Now.
It was time to open the second Seal Gate.
Taking advantage of his good condition at the moment, he aimed to perform excellently in all three gate openings and, once twelve o’clock passed, elevate the "Best Newcomer" Green Entry again.
"Gate."
Shen Ye said in a low voice.
A door opened at the edge of darkness.
He waited for a long while.
There wasn’t a stir inside the door.
Shen Ye activated "Tide of Time" and tugged the door back to take a look inside.
The door was empty.
— Nothing at all?
A row of faintly glowing small text quietly appeared:
"This is a powerful Seal ready to be used, but currently, no one is sealed within."
Shen Ye paused for a moment, then quickly realized.
This was something good!
He immediately put his hand on the door and memorized the coordinates.
— If he encountered a particularly strong enemy in the future, he could take the opportunity to throw them in.
Problem solved!
He had already opened the door twice, with one more to go!
Shen Ye closed the door.
Once the door vanished, he lifted his hand again in the void and said in a low voice:
"Gate!"
The door appeared once more.
Click.
The door opened.
— Like before, there was no movement inside the door.
It couldn’t be empty again, could it!
Just as Shen Ye was about to check inside the door, something rushed out of it and into the thick darkness.
In an instant.
The object immediately flew back and hopped into the door, cursing loudly:
"Which despicable scoundrel dares to set a trap for this Phoenix here!"
Phoenix?
There’s a sealed phoenix here!
Shen Ye immediately said, "Calm down, who are you exactly?"
"I am the King of Ten Thousand Phoenixes!" the voice said.
"Alright, King of Ten Thousand Phoenixes, I only opened the seal to see what’s inside. That was just a protective measure," Shen Ye said.
"You little wretch, better let me out quickly, or I’ll obliterate you in minutes!" the voice said.
Shen Ye bristled.
Even that old man had learned to speak properly after witnessing the Destructive Power of the Immortal Country.
What’s with the continuous verbal attacks?
"Hey, I’m not targeting you. Why is your mouth so filthy?"
Shen Ye asked, feeling annoyed.
A sobbing sound came from inside the door.
"Don’t blame me, it’s a disease, I can’t help it."
A disease?
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Shen Ye’s anger subsided.
If the cursing wasn’t intentional, there really wasn’t much to fuss over.
"Hey, what disease makes you curse at people?" he asked.
"I can’t help it, whenever a living thing talks to me, my mouth just stinks."
"— And if I curse you harshly, your defenses will break, keep going and you’ll get hurt, and eventually, I’ll curse you to death."
That’s not okay!
Moreover, it seemed that the other party was unable to control their cursing.
This gave Shen Ye a sense of familiarity.
He pressed his hand against the door and immediately activated "Tide of Time."
All the noises from the door ceased.
He stepped forward, brought the door back from the edge of darkness, continued to activate "Tide of Time," and then looked inside the door.
A majestic rooster stood within the Seal Land.
However, its comb was drooping, not at all erect, and its eyes were red as if it had just been crying.
... It was a rooster.
So, in the multi-universe, a rooster is the King of Ten Thousand Phoenixes?
Never heard of that!
Shen Ye took out two smartphones, switched on a hotspot with one, connected the other to it, then threw it into the Seal Land and readjusted the door.
Cancel "Tide of Time"!
"Hey, pick up the smartphone, we’ll video call."
Shen Ye held his phone, sending a video call invitation.
"You’re quite clever, facing this non-living thing, I can’t curse," the rooster said.
The video call was connected.
A head of a rooster appeared on Shen Ye’s smartphone screen.
"Brother, what should I call you?" the rooster asked.
"I’m Shen Ye, a human—what about you?" Shen Ye said.
"I am the King of Ten Thousand Phoenixes, named Benevolent, titled as God; you may address me as Benevolent God."
The rooster stated proudly.
"Nice name!" Shen Ye gave a thumbs-up, complimenting.
The devil.
The Benevolent God Rooster.
That’s a verbal attack.
You were born for this, right?
"Benevolent God bro, why were you sealed?"
Shen Ye asked.
"Eighty thousand years ago, I was the Phoenix Master, immune to all poisons and specialized in testing elixirs for various major forces, earning a hefty reward each time," the big rooster said.
Shen Ye already had a bad feeling and continued to ask,
"And then what?"
