After seeing the monster's complete form, Feng Yi paused for a moment and then muttered to herself.
Although Feng Fei heard Feng Yi's words, he didn't have time to ask what this Dream Eater was. Because at that moment, the Dream Eater was getting closer and closer to them.
Seeing that Feng Yi didn't seem to be planning to make a move, Feng Fei gritted his teeth and drew out the snake bone whip from his waist, preparing to give the dream-eating beast that was about to rush up to him a good lash.
Just as he was about to make a move, Feng Yi stopped him.
Feng Fei looked anxiously at Feng Yi, wondering why she was acting this way. Seeing the increasingly tight grip of the Dream Eater, large beads of sweat appeared on Feng Fei's forehead.
Feng Yi remained calm, extending her right hand and tapping it three times in front of her. Instantly, an invisible membrane appeared before Feng Fei. For some reason, the moment the membrane appeared, Feng Fei suddenly felt at peace.
The dream-eating beast, however, failed to see Feng Yi's action clearly and continued to charge madly towards Feng Fei and the other person.
Originally, these dream-eating beasts were harmless, their favorite food being the dreams of humans and other creatures. However, they were inherently kind and gentle, preferring sweet dreams. Therefore, their innate ability was to weave sweet dreams for creatures trapped in illusions before devouring them. In this way, the consumption of dreams posed no harm to the creatures within the illusion.
Furthermore, a normal Dream Eater is pure white with eyes as clear and sweet as spring water, and should definitely not be the monster in front of you covered in black fur and with blood-red eyes.
Seemingly hearing Feng Fei's doubts, Feng Yi explained to him, "This is the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons. There's a strange aura here that can drastically change the nature of creatures that live here for a long time. The gentle ones become irritable and bloodthirsty, while the originally ferocious and cruel demon beasts become even more insane. How did you come to the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons?"
"I want to see if we can find anything to repair the ring along the way." Feng Fei was silent for a moment before telling Feng Yi his original intention.
Feng Yi shifted slightly, then sighed.
Seeing that Feng Fei and Feng Yi were completely ignoring it, the Dream Eater became even more enraged and its charging movements became even more ferocious.
"Bang!"
The Dream Eater slammed straight into the membrane in front of Feng Fei, instantly collapsing to the ground, dizzy and disoriented. It was no longer the ferocious beast it had been.
Feng Fei seemed surprised by the powerful effect of the membrane before him. He reached out and touched it in disbelief, but the membrane passed right through him. Half a slender, green finger lay on the other side of the membrane. With a look of shock on his face, Feng Fei slowly turned his head. "Feng Yi…you…"
Feng Fei slowly lowered his head, looking at the wound on his side from which blood was dripping, and at the curved dagger tucked into his waist. He seemed lost in thought.
After a long while, Feng Fei sighed. What kind of sigh was it? It was like a regret coming from the depths of time, a sigh of eternal sorrow. Or perhaps... Feng Fei smiled self-deprecatingly, wondering why he would have such a thought at this critical moment.
When Feng Fei looked up again, he realized that the Feng Yi in front of him was not Feng Yi at all, but exactly the same as the Dream Eater on the outside of the membrane.
"So it's a dream-eating beast too."
With Feng Fei's sigh, the entire illusion he was in suddenly began to collapse from its edges. This scene, however, did not stir any ripples in Feng Fei's eyes. As the illusion crumbled, the Dream Eater, which had been sitting on the ground, dizzy and disoriented, also began to disintegrate, while the Dream Eater beside Feng Fei slowly withdrew its hand.
The beast brought its hands, stained with Feng Fei's blood, to its mouth, and licked them with its tongue, a lustful expression on its face.
"Phoenix Flying!"
Feng Fei's body went limp, but suddenly someone appeared behind her and hugged her.
"Huh? There's another Feng Yi, and she's no longer a Dream Eater, right?"
A moment of embarrassment flashed across Feng Yi's face, but she forced a smile and said, "Don't worry. I'm certainly not a dream-eating beast."
Feng Fei shook his head in disbelief.
Regardless of whether Feng Fei believed her or not, Feng Yi simply pointed with her right hand. A ray of golden light shot out from Feng Yi's fingertip and instantly struck the Dream Eater.
The Dream Eater let out a terrible howl, and its body turned to ash starting from its feet.
A short while later, the dream-eating beast disappeared from this space.
"Feng Fei, all I can do for you is pull you out of the illusion. I forcibly emerged from the ring, and my strength was already greatly diminished. If I can't kill you in one blow, I might also perish here. So..."
"Yes, I know." Feng Fei touched the ring with its new fine cracks, knowing that Feng Yi had no choice but to do it. Apart from a little regret, he felt no other emotions. Or perhaps he was still quite worried about Yuan Jue and the other four.
