Chapter 57
"Yes, a magical transformation! A bird turned into a baby in the blink of an eye. It was amazing, definitely not special effects. I don't know how they did it."
"They persistently asked netizens to help them find something. Apparently, that person has agreed, on the condition that they want to see how birds eat stones, and that the whole process be live-streamed."
"Where will it be streamed? When will it be streamed? I want to watch!"
"Haha, Mr. Lu is in trouble. The comment section has been overrun by birds turning into humans, and nobody's paying attention to his 'dream-making' anymore."
"It's alright. President Lu also promoted Minglan in both pet livestreams last night, so it's even now. What goes around comes around."
"What's the point of arguing? It all belongs to Luo Hengzhi anyway."
"You know what, it's true. No matter who wins, Luo Hengzhi is always the winner in the end."
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Ye Zi and Luo Heng stopped in Lancheng midway because Huo Feng and Long Bao were going to retrieve the Fire Jade Stone from their online friend.
The package arrived, and Luo Hengzhi signed for it. She then took out the Fire Jade Stone and handed it directly to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi glanced at the fire phoenix perched on her shoulder, then stared longingly at Huo Yushi: "It is indeed Huo Yushi, here you go."
"Thank you, Master." Fire Phoenix hugged Fire Jade Stone tightly and even kissed the stone excitedly.
"Hey hey hey..." Long Bao was terrified. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Huo Feng had only kissed him. "I thought you were going to swallow me whole. We promised to livestream the eating, otherwise they wouldn't have helped me find rare and precious herbs."
"Don't worry, I remember!" The fire phoenix waved its little claws and shook the storage jade pendant around its neck. "Master, could you please prepare some more spirit stones for me? I'm afraid what I have here won't be enough."
Ye Zi: "Okay."
"Thank you, Master." Fire Phoenix waved happily to Dragon Baby. "Let's go, Dragon Baby, we're going to do a live stream now."
"Okay, I'll tell Huo Yushi, the original owner, to watch the live stream." Long Bao sent a message while holding his phone.
Lancheng is a small town, and it was Luo Hengzhi's first time visiting. She booked a guesthouse at the foot of the mountain on the outskirts of the town.
Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi were worried. No one knew how the Fire Phoenix would react after consuming the Fire Jade Stone, and the Fire Phoenix also had a dark history of spiritual energy chaos.
So when Huo Feng was live-streaming herself eating Huo Yushi, the two decided to watch from the sidelines and followed Huo Feng and Long Bao inside.
Huo Feng and Long Bao started their live stream. Long Bao was still adjusting the equipment, but the number of viewers was already increasing rapidly.
Longbao adjusted the equipment, raised his big head to look at the screen: "Why are there so many people today?"
Huo Fengfei looked over and saw that the number of viewers was still rapidly increasing, even though it was less than 100,000 per minute: "Are you guys waiting outside our live stream? How did you get here so fast?"
"If you want to see birds eating stones, eat them quickly!"
"I came from Minglan Jewelry. I heard this live stream features a magic trick where people can magically appear out of thin air."
"This pet can really talk, amazing!"
"These two look so strange. What species are they? The red one doesn't look like a bird or a chick, and the other one is even more abstract; I can't even describe what it looks like."
"Does it matter what they look like? They can talk. Who has ever seen an animal that can speak human language?"
"Not a parrot?"
"Haha, parrots really are something else. It's not so surprising that they can talk like humans now."
"What species they are doesn't matter. The key is that they don't call me family, they call me online friends. What a simple and honest way to address them. It makes me feel like they wouldn't scam me out of money."
"Don't worry, they're with Luo Hengzhi, they're richer than you."
"I also want to be Luo Hengzhi's pet, and I want to live in a luxurious villa. Does Luo Hengzhi still accept pets?"
"I want to be... the kind of pet that can sleep in the same room as Luo Hengzhi."
"I second that! I really want to too! [Very loudly]"
"I second that! I second that! I want to sleep in the same bed!"
