Absolute Destiny Game.

Chapter 575 I Need Your Help
Xiao Jie took a deep breath and completely immersed his mind in the Golden Crow Visualization Diagram that had already been completed in his sea of ​​consciousness. The vast immortal power began to circulate according to an ancient and sacred rhythm, communicating with the supreme yang and supreme fire spirit power between heaven and earth.

"Immortal Technique - Golden Crow Transformation!"

A dazzling golden light suddenly erupted from his body. This light was not a simple ray of light, but was composed of countless leaping, condensed, liquid-like runes of true solar fire.

His figure stretched and deformed rapidly in the light, his flesh and blood seemingly reshaped under the high temperature, and mysterious flame patterns appeared on the surface of his skin, which then transformed into magnificent wings made of pure light and fire.

Its hands transformed into incredibly sharp, gleaming golden claws, its head enveloped in flowing golden flames, gradually taking on the majestic form of a bird's head. Its eyes, like two miniature suns, burned with incandescent light. The entire process was like a phoenix rising from the ashes, sacred and intense, radiating an awe-inspiring majesty and heat that was impossible to look directly at.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jie transformed into a giant golden crow with a wingspan of over twenty meters. Its entire body was radiant with light, and its feathers were as if they were made of pure gold. The edges of the feathers were filled with an inextinguishable sacred flame. Compared to Xi Huang, apart from being slightly smaller in size and lacking a bit of natural roundness in its radiance, it was almost identical!

He spread out a pair of enormous wings of light, and with a gentle flap, a scorching wave of air swept downwards, propelling his massive body lightly into the air, flying towards the sky above Crimson Flame Peak.

The feeling of transforming into a golden crow was indeed magical, completely different from the feeling of controlling wind, water, thunder, lightning, and riding ice when transforming into a white dragon, yet it brought an equally wonderful experience.

He felt as if he had become the embodiment of light and fire, and with each flap of his wings he could clearly feel the omnipresent fire elemental power in the space cheering and surrendering to him.

His vision became incredibly wide and sharp, allowing him to easily perceive even the most minute changes in the heat source below. A sense of pride, emanating from his very being, soaring through the heavens and surveying the world, welled up within him. The surging power within him was no longer the cold, ethereal energy of immortals, but a vast, fiery energy as scorching and wild as the core of the sun, brimming with both destructive and creative power.

Xiao Jie felt the surging flames within his body, almost bursting out of him, and secretly praised: This Golden Crow truly deserves to be called the Sun Bird, a divine beast born of heaven and earth! Even though he was not 100% of the complete Golden Crow at this moment, but had only obtained part of its form and spirit through visualization, he could still clearly feel the pure and domineering Yang Flame Power within his body. Its quality was even more aggressive and pure than his own immortal spiritual energy in some aspects.

The real Golden Crow Xihuang was clearly taken aback when it saw another "kindred spirit" suddenly appear, its burning eyes filled with confusion and vigilance.

"What are you? How did you become like us?" Xi Huang cried out with a questioning tone, its wings flapping slightly involuntarily as it assumed a defensive posture.

Xiao Jie naturally wouldn't tell the truth. He had already discerned that although the Golden Crow was a powerful sun bird with a long lifespan and immense strength, its intelligence seemed not much different from that of ordinary wild beasts; its thinking was direct and simple. This was probably because the Golden Crow race was extremely rare, lacking any social structure and having never experienced any enlightenment or development of civilization. They acted entirely based on instinct and ancient traditions, hence their childlike nature.

He instantly crafted a story in his mind and responded in the Golden Crow language, which had a metallic, gritty quality: "I am actually a Golden Crow, and your kin. However, three thousand years ago, due to a fortuitous encounter, I cultivated and attained enlightenment, thus transforming into a human-shaped immortal body and traveling the world. Now, I am merely re-manifesting my true form."

Jinwu Xihuang looked at Xiao Jie with a blank expression. His two bright eyes, which were as bright as small suns, revealed an almost pure and clear stupidity. He obviously could not understand such complicated concepts as "cultivation to attain the Dao" and "transformation into an immortal body".

"I don't believe you! Are you trying to trick me?" Xi Huang shook his enormous head. "If you are a Golden Crow, then show me the 'Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire'! Only we Golden Crows can wield the true fire of the sun!"

"Hehe, that's exactly what I was thinking." This was exactly the opportunity Xiao Jie wanted. He desperately needed to experience the power of the Blazing Sun Fire firsthand, and at the same time, he needed to use it to gain Xi Huang's trust.

Although it was only an 83% complete knock-off, he already had a 70-80% chance of success thanks to his immortal's powerful perception and control, as well as his meticulous observation of Xi Huang's previous spellcasting process.

He raised his majestic head, formed of radiant flames, and in the depths of his being, his divine sense seemed to detect a strange frequency, establishing an invisible, subtle connection with the true sun in the heavens. The vast power of the sun traversed endless space, subtly drawn towards him.

"Divine Power - Blazing Heavenly Fire!"

