295: Chapter 295 Immortal Finger Mountain

At the edge of the Northern Main Rift, a twisted spatial rift hung high in the sky, continuously spewing out filthy Devilish Qi.

A few days ago, the Phoenix True Flame and Xuanming Devilish Qi clashed fiercely here, each exchange causing the earth to shake and the Void Realm to tremble.

Those below the Tribulation Transcendence Stage dared not even approach.

The Empress of the Wutong Divine Dynasty had fought the Heavenly Devil for a long time, the battle raging so intensely that it darkened the sky, with both sides evenly matched.

But not long ago, the Empress of Wutong suddenly grew weak and, unable to best the Heavenly Devil, could only fight while retreating as the two moved further and further away.

Immortal Finger Mountain was rumored to be the place where the Cangwu Supreme, along with eight other Supremes, joined forces to battle an Immortal and suppressed one of the Immortal's fingers.

At first, this attracted countless people, even Mahayana Supremes from the Central Plains, but all returned empty-handed.

Later, as the True Devils invaded and the Northern Main Rift appeared, fewer and fewer Cultivators came here due to its proximity to the main rift.

In the sky above, two rays of light, one gold and one black, appeared.

After another collision, a disheveled figure was revealed beneath a crimson-gold halo.

Ever since the heart of the Wutong Divine Tree was taken by the Old Ancestors of the Four Great Families, the Empress of the Wutong Divine Dynasty felt as though her backbone had been ripped out.

The shallow Fire Phoenix Bloodline within her was inextricably linked to the Divine Tree; with the Divine Tree in trouble, her power was no longer what it once was.

Her magnificent crimson-gold Phoenix-patterned palace dress was tattered, stained with grime and scorch marks, and her meticulously styled Phoenix bun had come undone, with stray strands of hair clinging to her pale cheeks.

Her figure swayed unsteadily, and every time she condensed the Dao laws to resist the Heavenly Devil's attacks, it seemed more arduous than before.

In contrast, her opponent, the Heavenly Devil of the Xuanming Clan, appeared composed even though the pitch-black Devilish Qi flowing around him had been scorched into holes by the Phoenix True Flame.

He was tall, and his appearance was no different from a youth of the Human Race, except for his unnaturally greyish-green skin and eyes as pitch-black as ink.

With every gesture, the Xuanming Devilish Qi transformed into ice lotuses that froze all things, black holes that swallowed light, or chains that twisted space, pressing continuously toward Su Fengyi.

Xuansha mocked playfully, "Tsk tsk tsk, Phoenix Bloodline? A dignified Empress of a Divine Dynasty? How have you become so weak? Look at those loyal subjects of yours, running faster than a Domain-Breaking Shuttle. What kind of bullshit Old Ancestors of the Four Great Families are they? It's truly the biggest joke in the world! Hahahaha!"

The Heavenly Devil's laughter was sharp and grating, filled with a thick demonic nature that was irritating to the ears.

Su Fengyi gritted her teeth, a nameless fire building up in her chest.

If not for the trouble with the Divine Tree, how could she have fallen to this state?

If she still had the chance to return to Wutong City, she would wipe out every single one of those Four Great Families!

She had endured for so many years precisely because the Wutong Divine Tree required the stable Luck of a Divine Dynasty to nourish it.

Uprooting the Four Great Families would cause issues for the Divine Tree and invite external criticism. But now that the Divine Tree was destroyed, what else did she have to worry about?

"You bastard Devil Head! Shut your stinking mouth!"

The frustration of this battle caused Su Fengyi to lose her superficial elegance.

She sternly rebuked, "Their betrayal will be settled by me later! As for you... do you really think this Empress is made of clay?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, golden flames burned wildly in her eyes.

The remaining crimson-gold Phoenix phantom on her body let out a mournful cry that shook the heavens, transforming from crimson-gold into a deep cyan that burned with her life force.

She forcibly ignited her Bloodline Origin power, which was already unstable and palpitating due to the loss of the Divine Tree's heart!

"Screech—!"

