Chapter 215: Chapter 199: Evolution
"Upper echelons of the sect? How high up are we talking? Is your Vermilion Bird Sect willing to offer the position of an Honored Guest Elder? And besides, is this any way to invite someone? Go back and have Lin Quelan issue a public announcement in the name of the Phoenix Army and send me a formal invitation. Maybe then I’ll give it some thought."
Zhao Xuanqi said coolly.
"Do you think you have the right to demand such a thing?"
The smile on Hong Luan’s face slowly faded, and her almond-shaped eyes filled with an icy chill.
"And do you think you’re qualified to invite me?"
Zhao Xuanqi retorted calmly.
"You’ve made the wrong choice."
Hong Luan said flatly.
SHRIEK!!
The fiery-red giant bird above her head let out a deafening shriek. This wasn’t some illusory projection of her aura; it was the real sound of air exploding as she unleashed her Qi and Blood and Physical Ability, enhancing her Secret Technique and causing the ambient temperature to spike.
A wave of vapor washed over the area, distorting the space around her. Her white robe, crafted from heat-resistant Rare Beast Materials, billowed out. Her black hair flew straight up, and her almond-shaped eyes slanted menacingly. A terrifying crimson glow swept out, turning the courtyard into a furnace.
Under the intense magnetic field, the courtyard’s vegetation withered in an instant. Zhao Xuanqi could clearly feel the temperature of his own flesh and blood rising rapidly, as if he were being cooked in a microwave.
To be capable of this, the Secret Transmission of the Vermilion Bird Sect must have completely evolved from the Hundred Beasts Fist’s Soaring Form. It was something else entirely now.
At the very least, the specialized Cross-Training and Five Qi Technique required to develop such an extremely heat-resistant body were vastly different from those of the Hundred Beasts Mystic Gate.
Perhaps it was just as Hong Luan had said: the Holy Beast Divine General of old had excelled at the Flying Bird Form. That must be why the legacy of the Vermilion Bird Sect, having been modified by that Divine General, was so unique.
Yet, even in the face of an ability that was practically a Superpower, Zhao Xuanqi’s expression remained calm.
Once the Martial Dao reached the realm of Harmony, one’s abilities could already be considered fantastical.
Heart-Sealing Heart, physical transformation, Mind Transformation, Fake to True.
Hong Luan’s current abilities merely possessed some characteristics of the Harmony realm; she hadn’t truly broken through to it.
BOOM!!
Zhao Xuanqi stepped forward, his body transforming in an instant.
Qi Surge! Blood Essence! First Gate of the Dragon Gate!
His body underwent a bizarre transformation, his frame swelling explosively until he resembled a humanoid tyrannosaur.
VMMMM!!
Simultaneously, the Five Slaughter Secret Technique began to circulate. The Light of the Five Evils enveloped him, thick and suffocating as an abyssal mire.
Finally.
BOOM!!
The Light of the Five Evils twisted and fused completely, transforming into an abyssal black. It surged like a deep-sea tide, with overlapping waves that rushed toward the sky.
The gushing of his blood, the churning of his five organs, the writhing of his muscles—it all sounded like the roar of a savage beast.
ROAR!!
At the crest of the tide, a Qilin parted the waters. It stood at the peak of the surge, facing the fiery-red giant bird high in the sky, refusing to yield an inch.
Under the impact of his terrifying aura, the crimson glow receded, and the pressure on Zhao Xuanqi’s body weakened significantly.
Second Gate of the Dragon Gate, Deng Chao!!
Within the courtyard, the black tide and the red fire were locked in a stalemate, the two powers clearly divided.
However, Hong Luan’s power was not merely an effect of her aura. Although the crimson glow retreated from the force of Zhao Xuanqi’s presence, its influence hadn’t vanished completely.
"It’s truly an astonishing Secret Technique. A pity it’s in your hands."
Hong Luan said coolly.
Before her words had even faded.
SKREEE!!!
A piercing shriek rang out. Hong Luan’s Qi Surge Breaking Extreme state was vastly different from that of other Martial Artists. Her body didn’t transform into a terrifying form like Zhao Xuanqi’s. Instead, her muscle strength, agility, and various senses were all drastically enhanced.
But the most terrifying enhancement was her brain’s control over the magnetic field.
She took a single step, and a faint red light enveloped her legs, causing the localized temperature to skyrocket. The sweat vaporizing from her pores instantly exploded, propelling her forward at an incredible speed.
She spread her arms like wings, slicing through the air with a deafening boom. Red light sheathed her arms, leaving two crimson afterimages in her wake, like a Divine Bird in graceful flight.
SLASH! SLASH!!
By manipulating her Gang Qi and evaporating her own bodily fluids—all accelerated by the intense heat of the crimson glow and empowered by her terrifying Physical Ability and skill—Hong Luan pushed her attack to its absolute limit.
Two streams of Blade Qi were rapidly compressed. The atomized liquid refracted the red light, making the slashes look not like Gang Qi, but like solid beams of crimson light.
BOOM!!
Zhao Xuanqi’s eyes narrowed. His fists swelled abruptly, becoming like warhammers, and he smashed them forward.
VMMMM!!
Vibrations emanated from his attack, waves of Force rippling out one after another. They condensed the very air before him, forming a translucent wall. His Hammer Technique struck precisely at the intersection point of the two crimson beams!
SCHRRRINK!
However, the air wall—nearly solid enough to stop bullets from Firearms—could not block Hong Luan’s attack.
With a tearing sound, the wind wall was instantly sliced apart. The tips of Zhao Xuanqi’s fists, protected by a pair of nearly invisible custom gauntlets, were not pierced by Hong Luan’s attack. But the rest of the crimson light was not blocked by his fists, nor did it shatter from the force of his blow. It remained solid, instantly slashing across Zhao Xuanqi’s shoulder.
His clothes tore open, revealing mangled flesh.
After wounding him, the residual crimson light continued without pause, striking the courtyard wall ten meters behind him.
SWOOSH!
An entire corner of the courtyard wall was sliced clean off by the light, tilting and crashing to the ground.
Zhao Xuanqi felt an intense, scorching heat from the wound. His flesh felt like it was being roasted, and for a moment, he even lost all sensation of pain.
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