I should've trusted more. Now look, forty percent of my demonic energy is gone!
However, in reality, Yaohua wasn't as calm and composed as the system thought.
Her sharp movements gradually slowed down. There were numerous small cuts on her arms and legs. Although they weren't fatal, they caused her great pain whenever she raised her arms or jumped.
But since things had come to this, she could only grit her teeth and forge ahead.
The Paoxiao opened its mouth and attacked her skillfully in the forest of bones. It was truly a tough opponent.
Yaohua waved her long sword. All of a sudden, she felt as if she and the sword had become one.
Life is full of hardships, and fate is unpredictable. Only by moving forward with a sword in hand and unwavering determination can one take control of their own destiny.
A clear and gentle stream seemed to flow through her spiritual platform. Yaohua was suddenly enlightened and stopped her movements.
In the Divine Tomb, the gray mist that had previously dissipated suddenly spread from all directions.
The scattered clouds, as if infused with vitality, suddenly rushed towards the top of Yaohua's head and gathered there.
White clouds and black clouds, lightning and thunder, were like a battle song, falling one after another on Yaohua's head.
Yaohua held the sword with both hands and raised it high.
The rolling thunder, as if guided, rushed into the sword menacingly.
Yaohua's eyes were as sharp as torches. She pointed the sword at the Paoxiao.
In an instant, a whirlpool quickly formed with her as the center.
All the broken bones, the pressure torn apart by the sword energy, in short, all the visible and invisible forces were drawn into it. Finally, they transformed into a terrifying killing intent powerful enough to destroy the world and attacked the Paoxiao.
Bang!
After a deafening sound, dust flew everywhere and filled the entire Divine Tomb.
For a moment, all that could be seen was a hazy gray.
Yaohua was as light as a swallow and slowly landed on the ground.
The sword in her hand couldn't withstand the powerful spiritual energy and suddenly shattered into pieces, which clattered to the ground. It was a pity.
Yaohua stretched out her finger to pick up the fragments and carefully put her poor comrade into the space.
She waved her sleeve. In the previous battle, her dress had been torn to pieces. Now it could barely cover her body, and she couldn't even wave away the dust.
"Peep peep peep!"
The little yellow chicken rubbed against her in her arms. She looked down and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
It turned out that her lapel had also been torn just now, and the little yellow chicken's head was exposed. When the thunder struck just now, the fluff on its little head was also burned off.
Now there was a bald patch on the little yellow chicken's head. It was even funnier than her bald tail when she transformed into her original form.
"Peep peep peep!"
The little yellow chicken angrily jumped to the ground, with its wings on its hips, looking very angry.
Yaohua covered her lips and coughed dryly, barely holding back her laughter. "Okay, okay. Although you're bald, you're still very cute."
"Peep peep peep?"
There was doubt in the little yellow chicken's black bean-like eyes.
Yaohua picked it up and put it on her shoulder, then raised her eyes and looked into the distance.
The power of that sword just now contained the thunder tribulation and her understanding of sword intent. The Paoxiao obviously couldn't withstand such a powerful attack. Now it was lying on the ground, covered in blood.
When Yaohua walked over, she found that it was already dead.
"Quickly dig out its inner core."
The system seemed to come back to life. Its tone was filled with excitement.
Yaohua was stunned. "What do I need its inner core for?"
"The inner core of an ancient fierce beast may not be useful for now, but it might come in handy in the future."
That's true. It took her a lot of effort to kill the Paoxiao. It would be a waste not to dig out its inner core.
Yaohua bent down, found another sword, and searched for the inner core in the Paoxiao's corpse.
"It's strange. Does this Paoxiao really have an inner core?"
She had searched several times, but she hadn't even seen a trace of the inner core.
Just as she was doubting, a faint peeping sound suddenly came from the side.
The little yellow chicken was rolling on the ground, holding its round belly. Its little beak opened and closed, making faint peeping sounds.
"Brother System, it can't be what I'm thinking, right?"
The system was at a loss for words. "It should have swallowed the inner core."
Yaohua's vision went black. "It really swallowed it?"
This little yellow chicken didn't even have spiritual wisdom yet, but it dared to swallow the Paoxiao's inner core! Was it really not afraid of exploding and dying?
"Peep peep peep..."
The little yellow chicken rolled to Yaohua's feet. Even its yellow fluff had dimmed a bit.
Yaohua looked down into its eyes and found that there was a layer of tears in them.
"...Now you know it hurts? Where did you get the courage when you were eating just now?"
Although she said so and was angry, after all, this was her master's favorite pet, and it was also somewhat related to her. Yaohua couldn't bear to see it like this, but for a moment, she couldn't think of a good idea.
"Brother System, is there any way to save its life?"
"Exchange it with demonic energy."
Seeing the little yellow chicken's belly getting bigger and bigger, Yaohua was slightly shocked. She didn't even have time to laugh at it. She quickly said, "I'll give you all the demonic energy I get next time. Just tell me!"
"You use your spiritual energy to slowly dredge its meridians and help it absorb the inner core. Then it won't die." The system hesitated. "But its body is too fragile. You have to find a way to strengthen its body."
Strengthening its body wasn't difficult. The True Fire of the Phoenix could be used for the time being.
But... how could she dredge its meridians? After all, this was a little yellow chicken!
Yaohua was in a dilemma.
"Is there any other way?"
"You can absorb the power of the inner core and use it for yourself. But if you do this, you will become more and more greedy. After all, not everyone can withstand the power of the Paoxiao."
"Will the little yellow chicken become more and more greedy?"
"You guess."
Yaohua almost spat out a mouthful of blood. "What should I guess? Do you not know?"
The system fell silent.
It hadn't pretended to be dead for a long time. Suddenly doing this really made Yaohua's veins bulge.
She closed her eyes and suppressed the surging blood in her heart.
The True Fire of the Phoenix in her palm condensed into a thin thread and slowly flowed into the little yellow chicken's body.
The narrow meridians of the little yellow chicken were constantly expanding and strengthening under the tempering of the True Fire of the Phoenix until they could smoothly circulate the spiritual energy emitted by the Paoxiao's inner core.
After the spiritual energy circulated for dozens of cycles, Yaohua opened her eyes.
"Mother!"
A childish voice suddenly rang in her ear. Yaohua was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat. She panicked and searched for the source of the sound, only to find that there was a naked little girl lying in the place where the little yellow chicken had been lying.
"Mother!" Seeing that she didn't respond, the little girl stretched out her arms and asked to be hugged.
Yaohua looked around but didn't find anyone other than herself.
The system gloated. "Don't look anymore. She's calling you."
This can't be shouted casually. She was still unmarried. Where did she get such a big daughter?
Yaohua seriously found a dress from the space and put it on the little girl in a hurry.
"Don't call me mother. Call me sister!"
"Mother!" The little girl stubbornly refused to change her words. She even took the opportunity to hug her neck and gave her a smooch on the face.
Ugh, it was all saliva!
Yaohua wiped it off in disgust. When she saw the little girl's bulging belly, she instantly lost her temper.