Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

The Bone of Myriad Stars could only block ordinary inspections.

If it was a deep, layer-by-layer inspection, the Life-taking Bone would surely be discovered. Dongfang Ren would never take Lu Chao as a disciple without a thorough examination, so that path was a dead end.

Gazing at the furious, indignant, and aggrieved Sun Shijin...

Lu Chao smiled faintly. ”Elder Sun, isn’t this just how the Life-taking Bone is? We should be used to every step being a struggle. At the very least, you’ve enabled me to move about freely. I’m already content with that.”

If it weren’t for Sun Shijin, the Destiny Bone Madman, Lu Chao wouldn’t even be here right now.

The best-case scenario would have been joining Yin Ye’s forces, cultivating in secret while staying hidden.

Lu Chao added, ”Besides, it’s pretty much confirmed that the Dragon Flame King is on our side. If we continue to push upstream and successfully secure the Outer Courtyard spots, I’m sure the Dragon Flame King will reward us.”

Sun Shijin closed his eyes, managing only a bitter smile and a nod.

Sun Shijin continued, ”Zeng Quan won’t let us pass. With the third trial’s time still pending, he’ll definitely throw all sorts of underhanded tricks at us. You all must be vigilant.”

After Lu Chao acknowledged his warning, Sun Shijin walked over to the excited Luo Wendeng and the others to caution them as well.

It was time to pour some cold water on their excitement and cool them down.

After Sun Shijin returned to the main hall, Cheng Yunsu came out and said softly, ”Lu Chao, what’s next...”

Before Cheng Yunsu could finish...

Lu Chao suddenly grabbed her hand, his eyes blazing with a feverish light. ”Xiao Su’er, let’s go back to our room.”

At his words...

”Ah? F-For what?”

Cheng Yunsu felt that the feverish look in Lu Chao’s eyes was a little too excited. ’He doesn’t want to... celebrate with me, does he?’

’The timing seems a little inappropriate.’

But Lu Chao had no idea what sensitive thoughts were running through his wife’s mind.

He quickly pulled her into their temporary room. Then, Lu Chao held out a fist and slowly opened his hand.

A fiery red light glowed in Lu Chao’s palm, revealing a Fire Sparrow Bone.

The bone was shaped like a sparrow’s body, almost identical to the one Cheng Yunsu once possessed.

Cheng Yunsu covered her mouth in disbelief, her voice trembling. ”A Heavenly Fire Sparrow Bone, and it looks like it’s...”

”Divine Bone Level.”

Lu Chao finished for her. ”It’s not as good as the one you lost, but there might be better ones in the future.”

That was right. Since Lu Chao had completely comprehended the Fire Sparrow Meridian Map...

...he could naturally call down the Star Fire Sparrow Bone from his Bone Inner World and bring it out of his body.

Now that Lu Chao was in the Innate Realm, the Star Heavenly Destiny Bones he could perceive were at the Divine Bone Level. But he was certain that in the more distant starry expanse of his Bone Inner World, even higher-level, more powerful Heavenly Destiny Bones existed.

Cheng Yunsu looked up at her husband, her eyes misty. ”It’s more than good enough. In Great Wu, the Hundred Countries, or Nanye, I’ve never heard of anyone possessing a Divine Bone Level bone. They only exist in faraway legends.”

Her voice trembled slightly. She didn’t ask where this Divine Tier Fire Sparrow Bone had come from.

All Cheng Yunsu knew now was that this was what her husband had meant when he said he would truly restore her Martial Dao.

She was thrilled, and not just for herself...

But over the past few days, as she watched her husband fight relentlessly, watched Luo Wendeng and even Wu Caicai fight by his side, how could she not feel a pang of envy?

Cheng Yunsu desperately wanted to fight alongside Lu Chao for their future.

”With this Fire Sparrow Divine Bone, I’ll have a chance to crush Lu Hanyan.”

Cheng Yunsu clenched her fists tightly. She wanted to avenge her husband, to crush Lu Hanyan and even Lu Dingtian and his son.

