Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 748: The Phoenix's Sacrifice

Chapter 748: The Phoenix's Sacrifice

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"You woke me up... through cooking?"

The Phoenix looked utterly unconvinced.

Chen Huaian nodded. "Just answer me, are you awake or not?"

The Phoenix: "..."

"What if I hadn't woken up..."

"Then This Venerable One would have had to eat you, of course." Chen Huaian spread his hands.

Judging by the side dishes summoned by this pot—potatoes, wood ear mushrooms, lettuce... they were almost all prepared for making braised chicken. He had always enjoyed braised chicken and chicken hotpot, though he'd never tried a Phoenix version. He imagined the flavor must be exceptionally good.

The Phoenix pointed at Chen Huaian, her face a mask of fury. "Apologize."

"This Venerable One didn't eat you, did he~" Chen Huaian chuckled.

He had long seen that the Phoenix placed particular importance on his identity as the Dragon Soul inheritor. Right now, she was trying to seize the initiative by turning the tables on him... As if such a good thing would happen!

Then she'd probably start mocking him like those other auspicious beasts, saying his strength wasn't enough.

"You won't apologize?!" The Phoenix seemed somewhat embarrassed and enraged. Flames ignited on her beautiful crest, her almond-shaped eyes widened, aggressive and pressing.

"Nope." Chen Huaian shook his head.

"Ahhhhhhh!" The Phoenix suddenly started rolling around on the ground, throwing a tantrum right before Chen Huaian's dumbfounded eyes.

"You won't apologize! You're done for!"

"Do you even know you're not far from death, and only This Queen can save you?!"

"This Venerable One, not far from death?" The corner of Chen Huaian's mouth twitched. His first reaction was disbelief, thinking the Phoenix was deliberately trying to scare him.

"You don't believe me?!" The Phoenix got up, flapping her wings angrily a couple of times. A circular mirror composed of flames unfolded before Chen Huaian's eyes.

Through the mirror, Chen Huaian clearly saw a massive, coiled figure had appeared on the stone pillar outside the Demon Sealing Pagoda—Chen Niu.

"So fast?!" Chen Huaian was stunned.

He knew Chen Niu would inevitably remain unwilling and continue sending avatars to the Lower Realm, constantly increasing the avatars' strength.

But he hadn't expected Chen Niu's avatar to arrive this quickly.

Right now, Chen Niu's avatar was waiting outside the Demon Sealing Pagoda, watching intently, clearly waiting for him to come out.

Things had gotten a bit tricky.

From his many experiences venturing into the Demon Sealing Pagoda, he knew the tower had no other exits. To leave, one could only go out through the entrance.

Didn't that mean he only had a path to death today?!

The cooldown on the Sect Summoning Token hadn't finished yet.

Although he could wait for the Sect Summoning Token's cooldown to end, there was no guarantee the Chen Niu avatar outside wouldn't lose patience and charge in to kill him.

"Well?" The Phoenix saw a kind of surprise and panic on Chen Huaian's face that satisfied her. She proudly lifted her chin, glancing sideways at Chen Huaian. "Scared now? Only I! The great Phoenix Queen, can save your life now! Otherwise, going out now is just seeking death. With your current Unity Realm strength, that Chen Niu avatar could crush you with a single finger!"

Chen Huaian and the Phoenix stared at each other, the air silent for a moment.

"My apologies." Chen Huaian suddenly clasped his hands together sincerely. "I truly shouldn't have blanched you. Compared to using a pot to blanch you, This Venerable One should have had better ways to wake you. However, I ask you to understand, This Venerable One carries a mission on his shoulders. Sometimes, to improve efficiency, one must resort to unconventional methods. This Venerable One... actually didn't wish to do this either!"

Chen Huaian looked up at the sky, a single clear tear sliding from the corner of his eye.

His eyes held the weight of vicissitude, helplessness, compassion, and the solemnity of bearing a mission.

The Phoenix stood there dumbly, staring at Chen Huaian whose aura had transformed in an instant.

It was hard to imagine a person could switch between two completely different auras in a flash.

Looking at Chen Huaian's breathtakingly handsome profile, at this moment, the Phoenix felt she was as detestable as that bad guy, the Vermilion Bird.

Yes...

Wasn't it hard for the Dragon Soul inheritor?

This Unity Realm cultivation he possessed, he must have paid countless painstaking effort to achieve it, right?

Which of the past inheritors who encountered her hadn't been close to True Immortal cultivation?

But what about this one before her? His wings clearly weren't fully grown yet, yet he had to use his thin shoulders to bear the mission of challenging the entire Celestial God Clan...

How hateful!

The Phoenix couldn't help but cover her face with her wing, overwhelmed with shame.

She really was a bad bird!

"Inheritor, say no more. This Queen fully understands your well-intentioned efforts!"

The Phoenix looked back at that large pot.

Now, that pot was no longer a cooking utensil meant for her, but a treasure that concentrated the temperature of the sea of fire to promote her rapid awakening.

Even though the process was rather bizarre, it had indeed succeeded!

What right did she have to blame the Dragon Soul inheritor? Everyone had their difficulties!

"Come here! This Queen shall bestow upon you the power of Nirvana!" The Phoenix said with a serious expression.

The current Dragon Soul inheritor's strength was still too weak. How could he not have a life-saving divine ability?

Chen Huaian walked up to the Phoenix, originally intending to exchange some polite words with her.

Unfortunately, this divine bird was impatient.

"Lii——!" It let out a clear, melodious cry. The crimson flames around its body suddenly surged violently, transforming into a vortex of pure and sacred flame that instantly enveloped Chen Huaian.

The flames were scorching, yet they did not harm.

It felt like bathing in warm sunlight. Vast and pure energy, like a bursting flood, madly poured into Chen Huaian's body.

Chen Huaian's body shook violently.

The bottleneck at the early Unity stage shattered instantly like thin ice under the impact of this immense power.

His aura climbed steadily. Spiritual power surged and condensed at an astonishing rate, directly stepping into the mid Unity stage.

But this power was not yet exhausted. It continued pushing his cultivation towards the peak of the late Unity stage.

Right at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Not all of the Phoenix power flowing into his body transformed into cultivation.

A portion of it, the most refined part containing the essence of Nirvana, seemed to possess life. It no longer simply converged into his Energy Sea, but instead, like agile fire snakes, coursed through the meridians of his limbs and entire body.

*Sizzle——!*

A subtle yet distinct sensation of burning heat came.

Chen Huaian looked down, astonished to see countless fine, leaf-vein-like patterns of crimson gold appearing beneath his exposed skin.

These patterns were not static. Like flowing magma, they slowly lit up deep within his flesh and blood, emitting a warm and powerful aura.

A strange feeling of controlling Phoenix fire spontaneously arose.

Simultaneously, within his dantian's Energy Sea.

Where the Dragon Soul coiled, space slightly distorted.

A small Phoenix phantom, only palm-sized yet vivid and lifelike, completely composed of pure flame, quietly appeared.

Its posture was elegant, its chin held high. It gently flapped its fiery wings and slowly landed on Dang Kang's round, plump belly.

Nirvana!

A mysterious torrent of information exploded in Chen Huaian's Sea of Consciousness.

It was the divine ability bestowed upon him by the Phoenix.

Chen Huaian dared not neglect it. He immediately sat cross-legged in meditation, accepting the gift from the auspicious beast, the Phoenix.

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