"What are you all doing? Trying to get the live stream banned? Get out of here, you bunch of bastards! I second that, I want to sleep in the master bedroom alone with Luo Hengzhi."
"Those who want to sleep, go home and find your mothers. Let's get down to business. I'm here to see the stone-eating show. I want to see how this bird actually eats stones..."
"You have to see it eat stones..."
"Eating stones..."
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"The purpose of today's live stream is to eat stones. Hey 'Cold-dish Netizen,' have you arrived yet? If you have, please send a message so I can see you've arrived, and then I'll start eating."
There were too many people and the comments were too fast, so Huo Feng couldn't see anything and didn't even know if Huo Yushi's original owner was still there.
"The netizens are here, they're floating in the chat." Longbao pointed at the screen with his little paw.
"Alright, let's begin." Fire Phoenix took out the Fire Jade Stone and then took out all the spirit stones from her storage space, which piled up into a small mountain around her.
Ye Zi took out half of the top-grade spirit stones from her storage bracelet and placed them next to the fire phoenix.
Fire Phoenix: "Thank you, Master. This should be enough."
"Is the fairy sister here too? I just saw a beautiful, fair-skinned hand."
"Your hands can even be used to describe fair and beautiful skin? You're amazing!"
"What's that on the ground? It's sparkly, like diamonds."
"It's not diamonds, is it? If diamonds were piled up like mountains, how much money would that be?"
......
"Alright, I'm about to start, keep your eyes on the screen!" Fire Phoenix picked up the Fire Jade Stone and placed it in front of her, causing the Fire Jade Stone to rise into the air.
A transparent barrier immediately rose up beside the Fire Phoenix to envelop the Fire Jade Stone and the Spirit Stone, ensuring that the flames that would erupt from its body later would not endanger other places.
This also ensures that changes in the magnetic field are contained within the barrier and will not affect the live broadcast signal!
"Holy crap, look! That rock is levitating!"
"I thought my internet connection was lagging and that I'd left the rock stuck in mid-air."
"This live stream was totally worth watching!!!"
......
Inside the barrier, the layer of rock covering the surface of the Firestone began to peel off automatically, completely exposing the fire inside. The flames suddenly grew larger and enveloped the entire body of the Fire Phoenix.
The fire phoenix spread its wings, dispersing its entire body to the maximum extent in the flames, and began to absorb the fire.
The spirit stones beside it began to provide the fire phoenix with the pure spiritual energy it needed, but then the spirit stones lost their luster and crumbled into stone dust one after another!
"Besides 'Holy shit,' I don't know what to say!"
"The bird got burned; this isn't eating stones, it's like being roasted chicken on the spot!"
"Look carefully before you speak. The bird is alive and well; the fire didn't hurt it at all. Can't you see?"
"I see now, this isn't a bird eating a stone, it's fire eating a bird. Not to mention when that ball of fire suddenly grew bigger and enveloped the little bird, the little bird resolutely spread its wings to welcome and embrace the flames, that scene... was quite shocking!"
"Yes, it was truly shocking. I got goosebumps. It made me think of 'life burning,' of being reborn from the ashes!"
"This is truly eye-opening. So this is how it's eaten. Shouldn't this be called absorption? The flames seem to be slowly drawn into his body and becoming a part of him."
"Doesn't this little bird, covered in flames, look like a phoenix?!"
"Yes, yes, this is a phoenix, isn't it? You couldn't tell what kind of animal it was, but this is a phoenix in its cub stage."
"Holy crap, netizens, I've checked the pictures! This is a phoenix cub in its early stages! My god, this is a real phoenix! Everyone in the live stream is in luck, we've seen a real phoenix!"
"It really is a phoenix! It's actually a phoenix! The phoenix is a divine beast!"
"Don't get excited, everyone. If you think this is a phoenix, could that abstract-looking one next to it be...?"
"No doubt, it's definitely the dragon. According to many netizens, the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix never appear alone, so if there's a Young Phoenix, the Crouching Dragon must be next to him. I believe the netizens won't lie to me."
