203: It's hard to fly even with wings

The beautiful Palace Master's panic instantly vanished.

Her tense nerves suddenly relaxed, her vision immediately went black, and she softly fell backward, having consumed too much energy and sustained too many injuries, directly falling unconscious.

High in the sky, Lin Feng's figure was about to move to capture the Ice Phoenix, but he caught a glimpse of this scene and couldn't help but frown slightly.

This Palace Master's judgment of people was indeed a bit poor, but she was quite dedicated to her Sect.

Seeing the murderous glint in the eyes of Che Laoguai's Avatar, who intended to deliver a fatal blow while the beautiful woman was unconscious.

Lin Feng suddenly let out a cold snort.

“Hmph!”

Pfft!

Che Laoguai's Avatar and the Vice Palace Master's figures simultaneously stiffened, both spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, with blood seeping from all seven orifices.

The Avatar was fine, after all, it was a wisp of a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor's Divided Soul, with a deep Foundation.

But the Azure-backed Wolf was not so lucky; its Divine Sense was only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, so how could it withstand Lin Feng's [Startling Divine Stab]?

“Ah—!”

It let out an extremely mournful shriek, clutching its huge head, rolling frantically in the air, its Divine Soul feeling as if it were being pierced by thousands of steel needles, suffering immensely.

“Canglang!”

Che Laoguai's Avatar's face changed drastically, and seeing the Azure-backed Wolf's tragic state, a look of horror finally appeared in his eyes.

Expert!

Such a terrifying expert was actually hidden here!

He could clearly feel that the opponent's strike just now had obviously held back.

Otherwise, with just that one blow, his Incarnation and the Vice Valley Master would probably have had their Divine Souls collapse and die on the spot!

He looked again at the beautiful woman who had fallen unconscious, his eyes filled with unwillingness, but more than that, apprehension.

It seemed that today, he couldn't kill her.

If he stayed any longer, he feared even his Incarnation would be lost here!

He made a decisive move, no longer hesitating, and let out an angry roar at the chaotic Yao Beast army below.

“All Yao retreat!”

The sound, imbued with magic power, spread throughout the entire battlefield.

The countless Yao Beasts, who were frantically attacking the island-protecting Formation, heard the command and, as if granted a great pardon, turned their directions, transforming into rolling Yao clouds, retreating like a tide towards the depths of the Ice Sea.

On the edge of the battlefield, Yellow Springs Ghost Mother's illusory figure quietly appeared. She glanced at the retreating Yao Race army, then looked towards Xiao Ji Palace's direction, a hint of struggle flashing in her eyes.

Escaping in the chaos, this was the best opportunity.

But just as this thought arose in her mind, a golden rune appeared out of thin air in front of her, slowly imprinting itself into her ghost body with an irresistible posture.

She didn't even feel any pain, but she could clearly perceive that her life and death were now held in someone else's palm.

Yellow Springs Ghost Mother's expression instantly became incredibly complex.

She froze in place, her Divine Thought frantically sweeping around, but she couldn't sense anyone's aura at all.

This unknown was the most terrifying.

She had no doubt that with just a thought from the other party, her ghost body, cultivated for thousands of years, would instantly vanish into thin air.

Finally, she let out a long sigh, and, as if resigned to fate, floated down, gently embracing the unconscious Xiao Ji Palace Palace Master, and flew towards the palace.

...

The scene shifted.

Inside Xiao Ji Palace's central main hall.

Space twisted, and a magnificent blue figure appeared out of thin air; it was the Ice Phoenix.

Her beautiful face carried a trace of innate arrogance, and with a sweep of her Divine Thought, she locked onto the only aura within the hall.

“Nascent Soul Middle Stage.”

A sneer played on her lips.

Could it be that the female Cultivator with the surname Leng, who possessed a great treasure, was hiding in this hall?

She was about to act, to drag that Cultivator out.

However, a sharp sword light, without any warning, slashed from the depths of the main hall, aiming directly for her face.

“Oh?”

The Ice Phoenix was a little surprised, not expecting the opponent to dare to make a move first.

With a casual wave of her hand, a blue ice wall blocked in front of her, easily annihilating the sword light.

As the sword light dissipated, a stunning female Cultivator in white, holding a long sword, stood gracefully in the hall, her expression cold; it was Bai Yaoyi.

The Ice Phoenix observed her for a moment and then confirmed.

“It's not her.”

The aura was wrong.

