Chapter 737: I'm attacking you! It's an attack!

Time trickled by, Xiao Feng felt like a generator, converting the divine stone into divine power and supplying it to the bird egg.

However, seeing the spirit beast egg's hatch progress slowly rise, his mood was still pretty good.

After all, this is a sixth‑rank spirit beast!

Upon adulthood it becomes an existence of the main god!

From within the bird egg a thought occasionally transmitted, cursing him.

"Damned human, don't fantasize about enslaving me this way—I will never submit!"

"I will surely escape you and regain freedom!"

"Once my strength recovers, I will surely cut you into ten thousand pieces and cast you into the myriad tribulations purgatory!"

"Ahhh! The damned contract is binding me, you coward—if you have the guts, don't use this method; wait till I recover my strength and then fight me openly!"

This former Mahayana Stage powerhouse is nearly going mad.

Yet under the system's influence, it cannot resist the divine power Xiao Feng provides, only constantly absorbing it to speed up the hatch.

After 13 hours, the spirit beast egg finally absorbed enough energy, reaching 100% progress.

It's about to hatch!

"I'll kill you!!!"

Crack~

At this moment, a roar came from inside the eggshell.

The eggshell cracked open a small hole!

Splash!

In an instant, a beam of white light shot from the tiny gap, piercing the sky.

The sky's color quickly turned gloomy, as if the heavens were enraged!

Around, furious winds swirled and the earth trembled!

The birth of a sixth‑rank spirit beast actually caused heaven and earth to change color!

"What a mighty aura! Is this the treatment of a high‑rank spirit beast?" Xiao Feng was shocked beyond belief, still his first time seeing such a scene.

Crack

The sound of breaking shell came again, and a bird beak protruded from within the eggshell.

This beak is sharp and long, black in color.

But……

Xiao Feng looked and saw the beak was wrong!

The Golden Crown Lightning Eagle's beak is a golden hooked shape—how, after rebirth, did it become a black pointed beak?

Could it be……

The next second, the system told him the answer!

【Ding~ Congratulations, you triggered Nine Color Island's special effect while hatching the spirit beast egg—your mount's species underwent an advanced mutation!】

"What the heck?" Xiao Feng froze instantly.

Advanced mutation?

Like Old Zhang's?

The kind where an ostrich turns into a Zhongming Bird?

"Holy shit, what luck!"

"Do birds naturally love to mutate? His and Old Zhang's mounts have both mutated!"

"Only a 0.125% chance! How could it be this coincidental!"

It's practically driving him crazy!!

Boom!

From the sky came a

muffled thunder.

A mass of dark clouds gathered and swirled in the air like a funnel, electric snakes wandering, pressure intense.

This scene resembled the heavenly tribulation from cultivation novels!

Feeling the powerful energy wave coming from above, Xiao Feng couldn't help but worry a little.

"Won't my mount get struck dead by the heavenly tribulation right after hatching?"

Crack, crack

After mutation, the Golden Crown Lightning Eagle sped up its shell‑breaking, wanting to emerge and fight Xiao Feng to the death.

It didn't even bother with the tribulation clouds above!

When it broke the eggshell and emerged from a shell over a meter tall, Xiao Feng froze.

It itself also froze!

"I… I how did I become like this?"

This former Mahayana Stage monster immortal was startled by its new form.

In the valley, an immortal crane stood with wings half‑opened, hesitantly in place.

Its feathers were as white as snow, with the wing tips and tail dotted with a touch of chestnut black.

Its legs were long and slender, its claws looking quite strong and powerful.

Its neck and the upper half of its head were also chestnut black, adorned with several long red plumes, elegant and otherworldly, immortal aura arising naturally.

Isn't this a red‑crowned crane?

"I… I, the proud Golden Crown Lightning Eagle, have actually been downgraded to a mere crane?" At this moment, the mutated Golden Crown Lightning Eagle was completely dazed, its head buzzing, even forgetting to seek Xiao Feng for a fight.

