Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 812: Destruction Before Rebirth

"In any case, Dragon Soul Inheritor, though I can't promise that every deity in the Immortal Realm is evil, I can tell you that the majority serve as the sharp tools of the Celestial God Clan."

The Vermilion Bird's eyes held a frosty chill, her voice laced with deadly resolve. "They'll become your foes down the line. Once you face them, you'll grasp the truth of my words."

"Fine... our time is over."

With those final words, the Vermilion Bird's form slowly dissolved amid the roaring inferno.

The Phoenix too began to dissolve right after the Vermilion Bird.

"Though our Divine Souls haven't been fully wiped out, endless talks with you aren't possible. The lingering energy we have left needs to combine with the other Auspicious Beasts to bolster your Divine Soul and dantian. Ahead, should you find yourself isolated, hemmed in by foes without any help nearby, never surrender. We remain by your side eternally, bound in triumph and defeat alike!"

The Phoenix and Vermilion Bird fully vanished at last.

Inside his dantian, Chen Huaian spotted them, still and unmoving, flanking the Azure Dragon on both sides.

The Azure Dragon's once serene and steady face had disappeared long ago, now stuck in an expression of embarrassment with sweat dripping from his brow. Evidently, this sibling faced a tough road ahead.

"By the way, what gift did the Vermilion Bird grant to This Venerable One?"

Chen Huaian rubbed his head, then turned his attention inward.

*Whoosh—!*

A strange fire appeared on his fingertip, woven from pale and deep black streaks, dancing faintly.

Was this the Primordial Fire embodying the Rule of "Fire," the present from the Vermilion Bird?

And it involved the Phoenix's role as well...

Considering this, it seemed the Phoenix and Vermilion Bird had staged their clash on purpose, to forge his growth, guaranteeing that even without fully grasping the Rule of Fire, he'd gain command over both the Phoenix Divine Fire and the Samadhi True Fire together.

Yet Chen Huaian decided not to probe the precise motives any further.

He pulled back from his inner vision and lifted his eyelids.

The top floor of the Demon Sealing Pagoda lay charred and blackened by the Samadhi True Fire's blaze. Lacking the Vermilion Bird's presence, the space felt far emptier right away, and the ancient Fierce Beast Zhu Huai had vanished too.

Zhu Huai served as the ultimate key for the ninth Well of Heaven.

It represented the final element needed to bring back Muscle Tyrant.

Zhu Huai absolutely couldn't be permitted to slip away.

This idea had barely formed when a fierce shake erupted from the Demon Sealing Pagoda's lower floor, chased by a heartbreaking beastly howl.

The noise echoed like a wild goose's final lament. Without question, it came from Zhu Huai.

Chen Huaian's pulse quickened.

Was it possible that Chen Niu's clone, while clashing with Lin Fan and Zhang Mengchu, still managed to vie with him over the Fierce Beast's Demonic Soul?

He dove swiftly into the Well of Heaven and reached the Demon Sealing Pagoda's lower area, his Divine Sense surging forth like a flood, covering the whole lower level in moments.

There, he beheld a woman in a simple white gown standing atop a massive creature. Her eyes burned scarlet, a fierce killing vibe encircling her, and her blade hovered directly over the creature's skull, poised to strike without delay.

It was Hua Jin the True One.

And that enormous creature was none other than Zhu Huai.

Even a mighty tiger faces harassment on flat ground. Following endless rebirths, Zhu Huai's might as an ancient Fierce Beast had sunk to its lowest point. Strength that once matched immortals and gods now left it helplessly thrashed by Hua Jin the True One, who stood only at Half-Step Feathered Transformation Realm. The body bore countless deep gashes, showing it had endured a prolonged beating.

But what prompted Hua Jin to charge into the Demon Sealing Pagoda now?

"Hua Jin! Hold back on the beast!"

Lacking time for deeper reflection, Chen Huaian dashed forward in one bound to halt Hua Jin the True One's blade.

"Senior Chen, you're safe?" Hua Jin the True One shuddered at the sound of Chen Huaian's voice. Spotting him there in the flesh, her gaze showed relief and delight. "I'm relieved you're unharmed. Before, I detected odd stirrings inside the Demon Sealing Pagoda, like the birth of a World. Worried you might struggle against it, I..."

She avoided sounding too bold; overconfidence might imply disrespect for the senior's prowess.

Hua Jin shifted her words. "Upon entering, I found this beast and thought to question it about your location, to offer assistance. Yet it refused to speak. It even boasted of devouring you. Though I dismissed the claim, fury overtook me, leading me to ready a killing blow."

Pinned under Hua Jin the True One's foot, Zhu Huai cast an instinctive look at Chen Huaian, its gaze brimming with injustice and bewilderment.

The Dragon Soul Inheritor was accepting the Vermilion Bird's inheritance. It aided the Dragon Soul Inheritor by concealing the event, willing to die for it.

However, it now appeared the Dragon Soul Inheritor knew the Kunlun Immortal Palace's head, who seemed to hold him in high regard.

Across reincarnation cycles, Hua Jin the True One had always led at the forefront, so fragments of her lingered in Zhu Huai's recollections.

It couldn't suppress a hidden sense of awe.

This era's Dragon Soul Inheritor proved truly exceptional.

In former times, they'd battle Kunlun Immortal Palace and Great Thunder Temple to the bitter end. Yet this one's aim seemed to involve claiming the Kunlun Immortal Palace?

Whether boon or bane remained unclear.

"Senior Chen, this Fierce Beast looks like nothing but trouble. Releasing it would unleash disaster. Keeping it sealed in the Demon Sealing Pagoda is like harboring a hidden explosive, pure danger with zero gain. Why not end it here? Its core and essence could at least boost power. If you desire it, Senior, I'll slay it for you immediately!"

After her words, the lethal intent in Hua Jin the True One's stare at Zhu Huai intensified further.

"This creature holds value for This Venerable One." Chen Huaian hastily clarified. Meeting Hua Jin's puzzled look, he steeled himself to elaborate, "This Venerable One just fought a brutal fight. As you're aware, the Divine Body Tempering Technique allows refining Demonic Creatures. This Venerable One specifically requires processing this Fierce Beast to mend my wounds! Killing it would yield a useful Demon Core and essence, but far less potent than This Venerable One absorbing its full form directly."

"I see." Hua Jin the True One grasped it instantly, flashing a sorry smile and bowing with joined hands. "This junior acted rashly, nearly spoiling Senior's intentions. With Senior safe, this junior will exit the Demon Sealing Pagoda now. The fight for Celestial Jade Marrow continues outside. This junior can't skip chances at top-grade Celestial Jade Marrow fragments. Moreover... Senior, please unlock the ninth Well of Heaven promptly after refining the Fierce Beast. It's a rare boon for all life on Earth Star!"

Hua Jin the True One trusted Chen Huaian's explanation completely. On departing, she even applied a Divine Ability to bind the badly wounded Zhu Huai, easing Chen Huaian's task of refinement.

"A heaven-sent opportunity, is it?" Chen Huaian squinted his eyes.

The Vermilion Bird had warned: all Wells of Heaven unsealed means deities arriving.

Earth Star's inhabitants already endured harsh conditions. Deities' arrival would merely add crushing weight.

Yet the Wells of Heaven demanded opening.

Be it Taotie's scheme or the Ancestral Dragon's design, both hinged on breaching the Wells of Heaven, both awaited the deities' descent.

Should the Wells of Heaven stay shut, heaven and earth's laws would keep binding all beings' cultivation. How then to challenge the Celestial God Clan?

Rebirth follows only after destruction.

Dangers loomed, of course, but within those perils hid the sole path to reversal.