Phoenix and Asura

Yin Qi had never heard of the nearly extinct Emerald Demon Bird spirit beast, but hearing that the Young Master had forgiven him, he finally set his mind at ease.

He had previously led quite a few men to hunt a phoenix, and only after losing more than half of them did they manage to secure a single egg.

If the Young Master had been dissatisfied, their family would likely have ceased to exist.

Fortunately, the Young Master had shown mercy and let him go; as for whether this was an Emerald Demon Bird or a phoenix, Yin Qi did not care.

Feng Baiyu left with the Emerald Demon Bird egg and ordered Shui Duanliu to take Yin Qi away to tend to his injuries.

Feng Baiyu looked at the spirit beast egg before him and whispered to himself, "I never expected to actually get my hands on an Emerald Demon Bird egg."

[Emerald Demon Bird Egg](Unhatched)

The Emerald Demon Bird is one of the most cruel avian spirit beasts and the bane of almost all flying spirit beasts. They evolve entirely by consuming the brains of various creatures, especially favoring human brains, making them the common enemy of all living things.

Its strengths are its speed and its extremely powerful physical attacks. Fighting above its level is a common occurrence for it. A hundred-year-old bird fighting a thousand-year-old, or a thousand-year-old fighting a ten-thousand-year-old, is perfectly normal for this type of spirit beast.

It can be said that the Emerald Demon Bird is an SSS-rank natural-born assassin!

The Phoenix God did not force Feng Baiyu to absorb only phoenix-type spirit rings, nor did she even require them to be avian. However, after Feng Baiyu absorbed his first spirit ring, he felt the benefits of the phoenix bloodline and hoped that his subsequent spirit rings would all follow the Pure-Blooded Phoenix standard.

Feng Baiyu knew clearly that this expectation was highly unlikely to be met!

Even if there were still some Pure-Blooded Phoenixes left on the Douluo Continent, those over one hundred thousand years old were extremely rare.

All Feng Baiyu could do was try his best to find Pure-Blooded Phoenixes in the early stages, and be content with having phoenix bloodlines in the later stages.

But regardless of which, the Emerald Demon Bird had never been within his considerations.

Yet, seeing the Emerald Demon Bird egg today, Feng Baiyu suddenly felt that it shouldn't be wasted like this.

"My [Phoenix Art] can cultivate avian spirit beast geniuses or Title Douluos, so why couldn't it cultivate a spirit beast?" Feng Baiyu muttered to himself, "Even if I can't cultivate the Emerald Demon Bird that way, if I feed it brains to raise it, I could end up with a pair of one-hundred-thousand-year spirit rings and Spirit Bones!"

With this thought in mind, Feng Baiyu carried the Emerald Demon Bird egg to the training grounds.

At this moment, Wang Long had just been sent flying by Little Black's [Earth Mountain Bash] and was recovering, while Little Black was strolling under a tree. As Feng Baiyu walked in, Little Black suddenly bristled!

Little Black stared fixedly at the spirit beast egg in Feng Baiyu's arms, its eyes filled with a hint of wariness.

It could sense that this was an avian spirit beast egg!

"Hmm? Are you worried it's going to compete with you for favor?" Feng Baiyu sensed Little Black's emotions and understood its meaning immediately.

"Don't worry, you are still my favorite little one~" Feng Baiyu soothed Little Black and said, "But this Emerald Demon Bird egg was hard to come by, so I intend to try and raise it."

Little Black listened to Feng Baiyu's explanation, still eyeing him with suspicion. At this very moment, Little Black wanted to smash the yolk of that Emerald Demon Bird egg right out.

"Alright, be quiet." Feng Baiyu held the Emerald Demon Bird egg in one hand and Little Black in the other, closing his eyes to try and communicate with the deity.

"Great Phoenix God, I wonder if you could bestow upon me a contract that would allow me to bind avian spirit beasts as subordinates!"

