74: Fire Phoenix! Taoist Magic

On the outskirts of the Southern Bright Departure Fire Abyss, there was a region divided by two extreme auras: scorching heat and freezing cold.

Phoenix Spirit was surrounded by rising crimson-gold flames, looking like an elf of the fire, with the flame rune on her forehead glowing brilliantly.

Opposite her stood a woman in a long ice-blue dress with a cold and glamorous face, appearing as if she were eternal, unmelted black ice—Ice Without Trace, a successor from the Saint-level Force "Guanghan Immortal Palace," with a cultivation at the fifth stage of the Heavenly Soul Realm, wielding the power of Ultimate Profound Ice.

"Phoenix Bloodline? What a pity, fire will eventually be frozen." Ice Without Trace's voice was cold, devoid of any emotion. She extended her slender hand, palm facing upward, and said, "Absolute Zero."

In an instant, terrifying cold air swept out from her as the center!

The air froze, emitting "crackling" sounds, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of dark blue ice; even the space seemed to become viscous and solidified!

An invisible Ice Domain formed instantly, intending to freeze Phoenix Spirit along with the flames surrounding her!

Phoenix Spirit felt that the circulation of her own Phoenix True Fire had become a bit sluggish; that cold air seemed capable of truly freezing the Soul.

But there was no fear on her little face; instead, she snorted, "Your ice cannot freeze my fire!"

She fully activated her Phoenix Undying Body, and the flame rune on her forehead shone brilliantly!

Screech!

A clear Phoenix cry rang out. The crimson-gold flame wings behind her suddenly unfurled, and the raging Phoenix True Fire erupted like a volcanic explosion, colliding violently with the incoming Absolute Ice Domain!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!!!

The confrontation between extreme heat and extreme cold erupted with intense sounds of energy annihilation!

The crimson-gold flames and dark blue ice eroded and melted each other, forming a chaotic turbulence of energy!

White water vapor and ice crystals filled the surroundings, blurring the vision.

"Profound Ice Tornado!" Ice Without Trace's eyes grew cold. She formed seals with her hands, and the surrounding cold air instantly condensed into several giant ice dragons made of countless ice crystals. They let out silent roars, tore through the energy turbulence, and moved to strangle Phoenix Spirit from different directions!

Each ice dragon contained terrifying power capable of freezing all things and tearing apart the Divine Soul!

Phoenix Spirit flapped her flame wings, her figure weaving flexibly through the air to dodge the ice dragons' attacks.

At the same time, she waved her hands, condensing countless crimson-gold flame feathers, which shot toward those ice dragons like a rainstorm!

Bang, bang, bang!

The flame feathers collided with the ice dragons, causing continuous explosions, with ice shards and sparks splashing everywhere!

But the ice dragons were numerous and fearless of death. For a moment, Phoenix Spirit was forced into a state of panic, finding herself in precarious situations.

"Your flames are nothing more than this." Ice Without Trace's tone remained cold. She could see that although Phoenix Spirit had a powerful Bloodline, her precise control over power and combat experience seemed slightly inferior.

Phoenix Spirit bit her lip; she knew she could not go on like this.

She recalled the ancient Battle Intent she had felt in the Phoenix ancestral land, as well as the teachings of her Revered Master, Lin Dao.

She no longer blindly released flames but instead tried to control and guide them!

She closed her eyes, using her heart to feel the surging Phoenix True Blood within her body, and to communicate with the ancient will contained within that drop of fused Phoenix Ancestral Blood.

"The Phoenix... is the monarch of flames, not a slave..."

She suddenly opened her eyes, and the crimson-gold light in her pupils surged!

She no longer scattered her attacks but instead gathered all the Phoenix True Fire, highly compressing it in front of her to condense a crimson-gold little fire Phoenix that was only the size of a palm, yet lifelike and radiating terrifying high temperatures and majesty!

"Burning Heaven... Phoenix Soars!"

She gently pushed that little fire Phoenix forward.

The little fire Phoenix let out a cry that pierced through metal and stone. With a flap of its wings, it transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light that pierced through the Void Realm, ignoring the incoming ice dragons and shooting directly at Ice Without Trace's true body!

Wherever it passed, those massive ice dragons seemed to have encountered their nemesis; their bodies melted rapidly, unable to even block it for a moment!

Ice Without Trace's expression finally changed!

She felt a fatal threat from that little fire Phoenix!

"Guanghan Immortal Barrier!" She shrieked, and the Profound Ice power within her body erupted without reservation, laying down layers upon layers of Ultimate Profound Ice in front of her, like a barrier of the Lunar Palace!

However—

Sizzle!

The little fire Phoenix cut into the ice and snow like a red-hot branding iron, and the Guanghan Immortal Barrier, which was enough to withstand the full-force attack of a Late Stage Heavenly Soul Realm cultivator, was easily pierced through!

"No!" Panic flashed in Ice Without Trace's eyes; it was already too late to dodge!

The little fire Phoenix hit her chest precisely!

The Profound Ice power around Ice Without Trace instantly disintegrated. She let out a shrill scream, and her whole body flew backward like a kite with a broken string. Her chest was charred black, and her aura instantly withered to the extreme.

Phoenix Spirit panted slightly, looking at the fallen Ice Without Trace, a victorious smile appearing on her little face.

...

At the foot of Myriad Dao Mountain, there was a bamboo forest overflowing with Spiritual Qi.

