si-mexico Chapter 156 Yao's Beast Form - Phoenix
Chapter 156 Yao's Beast Form - Phoenix
Ahe, protecting his head and face, still stubbornly insisted, "I must become Lin's partner! I am the youngest level six beastman in the Falcon Beast Tribe, and no one but Lin is worthy of me."
Linni couldn't understand where his confidence came from. How could he think he was the best beastman in the world? She couldn't help but mock him, "I think you're not level six, you're level sixty! Otherwise, why do you always think you're the most outstanding single beastman on the beastman continent? You're not just the youngest level six beastman in the Falcon Beast Tribe, you should be the most shameless beastman on the entire beastman continent! Your skin is thicker than the Vermilion Bird Stele! Have you ever eaten stinky food? Otherwise, why does your mouth smell so bad? You must have been born without a father beast, right? So no one taught you how to please females or how to woo a mate. You might as well go find a father beast with your cubs and learn again before you come out to woo a mate! But you're so ugly, why don't you just let your mother beast eat you and give birth to another one!"
Xuan and Ling both looked at Lin Ni with disbelief, never expecting that this beautiful, cute, and soft-spoken little Lin Ni could say such frightening things.
The three of them beat Ahe severely until he could no longer get up before they let him go. Ahe lay on the ground, limbs outstretched, sobbing, whether he was hurt by Linni's words or by the pain from the beating.
Yao said coldly, "Shut up!"
After Ahe let out another howl, he flicked an energy arrow from his hand, which whizzed past and pierced Ahe's face, slashing his cheek. The flames attached to the energy arrow then burned the wound. Ahe immediately fell silent and lay motionless on the spot.
Ye said to Ahe, "If you dare to show your face in front of Lin again, I'll bite you to death."
Yao pulled Lin Ni into his arms, smiled, and said, "Lin Ni's scolding was really good!" Then he said to everyone, "Let's go."
After descending the rocky hill, they found some prey nearby and cooked lunch.
Yan was learning to use his energy, while Linni ate her belated lunch and organized the information she currently had:
Now that it's confirmed that the one in the south is the Vermilion Bird Stele, the names of the other three steles can also be determined. The Black Tortoise Stele can be ignored; she only needs to go to the Rainforest and return to the towering mountains to awaken and activate the remaining two guardian steles. So, what about the Beast God?
While eating, Lin Ni found a twig and started drawing on the ground: Left (East) Azure Dragon belongs to Wood, Right (West) White Tiger belongs to Metal, Above (North) Black Tortoise belongs to Water, Below (South) Vermilion Bird belongs to Fire. These are indeed the four mythical beasts of the four directions in Chinese legend. But what sits in the middle? Is there even a mythical beast in the middle? She really didn't know anything about this. According to the Five Elements theory, the beast in the middle should be an Earth-attribute beast. What ancient Chinese mythical beasts belonged to the Earth attribute? A rock turtle? That's Earth-attribute, but not a mythical beast. What else? Forgive her for not being very familiar with the ancient Chinese mythical beast system; she hadn't read the Classic of Mountains and Seas!
Lin Ni, somewhat exasperated, threw the twig aside and viciously gnawed on the chicken leg in her hand: If she could go back to her original world, she would definitely buy a copy of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and memorize it thoroughly! Damn it! It's true what they say, you only realize how little you know when you need it!
Yao asked from the side, "Has Lin still not figured it out?"
Lin Ni looked at Yao: Yao wasn't Suzaku! So he really was the messenger of the Beast God? Everyone says they are the messengers of the Beast God, and that's not entirely wrong! So what kind of beastman is Yao? What is his true identity?! Lin Ni looked Yao up and down with a complicated expression, only to realize that Yao had already reached level eight! "Yao, when did you reach level eight?"
Yao smiled and said, "It was right when the Vermilion Bird Stele bestowed blessings upon us."
Lin Ni suddenly realized she'd been neglecting him; he'd been leveling up for so long and she'd only just noticed! She held Yao's hand and smiled apologetically at him: "So, can you feel your beast form now?"
Yao lowered his eyes and shook his head.
Lin Ni quickly finished the chicken leg in her hand, took a sip of water, and looked at Yao's little animal skin skirt woven from golden and red feathers: "You're not the Vermilion Bird, so let me think of some other fire-attribute birds."
Lin Ni thought of the phoenix and the immortal bird. These two mythical beasts were strikingly similar to the Vermilion Bird. The only difference she knew was that the Vermilion Bird was the guardian beast of the south among the Four Symbols, the phoenix could be reborn from the ashes, and the immortal bird—it seemed—could do that too? Anyway, she couldn't figure out the differences between the three, so she tentatively asked, "Yao, are you a phoenix?"
"Phoenix, am I a phoenix?" Yao murmured. He raised his head, golden light shimmering in his obsidian-like eyes, and said with certainty, "I am a phoenix!"
As soon as Yao finished speaking, the sky over the entire orc continent seemed to darken, and he suddenly transformed into a warm flame beside Linni. Linni was startled; although she didn't feel the heat of the flame, she instinctively took several steps back.
She watched as Yao burned and transformed into countless tiny, crystalline flames tinged with a hint of red, rising into the sky. Then, like fireworks, they exploded into massive flames in the dim sky, accompanied by a loud and melodious phoenix cry that resounded throughout the entire orc continent.
A dazzling phoenix flame ripped through the sky, illuminating the entire orc continent. As dawn broke, the flames coalesced into a colossal figure, adorned with magnificent golden-red tail feathers and possessing a perfect physique that exuded nobility. His slender phoenix eyes swept across the world, and in that instant, Lin Ni sensed a disregard for life in his gaze, as if she were nothing more than a grain of sand in his eyes.
The phoenix, a divine bird in the sky, flew gracefully like silk. Its colorful feathers were brilliant and radiant as it flew towards Linni's mansion. The golden crest on its head seemed to be burning with flames. Then, it transformed into a human form from head to toe. Golden light flowed in its large eyes, and the ancient red character "九" on its forehead flashed by. Its long golden hair gradually turned into a shimmering red from its shoulders down, moving without wind like a burning flame.
When Yao landed on the ground, its wings, which had spread out to nearly ten meters, folded back into its arms and walked towards Lin Ni with a smile.
Lin Ni gently placed her hands on her heart. Yao, so noble, composed, and radiant, was absolutely mesmerizing!
Yao walked gracefully to Lin Ni, took her hands in his, and smiled, "Lin, thank you for helping me find my name again!"
Lin Ni recalled the first time she met him. When she asked him his name, the confusion and helplessness in his beautiful eyes made her feel very sorry for him. He said, "I don't know my name. Nobody in this world remembers my name." So she gave him the name "Yao".