Cross popped out of the Pearl and followed Yun Che saying "How did it go? Where we going now?" Yun Che said "That Duke guy is pissed, were going to save the dumb little Empress." Cross sighed and said "One day you will die for a woman, you know that right? Then what will happen? I'm not taking them in that's for sure. Forget about Luna and Feng Xue'er, just Jasmine will kill me and then them... Maybe even together!"
Jasmine said "He's right~" Cross said "SEE! God that's so hot!" he turned to the side and spat, Yun Che chuckled and Jasmine blushed. Yun Che said "Maybe. But I know you will bring them to a safe place." Cross sighed and said "You're really just crazy. You also know me too well.." he pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed again.
Yun Che flashed a cheeky grin and Cross added "Let's try and not court death then, yeah? She's a real cunt and she's really ugly, it's best to stay away from her." Jasmine burst out laughing, he sounded like he was trying to convince a child to stop eating candy...
Yun Che felt his mouth twitch as he said "I'll try my best..." Cross almost slapped him and said "Going to save that little moron is effectively running up and sticking your tongue in Death's mouth!"
Yun Che chuckled and said "I have to save her... She's my Empress." Cross sneered and said "Bullshit! More like she's got good curves!" Yun Che coughed and Cross immediately said "Not as good as my three girls though. Heh! Not even close! If she's a star then they're the moon! If she's the moon then they're the sun! In short, she's not worth it."
Yun Che looked at him and said "Do you have something pent up? Have you not released in a while? Are you feeling stuffy?" Cross coughed and whispered "I'm getting played around by these women, little bro... I'm getting blue balled left and right!" Yun Che burst out laughing and they continued to the Golden Crow's Lightning Flame Valley.
They reached the entrance and Yun Che charged at Hui Ran, Cross said "Honestly, you think I have time for a 3 chapter showdown?!" he slapped Hui Ran out of existence and took his storage ring as Yun Che passed the barrier and headed for the Central zone.
The group came across Duke Ming and Duke Huai... Well it didn't really matter what their names were to be perfectly honest...
Yun Che saw the Little Demon Empress on the ground and shouted "Little Demon Empress!" Duke Ming and Duke Huai turned around, Duke Ming had the Demon Emperor Seal in his hands and laughed "You're too late! I have the Seal now, I am the Demon Emp-"
Cross slapped him into his new life as an Underworld Empire resident as he said "So noisy!" he flicked and obliterated Duke Huai as he said "I feel much better~" Jasmine was laughing hysterically in the Sky Poison Pearl and Yun Che laughed before shaking his head and going to little dummy Empress' side and saying "Are you okay?"
She slapped his palm away and said "Don't touch me!" You Che ignored her and picked her up before leaving, ignoring her small fists pounding on him. Cross was holding onto the Demon Emperor seal and said "Hmm... I found the Golden Crow. Let's go."
Yun Che nodded and they both disappeared, along with Little beauty Empress. Cross didn't talk along the way, but Yun Che did. Cross stopped over a pit of Lava and narrowed his eyes as he said "I can't go in there." Yun Che said "Eh?!"
Cross said "You must go through the lava or she will die." before teleporting to the Pearl. Yun Che sighed and jumped into the lava, protecting the Empress in his arms as he walked on the bottom.
Cross was watching from inside the Pearl and Jasmine asked "You can't?" Cross said "I was just saying that. This could potentially be a good cultivation spot for him!" Jasmine said "Ohhh! You're so smart~!" Cross chuckled and kissed her saying "Ah... you forgot handsome!" Jasmine slapped his chest and giggled with a blush.
An entire month later
Yun Che finally got out of the lava and woke up saying "How long has it been?" Cross said "A month." Yun Che jumped and said "A month!?" Cross nodded and said "You broke through the Emperor Realm." Yun Che was stunned and said "Eh? That's good!"
Cross came out and said "Alright, let's go. The little dummy Empress could die any second." a rock suddenly shouted "Her name is Huan Caiyi!" Cross saw the rock give him a thumbs up before sinking into the lava.
Huan Caiyi said "What did you call me?!" Cross spat "You heard me. Now shh!" Yun Che chuckled and talked to her, she was much more mild to Yun Che. She was absolutely venomous to Cross though.
They continued and heard a booming voice "So you've come!" Cross almost fell down and muttered "So fucking loud!" Eyes opened up and Huan Caiyi said "Please-" The Crow cut her off saying "I know someone likes to cut it short! So I will be brief! The only way for you to survive is to get Vital yang from a man who possess' the bloodline of the Phoenix! Which, coincidentally, is the man carrying you right now!"
Yun Che, Cross, and Huan Caiyi were stunned, the Crow said "Yes, well, although that Chicken is very useless, your blood is useful today! Congratulations!" without further ado, Yun Che and Huan Caiyi's clothes exploded.
