The Vermilion Bird was one of the four Heavenly Spirits.
Ordinary people would confuse the Vermillion Bird and the Phoenix, but in reality, they were completely different. The phoenix was the king of all birds, a naturally powerful creature. Its status and power were comparable to that of the Dragon Clan.
The Vermillion Bird, on the other hand, was a Connate Flame Essence, the incarnation of the Star Constellation. It was the most ancient spirit at the beginning of the new era. Ever since the Primordial Epoch, the Vermillion Bird had been worshipped as the Divine Lord of Hill Light. He was also one of the most ancient gods of the era.
The Vermillion Bird Blade in Huo Tianlie's hand was refined from a feather of the Vermillion Bird. Although its power was far inferior to the Vermilion Bird's, its flames were extremely pure.
When facing Gao Zhengyang, Huo Tianlie pushed the power of the Vermillion Bird Blade to the limit. The so-called burning the sky and boiling the sea was not an exaggeration.
The pure flames of the Vermilion Bird Saber transformed into a Saint Domain of fire, including a powerful being's divine sense, vital energy, and all tangible and intangible existences, could be burned.
The Invincible Vajra Body could resist all kinds of external attacks, but there was a limit to this kind of resistance. The scorching power of the Vermilion Bird Saber had already exceeded the limits of the Indestructible Vajra Body. If he did not have a proper response, the Unbreakable Vajra Body would be refined into ashes.
Compared to the test endured by the Unbreakable Vajra Body, the Dragon Emperor Martial Soul was even more dangerous.
The Vermilion Bird's flames, which were aimed directly at the Dragon Monarch Martial Soul, had a sharpness that could cut through all things, and a blazing heat that could incinerate all things.
Gao Zhengyang wasn't familiar with the Vermillion Bird Saber, so he didn't expect the Vermillion Bird Saber to be so tyrannical. He had fallen into a hopeless situation where he was besieged both internally and externally.
"The seven nations' royal families have dominated the human race for tens of thousands of years. Their foundations are indeed deep and cannot be underestimated!"
Gao Zhengyang sighed in his heart. Huo Tianlie's martial arts were clearly a notch lower than his, but with the help of the Vermillion Bird Saber, he was able to suppress him.
Unfortunately, the red sun left too early. If she were here, they would be able to easily resist the Vermillion Bird Blade's attack and give Huo Tianlie a pleasant surprise.
Now, he could only rely on himself!
Gao Zhengyang suppressed all of his distracting thoughts and focused his attention on activating the Blood God Flag.
The Blood God Flag had long since reached Rank Ten, and its grade was even higher than the Dragon Emperor's Halberd. Due to the limitations of Gao Zhengyang's cultivation, he was unable to unleash its true power.
However, it was a holy-rank divine tool after all, and as soon as it was activated, the Blood God Flag was like a bottomless pit that engulfed all of the surrounding flames from the Vermilion Bird Saber.
Huo Tianlie's expression was as cold and hard as iron. Gao Zhengyang was able to defeat the strong time and time again, so he definitely had some tricks up his sleeve. He wasn't surprised at all that the powerful and wondrous Blood God Flag was displaying holy-grade power.
"Since you like to devour, I'll let you devour as much as you want."
Huo Tianlie muttered to himself as he activated the Vermilion Bird Saber to draw upon the Vermilion Bird Saber's Origins that was thousands of kilometers away. He constantly extracted Essence Energy from his Essence Qi sea and transformed it into Vermilion Bird True Fire before injecting it into the Blood God Flag.
No matter how miraculous the Blood God Flag was, it was still only rank ten. There was an insurmountable gap between it and the Vermillion Bird Saber. Huo Tianlie didn't need to use any tricks. He only needed to constantly use the Vermillion Bird Saber to break through the Blood God Flag with brute force.
The endless True Fire covered the Divine Martial Arena with a thick layer of pure gold.
Although there were many top-tier cultivators spectating the battle, the Vermilion Bird Saber's blazing and domineering True Fire Domain was able to incinerate all divine senses and prevent all powerful cultivators from prying into the battle.
Many experts frowned. The battle was more intense than they had imagined. Although they couldn't see what was going on inside, it looked like Huo Tianlie had a clear advantage.
The Vermillion Bird Saber was naturally extremely powerful, but how much power it could display depended on the user's ability.
The Vermillion Bird Sacred Domain that Huo Tianlie displayed was far more powerful than many experts had estimated. Gao Zhengyang, on the other hand, wasn't able to display the power of a holy-grade expert, which disappointed everyone.
Yang Jiutian, Jiang Dongliu, and the other members of the imperial family didn't really care about winning or losing. To them, neither Gao Zhengyang nor Huo Tianlie were good people. It didn't matter who died. They just wanted to watch the show.
