The fluffy Little Radiant Chick in Yun Qing's arms had his eyes contentedly narrowed, letting Yun Qing stroke his feathers again and again as he gave soft little coos.
The majestic bearing of the Immortal Emperor himself was becoming harder and harder to find in this Little Radiant Chick.
A smile lingered at the corners of Yun Qing's mouth as he enjoyed this happy time playing with Little Huang. Then something suddenly occurred to him, and his hand paused.
Little Radiant Chick opened one eye in displeasure and gently pecked his finger, urging him to continue.
"Be good. Just a moment," Yun Qing said softly. He carefully set Little Radiant Chick on a cushion, then slowly walked over to Little Huang's true body and opened his slender right hand.
A wisp of pure golden flame slowly rose from his palm.
Though tiny, the flame radiated a terrifying heat that made the heart tremble.
Divine radiance like a solar corona flowed along its licking edges, gold and crimson interwoven, dazzling and dangerous. Deep within the flame lay a trace of terrifying white heat, like a miniature seed of a true sun, ready at any moment to unleash the mighty power to burn all eight wildernesses to ash.
A subsidiary flame of the radiant sun divine flame.
Ever since Yun Qing had slipped out through the Divine Palace's gates, it had risen from the Dao Seal Yun Huang had left inside him. Presumably, that venerable ancestor had lent it to him specifically for protection.
While he had been clearing out the Divine Capital and its surroundings earlier, this subsidiary flame had spontaneously protected its master several times, burning away every trace of the Heavenly Demons' lingering malice that had tried to corrode his divine soul.
"Back to its rightful owner." Smiling, Yun