Chapter 408: Chapter 46: Celestial Emperor’s Remnants, Undying Vermilion Bird (3/3)

Rumble...

Despite Xiluo’s interference, that enormous rift had torn through half of the Returning Void’s lands, yet still lacked enough blood and flesh for the sacrifice.

Helplessly, it had no choice but to begin transforming the earth’s matter.

As the rocks and flesh merged, a pair of wings, vast enough to blot out the sky and sun, slowly rose from the earth, as if attempting to lift the entire land into the sky.

This scene was truly astonishing.

Even Xiluo, who was well-prepared, couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned.

But it was in that instant of hesitation that those gigantic wings whipped up a storm, crashing down with the force of a mountain upon the airborne Xiluo.

This was literally a "Mount Tai pressing down on the head" situation!

"I knew you’d drop the ball at a critical moment, you dumb cat!"

In the blink of an eye, a figure clad in black and white rushed toward Xiluo.

Sensing that familiar aura, Xiluo offered no resistance and allowed herself to be pulled along by the figure.

Whoosh!

During this process, a tangible domain of Yin Yang Qi formed around the two of them.

Outside the domain, time began to decelerate... 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Inside the domain, their speed constantly increased...

This push and pull, this increase and decrease, effectively created a time acceleration passage at odds with reality.

There was no doubt that no one else but the Celestial Erosion Monarch could wield such power.

By reversing the Yin and Yang, touching upon the domain of time, the Celestial Erosion Monarch’s growth had astonished Xiluo.

"When did you gain the ability to control time?"

Utilizing the hundredfold time discrepancy with the outside world, the Celestial Erosion Monarch and Xiluo eventually succeeded in escaping those sky-covering wings.

However, this was only the beginning.

As the wings began to beat, the entire land and sky of the Returning Void started to quake.

It wasn’t the residual tremors from gathering Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, but a genuine cataclysm.

Rumble...

As if the sky had been torn apart, the earth rose into the air.

"What is that thing!?"

The previous question received no answer from the Celestial Erosion Monarch.

Xiluo could only cast her gaze back down at those colossal unfolding wings.

From her current height and perspective, she could see less than one percent of the truth, as if looking at a leopard through a tube.

Yet even this one-percent view was enough for her to witness just how terrifying that enormous creature was.

——The giant wings soared into the air, and the earth formed its body.

With the majestic rise, the First Heaven, the foundation of the Celestial Emperor’s Capital, collapsed entirely.

"It’s the will of the Returning Void, the remnants of the Celestial Emperor!"

It was only now that the Celestial Erosion Monarch answered Xiluo’s question.

Gazing at the enormous bird that had emerged from the earth’s transformation,

Even the Celestial Erosion Monarch’s tone couldn’t hide his fear and helplessness.

That power had already surpassed the limits of the Celestial God, a primal force capable of altering the world.

"The remnants of the Celestial Emperor?"

"Didn’t it die long ago? It’s been dead for ten thousand years!"

Facing Xiluo’s bewilderment, the Celestial Erosion Monarch cursed under his breath.

"Isn’t it your fault—and that kid’s—for coming here to stir up trouble."

"Think about it, all those deities under Emperor Hao who consumed the Immortal Grass left behind so many remains after their deaths."

"And Emperor Hao was a true Great Celestial God, the Ancient Celestial Emperor who ruled this world for tens of thousands of years..."

"As the first deity to cultivate the Immortal Grass, did you really think he could die so easily?"

Wide-eyed in disbelief, Xiluo realized this was likely true.

Or rather, the facts were right before her eyes, leaving no room for doubt.

Though Emperor Hao had died, his immortal remnants had long merged with the land, continuing to sustain the Returning Void.

It was precisely because of the Celestial Emperor’s remnants that the fallen Celestial Emperor’s Capital could survive for thousands of years,

not vanishing like other Secret Realms did upon their creator god’s death.

"So what should we do next?"

Unconsciously glancing at the distant, sky-reaching Treasure Tower, Xiluo asked in a lowered voice.

Xiluo had originally intended to protect Li Boyang and buy time for his breakthrough.

Unexpectedly, the sudden emergence of the Celestial Emperor’s remnants completely disrupted her plans.

In the face of absolute power, any thoughts and intentions were as fleeting as mirages, unable to stir a ripple.

"What to do? Isn’t this a question you shouldn’t be thinking about."

"After all, that kid has already figured out how to handle it, hasn’t he?"

Hearing the Celestial Erosion Monarch’s suggestive words, Xiluo had yet to react when a sudden explosion sounded not far away.

Rumble!

Though it was a momentary explosion,

The sound was no less than the emergence of the Celestial Emperor’s remnants.

Responding to the sound, Xiluo saw the source of the explosion—Fifth Heaven · White Jade City.

"Cyan Bird!?"

With Xiluo’s exclamation, a massive fiery bird burst forth from the Nanming Vermilion Bird Array.

"Cry!"

It was a divine bird crimson like fire, with a bird’s head and eagle’s beak, its tail feathers as resplendent as a peacock’s.

Its body was covered in scarlet feathers, wings flapping flames into a tumult.

Most importantly, its massive form obscured the sky, blocking the high-suspended Taiyang as soon as it appeared.

Woosh!

Like a deity emerging from Taiyang.

Or an immortal being nourished by celestial stars.

Around this Vermilion Finch, the White Jade City, which should have fallen with the collapse of the Nanming Vermilion Bird Array, transformed into twelve pieces of Fire Jade.

Buzz buzz buzz...

The twelve pieces of Fire Jade orbited near the Vermilion Bird, reconstructing the Nanming Vermilion Bird Array in their own fashion.

——With the eight directions of the world as trigrams, taking the fire of the true south.

——Thus, mixing its Essence Qi with Qi of the Five Elements, it formed through nine turns of the Nanming Array.

This was like the Profound Yellow Qi, the Elite Qi.

Before the birth of the Vermilion Bird, the Nanming Li Fire had never appeared in this world.

"Though it’s a clever move..."

"She did indeed leap to the peak, reaching the pinnacle of the Path of Qi."

Gazing up at the Vermilion Bird in the sky, a trace of subtle envy flashed through the Celestial Erosion Monarch’s eyes.

Though he didn’t believe the path he had chosen was a futile one,

The ideology of "though heaven and earth are barren, I stand alone" clearly prevented him from nurturing his Primordial Qi through the Nine-Turned Pill method.

The blazing Nanming Li Fire was bright and magnificent, straightforward and righteous.

It naturally countered the divine demon remains like the Celestial Emperor’s remnants.

The Celestial Erosion Monarch did not believe this was mere coincidence.

This was clearly a contingency Li Boyang had planned in advance.

The Celestial Emperor’s remnants clearly realized this too, and with the earth’s reformation, its even larger form became visible.

Then, a fierce, grotesque bird’s head emerged from the rift in the earth.

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