The Crow shouted "What is it? You have such strong will for revenge, and the sense of giving your all, yet you don't have the courage to face a man's ugly body?! Only by getting his Phoenix vital Yang can you receive the power of half-step Divine Profound for three years. Otherwise you would only perish instantly! Also, not only does he possess the Phoenix's bloodline, he also possesses the extremely rich Dragon God's bloodline! The Dragon God's scent in his vital Yang could not only refine your body, it could allow your broken lifeline to be restored within a short amount of time! What reason do you have to be afraid!"
Cross said "Aiyo! Who are you calling ugly?!" The Crow looked at him and trembled before turning back to the other two and saying "You must take his yang 500 times! I will give you two months!" Cross pointed at them and a green light entered both their bodies.
Huan Caiyi looked over and Cross said "I've already seen you naked. Also, you wish to have kids, yes? You're extremely fertile now. Once you've become one with my brother you will now enjoy another man's embrace." his tone became fierce as he said "Or else not just you, but the entire Illusory Demon Realm will fall with you!"
A barrier closed over Yun Che and Huan Caiyi, who pushed Yun Che down with a resolute expression. Cross saw her and his expression shattered as he burst out laughing, saying "HAHAHAHA He got pushed down! I never thought I'd see the day!" Yun Che was embarrassed and the barrier closed.
Cross wiped his eyes and turned to the Crow as he said "You're not too bad. Much better than that Chicken." the Crow regained some of her arrogance and said "Yeah? Then why do you have the chicken's bloodline and heart fire?!"
Cross' face turned black, this Crow... Why was she acting like a jealous wife? He said "If you must know, jealous wife. The chicken forced her bloodline on me. Her heart fire as well." the Crow snapped "Who's a jealous wife?!"
Cross coughed and said "Anyway, I didn't take this willingly." the Crow snorted and said "Well, because everyone else gave you something, naturally, I have to give you something as well! I won't let those geezers and a chicken out do me!"
Cross sighed and said "Honestly, were you threatened? Why are all these divine beasts giving me things. Am I very special? It's getting weird." the Crow coughed and stuttered "N-N-No, t-this lady d-does wh-what she w-wants!"
Cross rolled his eyes and a bunch of things appeared in front of him. A big ball of shimmering Golden blood, a smaller ball of normal dark gold blood, 6 golden feathers, a dark golden flame, and a glowing orb.
The smaller ball of blood, the dark golden flame, a single feather, and the glowing orb shot into Cross' body. Cross felt his organs were all on fire, but his eyes were unfocused. The dark gold fire nestled into his heart, next to the gold fire.
On his back, two golden wing tattoos appeared, connecting to the space between the Turtle tattoo and the Dragon tattoo, as well as on the other side of the Turtle tattoo. The wings were extremely life like, as if they would come off and fly away!
The blood merged into Cross own and a dark gold speck appeared along with the gold, Azure, and black specks. The rest of his blood was light Golden-Red, this was because of the 'Great Way of the Buddha! The golden tint was very miniscule, barely noticeable unless you were to study the blood carefully.
The shimmering Dark Gold blood was sucked into a bottle and disappeared into a crack with the 5 feathers that were left. The Crow let out a breath of relief and looked at the barrier, secretly wiping the sweat of her imaginary forehead.
2 months quietly passed
Cross had already finished the [Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World] and had it memorized. He was meditating on his 'Void Step' while adding the two Arts from the Jade slips. It was incredibly difficult but he was slowly making progress.
He had also gone into his inner world and stowed away the blood and feathers with the rest of the Divine Beast items he got, so far he has 4 bottles of blood, 5 feathers, and Turtle spikes. He didn't know what he was going to do with them, but he was sure they could be used for something.
Yun Che woke up from heaven and the Crow bestowed him her blood, the [Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World], and the Lightning Seed! Yun Che ate the lightning seed and merged with the blood, while learning the Divine Art all during a bout of unconsciousness!
What a man!
Another month passed
Yun Che digested everything and got a Jade of Nine Suns from the Crow before he left with Huan Caiyi, who was cold as ice still. Cross returned to the Pearl as they went back, tossing the Demon Emperor seal to her, like it was garbage.
They still didn't like each other, both snorting as Cross disappeared muttering "Moron." and Caiyi muttered back "Asshole." Yun Che smiled happily and walked side by side with Huan Caiyi, trying to talk to her, but he only received cold responses.
He was stunned, this girl... She took advantage of him and now she's trying to play it off?! No can do sis! I'm the King of pissing people off! He started being annoying, asking her questions that had nothing to do with anything.
Huan Caiyi just flew away, Yun Che chased after her and laughed, making Huan Caiyi speed up.