155: Golden Phoenix

"Oh no, this evil dragon has awakened! Everyone, run!" Tanaka Mori ordered, and the group immediately began to flee in panic.

"I knew it, that wasn't just an illusion!" Su Ze also shouted in his heart.

At this moment, the furious Black Dragon had already spat out black Dragon Flame from its mouth.

Because he had prepared beforehand, Su Ze decisively hid behind the others to let them take the hit, quickly dodging away.

The others were not so lucky; one person was unable to dodge in time and was instantly turned to ash.

However, they soon discovered that although the giant dragon had awakened, it was still unable to break free from the control of the iron chains.

Its entire body was tightly bound and could hardly move; only its head could stir.

"Everyone, pay attention to the direction its head is facing! Watch out for the Dragon Flame!"

This discovery allowed everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, and they all dodged the next attack.

They had mainly been shocked by the sudden awakening of the Black Dragon, but now that they had calmed down, they began to show their strength.

Su Ze, who had hidden to the side early on, saw this and felt it was quite a pity.

"Can this dragon put in more effort? Burn a few more of them to death!"

Soon, Su Ze's wish came true.

As the next blast of Dragon Flame was spat out, many tentacles suddenly extended from the shadows on the ground, entangling the group.

Because their attention was entirely on the direction of the dragon's head, two more people were restrained by the tentacles and subsequently burned to ash.

Someone tried to fly up to escape, but they were unable to leave the shadows.

The ashes of the deceased and the corpses of their fallen battle beasts scattered into the shadows and vanished completely, as if a giant invisible mouth was hidden there, devouring everything. At the same time, the interval between the Black Dragon's Dragon Flame attacks became increasingly shorter.

The wounds previously opened on its body had all healed, though the puncture wounds from the four iron chains remained.

"This Black Dragon seems to lack power; it has to rely on killing people to absorb energy to maintain its attacks," Su Ze observed from the side.

He had felt it was very strange from the start; the Black Dragon was a Divine Beast after all, but it seemed a bit too petty.

The Dragon Flame spat from its mouth looked very thick in the eyes of humans.

But in front of the Black Dragon's massive body, it was as thin as a toothpick.

Logically, its Dragon Flame should have been able to cover the entire area in front of it; how could it give people a chance to dodge?

"Why has this dragon become so weak? Is it just because it has been imprisoned by iron chains for a thousand years?" Su Ze's gaze turned toward the very top of the cave, to that massive light source.

From the beginning, he had been curious about what kind of thing could emit light for a thousand years without ever changing.

Now, he had a faint suspicion in his heart.

By now, except for Xiao Xu and Tanaka Mori, almost everyone else was dead.

Su Ze, who had been hiding at the edge to lower his presence, was forced to be noticed and began to dodge the Dragon Flame attacks just like the others had.

Xiao Xu urged, "Squad Leader Tanaka, is it ready yet? Why haven't you been able to open the passage to the Shadow Realm?"

Su Ze was also very confused; in his memory, entering the Shadow Realm should be a very simple matter.

Just like sinking into water, one would sink into the shadow and enter the Shadow Realm.

But from the moment the Black Dragon revived and attacked, Tanaka Mori had been trying to open the passage to the Shadow Realm without success.

Hearing Xiao Xu's question, he turned his head, his face full of despair as he shook it: "I can't do it... The Shadow Realm seems to be blocked. Neither I nor my battle beasts can sense the Shadow Realm, so naturally, we can't enter it."

Su Ze didn't believe it and had the Shadow Moon Wolf King try, but indeed, there was no sensation at all. His expression couldn't help but turn grim.

"Insects, stop struggling! The reason they used my shadow as a pillar between the two worlds back then was that as one of the Shadow Realm Overlords, my shadow is my strongest asset!" The Black Dragon's voice echoed directly in everyone's souls, and they could all understand its meaning.

Su Ze even learned that on the Monster Beast World side, they seemed to refer to the anchor point as a pillar, which seemed slightly different from the anchor they understood as a way to pull the two worlds closer.

But before he could think further, Su Ze felt that in a moment of negligence, he had also been restrained by the tentacles in the dragon's shadow!

The black Dragon Flame flew toward Su Ze, the scorching temperature already making him feel the hair on his forehead start to dry and curl!

Just then, a pleasant cry rang out, and golden-red flames appeared in front of Su Ze, blocking all the black Dragon Flame.

The golden-red flames then extinguished, revealing Feng Qingyi, who had completely shed her mortal bird form and transformed into the Golden Feather Phoenix.

Su Ze could only sigh and mutter in his heart, "I was planning to hide my strength and wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack, but now I'm forced to expose it early."

That's right; not long ago, the Golden Feather Phoenix Bird had successfully broken through to become a Divine Beast, becoming the Golden Feather Phoenix, but Su Ze had kept this news hidden all along.

One of the reasons he had proactively participated in this mission was to find a chance to sneak attack Xiao Xu and avenge Lin Xi!

But now that his strength had been exposed early, it would be difficult to attempt a sneak attack.

"A Phoenix?! I didn't expect you tiny insects to actually bring a Little Phoenix! Good, this is truly wonderful! The power of a Divine Beast can help me recover more stamina, and... the unique Nirvana power of a Phoenix might even help me escape from here!"

Facing the possibility of freedom, the Black Dragon became instantly excited, abandoning Xiao Xu and Tanaka Mori to attack Su Ze with all its might.

A black Dragon Flame much thicker than before spat toward Su Ze, and the obstacles beneath his feet left him with no way to dodge.

Although the Golden Feather Phoenix had become a Divine Beast, she still had a long growth period ahead of her.

Her level was currently only in the nineties, but with Bloodline Suppression and various Bloodline Secret Techniques, even a max-level Level 100 monster beast might not be her match.

The problem was that among Divine Beasts, Feng Qingyi was still very weak, and her opponent was an adult Moonlight-rank Divine Beast.

Even if its power was currently depleted, its status was still there; she couldn't withstand too many attacks from the Black Dragon.

"This can't go on... I have to take a gamble!"

Su Ze grit his teeth and pointed at the glowing pearl above, saying, "Qing Yi, let's take the initiative! Attack that pearl up there!"