Seeing the changes in the giant cocoon, Chen Lin had no idea what to do. He could only fly closer and keep waiting.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
Ripples spread through the space above the giant cocoon. Then an enormous claw appeared out of thin air and reached down toward it.
Alarmed, Chen Lin activated the Thunder God Sword without hesitation, sending a lightning ray shooting toward the claw.
At the same time, Grass's sword light and Huang Liu's attack arrived in succession. Three streaks of light hemmed the giant claw in from different directions.
But the claw trembled gently, twisting the surrounding space. Just before the three attacks struck, they changed direction and curved past it.
Space power!
Chen Lin's expression changed.
"Hmph!"
As the giant claw evaded the attacks and continued downward, almost touching the cocoon, Nie Cangqiong snorted coldly. A Black Spear appeared out of nowhere and shot toward the claw.
The claw tried the same trick again to evade the spear, but the spear ignored the distorted space. Black light flashed at its tip as it pierced the giant claw.
"Screee!"
A shrill cry rang out. The claw recoiled in pain, and an enormous creature appeared-a Red Bird shaped like a phoenix!
"A fire phoenix?"
Nie Cangqiong recalled his spear and exclaimed in surprise at the enormous bird that had appeared.
Grass and the others gathered around as well, watching its movements.
"I wondered who it was. So it's you, Fellow Daoist Nie. Does the person undergoing nirvana belong to your Liangyi Sect?"
The fire phoenix opened and closed his beak, speaking in a man's voice.
Nie Cangqiong immediately frowned at the voice and said coldly, "Huo Qian? Why aren't you staying put on your Myriad Demon Mountain? What are you doing in my Liangyi Sect's