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Chapter 403, Phoenix Cry from the Nine Heavens

In the heart of the Wutong Forest, beneath the Wutong trees of Nirvana Path, five fiery phoenixes, their bodies ablaze with flames and wings outstretched, their feathers shimmering with divine light, surrounded Princess Zhaohuang. The pure power of the phoenix bloodline, like a crimson tide, flowed continuously into Princess Zhaohuang's body.

Flames erupted around Princess Zhaohuang, and a dazzling phoenix totem gradually became clear behind her, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to emit a clear and melodious sound.

As time passed, the phoenix totem shone ever brighter. Just as it was about to materialize and take flight, Princess Zhaohuang radiated a brilliant light, and a vast power shot straight into the sky, causing the entire Wutong Forest to tremble.

Above Nirvana Road, countless rays of light and auspicious colors shone, and the space rippled slightly as the outline of an ancient zither slowly emerged.

The body of the zither gleams with a warm luster, its seven strings seemingly suspended, as if embodying the ultimate truths of heaven and earth. The head of the zither is engraved with a phoenix spreading its wings, lifelike in its depiction.

This zither is the token of the master of the Wutong Forest—the Nine Heavens Phoenix Cry!
The appearance of the guqin made the fire laws of the entire wutong forest active and awe-inspiring. Princess Zhaohuang and Wufeng were even more excited when they saw the guqin.

"Zhaohuang, quickly unleash the Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens Divine Power and harmonize with the guqin."

Princess Zhaohuang was in high spirits, and just as she was about to unleash her 'Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens' divine power, a sudden change occurred!

A chilling spiritual aura emanated from the entrance of the Wutong Forest, quickly locking onto Princess Zhaohuang and the five-headed fire phoenixes who were exerting their full power under the Wutong Tree of Nirvana Path.

"Oh no! The Lord of Lingguang Palace has entered the Wutong Forest. It's too late!"

The five phoenixes all changed color, and their spiritual energy circulation became sluggish.

Princess Zhaohuang sensed the retreat of the Five Phoenixes, her eyes turned cold, and flames suddenly blazed around her.

"Boom~"

Princess Zhaohuang's body instantly became transparent, no longer made of flesh and blood, but transformed into a blazing furnace that seemed capable of devouring and refining all things.

A powerful suction force swept towards Wu Feng, instantly immobilizing her.

"Huh?!"

The five phoenixes were horrified. They discovered that not only could they not stop the outpouring of their bloodline power, but their souls and spiritual energy were also being torn apart and dragged toward Princess Zhaohuang by an irresistible force, as if they had encountered a bottomless abyss.

"Chu Zhaohuang!"

Feng Xuan instantly understood what Princess Zhaohuang wanted to do and let out a shrill, resentful roar.

Princess Zhaohuang's voice, devoid of any warmth, rang out: "Rather than benefiting the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace, you would all be better off helping me completely."

At this moment, the five fire phoenixes were extremely unwilling and frantically fought against the devouring power acting on them, but their struggles were in vain.

The five fire phoenixes withered rapidly, their magnificent feathers lost their luster, and their boundless life force, like rivers flowing into the sea, uncontrollably surged into Princess Zhaohuang.

At the entrance to the sycamore grove, Hua Changxi watched this scene unfold indifferently.

This was not the first time she had witnessed the royal family using the "body-to-furnace" supernatural power. In the Tomb of Zhu Rong, she had personally witnessed the entire process of Chu Junshan devouring and refining Zhu Yan.

The mournful cries of the five phoenixes gradually faded.
Seeing that Princess Zhaohuang's aura was getting stronger and stronger, Hua Changxi decisively made a move and swung the fire axe in his hand, which had already solidified from its ethereal state.

As the fire axe flew out, the fire elemental laws of the entire sycamore forest went berserk in an unprecedented way.

Endless flames peeled away from every sycamore tree, from every burning leaf, gathered together, and raged wildly in the air, surging toward the fire axe.

The fire axe grew larger and larger.

In the blink of an eye, a huge fire axe flew in front of Nirvana Daowu, carrying a terrifying killing intent that could annihilate everything and burn all things, and slashed straight at Princess Zhaohuang.

There was no warning, no hesitation.

The fire axe, imbued with the endless fire laws of the Wutong Forest, fell silently, carrying the indifference to judge all living beings.

"Pfft~"

The sound of a sharp blade slicing through a body was faint yet chilling.

The first to be affected were the five fire phoenixes on the periphery. The demon race, known for their powerful physiques, were sliced ​​open as if they were thin paper.

Next up was Princess Zhaohuang.

The fire axe fell mercilessly.

