Chapter 42 The Phoenix's Fury

"Liii—"

Seemingly sensing Chen Xiao's provocation, the Dark Phoenix's cry became even more shrill and piercing.

It swooped down towards Chen Xiao, its massive body drawing a ghostly blue light in the darkness.

"Qilin Fire, Heaven-Cleaving Sword!"

Chen Xiao no longer held back, mobilizing the qi of his entire body and focusing it on this one sword!

He slashed out at the Dark Phoenix, a world-destroying aura instantly spreading out!

A streak of red and blue energy, condensed as if it were tangible, struck the Dark Phoenix's body.

Swish—

The sword qi slashed across the Dark Phoenix!

"Liiii!!!"

The Dark Phoenix let out a miserable cry. Clearly, Chen Xiao's sword had injured it.

It was injured, but not very seriously… and it had thoroughly enraged it.

Chen Xiao felt his scalp tingle. How could this damned thing be so powerful?

The Dark Phoenix opened its large mouth and frantically sprayed hellfire at Chen Xiao.

All Chen Xiao could do was flee madly.

His strongest attack had barely scratched this damned thing, and he didn't know what else to do.

Chen Xiao ran for his life, and the Dark Phoenix chased after him relentlessly, spitting hellfire at him like phlegm.

Several times, the fire almost hit Chen Xiao, but fortunately, Chen Xiao's speed gave him a significant advantage.

Moreover, the Dark Phoenix was huge, making Chen Xiao appear more agile.

Chen Xiao leaped between the branches of the wutong tree, and the Dark Phoenix's flames spat out onto the branches.

Dry wood met raging fire, and it instantly ignited.

If it continued to burn like this, the wutong tree, no matter how thick or tall, would eventually be burned to ashes.

But Chen Xiao couldn't worry about that. He was in danger himself, so how could he care about a dead tree?

Besides, this wutong tree was the Dark Phoenix's nest. If it didn't care, why should Chen Xiao?

Gradually, Chen Xiao wasn't as panicked as he had been at the beginning. Although this big bird was fierce and powerful, it wasn't very intelligent. Chen Xiao could even play with it now.

As the wutong tree burned brighter and brighter, Chen Xiao's location became deeper and deeper.

He could even see the bottom of the abyss, a rushing underground river. He didn't know where it came from, or where it was going.

And the wutong tree was actually growing out of that underground river.

Chen Xiao sped up and continued to jump down. No matter what, he would jump into the river first. Maybe there was something else down there.

As the distance closed, Chen Xiao discovered that the rushing water in this underground river was the same as the water in the Phoenix Spring.

Three words immediately popped into Chen Xiao's mind: "Jackpot!"

He could absorb the Phoenix Spring, so he could naturally absorb this underground river as well. Moreover, this underground river was flowing water. Maybe after absorbing it all, he could break through to the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Azure Sky Art.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao sped up again. When he was about a hundred meters away from the underground river, Chen Xiao leaped forward and plunged in headfirst.

Splash—

Chen Xiao emerged from the underground river, shook the water droplets from his hair, and looked at the Dark Phoenix with a provocative expression.

"Dead bird, you can't do anything to me now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dark Phoenix spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm… no, a mouthful of hellfire.

Chen Xiao sneered, not taking it seriously at all.

It wasn't until the hellfire was about to hit his head that he returned to the water!

He thought to himself, "I'll dive into the water. What can you do to me?"

But the next moment, Chen Xiao was dumbfounded.

Because when the hellfire struck the surface of the water, the entire underground river, like gasoline, burst into flames.

The flames raged, and the originally rushing underground river instantly turned into a sea of fire…

…

At the same time, on the ground, Chu Qingluan was the first to notice that the hurricane had stopped.

She rode on her qingluan and looked into the distance, discovering that it was calm and peaceful over there. She called everyone to hurry over.

Hearing Chu Qingluan's words, everyone rushed towards that direction like a swarm of bees.

For a time, it was as if the Eight Immortals were crossing the sea, each displaying their own unique abilities, and all kinds of exotic and rare beasts were summoned.

Of course, these exotic and rare beasts were only their mounts.

Martial artists from the secular world didn't have mounts, so they could only rely on their own two legs to get there.

But as they walked, they discovered that the mounts of those ancient martial arts sects had all stopped.

No matter how their masters ordered or scolded them, they wouldn't take another step forward.

Even the flying mounts didn't dare to fly in the sky. They all landed on the ground, their bodies curled up and prostrate. The usually majestic giant eagles and condors were now like quails.

"What's going on? Why have all these beasts stopped?"

"Could it be that there's some dangerous existence in that abyss?"

"Don't be ridiculous. My Chuanhai Owl is a demon beast that's close to transforming into a human form. What could be in that abyss that would scare it so much?"

"Listen to you, it's as if everyone's mount isn't about to transform!"

Everyone discussed, but they couldn't figure out the reason.

But not all the mounts were lying on the ground without moving. Chu Qingluan's qingluan and Chu He's fire phoenix were still flying forward in the sky.

Although everyone was puzzled, seeing the father and daughter flying further and further away, they were unwilling to fall behind, so they abandoned their mounts and followed.

At this time, Xiao Hongchan tugged on Ye Santong's sleeve and said, "Grandpa, Hongchan doesn't want to go over there."

"What's wrong, Xiao Hongchan? Why don't you want to go? Don't you want to know how your big brother is doing?"

Ye Santong asked curiously.

"Big brother, big brother, he…"

Xiao Hongchan hesitated, biting her lip, as if she was struggling fiercely inside.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, her eyes suddenly becoming extremely firm, and said resolutely, "Big brother will definitely be alright. Grandpa, Hongchan isn't afraid anymore. Hongchan wants to go with Grandpa!"

"Alright, let's go quickly, or we'll be left behind."

Ye Santong smiled and patted Xiao Hongchan's head, but he was inwardly alarmed.

"Xiao Hongchan's reaction today is very unusual. Could it be that Chen Xiao has already met with misfortune?"

Ye Santong remained calm and continued to follow the others forward.

These people were, after all, powerful martial artists. Although they didn't have mounts, their speed was still not slow. Before long, they arrived at the edge of the abyss.

Although it was calm and peaceful, the area was a mess due to the hurricane.

And what was most unacceptable was that the magnificent Godslaying Hall had been reduced to rubble. All of the Godslaying Hall's thousands of disciples were homeless.

The disciples of the Godslaying Hall looked sad, but Hall Master Chu He couldn't care about that. The only thing he was worried about now was Chen Xiao's safety.

Just as he was about to go down into the abyss to take a look, a thunderous voice suddenly rang out from the horizon.

"Scoundrel Chu He, I am Huangfu Xiao, leading three hundred disciples of the Lingxiao Hall to the Godslaying Hall to demand justice. Hurry up and come to see me!"