Legend of the Great Sage
chapter-706

Chapter 706

The stone egg that rolled into the bush with the gold currently shone with rings of scarlet light, pulsing about like it was breathing .

The Bone Eating shamanfolk noticed this too . The strongest shaman had just finished off the pitiful young man’s last finger . His body that had already been robust swelled up a little further . As he licked away the blood on his face, he made his way over .

Within the stone egg, a pair of eyes suddenly opened . They were like rubies .

After a lengthy slumber, Li Qingshan’s consciousness slowly returned . He blinked his eyes and sensed the existence of his arms and legs, but he was trapped in a thick shell . He spread out with his body, trying to break out of the shell .

The leader shaman picked up the egg . He could feel that the stone egg was burning hot and trembling gently . He turned around and asked Gold earrings with a hoarse voice, “What is this?”

Gold earrings shook his head numbly .

The leader shaman tried to crush it in his hands, but the egg did not even budge, shining quietly . He could not help but let out an interjection of surprise . With his strength, he could even crush steel, let alone rock .

He saw a huge boulder on the side of the path . He went over and casually dug a hole in it, placing the stone egg in there and throwing a punch .

Boom! The boulder shattered into pieces, but the stone egg was perfectly fine .

Crack! A crack appeared on the surface of the stone egg, seeping with red light . The crack expanded and covered the entire egg very quickly .

Clatter! The thick stone shell outside finally fell off, exposing the phoenix egg . It was as red as the setting sun . There was a magnificent pattern like burning flames on the surface . Even the most beautiful artwork in the world paled in comparison .

Gold earrings widened his eyes . He had never expected the stone egg he had exchanged for with a pot of salt was actually hiding something like that . If he had chipped away the stone shell earlier and exposed its current form, it probably would have been worth much more than the patterned bundle . He smiled self-deprecatingly . He was about to die, yet he still cared about whether it was worth any money or not!

The Bone Eating shamans were surprised . They polished off the food in their hands in a hurry and gathered over, observing the phoenix egg . They were unable to see what was going on inside the egg .

However, Li Qingshan could see their hideous faces through the shell . He could not help but feel rather surprised . Wasn’t I in the volcano? How’d I end up here? Don’t tell me I had erupted from the volcano? Oh no, the Asura Field! All of my possessions are in there!

The shaman leader licked his fangs, and a voracious light filled his eyes . The Bone Eating tribe ate humans to strengthen themselves . They were born particularly sensitive to life force . The life force in the egg was basically even greater than a thousand or even ten thousand people . If he ate it, he would probably directly become the chieftain once he returned to the tribe .

The other Bone Eating shamans obviously sensed it as well, and the same voracious light filled their eyes . A small, skinny shaman could no longer resist the temptation, extending his hand to touch the egg . A slap from the shaman leader sent him flying before falling to the ground . Who knew whether he was still alive . The shamans immediately lost the courage to act up, but their eyes were still glued to the phoenix egg .

Li Qingshan could clearly see the voracious eyes merely inches away . He clenched his hands and feet, but never did his body feel so tender and feeble . His daemon core still existed, but all of the daemon qi had been drained . It was in a state where he could not mobilise it . He could use none of his innate abilities either .

So-called “nirvāṇa rebirth” clearly was not becoming stronger all of a sudden . Instead, it required a process of growth . This was also the process he would be using to adjust the various powers in his body .

Right now, he was in the most feeble state possible!

I managed to escape the Dragon King of Ink Sea’s pursuit alive after so much difficulty . If I die to the likes of these, that would be what you call a joke!

Li Qingshan saw through the strength of these Bone Eating shamans with a single glance . From the perspective of humans, they were sixth layer Qi Practitioners at most . From the perspective of daemons, they had condensed a daemon core at most . Although they were tough, they topped out at the level of Iron Plate corpses .

But right now, he could not even deal with a single regular zombie, let alone an Iron Plate corpse . He could feel that the scarlet, boiling liquid was still flowing around him, so he grinned widely .

Abruptly, the phoenix egg lit up with blinding light . The fiery patterns on the surface danced around like real fire .

The Bone Eating shamans suddenly felt danger . As they gradually departed from humanity, their senses had become sharper, but their human greed made them hesitate, refusing to leave .

Boom!

The phoenix egg exploded, and violent flames surged out, swallowing the Bone Eating shamans . Among the cries, they were reduced to ash . The liquid in the phoenix egg was something tangible Li Qingshan had produced by drawing in the flames of the earth, so the power went without saying . It was not something that a few shamans could withstand with their bodies alone .

When all of the shamans gathered around the phoenix egg, Gold earrings had silently moved away . The Bone Eating shamans did not believe he had the power to run away, so they did not restrain him .

Suddenly, there was a flash of scarlet light . His reactions had not been slow, kicking off with his legs and throwing himself into the distance . He felt a wave of heat rush past him from behind, throwing him heavily against a tree . His vision darkened, almost fainting, but he immediately bit the tip of his tongue and held on . He could feel scorching pain from his back .

It was all thanks to the shamans that had gathered around the egg, as they blocked most of the explosive power, letting him survive .

