The air was extremely dry.
Perhaps due to the frequent occurrence of the so-called "Heavenly Fire Burning Mountains," there was almost no vegetation visible in the inner areas of the Ashen Mountain Range. All that met the eye were barren hills. However, the fire element energy was very rich, the kind that was difficult to replicate even in simulated environments.
Lin Xiao released his Spiritual Detection and soared through the sky at Extreme Speed with his Crimson Sky Flame Phoenix Wings. The danger he had imagined didn't arrive, making him momentarily doubt the accuracy of Zhu Zhuyun's information.
But she had no reason to lie to him.
So Lin Xiao remained vigilant.
Until he entered the vicinity of Burning Fire Valley.
Lin Xiao suddenly felt a sense of danger. His body sharply shifted to the side, just as a fiery red meteorite came hurtling towards him.
"Holy crap!"
Lin Xiao cursed under his breath. If that meteorite hit him, it definitely wouldn't feel good.
But why hadn't his Spiritual Detection picked it up?
Feng Yu's excited voice came from beside his ear.
"Lin Xiao, this place really isn't simple. I can feel that the magnetic field here is very special, it seems to be naturally formed and can interfere with Spiritual Power!"
Lin Xiao couldn't help but complain:
"Tell me about it! A random meteorite is about to smash me in the face. How could this place be simple?"
Lin Xiao looked around, truly unable to figure out where such a large meteorite could have flown from. It couldn't possibly have come from the sky, could it?
Just as this thought arose.
Lin Xiao subconsciously looked up at the sky and immediately saw dense clusters of meteorites falling from above, like a grand spectacle of a crimson meteor shower.
What the hell is this?
Lin Xiao's Hair Standing on End. "Phoenix Nirvana Transformation!"
He quickly underwent Elemental Transformation. Then, seemingly realizing it was related to his current location, he didn't linger and rushed towards the core area of Burning Fire Valley.
The meteorites smashed the elementalized Lin Xiao, causing him to disperse.
In a moment, the elementalized Lin Xiao reassembled.
But it was useless. These falling meteorites seemed to have a GPS tracking system installed, aiming precisely at Lin Xiao's location and smashing down relentlessly.
"Lin Xiao, Crimson Sky! Try using the Crimson Sky Sword!"
The Crimson Sky Sword had been completely refined by Lin Xiao and was currently stored in his Sea of Consciousness space. Hearing Feng Yu's voice, Lin Xiao decisively summoned the Crimson Sky Sword.
Something strange happened.
The body of the Crimson Sky Sword vibrated continuously with a buzzing sound, and the falling meteorites, as if hearing some command, actually hovered in the air, stopping their descent.
Feng Yu's joyful voice came through.
"I know what's going on!"
"Lin Xiao, we're really going to strike it rich this time!"
Lin Xiao was completely bewildered and said with a dark expression:
"What exactly is going on? Explain it clearly!"
But Feng Yu deliberately kept him in suspense at the crucial moment, chuckling.
"You'll know when the time comes!"
"Let's go check out the center of Burning Fire Valley first!"
Lin Xiao followed Feng Yu's instructions and arrived at the center of Burning Fire Valley. What met his eyes was bubbling, flowing lava. Although it was a volcano, it had a sunken terrain, looking more like a lake formed of lava.
Lin Xiao suddenly felt a stir in his heart. There seemed to be something within the flowing lava, something possessing life, attracting him.
He released his Spiritual Detection, but this lava seemed extremely peculiar. It completely blocked his Spiritual Detection, forming a natural barrier.
Only then did Feng Yu slowly explain:
"I can be certain that my Phoenix Bone exists within this Burning Fire Valley. And those falling meteorites were probably autonomously attracted by the energy within my Phoenix Bone, a form of self-protection mechanism."
"After you took out the Crimson Sky Sword, the Phoenix Bone sensed the same aura as itself, and naturally stopped attacking."
