52: Reaching the pinnacle of heaven, feedback once again.

Time flew by in life-and-death struggles. In the blink of an eye, Phoenix Spirit had been tempering herself in the peril-filled Bone-Eroding Fire Forest and its surrounding areas for several months.

For her, these few months were a period of complete transformation.

The potential of the Phoenix Undying Body was stimulated bit by bit by the cruel environment.

Her cultivation soared like a rocket, breaking through from the Tongtian Realm Fourth Level all the way until she stood firmly at the Tongtian Realm Peak!

She was only one step away from condensing a Life Soul.

Moreover, her combat strength far exceeded those of the same stage.

Ordinary Yao Race members at the Tongtian Realm Peak could hardly last three moves against her.

Her crimson-gold Phoenix True Fire became increasingly pure and domineering, possessing a natural suppression effect against the sinister and chaotic flames and demonic power of the Demon Domain.

Every punch and kick carried the scorching heat that could incinerate all things and a noble majesty originating from her Bloodline.

Her fighting style also became increasingly sharp and decisive.

Through countless instances of being hunted, ambushed, and besieged, she developed beast-like instincts and ruthless methods.

Her application of Phoenix True Power reached the point of moving with her thoughts, no longer limited to fixed forms; it sometimes turned into a whip, sometimes condensed into armor, and sometimes scattered as fire feathers filling the sky, becoming unpredictable.

But growth was also accompanied by endless danger.

The Flame Rune on her forehead became clearer, and the pure Phoenix aura she emitted was like a lighthouse in the dark to those Yao Race members with avian bloodlines or those who craved powerful bloodlines, radiating an irresistible temptation.

"Capture that human girl! She possesses Phoenix True Blood!"

"If I swallow her, this King can evolve!"

"The news is correct; she's in this area! Seal it off!"

Similar roars and orders echoed in the dens of various Yao Race forces.

Phoenix Spirit's existence was like a giant rock thrown into a calm lake, creating significant ripples in the outskirts of the Demon Domain.

The hunts she encountered became more frequent, and her opponents grew stronger.

From the initial Tongtian Realm Yao Race squads to later group hunts led by Yao Race chiefs in the Middle and Late Stages of the Life Soul Realm.

Once, she was even targeted by a Shadow-Winged Vulture who excelled in tracking and speed, with strength reaching the Life Soul Realm Eighth Level, and was hunted for seven days and seven nights!

Those seven days were one of the moments Phoenix Spirit was closest to death.

She had almost exhausted all her trump cards; her Medicinal Pills and Talismans were all used up, and she relied entirely on the powerful recovery of the Phoenix Undying Body and an unyielding will to persevere.

She traversed dangerous forbidden lands, using the terrain to kill her pursuers. Several times she narrowly escaped death, her body covered in countless deep wounds, and even the Flame Rune on her forehead dimmed due to overexertion.

Finally, she was forced to break into the "Poison Fire Swamp," a place even the Yao Race dared not easily set foot in. Using the terrifying poisonous miasma that could even corrode the Divine Soul and the lurking swamp monsters, she barely managed to shake off that Shadow-Winged Vulture.

When she woke up in a hidden cave at the edge of the swamp, she was almost covered in blood, but her eyes were like tempered steel, even more resilient.

Every escape from a desperate situation allowed her Phoenix Bloodline to awaken further under pressure.

She discovered that her blood seemed to carry a faint golden glow, her recovery power grew stronger, and her affinity for fire reached an inconceivable level.

She even began to vaguely perceive the "emotions" of fire-attribute energy in the surrounding environment, being able to guide them, or... command them!

Once, when she was besieged by over a dozen Life Soul Realm Yao Beasts in a valley, she was pushed to her limit. Anger and unwillingness made her let out a long cry, and the Phoenix True Blood in her body boiled!

She subconsciously spread her arms, and the rune on her forehead burst with light!

In an instant, with her as the center, all the flames in the valley—whether spat out by Yao Beasts or naturally burning in rock crevices—all seemed to receive a monarch's summons, deviating from their original trajectories and gathering frantically toward her, forming a pair of slightly blurry but enormous crimson-gold flame wing phantoms behind her!

Although that phantom only existed for a moment before collapsing and draining almost all her power, the pressure and torrent of flames that erupted in that instant terrified the besieging Yao Beasts, causing them to flee on the spot!

Phoenix Spirit collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. Looking at the dissipating flames and the fleeing Yao Beasts, her heart was filled with shock.

She had vaguely touched a deeper level of power within her Bloodline; that seemed to be... the Phoenix Form?

She knew this was only the beginning.

To truly master this power, she needed to become stronger, needed more pressure, and needed... an opportunity for a Breakthrough.

During these months, far away in the Lin Family of Qingzhou, Lin Dao, who was overseeing the center, saw his cultivation increasing at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.

[Ding! Received feedback from Family expansion, cultivation +1200...]

[Ding! Subordinate sect presented an ancient Incomplete Manual, triggering a critical hit feedback, cultivation +5000!]

[Ding! Family disciple Lin XX obtained a fortuitous encounter in an outer Realm Secret Realm, feedback +3000...]

[Ding! Pale gold Luck has steadily improved, continuous feedback efficiency increased by 10%...]

The System's notification sounds rang in his mind from time to time.

The massive machine of the Lin Family operated efficiently, bringing in a massive amount of feedback.

Coupled with his own comprehension of the Chaos Law and the profound foundation of the Nirvana Realm, his cultivation grew in a natural, Bottleneck-free manner.

In just a few months, he had broken through from the Nirvana Realm First Level Peak, passing through the second, third, and fourth levels, finally stopping steadily at the Nirvana Realm Fifth Level!

At this Realm, every level of improvement was as difficult as climbing to heaven, requiring hundreds or even thousands of years of hard work for an ordinary Cultivator. But for Lin Dao, who had the System and the entire Family as his backing, it didn't seem difficult.

The Dao Rhyme flowing around him became deeper and more vast. When he opened and closed his eyes, it was as if the Chaos World was being born and destroyed.

With a slight thought, he could perceive the Family Luck like a pale gold ocean, covering several provinces and still expanding.

He could also vaguely sense the general status of the three Saints and Phoenix Spirit.

"This girl Ling'er is progressing rapidly; she truly deserves the Undying Body."

"However, the trouble is not small either..."

Lin Dao's Divine Thought swept over the direction where Phoenix Spirit was located, sensing the violent fluctuations of Luck and a faint omen of blood-soaked calamity there.

"Well, a young eagle must fly on its own."

"Unless it's a truly hopeless situation, I'll let her be."

His gaze turned toward the distance again, incredibly deep.

"Nirvana Realm Fifth Level... In this Nine Provinces Continent, I can be considered to have truly stepped into the top tier."

"However, it's not enough."

"The Calamity Demon Kingdom, the undercurrents of the Central Province, and the unknown... beyond the Nine Provinces..."

He slowly closed his eyes, continuing to immerse himself in cultivation and the deduction of Laws.

The development of the Lin Family and the improvement of his cultivation complemented each other, steadily advancing toward a height no one could predict.

Within the Demon Domain, after months of slaughter, Phoenix Spirit, whose cultivation had reached the Tongtian Realm Peak and whose Bloodline Power had begun to manifest, finally turned her gaze toward the next goal—breaking through to the Life Soul Realm!

She felt that the power within her had reached a saturated critical point, needing a powerful external force or an extreme battle to break through that barrier and condense her phoenix life soul!

Her gaze locked onto the strongest known being in this area—the nest of that Life Soul Realm Eighth Level "Shadow-Winged Vulture" that had once made her flee in disarray!