Chapter 667 - Mysterious Tombstone

Chapter 667 - Mysterious Tombstone

Long Chen was right. After being injured, the Heavenly Phoenix finally decided to use its strongest move. Its body was bathed in the burning flames and it started to spin rapidly. Suddenly, the Divine Phoenix stopped, but the golden flames on its body continued to spin and grow larger.

The golden flames radiated terrifying amounts of power. Long Chen sensed that the Heavenly Phoenix had used most of its Demonic Qi creating the flames. The destructive power they carried was enough to pressure him!

Bam!

The golden flames detached from the Heavenly Phoenix’s body and surged towards Long Chen. They twisted and changed into a golden bird on the way. Although the flaming bird was small, it was much more regal-looking than the Heavenly Phoenix.

Wait, is that what a Divine Phoenix looks like?

The Divine Phoenix was the king of birds. Even though it was a fake, Long Chen was stunned by its beauty. However, he quickly snapped out of it since the dangerous attack was just in front of him. He had no time to admire its beauty when his life was at stake.

“Xiaolang!”

Long Chen knew that he could suppress the Heavenly Phoenix, so there was no need for him to risk his life needlessly. He was confident that he could endure the attack head-on, but he also knew he would be injured. Since the Heavenly Phoenix had sensed that its life was in danger, it had activated the Divine Phoenix’s blood inside of its body to form this attack. It wouldn’t be easy to defend against it.

The only attack stronger than it right now would be the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire.

The Nine Devils Ancestral Fire had never failed before. Xiaolang had started preparing it as soon as he saw the Heavenly Phoenix’s ultimate attack. He was worried about Long Chen being killed by it

Even if Long Chen had never called for him, Xiaolang would’ve acted now. He had been observing the battle and positioned himself at a distance between the Heavenly Phoenix and Long Chen. The moment Long Chen called for him, he pounced forward and shot out all of the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire that he could muster.

The temperature around the plaza plummeted the moment he released the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire. The black flames blanketed the ground and surged towards the golden flames. The Heavenly Phoenix’s ultimate attack was fast, but the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire still swallowed it since Xiaolang had anticipated it.

Two different flames, one extremely hot and the other extremely cold, clashed in front of Long Chen. He quickly used the Nine Spinning Fire Shield, though the explosion blew him backwards. Thankfully, it was only the aftershock of the impact, or it would’ve been bad for him.

The Nine Devils Ancestral Fire was an Ancestral Fire, a type of fire far beyond regular flames; even the flames from the Golden Crow and the Divine Phoenix combined wouldn’t be able to snuff it out. The ultimate attack from the Heavenly Phoenix was strong, but it was no match for the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire. The Nine Devils Ancestral Fire quickly converted the attack and added it to its own mass before Xiaolang swallowed it whole.

Xiaolang had initially eaten only a minuscule portion of the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire and could use only a portion of that. But that was enough.

He initially paid no mind to it until he realized that the tombstone was somehow still standing even after the Heavenly Phoenix had crashed into it. The buildings in the isle were in ruins, but there wasn’t a single crack on the tombstone. Rather than breaking into pieces, a strange layer of light had deflected the Heavenly Phoenix’s body.

Long Chen was right. When the Heavenly Phoenix touched the strange tombstone, a gray rune flashed and sent the Heavenly Phoenix crashing in the opposite direction. The Heavenly Phoenix rolled on the ground a few times before lying motionlessly. It was just a few breaths away from death at this point.

Xiaolang quickly bit the Heavenly Phoenix’s head and broke it apart using the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire in his mouth. He cracked open the skull, took out a fist-sized golden demonic core, and ate it.

The Heavenly Phoenix was dead and its demonic core had been consumed.

Xiaolang had landed the final blow after Long Chen defeated it.

The death of the Heavenly Phoenix benefited both of them. Xiaolang would be able to increase his strength again through digesting the demonic core while Long Chen could use the blood of the Heavenly Phoenix to revive Huangfu Qi. Long Chen quickly stored the corpse in the Primordial Realm to save the blood.

“Big Brother, I need to refine the power from the demonic core as soon as possible. I hope that I will be able to help you contest for the Ancient Token soon. I will leave Qi Qi to you,” Mo Xiaolang said quickly as he transformed into a human.

Long Chen nodded and let him into the Primordial Realm.

The loud battlefield had turned silent. The other demonic beasts had flown up high after the death of the Heavenly Phoenix. None of them dared to perch on Sky Isle, so they merely cried out loud in the air, including the demonic beasts at the Category One and Two King-tier.

They were afraid of Long Chen.

Long Chen ignored them and focused on the strange tombstone.

There must be some secret to it if it even deflected the Heavenly Phoenix.

But ... I need to save Huangfu Qi first. I will have to check it another time.

Fat Cat appeared out from the Primordial Realm and observed the tombstone too. “Hmmm ... These are the ruins of a sect, and looking at the buildings’ condition, I think it’s around ten thousand years old or more. Maybe it’s a ruin from the Middle Ages. The tombstone should contain some of the martial techniques of the ruined sect. You should check it out. Maybe you will get something out of it.”

Fat Cat had always prided himself on his knowledge.