169: Chapter 168 [Vermilion Bird] Door-to-Door Visit

Sun Po did not know the details of this sorcery, nor did he know what state this [Flame Fiend] would be considered in after being hit by it.

Is it alive? Is it dead? Is it a monster? Or an ordinary animal?

When will it recover? How will it recover? Or rather, can it still recover?

A wicked method of transforming humans into livestock, which he had heard of in his past life on Earth, suddenly appeared in Sun Po's mind out of nowhere.

Legend has it that this wicked method can wrap a person in the skin of a beast, and once the person puts on this beast's skin, without the corresponding solution, it is extremely difficult to escape until death.

Although the [Flame Fiend] was certainly incomparable to fragile humans, Sun Po did not know the exact origin of this mysterious sorcery. What if this sorcery really had such a powerful effect? After all, such a powerful [Flame Fiend] had turned into such a tiny koi.

Sun Po suddenly thought: "That is right! Why must I keep raising this koi? I am currently lacking fire-attribute materials, isn't this [Flame Fiend] an excellent material right now?"

"Although it is difficult to break its sorcery, I never planned to break its sorcery anyway. Why not just chop it up directly and see if it can drop materials? If not, it would just be like killing an ordinary koi; if so, wouldn't I have a few more attribute-related materials? No matter how I do it, I won't lose anything!!"

Thinking this, Sun Po first exited the operation interface of the [mod loading system] and sank his mind into [Tianhe Budu].

That tiny koi was floating up and down in the [Calamity Heavenly River], still indistinguishable from an ordinary koi.

Once Sun Po stirred his spirituality and listened carefully, he could hear the clamoring sound from just now:

"Kid, you wait for me. I, Batlie, will definitely scorch your soul fiercely with the hottest flames in hell and listen to your wails—"

Sun Po understood in his heart that perhaps this koi could recover slowly. At the very beginning, [Wuzhiqi] didn't hear anything unusual about this koi in the [Chibi Purgatory] secret realm.

The reason why this koi was fished out of the river together with the [wind seed] nurtured by Taofeng was purely because in the boiling river water at that time, apart from the [Boiling Fire Nether Soldier], there were completely no other monsters, let alone animals.

A seemingly ordinary koi suddenly appearing from this boiling river water was already very unusual in itself.

Coupled with the [Snow-Treading Wuzhui] tied up in the sky by a magma whip, and the whip extending into the river, even a fool would know there was a problem with this koi.

However, at that time, [Wuzhiqi] only completely noticed that something was wrong after listening to the voice of destiny. It hadn't heard this koi scolding people in the [Chibi Purgatory] secret realm, which showed that the koi being heard scolding people was something that happened just overnight. The sorcery on this koi was probably continuously weakening over time.

That being said, this [Flame Fiend] had the possibility of recovering.

But so what if it recovered? What use did he have for a living monster [Flame Fiend]? It was far less useful than turning into materials.

However, since he already knew that this koi could recover into a [Flame Fiend], killing it at this time seemed a bit regrettable. What if it could only be considered a koi at this moment, and killing it was just equivalent to killing an ordinary koi? Wouldn't that be a waste of an excellent [Flame Fiend] monster in vain?

Why not wait until it fully recovers before killing it to drop materials? But right now, time was what he lacked the most, and raising this thing dragged down his pace too much.

After much thought, Sun Po decided to just kill it directly. He hadn't planned on getting fire-attribute materials anyway. If this thing came in handy, great; if not, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

At this moment, Sun Po looked like a fisherman sharpening his knife, and that gaze made Batlie, who was floating up and down in the [Calamity Heavenly River], feel a chill in his heart.

Sun Po was just thinking about doing it himself, pulling this koi up and pinching it to death, when he suddenly paused, then his figure flashed and he disappeared from the riverbank.

One second later, Sun Po appeared by the [Calamity Heavenly River] again, with an extra fat man beside him who was still clutching a kitchen knife.

The fat man had a white towel draped over his shoulder and a pouch tied around his waist, from which more than a dozen wooden knife handles protruded, vaguely stained with some blood and grease. He stood on the riverbank with a bewildered expression.

This fat man was precisely [Paoding]. He was making the meals for the adults like [Wuzhiqi] and [Overlord Xiang Yu] today in the [Tianhe Water Mansion Kitchen] when his master suddenly appeared beside him, grabbed his hand, and he arrived at the riverbank.

Sun Po's idea was very simple: leave professional matters to professionals.

When it came to slaughtering, [Paoding] was obviously much more professional than Sun Po and all of Sun Po's cards. This was mainly due to his [Dismemberment] trait:

"[Paoding] can dismember monsters into materials. Dismemberment can increase the material drop rate to a certain extent and preserve the spirituality of the materials to a certain extent.

