Chapter 29 – Suppressing the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow
Translator: Mr Voltaire
Editor: Phoobiee
The vortex in front of Xiao Yun was an incredibly dark hole; it seemed like it was connected to Nine Underworld Purgatory as it gave off terrifying energy waves. Even the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s expression fell.
However, before the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow could react, the Heaven-Devouring Tower let out a wave of runes of light, causing the vortex to become even stronger. An illusory image of the Heaven-Devouring Tower appeared, suppressing the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow underneath it.
Although it was just an illusory image, it was incredibly large, and felt as if a real tower was weighing down on the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow. The black hole at the bottom of the tower, which seemed bottomless, looked as if it was going to swallow the heavens and the earth.
“Is this the Heaven-Devouring Tower?” Seeing that ma.s.sive tower suddenly appear, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow felt incredibly shocked and couldn’t help but cry out. Before it could resist, the ma.s.sive tower had completely suppressed it, and a wave of runes of light fell down, binding it.
Whoosh!
Following this, the giant tower’s illusory image disappeared and the vortex in front of Xiao Yun returned to his dantian. The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow was then sucked into the Heaven-Devouring Tower.
“Finally got that fellow under control.” Xiao Yun let out a breath of relief as he sent his mind into the Heaven-Devouring Tower.
The Heaven-Devouring Tower was flashing with a dark light within Xiao Yun’s dantian, and gave off boundless waves of energy. His mind felt as if it was sinking into an endless abyss. Luckily, Xiao Yun had absorbed the drop of blood and had cultivated the Heaven-Devouring Divine Art – as such, when his mind was sent over, it was able to enter it without any obstruction.
It was a dark, unending abyss, the end of which could not be seen. It was like a purgatory, and black runes spun and moved around, binding the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s demonic soul. One could faintly see those runes were like a devouring vortex that was refining the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow.
“The Heaven-Devouring Divine Art can really devour an incredibly powerful expert’s spirit?” Xiao Yun was quite shocked. Although the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s fleshly body was gone, from the aura it gave off, Xiao Yun could still tell that it was quite powerful.
Under the devouring from the black runes, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s demonic soul, which was already greatly weakened, became even weaker.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow cried out in shock, “Is this the Heaven-Devouring Tower of the legends?”
“This Heaven-Devouring Sparrow knows about the Heaven-Devouring Tower?” Xiao Yun was quite surprised, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit curious towards the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow and Heaven-Devouring Tower. It seemed that this tower’s origins weren’t ordinary; there were most likely quite a few people who knew about it!
“Hmph, the Heaven-Devouring Tower hasn’t recovered yet; it’s far from enough to devour this lord.” After crying out in shock, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow quickly regained its cold demeanour. Its red eyes were berserk, and its opened its mouth as a fiery light flashed and a vortex appeared.
This vortex seemed as if it could devour the heavens and earth, and started to devour those black runes. At the same time, fire appeared around the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow, also turning into small vortexes that defended against the devouring of the black runes.
Within the Heaven-Devouring Tower’s dark s.p.a.ce, a black light and a red light continuously fought as they tried to devour each other. Xiao Yun’s mind came into the Heaven-Devouring Tower and saw all of this. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but slightly frown. If this went on, it was likely that the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow would escape!
“No, I can’t let the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow out,” Xiao Yun thought as he tried to connect with the Heaven-Devouring Tower.
Buzz!
As Xiao Yun’s mind connected with it, the Heaven-Devouring Tower trembled, and actually established a link with him, making Xiao Yun feel as if he could control everything within there.
At the same time, the Heaven-Devouring Tower’s runes also entered into Xiao Yun’s mind, becoming part of him.
“Suppress!” With a slight thought, Xiao Yun started to control the runes within the Heaven-Devouring Tower to suppress the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow. Under the control from Xiao Yun’s mind, the Heaven-Devouring Tower’s dark light shone out, as if another wave of runes had been awakened, which were lowered towards the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow. The ma.s.s of dark runes seemed like a gigantic net, completely binding the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow.
Following this, the crimson red light that the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow gave off dimmed as its aura quickly weakened.
“No… boy, let’s talk peacefully.” After being covered by these runes, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow was completely frightened as it pleaded for mercy.
Xiao Yun calmly laughed, “Let’s talk peacefully? Just then you wanted to kill me, and now you want to talk peacefully? I’m not one to let a tiger return to its mountain. Moreover, if I kill you now, I can absorb your spirit energy and make myself stronger; why should I spare you?”
After saying this, Xiao Yun continued to control the runes to devour the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s demonic soul. Now that the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow had lost its physical body, it only existed in the form of a soul. Not only itself, its flames were also a soul-like substance. Every bit Xiao Yun absorbed, he felt his own spirit becoming stronger, as if he was going to reach a breakthrough in the Spirit-Destroying Chapter. Given time, he would be able to use his spirit energy as a corporeal attack. When that happened, he would be able to instantly kill even Fang Rui.
“Don’t be like this, we’re all cultured people; don’t always talk about killing and killing,” the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow said with a wretched look. It never expected that this youthful-looking cultivator would be so decisive about killing, and gave a subservient smile.
Xiao Yun almost rolled his eyes when the awe-inspiring and mighty Heaven-Devouring Sparrow that had devoured Tribulation Lightning instantly become so crafty and sly. He almost felt ashamed that he had thought of the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow as a peerless expert.
