The might of the Imperial Phoenix was also the pressure of a king, terrifyingly oppressive.
Even from far away, it left Chu Jiucheng and Rong Shi struggling to breathe.
Lin Qi raised her sword upright. A pair of Phoenix Wings silently unfurled behind her, and as chill spread through the surroundings, a phantom Imperial Phoenix suddenly threw back its head in a sky-shaking cry and soared into the heavens.
The phantom's tail feathers swayed as the might of the Imperial Phoenix suddenly descended upon the Gate of Life and Death.
Visible to the naked eye, the Gate of Life and Death's power slowly began to wane.
The might of the Imperial Phoenix gathered into an ice phoenix phantom and charged at the Gate of Life and Death.
The deathly aura shrouding the gate was instantly torn and bitten apart, forcefully blasted open into a gap.
Rong Shi's expression turned uglier by the moment.
He had been severely wounded by Chu Jiucheng's sword, then desperately used his vitality to open the Gate of Life and Death. His life force was rapidly devoured by the gate, and his body gradually weakened.
He could no longer pose a fatal threat to Lin Qi and Chu Jiucheng, but if he persisted any longer, the Gate of Life and Death would drain him dry.
Realizing this, Rong Shi had no choice but to close the gate.
But Lin Qi had only just found a way to deal with the Gate of Life and Death. How could she possibly allow him to retreat so easily?
The Imperial Phoenix Qi gathered on the Emperor Phoenix Sword grew denser and denser, while the Imperial Phoenix phantom became increasingly solid. It fought all the way forward and slammed into the Gate of Life and Death.
At that first impact,