Chapter 47

Chapter 047 The First Life

Vermilion Bird.

In the previous life, I was the Vermilion Bird Demon Emperor.

Speaking of this title, many people find it strange because in the Nine Heavens, who doesn’t know the Nine Lives Celestial Lord? He slaughtered the Demon Clan endlessly, practically loathing them to the core.

Yet here I was, a divine beast, proudly using the title of Demon Emperor.

Later, when Lu Ye crossed the tribulation, everyone finally realized.

It turns out the reason the Vermilion Bird Demon Emperor chose that name was just to annoy the Nine Lives Celestial Lord.

“Don’t you hate demons?”

“Then I’ll call myself the Demon Emperor.”

…

The Vermilion Bird acted to break through the encirclement with Yue Hongling.

But the Eight Directions Lock Kill Formation was no easy nut to crack; eight Tianjiao instantly formed the formation, sealing off the Vermilion Bird’s escape route.

“How dare you betray the Demon Clan?” a demon clad in armor, resembling a standing pangolin, roared angrily.

“Just a servant of the myriad spirits, yet you dare call yourself part of the Demon Clan? Break!”

A massive wave of Vermilion Bird True Flame surged forth.

The Vermilion Bird clutched Yue Hongling, its wings slicing through the air like heavenly blades, instantly cleaving a demon Tianjiao into four pieces.

“Divine Punishment Light!”

A powerful beam of divine light descended from the sky, fiercely crashing down towards the Vermilion Bird.

The Ancient God’s Son roared, and radiant light intertwined ahead, directly forming a complex and magnificent divine technique. He punched out, and his fist penetrated the divine technique, suddenly revealing an enormous fist in the sky.

Under that colossal fist, all beings seemed like ants, as it broke through the cloudy sky, surrounded by flashes of white lightning, appearing immensely terrifying.

Even from a distance, one could see that gigantic fist descending from the heavens.

It was as if a divine being was swinging down that punch from the sea of clouds.

The various alien races hurriedly scattered.

The Vermilion Bird raised its head, staring at the fearsome giant fist. A drop of its essence blood separated from its body, merging into Yue Hongling’s mouth. Then, its wings shielded Yue Hongling as its figure spun, transforming into a magnificent fiery whirlwind, charging towards the giant fist in the sky.

“Screech!”

The cry of the Vermilion Bird resounded through the heavens and earth.

“Boom!”

The two attacks collided, creating a cataclysmic explosion.

Like a comet crashing into Earth.

The Vermilion Bird made its move, indeed!

But then, the Vermilion Bird found itself besieged.

The Eight Directions Lock Kill Formation was now fully operational, with all the alien powers attacking at once, forming five layers of defense, and forty alien Tianjiao launched their assaults simultaneously.

Strategically distributed, striking in order.

The Vermilion Bird was also incredibly powerful, comparable to Yue Hongling; after all, both were reincarnated Great Emperors with the top-notch skills and divine abilities.

Even though Yue Hongling had weakened a bit from condensing into a heavenly core, her prowess in combat still made her quite formidable, hence the difference wasn’t significant.

“The Demon Clan has such a Tianjiao, and it’s with those damned humans?” A demon couldn’t help but curse, feeling the world had turned surreal.

A perfect condition Vermilion Bird was just too strong!

Its wings turned into flaming heavenly blades, the Vermilion Bird True Flame scorching hot.

Yue Hongling was protected by the Vermilion Bird, killing with all her might; taking down even one enemy was worth any injuries she sustained.

The besieging Tianjiao’s expressions visibly soured.

Too many lives had been lost.

So many Tianjiao had died in this battle; they had paid a bloody price to corner Yue Hongling, and now they were trying to take down a demon of similar strength.

Yes, a demon!

It was still a demon!

Why are we trying to kill this thing?

As long as it wasn’t the Human Clan, the emergence of such a powerful Tianjiao from the Demon Clan was acceptable to other alien races. After all, the strongest foe was still the human race!

The other Tianjiao of the Demon Clan didn’t even want to lift a finger against the Vermilion Bird.

This was one of their own; what if the Vermilion Bird was really brought to the brink of death, would the Demon Clan still need to step in and stop it?

What would even be the point of that?

Even with the demons starting to back off, the Vermilion Bird still felt tremendous pressure.

All the alien races were united in one thought: the Vermilion Bird could live, but Yue Hongling must die.

Yue Hongling had taken in a drop of the Vermilion Bird’s essence blood; the immense life force stopped her injuries from worsening, giving her a glimmer of hope.

Seeing the Vermilion Bird still unable to break free.

Tears streamed down Yue Hongling’s face.

She understood; she knew.

She realized how her senior brother managed to escape.

Because her senior brother had given up one of his lives!

In this desperate situation, with her senior brother’s strength, there was absolutely no way to escape.

He must have exhausted himself and died once, reborn through his second life, only to take down all his enemies afterward.

The Nine Lives Celestial Lord – it turns out that the first life her senior brother cultivated in the Nascent Soul realm was also given to this little sister who couldn’t be more useless.

Why didn’t he say anything?

Why didn’t he tell her?

Yue Hongling remembered her hysterical reaction upon hearing about Feng Wuxie’s death, a fresh wave of despair washed over her heart.

What could he say?

Facing her back then, if he mentioned dying once, what hurtful words might she have thrown back at him?

Feng Wuxie was right.

She was indeed just a worthless woman, a heartless, selfish wretch!

The battle continued.

But the intensity was decreasing as many demons started persuading the Vermilion Bird.

“The one in your arms is from the Human Clan, the most powerful Tianjiao from the Human Clan, our sworn enemy. Why would you save her, being of the same Demon Clan?”

“Let go of Yue Hongling, we’ll treat this matter as if it never happened. If you continue this blind fixation and if the Demon Emperor finds out, there will be thunderous wrath!”

“You don’t even know her. Why save her?”

The Vermilion Bird was silent, suddenly seizing an opportunity, its wings retracted and transformed into a concentrated mass of flame, crashing into the demon Tianjiao.

The demon Tianjiao’s scalp prickled.

Ultimately, they couldn’t hold on and chose to dodge.

“Stop her!”

Other alien races shouted loudly.

But it was too late; the fireball slammed into the demons, stubbornly withstanding several powerful spells, finally breaking free from the shackles of the Eight Directions Lock Kill Formation.

Expanding its enormous flaming wings, leaving patches of Vermilion Bird blood as it soared skyward.

Breaking through the thunderclouds, it fled into the distance.

“Damn it! Damn it!”

“Chase!”

“We were so close to killing Yue Hongling! Demon Clan, you owe us an explanation this time!”

“So many strong ones died, yet you let Yue Hongling escape! Damn the Demon Clan!”

“Are you colluding with the humans?”

One by one, the strong from other races glared at the remaining demons.

At that moment, they even suspected that this was a trap set by the Demon Clan and the Human Clan, aimed at eliminating the Tianjiao of other races.

The Demon Clan was sweating bullets, hastily explaining.

“We never expected it would turn out like this! Our Little Dragon King has already died, how could we collude with the Human Clan!”

“We will definitely report this to the Demon Emperor, and make that fiery bird pay the price!”

The Vermilion Bird soared high into the sky with Yue Hongling.

Regaining its freedom.

The Vermilion Bird looked down, hearing Yue Hongling’s weak whisper.

“Heaven… Heavenly Spirit Pool… Heavenly Spirit Pool…”

The Vermilion Bird glanced toward the direction of the Heavenly Spirit Pool and flapped its wings, flying off.

The Heavenly Spirit Pool could help Yue Hongling recover; it was a good place!

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