Ye Chen nearly stumbled, a bitter smile on his face.
When it was a little bird, it called him Daddy, but now it was calling him Uncle. The change was too drastic.
Ye Chen said, "Have you really forgotten all your previous memories?"
The little Kylin looked at Ye Chen suspiciously, tilting its head in an exceptionally innocent and adorable manner, then shook its head: "I always feel like you're very familiar, Uncle, but I can't remember who you are. Did we know each other before, Uncle?"
Being called 'Uncle' repeatedly left Ye Chen speechless. Moreover, looking at the little Kylin's pure and innocent eyes, which showed no sign of pretense, he rubbed his chin. He couldn't very well tell it that it used to call him Daddy.
And in this form, the little Kylin really did resemble the state of the Ten Revolutions Heaven-Defying Transformation. Each rebirth brought a completely new metamorphosis, culminating in the ten revolutions defying heaven and achieving immortal glory.
Unable to determine anything for now, Ye Chen looked at the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon and said, "You had Little Dot come here. Was it just to confirm whether it is the offspring of the Crimson Blood Dragon Emperor?"
"Not entirely," the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon shook its head. "Right now, it's only suspicion. After all, I am not the true Crimson Blood Dragon Emperor and cannot confirm this. However, since I have a connection with this little one and it is suspected to be the Crimson Blood Dragon Emperor's offspring, I naturally won't treat it poorly."
As it spoke, the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon's massive dragon claw suddenly tore open, and from within, a mass of fresh red blood, about the size of a human head, surged out. Yet, Ye Chen distinctly sensed from this mass of fresh red blood a vast aura of the Great Dao, devoid of any aura of death. It was pure Dao Essence Blood.
"This is a bit of Essence Blood. I have dispelled the death energy from it. It's for the little one. Rest assured, there is no malicious component within," said the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon.
But Ye Chen was solemn. This was far from just 'a bit' of Essence Blood; it was clearly Monarch Essence Blood. At the Ancient Monarch realm, one had long entered the realm of creation. A single drop of blood possessed unfathomable power, enough to make even a Great Power wary, let alone Essence Blood, whose uses were unimaginable.
Now, bestowing such a large mass of Monarch Essence Blood upon Little Dot was simply an indescribably generous gift, something even an Ancient Monarch would covet.
Naturally, Ye Chen had always been cautious. The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body stepped forward, reached out, and grabbed it. A wisp of Chaos Primordial Fire entered it, thoroughly scanning it. Only after finding no issues whatsoever did he hand it to the little Kylin.
The little Kylin looked confusedly at the Monarch Essence Blood, which was almost as large as its entire body, then suspiciously at Ye Chen. Seeing the latter nod at it, it hesitantly lifted a chubby little paw and touched the mass of Monarch Essence Blood.
*Buzz—*
The moment it made contact, it was visible to the naked eye: the Monarch Essence Blood, nearly the size of the little Kylin's entire body, vanished with a *whoosh* into the little Kylin's body, completely disappearing.
Immediately, the little Kylin's entire body erupted with a brilliant azure-gold light, enveloping it completely and directly transforming it into an azure-gold cocoon.
Ye Chen was somewhat stunned. Had the little Kylin just broken out of its cocoon not long ago, only to fall into slumber again?
"I gave it a bit of Essence Blood to help it accelerate the completion of the Ten Revolutions Heaven-Defying Transformation," the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon sighed softly, then lifted its massive dragon head to gaze at the heavens, speaking slowly: "I have a feeling that in the not-too-distant future, the world will undergo an unprecedented upheaval. Without absolute strength, even an Ancient Monarch might not survive in that future. If it takes as long as the Myriad Transformation Ancient Immortal did back then, its transformation time would be too lengthy. It might not be able to wait, so its metamorphosis must be accelerated."
Ye Chen grew solemn. He hadn't expected the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon to also sense the arrival of the Blood-Stained Future—that darkest era, inevitable even for Emperors or Supreme Immortals, where storms loom and the very heavens change color, a future that weighs heavily on all Emperors or Sovereigns.
Moreover, he had heard from the Spacetime Emperor that the Blood-Stained Future might descend in thirty thousand years.
Indeed, a transformation like the Myriad Transformation Ancient Immortal's required too much time, which would be very disadvantageous for Little Dot.
Then, the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon looked at Ye Chen again and said, "Young friend, this time isn't primarily because of this little one. Part of the reason is also because of you."
"Me?" Ye Chen was taken aback.
"Yes, because of you," the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon pondered. "On you, I sense a similarly familiar aura. Therefore, I also have a request."
A familiar aura—was it because of the Dragon Source he had refined within his body?
But Ye Chen didn't voice this. He said, "Go ahead and tell me."
He naturally wouldn't agree lightly. What if it was something he couldn't accomplish?
"In the future, if one day you reach the Supreme Domain and possess sufficient capability, I hope you can return and sever these deathly bonds for me," said the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon, its massive eyes filled with a longing for life.
Though it was alive, it was also dead—a being existing only because of the Crimson Blood Dragon Emperor's old body, unable to leave this dragon tomb in the slightest. Otherwise, it would face utter annihilation.
It was naturally unwilling to accept this, yet it lacked the power to defy heaven and could only rely on others, like Ye Chen before it.
It could naturally discern Ye Chen's age. He hadn't even cultivated for five hundred years yet had reached such an astonishing realm. Moreover, it could see he had considerable opportunities; just this Great Emperor Reincarnation Body before it made it feel threatened.
Thus, it was convinced that Ye Chen was a person of great fortune, with the hope of ascending to the Supreme Domain of Emperors. He was trustworthy and worthy of entrustment, hence the request.
Ye Chen hesitated. After all, he had no relation to this Crimson Scale Giant Dragon. Moreover, whatever could confine an existence at the Ancient Monarch level, preventing it from leaving the dragon tomb world, must be a terrifying restriction. The cycle of the Heavenly Dao meant breaking such bonds would be absolutely difficult.
Seeing this, the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon also smiled and said, "Young friend, since I'm making such a request of you, I naturally won't have you exert effort for nothing. Consider this a token of my goodwill."
As it spoke, two balls of light flew out from the depths of the Crimson Blood Dragon Emperor's tomb, landing before the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
One light ball enveloped an ancient stone stele. The other contained several hundred to a thousand crimson dragon scales, clearly the scales from the Crimson Scale Giant Dragon's own body. The Crimson Scale Giant Dragon explained: "Young friend, I see many cracks on this invincible body of yours. It must have suffered terrible injuries, making it unsuitable for excessive use and vulnerable to harm during battle. These are some scales from my body. Although they have lost some of their divinity, they remain indestructible. They can be refined into a scale armor to better protect your divine body."
"As for the other ancient stele, I believe you will like it even more."