Chapter 1367: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Nine Colors Become One! (First Update)

A ten-thousand-zhang Flaming Dragon naturally possesses an immense amount of blood, but what the Old Vermilion Bird needed most was a drop of Dragon Flame Blood from the bulging part of its head.

This blood contained the essence of the Flaming Dragon's entire body's fire, making it far more precious than the blood from other parts of its body. As such, it was naturally very rare. Especially after the Old Vermilion Bird slapped it, almost all the Dragon Flame Blood was squeezed out and landed on the burning incense in that area.

As soon as the blood landed on it, it immediately merged into the incense and disappeared.

Within the Inner Realm, a nine-colored Fire Lotus floated in the sky. Wang Lin sat cross-legged on the Fire Lotus, and behind him, the enormous nine-colored Vermilion Bird continuously shrieked. The shriek carried a sense of struggle, as if it was about to undergo Rebirth!

Boundless light flickered in the heavens and earth, spreading in all directions, enveloping this Inner Realm. Furthermore, a sea of fire surrounded it, burning fiercely in all directions.

Wang Lin's gaze was like a torch. As he performed Hand Seals, a nine-colored flame immediately materialized in his left eye. The nine-colored flame rotated within Wang Lin's left pupil, and its rotation became faster and faster. In just a moment, it had transformed into a nine-colored flame Vortex.

"Nine colors become one, Vermilion Bird's Fourth Awakening!" Wang Lin's heart was clear. In his life, he had already experienced three Vermilion Bird Awakenings, and each Awakening had multiplied his flame power countless times.

However, the previous three Awakenings were inferior compared to the current one. This Fourth Awakening of the Vermilion Bird was extremely crucial within the Vermilion Bird clan; it was the key point for transforming real fire into illusory fire!

Throughout history, those who could achieve the Fourth Awakening of their Natal Vermilion Bird were truly too few! No more than five people!

First Generation Vermilion Bird, Second Generation Vermilion Bird, Third Generation Vermilion Bird, Fourth Generation Vermilion Bird—besides these four, there was only Wang Lin! Even the Third Step Old Ancestor of the Fire Sparrow Clan, though a trace of illusory fire had been born from his flame power, he did not undergo a Vermilion Bird Awakening. He was not originally a Vermilion Bird, so how could there be talk of Awakening?

Even if this person gave birth to illusory fire, compared to a true Vermilion Bird, it was merely an Evil Path!

The Fourth Awakening, over countless tens of thousands of years, its difficulty was indescribable. Especially the Divine Ability of illusory fire, it caused the heavens and earth to tremble, enough to make all Cultivators wary.

However, during this Fourth Awakening of the Vermilion Bird, the required flame power had reached an unbelievable level. Only with sufficient heaven and earth fire could there be a possibility of a successful Awakening.

As Wang Lin sat cross-legged, the nine-colored Fire Lotus beneath him released boundless nine-colored flames. These flames collectively surged into his body, materializing in his left pupil, causing the nine-colored fire to rotate even faster.

At the same time, the enormous nine-colored Vermilion Bird behind him shrieked even more intensely. That sound was enough to cleave open heaven and earth, causing this Inner Realm to tremble.

"Not enough, the flame power is still not enough!!" Wang Lin suddenly looked up, and his body instantly ignited. The nine-colored flame Vortex in his left eye materialized from within and enveloped his body, forming a nine-colored flame storm. This storm reached the heavens, seemingly intent on destroying this realm.

Wang Lin's Vermilion Bird Fourth Awakening relied on his obsessional Karmic Obstruction; it was formed by igniting the Karmic Obstruction of Reincarnation. As such, even more flame power was required.

At this very moment, a patch of dark red bloody light suddenly flashed in the sky of this Inner Realm. It was a small shower of bloody rain descending amidst the rumbling of heaven and earth!

The bloody rain fell from the sky, each drop containing the essence of the Flaming Dragon's fire, emitting a world-destroying high temperature. Their descent immediately provided Wang Lin with a new fire.

As soon as these drops of bloody rain fell, before they even touched the ground, they immediately converged, surrounding Wang Lin and forming a small blood sphere.

This blood sphere burned, and upon its formation, it was immediately absorbed by the nine-colored Vermilion Bird. With a rumble, the flames on Wang Lin's body surged, and even the nine-colored Vermilion Bird let out an earth-shattering cry.

The flames throughout the entire Inner Realm instantly grew more intense.

The bloody rain continued to fall. As Wang Lin performed Hand Seals, the flames furiously burned. The nine-colored Vermilion Bird within the fire, amidst its sharp shrieks and the integration of the bloody rain, immediately had all its nine-colored feathers ignite.

"Still not enough…" A sharp glint appeared in Wang Lin's eyes. He could feel that the flame power needed for his Vermilion Bird's Fourth Awakening had not yet reached the level of Awakening.

At this moment, within this Inner Realm, the middle-aged man on the bald mountain revealed a strange light in his eyes. He gazed into the distance and, performing Hand Seals, waved outwards. The flame mark on his glabella immediately flashed into existence, floating before him.

The flame was illusory, as if it didn't exist.

The middle-aged man sighed lightly, muttering, "This person has a familiar aura about him, the aura of my Disciple, Lu Yun… When I left back then, it truly caused that child suffering…" The middle-aged man's expression dimmed. He grabbed the illusory fire before him with his right hand and flung it outwards.

Immediately, a vast expanse of illusory fire surged within this Inner Realm. This illusory fire had no temperature, yet it was capable of incinerating everything. Upon its appearance, it immediately tore through the heavens and earth, approaching Wang Lin's location.

