Chapter 535

He did not tell anyone about his brother's matter, not even Xi Huang and Nuwa.

This is his deepest secret, and also his most painful scar.

However, at this moment.

A demon god flew in from outside the Southern Heaven Gate, panicked, knelt beneath the altar, and his voice trembled with excitement.

"Report to Your Majesty! The sun star… the sun star is undergoing an anomaly!"

"What?!"

Di Jun sprang to his feet, the Heavenly Emperor's majesty vanished instantly, replaced by undisguisable tension and ecstasy.

He didn't even have time to explain to the officials, his form flickered and turned into a golden stream of light, disappearing at the summit of Mount Buzhou.

Only the astonished Fuxi, Nuwa, and countless demon gods remained.

……

The sun star.

It was still that golden sea of primordial essence.

Di Jun's figure appeared out of thin air.

He gazed at the golden eggshell that finally began to radiate brilliant light and violently tremble, his heart leaping into his throat.

Little brother… is about to be born!

Crack!

A clear, crisp sound.

A crack appeared on the eggshell.

Then came a second, a third…

Finally, the entire eggshell shattered with a boom.

A small, even somewhat frail-looking three-legged golden crow fluttered its wings and stumbled out from the shattered eggshell.

His aura, compared to Di Jun's peak quasi-saint level, was pitifully weak.

He had barely reached the level of a Golden Immortal.

For an elite innate deity, this was simply inconceivable.

The little golden crow seemed still unaccustomed to his body, he wobbled in a circle in the air, and finally landed before Di Jun.

He lifted his head, his clear, impurity-free golden eyes gazing at Di Jun.

"Elder brother."

A tender yet exceedingly clear divine thought rang in Di Jun's mind.

"Bro… brother!"

Di Jun could no longer restrain himself; he assumed human form, hurried forward, extended his slightly trembling hands, and gently cradled the tiny golden crow in his palms.

Scalding tears slid from the eyes of this Heavenly Emperor.

Countless eons of waiting, countless eons of guilt, at this moment all transformed into the ecstasy of regaining what was lost.

"Elder brother, you have done well."

Gu Yuan rubbed his little head against Di Jun's palm, continuing with his innocent divine sense: "The demon clan… the heavenly court… are mighty."

This heartfelt praise filled Di Jun's heart with guilt once again.

He looked at the brother in his palm, who had become so weak for his sake, and silently vowed to expend everything to make him, aside from himself, the most noble and powerful being in the wilderness.

"Little brother, come."

Di Jun suppressed his excitement and waved a hand.

From the depths of the distant golden sea, an ancient bronze bell let out a low hum and slowly flew forward, hovering before Gu Yuan.

"This is your natal supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell."

Di Jun's voice was full of pride and indulgence,

"With this bell protecting you, none beneath a sage can harm you in the slightest."

Gu Yuan gazed at the Eastern Emperor Bell before him, his heart undisturbed.

He knew this thing was now merely an ornament.

But the act still had to be carried out fully.

He pretended to be very curious and fond, extending his tiny golden claw to lightly touch the Eastern Emperor Bell.

He was about to begin his next plan.

However, at the instant his claw was about to make contact with the bell's body,

Hum—

The Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly blazed with light, emitting a resonant chime, and an invisible repulsive force directly flung Gu Yuan's frail body away.

Gu Yuan tumbled several times in midair before stabilizing, then looked blankly and aggrievedly at his elder brother.

Di Jun's face instantly darkened.

The Eastern Emperor Bell's reaction completely ignited Di Jun's anger.

This bell is his brother's natal supreme treasure, his lifebound object!

Now it dares to despise its master for being weak and cast him out?

This is utterly disgraceful!

Moreover, it is a naked provocation against him, this Heavenly Elder Brother!

"Impudent!"

Di Jun roared in anger, the Heavenly Emperor's majesty exploded forth.

The entire sun star trembled violently under his wrath, golden true solar fire shot up into the sky, transforming into myriad fire dragons that roared without cease.

He stepped forward and arrived before the East Emperor Bell, his golden eyes blazing with fire fixed tightly on the bell's body.

"A mere dead thing, dare to devour its master?"

He stretched out his right hand and grabbed for the handle of the East Emperor Bell.

Hum—!!!

The East Emperor Bell seemed to sense the threat; the bell tolled loudly, and visible streams of gray chaotic qi poured from its body, forming an impregnable wall that blocked Di Jun's great hand.

This is an innate supreme treasure, transformed from the blade of Pangu's Axe, born with an aura of supreme arrogance that splits heaven and earth.

Even if a sage personally arrived, attempting to forcibly refine it would not be easy.

Moreover, although Di Jun is at the peak of quasi-sainthood, he has not yet become a true sage.

"Hmph! Overestimating oneself!"

Di Jun gave a cold snort, not withdrawing his hand but instead increasing his force.

The River Chart and Luo Book emerged from above his head, showering billions of starlight, forming a vast Stellar Great Array that completely suppressed and sealed the core space of the Sun Star.

He does not intend to refine this bell.

He merely wishes, relying on his and his brother's shared origin, to forcibly open this door for his brother!

"Brother..."

At that moment, Gu Yuan's weak and anxious divine sense transmitted.

He flapped his wings, flew onto Di Jun's shoulder, and rubbed his small head against Di Jun's cheek.

"Brother, forget it; if it doesn't like me, I'll just not have it..."

His sensible words did not calm Di Jun's anger but instead added fuel to the fire.

My brother has already sacrificed so much for me; now he cannot even possess his own natal supreme treasure—how can I, as his older brother, bear this?

"Nonsense!"

Di Jun shouted in a deep voice, "No one can take what is yours! If it refuses to acknowledge you, I will beat it until it does!"

As he spoke, the solar origin within his body surged wildly and unreservedly into the East Emperor Bell.

The East Emperor Bell trembled violently; the bell's toll grew increasingly urgent, as if emitting an angry roar.

On the bell's surface, images of sun, moon, stars, earth, water, fire, and wind continuously flowed, and a destructive aura began to spread.

This is the treasure resisting; it would rather self-destruct than be forcibly subdued.

But do not forget.

Di Jun is his brother.

Their shared origin caused the East Emperor Bell's will to fall into brief confusion.

Di Jun keenly seized this moment of hesitation.

"Suppress!"

He roared, and the power of the Celestial Stars Great Array surged forth unreservedly, pressing down completely!

Clang—!!!

A resonant bell toll, as if coming from ancient times, echoed throughout the Sun Star.

The radiant brilliance of the East Emperor Bell gradually retracted.

The chaotic qi swirling around the bell also slowly dissipated.

It ceased its resistance.

It merely hovered silently in midair, emitting occasional affectionate hums.

But it was not facing Di Jun.

Instead, it faced the three-legged little golden crow perched weakly and innocently on Di Jun's shoulder.

Di Jun froze.

He slowly withdrew his hand, watching this scene; a flicker of astonishment crossed his face, then turned into unbounded joy.

"Hahahaha!"

"Good! Good! Worthy of being my brother!"

In his view, this defiant innate supreme treasure ultimately yielded to the brothers' shared origin and his own resolve as the elder brother, who would spare no cost.

It acknowledged the younger brother!