Suppressing the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix

Haotian, who was fully exerting himself to control the two spirit treasures, frowned.

Through the pressure fed back by the formation, he already knew.

This vile bird's cultivation had surpassed Golden Immortal Mid-stage and reached Golden Immortal Late-stage; it had perhaps even touched the threshold of Golden Immortal Perfection!

"The waters of this Primordial World truly run unfathomably deep." Haotian inwardly shuddered.

"If I did not possess several Innate Spirit Treasures... if we fought fairly based solely on cultivation and Dao Method, I fear I would find it difficult to defeat her."

Haotian's Origin/Foundation was not considered outstanding among the Innate Deities, nor could the inheritance he had obtained be called peerless.

Without the aid of spirit treasures, against such a divine bird with a powerful bloodline and cultivation higher than his own, his chances of victory were slim.

"Bandit!"

"You burned my feathers! This hatred is irreconcilable!"

"Quickly withdraw the Demonic Fire Evil Formation! Otherwise, once I break free, I will make sure your body and soul are both destroyed, beyond redemption through ten thousand tribulations!" The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's voice was hoarse, steeped in boundless hatred.

Her struggles grew ever fiercer, and the Three Talents Formation swayed more and more violently, on the verge of being forcibly broken through by her!

Seeing this, Haotian took a deep breath. Vast mana surged once more as he summoned the Pure Glazed Bottle.

He suspended the Pure Glazed Bottle before him, its mouth aimed at the Heavenly Phoenix within the formation.

The Pure Glazed Bottle emitted pure, gentle glazed Treasure Light, a stark contrast to the blazing firelight of the Ten Thousand Crows Pot.

Seeing her opponent bring forth yet another spirit treasure that gleamed with Treasure Light and brimmed with Dao resonance, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's heart sank, and a sense of despair quietly took root.

At the very start of their clash, Haotian had consecutively produced two spirit treasures of formidable power, already leaving her hard-pressed to withstand them.

And now, he had actually brought out a third!

"Just who is he?"

"How can his wealth of treasures be so extravagant?"

Haotian's expression turned solemn. Holding his hands in the air before him, he simultaneously activated the Pure Glazed Bottle and the Ten Thousand Crows Pot.

At once, water and fire—two utterly opposing forces, each containing no small portion of Great Dao origin—began to blend in a wondrous fashion under the command and harmonization of Haotian's Imperial Great Dao!

The power of purity tempered fire's violence, making it more condensed and enduring.

The might of true fire stirred water's vitality, concealing within it the power to burn and erode.

After the two forces merged, they in turn nourished Haotian himself, causing the Imperial Dao resonance around him to surge explosively.

An invisible majesty that ruled over all things and regulated yin and yang spread outward!

Divine light shone brilliantly in Haotian's eyes as he gazed at the struggling Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix within the formation. He recited a true incantation, his voice ringing like clashing gold and jade, stirring a resonance with the Great Dao:

"Spiritual mountain of Mount Wuyi, Earth Veins, heed my command!"

"Heaven and earth, return to proper order; evil and wickedness, submit and hide!"

"By my decree... suppress!"

The Imperial Great Dao ruled over all things; when its words were spoken, the law followed!

At the center of Haotian's Primordial Spirit, the already fairly solid Dao seed of the Imperial Great Dao suddenly burst forth with radiant light.

In an instant, centered upon Mount Wuyi's Main Peak, the mountain and earth energies, the spiritual aura of vegetation, and the flow of wind and water across hundreds of thousands of miles were all stirred and brought under his control!

The invisible Dao laws of heaven and earth transformed into layer upon layer of shackles, carrying the "Great Momentum" of the entire blessed land as they crashed down upon the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix within the formation!

"How is this possible?!"

"You can actually forcibly draw upon the power of heaven and earth in this place?!" The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix cried out in horror, terror surging within her heart.

For she had long since erased every trace of the formation Haotian had previously left behind.

The Protective Formations of Mount Wuyi were now all laid down by her own hand and connected to her Great Dao.

