Immortal Refiner

Hearing those calm yet confident words, the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son almost thought he was hallucinating.

He stared intently at Li Qing’s upright figure, then narrowed his eyes.

If it had been any other late divine transformation realm human cultivator, he would have reduced them to ashes with a single strike.

But he recognized this human. Li Qing’s actions in the Heavenlight Secret Realm had left a deep impression on him.

Even so, Li Qing’s cultivation was still only at the divine transformation realm, a world apart from the void refinement realm.

Moreover, the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son wasn’t just any ordinary void refinement realm cultivator. With the Crimson Phoenix True Blood flowing through his veins, he possessed the power to dominate his peers.

Yet here was a divine transformation realm human daring to utter such arrogant words to him. This ignited a murderous intent in the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son’s heart.

”You’re certainly overconfident. Do you think I’m still the same as I was in the Heavenlight Secret Realm?”

As his words faded, he transformed into his Scarlet Phoenix True Form, the raging flames engulfing his body illuminating the entire night sky.

Boom!

”Today, I’ll show you what true void refinement realm power truly means!”

Beneath the night sky, the crimson phoenix bird flapped its wings, drawing upon all the primordial qi of heaven and earth and channeling it into himself.

A terrifying firebird plummeted from the sky, its overwhelming aura poised to crush everything in its path as it hurtled toward Li Qing.

Li Qing remained remarkably calm. He formed a hand seal, and streams of heavenly spirit fire surged forth from his body.

He had long wanted to test whether his heavenly spirit fire was stronger than the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son’s terrifying bloodline true fire.

Since completing the Crimson Blaze Heaven-Burning Art in the Fire Domain, his mastery of Fire Dao Divine Power had deepened, and his control over the four types of heavenly spirit fire had become even more refined.

Boom!

The four differently colored heavenly spirit fires rapidly converged before Li Qing, instantly coalescing into a four-colored flame seal.

He unleashed the seal upward, directly colliding with the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son who was charging down upon him.

Rumble!

A deafening explosion shook the heavens, causing even the heavily fortified city walls protected by formations to tremble violently.

The Overlord Heaven-Shattering Earth-Extinguishing collision nearly shattered the formations.

At the epicenter of the fiery impact, a golden light rapidly enveloped Li Qing.

The Golden Jade Garment had activated its autonomous protective function!

Brilliant golden light spread behind him like a golden cloak, completely shielding him from the terrifying surrounding flames.

The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son’s pupils constricted sharply. He had expected a crushing victory, but instead found himself in a stalemate.

”How is this possible?”

This far exceeded his understanding of the divine transformation realm. Had he still been at that level, he would have been killed countless times by now.

But Li Qing gave him no time to ponder. With a swift motion, he drew a golden killing sword.

Since fusing with a strand of extraordinary metal-attribute light, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword had become increasingly extraordinary, approaching the level of an earth-grade spiritual treasure.

The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son immediately sensed a lethal killing intent bearing down on him—a qi mechanism that posed a genuine threat to his life.

He recalled the battle in the Heavenlight Secret Realm, where Li Qing had wielded this golden treasured sword against the Heavenly Sword Grass.

In such a short time, the killing sword seemed to have grown even more formidable. Even now, as a cultivator in the void refinement realm, he felt a primal fear grip his heart.

”Red Phoenix Shadow Technique!”

Whoosh!

Daring not face the blade head-on, he immediately activated his innate divine ability, unleashing a swarm of clone phantoms that scattered across the battlefield, obscuring his true location.

Yet Li Qing didn’t even glance at the illusions. Gripping the killing sword horizontally, he unleashed a single, devastating strike.

Swish!

A heaven-shattering golden sword qi erupted from the blade. Wherever the Immortal Slaughtering Sword’s edge passed, the Crimson Phoenix’s clone phantoms shattered into nothingness.

The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son narrowly dodged the sword strike, several still-burning feathers falling from his body.

At that moment, he no longer dared to underestimate the human cultivator before him, whose cultivation was only at the late divine transformation realm.

The cultivator’s techniques had sent shivers down his spine. That seemingly simple sword strike had nearly dealt him a crippling blow.

”What a terrifying spirit treasure! Its power far surpasses that of a Profound-Grade Spirit Treasure. To be forced to this point by someone at the divine transformation realm... Once he reaches the void refinement realm, perhaps only the body integration realm elders will be able to restrain him.”

”He must be eliminated today! Otherwise, he will inevitably bring about a cataclysmic disaster!”

The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son immediately decided to suppress Li Qing with his mana, leveraging the realm advantage he had gained upon entering the void refinement realm.

”Phoenix Treasure Art: Myriad Feather Slaughter Calamity!”

Fire feathers erupted from his body, swiftly sealing off the surrounding heaven and earth. Each burning feather could easily inflict grievous wounds on a divine transformation realm cultivator.

This was a True Spirit Treasure Technique. Possessing Crimson Phoenix True Blood, he could channel a fraction of the true spirit’s might through it.

Facing the overwhelming barrage of fire feathers, Li Qing remained composed. Behind him, a pair of wings covered in black feathers unfurled.

Under the cover of night, the wings granted him a twenty percent boost to his power. Combined with the Golden Thread Treasure Robe, Li Qing’s aura now approached that of the void refinement realm.

”Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin!” Li Qing whispered. With a burst of speed, he instantly transformed into eleven thousand golden sword lights that filled the night sky.

The moment he sheathed his sword, all the golden sword lights converged with the killing sword in his hand, severing every fire feather in the sky.

Without hesitation, he surged upward again, his sword aimed at the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son.

The holy son’s pupils constricted as he was stunned by Li Qing’s speed. Even among the Flying Spirit Clan, few could match such velocity.

”Cursed Flame Radiance!”

The Crimson Phoenix Holy Son spat out a mouthful of blood mist, and a scarlet radiance, as vibrant as dawn, erupted before him.

As the radiance devoured the blood mist, it coalesced into a blazing whip that lashed out at Li Qing.

Extraterrestrial Lumina!

This was the strand of Heavenly Light the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son had obtained from Condensed Light Lake. Now, he had refined it with his own true blood, unleashing its full power.

This Heavenly Light not only nourished his Fire Dao Divine Power but could also be unleashed as a devastating killing move, its power terrifying and its quality top-grade within the Fire Dao.

Seeing this, Li Qing immediately activated his own Spatial Wonder Light.

A silver flash flickered across his body, and in the next moment, he reappeared elsewhere, causing the Cursed Flame Radiance to strike empty air.

Yet the Heavenly Light summoned by the Crimson Phoenix Holy Son seemed to possess a spirituality of its own, relentlessly pursuing Li Qing.

Despite his evasive maneuvers, Li Qing couldn’t avoid being grazed by the flames. Even his Golden Thread Treasure Robe showed signs of damage.

What terrifying flame wonder light! It can even harm earth-grade spiritual treasures. Is it second only to the flame law’s all-consuming nature?

Li Qing inwardly marveled, his eyes burning with a hint of desire.

He coveted this flame-type wonder light, wanting to claim it for himself. It would perfectly complement his Fire Dao Divine Power.