Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 281 Winning streak
Huang Tian smiled, but her tone turned cold: "But, do you think you have the chance to kill yourself in my hands?"

The Phoenix Maiden remained silent. She knew that the person before her, who seemed to be the true phoenix, was right; it was indeed too difficult for her to break free from control. Although Huang Tian was currently multitasking, focusing primarily on Ning Fei, the faintly emanating aura still made her feel uneasy, as if she were being watched by an ancient god. Every move she made was controlled by an invisible, thread-like aura, making her feel like a puppet on a string.

Of course, she wasn't entirely without a chance, but the opportunity was rare.

Huang Tian continued, "Let me guess, you want to take advantage of Ning Fei's confrontation with me to directly activate the power of transformation? Ning Fei, who has won seven consecutive matches, will reach the peak of his momentum. Even if he is not in good condition, he can still unleash even stronger power in a short period of time. Facing him in that state, even I need to concentrate fully to deal with him."

"At that time, you can take advantage of my inability to suppress you and destroy yourself. Moreover, your death will not only remove Ning Fei's last and greatest weakness, but also allow him to rise to a higher level with this grief and indignation. In this way, perhaps he will have the opportunity to defeat me and become the one who proves the Dao in this life."

"Am i right?"

Looking at Huang Tian's exceptionally handsome face, Huang Nu felt a chill run down her spine and was speechless. Huang Tian's words had indeed hit the nail on the head regarding her plans. Even her thoughts had been seen through; was she destined to be a burden to Ning Fei?

Huang Tian said, "Interesting, very interesting. It seems that not only are you Ning Fei's weaknesses, but Ning Fei is also your weakness. But you don't need to worry. I have always valued talent. I only hope that he will become my first general, and I have no intention of harming him. Once Ning Fei comes before me, I will release you."

The Phoenix Maiden was startled upon hearing this, and somewhat disbelieving.

Huang Tian leaned back slightly, shifting to a more comfortable position to continue watching Ning Fei's battle. Without turning his head, he said, "Don't worry, I keep my word."

Throughout the entire process, his eyes were only on Ning Fei, and not on this phoenix bloodline who was among the most prominent in the human world.

The Phoenix Maiden was not dissatisfied with his arrogant attitude. After all, the other party's oppressive aura was too strong, and she could not muster any will to resist, let alone feel any resentment.

High in the sky, Ning Fei advanced slowly on horseback, each step stained with blood. Even for him, facing seven divine generals who were powerful enough to reign supreme in a region would inevitably result in injury.

Although his condition was deteriorating, his sharpness only intensified. Kun Tian Divine General was defeated in dozens of moves, and the next few divine generals did not last more than a hundred moves. While Huang Tian was talking with the Phoenix Maiden, Ning Fei had already defeated five divine generals in succession.

The Demon God was originally ranked third among the Eight Divine Generals in the original timeline, but is now ranked second among the Seven Divine Generals. Seeing Ning Fei defeat five people in a row, he couldn't help but feel admiration. Although this person in front of him was not as unfathomable as his lord, his sharpness was enough to make him feel inferior.

But precisely because of this, his fighting spirit was even stronger. After all, even the number one ranked general was only on par with him, still at the same level, and the outcome of a life-or-death battle was uncertain. But Ning Fei was clearly superior to him. This was also the second time he had encountered an opponent a level higher than himself.

He approached Ning Fei and said, "My name is You..."

Ning Fei thrust out his long spear, a flash of cold light. The spear moved gracefully like a startled swan, agile as a swimming dragon, its sharpness seemingly capable of piercing through everything, yet containing endless variations, making it elusive and unpredictable.

"I have no interest in knowing the names of my defeated opponents."

Ning Fei's words echoed in the air, but the Netherworld God remained completely unmoved. A black, eerie light emanated from his body, and he transformed into a demon god, his blood surging. In an instant, the world went dark, the sun and moon lost their luster, and the entire sky plunged into darkness. Ning Fei's senses seemed completely clouded, rendering him unable to perceive anything outside. The Netherworld God, hidden within, was even more undetectable.

Ning Fei's attack missed, and he instinctively sheathed his weapon and calmed himself. Although he could directly break through this dark domain with his great divine power, the consumption would be too great, making it difficult for him to deal with the mysterious Huang Tian.

In the previous five battles, Ning Fei had also been injured, but he had done his best to minimize his own exhaustion. Generally speaking, a fighting style like Ning Fei's, which is full of sharpness and brilliance, should be relentless and dazzling like fireworks, with no concept of steady and cautious tactics.

But Ning Fei was completely different. His unparalleled sharpness was merely a facade; his core lay in his precise control and keen insight. It was precisely because of this that he could still focus on calculating his own energy expenditure and conserve his strength during battle.

In other words, aside from his first decisive victory against the Sun Moon God General, which involved going all out, he conserved his strength and relied on skill to win the other four matches. Even so, Ning Fei still managed to achieve swift victories. He will naturally employ the same tactics this time.

Within this dark realm, the Demon God moved with ease, perfectly concealing himself. Suddenly, he emerged from behind Ning Fei, a black longsword silently striking Ning Fei's back. He moved like a ghost, completely undetectable.

Divine light flashed within Ning Fei's platform, and the "Front" secret technique was activated. Instantly, as if he had foreseen the future, he launched a counterattack without turning his head. This attack, though delayed, struck the Netherworld Demon God's shoulder, leaving a trail of black blood.

The Demon God was startled and quickly merged back into the darkness. Was it a coincidence? Or could Ning Fei, like his lord Huang Tian, ​​rely on his powerful primordial spirit and combat intuition to make his attacks impossible to hide? Or did he possess some secret technique that could counter his supernatural abilities?
He launched another attack, this time emerging from the side of Ning Fei's celestial horse's abdomen and thrusting his sword towards Ning Fei's lower back.

Unexpectedly, Ning Fei moved his spear and once again struck first, sweeping him away.

The Demon God once again concealed himself in the darkness, his voice coming from all directions, making it impossible to discern its origin: "Ning Fei, has my dark domain failed to deceive your senses?"

Ning Fei said, "Guess what? Your next move won't just result in a minor injury."

The Demon God appeared before Ning Fei. A divine light flashed in his palm, and the dark domain that covered the entire sky instantly contracted, condensing into a ball of dark and profound ghostly light in his palm.

He said loudly, "Since your senses are so sharp, then I'll just choose to fight head-on. The attack just now was merely a hobby; close combat is my forte."

As he spoke, his aura surged into the sky, and the black iron armor on his body merged with the eerie light in his palm, forming a black demon god wielding a long sword.

Ning Fei sighed inwardly. He knew that he could no longer reduce his energy expenditure in this battle and could only win through pure skill.

The war broke out again.

(End of this chapter)