"Tianfa?"
Tianfa was one of the three most famous powerhouses of the Fallen Chains Mountain Demon Temple, alongside Tianzhu and Tianqian. They were collectively known as the Three Great Demons!
It was rumored that Tianfa was a female, ranking second among the Ten Great Demons, with power only surpassed by Tianzhu, the temple's strongest.
Tianfa was a force to be reckoned with, on par with the Guardian War God himself. Anyone below the sixth-level Sect Master facing her would likely meet a swift demise.
Now, with Eddie, Princess Jean, and the others wounded and exhausted, they were in no position to confront such a terrifying powerhouse.
Eddie felt his heart sink; he had sensed something amiss from the beginning.
Even the sly old fox couldn't deceive himself, and this little demoness, Phoenix Fairy, shouldn't be stronger than the old fox...
Unless, she truly was Tianfa!
The mysterious beauty quickly shook her head, "Impossible. You cannot be Tianfa. There's an unspoken agreement among the world's powerhouses, forbidding the slaughter of potential successors. "
"If you were Tianfa and killed us, the Guardians of Three Nations and the Four Major Sects' experts would descend upon Fallen Chains Mountain, and the Demon Heart would be obliterated. If you were Tianfa, you wouldn't be chasing us. "
"We are just the younger generation. You should be battling the experts of the seventh and eighth floors of the Heaven-Reaching Tower and the depths of the Abyss. "
"How could you come hunting us down? Phoenix, maybe that's your alias, but I dare say you are definitely not Tianfa!"
The enchanting Phoenix Fairy chuckled, her voice as sweet and alluring as a lover's caress. But the sweeter her smile, the more cold sweat gathered on Eddie's forehead.
From the moment the battle began, Eddie had refrained from summoning any of his Guardian Beasts.
He feared revealing his secrets to this Phoenix Fairy.
Whether it was the fusion of the Bloody Queen and the Shadow, the resurrection of the Bull Shadow, or the existence of the Snake Enchantress, they were all closely guarded secrets.
If any of these were exposed to the enemy, even if he won this battle, it would attract endless enemies.
The shared vitality and skills among the three current Guardian Beasts were unexpected benefits.
As long as Phoenix Fairy disclosed these secrets or reported them to the Demon Temple, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Eddie lacked the confidence to kill Phoenix Fairy, who was at least on the level of a small demon. To defeat her, he had to find her weakness.
If she truly were Tianfa, her apparent vulnerability might be a trap set to deceive her foes, and Eddie would meet an ugly end.
After witnessing her reaction since the beginning of the battle, Eddie had studied Phoenix Fairy discreetly.
He found her utterly unperturbed, as if he had merely crushed an ant in her home. She remained unshaken even when he decapitated Saltold Old, the strongest in their group. It was only when Princess Jean, City Lord Laura, and the mysterious woman joined forces to eliminate the other four opponents outside that Phoenix Fairy showed the slightest hint of emotion.
Regardless of whether she was Tianfa, this woman was not to be underestimated.
"Hopefully, her disguise is just a manifestation of her beast abilities and not her control over her aura…"
Eddie would never summon Little Wenli, even if it meant not using his ultimate weapon. She was his biggest secret, and he couldn't let such a formidable enemy learn about her.
If they couldn't win, Eddie speculated that Phoenix Fairy might capture him and Princess Jean, taking them to the Fallen Chains Mountain Demon Temple.
They could wait for the Guardian War Gods of the Three Nations, Granny Wendy, the old fox, and others to come to their rescue.
True trump cards should only be revealed to two kinds of people: those who would never betray you and would keep your secrets safe, and the dead.
Even loved ones who would never betray you should not be informed easily, as it wouldn't benefit them.
"I've heard that when you get angry, your power can surge several times, even tenfold… Come on, use your full strength against me!"
The enchanting Phoenix Fairy extended her delicate hand towards Eddie, her nails coated in Phoenix Dew, pointing them at him.
With a gentle curl of her fingers, Eddie found himself involuntarily flying towards her.
In mid-air, Eddie spun, drawing his Ashen Demon Blade, and violet flames erupted around him.
He struck down with a slashing motion…
However, he gazed in astonishment at a horrifying sight.
The powerful strike unleashed by Eddie was unexpectedly caught by Phoenix Fairy with her other delicate hand.
