Chapter 2081: Chapter 2118: Phoenix Rebirth

Liew Hong suddenly grasped Xia Mengqing in his hand, watching as a young girl on the brink of adulthood was about to die by his hand. The girls watching in the sky couldn’t help but turn around, unwilling to witness it.

"Ding Fan, cut... kill... him!"

In this critical moment, Xia Mengqing suddenly shouted. Hearing her words, Liew Hong instinctively tilted his head towards his back, immediately sensing something amiss since there was no sound behind him. Clearly, this was another stalling tactic from Xia Mengqing.

"Not good! I’ve fallen into a trap..."

Without having time to look back, he felt Xia Mengqing wave her hand, and a black powder flew into the sky above Tiantian, covering him all over. At this moment, he didn’t have time to think of anything else, and as he exerted force with his hand, he crushed Xia Mengqing’s neck.

"Ha... haha!"

Instead of hearing the expected scream, Xia Mengqing’s difficult laughter came, and Liew Hong turned his head, somewhat surprised to look at Xia Mengqing, not expecting her to open her mouth and spray a mouthful of blood all over his face.

"Boom..."

The next moment, a bizarre event occurred, flames burnt upon Liew Hong’s body, green as if from hell. The fire came so strangely, suddenly igniting upon him after killing Xia Mengqing, without any prior indication.

"Huh, what is this?"

Liew Hong felt peculiar, and casually threw Xia Mengqing’s corpse away, reaching out to pat the flames on his head and body. But the bizarre thing happened again; the flames did not diminish with his patting and instead burned even more vividly.

"Ah..."

Liew Hong couldn’t help but scream, while crying out and patting the strange flames on his body. In the end, he simply lay on the ground rolling back and forth, desperately trying to extinguish the flames. But all was in vain, as the fire only burned brighter and he could only helplessly roll, crying out miserably.

"Whoosh..."

A figure leapt over, it was Wu Qingxia whom had been hiding in an alley watching the situation unfold. She wanted to embrace the flaming corpse of Xia Mengqing.

"No... don’t touch me, give... give this to Ding Fan!"

Everyone believed Xia Mengqing was dead, but she suddenly tossed something at Wu Qingxia, who reached out to catch it, discovering it was merely a plain bone pendant necklace. Just as she wanted to say something, he heard a "boom," and the flames on Xia Mengqing intensified, soon burning her and Liew Hong into charcoal.

"Huh, how can this be?"

The strange situation below naturally alarmed Zhao Xiner and the others. The girls on the airship simultaneously screamed, "Aunt Yin, come quickly, what kind of flames are those, why are they burning so bizarrely, a Divine Realm expert was directly burned to death, incapable of resistance."

In a flash, the silver-haired woman appeared beside them, looking towards the ground, surprised by the flames, and asked the girls, "This... seems to be Ghost Flame of Hell, quickly tell me, how did they catch fire?"

One girl pointed at the nearly charred corpse of Xia Mengqing and said, "It’s that girl; I saw her throw some black particles at the man, and then they both started burning. By the way, the girl also spit blood on the expert!"

"Ah! It truly is Ghost Flame of Hell. Who would have thought that someone in Great Python Mountain’s Skeleton Sect could concoct Poisonous Powder of Ghost Flame of Hell. Such talent is rare, too bad she’s already dead; otherwise, bringing her back to Jade Goshawk Palace might have accomplished something."

The silver-haired woman shook her head regretfully, turned and saw the confused looks from the girls around her, thus explained to them, "This Ghost Flame of Hell was researched by a man self-titled Elder Ghost Flame. Not much is known about his ancestry, but over a hundred years ago, he suddenly appeared and burned alive nearly a million people in a Fifth Grade family overnight. Such a large family erased overnight shocked the entire Divine Realm. This Ghost Flame of Hell burns upon contact with blood and won’t stop until the person is turned to charcoal."

She paused, then continued, "Because Elder Ghost Flame was so cruel, indiscriminately burning civilians and martial artists alike, turning an entire city into a dead city overnight, a super strong figure from our continent ultimately took him down. Since then, the formula for Ghost Flame of Hell disappeared with him!"

Listening to the silver-haired woman’s story, one girl lamented, "It’s really a pity. If I had known, I would have saved her earlier..."

The girls couldn’t help but feel regretful. If they could bring the girl capable of concocting Ghost Flame of Hell back to their sect, their sect’s strength would surely be enhanced in the future.

"These flames are frightening; what kind of fire are they?"

Zhao Xiner and Tian Qianlian also watched the terrifying flames engulfing Xia Mengqing, now pondering what the situation truly was, thinking these flames were overpowering enough to burn an expert alive, too scary!

Their guards didn’t know the story of Elder Ghost Flame, thus were merely shocked. Suddenly, one guard called out, looking below, "Wait, what’s happening? How is she alive again?"

Zhao Xiner heard his shout and couldn’t help asking, "What do you mean alive again?"

It seemed the situation ahead was too overwhelming for the martial artist to hear Zhao Xiner’s words as he was focused on what was happening below. Zhao Xiner looked at the other guards who also showed disbelief in their expressions.

