The Divine Phoenix stood proudly, countless rays of divine radiance surging over her.
In the sky, the ninth bolt of tribulation lightning thundered down from the nine-colored tribulation clouds, turning into an enormous pillar of lightning that engulfed the Divine Phoenix.
Endless lightning energy ravaged the Divine Phoenix, ceaselessly destroying her body.
Vast flames surged over her, resisting the tribulation lightning.
The Divine Phoenix's body kept splitting open, blood splattering.
Yet she held on, determination in her golden eyes as the spiritual power within her surged wildly to fight the tribulation lightning.
At last, the tribulation lightning dispersed.
The Divine Phoenix collapsed onto the ground, her body charred black, not a trace of her former nobility visible. She was barely clinging to life.
Chu Kuangren breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Divine Phoenix was not dead, he could restore her with the Spring Wind Transforming Rain Technique.
He was just about to approach when the Divine Phoenix stopped him with a look.
Then her head tilted to one side, and she actually severed her own life force, collapsing onto the ground without the slightest trace of life emanating from her.
"She's dead?"
"The divine beast actually died? Are you kidding me?!"
"Even a divine beast couldn't survive such a terrifying nine-colored heavenly tribulation. Alas, what a pity. She was a divine beast!"
Everyone murmured among themselves, looking at the Divine Phoenix with regret.
Others stared at the Divine Phoenix's corpse with burning eyes. Even a dead divine beast was still a divine beast. The energy contained in that corpse alone made it an absolute treasure for cultivators.
Phoenix marrow, phoenix blood, phoenix gall-all of these were priceless.
"Sect Leader..."
The White-Robed General approached Chu Kuangren, intending to offer a few words of comfort.
Yet he found Chu