"Fur is the root obstacle to our evolution!" Lu Sheng rose to his feet and shouted.
"Remove fur, and let strength grow. Let wisdom shine clear, let us achieve progress! Let nature become more harmonious!"
Lu Sheng spread his arms.
"You."
"You!"
"You!!"
He pointed one by one at the birds in every direction. Without exception, every one of them was covered in feathers.
"It is because you have fur that you are content with the status quo."
"And now!" He drew back his wings, then with a swish pointed once more at Gao Ni behind him.
Gao Ni was a stray bird Lu Sheng had once rescued. Now, he was completely furless, with tumor-like masses of muscle covering his wings and legs. Other than a small patch of black fur left on his chest for symbolic purposes, every other part of him was covered in skin as hard as metal scales.
What truly made the birds burn with envy, however, was that rows upon rows of densely packed sharp barbs had grown over Gao Ni's back and long tail. One glance was enough to tell that they carried deadly poison. They looked incomparably thick and heavy, brimming with power.
"Gao Ni! He was once a lowly little pig, but his yearning for the sky led him through many twists and turns until he found me." Lu Sheng pointed at Gao Ni and cried out.
"So I fulfilled his wish and gave him the power to reach the skies!"
"And now, he has become a bird, just as he wished!"
"This is the power of will!" Lu Sheng's voice carried an intense bewitching force.
"Now, I shall remove the obstacles for you! Let everything be freed!" His voice was thick with temptation. This was the greatest effect of his current