Kill the Phoenix?
Hearing Maples's words, Eclair was stunned.
Before she could ask anything, she saw Maples's left hand holding the half of the Phoenix Stone he took from her, then his right hand suddenly reached into the void.
She didn't know what he grabbed in the void, but it looked like he moved twice. When Maples pulled his right hand back, the other half of the red Phoenix Stone was already in Maples's right hand.
Just like that, Maples held the two halves of the Phoenix Stone in each hand. He gently raised his hand, then with a snap, he closed the two halves of the Phoenix Stone together.
"Don't!"
Seeing Maples' action, Eclair suddenly woke up. She couldn't help but cry out in alarm and pounced at Maples, reaching out to grab the Phoenix Stone in Maples' hand in an attempt to stop him.
But it was too late.
The two Phoenix Stones had already been closed by Maples, becoming complete. In an instant, a blazing rainbow-colored light shot out in all directions.
Eclair's outstretched hand had just touched the rainbow-colored light when it was suddenly shaken away, her whole body staggering a few steps back.
She watched as the two Phoenix Stones rose into the sky after Maples closed them. She couldn't help but say to Maples, "You … What did you do … The Phoenix will revive like this!"
Who knew how many sorcerers had died in the Fire village before they paid a heavy price to seal the Phoenix Stone and split it in half. Now that the Phoenix Stone was closed, it meant that the seal had been broken.
The Phoenix was about to reappear in the world!
"If I don't revive it first, how can I kill it? Don't worry."
Maples stood with his hands behind his back, watching the Phoenix Stone float into the sky, revealing an indifferent smile.
At this moment, it was clear that there was no way to stop the Phoenix from escaping the seal. Eclair looked at Maples and couldn't help but bite her lip.
Now it seemed like she could only trust Maples.
Whoosh!!
A large amount of magic surged in from all directions, pouring into the Phoenix Stone, causing it to finally change in the light. It began to surge and expand crazily. In the blink of an eye, it had expanded to dozens of meters in size, crushing towards Eclair.
Maples didn't make any unnecessary movements. His figure flickered and appeared next to Eclair, pulling her back a few hundred meters.
"Hiss!!!"
The monster wasn't in the shape of a phoenix, but a monster that seemed to be made of steel. It let out an earth-shattering roar.
This was not the Phoenix's original form. It was merely the product of a portion of the Phoenix's power and the Phoenix Stone. It had yet to be completely released.
The massive amount of Mana transformed into a turbulent pressure that spread in all directions.
The valley collapsed as the steel phoenix's wings swept across it. Cracks appeared on the ground one after another, and the area within a radius of several dozen miles was shaking. The mana particles contained in the sky and the earth were violently trembling.
"Phoenix …"
Eclair looked at this scene, her body trembling uncontrollably.
But in the next moment, the Phoenix Stone, in its steel form, let out a roar. It raised its head, and a large amount of magic power gathered in front of its head, forming a large ball of light.
The ball of light contained magic power that seemed to be able to destroy heaven and earth. It aimed at Maples and then shot over, its power enough to blow up a mountain range!
“！！”
Eclair's expression tensed. Seeing the ball of light fly over, she subconsciously closed her eyes.
But.
The expected explosion didn't happen.
She closed her eyes and subconsciously curled her body. After a short few seconds, she felt like nothing had happened and opened her eyes in a daze.
She saw.
Maples was standing in front of her, making a grabbing gesture.
But it wasn't Maples' hand that grabbed the ball of light. Instead, it was an enormous giant that had appeared in the sky at some point, towering into the clouds, almost a thousand meters tall!
The giant looked exactly like Maples, floating right above Maples and making the same movements as Maples!
Rumble!!!
Following Maples's' 'grabbing gesture, the giant floating in the sky also grabbed forward. Its enormous hand directly pressed down on the Phoenix Stone, holding it in its hand as if it was holding a bird-shaped toy.
