Looking up, Feuer noticed that it was already dark ''Well, another day of collecting herbs ending, I guess...'' he thought out loud with a small smile, despite always being the same thing, every day that passed, he would discover new kind of herbs with different properties, ready to be discovered.
Something he learned is that some of them can be mixed and a new, completely different effect will be made, a basic example is that if someone takes a bath with two kinds of Spiritual Herbs: Fire and Ice Herbs, though it can't be used to improve the realm, it will bring a relaxing effect, usually, it the herbs would have a ''conflict'' but when it comes with contact with water, both of them will mix and then, release a light red mist around the person body.
The particles inside the light red mist would invade the person body and affect the person's nerves, and then, bring the relaxing effect 'It's a very nice combination, as they say, opposites attract each other, this time, literally, haha' Feuer thought while laughing a bit but soon, his laughter stopped as he saw something, no, someone strange, unfamiliar to him.
Feuer instincts were screaming danger as he saw an injured girl, to be precise, a little girl, to be more precise, a loli 'I won't fall for such low-level illusions... I know you're a milf on that loli body!' he thought while remembering a certain meme of his previous life, he's totally sure that injured loli is actually an older woman.
As for why he's certain... well, that girl has pointed ears, initially, he would think it is an elf if it weren't for her fiery, red-colored hair and violet-colored eyes, this is a characteristic of a certain mythical beast, he had read back then when the only perfect, humanoid phoenix appeared, it was the factor that decided the 'Two Races War' victory, it's said that only when a beast enter the 'Spiritual God' realm that they can achieve the true, humanoid version of their body.
Usually, a beast can take human form when they advance to Tier 3 Beast, they can be either Magical Beasts if they take the path of Magic or Demonic Beasts if they take the path of Cultivation, it basically means that their human form isn't perfect on that realm, it often takes a characteristic of their original form, for example, a lizard imperfect human form would have green scales on their arms, legs or on their face.
He even guessed that his mother was a phoenix due to her hair and eyes but shook his head, it's impossible for a beast, even if they're at Spiritual God/Tier 9 realm to make a disguise like that, shaking his head, he approached the loli with success.
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Before he could approach her more, the loli eyes suddenly opened her eyes and appeared behind him ''Who are you and what were you trying to do?'' the Phoenix loli said with a cold tone as flame appeared around Feuer's neck, threatening to burn it, thus killing him.
Feuer thought for a bit, shrugged his shoulders and said ''Uh, so, you were injured and unconscious so I thought 'Well, why shouldn't I help an injured person?' but well, since you're treating me like this, to think I was so kind, sniff'' he faked tears as it fell.
The phoenix loli voice trembled as she hurriedly moved her hands around the air and said ''Ah.. ah, please don't cry, I'm sorry for threatening you!''
Instantly, Feuer tears disappeared as he gave thumbs up ''No need to worry, miss! Uh, so... how did you get here? This is a forest, don't you know that is dangerous for a loli like you to enter a forest when it's almost night?''
The phoenix loli rolled her eyes and said ''You don't really think this, right? I can see through your body language that you already understood that I'm very, I mean, very strong, don't worry because I won't attack you, actually... I don't have much time left, sigh'' she sighed and smiled bitterly, which was somewhat strange seeing a loli sighing like an old woman.
Feuer's eyes narrowed slightly but then, he shrugged his shoulders, even if she decided to do anything, he can't resist and he isn't afraid of dying, he died once and it was, well, very painful.
''You probably also guessed my race, hm? That makes thing easier, look, enemies attacked me directly on my soul and as second passes, my soul is just getting weaker, once it is extinguished... that means death, it is inevitable, I'll pass my legacy, my bloodline to you, be grateful and also be sure to avenge me!'' The phoenix loli said without giving a chance for Feuer to react and put her hand on his head, instantly, he blacked out.
The phoenix loli soul invaded his own and started to draw her bloodline out of her body and condense into small, black-silverish threads as it entered Feuer body, instantly, his veins visibly appeared as black-silverish lines, however, a mutation happened as a golden glow appeared on Feuer soul, the loli eyes narrowed dangerously as she backed up, she felt that if she approached it, both body and soul would be extinguished immediately, with a trembling voice, she said ''W-W-What is that?!''
The golden glow, however, ignored her as it suddenly expanded through Feuer entire body, the black-silverish veins changed to dark gold with a tinge of white, mixing all three colors in one, the Phoenix loli eyes widened as she thought of a possibility ''That golden glow... the feeling of powerlessness that even against 'them' I didn't feel... his veins turning dark gold, could this be...''
Her eyes blinked a few times as she thought for a bit before saying in one breath ''The ancestor of all phoenixes... one of the Five Creator Gods, the Golden Phoenix, the veins turning dark gold mean he has that bloodline that never appeared since the original one, what is this boy body hiding?!''
Just then, Feuer's eyes opened as he woke up.