Shen Qian sized up the Chaos Creature before him.
It had the body of a camel, nearly ten thousand zhang tall, black-and-white wings growing from its back, and a head resembling a phoenix's.
To be honest, Shen Qian truly could not appreciate the aesthetics of these Chaos Creatures. They felt like a hodgepodge stew, with a bit of everything thrown in.
But when it came to bloodlines, the Chaos Creature before him might well have been some ancestor of camels or phoenixes.
"What should I call you?"
Faced with its questioning, Shen Qian remained remarkably calm and asked in return.
The Chaos Creature kept its mouth shut, merely glaring furiously at Shen Qian as though it were ready to charge again at any moment.
"If you won't tell me, I'll call you Ugly."
Shen Qian spoke blandly.
"...My name is Bo Qi."
The Chaos Creature growled.
"What kind of lousy name is that?" Shen Qian was briefly taken aback before chuckling. "Looks like you do understand the language of us humans... Makes sense. You've occupied the magpie's nest in the Sea of Learning for so many years and been steeped in all sorts of knowledge. Your culture can't be that lacking."
"The rule core that formed the Sea of Learning came from Chaos in the first place. That is a Sacred Artifact of our Chaos race!"
Bo Qi retorted.
Shen Qian was unconcerned. "Chaos has existed since the beginning of heaven and earth. Everything within it belongs to whoever is capable enough to claim it. What yours and ours is there? Your Sacred Artifact was taken from you, and you couldn't take it back. That just means you're useless!"
"Human, angering me is not a wise choice."
Bo Qi seemed to have calmed down somewhat as it spoke coldly.
"You