Deep cyan Phoenix True Flame erupted from her body, instantly dispersing the surrounding Xuanming Devilish Qi and transforming into a gigantic cyan Phoenix that blotted out the sky. This flame contained the aura of destruction and Nirvana, with the Dao of Fire utilized to its absolute limit.

The cyan Phoenix spread its wings, ignoring the layers of Xuanming ice crystal barriers and spatial folds that Xuansha had hastily set up, and smashed into them violently!

"What?!"

The composure on Xuansha's face vanished; he felt a fatal threat from this strike.

"Boom—!!!"

With a sound like the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting, the deep cyan flames swallowed Xuansha's figure in the blink of an eye.

A terrifying shockwave spread in a ring, stripping away another thick layer of the already fragmented earth.

A shrill, miserable howl came from the raging flames, and a pitch-black demonic shadow fled madly toward the depths of the Demon Abyss further north, not daring to look back.

The energy storm gradually subsided, leaving only a terrifying giant crater with a diameter of several miles, the bottom of which was filled with molten, glass-like material. The sky was dyed a strange cyan-gold color that lingered for a long time.

Su Fengyi's figure reappeared, hovering in the air at the edge of the giant crater.

A streak of golden-red blood hung from the corner of her mouth, and her aura was like a candle in the wind, exceptionally weak, to the point where she was swaying even while trying to maintain flight.

Looking in the direction where the Heavenly Devil had fled, Su Fengyi's eyes were as cold and sharp as blades, and she spat out softly, "Cough... count... count yourself lucky that you brat of a devil ran fast! Next time... I will definitely burn you to ashes..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she violently coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The price of burning her Origin was extremely heavy, and coupled with the backlash from the theft of the Wutong Divine Tree's heart, she was now like a piece of porcelain covered in cracks, ready to shatter completely at any moment.

Her gaze swept casually across the bottom of the huge crater revealed after the collapse, and Su Fengyi suddenly froze.

"This is... Immortal Finger Mountain?!"

She hadn't expected that while fighting the Heavenly Devil, they had actually ended up here.

Immortal Finger Mountain had been partially shattered by Su Fengyi's final, desperate strike.

Perhaps she had broken through some decaying outer Formation; through the lingering smoke and rising heat, Su Fengyi saw a scene.

Deep within the glass-like base, the outline of a massive complex of palaces had been revealed.

These palaces were ancient and strange in design, emitting a hazy and sacred halo, existing between illusion and reality, as if they could vanish at any moment, yet also as if they had existed since the dawn of time.

"What is this...?"

Su Fengyi's pupils contracted slightly, and the legend of the Cangwu Supreme suppressing an Immortal's finger flashed through her mind.

Could this complex of palaces beneath the destroyed mountain be related to the Cangwu Supreme? Could it be related to the Immortal's severed finger?!

Before she could think further, a strong sense of crisis suddenly struck her.

"Over there! According to Lord Xuansha, that Tribulation Transcendence Human should be heavily injured!"

Two sharp, evil voices rang out from afar almost simultaneously!

Su Fengyi turned her head abruptly to see black clouds churning on the horizon, and two figures exuding monstrous Devilish Qi were tearing through the air at an astonishing speed.

Those were two Void Tempering stage Devil Emperors of the Xuanming Clan!

Judging by their words, it was clear that after the Heavenly Devil left, he had encountered them as they were chasing after him and had casually ordered them to come and cause trouble!

If she were in her prime, Su Fengyi could have killed such trash with a flick of her finger. But right now...

She had suffered fatal injuries, her mana was nearly exhausted, and her Origin fire was dim and on the verge of extinguishing. Forget two Void Tempering Devil Emperors; even a single Soul Transformation Devil Venerable could likely take her life!

Her gaze swept rapidly between the demonic shadows exuding an ominous aura and the mysterious complex of palaces below.

A trace of determination and bitterness flashed in Su Fengyi's eyes.

"Damn it..."

She cursed softly, then transformed into a streak of golden-red light and dove headfirst toward that illusory, ethereal palace complex.