Chapter: 129

There were two ways to get inside the barrier surrounding the valley; first was the orthodox way, to wait five years for it to open to enter, while the other was the forceful way, which required the Demon Emperor's Seal.

The previous Demon Emperor had handed the Demon Emperor's Seal, the proof of the current sovereignty of the Illusory Demon Realm, to Yun Canghai, who vanished a hundred years ago.

This was the reason why the current Emperor was called the Little Demon Empress and not the Demon Empress; without the seal, she cannot solidify her sovereignty over the Illusory Demon Realm, especially when the seal was needed to obtain the legacy of the Golden Crow, the main requirement to be recognized as the ruler of the Illusory Demon Realm.

Before leaving the Profound Sky Continent, Yun Canghai had given the Demon Emperor's Seal to Yun Che as proof of his goodwill towards the Imperial Family.

Yun Che stared at the small jade seal with a three-legged fiery bird carved at the top, a small amount of Fire Profound Energy rotating around it.

The only problem was that to use the Demon Emperor's Seal, one needed to have the orthodox bloodline of the Imperial Family, meaning the bloodline of the Golden Crow. Hence, the seal was useless to him.

'Well, I tried at least.' Shrugging his shoulders, he threw the seal upward, and it vanished into thin air, back into his inventory. 'This formation was definitely not created by a human… Probably the creation of the Golden Crow.'

Since he couldn't teleport inside, Yun Che thought that it should be the Golden Crow who created this formation. In the original, the barrier created by the Phoenix was able to hide Chu Yuechan from Jasmine's Divine Senses.

Yun Che didn't find it weird that he couldn't just teleport inside.

'Though if I try forceful methods like ripping the space apart, it should work.' But he simply didn't need to do any of this simply because, 'I'm immune to barriers.'

It didn't matter if the barrier was made by Spatial Laws or anything else, as long as it was considered a barrier, even the world barrier can be ignored by him!

'Menu sure is absurd.'

Chuckling to himself, Yun Che simply walked through the barrier as if it never existed.

With a "crick" sound, the barrier broke.

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Yun Che was hit by a dense amount of elemental aura.

Thunderclouds roared in the sky as purple lightning danced inside of it, like heavenly execution waiting to be poured down, and fiery tornadoes spun all over the place.

From time to time, one could hear a loud roar of a Profound Beast inside.

"What a weird place… This princess understands the reason for such intense Fire Law is due to the presence of the Golden Crow, but these thunderclouds are not natural. There might be an elemental treasure here."

"Oh yeah, probably due to the Lightning Seed of Heretic God." Yun Che nonchalantly replied, seeing the inside that looked like an apocalypse.

"Thunder Seed is present here?" Jasmine looked up at the thundercloud and the purple lightning inside before she returned a nod. "Then it makes sense. The formation of such intense Thunder Law should be due to it then."

At this point, she wasn't even surprised. She just accepted as everything was supposed to be. Her common sense wasn't as common anymore.

"Yun Che, if you are here for the Golden Crow's Legacy, then let this princess warn you; the Three Divine Fire Beasts though belong to the same category, they never got along with each other, especially Golden Crow and the Phoenix. This time, Golden Crow might not give you her legacy or she might try doing something to you. Be aware of that."

"Don't worry, I have a plan." Yun Che replied confidently, making Jasmine raise a brow.

"Plan?" She asked, interested to know what plan he was going to use against a Divine Beast.

"Yes, a plan, and a brilliant one."

"... Does it include fighting with the Golden Crow?" Jasmine asked, suspiciously. She knew Yun Che too well at this point to know he wouldn't shy away from using violence to get something he wants.

"Maybe?"

"..."

"Well, don't worry. I have you. So even if things went downhill, you can always protect me, right?"

Jasmine sighed.

She wondered how she fell for such a barbarian.

Though if Yun Che had heard her, he would have disagreed. He was, after all, a pacifist. How can he be a barbarian?

[Clairvoyance] — everything within the Golden Crow Lighting Flame Valley appeared inside Yun Che's mind; a full 3d map.

With another step, he appeared in front of a cave. The Fire Law has the highest density there.

{This place…} Jasmine didn't finish before the Profound Energy in the surroundings became hectic, and the temperature started to rise exponentially.

Above the cave, the Fire Law started to condense before it formed into two shimmering eyes, staring down at Yun Che condescendingly.