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Longbao saw a barrage of rapidly scrolling comments, but he pinpointed the one from that day that said he was a dragon!
With a sly grin, Long Bao flew toward the screen and loudly announced, "You all have such good eyesight, you could even tell that I am a dragon!"
"It...it really is a dragon!"
"What an abstract dragon!"
"Seriously? Isn't this just a joke? Is it real or fake? Since you guys are all saying this, I can believe it."
"It should be a dragon. Look at the small bumps on its head; those are very likely dragon horns."
"You know what, it does look a bit like one now. I always thought it was a mosquito bite, and I was wondering why mosquito bites were so symmetrical..."
"Hahaha, don't be so funny. Did I come to see the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix? No!!! I came to see them eat stones... Never mind, I came to join in the fun, but I accidentally wandered into the imperial palace."
"Everyone here has mistakenly entered the heavenly realm; there are dragons and phoenixes here... oh my god... that phoenix suddenly grew bigger..."
The fire phoenix absorbed all the flames within the Fire Jade Stone, causing its size to suddenly increase several times. Fortunately, it was protected by a barrier, otherwise the house would have been burned down.
The fire phoenix continued to grow larger, directly expanding into another dimension within the barrier. Even as it grew larger, the other dimension could withstand it without affecting the real world.
Once the fire phoenix's form stabilized, all the spirit stones on the ground had been consumed.
"Hiss... Fire Phoenix, that's really expensive!" Long Bao felt a pang of heartache as he watched the mountain of top-grade spirit stones turn into dust.
They had finally become a little richer, but in the blink of an eye they became poor again!
Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi exchanged a glance, both shocked to see half of their top-grade spirit stones suddenly consumed!
I originally thought there were plenty of top-grade spirit stones, and that I could save the rest if I didn't use them all. But now it seems that Fire Phoenix alone used up so many. And there's Dragon Treasure to come. Once the two cubs have really grown up, the amount they will consume is unimaginable.
Keeping pets is quite expensive!
"Is this a 5D space? I don't understand it."
"I don't understand it either, all I can say is awesome."
"It really is a phoenix! This live stream is so amazing, my heart is still pounding."
"The moment I saw the phoenix grow larger, I knelt down; my knees just went weak."
"Me too, it was a soul-stirring experience."
"There really is a phoenix! That's amazing! I declare this the most incredible live stream I've ever seen!"
"Of course it's awesome! The number of viewers jumped to 80 million in a second, and it'll be over 100 million soon!"
"Divine bird, can I make a wish? I want to become a billionaire."
"I also want to make a wish: I want to be extremely wealthy."
"I want to be the richest person in the world."
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After confirming that she was in good condition, the Fire Phoenix chose to transform into human form immediately!
The phoenix's beast form disappeared, and a fourteen-year-old boy appeared in the barrier. The boy was handsome and had an unruly smile on his face!
"Handsome guy, who are you!"
"Who are you, handsome?"
"Handsome guy, handsome young man... Ahhh!"
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Fire Phoenix dispelled the barrier and stepped out. Dragon Baby flew around Fire Phoenix once and said, "Fire Phoenix, how did you become so beautiful? Now I'm the only ugly dragon. I want to transform into human form too!"
Fire Phoenix hugged Dragon Baby and rubbed him, then pinched Dragon Baby's big face: "Dragon Baby, you're so soft and cuddly!"
Long Bao was furious and his pride was hurt: "Fire Phoenix, stop! Let me go!"
Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi watched Huo Feng and Long Bao playing and smiled. Neither Ye Zi nor Luo Hengzhi could tell Huo Feng's current cultivation level, so it seemed that they had gained quite a bit this time.
"My two masters." Fire Phoenix released Dragon Treasure and bowed to Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi.
Ye Zi nodded, quite satisfied, and said, "Not bad."
"I didn't expect to use up so many spirit stones. I thought I wouldn't be able to use them all." Fire Phoenix looked at the spirit stones scattered all over the ground and scratched her head sheepishly.
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