Chapter 88: The Azure Luan’s Contract

Qin Yangjun rushed into the cave, but when he saw the tiny life on the pile of eggshells, he froze.

What was this?

A golden-red bird was sitting in Linghu’er’s palm, staring back at her.

“Oh my god, Qin Yangjun, look! It’s a Gengjin Liesparrow. The most aggressive of all sparrows. I’ve only seen it in Master’s books. It’s so beautiful…”

Linghu’er couldn’t take her eyes off the Gengjin Liesparrow.

But Qin Yangjun’s expression was subtle.

Gengjin Liesparrow… that shouldn’t be.

Where was the Azure Luan?

The Rocksteel King Ape was clearly supposed to serve the Azure Luan, so why was it guarding the egg of a Gengjin Liesparrow?

The next second, a blue flame erupted from deep within the cave.

Qin Yangjun shuddered and rushed in front of Linghu’er, forming a shield with his spiritual power.

“Tiny insects! Put down the offspring of the Gengjin Liesparrow. Leave now, and I will forgive your transgression!”

A majestic female voice came from deep in the cave, accompanied by a powerful pressure.

Linghu’er snapped back to reality and instinctively looked toward the source of the sound.

In the darkness of the cave, a pair of blue phoenix eyes were staring at them.

Qin Yangjun carried the Golden Crow Banner and had awakened the Golden Crow martial image. On top of that, he had cultivated that particular skill, so the pressure didn’t affect him.

But Linghu’er was different. The pressure made her heart pound, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

It was the first time she had felt such a terrifying aura, one not even a king beast could produce.

Outside, the Rocksteel King Ape, still fighting Ah Ling, sensed the anomaly and turned sharply toward the cave.

At the same time, Ah Ling seized the opportunity. Her eyes glowed pink.

The next second, the off-guard Rocksteel King Ape was pulled into an illusion.

Qin Yangjun looked into the depths of the cave, his expression darkening. It seemed the Azure Luan had hatched early.

He wondered what had triggered it.

A newborn Azure Luan could reach the Void Grotto Realm in strength.

But the situation before him was different from what he had expected.

Given the Azure Luan’s earlier nasty personality, if he and Linghu’er had barged in, she would have attacked already. She wouldn’t have bothered to warn them.

This was clearly because of the “premature birth.” Her strength wasn’t at the Void Grotto Realm at all. At most, she was at the Nascent Soul level.

So she was bluffing.

With that thought, Qin Yangjun glanced at the Gengjin Liesparrow in Linghu’er’s hand.

This could be considered compensation for her.

This Azure Luan had no master. If the protagonist came, she might recognize him as her master.

That was not something Qin Yangjun wanted to see. Since she was weak now, he would just kill her. He didn’t want another enemy in the future.

With that, spiritual power began to emanate from Qin Yangjun.

“Insect! Didn’t you hear… eh… wait, this aura…”

The Golden Crow martial image rose behind Qin Yangjun, and his aura surged with its appearance.

The pressure of the Golden Crow completely overwhelmed the Azure Luan’s momentum. Qin Yangjun raised his hand.

Just as he was about to launch the Great Blazing Palm, a blue figure leaped out from deep in the cave.

Linghu’er was stunned.

She swore this was the most beautiful bird she had ever seen.

The bird was entirely blue, exuding an aura of nobility. In the dim cave, its feathers glowed with a soft light, dispelling the gloom. Everything around it brightened.

Now, the Azure Luan’s eyes were fixed on Qin Yangjun.

“That aura, this spiritual power… You are an immortal body. And also someone from the upper realm.”

Qin Yangjun didn’t waste words. His eyes narrowed, and he launched the Great Blazing Palm. A crimson palm imprint shot toward the Azure Luan.

But the Azure Luan simply twisted its body, turning into a streak of blue light, and dodged Qin Yangjun’s attack.

Damn. Even premature, it was still this fast.

The Azure Luan’s strongest trait wasn’t its flame, but its speed. It was the fastest among birds. Once grown, a thousand miles in an instant was nothing.

“That really is the aura of that lord! Ah, yes… yes, this spiritual power, it’s an immortal body for sure. You are worthy of being my master!”

The Azure Luan’s delighted voice echoed through the cave.

The next second, the blue light streak appeared in front of Qin Yangjun. Before he could strike again, a pattern appeared in its eyes.

Damn! Was this bird trying to…

Then the pattern entered Qin Yangjun’s eyes. A massive rune appeared above both of them.

A beam of blue light shot into the sky. Humming sounds resonated everywhere. Countless mysterious runes materialized in the air, swirling rapidly between the bird and the man.

Linghu’er watched all of this in a daze. She had seen this pattern in an ancient text and had thought it a legend.

Ancient contract patterns… Divine beast recognition…

Qin Yangjun said nothing. The Azure Luan’s contract began to form in his sea of consciousness. But then, the Golden Crow Banner inside him started to tremble violently.

The Golden Crow martial image above his head emitted a dazzling light. The Golden Crow within spread its wings.

The soul of the Golden Crow, which had been sleeping inside the banner, seemed to be waking up.

The Azure Luan’s power and the Golden Crow’s power began to clash. Scorching flames rampaged through Qin Yangjun’s body, and then the Golden Crow’s power firmly suppressed the Azure Luan.

“I didn’t expect it to be the senior. Senior, rest assured. You are the leader; I would never contend.”

The Azure Luan’s imprint began to shrink. Above it, a larger golden imprint slowly emerged, but quickly faded again.

At that moment, Qin Yangjun was immersed in intense pain. He felt like he was burning from the inside out and couldn’t hear anything.

After a few moments, as the runes faded, Qin Yangjun lay on the ground, panting. Waves of scorching heat radiated from his body.

“Ah, my dear master… you…”

Before the Azure Luan could finish, Qin Yangjun grabbed its neck.

His main reason for not wanting the Azure Luan was the Golden Crow Banner, which contained a remnant soul of the Golden Crow. And it was the main soul.

If he helped retrieve the other remnant souls, rekindle its divine fire, and rebuild its body, he would have a living Golden Crow.

In heaven and earth, there were only nine Golden Crows. They were immortal and indestructible, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Wasn’t this a better prize than some Azure Luan?

Back then, after Yu Lingyue awakened the Golden Crow, when it discovered she had already contracted the Azure Luan, the proud Golden Crow refused to take second place. So it no longer considered recognizing her as its master, and they became sisters instead.

Now this damned bird had recognized him as its master.

Qin Yangjun wanted to stew the bird on the spot. But now they were bound by contract.

Wasn’t he following Yu Lingyue’s old path?

Would he have to call this bird his sister in the future?

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