He silently chanted in his heart, fully activating the [Intent Drives the Five Elements] technique, frantically manipulating and attracting the extremely dense fire element power around him, which surged wildly into the body of the golden crow he had transformed into, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea!

The solar fire runes within his body lit up, combined, and circulated at an unprecedented speed, forming a complex yet fleeting internal magic array. The gathered fire elemental power was compressed and purified to the extreme, ultimately transforming into a liquid light stream that appeared white-gold and contained terrifying destructive energy, accumulating within his body.

He suddenly opened his mouth!

A pillar of incredibly concentrated, scorching white-gold fire erupted forth, distorting and blurring the very space around it! Like a sword of divine punishment, it instantly swept across several newly spawned clusters of fire spirits in the basin below.

Those unfortunate firewalkers didn't even have time to figure out what was going on before their bodies silently vaporized and annihilated the moment they came into contact with the platinum-gold pillar of fire, leaving not even a trace of ash behind!
This blazing celestial fire is indeed incredibly powerful! Xiao Jie felt a chill run down his spine. Even these fire-type spirits with maxed-out fire resistance are as fragile as paper before the pure true celestial fire of the sun!
However, while this skill was powerful, its consumption was truly enormous. After just this one attack, Xiao Jie clearly felt nearly half of the immense immortal power within his body being instantly drained! His avatar even swayed slightly, and its light dimmed somewhat.

Fortunately, an immortal's body is a self-contained microcosm, an internal spiritual energy universe that can circulate and slowly recover, allowing their immortal power to gradually regenerate like a mortal's strength. However, it seems that such a powerful move cannot be used recklessly and must be reserved as a trump card.

Seeing that Xiao Jie had actually unleashed the 'Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire', which only a pure-blooded Golden Crow could master, even though it seemed slightly weaker in power and purity, the Golden Crow Xihuang still believed Xiao Jie's words.

"So you really are a member of the Golden Crow clan who has been separated from you!" Xi Huang said in surprise, his wariness and hostility dissipating considerably, replaced by a sense of astonishment at finding a "relative".

Xiao Jie took the opportunity to check his visualization progress again. This time, the progress jumped to 91%!

Strange, it's not full yet? Where exactly is this last 9% stuck?

Just then, Xi Huang suddenly seemed to remember something extremely important. It spread its wings and the light and flames around it, which had been somewhat gentle, rose up again and became unusually active and restless.

Xiao Jie was startled, wondering what was going on. Hadn't he already gained their trust? Why was they suddenly acting like this? Did the Golden Crow clan have some special ritual to verify the authenticity of their members? Were they going to fight?
"Get away! Get away now!" Xi Huang suddenly cried out urgently at Xiao Jie, trying to shoo him away.

Xiao Jie was bewildered by this sudden change: "What's going on? We're all from the same hometown, and we finally got to know each other. Let's chat, why are you kicking me out?" He said, while carefully keeping his distance.

"You bastard, if you don't leave, I'm going to—" Xi Huang's words were abruptly cut off.

A long, melodious cry, carrying a strange and alluring charm, suddenly came from a huge underground magma fissure deep in the basin.

Upon hearing the cry, the massive Xi Huang trembled violently and immediately responded with a loud and urgent shout! It no longer cared about Xiao Jie, turned around abruptly, looked in the direction of the sound, and urged Xiao Jie one last time, "Get out of the way! Don't get in the way! Get out of here!" Its tone was extremely anxious, as if Xiao Jie staying even a second longer would ruin its great plan.

After saying that, it suddenly flapped its wings and transformed into a golden streak of light, flying at a speed several times faster than before towards a height of several thousand meters, as if it couldn't wait to do something.

Xiao Jie was incredibly surprised, but he also had a strong premonition—the key to the remaining 9% of progress might lie in what Xi Huang was so eager to do!
Without hesitation, he immediately flapped his wings and followed, carefully maintaining a safe distance while maximizing his divine sense to record every subtle change in Xihuang. Xihuang flew to an altitude of several thousand meters, almost touching the thin clouds, before finally stopping. It spread its enormous wings, as if embracing the entire sky, and hovered steadily above the heavens.

Immediately afterwards, it began to emit a golden flame that was even purer and more dazzling than before! The flame grew stronger and brighter until it completely enveloped its enormous body. From below, the golden crow's specific form could no longer be seen; only an incredibly blinding and unbearable sphere of light remained!

Even more miraculously, the position and radiance of the enormous sphere of light that Xi Huang transformed into perfectly overlapped with the real sun in the center of the sky! At this moment, suspended in the sky, it was like a second sun, radiating boundless light and heat, and even slightly amplifying the intensity of sunlight in this area with its divine power!

What is it trying to do? Simulate the sun? Perform some ancient ritual?

Whatever it is doing, this must be an extremely important ritual for the Golden Crow clan, perhaps even related to their very origin!

Xiao Jie, inspired by this, quickly followed suit, fully circulating the simulated Golden Crow power within his body, attempting to resonate with the "sun" transformed by Xi Huang. He also released as much light and heat as possible from his body, trying to simulate that sun-like feeling.