But she was too lazy to waste words; since it wasn't the target, she might as well clean her up easily.

A cold light flashed in the Ice Phoenix's eyes, and a giant blue claw appeared out of thin air, descending towards Bai Yaoyi's head with a terrifying power that could freeze space.

This claw was enough to instantly kill a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator.

However, facing this sure-kill strike, Bai Yaoyi's face not only showed no trace of fear, but a faint smile instead played on her lips.

That smile carried a hint of playfulness.

“Hmm?”

A trace of doubt arose in the Ice Phoenix's heart, but her claw strike did not stop.

Boom!

Bai Yaoyi's figure, under the blue giant claw, instantly transformed into specks of spiritual light, dissipating without a trace.

But just as her figure dissipated, the Ice Phoenix's brows suddenly furrowed.

She could still clearly feel that the Nascent Soul Middle Stage aura remained in the main hall, its position and intensity unchanged.

What's going on?

The Ice Phoenix's figure flickered, directly traversing space, appearing at the source of that aura.

Indeed, she saw Bai Yaoyi sitting cross-legged on a futon, eyes closed, as if meditating.

“Playing tricks!”

This time, the Ice Phoenix no longer held back, killing intent surging in her Phoenix eyes, and she struck down with another claw, with several times more power than before.

Amidst a thunderous roar, the sitting figure was annihilated again.

But the result was still the same.

That Nascent Soul Middle Stage aura, like a bone-sticking maggot, stubbornly remained in its original spot.

On the Ice Phoenix's perpetually icy face, a trace of solemnity finally appeared.

Something's not right!

This is absolutely not right!

Could she... have stumbled into some illusion Formation?

That's right.

This was Lin Feng's doing.

He knew that the Ice Phoenix possessed spatial Divine Abilities and was extremely difficult to capture. If he pursued her head-on, once she sensed danger and, in desperation, forcibly triggered a Soul Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, she would be even harder to deal with.

Therefore, he had long ago set up the meticulously prepared composite Formation in several key main halls of Xiao Ji Palace.

Within the Formation, there was not only an illusion Formation but also a confinement Formation specifically designed to counter spatial Divine Abilities.

Ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators here couldn't even teleport.

Although the Ice Phoenix had extraordinary talent, within this Formation, her spatial Divine Abilities would inevitably be greatly affected.

As long as he could delay her for a moment, Lin Feng had absolute confidence in taking her down in one fell swoop.

..........

The Ice Phoenix finally realized her predicament. She no longer attacked the illusory phantoms but began to try and break the Formation.

She formed hand seals, sending out streaks of blue divine light in all directions, attempting to find the Formation's weak points.

But this grand Formation was meticulously arranged by Lin Feng and Xin Ruyin; how could it be so easily broken?

All her attacks were like mud oxen entering the sea, disappearing without a trace.

“Damn it!”

After several unsuccessful attempts, the Ice Phoenix's patience finally ran out.

She let out a clear Phoenix cry, no longer suppressing her power.

“If the Formation cannot be broken, then this Palace Master will shatter this entire space!”

Her figure swelled, her magnificent palace dress transforming into myriad light feathers, revealing her extraordinarily majestic Ice Phoenix true form!

Her massive body, hundreds of feet in size, almost burst the entire main hall, terrifying cold flames burned frantically, and the surrounding space began to violently twist, emitting groans of unbearable strain.

However, just as she was about to use her innate Divine Ability to forcibly tear space apart and break free.

Lin Feng finally arrived. Seeing the Ice Phoenix, who was like a headless fly in the Formation and preparing to fight with all her might, he felt a slight relief.

It was done.

He no longer delayed, and with a sweep of his sleeve.

Buzz—

Thirty-six streaks of dark golden light shot out from his sleeve, emitting bursts of clear sword cries.

These were the thirty-six Flying Swords forged purely from geng metal!

They instantly dispersed, following an arcane trajectory, enveloping the entire grand Formation where the Ice Phoenix was located.

On the sword bodies, lightning and flames intertwined and flickered.

A much larger and even more terrifying Thunder-Fire Sword Formation roared into existence!

A Formation within a Formation!

The Ice Phoenix, who was about to unleash her power, suddenly stiffened.

She could feel that as the outer Sword Formation took shape, this space was completely sealed off.

Let alone tearing space, she couldn't even sense a trace of spatial fluctuation.

Her arrogant Phoenix eyes, for the first time, revealed an expression called terror.