Chapter 367

Chapter 367: Protecting An Li

Fuzzy shadows kept flickering.

The Darkness Origin was undoubtedly at odds with the Heavenly Dao, yet it seemed like the Heavenly Dao was losing the battle.

“No matter how strong the power, if you only stick to the rules, you’re bound to be weak!”

The Darkness Origin couldn’t help but sneer.

It might not be as powerful as the Heavenly Dao, but while the Heavenly Dao had to follow the rules, it could break them.

Clearly, in this situation, it had way more options.

Then, one shadow after another kept appearing.

The Vermilion Bird saved Yue Hongling.

The Vermilion Bird furiously told Lu Ye that the poison it had used was called Massacre Lotus Heart.

The Vermilion Bird roared about Lu Ye’s slaughter.

Lu Ye forcibly injected Reincarnation Obsession into the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor’s soul, sending the Demon Emperor’s soul scattering; meanwhile, the Vermilion Bird, which was parasitized by the Demon Emperor, turned into an obsession and entered Reincarnation.

The shadows changed rapidly.

There was no trace of regret for the Vermilion Bird.

Only animosity—an endless cycle of hostility and hate towards Lu Ye’s massacre.

The Heavenly Dao seemed outraged and forcefully cut off the Darkness Origin’s calculations.

However, An Li had already gotten what she wanted.

Reincarnation Obsession…

An Li looked at the Vermilion Bird and listened to the fury in its voice.

“Don’t kill! I told you not to kill!”

“Husband, Lu Ye!”

“You killed me! They’re so weak! Don’t kill them!”

An Li couldn’t help but laugh.

Good, good, good!

It seemed she indeed had an extra helper.

Thankfully, Lu Ye didn’t have the Ten Thousand Souls Banner at that time; otherwise, the Vermilion Bird’s soul would have probably been trapped in it.

Bai Qiulan might have died, but she had gained a Vermilion Bird. That was enough, enough!

“Can we change her from an obsession state to a true spirit state?” An Li asked.

The Darkness Origin fell silent for a while.

Honestly, it was very difficult.

Because even the Reincarnation Celestial Lord couldn’t deal with Reincarnation Obsession. It was a serious flaw that prevented him from achieving sainthood.

However, the Reincarnation Celestial Lord had way too many obsessions, so he was swamped. If it was just this one obsession…

Could it succeed?

The Darkness Origin was uncertain.

Because aside from the Reincarnation Celestial Lord, no one else had tried.

“We can only give it a shot.”

The Darkness Origin could not guarantee anything.

“Alright, do your best! I’m going back into Reincarnation!”

Maybe there’d be a helper, An Li felt a surge of confidence and eagerly headed back into Reincarnation.

The Darkness Origin’s black mist enveloped the Vermilion Bird’s obsession, starting the transformation.

In a blink, An Li once again finished her round of Reincarnation, her soul surrounded by an exceptionally fierce aura.

Unable to hold back, she killed everyone again.

Damn it, everyone bullied her; they all isolated her; they all deserved to die!

“How’s it going? Did it work?” An Li asked.

“It worked, thank goodness she has the heart of a Great Emperor. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to restore her to a true spirit.”

The black mist dispersed.

A faintly red Vermilion Bird true spirit appeared before An Li.

An Li was overjoyed.

Great!

“Then let’s reincarnate together!”

“You better leave some means to control the Vermilion Bird’s soul, just in case she betrays us!”

After the Devouring Dao Beast backstabbed her once, it was evident An Li had grown a bit.

She was also worried about whether the Vermilion Bird would betray her.

However, it was obvious her worries were unnecessary; the Vermilion Bird was all about loyalty.

Both were protected by the Darkness Origin as they entered Reincarnation together.

An Li thought, no matter how isolated she was this time, at least they had each other for warmth.

But unexpectedly…

“Don’t bully my sister!”

The Vermilion Bird shouted angrily. Though small, she charged at a slightly bigger boy.

She was knocked down.

But she held onto An Li, taking the beating for her.

An Li was taken aback.

This…

An Li didn’t even know how many times she had reincarnated. In every lifetime, everyone bullied and isolated her.

There hadn’t been a single exception.

All because she carried the aura of the Darkness Origin, which clashed with the Heavens and Earth.

And now, she was being bullied again.

Yet there was someone standing by her side, protecting her and ensuring she didn’t get bullied.

Even if it meant taking the blows herself.

An Li…

The boys stopped beating her after a while.

The Vermilion Bird was in pain, her eyes red with tears. She didn’t have her own memories, as her treatment was clearly not on the same level as An Li’s.

An Li was the main one; the Vermilion Bird was the supporting one.

“Sister, don’t be afraid! Big sister is here to protect you!”

The Vermilion Bird cried out.

An Li…

She…

Her nose involuntarily tingled. Though she didn’t have an Adam’s apple, her throat was still slightly moving.

“Don’t cry, sister!”

An Li sighed deeply within.

Though she was reluctant to admit it, there was indeed a gentle warmth swirling in An Li’s heart.

In this lifetime, An Li wasn’t hurt.

Because the Vermilion Bird was always there protecting her, like a warrior, fearless against the heavens and the earth.

Yet again, another reincarnation.

An Li couldn’t let herself sink, so she didn’t stay close to the Vermilion Bird.

It was hard!

Too hard!

Everyone was against her.

But An Li could persevere.

Ten times, a hundred times.

An Li reached her limit and had the Vermilion Bird reincarnate with her once more, and this time, the Vermilion Bird also stood in front of An Li, facing the entire world together.

In An Li’s eyes, the Vermilion Bird was truly glowing at that moment.

Its soul had gradually started to solidify.

The Vermilion Bird still needed some time.

Seconds turned into minutes.

In the subsequent reincarnations, she mostly stayed with the Vermilion Bird.

At first, the Vermilion Bird protected her all the time.

She watched coldly, thinking as long as she wasn’t harmed, what did it matter if the Vermilion Bird suffered some injuries?

But gradually, as she saw the Vermilion Bird’s miserable state and how it was bullied by everyone…

Internal conflicts continually emerged.

Right now, she and the Vermilion Bird were one.

Helping her out a bit shouldn’t be a problem.

An Li was hesitant.

Forget it, she was almost done—helping her out wouldn’t hurt, would it?

So she began to assist the Vermilion Bird.

Together, they faced a world that didn’t tolerate them.

They endured torture side by side.

The Vermilion Bird clearly suffered much more torment, whether as a sister or merely a friend, it always protected her.

Oh, the Vermilion Bird’s saintly heart…

Finally, An Li’s soul was fully formed.