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Chapter 453 - 278 The Behavior of Fighting for Affection_1

Chapter 453: Chapter 278 The Behavior of Fighting for Affection_1

The heat continued to rise, forcing Little Ya to stop her light spells and back away.

Lin Xue and Ye Rumeng, who were in the room, heard the commotion and gathered around to see what was happening.

The fire elementals calmed down after about a minute.

Under the watchful eyes of the group, the flames ceased after the Phoenix Egg crafted more and more, giving them a clear indication of a lively creature inside, constantly pecking away at the shell, eager to break free.

After many minutes of struggle, finally, a hole emerged from the shell. A tiny head adorned with golden-red fluff popped out, cautiously taking in the surroundings.

"Is this...a phoenix?"

Everyone gathered around curiously.

"It looks like a chick..."

"But its feathers are red..."

"It seems stuck... should we help it?"

"No, hatching is a crucial process, it’s best to let it do it by itself..."

...

While everyone was discussing, the Phoenix Cub, its neck trapped by the eggshell, struggled for a while. Finding no success, it retracted back into the shell to continue its efforts.

Not until it had made the hole larger, did it attempt to break free again.

This time, the phoenix finally emerged from the shell. However, being unable to spread its wings, it tumbled onto the ground, its body covered in golden-red fuzz.

"Chirp!"

The phoenix seemed to have hurt itself in the fall, so it let out a pitiful cry, wriggled over, and took a bite at the eggshell. With a crunch, it quickly finished off the shell.

"Burp!"

The Little Phoenix even burped, opening its mouth to blow out a burst of flame, which instantly heated the surrounding air.

"Chirp?"

Just as the Little Phoenix was resting on its back after filling its stomach, a large hand suddenly came down, picking it up.

Perhaps sensing no ill intention from the newcomer, the phoenix didn’t struggle and quietly curled up in the hand.

Mu You looked at the fluffy chick sandwiched in his hand. True enough, the Phoenix was incomparably hot, feeling like he was holding a piece of burning coal.

Mu You couldn’t bear the heat for long, so he quickly sliced his other index finger, dripping a few drops of blood onto its head.

The little creature didn’t resist, and the contract ceremony was automatically completed.

The moment the contract was completed, Mu You felt the temperature of the phoenix in his hand drop abruptly, from that of a burning ember to a slightly warm fuzzball.

It wasn’t that its own temperature had reduced; a newborn phoenix couldn’t control the Magic Flame it unconsciously emitted. It was because of the contract’s effect that Mu You, the master, could ignore its Magic Flame.

Mu You stroked the head of the Little Phoenix with his index finger.

"Chirp chirp..."

The little guy responded continuously, affectionately rubbing its head on his finger.

The Omniscient Crystal quickly feedbacked the creature’s attributes.

[Phoenix Cub: Newly born phoenix, possessing a rare high growth potential, it has the ’loyalty’ characteristic and will die with its master when the master dies. Level 1, Attack 15-18, HP: 2200, Abilities: Fire Bomb, Nirvana, Flame Skin.]

[Fire Bomb: Spit out a Magic Flame Bomb from the mouth, causing area damage upon impact.]

[Nirvana: When a phoenix dies, it will turn into a Phoenix Egg. The Phoenix Egg can withstand ten attacks. If it is not destroyed within a minute, it will automatically be revived through Nirvana. Cooldown is one day.]

[Flame Skin: The phoenix naturally has an affinity for fire and has a 100% fire resistance. It can set nearby objects or creatures on fire, causing fire damage when needed.]

A level one phoenix had quite good stats. Besides, it has three abilities, all useful, especially the second one - ’Nirvana’, a core ability amongst all phoenix, automatically activated upon death without any magic expense, and the phoenix will be revived within a minute. It’s safe to say every phoenix is potentially immortal unless specifically tracked down or suffer food shortage.

Of course, a phoenix also has a loyal nature; it will cease to exist when its master dies, which is why phoenixes have never been too proliferous.

"Rare high growth potential..."

Mu You noticed this tidbit amongst the feedback.

He had not seen other phoenixes, but from the feedback, the potential of this phoenix should be outstanding, right?

So, why was the egg of this phoenix previously rated as an ’inferior’ Phoenix Egg?

The breeder’s misjudgment was one thing, but even the Omniscient Crystal was off, what interfered with the judgement, really...

As Mu You was puzzled, he suddenly noticed the Phoenix in his hand coughing like it was choked on something.

"Did it choke on the eggshell it just ate?" Mu You considered.

The next second, the phoenix spat out something. However, it was not fragments of eggshells but a fiery red Crystal Stone.

The Crystal Stone fell on the ground and instantly transformed into a flame, burning a small circle of ash in the nearby grass.

"Huh, why does the flame have eyes?" Little Ya exclaimed in surprise.

The flame on the ground has a nose and eyes, its eyes wildly scanning the surroundings. It looked like a living creature had set itself on fire.

Lin Xue and the little girl were also startled upon seeing the flame, acting like a living creature.

"This is a Fire Spirit..."

At this point, Mu You stated its identity.