After saying their farewell to the few in the Black Tortoise Palace, Alex and the rest returned to the Vermilion Bird Palace once again.
There, they met up with Scarlet and Whisker, who had been working on improving Scarlet's bloodline.
Scarlet's bloodline was considered weak among the Vermilion Birds, as she was not from the main family. Since the males of their family held a weaker bloodline, her grandfather's presence in her family tree had made it so that her mother and she would be weaker.
But that was only when compared to the main family line. Compared to the other Vermilion Birds, she had a stronger bloodline. When compared to the other Heavenly Beasts, Scarlet's bloodline was no joke at all.
And even then, there was a massive gap between her and what the progenitor of their clan had. Slowly, she was now making a push for it.
