Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

The Vermilion Bird, swooping down, continuously spewed flames at the group, causing great alarm among the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples remaining outside the mountain.

Ye Wuxi, Duan Hong, and Liu Yu'er quickly joined forces to create a sword barrier in front of them, blocking the Vermilion Bird's attack. The other cultivators with higher cultivation levels did the same.

Those with lower cultivation and combat strength were completely unable to withstand the flames casually unleashed by the Vermilion Bird and hurriedly fled into the distance.

But the Vermilion Bird had no intention of giving them a chance to escape. Its fiery red body soared into the sky, its wings constantly spreading, and soon the entire area within dozens of miles of the mountain was engulfed in flames.

The disciples who wanted to escape stopped in their tracks. The raging fire spewed by the Vermilion Bird was something they couldn't possibly withstand; being touched by it meant certain death...

Ye Wuxi and the others also changed their expressions. This Vermilion Bird clearly wanted to keep all of them, who had offended her territory, there.

After discovering their path was blocked, some disciples gritted their teeth and crushed their waist tokens, intending to teleport back and abandon the trial. However, before they could even wait ten breaths, the Vermilion Bird discovered them and burned them to ashes...

Seeing that escape was impossible, Liu Yu'er panicked and said, "What should we do? Teleportation talismans are useless now. Do we really have to give up on the trial?"

Their small teleportation talismans had limited range and couldn't escape the Vermilion Bird's fiery attack range at all.

Ye Wuxi's eyes darkened. There were only two days left. It would be such a waste to give up on the trial now...

Jiang Chen, who was not far away, suddenly said, "Why don't we all join forces and see if we can take down this Vermilion Bird!"

The few remaining disciples didn't object; they had clearly realized the seriousness of the situation. If they didn't defeat the Vermilion Bird, they would have no choice but to abandon the trial...

If they attack together, there is still a glimmer of hope.

"Alright, everyone, let's attack together..."

Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong didn't object; it would be good to attack together and test the depths of the Vermilion Bird's power.

Then, dozens of sword energies soared into the sky, all aiming at the Vermilion Bird in the air, but the effect was clearly not very good.

They were only at the Xuanwu level, not yet capable of standing in mid-air. If their true energy was strong enough, they could briefly rise into the air using their movement techniques, but against the agile and nimble Zhuque, they would appear quite sluggish.

Seeing that these humans dared to attack it, the Vermilion Bird in the sky let out an angry cry. Its fiery red wings flapped a few times, and several balls of flame, several times more powerful than before, swept towards the ants below.

The crowd's expressions changed slightly, and they all unleashed their unique skills to defend themselves. Dozens of sword energies of various colors collided with the flames.

Moments later, many disciples were blasted away by the aura, spitting blood, their eyes flashing with fear. Then, before the Vermilion Bird could launch its next attack, several of them crushed their waist tokens without hesitation.

On the outer plaza of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the ten outer sect elders did not leave, but sat in the air, waiting for the ten-day deadline to arrive.

There haven't been many disciples who have broken their jade tokens in the past few days, which has pleased many elders. This generation of disciples is indeed quite good.

As the group chatted idly, several disciples suddenly landed on the plaza, all coughing up blood and looking disheveled.

Elder Wei landed in front of them and asked, "What happened?"

A disciple hurriedly said, "Elder, a Vermilion Bird has emerged in the secret realm. Its cultivation is close to the Earth Rank. Many disciples have died tragically. We barely escaped..."

With the Vermilion Bird appearing, who could resist such temptation? Apart from a few disciples who were truly aware of their own limitations, almost everyone rushed over.

"What?!" Elder Wei's eyes widened in surprise.

The other elders also fell down, saying, "What should we do? This year's class has many promising talents. If they all perish, it will be difficult to explain."

Elder Wei's face turned ashen. "You all stay here. I'll go report to the sect leader... With the waist token, there's still a chance to escape."

The secret realm cannot be opened at will. Except for the first day after it opens, it can only be exited for ten days, and the outer sect elders have no way to prevent this.

Now let's see if the people above have any ideas on how to get in and subdue the Vermilion Bird.

Within the secret realm, apart from the four geniuses and Ye Wuxi, Duan Hong, and Liu Yu'er, everyone else either died or escaped with their tokens.

After several rounds of fighting, the group was still at a disadvantage. Ye Wuxi said to Duan Hong, "Brother Duan, I'll send Yu'er away first..."

Liu Yu'er could barely fight someone one level above her, but it would be a pity to give up just by crushing her waist token. Moreover, with only a few disciples left, the Vermilion Bird Sect had stopped blocking the path, and many of the flames that had previously filled the surrounding area had already dissipated.

Duan Hong nodded, "Okay."

Ye Wuxi, pulling Liu Yu'er along, used the Flowing Cloud Chasing Moon Step to retreat rapidly. Now that this movement technique had incorporated the essence of wind, its speed was several times faster than before.

Liu Yu'er was slightly startled; this movement technique was incredibly fast!

With those people holding the line, Zhuque had no time to pay attention to the two of them.

Ye Wuxi quickly led Liu Yu'er to the edge of the flames, activated his five dantian, and swung his sword to cleave a path, shouting, "Yu'er, hurry up and wait for us at the exit!"

Liu Yu'er nodded without hesitation, and with her movement technique at its maximum, she swiftly leaped away.

Then, in an instant, another figure suddenly appeared behind them—it was Yuan Xin. Using the path Ye Wuxi had cleared, she also rushed out. She wasn't originally a fire-attribute individual, so there was no need for her to risk her life here.

Ye Wuxi's eyes darkened. This Yuan Xin was indeed clever; she always managed to seize the opportunity to escape.

Without time to think, Ye Wuxi quickly returned. She now possessed two breaths of Five Elements True Essence, which might allow her to put up a fight. Duan Hong likely also had some trump cards; if the two cooperated, they might be able to capture this young Vermilion Bird.

But she didn't want to be exposed in front of others, so their departure suited her perfectly.

Returning to Duan Hong's side, the group was all quite disheveled, but Jiang Chen and Hua Zhou, both possessing fire-attribute physiques, were unwilling to give up so easily.

As the Vermilion Bird's attacks intensified, Fang Tao's eyes narrowed. "Everyone, until we meet again," he said, then unleashed a powerful aura and charged towards a weak point in the flames. Treasures are valuable, but one must be alive to enjoy them.

Jiang Chen's face was ashen. Without anyone to share the damage, their idea of ​​capturing this Vermilion Bird was nothing short of wishful thinking.

Seeing that someone had escaped while the authorities were distracted, the Vermilion Bird let out several more angry cries...

Then his entire body shot into the sky, his wings enveloping him, as if he were preparing something.

"Not good!" Jiang Chen and Hua Zhou cursed under their breath, then unleashed their true energy and swiftly blasted a path to escape before the Vermilion Bird could unleash its power.

Ye Wuxi quickly replied, "Brother Duan, everyone's gone. If you have any tricks up your sleeve, don't hold back."

Duan Hong said solemnly, "Alright, but I can't be sure about this move either!"

Ye Wuxi said helplessly, "Me too, so we'll play it by ear later! If things don't work out, we'll each run for our lives!"