Nodding firmly, Lu Chao took a deep breath. ”Now, I will first remove the Flame Spirit Bird’s Bone.”

And so, Cheng Yunsu removed her robes...

Lu Chao began the process of removing the bone from his wife and fusing the Star Fire Sparrow Bone in its place.

This fusion was much smoother than her previous one with the Beast Bone.

Cheng Yunsu had once possessed a Super God Heavenly Destiny Bone, so to the weaker Star Fire Sparrow Bone, her body was a far better host. It seemed to fuse into her with excitement.

Slowly...

Lu Chao withdrew his hands and draped her robes back over her...

Cheng Yunsu, the fusion complete, still needed time to adapt. Her True Qi surged as she broke through to a new realm. It seemed her constitution had been transformed by her awakening during the previous Saint Bone Ceremony.

Her progress was astonishingly fast. In the blink of an eye, she reached the Postnatal Ninth Layer and began her breakthrough into the Innate Realm.

’It’s not just because of the Saint Bone Ceremony...’

’Back then, the Fire Phoenix Divine Emperor suppressed Xiao Su’er’s Super God Fire Sparrow Bone, turning it into an Earth Bone, but this built an incredible foundation for her. Then, to revive me, her entire body was incinerated by raging flames.’

’Though she suffered the agony of immolation, it was like her body was forged anew, making her own constitution exceptionally strong.’

’Now that a true Fire Sparrow Bone has been fused, her potential has completely erupted.’

Lu Chao quietly made his assessment, then sat cross-legged before Cheng Yunsu to observe his own Life-taking Star-devouring Bone.

’Even though I didn’t devour and fuse the Star Fire Sparrow Bone, this still counts as my second bone fusion in the Innate Realm.’

’That’s because I’ve completely comprehended the Fire Sparrow Map!’

’At the Innate Seventh Layer, I’ll be able to devour another Star Heavenly Destiny Bone. By then, the Star Devouring Bone will be able to reach the Heavenly Bone Level.’

A sharp glint in his eyes, Lu Chao entered a state of cultivation.

Although his bone was currently at the Earth Bone Level, it couldn’t be measured by normal Earth Bone standards. After all, his Life-taking Star-devouring Bone had devoured beings at the Saint Bone and even Divine Bone Level.

In a sense, his Life-taking Bone was a Divine Bone disguised as an Earth Bone.

He now had two Divine Bone attributes: Dragon General and Fire Sparrow.

And three Saint Bone attributes: Primordial Yang, Bright Eyes, and Moon Spring.

...

In the Beast Flame Hall of the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard.

A group of Beast Flame’s top brass, led by Zeng Quan, were in a meeting.

Zeng Quan looked around at everyone. ”What’s our next move? Dragon Flame Academy is clearly a wedge the Dragon Flame King has driven into our school. None of you want to see Beast Flame Academy fall completely under the control of the Dragon Flame Kingdom, do you?”

He said this despite being from the Dragon Flame Kingdom himself.

Dean Six Flames and the others exchanged glances. Of course they didn’t want that, but the current situation was difficult for them to handle.

The Dean of the Lion Institute spoke in a low voice, ”General Dean Zeng, even though Fake Lu Chao won today, our bias and targeting were too obvious. If we continue, the Dragon Flame King will fly into a rage, dispatch his army, and utterly destroy Beast Flame.”

His meaning was clear: they probably couldn’t afford to be so ruthless in their targeting anymore.

A cold light flickered in the eyes of the others. They were resentful, but it was true that if they pushed any harder, Beast Flame Academy would not survive.

Marquis Longyin had already threatened them today.

Suddenly, the Dean of the Tiger Institute spoke up. ”It’s simple. We’ll take a softer approach.”

”Dragon Flame Academy only has ten students, or eleven if you count Wu Caicai. Aside from the six from Azure Flame, the others can all be bribed, coerced, or tempted...”

”If they can’t gather ten students for the third trial, their little group will fall apart on its own.”