53: Phoenix Soul!

The nest of the Shadow-Winged Vulture was located at the highest Peak of a steep, charred stone forest.

The gale winds there were biting, and ordinary Yao Beasts dared not even approach.

Phoenix Spirit stood at the edge of the stone forest, looking up at the mountain that towered into the clouds, her eyes cold.

After being hunted for several months, it was finally time for her to fight back!

She could even achieve a Breakthrough through the Shadow-Winged Vulture!

She did not conceal her aura; instead, she took the initiative to release her cultivation at the Peak of the Tongtian Realm, along with that incredibly pure Phoenix pressure!

Crimson-gold light flowed around her, and the flame rune on her forehead glowed intensely, like a bright lamp, clearly telling the entity entrenched in the nest: "I am here!"

"Screee—!"

Almost instantly, a sharp, ear-piercing eagle cry, filled with rage and killing intent, exploded from the mountaintop!

A pair of massive wings, like shadows, unfurled, covering the sky above the mountain!

It was precisely that Shadow-Winged Vulture at the eighth stage of the Life Soul Realm!

It recognized Phoenix Spirit's aura. This human girl, who had been hunted by it and fled in a panic like a rat several months ago, actually dared to deliver herself to its doorstep?

Moreover, the aura on her was far stronger than before!

However, that pure Phoenix pressure made it feel a trace of palpitation from the depths of its Bloodline, and... greed!

"Human! You actually dare to return to seek death!"

The Shadow-Winged Vulture spoke human words, its voice hoarse and unpleasant.

With a flap of its massive wings, it appeared above Phoenix Spirit as if teleporting, casting a large shadow.

The powerful Life Soul Realm pressure descended like a mountain!

If it were several months ago, this pressure alone would have been enough to render Phoenix Spirit unable to move.

But at this moment, her body only sank slightly.

Crimson-gold flames gushed out from within her body, forcefully resisting this pressure!

"Seeking death?"

Phoenix Spirit raised her head, her flame-like eyes staring directly at the giant shadow in the sky, her voice crisp but carrying cold killing intent.

"Today, I have come to take your life!"

"Arrogant!"

The Shadow-Winged Vulture was thoroughly enraged and flapped its wings violently.

Countless black feathers, condensed from wind and shadow energy, shot toward Phoenix Spirit like a torrential storm!

Each feather was incredibly sharp, capable of piercing metal and stone, and carried the effect of tearing apart the Divine Soul!

Facing this covering attack, Phoenix Spirit advanced instead of retreating!

"Phoenix Wings Soaring Heaven!"

She gave a delicate shout, and the crimson-gold light behind her surged violently.

A pair of flame wings, much more solid, though still slightly illusory, yet having initially taken shape, suddenly unfurled!

With a flap of her wings, her speed instantly soared to the extreme, turning into a twisting, flickering crimson-gold streak of light, actually maneuvering freely within the dense rain of black feathers!

At the same time, she formed hand seals, and the Phoenix True Power around her boiled!

"Burning Heaven Fire Prison!"

Boom!

With her as the center, the crimson-gold flames shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption, instantly turning a large expanse of airspace into a burning sea of fire!

As soon as the incoming black feathers entered the range of the sea of fire, they were rapidly incinerated and purified by the incredibly domineering Phoenix True Fire!

"What?!"

The Shadow-Winged Vulture was greatly shocked.

It did not expect Phoenix Spirit's strength to have increased so much, and even less did it expect her flames to be able to resolve its attacks so easily!

It could no longer continue with long-range attrition; the Shadow-Winged Vulture shifted its gaze and immediately dove down.

Its massive sharp claws shimmered with a ghostly light, tearing through the air, and with terrifying force, it grabbed toward Phoenix Spirit!

This was its physical body attack, and its power far exceeded the previous feathers.

"Well come!"

A trace of Battle Intent rose in Phoenix Spirit's eyes.

The flame wings behind her suddenly retracted, and she rushed upward like a cannonball!

On her fists, the crimson-gold flames condensed to the extreme, as if she were wearing a pair of flame gauntlets!

Boom!!!

Fist and claw collided!

The terrifying energy shockwave exploded in a ring, shattering the surrounding charred stone pillars!

Phoenix Spirit's body shook violently, and her throat tasted sweet.