Lin Feng wore coarse linen clothes, his aura peaceful, as if he had merged with the surrounding environment.

Opposite him was a young man wearing a Five Elements Dao robe, with a simple and unadorned face and eyes containing the light of wisdom—Jiang Daoyi, a successor from the Saint-level Force "Five Elements Sect," with a cultivation at the sixth stage of the Heavenly Soul Realm, proficient in the Five Elements Great Dao, capable of deriving all things.

"Innate Dao Body, affinity with all Laws... the legendary Physique." Jiang Daoyi looked at Lin Feng, his eyes carrying a trace of inquiry and Battle Intent. "I cultivate the Five Elements, deriving the Foundation of the world. I wonder if your Dao can encompass my Law?"

Lin Feng smiled slightly and reached out to make a gesture of "please." "Dao and Law are natural; all changes do not deviate from their Origin. Please, Fellow Daoist."

"Good! Take my Five Elements Rotation!" Jiang Daoyi said no more. He formed seals with his hands, and five-colored brilliance—cyan, crimson, yellow, white, and black—appeared behind him, corresponding to the Five Elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water!

The five-colored brilliance circulated endlessly, forming a huge Five Elements disk, emitting a majestic aura interwoven with creation and destruction!

The disk rotated, and immediately, countless vines burst out of the ground, winding toward Lin Feng!

Fierce flames emerged from thin air, transforming into firebirds to attack!

The earth bulged, forming giant rocks to crush him!

Metal Qi condensed into countless sharp swords to pierce!

Profound Water transformed into towering giant waves to sweep across!

The Five Elements attacks covered the sky and earth, complementing each other, doubling their power!

It was as if they wanted to reenact Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, completely drowning Lin Feng!

Lin Feng did not even move his feet; he only slowly raised his right hand, palm facing upward.

"Myriad Transformations... Return to Void."

An invisible, profound Dao Rhyme that seemed capable of encompassing everything and dissolving everything spread out from the center of his palm.

The vines that were winding toward him lost all their spirituality the moment they touched this Dao Rhyme, turning into ordinary withered vegetation;

The firebirds that were attacking had their flames extinguished silently;

The giant rocks that were crushing down seemed to fall into a quagmire, their speed decreasing sharply, and finally disintegrating into dust;

The piercing sharp swords lost all their sharpness, turning into ordinary iron and falling;

The giant waves that were sweeping across had their ripples calmed, turning into trickling streams...

All the Five Elements attacks, after approaching within a certain range of Lin Feng, were like snow meeting the spring sun; they were easily decomposed, assimilated, and returned to nothingness by the "Myriad Transformations Return to Void" Dao Rhyme!

Jiang Daoyi's pupils constricted sharply, and for the first time, a look of shock appeared on his face!

"What kind of Dao Law is this?! How can it ignore the Five Elements generation and restriction, and directly dissolve my attacks?!"

His Five Elements Rotation was based on the supreme principle of the Five Elements generating and restricting each other; it had infinite changes and immense power.

But the opponent's method seemed to have transcended the constraints of these rules, reaching directly to the essence of "existence" and "nothingness"!

"It is not a Dao Law; it is the Dao." Lin Feng spoke calmly. "The Five Elements are also a manifestation of the Dao. Your rotation is still within the Dao. And I am close to the Dao."

As he spoke, the "Myriad Transformations Return to Void" Dao Rhyme spread in reverse, touching the huge Five Elements disk.

Hum!

The Five Elements disk trembled violently, and the five-colored brilliance on it began to become chaotic and dim, as if the Foundation of its existence was being shaken!

The Five Elements Laws that constituted the disk actually had a tendency to disintegrate under the influence of that Return to Void Dao Rhyme!

"No! Five Elements in One, embryonic form of a world!" Jiang Daoyi felt an unprecedented crisis. He roared, driving his own comprehension of the Five Elements Great Dao to the limit, attempting to stabilize the disk, and even deriving it into a phantom of a real world to resist!

However, Lin Feng just shook his head slightly, and the Dao Rhyme in his palm changed again, from "Return to Void" to "Derivation."

"The Dao produces One, One produces Two, Two produces Three, and Three produces all things."

In an instant, the Five Elements disk that had been tending toward disintegration seemed to be injected with a brand-new, more original life force!

The five-colored brilliance was no longer chaotic but began to circulate and combine again in a trajectory that was more harmonious and closer to the Origin of the Great Dao!

It even faintly exceeded the scope of the Five Elements, deriving more basic Law auras such as wind, thunder, light, and darkness!

This was no longer Jiang Daoyi's Five Elements Rotation, but rather, under the influence of Lin Feng's Dao Rhyme, it had evolved into a form closer to the "Origin of the World"!

Pfft!

Jiang Daoyi was struck as if by lightning and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His connection with the Five Elements disk was forcibly severed, and even his own comprehension of the Five Elements Great Dao suffered a violent impact, becoming blurry and unclear!

He staggered backward, looking at the "World Disk" that had taken on a new life under Lin Feng's Dao Rhyme, his eyes filled with bewilderment and frustration.

"I... have lost." He spoke bitterly, his Dao Heart having suffered a huge blow.

The opponent's understanding of the "Dao" had already exceeded the scope of what he could understand.

Lin Feng withdrew his Dao Rhyme, and the "World Disk" also slowly dissipated.