Shi Lan had never taken Samsara's suggestion to heart.
Ever since Shi Lan awakened her past-life memories, Samsara had been by her side, saving her from danger time and again.
Abandoning Samsara and fleeing alone was something Shi Lan could never do.
Even if things truly came to the end of the road, she still had her avatar. There was also a wisp of her divine sense in the Fierce Nether King Realm, so she still had a way out.
Even if she abandoned this physical body, she could still send her soul back to the Lingyang Realm through her connection with her avatar.
Though she might be left with nothing by then, she did not lack the courage to start over.
Besides, it was only a Supreme. Given more time, she might yet find a way out of this dead end.
Screee—
A massive shadow swept over Shi Lan's head. A scarlet vicious bird with a wingspan of hundreds of miles roared past, wreathed in blazing flames.
The entire sky turned blood-red. Even the void was set alight, and the radiance was dazzling.
Some of the iron cavalry following Shi Lan in the distance were instantly reduced to ashes by the scorching flames, hot enough to melt gold and iron.
"Vermilion Bird bloodline."
Shi Lan glanced up and immediately saw that this scarlet vicious bird carried true Vermilion Bird blood.
As one of the Four Celestial Spirits, a fully grown pureblood Vermilion Bird was terrifying, powerful enough to rival a Supreme. Its bloodline even surpassed that of the divine-blood Phoenix.
Although the vicious bird in the sky carried only a tiny fraction of true Vermilion Bird blood, its power was still on par with the strongest imperial experts.
Roar!
Fierce roars rang out one after another. Countless vicious beasts