Chapter 122: The Surging Demonic Blood
Just as Di Yi narrowly evaded the terrifying blaze, a dense barrage of multicolored phoenix feathers swiftly followed. Frustrated and enraged, he was forced to once again dodge with incredible speed.
Yet, he could not avoid every single one of the feathers hurtling toward him.
“Shhh…”
The feathers that slipped past his defenses pierced through his body in an instant, hot blood spurting forth in streams.
It was worth noting that Di Yi’s cultivation had nearly reached the Pinnacle Dao Realm, yet the feathers shot by Princess Qianxue of the Eastern Palace still managed to pierce him. The sheer power of these phoenix feathers was terrifying beyond measure.
“Damn it!”
Di Yi’s fury was about to burst his lungs. As the young master of the proud demon clan, to be wounded so easily by a mere glance from Eastern Palace’s Qianxue was a profound humiliation.
Suddenly, he roared, “Blood Eagle Strikes the Heavens!”
With that shout, his massive form became a blood-red phantom, surging to Qianxue’s side in an instant. His eagle’s beak, more fearsome than a rapier, struck at her with lightning speed.
Sensing the ferocity of Di Yi’s full-strength attack, Qianxue wisely avoided meeting his strike head-on. Her multicolored phoenix body blurred into an afterimage, darting swiftly to the side.
“Shhh!”
Di Yi’s dreadful beak passed just inches from her phoenix form, narrowly missing its mark.
“Blood Eagle Descends!”
Now utterly enraged to the highest degree, Di Yi transformed into a streak of blood light, shooting skyward with blinding speed. He spread his eagle talons wide and clawed fiercely toward Qianxue.
In that instant, his talons expanded explosively to a diameter of over a hundred meters, their overwhelming aura shaking the heavens.
Before the enormous claws could even grasp her, a terrifying pressure descended, suffocating enough to make Qianxue feel as if she might choke.
“Approaching the Pinnacle Dao Realm, truly formidable.”
Qianxue’s heart fluttered in awe, and she dared not slacken even for a moment. She flapped her broad wings with all her might, her multicolored phoenix body becoming a streak as she darted aside with blistering speed.
“Bang!”
Di Yi’s gigantic talons scraped the ground fiercely as he swiped, tearing deep, massive cracks into the earth beneath them. The power was absolutely overwhelming.
But before he could rise again, Qianxue pounced from the air with blistering speed, claws extended. She seized him, her razor-sharp talons ripping holes through his body once more.
“Bang!”
She slammed Di Yi heavily onto the ground, causing the entire colossal immortal mountain to tremble violently.
“Ah, damn you, wretch!”
Di Yi’s lungs felt as if they might explode from rage. As the proud young master of the demon clan, on the cusp of breaking into the Pinnacle Dao Realm, he was repeatedly suffering losses before Eastern Palace’s Qianxue.
Cursed, cursed, cursed!
“Demonic Blood Overflows!”
He roared fiercely and surged skyward once more. An endless tide of demonic blood erupted from him like a vast sea, howling toward Qianxue.
Whoosh—
The blood waves filled the entire sky, blotting out the sun and clouds.
Below, Chen Changsheng and his daughter, the Holy Empress, Dong Gongfu, Nalan Ruoshui, and others all looked up in awe and shock at the overwhelming blood tide. This young demon lord indeed possessed formidable strength.
The Demon Ancestor and several demon elders clenched their fists tightly, eyes unblinking, nerves stretched to the breaking point. Silently, they prayed for Princess Qianxue’s endurance. Should any harm befall her, and Chen Changsheng’s wrath be unleashed, their entire demon clan would be doomed.
High in the heavens, the blood waves rose and coalesced into enormous blood eagles.
In the next moment, these blood eagles suddenly scattered, encircling Qianxue from all directions.
Massive blood eagles forged from coagulated blood surged in a furious assault from every side.
“Shriek—”
Qianxue let out a clear, piercing cry.
The phoenix’s call echoed through the nine heavens like an invisible sword, striking deep into the very soul.
In the next instant, her enormous phoenix body blazed with multicolored radiance, intensifying a hundredfold. Boundless divine aura surged outward, flooding the surroundings.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
The blood eagles, unable to withstand the overwhelming divine might as vast as an ocean, shattered instantly, dissolving into a blood mist that filled the sky.
Qianxue’s magnificent phoenix body soared upward in a sweeping arc against the heavens, tracing a rainbow of brilliance so splendid it seemed like a dream.
“That wretch... truly worthy of being a divine phoenix. Such terrifying power…”
Di Yi looked up at the radiant Qianxue above with a heart churning in shock and fury.
In the next moment, his gaze turned cold and fierce. With a sharp scream, he flapped his broad wings forcefully.
“Whoosh—”
The endless tide of blood surged upward, its speed and vastness overwhelming. Qianxue had no time to dodge and was nearly swallowed by the massive blood wave.
“Hmph, wretch, die by my hand!”
In an instant, Di Yi reverted to human form, hovering in midair. He stretched out his hand, fingers splayed, and the raging blood tide tightened around Qianxue, immediately compressing.
Trapped deep within the sea of blood, Qianxue felt an immense binding force constricting her tightly, nearly immobilizing her.
As the blood wave continued to contract, so too did the imprisoning power, growing so immense it threatened to crush her into dust.
The endless blood wave shrank rapidly until it became a single drop of blood, falling swiftly from the sky toward Di Yi.
Di Yi raised his head to watch the blood drop descend, a cruel smile playing upon his lips. “This damned wretch dares to be so insolent before me, the young master. She is simply courting death!”
“Damn that brat!”
Below, Di Shitian’s face darkened as he shouted with concern, his worry deepening. If anything were to happen to Qianxue, their entire demon clan would suffer.
Several demon elders’ hearts leapt to their throats.
“Ancestor, this is bad. At this rate, Princess Qianxue will surely be in grave danger,” an elder urged anxiously.
“Indeed, we cannot allow this brat to run amok any longer.”
Di Shitian bellowed, “Brat, stop this at once!”
Just as he prepared to soar into the heavens, Qianxue, threatened with death, suddenly exploded with power. The blood drop shattered instantly.
“Shriek—”
Qianxue’s piercing cry echoed once more, her enormous phoenix body emanating countless divine rays as she dove from the sky, reaching Di Yi in an instant.
“Damn it!”
Di Yi’s eyes bulged with terror. His figure twisted sharply, darting swiftly to the side.
But it was too late.
Qianxue’s gigantic phoenix claws struck like lightning, seizing him instantly.
“Shhh!”
Her talons, sharp as battle swords, effortlessly pierced Di Yi’s body again, hot blood spurting forth in torrents.