Eternal Holy Emperor

The small bird was covered in radiant and resplendent red-gold feathers, with eyes like black gems, looking very tender and cute, without a trace of the majesty and fear it had before, completely contrary to what he had imagined.

Ye Chen was stunned. Was the terrifying scene that could make even the Super Great Powers back off actually caused by this little chick-like creature in front of him? Had he not experienced it personally, he would never have believed it.

The little bird with red-gold fluff tilted its head, with clear and flawless dark eyes, which kept turning as it looked at Ye Chen, and Ye Chen looked back at it.

"Chirp chirp chirp—"

The little bird chirped a few times, its voice crisp and loud, then flapped its small wings and flew towards Ye Chen.

Swoosh—

Out of instinct, Ye Chen swiftly retreated, but to his shock, the red-gold bird was equally fast, no slower than him, and in the blink of an eye, it was upon him, fluttering its watery big eyes at him, looking very aggrieved, as if it couldn’t understand why he was avoiding it.

Ye Chen felt a bit awkward, smiling sheepishly, but in that instant, the red-gold bird swooped onto Ye Chen’s shoulder, continually rubbing affectionately against his cheek with an obedient look, very tender and cute.

Ye Chen was embarrassed to refuse and didn’t feel any hostility. To look at it, one couldn’t possibly associate it with the mysterious bird that had shown such terrifying power just before.

He gently caught it, holding it in his palm, looking at the fluffy little bird, and the bird raised its little head to look at Ye Chen, blinking black bright eyes, also pure and flawless, without the slightest speck of dust, like a newborn baby.

A finger gently stroked the little bird’s small head, and it immediately squinted its eyes, enjoying Ye Chen’s caress without a trace of vigilance, making Ye Chen feel a sense of adoration.

People, not just women, but men too, like cute things. After all, these are beautiful things, not willing to destroy them.

"Who exactly are you?"

Ye Chen asked as he stroked it.

The little bird chirped a few times, but it seemed unable to speak.

"Can’t you speak?" Ye Chen wondered, about to investigate, when the little bird suddenly spoke in a tender voice, "Mama!"

"Mama!?" Ye Chen was instantly dumbfounded.

"Mama, Mama, Mama!" The little bird tilted its head, seemingly excited, as it repeatedly called out "Mama" three times.

"I’m not your Mama." Ye Chen hurriedly denied it. He was a man, not resembling anyone’s Mama, let alone a bird’s Mama, which sounded very odd.

Hearing this, the little bird’s cute face became full of grievance, its big eyes whirling with tears: "But you are my Mama, who else could it be if the first one I saw wasn’t Mama?"

Ye Chen immediately understood, amused yet helpless, realizing that because he was the first living being the little bird saw, it mistakenly thought of him as its Mama.

Unintentionally, Ye Chen felt affection for this little creature, gently stroking its small head, softly saying, "I’m not your Mama, but I can be your Papa."

"Papa?" The little bird tilted its head, looking very cute.

"That’s right, Papa. Papa is just like Mama, both protect and love you," Ye Chen laughed, saying.

The little bird nodded, somewhat understanding, then bounced joyfully, rushing over and continually rubbing its face against Ye Chen, cheerfully chanting, "Papa, Papa, Papa—"

It repeated the call several times, very excited.

"From now on, you’ll be called Little Bumpkin," Ye Chen, having not thought of a good name, casually waved and called out a name.

Little Bumpkin seemed very happy, nodding joyfully.

And just then, a red-gold light flew from Little Bumpkin’s head, like an infinitely mysterious array pattern, darting into Ye Chen’s Mud Ball Palace, rushing toward the Chaos Saint Soul.

This red-gold light was so fast that even the Chaos Saint Soul hadn’t reacted before it was injected, and simultaneously, a piece of information appeared in the Divine Sea.

This was a soul-binding contract, equal and harmless to both parties, allowing them to sense each other’s existence, becoming incredibly close, even more so than blood-related father and son or brothers.

Ye Chen didn’t expect that so soon, he obtained a soul-binding contract with a Chaos Holy Spirit, and this contract wasn’t harmful to Ye Chen; on the contrary, once successfully bound, they could sense each other’s existence.

Undoubtedly, this contract was the closest bond, once established, difficult to break, and only established with the closest of people.

It’s clear that Ye Chen, from appearing earliest in front of Little Bumpkin and displaying aspects that made Little Bumpkin regard him as the closest person, could establish a soul-binding contract.

Furthermore, judging from what Little Bumpkin had shown so far, it was definitely a Chaos Holy Spirit, and not ordinary. Once born, it could exhibit power that even Super Great Powers avoided, growing without incident, having the potential to achieve Emperor Realm Supreme Level.

This was undoubtedly an immense aid that delighted Ye Chen.

After establishing a soul-binding contract, Little Bumpkin adored Ye Chen from the heart, while Ye Chen confidently extended his divine sense to explore Little Bumpkin, encountering no defense, allowing him to freely enter the other’s Sea of Consciousness.

Boom—

Ye Chen’s divine sense instantly entered Little Bumpkin’s Divine Sea, but Little Bumpkin, being recently born, was still a blank slate, with nothing in it. Yet, from the deepest core of the Divine Sea, there was a pervasive chaos and terrifying restrictions that sealed off this mysterious region, preventing outsiders from exploring.

Ye Chen understood that this was likely a kind of inheritance.

Even Chaos Holy Spirits are not absolutely bred by chaos; some are supreme eggs left by the Supreme, nurturing within chaos, while others are naturally bestowed with Absolute Inheritance from chaos, growing by continually obtaining chaos inheritance.

And Little Bumpkin was likely just this type of inheritance.

Ye Chen attempted to explore the mysterious area transformed by chaos, but it immediately radiated an unsurpassed godlike might like a prison, causing Ye Chen’s divine sense to retreat instantly, with the pressure resembling no less than the Supreme Emperor’s power.

Supreme Inheritance!