Divine War Pill Emperor

As Jiang Chen summoned the Shadow of the Vermilion Bird, it suppressed all opposition.

The Wen father and sons had completely lost the ability to resist Jiang Chen.

It was as if they had met their own progenitor; their only choice was to submit.

At the slightest thought of defiance, Jiang Chen’s Vermilion Bird could make the Fire Sparrows within their bodies turn on them at any moment.

"Backlash!"

Jiang Chen spoke quietly.

The Vermilion Bird danced in the sky, blazing flames burning in its eyes.

It suddenly fixed its gaze on Lord Wen.

The moment the Vermilion Bird’s gaze fell upon Lord Wen, he felt the Fire Sparrow Seal within him stir.

His heart seized, but before he could react in the slightest...

...the Fire Sparrow Seal inside him transformed into a Fire Sparrow and immediately began to burn him from within.

The backlash had begun.

"No...!"

The backlash was inconceivable, erupting in an instant and forcing a bloodcurdling scream from Lord Wen.

"PFFT—"

The backlash from the Fire Sparrow Seal was exceptionally violent.

Lord Wen spat blood again and again, his body trembling as he stumbled backward.

Finally, he collapsed to the ground.

Then, the Vermilion Bird looked toward Wen Shixuan and Wen Shixi.

Both men simultaneously felt the Fire Sparrow Seals within their bodies ignite as if set ablaze.

"Ahhhh...!"

The two screamed in agony as flames erupted from their bodies, and they began to burn.

With the power of the backlash, Jiang Chen didn’t even need to lift a finger; he had already secured an invincible position.

Seeing Lord Wen and his men completely powerless to resist, Master Yuan Hui’s face turned pale with alarm.

He hurriedly bellowed, "You brat, you’re courting death!"

"Kill!"

He held his Zen Staff, which began to gather Buddhist Golden Light.

He channeled it all into his own body. Then, Master Yuan Hui transformed into a great Buddha radiating myriad rays of golden light, bearing down on Jiang Chen to suppress him.

The power was world-shaking.

Jiang Chen’s expression changed drastically.

Against an expert at the Peak of Martial Arts Nine Heavens, he was utterly powerless to resist.

He could only suppress Lord Wen and the others because of the Vermilion Bird.

The Vermilion Bird was powerful, but it had no effect on Master Yuan Hui.

He hastily pointed to the spot between his eyebrows, and the Vermilion Bird flew back, disappearing into his forehead.

In his desperation, Jiang Chen prepared to summon Fang Yinzi.

Other than Fang Yinzi, Jiang Chen had no other way to defeat the terrifying Master Yuan Hui.

And just as Jiang Chen’s Vermilion Bird disappeared, the backlash from the Fire Sparrow Seals inside Lord Wen, Wen Shixuan, and Wen Shixi immediately stopped.

The three lay on the ground in a wretched state, their eyes filled with utter horror.

Seeing Master Yuan Hui make his move, Lord Wen shouted, "National Preceptor, kill him! Quickly!"

"If this boy isn’t eliminated, our Fire Sparrow Kingdom is in danger!"

He finally realized how terrifying Jiang Chen was. No, Jiang Chen himself wasn’t terrifying, but to the Royal Family of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom, he was an apocalyptic disaster.

Fortunately, Master Yuan Hui was unaffected.

Brimming with killing intent, Master Yuan Hui brought his Zen Staff down.

"Stop...!"

Just then, an abrupt, loud shout echoed from the distance.

HUMMM—

Accompanying the voice was an immensely powerful aura that came roaring from afar, soaring into the heavens.

Feeling this aura, and especially hearing that voice, both Lord Wen and Master Yuan Hui’s expressions changed drastically.

"The Guardian Beast!"

"Why is it the Guardian Beast?"

They were utterly shocked, because the voice they had just heard belonged to the one they knew so well: the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Guardian Fire Sparrow.

And now, the Fire Sparrow was actually trying to stop Master Yuan Hui from killing Jiang Chen.

Lord Wen roared, "National Preceptor, do it now! Don’t hesitate!"

"The Guardian Beast has betrayed our Fire Sparrow Kingdom! Ignore it!"