When perfect Dismemberment is achieved, it can greatly increase the material drop rate and greatly preserve the spirituality of the materials."

As long as it wasn't truly considered a koi, [Paoding]'s trait could ensure that this [Flame Fiend] would drop the most materials.

However, at this moment, [Tianhe Budu] had not manifested in reality, so killing this fish inside it wouldn't drop any materials, it would only increase a little bit of calamity energy. This was also some unlisted card trait that Sun Po gradually discovered after owning the [field card].

In the unmanifested state, meaning [Tianhe Budu] existed as a spiritual space, it did not have the function of carrying materials. Only after manifesting and covering reality to become a field could it carry various real objects, including humans, monsters, materials, etc.

Currently, the only material that could exist in the spiritual space state of [Tianhe Budu] was a purple material held by [Wuzhiqi] at the time of creation, the [Turtle-Knobbed Silver Seal].

This material dropped from [Marquis of Duyan Wang Yi], and it had a mysterious connection with the [Wu River] in [Tianhe Budu] at that time. Now it had been preserved in the center of the [Tianhe Water Mansion] as a part of [Tianhe Budu].

Aside from that, no other material could remain in [Tianhe Budu] while it was in the spiritual space state.

The next second, an orange light flashed in Sun Po's room, and [Paoding] appeared out of thin air.

Holding the koi that kept whipping its tail, he looked at Sun Po and asked, "Master, then I will make a move."

Sun Po said, "Do it quickly, I also want to see what this thing is actually considered right now."

That koi seemed to know its death was approaching, and it vigorously whipped its fish tail, the fear in its fish eyes almost spilling out.

Sun Po gathered his spirituality once more, and he heard the [Flame Fiend]'s entreaty: "Powerful human, spare me. I am willing to serve you as my master, fight for you, and become your most loyal servant—"

Sun Po really had no interest in subduing such an uncontrollable [Flame Fiend]. It wasn't his card, and turning into materials would help Sun Po the most.

As for fighting, Sun Po naturally had other cards to fight for him; why would he ever need an uncontrollable monster [Flame Fiend]?

Just as [Paoding] was about to swing his knife down, the doors and windows suddenly lit up with a blinding scarlet red, and the roaring sound of a motorcycle and the neighing of a horse suddenly rang out outside the door.

It was currently noon and the sun was bright, but that scarlet red forcefully overpowered the sunlight, illuminating Sun Po's entire room with red light.

Accompanied by a loud and urgent female voice:

"Stop!!"

"Bang!!"

The door was directly blown open, and heat and scarlet red mixed with sunlight rushed straight into the room.

Sun Po was stung by the sunlight and heatwave so that he couldn't clearly see the face of the newcomer. What vaguely entered Sun Po's eyes was a head of beautiful hair even more blinding than the sunlight, a tall figure, and a scorching strong field.

[Li Tiance] and [Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan] stood on the left and right sides of the woman. [Li Tiance] gave a bitter smile and said, "Brother Sun, just what kind of big thing did you do to summon even Lord [Suzaku], who hasn't shown her face in a long time?"

Sun Po still hadn't recovered from the sudden situation at this moment.

What does this mean? Is this [Flame Fiend]'s background this big? [Suzaku], one of the five official [Titled Card Maker]s?

But shouldn't [Suzaku] be an official [Titled Card Maker] of the [Yanhuang Ancient Country]? Why would she want to protect a Western monster [Flame Fiend]?

Looking at the struggling koi carried in [Paoding]'s hand, Sun Po suddenly thought in his heart that I'm afraid the caster of the sorcery had come looking for them.

Ten minutes later, Sun Po, [Li Tiance], [Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan], and [Suzaku] [Jiang Yan] sat inside the grand hall of [Li Tiance]'s [Prince Qins Mansion].

[Jiang Yan] looked at [Li Tiance] sitting at the lower seat, pointed at the hall's door, and said, "Li Erfeng, get out and close the door."

[Li Tiance] said with a bitter face, "Aunt Jiang, this is my house."

[Jiang Yan] raised her phoenix eyes and glared at [Li Tiance], saying, "Your wings have hardened, and you dare to chase your Aunt Jiang away? Fine, truly worthy of being the Qilin son of the Li family! I've been lacking two parrots lately, how about I catch your two scruffy birds to amuse [Suzaku]?"

Hearing this, [Li Tiance]'s expression immediately turned serious: "Aunt Jiang, I will guard the door for you. Just give instructions if anything comes up."

As he spoke, he left Sun Po with a telepathic message of "pray for yourself" and left his own grand hall without looking back.

