Chapter 1929: Dire Strait

The nearby star suddenly became extremely panicked.

This was a star that could directly refer to the noblest and proudest Great Empress Vermilion Bird by her name. Just this simple fact was enough to demonstrate its lofty identity and status.

It had lived for countless years, and it had also witnessed countless bizarre and uncanny events. However, never before had it come across a being who could engulf a sun so quickly! Moreover, this sun was no ordinary sun. Rather, this was the Reincarnation Sun, a sun that possessed an eternal and undying attribute!

As these thoughts flashed through the star’s mind, the body of the Reincarnation Sun visibly shrunk by a significant amount again. At the same time, the light that it emitted also started to become increasingly dim. It looked like it was about to die from energy exhaustion at any moment.

The powerful star was feeling a genuine sense of panic. It could see the darkness within the Reincarnation Sun’s body. This was a darkness that looked as if it wanted to engulf and turn everything into nothingness. This was a darkness that caused a boundless sense of danger to grip at its heart.

It’s too mysterious! It’s too powerful!

The power of the human male had far exceeded the star’s wildest imaginations!

How were the Reincarnation Sun’s flames swallowed? Where did these swallowed flames go? In what manner did these flames disappear? The powerful star had no answer to these questions.

To say nothing of the star, even An Lin himself didn’t understand what was going on!

Although An Lin had grasped the true intent of darkness and attained enlightenment in the paramount law of the dark dao, he was still relatively ignorant regarding the true darkness. Whenever he tried to further his understanding of it, it felt like his entire existence was about to be engulfed by the darkness.

It felt as if his entire existence was about to be wiped from the face of the universe…

This was the reason why he instinctively feared using this power.

The nearby star had already slowly distanced itself from the Reincarnation Sun.

Out of the eight great stars that orbited around the Vermilion Bird Star, it had least expected for the Reincarnation Sun to be destroyed. After all, this was decided by the unique qualities of the stars. Reincarnation represented immortality. As such, even if a divine being of the God of Creation Stage furiously pummeled the Reincarnation Sun for hundreds of years, it still wouldn’t feel so much as an itch on its body.

Now, however…

Neighbor Reincarnation Sun looked like it was about to die…

The powerful star didn’t dare linger around its neighbor any longer. It immediately fled into the distance, fearful that the burst of dark power would accidentally reach its body.

The Reincarnation Sun became smaller and smaller…

Eventually, there was a puff.

A pure burst of darkness shredded through the tremendously dazzling sun.

In this instant, the Reincarnation Sun that had blazed for countless thousands of years was finally entirely engulfed by the darkness.

An absolute darkness appeared in the universe. This darkness appeared as if it wanted to continue proliferating outward.

The powerful star felt as if the light in the surroundings, the eight great stars, and the billions of galaxies in the distance had all vanished in this instant. What entered its eyes was a boundless void of nothingness. The sight of this caused terror to grip at its heart.

It had never heard of—much less seen—such a pure dark power before.

Thankfully, this darkness disappeared in the very next instant.

All that remained in that expanse of space was a white-clothed male.

His body was extremely tiny, yet the powerful sun was completely unable to ignore his presence.

Right now, it appeared as if his entire body was radiating with a light that was more dazzling then the suns’.

“Sh*t… Vermilion Bird, you’ve picked a fight with the wrong person…” the powerful star murmured.

…

Meanwhile, on the Immortal Vermilion Star…

The battle between Xu Xiaolan and the Great Empress Vermilion Bird was still raging at full intensity.

An azure-colored holy light that possessed the essential power of the Azure Dragon furiously clashed with a crimson-colored holy light that possessed the essential power of the Vermilion Bird. The devastating shockwaves emitted by their collisions caused the heavily protected Immortal Vermilion Star to become extremely battered and broken.

The Six Vermilion Bird Sages were also beaten half-dead by the shockwaves of the battle. As a result, they could only reluctantly retreat from the battlefield.

At this moment, no matter how stubborn they were, they had no choice but to admit that Xu Xiaolan was incredibly powerful.

The Great Empress Vermilion Bird had already transformed into her original form. As she beat her wings, she transformed into a colossal Vermilion Bird that measured millions of feet in wingspan.

Xu Xiaolan also transformed out of her human form as her body flawlessly fused with the projection of the Azure Dragon. With her body as the core and with the power of the Azure Dragon as the body, she manipulated the colossal dragon and had it viciously battle against the Vermilion Bird before her.

Their battle gradually moved away from the Immortal Vermilion Star. This was an intentional move by the Great Empress Vermilion Bird.

