"No! We submit! We're willing to offer our Essence Blood!"
The leading Evilfire Phoenix finally gave in to fear and let out a mournful cry of surrender.
The feeling of being controlled at the very root of its existence was more terrifying than death.
Fang Chen's gaze was cold. "Willing now? Too late."
With a thought, he tightened the Return to the Ruins Chains! The ten Evilfire Phoenixes stopped struggling at once. Their violent Evilfire auras rapidly drew inward and congealed, and their enormous flaming bodies began to shrink and change shape.
In the end, the ten terrifying Evilfire Phoenixes, each comparable to a two-turn Immortal Emperor, were forcibly compressed into fist-sized crystals. Wrapped in the dim chains, they hovered quietly before Fang Chen.
Under Fang Chen's precise control, the crystals drifted over and landed in his palm.
He flicked a finger. Ten drops of Phoenix Heart Essence Blood were drawn from the crystals and suspended in the air. Red as blood diamonds, they burned with a faint golden glow and radiated vast vitality and the undying aura of Nirvana.
As soon as the Essence Blood appeared, the raging Evilfire around him fell still, as though paying homage to its source.
He glanced at the crystals sealing the Evilfire Phoenixes and waved them away into storage.
The lives and deaths of these suppressed Evilfire Phoenixes rested on a single thought from him. Perhaps they would serve another purpose someday.
The next moment, Fang Chen summoned the Swallowing Heaven Tower and flew inside, appearing before Fire Spirit. He said:
"Senior Fire Spirit, I have the Essence Blood. Let's begin at once!"
Fire Spirit looked at Fang Chen and recovered from his shock. What Fang Chen had done was simply too formidable: on his own, he had sealed ten Evilfire Phoenixes with