"Wu Wang, you old thief, can you hurry up a bit? We’re barely holding on!"

The Heavenly Demon observed the situation on the battlefield, realizing that although Bai Xiaofan’s three avatars were assisting, they could only temporarily hold back the Archaic Fire Phoenix. Defeating this terrifyingly powerful creature was still impossible, prompting him to turn his head and shout at the elderly Wu Wang nearby!

"Almost there, hold on just a bit longer!"

Not only was the Heavenly Demon anxious, but Elder Wu Wang was also extremely impatient himself. He saw these companions repeatedly risking their lives to stall the Archaic Fire Phoenix, just to buy him enough time. His heart was even more worried than theirs!

Bang, bang, bang!

As soon as Elder Wu Wang finished his words, a series of thuds echoed. Jin Xiang and Lan Mo were both severely wounded by the Archaic Fire Phoenix!

With the Kunxu Fan in use, the Archaic Fire Phoenix’s strength had escalated tremendously, rendering Jin Xiang and the others incapable of stopping it!

Now, only Bai Xiaofan’s three avatars were left, barely managing to hold on!

"Explode!"

Suddenly, a low voice resonated within the cavern!

Before everyone could react, Bai Xiaofan’s three avatars encircling the Archaic Fire Phoenix suddenly self-destructed simultaneously!

The explosive force shot skyward, but as it reached above the Archaic Fire Phoenix’s head, it was seemingly seized by a formidable power and surged towards the Phoenix’s body!

Noticing this change, the Archaic Fire Phoenix’s expression altered—a rarity—quickly waving the Kunxu Fan and deploying layers of force above its head!

Rumble!

A deafening boom!

The force from the avatars’ explosion collided with the force shield created by the Kunxu Fan!

Pffft!

Despite its ferocity, the might of the explosion caused the Archaic Fire Phoenix to involuntarily spew a mouthful of blood, its knees buckling, nearly collapsing to the ground!

Everyone was shocked by this scene!

No one expected that such a formidable Archaic Fire Phoenix could be injured, and judging by the situation, the injuries weren’t light!

Jin Xiang and the others exchanged looks, witnessing the shock in each other’s eyes!

They originally thought they’d need to wait for Bai Xiaofan’s formation to be fully set up to defeat the Archaic Fire Phoenix, but surprisingly, they’d already severely wounded it!

In that moment, everyone’s hearts flooded with renewed fighting spirit and courage!

Since the Archaic Fire Phoenix wasn’t invincible, what was there to fear?

"Archaic Sovereign, despite being reborn, you still refuse to hide away and cultivate, and you dare to harm me? I won’t let you off easily today!"

The Archaic Fire Phoenix, clutching the Kunxu Fan, glared at Bai Xiaofan with a dark expression, seemingly ready to dive towards him in desperation!

"If I really hid away, wouldn’t you guys be too lonely? Don’t worry, now that I’m back, you lot will have things to do once again!"

Bai Xiaofan stood confidently with hands behind his back, staring defiantly at the Archaic Fire Phoenix, unaffected by its overwhelming killing intent!

"In that case, you can die now! Those guys would definitely jump for joy knowing I’ve slain the Archaic Sovereign!"

Upon hearing Bai Xiaofan’s words, the Archaic Fire Phoenix let out a shrill cry and decisively charged at Bai Xiaofan!

"Wretched creature, your opponent is me!"

But!

Just as the Archaic Fire Phoenix charged at Bai Xiaofan, Elder Wu Wang yelled fiercely and leapt up, positioning himself right above the Archaic Fire Phoenix!

Then, Elder Wu Wang pointed a single finger at the ancient tortoiseshell in his hand, causing waves of blood-colored halos to spread from it!

In an instant, the blood-colored halos wove around the Archaic Fire Phoenix, forming a large net that enveloped its entire body!

Screech!

As the net descended, the Archaic Fire Phoenix’s body slammed into it violently, the massive counterforce bounced it back, causing it to let out a long, loud cry!

"Everyone, recover your wounds quickly; the next half hour is up to me!"

Elder Wu Wang sat in mid-air, fortifying the tortoiseshell before him, causing blood-colored halos to continually emanate, replenishing the net trapping the Archaic Fire Phoenix!

Upon hearing Elder Wu Wang’s words, everyone stopped speaking and began meditating to recover!

After suffering serious injuries in the battle with the Archaic Fire Phoenix, everyone had to heal quickly, lest the injuries linger and hamper future cultivation!

"Damn it, what is this cursed thing? Quickly remove it for me!"

The Archaic Fire Phoenix crashed into the blood-colored net several times, only to be rebounded each time. Though each impact dimmed the net slightly, Elder Wu Wang would promptly replenish it!

Consequently, all the actions of the Archaic Fire Phoenix appeared futile, and it could only shout angrily at Elder Wu Wang from beyond the net!

Yet, faced with the Archaic Fire Phoenix’s roars, Elder Wu Wang didn’t respond at all, focusing solely on controlling the tortoiseshell before him!

Elder Wu Wang knew clearly that now wasn’t the time to show off. The chance to activate the formation within the tortoiseshell was won by Jin Xiang and the Heavenly Demon fighting desperately, so he mustn’t let himself be distracted or give the Archaic Fire Phoenix any chance!

"Still watching? Hurry up and familiarize yourselves with the mantra I’ve taught you. If Wu Wang Lord can’t hold on, it’ll be up to us. If anyone’s negligence or unfamiliarity leads to defeat, not even I could save you!"

While some cultivators secretly observed the battle between Elder Wu Wang and the Archaic Fire Phoenix, Bai Xiaofan’s voice rang out in their ears again, forcing them to pay full attention!

Bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

The Archaic Fire Phoenix seemed to have gone mad, repeatedly crashing against the blood-colored net!

With each collision, the blood-colored net dimmed yet again, but fortunately, Elder Wu Wang could replenish it each time!

But!

Once or twice was manageable, but over time, everyone noticed Elder Wu Wang’s face turning increasingly grim, struggling to hold on!

Time trickled away slowly; twenty minutes passed in a blink, leaving only ten minutes of the promised half hour by Elder Wu Wang!

However, in these brief ten minutes, Elder Wu Wang felt it dragging on like a century!

Bang!

With another fierce collision from the Archaic Fire Phoenix, Elder Wu Wang’s hands started trembling slightly!