The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 509 - 513: Beast Taming Queen (3)

Chapter 509: Chapter 513: Beast Taming Queen (3)

"The egg carries the breath of the Phoenix Bloodline, though slight, but with my guidance, your Ascension to the Upper Realm is a certainty," said the Divine Sense within the bracelet. "The spiritual beast bound by contract to you will grow in power alongside your own. In time, purifying its bloodline and achieving the true form of a Phoenix is a great possibility."

Had anyone else heard those words, they would have leapt three feet high in excitement.

A Phoenix, the king of all birds, a symbol of auspiciousness.

In Ancient Times, such Exotic Beasts could split the heavens and overturn the seas, possessing formidable power. Today, they have vanished from this world, only traces of their former glory and might being found in sealed ancient tombs and books. Even something that touched just a whisper of the Phoenix’s essence was incredibly precious, let alone the choice presented to Mei Gui: an Exotic Bird Egg carrying a thread of Phoenix essence blood.

And it was an Exotic Bird with unlimited potential for growth.

To contract with such an existence would drive anyone mad with joy.

But Mei Gui just wasn’t having it. She was a different kind of firework.

Her demeanor was indifferent, her lips curled with a touch of scorn.

After all, it was but an Exotic Bird with a feeble trace of the Phoenix Bloodline, not a true Phoenix. What was there to rejoice over?

Mei Gui’s undisguised emotions were plainly visible on her face, causing the Divine Sense within the bracelet to pause, then burst into hearty laughter.

Far from finding her arrogant and clueless, it saw her sharp and spirited nature as a boon.

"Cultivators like us should indeed possess such a heroic temperament, grand ambitions..."

Mei Gui let out a cold chuckle, her resonant voice reaching the Divine Sense, "Even if a true Phoenix appeared before me, it would only become my vassal."

She didn’t trust anyone, nor did she feel safe putting her back in the hands of others, person or beast.

Having been betrayed even by a close lover, her once carefully guarded tender heart had been shattered to nothing.

Thus, she sneered at the idea of a Contracted Beast offered by the Divine Sense on equal terms.

Partners? She didn’t need any.

The Divine Sense wasn’t annoyed; its eternal, unchanging heart throbbed slightly for the first time.

Far above in the Ninth Layer Heaven, the Emperor of Tianlin perched on a cloud, his usually stern face suddenly lit up with a surprising smile, stirring excitement in the beautiful fairies below. Their cheeks flushed and hearts fluttered like mortal women in the first throes of spring.

The Emperor smiled...

Who was this little bitch that made the Emperor reveal his smile? If they found out who it was, they would make sure to end her.

Soon, jealousy and envy filled the eyes of these beautiful fairies. They looked around warily, and as their gazes clashed, they wished they could scratch out each other’s pretty faces.

The Emperor of Tianlin took in the myriad expressions of the fairies atop the clouds. His smile quickly faded, replaced by his usual icy demeanor as his gaze swept over the people below.

The immense pressure from a superior being weighed down upon the male and female immortals, making them tremble with fear, squashing even the notion of wishful thinking. Each lowered their head in regret.

How could these little immortals and Little Gods dare to long for the Emperor, a Heavenly Person, especially when the most beautiful and noble Ancient Divine Lady—the Jiuli Goddess—had her lovesick heart turned away by his cold indifferences.

These fairies all belittled themselves, blushing at their own foolish thoughts, oblivious to the fact that it was a trivial cultivator they would never give a second glance, who had brought a smile to the lofty Emperor of Tianlin.

If they knew this news, who knows if that group of female fairies and goddesses wouldn’t die of anger.

The Emperor, who was indifferent toward them, was actually giving special attention to a woman so much humbler than them. It wasn’t just stepping on the dignity of all the female fairies and goddesses of Ninth Layer Heaven underfoot; even as an Emperor, he shouldn’t do this.

The Emperor himself felt odd about the sudden emotional fluctuation in his heart. The feeling wasn’t bad, in fact, it was novel.

Concerning what occurred in that small world, the Emperor of Tianlin had invested even more of his mind and soul.

That otherworldly soul filled with conflicting attributes had firmly captured his attention.

As per the Divine Sense within the bracelet, Mei Gui began to search at the speculated location.

Regarding the thing inside the bracelet, whose nature of good and evil was unclear, and indeterminate in substance - although Mei Gui always seemed compliant with the other party’s words, she had never let down her guard.

And her current demeanor made the great being watching over her even more impressed.

This former female assassin, indeed the darling of the Heavenly Dao, bearing great Luck, after a short search, brushed aside some concealing vines and, astonishingly, passed straight through a membrane-like barrier, stepping directly into the deepest part of the forest.

Su Li, who had been silently observing this fated enemy with Divine Sense, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

Should she say, indeed a Child of Destiny, truly unrivaled luck?

She recalled that not too long ago, the only other girl in their party had passed by here several times. Yet, she had been blind to the entrance to the very heart of the forest as if walking with eyes wide shut.

Indeed, an entrance masked by illusion was not something a lesser Disciple could discover. As for how Mei Gui managed to spot it at first glance, one could only say she truly was a darling daughter of the Heavenly Dao.

"I’ve calculated the time, and within three or four days at most, the egg should hatch. The Exotic Bird will be exhausted from breaking its shell; you can take the opportunity to form a contract with it, and it will be a great asset to you in the future."

The projection of the Emperor’s Divine Sense in this small world, contrary to his cold and majestic image in the Ninth Layer Heaven, seemed more like a fussy old woman, endlessly reminding Mei Gui about how to proceed.

Mei Gui, who had not appreciated his kindness, found it rather annoying, and perfunctorily nodded, "I understand."

The Emperor’s Divine Sense was almost amused by the ignorant junior’s attitude, but after the irritation passed, his interest in the junior only deepened.

Not only humans have their inherent vices, but even Immortal Gods cannot avoid them.

Summed up in one word, it’s... pettiness.

Accustomed to being flattered by lesser deities, suddenly meeting a woman who was different, who didn’t consider him important, made her a unique existence indeed.

Passing through the transit entrance, Mei Gui arrived directly at the very center of the forest.

She looked around, and aside from the denser Spiritual Energy compared to the periphery, she didn’t find the Exotic Bird Egg mentioned by the Divine Sense in the bracelet.

"Are you looking for me?" A languid female voice came from above her.

Su Li, standing alone, no, it should be said a Phoenix alone atop a tree branch, with fiery red feathers gleaming and floating behind her, radiating light. At a single glance, one could feel the space around her distorted by the heat emanating from her body.

With her true form decked out in splendid feathers, she was indeed stunning, but Su Li, accustomed to human form, still found it a tad awkward.

With a mere thought, the once massive Exotic Bird instantly transformed into a young girl dressed in a sumptuous gold and red palace attire.