"Feitong, hold on a second."
On the floating island high in the sky, the Purgatory Demon Ape looked at the little girl on its shoulder, its mouth slightly open, emitting a deep hum: "I'll say it again, I'm not your dad."
In response to the low growl of the Purgatory Demon Ape, the little girl just stared with her beautiful, colorful eyes, blinking at it.
The gaze in the girl's eyes was innocent and pure, without any impurities, nor did it carry the ancient weariness of having lived hundreds of thousands of years.
"Daddy!"
Faced with the Purgatory Demon Ape's gaze, the little girl happily called out "Daddy" once more.
The language was unknown to any specific era, but both the Purgatory Demon Ape and the White Fox Beast understood what she was trying to express, akin to the language ability that Chi Heng had given the Purgatory Demon Ape.
What to do, eat or not eat?
Looking at the red-haired girl who gleefully stood on a black hair tuft, embracing its scale armor, the Purgatory Demon Ape felt not the slightest intent to kill.
This wasn't just because the girl bore an uncanny resemblance to a human in 'appearance', but also due to the aura she exuded.
It stirred an inexplicable affinity within the Purgatory Demon Ape, making it loath to harm her.
Clearly, unlike the White Fox Beast, which was born from a shed skin but split into two incomplete entities—the Black Fox Demon God and the White Fox juvenile—the red-haired girl's reincarnation was more perfect.
Though her aura was only at the sixth tier, her 'essence' was more complete.
This special life form resembled the mythical descendants with divine bloodlines, yet her potential surpassed that of divine creature descendants, like those Evil Gods or Demon Gods.
Thus, while the girl seemed innocent and adorable with no trace of threat, the Purgatory Demon Ape couldn't leave her unchecked.
Otherwise, she might one day grow into a terrifying Evil God, posing a massive threat to human Transcendents and the real world alike, leading to world-ending invasions.
"Forget it, let's eat first."
Still undecided on how to handle the red-haired girl, the Purgatory Demon Ape growled low. Behind it, the Chaos Demon Ape Soul stood tall, turning into a blood light and vanishing, while the battle array beneath its feet dissipated.
......
Bang, bang, bang!!
On the forest-felled ground, the massive corpses of two Flying Dragons with Dragon Blood and two ferocious beasts with Roc Blood lay piled together, resembling a small mountain.
Among them, the Flying Dragon's head had been blasted open by breath, and another was crushed to death by Cangming Fire God Mountain. The scorching, lava-like red blood streamed from the wounds, quickly forming a small stream.
Boom!
The Purgatory Divine Ape sat down, and instantly, the fifty-meter-high boulder beneath it sank over ten meters, riddled with cracks.
"Feitong, you go ahead and 'eat' those High-Tier Ferocious Beasts, don't waste them."
"Awooo! Alright." The fifty-plus-meter-long White Fox Beast nodded, and dashed towards the corpses of the Flying Dragon Beasts scattered on the ground.
As for the little girl sitting on the Purgatory Divine Ape's shoulder, it seemed she couldn't eat.
Boom!
Just as the White Fox Beast departed, an endless stream of black Celestial Fire erupted from the Purgatory Divine Ape's mouth, enveloping and roasting the bodies of the four Tier Seven Ferocious Beasts.
The Heaven-Burning Demon Flame, though not having absorbed other Celestial Fire origins, had merged with the Purgatory Divine Ape's innate talents, growing over ten times stronger as the Purgatory Divine Ape's power increased.
Under the destructive heat of the Celestial Fire, the thick scale armor and tough feathers covering the four ferocious beasts quickly reddened, burned, and cracked.
Next, the alloy-like skin and flesh beneath were gradually roasted to perfection, quickly releasing a mouth-watering aroma of perfectly cooked meat.
Hiss!
Sitting on a tuft of hair on the Purgatory Divine Ape's shoulder, the red-haired girl sniffled, excitedly pointing to the pile of Tier Seven roasted meat: "Smells good, Daddy, eat."
The Purgatory Divine Ape rumbled with a bit of a headache: "I've told you many times, I'm not your daddy."