The big rooster sighed and said, "Then one day, a civilization from the upper universe crafted the legendary Reincarnation Elixir, but couldn’t grasp its nature."
"They asked me to test the elixir..."
Shen Ye suddenly understood.
This matter, he knew all too well.
—Expired Reincarnation Elixirs are a trap!
Even Mo Ga Ru fell for it.
But—
Mo Ga Ru didn’t have the talent to curse someone to death either!
"How many Reincarnation Elixirs did you eat?"
Shen Ye asked.
"How many? I’ll have you know I ate them for three years! Three years! Do you have any idea what I went through?"
The big rooster rambled on emotionally:
"My physique changed to that of a rooster, no longer possessing the beauty of a phoenix. My strength also underwent a fundamental change, becoming this state that humans and gods despise."
"Three years! Why did you keep eating them for three years? If something felt off, shouldn’t you have stopped immediately?" Shen Ye couldn’t help asking.
The big rooster said, "It was my own greed. The power of the Reincarnation Elixir was immense, and it helped me ascend several realms, so..."
"So?"
"I kept crazily popping Reincarnation Elixirs, filling my entire body with their power. You could say I am the very embodiment of the Reincarnation Elixir."
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"Amidst the abandonment of my kin, I sealed myself, making me untraceable to anyone."
"I cultivated with great effort, spending ten thousand years to control the power of the elixir."
"Now no one can sense my power."
"But—"
"The seal I set using all my treasures was too strong, and now I can’t get out!"
"I’ve been sealed in here for tens of thousands of years."
It let out a mournful crow.
This crow was very rooster-like, not at all like a phoenix.
Shen Ye fell into deep thought with a grave expression on his face.
What to do?
It’s a bit tricky.
Not even sure if stewing it into a chicken soup could extract its power.
If not, then just cook it.
Red-cooked chicken pieces.
"Brother, you wouldn’t be thinking of eating me, would you?"
The Benevolent God Rooster cocked its head, eyeing Shen Ye from one side, looking a bit wary.
Shen Ye immediately said,
"I swear, brother, I’ve never eaten a phoenix in my life, please believe that."
"Is that so? Well, that’s a relief," the Benevolent God Rooster sighed with relief.
Shen Ye resumed his contemplation.
What’s the best course of action?
Beggar’s chicken might not be out of the question.
But then again—
—I can’t bring you out for a spin; with just a bit of name-calling and personal attacks, we’d all be wiped out on this side.
"It is an honor to meet you, Benevolent God, delighted indeed, so let’s part ways here. Consider the cellphone a gift to you, goodbye," Shen Ye said.
He reached for the door to close it.
"Wait!" The Benevolent God Rooster frantically called out.
"Is there something else?" Shen Ye asked.
"Could you please let me out? I’m begging you," pleaded the Benevolent God Rooster.
"But Brother Chicken, you can’t control your mouth, and if you come out, it will cause chaos in the world—I’m a person who loves peace and don’t want to be an accomplice!" Shen Ye said earnestly.
Sesame oil chicken?
White-cut chicken?
Lately, I’ve preferred stronger flavors; spicy chicken wouldn’t be out of the question.
"All I ask is for a breath of fresh air outside, and I promise I won’t curse at anyone—I have a way to ensure that."
The Benevolent God Rooster said.
"What way?" Shen Ye asked, curious.
"Watch carefully."
The rooster positioned the cell phone in the corner, backed up a few steps, jumped up, and in a spin,
There was a soft "snap."
The Benevolent God Rooster had transformed into a feather duster!
"Brother, once I become an object, I won’t curse anymore."
"—If you’re still worried, I can make a contract with you. All you need to do is take me with you!"
"I really don’t want to stay in the seal any longer, please!"
The feather duster sobbed.
It cried so pathetically that Shen Ye’s heart softened.
"I’ve never seen anyone walking around with a feather duster, can you transform into something else?"
Shen Ye asked.
"I can!"
With another "snap,"
The feather duster turned into a fan made of colorful feathers.
Shen Ye looked at the fan on the screen.
Lines of faintly glowing text appeared on the fan:
"Phoenix King’s Fan."
"Unique magical item."
"Description: One wave breaks defenses, two waves inflict harm, three waves kill outright."
"—It’s true!"