Chapter 185: Solar Storm Sword!
After stabilizing himself, Dugu Bo could not help cursing inwardly.
Why were all the Spirit Beasts they encountered so troublesome?
He had lived for so many years, yet this was the first time he had encountered such a difficult opponent.
The Golden Tortoise from before was one thing. Although its defensive ability was astonishing, its aggressiveness was not particularly high.
Even after they accidentally trespassed into its territory, the Golden Tortoise had shown absolutely no intention of fighting them.
But this Crimson Golden Phoenix was completely different.
Even after clearly falling into a disadvantage, it showed no intention of retreating. Instead, the longer it fought, the fiercer it became.
This was not normal.
Although the intelligence of Spirit Beasts was generally inferior to that of humans, their perception of danger was extremely sharp.
The vast majority of Spirit Beasts would choose to flee once they sensed that their lives were in danger rather than fight to the death.
Yet this Crimson Golden Phoenix seemed determined to fight them until one side perished.
Dugu Bo's thoughts raced, but he had no time to hesitate.
The Crimson Golden Phoenix, after completing Nirvana and becoming even stronger, suddenly changed direction and charged toward Lin Mo and the other two youngsters.
This beast clearly knew how to judge the situation.
Since Dugu Bo was difficult to deal with, it had chosen to target the weaker ones instead.
Dugu Bo's expression immediately darkened, and coldness flashed through his emerald eyes.
It wanted to touch his granddaughter and grandson-in-law?
It would have to ask him first!
Moreover, the Crimson Golden Phoenix's temperament truly surprised him.
Under normal circumstances, a Spirit Beast that was surrounded and clearly at a disadvantage should turn around and flee.
Who would think of launching a counterattack instead?
The actions of this Crimson Golden Phoenix could no longer be judged by ordinary common sense.
Without further hesitation, Dugu Bo activated his sixth and eighth spirit rings simultaneously.
His eighth spirit ring shone brightly.
A strange fluctuation spread outward with him at the center.
"Eighth Spirit Ability, Time Stasis!"
Following Dugu Bo's low shout, the surrounding space seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force.
The rapidly advancing Crimson Golden Phoenix suddenly froze in midair.
Time Stasis was Dugu Bo's strongest control Spirit Ability, capable of briefly freezing time within a certain range.
Immediately afterward, his sixth spirit ring lit up.
The enormous head of the Jade Phosphor Serpent rose, and its mouth opened wide.
A stream of dark green venom shot out.
The venom arced through the air and struck the Crimson Golden Phoenix, which was still trapped within Time Stasis.
Hiss!
A harsh corrosive sound rang out.
The brilliant crimson gold feathers covering the Crimson Golden Phoenix rapidly dimmed beneath the venom's erosion, while its flesh began to rot.
Even for Dugu Bo, using two powerful Spirit Abilities in succession while maintaining Martial Soul True Body was quite taxing.
His complexion immediately became somewhat pale, and his aura fluctuated noticeably.
The control effect of his eighth Spirit Ability, Time Stasis, was extremely powerful.
Naturally, its spirit power consumption was equally enormous.
If combined with his ninth Spirit Ability, destroying an entire city would not be difficult.
Unless absolutely necessary, Dugu Bo would never willingly use his eighth Spirit Ability.
However, what he had not expected was that although his sixth Spirit Ability once again severely injured the Crimson Golden Phoenix, another abnormal change quickly occurred.
Crimson gold flames identical to those from before suddenly ignited across its battered body once again.
The flames surged upward and completely enveloped it.
Under the burning crimson gold flames, the dark green venom rapidly evaporated.
Its rotting flesh began to heal.
Its dimmed feathers regained their brilliant luster.
A second Nirvana!
Seeing this, Dugu Bo's expression instantly became ugly.
What disturbed him was not merely that the Crimson Golden Phoenix had completed another Nirvana and restored itself to peak condition.
By relying on the power of Nirvana, it had actually broken free from Time Stasis!
"Screech!"
The Crimson Golden Phoenix released a high-pitched cry.
Its wings suddenly flapped with tremendous force, and its body shot forward like an arrow, charging directly toward Lin Mo and the two girls.
Its speed was terrifying.
In the blink of an eye, it had already closed the distance.
Ye Linyuan's expression changed.
The Nine Heart Begonia in his hand erupted with brilliant light, and a healing halo immediately enveloped Lin Mo and the others, ready to respond to any injury.
Dugu Yan also instantly completed her Jade Phosphor Dragon Possession.
Five spirit rings rose beneath her feet as she stepped forward, intending to block the Crimson Golden Phoenix from reaching Lin Mo and Ye Lingling.
But she knew very well that with her current strength, she had almost no chance of withstanding the direct impact of a sixty thousand year Spirit Beast.
However, just as the Crimson Golden Phoenix was about to crash into them, a crimson figure suddenly appeared in front of the three.
Charizard!
At the critical moment, Charizard had returned through the Teleportation attached to its fourth Spirit Ability, Space Battlefield.
The scorching white flames surrounding its body suddenly surged.
Instead of retreating, Charizard charged forward and slammed directly into the incoming Crimson Golden Phoenix.
Flare Blitz!
Boom!
The two figures collided violently.
A powerful shockwave exploded outward, bending the surrounding vegetation beneath the force.
Charizard was knocked backward several meters, its claws carving two deep trenches across the ground.
Multiple wounds immediately appeared across its body, and its aura weakened noticeably.
However, the Crimson Golden Phoenix did not escape unscathed either.
Although its second Nirvana had restored it to peak condition, the impact of Charizard's Flare Blitz was simply too powerful.
It was violently sent flying backward, its feathers left disheveled.