Xu Xiaolan also didn’t want to obliterate the Immortal Vermilion Star. After all, there were far too many beings on this star who hadn’t been able to flee in time. If they didn’t move away, then their battle would definitely destroy this star.

Thereupon, their battle moved from the Immortal Vermilion Star to the boundless void of the universe.

The battle between them had already reached a stage of primal simplicity. Like wild beasts, they relentlessly exchanged blow after blow. They tore with their claws, and they bit with their jaws. At times, they even unleashed some tremendous and dazzling immortal techniques. However, these techniques were all used to aid them in taking another bite out of their opponent.

The power of the Vermilion Bird’s flames was immense. After crashing through the Vermilion Bird’s Flame Realm, the dragon scales on Xu Xiaolan’s Azure Dragon body had already become charred and cracked. However, Xu Xiaolan didn’t show any sign of wanting to retreat. Instead, she dashed in front of the Vermilion Bird and viciously bit down!

The Vermilion Bird wanted to flee, yet at some unknown point in time, the Azure Dragon’s tail had already appeared behind her back and blocked her path of retreat.

Boom!

The Azure Dragon’s tail ruthlessly slammed into the Vermilion Bird’s back.

The Great Empress Vermilion Bird let out a startled yelp as her colossal body plummeted toward the void before her. At this moment, the Azure Dragon’s bloody maw had already lunged toward her and viciously crunched down on her neck. Like countless divine weapons, the Azure Dragon’s razor-sharp teeth slowly sunk into the Vermilion Bird’s flesh. Blood sprayed through the air.

“Squawk!”

The Great Empress Vermilion Bird howled in anguish as she started to furiously beat her wings.

A boundless amount of searing flames erupted from her body. As these flames proliferated into the surroundings, her entire body transformed into a blazing crimson-colored sun.

For Xu Xiaolan, clinging onto the Vermilion Bird with her mouth was like biting into a sun. It felt extremely uncomfortable. However, she didn’t let go and even started to suck the Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s blood. Drinking a mouthful of her blood was like eating a high-rank immortal pill.

Xu Xiaolan: “Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp…”

She started to gulp down large mouthfuls of the Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s blood!

“Squawk!” The Great Empress Vermilion Bird wailed in anguish. Then, she unfurled her wings and started to furiously slap Xu Xiaolan on the head. However, Xu Xiaolan continued to cling onto her neck and gulp down her blood.

The Great Empress Vermilion Bird wanted to absorb her origin blood essence and bloodline?

Then she was going to drink every last drop of the Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s blood!

The neck region was an Achilles heel for Vermilion Birds, so how could Xu Xiaolan let go?

Victory and defeat were going to be decided in this critical moment!

A look of ruthless resolution appeared on the Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s face as she was backed into a corner.

“Nan Li Vermilion Bird Fire!”

Vermilion Bird Nan Li, one of the Six Vermilion Bird Sages, suddenly shuddered. Then, it started to screech in agony. Its bloodline burned furiously as it was stripped from its body and summoned to the Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s side.

“This…?!” The remaining five members of the Six Vermilion Bird Sages were all transfixed with shock and terror.

The Great Empress Vermilion Bird is extracting Vermilion Bird Nan Li’s origin bloodline? This is going to kill Vermilion Bird Nan Li!

Immediately afterward, however, they were all plunged into the same nightmarish situation.

“You Luo Vermilion Bird Fire!

“Bing Xin Vermilion Bird Fire!

“Tian Jin Vermilion Bird Fire!

“Huan Jin Vermilion Bird Fire!

“Tai Jing Vermilion Bird Fire!”

The Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s voice was like a divine decree, and none of the Vermilion Birds could disobey her will.

The bloodlines of the Six Vermilion Bird Sages started to combust upon her command. They wailed in anguish, yet they were unable to stop their bloodlines from being extracted and summoned to the Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s side!

Before long, six different bloodlines were burning around the Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s body.

They rapidly transformed and condensed, and they eventually formed into six starkly different holy-rank spears.

Each legendary spear measured a whopping ten million feet in length. Not only did they contain an unimaginably devastating flame power, but they even contained the Six Vermilion Bird Sages’ origin bloodlines, as well as their lifelong comprehensions of the dao realm.

All of this was in addition to the Vermilion Bird’s origin power. With all of these combined, even the Great Empress Vermilion Bird herself wasn’t entirely sure how much devastation she could unleash at this moment…

After all, she had sacrificed the Six Vermilion Bird Sages in exchange for this attack!

“Xu Xiaolan, it’s finished… Bloodline Sealing Technique—Universe Shattering Spears!” The Great Empress Vermilion Bird’s face twisted into a sinister smile. Then, the six holy spears quivered lightly before all shooting toward Xu Xiaolan!