147: Chapter 147 Phoenix Soars in the Sky

Songyuan Island, a hundred miles away

"I didn't expect to encounter them here..."

Ning Yuan stood on the deck, looking up at the three Void Refining experts in battle. Especially upon seeing the figure of the thousand-foot Blood Dragon, he couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

At this time, more than a month had passed since meeting Tree Essence. During this period, Ning Yuan had been worried about Xue Sha coming for him, so he didn't dare to relax for a single moment, fearing a sudden attack.

Fortunately, Ning Yuan did not encounter Xue Sha. He didn't know if the other party hadn't found him, was busy with island massacres, or if there was some other reason.

However, he did see many people fleeing the Songyan Sea Region. Clearly, Xue Sha's actions had terrified these people, making them fear that calamity would one day fall upon their own heads.

Seeking luck and avoiding misfortune—it was understandable!

If not for Tao Yao being by his side, Ning Yuan would likely have made the same choice instead of still sailing within the Songyan Sea Region.

Today, while passing by Songyuan Island, Tao Yao immediately sensed Void Refining experts clashing. In the Songyan Sea Region, a battle of the Void Refining level likely involved no one else besides Xue Sha.

Xue Sha's island massacres could be said to have enraged the entire Songyan Sea Region, so it was only natural for a battle to break out between the two sides.

Thus, with the intent of dealing with Xue Sha, Tao Yao went to assist. Even if she couldn't kill Xue Sha, she wanted to inflict heavy damage so that, at the very least, he wouldn't be able to trouble Ning Yuan for a short time.

"A clash of this level is truly terrifying!"

During the process of the three fighting, the entire Songyuan Island was left devastated with countless casualties, as if a magnitude ten earthquake had occurred. This was the first time Ning Yuan had seen such a soul-stirring scene.

This was only a battle at the Void Refining level. He couldn't imagine what the scene would be like for the Body Integration, Mahayana, or even Undergoing Tribulation Realms above it. Perhaps an island like Songyuan Island would be directly sunk!

Crash!

Suddenly, the battle took a massive turn. The Rock Giants summoned by Zhao Mingze were all strangled into rubble by the Blood Dragon, falling into the blood sea like heavy rain and splashing up countless waves.

"Gah!"

With the Rock Giants broken, Zhao Mingze spat out a large mouthful of blood. His face was as pale as paper, and his aura plummeted. From the looks of it, he no longer had the ability to fight.

However, Xue Sha also paid a price. A massive sonic blade sliced off a large chunk of his flesh, causing a great deal of blood to gush out, dyeing both Songyuan Island and the seawater blood-red.

Some weak sea demons made rapid progress in their cultivation after coming into contact with the blood, saving themselves who knows how many years of Cultivation time.

Although the price was somewhat high, Xue Sha could now focus on dealing with Tao Yao without being disturbed by Zhao Mingze.

"Your helper is gone. Let's see what else you can do now!"

Xue Sha let out a dragon roar that echoed through the clouds. Then, ignoring the now powerless Zhao Mingze, he launched a fierce offensive against Tao Yao, leaving her struggling to defend and showing signs of falling into a disadvantage.

"Fellow Daoist, please hold on a bit longer!"

Seeing this, Zhao Mingze hurriedly shouted to Tao Yao. He pulled out a bottle of recovery Medicinal Pills, swallowed them all, and quickly began to regulate his breathing.

If he didn't seize this opportunity and Xue Sha escaped, he wouldn't have any good days ahead. Therefore, no matter what, Zhao Mingze had to keep Xue Sha here.

"Damn it, if I could use the phoenix zither, it wouldn't have come to this! I would have crushed this worm into blood-mush long ago!"

Tao Yao nearly crushed her silver teeth. Watching Xue Sha beat her back step by step, she felt immense resentment in her heart, wishing she could immediately use the phoenix zither to kill him directly.

However, as the Legacy treasure of the Phoenix Clan, if she brought it out to face an enemy and the word reached the Phoenix Clan, she wouldn't get any benefits and might even be hunted to death by them.

As for Zhao Mingze's words, Tao Yao didn't take them to heart. The two of them together couldn't kill Xue Sha just now; now that Zhao Mingze was half-crippled, what could he do even if he recovered?

"Fine, fine, fine! Since it's like this, I don't want this Phoenix Cry Zither anymore!"

Tao Yao's heart grew ruthless. She suddenly spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the Phoenix Cry Zither in her hand. After absorbing the essence blood, the Phoenix Cry Zither instantly erupted with bursts of Phoenix cries, the loud and melodious sound echoing between heaven and earth.

Qiang! Qiang!

In the blink of an eye, the Phoenix Cry Zither ignited with Phoenix Fire and transformed into a Phoenix formed of flames. It spread its wings and soared high, emitting Phoenix cries like the clashing of metal and stone. The sound pierced the clouds, overawing everything in all directions.

"This is... a Magic Treasure containing Phoenix essence blood?"

Watching the Phoenix soaring in the sky, Xue Sha's spirit was instantly jolted. He recognized the origin of this Phoenix; it was a Magic Treasure refined using Phoenix essence blood, its rarity no less than that of an eighth-rank magic treasure.

Sacrificing such a treasure now just to exchange for the power of a single strike was simply a waste of a godsend!

Zhao Mingze showed an even more pained expression. Such a supreme treasure was gone just like that. If he had such a Magic Treasure, he wouldn't even have time to enshrine it properly, let alone be willing to sacrifice it like this.

But it was too late for words. After stimulating the contained Phoenix essence blood, although this treasure would erupt with powerful might, it would also be destroyed!

Sizzle, sizzle!

Under the burning of the Phoenix Fire, the blood sea melted rapidly like ice and snow, turning into a blood-colored mist that spread out. Seeing this, Xue Sha no longer had time for shock and hurriedly urged the blood sea to counterattack.

Roar! Roar!

But the result was disappointing. He couldn't cause any damage to the Phoenix; instead, large portions of the blood sea evaporated and rapidly shrank, causing Xue Sha to roar repeatedly in helpless rage.

The Phoenix Fire's suppression of Xue Sha was too great. No matter how hard he tried to fight back, it was all in vain.

Subsequently, under Tao Yao's control, the Phoenix engaged in close-quarters combat with Xue Sha. The scene was extremely brutal, with countless blood and flames constantly falling from both of them. Songyuan Island and the sea surface ignited with raging fires, incinerating everything!

As the slaughter continued, Xue Sha was already charred black all over, and one could even smell a faint aroma of meat. Compared to his majestic blood-red body from before, he was like a completely different person.

During the struggle between the two, Tao Yao and Zhao Mingze had almost recovered. Both were eyeing Xue Sha like tigers watching their prey, clearly intending to deliver a fatal blow.

A trace of regret rose in Xue Sha's eyes. He had thought that after successfully transforming into a Dragon, even if he couldn't kill a Human Race Cultivator of the same Realm, he at least wouldn't lose.

Had he known that this human Void Refining expert, Tao Yao, had such means, he should have left early the moment she arrived. Otherwise, how could he have fallen to such a state?

First destroying his soul fragment and now wounding him so severely, Xue Sha felt a heaven-shaking hatred in his heart, wishing he could kill her to satisfy his grudge.

But the current situation did not allow him to do so!

"Woman, I will kill you, I must kill you! Just you wait!"

Xue Sha's hate-filled roar echoed endlessly in the sky. The bone-chilling hatred within it made one subconsciously shiver.

Bang!

A dragon claw suddenly exploded, turning into a blood mist that rapidly covered the entire massive dragon body. In an instant, it turned into a blood-colored rainbow, shooting violently toward the distance.