After looking at the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow, Xiao Yun’s heart did not soften at all as he calmly spoke, “There’s no relationship between us. Prepare to die. It’s your own fault that you decided to kill me without even saying anything first.” After he spoke, he continued to refine the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow cursed, “Screw it all! Boy, it was you who ruined that good opportunity for me first, alright?”
Xiao Yun retorted, “Even so, there was no need for you to kill me! Also, it wasn’t my intention to do that.”
Back then, the Martial Spirit had acted by itself, and even Xiao Yun couldn’t have stopped it.
“Ai, boy, this lord accepts he’s messed up. As long as you spare me, I’ll let you in on a shocking secret.” After realising that this youth was not going to spare it so easily, the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow sighed as it spoke in a mysterious tone.
“Shocking secret?” Xiao Yun was quite curious. After asking, “What is it?” he temporarily stopped refining the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow.
“This secret is actually related to you,” the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow replied.
“Related to me?” A confused expression appeared on Xiao Yun’s face, but his tone remained wary as he felt this bird was trying to trick him.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow nodded as it said sincerely, “Do you know why that shameless little girl ran all the way from the Heavenly Capital Domain to find me?”
Xiao Yun felt quite curious and he asked, “The lady in white? Why?”
Back then, he had heard that the young woman was from the Heavenly Capital Domain. It seemed that this matter wasn’t as simple as he had thought - perhaps this bird really did have a great secret.
“It’s because my Heaven-Devouring Sparrow bloodline contains a great secret, which was sought after by some super factions in the Heavenly Capital Domain,” The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow explained, “A few years ago, this lord was ambushed by someone and nearly died. I fought tooth and nail to leave the Heavenly Capital Domain, and came to this place in the middle of nowhere.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow talked about what had happened in the past as Xiao Yun listened on in interest, feeling that there really was a great secret. “After cultivating for a few years, I’ve finally regained a portion of my strength, but I never expected that my fleshly body would be destroyed by that stinking girl.”
Based on the amazing spectacle the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow had put on during its Divine Tribulation, perhaps what it was saying was the truth.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow roared as it lifted its head up, “G.o.ddamit! I thought that I would be able to gradually recover my strength and kill my way back to the Heavenly Capital Domain, but now I’ve fallen so low again. What’s even worse is that while this lord was devouring that flame’s soul, you, boy, had to interrupt.”
“Wow, how pitiful,” Xiao Yun said as he nodded. However, he suddenly realised something was off. “Oi, red bird, I’m not here to listen about your troubles. You still haven’t told me the secret.”
“Unsympathetic fellow,” the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow grumbled. It then spoke in a serious tone, “Where did you get this tower?”
“It was left to me by my father,” Xiao Yun replied.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow looked flabbergasted. “What?! Your father? Who is your father? How could he possess this tower?”
“That’s what I want to ask you,” Xiao Yun replied with a stony face.
However, there were waves roaring around within his heart. From the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s tone, the Heaven-Devouring Tower was not ordinary at all; Xiao Yun wondered how his father had obtained this tower.
Although he felt quite curious, Xiao Yun didn’t say anything unnecessary - why reveal more than he had to?
“Alright,” the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow spoke dejectedly. “This lord will tell you then. Our Heaven-Devouring Sparrows’ ancestor knew of sacred ruins, where the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign left his inheritance. If anyone can obtain it, they will be able to completely shake these lands and become a supreme existence.”
“The Heaven-Devouring Sovereign’s inheritance?” Xiao Yun felt quite excited.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow said, “That’s right. This Heaven-Devouring Tower that you have is quite similar to one of the divine armaments the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign left behind.”
“What?! My tower is a divine armament left behind by the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign?!” A look of shock appeared on Xiao Yun’s face as he spoke, “How could this be possible?” His father’s message had said that the Heaven-Devouring Tower was a supreme heaven-devouring item, but Xiao Yun did not know much about it, nor the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign. As such, he wanted to gain some information from the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow muttered, “I’m curious as well. Maybe your tower’s only a replica. The true Heaven-Devouring Tower isn’t so simple - it’s an item that can cause even supreme experts to burn with desire and risk everything to obtain such a G.o.dly item.”
“A replica?” Xiao Yun murmured to himself. Even so, he was unable to remain calm.
“Even if it’s a replica, it’s no ordinary item. Anyone who obtained this tower definitely obtained the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign’s other inheritance,” the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow said.
“Boy, just what sort of person was your father?”
Xiao Yun calmly replied, “There’s no need for you to know. Do you really know where the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign’s inheritance is?”
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow said, “Of course. Otherwise, why would this lord be hunted like this?”
Xiao Yun fell into silence as he thought, feeling slightly suspicious of the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s words.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow asked, “Boy, can you let me go now?”
“No,” Xiao Yun replied.
“What?!” The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow flew into a fit of rage. “Fudge, this lord already told you such a big secret, and yet you’re going to break your promise?”
Xiao Yun calmly replied, “Although you told me this secret, is it useful to me at all? What’s the use of letting you go after listening to you tell a story? After you run away, what am I supposed to do? A ‘shocking secret’?” Xiao Yun felt speechless. It looked as if the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow had told him a secret, but in actuality, it really had not told him much at all.
This Heaven-Devouring Sparrow was trying to trick him like he was a child.
“What do you want then?” The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow asked with a dark expression.
“How about this - you stay in here, and after I go to the Heavenly Capital Domain and found the Sovereign’s inheritance, I’ll let you go,” Xiao Yun said as he grinned. That way, he would not have to worry about this fellow tricking him, and he would have obtained quite a good opportunity.