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Sea Turtle Dai Jian and Fire Phoenix Chi Yu turned their heads at the same time, and three hostile gazes locked onto Su Mu.

The three parties joining forces to encircle and suppress them is now a foregone conclusion.

Su Mu remained calm, having anticipated this situation.

In the previous battle in the airspace, the demon beasts and Lai Chunshan had already briefly joined forces. Now, in the water and fire secret realm, which is extremely advantageous to the demon beasts, they naturally want to take advantage of the situation and join forces to eliminate the greatest threat, Su Mu, before turning back to compete for the opportunity on the high platform.

The pressure from water and fire here is extremely strong, so Su Mu chose to suppress his Imperial Martial Aspect. Martial Aspect consumes a great deal of energy and cannot be maintained for long in this special domain; rashly releasing it would only waste his spiritual power.

Lai Chunshan and Xing Yan also did not release their human divine forms. The combat power of their divine forms was limited, and their endurance was greatly reduced under the dual blessing of water and fire domains. There was no need to reveal their trump cards in advance.

The cultivation system of demonic beasts is completely different from that of humans. They do not cultivate the divine soul, martial appearance, or divine appearance. Their lifelong cultivation focuses on the inner core and physical body.

This is precisely why this secret realm, while extremely disadvantageous to Su Mu and his group, is a perfect match for the two demonic beasts.

As a fire-type divine bird, the Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather can freely mobilize the endless Kunling Divine Fire around it, and even devour the source of flames to replenish its own combat power, maintaining its peak state throughout.

Similarly, the sea turtle Dai Jian can draw upon the endless source of the water system in the sky, using it to fight and thus increasing his combat power.

With all the advantages of timing and location on the side of the demon beasts, they would never let go of this perfect opportunity to kill Su Mu.

"Let's do it!"

Two purple-gold fist imprints, imbued with the might of dragons, fell in succession, accurately striking the body of the Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather.

With just two heavy punches, the aura of this mid-stage level nine divine bird was completely shattered, and its combat power plummeted to rock bottom.

The Imperial Dragon Fist is already a top-tier Heaven-rank martial skill, with unparalleled destructive power among its peers. When combined with the exclusive amplification of the Imperial Ring, its power becomes even more devastating and invincible.

It’s over.

A wave of despair washed over Huohuang Chiyu.

It never expected that within the Ultimate Fire Domain, which its innate divine power had created, Su Mu would still possess terrifying combat power that could crush it.

It was only at this moment that it fully regained its senses. Since their last encounter, Su Mu's overall strength had already taken a significant leap forward.

A fully formed, top-tier divine fire; a physical body comparable to a top-tier martial god; exclusive martial arts techniques with unparalleled destructive power…

Such an opponent, with no weaknesses in any aspect, is simply impossible to contend with.

The sharp, piercing sounds continued as the Nirvana Divine Feathers hurtled back and forth in mid-air, but they could never lock onto Su Mu's true form.

Su Mu's movements were agile and unpredictable, his speed was unmatched, and he dodged with extreme ease.

Even if he were to be hit by the divine feather, it would not be a big deal. The purple-gold divine fire swirling around his body intertwined with dense lightning could reduce the divine feather's attack layer by layer. In addition, with the Imperial Embroidered Dragon Robe providing close-fitting defense, the Nirvana Divine Feather could not penetrate the armor and damage his essence.

Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather was completely powerless to fight any longer and could no longer endure this desperate battle.

It immediately flapped its wings and broke free from its fiery domain, frantically approaching the sea turtle Dai Jian beside it, crying out for help: "Help me!"

Seeing this, the sea turtle Dai Jian immediately opened its mouth and spewed out a massive amount of blue water cones, which shot towards Su Mu in an attempt to force back the pursuers.

Su Mu neither dodged nor evaded, his physical body pushing forward, his powerful physique directly crushing all the water cone attacks. In the next instant, his Thunder Flash movement technique was activated, teleporting him directly to the sky above the Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather.

A flash of cold light appeared, and the Seven Star Dragon-Slaying Sword, carrying overwhelming power, cleaved down from the sky!

The sea turtle Dai Jian was too late to rescue him and could only watch helplessly as the long sword fell, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It simply couldn't comprehend how Su Mu, without using any life-saving talismans, could directly and severely injure a level nine divine bird that had activated its innate divine power.

Previously, Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather had endured two heavy punches from the Imperial Dragon and withstood countless sword strikes. Her protective divine fire was already on the verge of collapse, and her defense had dropped to zero.

At that moment, the sword fell, directly piercing through the divine bird's skull defense.

Without the aid of complicated sword techniques, Su Mu's Imperial Body alone, combined with the brute force of the Heaven-Rank Supreme Divine Weapon Seven-Star Dragon Slayer Sword, is enough to break through any defense.

Hot, crimson blood gushed out from the divine bird, and the Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather let out an extremely mournful cry as excruciating pain swept over its entire body.

On the other side of the battlefield, Lai Chunshan and Xing Yan, who were working together to suppress the Qianjin puppet, turned their heads upon hearing the sound. After witnessing this scene, they were both shocked and their faces were full of disbelief.

In a one-on-one fight, neither of them was confident of defeating Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather. Even when they joined forces, they could only barely hold their own against her.