But to Feng Xing and the other top-tier cultivators, the outcome of this battle was extremely important.
Gao Zhengyang's victory would change the current power structure of the seven nations. To the other six nations, it might be a good thing, but it could also be a bad thing.
Huo Tianlie's victory would mean that the seven nations had suppressed the Buddhist and Daoist sects and truly controlled the human race. The bad thing was that Huo Tianlie would become even more powerful and might even become the leader of the seven nations.
Many people in power felt conflicted, they didn't know which side they should lean towards. Some people hoped for change, while others hoped for stability.
The one who truly hoped for Gao Zhengyang's victory was only Yue Changkong.
The other experts couldn't see the situation inside the Divine Martial Arena, but Yue Changkong and the other Sword Sovereigns could clearly see it.
Yue Changkong was extremely nervous in his heart, even more nervous than Yue Qingxue. If Gao Zhengyang lost, all his plans would be for naught. Huo Tianlie would become the only beneficiary of this sword conference.
Yue Qingxue wasn't so nervous because she had confidence in Gao Zhengyang. From the start to the end, no matter who his opponents were, Gao Zhengyang had never lost before.
"How is brother-in-law doing exactly?" Yue Qingyu wasn't a Sword Sovereign and couldn't see the situation inside. She stared at Yue Qingxue, wanting to obtain accurate information from her.
"The Vermilion Bird Saber's True Fire Saint Domain is tyrannical. Little Lamb's current situation isn't too good."
Yue Qingxue spoke.
"Ah …" Yue Qingyu grew anxious. Her bright eyes turned as she suggested, "Elder sister, you can change the rules of the arena and suppress the Vermilion Bird Saber."
"No way." Yue Qingxue decisively rejected. Even if she was the Divine Martial Arena Lord, she didn't have the qualifications to change the rules at the last moment.
Let alone the fact that Little Lamb was fighting a fair battle under the gazes of everyone. If she helped Little Lamb to cheat, given how proud and unyielding Little Lamb was, she would rather die than agree to it.
"Gao Zhengyang is fine." Yue Ziying spoke. Her judgement was much more astute compared to her two nieces. Gao Zhengyang was at an absolute disadvantage, yet Gao Zhengyang was being beaten without any reaction. Clearly, there was a problem.
Huo Tianlie, who was in control of the battle, also sensed that something was wrong. Gao Zhengyang's silhouette was hidden behind the Blood God Banner. He had no idea what was going on with Gao Zhengyang.
However, it wasn't easy for him to gain the upper hand, so Huo Tianlie wouldn't give up his advantage. His Vermilion Bird Saber burned with vital energy, and the power of his True Fire Sacred Domain continued to accumulate, becoming stronger and stronger.
No matter what Gao Zhengyang was plotting, once the True Fire Sacred Region was established, he would be able to turn Gao Zhengyang into ashes with a flip of his palm.
The battle between Huo Tianlie and Gao Zhengyang also fell into a strange deadlock.
On one side, the Vermilion Bird True Flames were incinerating the heavens and boiling the seas, while on the other, the Blood God Flag was frantically devouring the true flames. Strangely, neither of them had any intention of changing their moves.
Two hours later, various flame-shaped creatures began to appear in the True Fire Domain of the Divine Martial Arena.
"True Fire Sacred Territory has evolved a spiritual Dharma Form. The situation is bad!"
Yue Changkong also couldn't sit still any longer. The Vermilion Bird Saber's True Fire Sacred Domain continued to accumulate energy, transforming Huo Tianlie's spirituality and divine sense into a life-like flame law, causing its might to increase explosively.
The Spirituality Aspect wasn't a true life form, but it contained Huo Tianlie's spirituality. In battle, he didn't need to control it to attack the enemy. When tens of millions of Spirituality Aspects gathered together, they could transform into a Divine Domain.
Huo Tianlie naturally wouldn't be able to transform it into a Divine Domain. But when the power of his True Fire Sacred Domain was raised to the extreme, there wouldn't be any other saint-level experts in this world who could face him head-on.
In the sea of pure golden flames, a bright and powerful sword light suddenly rose up. The True Fire Sacred Domain was stimulated by the sky-sweeping sword qi, and thousands of fire birds flew towards the sword qi.
At this moment, another cryptic sword light rose up into the air. The two sword lights resonated with each other, emitting an incomparably sharp sword whistle.
"Clang!"
As the sword whistled, the True Fire Sacred Domain abruptly darkened. Huo Tianlie felt that something was amiss. Just when he wanted to continue activating the Vermilion Bird Saber, the sword whistling sound rang out in his heart.
Huo Tianlie's entire body trembled. Majestic sword qi erupted from his body, instantly slashing him into thousands of pieces.
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