The Phoenix Stone let out a roar and struggled with all its might, but it was like a little chick caught in a human's hand. No matter how it twisted its wings, it couldn't move at all.
"This …"
Eclair was dumbfounded, watching this scene in shock.
Maples didn't look at Eclair. Instead, he looked down at the Phoenix in his hand and held it in front of his eyes. His eyes emitted a faint golden light as he carefully observed it.
Under the gaze of the Divine Eye, he could clearly see that there was a connection between the Phoenix Stone and Eclair that transcended space. Eclair's Phoenix Stone power came from it.
"So this is the Phoenix Stone power? It seems a bit incomplete."
Maples observed the Phoenix in his hand from inside out, a pensive expression on his face. "Is it because it hasn't returned to its original form?"
From what he could see, although the phoenix's power in the steel phoenix in his palm was much more complex than the one in Eclaire's body, it was the source of Eclaire's power. However, it looked extremely damaged, obviously not in its most complete form.
After thinking for a bit, Maples squeezed his five fingers.
Crack!!!
The Steel Phoenix, which was struggling with all its might, stopped writhing. Feng Ye's five fingers closed around it and crushed it into pieces.
Then, Maple Night blew at the shards. He blew out a stream of Star Fire, which engulfed the shards and melted them in an instant.
The melted fragments didn't completely disappear. Instead, under the flames, they emitted a golden light and converged at the center, releasing a blazing golden light.
Hum!!!
It was as if the sun had exploded in Maples' hand.
The white light illuminated the entire sky and earth in an instant, as if the world was overshadowed. Then, blazing flames exploded in all directions.
With a loud and clear cry, a golden-red bird of fire condensed and took shape in the flames, emitting mana fluctuations that were completely different from before. It was much stronger than before, and the power of the phoenix in its body had also become incomparably complete.
Rising from the Ashes!
The Phoenix that had appeared at this moment was in its original form!
After the Phoenix completely revived, Eclair felt her body tremble and involuntarily knelt down. Because the Phoenix Stone power in her body was only a small part of the Phoenix's power, it made it difficult for her to stand in front of the Phoenix.
"Completely … revived … Phoenix …"
Eclair looked at the Phoenix that had spread its golden wings and floated in the sky. Its wings and flames were indescribably beautiful. Her entire body was soaked in cold sweat, her voice trembling.
The golden Phoenix circled in the sky and emitted a loud and clear cry. It didn't fly away, instead landing in Maples' hand.
It raised its head and looked at Maples.
"You're the one who revived me. Are you a human?"
The completely revived Phoenix was no longer in its previous tattered state. Even its soul had been restored, and it had the same high intelligence as a dragon.
Maples looked at the Phoenix in his hand and said calmly.
"Yes."
He glanced at Eclair and then looked back at the Phoenix in his hand. He smiled lightly and said, "The girl over there wants me to kill you. I think her willingness to sacrifice herself to complete her mission is praiseworthy, so I decided to help her. But this is a bit unfair to you."
"Oh?"
The golden Phoenix seemed to have heard something very funny. It said with a trace of ridicule, "Then what do you think is fair?"
Maples said amiably, "I think I should give you a chance. How about this, I'll give you ten breaths of time. As long as you can fly out of my hand, I'll let you go."
"Ha …"
"Haha … Hahahahaha!!"
The Phoenix first laughed, but then it couldn't help but laugh loudly without end. It said, "Are you talking in your sleep? Human sorcerer! You actually dare to say you'll give me a chance … I am a Phoenix, the magic I possess is enough to destroy the world! "
As soon as it finished speaking, the golden Phoenix spread its wings. In an instant, a magic wave as vast as the abyss erupted and surged in all directions.
The ground within a few thousand meters was instantly shaken and cracked.
But.
Under the impact and pressure of this vast magic wave, Maples' expression didn't change at all. He only said amiably, "But you've been sealed by a human."
