If you can’t beat a chicken, you can’t beat a scarecrow?

Inside the Golden Cave!

Phoenix Tian swallowed hard.

“Pre…Senior, how about I help you smelt the gold coins?”

At this moment, he no longer dared to address him as ‘brother’.

His face was filled with deep flattery and respect.

With a single slash, he had nullified the Cursed Killing Art unleashed by the Great Emperor.

How could such a person be someone he was qualified to call brother?

Even his ancestor would likely have to humble himself before him.

This was an unimaginable powerhouse.

It was an existence beyond his comprehension.

Phoenix Tian had made up his mind; he must find every possible way to befriend such a figure and absolutely not offend or neglect him in the slightest.

And so, without waiting for the Scarecrow’s response, he eagerly followed behind the Scarecrow, embarking on his gold coin smelting journey.

This continued for half a day.

Phoenix Tian could no longer remember how much he had smelted.

But he knew that every time he handed over the smelted gold coins, the Scarecrow would show satisfaction.

Even the way it looked at him became much kinder.

For him, this was extremely good news.

“Senior, in the future, may I follow you?”

“I am very capable!”

“And I guarantee absolute obedience.”

“If Senior tells me to go east, I would never dare go west.”

“If Senior tells me to chase dogs, I will never chase chickens.”

He swore solemnly, and combined with his hound head, it had an inexplicably humorous effect.

The Scarecrow showed no reaction, but someone else couldn’t sit still.

“I disagree!”

A roar, like a clap of thunder, exploded above the clouds.

The next moment, a massive figure descended from the clouds.

It was none other than the Three-Eyed Phoenix Hound Clan Chief, Phoenix Tian’s father, Phoenix Yingtian.

“Father, why are you here?”

Phoenix Tian was surprised.

This old father had imprisoned him for thousands of years and never once came to see him.

Phoenix Tian had quite a few complaints about his father.

And why did Phoenix Yingtian appear here?

That’s a long story.

After he was sent flying by the surging vital energy emanating from his own body, which was controlled by Chicken Two, he didn’t immediately return to the Nurturing Divine Land to have his ancestor stand up for him.

After all, that would be too embarrassing!

He didn’t even have the face to speak of it.

Instead, he went to the Five Elements Land to retrieve a treasure he had buried there years ago, preparing to confront Chicken Two again.

And so, just as he was full of confidence and preparing to settle scores with the Twelve Demon Generals and their group, he happened to see his son mining.

Phoenix Yingtian was initially a bit puzzled.

Wasn’t Phoenix Tian locked in the cave? How did he escape?

Feeling that something was amiss, he decided to observe further.

But this observation was not insignificant.

He actually heard his own son wanting to become someone’s follower, taking on the role of a servant who could be summoned and dismissed at will.

At this, Phoenix Yingtian could no longer sit still.

He immediately jumped out and voiced his opposition.

He stood tall in the sky.

He looked down at the Scarecrow from above.

His anger had reached its peak.

“It was you who wanted to take my son as a follower?”

“Where did this puppet come from?”

“What is your standing?”

“How dare you let my son follow you.”

His eyes were gloomy.

Killing intent was brewing.

At these words, the Scarecrow showed no reaction.

But Phoenix Tian was flustered!

“Father, this is my own choice; it has nothing to do with Senior.”

“You…”

He was about to try and persuade him.

But he was roughly interrupted by Phoenix Yingtian.

“Shut up!”

“How could I have given birth to such an unpromising son like you?”

“What is your own status?”

“The Young Master of the Three-Eyed Phoenix Hound Clan, bearing the unparalleled Extreme Dao Battle Body of ancient and modern times, entrusted with the responsibility of revitalizing our Three-Eyed Phoenix Hound Clan. The entire clan, including the ancestor, has placed great hopes on you.”

“Yet you don’t think about how to improve your strength and lead the clan to develop and grow stronger.”

“Instead, you want to follow this thing.”

“Do you know, with your status, what making such a choice will do to our clan?”

With every word Phoenix Yingtian spoke, Phoenix Tian’s brow twitched.

And when he heard Phoenix Yingtian slandering the Scarecrow, his heart became extremely tense.

He secretly glanced at the Scarecrow and, seeing no reaction from it, he let out a slight sigh of relief.

At the same time, he forced a polite yet awkward smile and explained to the Scarecrow.

“Senior, my father is having a mental breakdown, he’s having an episode.”

“This symptom usually manifests as incoherent babbling.”

“I hope you, as an elder, will be magnanimous and not take offense.”

He had no doubt that if the Scarecrow became enraged, his old father would not be able to withstand a single slash.

However, Phoenix Tian’s behavior caused the anger in Phoenix Yingtian’s heart to surge even higher.

He trembled.

He looked at his ‘good son’ with a look of disbelief.

“Wicked son, are you trying to infuriate your old man to death?”

The old Phoenix Tian, though unconventional.

Still treated him, his father, with overall respect.

But now!

Look!

What did he just say?

Publicly slandering him as being ill in front of an outsider.

His eyes were fixed on the Scarecrow.

The killing intent in his eyes surged even more fiercely.

He said coldly, “What is its status? Is it even worth you treating it with such caution?”

Seeing this, Phoenix Tian’s heart skipped a beat.

He secretly thought, ‘This is going to be bad.’

It’s said that no one knows a son better than his father, and vice versa.

His old father was about to strike a fatal blow!

At this moment, cold sweat broke out on Phoenix Tian’s forehead.

“Father, please say less!”

“Is there anything we can’t sit down and discuss calmly?”

“What is there to discuss!”

“What is your father’s status? A Scarecrow, it doesn’t deserve to talk with me.”

Phoenix Tian was drenched in sweat.

He was desperately trying to de-escalate, but his old father kept adding fuel to the fire.

How did he end up with such a father?

At this moment, Phoenix Yingtian’s patience had completely worn out.

He took a step forward and said to the Scarecrow, “Make your move!”

“Let me see what abilities you possess!”

“How dare you bewitch my son into following you.”

Upon hearing this, the Scarecrow’s eyes glowed faintly, and it tilted its head, sizing up Phoenix Yingtian.

The atmosphere immediately became tense.

Phoenix Tian’s heart was in his throat.

He cried out with a mournful face, “Father! Please stop talking.”

“How can you possibly contend with Senior’s might?”

“If you keep talking, your son might actually have to arrange your funeral.”

It would have been better if he hadn't said that. As soon as he did, the already surging anger in Phoenix Yingtian’s heart instantly ignited his entire body.

His chest heaved.

He was so angry that his soul trembled.

“Wicked son!”

“Your father’s might is beyond your imagination.”

“Want to arrange your father’s funeral? You’ll never get the chance in this lifetime.”

In his heart, he was angry, furious, and amused all at once.

Previously, he had suffered a great loss in the fight when a group of Venerable Realm chickens stole his physical body.

He couldn’t defeat a chicken, but could he not defeat a Scarecrow?

Did they really think he, the Clan Chief of the Three-Eyed Phoenix Hound Clan, was a pushover?

“Die for me!”

With a furious roar, Phoenix Yingtian charged directly at the Scarecrow.

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