"You sure are fearless, inheritor of Heretic God, to dare to enter this noble one's resting grounds while breaking all the barriers in your way. If you do not possess the bloodline of Heretic God, this noble one would have killed you the moment you dared to break the outer barrier around this valley." An arrogant and overbearing female voice resounded around Yun Che.

The pressure of Golden Crow's divine soul instantly filled the surroundings, making it hard for people to even breathe and stand normally there. Of course, such suppression had no effect on Yun Che, who had dozens of resistances and Heretic God Legacy.

"Don't blame me. I just went past it, who would have thought it would be this weak to break just by my presence."

"Hahahaha!" Even in her laughter, her voice sounded dignified and overbearing, filled with unignorable majesty and power. "A boastful one. This noble one expects nothing less from someone with the bloodline inheritance of Azure Dragon. But this noble one smells the scent of Phoenix from you. Did you inherit the bloodline of Phoenix from the Profound Sky Continent?"

'Are you a dog?'

"Yes, I did." Yun Che didn't deny and admitted. Not like there was anything to hide. Golden Crow already seemed to know it.

"Since you are here, you must be here for this noble one's legacy. Hahaha, it's good that you understand the brilliance of this noble one. You possess the one and only Fire Spirit Evil Body, which makes you perfect for this noble one's bloodline. Even in the whole Primal Chaos, no one is more suitable than you for this noble one's bloodline!"

Golden Crow laughed happily. Anyone could tell that she was happy with Yun Che's decision to come for her bloodline.

"Do not praise me so much, I will feel bad later." Yun Che smiled awkwardly.

"So you want this noble one's bloodline then?" Golden Crow asked once again.

"Well yeah, that's one of my reasons for coming here." Yun Che answered while rubbing his chin, looking at the shining eyes with a playful gaze.

"Good. Then let this noble one remove the Phoenix Bloodline from you first!"

"About that…" Yun Che's lips curled up, and his eyes narrowed, releasing a golden hue. "I indeed came to take your bloodline, but I never said I would be giving up anything in return."

"Presumptuous!" Yun Che's robes fluttered as a gust of heat passed by him, the Golden Crow angrily said. "Are you saying that you want this noble one's bloodline to coexist with that of the weak Phoenix? How laughable! This noble one's bloodline is many times nobler than that of Phoenix, and many times stronger than that of the Phoenix. Once you have this noble one's bloodline, you would have no use of that of the Phoenix."

"Maybe? But as I have said, I am not giving up anything and will be taking everything."

"Hahaha! This noble one definitely sees the arrogance of Azure Dragon within you, but this noble one was never really asking you to make a choice. Since this noble one decided to give you her bloodline, this noble one would be doing it even if she has to force it upon you. Don't worry. Once you have this noble one's bloodline, you will understand that his noble one was right."

The Divine Energy of the Golden Crow instantly filled the surroundings and locked onto Yun Che as he suddenly felt it trying to break into his mind and soul.

But before it could do anything, his soul and mind resistances kicked in.

"Oh~, this noble one praises you for your resistance. It is remarkable for a mortal to resist this noble one's invasion, really remarkable." Yun Che could hear glee in her voice as if she found the gem of her life. "This makes this noble one want to make you her heir more and more!"

The eyes shone brighter than ever as the Golden Crow stared at Yun Che with unhidden happiness and interest.

"Cease this resistance, Yun Che. Or you will end up damaging your mind and soul."

Yun Che's mind defense definitely astonished the Golden Crow. She had never seen a single mortal with such powerful mind and soul defense; it was definitely not something a mortal would have, and this astonished the Golden Crow while also making her happy.

Yun Che will definitely be her best heir!

"As I have thought, it's impossible to completely stop it, huh…" Yun Che muttered to himself with a blank expression, feeling his resistance crumbling with each second.

There was no panic on his face even though the Golden Crow was invading his soul. From the original, he already knew that all inheritors of the Golden Crow's Legacy were overbearing and dominating people, so it was no surprise that she herself had this arrogant and dominating personality.

She believed in "strength makes might". Hence, the weak had no say in front of the strong. Since she wanted Yun Che to have her bloodline, she never cared for his feelings. Even if she had to forcefully remove the Phoenix Bloodline, the Golden Crow didn't care.

Despite her strength being only within the early stages of the Divine Realm, the Golden Crow's soul, as a True God, was a billion times stronger than his. If she went all out, Yun Che thought it was not impossible to break through his defense. She could definitely do it.

'Plan B then, I guess.'

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