At this moment, a deep fear gripped Lord Wen’s heart.

Jiang Chen’s very existence had become a grave threat to the survival of their Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

The Third Prince had rebelled, and now the Guardian Fire Sparrow had also betrayed their Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

But the most terrifying thing about Jiang Chen was that Shadow of the Vermilion Bird.

It could directly and forcefully suppress their Fire Sparrow Seals.

’Jiang Chen cannot be allowed to live. He absolutely must not live.’ This was Lord Wen’s conviction.

That was why he kept urging Master Yuan Hui on.

And just as he wished, Master Yuan Hui didn’t pause in the slightest. Ignoring the Fire Sparrow’s words, he pressed on with a thunderous roar, unleashing ten thousand streams of golden light down upon Jiang Chen.

Before the attack even landed, the terrifying pressure was already making it hard for Jiang Chen to breathe.

"Damn you! I told you to stop!"

From the distance, a streak of fire shot forward at an incredible speed.

It was moving at a speed of thousands of miles in a single flash.

It was nothing but a streak of fiery light.

Swift as lightning.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Fire Sparrow, a being with Martial Emperor Cultivation.

As it sped past, its powerful aura made the very space around it tremble.

It appeared in the very instant Master Yuan Hui was about to strike Jiang Chen.

BOOM!

Although the Fire Sparrow had come from a great distance, it was the first to arrive, appearing before Jiang Chen.

It suddenly opened its beak.

FWOOSH—

A sheet of fire erupted from its beak, dyeing half the sky red as it swept toward Master Yuan Hui.

The terrifying flames made even Master Yuan Hui, the aggressor, turn pale.

"Hah!"

He let out a sharp cry and explosively retreated at top speed.

In an instant, he had already retreated a great distance.

Fortunately, the Fire Sparrow seemed to be holding back and did not give chase.

For a Fire Sparrow with Martial Emperor Cultivation, killing Master Yuan Hui would not have been difficult at all; it would have been over in the blink of an eye.

Having come to a stop, Master Yuan Hui reappeared beside Lord Wen.

Glancing at Lord Wen, Master Yuan Hui said, "Sovereign, the Guardian Beast has indeed betrayed us."

"It will be exceedingly difficult to kill Jiang Chen now."

Lord Wen’s face was ashen.

He glared angrily at the Fire Sparrow and demanded, "Why are you doing this? Aren’t you the Guardian Beast of our Fire Sparrow Kingdom?"

"Have you forgotten your duty?"

"Is this how you honor my father’s memory?"

A series of furious questions poured from Lord Wen’s lips.

But unfortunately for him, the Fire Sparrow simply shook its head.

"Lord Wen, you are mistaken. I guarded the Fire Sparrow Kingdom out of respect for your father. And even if I have a duty, it is not to protect you, nor will I act on behalf of your own selfish desires."

"Him... you cannot touch."

The Fire Sparrow gave Jiang Chen a complicated look.

It could naturally sense the Shadow of the Vermilion Bird on Jiang Chen. In fact, it had been the first to sense it, knowing of his presence the moment before he even appeared in the Royal Palace.

From that moment on, the Fire Sparrow understood that its destiny had begun to change.

Because it had been waiting for Jiang Chen to appear.

Now, Jiang Chen had arrived.

Its fate would now change with him.

That was why it had acted to stop Master Yuan Hui and protect Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen, too, looked at the Fire Sparrow before him with some surprise. The Guardian Beast of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom was a stranger to him, yet it had appeared to protect him.

His eyes flickered as he fell into deep thought.

"Why?"

Lord Wen truly felt the urge to vomit blood. Their Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Guardian Beast was protecting an outsider.

Jiang Chen had just injured him repeatedly; he wanted to crush the man to death a thousand, ten thousand times over.

But now, with the Guardian Beast in the way, he couldn’t even touch Jiang Chen.

"Because he is not someone you are permitted to harm."

"Because even the entire Fire Sparrow Kingdom... belongs to him."

That last sentence made Lord Wen’s expression change drastically once again.

"What did you say?"

"How could our Fire Sparrow Kingdom possibly be his?"

"You’re spouting nonsense!"