Chapter 1040: Chapter 1039: Phoenix Battles the Demon Ancestor
Phoenix Divine Fire and True Desire Demonic Qi are both large-scale skills. Although the Phoenix Divine Fire has formed a Phoenix Golden Cage, the True Desire Demonic Qi and waves of desire still infiltrate every corner.
Lu Zheng’s cultivation is limited. Performing the Cloud Technique could easily affect Si Lingxi, be exploited by the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor, and may not have much effect when facing the expert Double Star Snake.
Recently, having studied the "Lecture on the Heart Sutra of the Buddha on the Dharma Flower Platform" and "Taiyue Divine Mountain Painting", Lu Zheng decided to change his tactics, using Martial Arts Thunder Technique to confront the enemy and Spirit Secret Technique for surprise attacks.
The Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor has unparalleled defense, making it difficult for the Double Star Snake’s normal attacks to inflict damage, so Lu Zheng fought with abandon.
"Qingwei Yu Chen, Taiyi Five Thunders, boom!"
"Qingwei Yu Chen, Purple Mist Pill Light, slash!"
"Qingwei Yu Chen, Nine Yang Jade Essence, strike!"
Cardinal Divine Thunder, Taiyi Five-Thunder Summoning Talisman, Purple Mist Pill Light Thunder, Nine Yang Jade Essence Divine Thunder...
One divine thunderbolt after another struck towards the snake woman as if they were unlimited, targeting her alone.
In addition, the Golden Palace Heart Sword, Prajna Mantra, Grand Seal Terrifying Divine Thunder, and other spirit secret techniques were used one after another as opportunities arose.
Compared to the previous battle against the Snow Robe Princess, Lu Zheng was now truly going all out.
On this side, he entangled the snake woman with thunder techniques and spirit secret techniques, while on the other side, he wielded the long saber, engaging in close combat, employing the True Dragon Hand Seal in conjunction with the True Dragon Concealed Head Saber, surging with dragon’s might to intimidate the evasive snake man.
With the True Dragon Hand Seal, Taiyue Divine Mountain Painting, and the Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor, Lu Zheng’s close combat prowess rose to a new level. As he wielded the saber, the sharp wind from the blade intimidated the snake man, preventing him from getting near.
Facing two enemies at once, Lu Zheng surprisingly held a slight advantage!
With practical demonstration, Lu Zheng showed that even if his Dao practice was lacking, mastery over various techniques and good equipment allowed him to dominate over those stronger, even if the opponent was a more explosive demon.
The snake man roared furiously but couldn’t break through Lu Zheng’s blade wind and treasure armor. Lu Zheng didn’t seem as agile or clever as the snake man, but his body technique wasn’t slow either, firmly positioning himself between the snake man and Si Lingxi, occasionally forcing the snake man back far with a stroke of his blade.
Meanwhile, countless thunderbolts covered the snake woman like a prison, and mysterious, traceless spirit secret techniques made her guard her spirit cautiously, not daring to act recklessly.
Even though the Double-Star Snake has two heads, its spiritual realm isn’t one plus one equals two; it only surpasses its peers by thirty percent at most.
In the same realm, their magical power surpasses ordinary individuals by a notch, and their divine soul cultivation is also higher than those in the same realm, which is the Double-Star Snake’s confidence in this world, but it doesn’t matter, they are still not Lu Zheng’s match.
Lu Zheng’s eyes gleamed brightly, becoming increasingly adept with every fight, surprisingly holding down the two Double Star Snakes, who have higher cultivation than him.
On the other hand, Si Lingxi also wasn’t backing down. Facing the Upper Realm Celestial Demon, she unveiled her magical treasure, elevating the intensity of the Phoenix Divine Fire to a new realm.
After the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor manipulated the Double Star Snakes to attack, a Demon Energy Sword infused with endless desires shot straight at Si Lingxi.
Si Lingxi lifted her hand, and a Golden Silk Phoenix flew out of her sleeve, growing with the wind, pecking at the Demon Energy Longsword.
"Bang!"
With a soft sound, the Demon Energy Sword shattered instantly, turning into black smoke and dispersing. Then, layered upon layered of Desire Divine Souls surged into the Golden Silk Phoenix, following a mysterious connection, directly attacking Si Lingxi’s Divine Soul.
Regarding foundational cultivation, the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor was inferior to Si Lingxi, so going head-to-head was unwise; naturally, he aimed to break through with cunning strokes.
When it came to spell methods, the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor wasn’t afraid of Si Lingxi in the slightest. After all, he was the Upper Realm Celestial Demon Ancestor!
"Buzz!"
The intangible, desire-filled thought entered Si Lingxi’s sea of consciousness.
In an instant, scenes of her childhood happiness flashed before Si Lingxi’s eyes; she saw herself standing atop Phoenix Mountain, traveling with Lu Zheng...
However, after just a breath, the Phoenix Power crushed these desires, Si Lingxi’s eyes regained clarity, imbued with a golden-red flame, she gazed at the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor, her eyes flashed with a trace of anger and a hint of mockery.
The Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor’s gaze turned fierce, detesting this kind of divine technique that broke all spells, especially since it countered demonic qi like the Phoenix Divine Fire.
"Chirp!"
A phoenix cry pierced through space like a sharp sword, striking directly at the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor’s divine soul.
Tit for tat, Si Lingxi returned the favor in kind.
It must be said, after dual cultivation with Lu Zheng, the Fire Phoenix grew even more domineering, advancing a step further!
"Buzz!"
The phoenix cry shot into the mind, catching the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor off guard, causing his brain to buzz, his form wavering, nearly allowing the Phoenix Divine Fire to exploit an opening.
The Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor’s beak twitched slightly, looking towards Si Lingxi, his eyes turned into compound eyes, resembling countless black holes, swirling divine souls shaped into a profound spell seal, starting to tear into Si Lingxi’s sea of consciousness.
Si Lingxi snorted softly, Phoenix Divine Fire in her eyes flaring intensely, a thought embodying destruction burnt from her own sea of consciousness, transforming into an invisible flame charged with Phoenix Power, igniting the spell seal.
"Swish swish swish!"
"Boom boom boom!"
The sounds resonated in the spiritual world of the two.
The Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor aimed to affect Si Lingxi’s divine soul, while Si Lingxi sought to extinguish the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor’s spell.
The Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor employed various secret techniques, not to defeat Si Lingxi, but to disrupt her, breaking her Phoenix Golden Cage, to escape with the least cost, because in a hard battle, with his current strength, he stood no chance against Si Lingxi.
"Bang bang bang!"
A series of heartbeat sounds pulsed within the heavens and earth, echoing through the Phoenix Golden Cage, resonating throughout the Ten Thousand Stars Creek with the endless Phoenix Divine Fire.
"Thump thump thump!"
Throughout the Ten Thousand Stars Creek, all conscious beings, except for over a hundred greatly cultivated snake demons, suffered heart explosions and perished.
Even Lu Zheng and the Double-Star Snake couple felt their hearts beat strangely, hastily employing True Qi to suppress it.
On the other side, within the Phoenix Golden Cage, facing the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor, Si Lingxi withstood ninety percent of his attacks, filled with Phoenix power, she resisted the bizarre spell.
Even so, she felt a sudden emptiness in her heart.
"Such magic."
Si Lingxi remarked lightly, her palm’s jade token sparkling, golden light bursting forth.
In the next moment, the heat within the Phoenix Golden Cage intensified, boundless Phoenix Divine Fire spewed out, tracing back this spell’s thread from her heart, igniting spontaneously in the void, and even intended to bypass the Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor’s defenses, directly scorching his embodiment in this world.
