The battle erupted in an instant. Xiao Heng gripped his longsword as Dou Qi surged forth, giving his opponent no chance to speak. One slash followed another.
Then, he directly linked together a Heavenly Rank Combat Skill.
Blue-white lines swept through the air, and Azure Phoenix's solid form turned illusory.
Seeing Xiao Heng prepare to continue attacking, Azure Phoenix panicked. It flapped its wings, sending countless fierce winds rushing toward them, while its body shot upward at high speed.
"Trying to run? It won't be that easy!" Xiao Heng shouted coldly. With a movement of his hand seals, he flung out a sword strike. An earth-yellow sword radiance instantly caught up to Azure Phoenix, then exploded and transformed into immense pressure that pinned it in place.
Xiao Heng flashed forward and appeared before Azure Phoenix. With one slash, he severed one of its enormous wings. By now, the creature no longer had the strength to resist.
"Wait, human, wait! You were the ones who entered my territory first, I...!"
Before it could finish, Xiao Heng swung his sword again, directly cutting off its head. However, a creature like this was not so easily killed.
Its head and wing fell away, turning into azure energy before becoming fierce winds that surged toward Xiao Heng. Yet attacks of this level clearly could not harm him.
After several more strikes, Azure Phoenix's body completely collapsed. Within the azure energy, a palm-sized Azure Phoenix flapped its wings, still trying to escape.
But in the next instant, Xiao Heng grabbed it in his hand. Dou Qi surged out, directly sealing it away.
It did not matter if that massive body scattered. Though it contained vast energy, this palm-sized bird was the truly important part. Given enough time and sufficient energy, it would soon recover with