Looking at [Ranger Xuanyuan] opposite him who was still hugging his wine gourd and drinking, and then looking at the dazzling woman sitting at the upper seat holding that tail of a koi, Sun Po couldn't help but feel a bit nervous in his heart.

To say he wasn't nervous would be fake, after all, he was facing two [Titled Card Maker]s.

Sun Po only learned through [Suzaku] [Jiang Yan]'s words just now that he had picked up a bargain from a [Titled Card Maker] and almost slaughtered their prey. His heart became even more apprehensive.

The three of them were just like this: one with a gloomy face holding the fish, one guzzling wine glug-glug, and one apprehensive and silent in his heart.

In the end, [Suzaku] [Jiang Yan] spoke first: "Sun Po, I have heard of you. There are quite a few people outside the territory wanting to be your master, and this kid sitting opposite you is one of them, but I have no interest in this."

Sun Po didn't know how to answer. At this moment, his heart was filled only with regret as to why he hadn't slaughtered this damn fish sooner. At the same time, he also felt a bit ironic. Turns out they had set a trap, and then the prey in the trap incidentally captured [Snow-Treading Wuzhui], which allowed him to pick up the bargain. This really was quite a coincidence.

[Suzaku] [Jiang Yan] gently tapped this struggling koi with her finger once more, and unexpectedly, the koi stopped struggling and slowly transformed into a plain-looking women's crossbody bag.

[Suzaku] [Jiang Yan] stood up, nonchalantly tried carrying the women's crossbody bag on her back, spun around twice, and said, "Look, it's like this. Aside from that old fellow [Zhuang Zhou] who can briefly replicate this method, probably no one else can do it anymore. Now you should believe that this was my previous arrangement?"

Sun Po hurriedly said, "Venerable [Suzaku] doesn't need to prove anything. I believed it from the very beginning, because when I picked up this koi in the [Chibi Purgatory] secret realm, it was indeed too bizarre.

This was originally the Venerable's prey, please just take it directly."

For [Card Maker]s higher than one's own tier, as a sign of politeness, they could be collectively called Grandmaster. If the other party was an [Ace Card Maker] or a [Titled Card Maker], then they had to be addressed as Venerable.

Hearing this, [Suzaku] [Jiang Yan] remained silent for a long time. [Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan] still drank glug-glug without a word, but the smile at the corner of his mouth could no longer be completely hidden.

Suddenly, [Suzaku] [Jiang Yan] smashed the women's crossbody bag in her hand toward [Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan] who was drinking, shouting, "Stinky driver! What are you staying here for? Are you watching this old lady's joke?"

[Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan], however, grabbed the crossbody bag and threw it back to [Suzaku] [Jiang Yan], saying, "Such a big temper, Big Sister, hahaha. But I also have official business to handle, and I'm also looking for this kid. You can't chase me away. Moreover, as a member of the Yellow Dragon Team, I also have the duty of inspecting within the territory. [Suzaku], who guards a side outside the territory, suddenly returns inside the territory, it's not too much for me to inspect a bit, right?"

[Suzaku] [Jiang Yan]'s chest heaved, and her face was burning red, whether from anger or reflected by her hair.

[Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan] suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my memory. According to what the old fellow said when he taught us, I must leave traces of my work."

As he spoke, [Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan] took out his mobile phone very seriously and started filming. While filming, he said, "Big Sister, it's work necessity, please understand. You continue, I definitely won't tell anyone else."

[Suzaku] [Jiang Yan]'s face had already turned from red to green. She closed her eyes, as if forcefully suppressing her anger.

When she opened her eyes again, [Suzaku]'s expression had returned to normal, looking radiant with a smile. The look she gave Sun Po was like an acquainted elder looking at a promising junior, faintly carrying an expression of encouragement, care, and appreciation. She smiled and said, "To be able to go deep into the riverbed of the [Chibi Purgatory] secret realm at your age is indeed remarkable."

[Coachman] [Ranger Xuanyuan] shouted as if enjoying the spectacle without making things big enough, "This kid just broke through the internal territory limit a few days ago. He now has the ability to turn that [Chibi Purgatory] secret realm completely upside down."

The smile on [Suzaku]'s face froze. As if re-evaluating Sun Po, she looked at him seriously with a hint of surprise in her eyes and said,

"If that is the case, you truly deserve to be called remarkable. No wonder even the old fellow had the thought of taking you as a student."

She pondered slightly, looked at the women's crossbody bag in her hand with some reluctance in her expression, and finally spoke as if she had made up her mind:

"How about this, I will default to considering this [Flame Fiend] as your spoils of war, and I will trade you some things of equivalent value, so it won't be considered bullying a junior."