In the short time after the Phoenix Clan Grand Array was broken.
Countless members of the Phoenix Clan were killed or injured in the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
The entire Southern Ming Undying Volcano seemed to have turned into a purgatory, with corpses strewn everywhere and rivers of blood flowing.
Most of the bodies belonged to the Phoenix Clan.
"Caw!"
As the Phoenix Clan's leader,
Yuanfeng watched helplessly as her people were slaughtered.
She couldn't do anything about it.
She couldn't help letting out a desperate cry.
However.
Just as Yuanfeng was distracted,
she was struck once more by the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and the Qilin Seal.
Yuanfeng could no longer keep her injuries under control. With a mournful cry, she fell from the void.
"Thud!"
Yuanfeng's enormous true form slammed into the hard rocks.
It left a huge crater.
Blood poured from Yuanfeng's mouth as if it cost nothing.
Yuanfeng's vision went dark in waves, and she was on the verge of passing out.
That last strike
was like the final straw that broke the camel's back. Yuanfeng could no longer fight.
Unless Yuanfeng chose Nirvana Rebirth—but that would mean Ling Tian's death.
So
Yuanfeng couldn't bring herself to make the decision.
"My child, I can't hold on any longer. I'm sorry!"
Yuanfeng's heart was filled with grief.
Now that things had come to this,
she had no choice but to choose Nirvana.
"Caw!"
With a heaven-shaking cry,
the flames of Nirvana on Yuanfeng's body suddenly erupted.
An overwhelming aura shot into the sky.
When they sensed this aura,
Ancestral Dragon and First Qilin cried out in alarm. They retreated as they shouted.
"Yuanfeng is about to self-destruct through Nirvana!"
"Everyone, fall back!"
"Fall back!"
The self-destruction of a Primordial Golden Immortal at the middle stage
would unleash truly terrifying power.
Even mighty figures like Ancestral Dragon and First Qilin didn't want to face it.
Countless living beings began fleeing from Yuanfeng's location.
A vacuum zone immediately formed within ten thousand li of Yuanfeng.
Feeling this,
Yuanfeng gave a tragic smile and was about to blow herself up completely.
But just then,
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
Hearing that familiar sound, Yuanfeng abruptly stopped just as she was about to self-destruct.
"My child, are you saying goodbye to me?"
Yuanfeng's tears streamed down her face.
But the aura of self-destruction grew more and more intense.
What Yuanfeng didn't know
was that Ling Tian, in her womb, was nearly frantic!
Ling Tian hadn't expected Yuanfeng to be so resolute.
Setting up the Innate Chaos Grand Array took time.
But before Ling Tian could finish setting it up,
Yuanfeng was already preparing to self-destruct.
Ling Tian was nearly frantic inside her womb.
Fortunately, Ling Tian had used the familiar method to stop Yuanfeng for the time being, buying himself the last bit of time he needed.
"Hum!"
Just as the aura around Yuanfeng grew more and more violent,
Yuanfeng froze again.
She clearly sensed an overwhelming power spreading out from her womb.
What was this?
Before Yuanfeng could react,
that power spread outward at an incredibly strange speed.
In just a few breaths,
it enveloped the entire Southern Ming Undying Volcano!
A sight that left every living being dumbfounded unfolded...
The power transformed into a bowl-shaped film of light, covering the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
Like the Phoenix Clan Protection Array, it protected the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
At the same time, it split the battlefield in two.
"Was this my child's doing?"
A sudden flash of insight came to Yuanfeng, and she immediately stopped her self-destruction.
The next moment,
Yuanfeng's roar rang across the sky.
"All members of the Phoenix Clan, heed my command! Enter the light barrier at once!"
Hearing Yuanfeng's voice,
the Phoenix Clan members, already exhausted in both body and mind, rushed into the barrier without hesitation.
Seeing this,
the other living beings hurried after them.
But when they collided with the barrier, they were immediately thrown back.
What was this?
Ancestral Dragon and First Qilin exchanged glances, surprise showing in their eyes.
They hadn't expected the Phoenix Clan to be able to set up an array like this, even in such dire straits.
The Phoenix Clan truly was the Destined Clan!
Still,
this had to be the Phoenix Clan's last trump card.
As long as they broke through this array barrier, the Phoenix Clan would be utterly annihilated.
In the void, Ancestral Dragon's face was filled with contempt.
"Yuanfeng, is this your last trump card?"
"You're merely clinging to life."
"From now on, the Phoenix Clan will disappear from Hong Huang forever!"
"Kill!"
As Ancestral Dragon roared,
countless living beings in the void immediately attacked the barrier.
But unlike when they had attacked the Phoenix Clan Protection Array before...
When their attacks struck the barrier,
they were all sent flying.
Yet the barrier
didn't even ripple.
It was as if the countless attacks raining down on it were completely ineffectual!
"What kind of array is this?"
Ancestral Dragon couldn't help crying out.
Even their Dragon Clan's protective array couldn't withstand attacks this powerful so effortlessly.
"We absolutely can't give the Phoenix Clan a chance!"
Ancestral Dragon and First Qilin roared in unison.
The next moment,
the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and Qilin Seal, carrying the immense might of Primordial Golden Immortals, slammed into the barrier.
But the seemingly flimsy barrier only trembled slightly before returning to stillness.
This sight deeply shocked every living being present.
"Impossible!"
"What kind of array is this? How can it be so powerful?"
Ancestral Dragon cried out again, an ominous premonition filling his heart.
Could they really fall short at the last moment?
Ancestral Dragon and First Qilin felt utterly miserable, their expressions turning grim.
In stark contrast to their dismay,
the surviving members of the Phoenix Clan suddenly erupted in cheers.
They had already fallen into complete despair, hoping only to kill a few more enemies before they died.
But who could have imagined
that such a shocking reversal would take place?
Joy filled the hearts of the Phoenix Clan members, and they couldn't help embracing one another as they wept.
Inside Yuanfeng's womb,
Ling Tian watched this unfold, a smile appearing on his lips even as his eyes remained cold.
"The real show is just beginning."
As soon as he spoke,
the light barrier over the Southern Ming Undying Volcano began to hum violently.
The Lightning Law transformed into a golden Thunder Pool, thunder crashing!
The Wind Law transformed into endless Nine Heavens Gang Wind, howling without end.
As soon as the Golden Lightning and Nine Heavens Gang Wind appeared, they swept toward the enemies inside the barrier.
Nine Heavens Thunderfall!
The wind cut to the bone!
The strongest enemies inside the barrier were only Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
How could they withstand such attacks?
Anyone below the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level who was so much as touched died on the spot, their body and soul destroyed.
Even Grand Unity Golden Immortals were either wounded or killed outright.
It had turned into a case of trapping the dogs inside and beating them.
And that wasn't all.
After the Golden Thunder Pool and Nine Heavens Gang Wind,
countless Five Elements Rings appeared inside the barrier.
These Five Elements Rings looped around the Grand Unity Golden Immortals like lassos.
Anyone caught by one
was dismembered and killed on the spot, despite being a mighty Grand Unity expert who had once dominated their corner of the world.
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