The power of the Blazing Sky was known to everyone present. Logically speaking, after the Fire Phoenix Crimson Feathers activated its trump card, it should at least force Su Mu to use the Anti-Air Divine Talisman, and a stalemate would be enough.

But in reality, Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather was crushed all the way, and even its head was severely injured by the sword.

A strong sense of crisis rose in both of their hearts at the same time.

The two powerful puppets were already terrifying enough, but now, even with all their trump cards up their sleeves, the level nine divine bird was still unilaterally crushed by Su Mu... This person's strength completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

In the brief moment of their stunned stare, Su Mu flicked his wrist again, and a second sword strike came down, deepening the wound once more.

The sea turtle Dai Jian rushed to the rescue, but on the one hand, it was tightly restrained by the Qianjin puppet, and on the other hand, the battle situation was changing rapidly, so it had no time to release its powerful supernatural powers to break the siege.

The Fire Phoenix's crimson feathers were crisscrossed with cracks, and the hard skull of the divine bird was completely shattered, the injury reaching its very core.

It was filled with resentment and helplessness. Every time it fought Su Mu, it suffered a head injury. It was as if they were destined to be enemies.

In fact, simple physical injuries are not fatal to a divine bird with extremely strong self-healing ability; it can recover completely after a short rest.

What's truly fatal is the lack of opportunity to rest and recover.

In the first two battles, it either escaped using the Flowing Fire Secret Technique or relied on the sea turtle for cover to retreat, always leaving itself a way out.

However, this secret realm was sealed off with no entrance, leaving it with no way to escape. Moreover, after activating the Blazing Sky Blaze technique, its own spiritual power was depleted, making it completely unable to activate the Flowing Fire Escape Technique.

The sharp sword energy invaded the body through the skull wound, rampaging and destroying between the sea of ​​consciousness and the source of life.

The sea turtle Dai Jian, who was nearby, wanted to help, but had limited means. If the Fire Phoenix Chi Yu were to die in battle, it would inevitably be the next to perish, and it could not stand by and watch its companion perish.

The sea turtle Dai Jian exerted all his strength, remotely adding a thick water-based light shield to protect the Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather. However, this temporary barrier had limited defensive power and shattered completely after only withstanding one more sword strike.

Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather gritted her teeth and mobilized her remaining divine fire and cultivation to barely suppress the chaotic sword energy within her body. Just as her injuries stabilized, Su Mu's attack came again.

Su Mu dodged the Nirvana Divine Feather's sudden attack by sidestepping, and then turned around to deliver a Royal Dragon Fist directly to the sea turtle Dai Jian.

Despite its massive and heavy body, the sea turtle was still forced back dozens of feet by the violent punch. Fortunately, its physical defense was unparalleled among demonic beasts, and it took the punch without sustaining any real damage.

Having evaded the second round of divine feather pursuit, Su Mu drew his sword and launched another fierce attack on the heavily injured Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather.

In this critical moment, Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather held nothing back, and a crimson inner core, as bright as the sun, floated above her head.

The inner core is covered with divine patterns, and terrifying high temperature sweeps in all directions. It is the essence of the cultivation of a level nine divine bird.

Its escape techniques and offensive talents have all failed, leaving it with only one last trump card—its natal inner core.

The inner core of the divine bird is related to one's fundamental origin and should never be used unless in a life-or-death situation. Once damaged, it will cause permanent damage to one's cultivation, and if it explodes, one will die and one's cultivation will be destroyed.

In the previous two major battles, it still had a way to retreat, but now it is surrounded by enemies on all sides and has nowhere to retreat.

The crimson inner core flames rolled, combined with the relentless attacks of the Nirvana Divine Feathers, launching a two-pronged attack on Su Mu to buy himself some breathing time, while waiting for the sea turtle Dai Jian to finish charging up and unleash its ultimate killing talent.

The inner core of a level nine divine bird is incredibly hard, making it very difficult to break head-on; it can only be slowly worn down.

After consuming the Extreme Dragon Essence Pill, Su Mu's combat power had reached its peak.

With the continuous increase in speed from the Imperial Boots, he easily evaded the dual pursuit of the Inner Core and Divine Feathers, keeping a close eye on the Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather's main body and launching a fierce attack.

Isolated and without any help, Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather was completely trapped in a hopeless situation.

A crazy idea surfaced in its mind: to self-destruct its inner core and perish together with others.

This is its last desperate measure, and also the one it is least willing to use.

In most cases, when a demon beast self-destructs its inner core, it can only severely injure its opponent, not guarantee a kill, but it will certainly die itself.

Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather quickly weighed the pros and cons: self-destructing her inner core would surely kill her, but Su Mu might not die; the aftershocks would also severely injure the sea turtle Dai Jian, ultimately benefiting the two human Martial Emperors who were watching from the sidelines.

This deal was a losing proposition.

Moreover, it vaguely sensed that once Su Mu had collected the complete set of the Imperial Set and activated the Golden Dragon Possession, he could perfectly withstand the impact of the inner core's self-destruction and would not suffer any fatal damage.

With this thought in mind, Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather completely abandoned the idea of ​​self-destruction, raised her eyes to look at Su Mu, and said in a tired but extremely serious voice: "After I die, if you are still alive, promise me that you will leave my inner core to that little golden-winged roc to consume."

"If you refuse, I will immediately detonate my inner core and take you with me to the grave."

"Okay." Su Mu agreed without the slightest hesitation.