50: Destroy Crimson Flame Ridge, and corrode the Bone-Eating Fire Forest!

The Burning Heaven Demon King's sky-covering giant flame claws, carrying the terrifying pressure of a Spirit Tribulation Realm great Yao, descended upon Phoenix Spirit as if the heavens were collapsing!

Space seemed to be imprisoned; Phoenix Spirit felt she couldn't even move a finger, and could only watch helplessly as that destructive power descended. Her little face lost all color, but she didn't feel much worry.

"Revered Master..." she subconsciously called out in her heart.

Just as those giant flame claws were about to touch Phoenix Spirit—

"Hmph."

An indifferent cold hum, as if coming from the Nine Netherworlds, or perhaps originating from the primordial Universe, clearly entered the ears of every living being present, directly shaking their Divine Souls!

Immediately following, a slender, fair hand, looking completely devoid of mortal aura, appeared out of thin air in front of Phoenix Spirit.

Compared to the Burning Heaven Demon King's mountain-like giant claws, this palm was negligibly small.

Yet, it was this palm that, facing the heaven-burning and earth-destroying giant flame claws, casually and understatedly slapped forward.

It was as if... it had gently slapped away a wisp of blue smoke.

And that giant Burning Heaven claw, along with the deep red flames burning on it, were slapped away together!

The Burning Heaven Demon King's massive body stiffened in mid-air, its lava-like giant eyes widened, and a trace of terror flashed in them!

It didn't even feel any collision of power; its attack had just... vanished?

The Flame Hawk Captain and the Fire Feather Guards on the ground were so terrified that they were on the verge of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering; one by one, they were like ducks with their necks pinched, unable to make a sound.

Phoenix Spirit was also stunned, looking at the familiar cyan-robed back that had appeared out of nowhere before her. Her little mouth was slightly open, as the joy of surviving a disaster and the shock at her Revered Master's strength intertwined.

Lin Dao slowly retracted his palm and stood with his hands behind his back. He didn't even glance at the Burning Heaven Demon King, but instead looked down at Phoenix Spirit, his tone peaceful: "Are you alright?"

"I'm... I'm fine, Revered Master." Phoenix Spirit hurriedly shook her head, patting her chest with her little hand, still feeling lingering fear.

She raised her little fist at the Burning Heaven Demon King!

Only then did the Burning Heaven Demon King recover from its huge shock. It stared fixedly at Lin Dao, its Divine Thought frantically sweeping over, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea; it couldn't probe the other's depth at all!

The person in front of it seemed to be a bottomless vortex of Chaos!

Danger! Extreme danger!

The alarm bells in the Burning Heaven Demon King's heart rang frantically. A fear originating from the depths of its Bloodline made it almost want to turn around and flee immediately!

But that Phoenix Bloodline within arm's reach...

Greed finally overcame fear.

"Who are you?! How dare you interfere in this King's business!" The Burning Heaven Demon King roared, its voice fierce but weak, trying to cover up its unease with sound, "Hand over this little girl, and this King can spare your life!"

Lin Dao finally slowly raised his head, his gaze looking calmly at the behemoth in the air. That look was as if he were watching... a slightly stronger ant.

"Spare my life?" A very faint, mocking arc seemed to hook at the corner of Lin Dao's mouth, "Just by you, this mongrel bird?"

"You!! You're courting death!!!" The Burning Heaven Demon King had never suffered such humiliation, especially being so despised by a human whose depth it couldn't see! Rage instantly clouded its mind!

"Burning Heaven Secret Technique! Nine Nether Sparrow Shadow!"

It let out a sharp cry, and the deep red flames around its body surged wildly, their color actually shifting towards a dark, deep purple!

Its aura also rose sharply, reaching the limit of the Heavenly Soul Realm, faintly touching the threshold of the Spirit Tribulation Realm!

With a flap of its wings, countless purple-black sparrow phantoms, as if coming from the Nine Netherworlds, emitted shrill shrieks and shot towards Lin Dao like a covering sky!

Every phantom contained terrifying power capable of corroding Divine Souls and incinerating all things!

This was its desperate ultimate move, with which it had once heavily injured a great Yao of the same rank!

Facing this terrifying attack that would instantly turn an ordinary Heavenly Soul Realm Cultivator into fly ash, Lin Dao did not even take a single step.

He raised his hand again, still just as casual, and lightly flicked his sleeve towards the sky full of sparrow shadows.

Just like brushing dust off a sleeve.

Whoosh—

An invisible, indescribable great power permeated out.

The purple-black sparrow shadows shrieking across the sky, the moment they touched this power, were as if "erased" directly from this world by an invisible giant hand, all disappearing without a trace!