"This is a natural illusion in the middle of the Demon Cave, making it a natural hunting ground for Dream Eaters. I've only found this one Dream Eater; the rest is up to you. As for Yuan Jue and the others, I think they're probably alright. It seems the Dream Eater attacked you first." Feng Yi's body began to blur. "I need to go back and practice my cultivation now. You must cultivate diligently."
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Yi disappeared from Feng Fei's sight, leaving only a faint light flickering on the ring.
Seeing that Feng Yi had returned to the ring, Feng Fei stopped looking at it. Because of this, Feng Fei did not notice that when Feng Yi entered the ring, a ray of golden light quickly slipped out of the ring and fled into the distance, disappearing from the illusion in a short while.
Feng Fei took out a pill from his storage ring and swallowed it. With each inhalation and exhalation, the injury on his side quickly healed.
Feng Fei stood up and walked towards Yuan Jue and Ming Feng. The five of them were still immersed in the illusion. There were still traces of blood on the corners of Yuan Jue's eyes and mouth, which made Feng Fei feel heartbroken.
Suddenly, Yuanjue roared in pain, his arms swinging violently and erratically, stirring up the entire illusion with terrifying power.
The power emanating from Yuanjue grew increasingly terrifying, even showing a faint tendency to dispel the entire illusion.
Feng Fei was horrified, but she didn't act rashly. If Yuan Jue was currently breaking through his illusion, her interference might cause irreparable catastrophic damage. Therefore, Feng Fei suppressed her agitation, her right hand resting on the snake-bone whip at her waist as she calmly observed Yuan Jue's actions.
Slowly, the entire space began to shake. Jin Mingmingfeng and Da Bao, trapped in the illusion, were unable to stand and collapsed to the ground. And just as they fell, a powerful force knocked them unconscious without hesitation.
As the space shook violently, a strong tearing sensation also arose.
Feng Fei involuntarily took a few steps back, only to see a terrifying black hole appear where she had been standing, growing longer and longer, rapidly spreading towards her feet.
Feng Fei didn't know what lay beneath the hole, but her intuition told her it wasn't a good place. As she quickly retreated, Feng Fei didn't forget to observe whether any black holes appeared around Yuan Jue and the other four. Fortunately, apart from the hole that kept expanding with her, there was nothing else unusual except for the shaking of the earth.
Seeing the black hole getting closer and closer, and hearing the terrifying aura emanating from it, Feng Fei hardened her heart. Instead of retreating, she turned around and flew swiftly away from the direction where Yuan Jue and the other five were. But the instant Feng Fei turned around, the hole that had been expanding on the ground suddenly stood behind her, as if a huge monster had opened its mouth to devour her.
The next moment, Feng Fei was swallowed up by the black hole, while the place where Yuan Jue and the other five were located returned to the beautiful scene of lush greenery and birdsong.
"Chirp chirp—"
A bird song drifted from afar.
As if disturbed by something, many birds and beasts in the nearby jungle took flight, circled in the air for a long time, and then flew back.
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A new journey for the phoenix is about to begin~ (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Q. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
☆, Chapter One: The Snake-Tailed Fish-Headed Monster (Part 1)
"Sister Feifei, Sister Feifei, wake up..."
"Sister Feifei..."
Who is it? Who keeps calling in my ear?
Feng Fei felt a throbbing pain in his head, and as his consciousness slowly returned to his body, the tearing pain in his penis gradually filled his mind.
"It hurts..." Feng Fei groaned involuntarily, and his body curled up as he lay there.
"it hurts……"
As if he had touched the wound, Feng Fei's body twitched slightly.
"Sister Feifei!" The voice calling out suddenly rang in my ears, its surprise and excitement evident.
"Hmm..."
Feng Fei slowly opened her eyes, but the blinding light made her involuntarily close them again. Perhaps because the movement was too large, it aggravated her wounds, and Feng Fei couldn't help but cry out in pain again.
"Sister Feifei!"
Feng Fei opened her eyes and looked around, only to be astonished to find herself standing in the azure pool, small fish swimming beneath her, while a colossal creature with a serpentine tail glared at her with terrifying eyes. Feng Fei seemed to see the drool flowing from the snake-tailed beast's mouth, spreading across the water. This beast had a ferocious fish head, its thick lips unable to conceal its gaping fangs, and its silver-gray scales, though shimmering in the water, possessed no beauty whatsoever. Its long, slender snake tail rippled across the pool.
Unwittingly, Feng Fei was startled, but due to his injuries, he was unable to jump up.
