Chapter 509: Nirvana Tribulation Hitchhike

These big black wings are so familiar to me; even though they're battered and their feathers are a mess, with some bald spots, I can recognize them at a glance without seeing the face—this is Feng Xianqiu!

How is that possible!

Why would he appear here?

This time he appeared without taking human form.

Black wings, a crow's head, scarlet eyes, and three yellowish-brown legs.

This is Feng Xianqiu's true form—a giant three-legged crow.

Dìluán's letter mentioned that the three-legged crow, also called the Solar Divine Bird, has hope of ascending to immortality.

But Feng Xianqiu obviously hasn't cultivated to the level needed for Nirvana, and he can't wait, so he can only borrow my power to hitch a ride on the Nirvana Tribulation?

He has this motive.

After all, didn't he previously want to write a Heaven's Memorial Document behind my back?

Back then I wondered, since he already had that steel pen, why not just write a Heaven's Memorial Document and find a way to submit it?

Although the submission process would be difficult and possibly intercepted by Dìshì, it's still better than writing it on my back, right?

Later I reconsidered this matter, especially when I sensed my own Nirvana Tribulation might be coming, and then I understood Feng Xianqiu.

He wanted to use my Nirvana Tribulation to bring forth that Heaven's Memorial Document.

After all, the Nirvana Tribulation is also a Heavenly Tribulation; this millennia-rare catastrophe is surely being watched by the higher realms.

Whether my Nirvana succeeds or fails, the Heaven's Memorial Document will definitely be seen.

Unfortunately his scheme failed, as Dìshì suddenly appeared and shattered his dream.

What else happened during the time Feng Xianqiu disappeared?

When did he take up residence in my body, and in what form?

This reminded me of the phantom standing beside the bed—so that was the time.

I clearly remember my belly twitching then; it seems Feng Xianqiu took up residence in my stomach.

In other words, he directly parasitized my child's egg sac!

No, I might have overlooked something.

When that phantom stood beside my bed, his face kept shifting.

That is, the one who chose to lodge his soul body in my belly to hitch the Nirvana Tribulation wasn't necessarily Feng Xianqiu at first.

Only Feng Xianqiu ultimately succeeded in taking up residence.

This is probably the difference between the Solar Divine Bird and other birds—its genes are indeed superior.

This is also why Dìshì said Feng Xianqiu is the one he favors most among his children.

Dìluán also warned me that Dìshì keeping Feng Xianqiu might still be useful.

I never expected it to be fulfilled so quickly.

If Feng Xianqiu truly succeeds in hitching this Nirvana Tribulation, will he transform into a Solar Divine Bird and ascend?

Thinking of this, I felt a sudden panic, and when another heavenly thunderbolt came, I wanted to dodge.

I don't want to give Feng Xianqiu a chance.

I wish he would just die in this Nirvana fire.

Unfortunately, he's like a piece of dog-skin plaster—knocked away, then instantly teleported back; his ability is obviously far stronger than I knew him to be.

I suddenly realized that the Feng Xianqiu before me is no longer the original Feng Xianqiu.

That day, after Dìshì seized him, what exactly happened to him?

Feng Xianqiu's betrayal made Dìshì resolutely take this final step.

He has been altered.

His ability to lodge in my body should also be Dìshì's doing.

Dìshì is the one who truly controls the whole situation.

Including my Nirvana Tribulation's sudden arrival, and the formation array that abruptly appeared around me, pulling me into the Nirvana fire—all are inseparable from Dìshì.

He wants both.

Just as he has always wanted both immortality and power, he won't let go of either!

Knowing that the lightning and thunder now are aimed at Feng Xianqiu, I calmed down, stopped dodging, and looked around.

I must quickly find the divine essence of the Fire Witch God and unite with it to become whole.

The vast fire domain stretches endlessly, its edge unseen.

I can only close my eyes to sense her; she inherently belongs to me.

Sure enough, I soon sensed the direction of the divine essence; opening my eyes, I prepared to run that way when a heavenly thunderbolt struck, slamming straight into my chest.

That sensation of my heart stopping and instant suffocation returned.

But this time it seems somewhat different.

Because this thunderbolt struck me solidly, numbing my limbs and making my teeth chatter from the pain.

My body was hurled, rolling continually in the sea of fire, as if my organs were in disarray; my throat filled with a bloody sweetness, and my blood surged upward.

The moment a thread of blood leaked from the corner of my mouth, it was instantly vaporized.

I couldn't stop.

Until a pair of black wings swooped down from above, enveloping me tightly and stabilizing my form.

I looked in surprise at the three-legged crow; after confirming I had steadied my form, he quickly withdrew.

How could he protect me?

Is he afraid I'll be killed by the thunderbolt, causing his Nirvana to fail?

Then why doesn't he continue residing in my body?

Looking at his battered body, I somewhat understood.

This is my Nirvana Tribulation; he's merely hitching onto it.

He had previously taken those few heavenly thunder strikes for me, but now he can barely hold on, so I must bear them myself.

I will bear them; after I'm done, he'll come up to protect me, ensuring I don't die, and we'll cooperate to hold on until the end.

Ah, that's how it is!

Dìshì wants to ensure my Nirvana succeeds; he fears failure even more than I do.

So the Sān jiǎo yā before me is merely a puppet wearing Feng Xianqiu's face.

I stopped thinking further and quickly moved toward the direction of the Fire Witch God's divine essence.

This process is extremely difficult, because I have no idea when the next heavenly thunder will come, from which direction, or which direction it will hurl me.

This is vastly different from the heavenly tribulation outside.

The heavenly thunder outside, no matter how severe, at least we know it comes from the heavens.

And the heavenly thunder in this fire domain is everywhere.

There were two times I was directly flung in the opposite direction, my body somersaulting repeatedly; if not for the Sān jiǎo yā blocking a bit, I wouldn't have been killed by the heavenly thunder, but I would have been knocked unconscious by such tumbling.

The Sān jiǎo yā gave me a push.

The wing feathers, with only a few feathers left, flapped violently behind me; this time my speed increased greatly, and soon the girl's silhouette I had seen in my dream finally appeared before my eyes.

She seemed to sense me as well, turning her head to look my way.

At the moment I drew infinitely close to her, I seemed to hear a barely audible sigh.

Feng Wu told me that the Fire Witch God's divine essence does not wish for me to unite with her.

This divine essence contains the altered memories of the Fire Witch God; once it merges with me and returns to my body, I will lose control and go mad.

Even if the Nirvana succeeds, my consciousness may still not be under my own control.

But I have already come this far, and I have no choice.

Even if I do not choose this path, Dìshì will force me, using every means to control me and push me onto this road……