While Huang Xiao and the other two were in a wretched state, the Heavenly Evil Sect experts nearby seemed startled by something and cried out, "Oh no, we've disturbed it!"
Just as they shouted, a clear, ringing birdcall sounded in the ears of Huang Xiao and his two companions.
The sound was pleasant, but the three of them trembled inwardly. They could sense the icy killing intent within that melodious birdcall.
That killing intent, coupled with the sudden pressure, brought Huang Xiao to his senses.
This is bad. We've provoked the Phoenix, Huang Xiao thought, feeling rather unlucky.
He could now be certain that this pressure came from the Phoenix, because beneath it, he could detect a scorching aura mingled with the evil energy that permeated this place.
And there was that birdcall. All of it was enough to show that the Phoenix was right here.
Yet Huang Xiao found it strange. Almost everything here was in plain sight; he had not spotted anywhere the Phoenix could hide.
Suddenly, Huang Xiao's heart jolted. It came to him-he remembered sensing something unusual about that pile of boulders earlier, as though there were a formation there.
A concealment formation! Huang Xiao understood. The Phoenix must have been hiding within the formation, preventing any of them from detecting its presence.
Just now, Fan Zhongkun had slashed at the pile of boulders. Clearly, he had broken the formation and enraged the Phoenix, resulting in this soul-shaking display of might.
Huang Xiao gasped for breath and raised his head with difficulty. He wanted to see what the Phoenix looked like, even if it was only a small wish before he died.
But when he raised his head and looked toward the pile of boulders, he froze for a moment. He saw no Phoenix. Instead, he