Even from a distance, Elder Chen had his finger severed, and Thunder Kirin's sudden action took everyone by surprise. Even Fang Chen, who had been prepared to inflict damage on Elder Chen despite his own severe injuries, was left stunned.
What was happening?
He was confused, as he did not recognize this peak Heavenly Realm Thunder Kirin. Why had it suddenly intervened to sever Elder Chen's finger? Was it merely due to their mutual hatred, and was his own crisis resolved purely by coincidence?
However, if it was just a coincidence, it seemed far too coincidental.
With doubts in his heart, Fang Chen looked up towards the Thunder Kirin standing high above in the depths of the Heritage Site. At that moment, the Thunder Kirin's large eyes swept over Chen Chu and then landed on Fang Chen—a mid-stage Alchemy Realm warrior facing a peak Heavenly Realm beast, their gazes locked.
Boom!
As their eyes met, a thunderous roar echoed in Fang Chen's mind, and various chaotic thoughts were rapidly purified amidst the sound of thunder. A refreshing sensation emanated from his soul.
"The Sound of Thunder Refines the Soul!"
A glimmer of brilliance flashed in Fang Chen's eyes, but soon after, his expression grew even more perplexed.
The Sound of Thunder Refines the Soul offered immense benefits to warriors, far more precious than Thunder Body Refinement. After all, the soul is the most important aspect for anyone. Refining the soul through the sound of thunder undoubtedly made it purer and stronger. The strength of the soul directly influenced a warrior's future achievements in martial arts.
If before this moment Fang Chen had any lingering doubts about whether what had happened was mere coincidence, now, after experiencing the refining effect of the thunderous sound on his soul, he understood that everything from the very beginning was not a coincidence at all!
"Who are you to her?"
A deep voice resonated in Fang Chen's mind like thunder, causing him to shudder. Within that rumbling voice laced with a hint of thunder, he felt nostalgia, excitement, and an indescribable complexity of emotions. It was hard to imagine that such a powerful Frenzy beast as Thunder Kirin could convey such intricate feelings in just a few words.
"Ta?" Fang Chen was taken aback and felt somewhat bewildered. The term "ta" did not clarify whether it referred to a male or female and contained too much ambiguity; how could he possibly know who this "ta" was?
After a moment of shock, Fang Chen suddenly felt a stirring in his heart as a hazy figure flashed through his mind.
"Mother!" Fang Chen opened his mouth and softly murmured these two words.
In his memory, the only person who could be connected to the Thunder Kirin within the Colorful Sacred Realm, aside from his mother Ye Lingrou, was no one else. Moreover, the powerful Lava Demon in the hellish lava had spared him because of the lingering aura left by his mother on the Blood River Sword.
"Is she surnamed Ye?" Fang Chen asked, suppressing the excitement in his heart, though he already had a considerable degree of certainty.
However, after the initial excitement, a serious and somber expression gradually appeared on Fang Chen's face. The more he engaged with this situation, the more he sensed his mother's mystery and strength. Within the Colorful Sacred Realm and the lava purgatory, even without her presence, just some residual aura was enough to make a Lava Demon comparable to a peak Heavenly Realm expert flee in fear. Now it had also caused this Thunder Kirin, which was infinitely close to the Daoist Master Realm, to react this way.
Such ability, in Fang Chen's view, could even rival an ordinary Daoist Master Realm warrior. Yet even so...
Suppressing all distracting thoughts deep within him, Fang Chen clenched his fists, and a resolute look flashed across his face.
"Is she... alright?" After Fang Chen's words fell, the Thunder Kirin remained silent for a long time before slowly uttering these few words.
It did not directly clarify that "she" referred to Fang Chen's mother Ye Lingrou; however, this statement clearly served as an indirect acknowledgment.
"I have never seen her." A shadow of despair crossed Fang Chen's eyes as he spoke each word deliberately, the bitterness on his face thick enough to be palpable. As a son who had lived two lives, aside from the lingering image of his mother's Divine Consciousness within the space of the Blood River Sword, he had never even seen his mother once.
What kind of sorrow was this?
Seemingly affected by the profound sadness in Fang Chen's words, the Thunder Kirin fell silent once more. However, its enormous bronze-like eyes flickered with a fierce light. Suddenly, it seemed to recall something; the fierce light in its eyes quickly faded into helplessness mixed with a hint of fear. The gaze it directed at Fang Chen also carried an added layer of sympathy.
At that moment, deep within the Heritage Site, the originally dazzling two golden-red light pillars suddenly flickered and rapidly converged. Meanwhile, Chen Chu and Ling Kong, who were standing within those golden-red pillars, also moved swiftly deeper into the Heritage Site.
Elder Chen cast a deep glance at Fang Chen, who appeared dazed as if his soul had left his body at the edge of the Heritage Site, and at the Qilin Beast beside Thunder Cloud that stood proudly with terrifying lightning crackling around it. A deep resentment flickered in Elder Chen's eyes.
