The fact proved that he had been somewhat overcautious; a new fire-attribute serpentine beast had taken over the Flame Parasol Tree. Its rank was mighty, almost a half-step Fifth Rank, coiling its body around the tree, presenting a significant threat to other creatures.
However, Song Chi didn't see it that way. It had been only about two years since that Heavenly Demon Phoenix had been slain, and he believed it was very likely that other Heavenly Demon Phoenixes had not yet discovered that the Flame Parasol Tree had changed hands. Otherwise, the Phoenix would not be intimidated by a serpentine beast of the same rank.
Their ancestors were beings that stood shoulder to shoulder with true dragons; how could they be afraid of snake-kind, far less significant than even lowly flood dragons?
