"Tian, a 100,000-year spirit ring is too precious. You should absorb it yourself," Qian Renxue said.
Yang Tian shook his head, "I can't absorb it." Of course, he could absorb it, but a spirit ring was not very useful to him, so it would be better for Qian Renxue to have this 100,000-year spirit ring.
The large bird that flew out of the volcano was called an Earth Fire Cloud Finch. It lived in areas with a rich fire element, and in the Spirit Beast food chain, it belonged to a high-level species. It was extremely difficult for it to cultivate for 100,000 years.
And the Earth Fire Cloud Finch they encountered today was a Spirit Beast that had reached 100,000 years, and from its appearance, it was about to undergo its first heavenly tribulation.
Once a Spirit Beast cultivated for 100,000 years, it would face a heavenly tribulation within a hundred years. After passing it, it would gain another 100,000 years of lifespan.
This Earth Fire Cloud Finch should be one of those Spirit Beasts that had just reached the 100,000-year threshold.
"Humans!" The Earth Fire Cloud Finch was lured out by the Black-Clothed Puppet and immediately saw Yang Tian and Qian Renxue.
Coupled with Yang Tian and Qian Renxue floating in mid-air, it thought that one of them needed a spirit ring and had come to hunt her.
"Hmph, greedy humans, even if you kill me, you won't get my spirit ring and Spirit Bone!" The Earth Fire Cloud Finch's hatred for humans seemed deeper than that of other Spirit Beasts, but that didn't matter.
At this moment, the Earth Fire Cloud Finch had realized the power of the Black-Clothed Puppet and no longer thought of ambushing and killing Yang Tian. Instead, it returned to the top of the volcano.
The heavenly tribulation was approaching. Her own talent was not strong, so she was not confident in passing this heavenly tribulation. She had originally intended to transform into a human and cultivate again, but she didn't expect to encounter a group of humans at this critical moment.
Yang Tian looked at the Earth Fire Cloud Finch, which had returned to the top of the volcano, and said, "Earth Fire Cloud Finch, I will not disturb your tribulation. But I hope that if you fail to pass the tribulation and are severely injured and on the verge of death, you can offer a voluntary sacrifice."
Sacrifice, this was Yang Tian's plan. Otherwise, how could he let Qian Renxue risk absorbing a 100,000-year spirit ring?
The Earth Fire Cloud Finch laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Naïve human, even if I, the Earth Fire Cloud Finch, die, I will not fulfil your wishes."
As her voice fell, a bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the sky.
The lightning was as thick as a water bucket, and violent plasma fell from the heavens, filled with destructive power.
"There's actually no life force," Yang Tian frowned. In the myriad ways of heaven and earth, even in a place of death, there would be a glimmer of life.
The heavenly tribulation was even more so.
If the heavenly tribulation contained life force, then once a Spirit Beast endured the damage of the heavenly tribulation, it would gain an opportunity bestowed by the heavenly tribulation, and its strength would increase dramatically.
However, the heavenly tribulation Yang Tian saw contained only destruction!
"Douluo Continent! The path has gone astray~ This God Realm is truly selfish and cruel."
Yang Tian frowned.
Qian Renxue was already attracted by the lightning at this time. Even though she was well-informed, she had never witnessed a Spirit Beast undergoing tribulation.
As the heavenly lightning descended, the Earth Fire Cloud Finch opened its mouth and spat out a stream of magma flames. The flames were extremely hot, but they had not reached their peak.
If they had reached their peak, she would have been able to endure at least two heavenly tribulations and live for 300,000 years.
Crack!
The violent plasma directly ignored the flames spat out by the Earth Fire Cloud Finch, annihilating them, and then struck directly onto the Earth Fire Cloud Finch's body.
"Chirp!"
A mournful cry echoed throughout the Fire Hell Mountain Range.
Blood splattered, and Yang Tian clearly saw that the Earth Fire Cloud Finch's left wing was directly broken by the lightning and fell, while a hideous pit of flesh and blood was directly blasted into her back by the lightning.
