However, these Great Witches had overlooked one thing.
When facing an enemy too powerful to defeat, even wanting to flee could sometimes be a luxury.
With a few swift moves, the Young Phoenix scattered the Gu Emperor's encirclement. Its long, narrow eyes swept sideways over the Great Witches fleeing in panic, then its wings gave a slight shake, sending ripples of golden light through the void.
Building a nest in the void—this was another characteristic of the Young Phoenix.
Within the golden light, branch-like crystals sprang up and crossed one another, outlining layer upon layer of space. The Great Witches trapped within discovered in terror that they could not escape.
"Is this an ability of the Earth Sect?"
"No, not the Earth Sect. It is the secret art effect inherent to his formidable fist art."
For a time, the Great Witches were terrified. Even among the witch clan, only a few of the very finest fist arts could compare with one at this level.
They had known a little about the Infant Phoenix Swallows Dragon Art before. Old Man Hundred Birds' realm had been limited; at most, this fist art could reach the ceiling of Strong Martial, and advancing to Grandmaster would be a difficult prospect.
Yet in Lu Zhigang's hands, it could turn decay into magic and unleash earth-shaking effects.
"Foster Father truly is a peerless genius of this world!"
The more Lu Chongsheng watched, the more despairing she became. With her aptitude, breaking through to the Young Phoenix was already extremely difficult, let alone fully cultivating all these characteristics. That was practically impossible.
The Young Phoenix already possessed such might. What about the Adult Phoenix, one step beyond it?
And there was the ultimate form of the fist art Foster Father Lu Zhigang had mentioned: the World Devouring