Chapter 513: Iron Tree Blossoming in Longkun

Shi Lingyun, while lacking the practical combat experience of anyone else on the battlefield, compensated with an incredibly high potential. Her Nine-Aperture Exquisite Heart realm absolutely surpassed the spiritual cultivation of everyone present, except for Xu Yang and Xiaohua. Furthermore, with the aid of the Sacred Dao Heavenly Sound divine artifact, her strategic potential was immeasurable. The final outcome of this battle remained uncertain.

The only certainty was that, by comparison, the previous battle against the Four Dragon Souls paled in intensity compared to the current confrontation. While the Four Dragon Souls were also top-tier spiritual entities, three of them, excluding Dragon Lao Wu, were not in their peak forms and lacked the advantage of physical strength. In contrast, the seven Guardians and the complete form of the divine-level demon currently before them were all at their absolute peak. Based on their current raw power, this battle was likely about fifty percent more intense than the Dragon Soul battle. The pressure on Xu Yang and his team was undoubtedly immense, but it also served as the ultimate crucible to unleash their maximum potential!

"Hahahaha, excellent! It seems you are quite confident in your abilities. Then let us see who will be the ultimate victor!"

How arrogant the Herdsman was in his demonized form! After he finished speaking, the Xu Yang team's first battle in their expedition to Yunmeng Lake finally erupted!

Boom! Boom!

The demonized Herdsman and Xu Yang simultaneously unleashed their most potent auras, and it was this earth-shaking surge that heralded the beginning of this epic battle!

Concurrently, movement erupted on several other sub-battlefields. The first close-quarters conflict to break out was between Long Kun and the white-haired A Ling. The moment the flames around Boss Long Kun ignited, A Ling, standing opposite him, was truly taken aback.

"I never thought you, this dull-witted fellow, would possess such great fortune, having inherited the blood of the Phoenix. So, you also possess the power of Nirvana?"

Long Kun chuckled, rubbing his nose. For once, he felt a rare sense of superiority before an opponent, which filled him with delight. After all, before this, living beside Xu Yang, Long Kun rarely experienced such a feeling of superiority. Although he was powerful, his teammates were almost all his equals or only slightly weaker. However, after encountering this young woman, Long Kun's fighting spirit surged to an unprecedented level, and his powerful self-confidence made him radiating charm at this moment. The domineering aura he exuded at that moment, perhaps unnoticed even by himself, deeply shocked A Ling.

To be frank, A Ling was actually the weakest among the top-tier Guardians and also the youngest. It had only been a century since she attained the status of a top Guardian. Her most proficient ability was elemental control, which, ironically, was precisely suppressed by Long Kun's Phoenix flames. Yet, this seemingly uneven conflict brought about unimaginable changes in destiny for both Long Kun and A Ling!

Boom! Boom!

With an incredibly violent burst of power, Long Kun descended like a god of fire, his entire body enveloped in dazzling Phoenix flames. His movement speed reached its peak at that instant, and he suddenly appeared before A Ling without warning, striking her chest with a palm.

"Bah! You lecher! Are you seriously having such lewd thoughts even during a battle? I'll teach you a lesson!"

However, while Long Kun might not be described as pure, he was definitely not a lewd person. His recent move was purely instinctive; he hadn't anticipated A Ling's slow reaction, almost allowing him to land a successful blow. Instead, he had only provoked her into a flushed, indignant counterattack.

Immediately afterward, as A Ling unleashed her ultimate movement technique, a peacock-like azure totem suddenly appeared behind her. This enormous peacock was actually A Ling's sacrificial beast, a very rare primeval spirit species known as the Three-Headed Peacock Emperor! The moment the peacock spread its wings and soared into the sky, it appeared even larger than a phoenix. However, its power was nowhere near comparable to that of a true Phoenix lineage.

"Wahahaha! I can't believe your sacrificial beast is a big bird! That's too bad, you should know that my Phoenix is the King of all birds. Any bird totem will be suppressed by my aura in my presence. Let's see how you'll contend with my Phoenix power!"

As Long Kun's voice faded, he suddenly clasped his hands together and unleashed an incredibly dazzling Phoenix Sword Ray. It was a terrifying sword strike, entirely composed of Phoenix flame energy, capable of shaking mountains and rivers, cleaving down from the sky!

Boom! Boom!

A deafening roar echoed, and the mountain before them was cleaved in two. However, A Ling's movement speed was considerably faster than Long Kun had anticipated; the sword strike had not hit her true form. Simultaneously, A Ling launched her first powerful counterattack against Long Kun.

"You brat, take this!"

The next instant, A Ling manipulated the peacock totem behind her, unleashing a world-shaking vortex of gale-force winds. Innumerable storm powers erupted simultaneously, converging from all directions into three destructive, tornado-like forces that simultaneously targeted Long Kun's true form. The moment this power was unleashed, the sky over the entire pasture area became a maelstrom of flying sand and debris!

"Heh, I didn't expect you, old hag, to have some ability after all. But judging by the power you're displaying now, your strength must surpass those fellows from the Xuanmen Sect."

The young A Ling showed a puzzled expression, yet it was tinged with playfulness and cuteness: "What kind of rubbish is Xuanmen? Are they even weaker than you, fellow?"

Long Kun grimaced, suddenly becoming somewhat frenzied. He launched himself into the air again, and this time, he directly broke free from the triple wind blockade with a single move.

"Do you think only you can control the power of storms?"

The next moment, Long Kun, by some unknown means, merged all of his Phoenix flames into the three raging vortices! The instant the endless storm swept in, Long Kun made a move that completely blindsided A Ling. Long Kun, who had already broken free from the storm vortex's blockade, actually returned to its very core.

"Now, I'll show you just how terrifying the true power of my Phoenix clan is!"

As soon as he spoke, Long Kun, astonishingly, transformed the three storm vortices into three terrifying points of flame concentration in the shortest possible time!