Chapter 149

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163. Crimson Emperor Burning Heaven Flame [Please Subscribe!]

Ye Ruoshui slowly opened her eyes, her eyes seemingly burning with sparks, shimmering with dazzling light.

Did I succeed?

Ye Ruoshui murmured, her eyes filled with joy.

"Yes! You succeeded." Xiao Minghuang nodded slightly. "Now, you are already Innate Fire Spirit Body."

Furthermore, the aura emanating from Ye Ruoshui at this moment had clearly reached the first level of the Divine Sea Realm, the same level as Xiao Minghuang.

Ye Ruoshui raised her palm and felt it.

She felt a warm, cool, and vibrant fire-attribute Spiritual Qi slowly flowing from her palm, leaping and dancing on the back of her hand, forming the shape of a fire lotus flower, blooming with dazzling brilliance.

"I can feel them."

A look of joy appeared in Ye Ruoshui's eyes. She could sense the vast and boundless fire-attribute Spiritual Qi, which almost made her merge with this world, intimately connected, as if she were born a part of the Great Dao.

"This will make alchemy and the cultivation of fire-based magical abilities much easier in the future."

Xiao Minghuang nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Ye Ruoshui's eyes were slightly red as she spoke softly.

There's no need for thanks between us, especially since you're mine.

Xiao Minghuang's lips curled into a faint smile.

"Mmm!" Ye Ruoshui nodded shyly, two blushes appearing on her face, her heart pounding wildly.

"Let's go, let's get out of here."

Xiao Minghuang took Ye Ruoshui's hand, and with a swift movement, sped away into the distance.

It was around this time.

A system notification sounded in Xiao Minghuang's mind.

[Ding! Successfully detected that the host has gifted a favorable opportunity. Compensation returned: Crimson Emperor Burning Heaven Flame!]

Upon hearing the notification, Xiao Minghuang was startled.

She hadn't expected that Ye Ruoshui's fusion with the Innate Fire would actually be considered a fortuitous opportunity.

Even though the Crimson Flame Fire didn't belong to her, it still triggered a refund and compensation.

After asking around, she gained a better understanding of the system's compensation mechanism.

The so-called gift-giving is not limited to the form of giving a physical object.

Rather, it is closer to the concept of "transfer of possession".

Or perhaps, she could have had it, but instead transferred it.

As long as either of these two conditions is met, the compensation refund will be triggered.

Furthermore, the compensation triggered by the Crimson Flame Fire did not specify how many times the amount would be returned.

This indicates that the system is unable to determine the value difference between Crimson Flame Fire and Crimson Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

If we interpret this from a different perspective, does it mean that neither of the two is superior or inferior?

Xiao Minghuang wasn't sure.

In addition, the Innate Fire returned by the system also needs to be refined and cannot be directly and freely controlled.

"Why can't this system just give me the perfect solution in one go?"

A hint of helplessness flashed in Xiao Minghuang's eyes. With her cultivation at the Divine Sea Realm, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to forcibly refine the Innate Fire.

Ye Ruoshui was able to easily refine the Innate Fire because she possessed the Naturally Fire Affinity and would not be harmed by it.

However, Xiao Minghuang lacks such qualities. Once she comes into contact with the Innate Fire, she would probably be reduced to ashes within a few breaths, let alone refine it.

"Never mind, I'll ask the Medicine King when I get back; perhaps he has a solution."

Xiao Minghuang composed herself and pondered in her heart that the Medicine King was Life and Death King who came out of the Holy Academy. He was knowledgeable and had many methods. He should have a way to refine the Innate Fire.

When Xiao Minghuang ventured deep into the sea of fire, she consumed a great deal of spiritual energy, but when she left, she encountered no obstacles whatsoever.

One reason is that there was Innate Fire here before, which continuously emitted high-temperature flames, burning in all directions.

Now that the Innate Fire has vanished, the sea of fire has also disappeared.

Secondly, Ye Ruoshui is now an Innate Fire Spirit Body, in harmony with the Great Dao of Fire, and no longer needs her protection; in fact, she can even protect Ye Ruoshui in return.

Just like now, Xiao Minghuang didn't use any special methods; he simply held Ye Ruoshui's hand tightly, and he was unaffected by any of the surrounding high temperatures and flames.

Holding Xiao Minghuang's soft, delicate hand, Ye Ruoshui felt incredibly relaxed and experienced a strange sense of security.

Xiao Minghuang's fingertips were warm and delicate, seemingly able to penetrate the skin and reach Ye Ruoshui's heart.

The two held hands silently, neither of them speaking, and flew away.

Before long, a white light appeared.

"We'll be there soon!"

Xiao Minghuang said in a low voice, "They went deep into the nest of the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow, not only stealing its cubs, but also refining the Innate Fire it had guarded for countless years."

Once the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow returns and encounters them, an earth-shattering battle is inevitable.

She has just emerged from a battle and has not yet recovered her strength; she is unlikely to win.

It was around this time.

A wave of extremely hot air suddenly swept over.

