I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 671 - 667: Final Battle (25)
Chapter 671: Chapter 667: Final Battle (25)
As soon as Tang Yao dispelled his defense technique, a suffocating smell of sulphur rushed up his nose, followed by an unbearable heat.
His clothing caught fire instantly, and Tang Yao, resigned, had no choice but to tear them off. Naked, he stood upside down on the Divine Wood with the Phoenix King Drum on his back.
With the absence of the protective technique, the heat, toxic flames, and sulfurous gases all came at him head-on. Tang Yao’s vision blurred first. He could only close his eyes, trying to contain the effects of the miasma and fire poison as much as possible.
With Tang Yao continuously channeling spiritual power, the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood finally revived, showing its mystical properties as it produced a large number of protruding roots.
Just like humans are differentiated into male and female, the Phoenix tree is also divided into male and female. The male tree is the Phoenix, the female tree is the Tree, and they grow old and die together, hence the saying ‘Phoenix trees age together, mandarin ducks die together’.
Though a plant, Phoenix Tree belongs to the Demon Race. If planted in blessed lands and heavens, its soul manifestation can occur within five hundred years. If both the Phoenix and the Tree receive spiritual nourishment, they cross over in five hundred years and give birth to a new tree – the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood.
As a divine entity, it is complete and primal. Being a unity of both male and female, it is considered the child of the Phoenix and Tree, and also the successor of the two trees.
If the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood is planted in the sea, it becomes a Water Phoenix Tree, a playground for the Flood Dragons; if planted in the mountains, it becomes the Phoenix Tree, home to the Phoenix and other immortal birds. The growth and prosperity of the Phoenix Tree is a sight to behold.
No matter where this Divine Wood is planted, it always finds a way to thrive and becomes the standout amongst trees.
Even in such an extreme and poisonous swamp, the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood grows tenaciously. However, the intelligent Phoenix Tree would never go against nature. It would subtly assimilate itself and master the rules, finally growing into a towering Divine Wood.
As the mass of roots absorbed the fiery, poisonous spiritual energy, the appearance of the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood underwent a significant transformation. What was initially a solid golden stump had turned a deep red with shifting patterns as if numerous rivers of molten rocks flowed freely. Having absorbed the nourishment of the fiery swamp, the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood now resembled a fiery tree.
But it was not satisfied. Having acclimated to the fiery swamp, the Divine Wood could no longer burn its roots. Thus, it extended its tendrils farther towards the earth’s core.
Like a needle inserted into the earth, the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood greedily absorbed the fiery essence from deep within the earth. Every spot it passed, all the flames dimmed and turned into black rock.
The disturbance awoke the Flame Jade Flame Feather Crane sleeping in the magma. With the Crane King spreading its wings and screaming, the peaceful fiery swamp turned into a hellish furnace. The waves of fire erupting from the earth’s core made the entire space tremble.
In this violent turbulence, the roots of the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood were thrown out onto the surface. The swamp turned into a sea of fire, and an enormous shadow of green and red rose from the flames.
The enraged Crane King stirred up a hundred feet tall wave of fire, wanting to see who dared disturb its sleep, only to be bitten on its right wing by a Five-Color Divine Dragon as soon as it emerged from the river.
“Squawk!!!” The Crane King, having never experienced such pain before, let out a mournful scream, raising its left wing in an attempt to attack the Dragon. Its long neck, like a flaming serpent, was raised high, and its beak, as sharp as a sword, aimed for the dragon’s eye.
But before it could do so, another Five-Color Divine Dragon appeared and hit the Crane King’s serpentine-like neck.
“Squawk!!! Squawk!!!” The Crane King screamed in pain, its mournful cry echoing throughout the Beast Valley.
Xiao Jinlin furrowed his brows. The Flame Feather Crane was the ancestor of the Feather Tribe, the favored mount of immortals. This cry was not only expressing pain but also signified that the Crane King was seeking help from other beasts in the valley, which was certainly not a good sign!
Looking aside at Tang Yao, who was still sitting with his eyes closed and channeling his spiritual power, and the Phoenix King Drum still on his back, he knew the preparation was not even halfway finished. Xiao Jinlin transmitted his thoughts: “Young friend, the Crane King has called for help. I can only hold them off for you for a short while. After that, regardless of whether we succeed or not, we can only retreat.”
Xiao Jinlin did not wait for Tang Yao’s reply. He increased his output of spiritual power, hoping to inflict as much damage as possible to the Crane King before the other beasts could come to its aid.
Two Divine Dragon Shadows, each infused with the power of nine types of spiritual energy, fought like real dragons in the flames, tearing the Crane King’s wings apart. The Crane King sporadically dropped flaming feathers and blood from its enormous body; the situation drastically favored one side.
Xiao Jinlin, after all, was Xiao Jinlin. He had a mastery over the Monument Dragon Diagram. His offensive ability was unparalleled in the Fierce Realm of Longzhou. Three Monument Dragon Diagrams were engraved on his broad back. Any ordinary person would explode from the sheer power. Only he, with the Earth Spirit bloodline, dared to treat his body in such a way.
The extreme madness exchanged for extreme power. The two Divine Dragon Shadows made him as powerful as two small Martial Ancestor teams attacking simultaneously. Such oppressive force pushed the Flame Jade Flame Feather Crane deep into the fiery swamp.
But this crazy attack only incited the Crane King’s fury and distracted it from the ever expanding Phoenix Tree Divine Wood. Xiao Jinlin withdrew the two Divine Dragon Shadows and flew to the sky. The enraged Crane King saw its enemy trying to escape and chased after him.
The Flame Feather Crane, engulfed in raging flames, brought up a hundred feet tall wave of magma, and like an arrow, pursued the small figure in the sky. The injuries inflicted by the two Divine Dragon Shadows filled it with hatred for the intruder. Absorbed in its pursuit, the Crane King failed to notice the rapidly growing Divine Wood in the fiery swamp.
Thanks to the Crane King stirring up the fiery swamp twice, Tang Yao could feel the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood rooting with unprecedented ease. It was as if the earth had been plowed for it, and it rooted deep into the earth without any effort.
Tang Yao heaved a sigh of relief, sitting on the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood, which had expanded to a radius of ten meters around him, he unbuckled the Phoenix King Drum from his back.
When asked about the most important gain from the last expedition of the Wancheng Treasure Ship, it was undoubtedly this secret technique discovered in the southern lands – the Feather King’s Banquet.
It was a technique that could awaken the memories of the Feather Tribe’s bloodline, created since ancient times to gather and breed the Feather Tribe, pool their essence blood, and create a Feather Tribe Saint King.
The original intention of the sages who created this technique was to ambush the Feather Tribe while they gathered and mated, capturing them all at once. The newly born Feather King was not considered a threat by the sages at the time.
It must be said, when it came to warfare, all the Demon Races combined were no match for the creativity of the Human Race. The Wang Clan of the southern lands, understanding the principle of ‘to take, one must first give,’ used this seemingly brainless method to exterminate the Feather Tribe in the great southern continent.
This secret technique was only abandoned when they created a Phoenix King that they couldn’t handle, which brought total disaster to the Human Race in the southern lands.