Seeing that there was no immediate danger, Feng Fei temporarily calmed his heart, which felt like it was about to leap out of his chest, and surveyed his surroundings once more.
"Sister Feifei."
Feng Fei heard the call clearly; the voice belonged to Xue Tuan, who hadn't appeared in a long time but had always been by her side.
Feng Fei looked around but still couldn't see Xue Tuan anywhere, and his voice involuntarily became anxious.
"Snowball? Where are you?"
"I'm here." Xue Tuan's soft, delicate voice came from beside Feng Fei again. Even though she was so close, Feng Fei still couldn't find Xue Tuan. "Sister Fei Fei. I'm right here. Can't you see me?"
Here? Feng Fei's expression froze slightly. All around him, besides the pool of water he couldn't see above, below, left, or right, and the occasional small fish swimming by, was this ferocious beast with a snake's tail and a fish's head. Could it be this beast? Thinking this, Feng Fei couldn't help but slap himself. Xue Tuan was such a lovely girl. How could she be this ugly, ferocious beast before him?
Wait, it seems she forgot something.
Feng Fei carefully observed her surroundings again and was surprised to find that she was floating in the pool, surrounded by an extremely subtle halo.
Feng Fei carefully reached out his finger and poked the halo of light, only to find that his finger could not pass through it. He figured this must be the snowball.
Just then, Xue Tuan's laughter rang in Feng Fei's ears again: "Sister Fei Fei is so silly, only now are you noticing her."
Feng Fei listened to Xue Tuan's voice. It was as if he could see Xue Tuan scratching her round little face with her short, chubby fingers, making a "shy" gesture.
"Pfft." Unable to hold back, Feng Fei burst out laughing.
"Hey, you naughty Feifei, you're laughing at Xuetuan!" Xuetuan immediately protested upon hearing Fengfei's laughter. "Feifei, I hate you."
As he spoke, the halo surrounding Feng Fei began to fluctuate.
Feng Fei quickly stopped laughing, but you could still feel the smile in her eyes. "Okay, Xue Tuan, Fei Fei was wrong, don't be angry."
Looking around again, she didn't see Yuan Jue and the others. Her heart sank slightly, but she still asked nonchalantly, "Xue Tuan, where are we? Have you found any trace of Yuan Jue and the others?"
The halo surrounding Feng Fei flickered slightly. Feng Fei knew it was Xue Tuan shaking her head. Then Xue Tuan's soft voice came: "Xue Tuan doesn't know where this is either. When Xue Tuan woke up and ran out of Fei Fei's bead, she found that we were falling down, and there was this pool of water right below us. Xue Tuan was afraid that Fei Fei would get hurt, so she turned into this form to protect Fei Fei. But luckily, as soon as we fell, we hit that monster, and it just wouldn't leave, circling around us for a very, very long time."
Hearing Xue Tuan's reply, Feng Fei's heart sank. Clearly, she and Yuan Jue and the others had been separated in the Demon Cave. She hoped they were alright.
Feng Fei prayed silently in his heart, then struggled with his current situation.
"Snowball, are we going to stay here forever?"
"I don't know, Feifei, is there anywhere you want to go?"
Feng Fei's expression froze. She didn't even know where they were now, so how could she talk about going somewhere else?
"Um, let me think." Feng Fei stared at the snake-tailed, fish-headed beast in front of him with a worried look, wishing he could stare a hole through it.
"Ah!" Feng Fei seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly slapped his thigh, which aggravated his wounds, causing him to grimace for a while. After catching his breath several times, Feng Fei finally felt much better. "Xue Tuan, how long have I been unconscious?"
"Hmm, it seems like three days? Or maybe ten days? Oh dear, Xue Tuan doesn't know either. Since falling into this pool, Xue Tuan has been unable to sense the passage of time. And it seems like the sunlight can't get in either. The underwater area looks the same all day long, so Xue Tuan doesn't know... I'm sorry, Fei Fei, Xue Tuan is so useless..." Xue Tuan's voice was full of frustration.
Feng Fei quickly comforted her, "Xue Tuan, it's not your fault. If it were me, I wouldn't know either." As she spoke, Feng Fei looked around again. Apart from the slowly rippling water, the most eye-catching thing was the snake-tailed fish-headed monster that was constantly drooling.
When the snake-tailed fish-headed monster saw Feng Fei staring at it, the drool flowing from its mouth became even more intense, forming an unusual band of color in the otherwise uniformly green pool.
Feng Fei shivered involuntarily, disgusted by his own prolonged scrutiny of the monster's appearance and its drool. Touching the goosebumps that had risen on his skin, Feng Fei's gaze drifted elsewhere.
Suddenly, Feng Fei's gaze sharpened.