Chapter 1304 - 1303: Everyone Was Stunned
The Fire Crystal Phoenix pecked at the claw of the Demon Dragon King, and the next moment, the Infinite Divine Fire blazed upon the Demon Dragon King.
Within the golden-red Phoenix Divine Fire, there were countless grains of crystalline sand, packed with the most violent divine fire and Phoenix killing intent, charging directly to his sea of consciousness.
"Boom!"
The Demon Dragon King’s forward momentum was interrupted, even forced to retreat step by step by the impact of the Phoenix Divine Fire.
On the other side, the black water surrounding the Snake Pearl transformed into tendrils resembling black snakes, attempting to entrap the Fire Crystal Phoenix in the center.
However, the Fire Crystal Phoenix disregarded them and charged straight in, first spewing Phoenix Divine Fire to disperse the black water beside the Snake Pearl, and then pecking at the surface of the Snake Pearl.
"Bang!"
The Snake Pearl emitted a hiss, but it couldn’t shatter the Fire Crystal Phoenix. The Phoenix curled its wings together, enclosing the Snake Pearl inside, and the Phoenix Divine Fire burst forth, scattering fine starry crystal sand when moving toward Su Aojun behind the Snake Pearl.
But due to this obstruction, Su Aojun transformed into a human form, her sleeves fluttering in her palace attire, creating a thin layer of black water shielding in front of her, blocking the starry crystalline sand that seemed like a meteor shower.
However, her intent of transforming into the Black Water Profound Snake to break through the barrier of divine fire was completely shattered.
...
Su Aojun and the Demon Dragon King retreated together, looking toward Si Lingxi and Lu Zheng behind her, their expressions as solemn as water.
They both knew the decisive strike just now not only unleashed their full strength but also triggered the Black Water Demon Fire Array in Black Water Lake, causing the array to weaken to some extent.
Originally, they were confident of making their way out unscathed.
Si Lingxi would open a path for them to leave unharmed; if she blocked, they planned to heavily injure her and then push their way out.
But they didn’t expect another player to jump in the fray... a guy who may or may not be a Daoist.
Though his cultivation wasn’t high, he wasn’t weak either, possessing numerous means, capable of casting various spells in coordination, and himself being fairly well-versed in both spiritual and physical cultivation, managing to simultaneously obstruct them and disrupt their momentum.
Moreover, they didn’t anticipate Si Lingxi’s supreme foundation and explosiveness, using their exposed flaw to forcefully repel them with the Phoenix Divine Power stronger than theirs.
With this maneuver, they obviously couldn’t gather such power and perform a Primordial Impermeable strike any longer.
And with such circumstances failing, attempting to escape again would feel like ascending to the heavens...
Even Su Aojun couldn’t stop her heart from sinking in despair as thoughts of a closed road suddenly surfaced in her mind.
Then she saw Si Lingxi clasp the hand of the man behind her, threading a strand of Phoenix Divine Fire to aid his healing, stabilizing his condition.
"Hmm?"
Su Aojun was taken aback and quickly recalled that the man had indeed summoned Phoenix Divine Fire previously, though less fierce and oppressive than Si Lingxi’s, but still pure and solid.
Si Lingxi being the world’s sole Fire Phoenix... that man can also wield Phoenix Divine Fire?
They...
...
"My wife is so mighty!" Lu Zheng softly cheered.
Si Lingxi steadied Lu Zheng’s injuries and exhaled in relief, her own aggressive aura calming down, wanting to speak but hesitated, then said softly, "Don’t intervene again, I can handle the rest."
Lu Zheng nodded repeatedly; his insight wasn’t lacking, realizing he had no further occasion to intervene, and merely cheering from the sidelines was enough.
...
With Lu Zheng’s aid, Si Lingxi drove back Su Aojun and the Demon Dragon King once more, causing everyone to sense the slightly weakening barrier of the Black Water Array restraining them.
This lifted everyone’s spirits!
Moreover, within the Cyan Dragon Heaven-Flipping Array’s faction, Ao Qi and Yan Hongxia watched Si Lingxi and Lu Zheng from the skies in utter astonishment and reflection.
"Who would have thought Brother Lu could partake in such high-level combat," Yan Hongxia remarked, "Just a few years ago, I was battling alongside him against zombies two, three hundred years old."
Ao Qi puckered her lips, "A few years back, our sparring was neck and neck at best!"
The multitudinous Cyan Dragons and aquatic soldiers around them, looked at them with eyes filled with envy; being friends with the man beside the Phoenix Palace Master was incredibly... enviable!
...
Among the ordinary Dragon Race experts and aquatic soldiers, even if suspicions lurked in their hearts, they dared not make false deductions, yet within the array, the four Great Dragon Kings were already at ease, having room for gossip while working to break the array.
"Ao Jin, who is this scholar then? Why does he seem..."
"This young man looks youthful but possesses strong cultivation, moreover..."
"The White Cloud Temple, Jinhua Sect, Fahua Temple, Feiyu Mountain, Qingwei Palace, along with a mastery over the Geng Metal Wind Technique and the Ancient Profound Turtle Lineage’s Water Technique, and Phoenix Divine Fire, all cultivated to a profound degree, who exactly is he?"
"Phoenix Divine Fire... Oh my heavens, Sect Leader Si actually clasped his hand?"
The three Dragon Kings were stupefied, only Ao Jin stroked his beard, displaying a look as if used to such surprises, saying nonchalantly, "This young man is named Lu Zheng, an Outer Disciple of the White Cloud Temple but bestowed with the direct lineage of Innate Cloud Qi from within the temple, a prodigy of the heavens, deeply in love with the Phoenix Palace Master, truly a celestial match, what’s there to be surprised about?"
What’s there to be surprised about?
This is indeed surprising!
You knowing insider information beforehand surely makes your statement seem easier!
"So did you gift him the Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor and True Dragon Concealed Head Saber?" The Cyan Dragon King queried, his words laced with teasing.
"It’s not what you think..." Ao Jin was speechless for a moment, explaining, "He saved my daughter back then, and in gratitude, I took him through the Jade Dragon Treasure Vault, at that time, I hadn’t known his connection to the Phoenix Palace Master."
The Golden Dragon King Ao Qian glanced at the Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor bearing three claw marks, shaking his head, "Your Jade Dragon armor isn’t up to par, I’ll gift him a Golden Dragon Armor when this event concludes."
The Azure Dragon King nodded, adding, "The True Dragon Concealed Head Saber is too understated, its power is average at best; I will gift him an Azure Dragon Heaven-Devouring Saber that better suits him."
Ao Jin, "..."
The Cyan Dragon King rubbed his chin thoughtfully, saying, "I wonder if Young Master Lu is in need of concubines? Our Cyan Dragon Race is famous for having beautiful women."
Three Dragon Kings: ???
"Let’s break the array quickly!" Ao Jin retorted in irritation, "Send that Demon Dragon back to the Demon Realm swiftly, skin Su Aojun alive, and all else can be discussed later!"
The three Dragon Kings nodded in unison, unleashing infinite dragon power, subduing waves of surging Four Divine Demon Fires around them, reversing the suppression, and completely obliterating a Demon Shadow.
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Standing not far from Si Lingxi, Su Aojun’s eyes flickered with thoughtful contemplation and disbelief, suddenly asking, "Because of him?"