doitstory Chapter 531 Fluttering Wings
Chapter 531 Fluttering Wings
Chapter 531 Fluttering Wings
Wei Xi felt troubled; she increasingly felt that this was a highly targeted scam.
Therefore, she did not touch the bird eggs rashly, but instead paid attention to the movements of the flock of birds and mobilized her spiritual power to prepare to escape.
But Wei Xi knew in her heart that before the rune network formed by the Wraith Bird spread out, any of her attempts could be reversed and eliminated.
At that time, the resentful bird will not maintain a facade of harmony; it will only launch a joint attack on Wei Xiqun.
The leader bird broke the deadlock once again, stretching out its left leg and tapping the empty space next to Wei Xi.
Wei Xi didn't understand the meaning behind this action.
But Lingyin tilted her head and looked at it for a moment before trying to jump onto one of the eggs.
Before Wei Xi could stop her, he saw Lingyin being caught in a bird's beak and then thrown aside.
Wei Xi: ...Your expression changes so quickly?
Lingyin was thick-skinned and tough, so being thrown a foot away didn't hurt it much. At this moment, it didn't dare to be arrogant, and with a soft cry, it flew back to Wei Xi's head.
Wei Xi would never stand up for Ling Yin right now. Firstly, Ling Yin had indeed acted inappropriately, and secondly, she, Wei Xi, was not capable of fighting against thousands of enemies single-handedly.
But the leader bird continued to stare intently at Wei Xi, repeating the same action over and over again.
Wei Xi gradually understood—it wanted him to pick up or rather select a bird egg.
"Is this how the Wraith Bird reproduces? Do we need someone to help them touch the eggs?"
Wei Xi found it somewhat unbelievable, but in reality, no female bird denied that they needed the help of humans to reproduce.
"If that's the case, then we've found the reason why they crashed into the cloud boat. With so many people finally arriving from the sky, they couldn't miss this opportunity and used this method to force the procession to stop."
"As for why they came to me, it's probably because of the spirits. They mistakenly thought I was a good choice for helping birds."
Having eliminated his own uniqueness, Wei Xi actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking of this, Wei Xi felt that cooperating a little wouldn't be a bad idea; getting the flock of resentful birds away sooner would be good for both people and birds.
But selection requires criteria, so Wei Xi carefully examined the twelve bird eggs, hoping to find something different about them.
At first glance, these wretched bird eggs are uniform in size and color, and even the transparent, unformed runes surrounding them are exactly the same.
Even though Wei Xi was quite familiar with the runes on the market, he couldn't tell what function these blurry runes had at this moment.
"Why does it feel like the baby bird inside the egg is dreaming? These runes surrounding the egg sound like sleep talking?"
Wei Xi was startled by his own thoughts: cultivators always believed that writing was a continuation of spiritual power, which is why incantations were so prevalent.
That's why Qin Feng's minor flaws hindered her cultivation, and her painting skills, which could be considered a form of writing, prevented her talent from being buried.
However, the runes were extremely mature from the moment they were created, and their form was undoubtedly derived from the human race.
Wei Xi was certain that the runes he saw today were brand new, and that this was the first time he had ever seen them on a non-human.
Although these runes seemed to be naturally formed, Wei Xi could still discern some traces of writing.
Of course, the relationship between words and nature is a complex and inexplicable one, which Wei Xi will not delve into here.
But is it possible that the Wraith Birds are able to use runes because their ancestors were once human?
In any of the versions Wei Xi heard, it was not mentioned that the fisherwoman and the neighbor's son were illiterate.
“These wretched birds keep drawing runes, and the weakness of the runes’ limited duration becomes less obvious. But why can the chicks draw shapeless runes around them even before they hatch?” Wei Xi was puzzled, but he couldn’t find any other symbols to choose from, so he picked the most pleasing egg and held it in his hand.
The lead female bird nodded slightly, its demeanor remarkably elegant. The timid bird, on the other hand, poked its head out and dragged the basket beneath it.
Wei Xi could see clearly that the basketbird used its beak to carefully smooth the top feathers, covering the rest of the eggs completely, and even picking out a few feathers and throwing them aside.
Those feathers were clearly touched by Lingyin!
Wei Xi never expected that his fat bird would be disliked to this extent!
The fallen feathers were erased by the surrounding runes and somehow returned to the bird.
Wei Xi, holding the bird eggs, felt a little embarrassed and gestured for Ling Yin, who was pretending to be dead, to get up and get to work.
“Everyone,” Wei Xi said cautiously, “what do you need me to do? I can’t keep carrying this egg around forever, can I? Although it hasn’t hatched yet, it’s important to be part of the group, so it’s better to put it back…”
Before Wei Xi could spout any more nonsense, the leader of the Wraith Birds opened its beak, revealing three rows of sharp teeth inside.
It was at this moment that Wei Xi realized that the beak of the Wraith Bird was quite large.
At least swallowing half of Wei wouldn't be a problem.
Wei Xi quickly put the bird egg into the wide-open beak, trying to send away these ignorant old men.
The leader bird took off with two vengeful female birds, causing the surrounding runes to move as well.
Although Wei Xi was eager to learn the advanced techniques of moving runes, now was clearly not the time to learn, so she restrained her thirst for knowledge and waited for the satisfied flock of vengeful birds to leave.
But Wei Xi could not get her wish. The flock of vengeful birds was indeed moving. They quickly surrounded Wei Xi. Although they kept a distance of three zhang, how could she not panic?
Surrounded by tens of thousands of flying monsters nearly twice the height of a person, even Gao Mingxian was trembling with fear.
Moreover, there were those interconnected runes like a net, and one reason Wei Xi dared not run away was that he was afraid of being reversed and eliminated if he ran into them.
Wei Xi didn't know why the tears of a resentful woman and the bird of resentment were so different, but she had no intention of risking her life to make a mistake.
In contrast, Wei Xi would rather die in the battle against the Heavenly Dao, so that at least he wouldn't be completely forgotten.
In the blink of an eye, the flock of vengeful birds had assembled, and the leader flew to the center of the flock, directly facing Wei Xi.
Then, to Wei Xi's astonishment, the bird released its beak, and the selected egg fell to the ground.
This is a blatant frame-up! A shameless attempt to frame someone!
Wei Xi tried to use his spiritual power to save the bird egg. Unsurprisingly, his spiritual power was reversed and completely dissipated upon hitting the runes.
With a determined look, Wei Xi leaped forward, hoping the birds would take pity on her and spare her life.
But Wei Xi missed his target and ended up with a painful knee.
A disheveled Wei Xi rolled over and looked up, surprised to see a bird egg floating above her head beneath the starry sky and wings.
“No,” Wei Xi’s breathing suddenly quickened, “It’s not levitation! It’s being lifted by the wind!”
Wei Xi heard no wind, but the fact was that the flock of Wraiths flapped their wings in unison, and the wind they created held the egg firmly in mid-air.
This scene was somewhat eerie, but Wei Xi felt only confusion.
But soon, as the heat intensified, Wei Xi learned of the Wraith Birds' intentions.
"Are they... going to incubate bird eggs?"