Not even a ripple of energy was stirred up!

"Pfft!" The Burning Heaven Demon King was struck hard, its massive body shuddered violently, and it spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with flames. Its aura instantly withered!

With its secret technique forcibly broken, it suffered a severe backlash!

"No... impossible! You... who exactly are you..." The Burning Heaven Demon King finally understood completely at this moment; the human in front of it was not an existence it could contend with at all!

The other's Realm was far beyond its imagination! At least it was the Spirit Tribulation Realm! Or even... the Dao Tribulation Realm?!

Escape! Must escape!

It no longer had any greed, only boundless fear remained. Its wings flapped frantically, wanting to tear through space and flee.

"Want to leave now? Too late."

Lin Dao spoke lightly and finally extended a finger, pointing remotely at the Burning Heaven Demon King trying to escape in the air.

The Burning Heaven Demon King only felt the surrounding space instantly turn into a steel cage, imprisoning it tightly!

A destructive power acted directly upon its Yao Soul and the Origin of its Physical Body!

"No—!! Old Ancestor, spare me!!" It let out a desperate wail.

But begging for mercy was meaningless.

The next moment, in the eyes of the Flame Hawk Captain and all the Fire Feather Guards, who were terrified to the extreme, the Burning Heaven Demon King they considered powerful and invincible saw its massive body turn into the finest particles and dissipate between heaven and earth.

It didn't even manage to let out a complete scream.

A Peak Heavenly Soul Realm great Yao who had dominated the outskirts of the Demon Domain for many years had its body and spirit destroyed!

Those Fire Feather Guards were already scared silly, forgetting even to breathe.

Lin Dao's gaze swept over them, as if sweeping over a pile of dust.

"Crimson Flame Ridge, there is no need for it to exist anymore."

As his words fell, without any movement from him, an invisible ripple spread instantly across the entire Crimson Flame Ridge from him as the center!

In an instant, within the Crimson Flame Ridge, all Yao Race members who had reached the Tongtian Realm and above, no matter where they were or what they were doing, had their bodies silently disintegrate and annihilate at the same time!

Including the Flame Hawk Captain of the Life Soul Realm and those injured Fire Feather Guards on the ground.

In a single thought, wiping out a ridge's worth of high-level Yao Race!

This was the terrifying means of a Nirvana Realm great power! His words became the Law; under the Law, all living things are but ants!

The entire Crimson Flame Ridge was instantly left with only some ignorant low-level Yao Beasts and ordinary creatures, but those Yao Race that had opened their wisdom and possessed a certain level of power had been wiped clean.

Phoenix Spirit stared blankly at this scene, her little head completely blank.

She knew her Revered Master was very strong, but she hadn't expected him to be strong to this extent!

That was a Peak Heavenly Soul Realm great Yao! And the entire Crimson Flame Ridge's high-level Yao Race... just like that... gone?

"In the Demon Domain, the weak are prey to the strong. If I were not here today, and you fell into their hands, the outcome would be imaginable."

Lin Dao's tone was calm, but carried a warning, "However, your path is still long. One day, you will be able to destroy such existences with a flick of your finger."

Phoenix Spirit came back to her senses and nodded vigorously, deeply engraving her Revered Master's words in her heart.

"Let's go, Crimson Flame Ridge no longer has any meaning for tempering." Lin Dao rolled his sleeve, and took Phoenix Spirit, disappearing from the spot instantly.

The next moment, they appeared in a completely different region.

This was no longer a simple volcanic landscape, but an endless, eerie forest burning with flames of various colors.

The trees were charred black, yet they grew stubbornly, with deep blue, sickly green, and pale flames leaping between their branches and leaves. The air was filled with a strange smell that was scorching yet carried a cold, corrosive aura, and there were even whispers that could confuse the mind echoing faintly amidst the crackling of the flames.

"This place is called the 'Bone-Eroding Fire Forest'," Lin Dao's voice pulled Phoenix Spirit back from her shock at the new environment, "The flames here contain sinister poison, and the Yao Beasts are cunning; they can even erode the Divine Soul, which is of great benefit to your control of the Phoenix True Fire and the tempering of your undying will. Take care of yourself."

After speaking, Lin Dao's figure slowly faded again, hiding in the Void Realm, leaving only Phoenix Spirit alone to face this terrifying forest that was ten times more dangerous than Crimson Flame Ridge.

Phoenix Spirit looked at the bizarre and perilous fire forest before her, feeling the omnipresent cold heat and Divine Soul erosion. Her little face was tense, but her eyes were exceptionally firm.

She clenched her little fists, the flame rune between her brows glowing slightly, and stepped into the Bone-Eroding Fire Forest.