Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 221 - 211: The Shock of True Transmission Senior Brother, Capturing the Variant Seed Fire Feather
Hong Yuan retracted the White Tiger Shadow, still manipulating the Vermilion Bird Shadow to devour various flames.
As it devoured the flames, the little Vermilion Bird’s tail phantom began to materialize, showing remarkable progress.
By this time, Hong Yuan had truly penetrated deep into the Flame Sacred Fire Region.
Entering this area, the terrain was rugged with densely scattered, fiery red boulders. Sharp tips of Blue Moon Fire Firestone also protruded from the ground.
Looking further inside, a Flame Forest Sea composed of yellow and green hues blocked Hong Yuan’s path.
However, Hong Yuan’s gaze did not linger on these flames; instead, he looked towards the silhouettes performing Artifact Refining or Alchemy within the sea of fire.
This Fire Region is where those True Disciples refine their equipment. The temperature is indeed high, and I can even sense the aura of Fire Tao Marks, Hong Yuan mused.
The Vermilion Bird Shadow was extremely lively, constantly circling and flying between Hong Yuan’s fingers.
With a flick of his fingertips, the little Vermilion Bird immediately fluttered its wings, stirring up a fiery wind and hastily charging forward.
The orange flames beside its wings abruptly intensified, devouring the surrounding flames indiscriminately, as if gobbling them down.
[Fire Tao +30]
[Fire Tao +30]
[School: Fire Tao (Normal 27%) → Fire Tao (Normal 28%)]
Within Hong Yuan’s Aperture, the crimson Divine Skill Talisman gradually solidified, its level of materialization far more corporeal than the other three Divine Skill Talismans.
After a while, a peculiar flame appeared. It sparkled like starlight, resembling a Starfire, illuminating a portion of the land and burning intensely at all times.
It was quite marvelous. Despite being mere flames, they possessed so many strange variations. Hong Yuan couldn’t help but be somewhat surprised.
Similarly, the silhouettes within the Flame Forest Sea became clearer.
Gazing at those silhouettes, Hong Yuan stared for a while, suddenly recognizing several vaguely familiar figures.
Among them, Jin Changshun, his senior brother from the Refining Equipment Hall, was the most familiar.
Jin Changshun was currently manipulating a purple melting furnace, forging a disc-shaped Instrument. Aided by the flames here, the refinement seemed to be proceeding passably.
When he felt Hong Yuan’s gaze, Jin Changshun glanced over. He was shocked to see Hong Yuan.
"Yuan!?" Jin Changshun exclaimed in surprise, blinking rapidly, hardly believing the visitor was Hong Yuan.
"Senior brother, it’s me," Hong Yuan nodded with a smile.
HISS. Jin Changshun inhaled sharply, almost making a mistake in the Instrument forging process.
He quickly refocused, adding various materials to the purple furnace and manipulating the flames...
After busying himself for nearly half a quarter-hour, he finally stabilized the forging process.
Looking at Hong Yuan, who was close at hand, Jin Changshun had words on his lips, yet he didn’t know what to say.
Their group of True Disciples from the Refining Equipment Hall had all considered Hong Yuan an up-and-coming star, but now it appeared that he had quietly achieved a breakthrough, increasing his strength and catching up to them.
He was only an assessment away from becoming a True Disciple!
"Yuan, be careful," Jin Changshun managed to say.
"Mm, you too, senior brother," Hong Yuan responded warmly.
After that, Hong Yuan passed by Jin Changshun and proceeded further inside.
Jin Changshun watched Hong Yuan, who remained calm and untouched by the myriad fires, and shook his head helplessly. Forget it. Comparing such a Heavenly Talent to Qian Qianpo is just too unfair to Qianpo. No, I should use him to motivate Qianpo instead, he mused. Thinking of his junior brother Qian Qianpo’s complacent character, especially his favorite phrase, "That’s good enough," made Jin Changshun’s teeth itch with irritation. He thinks ’that’s good enough’ applies to everything! He needs to understand that in Martial Arts, being just a little off means a world of difference!
Having passed Jin Changshun, Hong Yuan encountered purple flames, eliciting a prickling sensation that made his Great Power True Martial Body operate on its own.
Finally, at this moment, Hong Yuan faced a bit of a challenge.
These purple flames definitely reached the fifth rank, truly terrifying, and a nightmare for countless Martial Artists.
HOO!
