Vermilion Bird Unsealed, Dual Domains (Reset)

P.S. In Sanshui's setting, the Vermilion Bird is a branch of the Phoenix. In mythology, the Vermilion Bird is the Dark Bird and ranks above the Phoenix. To avoid starting a flame war, we'll discard the Phoenix setting here. To hell with the fantasy world's lowly floor tiles.

Besides, she was not a talkative person.

She merely assumed that Qin Xuan was blessed with great fortune and had encountered some kind of fortuitous opportunity.

After all, he had even mastered a "contract" capable of taking people across worlds. What was a Soul Bone compared to that?

Even if this was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone—something in this world that was enough to make virtually any soul master or faction lose their heads and resort to murder and plunder.

She quietly watched Qin Xuan sitting on the ground. Although her face remained expressionless, that handsome yet beautiful baby face was suffused with a subtle curve that even she herself had not noticed.

Perhaps living like this forever wouldn't be so bad, right? Jing Ni lowered her beautiful eyes, gently stroking her lower abdomen as she murmured inwardly.

Crimson flames rapidly rose. Qin Xuan brought his palms together, one above the other, then slowly spread them apart. Two yellow, one purple, and two black Soul Rings flickered into existence around his body, while a crimson sword no larger than a palm appeared between his hands.

Qin Xuan's skin and black hair visibly turned crimson. His flawless features twisted slightly from the pain, and even his seated body became somewhat unsteady.

Qin Xuan was startled. In the end, he had underestimated this Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core. Even though his physique could now withstand a Soul Ring of more than fifty thousand years,

the bestial nature of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent contained within the core was something an ordinary fifty-thousand-year soul beast could never compare with.

Still, it remained within Qin Xuan's ability to endure.

He swiftly circulated the Ghost Valley Breathing Technique, laying a layer of defense tightly along his meridians to protect them from the violent, searing energy, then guided it away.

Jing Ni knew that absorbing a Soul Ring carried a certain amount of risk, but when had she ever witnessed a scene like this? Seeing Qin Xuan enveloped in intense flames, his face contorted with pain and ferocity,

she could not help but grow worried.

She wanted to rise and approach him, using her Soul Power to guide the energy for him, but forcibly stopped herself. Unlike the Qin's Moon World, where internal energy was virtually without attributes and martial artists could transfer it freely,

Douluo Continent was different. Every person's Martial Soul had an attribute, and attributes could counter one another.

Qin Xuan's Martial Soul leaned toward fire.

Her Jing Ni Sword, on the other hand, leaned toward water. Ever since she acquired the Divine Slaughter's Domain, it seemed to be showing signs of transforming toward ice, allowing it to shift freely between ice and water.

The attributes of their Martial Souls countered each other. If she went over now, not only would she fail to help him, she might instead harm him.

Fortunately, the pain on Qin Xuan's face did not last long. As the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core was gradually refined and the beastly nature gradually lost the energy supporting it, it slowly weakened.

Jing Ni's Martial Soul was released uncontrollably. Her dark, beautiful eyes stared in astonishment at the red sword in her hand. Its hilt tilted toward Qin Xuan, as if bowing its head.

A miniature phantom of Jing Ni lay trembling on the sword, and one could vaguely sense a trace of fear. It seemed to be terrified by the aura emanating from Qin Xuan.

The Ancient Jing Ni was actually trembling. Was it because of the Vermilion Bird sealed within that sword? Jing Ni looked at the phantom of Jing Ni in confusion, then at Qin Xuan's Everbright Sword, her mind turning thoughtfully.

Qin Xuan had told her that her Martial Soul was the Jing Ni Sword.

It was somewhat similar to his Everbright Sword. Both seemed to have ancient strange beasts sealed within them.

If Qin Xuan's Martial Soul contained the ancient strange beast Vermilion Bird from Douluo Continent,

then her Martial Soul contained the ancient strange beast Jing Ni from the Qin's Moon World.