The power of the lightning raged, frantically destroying the Earth Fire Cloud Finch's life force.
Yang Tian did not hesitate. The clouds in the sky had already dispersed, and there was only one bolt of heavenly tribulation.
He flew towards the volcano on his sword, with the Black-Clothed Puppet following closely.
At the hundred-zhang-wide volcanic crater, Yang Tian directly descended into it. On a protruding piece of land at the edge, the Earth Fire Cloud Finch's body was twitching uncontrollably.
"You won't make it," Yang Tian said.
The Earth Fire Cloud Finch turned her head with difficulty, staring intently at Yang Tian, "Humans are truly insatiable.
This volcano is about to erupt, yet you still dare to covet my spirit ring and Spirit Bone."
Yang Tian frowned at her words, sensing the situation of the volcano. Indeed, a faint heat was rising.
"Tian, we..." Qian Renxue looked at Yang Tian worriedly. She didn't want Yang Tian to risk himself for a spirit ring, even if it was a 100,000-year spirit ring and Spirit Bone.
Yang Tian didn't care. Instead, he looked at the Earth Fire Cloud Finch and said, "Spirit Beasts cultivate with great difficulty. If you can live, why must you die?
I know you don't have a good impression of humans, but people are divided into different classes.
What's more, Xue'er will definitely become a god in the future. If you sacrifice for her, when she becomes a god, she can resurrect you."
The Earth Fire Cloud Finch remained disdainful. Humans were insidious and cunning.
Yang Tian was not surprised to see that the Earth Fire Cloud Finch didn't believe him. Instead, he took out a silver oval scale from his embrace. "You might not recognize this scale. But it doesn't matter, you Spirit Beasts should all be able to distinguish this aura."
Yang Tian subtly activated Gu Yuena's reverse scale, and an aura belonging to the Silver Dragon King permeated the air.
The Earth Fire Cloud Finch looked at the scale in Yang Tian's hand in shock. Although she had never felt that aura before, the reverence engraved in her bloodline could not be faked.
"You, how do you have..."
"Sacrifice yourself. The Heavenly Dao of Douluo is merciless and seeks to completely exterminate the Spirit Beast race.
In the future, I will change this situation. Don't you want to see it for yourself?"
Yang Tian retracted the reverse scale and then activated the True Dragon Bloodline within his body.
The pressure from the bloodline once again enveloped the Earth Fire Cloud Finch, and this time, the Earth Fire Cloud Finch was even more shocked.
Then, she said, "I can sacrifice myself, but I want to sacrifice for you."
"You can!" Qian Renxue immediately spoke, then looked at Yang Tian and said, "She is willing to sacrifice for you, so you can absorb the 100,000-year spirit ring. Don't make excuses to fool me. You are so strong, your physique must also be very strong, and you can definitely absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring."
Qian Renxue held Yang Tian's hand. She subconsciously ignored the reverse scale Yang Tian had taken out and his bloodline aura.
However, Yang Tian said, "spirit rings are useless to me. Earth Fire Cloud Finch, sacrifice yourself for Xue'er.
She is the inheritor of the God of Angels and will definitely become a god in the future.
Moreover, she is my woman."
Yang Tian's words were filled with unquestionable authority. The Earth Fire Cloud Finch was silent. If the sacrifice was for Yang Tian, what did it matter if she sacrificed herself? She was just a beast on the verge of death.
And Qian Renxue...
As her life force ebbed away, the Earth Fire Cloud Finch looked at Yang Tian seriously, hesitating to speak, "You..."
"I am not a Spirit Beast, but I will help the Spirit Beast race break free from the shackles of being unable to become gods. At the same time, I will also change the rules of heaven and earth in Douluo.
But this will take time."
"I hope so." The Earth Fire Cloud Finch's gaze fell on Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue, seeing this, was still a little unwilling, pouting and saying, "Tian, I don't want it."
A 100,000-year spirit ring! Yang Tian himself needed it, she couldn't take it.