The Long Journey to Immortality

In the blink of an eye, these sharp feathers were frozen, turning into lumps of ice that fell to the ground.

After several rounds, the sparring match quickly escalated into a heated contest.

[Author's Note] Although there's still a month until the construction site holiday, it feels like everyone at work—myself, my colleagues, and even my boss—has entered a period of slacking off...

Chapter 379 Illusion Techniques to Subdue the Enemy

"As expected," after just two rounds of sparring, Han Lu realized the approximate difference in strength between herself and her opponent. "Feng Wuyi is not like those weaklings I used to face."

"Although he seemed to be deliberately suppressing his strength a little, his thick skin and tough body alone made him difficult for me to deal with."

"Not to mention he seems to have a lot of combat experience and combat intelligence."

"This sparring match will probably last for a hundred rounds before a winner is decided."

Compared to Han Lu, Feng Wuyi didn't have any particular feelings about the previous two rounds.

He didn't notice any difference between Han Lu and other phoenixes that hadn't yet reached the Transformation stage; he was simply curious about how Han Lu's three-winged true phoenix could use the supernatural powers of different phoenixes.

After all, in the understanding of most Phoenix True Spirits, only after advancing to the Transformation stage can a True Spirit fully learn and unleash its innate divine abilities.

Now, with Han Lu's level...

Feng Wuyi estimated that Han Lu could be considered exceptionally talented if she could use three or four kinds of True Spirit Divine Powers.

To think you can defeat him, who has deliberately suppressed his cultivation but still possesses a Transformation Stage body, with just this? Wishful thinking.

Having figured out Han Lu's approximate abilities, Feng Wuyi had no intention of holding back and only wanted to finish the battle quickly.

So he increased his speed a little more, closing the distance with Han Lu. In just three more breaths, his claws would be able to touch the body of the Three-Feathered Phoenix, adding a touch of blood to the white feathers on her body.

Seeing that she was about to be caught up, Han Lu did not panic. A thousand thoughts raced through her mind, and she took out several other moves that were suitable for this moment, and used them all at this moment.

Another burst of intense cold air erupted from her body. She had once again unleashed the "Thousand Miles of Ice Seal" divine power, which she had used many times during her Qi Refining stage.

Han Lu's idea was very simple: to use the Ice Phoenix Divine Power to slow down Feng Wuyi's flight speed so that she could maintain a relatively safe distance from him and avoid being torn apart by his sharp claws.

At the same time, they sought opportunities to fight and used the Illusory Phoenix Divine Power to defeat the enemy.

With the use of his supernatural power, Feng Wuyi, who was extremely close to Han Lu, had no time to dodge and was struck squarely by the cold air.

In an instant, he was frozen solid, turning into an ice sculpture, temporarily losing his ability to fly, and fell from the sky to the ground.

However, as a phoenix in its transformation stage, even this thick layer of ice formed by supernatural powers could not restrain him for long.

The ice block had only been in free fall for three breaths when, with a "bang," Feng Wuyi broke through the ice using his astonishing strength.

Hearing the loud noise, Han Lu knew what had happened even though she couldn't see what was behind her.

She cursed inwardly, "Damn, is he that strong? I thought I could at least hold him down for ten breaths."

However, Han Lu's tactic did have some effect.

The chill invaded Feng Wuyi's body, causing the muscles on his wings to stiffen and become uncontrollable. When he took off again, his flight speed was only 70% of what it was before.

Despite suffering some setbacks, Feng Wuyi didn't take it to heart.

Han Lu's series of attacks did not actually harm him in the slightest. Although the rhythm of the entire battle was under Han Lu's control, he believed that when Han Lu ran out of tricks, he would only need three breaths to bring this battle to an end.

Just as he took off, five more ice blades came crashing down on him.

"Using the same trick that's completely ineffective against me again?"

With a disdainful snort to himself, Feng Wuyi deliberately charged headlong into the ice blade again.

