Seven-Colored Peacock

The black-veiled woman, after being repeatedly thwarted by Han Fei in the cave, finally became much more subdued.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never felt so defeated. Besides Han Fei, no one else made her feel so powerless. Even her father, the Hall Master of Asura Hall, wasn't as unattainable in her eyes; she believed she would surpass him one day.

The two slowly explored deeper into the cave. Although their attention was focused ahead, they still kept a sliver of awareness on the black-veiled woman behind them.

Chiyou: "I think you'd be better off just killing her. Why create trouble for yourself?"

Han Fei: "Actually, that's what I was thinking too, but Senior Fuxi told me not to kill her. I don't know why, though."

Chiyou: "What? Since when did Fuxi learn to be chivalrous?"

Fuxi: "It's not that I'm being chivalrous. There's an extremely powerful aura on her that could instantly kill the group leader. We can't always be there to defend him. Besides, with our current Soul Power, we might not be able to react to an attack of that magnitude so quickly."

Chiyou: "A powerful aura? More powerful than our Soul Power?"

Pangu: "It's not more powerful than yours, but you can't occupy the group leader's body forever, can you? Moreover, having powerful Soul Power occupy the group leader's body could cause him negative effects or even backlash. It's best to let the group leader rely on himself as much as possible. Unless his life is in danger, we should just assist from the sidelines."

Yan Di: "But keeping a threat around is still a problem."

Hongjun: "I think we should all understand one thing. We are all Primordial Spirit bodies now. Why are we gathered here by this group? If there's real danger, we should help the group leader eliminate it. Wouldn't it be simpler to just possess the group leader's body and instantly kill the strongest person in this world, bringing peace to all?"

"But what's the point of doing that? Will the group leader truly become stronger? Without experiencing various dangers, he'll always be a flower in a greenhouse. And we'll receive fewer points."

Everyone nodded. Even Chiyou fell silent. Clearly, mentioning points reminded him of his mission.

Han Fei: "I also think I need to experience all sorts of dangers, for greater strength and more excitement."

Outside, the two continued along the cave, not knowing how long they had walked, but it still showed no signs of ending.

The torches on the cave walls would extinguish after Han Fei and the other passed, as if the cave only allowed forward movement and not retreat.

One end of the cave extended downwards. As for where it led, Han Fei didn't know, but he could feel it was constantly sloping downwards.

Black-veiled woman: "What on earth is this place? We've walked for so long, it feels like we're still in the same spot. The walls on both sides are almost identical. How many torches are there? The person who built this place must be insane."

Han Fei suddenly stopped and murmured, "Yeah, how many torches would it take for a cave like this?"

As he spoke, Han Fei turned and walked towards the dark area behind them. Normally, this was the path Han Fei and the other had already taken.

The black-veiled woman asked doubtfully, "Why are you going back?"

Han Fei said, "If you want to leave here, follow me."

The black-veiled woman had no choice but to silently follow Han Fei back.

Walking along the pitch-black cave, where one couldn't see their hand in front of them, Han Fei silently retraced their steps. However, to Han Fei and the other's surprise, the cave had been sloping downwards on their way in, and it was still sloping downwards on their way back.

Black-veiled woman: "Wh-what's going on?"

Han Fei didn't speak. He took the black-veiled woman's hand with his left hand. At that moment, the black-veiled woman's body trembled. It was unclear if it was due to surprise or because no one had ever held her hand like this before.

But after the tremor, the black-veiled woman quieted down, accepting Han Fei holding her hand. Moreover, at that moment, she felt an immense sense of security.

They continued downwards along the smooth, flat cave in the darkness. Han Fei estimated that they were at least a hundred meters below the surface. He wondered which deity had created this underground passage.

Suddenly, Han Fei, walking ahead, saw a faint light in the darkness. This light wasn't like the glow of a torch; it was similar to sunlight.

He quickened his pace. When they reached the light source, they discovered it was indeed the exit of the cave.

Standing at the cave entrance, they saw a vast space with dimensions of approximately thirty meters in length, width, and height. The cave exit was on one side. The entire stone chamber had only this one passage, with no other doors to be found.

Black-veiled woman: "Sh-should we go out?"

