"Crack..."
"Crack, crack..."
The little creature covered in fiery-red down kept her eyes closed, but pushed hard against her eggshell with her big feet.
More and more cracks spread across the shell.
Finally, with a crack, it shattered and fell to the ground.
A fluffy red creature covered in down, with a head almost as large as her body that made her look like a gourd, stood suspended in midair.
She was only two feet tall and chubby.
She had yet to grow feathers, and soft down covered her entire body.
Her round, black eyes darted about before fixing on He Pingsheng.
This was a phoenix?
He Pingsheng gaped in surprise. She looked very much like an Ice Goose chick from the ice fields.
She was too adorable.
A round head, a round belly, and soft down all over.
The little creature even raised her wings to greet He Pingsheng.
Unfortunately, her wings had no feathers yet. Short and thick, they looked like two little blocks of wood, also covered in fiery-red down.
The fluffy little creature stood above the magma and earthfire, her down puffed up, yet the flames could not harm her at all.
After a few breaths, she lowered her head and, with a few crunches, swallowed the shell she had shed.
"You look hungry!" He Pingsheng smiled, then extended two fingers and poked the fluffy little creature's belly twice.
So soft!
That felt wonderful.
"Heh, heh, heh..." He Pingsheng could not help chuckling.
Unexpectedly, the little creature spoke in human words. "Master, I'm not hungry. It's just that the shell contained fire-attribute power of the laws, so I ate it!"
Her voice was soft and sweet, like that of a three- or four-year-old girl.
"Whoa!" He Pingsheng exclaimed in astonishment. "You can actually talk?"
His interest