She could not understand why, under such circumstances, Haotian could still bypass her formations with a single word and directly command Mount Wuyi's Earth Veins and mountains.

"Boom!"

Already in a wretched state from the combined assault of the Three Talents Jade Cups and the Ten Thousand Crows Pot, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix—

—after suffering the "rejection" and "suppression" of this very land itself, suddenly sank.

The force behind her struggles weakened drastically, and the divine light protecting her body rapidly dimmed.

Conversely, the Three Talents Formation, which had been on the verge of collapse, was instantly stabilized like a mountain after receiving the blessing of this land's power.

The cracks across the Light Screen swiftly sealed, becoming even more solid and heavy!

The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix, filled with venomous resentment, wanted to curse, "Caw... you despicable—"

But before her curse could fully leave her mouth, an exceptionally condensed Fire Crow broke through her sparse protective divine light and slammed viciously into her sharp beak!

"Bang!" With a muffled blast, sparks scattered everywhere, and the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix let out a cry of pain.

A crack was blasted into her beak, and threads of pale golden phoenix blood seeped out.

At this moment, Haotian was activating three spirit treasures while using the Imperial Great Dao to control the Dao laws of heaven and earth. The drain on his mana and concentration far exceeded that from before, turning his face slightly pale as a faint sheen of sweat emerged at his temples.

Yet compared to before, the pressure he actually bore had instead decreased considerably.

Because the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix within the formation was subjected to layer upon layer of suppression by the power of heaven and earth, her power to resist had become intermittent and feeble.

She could only curl up her body and barely protect her vital points with her origin divine light, reduced to passively taking blows.

Time slipped away amid the fierce confrontation, and in the blink of an eye, several hundred years had passed...

The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix within the formation had long since lost her initial divine splendor and beauty.

Her entire body was charred black, giving off the pungent stench of scorched feathers and flesh. There was scarcely an inch of intact plumage left.

Her flesh was torn open in many places, exposing bones that glimmered with dim divine light. Her Aura had withered to the extreme.

Haotian's face had also turned pale as paper, his Aura rising and falling unsteadily.

For someone with only Golden Immortal Mid-stage cultivation, continuously driving spiritual treasures at such intensity for several hundred years and wielding the Imperial Great Dao to control the Dao laws of heaven and earth was an exceedingly heavy burden.

By now, he was almost at his limit.

Noticing this, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix endured the agonizing pain of both Divine Soul and body, then mocked him in a hoarse, cracked voice, "Robber... I'd like to see how much longer you can hold on!"

"My Phoenix... Nirvana talent... life without end... when your strength is spent... that will be the time your body and soul are both destroyed..."

Before the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix could finish, her words came to an abrupt halt.

For she saw a faintly teasing curve suddenly lift at the corner of Haotian's mouth, despite his pale face.

Then, beneath her gaze, Haotian unhurriedly produced an immortal fruit shaped like an infant, its strange fragrance assailing the nose as Dao charm flowed around it.

The immortal fruit radiated vast, pure innate spiritual essence.

Thus, although the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix had never seen a Ginseng Fruit before, she instantly realized through her senses that this was no ordinary object, but surely a heaven-and-earth treasure capable of swiftly replenishing vital energy and healing Dao injuries.

The last trace of hope in the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's heart shattered completely, turning into despair.

She had originally believed that with her profound Golden Immortal Late-stage cultivation and the Phoenix Race's Nirvana talent, she could outlast Haotian until his magic power ran dry and ultimately turn the situation around.

Never had she imagined that he carried such a spiritual treasure, enough to sustain a prolonged battle of attrition!

Seeing Haotian's faintly smiling expression and the way he held the spiritual fruit without any hurry to consume it, a horrifying suspicion flashed through the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's mind like lightning. "This vile thief..."

"Could it be that from the very beginning, he has been using me as a touchstone to hone his combat skills?!"

And indeed, the truth was exactly as she had guessed.