It was a direct exchange of injuries.
Charizard had taken the attack head-on, buying enough time for Lin Mo and the others to retreat to a safer distance.
However, the Crimson Golden Phoenix's ferocity seemed to have been completely ignited.
The moment it stabilized itself, it opened its beak without the slightest hesitation.
A concentrated beam of crimson gold flame shot directly toward Charizard.
Charizard did not dodge.
It spread its wings and opened its mouth, releasing a scorching white pillar of fire.
Flamethrower!
The two streams of flame collided in midair.
Hiss!
A violent sound echoed as the flames clashed against each other.
But very quickly, Charizard's scorching white flames began to lose ground.
They were gradually pushed backward.
After all, the Crimson Golden Phoenix possessed the superior fire attribute.
Even with Charizard attacking with all its strength, directly competing in pure flame quality was still extremely difficult.
However, just as Charizard's scorching white flames were about to be completely overwhelmed, a much more powerful aura suddenly erupted from its body.
Crimson gold light ignited within Charizard's eyes.
At the same time, the scorching white flames circulating around its body began to deepen in color and become increasingly pure.
Its aura did not weaken.
Instead, it rose even higher.
Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Lin Mo's face.
It worked.
At present, Charizard could not use Sunny Day and Solar Fire to consume its stamina and deliberately trigger Blaze.
But by exchanging injuries with the Crimson Golden Phoenix, it could still force itself into the Blaze state.
Moreover, as the first flame ability obtained through Charizard's Entei talent, its development of Blaze had already become quite mature.
It was no longer like before, when Blaze could only be activated after Charizard's condition fell to an extremely low level.
Now, once Charizard's stamina dropped to around sixty percent, it could already successfully activate Blaze.
Even without the support of Sunny Day and Solar Fire, relying on Blaze alone was enough to push Charizard's flames into the realm of Ultimate Fire.
Two terrifying flames collided and intertwined in midair, neither willing to give way.
But this time, Charizard was no longer being suppressed.
In the confrontation between the scorching white flames and the crimson gold flames, Charizard gradually reversed the situation.
Its flames began pushing the Crimson Golden Phoenix's flames backward.
Judging purely from aura, Charizard in its current state was no weaker than the Crimson Golden Phoenix, which had already undergone Nirvana twice.
The Crimson Golden Phoenix clearly sensed the change in its opponent.
A trace of confusion flashed through its golden flame filled eyes.
But that confusion was quickly replaced by even greater violence.
"Screech!"
It released a sharp cry.
The flames surrounding its body not only failed to weaken, but instead became even more intense.
The crimson gold flames almost solidified around its body, making the Crimson Golden Phoenix resemble a blazing sun.
It flapped its wings violently.
But instead of continuing to engage Charizard, it suddenly turned and charged toward Lin Mo and the others once again.
It looked completely prepared to perish together with them.
Seeing the Crimson Golden Phoenix behaving like this, even Lin Mo's usually calm expression turned completely dark.
Could this creature still perform another Nirvana?
Was it truly prepared to fight them until the bitter end?
Realizing this, Lin Mo did not hesitate.
His thoughts moved slightly.
Charizard immediately understood.
It abandoned its clash with the Crimson Golden Phoenix and flashed back to Lin Mo's side.
Scorching white light and blood red light erupted simultaneously from Lin Mo and Charizard.
The two lights merged together instantly.
Self-Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
Crimson Blood Flame Dragon Transformation!
The light dissipated.
Lin Mo once again appeared in his half-dragon form.
His height increased to more than two meters.
Dense crimson gold dragon scales covered his entire body.
A pair of powerful dragon wings spread from his back, while a Dragon Tail swayed gently behind him.
His eyes transformed into golden vertical pupils, within which crimson flames burned fiercely.
At the same time, his fifth spirit ring lit up.
However, unlike when Charizard used this Spirit Ability, the Corona Light formed in Lin Mo's hands was not an area attack focused on overwhelming explosive power.
Scorching white flames gathered between his palms.
They compressed.
Condensed.
Then gradually took shape.
In the end, the flames transformed into a massive sword nearly two meters long.
The entire sword was crimson gold, as though it had been forged directly from the sun.
Scorching white flames flowed continuously along the blade, releasing terrifying heat and radiant light.
Under the Self-Martial Soul Fusion Technique, the manifestation of Lin Mo's fifth Spirit Ability was more appropriately called another name.
Solar Storm Sword!
The next moment, Lin Mo's fourth spirit ring also lit up.
Space Battlefield instantly opened.
Invisible spatial power spread outward, enveloping an area one hundred meters around them.
Before the Crimson Golden Phoenix could react, Lin Mo disappeared.
Using the Teleportation provided by Space Battlefield, he instantly appeared beside it.
Lin Mo raised the Solar Storm Sword high.
Crimson gold flames surged into the sky.
Then he brought the enormous blade down with all his strength toward the Crimson Golden Phoenix's burning wing.
The sword light tore through the air like a streak of silk.
The Crimson Golden Phoenix sensed the danger and immediately tried to evade.
But Lin Mo's Teleportation had come without warning, and his attack was simply too fast.
The Spirit Beast only managed to twist its body slightly, barely avoiding a fatal strike.
Slash!
The crimson gold blade carved directly into the base of its left wing.
Blood sprayed through the air.
The Crimson Golden Phoenix released a shrill, mournful cry.
Its left wing was nearly severed completely, with only a thin strip of flesh and skin keeping it attached.
The flames surrounding its body immediately dimmed.
Its figure shook violently.
Unable to maintain flight any longer, the Crimson Golden Phoenix plummeted toward the ground.
With a single sword strike, Lin Mo had severely crippled its wing.