Ten-Mile Maple Forest. Red maples drifted through the sky, beautiful enough to intoxicate the heart.
Within the Minor World ablaze with divine fire, the phoenix attained the Dao and completely returned to its ancestral form.
The Chaos Divine Demons that attained the Dao in the primordial age had fallen in the Primordial Divine War, their bloodlines scattered across the human world, eternal and imperishable.
Yet after endless ages, the ancestral phoenix finally reappeared in the human world today. Blazing divine flames burned heaven and boiled sea, their terrifying might profoundly shocking.
From within the flames, a figure clad in red with crimson hair stepped forth. With one step, he crossed the river of ages and arrived before Taishang.
A heaven-shaking sword strike—fast, so fast that one could perish in an instant. The Maple Sword slashed down, and blood filled the eye.
Riiip!
With a piercing sound of cloth tearing, blood gushed from Mu Chengxue's left shoulder. Though she had avoided the vital point at the last moment, she had still suffered no light injury.
It was a sword strike beyond description. Even Taishang, who had attained the Dao, had fallen behind in speed.
The ancestral phoenix, born alongside heaven and earth, was an immensely powerful existence even among Chaos Divine Demons, not in the least inferior to the most powerful saints between heaven and earth.
Having gained the advantage with one sword, Ning Chen showed no mercy. He formed a sword gesture with his fingers, condensed essence, and gathered divine flames into his sword.
At once, blazing divine flames surged forth. With the terror of burning heaven, they swallowed the entire Minor World.
Within the divine flames, Sword Qi tore through the air, seeking to slay Taishang.
Mu Chengxue raised her sword to block the attack. A thunderous shock rang