This scorching wave of air was like a huge mass of magma, hot and sweltering. Even from a distance, Xiao Minghuang could feel waves of stinging pain, as if he were being roasted by something and was about to be charred.

Xiao Minghuang quickly raised his protective spiritual Spiritual Qi to pull Ye Ruoshui behind him.

But Ye Ruoshui was completely unaffected by the scorching heatwave.

"As expected of someone with Innate Fire Spirit Body, they remain completely unaffected by such high temperatures."

Xiao Minghuang was slightly taken aback, and murmured to herself.

Immediately afterwards, a mournful bird cry came from afar.

"Bah!"

Upon hearing the sound, Xiao Minghuang looked over and saw a burst of flames sweeping across the sky.

At the center of the flames was a large, fiery red bird, its body engulfed in raging flames. Its blood-red eyes gleamed with a chilling killing intent, and it exuded an extremely dangerous aura, as if it could incinerate all living things before it at any moment.

"Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow, she's back!"

Xiao Minghuang's pupils contracted slightly. He quickly grabbed Ye Ruoshui and flew straight up, speeding towards the outside of the nest.

They moved incredibly fast, arriving in the sky in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Minghuang looked around and saw that, perhaps because the Innate Fire had disappeared, the original sea of fire had vanished, and the earth was covered with black scorched soil, devoid of any sign of life.

The moment the two had a firm footing in the air, the scorching flames exploded completely within the nest, and the blazing fire surged up, instantly turning the once empty land into a fiery domain.

"Roar..."

A furious roar erupted from the lair, shaking the heavens.

Xiao Minghuang saw a giant firebird take off from its nest. Its enormous body blotted out the sky, and its golden-red wings, burning with flames, spread out, reaching a height of hundreds of feet.

A pair of enormous golden wings flapped, stirring up an endless sea of fire. Layers of scorching flames rolled and surged towards the sky. A pair of eyes burning with blazing flames watched them from afar, as if they were ready to attack at any moment.

"Is this the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow at the peak of the Divine Sea Realm?"

Xiao Minghuang was secretly shocked. She had anticipated that this demonic beast would be very powerful, but she had not expected it to be this powerful.

Even at the height of her power, she would probably have had to avoid his sharp edge.

Not to mention, she is now completely exhausted and has not yet generated any new strength.

Even if she is no match for him, she will still draw her sword and fight!

Xiao Minghuang's gaze was resolute, a golden sword shadow appeared in his hand, and his strength was restored to its peak, ready for a desperate fight.

But at this time...

Ye Ruoshui suddenly took a step forward, and hesitated before saying:

"Your Highness, I feel that it shouldn't harm me."

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Xiao Minghuang frowned. "How did you know?"

Ye Ruoshui pursed her lips, her eyes flickering. "This is just my intuition, but I trust my intuition."

"In that case, I'll give it a try with you!" Xiao Minghuang remained silent for a long time before finally nodding in agreement.

"Okay!" Ye Ruoshui nodded, then stepped towards the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow.

Watching Ye Ruoshui gradually walk towards the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow, Xiao Minghuang's heart jumped into his throat.

She knew in her heart that the reason Ye Ruoshui felt that the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow would not harm her was probably because Ye Ruoshui had achieved the Innate Fire Spirit Body after fusing with the Innate Fire.

It's not surprising that the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow, being a pure fire-attribute demon beast, would be close to Innate Fire Spirit Body.

However, this is only one possibility. If the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow goes berserk, Ye Ruoshui, with her mere cultivation at the first level of the Divine Sea Realm, would probably not even last a breath before being reduced to ashes.

Now, Xiao Minghuang could only hope that her intuition was right.

Ye Ruoshui was getting closer and closer to the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow, and Xiao Minghuang's heart was practically in his throat.

The Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow seemed to sense something, and suddenly raised its head and let out a sharp cry. The sound pierced the clouds and was deafening, making Xiao Minghuang's heart tremble.

Even though Ye Ruoshui was extremely close, the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow still did not use any attack methods; its chirping just now seemed to be a greeting.

In an instant.

Xiao Minghuang understood.

This Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow must have developed a sliver of intelligence!

Generally speaking, when a demon beast advances to the Spirit Seed Realm, it will develop intelligence, just like human cultivators.

As for why it took so long to develop intelligence, it's because for demonic beasts, the Spirit Seed Realm is considered the end of infancy.

Before this, they were equivalent to human infants.

The Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow before them was clearly on the verge of breaking through to the Spirit Seed Realm, needing only one more opportunity to achieve full intelligence.

Just then, Ye Ruoshui successfully made her first contact with the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow.

Ye Ruoshui moved closer to the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow.

The Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow's fiery eyes darted around, then lowered its head and approached Ye Ruoshui, seemingly to say something.

After a while...

Ye Ruoshui turned her head to look at Xiao Minghuang, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, seemingly somewhat troubled.

At this moment, Xiao Minghuang received a telepathic message.

"Your Highness, the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow asked us if we had seen her children. All her children are gone."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's expression remained unchanged, but her heart was shaken.

The children of the Crimson Flame Fire Sparrow naturally refer to the eggs in the nest.