Lin Xiao asked curiously:
"So that's how it is. But isn't that Phoenix Bone the remains of your previous life, Feng Yu? Logically, it shouldn't have self-awareness."
Feng Yu sighed:
"It's not really self-awareness. After the Phoenix Bone separated from me, it basically became an ownerless exotic treasure. It's just that treasures have spirits."
Although finding the Phoenix Bone was a good thing, the feeling of searching for her previous life's corpse and then feeling like she had found a treasure upon finding it, she always felt a strange sense of irony.
Feng Yu suddenly felt a bit disheartened.
But then she thought, after Nirvana, her strength would recover significantly, and her spirit immediately lifted again.
Lin Xiao was eager to try.
"Got it. So the next step should be for you, Feng Yu, to enter the lava and undergo Nirvana? You should be able to find that Phoenix Bone, right?"
Feng Yu nodded.
"I can sense that the Phoenix Bone is nearby, probably no more than a thousand meters away. Huh? Why is it getting closer?"
Suddenly, a sharp cry like a bird's shriek rang out.
Immediately after, a massive crimson shadow charged forward like a missile, a wave of scorching heat hitting them. Its speed was so fast that Lin Xiao was caught completely off guard.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Phoenix Breaks the Nine Heavens!"
Lin Xiao's figure abruptly appeared in another location.
After catching his breath slightly, he looked at the huge firebird before him with a mix of surprise and uncertainty. Flames swirled around its body, its crimson feathers like the finest satin, exuding a majestic aura.
Only its beak was grayish-green, carrying an irresistible sharpness.
Seeing its appearance, Lin Xiao exclaimed in shock.
"Crimson Demon Azure Kite? Sixty thousand years old!"
He was familiar with this!
Lin Xiao's first Soul Bone was the left arm Soul Bone from a Crimson Demon Azure Kite, gifted by Ning Fengzhi. His signature Soul Bone Skill, Phoenix Fire Three Profound Transformations, was derived from it.
Crimson Demon Azure Kites were nearly extinct.
He hadn't expected there to be a sole survivor, sixty thousand years old, in this Burning Fire Valley?
No wonder Zhu Zhuyun's intelligence report called this Burning Fire Valley a place of great danger!
Feng Yu's expression was odd as she reminded him:
"Lin Xiao, that Phoenix Bone I left behind… seems to be inside this Crimson Demon Azure Kite's belly."
A sixty-thousand-year-old Crimson Demon Azure Kite was tough even for a Soul Douluo to handle!
Moreover, it had swallowed Feng Yu's Phoenix Bone?
Its bloodline had likely advanced another level!
Lin Xiao found it quite troublesome.
A dazzling red light flashed around Feng Yu.
In a moment, her body suddenly grew larger, returning to her magnificent and noble appearance, like a Phoenix.
"I'll retrieve this Phoenix Bone myself."
Lin Xiao: "…"
He had forgotten about that. Feng Yu wasn't the Trash at Fighting she was at the beginning. After her first Nirvana, Feng Yu's strength had also recovered a bit.
The originally fierce-eyed, arrogant Crimson Demon Azure Kite suddenly trembled all over after sensing the aura Feng Yu no longer concealed.
The fear from deep within its bloodline caused its combat power to plummet.
It was the first time Lin Xiao had seen Feng Yu make a move.
He saw Feng Yu pounce forward with an elegant yet incredibly swift posture. Her entire body actually transformed into flames – black, crimson, brilliant gold, eerie purple… four kinds of flames enveloped the Crimson Demon Azure Kite.
Lin Xiao: "…"
Wasn't that his move?
The Phoenix Blood Contract allowed Lin Xiao and Feng Yu to borrow each other's power.
This was the first time Lin Xiao had seen Feng Yu use his Four-Colored Flames from a bystander's perspective, and it felt a bit strange.
But what Lin Xiao found most unfair was this:
Crimson Demon Azure Kite, you're a sixty-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, why aren't you resisting?!
Why were you so fierce against him,
But turned into a quail when facing Feng Yu?
It was as if it had met its own ancest
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