241: The divine phoenix bloodline erupted, and divine fire incinerated all the ants in the heavens!

Under the gaze of tens of thousands, Lu Sheng walked toward that towering stairway radiating endless holiness and ancient radiance with his hands in his pockets, as if taking a leisurely stroll.

Behind him was a deathly silence.

Before him was the temptation leading to a higher level.

He ignored Jun Yiran, who was staring fixedly at him from the seawater with a gaze interwoven with malice and fear, and he also ignored the lingering shock on the faces of the surrounding experts.

It was as if everything in this world had nothing to do with him.

Finally, he reached the entrance of the Ascension Road.

Under the breath-holding gaze of everyone, Lu Sheng lifted his foot and, without the slightest hesitation, stepped steadily onto the first step constructed of pure light.

Buzz—!

The moment his foot landed, a power a hundred times more terrifying than Jun Yiran's Domain pressure crashed down!

This power was formless and intangible, actually ignoring the [dragon god emperor armor] that automatically protected its master on his body, transforming into a cold, grand, and judgment-filled invisible sword that charged straight into his mental Sea of Consciousness!

This power specifically targeted the Soul!

It seemed intent on thoroughly crushing the will, the past, and the traces of existence of any living being who dared to set foot here from their very Origin!

To the outside world, Lu Sheng's figure, about to step onto the second stair, only paused slightly.

But deep within his mental Sea of Consciousness, monstrous waves had already been stirred up!

That terrifying pressure transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang tall, blurry-faced phantom of an ancient god-demon, occupying the firmament of his Sea of Consciousness and letting out a silent roar that shocked the ages at his tiny Soul!

[Mortal, kneel!]

The grand will, like a god's decree, attempted to crush and tear his Soul apart.

For any other ninth level expert, even a top existence like Lin Xiaotian, their Soul would have collapsed on the spot under this willpower impact, turning them into a walking corpse.

However, Lu Sheng only took a single "look" at that overbearing god-demon phantom.

His will, which had long been tempered as hard as divine iron in mountains of corpses, seas of blood, and the cycle of Reincarnation, did not even show a single ripple.

"So noisy."

He merely spat out three words impatiently in the depths of his heart.

In the next second, deep within his mental Sea of Consciousness, the phantom of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon representing the Dragon God Origin, which had been slumbering, slowly opened its indifferent vertical pupils that seemed to contain the birth and death of the Universe.

"Roar—!!!"

A primordial dragon roar, originating not from vocal cords but from the very apex of Bloodline and Soul, exploded!

Just a sweep of Dragon Might was enough.

That overbearing, ancient-pressuring ten-thousand-zhang god-demon phantom was like ice and snow under sunlight; starting from its feet, it cracked inch by inch and silently dissolved.

Finally, under Lu Sheng's indifferent gaze, it completely turned into nothingness.

Outside.

Lu Sheng's slightly paused body moved again.

Without changing his expression, he lifted his other foot and stepped onto the second stair with ease.

Then the third, the fourth, the fifth... His pace was not fast, but it was terrifyingly steady.

With his hands in his pockets, he climbed the steps one by one, as if he weren't ascending the Ascension Road stairway that could crush a ninth level expert's Soul, but was instead strolling through his own back garden.

This scene caused all the watching experts below to fall into a daze once again.

"He... why doesn't he have any reaction at all?!"

"That's the Soul pressure of the Ascension Road! Rumor has it that even tenth level experts have to expend immense mental effort for every step!"

"A monster... this man is a monster from the inside out!"

After a brief dead silence, an even more frantic greed erupted!

Lu Sheng's safety was like the most potent catalyst, completely igniting everyone's sanity!

He went in!

Out of a thousand slots, only nine hundred and ninety-nine were left!

"Kill!!"

"Seize the slots!!"

The bloody battlefield that had stalled because of Lu Sheng erupted once more at this moment, ten times more tragic than before!

In the distance, Luo Tianfei saw Lu Sheng's figure already disappearing halfway up the stairway, and the competitive streak in her heart was completely triggered.