Because they belonged to different worlds, their Martial Souls had initially had no distinction in strength. Their Martial Soul qualities had been evenly matched.

But now, the Jing Ni Sword was actually afraid of the Everbright Sword. Could this be the Martial Soul Evolution Qin Xuan had spoken of?

Jing Ni had originally intended to use this time to cultivate more after seeing that the energy within Qin Xuan had stabilized, but she instantly lost all desire to cultivate.

The more critical the moment, the less room there was for others to interfere. She began protecting Qin Xuan as he cultivated.

This wait lasted a full Heaven and night.

From early morning to noon, then from dusk onward.

Until the second day, when Heaven had just begun to brighten.

Qin Xuan finally showed signs of awakening.

A strange sensation suddenly arose in Jing Ni's heart. Her bright eyes, slightly reddened by drowsiness, instantly focused on Qin Xuan.

The crimson flames originally covering Qin Xuan rapidly transformed into gold.

The Everbright Sword transformed into gold as well.

It hovered quietly between Qin Xuan's palms, its surface covered in Thunderclap dyed golden by the flames.

Faintly, one could still see the white bat demonic pattern representing the Divine Slaughter's Domain.

Qin Xuan's body shook violently. In the next instant, he was completely enveloped in flames.

Golden flames shot into Heaven, spreading across the valley above in the blink of an eye. A resounding phoenix cry erupted along with them.

The brilliant golden flames tore through hazy Heaven like the rising sun, instantly illuminating the entire valley.

As the flames rose, the golden fire receded, revealing a huge figure nearly seven meters long.

A fiery-red bird soared above the valley. Its dazzling golden tail feathers, perfect physique, and proud eyes looking down upon all living beings revealed the majesty of the king of birds.

Most peculiar of all were the flames around its body, which contained both gold and crimson.

Jing Ni stood up, folding her hands over her bulging lower abdomen. Her bearing was graceful, and her thin dress accentuated her perfect, graceful curves. Even though she was pregnant, she had not gained the slightest bit of excess flesh.

She looked up at Heaven. Her lively, beautiful eyes did not blink as she murmured, "Is this the ancient Vermilion Bird sealed within the Everbright Sword?"

"No. It is no longer the sealed ancient Vermilion Bird. It is free now."

Qin Xuan walked over, his right hand supporting a palm-sized golden sword. Two yellow, one purple, and three black Soul Rings hovered at different positions around his body, completely enveloping him.

The sixth black Soul Ring was especially profound. Its diameter was several times larger than the others, making it particularly dazzling beside the fourth and fifth black Soul Rings.

His Soul Power had astonishingly reached approximately rank sixty-eight and a half, only a hair away from rank sixty-nine.

In other words, after breaking through rank sixty, his nine months of cultivation following Slaughter City, combined with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and this Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core,

had raised his Soul Power Level by eight and a half ranks in one go.

He had gained approximately three ranks in Slaughter City, three ranks from the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core had granted him two and a half ranks on the foundation of rank sixty-six Soul Power.

Qin Xuan believed that he would definitely break through to Soul Saint within half a year.

At the same time, he could not help marveling in amazement. He had never expected that refining the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core would not cause his Martial Soul to evolve like the harlot Phoenix from the original work. Instead, it had lifted the seal on the Everbright Sword, restored the Vermilion Bird's freedom, and allowed it to unleash its full might.

It had also given birth to a Heaven-given talent domain.

In other words, in this era, before Bibi Dong and Tang "Shriveled Three" had entered Slaughter City, Qin Xuan was currently the only soul master on Douluo Continent with dual domains.

Not only that, after being unsealed, the Vermilion Bird within Qin Xuan seemed to have become a special existence.

Although it still dwelled within the Everbright Sword, it seemed more like an independent individual. As for what role this individual played, perhaps he would find the answer after cultivating to Titled Douluo in the future.

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