Chapter 728 - Phoenix (2/2)

He waved to it and left the room. Stepping out to the cylindrical-shaped tunnel, he continued to the other side of the temple.

The pitch-black tunnel was chilly, and it looked like a devilish ghoul lived within it!

Thinking of how the two men from the Light clan had forced his wife to go through this tunnel under coercion, Xiao Luo hastened his pace and reached the exit within half an hour. The exit on this side resembled the entrance of the original world. They both resembled a demon’s head, and the exit was the demon’s gaping mouth.

If he had not seen it for himself that he walked through the temple, he might have thought that he returned to the same place he had left from.

He then shut his eyes to sense the existence of a space barrier. When he successfully detected it, he unsheathed his sword and slashed the barrier immediately.

RIP!

A crack formed into the Dimension of Chaos, and it looked like a path that led to heaven, for it was blinding and it was difficult to tell what lay within it.

Xiao Luo frowned and stepped into the crack with no hesitation. When his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw a land covered in lush forests and an expansive blue sky. There were also clusters of tall mountains, and he was looking down upon this landscape like a deity. Xiao Luo floated in the high sky and saw a large river meandering in the woods.

The air was refreshing!

In this land, even breathing felt like a carefree enjoyment. There were no signs of industrial pollution and haze. The world felt like it had just been cleansed by a spring shower and it was clear as a mirror. He could also sense an abundance of spiritual energy overflowing in this world.

So this is the Arcana Land?

Xiao Luo performed the Levitation skill and flew across the boundless forests. The crack he opened up in the Dimension of Chaos was closing up quickly and finally disappeared into the horizon.

“Ri~”

Suddenly, a shrill bird call pierced through the air.

Xiao Luo looked over to the source of the call and it stunned him. A gigantic bird that was covered in crimson red feathers flew over to him from afar. When it spread both of its wings fully, it had a wingspan of twenty meters, making it an enormous monster that was large enough to block the sun.

A Phoenix?

Xiao Luo unconsciously thought of the name of this gigantic bird. It had the head of a chicken, the neck of a sparrow, the back of a tortoise, and the tail of a fish. Wasn’t this the mythical bird, the phoenix, as recorded in the Shanhai Scroll? He could not believe that such a creature existed anywhere.

“You brat, what are you waiting for? Dodge!”

Suddenly, Xiao Luo heard the duck emperor’s familiar voice, but he did not have time to search around as the phoenix was close. Compared to the mythical bird, Xiao Luo looked like a tiny sparrow next to a commercial aircraft. Therefore, not dodging wasn’t an option.

WHOOSH!

The gigantic phoenix flew past Xiao Luo and sent a gust of wind into him. If not for Xiao Luo’s powerful strength, he would have been blown off course by this gust and lost his control in mid-air like a broken kite.

When he recovered, he realized that there was another phoenix as both of them were crying loudly. They were pecking each other in flight and attacking with their sharp claws like they were each other’s nemesis. The fight was intense and many red feathers fell off from their bodies and floated to the ground. Their sharp claws had also resulted in terrible injuries, and blood was spilled from the sky.

CRASH!

They continued to fight as they crashed to the ground, destroying a large area of the forest. Their wings were flapping madly and stirring sand into a violent tornado that raged through the surrounding area.

“Such giant beasts are very territorial by nature. It must be because one of them had entered the other’s territory.” The voice of the Duck Emperor seemed to be speaking right into his ears.

Xiao Luo turned around and saw the duck the size of a fly standing on his shoulder, giving a commentary on the fight between the phoenixes.”What are you looking at, this is my magic power, I can control my body’s size at will!” the Duck Emperor said as he stared back at Xiao Luo.”I was a little suspicious when you were so obedient, but it seems you had planned to sneak along after all,” Xiao Luo snapped.The Duck Emperor slapped Xiao Luo’s neck with his wing, and said, “You rascal, if I did not pull this trick, there’s no way you would’ve let me tag along. I call this strategy, do you understand?”SLAP!Xiao Luo reached out and slapped his shoulder like how he would swat a fly.”Arghhhh…!”The Duck Emperor screamed, “You rascal, what are you doing?”Xiao Luo ignored him and continued to swat at him, convinced he needed to teach this duck a lesson.”Argh… I am exploding, if you continue to hit me, I will explode… please, stop it right now!””Argh… I’ll address you as my brother. Please, spare me, brother, argh… Stop hitting me, you’re hitting the sh*t out of me…””Argh… Brother, I’m serious, stop hitting me, please. Let’s talk about this with an open mind…”The duck emperor was pleading for his life. He wanted to run away, but Xiao Luo had used his True Inner Force to lock him. He could not escape, regardless of how hard he tried to flap his wings. After being properly taught a lesson, Duck Emperor finally surrendered his dignity as a duck and gave in to Xiao Luo.Xiao Luo picked him up then placed him on his open palm, and said, “Why couldn’t you just stay in the temple? Why did you have to follow me? I can turn you into a roasted duck right now!””Fine, if that is what you wish. But I had to come. After that bastard from the Light clan called Curisa realized I was posing as my master, he hung me up and tortured me. He humiliated me. This trip to the Arcana Land is first to see the world, but it is also to reclaim my dignity.” Finally, the Duck Emperor spilled his thoughts.