33: The Battle of Dragons and Phoenixes

"Master!" The group of Shen Family personal guards saw this and rushed forward one after another.

The Black-Robed Person sneered and pointed downward. Suddenly, within a thousand-meter radius around the guards, it was as if everything were boiling. Purple bubbles appeared out of thin air, then rapidly shattered, turning into countless raging purple waves that swirled toward the central Dragon before spiraling up into the sky.

"Darkness element?" Shen Guyan recognized this energy and took off running.

The opponent was clearly after him; if he didn't run now, when would he?

"Little brother, run!" Shen Yue rushed out from somewhere, grabbed Shen Guyan by the back of his collar, and prepared to flee.

However, the Black-Robed Person in the sky slowly extended a hand and clenched it in the air. A terrifying suction force suddenly emerged from behind the two of them.

Behind them, a burst of intense light erupted instantly, followed by a terrifying energy storm that caused the entire space to tremble violently.

A miniature black hole instantly appeared at that location, reaching over a zhang in diameter. It crazily devoured everything around it, to the point where debris from the surrounding houses rose up and was pulled into the black hole.

Shen Yue's pretty face turned pale; the devouring force coming from it was truly terrifying. It was a phenomenon of space being completely torn apart. Once sucked into it, it would be irreversible, and it would be impossible to predict where one would be teleported.

This person was definitely one of the few Limit Douluo in the world today!

"Hmph." The Black-Robed Person gave a light snort. The black hole expanded by another zhang, then burst, blowing all the surrounding Shen Family members away.

Holding her little brother in her arms, Shen Yue used her own back as a shield and slammed heavily into some nearby ruins. Her bright red lips parted, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto Shen Guyan's face.

"Sister!" Shen Guyan felt a mix of emotions. He quickly broke free from her embrace and helped Shen Yue sit down.

Shen Yue forced herself to lift her head: "Little brother, quick... run!"

Shen Guyan's eyes were fierce. He was not the type to be indecisive. Gritting his teeth, his first spirit ring immediately lit up, and he turned and ran.

Everything seemed to be within the Black-Robed Person's expectations. It did not stop Shen Guyan's escape but instead disappeared silently from above the Shen Family.

After leaving the Shen Family, Shen Guyan didn't even think and ran straight toward the city center. If he were in a bustling area, he might be able to use various obstacles...

Boom!

However, a huge roar came from ahead, and a bottomless pit exploded into the ground in the direction he was running toward the residential area.

"This..."

Shen Guyan quickly stopped. The opponent clearly didn't intend to let him escape toward the residential area!

At this moment, Shen Guyan felt incredibly stifled. The opponent was clearly intentionally toying with him; otherwise, with the ability to easily defeat the Shen Family, would killing him instantly not be an easy task?

What was the opponent's purpose in doing this?

Seeing that Shen Guyan was no longer running, the Black-Robed Person slowly descended from the sky and stood not far away.

"Who exactly are you?" Shen Guyan's youthful face was full of humiliation. His fists were tightly clenched, and he looked bitter and vengeful.

"If you want to live, defeat me." The Black-Robed Person waved its sleeve, blowing away all the surrounding smoke and dust.

Its voice made it impossible to tell whether it was male or female, and Shen Guyan couldn't determine its true identity.

Just as Shen Guyan was preparing to fight the Black-Robed Person before him to the death, a clear, resonant Phoenix cry rang out across the night sky.

Screech—

Blazing light descended from the sky, charging straight toward the Black-Robed Person not far in front of Shen Guyan.

"Hmm?" The Black-Robed Person's voice sounded somewhat surprised, and it quickly retreated several steps.

The ball of light dissipated, revealing a head of gorgeous red hair.

"How did you..." Shen Guyan opened his mouth. He never expected that at this critical moment of life and death, the one who came to save him would actually be—

"How did your Shen Family provoke such an opponent?" Leng Yaozhu's tone was cold. Even she had to be on high alert to face the Black-Robed Person before her.

"I don't know either..." Shen Guyan retreated a few steps and looked at Leng Yaozhu with concern: "Can you beat it?"

"I'll try to communicate with it first." Leng Yaozhu took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes fixed on the Black-Robed Person: "Your Excellency, who exactly are you? I am the current Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, Leng Yaozhu. With your heaven-defying abilities, why make things difficult for a child? Why not..."

"Spirit Pagoda... Vice Tower Master?"

However, before Leng Yaozhu could finish, the other party immediately sneered and interrupted her: "Coming at the right time, a good Spirit Pagoda indeed... I have always wanted your lives, and you have delivered yourself to my doorstep..."

The Black-Robed Person launched the attack first. It violently waved its sleeve, forming a huge claw. Everywhere it passed, the space seemed to be torn, leaving behind a black fissure, and the surrounding air was churned into chaos.

Leng Yaozhu's eyes sharpened. Her four-word battle armor instantly covered her entire body, and she shouted delicately: "Heavenly Phoenix True Fire!"

She spat out a stream of white flames. The temperature of the flames was extremely high, instantly igniting the surrounding air. The white flames collided with the black energy giant claw emitted by the Black-Robed Person, erupting with an earth-shattering roar.

The powerful energy fluctuation formed a hurricane, uprooting the surrounding trees and sending leaves flying everywhere.

Taking advantage of the smoke from the explosion, Leng Yaozhu flashed, moving like a red stream of light toward the Black-Robed Person. She moved her hands rapidly, and flame runes condensed in front of her, subsequently turning into individual flame Phoenixes that lunged toward the Black-Robed Person. Each flame Phoenix was lifelike, radiating powerful flame energy from its body; wherever they passed, the air was scorched and distorted.

Seeing this, the Black-Robed Person let out a cold snort. A black Dragon phantom appeared behind it, opening its huge Dragon mouth, and a stream of black mist sprayed from it. Wherever the mist passed, those flame Phoenixes were instantly corroded, turning into wisps of green smoke that dissipated in the air.

Leng Yaozhu was shocked. She knew the Black-Robed Person was powerful, but she hadn't expected its defense to be so terrifying. However, she did not retreat; instead, she quickly adjusted her tactics. Her Aura rose sharply, and a huge heavenly phoenix phantom appeared behind her. The heavenly phoenix phantom cried out to the sky, the sound resonating through the clouds, as if it would shatter the entire sky.

"Heavenly Phoenix Descends!" Leng Yaozhu shouted loudly. As her voice fell, she instantly transformed into a real Heavenly Phoenix, her body burning with flames that had the luster of white jade. The Heavenly Phoenix flapped its huge wings and flew toward the Black-Robed Person; wherever it passed, the space was scorched, leaving behind cracks.

The Black-Robed Person seemed to feel a huge threat and dared not be careless in the slightest. Its Aura climbed to the extreme, and a crazy light flickered in its faintly visible golden eyes. It leaped up violently and lunged toward the Heavenly Phoenix.

The huge pitch-black Dragon claw, carrying endless power, reached out toward the Heavenly Phoenix.

"Golden eyes, black Dragon... could you be..."