In an instant, this towering illusory fire appeared around Wang Lin and, at an extremely fast speed, merged into the struggling nine-colored Vermilion Bird's body.

This middle-aged man was precisely the master of the Fifth Generation Vermilion Bird, Lu Yun—the Fourth Generation!

He had already experienced the Vermilion Bird's Fourth Awakening and entered the realm of illusory fire. Now, with a wave of his hand, his illusory fire assisted. The moment it merged into Wang Lin's nine-colored Vermilion Bird, the Vermilion Bird once again let out a soaring shriek.

The flames enveloping Wang Lin's body instantly surged several times over!

Aided by this surging flame, Wang Lin, sitting cross-legged on the Fire Lotus, let out a long roar to the sky. The flames all over his body immediately became frenzied. The nine-colored fire storm rumbled and rotated, enveloping Wang Lin and the Vermilion Bird. Under that rotation, it seemed as though the nine colors were about to become one!

Its rotation became faster and faster, more and more intense. Amidst continuous rumbling, the nine-colored flame storm vaguely transformed into a patch of Chaos, and the nine colors within it became blurred!

In an instant, the crimson color among the nine colors collapsed with a roar and vanished completely! Immediately after, the orange color trembled and instantly dissipated!

These two colors of flame seemed to have merged, making the flame storm even more intense.

The entire Inner Realm was enveloped in this sea of fire, burning fiercely.

At this moment, on the Great Emperor Star, the Flaming Dragon gazed expectantly at the Old Vermilion Bird. All the Dragon Flame Blood in the bulge on its head had already been drained, and not a single drop more could be squeezed out.

The Old Vermilion Bird glared, growling, "Damn it, what are you looking at? If there's no Dragon Flame Blood, then use ordinary Dragon Blood. Your body is so big, letting out a little blood won't hurt."

The Flaming Dragon was about to let out a defiant roar, but the Old Vermilion Bird was a step faster. With a wave of both hands, an invisible force instantly sealed the Dragon's mouth, preventing any roar from escaping and forcing it back into its body.

Using this suppressed roaring force, the Old Vermilion Bird swept its right hand across the Flaming Dragon's body, and immediately a hundred-zhang-sized wound appeared, with blood gushing down like a waterfall.

"You've already drained all your Dragon Flame Blood. If you give up now, it'll be for nothing. If that boy can't Awaken, I naturally can't keep my promise."

The Flaming Dragon's eyes showed even deeper grievance, but after hearing the Old Vermilion Bird's words, it simply closed its eyes, frantically squeezed out its own blood, and roared inwardly.

"These Vermilion Birds are all abnormal! Back then, it was the First Generation Vermilion Bird who tricked my young self out of the Flame Domain and constantly drained my blood. When will these days end!!! Since this Second Generation Vermilion Bird has made a promise, this Old Dragon will definitely give it my all!!"

A large amount of Dragon Blood merged into the local incense, causing bloody rain to pour down in the Inner Realm, falling with a whoosh, and the sea of fire grew even fiercer!

Although this Dragon Blood was not as good as Dragon Flame Blood, it made up for it in quantity. As a result, it also made the flames required for Wang Lin's Fourth Awakening suddenly more intense.

The flame storm outside his body rumbled. After the red and orange colors dissipated, the yellow fire also collapsed with a roar. Immediately after, the eerie green ghost fire also dissipated!

On the Great Emperor Star, the Old Vermilion Bird's eyes gleamed. Gritting his teeth, he performed Hand Seals with his left hand and touched his glabella. Then, he raised his hand and pointed directly at the local incense. Immediately, illusory fire materialized from within his body and, with that single point, shot towards the local incense!

"Little fellow, this old man is risking everything to help you. Whether you can successfully achieve the Fourth Awakening depends on your fortune!"

Within the Inner Realm, after the pouring bloody rain, the Old Vermilion Bird's illusory fire surged forth, covering the sky and earth, frantically merging into Wang Lin's Vermilion Bird.

The emergence of this power directly caused the cyan, blue, and purple flames in the flame storm outside Wang Lin's body to simultaneously collapse and vanish without a trace!

At this moment, seven colors of this flame storm had already merged, leaving only black and white still struggling!

Within the storm, Wang Lin's eyes revealed a strange light. He raised his hands, flung them outwards, and whispered, "The fire has reached its extreme, there is nothing left to burn. Since that is the case, I no longer need assistance. Black and white, I wish to forcibly merge them!

Daoist Magic, Fusion!"

As Wang Lin roared, the black and white flame storm outside his body immediately trembled. An eerie power emanated from within Wang Lin's body, a power capable of merging all things in heaven and earth. The moment it spread, the white color among the black and white immediately dissipated.

The entire storm was left with only black!

This black storm was still rotating, but its color became lighter and lighter, weaker and weaker. Moments later, as Wang Lin stood up and let out a long roar to the sky, the black flame collapsed with a roar!

Nine colors, become one!

The moment they became one, within the storm, Wang Lin's Vermilion Bird directly rushed out. This Vermilion Bird's entire body circulated with a faint illusory fire. The moment it rushed out of the storm, it let out an earth-shattering Vermilion Bird cry to the sky!

Vermilion Bird's Fourth Awakening, achieved!

"Fourth Awakening, transform my real fire into illusory!" Wang Lin suddenly stood up. The nine-colored Fire Lotus beneath his feet instantly shattered, transforming into countless fragments that collectively converged towards the Vermilion Bird.