Chapter 307: Agreement (Fourth Update)

"Oh? Truly?"

Chu Liuyue seemed somewhat tempted.

"Naturally truly! Although I currently lack a physical body, my strength remains. If I follow you, I shall surely be considered your right-hand man!"

As the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle spoke, its cold gaze swept over Tuanzi and Hong Yao.

Though it said nothing, its meaning was crystal clear.

—As a divine beast, it was the strongest existence here!

Never mind the Kingdom of Yao Chen; even looking across the entire Xuanwu Continent, a divine beast was an existence capable of looking down upon the world!

Tuanzi immediately bristled, baring its teeth!

What kind of look was that!

So what if it was a divine beast? What was so great about it!?

It didn't even have its own physical body! It was far inferior to the others!

Hong Yao’s eyes darted around, and it flew onto Chu Liuyue's shoulder. It didn't seem to intend to get involved in this matter, merely focusing seriously on preening its feathers.

Then, a feather bearing faint traces of blood fell, seemingly drifting past Chu Liuyue's eyes by accident.

It froze for a moment, then leaned against Chu Liuyue's neck in a grievance-filled manner, its eyes brimming with tears.

Though it said nothing, this series of actions was a silent accusation against the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's previous tyranny toward it.

Chu Liuyue smiled helplessly and stroked its wing.

"Alright, I know it hurts. Look at its current situation; compared to you, it's much worse. You've had your revenge, haven't you?"

Hong Yao turned its head away, its sobbing growing even more intense.

Chu Liuyue: "..."

She felt as though Hong Yao's temperament had become even more delicate than before...

"Hong Yao, if your master were to see this scene..."

Hong Yao's body stiffened.

Mu Qinghe's heart had always been cold and hard; no matter how much it acted spoiled, threw tantrums, or played the victim, it would have had no effect on Mu Qinghe.

It was only because it was currently by Chu Liuyue's side that it could be so unscrupulous.

"If you feel you have too much free time, I can send you back at any moment."

This sentence finally allowed Hong Yao to fully recognize the current situation, and it stayed obediently to the side.

That so-called divine beast wasn't even that impressive. It had been acting like a big-tailed wolf earlier, but now it had to submit to Chu Liuyue?

If it truly ended up following Chu Liuyue in the end, it would be ranked behind it anyway!

When that time came, it would be the perfect opportunity to teach it the rules of seniority!

Thinking of this, Hong Yao's mood finally improved, and it flapped its wings with satisfaction.

Chu Liuyue looked toward the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle.

"With the help of a divine beast, no one should be unmoved..."

Even she was the same.

She was currently weak and alone; if she could truly have such a powerful divine beast helping her, it would certainly make things much easier.

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's gaze shifted slightly.

"So—"

"So, I refuse."

Chu Liuyue smiled and rejected the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's proposal.

"I can let you continue to stay within the Tianfang Sacred Cauldron and take you out with me. This way, no one will discover you are hidden on my person, and you will have escaped this place. However, I will not extinguish the Karmic Fire within the Tianfang Sacred Cauldron."

"You—"

"Of course, I will provide you with nourishment. The water droplet within my dantian, though not the Heavenly Source Blessed Cave, contains abundant power. As long as you wish, I can periodically give a portion to you to ensure you can maintain your current strength, or even become stronger. Agree or disagree, you can choose now."

Chu Liuyue was not stupid.

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle was a divine beast; although it lacked a physical body, this remnant soul was clearly still not to be underestimated.

At the very least, it was not something a mere second-stage martial artist like her could control.

If she truly let the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle escape, its first target might very well be her!

The only thing that could restrain it was the Karmic Fire within this Tianfang Sacred Cauldron!

How could she possibly agree to extinguish the Karmic Fire?

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle stared fixedly at Chu Liuyue.

"Humans are indeed as cunning as ever! No! You are even more so than him!"

Back then, that man had a blood feud with it, which was why he had come up with such an extremely cruel method to torture it.

Though it was full of resentment, it had accepted it!

But now, what about Chu Liuyue?

She actually intended to take advantage of becoming the master of the Tianfang Sacred Cauldron to seize control and use it!

"You are not doing this to help me at all; you are merely using me!"

Chu Liuyue's smile deepened as she admitted it candidly

"Yes!"

In her past life, she had been too quick to grant trust, only to end up with a tragic end.

Facing a Three-Eyed Divine Eagle that had been trapped for a thousand years, she naturally had to be more vigilant.

"So, do you agree, or do you not? If you feel humiliated, it doesn't matter; for the sake of this Tianfang Sacred Cauldron, I can give you a quick end."

Chu Liuyue spoke very generously.

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle fell into silence, not speaking for a long time.

Chu Liuyue shrugged.

"In that case, don't blame me—"

"I AGREE!"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle suddenly bellowed!

Chu Liuyue's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled.

"You should have just agreed sooner; what a waste of so much time."

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle felt that if its physical body were still intact, it would likely vomit blood from anger at Chu Liuyue.

Chu Liuyue closed her eyes, focusing her mind and breath.

The quietly floating water droplet suddenly fell into the last cluster of black Karmic Fire within the Tianfang Sacred Cauldron!

"AH—!"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle let out a shrill, miserable scream.

"What are you doing!?"

Chu Liuyue smiled calmly.

"You said it yourself earlier—that you and the Tianfang Sacred Cauldron have been interdependent for a thousand years. I thought, then there should already be your power within this Karmic Fire, right? If I didn't check properly, I might not even know how I died."

As she spoke, Chu Liuyue inspected that last cluster of Karmic Fire.

Within that black Karmic Fire, something seemed to be burning violently, emitting eerie "sizzling" sounds.

Mixed within were the painful shrieks of the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle.

Chu Liuyue turned a deaf ear.

Soon, the Karmic Fire, which had originally appeared pure black, actually began to change color!

Chu Liuyue's gaze sharpened—as expected!

Within this Karmic Fire, there was indeed too much of the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's power mixed in!

It had just pretended to be a victim, begging Chu Liuyue to extinguish the Karmic Fire, but in reality, it was to provoke Chu Liuyue into leaving the Karmic Fire intact.

That would be the most convenient outcome for it.

It just hadn't expected that Chu Liuyue had seen through its plan long ago.

Gradually, its shrieking grew weaker.

And the blackness on that cluster of Karmic Fire also gradually faded away.

When the last trace of impurity was cleared, that final cluster of Karmic Fire had completely turned transparent, merging entirely with the originally transparent Tianfang Sacred Cauldron.

Only the "卍" symbol, shimmering with a faint glow, remained clearly visible.

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's translucent soul was also within it, having fallen into a complete coma due to weakness.

Chu Liuyue opened her eyes and looked at her palm.

A faint "卍" symbol flickered in and out of sight.

Then, she looked around.

It was empty.

*Rumble!*

A massive boulder suddenly fell from above her head!

Her heart jolted—the Nine Nether Tower was truly about to collapse!

(End of Chapter)