The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 120 - Fenghuang
Inevitably having to break through the torrent of rain, Xue Zhan was drenched with a phoenix. Thunder was still heard muttering above them, but now the scorpions should no longer chase. Xue Zhan took a breath, hanging for quite a while made his hand muscles numb. Not to mention receiving complaints from the bird.
Some time as the sun rose overhead, it slowly clouded away and scorching daylight invaded. Xue Zhan landed onto a large rock after making sure the place was safe. He untied the rope in the phoenix's body. Now that the bird could move, his recovery was quick.
But Xue Zhan realized something. He approached and quietly touched the phoenix wings making its owner angry no matter what.
"Don't touch!"
"Your bones ... Broken?"
He walked away from Xue Zhan, did not reply and instead drank the river water to quench his thirst. The young man still had not given up asking.
"If it's that bad you won't be able to fly anytime soon."
Xue Zhan was intending to leave Phoenix here because this place was safe, he was also unable to play around and had to search for the Hot Waterfall immediately. Xue Zhan thought about it once more. Suddenly his interlocutor opened his voice.
"You can just imagine how powerful the Heaven Seal's attack hit your body." He spread his wings and there Xue Zhan could see more clearly. His eyes look sharper. Some parts of the bird's bones were cracked, the blood flow was abnormal and the strength in his body was not functioning. But he doesn't look like he's dying.
"... So you're feeling pretty bad now?" asked Xue Zhan.
The demon did not answer.
"Actually I was in a hurry. Master told me to look for Hot Falls for practice. I actually wanted to help you but," she said restrained.
The phoenix looked over for a moment. "What does this have to do with me. Go there. You're disturbing the scene."
"God." Xue Zhan countered fiercely. "Now you're still intact. I'm gonna go straight to bone."
"You-" The Phoenix was willing to interrupt but the young man's words were right. The point of his strength was not functioning, it made his body unable to drain the power for a while. His bones cracked, every time he moved the bird would be in pain.
"Well, right."
Xue Zhan connecting.
"Can you ask, by the way? Why are you trying to break that sky seal? I see you can't get out of this Gorge of Regret."
"Oh, you know what?" He turned his body. "Rather than answering you, I also want to ask. Who's your teacher and why did you master the Phoenix Lightning Claw?"
Xue Zhan frowned.
"My teacher has two. Kang Jian and Xiang Yi Bai. The Thunder Phoenix Claw Claw I got myself from the Book of Heavenly Phoenix."
While the two of them were completely silent, Xue Zhan waited for the phoenix's response for some time until it finally saturated and repeated again.
"Now it's your turn to answer my question."
The Phoenix was half-hearted when he replied.
"I'm cursed to stay here forever. Even dead I will still be reincarnated in this rotten place."
Xue Zhan opened his mouth to ask further, knowing what the Phoenix wanted to do first cut in.
"You want to go to the Hot Falls? Bury your dreams, you'll die before you get there."
"Why?"
He explained that there is a crocodile nest inhabited by demons that have lived for thousands of years. Even the most ten thousand years old. It was clear that the difference in strength was especially pronounced if Xue Zhan was directly facing them compared to the previous demons. The Phoenix's warning was ignored. Xue Zhan interrupted.
"I'm halfway there and my teacher will scold me if I come back for nothing."
"The guy, yeah. He is a monster. Have a boy like you travel in the jungle of beasts. It's a little different."
"Do you know my teacher?" Xue Zhan suddenly drew closer, the phoenix shifted its body with annoyed eyes.
"Ouh, not self-conscious. You yourself are like a pond stork statue. You don't know yet, my real teacher is good." Xue Zhan was trying to defend Xiang Yi Bai, but if the man was in front of him where would he praise that crazy monster.
"Anged teacher kuhina?"
"You yourself. Yesterday your mouth you locked tightly like a padlock door. Now your mouth is like a leaky bucket. Spilled."
Xue Zhan chuckled softly at the bird's expression, he was truly like a human having emotions. Unlike the white dragon Xiang Yi Bai, Bai Ye was unable to speak. His teacher said only a demon who had entered a certain stage could speak like a human. This bird is one of them.
"My name is Xue Zhan. You got a name?"
For a moment the bird was silent again. He was muttering very small.
"I forgot my own name."
"Pfftt hahaha .." The young man's laughter rattled, the bird looked at him as if it was about to peck at him. "Hey, hey, I'm not mocking you. But seriously you forgot your own name?"
"The jungle here needs no name."
"How about Fenghuang?"
The bird cursed. "The Seen gave me a name. That name doesn't match either."
"Yes already, Fenghuang only. From now on I will call you Fenghuang."
Xue Zhan interrupted him as delicious as he could. The Phoenix was about to argue but it seemed that he had already lost the strength to face the noisy human.
"Teacher says when he's dying and losing power, he goes to Hot Falls to heal all the wounds including his weakened power. I think Hot Waterfall can help you heal your wounds."
"I was planning on going there."
Xue Zhan's red eyes turned enthusiastic.
"We go together! You know the place, don't you? Well ... I'll take you with me and you show me the way. That way we're mutually beneficial."
Fenghuang did not reply but rather looked at Xue Zhan somewhat annoyed. The two of them were both on fire, once met could this one ravine fire. But Fenghuang had no other choice. He threw his face away while answering.
"Whatever."
"You want to continue the journey?"
Fenghuang glared, her gaze turning horror considering how Xue Zhan had hung on a height with just a thread of rope. He retreated.
"Later on, you idiot."
"All right, now we're leaving!"
It seems like the human is completely deaf. His answer also made Fenghuang want to deeply scratch his face.
"Come on! Don't be lazy, colorful chickens should be vigorous."
"Stop calling me a colorful chicken, lowly man."
"Bahaha!" Xue Zhan chuckled. After knowing a little about Fenghuang it seemed that his new friend was very pleasant to be angered. Xue Zhan lifted Fenghuang up and tied her together the bundle of cloth just like that without any guilt.
"Wait for my wings to heal. You'll feel the flapping of my wings."
"You're fanning my face? Just go ahead."
"I'm a fan all your life is floating." Fenghuang retaliated fiercely and even more added to the human laughter. Instead of being afraid, Xue Zhan was even more happy to work on him.
"Short of age I met a brat like him," Inner Fenghuang cursed inwardly.