Pain!
Ling Xiao felt a sharp pain from the top of his head, and his entire body was sent plummeting downwards.
Fortunately, his head was fine. With the powerful defense of the Divine Dragon Phoenix Hoop, his head wouldn't be damaged. Unless he had a top-grade Ancient Divine Weapon, Ling Xiao's head would at most feel a jolt of pain no matter what kind of heavy blow he received!
On the other hand, the firebird was sent flying by the power of the Divine Dragon Phoenix Hoop. Its sharp beak was deformed, and it cried out in pain.
The way it looked at Ling Xiao had changed. It had thought that Ling Xiao wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow, but it didn't expect that it would peck a steel plate instead. It was in so much pain.
Ling Xiao came back to his senses and rubbed his head, which was still intact. He rejoiced in his heart, "This bird is really scary. It's best to escape!"
Ling Xiao didn't dare to stay any longer and tried to escape again. He didn't have the strength to challenge this firebird.
Ling Xiao directly dove into this space. This was the direction that the Heavenly Fire Pearl had pointed him in. Regardless of whether it was correct or not, he had to escape first.
This time, Ling Xiao used all his strength and fled at full speed. He definitely couldn't let this firebird target him again. Otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died.
The firebird seemed to be afraid of Ling Xiao, and it didn't chase after him immediately.
Ling Xiao didn't know how long he had been fleeing. He discovered that the flames below were becoming more and more intense, burning him to the point that even the power of the Heavenly Fire Pearl couldn't withstand it.
"F * ck, what kind of flames are these? Even a Supreme-Being is about to be burned to death!"
Ling Xiao had no choice but to fly up quite a distance. He knew that if he continued to go down, he would definitely be roasted by the purplish-black flames below!
Needless to say, the purplish-black flames below were definitely top-grade flames. Why did the Heavenly Fire Pearl bring him here?
Just as Ling Xiao was feeling puzzled, he looked through the thick purplish-black flames and discovered a purplish-black boulder.
This purplish-black boulder was extremely thick, and the purplish-black flames seemed to have appeared on it.
Ling Xiao could feel a strong Primordial Energy from this boulder. This was a kind of energy that could only be formed when the Primordial Energy was extremely concentrated!
"This … is this the Genesis Source Stone?" Ling Xiao couldn't help but scream in surprise.
Ling Xiao's heart raced. He had never seen the Genesis Stone before, but he could feel the thick fire element Genesis power in this place. If it wasn't the Genesis Stone, it would be impossible.
He had never thought that the Genesis Stone he needed would appear under his feet. No wonder why the Sky Fire Bead couldn't help but want to come here.
If the Heaven Fire Bead could absorb all the dark purple flames around the Genesis Stone, it could grow into a more intimidating existence. At that time, its flame could even burn down a supreme Incipient God Realm expert!
Whoosh!
While Ling Xiao was thinking about how to take the Genesis Stone, the firebird screeched in fear. A fiery shadow dashed towards him.
This time, Ling Xiao couldn't dodge anymore. He had to find a way to chase the firebird away. Otherwise, not only would he lose the Genesis Stone, but he would also be killed by the firebird!
Ling Xiao's God Soul clone appeared. This time, he couldn't reserve anything.
The God Soul clone had the power of a supreme expert, but it didn't have the supernatural abilities of a supreme expert. However, it could increase its fighting competence dozens of times. Moreover, it could use the Imperial Dragon Sky Extinguishing Technique. It was enough to stall the firebird!
The God Soul clone punched out many terrifying fists. With the help of the firepower around, it continuously bombarded the firebird!
The firebird looked disdainful. It flapped its wings, and countless amounts of fire energy were drawn to it. Unexpectedly, the fiery fists that Ling Xiao had shot out were smashed by it!
Ling Xiao realized that he didn't know how to play with fire in front of it!
The firebird quickly flew to the front of Ling Xiao's God Soul clone. Its flaming wings directly slashed at Ling Xiao's waist, trying to cut Ling Xiao into halves.
Ling Xiao didn't dodge, but he faced the firebird's flaming wings head-on.
He believed that the body of this firebird and the other flaming beasts wasn't perfect. They were all condensed from flames. Besides the fierceness of the fire, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
Rumble Rumble Rumble!
Powerful forces collided. Ling Xiao's fists didn't suffer much damage, but he was blown away by the firebird's power.
The firebird's flaming wings slightly dispersed, and it instantly attracted the nearby flames to recover.
In this environment, the firebird was almost invincible, unless Ling Xiao could hurt its beast core like he did with the flaming beasts!
However, the firebird's power couldn't be compared to the flaming beasts. It was more than ten times stronger than the previous level-11 flaming beasts, and its intelligence was higher than theirs.
Under such circumstances, even though Ling Xiao's God Soul clone had the ability to increase its power, it couldn't easily take it down.
Moreover, it looked like it wanted to kill Ling Xiao, as if there was something about Ling Xiao that was worth its attention.
Ling Xiao's God Soul clone unleashed the Emperor Dragon Heaven Extinguishing Art to the extreme, and the power it released was infinitely close to that of a mid-stage Supreme-Being.
The sea of flames in the vicinity surged and churned violently.
