Chapter 993: Chapter 991: The Phoenix Gone Mad
The blood sacrifice is merely a part of the melting furnace, a corner, and now it is activated. The blood of hundreds of thousands of the Human Clan flows into the Array, and it’s unknown how many have already suffered, with their blood dried up and their Life Origin exhausted, truly dead.
This is a terrifying scene.
At the moment the Ancient Phoenix set foot here, she couldn’t help but gasp, her heart rippling gradually, constantly cursing the Divine Clan.
"Step aside." The Ancient Phoenix also knew that time was short, and now was not the time to argue with them...
Whoosh!
A dozen Sword Saints retreated to the side together.
In the blood-colored sky, only that small figure remained, an ordinary bird, and everyone was staring at her.
Screech!
The Ancient Phoenix spread her wings with a long cry echoing, beginning to scrutinize this blood sacrifice.
The Phoenix lineage has an inherent advantage in understanding Arrays, possessing incredible insight, even beyond their own domain. But the Array before their eyes is no ordinary one.
The Taoist marks are profound, obscure, vast, and intricate, crafted by a God, requiring time to decipher.
She paced back and forth, constantly measuring, her expression sometimes solemn, sometimes surprised, as if she had comprehended something, occasionally bursting into laughter, leaving a group of Sword Saints bewildered and worried. Could this bird truly break the Array?
"Do you see its essence?" one Sword Saint whispered.
"No!" someone else replied.
"Just a bird..."
"It shouldn’t be an ordinary bird."
"There is no such species in the Heavens and myriad worlds."
"Is it something unique to Heaven Martial?"
"A bit strange, who exactly is her master?"
"Could it be that young man we saw earlier?" They all looked up, watching as a corner was torn open.
Honestly, when Mo Lai tore open that corner, they were incredibly shocked.
The area was not large.
Yet it was enough for them to see the outside scenes, where a fierce battle was taking place, so intense even across the Array they could capture that dreadful energy fluctuation.
The Sword Saints were horrified.
"Damn it, are you kidding me, Mighty Power turned into Taoist marks, you bunch of bastards, humph... Don’t think that by arranging things this way, this old lady won’t be able to break the Array." The Ancient Phoenix cursed indignantly, then flared her wings, her feathers suddenly becoming stiff.
Uh...
Transformed into sharp swords.
She stood humanoid, imitating Hei, the feathers on her body stood up one by one, bursting out with astonishing cold brilliance, then she slashed at the edge of the Array.
"Heh..." a rebuke: "Hey!"
"Break for me."
"Kill..."
"Ahhhh!"
"Damn!"
After another round of actions, the Array still couldn’t be shaken, with every breath, a large number of the Human Clan fell.
Looking at the Ancient Phoenix again, the energy fluctuations within her grew weaker, her pale face, her body swaying in the air as if she could fall at any moment.
A Sword Saint wiped cold sweat, saying, "Shouldn’t we? Let it go? Should we do it ourselves?"
He said this very quietly, meant only for his companions.
But the sharp-eared Ancient Phoenix also heard it, turning to glare at that Sword Saint without saying anything, yet her pride spreading unrestrained.
The dignified Ancient Phoenix, looked down upon?
Infuriating!
Screech!
The Ancient Phoenix hesitated no longer, revealing her true form, and suddenly a flame burst out, accompanied by her crimson feathers, emerging one by one with a clanging sound.
Her body, as immense as a mountain, suspended in mid-air, from below looking like a sinister full moon.
She was incomparably majestic, her phoenix crest large, eyes sharp, holding an air of disdain for the world.
With a swing of her wings, her Divine Might was awe-inspiring, the flames quickly spread out, once again gazing at that group of Sword Saints, leaving them dumbfounded, terrified in their hearts.
This bird... has changed!
The Ancient Phoenix snorted coldly, with endless flames rushing towards the Array, ancient text continually floating from her body, those being the unique Taoist marks of her lineage.
One after another, shining brilliantly, transforming into light, into blazing flames attacking the Array.
Ultimately, under the Ancient Phoenix’s onslaught, the indestructible Array began to crack, the blood sacrifice’s power of operation becoming somewhat stagnant at this moment.
The Sword Saints were serious: "A bit slow."
"This bird is remarkable."
"Not an ordinary bird!"
"Speak less, this is a damn Phoenix." a Sword Saint said black-faced, appearing somewhat ashamed to be among them.
They are the Sword Saints of the Heavens.
There the land is vast, inhabited by countless races.
While it’s impossible to know them all, but... the Ancient Phoenix, truly, should be known by anyone.
The Sword Saints: "..."
The flames interwoven with blood-stained feathers, blossomed with brilliant Divine Brilliance, and the ancient text, the Taoist marks of the Phoenix race, transformed into one Killing Slash after another towards the Array.
The scene is somewhat terrifying.
At this time, the Ancient Phoenix suddenly turned around, shouting: "Still dazed? Go... cut down that path."
"???
What path?
What does she mean?
They were stunned.
"The path where the blood river flows, cut it." the Phoenix shouted urgently.
She felt her Taoist marks could not shake this place, only barely tearing a tiny bit, yet it would still self-repair.
Her heart was immensely shocked.
The Array laid down by the Divine Clan, and this Blood Sacrifice Array before her, had almost birthed Spiritual Intelligence, truly terrifying.
She could only alleviate it for now, or delay the Array’s operating speed.
She needed more time.
Buzz!
The Sword Saints swiftly charged forward, displaying powerful Sword Dao, even someone operated the sword field, with endless sword brilliance falling together, resonating thunderously there.
The speed of the flowing blood began to slow down under the Sword Saints’ efforts.
This scene touched them profoundly.
Previously, the Sword Saints had tried, but... the river was filled with Mighty Power, unable to be touched, so they turned to attack that corner.
But now, with the Phoenix’s intervention, they delayed the blood river’s flow speed.
Though they couldn’t break the Array instantly, they gained more time.
"One hundred, two hundred, five hundred... one thousand, damn..." The Ancient Phoenix’s expression was grave: "Just one place, a corner of the Array, yet so many Taoist marks arranged, since this old lady can’t break it, then absorb them all for use."
She issued another long cry, shattering the sky of the blood sea.
......
At this moment!
Deep within the True Martial Dynasty, Ministry of Works.
Six Gods sensed something, during their swaying, they seemed to see the silhouette of the Ancient Phoenix.
One God was indifferent: "Phoenix lineage."
"She indeed."
"A race with Taoist marks flowing within, interesting."
"However... she cannot break it."
"The perception is becoming more and more feeble, the melting furnace is in full closure..."
When the Array was arranged back then, they were also involved, hence they could sense the Array’s operational status.
But as the melting furnace began its self-closure, the perception grew increasingly weak, now barely capturing a minuscule scene.
Very vague.
Even so, the six Gods remained indifferent, unworried.
Because the arrangement of the Melting Furnace Array involved not only the Gods of their Ministry of Works, but was presided over by the True Martial Emperor.
Hmm?
At this moment, a God seemed to capture something, revealing a slight surprise: "Something feels off!"
That Phoenix didn’t seem to be breaking the Array but... eating?
A second God also detected something amiss, frowning: "A race with inherent Taoist marks does indeed have great advantages in Taoist marks, but? She seems to be using an unusual method to break the Array."
"Wait... if a corner of the blood sacrifice is broken, will it affect the operation of the melting furnace?"
"..."
After these words were spoken, the whole palace fell into silence.
