Chapter 2337 - 2335: Golden Phoenix Soars

During these past days together, Su Yan had witnessed many unbelievable things from Lu Ye.

She had thought she already understood Lu Ye well enough, yet who could have expected there was still such a surprise.

By rights, even the simplest Three Talents Array isn't something three random cultivators can just form. It requires a long time together, hearts in tune; if it's to be used in combat after forming, the requirements are even higher.

But as she extended her qi senses at this moment, she actually linked up with Lu Ye with ease, and in an instant, the Three Talents Array took shape.

The three joined forces, their qi as one, Dao force circulating. Lu Ye's true body, occupying the Heaven position, gripped the Boulder Mountain Saber and met the ferocious charge of Solar Flames head-on.

A savage, violent collision, a brief stalemate, then the Three Talents Array blasted backward a thousand miles, while Solar Flames merely shuddered all over.

His gaze was locked tightly onto the doppelganger.

Even the dullest person, seeing that familiar outfit on the doppelganger, could realize what had happened in Moonless's death—let alone Solar Flames, who was far from dull.

Precisely because he knew the truth of Moonless's death, he was all the more enraged!

Because if it was truly like this, then it was equivalent to him personally delivering Moonless to Lu Ye's butcher's knife, letting Lu Ye be the one who killed her.

To him, in this clash of the Star Abyss Heirs, his greatest harvest had in fact already appeared—that was Moonless. The two of them, one a Sun Holy Body, the other a pure Moon Spirit, possessing a perfect Moon Yin Divine Body—if they could combine and dual-cultivate, their future would be smooth as a broad avenue.

Of course, to survive, he also had to seize the renown of Star Abyss Heir.

But comparatively, the benefit Moonless could bring him was something even the title of Star Abyss Heir could not rival.

It could be said Moonless was the best, most suitable partner he would ever have in his life.

Yet not long ago, this destined partner was killed, and his future lay in shattered pieces…

How could he not be furious?

With a protective exotic treasure on his body, he had no need to worry about the enemy's attacks. He unleashed his wrath at full force; on the Dao Fusion level, no one could withstand him, and even with Lu Ye having formed the Three Talents Array, their strength still fell short.

But Lu Ye still did not retreat. Facing such a powerful foe, he had to have the resolve and courage to burn his boats; any retreat could cause all his efforts to fail at the last moment.

Moreover, in this situation he had no room to retreat.

Failing to break the enemy's exotic treasure defense didn't matter, so long as the enemy continued venting his Dao force, then there would be no problem.

In terms of Dao force reserves, ten Solar Flames together couldn't compare to him. Even though, over such a long time, Su Yan had already consumed a great deal of his Dao force.

Within the million-li stellar space fragment, only four figures remained, weaving and crashing through the void. The aftermath of their clashes rippled out, shattering floating land and meteorites.

After an indistinct one hour, Solar Flames was still completely unscathed, not even the slightest sign of fatigue.

By contrast, Lu Ye and Su Yan, who had formed the Three Talents Array, each bore injuries.

Lu Ye's heart sank. He knew he had still underestimated Solar Flames. This guy's Dao force reserves were absolutely hefty; otherwise there was no way he'd still be this vigorous after persisting until now. He had already gone through several major battles before this. By rights, at this point he should have been a spent arrow.

Yet he wasn't.

That was a bit troublesome. Originally, with the array formed, the gap in their strength wasn't that large. Unfortunately, Solar Flames now had a protective exotic treasure, so he needed no defense at all. With his power, going all-out on the offense was terrifying.

They had to quickly figure out how to break Solar Flames' protective exotic treasure. Lu Ye had previously tried using the Vibrating Saber Secret Technique for a fierce assault, but the effect was limited, and the load Vibrating Saber placed on his own body was too great; he didn't dare rashly attempt it again.

Yet by this point, even if he didn't want to try, he had no choice.

"Senior Brother Lu, I'll take the lead on the attack!"

Just as Lu Ye was pondering, Su Yan suddenly spoke.

"Are you confident?" Lu Ye asked. Since Su Yan said that, she was definitely planning to use some secret technique of tremendous might—and absolutely one Lu Ye had never seen before.

He couldn't help but recall how Su Yan had said she could loose seven arrows in an instant—that was her limit!

"I don't know. We can give it a try!"

"Do it!" Lu Ye agreed at once.

At worst, he would have to leave the doppelganger behind to cover them, then have his true body take Su Yan and flee, dragging things out.

As his words fell, they clashed fiercely once more, then the Three Talents Array drifted backward along the momentum. Not only that, Su Yan also activated a Space Secret Technique and directly teleported the three figures to the edge of the stellar space fragment.

This caught Solar Flames off guard, so of course he couldn't stop it.

But his Mental Consciousness surged, and he quickly locked onto the position of Lu Ye and Su Yan. A layer of blood mist burst from his body, and he chased after them like thunder and lightning.

At his speed, he needed only ten breaths to arrive.

On Lu Ye and Su Yan's side, the Three Talents Array was still maintained, but their positions had shifted. Su Yan now stood in front, and Lu Ye reached out a hand to rest it on her shoulder.

Letting out a soft breath, Su Yan raised the longbow in her hand, her expression more grave than ever before.

Solar Flames was rapidly approaching, his sharp qi locking onto this location, poised to strike with a Thunderbolt blow the moment he arrived.