However, the light and heat emitted by Xiao Jie were ultimately imitations, possessing more of the scorching and fierce heat of flames themselves, but lacking the warmth and vitality of true sunlight. Although they appear similar, their underlying principles are fundamentally different.

Xiao Jie tried to adjust his frequency, attempting to get closer. Suddenly, he felt an inexplicable, intense, primal impulse surging forth from the depths of this Golden Crow-transformed body without warning!

It was a complex emotion, a mixture of intense longing, ostentation, possessiveness, and primal urges, that instantly shattered his dam of reason. His blood seemed to boil, every cell screaming out the same demand.

...This was a dual physiological and psychological drive that he had never experienced before and was almost irresistible.

Xiao Jie instantly understood! Xi Huang wasn't simulating the sun; it was performing a unique courtship ritual of the Golden Crow clan! It transformed into the sun to display its power and radiance to potential mates! When performing this ritual, the Golden Crow would experience an extremely strong, deep-seated desire to reproduce! And right now, because of this simulated resonance, he too was experiencing this terrifying desire!

Yes, whether it's a rabbit or a golden crow, all living things have the need to reproduce, and procreation is one of the most important parts of their nature. If you want to understand the whole picture, you naturally have to understand this part as well.

At this moment, the inexplicable longing in his heart grew even more intense, almost burning away his reason.

He struggled to control the absurd and intense desire within him, forcing himself to observe calmly. He saw that from the huge fissure in the basin below, another golden crow, slightly smaller but more elegant in posture and with softer luster in its wings, soared into the sky, flying towards the "sun" that Xihuang had transformed into in the heavens.

It circled around Xihuang once, seemingly examining and evaluating it. It glanced at Xiao Jie's side briefly before immediately turning its head away, clearly finding the light and flames emitted by Xiao Jie's 'Golden Crow' unpleasant to look at.

Then, it let out a joyful cry and plunged headfirst into the blazing ball of light!
The light and shadow of the two golden crows merged together at that moment, intertwining and fusing with each other. As a result, the "sun" became even larger and more dazzling, and the energy fluctuations it emitted became even more astonishing, as if a star was really performing some kind of creation ritual in front of us.

Xiao Jie now fully understood what Xi Huang was doing. The ritual it was performing was a unique way of reproduction for the Golden Crow, symbolizing both the sun's great power to give birth to all things and nourish the earth, and representing the most primal and fervent desires of life.

At this moment, Xiao Jie felt the ignited fire of desire burning more and more fiercely within his body, the burning sensation almost tangible, gushing out from between the feathers of the golden crow.

However—damn it! I don't have another golden crow to target!

No, strictly speaking... there is. A thought flashed through Xiao Jie's mind. He turned his burning gaze downwards, behind the giant rock where he was safely hiding.

Without further hesitation, he swooped down and landed in front of An Ran like a falling meteor, instantly reverting to human form.

However, he was still radiating an abnormal red light, as if lava was flowing beneath his skin, his blood vessels were bulging, his breath was scorching, and his eyes were flashing with a terrifying golden light—this was because he had deliberately retained some of the effects of the ritual in order to maintain the continuity of his visualization state, but these effects were now violently impacting his mind and body.

“Anran!” His voice was hoarse and urgent, with an unusual heat.

"What's wrong? Holy crap! What's going on with you?" An Ran was startled when she saw Xiao Jie, who was glowing red and agitated, and instinctively took a half step back.

"I need your help!" Xiao Jie said, slowly approaching An Ran, his gaze so intense that it made her heart race.

"Wh...what kind of help?" An Ran felt flustered by his gaze.

"It might hurt a little..." Xiao Jie said, then suddenly stepped forward and, before An Ran could react, pulled her into a tight embrace!
His arm was as hot as a branding iron, and his strength was astonishing.

"You!" An Ran exclaimed in surprise, instinctively struggling for a moment, but seeing Xiao Jie's pained expression, she immediately stopped resisting. She could sense that Xiao Jie was at a crucial moment.

I desperately need her help.

Xiao Jie lowered his head and kissed An Ran's lips. Those lips were as hot as fire, carrying an undeniable domineering and urgent force, making An Ran tremble all over and her mind go blank for a moment.

"You're so hot..." An Ran's voice trembled slightly, mixed with an uncontrollable tension and instinctive unease.

“I know…” Xiao Jie responded vaguely, and the Five Elements of Will automatically activated. A thick rock barrier suddenly rose from the ground around him, quickly closing in and enveloping him and An Ran, forming a closed and private huge stone fortress that isolated them from all outside sight and sound.

System notification: Visualization successful! You have fully mastered the form and essence of the [Golden Crow]. You have gained a new transformation skill: [Golden Crow Incarnation (100%)].

……

It is unknown how much time has passed, but the strange phenomena in the sky have long since subsided. The "sun" transformed from Xi Huang and the female golden crow that joined later have both disappeared without a trace. Even the real sun has set in the west, dyeing the clouds a brilliant golden-red.

The massive rock fortress suddenly roared, then cracked open and exploded, scattering countless fragments of rock in all directions.

(End of this chapter)