Princess Zhaohuang's body, along with the phoenix totem behind her, crumbled inch by inch under the giant axe imbued with the fire laws of the Wutong Forest. "No!"

Princess Zhaohuang's resentment was even stronger than that of Wufeng.

She was so close, just a hair's breadth away from succeeding!

Seeing that Princess Zhaohuang was also going to die completely along with them, Feng Xuan laughed heartily.

The Lord of Lingguang Palace slaughtered the Phoenix Clan, and they wished they could drink their blood and eat their flesh. But in the end, it was also due to their own lack of strength.

However, Princess Zhaohuang used the guise of cooperation to betray them, which made them even more disgusted.

If she succeeds, they will not find peace even in death.

Now, she's going to die too.

As for the feud between the Lord of Lingguang Palace and the Phoenix Clan, it believed that the Demon Saint would avenge them.

With a sense of relief, the five-headed fire phoenix vanished completely; with resentment, Princess Zhaohuang's soul was annihilated.

The one man and five phoenixes seemed to have never existed. Only the terrifying heat in the air, which had not yet completely subsided, and the slowly dissipating shadow of the axe of destruction, silently told the story of the clean and efficient annihilation that had just occurred.

The sycamore grove remained silent, the flames flickering, as if everything had been changed, yet as if nothing had ever happened.

Only a few cultivators, hiding in various parts of the parasol tree forest and trying to find opportunities, swallowed their saliva with trepidation.

Having dealt with Wu Feng and Princess Zhaohuang, Hua Changxi stepped into the Wutong Forest.

It's less a forest and more a magnificent kingdom burning with silent flames.

The air was filled with an ancient and majestic life force, not a sense of oppression, but a gentle yet undeniable call from the very source of one's bloodline.

With each breath, her blood surged and boiled.

Having soaked in the ancestral medicinal bath, Hua Changxi immediately sensed that this sycamore forest had the effect of cleansing the marrow and activating the meridians, igniting potential, and purifying the bloodline.

No wonder so many cultivators disregarded the death threat posed by the spatial rift and insisted on entering the Wutong Forest.

This grove of phoenix trees truly holds a fatal attraction for cultivators.

Hua Changxi stood in the sycamore grove, relaxing her body as if soaking in a medicinal bath.

The golden-red flames and mist emanating from the sycamore tree surged in from all directions, gently wrapping around her body. But the next moment, the gentleness turned into fierceness, transforming into billions of scorching golden needles that pierced every inch of her skin and every meridian.

The mixed blood in her body seemed to be ignited, releasing gray, murky smoke through her pores, making a soft "sizzling" sound in the air.

This is the burning away of deep-seated grime.
Such a powerful purification of the bloodline surprised even Hua Changxi, who had tempered his body in the Tomb of Zhu Rong.

As the impurities in her blood were continuously burned away, Hua Changxi's blood began to surge and roar as if in a rage. Behind her, a radiant firebird was gathering and manifesting with unstoppable force!
The firebird not only possesses the elegance and beauty of the phoenix, but also exudes a completely different kind of power, full of primal strength and absolute majesty!
With a chicken's head, a swallow's chin, a snake's neck, a tortoise's back, and a fish's tail, it is covered in crimson feathers that flow like magma, surrounded by the ever-burning Southern Ming Fire. Its wings, when spread out, seem to be able to cover the starry sea, and as its tail feathers sway, they scatter specks of divine fire that burn away the void.

"Wow~"

A cry that resounded through the heavens was not the clear and melodious cry of a phoenix, but rather a sharp and domineering cry that seemed to tear the sky apart, suddenly rang out above the parasol tree forest.

At the same time, crimson divine light burst forth from Hua Changxi's body, sweeping across all directions!
"Zheng~"

The Nine Heavens Phoenix Cry Zither, which required the combined power of the Five Phoenixes and Princess Zhaohuang's bloodlines to manifest, reappeared above the Nirvana Daowu and emitted ethereal music, seemingly in response to the previous cry.

The cultivators hidden in the parasol tree forest lost all hope after seeing the Nine Heavens Phoenix Melody Zither; they knew there was no longer any chance to snag a bargain.

The Wutong Forest now belongs to the Lord of Lingguang Palace.

Upon hearing the music, Hua Changxi was deeply shaken and quickly looked towards the depths of the parasol tree forest.

Above Nirvana Road, myriad rays of light shone, and a guqin hung steadily high in the sky.

The body of the zither resembles a phoenix spreading its wings, and the strings are like flowing light from the heavens. The slightest vibration of the strings exudes an ancient and profound Taoist charm that resonates throughout the heavens.

Hua Changxi instantly recognized that the guqin was the token of the Lord of the Wutong Forest.

(End of this chapter)