Chapter 232: Fire Phoenix

Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Fire Phoenix

Facing the Eight Ghosts Flying Head Demon Array before him, Jiang Xu used his Divine Sense to probe deeper into the situation within. Neither the subtle shifts in the Array’s structure nor the finest details of the fierce clash between the Cultivators could escape his senses.

Jiang Xu mentally analyzed the Array, cross-referencing what he saw with the knowledge from his books. He gradually unraveled the structure and mechanics of the Eight Ghosts Flying Head Demon Array.

He keenly noted the weak points within the Array and had already formulated a preliminary counter-strategy.

The Evil Ghost Heads floating in the air were not just simple weapons. They were the Array Hubs, gathering and channeling the baleful energy between Heaven and Earth to launch attacks.

And the complex Array Patterns interwoven around the Demon Array served to disorient and trap enemies.

Seeing Zong Ziqi still staring blankly at the Demon Array, Jiang Xu realized his mistake and cast the Spiritual Eye Technique on him.

With the Spiritual Eye Technique, Zong Ziqi could finally see what was happening inside the Demon Array, and the sight startled him.

"Yan Chunyu? She’s the one who was ambushed?"

Upon realizing the person who had been ambushed was someone they knew, Zong Ziqi couldn’t help but feel conflicted.

"So... do we save her?"

"...We’ll see. Killing our target is the priority. After we kill Young Master Yellow Springs, we’ll help her if we can."

After speaking, Jiang Xu immediately produced several Array Flags and began to dismantle the Demon Array. He opened a temporary passage at a weak point on its periphery, then gestured for Zong Ziqi to follow him as they carefully slipped inside.

It wasn’t that Jiang Xu couldn’t just shatter the entire Demon Array and cause it to dissipate.

But that would cause too much of a commotion, alerting their quarry. If Young Master Yellow Springs became wary and decided to hide or flee, killing him would become much more difficult.

So Jiang Xu planned to slip into the Demon Array silently with Zong Ziqi. They could break the Array after they had killed Young Master Yellow Springs.

Once inside the Demon Array, Jiang Xu saw that Yan Chunyu was leading two other Female Cultivators, struggling to resist the attacks from both the Array and Young Master Yellow Springs’s Demon Cultivators.

Yan Chunyu stood in a sea of fire. The flames surrounding her were not ordinary, but were instead an incredibly intense True Essence Flame. This powerful Fire Attribute Power had taken the form of a majestic Fire Phoenix that circled and soared around her.

Her hand seals were a blur of motion. With every gesture, the Fire Phoenix would cry out and beat its wings, charging forward to intercept incoming Magic and Magical Artifacts.

At one moment, the Fire Phoenix would transform into a towering pillar of fire, incinerating the black miasma spewed by the Evil Ghost Heads. The next, it would morph into a Fire Feather Shield, blocking the fierce assaults of the Demon Cultivators for Yan Chunyu.

Furthermore, the intense heat radiating from the Fire Phoenix was even disrupting the Demonic Qi of the surrounding Demon Array to a degree. This eased the pressure slightly, giving the other two Female Cultivators a chance to catch their breath.

Under Yan Chunyu’s protection, the two Female Cultivators frantically cast their own Magic, resisting the pressure from the Demon Array while fighting back against the encroaching enemies.

Young Master Yellow Springs was now finding the situation quite troublesome.

Initially, he hadn’t ordered the surrounding Demon Cultivators to kill. He wanted to capture Yan Chunyu alive.

It wasn’t just because of her outstanding beauty and figure, but also because she was one of the ten great talents of the new generation of the Righteous Dao.

’Imagine what a blow it would be to the Righteous Cultivators if a woman like her were captured alive by me!’

’My fame would skyrocket, and my status in the Biluo Demon Sect might even rise.’

But only after he truly launched his assault did Young Master Yellow Springs understand just how much substance there was to her title as one of the ten great talents.

’Zong Ziqi was one thing. A Body Cultivator who uses Thunder Skills is naturally a major threat, with a special advantage against Demon Cultivators.’

’But how is this little wench so damn strong too?’

’Is this her Magic or a Cultivation Technique?’

’I’ve never heard of a Magic this powerful!’

’It can attack and defend, and even Demonic Qi can’t penetrate it. She’s just too tenacious!’

After Young Master Yellow Springs saw one of his disciples get incinerated by that strange Fire Phoenix, he instantly understood. If he kept insisting on taking her alive, his subordinates would likely suffer catastrophic losses.

He might even end up losing this fight himself.

’It seems I’ll just have to kill her.’

Young Master Yellow Springs temporarily ceased his attack and withdrew from the battlefield. His hand seals changed as he slowly produced a delicate vial.

This vial contained a pool of the Water of the Yellow Springs.

This vile water was exceptionally sinister. If a Magical Artifact touched it, its Spiritual Light would be stripped away. If flesh touched it, the victim’s consciousness would dissipate.

Young Master Yellow Springs focused his mind and gathered his power, pouring a potent stream of Demonic Qi into the vial. Instantly, inky black droplets of liquid trickled from the opening, hovering in the air.

The moment the Water of the Yellow Springs appeared, the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees, and even the light grew dim and murky.

Then, with a glint in his eye and a low shout, Young Master Yellow Springs commanded the hovering water. As if summoned, the droplets of the Water of the Yellow Springs rapidly converged into a twisting black river that lunged toward the struggling Yan Chunyu and her companions.

Wherever the stream flowed, even the Demonic Qi recoiled. Anything it touched, be it a physical object or a spell of Magic, began to rapidly dissolve and disintegrate, revealing its terrifyingly corrosive and destructive power.

Yan Chunyu was clearly aware of the terrifying power of Young Master Yellow Springs’s infamous Water of the Yellow Springs. Her calm expression instantly turned grave.

She took a step forward, shielding the other two Female Cultivators behind her. In an instant, all the flames around her body retracted, converging upon the Fire Phoenix before her.

After absorbing all the flames, the Fire Phoenix, instead of growing larger, shrank. From over ten feet tall, it condensed down to less than a foot in size, its color shifting from crimson to an incandescent white!

"Phoenix Return!"

Her face pale in the fire’s glow, Yan Chunyu let out a great cry. Instead of retreating, the Fire Phoenix before her shot forward to meet the Water of the Yellow Springs head-on!

BOOM—!

The collision produced a deafening explosion that left everyone in the vicinity stunned!

"Perfect opportunity! Brother Zong, it’s your turn!"

A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Xu’s eyes as he cast a series of buffs on Zong Ziqi: Light Body Spell, Golden Light Spell, Healing Technique, and Giant Strength Technique.

Zong Ziqi understood immediately. He slowly closed his eyes, immersing his entire being into the Thunderbolt Breathing Technique.

He formed a Sealing Technique with his hands and crouched slightly, like a tiger gathering power before it springs.

His chest rose and fell with a peculiar rhythm. Each deep inhalation seemed to draw the Thunder Power from Heaven and Earth into his body, and each exhalation was accompanied by a low, powerful peal of thunder.

By adjusting his breathing frequency and the pathways of his energy flow, Zong Ziqi caused the qi and blood within his body to rage like a violent thunderstorm. It converged and circulated through his meridians at high speed, bringing his power to its absolute peak in an instant.

Though his eyes remained shut, fine arcs of electricity flashed from beneath his eyelids. The elemental lightning surrounding him grew more concentrated, seeming to agitate the very air and form a visible domain of thunder and lightning.