Xiao Feng hurriedly opened his mount's info, glanced at it, then replied: "No, you didn't drop a rank; you actually advanced!"

Crane: …

【Heaven-Soaring Mysterious Crane (Unnamed) (Xiao Feng's mount)】

Species: Ancient Divine Bird·Heaven-Soaring Mysterious Crane

Quality: 7th-stage mutation (can grow up to level 1500 at most)

Talents: Invulnerable to All Laws (activated at level 250), Shapeshift (activated at level 501), Void Shuttle (activated at level 501)

Level: 1 (Newborn stage)

Loyalty: 100

HP: 100,000/100,000

MP: 20,000/20,000

Physical Defense: 500

Magical Defense: 500

Normal Speed: No data

Skills: None

Stamina: 100/100

It indeed didn't drop a rank; instead it evolved into a 7th-stage spirit beast, with hopes of becoming a God King-level powerhouse!

But…

This doesn't stop it from being angry!

"Damn human, I'll fight you to the death!!"

At this moment, the tribulation clouds above were still gathering energy, but the Golden Crown Thunderbolt Eagle that had mutated into the Heaven-Soaring Mysterious Crane had no time to care, only wanting to kill Xiao Feng to vent its anger.

The graceful immortal crane rushed over, trying to use its bodily instinct to peck open Xiao Feng's skull with its sharp beak, killing him.

Xiao Feng knew this little thing could hardly hurt him, so

he didn't dodge.

The immortal crane came to his side, stretched its long neck, and moved its sharp beak!

It brushed past his cheek, then rubbed his ear twice!

"Er... what are you doing?" Xiao Feng asked, puzzled.

"I'm attacking you, attacking you!!" the immortal crane shouted angrily.

But its actions had basically no killing power; it just rubbed its head and neck against Xiao Feng, merely a slight scrape.

It was like a newborn cub trying to seek care from its parents.

"Emmm…"

Xiao Feng felt awkward.

This guy who shouts on his mouth about killing him has loyalty maxed at 100 and will never harm him.

But its soul wants to go against him.

Isn't this just a bug?

One moment it shouts about dueling him, the next it affectionately asks for a rub.

This damn thing is definitely a bug!

Boom—

Another thunderclap came from the sky.

Xiao Feng stroked the immortal crane's head and said: "Stop acting cute; you seem to need to undergo tribulation after birth—this is no simple matter. If you need help, I'll assist you."

He actually wasn't sure whether he could help his mount undergo tribulation; he was just saying that.

But to the immortal crane, the emphasis of that sentence was the two words "acting cute".

It angrily shouted: "You're the one acting cute! Shut your damn mouth! Even if I'm struck to death by tribulation lightning and turned to tribulation ash, I don't need any of your help!"

"Well, just wait for the delicious outcome." Xiao Feng said lightly.

"What's the delicious outcome? You just want to roast me and eat me, right? Damn bastard, I'll fight you to the death!!!"

The immortal crane, unable to contain its anger, launched another attack—rubbing its face against him.

Xiao Feng almost laughed out loud.

"Well… are you male or female? If you're male, please stop rubbing me all the time—I'm afraid my wife will get jealous."

"I have no gender; I'm an primordial magic bird, an innate strange beast!" the immortal crane shouted angrily.

While speaking, it exerted more effort in attacking him—rubbing even harder!

Boom!

At that moment, a heavenly thunderbolt fell from the heavens above and precisely struck the newborn immortal crane.

"Ah!"

It let out a miserable scream.

"Holy crap, I'm numb!"

Xiao Feng also let out a miserable scream, because the person and bird rubbing together meant he too was struck by the lightning!

However, he wasn't injured; instead he gained a special status!

【Heavenly Tribulation Power】: Energy abundant, growth speed increased 100x for one minute

This is a growth buff granted by the heavenly tribulation; as long as you aren't struck to death, you can reap great benefits.

Xiao Feng's eyes widened.

Shouldn't we start cultivating right away?

(End of chapter)