Chapter 604: Xiao Huihui, Transform!

Ling Xueyao covered her mouth and laughed scornfully; many others also showed amused smiles.

Even a royal beast couldn't cross the black mist, let alone a mere sparrow that isn't even a spirit beast.

Nangong Han also gave a cold smile, "Perhaps Instructor Ye's sparrow is a bit special."

Anyone could hear the sarcasm in those words.

After all, how special could a sparrow possibly be?

"Xiao Huihui, can you be relied upon?"

Even Ye Qingran herself expressed serious doubt about Xiao Huihui.

Xiao Huihui felt hurt.

"Mm-hmm, I can do it!" It nodded vigorously, afraid Ye Qingran wouldn't believe it.

It's no longer the Xiao Huihui of before; it has grown up!

"Alright!"

Ye Qingran reluctantly agreed.

Actually, what she believed in wasn't Xiao Huihui itself, but Xiao Hu.

"You actually hit the nail on the head—our family's sparrow really is special."

Ye Qingran lifted the corner of her mouth, confidence soaring.

Having chosen to believe in Xiao Huihui, she would trust it without reservation!

Everyone almost believed it.

"Ye Qingran, even your bragging needs a limit—how special could a sparrow possibly be?"

Nan Yan couldn't help but speak up now, her eyes and brows full of mockery.

Ling Xueyao chimed in: "Maybe the sparrow is just a disguise, and its true form is a Vermilion Bird!"

Pfft~

As soon as Ling Xueyao said that, waves of laughter erupted.

A sparrow turning into a Vermilion Bird?

What a huge joke!

Especially those standing in the radiance of the Mending Heaven Stone who needed Ling Xueyao's help to cross the black mist—they laughed the hardest.

"Congratulations, you got it right!"

Xiao Hu gave a brilliant smile, revealing two rows of dazzling white teeth, and gave Ling Xueyao a thumbs-up.

Ling Xueyao was first stunned, then found it amusing.

Vermilion Bird?

She would rather believe that the Emperor Sovereign of the Zhu Lu Summit resides in the Academy than believe this ugly sparrow could be a Vermilion Bird!

As expected, Ye Qingran's child truly lacks manners, spouting lies as soon as they open their mouth.

Ye Qingran glanced suspiciously at Xiao Hu.

She thought, "No way?"

"This filthy gray sparrow is actually a Vermilion Bird?"

The gap between them is truly enormous.

Even she couldn't associate the Vermilion Bird with Xiao Huihui, let alone others.

"What a fellow—I thought it was bronze, but it turns out to be a champion!"

"Ye Qingran, control your child!"

Nangong Han shouted coldly.

"Exactly, someone who spouts lies can also get into Heaven Class? It seems we'll need to institute a character and cultivation evaluation standard for Heaven Class later; otherwise anyone could join, which would simply lower Heaven Class's standing!"

Nan Yan snorted coldly.

Xiao Hu retorted: "Do you have any evidence proving I'm lying? Without evidence, you just randomly accuse others—people lacking manners should be you!"

Xiao Chen added: "When the beam is not straight, the shadow becomes crooked—Nanguo Qingyuan and Nanguo Buxie were expelled from the Academy also because you parents failed so badly!"

Sharp-tongued!

Ling Xueyao was practically exploding with anger.

Nangong Han's eyes held a murderous intent.

"What evidence is needed? Who would believe a sparrow could turn into a Vermilion Bird? It's pure fantasy!"

"Is that so?" Xiao Hu narrowed his eyes, "Xiao Huihui, transform!"

"Yes, Master!"

Xiao Feifei instantly put on a solemn expression.

"Xiao Huihui transforms—Vermilion Bird Divine Beast!"

"Alright, this is the transformation slogan Xiao Hu invented for Xiao Huihui."

Even hearing it, Ye Qingran couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

It's her fault; she shouldn't have fed the child too many anime plots.

She reflected!

Xiao Feifei flew up high, flapping its wings up and down like a complete idiot; although it looked frail, it actually had no divine beast aura whatsoever, and paired with that chuuni slogan, it was just ridiculously silly.

