First-Tier Superior-Grade "Spirit Fire"

Each of the Five Elements Divine Swords had its own mysteries. After using the Yellow Earth Divine Sword to protect himself, Kong Wenxuan changed his sword hand seal again, and the Azure Wood Divine Sword and the Black Water Divine Sword both flew out of his body.

At his command, the Azure Wood Divine Sword flashed through the air. Its sword light differentiated into twenty-one streaks of azure sword light, which led the attack against the flamingo-shaped fire spirit.

Screech!

With a shriek, the charging flamingo fire spirit was slain on the spot by the differentiated sword light of the Azure Wood Divine Sword. Kong Wenxuan did not even need to use the Black Water Divine Sword.

That was because the charging flamingo fire spirit was only at the First-Tier middle stage. Its cultivation and combat strength were both inferior to Kong Wenxuan's, to say nothing of the Five Elements Divine Swords' immense killing power.

However, after the charging flamingo fire spirit was slain, a ball of flame fell from its shredded remains.

At the sight, a thought stirred in Kong Wenxuan's mind. The sword light formed by the Azure Wood Divine Sword immediately swept up the flame and brought it to his hand. It was a ball of First-Tier mid-grade earth spirit fire!

Kong Wenxuan's eyes lit up. He immediately looked up at the fire spirits on the battlefield, especially those whose strength had reached the First-Tier late stage.

If he could obtain spirit fire by slaying these fire spirits, then perhaps he would have the resources to refine the Crimson Fire Divine Sword and push for the Qi Refinement Eighth Layer.

With that thought, Kong Wenxuan quickly put away the First-Tier mid-grade spirit fire in his hand and charged at the First-Tier late-stage fire spirits on the battlefield.

He first chose the nearest humanoid fire spirit. This humanoid fire spirit, however, also had a pair of flaming wings shaped like a flamingo's. He did not know whether they were an influence of a flamingo bloodline or the result of a flamingo's soul being mixed in during the fire spirit's creation.

None of that mattered to Kong Wenxuan, however. He drove the Azure Wood Divine Sword into twenty-one streaks of azure sword light, which interwove into a sword net and ensnared the fire spirit, blocking its escape.

Roar!

The humanoid fire spirit trapped by the sword net roared and flapped its wings. A great mass of flaming feathers flew out, striking the net formed from sword light.

Even the differentiated sword light of the Azure Wood Divine Sword had some difficulty withstanding the onslaught of so many flaming feathers, especially since they exploded upon striking the sword light, increasing their power by another three parts.

In an instant, a small number of flaming feathers broke through the Azure Wood Divine Sword's differentiated sword light and blasted straight toward Kong Wenxuan.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Kong Wenxuan gave a cold snort. The Yellow Earth Divine Sword circling him in protection immediately slashed out at the oncoming flaming feathers.

Earth-yellow sword light blazed from the Yellow Earth Divine Sword, heavy, broad and solid. Like a gigantic sword stele crashing down, it used no technique, yet in an instant it covered, smashed and obliterated every flaming feather that had broken through the sword light.

A heavy sword had no edge; the greatest skill was free of artifice! The Yellow Earth Divine Sword was just as powerful on the attack.

Kong Wenxuan then changed his sword hand seal again, and the Black Water Divine Sword hovering at his side stabbed out in an instant. Black sword light surged along it like a tide, wave piling upon wave, its force building, growing stronger and faster. It rushed straight through the barrier of differentiated sword light and pierced the humanoid fire spirit.

The surging sword light, the tidal force of the sword, and the water-element power of the Black Water Divine Sword, which countered the fire spirit-

With a scream and a roar, the humanoid fire spirit was pierced through and shredded by the Black Water Divine Sword on the spot. A First-Tier Superior-Grade spirit fire fell from its shredded remains.

Kong Wenxuan's eyes shone at the sight, and he immediately collected the First-Tier Superior-Grade spirit fire.

Having confirmed his idea and established that slaying these fire spirits yielded spirit fire of the corresponding grade, Kong Wenxuan grew increasingly eager.

To successfully refine the scarlet peacock feather into the First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact, the Crimson Fire Divine Sword, and break through to the Qi Refinement Eighth Layer, I'll need at least six portions of First-Tier Superior-Grade spirit fire. That means I have to slay at least six First-Tier late-stage fire spirits.

There are many fire spirits pouring out of this volcano, but only a limited number have actually reached the First-Tier late stage.

After all, to combine a First-Tier late-stage fire spirit, it would probably take the soul of a First-Tier late-stage cultivator of the Lie Household, or the soul of a First-Tier late-stage flamingo spirit beast.

The Lie Household has lived here for over a hundred years. There can't have been many First-Tier late-stage cultivators or flamingo spirit beasts that died and could be sent into the volcano.

Besides, cultivators from all the households on this battlefield are competing for these First-Tier late-stage fire spirits!

After all, he was not the only one who had discovered that slaying fire spirits yielded spirit fire. Practically every cultivator from the various households present was now eagerly hunting down every fire spirit, especially those at the First-Tier late stage.

Even if these cultivators had no use for the spirit fire in their cultivation, they could take it to Cuckoo County and sell it for Spirit Stones, or trade it for the spirit materials, spirit pills and other things they needed. Naturally, no one would pass up such a golden opportunity.

I have to speed up!

With that thought, Kong Wenxuan quickly pounced on another First-Tier late-stage fire spirit, this one shaped like a flamingo.

Once again, the Azure Wood Divine Sword's differentiated sword light led the way. He first formed the sword light into a net around the fire spirit, both to keep it from escaping and to show that it was already his prey, warning everyone else not to snatch it.

Screech! Screech...

The flamingo fire spirit trapped by Sword Light Differentiation shrieked repeatedly. It was clearly inferior to the humanoid fire spirit from before. It had no special methods or Divine Abilities, and could only launch fierce attacks using its own body: beating its wings, raking with its claws, pecking with its beak, and even hurling itself like a ball of fire against the azure wood sword light surrounding it.

Yet it could not break through the blockade of the Azure Wood Divine Sword's differentiated sword light.

The next moment, the Black Water Divine Sword came surging in again, its sword force like a tide. Once more, it pierced the flamingo fire spirit and tore it apart on the spot. Kong Wenxuan collected his second portion of First-Tier Superior-Grade spirit fire without trouble.

By now, there were only a few First-Tier late-stage fire spirits on the battlefield that remained free, with no cultivators intercepting or attacking them. Kong Wenxuan crossed nearly half the battlefield before he finally intercepted a third, another flamingo-shaped fire spirit.

But just as he had driven the Azure Wood Divine Sword into twenty-one streaks of sword light and trapped the flamingo fire spirit, before he could launch an attack-

A hum rang out. The next moment, a streak of blue-gray light slashed swiftly down, striking the azure wood sword light that held the flamingo fire spirit captive.

With an explosive crack, several of the twenty-one streaks of azure wood sword light holding the fire spirit were cut apart. A gap immediately opened in the once-impenetrable blockade, and the flamingo fire spirit inside shrieked and rushed out.

"Who was that?!"

Kong Wenxuan's expression changed at once, and he shouted in fury.

At the same time, he saw clearly what the blue-gray streak of light that had cut through several streaks of azure wood sword light was: a pair of blade-like Wind Wings, formed by the bloodline Divine Ability of the "Hummingbird" Feng Household.