The Vermilion Bird Shadow plunged into the purple flames, its body bathed in fire, blazing brightly. With each elegant flap of its wings, it fanned a cluster of fire lotus.
The fire lotus blossomed beneath its wings, mysterious and unfathomable, as if the Vermilion Bird had come back to life, possessing some of the divine elegance of the ancient Divine Beasts.
[Fire Tao +36]
[Fire Tao +36]
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As the Vermilion Bird Shadow’s abdomen began to solidify, Hong Yuan’s comprehension of the Fire Tao grew, and even the True Essence within him was tempered and refined.
When devouring more purple flames no longer increased his Fire Tao comprehension, Hong Yuan withdrew the Vermilion Bird Shadow and continued to stride forward.
Up ahead, red and white flames shot wildly in the void, like flashing thunderbolts, which invigorated Hong Yuan.
Just as Hong Yuan prepared to have the Vermilion Bird Shadow devour the red and white flames, he suddenly heard a bird’s chirp.
The chirping was crisp and juvenile, vibrant with life, and had an uplifting effect.
Hong Yuan looked up to see a Fire Feather running through the sea of flames, filling his heart with joy.
Fire Feather, a fifth-rank Fire Tao Variant Seed. It’s haughty yet undyingly loyal to the partner it recognizes. Its appearance is luxurious and dazzling, primarily red and white. When it evolves into a Desolate Beast, its appearance resembles a phoenix. That’s why it’s often mistaken for the rebirth of a phoenix...
Transformation Tao Divine Power—Vermilion Bird Transformation!
Hong Yuan leaped up, and the Vermilion Bird Shadow instantly merged into his body, transforming him into a Vermilion Bird in a flash.
The Vermilion Bird flapped its wings, gathering a fierce wind around itself as it swiftly pounced towards the Fire Feather.
The Fire Feather in the sea of flames heard the raging wind above and bristled all over. Its chicken-like claws scrabbled as it pumped its legs, and it sprinted like an ostrich at extreme speed.
"Little cutie, stop running!" Hong Yuan called out.
He furiously fanned his wings, blasting two clusters of icy flames forward, blocking the Fire Feather’s routes of retreat.
With nowhere to flee, the flames on the Fire Feather’s body surged as it resolved to die rather than be captured by Hong Yuan.
BOOM!
The Fire Feather depleted its essence and spat out a Fire Dragon Roll with power nearly at high fifth-rank, aiming directly at Hong Yuan.
"A second-rank creature creating a technique with fifth-rank destructive power! Truly a uniquely blessed Fire Tao Variant Seed!" Hong Yuan exclaimed in admiration.
He then directly withstood the Fire Dragon Roll’s corrosive power. Nourished by its flames, his Vermilion Bird feathers became even more radiant.
COO. The Fire Feather, seeing this, cried out woefully. Then its eyes began to dull, and its aura grew weak.
Its nature is indeed haughty. Very good, very good. I hope Yue’er will accept you, Hong Yuan thought as he landed beside the Fire Feather, allowing the red and white flames to burn all over his body.
Without hesitation, Hong Yuan flapped his wings. Clusters of azure flame erupted, and he unsparingly directed them towards the Fire Feather.
The Fire Feather’s injuries visibly healed at a rapid pace, and light returned to its eyes.
The Vermilion Bird Transformation was a top-notch healing secret art, even more powerful than the Sword Origin Water Lotus.
This was because the Vermilion Bird Transformation could heal not only oneself but others as well.
As long as they were of the same rank or below, Hong Yuan was confident he could save them!
COO!?
The Fire Feather, now reinvigorated and standing again, let out a confused chirp.
Hong Yuan didn’t say much, merely pressed it down with one wing before storing it in his Beast Control Bag.
"Fire Feather, I’ve captured you!"
Reverting from the Vermilion Bird Transformation, Hong Yuan was in a fine mood.
Yue’er will surely be pleased now that I’ve captured such a Fire Feather. Most importantly, the Fire Feather is incredibly fast when fully grown. If Yue’er becomes its master, even if she can’t defeat an opponent in her future trials, she can still escape swiftly thanks to the Fire Feather’s speed, greatly enhancing her safety. My capture of the Fire Feather was all thanks to the power of the Vermilion Bird Transformation!
Thus, Hong Yuan felt even more motivated to use the Vermilion Bird Shadow to absorb different flames and condense his Divine Power.
