Targaryen Who Turned Dragon

Chapter 96 - Dragon Meets Crow

The conquest ended soon after, the Heavenly Fire Demon and Dragonsguard withdrew their weapons and marched down south to the Demon Imperial City, where their Emperor was currently residing. Due to Aerion's method of conquest, the Illusory Demon Realm wasn't much weaker than before. The only loss was that elite army... the continent would recover from that sooner or later, especially with Aerion as its Demon Emperor. However, he couldn't be the Demon Emperor yet... not until he passed the Golden Crow's trial grounds and was proven to be worthy of its legacy.

Aerion observed the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley's exterior for a few seconds, then he gave the Demon Emperor's Seal to Huan Caiyi and smiled.

"You do the honours."

The Little Demon Empress looked at the seal. "Hmph, very well."

She placed it upon the entrance and they both disappeared from the view of the others. The Heavenly Fire Demon turned around. "Dragonsguard, use the resources that you have gathered to increase your cultivation strength. Do not let your win over the Divine Phoenix Empire make you complacent. Your Master is a great example of being diligent... he maybe a thousand times stronger than everyone else but he still continues increasing his strength. You have even more reason to try even harder as Aerion's status increases... if you don't, you may find yourselves being replaced... hahaha."

"Replaced?"

"Yes, Fen Juecheng... replaced by the more talented youths. There are quite a few youths in this Illusory Demon Continent who are already in the Tyrant Profound Realm..."

Fen Juecheng nodded. "That is true... but I will surpass them all! Master's guidance is a heavenly treasure, I cannot afford to lose it to someone else."

"Then go and start meditating..."

"Can Elder provide this disciple with a few pointers first?"

The Heavenly Fire Demon sighed. "Very well, I don't have much to do anyway."

Tai Shu glanced at the Heavenly Fire Demon. "I would like a few pointers as well, Elder."

"Oh... then why don't all seven of you fight me at once?"

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Aerion took in his surroundings. A sea of fire raged around the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley. Within the Valley, were clouds of lightning which struck the ground continuously. One would not expect lightning in a Golden Crow's trial ground... after all, its element is fire. Aerion stared up at the clouds... the elemental energy was extremely dense up there. The sea of flames was just as impressive.

This can be a good training place... hmm...

"What are you waiting for?" Huan Caiyi asked.

"I could progress my cultivation strength at a decent speed here... I was merely thinking about that."

"As if you are not strong enough already."

"I still have far to go... this Blue Pole Star is nowhere near the peak, which happens to be my ultimate goal. Secondary to that is the expansion of my Empire."

Aerion would simply see himself as a failure if he could not reach the heights Aerios once stood on. He was a noble Ancestral God, a being who no one could defy but the Transcendent Being himself. Of course, he had fallen much like the rest of them. Aerios had given his last embers to Aerion... and Aerion wasn't planning on wasting those embers. He was going to turn those embers into a raging fire, a fire which would burn brighter than ever!

"Have you already conquered the Profound Sky Continent?"

"No, but I plan to. All it takes is one declaration... I doubt any of the emperors have the courage to object."

"So you picked on my Illusory Demon Realm first?"

"There were more treasures to gain... either way, does it matter which comes first?"

"I suppose not..."

They made their way into the depths of the Lightning Flame Valley and proceeded towards the Golden Crow's Holy Land. This was where the Divine Spirit of the Golden Crow resided, hence the name Holy Land. Huan Caiyi used the Demon Emperor's Seal to open the entrance.

"Now there will be a Demon Emperor who isn't a demon in the slightest," Jasmine stated.

The first in ten thousand years...

Aerion walked into the Golden Crow's Holy Land.

"This is truly wonderful!"

A thunderous voice resounded across the entire Holy Land as fire began to form the Divine Spirit of the Golden Crow. Even in her Residual Soul Form, the Crow was a magnificent sight to behold. Its scarlet-gold eyes observed Aerion for a long time... the Divine Spirit's gaze did not leave him for at least ten seconds, as if there was nothing else in the world to look at. Aerion turned to Huan Caiyi, who did not speak a word.

