Chapter 594: Xiao Huihui

"What is that?"

"I think I heard a dragon's chant!"

Duan Yu ignored the murmuring discussion behind him, left a sentence, "I'll go take a look," and then flew toward the western dense forest.

The Spirit Beasts were all crawling on the ground at this moment, in a posture of worship, bowing to the western beam of light, trembling, as if something there made them deeply fearful.

After Duan Yu left, a few disciples tentatively approached the nearest Spirit Beast; seeing it unresponsive, they tossed a stone at it, still no reaction, so they grew bolder, kicked it, yet the Spirit Beast still did not respond.

"What is this situation?"

Ye Qingran also saw the scene, and her eyes deepened.

Spirit Beasts are filled with fear and hostility toward humans; if humans treated them like this normally, they would either bristle or flee.

This situation now shows that something influencing them has become so overwhelming that they can't care about anything else.

Ye Qingran's gaze turned again toward the distant beam of light.

What exactly exists there?

More and more people rushed here, approaching the dense forest direction.

"Come on, let's go take a look too."

Whatever's inside the beam is definitely not simple!

Ye Qingran said, and led the way toward the dense forest.

The group just rescued by Duan Yu looked at each other; seeing many people heading that way, they also decided to turn back and join the excitement.

Oasis, southwest.

A narrow Abyss, like a fissure, spanned horizontally between two mountain ranges.

Looking from above downwards, it was bottomless, nothing but endless darkness.

The howling wind, like wailing ghosts and wolves, carried the cold, damp air from below up to the face, making one shiver through and through.

"Xiao Huihui, do you want to go down?"

Xiao Hu watched Xiao Huihui fluttering over the Abyss, looking especially eager, and felt somewhat surprised.

Xiao Hu had picked up Xiao Huihui for years; this creature had always been both stupid and clumsy, lazy and gluttonous, never caring about anything.

But now, its reaction is so abnormal that Xiao Hu can't help feeling nervous.

Xiao Huihui bobbed its head like a chick pecking rice.

The four children looked at each other.

"This is so deep, how shall we go down?" Mu Qianqian frowned, trying to think of a solution.

Xiao Chen said, "No problem, I'll ride the Greatsword and take you down!"

"Riding the sword? That's a good idea!"

Mu Qianqian strongly agreed.

"Watch the cliffs on both sides!" Gu Xingyan reminded.

Xiao Chen nodded, summoned a long sword, infused it with Mysterious Force and enlarged it; he was the first to leap onto the Greatsword, and Xiao Hu and the other two followed in turn, with those behind grabbing the clothes of those ahead.

"Hold steady! Up!"

At Xiao Chen's command, the Greatsword rose, then flew toward the heights; after setting its angle, it plunged down like a fish entering the sea, shooting into the Abyss.

In front of them was pitch black; looking up, the azure sky quickly shrank into a blue line, and on the cliffs on both sides, countless shining eyes were especially frightening.

Mu Qianqian, frightened, simply closed her eyes.

"It's fine, these are just ordinary bats; they won't bite," Xiao Hu sensed Mu Qianqian's fear and whispered comfort.

In Mo Yuan, there are many similar Abysses, and many bats; Xiao Hu is accustomed to it.

The Abyss was deep; Xiao Chen rode the Greatsword for a while before reaching the bottom.

Unlike the narrowness above, the rock walls on both sides below narrowed inward, making the space quite spacious.

The air below was unusually damp, the stone walls were wet, and droplets constantly fell down.

In this environment, no plants could survive, and insect species were scarce.

Because it was too dark, even cultivators' eyesight, stronger than ordinary people's, could not discern details.

After the few landed, Xiao Chen sheathed the long sword, conjured a fire flare, instantly illuminating the surroundings.

Xiao Huihui grew even more eager, signaling Xiao Hu to go ahead.

Stepping over a few scattered stones, the scene ahead made the four children's eyes widen!

It was a massive skeleton.

How massive?

It almost filled the vast space at the bottom of the Abyss!

Especially before the four children, it was as big as a mountain.

A portion was embedded in the soil, almost merging with the earth; this shows the white bones have been here for a very long time.

Yet, even so, it remained spotless, untouched by dust, as if silently proclaiming its pride.

From its composition, one can see it was a huge avian Spirit Beast.

Phoenix?

Blue Bird?

Great Roc?

Impossible to tell.

Xiao Huihui circled the white bones back and forth, emitting a chirping sound that sounded heavy and painful, as if mourning and as if calling.

The four children stood there, not moving forward, giving all time and space to Xiao Huihui.

"Could it be that this white skeleton was left by Xiao Huihui's kind?" Xiao Hu whispered.

Xiao Huihui has said more than once that it is not a sparrow, but a very powerful Divine Beast.

They don't believe it. Sometimes they ask it exactly what kind of Divine Beast it is.

At times it answers that it is a Vermilion Bird. Other times it shows a bewildered expression and says it can't recall.

As a result, they don't know how to trust it.

Yet, when Xiao Huihui shows an unprecedented sorrow above this skeleton, they begin to face Xiao Huihui's origins seriously.

Could it be that it truly is a Vermilion Bird?

These white bones, are they those of a fallen Vermilion Bird?

Xiao Hu's eyes flash with an unusual light.

It's not because Xiao Huihui's bloodline is strong, but because Xiao Huihui finally knows who it is and where it came from.

Just like humans, knowing one's origin brings peace for the rest of one's life.

They feel gratified for it.

Xiao Huihui lands on the white bones; its tiny figure starkly contrasts with the massive skeleton.

No one could tell that this sparrow-sized little thing could be such a gigantic beast.

"Xiao Huihui." Xiao Hu, having arrived beside Xiao Huihui at an unknown moment, reaches out and strokes its soft feathers.

"Is this your kindred?"

Xiao Huihui gently nods.

Though it doesn't know exactly what it is, that bond stemming from its bloodline cannot be deceitful.

These white bones are its kind!

Yet, the first kindred it barely managed to see has fallen!

Xiao Hu feels Xiao Huihui's sorrow, and a mournful expression inevitably appears on its face.

Poor Xiao Huihui.

What can I do for you?

"Xiao Huihui, don't be sad; the departed are gone, and I believe you will surely find living kindred!"

Xiao Huihui nods, a tear slipping from the corner of its eye onto the white bones at its feet.

For a moment, an invisible wave of Qi spreads outward in all directions.