Chapter 1706

"Huh? A Venerable's aura?"

Xiao Feng felt a scorching and overbearing aura approaching him, his heart jolted, and he thought some beast god had come to pick a fight.

After sweeping with his Divine Sense and opening his eyes, he saw a red-clad woman he had never met before, quite pretty, with a great figure, flying over barefoot, her red skirt fluttering in the wind, her face showing a touch of nobility and gentleness, seeming harmless.

"Young man, has there recently been a senior cultivating here?" the Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird asked bluntly.

She tried to soften her tone so as not to scare the youngster, lest the senior who got along well with him give him a beating.

Xiao Feng first glanced at the visitor's basic information.

【Heavenly Venerable — Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird (Enlightenment)】

Camp: Spirit Bird Clan

Level: 2150 (Venerable)

HP: 99 septillion/99 septillion

Qi Luck points: 105 billion

Prestige: 50800

Note: One of the five Heavenly Venerables of the Spirit Bird Clan, the youngest overlord of the Spirit Bird Clan (only 200,000 years old).

"Huh? You are…"

Xiao Feng couldn't help but stare for a moment, then immediately showed delight.

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird!

I never expected this 8th-stage bloodline to actively deliver itself to my door!

As long as I slay her and let He Xianzi devour her bloodline, He Xianzi can ascend to a 9th-stage spirit beast!

This Venerable's strength is hardly different from Senior Xuan Die's, just a bit stronger, but the advantage is limited; with his current strength, frankly speaking, he could kill her in any pose without problem.

He even needs to control his strength, not strike too hard, otherwise there'd be no corpse left, and He Xianzi would cry angrily!

Seeing Xiao Feng's delighted expression, Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird felt a bit curious and continued: "How come, young man, do you know me? Did that senior… tell you I was coming?"

"Senior? What senior?" Xiao Feng asked, puzzled.

Seeing that Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird didn't seem to have come to fight, he didn't rush to attack, first continuing to restore his mana, lest he be unable to unleash his big move later and feel embarrassed.

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird saw his feigning ignorance and softly said: "Young man, stop pretending. Recently that senior has been here cultivating the Grand Dao Secret Art, causing countless explosions between heaven and earth, even creating void cracks; at least several Venerables nearby are paying attention to this place—how could it be fake?"

She was also too afraid; otherwise, she could have simply used her Divine Sense to observe this place up close and would have known which Venerable it was.

But that would be too rude; if she annoyed that senior, her small frame couldn't withstand a single punch from a top-tier Venerable.

Even as Venerables, their strength can differ greatly—a gap of 1000 levels, like a level 1 novice versus a level 1000 god king; the disparity cannot be measured by realm alone.

Xiao Feng hearing this couldn't help but chuckle.

"The Venerable you're talking about… could it be me?"

"The Grand Dao Secret Art, void cracks and such—aside from him, is there anyone else?"

"That senior probably misunderstood something, thinking a Venerable was casting a spell, so he came specially to pay respects."

"Huh? Young man, what do you mean?" Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird asked, puzzled.

Xiao Feng slowly rose to his feet; his mana had recovered to 30%, enough to unleash a new ultimate move and many minor skills.

He cleared his throat and said: "Don't blame me, senior, but the void crack just now was caused by me."

"Ah?"

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird's face full of doubt, not believing him: "Young man, don't joke; quickly call your senior out, after I pay my respects I'll return to cultivate."

She faintly sensed from Xiao Feng an unfriendly aura, her subconscious began to panic, and she wanted to leave quickly.

But not knowing who that "senior" was, she also worried that leaving just like that might offend him.

Xiao Feng shrugged and replied: "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do; how about we exchange a couple of moves so you can feel whether I'm the senior you mentioned?"

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird's brows furrowed, displeased: "Young man, you're too rude; even if you have a powerful backer, I am still your senior—how dare you offend me so!"

"Um… I actually just want to fight and borrow a bit of your bloodline origin." Xiao Feng didn't beat around the bush, directly stating his purpose.

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird's eyes widened upon hearing this, finally understanding where her nervousness came from.

"This brat, actually wants to drain her essence!"

Fortunately his cultivation isn't high; as long as that powerful backer behind him doesn't intervene…

"Wait!"

No Venerable aura has appeared nearby all this time; logically, given her level, even if the opponent is far stronger than her, since they're both Venerables, there should be some qi sensing between them!

She had felt nothing all along; could it really be that there is no "senior," and that void crack was truly made by this kid?

"You, you don't move!"

She was a little scared.

A lowly 2150-level Venerable, she's been beaten up many times in her life, sees everyone as a big brother, only dares to hide in a corner to cultivate secretly, and dare not show off.

After meeting Xiao Feng and exchanging a few words, her subconscious gave her an extremely dangerous signal, she couldn't muster the courage to act, and she drifted backward.

A golden light flashed at Xiao Feng's brow; the Myriad Calamities Pagoda was ready, and if the opponent tried to flee, it would immediately suppress them.

The Myriad Calamities Pagoda can suppress a 2150-level Venerable for at least five seconds; with his strength, he could kill her many times over.

"An… an eighth-stage Supreme Treasure!"

Seeing the mark on Xiao Feng's brow, Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird instantly panicked even more.

"This kid is deceitful; although his aura is merely that of a top-tier god, upon close inspection it feels as deep as the Xing Kong, bottomless!"

"He possesses an eighth-stage Supreme Treasure and the ability to shatter the void—what is this?"

"As a Venerable herself, she doesn't even have such equipment and power!"

"I surrender, I surrender! Young man, don't kill me, I can give you treasures!"

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird, disregarding her Venerable dignity, raised both hands and shouted out the words of surrender in a panic.

"what?"

Xiao Feng tilted his head, the Law Secret Art that had been brewing erupted, but it was forcibly stuck back.

What's wrong with this guy?

Not only did he come to the door himself, but after beeping a few sentences he just surrendered?

This doesn't look like a venerable at all!

Clearly just a delivery person!

"Please forgive my disrespect; this is my natal spirit feather, I gift it to the youth, please let me go!"

The Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird's timidity completely refreshed Xiao Feng's worldview.

She half-kneeled in midair, presenting with both hands three vermilion-red feathers.

This feather is somewhat like the spiritual essence 'Vermilion Bird Flame Feather' that Xiao Feng obtained long ago in the Heavenly Tower, with flames still burning on it, looking extremely cool.

However, its quality is far higher than the ordinary feathers on the Vermilion Bird!

【Southern Ming Spirit Feather】: 7th-grade spiritual essence, contains a trace of the Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird's origin bloodline power; after refinement, permanently increases fire-element comprehension value by 1500 points, usable up to 3 times.

With just these three feathers, one's fire-element law can nearly reach minor accomplishment!

However, for Xiao Feng, the effect of directly absorbing it is actually not that significant; although he desires to improve his law comprehension, he hopes more that He Xianzi can advance to the 9th stage.

"Approximately what proportion of your body's origin bloodline does this thing's origin bloodline constitute?" he asked.

The Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird said somewhat aggrieved: "About three-tenths... youth, don't despise it; this is already the limit of what I can give. Any more would harm my foundation, leaving me unable to make any progress for life."

"emmm……"

hearing that, Xiao Feng felt a bit embarrassed.