Chapter 545: The Undying Demon Emperor

The surrounding flames silently extinguished within the Mysterious Circles of Heaven. His technique didn't have the sense of grand power that Mei Gongzi's did, but it was smooth and efficient. It was not the moment for him to hide his divine techniques; if he got enveloped by the fierce flames, he would truly be in trouble. The space around him was distorted by the fire, making it hard to teleport, so he had no choice.

As Tang San rushed out of the Phoenix True Fire's encirclement, a loud phoenix cry echoed from Ji Guanlin's position.

Tang San's internal energy circulated at top speed, while the yin-yang vortex swirled inside him. It took considerable effort to extinguish the Phoenix True Fire on his wings, and his face was flushed, a sign of fire poisoning.

Phoenix True Fire was extremely powerful, ranking even above the Scorching Sunflower Nymphs’ Solar True Fire. After all, although the Sunborne Nymph Emperor originated from the Scorching Sunflower clan, it only had the strength it had because of mutations, while the Immortal Flame Phoenix clan had multiple generations of Demon Emperors. In terms of heritage, the Immortal Flame Phoenix was undoubtedly one of the foremost on the Daemon Continent.

Tang San’s internal energy operated silently, and the yin-yang vortex ground away at the fierce flames. The cycle of extreme yin and yang had become stable after continuous cultivation. Even if he was exposed to such extreme yang fire, he could still partially digest it. Additionally, after fusing with the Wind Dragon bloodline, the toughness of his body had greatly increased, and the invasion of the fire was not that profound, so even though he looked to be in trouble, the actual harm was minor.

On the other hand, Ji Guanlin was not doing so well. The intense Phoenix True Fire burning around her fluctuated violently, even bursting into clusters of sparks, which indicated her unstable condition.

When she activated her innate ability, Tang San instantly knew what she was doing. The Immortal Flame Phoenix clan was named "Immortal" because their innate ability was Nirvana Rebirth!

The phoenix could be reborn in true fire. Although it didn't grant actual eternal life, as long as they still had Phoenix True Fire, they could go through a rebirth and heal even the most severe injuries.

Of course, Nirvana Rebirth touched upon the very essence of life. Although it could be used repeatedly, the more it was used, the greater the cost.

Ji Guanlin's reaction was undeniably quick. When Tang San used his spiritual power to strike her, she sensed the danger. Although her spirit hadn't fully recovered, her body instinctively used Nirvana Rebirth. During a phoenix's rebirth, the surrounding Phoenix True Fire was at its strongest. This was naturally a defensive measure, but in this particular situation, it was also an opportunity to strike back at Tang San.

However, Tang San's had more fights than she’d had meals in her lifetime. Upon realizing her attempt at rebirth, he immediately ended his attack, used the Mysterious Circles of Heaven to neutralize the surrounding Phoenix True Fire, and quickly retreated, preventing her counterattack from succeeding.

Meanwhile, Ji Guanlin's Nirvana process was far from smooth at this point. Tang San had used teleportation to inject a strand of yin-yang energy into her body at the critical moment when her rebirth was beginning.

The yin-yang energy was extremely domineering. Once out of Tang San's control, it naturally caused a violent conflict. Most importantly, Ji Guanlin's Phoenix True Fire was of extreme yang nature. The sudden imbalance from the injected yin-yang energy caused her to endure agony similar to what her boyfriend had experienced before. It even affected her Nirvana process, leading to her bloodline power becoming unstable and on the verge of exploding.

One could see the distorted silhouette within the blazing Phoenix True Fire, with flames surging and exploding into splashes of light rain, accompanied by Ji Guanlin's painful screeches.

The spectators were all stunned. In particular, those who understood the process of an Immortal Flame Phoenix's rebirth were dumbfounded. What had happened? What kind of attack did that Asura's palm strike carry to cause a problem with the Nirvana Rebirth?

The Great Demon King referee was in a dilemma. It was clear that Ji Guanlin was in a very bad state, but the match wasn't over yet. If he stopped the match now, it would mean Ji Guanlin's defeat. Although she had been expelled from the Phoenix Demon Clan, she was once the Undying Demon Emperor's successor!

Thus, he instinctively looked toward the VIP room where the Undying Demon Emperor was seated.

A sigh echoed, and in the next moment, a golden-red figure appeared out of thin air beside Ji Guanlin. A brilliant golden-red light pillar enveloped her.

Tang San immediately sensed that all the energy he had injected into Ji Guanlin, including the Lion Tiger Golden Force and the yin-yang energy, had vanished. Ji Guanlin had turned into a pure mass of Phoenix True Fire.

Beside the blazing golden-red fire pillar stood a figure who appeared to be a middle-aged man. He stared at Tang San for a moment with a thoughtful look in his eyes. "Interesting little fellow."

Just being gazed at by those golden-red eyes, Tang San felt as if his soul was burning. He instinctively lowered his head, forcibly controlling his restless divine consciousness.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Naturally, the one who intervened to resolve Ji Guanlin's dire situation could not be any other than the Eternal Blazing Undying Demon Emperor.

This top-tier powerhouse casually demonstrated his overwhelming strength. With a mere gesture, he incinerated all the foreign energies Tang San had injected into Ji Guanlin, leaving only the pure Phoenix True Fire.

The Undying Demon Emperor said indifferently, "She lost. If you have time, you can visit my Immortal Palace. Indeed, you’re an interesting little fellow."

With that, the golden-red light around him flashed, enveloping Ji Guanlin, who had turned into flames, and they both turned into a stream of light, returning to his room.

The flames completely receded just before they entered the room, as if extinguished. With the vision of his Discerning Eye of Heaven, Tang San faintly saw that the Phoenix True Fire Ji Guanlin had turned into was being taken into the sleeve of the Undying Demon Emperor.

He is indeed a top-tier being!

Although Tang San couldn't sense with his divine consciousness, he could feel the terrifying energy fluctuations from the opponent. In a divine realm, this man would be a peak Second Class God!

To cultivate to this level in an ordinary plane was truly astonishing.

Only once this was over did the Great Demon King referee announce the result of the match.

"Asura wins!"

Tang San let out a long breath and nodded to the referee before turning to step off the stage. Red streams of air continued to flow out from his body; the fierce yang poison of the Phoenix True Fire was being slowly expelled.

This match seemed easy, at least compared to the previous two, but in reality, it was anything but easy.

The key to victory lay in his instantaneous burst of the Purple Demon Eyes, using the Purple Extreme Divine Light to forcibly break through Ji Guanlin's mental defenses and severely injure her sea of consciousness.

Tang San's greatest strength right now wasn't any of his first-tier bloodlines but his spiritual power.

His spiritual power had reached the peak of the ninth order for years now. After reaching this peak, his excess spiritual power had been compressed, purified, and transformed bit by bit into divine consciousness. The process was incredibly slow, but it was nonetheless gradually restoring his divine consciousness.

As his divine consciousness was strengthened, his control over his spiritual power naturally became stronger, which allowed him to compress it more and more and therefore fit more of it in his sea of consciousness.

Therefore, although his spiritual power had not transformed into divine consciousness, something that could only happen with the divine tribulation, he far surpassed other peak ninth-order powerhouses in terms of total spiritual power.

In the previous matches, he hadn't deliberately used his spiritual power in combat, so for Ji Guanlin, the strike of the Purple Extreme Divine Light was utterly unexpected. Moreover, at that moment, Tang San had also integrated his newly revived God-Killing Domain into the attack.