The Vermilion Bird's Status, the Golden-Winged Fire Crane

Xiao Changge and Electrolux then began searching for an excellent Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. With a powerhouse like Electrolux around, they did not need to worry about being unable to defeat one. At his peak, Electrolux's combat power could be called god-level.

According to the Douluo Universe's worldview, even if a god-level powerhouse had only a fragment of divine consciousness left, they could still easily injure a Titled Douluo.

Electrolux's strength was absolutely not that of an ordinary god-level powerhouse. He was basically a Half-Step God King, or perhaps possessed combat power at the peak of a First-Level God.

So there was no need to worry about being unable to defeat a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Besides, Xiao Changge could fight as well. During this time, with Profound Tier battle techniques supporting him, he could fight even without soul skills.

Before long, Xiao Changge and Electrolux found a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast: a Golden-Winged Fire Crane.

This Golden-Winged Fire Crane had once injured Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo of that era, ten thousand years ago. Although Tang Hao did not seem to have been the Clear Sky Douluo at the time, he was already very formidable.

No one could deny Tang Hao's talent. He had been incredibly powerful ten thousand years ago. After all, becoming a Titled Douluo in his forties was remarkable talent, even in present-day Douluo Continent society ten thousand years later.

After all, becoming a Titled Douluo was already the threshold for the strong, placing one among the top powerhouses. Very few people had been able to become Titled Douluos ten thousand years ago. Although more people could do so ten thousand years later, those who became Titled Douluos were still top powerhouses with top-tier resources.

"Golden-Winged Fire Crane. Back then, in your spiritual world, I saw that you had read Shrek's encyclopedia of Soul Beasts. This Soul Beast's flames are powerful. Ten thousand years ago, one of them even defeated Tang Hao, the father of Tang San, one of Shrek's Shrek Seven Devils. It is said that this Soul Beast may be descended from a beastkin vassal of the Phoenix Divine Beast.

"Though I do not know exactly how powerful it is, it is already excellent as your first Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Your Vermilion Bird Martial Soul should gain a decent soul skill from it."

Electrolux said this.

"My Vermilion Bird Martial Soul is a Divine Beast Martial Soul. Vermilion Bird Divine Beasts do not exist in this world, but Vermilion Bird Divine Beasts are actually extremely powerful beings. In another world, they are very powerful."

In Xiao Changge's original world, within his homeland's traditional mythological system, the Vermilion Bird's strength and status belonged to the highest rank of innate great deities.

The Vermilion Bird Divine Beast was not only the god of the south, but also the creator and maintainer of cosmic order.

Its core status and power were embodied in the "Four Symbols of Heaven."

The Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise were collectively known as the "Four Symbols of Heaven," representing the southern pillar within the universe's fundamental framework.

In Daoist texts, they were even regarded as the lords of Heaven and Earth, who "bring forth the world and eternally uphold Heaven and Earth."

It was the incarnation of the constellations.

The Vermilion Bird's true form was not a mortal body of flesh and blood, but the deified constellation formed by the seven groups of southern stars: Well, Ghost, Willow, Star, Extended Net, Wings, and Chariot.

So long as the southern constellations did not perish, the Vermilion Bird would endure alongside Heaven and Earth, existing forever in the world.

It controlled South Bright Separation Fire.

As the manifestation of "fire" among the Five Elements, the Vermilion Bird was born with control over the fiercely destructive South Bright Separation Fire. Its body was cloaked in pure yang flames, capable not only of burning away all evil in the world, but also of driving away ghosts and warding off evil.

There was also the difference in status between the Vermilion Bird and the Phoenix.

People often confused the two, but in orthodox mythology, the Vermilion Bird's status was far higher than the Phoenix's.

The Vermilion Bird was an "innate great deity." It belonged to the cosmic stellar system, was the chief god guarding the south, and represented an indispensable law of the universe.

The Phoenix was a "postnatal Lucky Beast." In the Book of Rites, it was defined as the "chief of feathered creatures." In essence, it was the king of all birds in the animal kingdom, primarily symbolizing peace in the human world, imperial authority, and virtue.

Calling the Vermilion Bird a Divine Beast Martial Soul, even a top-tier Divine Beast Martial Soul, could be considered an understatement of its status.

Even calling the Vermilion Bird a top-tier Phoenix Martial Soul would be diminishing its grandeur.

In this world, the Vermilion Bird should at the very least be a Martial Soul on the level of a creator god.

"Looks like you, like me, do not belong to this Douluo Continent. Or rather, your soul, like mine, did not originate from Douluo Continent."

"That is indeed the case. After dying in my original world, I was reincarnated into Douluo Continent."

Xiao Changge did not hide it either. In his view, a powerhouse like Electrolux was no fool. Electrolux was often in his mind, within his spiritual world.

He would certainly notice many strange things. So Xiao Changge believed that Electrolux would discover his identity sooner or later. It was better to confess it now. This was both a good thing and a sign of honesty between them.

"In any case, let us hurry up and fight now. If this Soul Beast runs away, it will be too late."

"Fine."

Soon after, the Golden-Winged Fire Crane sensed someone approaching. It was Electrolux and Xiao Changge.

"Roar, roar, roar, roar!" The Golden-Winged Fire Crane roared in warning, signaling that they had to leave immediately or it would attack.

"Explosive Step." This was a movement battle technique Xiao Yan had used early on. It was not particularly powerful, only a Profound Tier battle technique, but in this world, it already counted as a divine skill.

One had to know that cultivation methods from martial arts worlds would at most count as low-grade Yellow Tier cultivation methods and battle techniques on the Dou Qi Continent.

If Tang San's techniques were brought to the Dou Qi Continent, they would amount to nothing. The Douluo Continent itself was absurd enough; it would be even more absurd for martial arts world techniques to become the ceiling of the Dou Qi Continent.

"Roar!" The Golden-Winged Fire Crane immediately began spitting fireballs, but Xiao Changge was no longer a pushover. After practicing battle techniques for so long, it was time to put them to use.

Explosive Step allowed him to evade nearly all the attacks and fireballs.

"Sucking Palm!" Xiao Changge then directly used Sucking Palm, wanting to see whether he could pull this Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast over.

"Roar, roar!" At that moment, the Golden-Winged Fire Crane felt itself being caught by a pulling force, so it immediately spat out fireballs.

Xiao Changge immediately used Explosive Step to dodge.

The Golden-Winged Fire Crane continued its fireball attacks, even releasing scorching winds. The surroundings began to heat up, becoming more favorable for fire-attribute combat.

"Looks like this Soul Beast really is powerful. It is quite troublesome. I need to be more careful."

"This is a trial for you. When you can no longer manage, I will step in to help you," Electrolux said.

Electrolux said this because he wanted to see where Xiao Changge's limits lay, to see just how strong the limits of his disciple were.