“Long Chen, of the four eggs, this one has the strongest aura. You should place a slave seal on it,” Yue Xiaoqian said, pointing at one of the eggs.

But Long Chen just smiled and shook his head. “Foolish girl. I already have Little Snow. I don’t want another contracted beast.”

“This Cursed Spirit Blood Crow has a terrifying bloodline and limitless potential. With its support, you could—”

“Here.”

Without waiting for her to finish, Long Chen gently took Yue Xiaoqian’s hand and placed it on the egg pulsing with the strongest fluctuations.

Yue Xiaoqian blinked, stunned for a moment. Then, without resistance, she sent her spiritual seal into the egg. The hatchling was still in its most natural, dormant state, so placing the slave seal on it was as easy as breathing.

“Everyone else, move quickly!” exclaimed Long Chen.

Yue Xiaoqian remained focused on her egg while Long Chen turned and pointed at two men and a woman among the original devil race.

“You, you, and you—take the other three eggs.”

The trio was stunned at first, then overwhelmed with joy. This was a primal chaos species, the dream companion of many experts.

However, they hesitated and looked at the elders for confirmation. The latter nodded solemnly.

“Follow Mister Long Chen’s instructions,” said one of them.

With their consent, the three of them bowed to Long Chen enthusiastically and immediately got to work.

“Long Chen, for them to place the seals will take a full day. We should make use of that time!” urged Evilmoon.

Ordinary demonic beasts could be sealed in moments. But the Cursed Spirit Blood Crow was different. Even unhatched, its savage nature made it instinctively resist submission. It was infamous for refusing to bow even as a newborn.

The sealing process would be long, delicate, and meticulous. They couldn’t rush it.

“No, we have to guard them. Evilmoon, what are you getting so worked up about?” Long Chen asked, frowning.

“Hmph! Of course I’m worked up!” Evilmoon snapped. “You have no idea how terrifying I am in the blood moon state! If you did, you wouldn’t be arguing with me!”

Long Chen rolled his eyes. Evilmoon was throwing a tantrum like a spoiled child who didn’t get its toy. Refining the blood moon runes now would be reckless as they weren’t out of danger yet.

...

By the time a day had passed, Yue Xiaoqian’s egg finally began to crack. A small bald head poked out first.

This was the Cursed Spirit Blood Crow as a hatchling. The moment it opened its eyes, it started to devour the sticky fluid attached to its body. It then consumed its shell.

After completing that, blood-colored flames appeared all over its body.

“Divine Flame realm?” Long Chen exclaimed, surprised.

The Cursed Spirit Blood Crow had barely hatched, yet it had already kindled a divine flame. And its aura was still rising.

Its feathers sprouted at visible speed, its frame expanding rapidly.

“The Divine Flame realm... the Four Peak realm... the Divine Lord realm... Heavens!”

Even Long Chen, with all his experience, couldn’t help but jump in shock.

Was this the power of a legendary primal chaos species? How could its advancement speed be this ridiculous?

Long Chen probed its body with his divine sense and quickly understood. The hatchling’s demonic core was saturated with energy, and the core released its power as the hatchling absorbed its shell.

Sensing the rapidly rising aura, Long Chen formed hand seals and cast a violet barrier around them, sealing the area.

“What is it?!” Yue Xiaoqian cried out, thinking that their enemies had come.

“This hatchling is making a disturbance, which might draw over some terrifying demonic beast. Many demonic beasts could save years of cultivation if they devour them in this state,” replied Long Chen.

BOOM!

Suddenly, a wild qi wave exploded, and the Cursed Spirit Blood Crow’s aura rose all the way to the peak of the Heaven Saint realm before coming to a stop.

Its body now spanned hundreds of meters. Its presence was so intense, it radiated like a blood moon. Ferocity glinted in its eyes.

It approached the nest and gulped down the leftover essence blood.

BOOM!

Another breakthrough. It entered the Human Emperor realm—and then immediately broke through again.

The Cursed Spirit Blood Crow had stepped into the Divine Emperor realm.

It hadn't even assumed human form. It had simply bulldozed its way upward through three realms in under an hour.

Its body was so huge, even bigger than its mother—no, its father.

Its feathers looked glossy, looking like blood-colored glass. It raised his head loftily as it glared arrogantly at the world.

Then—suddenly—it dove toward the other three eggs.

“Xiaoqian, control it! It wants to eat its siblings!” shouted Long Chen.

“Come back!” shouted Yue Xiaoqian, suppressing the Cursed Spirit Blood Crow’s ferocious aura.

The hatchling shrank until it was the size of a sparrow and perched on her shoulder, affectionately nuzzling her cheek.

“...Vicious little thing,” murmured one elder, swallowing hard.

From the moment it was born, it saw its kin as food. Even the experts of the original devil race were unsettled.

The other three eggs soon hatched, but with the essence blood gone, their growth halted at the Heaven Saint realm.

Still, that alone was impressive.

The Cursed Spirit Blood Crow was truly a bizarre species. None of their breakthroughs had triggered heavenly tribulation, nor did the restrictions of the Human Emperor realm seem to apply to them.

“Long Chen, I looked inside its body—it has hundreds of core runes! In other words, it can use hundreds of curses. Curse of aging, bloodline curses, soul curses...” Yue Xiaoqian said, her eyes sparkling with amazement.

As the hatchling’s master, Yue Xiaoqian could sense its runes in detail, and they left her speechless.

“But... it’s too violent. It needs to constantly consume flesh,” she added with a troubled look.

“That’s fine,” Long Chen smiled. “Plenty of people are eager to bully the original devil race. It definitely won’t starve.”

Long Chen liked the crow’s nature. With such a ruthless bird by Yue Xiaoqian’s side, he could finally worry less about her.

Yue Xiaoqian hesitated. Her kind nature made her feel conflicted, but when she remembered all the kin they had lost just to reach this place, hatred welled up within her.

Sensing her killing intent, the Cursed Spirit Blood Crow grew excited. Its gaze grew sharper, and it continuously rubbed Yue Xiaoqian’s head.

“You’re a Cursed Spirit Blood Crow? Then I’ll call you Little Crow in the future,” Yue Xiaoqian said, rubbing its head.

She couldn’t help but feel excited as this crow was her first contractual beast.

Long Chen blinked. “That’s the name you’re giving it?”

The most ferocious primal chaos beast in recent memory... named Little Crow.

Long Chen was speechless.

“Oh?” Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed, and he looked into the distance.

“Long Chen, what is it?” asked Yue Xiaoqian hastily.

“Here’s our chance. Let’s test out Little Crow’s power,” Long Chen replied.

Long Chen grabbed Yue Xiaoqian, and the two of them instantly vanished.