He was only 'eighteen,' unmarried, without a girlfriend; suddenly having a daughter pop up was strange.
Meanwhile, the Purgatory Divine Ape noticed that the girl's hair wasn't just pure red; under the flickering firelight, it emitted a colorful glow, appearing quite beautiful.
Like a piece of vibrant, red satin.
Roar! What does her hair color have to do with me, thought the Purgatory Divine Ape, shaking its head.
By this time, the surfaces of the four ferocious beasts were charred black, and their flesh was about medium rare. The Celestial Fire within the Purgatory Divine Ape's mouth vanished, and its claws reached out, grasping the uppermost golden Roc's wings.
Boom, boom!!
The Purgatory Divine Ape's four sharp fangs punctured the Roc's charred feathers and resilient skin, emitting a deafening blast, followed by a burst of power from its jaws.
Rip!! The Purgatory Divine Ape tore off a large chunk of steaming, sizzling flesh.
And as the Purgatory Divine Ape devoured eagerly, the red-haired girl appeared out of nowhere before the head-blasted red Flying Dragon's corpse, grabbing a piece of the charred, fragrant neck flesh and taking a big bite.
Chomp!! The girl's teeth were 'sharp,' biting out a mouthful of flesh from the Tier Seven Ferocious Beast.
But as soon as the roast entered her mouth, the girl frowned, disdainfully spitting out the dragon meat: "Ptooey! Tastes bad."
Whoosh! The girl's figure vanished again, reappearing on the Purgatory Divine Ape's shoulder.
But this time, as the Purgatory Divine Ape watched closely, it noticed a colorful glow flash on the girl's white princess dress just as she vanished.
No wonder, that makes sense. The Purgatory Divine Ape realized.
It was wondering how a 'sixth tier' life form, freshly awakened, could penetrate its Celestial Fire Domain and ignore the Celestial Fire burning on it.
It turned out it was because of this item—either a Companion Divine Artifact or a relic left for her reincarnated self when she fell—that she possessed. In comparison, Feitong had it rough.
Not only did she lack a companion object, but she was also hunted by a Black Fox Demon Beast.
If not for her luck in meeting Jiang Hou, surviving on scraps, and eventually obtaining the Black Fox Demon God's bones to refine the bone marrow essence, she might still be just a normal Tier Three or Tier Four demon beast.
While the red-haired girl sat on two strands of hair a few centimeters thick, swinging her legs while curiously watching the Purgatory Divine Ape devour in large bites, a low voice rumbled.
"Though I don't know why you call me Daddy, we can discuss that later. Can you tell me your name now?"
"Name." The red-haired girl blinked adorably, as if pondering.
After almost two minutes, the girl excitedly declared, "I remember now, my name is Huang."
Huang!
The Purgatory Divine Ape immediately recalled the phoenix apparition formed of colorful light at her birth—was this little one a phoenix in her past life?
Which meant, she belonged to the Celestial Demon Era as well.
The Purgatory Divine Ape growled low again: "Besides your name, do you remember anything else? Like the civilization era you belonged to, your past identity, or your power?"
Faced with the Purgatory Divine Ape's questions, the girl's eyes showed contemplation once again.
But after a while, the girl shook her head, saying in a cute, innocent voice: "Huang doesn't remember anything, just my name, and Daddy and Mommy."
Alright, like the White Fox Beast, she forgot everything after reincarnation.
But on reflection, it seemed normal enough, since even Ancient Demon Gods like Chi Heng, who didn't fall but simply slumbered, didn't recall their past when they first awoke.
"Speaking of which, why do you call me Daddy? Do I really resemble your father?"
The Purgatory Divine Ape was puzzled, as its appearance bore no similarity to an Ancient Phoenix. Could it be because of the 'first sight at birth'?
The red-haired little girl looked up, gazing at the hideously large head of the Giant Ape, and earnestly said, "Daddy is Daddy; Huang won't misfeel."
Confronted by the girl's earnest demeanor, the Purgatory Divine Ape felt a bit of a headache.
Wait, there's a mom too? The Purgatory Divine Ape suddenly realized.