But she gritted her teeth tightly and swallowed the blood that surged up.

The Shadow-Winged Vulture was also knocked flying upward for a distance, and an intense burning pain came from its sharp claws!

In a head-on collision, she had actually managed to barely withstand a strike from the eighth stage of the Life Soul Realm!

"Impossible! Your power..."

The Shadow-Winged Vulture was both shocked and angry.

"It's not over yet!"

Phoenix Spirit did not let up.

The flame wings behind her unfurled again, providing powerful mobility.

She flew at high speed around the Shadow-Winged Vulture, using her fists, legs, elbow strikes, knee strikes...

Every part of her body turned into a weapon, wrapped in crimson-gold flames, bombarding the Shadow-Winged Vulture like a violent storm!

Bang bang bang bang!

The dense sounds of collision were like beating drums!

Phoenix Spirit perfectly combined speed, strength, and flame control, and her fighting style was incredibly fierce!

She no longer held anything back, unleashing all the results of her training from these past few months!

The Shadow-Winged Vulture had powerful Yao power and Realm, but it was made to feel extremely stifled by Phoenix Spirit's close-quarters combat and flame-burning fighting style.

Its defenses were constantly breached by the Phoenix True Fire; its feathers were scorched, its skin was torn open, and intense pain came continuously.

"Bastard! Shadow Escape Soul Tearing!"

The Shadow-Winged Vulture was completely crazed.

It erupted with Yao power, and its body instantly transformed into dozens of black shadows, indistinguishable between real and fake, lunging at Phoenix Spirit from all directions simultaneously.

Each shadow carried an attack that tore at the Soul!

This was its killer move!

Facing this mysterious attack, Phoenix Spirit closed her eyes.

She no longer used her eyes to see, but used her heart to feel, and her Bloodline to resonate!

Under her extreme focus, those lunging shadows became clear in her perception.

Which one contained the strongest energy, which one was a phantom...

The Phoenix True Blood within her was boiling, guiding her!

That's it now!

She suddenly opened her eyes, and crimson-gold light exploded from her pupils!

Ignoring the other phantoms, she gathered all the strength in her body, including the boiling Phoenix True Blood, and threw a punch toward the most real shadow in her perception!

This punch was no longer simple flames.

Upon the fist, a miniature Phoenix phantom, about to spread its wings and fly, faintly appeared!

It carried a supreme will that was noble, unyielding, and capable of burning everything to ashes!

"Phoenix Burning World Fist!"

Rumble—!!!

The fist shadow collided fiercely with that real shadow!

Time and space seemed to freeze at this moment.

Following that was the Shadow-Winged Vulture's scream, filled with disbelief and fear!

"No—!!"

The crimson-gold Phoenix phantom pierced through its Yao power defense and directly slammed into its body!

The incredibly domineering Phoenix True Fire erupted instantly from within!

The Shadow-Winged Vulture's massive body stiffened suddenly in the air.

Then, crimson-gold flames gushed out frantically from its eyes, mouth, and the gaps between its feathers!

It couldn't even continue its scream for long before it turned into a huge fireball in the air.

Within a few breaths, it was incinerated into nothingness, not even leaving behind a speck of ash!

A Yao Race expert at the eighth stage of the Life Soul Realm had fallen!

Phoenix Spirit hovered in mid-air, panting violently, her face pale.

The flame wings behind her also became flickering, almost dissipating.

That strike just now had almost drained all of her strength.

But her eyes were astonishingly bright!

Just at the moment the Shadow-Winged Vulture was completely incinerated, an incredibly pure energy and its residual Soul Power Origin were drawn by an invisible force, surging into Phoenix Spirit's body like a torrent!

Under the impact of this energy, the spiritual power already saturated within her body suddenly boiled, and the barrier of the Peak of the Tongtian Realm shattered instantly!

Her consciousness seemed to be pulled into a world of flames!

Countless flame runes and fragments of Law flowed before her eyes!

She was suddenly enlightened and guided all her power, including the initially awakened Phoenix Bloodline Power, to converge toward the depths of her Sea of Consciousness!

A blurry Life Soul phantom, entirely composed of crimson-gold flames, eight or nine parts similar to her own body, with the same flame rune on its forehead and gorgeous flame wings spread behind it, began to slowly condense!

Phoenix Life Soul! Condensation begins!