Chapter 47 - Phoenix Egg

Chapter 47: 47 - Phoenix Egg

The blazing red egg had mysterious patterns that looked as if they had been carved rather than laid by some kind of bird.

Those patterns seemed to have been carved with red lines like sparks, faintly flickering as if they were quietly burning.

Based on the stone carvings inside the temple, it was not hard to guess what was worshipped here and what this egg was.

"Awesome! A phoenix pet? Heavenly Dao, you did well."

King nodded with great satisfaction. The one-star rating in his heart immediately rose to five stars.

Trading a bunch of trash coming to cause trouble for a divine beast pet was enough to make King hope he would be troubled every day... Every day would be a bit much, once a month would do.

[That’s right, master. This is the only phoenix in this world and the first phoenix to truly appear, rather than existing only in legend.]

"What? Wouldn’t that make me invincible? With a phoenix as my pet in this world, who could beat me? Even if it’s rank IX... Wait a second!"

King muttered to himself, then suddenly realized something. The smile on his face became more and more ’perverted’.

"With a pet this OP, wouldn’t it be easy for me to beat Iris? Like this, I don’t need to put up with her anymore."

Seeing its master getting too carried away in his fantasies, the system wanted to say something but thought better of it and stayed silent. It also did not know exactly how strong the phoenix would be after the egg hatched, but it was definitely not rank IX.

[Congratulations, master, on completing the mission.]

[The first reward is being issued...]

[Your level has increased to rank III, 7-star.]

[Because you completed the mission excellently, and because your level was lowered when you arrived in this world. The system has decided to give you an additional congratulatory gift for completing your first mission in another world.]

[Your level has increased to rank IV, 1-star.]

[Congratulations on reaching rank IV. Your divine skill is being unlocked...]

[Fourth Divine Skill - Starfall Sword.]

With each system notification, the power inside King’s body grew exponentially. His spiritual power seemed to continuously flow into his body from the void.

After reaching rank IV, every cell in his body seemed to undergo a complete transformation. Only now did he have a clearer feeling of the difference between him and Iris.

Everything he had done to deal with her had been completely pointless. Rank IV was already this strong, so just how terrifying would Rank VI be?

With his current strength, King was certain that he only needed a single divine skill to blow Cerberus to pieces instead of having to go through all that trouble like earlier.

The more he thought about it, the worse King’s cheerful expression became. Whenever he thought about how his full strength was only equal to Iris playing around while holding back immensely, he felt annoyed.

"Hmph, so what if she’s rank VI? I have a divine beast pet here now. Even if she’s rank IX, I can still pin her to the ground and beat her like nothing."

[Master, you are destined to become the strongest person in the future anyway. Don’t get too bothered by little things like this. The more arrogant she is now, the worse it’ll look when she kneels down in the future.]

Seeing King’s expression getting more and more off, the system began using its ultimate flattery technique. It might not work on other people, but as long as it worked on its master, that was enough.

After hearing the system’s flattery, King’s slightly gloomy expression suddenly improved. The corners of his mouth curled up, his chin lifted slightly, and his eyes looked down on everything.

"You’re right. Let her keep acting arrogant and pleased with herself. That way, the scene of her submitting to me in the future will be even more interesting."

Thinking about Iris’s unwilling expression when his ’absolute power’ forced her to kneel, King’s smile became more and more perverted.

Clearly, bullying someone stronger than himself felt a thousand times more satisfying than bullying the weak.

[Master is absolutely right.]

The system was like a sycophantic courtier, ’wagging its tail’ in agreement with everything the king said. It really was a system with no principles of its own, but that was what made it a good system.

Jumping onto the top of the stone pillar, King cautiously looked around, but there were no traps here at all. This was simply the place where the reward was given, making his preparations a few seconds ago completely unnecessary.

Looking at the sparkling gemstone-like shell of the phoenix egg, King curiously touched it with one finger. The moment he touched it, his fingertip turned red. A burning sensation startled him into pulling his hand back.

King frowned as he stared at his finger. The fingertip was slightly red, but it was not actually burned. The reality and sensation were completely different, making him feel as if what had just happened was only an illusion.

"It really is extraordinary. But only a creature this extraordinary is worthy of being my pet."

His level had skyrocketed, and he had obtained an incredible pet. King now felt extremely satisfied. But before he could even smile, he realized there was a huge problem. Although this egg could not hurt him, he could not pick it up.

"System, how am I supposed to take this thing with me? Also, can I bring ’souvenirs’ from this world back with me?"

Suddenly thinking that this world must have many other interesting things, King also had the idea of collecting some for fun. It would be nice to have them, but it was fine even if he could not.

[I can’t help you with this. The Heavenly Dao of this world does not allow you to casually take away important resources unless they are gifts for you.]

"Alright. Then what about this egg?"

Souvenirs were optional, but this divine-grade pet egg absolutely had to be brought back. If the pet could only be used in this world, it would be a huge shame.

[You don’t need to worry about this. I can put it into the system’s space. That’s where I stored the Heavenly Dao Sword before. However, once the egg hatches, it can no longer be stored in the system’s space. After it hatches, it can teleport to any world together with you.]