Chapter 1564 - 452: Taichu Master, Golden-winged Roc, Empress

"Once this perfect body has been fully cultivated, I will make a push to... return to the Demon Saint Realm!"

"At your command!" Zi Huang bowed respectfully and then withdrew with the other two Demon Emperors, guarding the entrance strictly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing’s entire body stiffened, a storm of shock rising in his heart:

He wants to possess me?!

No wonder Taichu Master said he was "better than expected"...

No wonder there was no doubt about his identity...

It turns out that from the very beginning, the Golden-winged Roc he was cultivating, which hadn’t emerged yet, was the best vessel for possession!

At this time, Taichu Master’s phantom slowly floated out from beneath the golden skeleton, ghost-like, approaching Zhou Qing’s side.

Those translucent hands gently stroked the feathers of the Golden-winged Roc transformed by Zhou Qing, fingertips gliding over each glowing golden feather, eyes filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.

"Good, good!" Taichu Master’s voice trembled, "The perfect body, truly beyond my expectations!"

Zhou Qing forcefully resisted the urge to have his feathers stand erect, fully operating the Emperor’s Brilliance Scripture within his body, perfectly hiding his killing intent.

His peripheral vision was fixed on the Blood Pool—at this moment, the blood phoenix bone, crimson as jade, had completely sunk to the bottom of the boiling pool, appearing and disappearing amid the rainbow flow.

As a great ancient being from the bird clan, Taichu Master, if he discovered his target was this blood phoenix bone, would likely take it away casually.

In such a scenario, it would be a loss.

He forced himself to relax his tense feathers, portraying a submissive demeanor.

The most prudent approach now is to temporarily endure in silence.

If he can find a chance to escape unscathed, it would be best; otherwise, he must wait until those of the Spirit Severing Realm break in—then taking the bone amidst chaos would be the optimal strategy.

Taichu Master’s current state was obviously extremely unstable.

While the other stroked his wings, that already translucent figure suddenly flickered violently, like a candle in the wind.

"You think..." Taichu Master sharply turned, roaring angrily at the golden skeleton, "branding my flesh and soul with the power of the curse can trap me?!"

The phantom twisted with rage, its voice full of madness: "I don’t want it! This cursed skeleton, this polluted cultivation, I don’t want them!"

"I have slept for so long, you must already believe I have completely perished, right?"

Taichu Master’s phantom emitted a cold laughter, "Yet I choose to abandon everything and start anew. Once I return to the Celestial Fate Sacred Dynasty, I will claim your life!"

Zhou Qing’s heart shook violently upon hearing this—Celestial Fate Sacred Dynasty?

"Deceive me to be the protector Divine Bird..." the phantom continued, gritting its teeth, "I was truly blinded by your sweet words back then! Empress, just you wait for me!"

Before finishing, Taichu Master’s phantom suddenly erupted, right hand pointed like a sword, stabbing fiercely toward the golden skeleton.

His translucent hands instantly formed hundreds of complex Seal Skills, each hand seal accompanied by a deafening roc cry.

"Open!"

With a fierce shout, the dormant golden skeleton suddenly trembled violently.

The surface of the skeleton was etched with dense cracks, from which dazzling gold light seeped.

Zhou Qing saw clearly that those cracks actually formed a complete ancient Array Map.

"Drip—"

The first drop of brilliant golden Essence Blood seeped from the sternum of the skeleton, suspended in mid-air, emitting a pressure of ultimate bloodline purity.

Followed by the second drop, third drop...

A total of 136 drops of true blood of the Golden Roc emerged successively, forming a mysterious Star Map in the void.

Each drop of true blood contained astounding energy fluctuations, distorting and deforming the surrounding air.

Zhou Qing’s Adam’s apple involuntarily rolled, the Emperor’s Brilliance Scripture within him continuously operating.

The purity and quantity of this true blood far exceeded what he had obtained in Canglan Mountain back then; any single drop was sufficient to provoke a bloodstorm in the outside world.