"This brat, he actually got an Emerald Demon Bird egg?" In the God Realm, the Phoenix God watched Feng Baiyu pray, a playful expression on her face. "He actually wants to raise an Emerald Demon Bird; you really are a troublemaker!"

"But~ this lady likes it!" The Phoenix God had originally been struck down by the Dragon God, which caused her to fall from a God King to her current status as a Second-Class God.

And this Emerald Demon Bird just so happens to love eating the brains of True Dragons!

The Phoenix God's main philosophy was: if I'm bullied by you and can't take revenge, I'll just cultivate someone to take revenge on your dragon descendants!

Hearing Feng Baiyu's prayer, the Phoenix God directly transmitted a message to him.

"I was going to give you something else, but since you want a contract, this will do instead."

"Phoenix God, you've gone too far!" Just as the Phoenix God was pulling her strings, the voice of the Asura God echoed into the [Phoenix God Temple]. "Interfering with the God Trials and opening a back door for your successor is a major taboo!"

"Fine, fine, I heard you." The Phoenix God listened to the Asura God's voice and said impatiently, "This lady heard you, now be gone!"

Although the Phoenix God was only a Second-Class deity, her seniority was far greater than the Asura God's. Even though she had fallen in rank, if she used all her means, she still had the capability to take a God King down with her.

The Asura God sounded displeased at the Phoenix God's tone: "What kind of attitude is that!"

"If it weren't for the fact that you were the one who struck down the Dragon God, I wouldn't even bother with you!" the Phoenix God said indifferently. "Young man, I'm giving you a way out, you should know when to take it!"

"You say I'm breaking the rules, but how much better are you, Asura God?" The Phoenix God sneered. "Do you really think I didn't see what you did five days ago?"

Hearing the Phoenix God mention five days ago, the Asura God suddenly fell silent.

Five days ago, he had cast an otherworldly soul into the Douluo Continent. He thought he had done it flawlessly, but he hadn't expected the Phoenix God to notice!

"I just don't want to stay in the God Realm anymore, so I'm passing on my divinity and leaving. Don't worry about how I do things." The Phoenix God knew the Asura God was still there and said calmly, "As for those little tricks of yours, I can't be bothered to care. Let's just mind our own business."

The Asura God remained silent for a long time before saying, "Everything is within the rules; you are, and so am I."

"Pfft~" The Phoenix God said disdainfully, "A hypocrite trying to maintain a reputation!"

Feng Baiyu had been praying to the Phoenix God, and he had only intended to give it a try, never expecting a real response.

[Phoenix Nine Trials II]: Obtain a third spirit ring within 2.5 years, and the third spirit ring must be over ten thousand years old. Reward: Increase the age of three spirit rings by 2,500 years. 10% Phoenix Essence Blood. If completed beyond expectations, additional reward: [Phoenix Contract]!

[Phoenix Contract]: Can bind any avian spirit beast as a subordinate.

"It actually worked!" Feng Baiyu looked at the extra item in [Phoenix Nine Trials II] and couldn't help but feel delighted.

"As expected, exceeding the mission requirements yields extra rewards!" Feng Baiyu sensed the change in the God Trials and whispered, "I hope you'll just list the extra rewards directly in the future; that would give me even more motivation."

However, there was no divine response.

Feng Baiyu did not care whether the pleas behind him would be granted, but having found a way to contract the Emerald Demon Bird was, in itself, a joyous occasion.

Although he could not form the contract just yet, it wouldn't be long before he reached level thirty. The real dilemma, however, was his third spirit ring!

A phoenix was the kind of thing one could only hope to encounter, never seek out.

Feng Baiyu had no idea when he would be able to find a ten-thousand-year-old Pure-Blooded Phoenix.

If he couldn't find one, he would have no choice but to settle for an ordinary avian spirit beast with a potent phoenix bloodline.

Something like a Blazing Spirit Kite.