A Regrettable Match

Within the Lesser Thousand World.

Qin Fengming's features were handsome and exquisite, not the least bit inferior to a celestial maiden's. During his earlier Magic Combat, Shi Xuan had heard other Heavenly Sovereigns discussing how he came from an immortal cultivation clan possessing the Archaic Era Phoenix Bloodline, and cultivated a technique called the "Phoenix Sevenfold Sutra."

After the two exchanged courtesies, Qin Fengming was deeply wary of Shi Xuan's flying sword, which could fully unleash the Power of Calamity. Thus, rather than letting Shi Xuan strike first according to the difference in their actual cultivation realms, he directly manifested a huge, distinct phantom of a five-colored phoenix behind him. Sacred and majestic, it raised its head to the heavens and gave a beautiful, crystalline cry that shook the soul.

This was the powerful sixth-tier Immortal Technique he had used before, Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens. Its cry was illusory yet tangible, capable of ignoring many Immortal Technique defenses and sounding directly within the Primordial Spirit, causing it to tremble or even shatter. It had the same marvelous effect through different paths as Shen Chenxi's Decay Tribulation attack. Of course, quite a few Immortal Techniques could defend against it; one did not have to rely solely on one's cultivation realm to endure it.

His choice made the many observing Heavenly Sovereigns nod slightly. It was exceedingly appropriate: avoiding Shi Xuan's Calamity Flying Sword and formidable sword arts, he directly targeted Shi Xuan's weakness—he had only just passed the Decay Tribulation, and his cultivation realm was still insufficient. It was precisely a case of playing to one's strengths and avoiding one's weaknesses. Could Shi Xuan withstand it?

Shi Xuan had watched one of Qin Fengming's matches and understood his Immortal Techniques, so he had naturally prepared in advance. Within his Primordial Spirit,