"This is unprecedented... I never expected one of THEM to leave behind a legacy... no, provide a full inheritance!"

How does she know about Aerios?

"She must have looked through your memories," Jasmine noticed Aerion's shock.

Those ten seconds weren't for nothing, it would seem.

"Them?" The Little Demon Empress inquired.

The Golden Crow ignored her completely. "So, Dragon, you have come here for this noble one's legacy?"

"Yes, and something else along with that."

"This noble one knows just what that something else is. But I shall gift it to you in due time. The Phoenix's bloodline runs in your veins... but that is something this noble one can overlook considering who you are."

"What about the trial?"

"Trial?" The Divine Spirit laughed. "Such things are, indeed, amusing yet a waste of time. Without further ado, I shall grant you... twelve drops of my origin blood and the Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World."

Aerion glanced at Huan Caiyi. "What about my fiancée?"

"What about her?"

...

"She has your bloodline, does she not? Every Demon Emperor, upon ascension, is given three drops of origin blood and the Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World. If Caiyi doesn't attain these two things... if her Golden Crow Legacy isn't fully awakened, then she will remain as the 'Little Demon Empress'."

Huan Caiyi's eyes seemed to brighten as she looked at Aerion. It has only been a few days since they first met... yet he was already standing up for her, at such a critical moment.

"Every Demon Emperor... not Empress. This noble one understands your concern but there is a reason as to why only Demon Emperors have been granted the Golden Crow's legacy. The Golden Crow's flames are inherently yang and destructive which make the flames simply unsuitable for a female to use. Even taking one drop of origin blood can only be described as suicidal..."

"So it's impossible for Caiyi to attain the Golden Crow's legacy?"

"Hmm, not quite. There is a way..."

"What is it?" Aerion inquired.

"Very simple... allow this noble one to explain. The only way a woman, like the Little Demon Empress beside you, can awaken the Golden Crow's bloodline safely is by receiving the vital Yang nourishment of a man with the Vermillion Bird or the Phoenix's bloodline!"

This...

Aerion and Huan Caiyi exchanged looks of shock.

I, personally, wouldn't mind but I don't know what she thinks...

Instantly, Aerion's and the Little Demon Empress' clothes were turned into scraps and swept away. Aerion didn't even notice it until he looked down...

This Divine Spirit!

A huge flame barrier enclosed Aerion and Huan Caiyi.

"Hahaha! This was bound to happen one day, no? If you want to receive the Golden Crow's legacy, Little Demon Empress, you will have to receive his vital Yang five hundred times! This is to ensure your body can handle the flame... there are, of course, more benefits to this such as repairing your lifeline and a great increase in cultivation strength! See this as a blessing, for the man before you is far from ordinary!"

Five... hundred... times!? Is this Divine Spirit mad? Surely, I don't have to do it that many times.

If Aerion were to estimate the number of times Tai Xia had received his vital Yang it would be around a quarter of that absurd number!

"I will give you two months, and when you've completed it within these two months, this barrier will naturally disappear! If you cannot complete it, this barrier will exist forever, and you two should not even think of getting out! Hahahaha…"

"Is that so?" Aerion observed the barrier and noticed that he could easily break it.

Purgatory.

Aerion simply punched the barrier and it shattered into hundreds of pieces, it disappeared eventually. "This Young Emperor does not remember asking for a barrier."

"Oh?"

"Dragons hate to be caged... I am much the same. However, I will still do what I must but on my own terms."

"Very well, this noble one understands." The Divine Spirit wasn't in the least disappointed.

Aerion searched his Sky Poison Pearl and dropped a bed onto the floor. This bed was usually conserved for when Aerion wanted to nap on a bed instead of ordinary grass and trees. Looks like it has another purpose this time around. Aerion faced Huan Caiyi. "If you don't want to... I can't make you.. in the end, it's your decision."

"No, it's fine."

She gently pushed him down onto the bed.

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