"I feel like the so-called title of Ten Fiends seems... somewhat inflated too, bestowed by people."
Di Yi felt that such naming involved an extreme degree of subjectivity.
Among the Ten Fiends he knew of, Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, for example, had given him no sense of ferocity in its sword intent. Compared with the domineering nature that permeated the Vermilion Bird Precious Technique inside and out, and its ruthlessness in injuring oneself to grow stronger, it seemed rather mild.
Whoosh!
As Di Yi pondered, the True Understanding's reverse analysis and deductions drew to a close. Wrapped in roaring flames, he obtained the complete Vermilion Bird Precious Technique and received the racial inheritance of the Primordial Vermilion Bird.
What surprised him, however, was that no scenes of the past appeared this time, nor did he see the Primordial Vermilion Bird.
But he did not mind. If it did not appear, so be it. In any case, he had obtained the Vermilion Bird Precious Technique and accomplished his goal. It was time to leave.
The next moment, Di Yi withdrew from the Fire Cave and stabilized all the fluctuations. Then, following the information on the jade tablet, he reached an open area and stepped onto an altar engraved all over with stars.
When he left the Sacred Emperor Palace and reached the outside world, he found that the exit was not the volcano through which he had entered, but a barren stretch of ground beside a vast, boundless sea of magma.
"Huh? What are you doing here?" Just as Di Yi was getting his bearings, a familiar voice rang out.
"Oh, it's you. How has your cultivation been going with refining the Yang Fish?" Di Yi turned around. The owner of that familiar voice was none other than the Fire Kui Ox.