Turning to see Tian Qianlian’s guards also stunned like they’d seen a ghost, Zhao Xiner’s guards finally snapped back to reality, telling Zhao Xiner, "It’s that dead girl; her body is recovering, and it’s happening quickly!"

"This is impossible! Wasn’t she dead?"

Zhao Xiner and Tian Qianlian exchanged a glance, seeing deep fear in each other’s eyes. Burned to a crisp and yet still alive, could this girl be a monster?

"Huh, how can this be?"

The silver-haired woman on the airship also noticed this bizarre scene below. After feeling it for a moment, she muttered to herself, "Not even the Ghost Flame of Hell can kill her, how is this possible? This situation resembles a phoenix rebirth. Such a scenario is like the Phoenix Rebirth of the Xia Family in the Divine Realm, but is that possible?"

"Snap!"

While attacking the Skeleton Sect, a Life-bound Talisman in the hand of an elder of the Liew Family suddenly shattered. The elder didn’t take it to heart, as it was common for a strong fighter or two to die during a battle.

However, in the next moment, his expression changed. That talisman belonged to Liew Hong, the head of their clan. If it shattered, it meant Liew Hong was dead!

With three armies confronting each other, it seemed their side had already won. By tomorrow, the Wu Family at Great Python Mountain would be no more, and this territory would belong to the Liew Family. But now Liew Hong was dead, meaning the situation here was beyond his control. At this point, to prevent those affiliated factions from taking over, this Liew Family elder decided to seek Young Master Zhong to handle the matter.

With this in mind, he immediately turned and ran towards the large tent outside the battlefield. He had to quickly report this to Liew Yi and ask her to invite Young Master Zhong to take charge.

The battle at Wu Family Castle continued. Although defeat was certain, the Second Elder, Third Elder, Fourth Elder, and Zhuge Qing were still alive, all injured and left with no way out but death. Everyone was fighting desperately, so this battle couldn’t end just yet.

Meanwhile, those observing from the sky were focused on Xia Mengqing. Liew Hong had long stopped moving, clearly dead. Xia Mengqing was also motionless; from afar, she looked no different from a corpse. And Ding Fan, after being thrown into that house, hadn’t made any movement.

Not far away in a small alley, Wu Qingxia also dared not move. Her stillness was due to sensing a Divine Sense observing her direction.

As the Wu Family’s eldest daughter, she had always had an eagerness for martial arts and had the chance to peruse some of the family’s secret manuals. So, she knew those capable of emitting Divine Sense wouldn’t be ordinary people. With so much Divine Sense probing here now, she certainly wouldn’t dare to move recklessly.

"She’s indeed recovering, and faster and faster, too. What’s going on?"

Zhao Xiner’s guard, using Divine Sense to probe below, said to Zhao Xiner, "This young girl really came back to life. Such terrifying flames couldn’t kill her; she’s truly frightening!"

Zhao Xiner lacked the cultivation for Divine Sense, so she couldn’t probe, but she trusted her guard’s words—they wouldn’t deceive her. Thinking it over, she asked the guard, "Do you think this girl could be—is she the legendary born divine fetus?"

"Ah! Could it be a Phoenix Rebirth? But that’s something only found in the Divine Realm. Could this girl be from the Divine Realm? That’s impossible! How could someone from the Divine Realm be this weak?"

The guard exchanged glances with the other guards, their eyes brightening—if they were dealing with someone from the Divine Realm, this might be significant.

"Zhao Da!"

Zhao Xiner’s eyes showed a determination beyond her years. She instructed the guard named Zhao Da, "No matter who she is, go down and bring her to me right away. Be quick!"

"Whoosh..."

Zhao Xiner acted swiftly, but someone moved faster. As soon as Zhao Xiner finished speaking, someone from the airship had already jumped off. By the time Zhao Xiner’s words ended, a silver-haired woman was already standing beside Xia Mengqing.

"Jade Goshawk Palace’s people went down. It seems we were right; we were too slow to act,"

Zhao Da said to Zhao Xiner. Zhao Xiner shook her head, sighed in resignation, and said, "Yes, our reaction was too slow."

Opposite, Tian Qianlian also exchanged thoughts with her family’s strong fighters. They too had sensed Xia Mengqing’s peculiarity. Tian Qianlian said to Zhao Xiner, "Zhao Xiner, how about we cooperate and take this Phoenix Girl? Regardless of whether she’s from the Divine Realm, we can’t let Jade Goshawk Palace get the benefits."

"Ha, you really dare to think. If you want to go, I won’t stop you, but don’t involve me. If I’m not mistaken, the one from Jade Goshawk Palace is their Silver Condor Goddess. All of us here combined wouldn’t be enough for her to strike down with a single sword!"

Zhao Xiner sneered sarcastically, addressing Tian Qianlian.

"Ah! It’s really her!"

Tian Qianlian was startled, blinking her eyes. Judging from Zhao Xiner’s tone, she too guessed it was the Silver Condor Goddess but wasn’t sure.

"Indeed, it’s the Silver Condor Goddess. Even if we had as many people again, we still wouldn’t be her match. We can forget about the Phoenix Girl!"

At this moment, the Silver Condor Goddess stood by Xia Mengqing, not rushing to act. Instead, she watched Xia Mengqing quietly, her eyes filled with both joy and dread, leaving her true thoughts a mystery!