190: Phoenix Bloodline
It did not come as a surprise to Luo Chen; the three Evolution Paths all seemed to have little to do with the Phoenix Beast.
Luo Chen looked again at the bird Beast next to him, whose feathers were somewhat rich and colorful.
Its feathers were much slenderer than those of the Haoyu Finch, with red feathers on its head extending from its beak to its neck, then scattering across its body, like a delicate stamen unfurling on its torso.
Then, its body, with a greenish-gray base color, emitted a faint green glow as it moved.
race: Peony Bird
Rank: King Rank One Star
Type: Wood Type
State: Admiring
Aptitude: Excellent
Skill: 1. Peony Blooms (Profound Tier): The Peony Bird causes peonies to grow and bloom on the field. When the peonies bloom, they can emit fine stamen filaments.
2. Petal Spirit Fragrance (Profound Tier): The growing peonies emit a faint, ethereal fragrance. This fragrance can cause the target to feel dizzy.
3. Flower Spirit Shield (Profound Tier): A spirit shield composed of peony flower phantoms.
4. Spirit Bird Bright Spring (Profound Tier): The Peony Bird's cry can enhance the vitality of peony-Type Beasts and promote rapid growth.
5. Spirit of Flowers (Profound Tier): The Peony Bird imbues the peonies it grows with sentience, allowing them to autonomously engage enemies.
Evolution Path: 1. Peony Bird → Peony Bird King;
2. Peony Bird → Hundred Flowers Spirit Bird.
Perhaps these were the Skills that a relatively ordinary and normal King-Ranked Beast could possess.
Luo Chen also realized how heaven-defying the King-Ranked Beasts he had evolved were. The fact that he was still alive and well, did that mean he was quite lucky?
Or, had his teacher noticed him long ago and helped him clear away some troubles?
Luo Chen felt that the second guess seemed to be closer to the truth. This entire Illusion World was under the surveillance of his teacher's Beast, so it wasn't surprising that he was noticed early.
Otherwise, why would he be so suddenly taken as a disciple?
He shook his head, casting these jumbled thoughts out of his mind.
Luo Chen's gaze was firm as he looked at the phoenix blood grass next to him, which had dozens of leaves and generally resembled a bird poised to take flight.
He extended his slender fingers and plucked two leaves each from its upper, middle, and lower sections.
As he plucked these leaves, Luo Chen even heard a clear, bright chirp, as if a divine bird was truly chirping softly by his ear.
Luo Chen divided these six leaves into two portions and handed them to the Haoyu Finch and the Peony Bird respectively, signaling for them to eat.
However, Luo Chen didn't really need to arrange it, as the longing in their eyes had almost solidified into reality when Luo Chen was plucking the leaves.
So, after Luo Chen handed them over, they didn't hesitate at all, directly swallowing their respective three leaves in one bite.
"Ah, what a waste!"
A scream, like that of a pig being slaughtered, rang out from behind Luo Chen.
Without turning around, Luo Chen knew it was that Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow.
Luo Chen put his fingers in his ears, blocking out the Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow's noisy chatter.
However, the Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow had no intention of letting Luo Chen off. It slid over to Luo Chen's side with a 'whoosh'.
Clasping Luo Chen's thigh with its wings, it wailed tearfully, "Boss, I have worked diligently, tirelessly, and enthusiastically, managing the entire shop from top to bottom.
Even if I have no credit, I have put in effort. This phoenix blood grass, I only dared to look at it, not even daring to smell it.
Now these two fellows can each eat three leaves? Where does that leave me, this loyal sparrow? Boo hoo..."
Luo Chen rubbed his forehead, "This phoenix blood grass was originally prepared for the two of them. Why are you acting crazy here?"
The Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow's head trembled as it lifted, with even a few stray tears in the corners of its eyes. In terms of appearance, it looked extremely pitiful.
"Boss, I've had a hard life since I was little, without parents, raising myself as a single sparrow. I was often hungry and cold, and couldn't even learn proper etiquette.
This phoenix blood grass, I've never even seen it! If I could just have a bite, my missing childhood might finally be complete."
Luo Chen's eyebrows furrowed. Could what the Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow said be true?
Alright, considering its many contributions to the shop, Luo Chen plucked two leaves from the phoenix blood grass and placed them in front of the Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow.
"Here."
The Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow's eyes, which had been brimming with tears, suddenly burst forth with joyful light. However, it immediately put on a distressed expression again,
"Boss, but they both have three."
Luo Chen clenched his hand and tapped the Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow's head, "Two. Not satisfied? Then give them back to me."
Hearing Luo Chen's words, the Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow quickly retracted its pitiful expression and deftly picked up the two phoenix blood grass leaves in its mouth.
"Thank you, Boss."
After mumbling this, it quickly flew away to the side.
As it flew, it thought to itself, the Green Tea Wood Serpent's Skill is indeed useful, I must develop it more next time.
Luo Chen sighed helplessly, watching the Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow fly away so quickly. With that guy's acting Skills, it still thought it could fool him. Its feathers seemed to be almost fully grown again.
He hoped this phoenix blood grass could improve the quality of its feathers, so he could get better feathers next time.
The Haoyu Finch and Peony Bird, who had eaten the phoenix blood grass first, indeed showed some subtle changes in their bodies.
Fine golden threads appeared between the feathers on the Haoyu Finch's body, especially on its tail feathers, where one had completely turned golden-red, standing out prominently amidst a circle of white tail feathers.
Luo Chen checked its information and found that its State column read: Bloodline Mutating.
And there were also changes in its Evolution Path.
Evolution Path: 1. Haoyu Finch → Spirit Phoenix Cloud Sparrow;
2. Haoyu Finch → Haoyu Finch King;
3. Haoyu Finch → Phoenix Sound Spirit King Sparrow.
The first and third Evolution Paths both surprisingly included the character 'Phoenix', and the materials they required had also undergone significant changes. If Luo Chen were to judge, it would be that the materials had increased.
This time, Luo Chen did not let his mother or the Haoyu Finch choose for themselves. Luo Chen directly chose the path that required the most materials.
Tier 2 Spirit Items: Thousand Leaf Grass, Cai Needle Flower, Four-Leaf Clover;
Tier 3 Spirit Items: yu lin flower, Crystal Jade Spirit Flower, Green Tenacity Jade.
Looking at these materials, Luo Chen nodded silently. Although there were many, they were all available in the warehouse, which made it convenient for Luo Chen to proceed with the evolution.
The branches and leaves of the Thousand Leaf Grass were exceptionally long and slender, with leaves arranged neatly like the legs of a centipede. Luo Chen's spirit was invigorated, and all the leaves fell off neatly.
Then these leaves were continuously refined and merged into a large mass of emerald green liquid.
The petals of the yu lin flower, Crystal Jade Spirit Flower, and the leaves of the Four-Leaf Clover were incorporated into the green liquid in a ratio of 1:2:4.
The Haoyu Finch was made to swallow it, and the energy from within the Green Tenacity Jade was drawn out by the colorful stamens of the Cai Needle Flower, slowly entering the Haoyu Finch's body.
Immediately, colorful light enveloped the Haoyu Finch's body.
The changes in its body were also very obvious. Its originally slightly short neck became even more slender, and the golden threads on its feathers covered its entire body.
Suddenly, all its feathers became golden and resplendent, and its tail feathers continuously extended backward, like a magnificent skirt.
race: Phoenix Sound Spirit King Sparrow
Rank: King Beast One Star
Type: Sound Type, Mental Type
State: Newborn, Surprised
Aptitude: Excellent
Skill: 1. Phoenix Sound (Earth Tier): The Phoenix Sound Spirit King Sparrow emits a clear, resonant phoenix cry, intimidating all bird-Type Beasts, weakening their mental will, and doubling mental attack damage.
2. Object Control (Profound Tier)... 3. Mental Barrier (Profound Tier)... 4. Mental Pierce (Profound Tier)... 4. Phoenix Claw (Earth Tier): The Phoenix Sound Spirit King Sparrow can block energy-State Skills or pierce through most of the target's defenses.
5. Phoenix Bloodline (Earth Tier): The Phoenix Sound Spirit King Sparrow possesses a partial Phoenix Bloodline, enabling it to command most lower-Rank bird-Type Beasts. Its physical attributes and energy levels far exceed King-Ranked Beast standards.
6. Crystal Jade Phoenix Body (Earth Tier): The Phoenix Sound Spirit King Sparrow's entire body is covered in crystal jade, increasing its defense and Tenacity exponentially, and each attack can summon shattered crystal jade to attack the target.
Evolution Path: Not yet unlocked.