Time ticked by, second after second. At last, after a long and nerve-racking wait, a full hour and a half had passed!
The final, terrifying bolt of the ninefold heart demon tribulation lightning had finally finished taking shape.
In an instant, the entire sky turned pitch-black, as deep and dark as an endless abyss. Nothing around them could be seen, as though they had been plunged into a boundless night so dark they could not see their own fingers.
Then a bone-piercing chill and a powerful, heart-stopping presence surged forth like a tide.
Looking closely, one could see an enormous, mysterious phoenix, black as ink from head to tail, gradually taking shape.
Its deep eyes were like two gems flickering with eerie light, turning with uncanny liveliness and revealing an indescribable majesty and dominance.
More astonishing still, this black phoenix actually possessed a degree of independent awareness. Its pitch-black pupils slowly swept over its surroundings before finally settling on Ye Hua, who had long since braced herself below.
Facing the black phoenix's terrifying might, Ye Hua could not help feeling her hair stand on end. Her heartbeat quickened wildly, as though a heavy mountain were pressing against her chest, leaving her scarcely able to breathe.
The terror of being tightly shrouded in death's shadow made her tremble all over.
Yet despite the fear filling her heart, Ye Hua did not retreat even half a step.
Gritting her teeth, she unhesitatingly took out the precious second-grade heaven mountain snow lotus Ying Ming Hao had given her and quickly bit off a small piece.
Then she carefully wrapped the remainder tightly in her abundant magic power and stored it away.
The moment that tiny bite of heaven mountain snow lotus touched Ye Hua's lips, a vast surge of unimaginably pure energy