"Good boy, you can use a little more force; I can take it," Phoenix Fairy revealed a playful smile while her grip tightened.
She effortlessly flung Eddie onto the rocks. A deafening crash echoed through the cavern, and Eddie felt darkness closing in on his vision.
His head throbbed, and his back and chest ached horribly, as if his bones had shattered.
A large portion of the rocks beneath him cracked like a spider's web, extending all the way to the astonished Princess Jean's feet.
The frozen pond shattered, the ice cracking into pieces.
Even City Lord Laura, who had been lying on the ground, was jolted awake by the seismic impact, and the mysterious woman hurried to catch her.
Bending down, Phoenix Fairy's ample chest was exposed right before Eddie's eyes.
She smiled and asked, "Does it hurt a lot? Are you feeling angry yet? Young man, don't be too rational; it's not right to calculate everything. You should let your anger flare up, be impulsive and reckless like a wild bull. That's what being young is all about!"
"I…" Eddie was so furious he wanted to curse.
But before he could utter a word, Phoenix Fairy grabbed him and hurled him at the opposite rock wall, where he collided like a shooting star.
Eddie bounced off the wall, rapidly reversed direction, and summoned every ounce of his strength. With the Ashen Demon Blade in hand, surrounded by a sea of purple flames, he attacked Phoenix Fairy with a double-fish circular slash, enhanced by the newly controlled power of fire.
Phoenix Fairy extended a jade-like hand and caught Eddie's wrist.
Eddie's Ashen Demon Blade was suspended less than an inch from her eyes, yet it couldn't move an inch closer.
At this moment, Phoenix Fairy tilted her enchanting face upward, her charming smile in full bloom.
She playfully asked, "Why don't you try your binding ability? Is that your innate talent? But why do I feel like your eyes are gleaming mischievously, making me even more uneasy?"
"I'll kill you!" Eddie roared in fury. He felt that if he didn't kill Phoenix Fairy, she would unearth all his secrets.
Eddie's binding talent erupted, and countless golden sword qi condensed into the strongest move of his innate sword energy, roaring towards Phoenix Fairy's heart.
Such a strike could pierce through even Demon King Hasin's palm; this Phoenix Fairy was merely a small demon, and she couldn't possibly withstand it.
However, when Eddie unleashed his most powerful attack, he was horrified to find that his binding talent had already lost control—barely a second had passed.
It was less than a second even for Demon King Hasin, but at the time, Little Wenli's binding talent hadn't leveled up.
Now that it had, it still took less than a second to affect this Phoenix Fairy?
She was definitely not just a small demon!
Heavens!
She truly was Tianfa...
Eddie's scalp tingled, and he felt a shiver down his spine.
Summoning all his courage, he launched his most potent strike, thrusting it towards Phoenix Fairy's chest.
Phoenix Fairy first let out a surprised sound but then revealed a triumphant smile, as if confirming something.
She moved so fast that her entire enchanting figure had slipped into Eddie's embrace before he knew it, easily evading his most powerful attack.
She lightly bit Eddie's earlobe and teased, "You heartless fellow, you're willing to hurt my precious body, even though I'm so beautiful."
"Go to hell!" Eddie clenched his elbows and aimed at Phoenix Fairy's left and right temples, unleashing innate sword energy from his elbow joints.
"Such a good boy. I'll reward you with a kiss." Phoenix Fairy pecked Eddie's lips lightly before floating upwards.
Her towering bosom brushed against Eddie's face.
If it were an ordinary woman, Eddie might have felt slightly suffocated, but when this Phoenix Fairy's bosom pressed against him, the tremendous elasticity sent Eddie flying involuntarily, crashing onto the icy surface of the pond.
The impact shattered the ice, creating a flurry of fragments and splashes.
Eddie was as swift as lightning; he shot out from the pond.
He landed beside Princess Jean, immediately summoning the Silver Grimoire.
He turned to Princess Jean and the mysterious woman holding City Lord Laura and yelled, "You all need to go. Don't become ugly women in your next lives, or I might pretend not to recognize you! We've lost. Damn it, that girl is truly Tianfa."
"I can't beat her, and you certainly can't either. Go now, use the Gentle Breeze Transmission to take them away. I only have enough strength left for one final blow."
Forget it; if she really is Tianfa, we won't be able to escape."