Gold earrings wanted to run away, but as soon as he glanced back, he saw the small shaman who had been knocked away earlier just a few steps away . His body immediately stiffened . This was not cowardice . Who knew how much life-threatening danger he had faced in his life . Even with a blade to his neck, he could continue to smile, but the sense of fear was beyond what he could endure .

It was said that many animals would lose the power to fight back before their natural predators . No matter how vicious a dog was, they could only tremble with their tail tucked between their legs in front of a dog butcher . These Bone Eating shamans were the natural predators of humans, true butchers of humans . He was only “small” compared to his tribesmen . Killing Gold earrings was still a piece of cake .

Sigh, having killed these damned animals, you can say I got my revenge . That pot of salt was well spent!

However, the shaman did not even glance at Gold earrings . A prey he could eat at any time was not worth distracting himself over . He gazed toward the centre of the explosion in full concentration, arching his back and producing a threatening howl .

Just who can survive such a violent explosion!?

Gold earrings could not help but follow the shaman’s gaze and look over . The vegetation in the surroundings that had been set alight flickered in the firelight, but the centre of the explosion seemed a little dim . All of the flammable vegetation had been reduced to ashes . In a blur, he made out a very small figure .

Don’t tell me a monster was actually born from the egg? Heh, that works too . He can kill all of these man-eaters . Even if I die to the monster, it’s better than dying at their hands . Huh? That’s…

Gold earrings squinted his eyes before suddenly widening them again . There had always been many mysterious and strange legends in the Mist province, but everything that happened tonight was even stranger than the legends .

Emerging from the egg was not some monster, but an infant!

He seemed like he had just been born . He was only a foot tall, and his skin was white with a touch of red like he was a jade sculpture . He seemed extremely tender, except his scarlet pupils shone with a soul-stirring glow .

“There’s actually still one left! How troublesome!”

Li Qingshan mumbled to himself and discovered that his voice was basically an infant’s babble . With his current strength, he still was not the Bone Eating shaman’s opponent . The danger had not been eliminated yet .

However, just how much danger and how many powerful opponents had he faced in the past? He did not really care about an opponent like this at all . Under the Bone Eating shaman’s threatening growls, he glanced over indifferently with his scarlet eyes .

All of the Bone Eating shaman’s hairs stood on end . He leapt backwards, pacing around on all fours . He was afraid to meet the scarlet eyes’ gaze, but he refused to leave . The heavy aura of life attracted him .

Li Qingshan began walking towards the Bone Eatin shaman . His footsteps were tiny, but he walked with great ease and calmness, showing no fear or hesitation at all . He passed through the flames in the bush, and the flames wrapped around him, avoiding him obediently .

The Bone Eating shaman staggered backwards . As Li Qingshan advanced, the flames licked the air, suddenly turning into a pair of flame wings and shooting towards the Bone Eating shaman .

The flames whistled with grandeur, like a phoenix spreading its wings .

In reality, this was merely a false front . The actual flames could not cause much harm to the Bone Eating shaman given his tough body .

The Bone Eating shaman wailed out and fled in a panic, disappearing into the jungle in the blink of an eye .

Don’t tell me this infant is a Fire Devouring folk? It’s said that the Fire Devouring folk are born from fire, but I’ve never heard that they can turn into eggs . And, it’s said that most Fire Devouring folk are to the south? Who cares . This Fire Devouring folk has chased away the shaman . I need to flee immediately . I didn’t think I’d actually be able to get away with my life intact . How unbelievable!

Having emerged from a hopeless situation alive, Gold earrings fantasised to himself, but he did not see the “Fire Devouring folk” chase after the Bone Eating shaman . Instead, he looked at him and asked with his childish voice, “What’s your name?”

Gold earrings almost sank into numbness again, waiting to act like he had seen and heard absolutely nothing .

The Bone Eating shaman that fled through the jungle saw how Li Qingshan did not come after him, so he came to a halt hesitantly . Suddenly, he heard a miserable, despairing howl in the distance and immediately took off again . He did even look back . It had clearly begun dining already . He did not want to become food . He would be better off reporting this matter to the chieftain!

Gold earrings howled as he desperately tried to strike the flames on his hand, trying to extinguish it .

Li Qingshan leapt in fright . He thought, You’ve only been burned by fire . Do you have to squeal like a pig up for slaughter?

The dread in Gold earrings’ heart had already reached the limit . The slightest stimulation was like a needle to a balloon . All of it erupted suddenly .

“Stop howling . I’m asking you a question!” Li Qingshan said . His voice was unclear and tender, but the imposing bearing it contained was not something Gold earrings could defy . This was a bearing that could only be developed through slaughter and controlling the fate of others .

Gold earrings discovered that his hand had only been burnt red . He dared not look at Li Qingshan from above, so he threw himself to the ground and prostrated . He trembled . “T- this one is Goldie A’bao!”

“What a good name!” Li Qingshan praised with absolutely no sincerity . He asked, “Do you want to die, or do you want to live?”

The desire to survive suddenly filled Goldie A’bao’s mind . He raised his head . “Of course, I want to live!”

Li Qingshan smiled . “Very good! I fucking hate people who don’t want to live!”

PS: Qingshan has hatched out of the egg . Where is he off to? We’ll continue with double releases today! Furiously begging for monthly votes!