Chapter 285: Fire Phoenix True Form
Just as w.a.n.g Zhixing finished speaking, a powerful storm of energy erupted within the barrier.
Then, a blinding bright light lit up.
This light was as bright as that produced by the explosion of a nuclear bomb.
Apart from the light, there was immense heat.
The huge barrier evaporated like boiling water.
Everyone was shocked.
Zhao Xuanxuan saw a beautiful lotus-shaped gla.s.s lamp hovering above her head when the light receded.
This gla.s.s lamp was a pseudo stage four magical artifact called the [Octagonal Lotus Glazed Lamp].
This treasure was naturally gifted to her by Qin Chuan.
The [Octagonal Lotus Glazed Lamp] was extremely powerful as a pseudo stage four magical artifact. It could emit light rays with extremely high temperatures and could incinerate all living beings below the Soul Transformation realm.
Right now, Soko was completely unrecognizable. His entire body was charred black and smoking.
Being able to preserve his body under the illumination of the [Octagonal Lotus Glazed Lamp] was already very good.
It was absolutely impossible for most creatures to still be alive in such a situation like his.
But Soko was not an ordinary creature. Even though his entire body was burnt, he was still alive.
His charred body moved as if something was squirming inside.
When she saw it, Zhao Xuanxuan immediately brandished her sword, emitting a streak of scorching sword energy, and slashed towards Soko"s charred body.
Since she had used the [Octagonal Lotus Glazed Lamp] and drained a large amount of her True Qi, her attack was not as powerful as before, but it still posed a certain threat.
Just as the sword energy was about to slash onto Soko"s charred body, a black shadow broke out of his body like a bolt of lightning and escaped into the air.
This black shadow was Soko.
However, his current appearance was entirely different from before.
He was like the black figures from the Detective Conan animation. Other than his eyes and teeth, his entire body was pitch black.
If it were night, it would be impossible to spot him.
At this moment, everyone was especially shocked to see that Soko was still alive.
Aatrox heaved a heavy sigh of relief. At the same time, his admiration for Zhao Xuanxuan grew.
"As expected of someone who possesses the strongest flames. She was able to bring out Soko"s true form. However, this is as far as she can go."
As a member of the Fire Demons, Aatrox was particularly sensitive to things related to the fire element.
When Zhao Xuanxuan slashed her sword at him earlier, he immediately sensed the fire phoenix aura around her.
The flames of the fire phoenix were one of the strongest flames in the world.
The Fire Demons fed on fire. The more powerful the flames, the more powerful they would become.
This was why Aatrox wanted to keep Zhao Xuanxuan alive.
He planned to take Zhao Xuanxuan away and use her Fire Phoenix Soul to enhance his strength.
Soko smiled mokingly at Zhao Xuanxuan.
He said, "You do have some skills that you were able to force out my true form, but that"s all."
With that said, a circular black shadow appeared beneath his feet.
The shadow expanded rapidly, devouring all light wherever it pa.s.sed, turning everything into darkness.
Although Zhao Xuanxuan immediately chose to distance herself, she still could not escape the speed of the shadow spreading.
In the darkness, the [Octagonal Lotus Glazed Lamp] above Zhao Xuanxuan"s head emitted a faint light, which could only illuminate her body.
Zhao Xuanxuan"s hand was swallowed by the darkness. Once she reached out, her divine consciousness also lost its effect.
In this dark environment, even if one had excellent eyesight, they were no different from a blind person.
Presently Soko was like a silent phantom, appearing behind Zhao Xuanxuan without warning.
He landed a strike on Zhao Xuanxuan"s right shoulder.
Zhao Xuanxuan did not react at all and was sent flying.
Fortunately, Zhao Xuanxuan wore a stage 3 and a half defensive magical artifact. Otherwise, she would have lost her shoulder.
In addition, Soko did not strike to kill. Otherwise, her life would be in danger.
After Zhao Xuanxuan was sent flying, Soko chuckled evilly and appeared beside her once more.
