Hongchen's words made Chen Changan freeze. Was there something on the Fire-Winged Phoenix-Chirping Bird that he needed?
But what did he need?
Chen Changan didn't even know what else he might need.
"What exactly is it?" Chen Changan asked with a frown.
"I'm not sure."
"But I can sense that something inside them is a kind of energy that doesn't belong to them."
"And that energy resonates with your aura."
"I have a feeling this thing has something to do with you."
Hongchen's words only deepened Chen Changan's confusion. If such energy really existed, why could Hongchen sense it when he couldn't?
"Forget it. Maybe we'll find out after we kill them!"
These Fire-Winged Phoenix-Chirping Birds were different from the Golden-Footed Sky-Swallowing Dragon. The Golden-Footed Sky-Swallowing Dragon hadn't shown any hostility, but the Fire-Winged Phoenix-Chirping Birds had appeared with an unmistakably different air.
They stared at Chen Changan with hostility, as if they would swarm him the moment he made a move.
The instant Chen Changan tightened his grip on the Red Dust Sword, the Fire-Winged Phoenix-Chirping Birds opposite him readied themselves to attack.
Chen Changan flashed forward, charging straight at them. At the same time, swordlight burst in every direction, and terrifying Sword Qi crisscrossed as it repeatedly struck the birds.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
A succession of thunderous blasts rang out, each one marking the death of a Fire-Winged Phoenix-Chirping Bird.
Chen Changan also noticed that when the birds died, a wisp of energy really did fly out from each of their bodies.
That energy rushed straight into Chen Changan's body.
"Is Chen Changan just that strong, or is the Red Dust Sword that powerful?"
"There were more than a hundred of them, all at the peak of the Saint Emperor realm."
"And they're gone in such a short