The magic wave that erupted from the Phoenix paused. Its eyes were filled with anger. It said, "That's because I was too careless and fell into the despicable trap of you human sorcerers. If I was serious, I could destroy all of you in an instant!"
"But you've still been sealed."
Maples said calmly, "A failure is a failure, there's nothing to explain … So, are you ready now?"
The Phoenix's gaze became oppressive. It stared coldly at Maples and said, "Fine, then I'll burn you to ashes with my flames!"
Whoosh!!!
In the next moment, it spread its wings. A vast amount of magic gathered in its mouth and turned into a bright white light. Then it spat out a scarlet flame that seemed to be able to burn everything towards Maples. In an instant, Maples' body was swallowed whole.
Not far away, Claire, who couldn't stand up, saw this scene and couldn't help but tremble. But then she froze. She noticed that Maple Night, who was covered in flames, didn't change at all even though he was in the middle of the flames!
Not even a strand of his hair was burned!
"It's already been four breaths."
Maples was bathed in the Phoenix's flames as if he was just bathing in ordinary sunlight. He looked at the Phoenix in his palm and said calmly.
The Phoenix stopped spitting flames and stared at Maples. Its pupils constricted and revealed a shocked expression. It muttered, "This is impossible …"
Maples should be a human.
This couldn't be wrong.
But how could a human be immune to its Phoenix's flames?!
Even an ordinary dragon would not be immune to its flames. Perhaps only the Fire Dragon King Iguniru of the dragon race could be completely immune to its flames. Yet, this human in front of him could actually ignore its flames as if they were nothing!
Seeing Maples, who was bathed in its flames without a single scratch and maintained a calm expression, an indescribable fear arose in the Phoenix's heart. Fear of the unknown.
It felt it!
The Maples in front of it definitely wasn't a normal human sorcerer. It was very likely that he was some other terrifying lifeform!
The fear in its heart gradually rose. The Phoenix flapped its wings. After staring at Maples for a second, it suddenly spread its wings and flew towards the sky.
It was extremely fast and in the blink of an eye, it was a thousand meters in the air.
But.
Maples's palm also silently lifted up, enveloping the Phoenix in his palm.
The Phoenix's pupils constricted. The fear in its heart grew stronger and stronger, making it unable to care about maintaining its dignity. It flapped its wings and flew into the distance.
But.
To its horror, Maples's palm also became larger as it moved. In an instant, it extended to a distance of a few thousand meters and covered the Phoenix in it.
The Phoenix showed an extremely horrified expression. It flapped its wings with all its might and pushed its speed to the limit. In just two short breaths, it crossed a distance of a few thousand meters, but it still couldn't fly out of Maples's palm range!
Finally.
It heard Maples's emotionless voice.
"Time's up."
Along with this voice, the huge palm that spanned thousands of meters and covered the sky turned over under the Phoenix's shocked gaze. It was as if the sky was collapsing as it pressed down on the Phoenix's tiny body.
"This is impossible!!"
The Phoenix let out a cry of disbelief. It burst out a huge amount of magic that belonged to it in an attempt to resist the huge palm that turned over, but it was instantly destroyed.
Its magic power, its body, and its consciousness were all shattered at this moment.
Rumble!!!
The huge palm turned over and pressed the Phoenix to the ground. In the end, this desolate valley with a radius of ten thousand meters was forcefully pressed down, forming a huge palm print.
Finally.
The huge palm that covered the sky gradually shrank and disappeared, leaving behind a huge palm print that spanned over ten thousand meters on this vast wasteland. It looked extremely shocking.
Maples calmly looked at this scene. After retracting his palm, he reached out again and reached into the center of the palm print. He used his thumb and index finger to pinch a pale golden ball of light.
That was the Phoenix's power that he deliberately preserved.
Feng Ye held the ball of light in front of his eyes and carefully observed it. He looked at the complete ball of Phoenix power inside and out and said thoughtfully, "Don't worry, it's not that big of a deal.
"Hmm, this power is a little interesting."
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