What Nine Phoenix did not know was that hiding her strength had always been what Xun Er excelled at most.
Before Xiao Yan had fully grown, Xun Er had never let him sense her true strength. Even Xiao Yan, with his sharp eye, had failed to see through her, so Nine Phoenix, who had raised his power by borrowing another's strength, naturally stood no chance.
Xun Er was now a genuine three-star Dou Sheng as well. With the Golden Emperor Incinerating Heaven Flame, a Heavenly Flame she had completely mastered, if she wished, her contribution to the battle would not be much less than Xiao Yan's.
Xun Er glanced at the already defeated Nine Phoenix but paid him no attention, remaining at Xiao Yan's side. Compared to killing this opponent she had badly wounded, she cared more about protecting Xiao Yan's safety.
The fire lotus Xiao Yan was fusing grew ever closer to perfection. Huang Tian was still unwilling to give up and once again sent two clansmen forward. The two of them had likewise temporarily gained a portion of his power.
But with Xun Er here, she was like an impregnable wall. She unleashed two Heaven-tier Dou Techniques, not only sending the pair back in defeat but also severely wounding them once more.
Moving through the golden flames, Xun Er's strength was as outstanding as her beauty.
As time passed, the flames in Huang Tian's eyes no longer burned as fiercely as before and gradually began to calm. The influence he could exert on the other Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members slowly subsided. Faced with this predicament, he truly could not find any good way to break through it.
In truth, whether he could keep it up no longer mattered, because Xiao Yan had successfully fused the fire lotus.