She gave a cold snort and stopped watching.

The magnificent flame phoenix wings on her back flapped violently, and her entire being turned into a swift crimson streak of light, tearing through the sky and charging straight for the entrance of the Ascension Road!

However, just as she was about to approach the entrance.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three equally powerful ninth level auras, like three great mountains, blocked her path in a triangular formation.

Leading them was an arrogant young man holding a green longblade; he sized up Luo Tianfei's hot and eye-catching figure, the corner of his mouth curling into a frivolous arc.

"Beautiful lady, being pretty can't put food on the table."

Beside him, a burly man with a muffled voice chimed in: "This isn't a place you can enter just by relying on your face. Do you really think you're that monster from just now?"

Another man with a cold aura didn't even hide the lewdness in his eyes as he licked his lips: "Little beauty, why don't you follow us brothers? Once we enter Dengxian Island and get some Opportunities, we'll guarantee you'll be living the high life. How about it?"

The three of them were famous Loose Cultivator experts in this sea area, known as the 'Three Heroes of the East Sea'; quite a few experts of the same rank had died at their hands.

Seeing Luo Tianfei alone and so stunningly beautiful, they developed wicked intentions.

In their view, although this woman was also ninth level, her aura was clearly not as terrifying as that monster's just now. By joining forces, taking her down would be as easy as reaching into a pocket to grab something.

The experts fighting around them also cast gloating looks.

Another person who didn't know the height of the heavens was about to be unlucky.

However, none of them noticed.

The moment she heard the phrase "Do you really think you're that monster from just now," a wisp of purple flame capable of incinerating the Nine Heavens suddenly flickered deep within Luo Tianfei's phoenix eyes, which were burning with golden divine fire.

A monstrous rage from being looked down upon, being flirted with, and... being compared to that bastard, exploded!

"Seeking death!"

A cold, majestic, yet irrepressibly furious shout escaped Luo Tianfei's red lips.

Boom—!!!

A terrifying aura far exceeding an ordinary ninth level expert erupted like a waking volcano!

Crimson Undying Divine Phoenix fire soared into the sky, instantly boiling and evaporating the seawater around her, forming a massive Domain of white steam!

The frivolous and lewd expressions on the faces of the 'Three Heroes of the Blue Sea' instantly froze.

They could feel that this woman's aura seemed... much more powerful than they had anticipated.

But the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired.

Moreover, with the three of them joining forces, they were confident they could even put up a fight against a tenth level expert.

"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

The blade-wielding youth shouted angrily, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes. "Big brother, third brother, let's go together! Take her down!"

"Good!"

The three exchanged glances and instantly reached a consensus, attacking simultaneously in a triangular formation!

"Azure Dragon Emerging from the Sea Slash!"

"Black Tortoise Heaven-Suppressing Punch!"

"Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Seal!"

Blade light transformed into a dragon, the punch print was like a mountain, and the fire seal covered the sky!

Three peerless ninth level top Spirit Source Secret Arts intertwined from three directions into a net of absolute death, charging toward Luo Tianfei in the center with a momentum that tore through everything!

They went all out from the start!

Clearly, they wanted to suppress Luo Tianfei in one fell swoop with thunderous momentum!

However, facing this joint attack that would make experts of the same rank turn pale with fright, Luo Tianfei's frost-cold face didn't show the slightest hint of emotion.

She only slowly raised her phoenix eyes, which were burning with purple divine fire.

That gaze was filled with extreme arrogance and disdain.

It was as if she were looking at three ants who didn't know whether they were dead or alive, daring to provoke a deity.

"Just with you lot..."

"Are you even worthy?"

The cold words were like a judgment from above the Nine Heavens.

Before her voice had even faded, Luo Tianfei no longer held anything back.

The Undying Divine Phoenix Bloodline within her body surged with an unprecedented posture!

On that magnificent [divine phoenix heavenly garment], every wisp of divine fire seemed to come alive, letting out high-pitched phoenix cries!

"Divine Phoenix Domain—"

"Open!!"