With his cultivation in the Heavenly Realm, as an elder of the Jincheng Sect, even a sect leader would treat him with respect. It was unthinkable that he would lose a finger like this. Even with his Rival right in front of him, he found himself powerless to take revenge. This feeling of frustration mixed with anger and resentment burned fiercely within him, gradually consuming his rationality.
Now, before his sanity was completely devoured, he needed to leave this place and venture deeper into the Heritage Site to obtain those supreme Heritages. After all, this was the most important objective for them in entering the Colorful Sacred Realm.
On the other side, watching as Chen Chu and his companion slowly descended and gradually disappeared deeper into the Heritage Site, Fang Chen's heart sank. The Heritage of a Heavenly Realm warrior was something he could overlook, but deep within that Heritage Site lay three Dao Sovereign Realm Experts' Heritages. Moreover, what was most enticing was the Heritage of the Nirvana Realm powerhouse, the founder of this Colorful Sacred Realm, the Rainbow Saint.
That was truly an unparalleled Heritage. Unlike Fang Chen obtaining a fragment of a Nirvana Realm powerhouse's soul and then using secret methods to steal most of their memories, this was complete Heritage and far more precious. If Chen Chu and his companion were to acquire it, it would undoubtedly spell disaster.
However, Fang Chen could only helplessly fixate on the direction where Chen Chu had vanished. Even though he desperately wanted to stop them, the vast difference in their cultivation levels rendered him powerless. After this incident, Chen Chu and his companion would surely be more vigilant. Once he entered the Heritage Site, they would definitely notice.
Unlike now at the edge of the Heritage Site, if Fang Chen truly entered its depths and encountered Chen Chu again, he would likely face immediate peril. After all, even with the might of the Thunder Kirin, interfering would be exceedingly difficult. Moreover, if Chen Chu were to strike again, it wouldn't be from a distance as before; they would come in person to deliver a devastating blow. In such circumstances, facing two reckless Heavenly Realm powerhouses would leave him no choice but to resort to Forbidden Techniques if he hoped to survive.
To enter would yield little result while posing a threat to his life; yet simply watching from the sidelines left Fang Chen feeling extremely unwilling.
Conflicted!
Just then—
Boom!
A thunderous roar echoed through the air as a massive Thunder Kirin resembling a small mountain suddenly emitted a dazzling purple radiance that enveloped Fang Chen.
Within that purple radiance surged an exceptionally pure aura of thunder.
"This..." The sudden mutation startled Fang Chen.
Before he could react, an intense pain surged from deep within him, slicing through his flesh like sharp saws. Streams of purple light erupted from every pore of Fang Chen's body with a crackling sound. In an instant, he resembled a human-shaped ball of lightning—terrifying beyond measure.
"The amount of power you can withstand depends on you." A deep rumbling echoed in Fang Chen's mind, causing him to shudder. His dark eyes suddenly burst with a dazzling brilliance.
This purple thunder was not ordinary Thunder Power; it was the power cultivated by the Thunder Kirin itself. At this moment, this power was being forcefully channeled into Fang Chen's body.
This was a transfer of power, temporarily lending one party's strength to another. It seemed simple but was extremely dangerous. A careless move could lead to severe injuries or even the risk of falling for either party. Very few would dare to do this.
However, this was not Fang Chen's first time. When the Fang Family faced annihilation in Fengyan City, he had done something similar. Back then, he had merged his Body Refinement Realm cultivation with the Dan Qi of Fang Qingshan, who had just reached the Alchemy Realm level. Moreover, he had used the Hundred Forging Pill's medicinal power to temporarily increase the strength of his meridians several times to succeed.
But now, the power being infused into him came from a Thunder Kirin, and it was not Dan Qi but a force that fused countless times more demon power with Thunder Power. Furthermore, at this moment, Fang Chen did not have any pills like the Hundred Forging Pill to temporarily enhance his meridian strength.
If it were not for his previous experience with Thunder Body Refinement and the fact that he had integrated Thunder Power into his Power of Creation, Fang Chen might have been overwhelmed by the Frenzy power from the Thunder Kirin before he even faced Chen Chu and his companion.
"Not enough, still not enough!" Feeling the increasingly powerful aura within him, Fang Chen's face turned red, and his body trembled from intense pain. However, the brilliance in his eyes grew ever brighter.
How strong was the Thunder Kirin? Just looking at its previous two attacks was enough to instill fear. Now that it was willing to temporarily graft its entire strength onto him, it was undoubtedly great news for Fang Chen, who was eager to enter the Heritage Site but lacked sufficient power.
"You... just wait for me..." With a hint of bloodshot in his eyes, Fang Chen fixed his gaze on the direction where Chen Chu and his companion had disappeared, muttering hoarsely.
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