Everyone couldn't help but feel amused.

If they had still held a sliver of hope earlier, it has now vanished without a trace.

"Xiao Huihui, it's impossible for it to be a Vermilion Bird Divine Beast!"

However, in the very next instant, their expressions changed!

Source-less Wind suddenly rose, and an omen appeared between heaven and earth!

A scarlet beam burst out from Xiao Huihui's body, and in an instant the crimson light was dazzling, rivaling the sun and moon!

At the same time, between heaven and earth, a scorching heat penetrated every pore, making one feel a flame‑like burning.

Hot blood, boiling!

What was most shocking was that for a brief instant all the evil spirits seemed to retreat and vanish; with each breath one felt clear and refreshed, as if a vast righteous aura pervading heaven and earth filled the body!

This is...

Xiao Huihui's tiny body, enveloped by the fiery light, resembled a fireball whose density kept rising, gradually approaching the brink of explosion!

Everyone's eyes reflected that blaze, and their breathing slowed!

"Vermilion Bird Holy Fire?!"

Someone as knowledgeable as Li Daoyun, after a brief astonishment, also recognized the origin of the flame!

The primordial true fire of the ancient Divine Beast Vermilion Bird!

Vermilion Bird Holy Fire!

Legend says the Vermilion Bird Holy Fire can dispel darkness and purify all evils in the world!

The fireball burst open, and the sky‑filled flames transformed into a noble, elegant Vermilion Bird Divine Beast.

It spread its wings a yard wide, and as they fluttered slowly, flames twirled, light shimmered, creating an indescribably ethereal beauty!

This scene caught everyone completely off guard!

Who could have imagined that the palm‑sized sparrow moments ago could instantly transform into a Vermilion Bird Divine Beast of unparalleled noble lineage?

"It's really... a Vermilion Bird Divine Beast?!"

"Legend says that in one era only a single Vermilion Bird Divine Beast can exist!"

"The 'Within One Lifetime' series!"

No one present probably expected that one day they would, at an ancient battlefield ruin, on the same day, first see the Azure Dragon and then the Vermilion Bird!

Especially the Vermilion Bird.

The Azure Dragon has its own draconic companions, but the Vermilion Bird forever has only one.

Unlike other Spirit Beasts, the uniqueness of the Vermilion Bird Holy Fire has made the Vermilion Bird solitary.

It is like the other‑worldly flower of the underworld, whose blossoms and leaves never meet!

Ling Xueyao, Nangong Han and the others all opened their mouths as if struck by a huge fright!

They could not have imagined that this ordinary sparrow was truly a Vermilion Bird Divine Beast!

"Then may I ask, who exactly lacks proper upbringing?"

Xiao Chen stared at Ling Xueyao, his small face, resembling the Emperor Sovereign, full of coldness.

Earlier, Ling Xueyao accused Ye Xiaohu of lying and sarcastically mocked that Ye Qingran's child lacked upbringing; Xiao Chen retorted that Ling Xueyao, without evidence, slandering others at will, is the one truly lacking upbringing.

The facts proved that every word of Ye Xiaohu was true; this unremarkable little sparrow truly is a noble Vermilion Bird.

The charge that Ling Xueyao casually defamed others is confirmed; she is the one without proper upbringing!

Ling Xueyao's complexion shifted from pale to ashen.

She was actually humiliated by the two children! How absurd!

"Master, come up!"

Xiao Huihui said to Xiao Hu. Having become a Vermilion Bird, Xiao Huihui's voice changed, sounding especially noble.

"Mother, let's go!" Xiao Hu grabbed Ye Qingran's hand, and several of them climbed onto the Vermilion Bird's back.

Ye Qingran and the four children stood on the Vermilion Bird's back, looking down upon the crowd from above, like a goddess leading four celestial youths riding a Divine Beast to the mortal world—exquisitely beautiful, mysterious, peerlessly ethereal, leaving everyone in awe.