Chapter 322 - 123: Level 9 Giant Scorpion and Phoenix’s Ultimate

Zhuge Qingtian roared, his figure launching into the air. Purple lightning flared around him as the sky boomed with thunder. Flashes of lightning illuminated the heavens, making him look like a god of thunder.

RUMBLE!!!

The thunder shook the heavens and tore through the starry clouds. A massive pillar of purple lightning descended from above, crashing down on the giant scorpion beast.

Even Chen Yu felt a sense of danger from this attack.

HISS—!

The giant scorpion beast let out a hiss, its roar exploding forth. A powerful light rose up, enveloping its body.

BOOM!!!

An earth-shattering boom erupted, and the entire desert seemed to crystallize in an instant.

The pillar of purple lightning descended, completely engulfing the giant scorpion beast and transforming the area into a sea of lightning.

As arcs of electricity surged, Chen Yu and Dongfang Yao swiftly fell back.

High in the sky, after unleashing that attack, Zhuge Qingtian’s face turned considerably paler.

The scorpion’s presence vanished, as if it had been utterly destroyed.

’Is it dead?’

Chen Yu wasn’t sure. As he stared at the brilliant lightning, a sense of foreboding washed over him.

BOOM—!

And just then, on the other side of the desert, a sand dune burst apart, and the giant scorpion’s figure shot out from within.

Its black carapace looked scorched.

Black smoke billowed from it.

It looked severely wounded.

’So it wasn’t that easy to take down after all...’ Chen Yu’s gaze sharpened.

KSHHHH—!

Just then, the wounded Level 9 Giant Scorpion fired a destructive beam, streaking toward Zhuge Qingtian in the sky.

ZIP!

Reacting in a flash, Chen Yu swiftly pulled Zhuge Qingtian out of the way.

The beam left a long, dark scorch mark in the air.

A terrifying presence filled the air.

"This thing is really hard to kill!"

Zhuge Qingtian gasped for breath, his face somewhat pale.

That ultimate lightning attack had taken a huge toll on him!

"Leave it to me!"

Dongfang Yao’s voice rang out, followed by a clear phoenix cry that tore through heaven and earth.

She shot into the air as a destructive red light radiated from her body. Behind her, the faint, phantom-like image of a phoenix materialized.

’Run!’

Sensing an intense signal of danger, Chen Yu instantly unleashed his incredible speed, grabbing Zhuge Qingtian and retreating.

At that very moment, the wave of destructive light unleashed by Dongfang Yao completely enveloped the Level 9 Giant Scorpion.

It was like a shockwave from an exploding star; despite his speed, Chen Yu was still caught in the blast.

This was the second time he had experienced Dongfang Yao’s ultimate attack.

Compared to the first, this one was far more terrifying—several times stronger, in fact.

...

"Phoenix Power... Hiss... An impact that powerful... I doubt even I could block it." The man with long hair and sunglasses watched the scene, his eyelid twitching wildly.

"I couldn’t block it either," the man in the suit beside him said.

"A Supreme Superpower... its might is truly terrifying," the long-haired man in sunglasses sighed.

"But it’s uncontrollable. Until she becomes a True God, the Phoenix Power cannot be considered truly awakened," the man in the suit stated calmly.

"If she could gain complete control over the Phoenix Power, her potential is so great she could one day achieve what the Great Emperor of our Human Race did."

"Complete control? Even the founder of the Dongfang family failed to achieve that. The influence in its Late Stage is too immense. Even a True God might not be able to contain it," said the man in the suit.

The long-haired man in sunglasses said nothing, but gave a slight nod.

——

Within a hundred-kilometer radius, the silver desert had been completely crystallized and annihilated, leaving behind a massive crater a hundred kilometers wide.

Viewed from the sky, it looked like a black hole devouring all.

The destructive presence was so strong it warped the very fabric of space.

GULP~

"Th-this... Is this the power of the Phoenix Power? My god, it’s absolutely terrifying!"

Zhuge Qingtian’s face was deathly pale as he felt the residual waves of destructive energy.

If Chen Yu hadn’t used some mysterious power to block the brunt of the shockwave, he would have been knocked unconscious, if not killed outright, by that single attack.

If that had been aimed at him, he wouldn’t have been able to block it even with his full power.

He would have been annihilated in an instant!

Although he had heard of the supreme reputation of the Phoenix Power, today, he had truly seen it for himself.

Moreover, this was still the unawakened Phoenix Power.

According to legend, the Phoenix Power can only be fully awakened once its wielder becomes a True God.

Before then, the wielder can’t even access one percent of its true power.

But even at less than one percent of its potential, a single strike was enough to wreak apocalyptic destruction.

If its full power were unleashed, it could probably destroy stars at will.

"Stay put. I’m going to check it out," Chen Yu said. The moment he finished speaking, he vanished in a flash of light.

——

At the epicenter of the destruction, Dongfang Yao’s face was ashen, and her presence had weakened considerably.

Not far from her, the Level 9 Giant Scorpion’s body was half-destroyed and motionless. It seemed to be finally dead.

But before Dongfang Yao could let her guard down, the motionless Level 9 Giant Scorpion stirred once more.

A faint flicker of life force returned.

Even after such a devastating attack, the Level 9 Giant Scorpion was still not dead.

ZIP—!

And at this moment, Chen Yu’s figure appeared in front of Dongfang Yao.

"Absorb a Life Light Group and recover. You can leave this to me," Chen Yu said, stepping in front of Dongfang Yao.

Dongfang Yao said nothing. She simply gave a slight nod, retreated, and began to absorb a Life Light Group to replenish her energy.

Once Dongfang Yao had departed, Chen Yu’s gaze fell upon the Level 9 Giant Scorpion.

He was stunned by its freakish vitality; to have survived such a fatal blow was almost unbelievable.

However, now was the perfect opportunity to strike.

’If it won’t die, then I’ll just have to hit it again!’

VMMMM—!!!

He casually lifted a hand. The sky split open, and a pillar of destructive light descended from the heavens.

Destructive Celestial Light!