Unexpectedly, the moment the ice blade touched and shattered his body, he felt as if a hundred silver needles had pierced his brain, causing a monstrous wave to surge in his mind.

It turns out that the ice blade was just a trick by Han Lu.

This move, called "Ice Soul Seal," was something she only mastered after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage.

What appears to be a "physical attack" using ice as a medium is actually a technique targeting the soul and consciousness.

In an instant, Feng Wuyi, who had been full of confidence just moments before, was stunned by Han Lu's sudden attack on his soul.

His mind was in complete chaos, and he stood frozen in place, relying only on his body's instincts to flap his wings and maintain a suspended flight in the air.

Seeing her opponent's reaction, Han Lu inwardly cheered for herself.

"As expected, Feng Wuyi didn't take me seriously. He must have thought that the Ice Soul I just used was no different from the previous ice blades, which is why he fell into my trap so easily."

In Feng Wuyi's "world," hundreds of three-winged phoenixes resembling Han Lu appeared, attacking him from all directions and engaging in fierce battles with him.

However, these three-winged phoenixes didn't even have a tenth of Han Lu's abilities. Feng Wuyi could kill a whole group of them with just a few casual moves.

Such an unusual scene made it easy for him to realize that he was under an illusion.

However, Feng Wuyi did not know how to break this illusion.

He could only fight blindly, trying to kill all the three phantom phoenixes in the most clumsy way possible and free himself from the illusion.

Having temporarily subdued her opponent, Han Lu turned around, intending to unleash her most powerful attack to severely injure Feng Wuyi.

But as she flapped her wings and slowed down, she unexpectedly discovered that she seemed to have no way to deal with a True Spirit in the Transformation stage while in True Spirit form.

Seeing her opponent lying before her like meat on a chopping board, but without a sharp knife, Han Lu felt somewhat helpless.

"Never mind, just use whatever we have."

Not knowing how long she could control her opponent, Han Lu was too lazy to think about which moves could deliver a fatal blow to the "steel-boned" Li Fengfeng.

In an instant, she decided to unleash all the Illusionary Phoenix Techniques she knew.

As the Three-Winged Phoenix swayed its tail feathers, intense multicolored light gathered on the five-colored tail feathers behind it.

After accumulating for a moment, the light materialized and shone directly at Li Fengfeng, who was standing there dumbfounded.

If the previous move, "Ice Soul Seal," only stirred up some ripples in Feng Wuyi's sea of ​​consciousness, then Han Lu's new move now created a huge storm in Feng Wuyi's sea of ​​consciousness, turning those ripples into towering waves.

Feng Wuyi suddenly realized that the three phantom phoenixes in front of him had increased in strength several times. Each of them could fight him for three or two moves before being defeated, and they were even cooperating with each other.

"Is this the true spiritual power of the Phoenix Illusion?"

He inwardly groaned, but being unfamiliar with illusion magic, he could only grit his teeth and continue fighting the three-winged phoenixes created by the illusion.

Lost in the illusion, he knew that he would likely be judged to have lost the competition in a little while.

Chapter 380 Sandbag

After unleashing the five-colored light, Han Lu felt that nearly half of her spiritual power had been consumed by this supernatural technique.

Her radiance dimmed considerably due to the reduction in spiritual power.

However, she could clearly feel that the series of illusions she had cast had worked, accurately targeting Li Feng's weakness in defending against soul attacks.

Han Lu took a moment to adjust her breathing and thought to herself.

"Even if Feng Wuyi is a true spirit in the Transformation Realm, it would probably take him at least a quarter of an hour to escape from this illusion."

When Han Lu used this move for the first time, she didn't know how powerful the Illusionary Phoenix Divine Power, which she had unintentionally comprehended after advancing to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, was. She only gave a conservative estimate.

Feng Hanchi felt that the match had reached a point where it could be considered a decisive battle, but he was clearly waiting to see what other tricks Han Lu had up her sleeve.

