But the mes were barely enough for Xiang to fill up his stomach.


    The Six-Winged Fire Bird was panicking and pping in circles when the ck whirlpool on Xiang’s snout disappeared. Thinking that Xiang was exhausted, the Six-Winged Fire Bird dove down from the air. It attempted to peck out Xiang’s eyes, but thetter suddenly spat out the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire.


    The Six-Winged Fire Bird was instantly engulfed by the mes.


    It panicked and pped furiously in an attempt to escape. It let out painful cries as it was burned by the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire, but its pain quickly came to an end. The Six-Winged Fire Bird soon turned into a ck ice sculpture in front of Xiang.


    Long Chen quickly stored the entire ice sculpture in the Primordial Realm. If he had done so even a single secondter, the ice sculpture would’ve fallen to the ground and been reduced to dust.


    <em>What a pretty thing. I’m sure Ling Xi would love it.</em>


    Long Chen then looked towards the highest point in the sky.


    A massive presence stirred after the death of the Six-Winged Fire Bird.


    The Six-Winged Fire Bird was the strongest demonic beast in Sky Isle, barring the Heavenly Phoenix. As a Category Three King-tier demonic beast, it was even stronger than the ck Water Viper. After its death, the other beasts on Sky Isle were at most at the Category Two King-tier. All of them flew high into the air as they red and crowed at Long Chen.Both Long Chen and Xiang stood still as they waited for the descent of the Heavenly Phoenix!


    The brothers looked at each other before they sprinted towards the nest of the Heavenly Phoenix. Thanks to Xiang’s massive body, the dpidated buildings were destroyed even further.


    “The temperature here is so high! It’s almostparable to the Beast re of the Nine Spirit Purgatory! The Heavenly Phoenix is surprisingly strong!”


    In front of them were various broken buildings. Many of them were no longer hospitable, but looking at the ruined walls and signs, Long Chen thought that the ce looked simr to a ruined sect.


    He was certain that Sky Isle was once the base of arge sect. But for some reason, it was abandoned or ruined until the Heavenly Phoenix brought its underlings to live here.


    Due to the destruction by the demonic beasts, the traces of the once magnificent sect were almost erased from this world.


    Nothing withstood the passage of time.


    Time was the most terrifyingw in the world.


    The buildings and the ground around the center of Sky Isle were scorched ck due to the intense temperature. The two of them made haste and soon reached the center.


    Long Chen looked up and used Sight. It was only then that he saw a massive soul, one muchrger than Xiang’s. But he was confused, because the soul appeared to be just waking up from a slumber.


    In front of him wererge swathes of ckened buildings. The area used to be the central point of the ancient sect. The buildings were evenrger than Xiang’s body, acting like a wall around the center of the sect.


    “It’s inside.” Long Chen and Xiang navigated around the buildings until they reached an area where they were no longer ck but glowing red. mes flickered asionally from the walls.


    Xiang was overjoyed by howfy the ce was for him.


    Fire was nothing but food for a Sun Devouring Wolf.


    Long Chen held his breath and walked past a dpidated building before he saw a massive za. The za’s ground was glowing red!


    In the middle of the za was a massive egg roughly ten meters tall. The egg was smoldering and covered in strange runes. The profound runes swam on the shell of the egg, glimmering gold and red.


    An intimidating aura burst forth from the egg!


    <em>The Heavenly Phoenix is an egg?</em>


    Right when Long Chen stopped, numerous cracks appeared on the surface of the massive egg. Then mes burst forth from the cracks and the egg exploded.


    <em>Crackle!</em>


    A golden globe of fire floated from where the egg once was. It rapidly grew, reminding Long Chen of how Mo Xiang changed from his human form to beast form.


    Scarlet mes licked the air and expanded until it was twice asrge as the Six-Winged Fire Bird. At the same time, a pair of ming wings burst forth from the center. Then numerous fireballs rained down and exploded.


    A sharp cry came from inside the ball of fire, overpowering the callsing from the other demonic beasts above. All of the demonic beasts stopped crying and the ce was soon silent. The demonic beastsnded and bowed to the Heavenly Phoenix.


    The Heavenly Phoenix slowly emerged from the ball of fire.


    When it expanded itsrge wings, Long Chen noted how simr it looked to the legendary Phoenix. The Heavenly Phoenix’s feathers were ming red with a trace of golden runes. It was nothing short of beautiful.


    The Six-Winged Fire Bird was also a bird-type demonic beast with the fire-attribute, but its exterior was a far cry from the Heavenly Phoenix. As the king of Sky Isle, the Heavenly Phoenix had golden eyes with golden mes emitting from them. It pped its wings, and an oppressive pressure nketed both Xiang and Long Chen.


    The Heavenly Phoenix red at the duo. Rather than anger, its eyes were cold and calctive.


    Long Chen was certain that the Heavenly Phoenix was more intelligent than the Six-Winged Fire Bird and the ck Water Viper.


    “Xiang, I will deal with its attacks while you use the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire to support me.”


    The Sun Devouring Wolf’s strongest talent was in its ability to increase its cultivation level by consuming mes. Xiang had the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire, but he was also one tier lower than the Heavenly Phoenix. Long Chen didn’t want him to get hurt.


    Long Chen also wanted to test his strength after finally reaching the Third Earthly Martial Stage.


    He slowly transformed into the blood-red dragon form. Blood-red scales covered his body and ws reced his nails. He was in his perfect battle form.


    Before he transformed, the Heavenly Phoenix had been focused on Xiang. Since Xiang was a beast that radiated a terrifying heat, the Heavenly Phoenix had designated him as thergest threat. But when Long Chen transformed, the Heavenly Phoenix was surprised and retreated half a step when it sensed the danger.


    Long Chen radiated a cold sense of danger, one that made the Heavenly Phoenix’s blood cower. The Heavenly Phoenix’s prided blood had a very minuscule trace of the legendary Divine Phoenix—that was what had allowed it to be the king of Sky Isle. But for the very first time, its prided blood was afraid of Long Chen.


    Did Long Chen have a bloodline that threatened its own?


    The Heavenly Phoenix’s shock soon turned into confusion.


    It sensed that Long Chen had a substantial amount of essence. More importantly, there was a zing me in Long Chen’s essence that was hotter than the Heavenly Phoenix’s very own golden mes.


    The Heavenly Phoenix now knew who the real threat was.


    Long Chen walked past Xiang and charged towards the Heavenly Phoenix as thetter took to the skies. Long Chen knew that he had to get the Heavenly Phoenix tond for him to use his full strength.


    With a sh of blood-red light, Long Chen appeared directly beneath the Heavenly Phoenix.


    A dragon’s illusion appeared on his body.


    Long Chen was ten times faster than he was before.


    He punched.


    With hisprehension of the Third Earthly Martial Stage and as much essence as someone at the Fourth Earthly Martial Stage, Long Chen’s punch wasparable to an intermediate King-tier martial technique.