Qing Xin Saintess's pupils contracted sharply.
Rationally, she knew she certainly could not escape, but emotionally, she felt she might still be salvageable.
Her only path to survival was Du YueYao.
She had already tested Lu Zheng. Though his cultivation was lower than hers, the foundation of Innate Cloud Qi within him was unfathomably deep. In a normal spell duel, she might not even be able to defeat him.
But Du YueYao had only cultivated for a few years. How profound could her cultivation be? As long as she captured her and used her as a hostage, she could leave with her, then force the most complete Su Nv Zhu Shen Method out of her. Combined with her own Saintly Goddess Descent Art, she might be able to break through the limit on the number of divine descents and thereafter live forever, her lifespan equal to the heavens!
Seeing the Fire Phoenix above her head take shape, Qing Xin Saintess neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, with it following behind her, she lunged straight at Du YueYao.
Only...
Just as she reached the middle of her charge...
Another phoenix blazing with raging flames appeared before her.
Qing Xin Saintess, "..."
"Chirp!"
"Chirp!"
After two clear, resounding phoenix cries, the two Fire Phoenixes, one before and one behind, enclosed Qing Xin Saintess between them, forming a prison of flames.
"Ah!!!"
Qing Xin Saintess screamed. She actually endured the agony of divine fire scorching her body and forced herself onward, still trying to drag Du YueYao down to death with her.
Only...
Before Qing Xin Saintess had flown three zhang, she could no longer see the road ahead. She could only devote all her strength to protecting herself, barely resisting the soul-eroding, body-searing agony of the Phoenix Divine Fire.
Even the eminent monks