Princess Jean raised her giant sword, saying, "Who knows about our next lives? I might turn into a man!"
"I swear, if you turn into a man, am I supposed to engage in a homosexual relationship with you?" Eddie exclaimed, sweating profusely.
"Why can't you turn into a woman?" Princess Vivien's thoughts were quite powerful.
"In that case, I'll carry Laura, and you can take them away. I can only go alone!" The mysterious woman handed City Lord Laura to Eddie.
"Hey, are you really leaving?" Princess Vivien was astonished.
"I'll go ahead..." The mysterious woman shot towards Phoenix Fairy, mid-air, her left hand crackling with lightning and her right hand covered in frost, carrying a devastating ice storm towards Phoenix Fairy. She sent a telepathic message, "I can freeze her for ten seconds; you all go!"
With a deafening roar, the entire space froze over.
Sure enough, the mysterious woman and the enemy were both encased in ice.
Princess Vivien's eyes welled up with tears. She raised her enormous sword, prepared to charge out and fight, but Eddie held her back firmly.
The freezing didn't last for ten seconds; it was only three seconds.
The Danxian Fairy floated out from the frost, holding the unconscious mysterious woman. She smiled at Eddie and said, "Should I say you're foolish or clever? You guys gave up without even attempting to save your comrade who sacrificed herself... Little fellow, are you still not angry? What if I do this?"
Her fingers, coated with Phoenix Fairy's essence, danced lightly, and then her five fingers plunged deeply into the mysterious woman's heart.
Princess Vivien went berserk.
Swinging her giant sword with the force of a thunderstorm, she wildly slashed at Phoenix Fairy.
Phoenix Fairy extended a delicate jade palm and lightly tapped Princess Vivien's chest. Princess Vivien was sent flying like a shooting star into the opposite stone wall, shattering countless silver armor fragments and creating a spray of blood in the sky.
"Get angry, little fellow! Show me your true strength. Do you hate me that much? Come and try to kill me!" Phoenix Fairy flew and hovered in front of Eddie's protective barrier.
Her fingers, tainted with the mysterious woman's blood, pierced through the shield and slowly pulled out the secret silver arrow from City Lord Laura's chest.
She aimed it at City Lord Laura's face and said, "Aren't you angry? I'm about to disfigure this beauty into an ugly monster, and I'm about to pierce her brain out. Do you want to see her fight for her life in front of you? Get angry, stop me, or else, I'll kill all your loved ones..."
"Kill all my loved ones?" Eddie's mind had long gone blank. When he heard that sentence, he first saw the face of Mother Grace, followed by Sophia and the little girl. Then came Little Wenli and Inan, along with City Lord Laura, Princess Vivien, and the mysterious woman...
"Yes, do you want to see me kill all your loved ones? I will twist off their heads, Eddie, Weiwu, just like how you twisted the head off that bone spike and then... twist and snap them back to life!" Phoenix Fairy smiled with a gentle voice, sounding like a soft breeze but also like an otherworldly enchantment, releasing endless waves.
Eddie: "Get angry! Don't you hate me? Come and kill me! Pin me down, bite me with your mouth, don't you want to dig out my heart?"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Eddie had gone completely insane. The berserk state within him erupted tenfold, a hundredfold.
He felt as if something had shattered in his mind, as if he had broken through something. It was like a meteor crashing into a planet and completely obliterating it. His entire spiritual world exploded, and his sanity collapsed. All that remained in his heart was one thought: kill.
Kill!
He must kill the woman in front of him, no matter what, he had to kill her.
Eddie's consciousness completely disappeared; his eyes turned crimson.
At first, golden runes appeared on his forehead, then they spread densely, covering his entire body, forming a mysterious rune array that seemed to have a life of its own as it flowed around him.
In his frenzy, Eddie spat out a mouthful of blood that covered his hands.
Strangely, the blood immediately turned into flames, blazing wildly...
"Is that the ancient runes and the Nirvana Fire?" Phoenix Fairy's face showed the first signs of fear. "This time, I might have gone too far. Luckily, this kid doesn't know how to use these powers yet..."
"I'll kill you!" Eddie raised his hands, engulfed in the burning Nirvana Fire, preparing to strike down upon Phoenix Fairy.
"Wait... Eddie, I'm your Fourth Mother, yes, I'm your Fourth Mother, your little mommy.
