Chapter 2: The Nine Nether Fire Sparrow

Chapter 2: The Nine Nether Fire Sparrow

The sudden turn of events left Lin Langtian utterly stunned and confused. But as he processed the information that came with the strange energy, his eyes lit up with excitement!

The Nine Nether Fire Sparrow!

As a reincarnated soul, Lin Langtian fully understood the significance of the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow. In the Great Thousand World, there exists the "Record of Beasts," cataloging countless powerful beast clans. Any creature worthy of making it onto this record is of formidable strength.

Among them, the Nine Nether Sparrow holds the eleventh rank on the Earth List of the Beast Record. Born in the northern realms, this creature's wings can block mountains, and its spectral light can eclipse the sun and moon. The Nine Nether Fire Sparrow, however, has ascended to the Heavenly List, surpassing even the Nine Nether Sparrow itself!

In the information Lin Langtian received, he glimpsed a vast continent in the distant void of the Great Thousand World. In the heart of this land, a massive, crimson bird let out a piercing screech, filling the skies with red light as it battled a gigantic black eagle.

The clash of these two supreme beasts seemed potent enough to shatter the surrounding land and space itself. As the battle wore on and the continent began to collapse, the crimson bird's gaze sharpened, and an intense red light erupted from its body. With a sorrowful screech, it ignited into blazing red flames, engulfing itself and the black eagle alike.

The scene shifted. Within the overwhelming crimson flames, the bird's massive body began to shrink rapidly. With one final sorrowful cry, it transformed into a crimson essence, which, by some twist of fate, merged with Lin Lang's soul, displacing the original body's consciousness.

"So, it was through this coincidence that I merged with the spirit essence of the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow… No wonder it's here on the Tianxuan Continent," Lin Langtian murmured.

As a noble bloodline within the Nine Nether Sparrow clan, the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow would never descend to a lower realm like this without a compelling reason. Yet in its fierce battle with another powerful beast, it had chosen a path of mutual destruction, leaving behind only its spirit essence, which eventually arrived on the Tianxuan Continent with Lin Lang's soul.

Understanding this, Lin Langtian began to plan. The Nine Nether Fire Sparrow was now invaluable to him, serving as his key to power—much like Master Yao to Xiao Yan and Little Marten to Lin Dong. With the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow, he could compete against these favored children of heaven without needing to seize Lin Dong's opportunities!

He, Lin Langtian, would not play a mere supporting role!

As he thought this, a faint message emerged from the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow's spirit, filtering into his mind.

A bloodline link!

The Nine Nether Fire Sparrow wanted to establish a bloodline link with him. Lin Langtian was well-versed in the concept; only beings with ancient godly beast bloodlines could perform such a bond. Simply put, it was a unique process where a human and a godly beast would merge their bloodlines.

This connection would allow Lin Langtian to gain the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow's abilities—a much more advanced method than simply refining the beast's power. However, there was a drawback: the two would be tightly connected, so if one died, the other would perish as well.

Lin Langtian dismissed the risk; great reward requires some risk. For someone from a lower plane like himself, linking with a being of the Great Thousand World's Nine Nether Fire Sparrow lineage was a tremendous advantage!

Without further hesitation, he followed the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow's instructions, pricking his finger and letting a drop of crimson blood emerge from the tip.

Simultaneously, a black sigil began to appear on the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow's spirit, burning with black flames. These flames felt profoundly mysterious as if they could touch the deepest recesses of the human soul, devouring Lin Langtian's blood drop by drop.

Seeing that the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow emitted black flames instead of the typical red, Lin Langtian paused. Then he realized: the ancient battle must have severely injured the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow, reducing it to the level of an ordinary Nine Nether Sparrow.

But even so, the Nine Nether Sparrow was unbeatable on the Tianxuan Continent. Besides, a fall in bloodline rank wasn't irreversible.

As his blood touched the black flame sigil, white smoke rose, but the blood did not burn away. Instead, it fused with the black flames, gradually filling half of the sigil.

The Nine Nether Fire Sparrow slowly opened its eyes, gazing at Lin Langtian with a complex expression before a flash of black light appeared at its forehead. A dark drop of blood shot out, carrying tiny black flames within it. This blood joined the sigil, occupying the other half.

A hum resounded as the two blood drops each took up half of the sigil. Then the black flame sigil began to rotate, and the two blood drops began to fuse.

Boom!

The moment they connected, both Lin Langtian and the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow shuddered, keeping their eyes fixed on the swirling black flame sigil.

As the two blood drops fully merged, the black flame sigil burst into dazzling light, igniting with black fire.

Two dark red drops of essence blood shot out from the flames, one embedding into Lin Langtian's forehead, the other into the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow's.

The black flames churned, forming a flame mark that finally sank into the depths of their beings. As the mark fused into their bodies, an indescribable sensation filled Lin Langtian's heart—a feeling of shared life and death.

Once the bloodline link completed, the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow seemed to sense something and let out a sharp cry. A surge of black flames flooded Lin Langtian's body, rushing toward a particular spot within him.

"No, don't!"

As the black flames surged forward, a pained scream echoed from within Lin Langtian. But the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow was unmoved, directly consuming the presence.

Within moments, after devouring this remnant soul, the Nine Nether Fire Sparrow's weak aura began to recover, while Lin Langtian, too, felt a change. His cultivation, which had reached the peak of the Yuan Dan stage, now felt as if it had broken through, and his energy surged like a rollercoaster, soaring rapidly.

In just moments, he had reached...

The Three Realms of Creation—Form Realm!

(End of Chapter)