"Divine Beasts! They're Divine Beasts!"
"Qilin, Fire Phoenix... there are even people?!"
"Watch out for the [Undying Fire]!"
Towering flames surged up, burning everything and leaving the onlookers trembling with fear!
Within those golden flames, Fire Phoenix swept up Qilin, Qiongqi, and the puppets, vanishing in a flash down into the Qin Mausoleum's Underground Palace.
At the same time, Fire Phoenix laid a vast fire formation around the perimeter. Centered on the entrance, blazing flames barred all intruders within thirty zhang!
Undying Fire was Fire Phoenix's innate divine ability, as well as the most destructive kind of fire in the world. It could burn without fuel and perpetuate itself endlessly, hence its name, "undying."
Golden flames licked the air like great snakes, their dazzling light obscuring everything from view.
At the Deer-Horse Terrace Inn, He Qianqiu started and said gravely, "They're finally here!"
Without another word, Lu Bing took the immortal weapon [Nation-Suppressing Axe] off his back and gripped it. An incomparable surge of yang-metal energy erupted!
Metal governed slaughter.
This axe had been forged by Wen Zhong, Grand Preceptor of the Shang dynasty, using an Azure Dragon's claw as its primary material, "taking the iron essence of five mountains and the finest metal of the six directions, awaiting Heaven and watching Earth, until Yin and Yang shone together." Human sacrifice had flourished during Yin Shang, and Wen Zhong had further honed the Nation-Suppressing Axe with the souls of eighty-one martial artists. Only then had this immortal weapon been born, helping King Zhou defend Zhaoge. Unfortunately, it had ultimately fallen to the righteous immortal sword [Qinglü] in King Wu's hands, leaving a notch in its blade.
"Everyone, today we slay the vicious beast and eradicate this source of chaos!"
Lu Bing gave a low, cold shout. His true qi