The Path to Immortality in the Investiture of the Gods
Chapter 54

The Bitter Flesh Stratagem

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"Fine. Remember: first, you're not allowed to breathe fire at me. Second, you're not allowed to cry out. If you agree, nod."

After the Chongming Bird did as he said, Lu Chuan still felt a little uneasy, so he carefully confirmed it once more.

The Chongming Bird could only nod.

At this moment, its body was tightly pinned by this little bastard, its beak clamped shut, unable to move at all. It was truly unbearably uncomfortable, truly agonizing.

"Then we've happily decided!"

Only after Lu Chuan saw it nod did he reveal a smile, gently setting the Chongming Bird down on the ground in front of him.

Then he retreated several steps, until his arm had stretched to its limit, before taking a deep breath and abruptly letting go of the Chongming Bird's mouth.

Whoosh!

Almost the instant he released it, the Chongming Bird opened its beak, and a surge of crimson flame immediately came howling toward him.

Seeing this scene, a very human smug smile actually appeared in the Chongming Bird's eyes.

The dignity of a divine bird could not be violated!

Even if a divine bird died, it would die with dignity and pride, never in humiliation.

Of course, it could still distinguish good from bad and knew that Lu Chuan was kindly trying to save it this time, so the fire it spat this time was not too fierce and would not endanger a person's life.

Its goal was very clear: before it died, it wanted to recover from this brat the dignity it had just lost.

But immediately, its eyes went blank.

The flames it spat scattered. Even the wall opposite had been burned black in one patch, but there was no sign of Lu Chuan on the ground at all.

Looking upward, it saw a

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