What do you want to do?
Can't you take care of her as her big brother?
If she misbehaves, I'll spank her little bottom.
Do you want to kill her?
Put your hands down. Be a good boy.
You must be tired. Take a nap, and when you wake up, everything will be back to normal. Go to sleep, my dear!" Phoenix Fairy gently grasped Eddie's hands, pulling them down softly.
She used a motherly tone, coaxing Eddie with the voice that only a mother could possess. In her eyes, ancient runes occasionally flashed, then imprinted themselves in Eddie's crimson eyes.
Eddie's crimson eyes gradually faded, returning to normal, and finally, slowly closed as he fell into Phoenix Fairy's embrace.
The Nirvana Fire on his hands also gradually subsided.
The runes on his body disappeared completely.
Phoenix Fairy gently placed Eddie on the ground, looking at her charred hands. An expression of fear appeared on her face. "This kid's Nirvana Fire could burn my body to this extent, and he's only at the First Innate Level. If he were to cultivate further... it would be unimaginable."
She raised her hand, ready to strike the sleeping Eddie.
Her scorched little hand stopped abruptly as it reached Eddie's forehead.
Phoenix Fairy slowly retracted her hands and blew a breath of orchid scent onto the charred hands. The burnt skin quickly vanished, replaced by smooth and fair skin, visible to the naked eye. Phoenix Fairy glanced at Eddie with a complex expression, as if she had found an excuse for herself. "Well, he's just a kid who has been practicing for over ten years. Even in a big frenzy, he's only at the First Innate Level. Normally, he's just a Level Six Junior Master of an ordinary warrior. There's nothing to be afraid of when dealing with such an opponent. I'll play with him some more before I kill him! Such a handsome young boy, it would be a shame to kill him..."
Facing the sleeping Eddie, Phoenix Fairy suddenly bent down and kissed his lips loudly. "I can't bear to kill you. This is the first time I've felt soft-hearted. So, give me your first kiss! Too bad those little beauties don't know about it; otherwise, they would be so jealous of me! Lalala, I'm a bad person, I'm a bad woman!"
"Hmm?" Phoenix Fairy was about to do something more intimate on Eddie when her expression suddenly changed.
With a swift movement, she teleported to the entrance of a one-line passage in the cave.
On the high cliff above the cave, there was a woman with her back turned towards this side. She was wearing a tight-fitting white dragon leather outfit, revealing her rounded and delicate shoulders. A palm-sized six-winged angel hovered beside her. As soon as Phoenix Fairy saw her, her face immediately changed. It was a mixture of fear, resistance, and a touch of resentment. Finally, she called out softly, "Sister..."
The mysterious woman with the exposed shoulders gave a soft snort. "The next time I see you on the Dragon Soaring Continent, I will kill you, even if you're my sister!"
"I always wondered why nobody was managing that kid. So, you are the one who introduced him. I hate it; you've always been like this, snatching the best things from me since we were kids. The best war beasts, the best treasures, and now even the best person, you want to claim it all..." Phoenix Fairy suddenly screamed in frustration.
"No, I gave you the most suitable war beast and the best treasure. It's just that you think what I gave you wasn't good enough. "
"You're never satisfied, and that's why you feel the whole world is unfair to you. Let me say this one last time: I reserved him because I have the ability to nurture him. "
"He's a little boy with limitless potential. He can surpass me, surpass all the warriors on the Dragon Soaring Continent, and even surpass the ancestors. "
"He has boundless potential, and you will never fully understand him. If any of your people have designs on him again, the Heaven's Demon Temple can say goodbye... I'll only say this once. Next time, I'll kill you directly!"
The mysterious woman with the exposed shoulders waved her hand, tore through the space, and disappeared in an instant.
Phoenix Fairy stomped her foot in frustration.
"I hate you the most. Why does everything good belong to you? "
"This time, I will absolutely not let you have him. I have the ability to nurture him too. "
"Why did you speak so ambiguously? And you call yourself my sister? Who needs such a sister? I hate you!"
A gust of wind passed by, and Phoenix Fairy thought her sister had reappeared. She hastily carved a strange runic array in the air, cracked the space, and left in a hurry.
The mysterious woman with the exposed shoulders did not appear.
Only after Phoenix Fairy had left did a faint sigh, almost imperceptible, echo in the void.