While the Phoenix Godhood was being inherited, Ji Siyuan was locked in battle with Tang Beast.
Tang Beast blocked the Divine Light Judgment unleashed from his blade, but Ji Siyuan could only meet Tang Beast's Asura Blood Sword head-on with the Sword of Three Realms Judgment.
There was already an enormous gulf in strength between a First-Level God and a God King. With Ning Rongrong supporting him, Tang Beast's power rivaled even the God of Destruction's.
Of everything Ji Siyuan possessed, only the Sword of Three Realms Judgment could give Tang Beast pause in this form.
The Asura Demon Sword slashed toward him, carrying the aura of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. White light flashed over Ji Siyuan, and his aura abruptly soared. Even after forcibly blocking the strike, he barely managed to retreat only a few steps.
Tang Beast sneered, "How much of what Kindness gave you do you have left? How many more of my attacks can you take?"
Ji Siyuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Three Lotus Seeds circled him. These were not his own Lotus Seeds, but Lie Yan's.
He was already extremely close to becoming a God King. By borrowing Lie Yan's power, he could temporarily break through to that level. Even if it lasted only a single breath, it was enough to block Tang Beast's attack.
But there were only so many Lotus Seeds.
Just as Ji Siyuan was about to burn all three Lotus Seeds, the outcome of Phoenix Nirvana emerged nearby: Oscar's injuries were beyond saving, leaving him as good as dead, while Ning Rongrong died outright.
The amplification on Tang Beast vanished instantly, and his aura plummeted. Where he had previously rivaled the God of Destruction, he was now merely a battered, broken God King.