A juvenile Hell Phoenix!

"Another half hour?"

Qin Feng received the news and had a good idea of the situation.

The hatching speed of the Phoenix Egg fluctuated; that half hour was merely an estimate.

Seeing that the monsters in the ruins before him had basically been cleared out, Qin Feng didn't dawdle. He directly took out the 'god-given book · teleport stone', created a teleport stone, and returned to the city!

Then, it was business as usual.

Leaving the anxious Osirio outside, he teleported alone to the Magma Church and met the black-robed Rogue Fairy · Yuan.

The fairy big sister didn't speak upon seeing Qin Feng. She simply leaned against a stone pillar, revealing half of her snow-white calves, looking quite leisurely…

Qin Feng glanced at her before focusing his attention on the Phoenix Egg.

In the center of the church, amidst the magma!

Tiny cracks had already appeared on the surface of the Phoenix Egg, and the progress bar above it was only missing one last small segment.

Qin Feng waited for about ten minutes or so.

A 'crack' sound rang out.

Blackish-red flames seeped out from the cracks in the shell, enveloping the entire Phoenix Egg!

However, the scene Qin Feng expected—of a phoenix flying out from the shell—did not occur.

He only saw the cracks in the shell growing larger and larger.

Inside the gradually splitting Phoenix Egg, blackish-red flames filled the space entirely, but the phoenix was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's the bird?"

Qin Feng looked puzzled.

The black-robed fairy coughed from behind, her sexy voice drifting over: "I told you, male Hell Phoenixes are relatively small in size…"

A moment later, a large gap appeared at the top of the Phoenix Egg, and then it split open completely.

Even denser blackish-red flames surged outward in all directions!

They even licked at Qin Feng's body.

He took a couple of steps back and saw that within the split Phoenix Egg, the vast majority of the space was indeed filled with blackish-red flames.

At the very center, there was a small, grey, fluffy little thing.

"This… it's this small?"

Qin Feng was stunned.

The good news was that this Hell Phoenix really was male, had high combat power, and would be a pet perfectly suited for Qin Feng!

The bad news was that Osirio's dream was shattered.

The key point was…

You call this 'relatively small in size'?

This thing is only the size of Qin Feng's palm!!

Before Qin Feng could even react.

Under the burning of the blackish-red flames, the shell of the Phoenix Egg turned completely to ash, forming an energy body that was absorbed by the fluffy grey fellow.

Then, the fluffy little fellow flapped its wings twice, only to find it couldn't fly at all.

With a 'plop', it fell into the magma.

"Help! Hot hot hot hot hot!!"

Inside the magma, the little thing flailed its wings and struggled.

"Wait, a phoenix can be afraid of magma?"

Qin Feng sighed, stepped closer, reached out to lift it from the magma, and gave it a couple of shakes to clean off the molten rock.

And then…

Qin Feng held it in his hand and saw the little thing's two pitch-black Big Eyes sizing him up with a hint of curiosity.

——

【You have obtained the pet 'Hell Phoenix (Male)'!】

【Please name your pet (Juvenile Name)!】

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Qin Feng took a look and didn't think too much about it.

Doesn't this just look like a Little Grey Chicken?

Since he could change it later when it grew up anyway, Qin Feng directly entered a name.

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【Your pet 'Hell Phoenix (Male)' has been temporarily named 'Grey Chicken (Juvenile Name)'!】

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"Grey Chicken?"

The little fellow also heard the system prompt and was instantly shocked: "Your Majesty, you absolutely must not! When your humble servant grows up, my feathers will be black!"

??

Qin Feng was taken aback.

Your Majesty?

Humble servant?

Did… did something go a little wrong when the system was instilling language into it?

"Then how about… Black Chicken?"

Qin Feng asked tentatively.

Upon hearing this, the little fellow's expression collapsed: "Don't, Grey Chicken is a bit better… Thank you for your imperial grace!"

"…"

Qin Feng was speechless.

Helpless, he asked the fairy sister beside him: "Are they born with intelligence?"

"Mm-hmm."

Rogue Fairy · Yuan nodded and smiled gently: "They even have racial heritage memories."

"Alright… sorry for the trouble, Sister Yuan. Let's go to your place first for a baptism."

Qin Feng nodded and left the Magma Church together with Rogue Fairy · Yuan.

…

Five minutes later.

Qin Feng left the room feeling refreshed.

——

【You have received the 'Baptism of the Thunder Fairy'; your lightning resistance has permanently increased by 242 points!】

——

"Coming here once a day feels great…"

Qin Feng looked at his rapidly soaring lightning resistance and felt quite emotional.

Then, he released the little fellow 'Grey Chicken' from his pet space.

He first checked the pet's attributes:

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【Hell Phoenix · Grey Chicken (Juvenile Name) (Lv1)】

【Grade: epic (soul-bound · Non-tradable)】

【Strength: 56】

【constitution: 56】

【Agility: 56】

【spirit: 68】

【Pet Template: Obtained Epic-grade Pet Template (Juvenile Stage), four-dimensional attributes receive a boost (boosted by 10% of the pet owner's four-dimensional attributes). If killed, it can be resurrected in the pet space after 60 minutes.】

【Talent gained as a pet of this race: Each level up has a chance to obtain the owner's class characteristics (random).】

【Racial Skill: Power of Chaos. Gains 1 point of 'Chaos' affix aura, 100-meter range. Attacks and skills carry 5-10 points of 'Chaos' affix.】

【Racial Skill: Hellfire. Spits out a beam of black flames, continuously burning the target and stacking the Chaos gauge.】

【Racial Skill: Son of Chaos. Immune to 'Chaos' affix and receives 90% damage reduction against fire damage.】

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Since it was a pet template,

Its four-dimensional attributes would receive bonuses from Qin Feng's attributes.

Don't be fooled by its initial dozens of points in four-dimensional attributes; in reality, its strength was already around three to five hundred points.

In other words…

The current Little Grey Chicken's combat power already far exceeded that of average players.

Especially that breath of fire, which could even stack the Chaos gauge!

As expected of a hatchling 'Born of Chaos'!

As a pet, its experience gain was the same as a mount's, which was twice that of the owner.

So its level would catch up to Qin Feng's sooner or later.

And as the pet's level increased, its attributes would go higher and higher, and it would also unlock more skills.

Most importantly, this little fellow had a chance to obtain the owner's class characteristics every time it leveled up!

This was its true core ability!

In other words…

If it was lucky, as this little fellow grew up, it could very well possess Qin Feng's crucial class advancement effects!

That was the fourth class advancement characteristic: attacks do not break stealth, and any attack special effects also gain a stealth effect!

If it really inherited that, wouldn't it be a backstabbing phoenix?

Qin Feng thought as he walked, placing the little fellow on his shoulder.

The little fellow seemed a bit timid, glancing around in all directions.

When Qin Feng reached the surface, he called Osirio over.

Immediately, a giant dragon head leaned in, its eerie green eyes landing on the little fellow…

The little phoenix was startled and immediately hid behind Qin Feng's head, poking its tiny head out: "Whoa, what are you doing?"