaken the ice element. The power of this ability would surely be even greater.”
A sudden thought struck Zu An. He had only summoned these strange birds on their own previously, and had never thought about pairing them with their corresponding elements.
No wonder he felt as though Blue Mallard’s ability wasn’t too special, and only gave him some affinity with the water element. It seemed that these strange birds only revealed their greatest power when they were paired with their corresponding elements!
He wanted to give it a try, but none of these birds were of the fire element. Right now, he could only borrow Daji’s fire element.
Then what about the other strange bird I’ve unlocked?
Zu An looked at the sixth rank formation, and noticed that its imprint was shaped like a peacock. Its feathers were beautiful, and its tail feathers were exceptionally long. Its two wings were covered in many eye-shaped patterns, colored orange and white.
He saw its name next to it: Blue Luan!
Zu An was curious. What did this bird do?
He summoned it, and as soon as its blue figure appeared, it cried towards the sky, “I don’t fear death, I will fight!”
It looked as though it was going to challenge the entire world.
Zu An was bewildered.
This bird can talk?
Zu An tried to communicate with it, but apart from repeating these words, it couldn’t actually speak.
As it cried out, however, its entire body turned into a giant sword. It rushed into the sky, and then crashed back down from the heavens. The incredibly powerful sword ki that it released could be sensed even from far away.
There was a loud boom, and the surrounding area was carpeted in craters the size of basketball courts.
The plants and trees around those craters were all blown to dust, leaving no traces of life behind. In addition, the ground within the craters was covered in fine cracks, as if it had been sundered by the sword ki.
A wave of weakness swept through Zu An, causing him to stumble slightly. This was clearly not a technique he could use often.
Thankfully, it was very powerful. He could use it as his killing move.
Pei Mianman’s jaws had fallen wide open with shock. “Who knows how many times stronger this move would be if you were a metal element cultivator! Isn’t your strength increasing way too fast?”
Zu An felt as though he’d just upgraded all his gear. He’d learned the Heaven Devouring Sutra and sucked away all of Mosquito Daoist’s cultivation, and even obtained these two new skills as well. He was overjoyed.
He pulled Pei Mianman to him. “Manman, you’re so smart! I never thought about using my own elemental ability with these skills!”
Pei Mianman blushed. She felt as though her observation wasn’t of much use. After all, he seemed to have awakened the fire element ability…
She was just about to say something when his lips pressed tightly against hers.
She moaned, and her entire body went limp. She enthusiastically embraced the man holding her up.
“Ahem, ahem…”
A light cough interrupted them. The two of them subconsciously turned around and saw a large group of people standing nearby.
At the center was an incredibly pale, middle-aged man. His dark red robes and his lightning sharp eyes lent him a sinister, icy-cold aura. Right now, though, he wore a strange expression on his face.
This was the leader of the Embroidered Envoy—Zhuxie Chixin!
Despite this, the two of them weren’t looking at him right now. Rather, they were staring at the woman whose white clothes were as beautiful as gentle snowfall in winter.
The woman was standing still, calmly watching them. A gentle breeze lifted the corners of her dress and set her fine black hair fluttering. She looked like a snow lotus that bloomed on a great glacier, crystal clear and elegant.
An ambiguous smile graced her beautiful face as she looked at them.
Her eyes were clearly extremely cold, yet Pei Mianman felt as if she was being burned. She immediately pushed the man in her arms away and backed up a few steps. “Chu… Chuyan,” she greeted her guiltily.
A thoughtful expression appeared on Chu Chuyan’s face. “Did I come at a bad time?”
Zu An really wanted to channel Xiaoli Feidao right now and say ‘No, you came at the perfect time’ before spreading his arms wide.