Chapter 320: A Rooster That Lays Eggs?
Hearing the voice behind him, Manager Ji, who had been daydreaming about having a harem of hens and ruling the world, suddenly shuddered.
Its neck snapped around quickly to see the figure behind it.
A handsome young man was stroking his chin, his two black eyes—one bearing a faintly visible different hue—were scrutinizing the rooster. His hand gathered a strong concentration of spiritual energy in a defensive stance, but hesitation lingered in his expression.
The Demon Sect Holy Saint?!
How is he here?!
Manager Ji's beady rooster eyes trembled with disbelief.
It distinctly remembered seeing the Demon Sect Holy Saint leave the forest. Even though it had only relaxed its vigilance slightly and didn't operate at full alert, its faint spiritual awareness should have picked up any movements if the Holy Saint had returned to the vicinity.
However, it soon realized the reason.
(The traces of spatial manipulation in the air?! He teleported here? He can teleport?!)
He's a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator?!
Manager Ji was utterly shaken. Especially when it felt the spiritual energy in the Demon Sect Holy Saint's hand exhibiting the power of a Nascent Soul Realm, it subconsciously took a step back.
Never in its wildest imagination had it considered the possibility of the Demon Sect Holy Saint reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. Nothing about him hinted at such power.
Moreover, if he were truly a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, traveling to Qifeng City would only take a sip of tea's worth of time—there would be no need for him to walk the journey on foot.
But the reality slapped the rooster square in the face.
Its lack of caution had cost it dearly, and it hadn't even realized the Demon Sect Holy Saint was behind it until now.
What's worse, the rooster now recognized the precariousness of its situation.
Not because it doubted it could defeat the Holy Saint. Even though it was currently enduring the backlash of the corrupted ancient phoenix aura, limiting its strength to a mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm, it felt confident it could dispatch an early-stage Nascent Soul Realm human in just a few moves.
Indeed, the Demon Sect Holy Saint's spiritual energy seemed to align with that of someone freshly entering the Nascent Soul Realm.
The issue lay elsewhere—killing the Holy Saint wasn't an option.
The forest was still too close to Royal City. If it unleashed its full power and created a commotion, it could attract the attention of other forces. The spiritual energy fluctuations of a Nascent Soul battle weren't easy to conceal.
What to do?
Manager Ji continued deliberating, but soon it felt tendrils of spiritual energy curling around its body as the Demon Sect Holy Saint cautiously probed it.
Instinctively, it prepared to teleport away, but a sudden burst of lightning energy disrupted the surrounding space, canceling its teleportation attempt.
Caught off guard again, the rooster's mind began to lag.
Yet its rooster eyes quickly hardened with resolve.
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Returning to the scene was a deliberate decision for Luo Wusheng.
He had unwavering faith in the protagonist's ability to make things happen with just their words—perhaps even more confidence than the protagonist herself.
If Little Yuli said she saw a rooster foot, there must have been something out there showing a rooster foot!
So Luo Wusheng quickly formed a plan.
If the supposed rooster foot would vanish as soon as someone got near, maybe it would reappear once they left.
(Alternatively, there's a slim chance we're being tracked using a spell... but who would send a rooster foot to tail us?)
After pondering various possibilities, Luo Wusheng grabbed the two young ladies and swiftly left the forest.
Before departing, though, he did something seemingly inconspicuous.
Several insects and ants by the roadside vanished momentarily.
He had just used a long-forgotten ability: Antediluvian Nether Eye Ephemeral Tether Nexus!
This skill, derived from his Antediluvian Nether Eye, was incredibly handy, much like his chaotic Mind-Reading Bullet Screen. Yet Luo Wusheng rarely found opportunities to use it.
(I'm too virtuous. Otherwise, when those Demon Sect disciples left their shadows in my space the other night, I could've secretly peeped at Red Blossom Pavilion's beauties... free show, anyone?)
(Now that I think about it, I should've tested if this ability could bypass the wards around Xiaoyao's room back then. Her shadow was still in my space, and I might've overheard their private conversations… She even changed clothes that day. Missed opportunity!)
Unfortunately, he had been occupied with Long Dahai and company at the time, making it inconvenient to test this power.
Now, however, he put it to good use once again.
If the rooster foot was just some legendary spirit rooster, so be it. But if something suspicious arose, he would be prepared...
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From the perspective of one ant's shadow, Luo Wusheng had spotted Manager Ji.
Now, standing before the strange rooster, he was deep in thought.
The rooster clearly had the ability to teleport, so he infused his probing spiritual energy with tribulation lightning, managing to disrupt its movement.
Still, he remained cautious. What if this rooster had powers beyond its appearance?
Yet before he could delve deeper into his thoughts, the rooster suddenly collapsed.
It plopped to the ground, rolled its eyes, and tilted its neck lifelessly. Its life force dissipated.
???
Luo Wusheng was baffled.
He was certain his spiritual energy was carefully controlled. While the rooster's appearance had stirred his appetite, he wanted to study it further.
How could it just keel over and die like this?
"Could this be some special characteristic of this unique creature?"
Luo Wusheng circled the dead rooster, confirming its demise before shaking his head with a wry smile.
(Was this the white-haired loli's hint, nudging me toward Xiaofeng Mountain to find the ancient Phoenix essence?)
With a sigh, Luo Wusheng prepared to collect the rooster's body when something caught his eye.
Near where the rooster had collapsed, there was an unusual object—a bright gray egg etched with intricate, intersecting circular patterns.
At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind.
A rooster laying an egg?
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