Chapter 5986 Terrifying Pressure
These spheres of light weren’t ordinary attacks—they were the Neidans of these demonic beasts. No one had expected Bi Xingyao to command them to unleash such a suicidal assault.
The Neidan was the core of a demonic beast's power. Once it was removed, the beast would quickly die. Now, hundreds of Human Emperor demonic beasts were sacrificing their lives in this devastating attack.
Even a Sovereign Lord would need to go all out just to survive this.
Moreover, this strike had come without warning. Clearly, Bi Xingyao had been planning it from the start. He had no intention of giving Long Chen a chance to retaliate—he wanted to obliterate Long Chen in one blow.
As hundreds of Neidans filled with destructive energy hurtled toward him, violet qi erupted from Long Chen. He didn’t make any visible hand seals, yet that violet qi instantly condensed into a protective screen around him.
That barrier glowed with countless swirling runes. Seeing this, the elders cried out in shock.
Perhaps the younger generation didn’t recognize them, but the Sovereign Lords and Spirit Awakeners did. Those were the foundational runes of the violet blood race.
Even though they were considered foundational, not even the strongest experts could gather so many of them at once. But Long Chen did so with ease.
The Neidans struck the violet screen. The runes reacted, forming fine barriers that wrapped around each Neidan individually.
Bi Xingyao’s pupils contracted. In that instant, he lost all connection to the Neidans. Some unknown force had severed their link to him.
The Neidans were no longer under Bi Xingyao’s control. Although they had passed through the barrier, he couldn’t make them explode.
With a wave of his hand, Long Chen swept the Neidans into the primal chaos space, dropping them onto the black soil.
Then, Bi Xingyao rapidly formed hand seals. The demonic beasts behind him suddenly exploded into clouds of blood mist. He had slaughtered them all.
Before anyone could question his actions, space split apart.
A deluge of lightning poured out like a broken dam, and a gigantic phoenix wreathed in five-colored lightning slowly forced its way through the tear.
The Luo family’s experts’ hearts tensed.
“The legendary Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix has appeared!”
This was no ordinary beast. The Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix race had once formed a sacred pact with the violet blood race. Even in the primal chaos era, they were revered as divine beasts, standing at the pinnacle of all creatures.
They possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth. Proud, violent, and tyrannical, their essence blood pulsed with divine energy, granting them unique divine abilities.
Though their bodies resembled demonic beasts, divine blood flowed through their veins. Thus, they were classified as divine beasts.
In truth, divine beasts shared many similarities with god cultivators. While they lacked faith energy, they possessed divine blood legacies and were empowered by their race’s karmic luck. From the viewpoint of demonic beasts, they were truly god-like existences.
Although the Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix race had a pact with the violet blood race, it was a contract between equals, not a master-servant bond.
Everyone knew that Bi Xingyao had once formed a contract with a Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix. But since it was an equal contract, no one could say for sure whether that bond still remained. If the phoenix felt dissatisfied, it could dissolve the contract at will.
The Luo family had been clinging to hope that the beast had severed ties with Bi Xingyao. However, now that the Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix appeared, their hopes were dashed.
Moreover, this phoenix was in the Divine Emperor realm, and even Sovereign Lords quivered under its aura. This was the crushing pressure of a true divine beast.
BOOM!
That narrow crack in space finally exploded. A pair of enormous wings broke through the restrictions of space to appear on the Life End Stage.
Lightning filled the barrier. The entire world trembled from the phoenix’s very existence.
BOOM!
Its eyes glowed like twin blood moons, locking onto Long Chen. The ground beneath him fractured, spiderweb cracks racing outward.
“Absolutely terrifying...”
The Luo family’s Sovereign Lords were pale with shock. Just a single look from the phoenix had compressed space to the point of rupture.
The Luo family’s experts were too nervous to even breathe. Luo Yanfeng and the others felt chills. The Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix was beyond all their expectations.
One glance was enough to fill them with despair. Could anyone possibly fight such an existence?
Compared to the majestic phoenix, Long Chen seemed like an ant—small, powerless, and insignificant.
While the Luo family was frozen in fear, the Bi family erupted in cheers. Even among them, not many had ever seen the Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix in person.
Its terrifying pressure caused anyone who faced it to feel despair. Now, everyone in the Bi family knew that Long Chen was definitely dead.
“You summoned me... for a Heaven Saint? You fool. I’m dissolving our contract.”
Gasps rippled through the crowd. The phoenix was furious, as if insulted by the summoning.
Panicked, Bi Xingyao hastily said, “Great Lightning Phoenix, please don’t be angry. You’ve misunderstood! This fellow is strong—very strong! I wouldn’t have summoned you otherwise!”
The phoenix’s cold gaze shifted between Bi Xingyao and Long Chen, its killing intent palpable.
“If I find you’ve tricked me, I’ll kill you myself,” it warned. “I only formed a contract with you because of your potential. When we formed the contract, you swore never to summon me unless your life was on the line. If this boy doesn’t truly threaten you, then you’ve violated our sacred contract. And I will dissolve it.”
The Bi family’s higher-ups were shaken when they heard this.
Everyone knew that this was a contract between equals. If either side broke the oath, they would face punishment from the Heavenly Daos. It would hurt the one who had broken it to make it up to the wronged party.
So, a forced dissolution like this would severely damage Bi Xingyao’s natural talent. That was an unacceptable result for the Bi family.
Unless Long Chen was strong enough, the phoenix would see Bi Xingyao as nothing more than a liar who tried to use it as a servant. It was an unforgivable insult to its pride.
“Hmph. I’ll believe you for now.” The phoenix snorted, turning to Long Chen. “Little one, I’ll give you a chance. Show me your strongest form.”
Long Chen sighed. “You’ve been played. Just now, I made a bet with him that he wouldn’t dare summon his divine beast. But he couldn’t accept the loss and summoned you anyway—just to prove you existed.”
“You—!”
Bi Xingyao’s face turned green. Rage, panic, and fear warred across his expression.
The Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix’s murderous gaze instantly turned to him.