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--- Chapter 220 ---
Baek Ain grabbed a cool beverage from his inventory and satiated his thirst. It's been since he was this worked up because the Alternative Battle Through the Heaven Realm didn't put much challenge for him.
Not to mention, the harvest he got from these Copper-headed Bison is bountiful. One more positive point about the Heaven Genesis World is that he wouldn't lack things to farm.
Unlike the Dou Qi Continent, Baek Ain didn't lack Dou Saints or Dou Gods to slaughter in the Heaven Genesis World.
"Your Highness..." Chu Ming approached Baek Ain with a revered look on his face. He didn't expect Baek Ain to be this strong.
Well, he didn't notice how tired Baek Ain was.
Baek Ain burned the blood off himself and glanced at Chu Ming, "What is the matter?"
"Is there something on my face?"
Chu Ming awkwardly coughed, "No, I'm admiring your Martial Technique."
"If I may know, do you have a relationship with the Divine Tiger Clan?"
Baek Ain tilted his head, "Divine Tiger Clan? I don't have any relation with such a clan."
"Though, I have the blessing of the Divine White Tiger."
Chu Ming's eyes widened in disbelief.
The blessing that Baek Ain talked about is Genesis Roots, which is also known as the Divine Blessing Destiny. It is an extremely rare blessing given by Heaven and Earth to 'extremely' talented individuals.
These individuals would absolutely be elites of elites no matter where they are. The blessing grants them great luck, divine protection, and a firm foundation for future cultivation.
Chu Ming has heard about this legend but has never seen it himself.
The folk legend said those with Genesis Roots also obtained Genesis Qi aligned with their blessing, a unique attribute even rarer than Elemental Genesis Qi.
For example, if you gained the blessing of a dragon, you'd get or develop Dragon Qi.
Chu Ming witnessed Baek Ain's fight earlier, and he was sure this scholar-looking man had Tiger Qi. Such a fierceness actually hidden by his aloof disposition.
"Your Highness, you're the most talented person I've ever seen. I admire you!" Chu Ming couldn't help but sing his praise.
Baek Ain was confused by Chu Ming's nonsense.
He shrugged and said, "I wanted to meditate for a minute or two. Can you help me dissect raw materials from these Copper-headed Bison?"
"It's my pleasure." Chu Ming happily responded.
After that, Chu Ming told his teammates to harvest raw materials from the Genesis Beast's corpses. They were confused by his command, but when he told them about Baek Ain, who asked for it, they were more than happy to help.
[Wow, new fans, you haven't stayed in the Heaven Genesis World for an hour. Your charm is unrivaled, Host!] Alicia mimicked Chu Ming's tone earlier.
Baek Ain rolled his eyes at this system and sat somewhere comfortable to meditate. He inhaled and exhaled rhythmically, feeling the new change in his energy veins(pathways).
Thud!
"Huh?" Baek Ain gasped all of a sudden.
Baek Ain felt his chest was hot. He groaned and spewed a mouthful of blood on the spot.
Caw~!
A cry of a bird echoed from his soul.
It was a majestic bird with three legs, golden feathers, and crimson-red eyes.
The surrounding temperature suddenly rose.
Baek Ain couldn't do anything and was set ablaze with a golden flame.
...
Baek Ain's inner realm.
Baek Ain opened his eyes and saw himself in the starry sky. A giant ball of flame, the sun, glared at him.
The sun is the Three-Legged Golden Crow, a primordial beast that he was familiar with due to his foundation cultivation technique, the Record of Burning World.
"What happened? Why did the Record of Burning World become this restless?" Baek Ain was confused.
Something like this has never happened before.
"I've trained the Record of Burning World for years and even reached the maximum mastery possible. It was to the point where I needed to make new moves revolving around the existing ten stages."
"Everything is fine..."
"Until Heaven Genesis World." Baek Ain's eyes lit up in realization.
At the same time, the bright golden sun before him expanded rapidly and became a pulsating domain of heat.
Baek Ain couldn't even see the end of it.
Cracks!
Cracks appeared one after another on the sun's surface, which sounds weird but actually true. Like an egg about to hatch, Baek Ain witnessed a crimson-red eye peering from the crack.
Caw~!
An undisguised cry of joy came from the crack.
Baek Ain felt the connection and couldn't help but smile, "I see..."