Having realized this, Han Lu, who found herself unable to seriously injure Feng Wuyi in her phoenix form, could only let out a phoenix cry into the air and say, "Senior, this sparring match should be considered over, right?"

"No, no, I haven't had a good look yet," Feng Hanchi said, showing no trace of his seniority. "My grandson is tough and thick-skinned, a perfect punching bag. Han Lu, don't hold back, hit him as much as you want. As long as he has a breath left, I can bring him back to life."

Feng Hanchi's words left Han Lu speechless, but she couldn't bring herself to say that she had "run out of ideas."

Therefore, Han Lu could only say, "Senior, my cultivation is shallow, and I have only comprehended a few True Spirit Divine Powers. If you would like to see me use some of the techniques of a cultivator, how about it?"

"Whatever," Feng Hanchi replied with just two words.

Most true spirits know some of the spells and supernatural powers of cultivators, and often use cultivator techniques in human form.

There are even many true spirits who cannot tap into the potential of their bloodline and will cultivate a technique in human form, thinking of "taking a roundabout way to achieve their goal" and continue to advance as cultivators, eventually reaching the Nascent Soul or even the Divine Transformation realm.

Han Lu was overjoyed to hear Feng Hanchi's answer.

Although it was only two words, she could tell that Feng Hanchi was very satisfied with her performance.

If she could use Senior Fang Lin's sword formation in this environment, even just a superficial one, it would surely satisfy Feng Hanchi even more.

Having received the golden words, Han Lu no longer hesitated. She quickly transformed back into human form, patted her storage bag, and summoned the many magical artifacts inside.

Feng Hanchi was right; Feng Wuyi in his true spirit form was indeed an absolute punching bag.

Han Lu used all seventy-two methods, but she held back a little in each one, simply to demonstrate her abilities to the outside world.

But Han Lu was still amazed by Feng Wuyi's incredible ability to withstand blows.

After the fight, Feng Wuyi only suffered some superficial injuries. Apart from looking a bit disheveled, he was otherwise unharmed.

Seeing that Feng Hanchi did not respond, Han Lu simply condensed the spiritual sword in her Qi Sea and divided it into nine, then fully unleashed the "Nine Dragons Thunder Formation" she had learned from Senior Fang Lin in Feng Hanchi's sleeve.

The series of thunderclaps seemed to startle Feng Hanchi, who was engrossed in watching, awake.

"That's enough, that's enough, Han Lu, you've passed the test."

After nearly thirty bolts of lightning struck Feng Wuyi, turning him into a charred corpse, Feng Hanchi casually broke Han Lu's formation and declared the sparring match, which ended with Han Lu beating up Feng Wuyi, over.

As the formation dissipated, Feng Hanchi once again emitted rays of light, and a shower of sweet dew descended from the world within his sleeve.

The dew fell on Feng Wuyi, and in the blink of an eye, it completely healed his surface injuries.

Immediately afterwards, another deep phoenix cry rang out from within the sleeve, easily freeing Feng Wuyi from Han Lu's illusion.

Finally, Feng Hanchi flicked his sleeve, sending Han Lu and Feng Wuyi out of his little world.

In Feng Wuyi's "world", he had already eliminated nearly a hundred Three-Winged True Phoenixes.

As he was fighting a fierce battle, bolts of lightning suddenly appeared out of thin air and annihilated all three True Phoenixes that were blocking his way.

He collapsed and lost consciousness after a bout of dizziness.

But in the next instant, he regained consciousness, opened his eyes, and found himself back in the wooden house in Fenghan Pond.

Han Lu, who had just finished bowing to her father and Feng Hanchi, looked at Feng Wuyi, who had just gotten up from the ground, and said.

"Brother, are you alright?" As the one who started all of this, Han Lu tried her best not to express her concern to Feng Wuyi in the manner of a victor.

Recalling the battle in the world within his sleeve, Feng Wuyi's expression turned somewhat grim.

He did not answer Han Lu's question directly, but said, "Although my sister's cultivation level is not high, her supernatural abilities are truly amazing. I lost just now."