Soko still struck out with his palm, similarly avoiding her vitals, but Zhao Xuanxuan did not react.
Just like that, Zhao Xuanxuan was treated like a volleyball, being thrown here and there, one-sidedly getting beaten up.
As Soko fought, he said, "In my shadow domain, I can appear anywhere as I wish.
"You can"t catch my movements.
"Gorgeous, how are you going to fight me?
"If not for Chief"s instructions, you would already be a corpse."
Soko then mocked, "Didn"t you say you would kill me in three minutes? Why are you getting beaten up now!
"Let me remind you, there is less than half a minute left! "
With that, Soko kicked Zhao Xuanxuan away.
Although Zhao Xuanxuan had been protected by her magical artifacts, she had suffered a lot of internal injuries from the continuous attacks. If this continued, she would be defeated sooner or later.
At this moment, she stabilized her body and threw out a large number of Dao talismans to stop Soko from coming towards her.
Seeing these Dao talismans, Soko smiled disdainfully and did not move rashly.
He knew that as long as Zhao Xuanxuan was still within his domain, no matter how hard she tried, the outcome would not change.
Soko intended to wait for the effects of these Dao talismans to be fully displayed before giving Zhao Xuanxuan a heavy blow to end the battle.
Zhao Xuanxuan was surrounded by countless talismans.
She took out a handful of spirit pills from within her storage ring. They were mainly used to recover her True Qi and heal her injuries.
Within just two to three seconds, Zhao Xuanxuan returned to her peak condition.
Now, she had used half of her Dao talismans.
Zhao Xuanxuan immediately closed her eyes, held her breath, and started to chant the incantation.
A pattern appeared on her forehead.
The pattern was rather blurry, and only a general outline could be seen.
As the incantation continued, it became clearer. It seemed to be drawing a type of bird.
By the time the incantation finished, the pattern was already very clear.
It was a Fire Phoenix.
In the next second, Zhao Xuanxuan opened her eyes.
Two b.a.l.l.s of fire spat out of her eyes, and her whole body instantly burst into flames.
"Fire Phoenix Soul, liberate!"
Yo——
With a phoenix"s cry, Zhao Xuanxuan, who was surrounded by flames, underwent a shocking change.
She had turned into a fire phoenix.
When w.a.n.g Zhixing"s Sword Soul was released, an invincible sword domain formed around him.
On the other hand, the release of Zhao Xuanxuan"s Fire Phoenix Soul had allowed her to transform into her true form.
This true form was a Fire Phoenix.
The Fire Phoenix was a mythical beast, and it was one of the more powerful ones.
A powerful Fire Phoenix was said to be able to burn through s.p.a.ce and time.
Hence, as long as Zhao Xuanxuan"s cultivation realm was high enough, she would possess the same strength when she transformed into her Fire Phoenix True Form.
Now, the Dao talismans around her had already been burned away by the blazing flames she carried.
Moreover, the flames around her body could light up the surrounding darkness.
It was more like burning rather than illuminating.
It was as if the sun had been placed into a lake. The lake would eventually evaporate while the sun maintained its temperature.
When Soko saw this, he was dumbfounded.
He stood rooted to the ground in a daze as if he had seen an unbelievable scene.
In the next moment, Zhao Xuanxuan flapped her wings and flew towards Soko. The flames from her wings instantly incinerated the surrounding s.p.a.ce.
Soko was still in shock and could not react in time.
By the time he returned to his senses, Zhao Xuanxuan had already appeared before him.
Zhao Xuanxuan was like the sun, and white smoke started to rise from Soko"s body.
Then, Zhao Xuanxuan opened her mouth and spat out a stream of flames.
In the face of the raging flames, Soko immediately chose to escape. However, his shadow domain had already been incinerated by Zhao Xuanxuan"s flames. It was riddled with holes and had lost all its functions.
Moreover, Zhao Xuanxuan had already locked onto him. There was no way he could escape.
Just like that, Soko was engulfed in flames.
This time, a miracle did not happen.