"So, you're the Primordial Spirit of Three-Legged Golden Crow that I indirectly cultivated all this time."
"Haha, to think, even a Cultivation Technique-! No, a Profound Art could even form a spirit."
"Interesting, very interesting." He rubbed his chin in wonder.
Caw~!
The primordial spirit released another cry.
"Come again? You're complaining that I haven't given you proper food all this time because Dou Qi sucks..." Baek Ain was speechless.
You just awakened and are so demanding already.
Also, Baek Ain just got into the Heaven Genesis World, a very suitable environment for training the Record of Burning World.
Caw~! Caw~!
The primordial spirit kept urging Baek Ain to change from cultivating Dou Qi to Genesis Qi, which is more rich and tasty. After that, it could escape its shell and become a genuine Three-Legged Golden Crow.
Baek Ain's mouth twitched slightly, "If I do that, I will be abandoning Dou Qi. It is like throwing away my hard work all these years."
Caaaawww~!
A lazy cry came from the primordial spirit.
"You will help me convert Dou Qi? But you wanted 20% of it to speed up your awakening."
No, you're just greedy.
Baek Ain thought about the pros and cons.
Yes, being in the Heaven Genesis World really opened his eyes.
Technically speaking, changing Dou Qi to Genesis Qi is beneficial for Baek Ain's future growth.
Genesis Qi might not be as strong as Profound Energy from Against the God, where the Record of Burning World originated, but Baek Ain knew it was better than Dou Qi.
Dou Qi is still a lower plane energy at the end of the day. It doesn't even hold a candle against the Spiritual Energy that Luo Binging used and Genesis Qi from this world.
The decision shouldn't be that hard.
'Was I too sentimental?' Baek Ain thought to himself.
The answer is yes. Baek Ain has experienced 100 reincarnations, and all of them always portray him using Dou Qi, which is the foundation of his greatness.
The value in Baek Ain's heart is more than the energy to cultivate.
However, good things always have to end when they can't keep up with Baek Ain's progression anymore.
"Fine, let's do this." Baek Ain's eyes gained burning determination. As long as he could reach a higher realm, casting aside Dou Qi is nothing.
Caw~! Caw~! Caw~!!
The primordial spirit happily chirped.
Baek Ain felt another burst of heat from his chest. He groaned and felt the Golden Crow's Blessing Tattoo burn throughout his entire being.
His soul.
His body.
His spirit.
And his will was baptized by the majestic golden light.
The starry space is engulfed by infinite heat, reducing those weak stars into nothing but ashes.
Only the Roulan Constellation, a low-tier constellation that Baek Ain nurtured before going to the Fire Emperor's Royal Tomb, survived this catastrophe.
It remained in the corner of Baek Ain's soul, hovering with a demonic darkness aura.
...
Back to the Outside World.
Chu Ming and others are busy harvesting raw materials from Genesis Beast's corpses.
These menial tasks are 'usually' completed slowly to ensure quality, but they do it like no tomorrow because they need to escort Baek Ain after this.
Not to mention, there are too many Copper-headed Bison for them to handle.
Jing Nuyan wiped her sweaty forehead and said, "Is it just me, or the Heavenly Fire Prison Secret Realm is becoming hotter?"
"You're probably exhausted." Chu Ming commented with a chuckle.
"The Heavenly Fire Prison Secret Realm has been hot all year long. It's always been like this for three hundred years. The Fire Roc Saint created it that way."
"Even if you say so, it's not this hot earlier..." Jing Nuyan complained unhappily with a pout.
"Haha..." Everyone laughed at her.
But then, they stopped awkwardly when a golden ray burst out behind them.
"That direction..." Everyone swallowed their saliva nervously.
Crap, they forgot about that abnormality.
Baek Ain is currently like the incarnation of the golden sun. His body is flickering white and gold, and his eyes brightened in luminescent red.
A golden crow tattoo appeared on his chest and spread all over his body, becoming one with him.
BOOOOOOOOM!!!
The ground and air exploded. Storms swept over everything around Baek Ain and reduced them to ashes. Fortunately, this only affects everything around the one-hundred-meter radius of Baek Ain.
Even then, Chu Ming and his teammates felt like they were dried out and about to become ashes outside that fiery domain.
[Ding! You have unlocked Golden Crow's Heavenly Secret: The Forgotten Tenth Sun!]