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Daisy was mildly surprised. The old foreign devil was formidable indeed—he actually had a secret technique for boosting his spiritual power. This Evil Buddha transformation looked like it had already surpassed Nightcrawler.

Daisy's spiritual body had corresponding methods for raising her spiritual power as well, though they were somewhat overbearing. Though she was unwilling to admit it, she was already infinitely close to becoming a Phoenix host, just an insignificant sliver away from the standard.

An Evil Buddha visualized solely through one's own spiritual power? It was nothing before a Phoenix avatar.

After thinking it over, Daisy decided to unleash her ultimate move. In any case, that Phoenix host progress bar had been fixed at 99.99%. With Jean, the legitimate host, around, Daisy could lock her progress at this crucial point. Transforming or not made no difference; transforming might even give her a little more insight.

With a high, clear cry, the spiritual space that had been shrouded in resentment, curses, and malice was swept clean. Before the Evil Buddha's astonished gaze, she transformed into a colossal crimson bird that blotted out the sky.

Vitality formed her body, and spiritual power became her wings. Golden light flickered like countless rays of dawn, too dazzling to behold. The vertical eye on the Evil Buddha's forehead seemed to have encountered its natural enemy. Amid a hiss of smoke, it completely lost its luster.

Daisy did not waste words. Feeling the surging energy within her body, she raised her neck high and spewed a flame of immeasurable temperature at the Evil Buddha.

The Evil Buddha had plenty of tricks. Though he was far inferior to Daisy in every respect, he relied on several marvelous incantations and hand seals to forcibly block the Phoenix Flame—and blocked it twice in succession.

A contest of spiritual