Even though Ling Xiao was already fighting with all his strength, it was already very good that he could block the firebird's attack. It was almost impossible to take it down.
His God Soul clone had consumed a lot of energy, and it was already injured multiple times. If he wasn't careful, this God Soul clone would be killed by the firebird.
On the other side, Ling Xiao's true body was already making all his preparations. He was thinking of a way to get close to the firebird and use the Divine Bodhi Bow and Divine Bodhi Arrow to launch the best counterattack!
This was the only Ancient God Weapon he could take out. Whether or not he could injure the firebird depended on this attack!
However, the greatest weakness of the Divine Bodhi Bow was that it was greatly affected by the environment. Therefore, he had to get close to the firebird in order to guarantee that he could kill it in one shot.
Of course, the best method was to use his God Soul clone to shoot. His strength was much stronger than his true body.
However, without his God Soul clone to restrain it, how could his true body stand a chance against the firebird?
However, before he shot, Ling Xiao did something shocking. His Divine Obsidian Cauldron actually enveloped the purplish-black flames below, absorbing the vast amount of purplish-black flames into the cauldron!
If it was an ordinary Ancient God Artifact, it would have been melted by the flames before it could collect them. However, the Divine Obsidian Cauldron was a top-grade Ancient God Artifact like the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Hoop. It was one of the most powerful Divine Artifacts.
The Divine Obsidian Cauldron could absorb such a flame, and it was enough to burn a Supreme Incipient God Realm expert into ashes.
Why did Ling Xiao want to absorb this flame?
In the next moment, the answer was clear!
Ling Xiao lifted the Divine Obsidian Cauldron, which had become so massive, with a powerful aura, as if he could move the mountain to repay the world!
It was also at this time that Ling Xiao's Divine Soul Doppelganger was almost exhausted. It was no longer able to fight the Firebird, so it instantly returned to his Knowledge Sea, lest the Divine Soul Doppelganger was completely destroyed. That would not be worth it!
The firebird found that Ling Xiao's God Soul clone was gone, so its target was Ling Xiao's true body.
"Come on, bastard, this king will play with fire with you!" Ling Xiao roared angrily!
As soon as Ling Xiao's voice fell, he tilted the Divine Obsidian Cauldron to the side, and his palm fiercely slapped the bottom of the Divine Obsidian Cauldron.
Clang!
As Ling Xiao's palm slammed against the bottom of the Divine Obsidian Cauldron, a terrifying power akin to the explosion of a star suddenly burst forth from the mouth of the cauldron. Countless purplish-black flames rapidly burned towards the firebird.
These purple-black flames were extremely powerful. When they exploded, they drowned and replaced the ordinary purple flames. The temperature in the surroundings instantly soared. Even the protective divine light of a Supreme Expert would be completely burned and evaporated. Even a Supreme Expert wouldn't be able to withstand it and would be burned alive!
The firebird seemed to be very afraid of these purple-black flames. It cried out in alarm, but it was already too late for it to escape. Its entire body was being burned, and its fiery feathers were constantly melting. Its entire body was about to be burned and destroyed.
As for Ling Xiao, he wanted to take the opportunity to shoot arrows, but he was similarly burned by the terrifying flames. He hurriedly put away the Divine Obsidian Cauldron and hid far away. At the same time, he used the Heavenly Fire Pearl to get rid of these purple-black flames.
However, these purple-black flames were extremely powerful. The flames of the Heavenly Fire Pearl couldn't devour them. Instead, the purple-black flames incessantly burned Ling Xiao's arm. Very soon, it was already charred black. It was so painful that Ling Xiao cried out repeatedly!
He had no choice but to use the Innate Yin Wind Pearl's Yin Qi and the Ice Attribute's Absolute Chill to suppress these purple-black flames at the same time. He planned to extinguish them, but it was to no avail!
These purple-black flames were too violent, and their power was too extreme!
If there were more purple-black flames on his body, he would have been completely burned to ashes!
"Damn it, I might as well just cut off my arm!"
Ling Xiao was tormented to the point that he was sweating profusely. The pain was unbearable. His arm was about to be crippled, and it was still spreading to the other parts of his body. He roared in alarm and wanted to tear off his arm.
After all, after reaching the Divine King Realm, even broken limbs could be regenerated. It was just that it would consume a lot of divine power!
However, just as Ling Xiao was about to do so, the Heavenly Fire Pearl finally unleashed all its power. Balls of deep purple flames forcefully dragged the purple-black flames into the Spiritual Sea to refine it.
After all, the Heavenly Fire Pearl had just advanced, and its power had increased explosively. It might not be able to deal with a large amount of purple-black flames, but it could still deal with this bit of purple-black flames.
Refining and absorbing these purple-black flames would also be of great benefit to the Heavenly Fire Pearl.
Ling Xiao sensed the situation of the Heavenly Fire Pearl in his Spiritual Sea. The purple-black flames had already been devoured by it, and it was still giving off a feeling of joy.
Ling Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and quickly healed his charred arm.
He wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "These flames are really terrifying. If I can collect some of them, even if I were to fight against a Supreme-Being, I would be able to catch them off guard. I might even be able to burn them to death!"
Just as Ling Xiao was about to do so, he heard the firebird's cry of alarm again.
Ling Xiao was shocked. "It's still not dead?"