Han Fei tilted his head slightly, "Otherwise? Is this your first time experiencing something like this? As a demoness from Asura Hall, you have this little courage?"

Black-veiled woman: "None of your business. You call Qi Xuanxuan from Tianyuan Divine Sect a Saintess, but you keep calling me a demoness. What do you mean by that?"

Han Fei shook his head helplessly and slowly walked out of the cave. The black-veiled woman quickly followed behind him.

As the two exited the cave, the cave behind them slowly closed, rapidly solidifying and perfectly blending with the surrounding rock walls. To the naked eye, it was impossible to tell where they had emerged from.

Han Fei spread his hands. "Great, now the only entrance and exit has disappeared."

Just as the black-veiled woman was about to speak, a clear, loud voice echoed. Above them, four colors of light gradually solidified from nothingness.

Han Fei and the black-veiled woman looked up. A giant bird monster, whose name they didn't know, appeared. This bird was unlike normal birds; it had four tails and four eyes, clearly a formidable creature.

Han Fei drew his Broken Sword and shielded the black-veiled woman behind him.

He didn't recognize the bird, but the black-veiled woman, who was knowledgeable from a young age, did.

"Th-this is a Seven-Colored Peacock?"

Han Fei was taken aback. "You recognize this bird?"

The black-veiled woman nodded. "This bird is called the Seven-Colored Peacock. It's the only divine bird on this continent capable of emitting Seven-Colored Flame. Seven-Colored Flame is also the strongest flame on this continent, not because of its powerful destructive force, but because it can devour Spiritual Energy."

"Even if a cultivator's cultivation is far higher than the Seven-Colored Peacock's, its Seven-Colored Flame can completely devour the opponent's Spiritual Energy. The Seven-Colored Peacock before us has only evolved to four colors and has only four tails, meaning it's still in its juvenile stage."

Hearing this, Han Fei understood. "So, a true Seven-Colored Peacock has seven tails, and its flame is also seven colors?"

The black-veiled woman nodded. "Don't underestimate it just because it only has four colors. It can easily devour our Spiritual Energy."

Han Fei held his Broken Sword upside down and said in a low voice, "Understood."

With that, Han Fei prepared to attack the Seven-Colored Peacock.

However, at this moment, the Seven-Colored Peacock's solidification was complete. It transformed from an inanimate object into a living creature, flapping its wings in mid-air.

Boom! A fierce gale erupted from the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix, blowing Han Fei back as he tried to approach.

At that moment, Han Fei felt an irresistible force send him flying, slamming him into the rock wall behind him. He lost the ability to breathe for a full five seconds.

The gale subsided, and the Seven-Colored Peacock slowly landed on the ground.

Han Fei gasped for air, the centrifugal force gradually disappearing.

Of course, it wasn't just Han Fei who was blown away by this sudden gust of wind; the veiled woman was also slammed against the rock wall behind her, and her veil was blown off.

Although Han Fei was still feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath from the impact, he was still stunned by the veiled woman's appearance.

If Qi Xuanxuan was the type of beauty who was pure and elegant, then the veiled woman was a perfect woman with not a single flaw. More importantly, the veiled woman possessed an air of mystery.

Unlike Qi Xuanxuan's saintly aura, Han Fei didn't know why, but he found himself somewhat drawn to this mysterious aura.

Even after seeing her true face, Han Fei still felt she was unfathomable.

Chiyou: "Hey, where are you looking? You're being attacked."

Han Fei snapped back to reality, just in time to see a fireball of four colors flying towards him.

It was too late for him to dodge. At the critical moment, the veiled woman, who had just landed from the rock wall, rushed over and pushed Han Fei aside.

Boom! The veiled woman's outstretched left arm was hit by the four-colored flames.

The sleeve of her left arm vanished entirely, and then the flames came into contact with the Spiritual Energy on her arm.

In just a brief moment, the veiled woman felt all the Spiritual Energy on the left side of her body being devoured.

At the same time, due to the mutual cancellation of Spiritual Energy and flames, the veiled woman, having lost more than half of her Spiritual Energy, managed to expel all the flames, thus preserving the skin on her left arm.

Otherwise, if her Spiritual Energy had been insufficient, the flames would have begun to erode her skin. At that point, a stunning beauty might have turned into a charred corpse.