Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

It had to be said that luck was certainly a factor in Lin Yun’s handling of the Pure-blooded Firebird, but his calmness and courage were indispensable.

Just think, if an ordinary person were being hunted by a Pure-blooded Tier Four Firebird, who could remain as calm as Lin Yun and observe the situation?

Without such calm observation, how could one discover the Pure-blooded Firebird’s naivety? Not to mention meticulously provoking the Firebird and making it serve him as Lin Yun did.

It all seemed like luck, but what was truly more important was Lin Yun’s composure and courage. From this, one could also see the steadfastness of Lin Yun’s Mental Realm.

Facing a Tier Four Firebird while only at the Ninth Layer of Qi Sea Realm, Lin Yun showed no sign of panic. Instead, he used his wits to successfully make the beast serve him.

Having now completely understood the Firebird’s personality, Lin Yun found it much easier to interact with. He casually sat down beside the Firebird, looked at it, and asked,

"By the way, how many Tier Four Demon Beasts are there in the Demon Beast Ridge in total?"

Hearing Lin Yun’s question, the Firebird replied lazily, "Twenty."

"That’s all?" Lin Yun was disappointed. ’Only twenty Firebirds in total. It seems these Firebirds are probably treasures of the Flawless Palace.’ After some thought, Lin Yun decided to give up on the idea of hunting them.

"Few? Do you have any idea how noble our Firebird bloodline is? You think twenty is too few? ...Though, I really can’t compare to this little ape." As it spoke, the Firebird glanced at the Little Ape perched on Lin Yun’s shoulder and added with a hint of dejection.

Indeed, in terms of bloodline, the Firebird was truly inferior to the Little Ape. The gap between them was just too vast.

"Then how many Tier Three Demon Beasts are there?" Lin Yun continued to ask.

"Tier Three Demon Beasts? How would I know? Who would bother paying attention to them?" the Firebird replied contemptuously.

Although the Firebird didn’t give him a clear number, Lin Yun guessed there had to be at least a hundred Tier Three Demon Beasts in the Demon Beast Ridge.

Anyone who wasn’t a fool would know that the Demon Beasts in the Demon Beast Ridge were treasures of the Flawless Palace. So, upon learning there were only twenty Firebirds, Lin Yun had already given up on hunting them.

Hunting Tier Three Demon Beasts would likely only pain the upper echelons of Flawless Palace, but they probably wouldn’t punish him. However, if Lin Yun killed even one of the Firebirds, the higher-ups would likely come after him with everything they had. After all, Flawless Palace only had twenty Firebirds in total, and each one was an incredibly precious existence.

’Forget it. I’ll just hunt some Tier Three Demon Beasts,’ Lin Yun thought to himself.

With this in mind, Lin Yun immediately said to the Firebird, "Go hunt a Tier Three Demon Beast for me to see."

Hearing this, the Firebird grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Hunt a Tier Three Demon Beast? Is that even a challenge? Do you think I can’t even kill a Tier Three Demon Beast?"

"Who knows? If you’ve got the skill, go hunt one and show me," Lin Yun deliberately provoked it.

From his time with the Firebird, Lin Yun had clearly identified its weakness: the creature had no cunning and was easily provoked.

Provoked by Lin Yun’s words, the Firebird snorted coldly and immediately prepared to fly toward the outskirts of the Demon Beast Ridge. Ordinarily, it wouldn’t deign to go where the Tier Three Demon Beasts were; it was only doing so now because Lin Yun had goaded it.

"Hey, wait! Aren’t you going to take me with you?" Lin Yun shouted, seeing the creature about to fly off with a single flap of its wings.

However, the Firebird completely ignored Lin Yun’s shout. With a flap of its two massive wings, it instantly soared into the sky and flew toward the outer edge of the Demon Beast Ridge.

In its view, Lin Yun was completely unworthy of riding on its back. ’Just think about who Luo Feng is! A mere Ninth Layer of Qi Sea Realm cultivator like Lin Yun wants to ride me? He must be dreaming.’

"So arrogant. Just you wait. One day, I’ll definitely ride you for a few laps around the sky." Not getting too angry, Lin Yun just cursed under his breath before chasing after the Firebird.

Right now, the most important thing for Lin Yun was to increase his strength. As long as he could grow stronger, he didn’t care about anything else.

He chased after the Firebird. By the time Lin Yun caught up, the corpse of a Golden Lion was already lying at its feet.

Looking at the Golden Lion’s corpse, Lin Yun smiled slightly. ’Having this guy around is really convenient. By the looks of it, this Golden Lion didn’t even have a chance to escape.’

"See that? You actually made me kill an ant-like existence such as a Tier Three Demon Beast?" the Firebird said proudly upon Lin Yun’s arrival.

Ignoring it, Lin Yun walked directly to the Golden Lion’s corpse and began to refine its Essence Blood.

Watching Lin Yun busily at work, the Firebird knew he was refining the Demon Beast’s Essence Blood. It spoke dismissively, "You really are unsophisticated. What’s so special about the Essence Blood of a Tier Three Demon Beast? It’s trash."

As a Pure-blooded Tier Four Demon Beast, the Firebird naturally looked down on the Tier Three Demon Beasts from the outer parts of the Demon Beast Ridge. In its eyes, the Essence Blood of a Tier Three Demon Beast was indeed worthless; even swallowing it would bring it no benefit.

Lin Yun paid no mind to the Firebird’s insults. ’It might not be important to the bird, but it’s very important to me. With the Firebird around, I have to break through to the Primordial Ocean Realm as quickly as possible. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.’

One had to understand that the Demon Beasts of the Demon Beast Ridge were rarely encountered in the outside world. To find even one Demon Beast with such pure bloodlines out there would be a massive stroke of luck.

But now, before Lin Yun lay hundreds of such pure-blooded Demon Beasts. If he could continuously refine their Essence Blood, not only would his physical body grow stronger, but the speed at which he could break through to the Primordial Ocean Realm would also be greatly increased.

As for how much faster, it could only be described as skyrocketing.

By Lin Yun’s estimate, with the Essence Blood of Tier Three Demon Beasts of this caliber, it wouldn’t take him long to break through to the Primordial Ocean Realm.

One shouldn’t think that Lin Yun’s breakthrough would be so simple. It was crucial to remember that the Demon Beasts of Demon Beast Ridge were practically impossible to find in the outside world.

To put it another way, Lin Yun was essentially using the wealth that Flawless Palace had accumulated over a long period of time to pave his own path.

If Flawless Palace, one of the Six Great Forces, were to pour all its resources into one person, would that person’s breakthrough be slow? This was the most fitting description of Lin Yun’s current situation.

After one hour, Lin Yun finished refining the Golden Lion’s Essence Blood.

’Not bad. I’ll just absorb it right here.’ With a small smile, Lin Yun decided not to find another place to hide. With the Flame Bird around, where in the Demon Beast Ridge couldn’t he go?

He eagerly began to absorb the drop of Demon Beast Essence Blood. As the Essence Blood entered his body, Lin Yun sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. The nearby Firebird watched him lazily, truly unable to understand. ’Is it really necessary to be this happy over a mere drop of a Tier Three Demon Beast’s Essence Blood?’

The Little Ape wore the same expression as the Firebird. It, too, lay bored beside Lin Yun. From the Little Ape’s perspective, the Demon Beast Essence Blood held no attraction whatsoever.

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