Su Yan, however, remained unhurried. Her Dao force began to churn, and at the same time, Lu Ye's expression tightened slightly, because the speed at which his own Dao force was draining… was rather fast!

All of this Dao force was being borrowed by Su Yan. After cooperating for so long, Lu Ye was already used to it.

But if, previously, when his Dao force was being borrowed, its disappearance was like the flow of a small stream, then right now it was like a crashing river, and it was growing increasingly ferocious.

His gaze couldn't help but brighten. He fixed his eyes on Su Yan's back, not looking away for an instant, very eager to see just what sort of secret technique she was about to unleash this time.

Judging from the Dao force consumed alone, the power of this secret technique is absolutely terrifying to the extreme, it might even surpass his own Vibrating Saber.

Whoosh...

Su Yan seemed to ignite, her long golden hair flying, twisting like flames.

Not only was she burning, the longbow in her hand was also burning.

Something indistinct was rapidly awakening, carrying an indescribable noble and sacred aura, similar to Su Yan's own aura, yet far purer.

A sudden whoosh...

A pair of enormous golden wings suddenly unfurled from behind Su Yan. Golden light flowed upon those wings, with countless profound and complex patterns linking together, making her whole figure look incomparably hazy, yet breathtakingly beautiful beyond compare.

Lu Ye's eyes were dazzled, his mind carried away.

It was at this moment that he clearly heard a clear and resounding cry.

That sound pierced through the soul, as if it could cleanse all the filth in the world.

That sound... sounded somewhat familiar!

Phoenix Cry? The thought surged up in Lu Ye's heart at once.

Because there was a strand of Fire Phoenix Dao Runes upon his Talent Tree, and he had used that Dao Runes many times. Every time the Fire Phoenix burst from its shell, there would be a similar cry.

But by comparison, what he heard right now was undoubtedly far more vivid and sacred.

And then Lu Ye truly saw a Phoenix!

It was a colossal being of pure gold, flying out from Su Yan's body, spreading its wings wide, its long phoenix neck held high as it let out another clear cry.

Su Yan gently loosed that long-prepared arrow—though in truth there was no arrow, she merely assumed the posture of drawing and releasing the bow.

The golden Phoenix behind her lightly beat its wings once, then pierced through the barrier of space and vanished from sight.

Lu Ye watched, awestruck!

Though he didn't face it personally, he could clearly feel that the power of this arrow... was something he could not block!

In other words, if Su Yan had used such a secret technique against him back then, he would have been killed so thoroughly that not even scraps would remain.

Yet conversely, with Su Yan's own ability, she could not possibly unleash this secret technique.

Because this secret technique consumed more than two thousand units of Dao force; Lu Ye had a very clear sense of this. It was not merely the enormous Dao force consumption—the burden it brought was also something Su Yan herself could not endure. Right now she could use it only because all the overload was borne by the Three Talents Array.

Even so, after releasing this arrow, Su Yan's body went limp, and the Three Talents Array collapsed of its own accord, for she no longer had the strength to drive her qi. The Dao soldier longbow in her hand also dissipated into nothingness.

Lu Ye hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Up ahead, while Su Yan was preparing this secret technique, the charging Solar Flames felt his heart wildly pounding, an immense sense of crisis shrouding his body.

He almost instinctively wanted to turn and leave this place!

But he could not!

Because he had no space to flee into, and moreover, the time limit of his protective exotic treasure was nearly up, so he knew clearly that before his protective exotic treasure failed, he had to eliminate his enemy.

The one he needed to kill now was only Lu Ye!

Because Moonless was already dead. As long as he killed Lu Ye, then with only him and Su Yan remaining, this Star Abyss Heir contention would come to an end.

He could not retreat, nor could he evade, so he could only take it head-on!

The instant the golden Phoenix flew out, he stood where he was, madly driving his Dao force to protect himself.

In an instant his vision was flooded by dazzling golden light, nothing else visible.

Then an incomparably violent surge of Dao force began to frenziedly tear him apart.

Crack...

Since joining this contention, Solar Flames revealed a look of horror for the first time, because he discovered that the protective barrier of his exotic treasure—originally able to last for one incense stick's time—had actually split open a fissure.

The enemy's attack... was this violent?

This exotic treasure's protection was indeed not invincible, yet it should not be something that could be broken at the Dao Fusion level.

"Phoen Tribe, huh..." He murmured, his expression bitter.

He had long suspected this, doubting that Su Yan might hail from that noble race, because according to rumor, the Phoenix governs space; without the Bloodline of the Phoen Tribe, Su Yan's Space Secret Technique could not be so exquisite and profound.

Now, he finally had his proof: that woman was indeed from the Phoen Tribe.

To lose at the hands of such a legendary race was not unjust. After all, who would have expected that in the contention of Star Abyss Heirs, a member of the Phoen Tribe would appear.

At this moment, Su Yan's whole body was leaning on the doppelganger. After unleashing that secret technique, she was completely spent, the oil of her lamp exhausted. Right now she didn't even have a trace of strength; if not for the doppelganger supporting her, she probably wouldn't even be able to stand.

As for Lu Ye's true body, after entrusting Su Yan to the doppelganger's care, he had already raised his saber and was charging toward Solar Flames.

Solar Flames' aura was still there; he was not dead yet. But after suffering such a strike, Lu Ye did not believe he could still be unscathed.